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| David Hogg Isn't a Bully, His Adult Allies Are |
| 2018-04-03 |
| h/t Instapundit [NationalReview] Let’s begin by stating the obvious. There is not a single American corporation, media entity, or adult activist who actually takes direction from David Hogg or any other Parkland victim. Every single thing they do in response to Hogg’s public comments is done willingly ‐ gleefully, even ‐ because Hogg is their tool. He’s their sword and their shield. He is their excuse for doing exactly what they want to do. By now we know how this pitiful game works. Hogg, egged on by cheering adults, says vicious, cruel, and often false things about their political opponents, and they cheer all the louder. They love it. They quite obviously can’t get enough of it. In this way, Hogg is an expression of the liberal id, a person who "destroys" the opposition in ways that are far more savage and intended far more personally than anything you’ll see from late-night television. That’s the sword. The shield comes when a conservative takes the bait. All the slicing and dicing and insulting and trolling causes an inevitable backlash. You get the unhinged backlash ("crisis actor"), the mean backlash (laughing at Hogg’s college-admissions struggles), and the thoughtful backlash (he’s got a right to his rage and pain, but he’s still wrong on substance). Yet for all too many activists any criticism is "attacking the Parkland kids." Thus David Hogg becomes the unassailable Stephen Colbert, the untouchable John Oliver. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #10 4.2 GPA sounded good to me; Don't know what the grading scale is, but Hogg's SAT score was 1270 which, I believe, puts him somewhere in the 80th percentile. Not bad, but not good enough for a selective school and makes me think there is a bit of grade inflation going on. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-04-03 23:11 |
| #9 What was Hogg like before the attacks? He might have been a bully then, most SJW are in their own manner. During one of our campfire talks, it was mentioned that it is a surprise that Hogg isn't the shooter. I agree. Don't know about bully, but certainly does not respect other peoples' boundaries, and would guess he would and did pile on a group target. Still, wouuldn't be surprised if he had a target or two in various classes. Probably fallen asleep on occasion just trying to come up with witty quips and insults. 4.2 GPA sounded good to me; knew a couple classmates who did that on a 4 point system..his is on a 6 point system which I guess puts him on a solid C average? Not a student, not an athlete, not a charmer, doesn't come off as particularly popular. Probably did well in arts and theater, and rather a failure elsewhere but he thinks he has a ticker up there. And he chose California schools instead of in-state so I'm thinking pretentious and spoiled as well and not so happy about living in Florida. This guy is a ticking bomb which will go off as soon as he finds out he is tossed like a condom through the nose. I can't stand him and I think he turns a lot of people off. Moar Hogg. The media are betting a lot of chips on this kid, and it is going to blow up in their faces. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-04-03 21:23 |
| #8 ALL of them are. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2018-04-03 17:40 |
| #7 Just like all socialist movements, he is a useful idiot. Soon to be cast out buy his peers.... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2018-04-03 12:36 |
| #6 Now that we have gone a long weekend without some allegedly conservative blowhard (looking at you, Hannity) re-inflating Davey-boy's balloon, the 15 minutes appear to nearly be up. Finally. I hope... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-04-03 12:27 |
| #5 What David Hogg is, is a child of the Gestapo. Literally. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2018-04-03 10:23 |
| #4 What was Hogg like before the attacks? He might have been a bully then, most SJW are in their own manner. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-04-03 10:19 |
| #3 Has anyone heard of Cindy Shehan lately? You know the darling of the left back during George Bush'es presidency and Iraq war. Its the same tactic - both clawed over the not-yet-cold bodes of their son/classmate to promote the ideas of their handlers while enjoying immunity because she/he is a mother/parkland kid. Hogg will suffer the same fate. Tossed aside when they are done with him. They always eat their cannon fodder in the end. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2018-04-03 08:36 |
| #2 He's a wannabe Red Guard. May he enjoy the same consequences. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-04-03 08:25 |
| #1 No, Mr. Hoggs is also a bully. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-04-03 06:35 |