Are the New Progressive Rules Reciprocal? By Victor Davis Hanson

[mystery-ak]

Are the New Progressive Rules Reciprocal?
Are today’s norms tomorrow’s norms?
By Victor Davis Hanson
July 31, 2022

In the era of peak woke we are supposed to accept any radical departure from long-held custom and tradition as the new normal.

Perhaps. But if so, is the improved new code of behavior at least reciprocal? Will the radical Left really wish to live by its own novel normality when it loses power?

Have leftists ever read Thucydides on the stasis at Corcyra and his warning that zealots who destroy laws, customs, and traditions for short-term gain, soon rue the day they began making such changes when, in vain, they seek refuge in the very sanctuaries of behavior that they have destroyed? 

Or will they just plead that their own rules do not apply to themselves given their innate moral superiority? Will they employ the John Kerry defense that one must bomb the upper atmosphere with private-jet carbon emissions in order to do the important work of flying around the globe to stop carbon emissions?

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[Cyber Liberty]

A long but interesting read on the stupid Democrats changing institutions for short term gains. 

"What if" the Republicans use the new rules against the Rats when they inevitably get back in charge?  Harry Reid changed the Judicial Filibuster rule in order to get a few O'Bastard Judges confirmed, and Turtle, to his credit. sent a record number of Judges nominated by Trump right through that door.

The worm Manchin and far, far lefty Sinema understand this principle while 48 other Senators are oblivious to it.  These two know what will happen, and it's difficult to understand why so many Rat Senators do not.

[Fishrrman]

Cyber observed:
"The worm Manchin and far, far lefty Sinema understand this principle while 48 other Senators are oblivious to it.  These two know what will happen, and it's difficult to understand why so many Rat Senators do not."

No.
The other dem-communist senators indeed know what will happen -- and it's not what you're thinking.

They'd vote to end the filibuster rule.
And then, when they are voted out of the majority, they will RESTORE the filibuster rule just before leaving power.

Comrade Cyber, do you not see such possibilities yourself?
With The Party, all is possible...

[Cyber Liberty]

Cyber observed:
"The worm Manchin and far, far lefty Sinema understand this principle while 48 other Senators are oblivious to it.  These two know what will happen, and it's difficult to understand why so many Rat Senators do not."

No.
The other dem-communist senators indeed know what will happen -- and it's not what you're thinking.

They'd vote to end the filibuster rule.
And then, when they are voted out of the majority, they will RESTORE the filibuster rule just before leaving power.

Comrade Cyber, do you not see such possibilities yourself?
With The Party, all is possible...

Why did they not do that with the Judicial Filibuster?

[Right_in_Virginia]

Victor, we are too far past this for you to clutter the opinion world with this tripe.