Interesting conservative take on Dirty Donald

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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[marybourg]

1. Solzhenitsyn is wrong. Many, many people

practice self restraint, in dealing with neighbors, businesses, even the IRS.

[Garrett78]

2. Right wingers want to believe everyone is as selfish and unethical as they are.

[agingdem]

5. right wingers are very good at extrapolating..

if you lie and cheat and steal and I lie and cheat and steal then it's ok to lie and cheat and steal bc that means everyone does it and therefore it's perfectly legal

[Maven]

8. This statement, more than anything, encapsulates the right-wing conservative worldview. nt

[Hortensis]

3. I'm going to disagree with the false equalization between

those who need and/or desire to shred the limits of the law and the many it serves as written. We have an outstanding example in the Mueller investigation as it's being run carefully within the law. Kind of depends on what side of the law one's on, but it's only one big example of many, many thousands of cases.

[Azathoth]

4. This basically encapsulates the modern conservative mindset

No self-restraint, balls-to-the-wall until someone physically stops them. Rationalized by convincing themselves that "everyone does it."

Reminds me of their hysterical attacks on social programs. When they scream that recipients are "abusing" the programs, what they really mean is *they* would abuse the programs if given the chance and therefore everyone else would do the same.

To be fair to Solzhenitsyn, however, the mindset he describes is much more common among those who actually achieve power. The kind of person who would spend every waking moment trying to obtain and maintain power is also usually the kind of person who knows no boundaries except those which are imposed on him.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. When I was growing up almost all my friend's parents were working class.

My friend's dad, a construction worker, was reading The Gulag Archipelago. That has stayed with me all these years.

[marybourg]

9. Yes. This is very perceptive.

[Separation]

7. I've been watching FOX news for the last 30 minutes

Shepard Smith is the best thing going for that station.