My Advice to Progressives
Shut up and Read More Books
Hello Progressives,
I’m a double hater. Yep. I hate you guys. It’s ok. Let’s all hold hands now and discuss what that means about us and you and where we all sit together in society’s long evolutionary march toward justice and equality.
I mock those that I love. If I didn’t give you shit, then it means that I don’t love you guys.
Again, as long as you’re not anti-Semitic (and I’ll be the judge of that, my little progressive Jewish friends) or pro-terrorist (hello NYT, who has a hard-on for Haqqani), you’re cool with me!
If you don’t want to read my substack because I say mean things that you consider anti-gay, anti-trans, anti-people of color, here is my response.
First, I’m going to hit you guys the most. It’s called tough love, people. It’s what I did in the military. Ask around. Seriously. I wasn’t the greatest commander, but I had fucking zero qualms about pulling a subordinate into my office—always criticize in private—and ripping him apart.
Why did I do it in private? Because if you’re going to tear somebody apart limb from limb, then you should do it in private. Why?
Because it’s embarrassing, let’s examine some of the ABSOLUTE hypocrisy emanating from your side of the aisle over the last four years. Yes, you’re the reason we lost. Do you think I care if I call you out and you hate me? If I didn’t have at least 3-5 NCOs, 1-2 SNCOs, and at least 1 x CGO who hated me, I always considered that I was probably doing something wrong.
Ok. Before I take you apart limb from limb to limb, I will praise progressivism.
Do you understand that? You’ve achieved a lot of great things historically. Where would we be without our progressive Americans? Not great, people.
Did you know that you’ve actually won the White House before? I bet you haven’t because I always talk to young progressives. And I mean all the time. Why? For some reason, a lot of my young progressive Airmen reach out to me for advice on how to navigate life under Trump.
Does everyone understand that I’m not a double-hater? I used the term because hating both parties is fine!
Why? Because they’re politicians!
They’re OUR servants. We don’t serve them! They serve us! Same for the military!
Do you know why I have a healthy dose of respect for progressives? Because at least they have the balls sometimes to tell military officers to shut the fuck up.
And, bruh, we need that in spades.
Why You Should Shut The Fuck Up!
Your misunderstanding of Israel could fill an ocean full of bullshit. Oh, shut the fuck up already, Hamas started a genocidal terrorist campaign by raping, murdering, and torturing Holocaust survivors. You want people to react in a civilized manner after such barbarity.
Please, tell me you don’t understand the first fucking thing about war without telling me you don’t understand the first fucking thing about war, you overly caffeinated Derrida disciple.
Oh, yeah, bruh, I’ve read all your bullshit books.
This is what I like to call navel-gazing, and it's why nobody—and I mean nobody—reads philosophy anymore. I like to call it “missing the forest for the trees.”
Yes, I read Chomsky’s Manufacturing Consent. Yes, I understand his overarching thesis that those who control the means of communication can thus control society. And Chomsky, to his credit, raises a critical point.
But it’s just a point, and he’s not the only person who opines on such things. Here are some people you might like:
And if you take nothing else from this series of critiques I’m going to level at you, please take one thing to heart: learn to laugh at yourself again.
Seriously, I know you’re passionate about your cause. I respect that more than you can know. I always say about progressives — well, at least you know they give a shit. And good for you for giving a shit about someone who has had a hard lot in life. Thank G*d for that instinct that you helped instill in American life.
I’m thanking you, as a classical liberal, for your contribution to American life.
Now, read some more books.
And do me a solid: don’t just read what those overly educated professors give you. They’re not G*d. They’re humans. Just like those intellectuals, those professors tell you that you should adore.
We’re all humans, progressives. And we always will be. You can’t change the world at the drop of the hat. It’s not fair.
But you know what?
I don't consider myself a progressive.
I do read. Magic. Two eyeballs bringing knowledge
to your brain.
I am anti Netanyahu, not Jews. He's doing genocide
in Gaza. For real. I can't stand it. AIPAC
has put the fear of God in you if you diss Israel.
Our Vets are heros, period. Trump said McCain was a loser?
He stayed 5 more years to be with his buddies.
I don't think I could have. I think I would have gone loko.
Reminds me of a line, possibly by Groucho Marx - I would not want to belong to a club which would have me as a member. Self improvement has limits which I test on a daily basis.