Since the January 6th riot at the Capitol, the talking heads in the media, political elites, and other progressive activists have been opining on the need to deprogram Trump supporters as they attempt to paint us all as craven conspiracy theorists with the potential for violence. You see this in their obsession with Representative Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.), a freshman member with no real political power. Yet, they take her past comments and extrapolate her insane assertions to half the population. Yes, dear readers, if you liked the foreign policy or domestic policy implemented by the Trump administration better than what Joe Biden offered, you are now seen as a member of a cult.
It is as if the radical left and the rest of the intelligentsia are determined to play the role of a parent running in to save you from yourself and the charismatic, diabolical leader you who has enthralled you. Really, you just think energy independence is preferable to the Green New Deal. Don’t you dare criticize the 1619 Project or critical race theory, bigot. Perhaps you just believed in Martin Luther King’s vision of a colorblind society and are bewildered that segregation by race seems to be coming back in an inverted form. Still, our progressive betters are determined to save you from yourself.
Surveys show that strong liberals feel the most empowered to say what they believe. A Cato Institute survey this summer noted:
Strong liberals stand out, however, as the only political group who feel they can express themselves. Nearly 6 in 10 (58%) of staunch liberals feel they can say what they believe. However, centrist liberals feel differently. A slim majority (52%) of liberals feel they have to self‐censor, as do 64% of moderates, and 77% of conservatives.
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