thepoliticalinsider--2020-11-17--A Quiet Totalitarian Revolution

A Quiet Totalitarian Revolution

The following is an adaptation from Rod Dreher ’ s “ Live Not by Lies : A Manual for Christian Dissidents “ .
A curious thing is happening in the immediate aftermath of the US presidential election : Facebook , Eventbrite , and other gatekeepers of the electronic public square are refusing to let Trump supporters organize protests through their platforms .
No one should be surprised .
Now and in the days to come , Big Tech and Woke Capital — that is , financial firms and corporations that embrace progressive values — will ramp up their campaign to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many people cared when the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was deplatformed and denied the ability to make money from his extremist broadcasts .
RELATED : CNN : Conservatives Leaving Facebook And Twitter For Parler Is A ‘ Threat To Democracy ’ Similarly , it is hard to feel too sorry for the British far-right activists recently cut off from their bank accounts over their political activism .
But if you think it ’ s going to stop with radical right figures , you ’ re deluding yourself .
A Christian ministry in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for refusing to do business with them out of concern for the ministry ’ s traditional Christian beliefs about homosexuality .
It is only a matter of time — and not much time — before American banks and corporations begin to treat traditional Christians and other social conservatives the same way .
Conservatives — political , social , and religious — are now living in a hostile new world , one in which defending their liberties depends on discarding cherished myths by which they have long made sense of the world .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who grew up in the Soviet bloc have been saying that they ’ re seeing in this country the rise of something that reminds them of what they left behind .
It ’ s not Stalinism 2.0 , but it is totalitarian in the sense that it is an all-encompassing system that seeks to politicize all aspects of life , demonizes people based on their identity , and will brook absolutely no dissent .
What makes this totalitarianism so difficult to see clearly is the fact that it is soft .
Unlike in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not depend on inflicting pain and terror to eliminate its opponents .
Rather , it seeks control by manipulating access to comfort and status .
It ’ s less and more .
Two decades ago , the intellectual and critic René Girard — not a refugee from Communism — saw it coming .
“ The current process of spiritual demagoguery and rhetorical overkill has transformed the concern for victims into a totalitarian command and a permanent inquisition , ” he wrote .
Survivors of Communism are saying the same thing : that liberalism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and marginalized is fast turning into a monstrous ideology that , if it is not stopped , will transform liberal democracy into a therapeutic form of totalitarianism .
Why have conservatives been so blind to this quiet revolution ?
Here are some reasons .
• Conservatives did not take leftist elites seriously .
It is not news to conservatives that universities , especially Ivy League schools and others that form the next generation of the ruling class , are hotbeds of leftism .
For some time , though , many conservatives have operated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the right once they descend from the ivory tower and the designated safe spaces of campus , and start paying taxes in the so-called real world .
RELATED : MSNBC Says White Women Are Our Main Problem That ceased to be true with the Millennial generation , and Generation Z .
They held on to their progressive indoctrination , and marched with it through the institutions of American society .
Now these radicals are transforming them , in part because the older stewards of corporations , universities , media , and professions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young militants .
Conservatives have not generally understood that cultural change happens through elites and their networks .
Nor have they grasped the fragility of liberal institutions .
The dissident Polish intellectual Czeslaw Milosz observed in the early 1950s , shortly after his defection , that the people of eastern Europe did not realize until it was too late “ that their fate could be influenced directly by intricate and abstruse books of philosophy.
” Similarly , the kinds of ideas that used to be restricted to grievance studies faculties in left-wing universities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in major US corporations .
Reagan-era conservatives , seeing how cynical many 1960s campus radicals became about careers and consumption , assumed that leftist utopianism would not survive the allure of moneymaking .
Religious conservatives , in particular , focused their passions on achieving political and legal power , and failed to pass on the faith to the Millennials and Generation Z , who are the most secular generations in American history .
RELATED : Bernie Sanders Falsely Claims No Democrats Running For Office Want To Defund The Police Conservatives did not grasp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 1950s , when he said that Americans misunderstood the appeal of Communism , mistakenly believing that people only turn to it because they are forced to .
“ That is wrong , ” he wrote .
“ There is an internal longing for harmony and happiness that lies deeper than ordinary fear or the desire to escape misery or physical destruction.
” The social justice phalanx radicalizing American institutions are taking over in part through force and intimidation .
But they are also appealing to the deep desire for a sense of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ younger Americans , who have not found it in traditional religion or bourgeois capitalism .
• Conservatives thought capitalism was naturally on their side .
To Americans conditioned by the Cold War , the all-powerful state seemed the biggest threat to liberty .
We grew up reading Orwell in high school and hearing news accounts of defectors from communist countries who testified to the horrors of life under total government control .
To many on the Right , especially libertarians schooled by the novels of Ayn Rand , corporations seemed the natural opponent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reporters Ask Joe Biden A Dozen Questions And Not A Single One Brings Up Left-Wing Violence As institutions of private enterprise , corporations were seen by conservatives as more naturally virtuous than the state .
The Cold War might have compelled conservatives to make peace with Big Government , but they were willing to accept Big Business as a bulwark against a too-powerful state — and on the global front , as important weapons in advancing American soft power against Soviet hegemony .
Now an elite club of global megacorporations are more powerful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ annual revenue than Spain and more than twice as much as Russia .
ExxonMobil is bigger , revenuewise , than India , Norway , or Turkey .
As international strategist Parag Khanna says , in a world where Apple has more cash on hand than two-thirds of the world ’ s nations , “ corporations are likely to overtake all states in terms of clout.
” In an America that now runs on the internet , five companies — Facebook , Apple , Amazon , Microsoft , Google — have an almost incalculable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And these corporations are very “ woke , ” to use the slang term for progressive enlightenment .
Woke capitalism is now the most transformative agent within the religion of social justice , because it unites progressive ideology with the most potent force in American life : consumerism and making money .
RELATED : Justice Alito Sounds An Alarm Over Biden And Political Correctness In his 2018 letter to investors , Larry Fink , CEO of the global investment company BlackRock , said that corporate social responsibility is now part of the cost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demanding that companies , both public and private , serve a social purpose , ” Fink wrote .
“ To prosper over time , every company must not only deliver financial performance , but also show how it makes a positive contribution to society.
” Poll results about consumer expectations back Fink up .
Millennials and Generation Z customers are especially prone to seeing their consumer expenditures as part of creating a socially conscious personal brand identity .
For many companies , then , signaling progressive virtues to consumers is a smart business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all-American patriotism would have been to corporations in the 1950s .
But what counts as a “ positive contribution to society ” ?
Corporations like to brand themselves as being in favor of a predictable constellation of causes , all of them guiding stars of the progressive cosmos .
Woke capitalist branding harnesses the unmatched propaganda resources of the advertising industry to send the message , both explicitly and implicitly : the beliefs of social conservatives and religious traditionalists are obstacles to the social good .
A major turning point in the culture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corporations lined up against the state of Indiana over its recently passed religious freedom law , which the companies considered to be anti-gay .
That was the first time Woke Capitalism had deployed its might like that in the culture war — and it won .
• Conservatives , like all Americans , are naïve about technology .
Two years ago , I sat in the parlor of the Prague apartment of former anti-Communist dissident Kamila Bendova , whose late husband spent four years in a Czech prison for his activism .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people these days are so willing to hand over private data to corporations .
“ We know from our life under the totalitarian regime that if you know something about someone , you can manipulate him or her .
You can use it against them .
The secret police have evidence of everything like that .
They could use it all against you .
Anything !
” RELATED : Maxine Waters Ominously Claims Biden ’ s Alleged Win Is The ‘ Dawn Of A New Progressive America ’ Kamila pointed out to me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of her Prague apartment where , after the end of communism , she and her husband had ripped out the wires the secret police used to bug their home .
It turns out that no one in the Benda family uses smartphones or emails .
Too risky , they say , even today .
We can respect the purity of her conviction , and willingness to sacrifice for it , but few of us will make the same choice .
Can we even afford to ?
We have made invasive technologies part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to extricate .
The former Harvard business school professor Shoshanna Zuboff calls it “ surveillance capitalism ” — the moneymaking model pioneered by Google that depends on constant harvesting of data from smartphones , laptops , and other data sources , to figure out how to better sell us things .
All of this is perfectly legal , and has been sold to us as consumer convenience .
If someone from the National Security Agency showed up at your front door and told you that they were going to install a speaker connected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your family ’ s conversations , you would turn white with horror .
But tens of millions of Americans have paid to have smart speakers put into their houses in the name of making their lives easier .
Corporations now have the data to identify your politics , your religious views , your friends , and so forth .
If they decide that you are a deplorable person not worth doing business with , they have the data to prove it , even if you have been careful about your actual words .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Police Called Cops On Lyft Driver For Canceling Ride It ’ s not only corporations .
In 2013 , Edward Snowden , the renegade National Security Agency analyst , revealed that the US federal government ’ s spying was vastly greater than previously known .
In his 2019 memoir , , Snowden writes of learning that the US government was developing the capacity of an eternal law-enforcement agency .
At any time , the government could dig through the past communications of anyone it wanted to victimize in search of a crime ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of something ) .
At any point , for all perpetuity , any new administration — any future rogue head of the NSA — could just show up to work and , as easily as flicking a switch , instantly track everybody with a phone or a computer , know who they were , where they were , what they were doing with whom , and what they had ever done in the past .
Understand what this means : your private digital life belongs to the State , and always will .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ laws and practices that prevent the government from using that information against individuals , unless it suspects they are involved in terrorism , criminal activity , or espionage .
But over and over dissidents told me that the law is not a reliable refuge : if the government is determined to take you out , it will manufacture a crime from the data it has captured , or otherwise deploy it to destroy your reputation .
What we are heading for is an American version of China ’ s social credit system .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a techno-totalitarianism of which Mao Zedong could only have dreamed .
The Chinese are using the data-gathering capabilities of smartphones , laptops , and closed-circuit cameras , analyzing patterns with artificial intelligence , and giving each citizen a “ social credit score ” that determines their access to the economy and society .
RELATED : Jon Voight Slams Dems – Says They ‘ Are Evil , Corrupt…They Want To Tear Down This Nation ’ You get a high ranking if the state ’ s algorithms notice that you have done things like download @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only socialize with other respectable citizens .
Your ranking tanks if the data show that you have been to church , or spent time in the presence of deplorables .
If you have a high social credit score , you are free to go to the best restaurants , get the best apartments , send your kids to the most prestigious universities , and so forth .
If you don ’ t , you are banished to the margins — and in some cases , cut off from the economic system entirely ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as it moves quickly to a cashless economy ) .
We already have the technological infrastructure in the United States to implement a social credit system .
What the controllers have not yet manufactured is the consent of the governed .
But that is changing , especially with the younger generations .
So what do we do ?
The first step is to wake up to the danger , and to cast aside our complacency .
In 1943 , a Croatian priest named Tomislav Kolakovic escaped the Gestapo , and took refuge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Father Kolakovic began teaching in the Catholic university there , and told his students that after the Germans were defeated , the Soviets would rule their country .
The Communists would come after the Church , he said — and he meant to get the young people ready for resistance , while they still had the freedom to strategize .
Slovak bishops chastised Father Kolakovic , saying that he was being alarmist .
The priest didn ’ t listen to them .
He knew the Communist mind , because he had studied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Soviet Union .
Father Kolakovic ’ s young followers came together in cells scattered across the country to pray , to discuss what was happening in their country , and to lay out plans of action .
His method was a simple one : That is , open your eyes to what is really happening in your country , come together to discern the meaning , and what you are all called to do to respond to it — then do it .
In 1948 , Czech Communists staged a putsch .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Church , just as Father Kolakovic , who had expelled from the country two years earlier , had prophesied .
The network the visionary priest built became the backbone of the underground church , and the only meaningful opposition to totalitarianism for the next forty years .
We are in a Kolakovic Moment in the United States .
Those with eyes to see , let them see .
Then judge , then act .
But the first thing to do is see .
Adapted from “ Live Not by Lies : A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dreher ( Sentinel , 2020 ) The opinions expressed by contributors and/or content partners are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Political Insider .

