Brilliant. Bravo. Thank you so much for this. As a single white college educated mother of two young boys under 6, formerly deeply liberal, I broke ranks (made much simpler by RFK jr) and voted Trump. I've been fascinated by the hypocrisy of so many screaming about Trump while literally doing exactly what they are accusing him, and us, and me - of.
A close friend posted this a few days back, and I'll just say that I'm thankful for your articulate capacity to address this strange and hateful and judgemental stream of rhetoric.
"this strange and hateful and judgemental stream of rhetoric." It really defies belief, he hit every attack ever made on the people who wish to restore America, instead of America being turned into the dystopian globo homo NWO hellscape that was intended to happen.
Thanks for taking the time to answer this smug dude's sermon! (And thanks for linking to me too!) I'm so tired of the self-righteousness coupled with a complete lack of self-reflection coming from the left. And I noted he took the liberty of speaking for the 'non-straight' a couple of times, and then spoke for the 'LGBTQ+"--which reveals to me that he sees 'LGBTQ+' as = to 'non-straight'. He has no clue what these letters (and +) mean, and thinks of them all as one type of person. He himself won't say the word 'gay' but would probably make a five minute video crying about the injustice of a 'Don't Say Gay Bill'. He is the type of person who is actually erasing gay people, by force-teaming us with the TQ+.
PS: I don't think he (and people like him) are heartbroken at all. I think they're secretly happy to be able to put themselves on a pedestal for the next four years. This way, they can continue to preach how wise and good they are, soooo much better than the rest of us.
I'm so thankful you had the perfect piece available for me to link! I do suspect a subset of these people, stuck as they seem in righteously elevating victimhood, will use the next four years to champion that narrative with themselves in the starring role. But maybe some will discover, as democracy does not end and many things improve, that their catastrophizing was just that—a cognitive distortion which does not align with reality. Perhaps some will wonder what else they got wrong... Time will tell. I'll try not to get my hopes up.
Life will be so amazing! People will just have to get through the pain of knowing they’ve been deceived for decades. We will be celebrating our new-found lives together, and the collective joy we feel from each other will help us to heal.
A disgusted Southern Democrat who was mad enough to make a TikTok video, I guess. And it went viral because he speaks for millions of others who equally despise Trump.
This Uniparty is the best thing to happen in politics in a very long time. The merging of Dems into a coalition alongside Republicans to actually ‘govern’ for the People, to make the USA that Gold Standard in the world as well as to tackle extensive government corruption and overreach, is wonderful! It is a massive electoral stake in the ground in the history of this nation. And just in time for our 250th Birthday!
That there are unhappy, miserable citizens, who voted for the status quo upon the advice of MSM headlines, who can ONLY see and opine about the Orange Man is a loss for the entire country, sustaining the division they so wish to conjoin (if only WE would agree with THEM!).
Liberal Tears will flood the country UNTIL gas and food prices come down. UNTIL the newly anointed DOGE dynamic duo thins out the deadweight in DC. UNTIL our faith in elected officials and elections are restored. UNTIL the southern border is locked down. UNTIL governmental health agencies refocus on keeping us healthy. Then, their tears will dry up. Maybe.
SOUND THE KLAXON: There is work to be done. We may only get this one shot!
I am so excited for DOGE and Bobby in HHS. Pray they succeed in their missions because I think you're right that we have but one true shot at this. I'm trying not to get ahead of myself in my optimism.
Methinks this " gentle man" needs to be given a copy of White Guilt by Shelby Steele. Also I would love to hear his opinion of Daniel Penny and the strap hangers he protected. NYC is on trial as much as Penny and we are fixin to discover if it has crossed the proverbial Rubicon and wants identity politics above all else. If so be very careful when you travel to the big blue apple cause you will be on your own.
"White Guilt" is one of those books that sent me on an exploration of Steele, Sowell, and McWhorter. It should be required reading for every AWFL in suburban America.
Another great read Leah! The lack of self awareness this guy and others like him willingly put on public display is astounding! And you are spot on about the rest of the world. So many people here in Australia excited by the prospect of a freedom, enterprise, commonsense revival in America. It will give permission to other leaders to stop just “managing the decline” and change the systems we know aren’t working - health and big pharma a glaring case in point. Exciting times for the world!
