tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post8534090584974859959..comments2024-03-29T03:57:26.974-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Debbie Wasserman Schultz Takes a StandGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-30999527945727255022019-01-19T17:06:45.092-05:002019-01-19T17:06:45.092-05:00Mr. Hines, I think we all agree it isn't enoug...Mr. Hines, I think we all agree it isn't enough on it's own to redeem DWS. That said, I think they're correct that it falls to the communal good, at least slightly. I don't think those two things are tied together.douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241790925053112959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-40862589545479491212019-01-19T16:41:22.388-05:002019-01-19T16:41:22.388-05:00And, after all, isn't hypocrisy the tribute vi...<i>And, after all, isn't hypocrisy the tribute vice pays to virtue?</i><br /><br />Not when it's borne of virtue signalling. Then it's just check kiting.<br /><br />Like you, I don't know what's in DWS' heart, but as Grim said above, she's noted for her insincerity. I have to see an actual trend of changed behavior, not just a single act that's indistinguishable from her currently established trend of behavior.<br /><br />Eric HinesE Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-43572645336940002922019-01-19T15:24:12.421-05:002019-01-19T15:24:12.421-05:00Although I would have preferred that DWS take this...Although I would have preferred that DWS take this stand as soon as Linda Sarsour <a href="https://legalinsurrection.com/2017/02/ayaan-hirsi-ali-womens-march-co-chair-linda-sarsour-is-a-fake-feminist/" rel="nofollow">made</a> her nasty comment about Ali Hirsan Ali. Having an anti-Semite as a head of the Women's March is horrible; having someone who supports sharia law as a head of the Women's March is just ludicrous.Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594477709835944165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-25569540471302806652019-01-19T13:39:21.194-05:002019-01-19T13:39:21.194-05:00The fact that DWS and other left-leaning organizat...The fact that DWS and other left-leaning organizations are only now disassociating themselves from the Women's March is a prime example of the problems that arise when one side of the political divide does not listen to or discounts as false/sexist/etc, what the other side says. People on the right have pointed out these problems with the Women's March for quite a while but people on the left weren't listening.<br /><br />I, too, am glad DWS has said what she said. What is in her heart, I do not know, but I can see her actions. And, after all, isn't hypocrisy the tribute vice pays to virtue? It's nice to know that anti-Semitism is still a vice to some people and organizations.Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594477709835944165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-53801593322720134042019-01-18T18:58:11.203-05:002019-01-18T18:58:11.203-05:00But a prominent Democrat taking this stand is good...<i>But a prominent Democrat taking this stand is good for the nation, and it's good for public discourse.</i><br /><br />Again, only if she means it. Hypocrisy, dishonesty are good for no one.<br /><br />Eric Hines<br />E Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-2152704503593881432019-01-18T18:16:19.299-05:002019-01-18T18:16:19.299-05:00Well, good for whom is another thing. If her stand...Well, good <i>for whom</i> is another thing. If her stand is hypocritical, then you are correct that it is not good for her. But a prominent Democrat taking this stand is good for the nation, and it's good for public discourse.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-32739645217544097322019-01-18T17:25:59.491-05:002019-01-18T17:25:59.491-05:00It’s hard to be charitable to one’s political oppo...It’s hard to be charitable to one’s political opponents these days, let alone to praise them. Well, DWS is noted for her insincerity; on the other hand, she has reason to fear anti-Semitism. Regardless, this is better than not objecting. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-66038975024542209512019-01-18T17:21:30.745-05:002019-01-18T17:21:30.745-05:00she took a public stand.... That's a good thin...<i>she took a public stand.... That's a good thing.</i><br /><br />Only if she means it. Taking a public stand, however convenient to an appearance of honor but taken for personal gain, is rank hypocrisy, and it produces a public persona designed to mislead that public.<br /><br />Eric HinesE Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-37494949767771721162019-01-18T17:11:45.427-05:002019-01-18T17:11:45.427-05:00That may be, but she took a public stand against a...That may be, but she took a public stand against anti-Semitic leaders in the march and pointed out their racism. That's a good thing.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-27972883934294312912019-01-18T15:22:04.905-05:002019-01-18T15:22:04.905-05:00Maybe it's a stand.
Given her past behavior, ...Maybe it's a stand.<br /><br />Given her past behavior, I can't tell that this isn't just posturing.<br /><br />Besides, it's warmer in Florida this time of year.<br /><br />Eric HinesE Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.com