Comments on: The Ruth Bader Ginsburg hagiography: “Grant her dying wish!”

By: Art Deco

Art Deco — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 17:56:35 +0000

And, as we have seen in Latin America, such views are dangerous.

The political order in Latin America has grown a great deal more liberal-democratic since 1978, that in this country notably less liberal-democratic. The Republican Party has done little to resist political decay; the Democratic Party has actively promoting it.

By: David S

David S — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 17:39:18 +0000

I have looked, but cannot find a reference to the Make-A-Wish Foundaion in the Constitution.

By: AesopFan

AesopFan — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 03:56:26 +0000

“Whether or not she actually said it will never be known. But it’s irrelevant to the narrative and to its use.” – Neo

I am reminded of the stories occasionally posted by people, alleging that their darling (4, 6, 9, 12 year old) said something profound about politics, generally along the lines that (surprise!!) their parents are pushing.

By: AesopFan

AesopFan — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 03:45:32 +0000

Geoffrey – in re your quotation on the Dialectic of the Left –

https://64.media.tumblr.com/8af5471ea884302c4875ee16253a8e30/tumblr_mp62hhAo1Y1rl43cyo1_1280.png

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 09:56:47 +0000

This is weak, even for Leftists.

By: Roy Nathanson

Roy Nathanson — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 01:50:13 +0000

I lived fo a long time in Latin America. One of the quirks of the language that surprised me was the translation for a political “Inauguration” when an elected official assumes office. In Spanish, this is called “La toma de posesión” (The taking of possession.)

The differences in point of view is stark. The phrase in Spanish implies ownership. The term in English allows for the idea of stewardship. The left seems to view political office through the Latino lens. They see power as theirs by right. And, as we have seen in Latin America, such views are dangerous.

By: huxley

huxley — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 01:17:12 +0000

It’s all right to wish wishes if RBG wished that wish and her followers agreed. But I think the philosopher Jagger said it best:
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And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing, “We’re gonna vent our frustration
If we don’t we’re gonna blow a fifty-amp fuse”

You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, well, you just might find
You get what you need

–The Rolling Stones, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv9sDn_2XkI

By: Geofrey Britain

Geofrey Britain — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 00:20:47 +0000

Look to the source of that ‘wish’… her leftist granddaughter…

Since leftists never lie we can rest assured that RBG actually said it, right?

By: Geofrey Britain

Geofrey Britain — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 00:17:41 +0000

"In a larger sense, though, I think this approach is emblematic of the Democrats’ approach to politics these days. Emotion and heartstrings when needed and especially when out of power, appeals to identity politics, and absolute toughness and ruthlessness when in power." neo That is perhaps the left's most basic tactic, otherwise known as "the dialectic of the left";

"When I am the weaker, I ask you for mercy because that is your principle but when I am the stronger, I show no mercy because that is my principle.

By: n.n

n.n — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 00:08:29 +0000

Last wish? Sequestration and/or recycling her carbon atoms at Planned Parenthood, at the clinic of the unknown child. Let us bray.