Excellent rebuttal, Leah! I am always wary of anything that resembles a cult of personality, so I also find the "Trump is our savior" rhetoric a little distasteful. You've done a great job of explaining how this election was, for most voters, not an endorsement of Trump's personality, style, or even policies, but rather an indictment of the transgressive ideology being championed by seemingly every major institution of our society.
But why did primary voters pick Trump if it wasn’t about personality, style, or policies? I mean, if your goal was to use the power of the government to fight transgressive ideologies of the left in major institutions, shouldn’t DeSantis have won in a landslide because he has shown that he can deliver the goods? Or why not pick Cruz in 2016 for the similar reasons (that he was far more likely to be able to bend the government to his will than Trump). This is why it seems to me that for a lot of people who voted for Trump, it is about Trump himself and not about anything else. Not the people who switched from Trump to Biden, or Biden to Trump, but for the hardcore supporters who carried him to victory in the primaries where the options weren’t between Trump and Democrats, but between Trump and other Republicans who tried to paint themselves as Trumpier than Trump policy wise and have shown themselves to just be much more disciplined and politically efficacious.
This reminds me of a post by my cousin, where she goes on about Christians and how they are clearly misguided if they voted for Trump because the Presidency should be about character, among other things. Oh, right! Because so many Democrats have such wonderful character. Let’s see, does Bill Clinton ring a bell? Or maybe John Edwards? Or even JFK? These men who ALL cheated on their wives are an excellent example of character.
Wow! One of the best replies to what I bet many of us are having to endure from our “betters”. I only pray that I might be able to communicate this articulately.
Turned liberal here, in parts to RFK and in parts to gender affirming care, and boy have I taken a beating. These people are mad as heck, especially at the me's. Unfortunately I'm no Leah Rose, so my words do casserole together, (kinda like word salad), and I get caught up in the circle of trying to explain why this happened. Praise you sweet friend for so articulatively writing this to share with the mad as heckers out there!!!
Look forward to reading your work. All the love...Jenny
Oy. That sounds awful. If sharing this can help, then I’m grateful to be part of bridging your divides. I will admit though, that in my experience, people who are certain Trump = Orange Hitler are not moved by rational arguments. A solid ounce of humble curiosity is required to initiate a breakthrough.😏 Regardless, I’m glad you enjoyed it; welcome to my Substack.
Not to my knowledge. Somebody with a TikTok account would have to share the link to him either as a comment on the video or by direct message (does TikTok have DMs?) and even if that happened, who knows if he’d be willing to read it (I’d be pleasantly shocked if he did) and who knows if I’d ever learn that he did. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thank you for heeding the call to respond so thoroughly to this, this, this utter propaganda parrot dressed up like a good ole boy. The projection and lack of curiosity to actually investigate instead of lecture is staggering. And the comments in that video are equally insane. You got me through it though! You're a national treasure Leah! ❤️❤️❤️
Great response, but I disagree with his assertion that guys like him “deserve an explanation”. No, you don’t. If you really want one (which is doubtful), then figure it out yourself.
Well, it was cathartic to write so I'm glad he asked. Plus it's always possible someone a little less entrenched in their moral outrage will read it and pause over some small point. One can only hope, right?
Thanks BMR. Well said. Very well said. I think this guy should be studied though because he epitomizes the mindset and dogma of those who view themselves as "elite". And I hereby revoke his Southern card.
Brilliant. Bravo. Thank you so much for this. As a single white college educated mother of two young boys under 6, formerly deeply liberal, I broke ranks (made much simpler by RFK jr) and voted Trump. I've been fascinated by the hypocrisy of so many screaming about Trump while literally doing exactly what they are accusing him, and us, and me - of.
A close friend posted this a few days back, and I'll just say that I'm thankful for your articulate capacity to address this strange and hateful and judgemental stream of rhetoric.
The degree of confession through projection is fascinating indeed. And a bit terrifying, lol.
"this strange and hateful and judgemental stream of rhetoric." It really defies belief, he hit every attack ever made on the people who wish to restore America, instead of America being turned into the dystopian globo homo NWO hellscape that was intended to happen.
Man, it’s great to read your writing! 🤩
Excellent rebuttal, shame that we’ve drifted so far apart that it needs to be written.
