Summary

The article discusses the appointment of John Bolton, a controversial neoconservative figure, to the Trump administration, and the surprising support he has received from some Democrats who have embraced him due to their opposition to Trump, despite Bolton's history of hawkish foreign policy stances.

Abstract

The article "Dems Kept Cheerleading Bush-Era Neocons; Now There’s One In The White House" critically examines the Democratic Party's paradoxical support for John Bolton, a notorious neoconservative and advocate for military intervention, following his appointment as a national security advisor in the Trump administration. The author highlights the irony in Democrats' accusations that Bolton, known for his aggressive stances against Russia, is a Kremlin agent, as part of their broader criticism of the Trump administration's Russia policy. Despite Bolton's well-documented role in pushing for the Iraq War and his consistent advocacy for military action against various countries, some Democrats have aligned with him, a shift that reflects the impact of partisan politics on ideological consistency. The article suggests that this alignment is a result of the #Resistance movement's willingness to overlook past differences in the interest of opposing Trump, even if it means embracing individuals with a history of supporting policies that contradict progressive values.

Opinions

The author views the Democratic support for John Bolton as hypocritical, given his history as a war hawk and the party's traditional opposition to such figures.
There is a critique of the Democratic Party for prioritizing opposition to Trump over consistent opposition to neoconservative ideologies.
The article suggests that partisan politics have led to a blurring of lines between traditional political adversaries, with neoconservatives like Bill Kristol and David Frum finding common cause with Democrats.
The author expresses concern that the mainstream American public is not adequately alarmed by Bolton's appointment, attributing this to effective manipulation by political operatives.
There is a clear disapproval of Bolton's foreign policy positions, labeling him as a "child killer" and "war criminal," and expressing concern over his influence on US foreign policy.
The article implies that the #Resistance movement has been co-opted by neoconservative elements, which is seen as a betrayal of progressive principles.
The author calls for an awakening among nonpartisan individuals to recognize and resist the dangers posed by figures like Bolton in positions of power.

Dems Kept Cheerleading Bush-Era Neocons; Now There’s One In The White House

As so many of us have been dreading, PNAC’s favorite bloodthirsty child killer John Bolton has been added to the Trump administration. And as many half-jokingly predicted, Democrats seized on this opportunity to accuse Bolton of being a Kremlin agent.

That’s right, John Bolton, the guy who has been trying to start a war with Russia since long before the name Vladimir Putin meant anything to the average Democrat, is being accused of colluding with Russia. Count on Democrats to oppose the most virulent neocon in Washington by accusing him of not being hawkish enough.

“John Bolton once suggested Russian hack of DNC may have been a false flag operation by Obama Admin,” fretted lead Democratic Russiagater Adam Schiff, mistaking brazen partisan hackery for actual skepticism about a likely intelligence community false flag.

“Don’t forget the reason for H.R. McMaster’s departure: He criticized Russia,” added Democratic Coalition co-founder Scott Dworkin. “McMaster said publicly that Russia needed to face serious consequences for what they’ve done in Syria & for the gas attack in the UK. John Bolton would never say anything like that.”

“Trump has outdone himself by selecting Bolton,” Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch tweeted with a link to a story about Bolton having appeared in a 2013 video for a Russian gun rights group. “In one appointment, he simultaneously increased the influence of the NRA in his Admin. & found another way to tie himself to Russia. Does he still claim he hires the best people? #TrumpRussia.”

“Bolton is *pre-indictment* for many crimes against America,” tweeted renowned professional intelligence LARPer Eric Garland.

Was he referring to Bolton’s unforgivable war crimes?

Hahahaha! Oh child. Of course not.

“He’s owned by Russia,” Garland explained.

There are of course many, many, many extremely legitimate reasons to criticize John Bolton, and none of them involve being too soft on Russia. Not only is he a PNAC signatory who played a major role in manufacturing the lies that led to the Iraq invasion, but he still insists that that invasion was a great idea. He’s advocated for escalations and acts of military violence against every single government that is in any way oppositional to US hegemony including Venezuela, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Russia and China, and account after account of his personal behavior toward people he’s worked with indicate that he is in all likelihood an actual, literal psychopath.

But Democratic opposition to Bolton, even when it doesn’t get sucked up into idiotic Russia conspiracy theory, appears to be receiving a relatively lukewarm response from mainstream America. It certainly isn’t attracting the urgent attention it should be, and certainly isn’t eliciting the level of viral interest as a new “bombshell” Russiagate revelation. And why should it? Propagandists have been pacing rank-and-file Democrats into embracing Iraq-raping Bush-era neocons for more than a year now.

In addition to Democrats being forced to spend 2016 gaslighting themselves into believing that a warmongering neocon who supported the Iraq war would make a great First Female President, they have also been manipulated by the cult of blind anti-Trumpism into accepting neoconservative death worshippers like Bill Kristol, David Frum and Max Boot into their #Resistance fold.

“One of the most amazing outcomes of the Trump administration is the number of neo-conservatives that are now my friends and I am aligned with,” MSNBC pundit Joy Reid openly admitted in an interview last year. “I found myself agreeing on a panel with Bill Kristol. I agree more with Jennifer Rubin, David Frum, and Max Boot than I do with some people on the far left. I am shocked at the way that Donald Trump has brought people together.”

Just as Bolton has cozied up to the Trump crowd by disguising his brazen neoconservative globalism as libertarian-leaning nationalism, neocons like Frum, Boot and Kristol who helped decimate Iraq have been cozying up to mainstream Democrats by posing as woke progressives, and now they’re in like Flynn. Dems had to stretch and compartmentalize their thinking to accommodate the other Bush-era neocons, and even Bush himself to a large extent, so why would a few experts saying “Uh seriously this Bolton guy is deeply terrifying” have any influence over them? They already had to gaslight themselves into believing the bloodshed caused by neoconservatism is fine.

So the American mainstream has been successfully manipulated on both sides of the artificial political divide into supporting vestigial Bush neocons, with #TheResistance proudly retweeting depraved death cultists like Bill Kristol while a majority of the #MAGA crowd support Trump’s elevation of Bolton, and now there’s no one left but us homeless nonpartisans to point and scream about where this all seems to be headed.

Partisan hack Trump supporters are worthless. Partisan hack Democrats are equally worthless. Only those who have awakened from the relentless barrage of mass media psyops and seen beyond the fake uniparty trap can see what’s going on. It’s up to us to awaken everyone else.

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