Posted on 02/12/2020 10:17:41 AM PST by karpov
In early 2020, we received multiple inquiries from readers about the accuracy of a 10-month-old article which purported to highlight the left-wing ideology of Joseph Buttigieg, a prominent academic and the late father of Democratic presidential primary contender Pete Buttigieg.
The article, published in April 2019 by the right-leaning Washington Examiner, was later shared on social media at a time when the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, appeared to perform well in the disputed Iowa caucuses, and joined U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in leading the polls ahead of the New Hampshire primary on Feb. 11.
The Washington Examiner piece bore the headline, “Pete Buttigieg’s Father Was a Marxist Professor Who Lauded the Communist Manifesto.”
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[W]e carefully examined several of Joseph Buttigieg’s published writings, including those cited by the Washington Examiner. Based on those writings and pronouncements, it’s clear that he did indeed consistently articulate a broadly Marxist worldview, used terminology associated with Marxism and with the writings of the Marxist Italian theorist Antonio Gramsci, and also professed a fondness for — but also a critical view of — “The Communist Manifesto,” the massively influential text published by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848.
Analysis
Joseph Buttigieg moved to the United States from his native Malta in the 1970s, ultimately settling in South Bend, Indiana, where he was the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame from 1980 until his retirement in 2017. He died in January 2019 at the age of 71. He researched the works of the Irish novelist James Joyce and most prominently, the life and work of Antonio Gramsci, the early 20th century Marxist theorist and co-founder of the Italian Communist Party.
(Excerpt) Read more at snopes.com ...
An assortment of commies, liars and perverts walk into a bar....
What rock have you been living under?
Don’t believe it—Snopes has been hacked by the Russkies! ;-)
Venezuela and Cuba offer great weather, and every political position Buttgigg, Sanders, and Warren love.
Delta is ready when you are.......
Yes
Pete’s father was homosexual, as was his father before him
Snopes.. All out panic..
MUST CLEAR THE PATH FOR BIDEN, BLOOMBERG (OR HILLARY).
And Snopes STILL defends him - he wasn’t a Marxist Marxist.
“So while it’s true, as the Washington Examiner pointed out, that Joseph Buttigieg took part in a 1998 event commemorating the 150th anniversary of “The Communist Manifesto,” and clearly regarded that text with a degree of reverence, he also viewed it critically and, like Gramsci, explicitly rejected what he presented as its overly-narrow emphasis on the role of purely economic forces in class struggle. “
Because he believes in “democratic socialism” which snopes does too and so does Petey.
Pete is a Marxist. Painting him as a moderate is outright BS!
The Dem primary is turning out to be a battle between the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks!
So who is worse? The trojan communists in sheeps clothing who try to sneak in on the sly?
... or the bold communists who come close to actually admitting what they are?
The bad part is, I think that as much as you could say you can respect Bernie for being honest about his positions, I’m not so sure he isn’t really a lot worse. “Democrat socialist”? Doubtful.
Red Diaper Doper Baby.
So rather than being a Manchurian Candidate by virtue of being a brainwashed POW, his dad did the ‘born and raised him to be the Manchurian Candidate’ thing?
A Red Diaper baby, incubated in lies and deception. Programmed from an early age to serve the Party.
My money’s on “yes”.
Snopes is a dubious source, but in the case it is correct. Mayor Pete’s father was a rather famous Marxist and Professor of English at Notre Dame. He advocated a political strategy making the “long march” through American institutions to destroy American culture, political system, and institutions in favor of a Marxist system. Such a strategy is currently on going and produces people like Pete Buttigeg who lie about their background, intentions, and beliefs.
...and it’s the 2020 dnc headliners and committee staff.
... a moderate Democrats is one that pretends the DNC isn’t for socialism....
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