NYT Op-Ed: Liberals, You’re Not As Smart As You Think, And You’re Helping Trump Win A Second Term

Townhall.com ^ | May 14, 2018 | Matt Vespa

[Ticonderoga34]

Pretty good article but here is my opinion.

Liberals are arrogant to the point of being stupid. The end.

[PetroniusMaximus]

Shhhhhhh......!!!

Don’t tell them what’s in the secret sauce.

[Uncle Miltie]

Equal.

Not Better.

Republican.

[rightwingcrazy]

“But the point about liberal principles is that they think this is what the majority want.”

If they believed that, they wouldn’t be so desperate to import compliant voters. They’re trying to create a majority that agrees with what they want. Just long enough, that is, for them to change the rules so that they won’t have to pay attention to that pesky majority anymore.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Stupid has consequences, but don’t tell them that.

[Lurker]

The Left hates you and wants you dead.

Make no mistake about that.

Prepare accordingly.

L

[Yaelle]

For every one voter this progressive mob absorbs, two more either head for the Trump camp or are so turned off that they stay home on Election Day. It’s one thing to call the remarks about black Americans made by celebrity chef Paula Deen racist (it was) years ago. It’s another thing to label 60 million people who voted for Trump racist.

At least two are turned off or toward Trump.

And it seems like some are getting new talking points. This writer, and Kimmel, etc. The progressive arrogance is hurting them. Let’s see if they all learn.

[MoochPooch]

I voted for Trump reluctantly, and liberals were the reason.

(So glad I did!)

[FLT-bird]

Liberals and Leftists are just too smug and self satisfied to ever learn. They’ll never be pulled away from their temper tantrum about losing in 2016. Trump is their catnip.

It will blow up right in their faces again. Then we’ll get another delicious helping of their “America sucks” temper tantrums again.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Even this dingus doesn't get it. He still thinks academic and media leftists are superior, and their ideas are correct, AND they still should move soceiety forward; they're just doing it wrong.

If I ever needed advice about anything, I'd ask the good ol boy who makes potato chip bags and raises beef cattle, whom I shared shop space with, before I'd even think of asking an academic. Liberals only exist because of the effort and competence of others. Left to their own devices they would die, or be shunned, or be dropped off the outside of the city walls.

[Right Wing Assault]

...the Left is overly confident in themselves, self-righteous in their beliefs, which come off as “domineering” and “smacks of superiority.”

One of several good points brought up. He didn't point out numerous worse faults with leftists, but what he did say was in a calm and well-reasoned voice. Plenty of time to ramp up the rhetoric later.

[bankwalker]

Liberals only exist because of the effort and competence of others. Left to their own devices they would die, or be shunned, or be dropped off the outside of the city walls.

Proverbs 88:17 I think

[outofsalt]

"a) cultural centers are dominated by progressives; b) how they're causing a backlash against liberalism"

The Russians have an insult for this, roughly, ne cultornie, or, uncultured. Glad I'm lacking in aristocracy.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Lol, he left out, “...and wrong about EVERYTHING!”

[MrEdd]

I would say it is a mediocre article.
Though border security was touched on, it was the driving issue of this past election and should have been fleshed out.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Saying that liberals are “ahead” of conservatives validates their “progressive” label. They are not ahead - they are dragging us back to policies that have failed for 100 years. Advocating for ideas that failed when Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Hitler, Castro, Kim, Chavez and Mugabe tried them is not “progressive”.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

It’s one thing to call the remarks about black Americans made by celebrity chef Paula Deen racist (it was) years ago.

IIRC she never made any remarks, an employee made them supposedly.

[BBell]

I was not a big fan of Trump but there was absolutely positively no way I would have voted for Hillery.

It is estimated, I know grain of salt, that most of the Trump voters were not so much pro-Trump as Anti-Hillary. I have a Aunt who always votes Democrat but she could not stand Hillary at all. Not sure how she voted.

[BBell]

Loved those liberal tears.