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2020-05-17 -Land of the Free

Sullivan, Russiagate, And COVID-19 Reveal Dems And Progressives As 'Defenders Of The Spy State' And The Real Authoritarians

[Hot Air] Has the pursuit of moral triumphalism on the Left led them to abandon their moral compass altogether? Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi makes that argument on his own eponymous site in a lengthy condemnation of the abandonment of civil rights by Democrats and progressives. From Russiagate to COVID-19 all the way into Judge Emmet Sullivan’s courtroom, Taibbi accuses the Left of becoming the authoritarians — perhaps even the fascists, although Taibbi doesn’t use that term — the Left claims to abhor.

Of course, one has to ask whether that was the point all along, but Taibbi starts with the presumption that their concerns over civil liberties were valid and authentic at some point. Taibbi’s essay presents this in a series of interconnected arguments that is tough to excerpt, but this gets to the heart of his cri de coeur:

Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-17 06:31|| || Front Page|| [11144 views ] Top

#1 The left had a "moral compass?"

Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-17 06:36|| 2020-05-17 06:36|| Front Page Top

#2 The headline announces this as though we haven't been here.

Posted by Cesare 2020-05-17 08:22|| 2020-05-17 08:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Taibbi along with Glenn Greenwald and Alan Dershowitz, maybe the political strategist Mark Penn as well, is one of the few honest men remaining on the left. He called BS on the Russian collusion fantasy from Day One.

Which is why he of course has to self-publish his stuff. Good thing he has a broad back and is quick with his fists.

Posted by Lex 2020-05-17 10:09|| 2020-05-17 10:09|| Front Page Top

#4 The left's moral compass always points to "none".

Posted by Deacon Blues 2020-05-17 21:32|| 2020-05-17 21:32|| Front Page Top

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