Category: President Trump
Trollwatch : Ireland is full crowd = The Dark Side
Back when I was posting more regularly I shared exchanges between myself and someone known as “PD” in the comments section of my Facebook page.โWell he’s back, or rather he never left in fact he has gone on to be quite prominent on social media and actually describes himself as a “citizen journalist” so I’m sure he won’t mind if I share what happened after he chose to respond to my reply to a tweet of his via DMs.
I know I deserved the response and I also know that getting into exchanges like this hurts the progressive movement to an extent because it presents a “both sides” element for unaware onlookers, but in this case I was triggered by his “and who is this foreign gentlemen with you?” comment in the video and, well, sometimes you just can’t help reacting, we’re only human after all, even if some don’t believe it of everyone.
PD : Any time you want to have an adult discussion Jeff give me a buzz. I think you might be the one who has fallen for all the lies and deceitโฆ genuinely. If and when you refuse to have an adult discussion it will tell me all I need to know. So the offer is there. Surprise me.. take care.
JLP : I have had plenty of “adult discussions” with others who feel like you do and it is a complete waste of time – you may frame that as “telling you all you need to know” but I frame it as preferring to focus on issues that really matter to the country. We might as well agree that we will always disagree on that. But anyway if you genuinely believe in what you’re doing I suppose all I can say is I hope it makes you happy. Pretty sure you won’t be able to resist responding but if so, take care mate.
PD :โExactly the answer I expected Jeff. You won’t engage because your arguments are based on nothingness. Plain and simple.. just lookin at your X timeline I’d nearly describe you as a left wing cultural Marxist. Climate change ffs.. are you that naive Jeff?
Cenk Yuger? Holy crap.. you’re a fan of his? It saddens me to see grown men I once knew become so weak, scattered and crushed and can’tdiscern truth from lies.. I hope some day you find your way back from the dark side Jeff.. like I said I’m available for the adult discussion anytime. If you believe strongly in your values don’t be afraid to speak up for them. And if you believe in God Jeffโฆ maybe say an oul prayer every now and againโฆ I find it very helpful..I’ll say one for you this morning. Take care
JLP :โI knew you wouldnโt be able to resist! And here you are with a reply of insults and misrepresentations of my beliefs expecting me to fall down another rabbit hole with you. To be fair, I expected this when I posted my tweet so I was ready for it and had this reply pretty much ready to go.
Philip, basically nothing at all has changed since you first appeared in my Facebook comments. We were at an impasse from the start.
You have your opinion on Trump, foreigners etc, I have mine. You believe I have been accepting lies all this time, I believe the same of you.
I have seen your โcitizen journalismโ work as well as your NP candidacy and this morning I finally decided to make a public comment which I still stand by – in my opinion you have fallen to the metaphorical dark side and for me that is genuinely sad. I appreciate this wonโt change your view but I still feel the same. We really might as well leave it at that.
I will say one more thing thoughโฆI would hope one day to have the time and resources to do political podcasting of my own so when that happens, I hope you will be willing to engage in a proper public discussion where we can each lay out our views.
Take care man.
PD : I would definitely be happy to go on a podcast as you are welcome to do a livestream discussion on my platform. On the insult partโฆcan you show me where I insulted you. I expressed my opinion judging by what I have seen on your Twitter X account that your arguments and posts are based on nothingness.. that’s just my opinion.. not meant to be an insult.. get a helmet Jeffโฆ โ๏ธ.. anytime for that private or public discussion give me a shout.. take care.. ๐ฎ๐ช
JLP : I’ll be in touch when I’m set up. Take care. ๐
Three examples of important content for understanding the true nature of the Israel/Hamas conflict
Following the disgusting and senseless actions of Hamas we are now in yet another time of war involving Israel.
But it’s not merely the reports on the atrocities that instigated this latest crisis that we need to discuss. It’s also the actual reporting of it. Just a couple of weeks ago my wife told me she wanted to watch the movie 1984 with John Hurt and Richard Burton. And while the term “Orwellian” might be overused these days, it certainly has to be said that large portions of the mainstream media have reverted to 1984-style propaganda from the moment news of the (again, reprehensible just in case it isn’t clear how I feel) Hamas action broke.
I could go on about my feelings on this matter but the purpose of this post is to share some media which has been produced by people who understand the situation much more than I do yet find themselves able to approach it with a holistic view rather than a “we stand squarely behind Israel no matter what, and anyone who doesn’t totally agree with us is an anti-Semite” one.
So here they are, I hope you either have the time to watch/listen or at least have been able to find similar open-minded discussions and presentations out there.
Apologies for not posting for so long, I could literally produce multiple posts every single day but most of my online time has to be taken up with rugby, especially now. I’m hoping to start a TikTok account for this site soon. JLP
1. POD SAVE THE WORLD
First we have a podcast from Pod Save The World, an excellent production featuring Tommy Veitor (of parent show Pod Save America) and Ben Rhodes (who worked with the US State Department under President Obama) which generally talks about world news from a US perspective, which some may see as a contradiction as the vast majority of the population is definitely ignorant of anything to do with global politics. They normally have a show during the week but they got together for this special one immediately after the news broke, and this is why I appreciate their extremely balanced view which pointed out the actions of the Netanyahu government as well.
