What happened to an America where
you could freely speak your mind?
Chicago Tribune,
by
John Kass
Original Article
Posted By: AltaD,
7/29/2020 10:09:43 AM
The angry left-handed broom of America’s cultural revolution uses fear to sweep through the our civic, corporate and personal life. (Snip) Last week, with violence spiking around the country, I wrote a column on the growing sense of lawlessness in America’s urban areas.
In response, the Tribune newspaper union, the Chicago Tribune Guild, which I have repeatedly and politely declined to join, wrote an open letter to management defaming me, by falsely accusing me of religious bigotry and fomenting conspiracy theories.
Newspaper management has decided not to engage publicly with the union. So I will.
For right now, let’s deal with facts.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
MickTurn 7/29/2020 10:19:58 AM (No. 493725)
The Commie Democrap PC Goons took that away, we need to reclaim it.
Now the Commie Goons come after anyone that disagrees with them...what ever happened to 'Defamation of Character' Charges?
10 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
MMC 7/29/2020 10:36:41 AM (No. 493761)
Doxxing opponent and violence have sealed mouths in opposition- isn’t that what a Terrorist does to control?
#DemocratTerroristsTearAmericaApart
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
marbles 7/29/2020 10:40:12 AM (No. 493768)
The dems want/need to control the narrative. The truth will defeat them .The 1st amendment is an obstacle to that so it must be taken away from those that speak the truth. That's why Twitter et al are censoring. The MSM is the enforcing arm of the party. The media has been biased for decades. When there were just newspapers and radio it was easy to hide. Not anymore. Every citizen can film and record what's really going on. The MSM has lost control of the narrative and they don't like it. They've all become " Baghdad Bob" now.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Smart11344 7/29/2020 10:46:33 AM (No. 493776)
The far rogressive left happened. No first amendment for republicans. Another great reason Biden and the rest of the 'Rats should not be elected.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Toby Ten Bears 7/29/2020 10:54:57 AM (No. 493790)
Leftist/Fascist have taken control.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 7/29/2020 11:07:12 AM (No. 493806)
All of the rioters looters and anarchists have taken the Coexist bumper stickers off of their Prius’s.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Trump'sCousin 7/29/2020 11:10:10 AM (No. 493810)
Easy answer. True Americans silenced themselves. They are concerned about not being liked, about losing friends, they choose spouses who don't share their values, they socialise without discretion. The are frightened of offending someone, they don't want their car keyed or to get a hard time at work. They looked the other way when their children came home from school with twisted notions about their country and spouting liberal drivel.
When it mattered they took the easy way out and now they wonder what happened to their country. They let the mentally ill dictate to them about what is acceptable, what they could say, what their kids should learn in school, they accepted the mantra that there is no normal, that anything goes and they wonder what happened to their country.
I am often reminded of the American revolution. The British complained because the colonists did not abide by the set rules of battle field engagement!
You are supposed to line up like gentlemen and fire at the opposing side! What is this! It's an outrage! They are not supposed to ambush, or engage in guerilla warfare! How can we win IF YOU DON'T PLAY BY OUR RULES!
Do you see my point? They own the battle, the battlefield and they set the rules and most Americans are politely playing by their rules.
It's not rockt science. When it mattered many Americans thought being polite and being tolerant was more virtuous and...
Here we are. Thoughts anyone, can you say I am wrong? It matters more now than ever. There are only 2 sides now Americans and Nazis. Which side are you on?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Trump'sCousin 7/29/2020 11:12:39 AM (No. 493812)
Poster 1 they took nothing away. We gave it away. The only difference between then and now is a lack of intestinal fortitude and a lack of cowardice.
It is not wrong to be afraid. It is wrong to be a coward.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Trump'sCousin 7/29/2020 11:15:12 AM (No. 493815)
Should say cowardice not a lack thereof. Sorry
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Clinger 7/29/2020 11:23:12 AM (No. 493825)
One segment of our society decided to disassociate with the rest of us and to do so they seized control of public discourse, including the media. There has been a war going on and only one side was aware of it so they won all the early battles. It's far from over.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
TJ54 7/29/2020 11:29:02 AM (No. 493830)
Libtard media
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
AltaD 7/29/2020 11:34:42 AM (No. 493836)
I really should have highlighted the best part of his article when I posted this. FTA:
I will not apologize for writing about Soros.
I will not bow to those who’ve wrongly defamed me.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
BarryNo 7/29/2020 11:56:52 AM (No. 493865)
Democrats are beating it up.
When do we defend our lives?
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Faithfully 7/29/2020 12:37:48 PM (No. 493893)
Americans allowed standards in every aspect of society to be lowered.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
kono 7/29/2020 1:00:13 PM (No. 493912)
Who, O.P. -- the anti-Semitic Left?
Besides, isn't the megalomaniac miscreant with the palindromic last name Hungarian?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
MDConservative 7/29/2020 1:01:24 PM (No. 493914)
Americans continue to fail their on-going civics tests.
And don't think it's only the "libtards" doing this. It is becoming ingrained throughout the American political conversation. Just read the posted comments where still allowed to see evidence.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
mathman 7/29/2020 1:03:11 PM (No. 493917)
Mr Cass, I hope you have another line of work lined up.
You will soon be fired. You are not following the party line. You are a disgraceful advocate for the status quo. Because you are not Woke, because you do not support Antifa, because you do not support BLM, they are coming for you.
Go write for the Babylon Bee.
Because what you are saying puts your life in danger. And your life does not matter.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Sunhan65 7/29/2020 1:55:15 PM (No. 493935)
Kass didn't just knock it out of the park with this column. This one is approaching escape velocity.
"Bang, zoom, right to the moon...!"
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
OhioNick 7/29/2020 3:33:09 PM (No. 493981)
Michael Goodwin of the New York Post recently wrote a similar piece. From that article: “I will forever be grateful to the lessons I learned during my 16 years [at the New York Times]. But it was a different paper then, one where standards of fairness were enforced and reporters’ biases were left on the cutting-room floor.
Now the standards are on the cutting-room floor, with every story dominated by reporters’ opinions. The result is a daily train wreck that bears little resemblance to the traditions of what used to be a great newspaper, trusted because it was impartial.
Even worse, the Times has moved beyond overt partisanship to declare itself the decider of all things relating to race. Its 1619 Project insists that slavery was the key to the nation’s founding, and that the war for independence was primarily about perpetuating white supremacy.”
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
or gate 7/29/2020 7:08:23 PM (No. 494130)
It will come back when the nuts all OD.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Rat Patrol 7/29/2020 8:18:03 PM (No. 494205)
Democrats killed free speech...
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One by one every freedom we enjoy will disappear. One by one every city will become a ghetto. If you think it's bad now, think what will happen if by cheating, Uncle Joe becomes President.
Rev. Martin Niemoller was right.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Justcurious 7/30/2020 8:30:10 AM (No. 494451)
We're experiencing what others have called cancel culture. I think a more accurate name would be "shut up" culture.
We're being herded by punks so wet behind the ears...well, I've got baseball caps older than that.
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Simply mention Soros and the left will accuse you of being anti-Semitic.