By Rod Dreher for RealClearBooks
The following is an adaptation from Rod Dreher’s “Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents“.
A curious thing is happening in the immediate aftermath of the US presidential election: Facebook, Eventbrite, and other gatekeepers of the electronic public square are refusing to let Trump supporters organize protests through their platforms.
No one should be surprised.
Now and in the days to come, Big Tech and Woke Capital — that is, financial firms and corporations that embrace progressive values — will ramp up their campaign to marginalize and silence dissenters.
Not too many people cared when the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was deplatformed and denied the ability to make money from his extremist broadcasts.
RELATED: CNN: Conservatives Leaving Facebook And Twitter For Parler Is A ‘Threat To Democracy’
Similarly, it is hard to feel too sorry for the British far-right activists recently cut off from their bank accounts over their political activism.
But if you think it’s going to stop with radical right figures, you’re deluding yourself.
A Christian ministry in the UK is planning to sue Barclays bank for refusing to do business with them out of concern for the ministry’s traditional Christian beliefs about homosexuality.
It is only a matter of time — and not much time — before American banks and corporations begin to treat traditional Christians and other social conservatives the same way.
Conservatives — political, social, and religious — are now living in a hostile new world, one in which defending their liberties depends on discarding cherished myths by which they have long made sense of the world.
For some time now, naturalized American citizens who grew up in the Soviet bloc have been saying that they’re seeing in this country the rise of something that reminds them of what they left behind.
It’s not Stalinism 2.0, but it is totalitarian in the sense that it is an all-encompassing system that seeks to politicize all aspects of life, demonizes people based on their identity, and will brook absolutely no dissent.
RELATED: Biden’s New ‘Global Media’ Guy Richard Stengel Has Supported Curbing Free Speech Rights
What makes this totalitarianism so difficult to see clearly is the fact that it is soft. Unlike in Stalin’s Russia, it does not depend on inflicting pain and terror to eliminate its opponents.
Rather, it seeks control by manipulating access to comfort and status.
It’s less Nineteen Eighty-Four and more Brave New World. Two decades ago, the intellectual and critic René Girard — not a refugee from Communism — saw it coming.
“The current process of spiritual demagoguery and rhetorical overkill has transformed the concern for victims into a totalitarian command and a permanent inquisition,” he wrote.
Survivors of Communism are saying the same thing: that liberalism’s admirable care for the weak and marginalized is fast turning into a monstrous ideology that, if it is not stopped, will transform liberal democracy into a therapeutic form of totalitarianism.
Why have conservatives been so blind to this quiet revolution? Here are some reasons.
Conservatives did not take leftist elites seriously.
It is not news to conservatives that universities, especially Ivy League schools and others that form the next generation of the ruling class, are hotbeds of leftism.
For some time, though, many conservatives have operated under the illusion that students will move to the right once they descend from the ivory tower and the designated safe spaces of campus, and start paying taxes in the so-called real world.
RELATED: MSNBC Says White Women Are Our Main Problem
That ceased to be true with the Millennial generation, and Generation Z. They held on to their progressive indoctrination, and marched with it through the institutions of American society.
Now these radicals are transforming them, in part because the older stewards of corporations, universities, media, and professions are capitulating before the ferocity of the young militants.
Conservatives have not generally understood that cultural change happens through elites and their networks. Nor have they grasped the fragility of liberal institutions.
The dissident Polish intellectual Czeslaw Milosz observed in the early 1950s, shortly after his defection, that the people of eastern Europe did not realize until it was too late “that their fate could be influenced directly by intricate and abstruse books of philosophy.”
Similarly, the kinds of ideas that used to be restricted to grievance studies faculties in left-wing universities are now ruling the Human Resources departments in major US corporations.
Conservatives were too materialistic.
Reagan-era conservatives, seeing how cynical many 1960s campus radicals became about careers and consumption, assumed that leftist utopianism would not survive the allure of moneymaking.
Religious conservatives, in particular, focused their passions on achieving political and legal power, and failed to pass on the faith to the Millennials and Generation Z, who are the most secular generations in American history.
RELATED: Bernie Sanders Falsely Claims No Democrats Running For Office Want To Defund The Police
Conservatives did not grasp what Milosz tried to tell us in the 1950s, when he said that Americans misunderstood the appeal of Communism, mistakenly believing that people only turn to it because they are forced to.
“That is wrong,” he wrote. “There is an internal longing for harmony and happiness that lies deeper than ordinary fear or the desire to escape misery or physical destruction.”
The social justice phalanx radicalizing American institutions are taking over in part through force and intimidation.
But they are also appealing to the deep desire for a sense of meaning and purpose in the hearts of younger Americans, who have not found it in traditional religion or bourgeois capitalism.
Conservatives thought capitalism was naturally on their side.
To Americans conditioned by the Cold War, the all-powerful state seemed the biggest threat to liberty.
We grew up reading Orwell in high school and hearing news accounts of defectors from communist countries who testified to the horrors of life under total government control.
To many on the Right, especially libertarians schooled by the novels of Ayn Rand, corporations seemed the natural opponent of the leviathan state.
RELATED: Reporters Ask Joe Biden A Dozen Questions And Not A Single One Brings Up Left-Wing Violence
As institutions of private enterprise, corporations were seen by conservatives as more naturally virtuous than the state.
The Cold War might have compelled conservatives to make peace with Big Government, but they were willing to accept Big Business as a bulwark against a too-powerful state — and on the global front, as important weapons in advancing American soft power against Soviet hegemony.
Now an elite club of global megacorporations are more powerful than many countries.
Walmart has more annual revenue than Spain and more than twice as much as Russia. ExxonMobil is bigger, revenuewise, than India, Norway, or Turkey.
As international strategist Parag Khanna says, in a world where Apple has more cash on hand than two-thirds of the world’s nations, “corporations are likely to overtake all states in terms of clout.”
In an America that now runs on the internet, five companies — Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google — have an almost incalculable influence over public and private life.
And these corporations are very “woke,” to use the slang term for progressive enlightenment.
Woke capitalism is now the most transformative agent within the religion of social justice, because it unites progressive ideology with the most potent force in American life: consumerism and making money.
RELATED: Justice Alito Sounds An Alarm Over Biden And Political Correctness
In his 2018 letter to investors, Larry Fink, CEO of the global investment company BlackRock, said that corporate social responsibility is now part of the cost of doing business.
“Society is demanding that companies, both public and private, serve a social purpose,” Fink wrote.
“To prosper over time, every company must not only deliver financial performance, but also show how it makes a positive contribution to society.”
Poll results about consumer expectations back Fink up. Millennials and Generation Z customers are especially prone to seeing their consumer expenditures as part of creating a socially conscious personal brand identity.
For many companies, then, signaling progressive virtues to consumers is a smart business move in the same way that signaling all-American patriotism would have been to corporations in the 1950s.
But what counts as a “positive contribution to society”? Corporations like to brand themselves as being in favor of a predictable constellation of causes, all of them guiding stars of the progressive cosmos.
Woke capitalist branding harnesses the unmatched propaganda resources of the advertising industry to send the message, both explicitly and implicitly: the beliefs of social conservatives and religious traditionalists are obstacles to the social good.
A major turning point in the culture war came in 2015, when major corporations lined up against the state of Indiana over its recently passed religious freedom law, which the companies considered to be anti-gay.
That was the first time Woke Capitalism had deployed its might like that in the culture war — and it won.
Conservatives, like all Americans, are naïve about technology.
Two years ago, I sat in the parlor of the Prague apartment of former anti-Communist dissident Kamila Bendova, whose late husband spent four years in a Czech prison for his activism.
She told me she cannot understand why people these days are so willing to hand over private data to corporations.
“Information means power,” she told me.
“We know from our life under the totalitarian regime that if you know something about someone, you can manipulate him or her. You can use it against them. The secret police have evidence of everything like that. They could use it all against you. Anything!”
RELATED: Maxine Waters Ominously Claims Biden’s Alleged Win Is The ‘Dawn Of A New Progressive America’
Kamila pointed out to me the scars along the living room wall of her Prague apartment where, after the end of communism, she and her husband had ripped out the wires the secret police used to bug their home.
It turns out that no one in the Benda family uses smartphones or emails. Too risky, they say, even today.
We can respect the purity of her conviction, and willingness to sacrifice for it, but few of us will make the same choice. Can we even afford to?
We have made invasive technologies part of our lives in ways that seem impossible to extricate.
The former Harvard business school professor Shoshanna Zuboff calls it “surveillance capitalism” — the moneymaking model pioneered by Google that depends on constant harvesting of data from smartphones, laptops, and other data sources, to figure out how to better sell us things.
All of this is perfectly legal, and has been sold to us as consumer convenience.
If someone from the National Security Agency showed up at your front door and told you that they were going to install a speaker connected to the Internet that would listen to your family’s conversations, you would turn white with horror.
But tens of millions of Americans have paid to have smart speakers put into their houses in the name of making their lives easier.
Corporations now have the data to identify your politics, your religious views, your friends, and so forth.
If they decide that you are a deplorable person not worth doing business with, they have the data to prove it, even if you have been careful about your actual words.
RELATED: Portland Lawmaker Fighting To Defund Police Called Cops On Lyft Driver For Canceling Ride
It’s not only corporations. In 2013, Edward Snowden, the renegade National Security Agency analyst, revealed that the US federal government’s spying was vastly greater than previously known.
In his 2019 memoir, Permanent Record, Snowden writes of learning that the US government was developing the capacity of an eternal law-enforcement agency.
At any time, the government could dig through the past communications of anyone it wanted to victimize in search of a crime (and everybody’s communications contain evidence of something).
At any point, for all perpetuity, any new administration — any future rogue head of the NSA — could just show up to work and, as easily as flicking a switch, instantly track everybody with a phone or a computer, know who they were, where they were, what they were doing with whom, and what they had ever done in the past.
Understand what this means: your private digital life belongs to the State, and always will.
For the time being, we have laws and practices that prevent the government from using that information against individuals, unless it suspects they are involved in terrorism, criminal activity, or espionage.
But over and over dissidents told me that the law is not a reliable refuge: if the government is determined to take you out, it will manufacture a crime from the data it has captured, or otherwise deploy it to destroy your reputation.
———
What we are heading for is an American version of China’s social credit system.
In China, the state has mastered a techno-totalitarianism of which Mao Zedong could only have dreamed.
The Chinese are using the data-gathering capabilities of smartphones, laptops, and closed-circuit cameras, analyzing patterns with artificial intelligence, and giving each citizen a “social credit score” that determines their access to the economy and society.
RELATED: Jon Voight Slams Dems – Says They ‘Are Evil, Corrupt…They Want To Tear Down This Nation’
You get a high ranking if the state’s algorithms notice that you have done things like download the speeches of Xi Jinping, and only socialize with other respectable citizens.
Your ranking tanks if the data show that you have been to church, or spent time in the presence of deplorables.
If you have a high social credit score, you are free to go to the best restaurants, get the best apartments, send your kids to the most prestigious universities, and so forth.
If you don’t, you are banished to the margins — and in some cases, cut off from the economic system entirely (which is becoming much easier in China, as it moves quickly to a cashless economy).
We already have the technological infrastructure in the United States to implement a social credit system.
What the controllers have not yet manufactured is the consent of the governed. But that is changing, especially with the younger generations.
So what do we do?
The first step is to wake up to the danger, and to cast aside our complacency. In 1943, a Croatian priest named Tomislav Kolakovic escaped the Gestapo, and took refuge in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
Father Kolakovic began teaching in the Catholic university there, and told his students that after the Germans were defeated, the Soviets would rule their country.
The Communists would come after the Church, he said — and he meant to get the young people ready for resistance, while they still had the freedom to strategize.
Slovak bishops chastised Father Kolakovic, saying that he was being alarmist. The priest didn’t listen to them. He knew the Communist mind, because he had studied it to prepare for missionary work in the Soviet Union.
Father Kolakovic’s young followers came together in cells scattered across the country to pray, to discuss what was happening in their country, and to lay out plans of action.
His method was a simple one: See, Judge, Act.
That is, open your eyes to what is really happening in your country, come together to discern the meaning, and what you are all called to do to respond to it — then do it.
In 1948, Czech Communists staged a putsch. Shortly after, they began to persecute the Church, just as Father Kolakovic, who had expelled from the country two years earlier, had prophesied.
The network the visionary priest built became the backbone of the underground church, and the only meaningful opposition to totalitarianism for the next forty years.
We are in a Kolakovic Moment in the United States.
Those with eyes to see, let them see. Then judge, then act.
But the first thing to do is see.
Syndicated with permission from RealClearWire.
Adapted from “Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents” by Rod Dreher (Sentinel, 2020)
The opinions expressed by contributors and/or content partners are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Political Insider.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-11-17--Ted Cruz Annihilates Dem Senator For ‘Fake Virtue’ Signaling Over Masks – He’s ‘Being A Complete A**

