Accusations of treason, nationalization of property, etc. Insufficient enthusiasm for the cause – which Musk is now guilty of in the eyes of the Bootlickers – calls for extreme acts. I wonder if a soldier on the battlefield asking for pay when he is warring against Russia is similarly treasonous? Many Twitter Lefties declared this to be treason against the United States! If not in law, then at least in fact. Up until recently, the service was donated. Similarly, Bootlickers have been calling for the federal government to nationalize Starlink and take it from Elon Musk because the billionaire asked – for the first time in this conflict – to be paid for Ukraine’s use of Starlink. You did not lick the boot presented to you. You may support Ukraine against Russia, and merely think some of the propaganda is silly – and that is enough to damn you in their eyes, you traitor to the United States. The Boots must be licked clean of such treason. Nothing even slightly critical of Ukraine is permitted. Shoe Shiners may express similar opinions if challenged, but Bootlickers do so with gusto, putzing around various forms of social media, looking for anyone who displays insufficient enthusiasm for the cause – whatever cause the authorities have deemed important. Olbermann immediately interprets this as dedicated support of Russia, and angrily denounces it. Instead, the artist satirizes the pop culture adoration of Zelensky, and how it’s kind of silly to assume this head of state is wandering around distant battlefields merely because he wears military-esque clothes to his press conferences. The cartoon artist, you will note, expresses no opinions on Russia or who is morally righteous – if anybody – in the Ukraine war. There’s a more virulent form of authority worship. They are happy to polish the boots of the ruling caste, because presumably it’s easier than thinking for yourself, and popular culture rewards the Shoe Shiners with immunity from cancellation, feelings of being on the right side of history, and respectful nods from HR crones, schoolteachers, and hall monitors. We might call the Google link citers Shoe Shiners. It’s a great way to get taken by some bullshit that just happens to align with the political and financial goals of tyrants. Accepting the perspectives of those in authority simply because they are in positions of authority is foolish. You’re arguing on social media with some Lefty, and he copies and pastes some links he dug up on Google as evidence his point of view is right, and you’re just an idiot who hates fact-based rational thought.Īfter all, how can you ignore the opinion of a CNN journalist on the scientific findings of a climate scientist who probably did his work under a government grant? You’re probably one of those people who hates experts, like Tom Nichols often rants about. Most folks have probably encountered a situation like this.
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