2. THE YOUNG TURKS
Next up we have The Young Turks, generally hosted by Cenk Uygur and Anna Kasparian, but for their first show after the Hamas attack, Anna gave up her seat to occasional guest Ben Gleib, and Israeli-American comedian who is always promoting Progressive values, a fact proven by his very existence as a TYT host. But with a lot of his family members living in Israel and some directly affected by the Hamas attack, he is of course extremely well placed to offer that perspective.
So for this protracted debate, which I would recommend you watch in its entirety, we not only have the standard “anti-Occupation” viewpoint offered by Cenk, but it also comes with strong rebuttals from someone speaking for Israeli citizens in the aftermath of a horrific atrocity.
Unfortunately the video is age-restricted so I can’t share it directly to the page, so instead I will add the link below.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE YOUNG TURKS DEBATE ON YOU TUBE
3. THE DAILY SHOW
Even with the terrible nature of a story like this, it is actually possible to turn to comedy for both solace and, most crucially, information.
This clip may not be a current one from The Daily Show (it first aired in 2014), but it is still perfect for illustrating just how polarized the media landscape becomes whenever Palestine is in the news.
Maddow is back, she’s at her best, and now we all need to learn the phrase “Eliminationist Rhetoric”
Rachel Maddow has been on hiatus for quite a while now, working on other projects which is a good thing for her because while her 5-nights-a-week MSNBC show is must watch TV, the “corporate Democrat” nature of the network clearly holds her back.
What makes her presentations so compelling, for me anyway, is that whatever the topical news subject might be covering, she not only goes back several steps in the timeline while researching it, she also seems to bring you through her own process of learning as well. So while she might open her show talking about something like the presidency of Boris Yelstin, her verbal corkboard shows takes you from there to the Q Anon conspiracy.
But far be it from me to provide anything else that might act as a “spoiler” for the classic Maddow experience contained within the following two videos, all that is left is for me to strongly recommend just watch them, enjoy and learn. JLP
“Biden’s First Year” (The True Centre Podcast Ep 4)
The True Centre Podcast 011 – "The Cost Of Living Coalition March" – The True Centre Podcast
My thoughts on the Irish Left in general and a march/rally in Dublin on Saturday in particular.
Learn more about the Cost of Living Coalition here > https://www.facebook.com/COLCIreland
- The True Centre Podcast 011 – "The Cost Of Living Coalition March"
- The True Centre Podcast 010 – "Beware The Thirty Odd Percent"
- The True Centre Podcast 009 – US media "forgets" that governing is for everyone
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- The True Centre Podcast 007 – Happy 20th birthday TYT
Some thoughts on…The Big Lie
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The Fake News Media, working in close conjunction with Big Tech and the Radical Left Democrats, is doing everything they can to perpetuate the term โThe Big Lieโ when speaking of 2020 Presidential Election Fraud. They are right in that the 2020 Presidential Election was a Big Lie, but not in the way they mean. The 2020 Election, which didnโt even have Legislative approvals from many States (which is required under the U.S. Constitution), and was also otherwise corrupt, was indeed The Big Lie. So when they try to sell the American people the term The Big Lie, which they do in unison and coordination, think of it instead as the greatest Fraud in the history of our Country! An even greater Hoax than Russia, Russia, Russia, Mueller, Mueller, Mueller, Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax #2, or any of the other many scams the Democrats pulled!
“From The Desk of Donald J Trump”, May 6, 2021
Also available as podcast
Some thoughts on…Biden’s First 100 Days
What’s the Story With USA 2020? : A podcast series
Starting back in July 2020, I hosted a weekly podcast where I was joined by Neil “Keego” Keegan and we chatted about the run-in to the 2020 US Presidential Election while also looking at explanations of all the different mechanisms involved.
Click here to listen to the final episode recording January 22, 2021 or click here to back and check out the full series.
What Trump actually said about disinfectant curing #COVID19 and why itโs important whatever the context
Supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful, light and I think you said that hasn’t been checked and you’re going to test it.ย and then I said suppose you bring the light inside the body which you can do either through the skin or in some other way and I think you said you’re going to test that too. sounds interesting (doctor says something). then I see the disinfectant knocks out in a minute and there is a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning because as you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs it would be interesting to check that use medical doctors but it sounds interesting to me….
…ย I once mentioned that maybe it does go away with heat and light and people don’t like that statement very much because the fake news didn’t like it at all I just threw it out as a suggestion and it seems like that’s the case
President Donald Trump
How can Bernie stop the “Joe-mentum”?
Here’s part of the Rachel Maddow interview with Bernie I mentioned…
…and here’s Lawrence O’Donnell letting Amy Klobuchar pick away at the interview…
First Person Plural 