No. of Recommendations: 19
At this point, the only real question is whether Hassett and Navarro are speaking from ignorance or from deliberate deception.
I suggest they are speaking in the only language they know: “You disagree with me? You’re a [ … … …]. Fill in the blank: communist, radical leftist, idiot, liberal, etc.
They don’t do logic, they do “reaction”. Thought is not a necessary component, just as it’s not a necessary part of seeing a crocodile coming at you. It’s an adrenaline rush and off you go. This is not carefully planned messaging, it’s reactive in all the worst ways. It’s symptomatic of the entire movement, fwiw.
