Yesterday I published a piece talking about Leaving Facebook, breaking down how & why I broke my Facebook addiction two years ago. I left off in that piece noting that Sister Babe and I both have a lot of Lefty friends on FB. This is no surprise, since we both have friends from the higher education gauntlet and spent most of our lives living near major cities. But some of our Lefty friends are a lot angrier than others. After a few minutes of talking we figured out the one trait that the angriest share in common, some are single, some married, some divorced, some single parents, and some with large families. None of these traits correlated to the happiness or misery of each, and one factor did. But first a brief trip back to Facebook that bridges us nicely from the last post to this one.
(Language warning – there is some mild cussing from an old post of mine I’m referencing that gets quoted in a bit. Just a heads up in case the kids are nearby)
Even though it’s been a few years, I still remember three particular weapons grade stupidity examples that I saw on FB from three different Leftists:
Dude #1 commented on the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando. As everyone knows, Pulse was a gay nightclub that became a killing field for a few members of The Religion of Peace. Since this did not fit the narrative, Dude #1 took a few steps of convoluted logic to rationalize that the shooting happened because the US is a predominately Christian nation.
Dude #2 posted a tweet regarding migrants from South & Central America trying to come into the country illegally. In response to Conservatives’ pointing out the child endangerment involved in dragging children several hundred miles across a dangerous train, some Lefty tweeted that statistically a kid was more likely to get molested by a Priest than kidnapped by sex traffickers. After the initial facepalm wore off, I was tempted to mention that children are also statistically more likely to get molested by a public-school teacher than a Priest, but decided that joining this conversation would have only lowered my IQ & stayed away.
Dude #3 has always had a strange blind spot for Israeli paranoia (although I’ve never known him to jump on board some nuttier conspiracy theories), and groused something to the effect of that just because he hates Israel and sides with the people who want to destroy the nation and kill all of its citizens doesn’t make him an anti-Semite. A few comments in someone observed that maybe the US support for Israel is because it puts the Jews in the line of fire in the Middle East & keeps them from focusing on us. Dude #3 replied, “Hey, great point!”
These three guys share a few things in common – they all have advanced degrees. All three have spent most of their careers supporting either the DC Federal government or the NGO / Nonprofit Industrial Complex. But the most significant trait that they share is that they are probably the three most vocal atheists that I’ve ever known. And that has been the biggest difference among the many Lefties – faith. Regardless of where on the spectrum of Leftism one falls, the ones who seem to be the most relaxed and happy are the ones with the stronger faith, while the angriest ones are the ones who made Leftism their faith. “But Brother Bob”, you may be asking, “Aren’t you the guy who proudly proclaims himself a Born-Again Existentialist? Dude, it’s even in your profile that appears at the end of every freakin’ post that you publish! You seem to be happy, or is it just a front?” Fair point, and it’s too long of an aside to put here, but for anyone who may be interested there will be a blurb at the very end of the post.1
I’m guessing that many of you have observed the same. in general, people who have a strong religious foundation are better grounded than those who don’t. I caveat this with what I call “Bible Thumpers”, an annoying breed I’d occasionally encounter when I lived down South. OK, I know Florida isn’t truly “The South” but my days in Tampa were the only time I’d encounter this breed. The BTs are basically our side’s equivalent of The Left’s SJWs. Rather than use religion as a source of strength they flaunt it in an effort to virtue signal. You may have encountered them – the kinds who find a way to weave the phrase “My church” into every conversation, and from that point on it’s only a question of if, not when, that they suggest that you come on down to their church some time. Thankfully they are a far rarer breed than the majority of spiritual folks who use their religion as a source of inner peace and outer strength. So why are the less religious, particularly the Lefties, always so angry?
