Episode 235 Show Notes- How Reasonable Positions are Being Labeled Far-Right Extremism
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In this episode, Professor Giordano explores two important topics. First, he briefly examines the politics surrounding the Rittenhouse verdict, and the intentional lies and deception of the media, big tech, and the politicians. Then Professor Giordano examines a new narrative emerging from these same groups, and how reasonable positions are being deemed as far-right extremism. What are the motives behind this push? Tune in to find out.
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Show Transcript- How Reasonable Positions are Being Labeled Far-Right Extremism
Intro
Welcome everyone to The P.A.S. Report Podcast.
It’s Thanksgiving time, and I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday. I’ll tell you, there is no shortage of topics out there. Last week I focused on how there are fires both internationally and on the domestic front, yet the administration seems clueless.
But pay attention to what’s happening internationally because what happens over there, impacts us here. I brought up Russia and Ukraine last week, and the rhetoric continues to ratchet up. In addition, reports are emerging that our intelligence is showing that Russia is preparing for an invasion of Ukraine. I’m always suspicious of these reports, and sometimes, reports like this create a self-fulfilling prophecy so we need to be really careful here. Remember, intelligence is an art, not a science, and intelligence can always be wrong.
Also, be aware of the neocons out there who still have the Cold War mentality. Ask yourself, why are these reports leaking out? These types of reports are extremely sensitive, and I will guarantee they are classified as top-secret. I suspect that these reports are being intentionally leaked. I don’t have evidence to prove that’s the case, but I know how government works and we need to ask what’s the motive of these leaks? Is it to gauge where the American people stand? Is it to prepare the American people? Is it being leaked out from those with ties to the military-industrial complex who stand to make a lot of money off any conflict? Who knows, but I suspect we’re going to find out real soon.
Also, pay attention, more and more of our military officials are growing concerned at the alarming gains the Chinese military is making when it comes to innovation. In fact, several generals have sounded the alarm bells and are saying that China’s military is far more advanced than previously thought, and that some of their new military innovations “defies science.”
This is concerning on several levels. First, it seems we are always behind the eight-ball and are largely wrong in our predictions when it comes to military innovation. Just think about North Korea. Our intel assessment in the 1990s was that North Korea wouldn’t be able to enrich uranium. Sure, enough they did. Then we said they were decades away from developing a nuclear bomb. Again, the intel community was wrong. Then it would take decades for them to develop a long-range missile. We know they have the ICBM technology. Then it was, they may have ICBM technology, but they don’t know how to create nuclear warheads to go on the ballistic missiles. Again, the intelligence was wrong. It seems that we are always lagging and surprised by these developments. Maybe our intelligence community needs to focus on the real threats that exist as opposed to settling gripes and spying on Americans. Just sayin’.
And now you’re seeing this rage throughout Europe as many European countries are reimposing their draconian COVID restrictions. The people within these countries aren’t having it, and we’re witnessing this rage among Europeans who are protesting en masse. These protests are turning violent, and the government is responding with force. It shows the growing instability throughout Europe and how these governments are on shaky ground.
The question remains, will these protests settle down or is this the beginning of something much bigger than most realize? I warned that you can only lock people down for so long before they begin to push back. So, pay attention to what’s happening in Europe because it does matter.
That’s a brief rundown following up on last week’s episode. For this week, I want to focus on two topics. First, I briefly want to examine the shameful politics surrounding the Rittenhouse verdict.
After that, I want to focus on this new dynamic where I’m seeing more and more headlines warning about the rise of right-wing extremism, and how the Republicans and Conservatives are becoming radicalized, and apparently, it’s because of people like me which is laughable. Understand, we are witnessing completely reasonable positions be deemed far-right extremism. What’s behind this push? What’s the motive? I’ll break it all down.
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The Rittenhouse Verdict
Remember what I said last week, had the officials actually done their jobs instead of being the cowards they are. Had the officials not told their police officers to stand down and taken a zero-tolerance approach to violent riots, there never would have been a Kyle Rittenhouse, a Rittenhouse trial, or a verdict.
But they didn’t show any leadership, and let their cities get rampaged. I support the idea of protests. I do not support when protests devolve into anarchy and chaos. At that point, it’s no longer a protest. And I’m consistent on this matter. I’ve stated clearly that anyone engaged in violence and destruction of property, whether it’s BLM protests that we saw for months on end or January 6th, all deserve to be prosecuted if they engaged in damaging property, assault, arson, and theft.
Getting back to the Rittenhouse verdict, he was found not guilty, and the left is going apoplectic. They’re screaming how this proves that systemic racism is real. That this is white supremacy at work. Take a listen to these demented freaks.
