I was going through my YT feed, and I came across this long video about the Tucker/Stewart beef. It is over an hour, but I think it really puts John Stewart Leibowitz into proper context.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlIynbYUA1Q
I had never seen those Crossfire clips before, so watching Leibowitz lecture Tucker on his moral failings was all new. I don't know how Tucker put up with his moralizing ass, I would have tossed him out almost instantly. I couldn't stand Colbert or Leibowitz back then because of how blatantly one sided and disingenuous they were, but I can see what Leibowitz is doing a lot more clearly now. It isn't about politics, it is about moral lecturing, and he cloaks it in comedy.
How on earth did you get "Matt Gaetz is the same as Nikki Haley" from that?
I was pointing out that you can't make this about "Republican vs. Democrat" and that phony divide, because as you correctly point out, the divide runs in the middle of the GOP.
By pretending that it's GOP vs. Democrats, you're not doing anyone any favors except the RINOs and the regime.
My solution is acknowledging that a lot of GOP, like Nikki Haley, are absolute crap, and that we shouldn't pretend that they're any better than Joe Biden.
Discern who is actually worth supporting.
Yes, thankfully. But make no mistake, the GOP is still full of trash. And even if it weren't, stop using discernment and it soon will be again. The leadership is slowly improving, and I'm glad that Mike Johnson has so far blocked even more funding for killing Ukrainian men, but I'm pretty sure 75%-90% of the GOP caucus would support it.
It's a testimony to the effectiveness of the Trump movement that they can block something like this, even if temporarily, when the normal thing is for the war machine to get what it wants immediately.
If you did, you wouldn't say or suggest that the divide is between GOP and Democrats.
Actually, I agree. I've often pointed out to Americans that if you think the regime is stealing your elections, you should be happy about it. Ours doesn't even bother stealing elections, because they're even more meaningless than the ones there. And if the regime thinks an election is worth stealing, then it's certainly worth going out there and supporting people like Trump, Gaetz and other good Republicans.
But not Eyepatch McCain.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1733485787495186642.html
There are some pleasant events recently, but to actually win long term means real organization, real patronage networks, and doing the work that voting alone won't accomplish.