Vincent J. Curtis
15 Nov 2016
It used to be the left that
thought it had a monopoly on subversive satire.
The left could make scurrilous attacks on figures of the right, make fun
of its political opponents, and it was the right that was supposed to take the
vicious attacks silently. Even accept it
as humorous, sometimes. It would be
contrary to the left’s right of free speech to try to hold the left accountable
for all the scurrilous things they said.
Breitbart News put the shoe on the
other foot, and now we are seeing what humorless turds there are on the left.
In the face of right-wing satire,
the left get all passive-aggressive. They
get their feelings hurt and offended.
They try their usual bullying tactics to get the right to stop the
return fire. They feign fear. They try to shut down the right of free
speech of their opponents. And when all
else fails, they resort to violence.
Steve Bannon has been named as
President-Elect Donald Trump’s senior political advisor. Bannon had been the editor of Breitbart News
after the unfortunate and early death of conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart.
Other people who have held similar
positions as the one to which Bannon was named include Karl Rove, David
Axelrod, and Valerie Jarrett. The left
are pulling their political stunts and organizing a fear campaign over the
Bannon appointment in an effort to cripple Trump’s budding Administration. They see in Bannon a formidable and
tactically adroit political opponent.
Courtesy of CNN, here are some of
the headlines from Breitbart News that are offered as proof of Bannon’s
unfitness for office (where have we heard that before?) and reason why the left
are so afraid of his appointment:
'The solution to online 'harassment' is simple: Women
should log off' (Sensible advice for
anyone, I’d say.)
'Bill Kristol: Republican spoiler, renegade Jew' (Imagine
if this original member of the #NeverTrump movement had been Catholic, like
John Podesta, instead? Not a problem
being a renegade Catholic; and John Podesta is a fallen away Catholic BTW.)
'Trannies whine about hilarious Bruce Jenner billboard' CNN
Explains: “A December 2015 article
criticized a campaign to take down a billboard mocking Caitlyn Jenner after she
went public with her transition last year. "Transsexuals have forced a
company in New Zealand to take down a billboard poking fun at Bruce Jenner and
his man-parts," the article said.” (This is beautiful stuff for conservatives to make fun of because all the
contradictions of political correctness are on display.)
'Birth control makes women unattractive and crazy' CNN
explains: “A December 2015 article made a case against birth control.” Funny!
'Suck it up buttercups: Dangerous Faggot Tour returns to
colleges in September' CNN explains: “a show headlined by Breitbart tech editor
Milo Yiannopoulos” (who is openly gay
BTW.) Milo has been banned from certain
college campuses because his outrageous act offends so many on the left. This is
funny!
'Hoist it high and proud: The Confederate flag proclaims a
glorious heritage CNN explains: 'Those
who initiated identity politics are attempting to obliterate the Southern
identity,” (After a murderous rampage by
a jackass, the left exploited this opportunity to destroy symbols of the old
confederacy.)
"Would you rather your child had feminism or
cancer?" This was the headline on a story intended to publicize another
campus debate featuring Breitbarts’ own Milo Yiannopoulos.
'Gay rights have made us dumber, it's time to get back in
the closet' CNN explains: “A June 2015 article by Yiannopoulos, who is
openly gay, argued in favor of "forcing gays back into the closet."
"I find it depressing that my fellow fags have stopped breeding,"
Yiannopoulos wrote.” (I can’t but laugh
at that one.)
'Science proves it: Fat-shaming works' Now that’s
funny!
"There's no hiring bias against women in tech, they
just suck at interviews"
CNN explains: A July article suggested that research revealed
"women might just suck at job interviews."
These headlines, once they are understood as subversive,
right-wing satire, are obviously funny.
They poke fun at the shibboleths of the left, and they drive the left
crazy. That makes them even more
satisfying.
On the crime of being subversive, anti-left, satirical, and
above all funny as hell, I find Steve Bannon guilty as charged and sentence him
to four years as Trump’s senior political advisor.
On the count of the left being a steaming pile of humorless
turds, I find them guilty as charged and sentence them to four more years of
Breitbart News.
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