Sound Clip Rittenhouse Media Reaction
These people are insane, and they are knowing pushing false information. They continue to lie about this case. First of all, this case had nothing to do with race. It was a white kid who shot three white people. Those three white people made the conscious decision to chase Rittenhouse. To smash him in the head with a skateboard. To pull a gun on him.
Now should Rittenhouse has been there in the first place, and the answer is that if the officials did their jobs, as I said before, he wouldn’t have been there. But they didn’t. Even more disturbing was how the prosecution of the case, in their closing arguments, stated that Rittenhouse should just have taken a beating. Really? That’s the new standard. Just take a beating?
Luckily the jury was able to do away with all the noise and pressure, and the judicial process worked. A jury of peers looked at the evidence and determined Rittenhouse to be not guilty.
If we had a responsible media and responsible politicians, they would have that this case is over. That the jury has spoken and it’s time to move on.
Instead, they are doubling down and knowingly pushing lies and deceiving their audiences. First of all, they continue to refer to those that were killed and the one that was shot as innocent victims. This is a lie. They are not innocent victims and made the decision to attack Rittenhouse. Let’s suppose Rittenhouse didn’t fire his gun. What do you think would have happened to him? Do you really believe that these people just wanted to disarm him or would Rittenhouse be the one who was killed?
Also, look at the so-called victims they are defending. A domestic violence abuser. A pedophile and child rapist. The other has a history of charges and was carrying a firearm with an expired chamber. During testimony, he admitted that a bullet was in the chamber and pointed the gun at Rittenhouse. Look at who these people are defending.
Yet these people continue to lie. In fact, you have a number of media outlets that reported the protests began because of the unarmed shooting and killing of Jacob Blake. This was reported by more than one media outlet, including ABC News which is supposed to be a well-respected news outlet.
The fact is that Jacob Blake was armed. He was engaged in violence, and he was not killed by the police. He’s paralyzed from the waist down, but he is still very much alive. Why would the media lie about this? Why is the media still lying and saying that Rittenhouse crossed state lines with a firearm, which also turned out to be false, and they know that because that was dispelled during the trial? Why is the media still pushing the idea that Rittenhouse is a white supremacist? Surely the prosecution would have brought that out at trial. Why does the media rarely reveal the color of the so-called victims?
The media keeps pushing the narrative that this case now sets precedent and gives license to white people hunting down and killing black people. Of course, that’s not true, but that’s not the point. They want to lie and mislead people. They want to divide people.
But at what point do we hold these people accountable? The media industrial complex and the irresponsible politicians bear the responsibility if anything happens. They should be ashamed of themselves. They tried and continue to try to make this case about race, which it wasn’t. They are intentionally fanning the flames.
We just saw 5 people get murdered the other day at a Christmas parade in Wisconsin. If it turns out that the motive to run those people down was because of the Rittenhouse verdict, then shouldn’t the media be held accountable?
And where are all the race hustlers out there? The Joy Reid’s of the world? The first ones to immediately invoke race, but all of a sudden, they’ve gone dark. They’re mighty quiet. I wonder why.
And notice the protests. Something that no one is really reporting or talking about. Look at the protest signs some of them are carrying, and ask yourself, if you went to Staples, how long would it take to get signs like that done?
These are professional signs that cost a good amount of money and were made long before the Rittenhouse verdict. Notice all the signs show the real intent. It has nothing to do with race. Race is simply a means to an end. A way to divide us. A vehicle to remake America. Just look at the picture I used for this episode.
You see the signs were made by the Party for Socialism and Liberation, socialist revolution.org, the Internationalist Group, and more. Fight fascism. Mobilize labor to stop fascist provocations. All your usual socialism and Marxist BS. So, realize for many of them, it has nothing to do with race, but they exploit it for their own nefarious purposes.
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But if you say that Rittenhouse should have been found not guilty based on the evidence in the trial, you’re a white supremacist. In fact, if you listen to the media, Democrats, and the left, the not guilty verdict symbolizes how white supremacy is alive and well in this country.
You notice how over the last few years, but it’s picked up steam over the last few months, everything is about right-wing extremism. Headline after headline warns about how the far right is dangerous. How right-wing extremists are becoming more and more emboldened. How the far-right are violent and a threat to democracy.
Here are just some recent headlines:
For far-right groups, Rittenhouse’s acquittal is a cause for celebration– NPR
The far-right celebrates Kyle Rittenhouse verdict as rise of vigilantism grows in America– MSNBC
The dark future of far-right Trumpist politics is coming into view– Washington Post
The War on Terror Supercharged the Far Right– Foreign Affairs
American Democracy Can’t Survive Unless the Far Right Is Marginalized. Here’s How to Do It– Time
How far-right extremism is becoming a global threat– The Economist
This is how dangerous right-wing media actually is– CNN
There are tons of other headlines I could use, but I think you get the point. These articles and the segments in the media industrial complex continue to push this idea of this emerging far-right extremist threat and how it threatens the entire fabric of our democracy.
