tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post7495001264912754014..comments2024-03-28T15:24:53.579-04:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: Intriguing Parallels...Les Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-31084463612199904712016-05-17T17:28:06.402-04:002016-05-17T17:28:06.402-04:00Hm? TR was a nationalist and in my view an imperia...Hm? TR was a nationalist and in my view an imperialist. Not really what I think the nation needs. Probably never did.<br /><br />His progressive social agenda and reform mindedness aside aside of course.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-32765245047680106172016-05-17T17:25:22.286-04:002016-05-17T17:25:22.286-04:00Could be BB Idaho. In the larger picture of life T...Could be BB Idaho. In the larger picture of life TOM is nothing more than a lonely flea looking for a something to feed on. A sad life he must have.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-25079837194864448862016-05-17T15:22:28.811-04:002016-05-17T15:22:28.811-04:00Sure, yeah. We really don't know what he will...Sure, yeah. We really don't know what he will or can do. He's novel in that sense. It's widely believed he fancies himself the next TR, and in some ways I suppose another TR wouldn't be such a bad thing.<br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-8600648438037275412016-05-17T14:08:18.036-04:002016-05-17T14:08:18.036-04:00Just a rough guess: Tom Anon is a trumpaholic.Just a rough guess: Tom Anon is a trumpaholic.BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388509941702241290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-38322017436633325882016-05-17T07:52:14.465-04:002016-05-17T07:52:14.465-04:00Open Thread is closed. We have returned to comment...Open Thread is closed. We have returned to comment moderation.<br /><br />We wish to thank all for their comments during open thread. <br /><br />A special thank you goes out to cartoon TOM who continues to show is abject stupidity and hate. Thanks TOM for continuing to be you, a very sick puppy indeed. Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-21974185312417909982016-05-17T07:46:56.183-04:002016-05-17T07:46:56.183-04:00Ahh yes Jersey. Will The Real Donald J. (Drumpf) T...Ahh yes Jersey. <i><b>Will The Real Donald J. (Drumpf) Trump Please Stand Up?</b></i><br /><br />In other words, <b>BUYER</b> beware.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-58524703009619003632016-05-17T00:18:21.399-04:002016-05-17T00:18:21.399-04:00I'm familiar with Trump. Everyone from the NY...I'm familiar with Trump. Everyone from the NYC area is familiar with Trump. I find it hard to believe he believes the silly nonsense he used to get the nomination. Let me put it this way: if he thought the Democrats had an intellectually weak and vulnerable electoral constituency, he would have run as a Dem. He ran as a Republican because he could figure a way to capture enough of their voters to win, to capture voters who were very displeased with their party, a party that had made a lot of crazy promises and now is reaping what it sowed.<br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-58823211090656063952016-05-16T20:36:18.423-04:002016-05-16T20:36:18.423-04:00What a COWARDLY liar! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Del...What a COWARDLY liar! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA <br />Delete my proof <br />Thanks for proving me correct again about you Jew haterTOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464117691722213136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-36475279670111256532016-05-16T19:20:24.751-04:002016-05-16T19:20:24.751-04:00I am
alarmed though, at all the GOP bigwigs cow-to...<i><b>I am<br />alarmed though, at all the GOP bigwigs cow-towing to the clown, stating<br />straight-faced that he is much more qualified in every way than Ms. Clinton. That segment (see Jacoby's 'The Age Of American Unreasoning'<br />of the angry right holds Hillary to angelic standards, while overlooking the incompetence and inexperience of the big boaster.</b></i><br /><br />I think they call it hypocrisy BB Idaho, and this sticky little item (for reasonably thinking folks anyway) is GOP hypocrisy on steroids. Party unity trumps truth or knowledge with the "New GOP".