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| An apology to David Horowitz: He was right about Bill Kristol |
| 2017-02-17 |
| The odious Bill Kristol tweeted today, "Obviously strongly prefer normal democratic and constitutional politics. But if it comes to it, prefer the deep state to the Trump state." For those who are not aware of the term "deep state," it refers to the secret services in a dictatorship who overthrow governments, manipulate the press, and otherwise eliminate opponents. I first heard the term in reference to Turkey, whose military and intelligence services overthrew governments they didn't like with depressing regulatory during the postwar period. To speak of a "deep state" in an American context is to say that the United States is turning into a banana republic. ...Last May 15, the perspicacious David Horowitz denounced Kristol in Breitbart as a "renegade Jew." Of course, the headline was employed later to show that Breitbart was anti-Semitic--even though Horowitz was arguing that Kristol had betrayed critical Jewish interests. I responded with a note in this space to the effect that Kristol wasn't a "renegade Jew," just a sore loser throwing tantrum. It was "churlish," I said, to attack a man's religion in that way. Horowitz was right and I was wrong, and I herewith offer him my apology. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 A useful idiot. He isn't smart enough to realize that the new regime might not treat him as well as he expects. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-02-17 11:33 |
| #4 Power is self rationalizing and self justifying. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-02-17 10:33 |
| #3 To speak of a "deep state" in an American context is to say that the United States is turning into a banana republic. Kristol prefers the rule of law being torn down, the courts and bureaucracy being politicized and weaponized, the Constitution being trashed, chaos being generated from the WH in our streets and laws being issued by the WH to suit the ruling party. Sounds a bit like National Socialist Germany in the run up to WWII. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-02-17 08:28 |
| #2 For those who are not aware of the term "deep state," it refers to the secret services in a dictatorship who overthrow governments, manipulate the press, and otherwise eliminate opponents. They generally (but not always) concentrate their regime toppling efforts on foreign governments. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-02-17 06:27 |
| #1 Decent people should cross the street to avoid walking too close to him. Should leave a mark, but in the case of someone like Kristol, prolly won't. Pity that... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-02-17 06:03 |