Love the ‘blue gaslight’. It really does seem to put off ‘climate changing’ levels of smug
Thanks MM! And it is a shame indeed. Let's hope the coming airing out of secrets in high places helps bring us back together.
❤️
yes m’aam! Nothing like a good old fashioned truth telling/closet cleaning!
Thanks for taking the time to answer this smug dude's sermon! (And thanks for linking to me too!) I'm so tired of the self-righteousness coupled with a complete lack of self-reflection coming from the left. And I noted he took the liberty of speaking for the 'non-straight' a couple of times, and then spoke for the 'LGBTQ+"--which reveals to me that he sees 'LGBTQ+' as = to 'non-straight'. He has no clue what these letters (and +) mean, and thinks of them all as one type of person. He himself won't say the word 'gay' but would probably make a five minute video crying about the injustice of a 'Don't Say Gay Bill'. He is the type of person who is actually erasing gay people, by force-teaming us with the TQ+.
PS: I don't think he (and people like him) are heartbroken at all. I think they're secretly happy to be able to put themselves on a pedestal for the next four years. This way, they can continue to preach how wise and good they are, soooo much better than the rest of us.
I'm so thankful you had the perfect piece available for me to link! I do suspect a subset of these people, stuck as they seem in righteously elevating victimhood, will use the next four years to champion that narrative with themselves in the starring role. But maybe some will discover, as democracy does not end and many things improve, that their catastrophizing was just that—a cognitive distortion which does not align with reality. Perhaps some will wonder what else they got wrong... Time will tell. I'll try not to get my hopes up.
Life will be so amazing! People will just have to get through the pain of knowing they’ve been deceived for decades. We will be celebrating our new-found lives together, and the collective joy we feel from each other will help us to heal.
Who is this guy ?
A disgusted Southern Democrat who was mad enough to make a TikTok video, I guess. And it went viral because he speaks for millions of others who equally despise Trump.
Thank you, he certainly did win any converts
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This Uniparty is the best thing to happen in politics in a very long time. The merging of Dems into a coalition alongside Republicans to actually ‘govern’ for the People, to make the USA that Gold Standard in the world as well as to tackle extensive government corruption and overreach, is wonderful! It is a massive electoral stake in the ground in the history of this nation. And just in time for our 250th Birthday!
That there are unhappy, miserable citizens, who voted for the status quo upon the advice of MSM headlines, who can ONLY see and opine about the Orange Man is a loss for the entire country, sustaining the division they so wish to conjoin (if only WE would agree with THEM!).
Liberal Tears will flood the country UNTIL gas and food prices come down. UNTIL the newly anointed DOGE dynamic duo thins out the deadweight in DC. UNTIL our faith in elected officials and elections are restored. UNTIL the southern border is locked down. UNTIL governmental health agencies refocus on keeping us healthy. Then, their tears will dry up. Maybe.
SOUND THE KLAXON: There is work to be done. We may only get this one shot!
I am so excited for DOGE and Bobby in HHS. Pray they succeed in their missions because I think you're right that we have but one true shot at this. I'm trying not to get ahead of myself in my optimism.
Methinks this " gentle man" needs to be given a copy of White Guilt by Shelby Steele. Also I would love to hear his opinion of Daniel Penny and the strap hangers he protected. NYC is on trial as much as Penny and we are fixin to discover if it has crossed the proverbial Rubicon and wants identity politics above all else. If so be very careful when you travel to the big blue apple cause you will be on your own.
"White Guilt" is one of those books that sent me on an exploration of Steele, Sowell, and McWhorter. It should be required reading for every AWFL in suburban America.
Absolutely
Another great read Leah! The lack of self awareness this guy and others like him willingly put on public display is astounding! And you are spot on about the rest of the world. So many people here in Australia excited by the prospect of a freedom, enterprise, commonsense revival in America. It will give permission to other leaders to stop just “managing the decline” and change the systems we know aren’t working - health and big pharma a glaring case in point. Exciting times for the world!
Wishing all of you the very best! You deserve it!
My favorite below. I laughed out loud
Thanks for taking the time to write
“It seems you live so contentedly in the glow of blue gaslight that you entirely missed the steady leak of voters leaving your party”
Humor is not my strength in writing so I'm happy to hear I gave you a laugh. Thanks for taking the time to read.