Ted Cruz Annihilates Dem Senator For ‘Fake Virtue’ Signaling Over Masks – He’s ‘Being A Complete A**’

Senator Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) spoke out on Monday to blast Senator Sherrod Brown ( D-OH ) , accusing the Democrat of “ fake virtue ” signaling for calling out a Republican colleague for not wearing a mask on the Senate floor .
“ This is idiotic .
[ Sen. Brown ] is being a complete a** , ” Cruz tweeted in response to a clip of Brown that has quickly gone viral .
The video that Cruz was commenting on shows Brown scolding Senator Dan Sullivan ( R-AK ) for not wearing a mask before shifting to attacking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party for not taking COVID-19 seriously .
“ He wears a mask to speak — when nobody is remotely near him — as an ostentatious sign of fake virtue , ” Cruz added .
“ [ Sen. Sullivan ] was over 50 feet away , presiding .
Last I checked 50 feet is more than 6 feet.
” RELATED : Chris Wallace Attacks Ted Cruz – Compares Him To Japanese Soldier Who Thinks The War Is ‘ Still Going On ’ “ I ’ d start by asking the presiding officer to please @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and people below him are … I can ’ t tell you what to do but I know that , ” Brown said in the video , referring to Sullivan , who interjected to say , “ I don ’ t wear a mask when I ’ m speaking , like most senators .
I don ’ t need your instruction.
” Brown , however , was not done .
“ I know you don ’ t need my instruction but there clearly isn ’ t much interest in this body in public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We have a president who hasn ’ t shown up at the coronavirus task force meeting in months .
We have a majority leader that calls us back here to vote on an unqualified nominee … and to vote for judge after judge after judge , ” he said .
RELATED : Ted Cruz Hilariously Trolls Jim Carrey – Asks For Copy Of His Anti-Cruz ‘ Hellbound ’ Artwork Brown then claimed that the ongoing activities in the chamber are unnecessarily “ exposing ” large numbers of people to the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t seem to care.
” He went on to shift to Trump-bashing , adding that “ the American people sent a clear message in this election ; they voted for stability .
They rejected an administration that has failed them in the middle of a public health crisis and an economic crisis.
” This piece was written by James Samson on November 17 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke out on Monday to blast Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), accusing the Democrat of “fake virtue” signaling for calling out a Republican colleague for not wearing a mask on the Senate floor.
Cruz Slaps Down Sherrod Brown
“This is idiotic. [Sen. Brown] is being a complete a**,” Cruz tweeted in response to a clip of Brown that has quickly gone viral.
The video that Cruz was commenting on shows Brown scolding Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) for not wearing a mask before shifting to attacking President Donald Trump and the entire Republican Party for not taking COVID-19 seriously.
“He wears a mask to speak — when nobody is remotely near him — as an ostentatious sign of fake virtue,” Cruz added. “[Sen. Sullivan] was over 50 feet away, presiding. Last I checked 50 feet is more than 6 feet.”
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This is idiotic. @SherrodBrown is being a complete ass. He wears a mask to speak—when nobody is remotely near him—as an ostentatious sign of fake virtue.@DanSullivan_AK was over 50 feet away, presiding. Last I checked 50 feet is more than 6 feet. https://t.co/BoIGrAV7T1 — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 17, 2020
Brown Scolds Senator
“I’d start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask, as he speaks and people below him are … I can’t tell you what to do but I know that,” Brown said in the video, referring to Sullivan, who interjected to say, “I don’t wear a mask when I’m speaking, like most senators. I don’t need your instruction.”
Brown, however, was not done.
“I know you don’t need my instruction but there clearly isn’t much interest in this body in public health,” the Democrat fired back.
“We have a president who hasn’t shown up at the coronavirus task force meeting in months. We have a majority leader that calls us back here to vote on an unqualified nominee … and to vote for judge after judge after judge,” he said.
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Brown then claimed that the ongoing activities in the chamber are unnecessarily “exposing” large numbers of people to the virus, “but the majority leader just doesn’t seem to care.”
He went on to shift to Trump-bashing, adding that “the American people sent a clear message in this election; they voted for stability. They rejected an administration that has failed them in the middle of a public health crisis and an economic crisis.”
This piece was written by James Samson on November 17, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-11-17--Chris Cuomo Loses It After Trump’s Health Advisor Tells People To ‘Rise Up’ Against Gretchen Whitmer

Chris Cuomo Loses It After Trump’s Health Advisor Tells People To ‘Rise Up’ Against Gretchen Whitmer’s Restrictions

CNN host Chris Cuomo had a full meltdown on Monday night after President Donald Trump ’ s health adviser Dr. Scott Atlas urged the people of Michigan to “ rise up ” against their state ’ s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer ’ s COVID-19 recommendations .
Atlas , a neuroradiologist , took to Twitter to urge Michiganders to fight back against Whitmer ’ s restrictions .
“ The only way this stops is if people rise up .
You get what you accept .
# FreedomMatters # StepUp , ” he wrote alongside screenshots detailing Whitmer ’ s latest coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this tweet in last night ’ s episode of his CNN show .
“ Are you kidding me ?
Shame on you !
” Cuomo railed .
“ What kind of doctor would tell people to rise up and resist the only kind of prophylaxis that can help them ?
What the hell is the matter with this person ?
Rise up ?
You rise up and do your job or get the hell out !
How could you give this kind of advice ?
” RELATED : Chris Cuomo ’ s Building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN Anchor For Repeatedly Refusing To Wear A Mask Not stopping there , the CNN host attacked Atlas personally and claimed it was wrong for him to tell families to gather on Thanksgiving , despite COVID-19 .
“ What the hell are you doing here ?
” Cuomo ranted .
“ Yeah , it could be their last Thanksgiving if you expose them to people who aren ’ t wearing masks , who aren ’ t socially distancing and haven ’ t been doing so and haven ’ t gotten tested because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get in on the ‘ con ’ of COVID.
” Atlas later made sure to clarify his initial tweet , saying , “ Hey .
I NEVER was talking at all about violence .
People vote , people peacefully protest .
NEVER would I endorse or incite violence .
NEVER !
!
” Atlas went on to double down on this in an interview with Fox News .
“ If you want to change things , you have to have your voices heard , ” he said .
“ What I meant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of emails I get from people all over the country begging me to figure out how to end the lockdowns.
” “ I get emails , I would say , you know , every couple of weeks from someone who has had a family member commit suicide because of the lockdowns , ” Atlas added .
“ I have people begging me to do anything I can to end the lockdowns .
And so what I meant — and I ’ m sorry , I ’ m not very articulate on Twitter — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things , you have to have your voices heard.
” “ I didn ’ t mean anything more than that .
I think that ’ s obvious in the United States .
I didn ’ t mean to threaten or incite violence , ” he continued .
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CNN host Chris Cuomo had a full meltdown on Monday night after President Donald Trump’s health adviser Dr. Scott Atlas urged the people of Michigan to “rise up” against their state’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID-19 recommendations.
