Post by Daniel on Jun 21, 2016 7:13:49 GMT -5
NeverTrump: The media is using you as pawns. Don't let them.
By Eugene Slaven
June 20, 2016
The media's unbridled giddiness over the #NeverTrump camp's worsening Trump Derangement Syndrome is palpable.
Without delving into the debate on the merits of the #NeverTrump movement, it is painfully clear that at this point, the #NeverTrump movement is aiding and abetting the left.
There's no question that many in the #NeverTrump movement aren't just refusing to vote for Trump; they actually want Hillary Clinton to win. But even if you think that's insane, there's an enormous difference between wanting Donald Trump to lose and legitimizing the left's unrelenting assault on our values. The former is a short-term political calculation; the latter is a massive strategic blunder.
It appears that #NeverTrump Republicans, who receive ample air time from the press that adores them for their implicit commitment to electing Hillary Clinton, are happy to validate every left-wing talking point, every calumny, so long as it damages Trump.
The hordes of #NeverTrump Republicans pervading the airwaves to supply political analysis in the aftermath of the Orlando terrorist attack crystalize this phenomenon. They're not on TV to defend the Second Amendment, or to explain to the ignorant media elites what an "assault" rifle is. Nor are they there to describe the threat posed by radical Islam, or make the case for why the Obama administration has been an abject failure in the fight against barbaric savages. They're certainly not on TV to rebut the leftist narrative blaming American culture and Republicans for the Orlando massacre, a narrative underscored by a vile New York Times editorial.
No, instead of pushing back, the media's #NeverTrump darlings obsequiously oblige the media's Trump-bashing and are routinely baited by the media into attacking Trump.
This is criminally shortsighted and negligent. Like all political actors, Trump is a transient phenomenon, whereas the battle for the soul of our republic is perennial. If you're willing to allow the left's propagandists in the mainstream media to bait you into accepting left-wing dogma, then you're not on the winning side of the battle.
The #NeverTrump camp could distance itself from Trump, even ridicule him, while at the same time forcefully counter the left's narratives. Not liking Trump and opposing the left aren't mutually exclusive. It should be every conservative's duty to rebut dishonest left-wing propaganda. Prioritizing Trump-bashing over rejecting the malicious notion that Trump's rhetoric is strengthening ISIS or that alleged American homophobia is responsible for Orlando is surrendering to the left. It is sacrificing long-term strategic imperatives (leftism vs. American exceptionalism) for short-term gain (Trump losing).
In the wake of the Orlando terrorist attacks, the left and their media allies have employed a military maneuver known as the pincer: they're attacking conservatives simultaneously on both flanks.
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www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/06/nevertrump_the_media_is_using_you_as_pawns_dont_let_them.html
By Eugene Slaven
June 20, 2016
The media's unbridled giddiness over the #NeverTrump camp's worsening Trump Derangement Syndrome is palpable.
Without delving into the debate on the merits of the #NeverTrump movement, it is painfully clear that at this point, the #NeverTrump movement is aiding and abetting the left.
There's no question that many in the #NeverTrump movement aren't just refusing to vote for Trump; they actually want Hillary Clinton to win. But even if you think that's insane, there's an enormous difference between wanting Donald Trump to lose and legitimizing the left's unrelenting assault on our values. The former is a short-term political calculation; the latter is a massive strategic blunder.
It appears that #NeverTrump Republicans, who receive ample air time from the press that adores them for their implicit commitment to electing Hillary Clinton, are happy to validate every left-wing talking point, every calumny, so long as it damages Trump.
The hordes of #NeverTrump Republicans pervading the airwaves to supply political analysis in the aftermath of the Orlando terrorist attack crystalize this phenomenon. They're not on TV to defend the Second Amendment, or to explain to the ignorant media elites what an "assault" rifle is. Nor are they there to describe the threat posed by radical Islam, or make the case for why the Obama administration has been an abject failure in the fight against barbaric savages. They're certainly not on TV to rebut the leftist narrative blaming American culture and Republicans for the Orlando massacre, a narrative underscored by a vile New York Times editorial.
No, instead of pushing back, the media's #NeverTrump darlings obsequiously oblige the media's Trump-bashing and are routinely baited by the media into attacking Trump.
This is criminally shortsighted and negligent. Like all political actors, Trump is a transient phenomenon, whereas the battle for the soul of our republic is perennial. If you're willing to allow the left's propagandists in the mainstream media to bait you into accepting left-wing dogma, then you're not on the winning side of the battle.
The #NeverTrump camp could distance itself from Trump, even ridicule him, while at the same time forcefully counter the left's narratives. Not liking Trump and opposing the left aren't mutually exclusive. It should be every conservative's duty to rebut dishonest left-wing propaganda. Prioritizing Trump-bashing over rejecting the malicious notion that Trump's rhetoric is strengthening ISIS or that alleged American homophobia is responsible for Orlando is surrendering to the left. It is sacrificing long-term strategic imperatives (leftism vs. American exceptionalism) for short-term gain (Trump losing).
In the wake of the Orlando terrorist attacks, the left and their media allies have employed a military maneuver known as the pincer: they're attacking conservatives simultaneously on both flanks.
continue reading
www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/06/nevertrump_the_media_is_using_you_as_pawns_dont_let_them.html
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