There is something you can learn from this situation, but it involves noticing things that aren't there. That is, something that should be there but is missing. If you can do that, you're probably not a liberal.
Looking at Byrne's long and detailed writeup, there's no way anyone could be aware of everything in it right off the top of their head, let alone have researched it all thoroughly and "deboonked " it. I would be completely shocked if Reich responded with anything that began, "Yes, Patrick, there were a couple of things in there of which I was not aware, and...." But as an academic and intellectual engaged in--and who in this instance initiated--a public debate he certainly should, right? So why not?
Well, you can say he's just (((dishonest))), but I would argue it goes deeper than that. The liberal mentality exhibits a seemingly complete lack of self-awareness, of the capability for critical introspection. They speak, but they don't actually listen to what they themselves say.
I would go so far as to suggest that--to put cause and effect in the correct relation--this lack is in fact what causes one to be a liberal. To put an even finer point on it, there may be a fundamental difference in their makeup as a human being. One may think of colorblindness for an analogy. And if you've known someone who is colorblind, it's almost impossible to casually notice.
As the saying goes, "Politics is the mind-killer." It can happen on any side, but yes, leftists these days are the prime examples. Their beliefs are increasingly distant from reality, so they become selectively blind.
Not to go all Q larp in this but ... what if the intel agencies already know this. If Byrne is right, and I think he is, then there's likely people in the know. I'm not talking about accomplices I'm talking about independent analysts who might have stumbled across this. Do you think those folks are just sitting on it? Or are they helping get the info out?
Good question. My sense is that there are white hats inside all these agencies, but they aren't always in control. I think it's clear that there are battles behind the scenes, and that's one reason why the media is still trying to get Trump.
There is something you can learn from this situation, but it involves noticing things that aren't there. That is, something that should be there but is missing. If you can do that, you're probably not a liberal.
Looking at Byrne's long and detailed writeup, there's no way anyone could be aware of everything in it right off the top of their head, let alone have researched it all thoroughly and "deboonked " it. I would be completely shocked if Reich responded with anything that began, "Yes, Patrick, there were a couple of things in there of which I was not aware, and...." But as an academic and intellectual engaged in--and who in this instance initiated--a public debate he certainly should, right? So why not?
Well, you can say he's just (((dishonest))), but I would argue it goes deeper than that. The liberal mentality exhibits a seemingly complete lack of self-awareness, of the capability for critical introspection. They speak, but they don't actually listen to what they themselves say.
I would go so far as to suggest that--to put cause and effect in the correct relation--this lack is in fact what causes one to be a liberal. To put an even finer point on it, there may be a fundamental difference in their makeup as a human being. One may think of colorblindness for an analogy. And if you've known someone who is colorblind, it's almost impossible to casually notice.
As the saying goes, "Politics is the mind-killer." It can happen on any side, but yes, leftists these days are the prime examples. Their beliefs are increasingly distant from reality, so they become selectively blind.
Not to go all Q larp in this but ... what if the intel agencies already know this. If Byrne is right, and I think he is, then there's likely people in the know. I'm not talking about accomplices I'm talking about independent analysts who might have stumbled across this. Do you think those folks are just sitting on it? Or are they helping get the info out?
Good question. My sense is that there are white hats inside all these agencies, but they aren't always in control. I think it's clear that there are battles behind the scenes, and that's one reason why the media is still trying to get Trump.
Yeah- as with any fascist government- people are only complying out of fear and the more they realize the emperor has no clothes the less they fear.