Loved the whole piece. You nailed it. I definitely wasn’t laughing at your writing. I loved the metaphor
Excellent rebuttal, Leah! I am always wary of anything that resembles a cult of personality, so I also find the "Trump is our savior" rhetoric a little distasteful. You've done a great job of explaining how this election was, for most voters, not an endorsement of Trump's personality, style, or even policies, but rather an indictment of the transgressive ideology being championed by seemingly every major institution of our society.
Thanks Alex! I'm glad to hear in your words that I achieved my goal. If I had a TikTok account maybe I'd post the link directly to his video. :D
But why did primary voters pick Trump if it wasn’t about personality, style, or policies? I mean, if your goal was to use the power of the government to fight transgressive ideologies of the left in major institutions, shouldn’t DeSantis have won in a landslide because he has shown that he can deliver the goods? Or why not pick Cruz in 2016 for the similar reasons (that he was far more likely to be able to bend the government to his will than Trump). This is why it seems to me that for a lot of people who voted for Trump, it is about Trump himself and not about anything else. Not the people who switched from Trump to Biden, or Biden to Trump, but for the hardcore supporters who carried him to victory in the primaries where the options weren’t between Trump and Democrats, but between Trump and other Republicans who tried to paint themselves as Trumpier than Trump policy wise and have shown themselves to just be much more disciplined and politically efficacious.
This reminds me of a post by my cousin, where she goes on about Christians and how they are clearly misguided if they voted for Trump because the Presidency should be about character, among other things. Oh, right! Because so many Democrats have such wonderful character. Let’s see, does Bill Clinton ring a bell? Or maybe John Edwards? Or even JFK? These men who ALL cheated on their wives are an excellent example of character.
That man feels full of hate, to me, just on a vibes level. He is a full on bigot. MSM propaganda has broken people’s brains, but also their souls.
Wow! One of the best replies to what I bet many of us are having to endure from our “betters”. I only pray that I might be able to communicate this articulately.
Turned liberal here, in parts to RFK and in parts to gender affirming care, and boy have I taken a beating. These people are mad as heck, especially at the me's. Unfortunately I'm no Leah Rose, so my words do casserole together, (kinda like word salad), and I get caught up in the circle of trying to explain why this happened. Praise you sweet friend for so articulatively writing this to share with the mad as heckers out there!!!
Look forward to reading your work. All the love...Jenny
Oy. That sounds awful. If sharing this can help, then I’m grateful to be part of bridging your divides. I will admit though, that in my experience, people who are certain Trump = Orange Hitler are not moved by rational arguments. A solid ounce of humble curiosity is required to initiate a breakthrough.😏 Regardless, I’m glad you enjoyed it; welcome to my Substack.
Ah, good advice.
May I ask, did this Southern gentleman get a chance to read your rebuttal?
Not to my knowledge. Somebody with a TikTok account would have to share the link to him either as a comment on the video or by direct message (does TikTok have DMs?) and even if that happened, who knows if he’d be willing to read it (I’d be pleasantly shocked if he did) and who knows if I’d ever learn that he did. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Too bad, because Leah, you are spot on! Brava. 🇺🇸🇮🇱
Outstanding response.
Thank you for heeding the call to respond so thoroughly to this, this, this utter propaganda parrot dressed up like a good ole boy. The projection and lack of curiosity to actually investigate instead of lecture is staggering. And the comments in that video are equally insane. You got me through it though! You're a national treasure Leah! ❤️❤️❤️
Ha! Thank you, Mrs. Miller. You're too much.😎
Also, I love "utter propaganda parrot dressed up like a good ole boy"—💥💥💥! Lol.
Great response, but I disagree with his assertion that guys like him “deserve an explanation”. No, you don’t. If you really want one (which is doubtful), then figure it out yourself.
Well, it was cathartic to write so I'm glad he asked. Plus it's always possible someone a little less entrenched in their moral outrage will read it and pause over some small point. One can only hope, right?
Thanks BMR. Well said. Very well said. I think this guy should be studied though because he epitomizes the mindset and dogma of those who view themselves as "elite". And I hereby revoke his Southern card.
He did strike me as a bit of a poseur when it comes to southern gentleman.😏