Atlas Tells Michiganders To ‘Rise Up’
Atlas, a neuroradiologist, took to Twitter to urge Michiganders to fight back against Whitmer’s restrictions.
“The only way this stops is if people rise up. You get what you accept. #FreedomMatters #StepUp,” he wrote alongside screenshots detailing Whitmer’s latest coronavirus restrictions.
The only way this stops is if people rise up. You get what you accept. #FreedomMatters #StepUp https://t.co/8QKBszgKTM — Scott W. Atlas (@ScottWAtlas) November 15, 2020
Cuomo Comes Unglued
Cuomo came completely unhinged over this tweet in last night’s episode of his CNN show.
“Are you kidding me? Shame on you!” Cuomo railed. “What kind of doctor would tell people to rise up and resist the only kind of prophylaxis that can help them? What the hell is the matter with this person? Rise up? You rise up and do your job or get the hell out! How could you give this kind of advice?”
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Not stopping there, the CNN host attacked Atlas personally and claimed it was wrong for him to tell families to gather on Thanksgiving, despite COVID-19.
“What the hell are you doing here?” Cuomo ranted. “Yeah, it could be their last Thanksgiving if you expose them to people who aren’t wearing masks, who aren’t socially distancing and haven’t been doing so and haven’t gotten tested because they somehow think they don’t want to get in on the ‘con’ of COVID.”
Atlas later made sure to clarify his initial tweet, saying, “Hey. I NEVER was talking at all about violence. People vote, people peacefully protest. NEVER would I endorse or incite violence. NEVER!!”
Hey. I NEVER was talking at all about violence. People vote, people peacefully protest. NEVER would I endorse or incite violence. NEVER!! https://t.co/LljvwMvjDV — Scott W. Atlas (@ScottWAtlas) November 16, 2020
Atlas Doubles Down
Atlas went on to double down on this in an interview with Fox News.
“If you want to change things, you have to have your voices heard,” he said. “What I meant was in response to the literally thousands of emails I get from people all over the country begging me to figure out how to end the lockdowns.”
“I get emails, I would say, you know, every couple of weeks from someone who has had a family member commit suicide because of the lockdowns,” Atlas added. “I have people begging me to do anything I can to end the lockdowns. And so what I meant — and I’m sorry, I’m not very articulate on Twitter — is basically if you want to change things, you have to have your voices heard.”
“I didn’t mean anything more than that. I think that’s obvious in the United States. I didn’t mean to threaten or incite violence,” he continued.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-11-17--Michigan Lawmakers Push For Impeachment Hearings Against Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan ’ s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer got some bad news this week when state lawmakers called for impeachment hearings to be launched against her .
Republican state Rep. Matt Maddock took to Facebook on Sunday to say that he and several of his fellow colleagues in the GOP are seeking to hold “ impeachment hearings for Governor Whitmer ” in the state House of Representatives , according to WXYZ-TV .
His posted listed out multiple reasons why Whitmer deserves to be impeached , claiming that she : The Michigan Constitution allows the state House of Representatives to impeach “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or for crimes or misdemeanors.
” RELATED : Grizzly New Details Emerge In Plot To Kidnap Gretchen Whitmer Whitmer ’ s office fired back in a statement saying that the Democratic governor “ doesn ’ t have any time for partisan politics or people who don ’ t wear masks.
” “ Governor Whitmer doesn ’ t have any time for partisan politics or people who don ’ t wear masks , don ’ t believe in science , and don ’ t have a plan to fight this virus , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Right now , she is focused on saving lives .
The governor will continue to work hard for all 10 million Michiganders .
This is about Michigan vs. COVID-19 .
Governor Whitmer doesn ’ t care if you ’ re a Trump Republican or a Biden Democrat .
We are all in this together.
” Whitmer herself later addressed the impeachment efforts against her in a television interview .
“ Part of the problem throughout this pandemic has been that there ’ s been so much partisanship around this public health crisis , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while we ’ ve done a lot of outreach with the Michigan legislature , Republican leaders have shown very little seriousness around this issue.
” She went on to blast Republicans for refusing to wear masks , saying that “ they don ’ t even know how to protect themselves.
” Over the past few months , Whitmer has become national infamous for enforcing some of the strictest COVID-19 regulations in all of America in her state .
This has made her unpopular with quite a few conservatives in Michigan , so it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their impeachment effort against her will go .
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Michigan’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer got some bad news this week when state lawmakers called for impeachment hearings to be launched against her.
Republicans Move To Impeach Gretchen Whitmer
Republican state Rep. Matt Maddock took to Facebook on Sunday to say that he and several of his fellow colleagues in the GOP are seeking to hold “impeachment hearings for Governor Whitmer” in the state House of Representatives, according to WXYZ-TV. His posted listed out multiple reasons why Whitmer deserves to be impeached, claiming that she:
-Ignored court orders.
-Violated our Constitutional rights.
-Completely ignored due process and the legislature.
-Weaponized contract tracing databases to aid democrat campaigns.
-Using our kids as political pawns and denied special needs students who depend on the services that occur during in-person classes.
-Caused the unnecessary death of thousands of our vulnerable elderly who died alone and scared in nursing homes.
The Michigan Constitution allows the state House of Representatives to impeach “civil officers for corrupt conduct in office or for crimes or misdemeanors.”
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Whitmer Fires Back
Whitmer’s office fired back in a statement saying that the Democratic governor “doesn’t have any time for partisan politics or people who don’t wear masks.”
“Governor Whitmer doesn’t have any time for partisan politics or people who don’t wear masks, don’t believe in science, and don’t have a plan to fight this virus,” said Whitmer press secretary Tiffany Brown. “Right now, she is focused on saving lives. The governor will continue to work hard for all 10 million Michiganders. This is about Michigan vs. COVID-19. Governor Whitmer doesn’t care if you’re a Trump Republican or a Biden Democrat. We are all in this together.”
Whitmer herself later addressed the impeachment efforts against her in a television interview.
“Part of the problem throughout this pandemic has been that there’s been so much partisanship around this public health crisis,” Whitmer said. “Unfortunately, while we’ve done a lot of outreach with the Michigan legislature, Republican leaders have shown very little seriousness around this issue.”
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She went on to blast Republicans for refusing to wear masks, saying that “they don’t even know how to protect themselves.”
Over the past few months, Whitmer has become national infamous for enforcing some of the strictest COVID-19 regulations in all of America in her state. This has made her unpopular with quite a few conservatives in Michigan, so it remains to be seen just how far their impeachment effort against her will go.
This piece was written by James Samson on November 17, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-11-17--Media Mocked For Attacking Republican Madison Cawthorn – A Christian – For Trying To Convert Others

