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Those emails with Trump-ets

The New Neo Posted on March 12, 2025 by neoMarch 12, 2025

Bob Graboyes writes about what he calls “Trump-et blasts” – that is, gratuitous anti-Trump statements in emails on a wide variety of unrelated subjects: My friend’s note was merely one car in an endless freight train of similar emails rolling … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Me, myself, and I, Trump | 28 Replies

Another political change story

The New Neo Posted on November 11, 2024 by neoNovember 11, 2024

I know little about this guy, and in fact hadn’t heard of him till last night, when YouTube decided this video might be something I’d like. Good old YouTube, always making with the helpful suggestions. I clicked on it and … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy | 23 Replies

Anxiety about the election: plus, why would people vote for Kamala?

The New Neo Posted on November 4, 2024 by neoNovember 4, 2024

I have zero idea what will happen tomorrow – or even how long it will take to name a president-elect. But when I think about the possibility of a Harris win I get more frightened than I ever have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024, Getting philosophical: life, love, the universe, Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Liberals and conservatives; left and right, Political changers | Tagged Kamala Harris | 133 Replies

Ana Kasparian: another change story

The New Neo Posted on October 15, 2024 by neoOctober 15, 2024

Ana Kasparian is – or used to be until recently – a “progressive journalist.” But she’s had one of those mugged by reality experiences – literally [my emphasis]: “The Young Turks” co-host Ana Kasparian explained what drove her to ditch … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Liberals and conservatives; left and right, Obama, Press, Race and racism | 23 Replies

Commenter “AesopFan” explains my own position vis à vis liberal Democrat friends and family, for the most part

The New Neo Posted on August 24, 2024 by neoAugust 24, 2024

Here’s the description [emphasis mine]: [From] JFM > “These are educated people who always take the news at face value. I can’t understand this. It drives me crazy.” When they only see the news from one side, in which so … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Liberals and conservatives; left and right, Me, myself, and I, Press | 59 Replies

Changing one’s mind about Trump

The New Neo Posted on July 18, 2024 by neoJuly 18, 2024

I’ve noticed that, in the coverage of the Republican Convention, the MSM seems to paint those who have changed their minds about Trump since 2016 as fickle hypocrites. For example, Trump’s current running mate J. D. Vance was basically a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024, Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Trump | 19 Replies

The Trump “Unified Reich” hoax

The New Neo Posted on May 25, 2024 by neoMay 25, 2024

Yesterday one of my Democrat friends told me she was worried that Trump had now openly praised Hitler and the Nazis. Initially I didn’t know what she was talking about, but it didn’t take more than a moment to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Liberals and conservatives; left and right, Press, Trump | 37 Replies

Political change: straws breaking camels’ backs

The New Neo Posted on March 29, 2024 by neoMarch 29, 2024

In my recent post about Dershowitz saying that he really might stop voting for Democrats because of the Biden administration’s stance on Israel in the Gaza war (in particular the US’s abstention in the UN), a number of people in … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Law, Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Liberty | Tagged Alan Dershowitz | 60 Replies

And speaking of changers … meet Hussein Aboubakr Mansour

The New Neo Posted on July 28, 2023 by neoJuly 28, 2023

As part of yesterday’s roundup, I linked to this lengthy piece on Robert Malley, negotiator with Iran for Obama and then Biden. Afterwards, I noticed the name of the author of the Malley article: Hussein Aboubakr Mansour. I became curious … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Jews, Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Middle East, People of interest, Political changers | 13 Replies

On political affiliation as a birthmark

The New Neo Posted on July 25, 2023 by neoJuly 25, 2023

Commenter “Jamie” writes: “My father-in-law is utterly convinced that he’s a Democrat and that Republicans are, minimally, bad people,” and then she lists a set of beliefs he holds that seem very consistent with being on the right. She adds: … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Liberals and conservatives; left and right | 37 Replies

Dershowitz, Barr, Durham, and lawfare against political opponents

The New Neo Posted on September 27, 2022 by neoSeptember 27, 2022

In line with Allen Dershowitz’s history as a defender of civil liberties, he’s going to represent the “My Pillow” guy Mike Lindell in his lawsuit: I disagree with My Pillow founder Mike Lindell about a lot of things, including his … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Liberals and conservatives; left and right, Liberty, Trump | Tagged Bill Barr | 46 Replies

Bari Weiss on our revolution of culture

The New Neo Posted on July 11, 2022 by neoJuly 11, 2022

Several people have recommended this piece by Bari Weiss. It’s the transcript of a speech she gave to the students at the new University of Austin (UATX), a school dedicated to old-fashioned things like free speech. An excerpt: Disinvitation—now called … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting philosophical: life, love, the universe, Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Liberty, Politics | 42 Replies

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