American Library Association Leader Surprised
by Pushback after Publicly Identifying
as ‘Marxist’
Posted By: zephyrgirl, 8/8/2023 1:56:58 PM
Emily Drabinksi, president of the American Library Association (ALA), a group that Barack Obama endorsed in July, expressed surprise in a recent interview that her public identification as a “Marxist” caused a political backlash against her organization. “I was excited to highlight and celebrate two aspects of my identity that are really important to me, and are often under a lot of scrutiny,”
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American Library Association Leader Surprised
by Pushback after Publicly Identifying
as ‘Marxist’ 8 replies
by Pushback after Publicly Identifying
as ‘Marxist’ 8 replies
Emily Drabinksi, president of the American Library Association (ALA), a group that Barack Obama endorsed in July, expressed surprise in a recent interview that her public identification as a “Marxist” caused a political backlash against her organization. “I was excited to highlight and celebrate two aspects of my identity that are really important to me, and are often under a lot of scrutiny,”
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They're coming for your guns
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Leftist politicians rarely tell the truth. Their policies and ideals are so bad that they can't, and they know it, thus the nonstop hyperbole, grandstanding, and projection. It's infuriating that so many Americans either are unable to see this, thanks in part to a complicit MSM, or so blinded by their ideology that they choose to ignore the fact that they get endlessly played by those they keep electing.
As with any good totalitarian leftist regime, gun confiscation is at the top of the leftist wish list. It's much easier to institute control and compliance over an unarmed citizenry than it is an armed one.
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That's the beauty of leftists living in leftist bubbles - they frequently "out" themselves because they're so clueless about the rest of the country.