The modern version of 2 Minutes Hate #1984

by Mouser The King Cat

David Corn writes about the ways of Washington and politics in Mother Jones, one of the few leftist publications that has not devolved into a complete joke. He also appears now and again on obscure cable shows.

In a recent rant on the MoJo website, he makes clear his contempt for anybody who might vote Republican:

After Obama's reelection, the hate machine churned on. Republicans continued to whip the false meme that Obama was bent on taking all guns away from Americans. They routinely claimed not that his policies were wrong but that he was feckless and weak — or dictatorial and authoritarian. Last year, Rudy Giuliani said, "I do not believe the president loves America." And Dick Cheney claimed Obama operates as if he wants to "take America down." (That's a theme Sen. Marco Rubio has, uh, repeatedly, pushed on the campaign trail, contending that the president is deliberately weakening the United States.) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz, another presidential wannabe, gave credence to the wacky notion that Obama was going to invade and seize control of Texas.

It's been a long run of Republicans accepting, encouraging, and exploiting uncivil discourse, anti-Obama hatred, and right-wing anger. (Republicans also welcomed nearly $300,000 in campaigncontributions from Trump since he went birther.) The GOP raised the expectations of its Obama-detesting base and primed the pump for Trump. There is not much wonder that a xenophobic and misogynistic bigot and bully who bashes immigrants and calls for a Muslim ban — and who also slams the Republican insiders for rigging the system — should now find a receptive audience within the GOP's electorate. For years, Republicans gave their voters a taste for the reddest of meat. That increased the appetite for more. And here comes Trump the butcher with a heaping plate.

Mother Jones has won many awards for its journalism. The only award this article could win is “most hate stuffed into 1,500 words.” It is aimed at you, Mr. and Mrs. America, for opposing the Democrats’ vile and disastrous policies.