<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/obama-alienates-millions-with-incendiary-pro-knowledge-remarks" rel="nofollow">Methinks this pretty much says all that needs be said. :-)</a>Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-56262405168820846432016-05-16T17:37:56.248-04:002016-05-16T17:37:56.248-04:00His followers continue to amaze and confuse. In a ...His followers continue to amaze and confuse. In a blog discussion sometime back on what a great "wonderful" "you gotta love it" business<br />genius the comb-over was, I did a little calculating on what he would be worth had he simply invested, rather than do real estate, eminent domain and legal suing: he would have made much more. Today, I checked around and found that confirmed in an article on <a href="http://www.moneytalksnews.com/why-youre-probably-better-investing-than-donald-trump/" rel="nofollow">S&P Index</a> simple investing. I am<br />alarmed though, at all the GOP bigwigs cow-towing to the clown, stating<br />straight-faced that he is much more qualified in every way than Ms. Clinton. That segment (see Jacoby's 'The Age Of American Unreasoning'<br />of the angry right holds Hillary to angelic standards, while overlooking the incompetence and inexperience of the big boaster.<br />BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388509941702241290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-3950295970886282942016-05-16T16:03:26.344-04:002016-05-16T16:03:26.344-04:00Just going by YOUR words and YOUR actions asshole....Just going by YOUR words and YOUR actions asshole. The one full of hate is a Jew hater like you. I pity bigots like you, but I won't cover up and support Jew haters like you, or the bigots who cover for you. I shouldn't be surprised that an Ayn Rand cultist like you follows her anti-Semitic hate philosophy. TOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464117691722213136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-341280473199610762016-05-16T14:51:40.524-04:002016-05-16T14:51:40.524-04:00What we should be cognizant of and very concerned ...What we <b>should be</b> cognizant of and very concerned with is <b>his rhetoric</b> that strongly suggests a xenophobic, misogynistic, nativist, nationalistic, narcissistic personality and all the character faults that those things imply.<br /><br />Simply put, while e may govern much differently should he be elected I for one am not willing to take that chance. You?Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-7450766180332427302016-05-16T14:41:14.091-04:002016-05-16T14:41:14.091-04:00No one knows what a President Trump would or could...No one knows what a President Trump would or could do. That's the trouble with him. Even if we take his rhetoric at face value, he's still too all-over-the-place to know what he'd do. <br /><br />No doubt at all his rhetoric exposed a rather sizeable fascist element in this country. We have to hope he does not act on their wishes.<br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-69804352346382333632016-05-16T14:39:44.154-04:002016-05-16T14:39:44.154-04:00... living the hell that they must beneath the boo...... living the hell that they must beneath the boots of the tyrant.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-39163276004546259162016-05-16T14:38:06.119-04:002016-05-16T14:38:06.119-04:00Thanks for visiting TOM. We appreciate you putting...Thanks for visiting TOM. We appreciate you putting on display your ignorance, hate, and complete lack of self control.<br /><br />There really are few as pathetic and sick as you continually prove youraself to be. All anyone with a rational mind can do is pity you. Something I personally have done for quite some time.<br /><br />Enjoy the open thread TOM, it remains open until 10:00 PM tonight at whch time we return to comment moderation. <br /><br />So, please get <b>ALL</b> of your hate off your chest. Meanwhile we shall continue to pity you and hope you recover from your illness someday.<br />Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-65393876281077062862016-05-16T14:34:31.475-04:002016-05-16T14:34:31.475-04:00Mao's rhetoric, and China's communism, was...Mao's rhetoric, and China's communism, was rather unique to China. It would have been irrelevant elsewhere. The cultural contexts are just too disparate.<br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-12210353920539797622016-05-16T14:26:56.983-04:002016-05-16T14:26:56.983-04:00It may not be unique to Drumpf but Drumpf is the v...It may not be unique to Drumpf but Drumpf is the vehicle in the USA today most likely to bring to reality that which many, in fact a majority, still understand the evil lurking beneath his rhetoric.<br /><br />Drumpf is someone to very, very, very, leery of. In fact he is someone to avoid at any and all costs with respect to the seat of power. Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-10566958728890063782016-05-16T14:21:19.224-04:002016-05-16T14:21:19.224-04:00I agree. Complete tyrannical totalitarian governme...I agree. Complete tyrannical totalitarian government, whether extreme right or extreme left, looks pretty much the same to the folks on the ground living the heel that they must.