Media Mocked For Attacking Republican Madison Cawthorn – A Christian – For Trying To Convert Others To Christianity

The Daily Beast tried to gin up controversy with an ‘ exposé ’ on Representative-elect Madison Cawthorn , whose lone crime appears to be sharing his Christianity with others .
The column , written by Pilar Melendez , begins with a headline that screams : “ Newly Elected GOP Congressman Madison Cawthorn Has Tried to Convert Jews to Christianity.
” “ Madison Cawthorn … has admitted he tried to convert Jews and Muslims to Christianity , ” Melendez wrote .
The piece reveals that the North Carolina Republican “ admitted ” to the ‘ Jewish Insider ’ that he had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and several “ culturally Jewish people ” as well .
RELATED : CNN ’ s Christiane Amanpour Apologizes On Air After Comparing Trump To Nazis Purging Jews Many social media followers lambasted the Daily Beast ’ s feeble attempt at shaming Cawthorn for his religious beliefs .
Writer Drew Holden had a laugh by revealing the crushing scandal lying beneath the surface of the big Beast reveal .
“ Spoiler , ” he wrote .
“ Christian evangelical is , in fact , both Christian and evangelical.
” Others pointed out that Cawthorn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is vastly different than the way some other devoutly religious people sometimes handle their conversions .
RedState ran a column slamming the non-controversy controversy fomented by the Daily Beast .
“ Cawthorn ’ s comment was obviously just an innocent expression of his belief , ” they write .
“ People are allowed to share their faith in this country , and others are allowed to respond to that sharing as they see fit.
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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was very recently smeared as the left tried desperately to link Barrett ’ s church to the dystopian novel “ The Handmaid ’ s Tale.
” Her nomination process was a good reminder that California Senator Dianne Feinstein famously questioned Barrett ’ s religion , saying “ so many of us on this side have this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , because “ the dogma lives loudly within you.
” And then , there ’ s this – a Wisconsin Examiner reporter mocking Republicans for caring so much about the word Christmas .
The reporter pointed out that Democrat Governor Tony Evers referred to decorations made by schoolchildren as “ holiday ornaments ” and not “ Christmas ” ornaments .
Peppered throughout the piece are condescending analogies to war , references to brutal battles , and lying low in trenches .
“ The Republicans in the Wisconsin State Legislature have been hunkered down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bills as they wait for the COVID-19 pandemic to disappear — but Evers ’ shot across the bow may stir them for another brutal and bloody battle in Wisconsin ’ s culture war , ” they wrote .
Get it ?
It ’ s hilarious , that so-called ‘ war on Christmas.
’ Perhaps somebody needs to convert the media to somewhat more intelligent commentary and analysis .

The Daily Beast tried to gin up controversy with an ‘exposé’ on Representative-elect Madison Cawthorn, whose lone crime appears to be sharing his Christianity with others.
The column, written by Pilar Melendez, begins with a headline that screams: “Newly Elected GOP Congressman Madison Cawthorn Has Tried to Convert Jews to Christianity.”
“Madison Cawthorn … has admitted he tried to convert Jews and Muslims to Christianity,” Melendez wrote.
The piece reveals that the North Carolina Republican “admitted” to the ‘Jewish Insider’ that he had converted “several Muslims to Christ” and several “culturally Jewish people” as well.
Madison Cawthorn, the North Carolina Republican who will become the youngest member of Congress in history, has admitted he tried to convert Jews and Muslims to Christianity https://t.co/hk1KrhUFIR — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 16, 2020
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Daily Beast Shredded For Attacking Madison Cawthorn’s Faith
Many social media followers lambasted the Daily Beast’s feeble attempt at shaming Cawthorn for his religious beliefs.
Writer Drew Holden had a laugh by revealing the crushing scandal lying beneath the surface of the big Beast reveal.
“Spoiler,” he wrote. “Christian evangelical is, in fact, both Christian and evangelical.”
Spoiler: Christian evangelical is, in fact, both Christian and evangelical. https://t.co/CXCzmp1IQ8 — Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) November 17, 2020
Others pointed out that Cawthorn’s conversion of Muslims to Christianity is vastly different than the way some other devoutly religious people sometimes handle their conversions.
I have news for you…it’s called witnessing and as Christians we’re called to do that. It’s not the same as “convert or die” like it is in Islam. — Kevin Barnard (@KevyB1990) November 17, 2020
RedState ran a column slamming the non-controversy controversy fomented by the Daily Beast.
“Cawthorn’s comment was obviously just an innocent expression of his belief,” they write. “People are allowed to share their faith in this country, and others are allowed to respond to that sharing as they see fit.”
Madison Cawthorn has done and said plenty of things that deserve criticism. However, trying to convert people of other faiths to Christianity is a big part of what Christians are called to do. Ever heard of The Great Commission? — Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) November 17, 2020
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The Left’s War on Christianity and Christmas
The Cawthorn controversy is yet another piece of evidence that the left will never relent on their war against Christianity.
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was very recently smeared as the left tried desperately to link Barrett’s church to the dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
Her nomination process was a good reminder that California Senator Dianne Feinstein famously questioned Barrett’s religion, saying “so many of us on this side have this very uncomfortable feeling” about her faith, because “the dogma lives loudly within you.”
Flashback — Dianne Feinstein to Amy Coney Barrett about ACB’s Catholic faith: “When you read your speeches, the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you — and that’s of concern.”pic.twitter.com/aMGjVQRmcS — JERRY DUNLEAVY (@JerryDunleavy) September 19, 2020
And then, there’s this – a Wisconsin Examiner reporter mocking Republicans for caring so much about the word Christmas.
The reporter pointed out that Democrat Governor Tony Evers referred to decorations made by schoolchildren as “holiday ornaments” and not “Christmas” ornaments.
Peppered throughout the piece are condescending analogies to war, references to brutal battles, and lying low in trenches.
“The Republicans in the Wisconsin State Legislature have been hunkered down in their trenches — not passing any bills as they wait for the COVID-19 pandemic to disappear — but Evers’ shot across the bow may stir them for another brutal and bloody battle in Wisconsin’s culture war,” they wrote.
Get it? It’s hilarious, that so-called ‘war on Christmas.’
Perhaps somebody needs to convert the media to somewhat more intelligent commentary and analysis.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-11-17--Reporters Ask Joe Biden A Dozen Questions And Not A Single One Brings Up Left-Wing Violence