Put simply, Leftism is their religion. And for reasons that I don’t need to go into, Leftism always ends in failure and destruction. And because Leftists are never capable of accepting responsibility for their actions, when the Hopey Changey paradise that leftism promises never arrives, it’s always someone else’s fault. They bitterly cling to religious substitutes, such as the death cult of Climastrology and its promise of the Apocalypse in 5-10 years for the last few decades now, or the bizarre urge to kneel before fellow Americans based on their skin color. It’s also why Lefties are far more susceptible to some bizarre choices of people who they look for as a savior. We saw the borderline idolatry of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, We’ve even seen some bizarre characters that they tried to elevate, such as the head scratching choice of Stacy Abrams. And of course, we saw this at its peak with the deification of Obama and the inevitable disappointment. Think about it, since 2008 how many times do you remember Leftists in general being happy. I can think of only 3 times – when Obama was elected, when Obamacare passed, and when The Supreme Court turned gay marriage into a sacrament. I’d add as a possible 3.5 the run-up to the 2016 election & the anticipation of Hillary taking up Obama’s mantle in the destruction of America. Aside from those times, they’re always angry. Why? Put simply, those times I mentioned gave them the power to tell the rest of us how to live our lives. And when the Normals said “no”, or reality caught up with their ideas, the bad ideas not working made them angry and they looked in the wrong direction as to why. Regarding Obama, as I wrote eight years ago (profanity warning):
It’s never a good idea to stick your head up somebody’s ass. Eventually you face the reality that nobody’s shit tastes like ice cream. And when you wake up and pull your head out you come to realize that you’ve only swallowed a load of shit. And the farther up you stuck your head up that ass and the longer you leave it in, the more shit you end up swallowing.
And that pretty much sums up why so many Leftists seem to live in this constant state of fear, anger, and paranoia. But why do they choose this twisted faith that leads to misery? Tomorrow we’ll wrap up this mini-series with The Most Basic Difference Between Leftists and Conservatives.
Follow Brother Bob on Twitter and Facebook Also Gab and MeWe.
Cross posted from Brother Bob’s Blog
1 OK, I promised to come clean on my religious views. I was raised Catholic, and as I grew up, I became more and more skeptical of my faith. For example, while I always wanted to believe in God & the afterlife, I always wondered if all of those hours in church would be wasted if there was no heaven. I also remember once asking one of my religion teachers what good it did praying for recent victims of natural disasters since they were already victims. I don’t remember her answer – while it wasn’t disrespectful or condescending, I don’t remember it persuading me, either. Then a number of events in my early 20s led me to take a hard look at my faith and I felt like deep down I never truly believed. So, I reached back to my favorite book of all time at that time, The Stranger, and declared myself an Existentialist. And rather than a feeling of emptiness or sadness, it gave me a sense of… relief. I was free of trying to believe in something that I wanted to believe, and in its place, I found that not believing in an afterlife made my time here on this Earth all the more meaningful, but unlike the non-spiritual Leftists, I never adopted that sneering, condescending view of people of faith. OK, maybe a little bit during my late 20s during my days of encountering Bible Thumpers, but not to the extent that Lefties do. And ironically, when I moved to DC and worked for a somewhat sketchy organization, my last two bosses there were both devout Christians. They never wore their faith on their sleeves, but they also never hid it either. And for that matter, I would end up marrying a spiritual woman in Sister Babe. There’s an end to this story, but it will fit in better with tomorrow’s post.
See authors page
Quick answer, No one invites them to be part of their zombie apocalypse survival group. The last thing on the must need survival list is a community organizer with real bad ideas.
You know what makes liberals happy? HATE. It’s been my observation that they LOVE to HATE. What made them happy about Obama’s election? The people they hate LOST! They looked forward to being able to control those they despised, to reduce or eliminate THEIR rights while creating and codifying the new “rights” as they conceive them.
Hillary losing only fanned the flames of their hatred because those they hate have no right to win and have THEIR way. When good things began happening, they had to create the things to hate. It was their good fortune that the professional haters, aka Democrats, realized it was in their interests to foment that hate. So they provided Russian collusion. Others provided “racism”. No matter what or how implausible, liberals love to hate and even a story with no foundation or believability that Trump called dead veterans “suckers and losers”. If there’s nothing to hate, they’ll invent it.
