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This From a Leftist Who Hates Donald Trump

December 29, 2016 by V the K

In between the usual globalist/leftist blather about how Trump’s rise was fueled by racism and “fear of the other,” Anthony Bourdain pauses to make a little bit of sense.

The utter contempt with which privileged Eastern liberals such as myself discuss red-state, gun-country, working-class America as ridiculous and morons and rubes is largely responsible for the upswell of rage and contempt and desire to pull down the temple that we’re seeing now.

I’ve spent a lot of time in gun-country, God-fearing America. There are a hell of a lot of nice people out there, who are doing what everyone else in this world is trying to do: the best they can to get by, and take care of themselves and the people they love. When we deny them their basic humanity and legitimacy of their views, however different they may be than ours, when we mock them at every turn, and treat them with contempt, we do no one any good. Nothing nauseates me more than preaching to the converted. The self-congratulatory tone of the privileged left—just repeating and repeating and repeating the outrages of the opposition—this does not win hearts and minds. It doesn’t change anyone’s opinions. It only solidifies them, and makes things worse for all of us. We should be breaking bread with each other, and finding common ground whenever possible. I fear that is not at all what we’ve done.

Note, he does this while repeating and repeating the mantra of “the rise of nationalism, the fear of the Other” that bubble-headed leftists have been chanting since BREXIT went Tango Uniform.

Still, better than 99.5% of the elite left.

Filed Under: Arrogance of the Liberal Elites

Comments

  1. John C says

    December 29, 2016 at 5:46 pm - December 29, 2016

    And he’s still a kunt of a man!

  2. Cyril says

    December 29, 2016 at 9:11 pm - December 29, 2016

    The left’s cognitive dissonance.

    What a marvel to contemplate, if there is any.

  3. Sean L says

    December 30, 2016 at 9:02 am - December 30, 2016

    Well Bourdain has previously reminisced about the incident that convinced him to be a chef: he was at a wedding reception, and saw the bride enthusiastically committing adultery with the chef, mere hours after saying her vows.

    Classy guy. Not sure he really has any standing to criticize Trump’s character.

  4. Peter Hughes says

    December 30, 2016 at 9:36 am - December 30, 2016

    I still say Anthony Bourdain is a closet case. The only time I’d do him is if I were completely drunk and starving. Period.

    Regards,
    Peter H.

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