On Monday , former Vice President Joe Biden took a dozen questions from reporters while holding an “ Office of the President-elect ” briefing on the economy .
But not a single reporter asked Biden about the violent attacks against Trump supporters at the “ Million MAGA March ” in Washington , DC over the weekend by far-left thugs .
RELATED : Sitting Congresswoman AOC Promotes ‘ Enemies List ’ Of Trump Supporters So They Can ’ t ‘ Deny Their Complicity ’ Zero Questions About Violence Against Trump Supporters During the “ Million MAGA March ” in Washington , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incidents of Antifa and other far-left “ activists ” harassing and physically attacking peaceful marchers and rally-goers .
If right-wing street terrorists had attacked Biden supporters , it is all President Trump would hear about .
But Biden did not receive a single question on it .
Biden was asked , “ What do you see as the biggest threat to your transition right now , given President Trump ’ s unprecedented attempt to obstruct and delay a smooth transfer of power ?
” And , “ What is your message to Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s refusal to concede ?
” And also , “ Will you get vaccinated ?
” Former Bush White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer apparently found the lack of questions about the weekend violence equally absurd and tweeted , “ Biden took about 12 questions from reporters today.
” “ Not one was about the violence against Trump supporters in the streets of DC , ” he added .
“ No one asked him to condemn it.
” He continued , “ If Biden supporters were attacked , the only questions to Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he condemn it.
” Fleischer wasn ’ t the only one who noticed what was going on .
Fox News ’ Bill Hemmer , certainly no pro-Trump partisan , had a similar reaction .
“ You ’ ve been watching to what amounts to a bit of a love fest here between the media , ” Hemmer said .
If This Behavior Is Enabled , It Will Increase Expect Antifa and other violent far-left groups to get stronger in coming years as the “ woke ” mob continues to define the Democratic Party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harris to get zero questions about or to be blamed for it , as has been done to President Trump concerning far-right extremists he has nothing to do with .
Joe Biden promised a return to “ normalcy ” and he will get it – the press bending over backward to protect the left and malign the right , truth be damned .

On Monday, former Vice President Joe Biden took a dozen questions from reporters while holding an “Office of the President-elect” briefing on the economy.
But not a single reporter asked Biden about the violent attacks against Trump supporters at the “Million MAGA March” in Washington, DC over the weekend by far-left thugs.
President-elect Joe Biden is taking reporters’ questions about his pandemic response, economic recovery plans and his recent meeting with corporate and labor leaders. Watch live: https://t.co/0WoNiUuKx8 — The New York Times (@nytimes) November 16, 2020
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Zero Questions About Violence Against Trump Supporters
During the “Million MAGA March” in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, there were many incidents of Antifa and other far-left “activists” harassing and physically attacking peaceful marchers and rally-goers.
If right-wing street terrorists had attacked Biden supporters, it is all President Trump would hear about.
But Biden did not receive a single question on it.
Antifa attacking Trump supporters in DC as they leave peaceful march pic.twitter.com/SJV6dJLSb3 — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) November 14, 2020
Biden was asked, “What do you see as the biggest threat to your transition right now, given President Trump’s unprecedented attempt to obstruct and delay a smooth transfer of power?”
And, “What is your message to Republicans who are backing up the President’s refusal to concede?”
And also, “Will you get vaccinated?”
Antifa/BLM continues to attack Trump supporters who are eating outside with fireworks in Washington, DC. pic.twitter.com/8k32VN4Sm7 — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) November 15, 2020
DC: Trump supporters attacked by Antifa and BLM Antifa and BLM hit, throw eggs and unknown liquids at Trump Supporters walking through BLM Plaza You can hear see and hear the female Trump Supporter cry in fear pic.twitter.com/No1QDp4KLd — Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) November 14, 2020
Ari Fleischer Takes Media To Task
Former Bush White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer apparently found the lack of questions about the weekend violence equally absurd and tweeted, “Biden took about 12 questions from reporters today.”
“Not one was about the violence against Trump supporters in the streets of DC,” he added. “No one asked him to condemn it.”
He continued, “If Biden supporters were attacked, the only questions to Trump would be about violence, demanding that he condemn it.”
Biden took about 12 questions from reporters today. Not one was about the violence against Trump supporters in the streets of DC. No one asked him to condemn it. If Biden supporters were attacked, the only questions to Trump would be about violence, demanding that he condemn it. — Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) November 16, 2020
Fleischer wasn’t the only one who noticed what was going on.
Fox News’ Bill Hemmer, certainly no pro-Trump partisan, had a similar reaction.
“You’ve been watching to what amounts to a bit of a love fest here between the media,” Hemmer said.
If This Behavior Is Enabled, It Will Increase
Expect Antifa and other violent far-left groups to get stronger in coming years as the “woke” mob continues to define the Democratic Party.
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And expect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to get zero questions about or to be blamed for it, as has been done to President Trump concerning far-right extremists he has nothing to do with.
Joe Biden promised a return to “normalcy” and he will get it – the press bending over backward to protect the left and malign the right, truth be damned.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-11-17--Biden Suggests Americans Limit Thanksgiving Gatherings In Their Own Homes, Wear Masks

Joe Biden recommends Americans limit their Thanksgiving gatherings to within five and ten people , and adhere to current protocols such as social distancing and mask-wearing in their own home .
Biden , the media-declared president-elect , made his advisement citing “ health experts ” during a press conference Monday .
“ Let me tell you what health experts have said to me , ” the former vice president said .
“ They strongly urge that , if , in fact , we ’ re going to have Thanksgiving with anyone , that we limit it to … five people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , wearing masks , and people who have quarantined , ” he added .
Biden reiterated the call to limit groups to ten people “ inside the home ” and hoped that people would be able “ to be together next Thanksgiving ” and “ next Christmas.
” Joe Biden Says He Will Limit His Own Thanksgiving Gathering Biden stated that he and his family would actually be practicing what they preach – scaling back their own family gathering .
“ Jill and I spent this morning , like many of you , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to do for Thanksgiving ?
How are we going to do it ?
” he told reporters .
He added that they “ would narrow down which family members ” would be able to attend and insisted on assurances “ that they were tested , recently tested , within 24 hours.
” Biden also noted , “ There ’ s nothing macho about not wearing a mask.
” Listen to the Experts Says Biden The ‘ health experts ’ have had some interesting thoughts on how to combat the pandemic during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases across the country .
“ You may have to bite the bullet and sacrifice that social gathering , unless you ’ re pretty certain that the people that you ’ re dealing with are not infected , ” Fauci said .
“ It is unfortunate , because that ’ s such a sacred part of American tradition — the family gathering around Thanksgiving , ” he added .
“ But that is a risk.
” Dr. Michael Osterholm , a COVID adviser for Joe Biden , called for a four- to six-week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numbers .
Meanwhile , people like Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot are ‘ canceling ’ Thanksgiving for their residents while openly flaunting their own protocols , and others like Oregon governor Kate Brown threaten jail time if anyone fails to follow her lockdown rules .
Much of what is being advertised as public health wisdom from the political class is nothing more than nonsense spouted by people who wish to control others .

Joe Biden recommends Americans limit their Thanksgiving gatherings to within five and ten people, and adhere to current protocols such as social distancing and mask-wearing in their own home.
Biden, the media-declared president-elect, made his advisement citing “health experts” during a press conference Monday.
“Let me tell you what health experts have said to me,” the former vice president said.
“They strongly urge that, if, in fact, we’re going to have Thanksgiving with anyone, that we limit it to … five people, maximum 10 people, socially distanced, wearing masks, and people who have quarantined,” he added.
Biden reiterated the call to limit groups to ten people “inside the home” and hoped that people would be able “to be together next Thanksgiving” and “next Christmas.”
President-elect Joe Biden’s message to Americans who want to travel this Thanksgiving: “There should be no group more than ten people inside the home.” pic.twitter.com/NjNwqm0Ya7 — The Hill (@thehill) November 16, 2020
RELATED: Dr. Fauci Suggests Americans Cancel Thanksgiving Gatherings Due To Coronavirus
Joe Biden Says He Will Limit His Own Thanksgiving Gathering
Biden stated that he and his family would actually be practicing what they preach – scaling back their own family gathering.
“Jill and I spent this morning, like many of you, trying to figure out what are we going to do for Thanksgiving? How are we going to do it?” he told reporters.
He added that they “would narrow down which family members” would be able to attend and insisted on assurances “that they were tested, recently tested, within 24 hours.”
Biden also noted, “There’s nothing macho about not wearing a mask.”
Biden says the ONLY way you should be allowed to have Thanksgiving is if everyone wears masks, stays socially distanced, tests negative on the day before, and keeps it to no more than five or ten. He says the 2021 holidays will be this way if we DON’T listen to him. pic.twitter.com/LR9roCneqQ — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) November 16, 2020
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Listen to the Experts Says Biden
The ‘health experts’ have had some interesting thoughts on how to combat the pandemic during the holidays as we see a rise in cases across the country.
Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested Americans rethink their Thanksgiving gatherings altogether.
“You may have to bite the bullet and sacrifice that social gathering, unless you’re pretty certain that the people that you’re dealing with are not infected,” Fauci said.
“It is unfortunate, because that’s such a sacred part of American tradition — the family gathering around Thanksgiving,” he added. “But that is a risk.”
U.S. is seeing a massive spike in COVID cases & hospitalizations. The CDC says *small gatherings* are an increasing source of spread. What does that mean for Thanksgiving? Dr. Fauci says “that is a risk. You may have to bite the bullet and sacrifice that social gathering.” pic.twitter.com/cZmRLlDJwd — The Recount (@therecount) October 15, 2020
Dr. Michael Osterholm, a COVID adviser for Joe Biden, called for a four- to six-week national lockdown to help drive down infection numbers.
Dr. Michael Osterholm, a member of President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 task force, is recommending a nationwide lockdown: “We could lockdown for four to six weeks, and if we did that, we could drive the numbers down like they did in Asia…New Zealand and Australia.” pic.twitter.com/9FXCAhQz0l — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) November 13, 2020
Meanwhile, people like Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot are ‘canceling’ Thanksgiving for their residents while openly flaunting their own protocols, and others like Oregon governor Kate Brown threaten jail time if anyone fails to follow her lockdown rules.
Radical leftist Governor of Oregon is ordering no more than 6 people can gather for Thanksgiving. Joe Biden says only 5! Radical Governor is even threatening JAIL TIME for getting your family together at Thanksgiving. This is ABSURD leftist control. Not the American way! — Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) November 16, 2020
Much of what is being advertised as public health wisdom from the political class is nothing more than nonsense spouted by people who wish to control others.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-11-17--MSNBC Says White Women Are Our Main Problem

