"doubtful that Staples ever read a page of Strauss’s work, relying instead on third party slurs to inform his own sloppy seconds."
Something I have found Very often people on The Left have no idea What we on The Right say, and Why we say it. ts not that they are stupid (well no more stupid than those of us on The Right) its that they are Ignorant. What is worse is no interest/curiosity in finding out.
I think you're right when you wrote "What is worse is no interest/curiosity in finding out.". The left is fundamentally incurious about anything outside their own ideology. Strange approach for a group that styles itself as "intellectual".
Hypocrisy and gaslighting are key strategies of leftists. Because the are miserable people. And their chief motivations and controlling others and making them miserable too.
The historical and constitutional illiteracy of our friends on the left (and, I'm sure, some on the right) continues to shock and exasperate. It's as if they know nothing of the epic struggles of the first eight years of the constitutional republic when Hamilton and Washington on the one hand and Jefferson and Madison on the other fought to establish how the newly-minted separation of powers would work in practice. Thank God Washington and Hamilton were able to set the standards so that (with John Marshall's help in the long run) the executive had the room and authority to run the government as the Constitution declaimed and within the limits that it provided for. The left, with its belief that the ends always justify the means, pay lip service to constitutional niceties only because the country isn't quite ready to support an actual coup.
" It's as if they know nothing of the epic struggles of the first eight years of the constitutional republic when Hamilton and Washington on the one hand and Jefferson and Madison on the other fought to establish how the newly-minted separation of powers would work in practice."
Alas many don't (including How we got our Constitution). We're talking hard core bare knuckles politics.
After reading Bates article, it struck me that the missing consideration of Schmitt v Trump (and LInker) is that Trump is wedded to democracy as the source of his wealth. His business empire, now and in the future for his progeny, has succeeded in a democracy that values private property and property rights. He has a vested interest in the current system. It's tough to wheel and deal in an authoritarian system. Authoritarian wheel and dealing occurs within a sphere of corruption.
The legislative branch abandoned its mission in favor of chasing shiny objects, money, etc. This left a void someone had to fill. Executive actions lately have tried to compensate.
All these labels make my head spin. If we return to the Declaration, as we should, wouldn't we all be liberals again? I wish we'd never lost the proper meaning of that word.
"doubtful that Staples ever read a page of Strauss’s work, relying instead on third party slurs to inform his own sloppy seconds."
Something I have found Very often people on The Left have no idea What we on The Right say, and Why we say it. ts not that they are stupid (well no more stupid than those of us on The Right) its that they are Ignorant. What is worse is no interest/curiosity in finding out.
I think you're right when you wrote "What is worse is no interest/curiosity in finding out.". The left is fundamentally incurious about anything outside their own ideology. Strange approach for a group that styles itself as "intellectual".
OTOH Given they are Always Right about Everything (just ask them) There's no need.
Excellent!
To modify a line from the esteemed Steven F. Hayward: "If the left didn't have new-found constitutional scruples, they'd have no scruples at all."
BTW I am just astounded by the amount of content that you produce.
Hypocrisy and gaslighting are key strategies of leftists. Because the are miserable people. And their chief motivations and controlling others and making them miserable too.
The historical and constitutional illiteracy of our friends on the left (and, I'm sure, some on the right) continues to shock and exasperate. It's as if they know nothing of the epic struggles of the first eight years of the constitutional republic when Hamilton and Washington on the one hand and Jefferson and Madison on the other fought to establish how the newly-minted separation of powers would work in practice. Thank God Washington and Hamilton were able to set the standards so that (with John Marshall's help in the long run) the executive had the room and authority to run the government as the Constitution declaimed and within the limits that it provided for. The left, with its belief that the ends always justify the means, pay lip service to constitutional niceties only because the country isn't quite ready to support an actual coup.
" It's as if they know nothing of the epic struggles of the first eight years of the constitutional republic when Hamilton and Washington on the one hand and Jefferson and Madison on the other fought to establish how the newly-minted separation of powers would work in practice."
Alas many don't (including How we got our Constitution). We're talking hard core bare knuckles politics.
Someone has needed to stick a T patch on Linker for as long as I’ve known his name.
After reading Bates article, it struck me that the missing consideration of Schmitt v Trump (and LInker) is that Trump is wedded to democracy as the source of his wealth. His business empire, now and in the future for his progeny, has succeeded in a democracy that values private property and property rights. He has a vested interest in the current system. It's tough to wheel and deal in an authoritarian system. Authoritarian wheel and dealing occurs within a sphere of corruption.
The legislative branch abandoned its mission in favor of chasing shiny objects, money, etc. This left a void someone had to fill. Executive actions lately have tried to compensate.
All these labels make my head spin. If we return to the Declaration, as we should, wouldn't we all be liberals again? I wish we'd never lost the proper meaning of that word.