It’s not just the fear they buy into; they seem to prefer to be told things like , “Unless we totally destroy our economy and livelihoods, we’re all going to die of the CCP plague.” but the important thing is to BLAME someone for the fear. It is very important, too, NOT to blame the proper people (CCP) but to blame someone you WANT and NEED to hate: TRUMP.
They like being miserable when they can blame it on someone or something they hate.
“The BTs are basically our side’s equivalent of The Left’s SJWs. Rather than use religion as a source of strength they flaunt it in an effort to virtue signal. You may have encountered them – the kinds who find a way to weave the phrase “My church” into every conversation, and from that point on it’s only a question of if, not when, that they suggest that you come on down to their church some time.”
Sounds like your real issue is with the Churchians, and not really the Christians. There is a difference. If you have never heard of Churchians, a little bit of internet searching will recognize the name, I am not going to try to explain it as I don’t wanna appear to be one. =P
If you are interested in the distinction, you can find out why I use it. If it is meaningless to you, more power to ya. =)
Who’s miserable?
October 28, 2020 – Hundreds of Trump supporters stuck on freezing cold Omaha airfield after rally, 7 taken to hospitals
Apparently inviting them to a COVID-19 super-spreader event just isn’t enough. Avoid any offers of post-election Kool-Aid.
Looks like joe is in real trouble. The Bobulinski interview has gone viral. joe shit his pants and put a lid on today one hour after last nights show. Good to see joe is going down right where he belongs in the gutter.
Hunter Biden emails: Tony Bobulinski says he was warned, ‘You’re just going to bury all of us’
@Greg: If it had been a Biden rally, he could have sent a Chevy Malibu to pick them all up.
Trump supporters endure cold rain to see and hear him. Even in nice weather, no one shows up for Biden’s gaffe-fests. Probably because it’s so depressing to watch him.
Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mao; all dealt in misery. Once you create lost hope among the masses, they will turn to a benevolent government to save them.
How is that any different than the Democrat Party? Simple answer; it’s’ not.
@July 4th American:
Tucker Carlson might have done better interviewing a Bobulinski Bobblehead than the guy himself. The man was babbling. Maybe his “Q clearance” was issued by QAnon?
You don’t think elderly people left in 27-degree wind chill conditions after being lured to an outdoor Trump rally is interesting news? They hauled an estimated 25,000 people out to the rally site with 40 shuttle buses that ran constantly until the rally started at 8 PM. Apparently the 20 that ran after weren’t running quite so constantly. Nice crowd shots during the rally for the media, though. Sacrifices must be made.
The article doesn’t say if that included paying the costs of the 30 who required medical care for hypothermia.
@Greg:
Compared to Bargain Basement Joe Biden, Bobulinski was an absolute orator.
See, you still think conservatives are stupid by thinking that even the elderly who live in that climate are too stupid to dress for the weather. Why do you on the left think those that don’t agree with your political philosophy are just rubes to be mocked?
NBC? Oh, yeah, they’re non biased. ROTFLMAO.
It is being report that Bobulinski has a former navy seal as protection. The biden people are of the same DNA as the clinton’s who made arkancide a common tactic in ridding themselves of their enemies.
As long as Bobulinski is alive, he is a major threat to the biden criminal organization.
Trump isn’t actually a conservative. How they were dressed wasn’t the issue. Forty shuttle buses to haul them in during the day over a 10 hour period, and twenty to remove them from the site after the sun went down and the wind chill dropped to below freezing was the issue.
@Greg: Yo Zombie bait, twice more people required medical care than Biden had total even with Bon Jovi playing for him. Thats 25K people willing to put up with really cold just to see the President, thats enthusiasm brother.
Seems like all the people will freeze to death because of no oil or gas to heat their homes.
Like your gas you can keep your gas?
@Greg:
Biden is corrupt.
Biden is corrupt.
Biden is corrupt.