According to MSNBC , white women who voted for Trump are the nation ’ s main problem because , well , they voted for Trump .
So , if you ’ re a white woman and reading this , ask yourself : Are you a bigger problem than the Democrats , the virus , Antifa , or Black Lives Matter ?
No ?
MSNBC thinks you are .
MSNBC Host Tiffany Cross asked a very non-telegenic panel on Saturday whether white women ’ s “ overwhelming support for Trump in the 2020 election was a vote for Trump or against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” Gorgon Julie Kohler , a Senior Advisor at Democracy Alliance , said that support of President Trump represented a “ maintenance of the status quo.
” Really ?
Because conservatism is such the status quo ?
Sure , right .
“ Pluralities of white women have been voting for Republican candidates for the better part of 70 years , ” Kohler said .
“ And I think one of the important things that we can hopefully take from this election , is that these are long-standing patterns that are unlikely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Way to go you guys…er…um gals !
Kohler spewed on , “ We still see those legacies today , whether it ’ s Amy Cooper or the ‘ Permit Patties , ’ or white women that have weaponized their identities against especially black men who threaten their privilege .
These are long-standing entrenched patterns.
” What Bolshie doublespeak .
Complete and utter bosh coming from , by her own warped sensibilities , of course , a white woman .
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Some are lovely , articulate , and conservative .
I asked two in that league to respond to the virago above .
“ Imagine my surprise to hear that white women voted in high numbers for Trump .
And , that according to MSNBC , ‘ white ’ women are ‘ the problem.
’ I was sincerely dumbfounded by this statistic ( if it ’ s true , which of course is the question we should all be asking of ANY news source these days ) .
All of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in the past four years , have either canceled , blocked or downright attacked me verbally .
I ’ ve been deemed ‘ intolerant ’ .
Keep in mind these are all white , suburban women with no children .
Perhaps the disconnect may be that the people who can actually understand how important certain things like freedom are , are the people with children – the people who have some sort of stake in the future of the United States .
If you do not have children , and you continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ability to make a living , YOU are the problem , and you should be removed from the conversation .
And that ’ s one ‘ white ’ woman ’ s perspective.
” Another of the species , this woman is a wife and mother of four in New York state .
She is a highly regarded professional and asked for anonymity : “ As a ‘ suburban white woman , ’ a working professional , a wife , and a mother of four , I take exception to the way a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this country who voted for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election .
I have no interest in what they keep calling ‘ white supremacy ’ —and it ’ s wrong and misguided for them to assume that I do , and further , to name-call when they don ’ t appear to have a clue who I am or what I care about .
I do have an interest in keeping this country as strong as it can be for my children , their children , and forever after—and as an American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a vote for the candidate I feel is best to guide this nation .
In my view , that person was President Donald Trump , because of his pro-America , pro-growth , pro-freedom , pro-family policies for all Americans .
The so-called ‘ tolerant left ’ continues to show the rest of the country that it is not tolerant at all of viewpoints that don ’ t exactly match their own .
They need to examine their own words and actions—rather than point fingers at those who don ’ t see the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really think they know all about me ?
Not a chance .
My husband is Latino , some of my closest friends are of mixed race , and I believe all legal Americans are entitled to pursue their dreams here , in the best country on the face of the earth .
When such people as those on MSNBC continually try to put down other Americans , what they really end up doing is lowering themselves.
” This piece was written by David Kamioner on November 17 , 2020 .
It originally appeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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According to MSNBC, white women who voted for Trump are the nation’s main problem because, well, they voted for Trump.
So, if you’re a white woman and reading this, ask yourself: Are you a bigger problem than the Democrats, the virus, Antifa, or Black Lives Matter? No? MSNBC thinks you are.
MSNBC Shames White Women
MSNBC Host Tiffany Cross asked a very non-telegenic panel on Saturday whether white women’s “overwhelming support for Trump in the 2020 election was a vote for Trump or against Biden-Harris, with the emphasis on Harris?”
Gorgon Julie Kohler, a Senior Advisor at Democracy Alliance, said that support of President Trump represented a “maintenance of the status quo.” Really? Because conservatism is such the status quo? Sure, right.
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Amidst a lengthy MSNBC segment attacking white women, the Democracy Alliance’s @juliekkohler1 says: "white women have taken an active role in the maintenance of white supremacy … white women weaponize their identities against, especially, black men" pic.twitter.com/VSRjbRd8gf — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 14, 2020
“Pluralities of white women have been voting for Republican candidates for the better part of 70 years,” Kohler said. “And I think one of the important things that we can hopefully take from this election, is that these are long-standing patterns that are unlikely to change.” Thank God for that. Way to go you guys…er…um gals!
Kohler spewed on, “We still see those legacies today, whether it’s Amy Cooper or the ‘Permit Patties,’ or white women that have weaponized their identities against especially black men who threaten their privilege. These are long-standing entrenched patterns.”
What Bolshie doublespeak. Complete and utter bosh coming from, by her own warped sensibilities, of course, a white woman.
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White Women Respond
But white women are all not like that. Some are lovely, articulate, and conservative. I asked two in that league to respond to the virago above.
Former CIA officer Shelly Mateer:
“Imagine my surprise to hear that white women voted in high numbers for Trump. And, that according to MSNBC, ‘white’ women are ‘the problem.’ I was sincerely dumbfounded by this statistic (if it’s true, which of course is the question we should all be asking of ANY news source these days). All of the ‘white’ women I know, in the past four years, have either canceled, blocked or downright attacked me verbally. I’ve been deemed ‘intolerant’. Keep in mind these are all white, suburban women with no children. Perhaps the disconnect may be that the people who can actually understand how important certain things like freedom are, are the people with children – the people who have some sort of stake in the future of the United States. If you do not have children, and you continue to promote policies that remove freedoms and the ability to make a living, YOU are the problem, and you should be removed from the conversation. And that’s one ‘white’ woman’s perspective.”
Another of the species, this woman is a wife and mother of four in New York state. She is a highly regarded professional and asked for anonymity:
“As a ‘suburban white woman,’ a working professional, a wife, and a mother of four, I take exception to the way a recent MSNBC segment attacked white women in this country who voted for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. I have no interest in what they keep calling ‘white supremacy’—and it’s wrong and misguided for them to assume that I do, and further, to name-call when they don’t appear to have a clue who I am or what I care about. I do have an interest in keeping this country as strong as it can be for my children, their children, and forever after—and as an American, I’m free to cast a vote for the candidate I feel is best to guide this nation. In my view, that person was President Donald Trump, because of his pro-America, pro-growth, pro-freedom, pro-family policies for all Americans. The so-called ‘tolerant left’ continues to show the rest of the country that it is not tolerant at all of viewpoints that don’t exactly match their own. They need to examine their own words and actions—rather than point fingers at those who don’t see the world the way they do. Do they really think they know all about me? Not a chance. My husband is Latino, some of my closest friends are of mixed race, and I believe all legal Americans are entitled to pursue their dreams here, in the best country on the face of the earth. When such people as those on MSNBC continually try to put down other Americans, what they really end up doing is lowering themselves.”
Well said ladies.
This piece was written by David Kamioner on November 17, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-11-17--CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Apologizes On Air After Comparing Trump To Nazis Purging Jews

CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour apologized on air after comparing President Trump ’ s four years in office to the Nazis ’ Kristallnacht purge of the Jewish people in 1938 .
She made the ill-advised comparison last week during a segment on her CNN International show commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the pogrom .
“ This week 82 years ago , Kristallnacht happened , ” Amanpour opened the segment .
“ It was the Nazis ’ warning shot across the bow of our human civilization that led to genocide against a whole identity.
” “ And in that tower of burning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on fact , knowledge , history and truth , ” she continued .
“ After four years of a modern-day assault on those same values by Donald Trump , the Biden/Harris team pledges a return to norms , including the truth.
” RELATED : Barack Obama Equates Trump To Dictators Who Will Do Anything To Stay In Power – Here ’ s Why He ’ s A Hypocrite Amichai Stein , a correspondent for the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation , reported that the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( MFA ) had demanded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comparison between Kristallnacht and Trump ’ s actions are unacceptable and an apology is required , ” the MFA was quoted as saying .
Diaspora Affairs Minister Omer Yankelevitch slammed the network over the comments .
“ Using the memory of the Holocaust for cheap headlines or a political agenda is concerning and distorts the historical and moral truth , ” Yankelevitch said .
On her Monday broadcast , Amanpour issued the apology .
“ I observed the 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht , as I often do , ” she began .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ horrors of the Holocaust .
I also noted President Trump ’ s attacks on history , facts , knowledge and truth.
” “ I should not have juxtaposed the two thoughts .
Hitler and his evils stand alone , of course , in history , ” Amanpour lamented .
“ I regret any pain my statement may have caused.
” In 2015 , Amanpour made headlines during a “ Breaking News ” segment on CNN with another ill-advised reference , calling Islamic extremists who murdered the 12 journalists at Charlie Hebdo “ activists @ @

CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour apologized on air after comparing President Trump’s four years in office to the Nazis’ Kristallnacht purge of the Jewish people in 1938.
She made the ill-advised comparison last week during a segment on her CNN International show commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the pogrom.
“This week 82 years ago, Kristallnacht happened,” Amanpour opened the segment. “It was the Nazis’ warning shot across the bow of our human civilization that led to genocide against a whole identity.”
“And in that tower of burning books, it led to an attack on fact, knowledge, history and truth,” she continued.
“After four years of a modern-day assault on those same values by Donald Trump, the Biden/Harris team pledges a return to norms, including the truth.”
A glimpse of what so many of the people who control large corporations,the media and Hollywood really think. That the over 72 million Americans who voted for Trump are supporters of the modern day equivalent of Nazi’s. pic.twitter.com/tAPI75PabD — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 13, 2020
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Christiane Amanpour Apologizes For Comparing Trump to Nazis
Amichai Stein, a correspondent for the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, reported that the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) had demanded an apology from Amanpour.
“The comparison between Kristallnacht and Trump’s actions are unacceptable and an apology is required,” the MFA was quoted as saying.
Scoop: After CNN’s senior presenter Christiane Amanpour compares Kristallnacht to the 4 years of Trump admin, the Israeli MFA has sent a letter to CNN demanding an apology: “The comparison between Kristallnacht and Trump’s actions are unacceptable and an apology is required.” — Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) November 16, 2020
Diaspora Affairs Minister Omer Yankelevitch slammed the network over the comments.
“Using the memory of the Holocaust for cheap headlines or a political agenda is concerning and distorts the historical and moral truth,” Yankelevitch said.
“Using the memory of the Holocaust for cheap headlines or a political agenda is concerning and distorts the historical and moral truth.” @CNNhttps://t.co/osVohQTX1w — Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) November 16, 2020
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Amanpour’s Apology For Comparing Trump’s Hyperbole to Kristallnacht
On her Monday broadcast, Amanpour issued the apology.
“I observed the 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht, as I often do,” she began. “It is the event that began the horrors of the Holocaust. I also noted President Trump’s attacks on history, facts, knowledge and truth.”
“I should not have juxtaposed the two thoughts. Hitler and his evils stand alone, of course, in history,” Amanpour lamented. “I regret any pain my statement may have caused.”
A relatively rare occurrence: an apology for comparing Trump to Nazis. From @Jerusalem_Post ‘CNN’s Amanpour apologizes for comparing Trump era to Kristallnacht.’ https://t.co/jCPyI50m9N — Byron York (@ByronYork) November 17, 2020
In 2015, Amanpour made headlines during a “Breaking News” segment on CNN with another ill-advised reference, calling Islamic extremists who murdered the 12 journalists at Charlie Hebdo “activists.”


thepoliticalinsider--2020-11-17--Michelle Obama Urges All Americans To Accept Biden Victory: ‘This Isn’t A Game’

In an Instagram post on Monday , former first lady Michelle Obama urged “ all Americans ” to “ respect the results of the election ” and support a smooth transition of power .
Mrs. Obama criticized what she called “ groundless conspiracy theories ” about the election results and said they were dangerous .
Additionally , she claimed that their own transition out of power was difficult due to Donald Trump ’ s “ racist lies ” about her husband .
RELATED : Michelle Obama Whines That She And Barack ‘ Could ’ ve Never Gotten Away ’ With @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country requires us to respect the results of an election even when we don ’ t like them or wish it had gone differently—the presidency doesn ’ t belong to any one individual or any one party , ” Mrs. Obama wrote .
She continued , “ To pretend that it does , to play along with these groundless conspiracy theories—whether for personal or political gain—is to put our country ’ s health and security in danger.
” Though Team Trump is still challenging the results in the important battleground states of Arizona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media and Democrats are behaving as if the election was already won by Biden .
Michelle Obama Claims Her Own Transition Was Difficult Due To Racism The former First Lady also described how difficult it was for her to meet with Melania Trump after the 2016 election .
“ Donald Trump had spread racist lies about my husband that had put my family in danger , ” Obama claimed .
She did not elaborate on what those racist lies were , or how they put her family “ in danger.
” “ That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ready to forgive .
But I knew that , for the sake of our country , I had to find the strength and maturity to put my anger aside.
” “ So I welcomed Melania Trump into the White House and talked with her about my experience , answering every question she had… ” Obama continued .
RELATED : Barack Obama Equates Trump To Dictators Who Will Do Anything To Stay In Power – Here ’ s Why He ’ s A Hypocrite Former President Barack Obama made comments about the election similar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on President Trump to “ think beyond your own ego ” and concede the election .
“ When your time is up , then it is your job to put the country first and think beyond your own ego , and your own interests , and your own disappointments , ” Mr. Obama told CBS News ’ 60 Minutes on Sunday .
“ My advice to President Trump is , if you want at this late stage in the game to be remembered as somebody who put country first , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing , ” Obama added .
But President Trump isn ’ t having it .
The defiant President said over the weekend that the race against Biden was a “ rigged election.
” “ He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA , ” Trump tweeted .
“ I concede NOTHING !
We have a long way to go .
This was a RIGGED ELECTION !
” RELATED : Michelle Obama Speaks Out To Tell Voters To Ignore Trump ’ s ‘ Conspiracy Theories ’ About Mail-In Voting It will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn out to be in the states that are being challenged .

In an Instagram post on Monday, former first lady Michelle Obama urged “all Americans” to “respect the results of the election” and support a smooth transition of power.
Mrs. Obama criticized what she called “groundless conspiracy theories” about the election results and said they were dangerous.
Additionally, she claimed that their own transition out of power was difficult due to Donald Trump’s “racist lies” about her husband.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michelle Obama (@michelleobama)
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Michelle Obama: ‘This Isn’t A Game’
“Our love of country requires us to respect the results of an election even when we don’t like them or wish it had gone differently—the presidency doesn’t belong to any one individual or any one party,” Mrs. Obama wrote.
She continued, “To pretend that it does, to play along with these groundless conspiracy theories—whether for personal or political gain—is to put our country’s health and security in danger.”
“This isn’t a game,” Obama emphasized.
Though Team Trump is still challenging the results in the important battleground states of Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, the media and Democrats are behaving as if the election was already won by Biden.
Michelle Obama Claims Her Own Transition Was Difficult Due To Racism
The former First Lady also described how difficult it was for her to meet with Melania Trump after the 2016 election.
“Donald Trump had spread racist lies about my husband that had put my family in danger,” Obama claimed.
She did not elaborate on what those racist lies were, or how they put her family “in danger.”
“That wasn’t something that I was ready to forgive. But I knew that, for the sake of our country, I had to find the strength and maturity to put my anger aside.”
“So I welcomed Melania Trump into the White House and talked with her about my experience, answering every question she had…” Obama continued.
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Former President Obama Has Made Similar Comments
Former President Barack Obama made comments about the election similar to his wife, when he called on President Trump to “think beyond your own ego” and concede the election.
“When your time is up, then it is your job to put the country first and think beyond your own ego, and your own interests, and your own disappointments,” Mr. Obama told CBS News’ 60 Minutes on Sunday.
Former President Barack Obama says President Trump should concede: “When your time is up, then it is your job to put the country first and think beyond your own ego, and your own interests, and your own disappointments.” https://t.co/Sv7vR0RzkU pic.twitter.com/UPJ5RXbb8C — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) November 16, 2020
President Trump Remains Defiant
“My advice to President Trump is, if you want at this late stage in the game to be remembered as somebody who put country first, it’s time for you to do the same thing,” Obama added.
But President Trump isn’t having it.
The defiant President said over the weekend that the race against Biden was a “rigged election.”
“He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA,” Trump tweeted.
“I concede NOTHING! We have a long way to go. This was a RIGGED ELECTION!”
He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA. I concede NOTHING! We have a long way to go. This was a RIGGED ELECTION! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2020
RELATED: Michelle Obama Speaks Out To Tell Voters To Ignore Trump’s ‘Conspiracy Theories’ About Mail-In Voting
It will be curious to see what the results turn out to be in the states that are being challenged.