Quote (Goomshill @ Mar 30 2023 01:04am)
It's been a long time since democrats had any concept of "we go high". They may have told themselves that, but only in the same sense that they're avowed anti-nazi while supporting literal nazis these days
To have a flash from the past, let's recall what the 2016 campaign looked like;
https://i.imgur.com/RrXuMr2.pngThis is about the same time the ground was swept out from under Icemage's feet and his sad devotion to that ancient religion lost its moral high ground.
So we're talking 7-10 years ago minimum, a bit more than a couple, time flies.
Nowadays the militantism among liberals is so rampant that even
after this terrorist attack was the top story and the motive known, some high profile democrats still wound up making headlines for sympathizing with the child killer or overtly supporting it. That aide to a governor, some random ecelebs, whatever. Look at how the aussie trans militants were attacking a feminist activist just a matter of days ago and lauded by lawmakers there. At least most of them have abandoned the pretense of being civil and high minded, its trendy to overtly embrace political extremism now and moderation is explicitly shunned.
It seems somewhat coincidental that US politics went completely off the rails right after the US overturned a 64 year ban of public dissemination of propaganda produced for foreign audiences to combat "al-Qaeda
infiltrating the internet"
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The Smith–Mundt Modernization Act of 2012[33] was introduced by U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry on May 10, 2012, in the House of Representatives. U.S. Congressman Adam Smith was a Co-Sponsor.[33] The bill purpose is "to authorize the domestic dissemination of information and material about the United States intended primarily for foreign audiences."[33] The act was added to the 2013 NDAA bill as section of 1078 to amend certain passages of Smith–Mundt Act of 1948 and Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1987.[34] The Smith–Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 passed Congress as part of the NDAA 2013 on December 28, 2012.[34] Amendments made to the Smith–Mundt Act of 1948 and Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1987 allow for materials produced by the State Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to be released within US borders.[35][36][37] U.S. Congressman Adam Smith stated with respect to the bill's purpose that al-Qaeda was infiltrating the Internet in order to promote anti-Americanism and that with passage of the Smith–Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 the U.S. government would be able disseminate public diplomacy information by the State Department to counter that in the Arabic language abroad.[36]