@July4th American:
They’ve now rolled out an alleged Hunter Biden audio tape, “exclusively obtained by the National Pulse,” per Raheem Kassam, complete with an ominous musical soundtrack. The alleged source is Hunter Biden’s laptop—so, either someone in the FBI is working as a Trump campaign operative, or Rudy Giuliani is passing on information that he knows to be part of an open investigation—possibly of himself. Kassam has thoughtfully provided an embing code in hopes the tape will go viral; Donald Jr has posted it to Twitter, instructing his subscribers to retweet it.
This is an organized internal attack on the integrity of our nation’s election process by our own nation’s president. It’s like some multi-pronged Third World political operation on behalf of a tin-pot dictator. All of these bastards need to be held fully accountable for their actions. If they succeed, we’ll no longer have a legitimately elected government. We’ll have a propaganda-controlled populace, and America will no longer be America.
@Greg: But the Steele dossier was real, huh? Russian collusion was real, huh? Trump saying dead veterans were “suckers” was real, huh? Russian bounties was real, huh? Since when, exactly, did you require any substantive proof of an accusation to believe it?
Biden extorted Ukraine to save Hunter’s cash flow, which had to be shared with Joe. Biden is corrupt.
Yes. All of that was real. Donald Trump actually is exactly what he appears to be. He is what all of the evidence consistently suggests. He is totally devoid of ethics, and will say or do whatever is necessary to achieve and remain in power. The reason many people don’t grasp the obvious, even as the negative results pile up, is because his primary skills are those of a conman.
@Greg:
The Steele Dossier was fake Russian disinformation paid for by hillary clinton and the dnc. There was not one thing in it that was true.
On the other hand, everything related to the biden crime family has not been denied by The Godfather, Don biden. And everything about the hunter biden laptop is true.
@Greg:
Would you put President Trump on par with let’s say, Fidel Castro, mao ze dung, Kim Jon il,
Pol pot, Hugo Chavez or even josef Stalin?
@July 4th American:
Why would he? You just listed all of Comrade Greggie’s heros.
@July 4th American: from zombie bait
OMG lured I wonder if they were lured by a free shuttle bus ride, wheeeeee!, or did they advertise there would be hot chocolate, damn did he cut and paste that from NBC or brain fart that all by himself?
@Greg:
Yeah. Real bullshit. A real coup. Real sedition. It was all real. Real treachery against the duly elected President of the United States. All TOO real. Scary real.
1 hour ago, from a former Trump administration insider: Why I’m no longer “Anonymous”
It’s either loyalty to Trump or loyalty to America. You can’t have both. Your vote is your choice.
@Greg: We saw how happy the Obama left overs were to carry out the new admins policies during the impeachment scam. I really dont GAD about this disgruntled ex employee or what he has to say. Miles Taylor a damn noxious weed best gone. To many imbedded into the government think they should set policy, no body voted for these losers.
@Greg:
Oh, my, Greggie, Greggie, Greggie.
“Anonymous” who was touted by the NYSlimes as being a high level staffer to the Trump administration is nothing more than a mid-level staffer at DHS.
And of course, when asked by Anderson Cooper if he was “Anonymous” Miles Taylor clearly answered “No” And tell me, when did CNN start hiring low level staffers at the DHS for copy? Now Brian Stelter is trying to moon walk that little piece of info claiming that according to Jake Tapper, they didn’t know Taylor was “Anonymous.”
“Make no mistake: I am a Republican,”
Yeah, that’s why he donated to the Obama campaign.
The clown tried to make bank on the back of Donald Trump and the left wing media bought into it hook, line and sinker.
That you’re becoming desperate is showing, Comrade Greggie.
It’s too late in the game, Pal. Nobody cares about who wrote “Anonymous” any more. Old news.
May as well be asking who Carly Simon was singing about in the song “You’re So Vain”.
The dangers Miles Taylor cites haven’t gone away. They’ve become even greater. Your problem is that you were never capable of recognizing them in the first place.
A quarter of a million Americans already dead of a worsening viral pandemic, we’ve got a lunatic in the White House who has made refusal to wear a protective mask in crowds an expression of political support, and you don’t see how it might be a warning that there’s something seriously off about the guy…
You claim that “A Warning” written by an insider on a sitting president up for reelection which came out last year is so old it’s totally irrelevant, but every other day you’re ranting about a former president who has been out of office for almost four years.