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-35439237728685525042016-05-16T14:00:49.636-04:002016-05-16T14:00:49.636-04:00As far as left and right, what I meant was that th...As far as left and right, what I meant was that the more extreme communism or fascism becomes the more they each resemble the other form of government even if ideologically they are diametrically opposed.Flying Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098313953658606206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-53950018631671062732016-05-16T13:25:14.604-04:002016-05-16T13:25:14.604-04:00I just finished a great book on Mao's China, f...I just finished a great book on Mao's China, from the cultural/political angle, that focused on the 60's in particular. I find it a bit of a stretch to make parallels with today's US. That said, I suppose Trump's approach to the common folks is similar to Mao's. His critique of certain dubious sectors, his reminders that we essentially have legalized bribery in our election system, these are similar rhetoric, but not unique to Trump, Mao, or thousands of other characters through history.<br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-6041874676314166692016-05-16T12:55:35.789-04:002016-05-16T12:55:35.789-04:00You are a fraud, a liar, a hypocrite, and an assho...You are a fraud, a liar, a hypocrite, and an asshole for attacking blogs and just starting fights wherever you go on the net. TOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464117691722213136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-61412726932380398782016-05-16T12:52:20.061-04:002016-05-16T12:52:20.061-04:00This was your exact quote:
"American Jews are...This was your exact quote:<br />"American Jews are the offspring of the pacifists that willing were led to the gas chambers in Hitlers Holocaust"TOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464117691722213136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-81148185140938876532016-05-16T12:48:14.794-04:002016-05-16T12:48:14.794-04:00Comparing Trump to Mao, or Hitler shows your child...Comparing Trump to Mao, or Hitler shows your childish political thinking. <br />You call yourself a moderate, yet, your archives are full of praise for the Republicans who are famous for trying to force people to follow intimate policies like no abortion, just a little twist on a policy like only one child. And I wouldn't call someone a moderate who wrote, "the present day Jews are the offspring of the Jews who went willingly to the gas chambers."TOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464117691722213136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-81320599285532390692016-05-16T11:26:30.019-04:002016-05-16T11:26:30.019-04:00Thanks Flying Junior, I found the article to be th...Thanks Flying Junior, I found the article to be thought provoking as well.<br /><br />Most Americans are assuredly not as collectivized as the Chinese who suffered under Mao’s ruthless tyrannical totalitarian rule. Our American experiment in self-governance has insulated us to a large degree from the temptation of collectivized government under the leadership of an elitist all powerful few.<br /><br />Actually I recall the Mao “little red book” when I was a sophomore id high school in Washington State. We tol a trip to Canada and I found a copy in a bookstore. I perused the book and seceded it wasn’t at all anything that interested me. Perhaps it is still sitting on a shelf somewhere, hopefully unstudied. <br /><br />Given the growing concerns (fears) of many of our fellow Americans, particularly those hardest hit by the financial meltdown of 2007-2008, many who never fully recovered from it, the environment for a nativist nationalistic demagogue (Donald J. Trump (Drumpf)) was set in motion. I add the Bernie Sanders phenomenon grew up for similar reasons, only in a different demographic group.<br /><br />Neither a proto-fascist or proto-communist dictatorship will or can fix our problems. Yet many appear to be succumbing to the lure of one or the other.<br /><br />Left meets right would be a welcome event. Which I suppose is why I’m a moderate who would welcome thoughtful deliberation with an eye towards reasonable compromise so our nation could begin to ove forward rationally with a reasoned common purpose.<br />Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-71772264208782974662016-05-16T00:44:10.315-04:002016-05-16T00:44:10.315-04:00Great post and quite thought-provoking.
Hopefully...Great post and quite thought-provoking.<br /><br />Hopefully, Americans are not quite as collectivized and perhaps somewhat less "under the gun," than Mao's subjects.<br /><br />Side-note. The only time in my entire life that I actually saw a copy of Chairman Mao's little red book was at a flea market in Sweden in the spring of 1971. He wasn't much of a commodity in Southern California in the late 1960s any more than John Lennon admired him.<br /><br />Maybe that's what conservative reactionaries really want. It would explain the rise to power of various anti-social, right-wing dictators.<br /><br />Right? Left? They meet around the equator. But I'm still a leftie until the day I die.Flying Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098313953658606206noreply@blogger.com