But there is one article I really want to discuss because it goes to the heart of what I’m talking about.
What Democrats, the far-left, the media activists, and big tech are trying to do is take seemingly responsible opinions and portray those opinions as some far-right fringe beliefs that borders a fanatical ideology leading to this growing threat of domestic terrorism.
David Brooks
The piece was published in the Atlantic. The title, The Terrifying Future of the American Right, and it’s written by David Brooks. He also writes for the New York Times so you kind of know where this is going.
Now, David Brooks is described as a moderate conservative. Yet, this so-called Conservative wrote an article in 2007 that the Republican Party must distance itself from Conservative principles and away from the Ronald Reagan agenda of minimum government. Yeah, that’s some Conservative.
In 2020, Brooks wrote another article titled, The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake.” In this article, he discusses a new family paradigm and that the nuclear family is outdated. That we must embrace the concept of “multigenerational living arrangements stretching across kinship lines.”
So, this is the Conservative that the New York Times and the Atlantic put forward to talk about the evil right-wingers.
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Getting to the Heart of Brook’s Arguments
Getting back to his article warning about the terrifying future of the American Right, Brooks describes what he observed when he attended the National Conservatism Conference.
He starts off the article by talking about Rachel Bovard who is experienced and smart, and when she starts to talk about the woke totalitarianism of the left. The tech billionaires and the surveillance state. How math is being labeled as a form of white supremacy, and he explains how the atmosphere is electric. He also states that he has the sinking sensation that this is the future of the Republican Party and that the far-right has taken the party over.
Interestingly enough, he then goes on to say how he was concerned that he would get heckled by these far-right fringe lunatics (that’s me putting words in his mouth). He thought he was going to get subjected to verbal abuse, and this is quoting him specifically, “after all, these are the fire-breathers, the hard-liners, the intellectual sharp edge of the American right.”
He then goes on to say how these fire-breathers were very nice to him. That they were charming and treated him with respect and dignity.
But unfortunately, according to Brooks, their minds and mouths are in Trumpland, and that begins to get into the crux of how he really feels.
So, what were these far-right radicals talking about that had him so concerned about the future of the Republican Party and the future of America?
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The first thing that jumps out at you is that he downplays the idea of a cultural war. Basically, wokism and the cultural war are fiction. There not real. It’s Republicans using the idea of Cultural Marxism to scare Americans.
He then goes on to discuss a speech pointing out just how radical these conservatives are. He talks about Glenn Loury, who is Black and a university professor, who had the audacity to say, “Our Americanness is much more important than our Blackness.” Oh no, Dr. Loury can’t possibly say something like that. How dare he announces that his national identity is more important than skin color. Can you believe the nerve Dr. Loury has to say this?
And it’s not that Brooks has a real problem with what Loury said. He admits that what Loury says is a classical liberal point of view against racial segregation.
The other speakers were far more concerning. Those talking about putting traditional religion back into the public debate. Those that advocate for the nuclear family.
So what does he really worry about from these fringe lunatics?
Well, we see his true intentions about halfway through where he tries to minimize people’s concerns about particular issues. He writes, “Conservatives have lately become expert culture warriors—the whole Tucker Carlson schtick. This schtick demands that you ignore the actual suffering of the world—the transgender kid alone in some suburban high school, the anxiety of a guy who can’t afford health care for his brother, the struggle of a Black man trying to be seen and recognized as a full human being.”
See, according to Brooks, and many like him, the far-right can’t possibly understand the suffering in the world, and that in order Republicans and Conservatives to succeed, they need to play on “constant outrage, white identity signaling, and…absurd generalizations.”
Take the transgender kid “all alone in high school,” as Brooks would say. Now any person with any sort of decency will say that if a child or teenager is being bullied that’s unacceptable and the teachers and administrators need to put a stop to it. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. But his argument is nonsense. What the Democrats, where the far-left now makes up the majority of the party, are really trying to do is marginalize anyone who pushes back against transgender initiatives.
That’s the point. If you don’t promote trasngenderism, you’re transphobic and filled with hate.
Meanwhile, no one is talking about the transgender kid alone in high school. If I say I’m against kids as young as 9, 10, 11, years old getting hormone therapy, I’m labeled as anti-trans and a bigot. If I say I don’t believe that those who are born as born shouldn’t be able to play in girls’ sports, then I’m labeled as someone who wants to discriminate against the trans community. If I say I don’t want my 6-year-old being taught gender fluidity and having trans storytime, then I’m the mean and hateful one. You see how that works.
