One of the ironies of the right is their denigration of the “elite” left, where “elite=intellectual.” As you rightly observe, Buckley portrayed himself as an elite, but was no match for those who were capable of combining reason and empathy to salutory effect. All he had was upper crust affect. Now, we have Buckley…

I listened to a little bit of it before I turned away, (I can only stomach very small doses of 45 without homicidal idealization.)

I absolutely agree. I remember people claiming that he was the only one on the right who could match Christopher Hitchens’ leftist intellect, yet, what I saw was a completely lopsided verbal display of power from Hitchens. Buckley’s parry with Gore Vidal? Not even close. How unctuous Buckley fooled the public into…

Rock and fucking roll!!!! If anyone hasn’t seen these guys, they are worth a look.

For real. rewatched the Baldwin-Buckley debate, where Buckley, lauded as emblematic of the good, intelligent Republican/conservative, champions a Western culture he considers to be dissipating.

And that Baldwin debate should be taught in US History classes. How people are unaware of such an iconic moment in our nations history is beyond me. Sort of explains our current situation though

Tell ‘em, Beep

I would bet a Trump steak that the wingnut fringe more identifies with these two than a white boy rapper.

Thank you - I couldn’t get the link up fast enough to counter that horseshit. Bill Buckley was modern white supremacy

The fact that it was happening before doesn’t make it OK, and the limits put in place were at least a step in the right direction. U.S. police forces have clearly shown no ability to actually serve communities, and are rife with white supremacists and sociopaths who are just looking for an excuse.

I didn’t even have to watch the video, the bowtie gave it away.

The GOP was using dog whistles until Trump brought a bullhorn and has been blasting us with brown notes.

I see the pardon as worse than endorsing racial discrimination. American Hitler is further endorsing Arpaio’s contempt of the law. If you refuse to enforce the law equitably, AH (and undoubtedly Attorney General Keebler’s Justice Department too) is just fine with that shit move. And contempt for the law can take many…

The same people who claim they need their guns to fight off an abusive government, are the same ones who argue people killed by cops should have cooperated better.

Exactly right. They’ll also fondle their guns and dream of fighting a second revolution while simultaneously cheering the fact that the military has been forced to develop sophisticated anti-insurgency tactics and weapons over the past 16 years. They’re too fucking stupid to connect the dots.

The same network.. with millions of viewers who are always crying that the gov is coming to take their guns, and chemtrails, and all that nonsense... are celebrating the gov giving more power to local police... as long as that power is directed at the darkies.