[Peace-discuss] My concern today

[Robert Naiman]

Look at the bright side. A bunch of Hillary's "deplorables" are going to
come over to Team Bernie and help elect Bernie POTUS. :)



On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 5:14 PM Szoke, Ron via Peace-discuss <
peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> What troubles me now is the extent to which millions of ordinary people —
> Hillary’s “deplorables” — seemingly want to hear only positive stuff about
> themselves, their country and their president.  They do NOT want to hear
> them constantly being  “torn down” by the “politically correct” liberals
> and leftists who keep accusing them of racism, corruption, greed, bigotry,
> hatefulness, criminality, genocide, warmongering, etc.
>         The depressing part is that none of this is any longer a matter of
> truth or falsity;  it is entirely a matter of what makes them feel better
> about themselves.  Do people care about and want to be told the truth?
> Apparently not; what they
> really want is to be given assurances that someone is listening to them
> and cares about them.  They need not and will not long submit to being
> scolded and accused of various misdeeds.  Overwhelmingly, they want to be
> told flattering untruths that enhance their self-esteem.
>         NOTE that I identify as a Fabian socialist (look it up!) and have
> long been a supporter of Bernie Sanders for Democratic nominee and
> president of the USA.  I have personally donated at least $250 to his
> campaign in the past year.
>                  — Ron Szoke      02/20/20
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