Now, obviously, I’m taking the sensible position, and I would guarantee that 80% of Americans would agree with me. I would guarantee that the overwhelming majority of people would agree that children shouldn’t be given hormone replacement therapy. That children shouldn’t be able to start the transitioning process. That males shouldn’t be able to play in female sports. But if you say these things out loud, you’ll be labeled as far-right, but are these really far-right positions and ideas, or are these just sensible positions that Americans would take regardless of political ideology.
Then he talks about “the guy who can’t afford healthcare for his brother.” Essentially, if I oppose universal healthcare, I’m a radical, far-right conservative who has no heart. God forbid I speak about personal responsibility and prioritizing things in life. See if someone is spending $800 a month on their car payment, I’m not allowed to ask why that person didn’t get a cheaper vehicle so they can afford the health insurance for their brother.
If I say something like that, I’m the crazy one. I’m the one that’s mean because I’m promoting self-reliance and personal responsibility. They’ll argue that everyone needs a car, and they need health insurance. They should be able to purchase the vehicle they want, purchase life’s luxuries, and at the same time have full coverage when it comes to healthcare.
But the fact is too many people are putting wants and desires before needs and necessities. But we can’t say that out loud, and if you do, you are no better than the January 6th insurrectionists.
And don’t dare criticize the Black man “who wants to be seen and recognized as a full human being.” Bringing up the advances we have made when it comes to race is now blasphemy. If you do, you’re the grand wizard of white supremacy. Instead, we must perpetuate the myth that America and Americans are inherently evil and racist. That many of us, particularly if you’re white, have evil intent even we just may not know it.
And you better not bring up the problems that plague specific communities, unless of course, it’s within the confines of placing the blame on the inherently racist system we have. See, you’re not allowed to talk about these things, and apparently, it doesn’t matter if you’re White Black. If you bring up these completely reasonable positions, you will be attacked and demonized. In fact, if you’re Black, they will say that you represent the Black face of white supremacy, and you will have your Black card revoked.
According to the new narrative, you must adhere and check the boxes of all liberal positions, and if you deviate on some of the issues, you’ll be labeled as a fringe far-right extremist.
And of course, he has to bring in immigration. If you dare call for a border wall. For an end to illegal immigration, you’re a xenophobic bigot that has no tolerance. You’re a cruel heartless human being who has no empathy for the suffering of others around the world, and you don’t want the “others” to dismantle the white identity of the Western world.
He goes on to argue that this thing called the far-left is simply a figment of Republicans’ and Conservatives’ imagination. In fact, we conjured it up to justify our decision to vote for and/or support Donald Trump.
But he can’t hide his true feelings for long. By the end of the article, he explains how in-person these fringe lunatics are charming, warm, and friendly. He then goes on to say, “If there was one expression of sympathy, kindness, or grace uttered from the podium in Orlando, I did not hear it. But I did hear callousness, invocations of combat, and whiffs of brutality.”
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If you look at what the Democrats and the ruling elite have done, they have taken completely reasonable positions, and have declared them as far-right, and I have to say, they have been largely successful.
They have moved the debate so far from the norms that the center has shifted dramatically. And just listen to how radical these hardcore conservatives are.
Sound Clip Bill Clinton The Era of Big Government is Over
Wow, talk about a fringe far-right extremist. Oh wait, that was President Bill Clinton’s 1996 State of the Union Address. Well, he’s an outlier. What about this fringe right lunatic? Take a listen.
Sound Clip Bernie Sanders Hardline Immigration Approach
Whoa, what a far-right bigot. Oh wait, that was Bernie Sanders about 12-13 years ago talking about immigration. Alright, this next clip will be of one of those crazy far-right zealots.
Sound Clip President Obama
These right-wingers are out of control. They have no compassion for the suffering of others around the world. Oh, wait, my bad. That was President Obama right before he ran for President. Amazing. It sounds like something only a Black face of white supremacy would say.
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Do you see how far to the left the debate has shifted? In fact, as Democrats, the media, big tech, and others want you to believe that Republicans and Conservatives are moving to the fringe. That they’ve become far-right extremists, the truth is that Republicans and Conservatives are actually much more liberal than they were 20-years ago.
It really is interesting when you begin to approach it from that perspective. But they want to take seemingly normal positions, paint them as radical. As fascist, and they do it to move the debate left, the center to the left, and demonize Republicans and Conservatives as these evil far-right fringe extremists who will engage in domestic terrorism to seize the government and implement a rigid authoritarian regime.
This is a lie of course, especially when it comes to Conservatives who don’t want to empower the state. In fact, we want to take power away from the state and return it to the people. We don’t believe that State is the highest power. We believe in God, family, and the country, not the government. I know, that’s a radical idea, and I better be careful in what I say.
Seriously though, these people are insane, and don’t let them make you believe that reasonable positions as I mentioned are far-right or out of touch because they’re not.
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For now, I want to wish each and every one of you and your families a Happy Thanksgiving. While things may seem bleak, we still have a lot to be thankful for.
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