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Conservative Commentator, David Brooks, calls for mass protests and strikes (www.mediaite.com)

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They are talking about striking in the national media, a conversation started by an Alexander-Hamilton-moderate-conservative. This is it, it has hit the mainstream media and word is getting out to the people that aren't necessarily in the 50501, and like organizations, loop.

Originally Posted By u/doyoulikemyladysuit At 2025-04-17 08:42:23 PM | Source

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[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago (4 children)

The difference between a shithead like this, and any and all sane people, is that sane people could see this unnecessary shitstorm approaching from afar, while these stunted minds only seem to be able to see things only after things smack then in the face.
Fuck him, all his ilk and the greedy, myopic, ignorant goddamned boat they rode one.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)

To he fair to Brooks (which I hate to do, since he is a shithead), he was very aware of the dangers of Trump and endorsed Hillary, Biden, and Kamala in the last three elections. He has even said that he was wrong about Bernie, and now acknowledges that his kind of economic populism is the only thing that could have stopped Trump's fascist populism. That being said, he's spent the last three decades promoting the kind of Regan-style neoliberalism and Bush-style imperialism that got us into this mess, so fuck him.

[–] perestroika@lemm.ee 23 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

In this case, you're quite obviously "barking under the wrong tree". Some people who call themselves conservative or moderate are quite capable of predicting what may happen.

Regarding the 2016 election, Brooks spoke in support of Hillary Clinton, applauding her ability to be "competent" and "normal" in comparison to her Republican counterpart, Donald Trump.[67][68] In addition, Brooks noted that he believed Clinton would eventually be victorious in the election, as he foresaw that the general American public would become "sick of" Trump.[67][68]

On the August 9, 2019, episode of the PBS NewsHour, Brooks suggested Trump may be a sociopath.

Not a secret, lifted from his Wikipedia page.

I would always advise checking a person's background before saying things about them.

[–] BenjiRenji@feddit.org 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We will need less insane conservatives on our side to correct this big orange mistake, so let's not fuck him for the moment.

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

While I agree, you're assuming the opportunity to fuck him won't pass once moment is over and he won't be enshrined as "one of the good ones" and allowed to continue making big, colorful mistakes so long as they aren't orange ones.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

When we need to unite against a literal fascist, I'll gladly stand with conservatives with whom I have serious policy disagreements. Telling them to fuck off will just strengthen Trump's hold.

Once we've finished the fight against the MAGA cult, we can debate each other about policy without worrying about anyone getting disappeared.