@Greg:
Biden is corrupt.
This dweeb has already been forgotten
That might be an early sign of dementia.
@July 4th American: The dweeb was a low level appointee in DHS he didnt have daily access to the white house or any high level operations, he knows nothing. A proven liar when Anderson Pooper on CNN asked him if he knew who this annon was, or he is lying now.
@kitt: And the media suppressed his story until they could verify it, right? Oh… wait. No, they broadcast every word as they became available, didn’t they? I guess he has a better suit and SAT in a chair, so he is instantly credible.
Aww… I thought for a moment Rudy was gonna reach into his legal briefs and whip out his subpoenas. He never fails to disappoint.
I call, and raise you one Crossroads video.
@Greg:
Wait for it, WAIT FOR IT……here comes the great ‘”death threats” claim.
That’s like claiming an office supervisor in a regional office of Dow Jones in Boise is an “insider” to the CEO. Ridiculous on its face.
When asked by Anderson Cooper if he was “Anonymous” Taylor responded:
“I’m not. That was a parlor game that happened in Washington DC of a lot of folks thinking who that might be. I got my own thoughts who that might be,”
Was he lying then or is he lying now?
@kitt:
He is an insignificant pipsqueak who has his feelings hurt. Boo hoo
Did you know dogs hate Donald Trump? They growl at him on sight. It’s because of an instinctual response they have developed after thousands of years of inter-species partnership with human beings. This is the first time in 100 years that there hasn’t been a dog in the White House.
There’s a simple and easy remedy. That’s Major, in the front.
@Greg:
Judas Priest, Comrade Greggie………………………you’re now saying “don’t vote for Trump because dogs don’t like him?”
How absurd do you intend to get this election cycle?
Never trust a man who hates dogs. It’s a good rule of thumb.
@Greg: Im sure the White House staff are ok with no dog after having to clean up after the Obamas ill house broken dog crapping all over. Sunny liked to poop outside Barrys office.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has successfully verified all materials reviewed so far from Hunter Biden’s ex-business partner Tony Bobulinski, the Daily Caller has learned. Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson will not call Bobulinski to testify before the November 3 elections, as the committee is working to review all the information provided to the committee by Bobulinski. The information has to be verified, as it is subject to the same false information to Congress laws that verbal or written testimony does.
@Greg:
I always like it when we can agree
The Daily Caller is a purveyor of horse manure:
But specifically what they have reviewed so far wasn’t stated.
Got it. So far, they have verified that something submitted by Bobulinski is sitting on the table. It looks like—a manila envelope. There appears to be something printed on paper inside. Check! We can verify this is all accurate. More details, after the election.
Find better clowns.
@Greg:
They can borrow you from the Democrats if they need a clown.
@Brother Bob: So Barry was woking the dog, damn no wonder Sonny was losing it.
@Greg: Funny guy.
From the 1 minute to the 2nd minute Donald Trump takes a strangers’ dog for a little walk so it can do its business.
Dog seems to like Donald just fine.
@Greg:
Biden is corrupt.
@retire05: Just because Hillary, Michelle and Kamala growl at him doesn’t mean ALL dogs don’t like him.
@kitt: It’s common for the guilty party to blame the dog.
Feds have FISA warrants on Hunter’s business partners. Let’s roll!
@Deplorable Me, #46:
The Blaze is a bit behind the curve with their bombshell reporting. Apparently they already rolled on this particular Ho a couple of years ago. He was convicted in Federal court in 2018 on seven counts of bribery and money laundering, briefly imprisoned in New York, and then deported.
God gave us dogs to teach us how to accept unconditional love.
He gave us cats to teach us how to give it.
Never trust a man who hates cats, he can’t love unless he gets something in return.
Seriously, they were authentic and damning. Would we lie to you?
Tucker Carlson: Hunter Biden documents suddenly vanish
@Greg:
And he was the Biden’s business partner. Sweet.
Biden is corrupt.