(12-22-2020 11:07 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(12-22-2020 10:58 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(12-22-2020 10:53 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(12-22-2020 10:44 AM)Rice93 Wrote:  

(12-22-2020 10:38 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  Well, you guys never responded to my question about a vendetta. This appears to me to just be prep for a vendetta. First step: demonize the targets.

Personally, I did not find this cartoon anti-semitic, although it is reminiscent of Nazi cartoon propaganda . I guess rats are a universal metaphor for distasteful people. Ask Jimmy Cagney. Or find a sinking ship. But thinks for attributing every word and nuance of the clip to my personal beliefs - without you guys, I would never know what I believe. I appreciate the guidance from Big Brother.

Now, use your imaginations, and instead of rats, imagine the cartoonist used donkeys. Or apes. or snakes. What do you suppose the intent would be? The message is not dependent on the species - it is dependent on the level of hate and the intent to do something with the hate.

OK... so NOT Nazi propaganda as the link that you provided us implied? Yet somehow we are "twisting" the issue towards Nazi propaganda and away from general hate from the left despite your provided link referencing "unconscionable" Nazi propaganda. QED.

We aren't telling you what you believe. I'm trying to figure it out because I thought right-wingers were more tough/stoic than to take such offense at a relatively lame political cartoon.

I figured an instance of anti-Trump propaganda from a far left dedicated outlet would perhaps provide a way back into a discussion of a possible vendetta by the left, a discussion you and Lad et al ignored.

Instead you and lad fixated on the imagery.

It was not me who called it anti-semitic, and I have not gone back to see if the author called it so or merely said it was reminiscent of anti-semitic imagery used by the nazis. I would agree with the latter, not the former. Would you disagree? But you and lad attribute the former to me and then expect me to defend it.

Now here is the question: Is there going to be a vendetta by the Left against Trump and his family and supporters? I see some evidence that there will be.

Much has been made of the peaceful transition of power that is the hallmark of American politics. But an integral part of that is the lack of retribution by the new regime toward that old. Is that about to change? Are we going to see Republican supporters of Trump jailed and prosecuted and effectively exiled? For the first time in my life, I think it is a possibility.

No get off the subject of rats and respond to the question of retribution.

Far left publication - lolololol. The Washington Post employs and publishes George Will, you know, that vaunted Marxist.

Fox News is pretty right wing, but I wouldn't even go as far as calling them a far right news organization.

Just my opinion, but the most reliably biased left wing major media outlets are, in order:

1. CNN
2. WashPo
3. MSNBC
4. NYT

I reach this conclusion based on my own observations of content, not what somebody tells me to believe.

As for George Will, one or so opposition voices does not define the organization. Fox themselves have several liberals on staff or who come in by invitation to comment or debate. You almost never see a debate without the liberals being represented. Try watching sometime. It might do wonders for you.

If you see a picket fence with all the staves leaning one direction, except one standing upright, the one will seem out of place.

It seems that in addition to rats, the problem is Fox, in your minds. Do try to be fair. And balanced.

No issue if you call them left-wing. But far left has a meaning, and it would be related to the content they publish and where on the political spectrum it falls. Far left would be like Daily Kos or something. Far right would be your InfoWars or something similar.

No issue in this instance with Fox - you pulled that one out of thin air.