Phillip Jackson

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Phillip Jackson

@PEJ1952

Retired University of Chicago PhD in Political Science. Spent 40 years the public & private sectors. Your feelings are not analysis. I block idiots and trolls.

Joined October 2022

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Phillip Jackson

@PEJ1952

May 8, 2023

I repeat this post from time to time whenever a few hundred additional people follow me. I haven't made a point of this previously, except when someone told me I had no idea what I was talking about. I wanted to see if people will accept what I say on its own merits, rather than

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After doubling down a couple of times saying that they were correct, they apparently faced a massive backlash that threatened their revenue stream. So now they’re contrite. This isn’t an apology. It’s a plea forget what they did so they can get back to business as usual. It’s

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In the Soviet Union, it was “find me the man, and I’ll show you the crime”. In Biden‘s America, it’s just “find me the man.” No crime is necessary.

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... attending a music festival to promote peace near the Gaza border ... This is what happens when people think that all you need to navigate life is a kind heart and good intentions and like some Hollywood movie, the bad guys will see the virtue of your world view, lay down

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Her body may be her choice, but I don’t think many people are gonna want to choose it.

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We used to treat people with multiple personalities through psychiatric care.

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I always thought a “shit storm” was just a metaphor.

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Nothing like this could possibly ever happen in America. We’re not a Third World country where we try to put our political opponents in jail. Oh wait …

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So a gay man dates another man who wears a dress and makeup. Why is this news?

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You mean, young white males like this?

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These white supremacists sure come in a lot of different colors.

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It’s all fun and games when you run with scissors until you trip and fall and poke your eye out. I understood this when I was three years old. And I didn’t even need an object lesson to grasp it. Reality trumps ideology every time.

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So we go from Fauci “I am science”, to Merchan “I am law”. I’m beginning to notice a trend here

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There are only two reasons that damaging information that was deliberately withheld is finally released. The first is that you are dealing with honest people who have finally been able to break free of the bureaucratic stranglehold and make it public. The second is that

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The evolution of “Trump is Hitler”.

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and @SLPublicSchools

These people aren’t interested in educating children. They’re only interested in validating their lifestyle

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If he’s not going to be held accountable for his “relationship” with a Chinese spy’s criminal actions, why would he face any consequences for his “relationship” with the President’s son’s criminal actions?

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If the Democrats kill the continuing resolution in the Senate and shut down the government, then all nonessential personnel will be furloughed. When the government is finally reopened, there’s no reason to bring nonessential personnel back. They are, by definition, not

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Hard to move fast when the Biden Harris team is telling you to wait.

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Trump can put everyone at ease by saying that when he returns to office, he will apply the exact same standards of justice to his political opponents that they applied to him. How could this possibly upset them, since they maintain they are “only following the law” in

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I thought we were supposed to celebrate people with felonies, not condemn them?

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The only way this stops now is when Republicans begin to use the same tactics against Democrats.

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Why do men dressing as women, who claim they are actual women, feel the need to behave like the caricature of a woman from some porn movie or cartoon? I have yet to meet an actual female over the age of five who prances and twirls as a regular part of their personality.

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In other words, “Let’s not talk about how horrible and inconsistent I’ve been. Let’s talk about how wonderful I’m going to be”, is not an effective strategy.

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What do you expect for the threat of a government-mandated $15-25/hour minimum wage, depending upon the progressive proposal if the day? You get rid of the one factor you can control through automation: labor, which means people.

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Karma’s a bitch.

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She otter been more careful when she was jogging.

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This philosophy has always worked for me.

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It’s disgusting and illegal and I oppose this! Now having expressed my gratuitous moral outrage, let me turn your attention to something else I can politicize so that you won’t think about this anymore.

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Moving past the issue of Zelenskyy's stupidity in arguing with Trump in public, instead of simply expressing his profound gratitude for our country's help*, here's the real issue/problem he faces. *Note to Progressives: Zelenskyy is not an "equal" to Trump politically, or by any

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Let me guess. Mitt Romney chairman. Liz Cheney vice chairman. Adam Kinsinger treasurer. Lincoln Project youth outreach.

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45 years of age? I’m in my 70s , and I could easily do what Biden does every day: call a lid by 9:00 am, take every weekend off, go on vacation 45% of the time, and stumble through reading a teleprompter. Easy peasy.

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On Biden’s first day in office, White House press secretary Jen Psaki pledged that the administration would “bring transparency and truth back to government.” Promises made, promises forgotten.

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Is that with or without their consent? Just asking for a friend.

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When you’re going to get condemned by the “world” for whatever you do, just take the option you want the most. Not only is there no practical downside, your critics will understand that you won’t be intimidated, and think twice before provoking you the next time.

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If you ever doubt the wisdom of your decisions, just remember that people on the other side think that you can change your gender at will, that man is responsible for heating and cooling the earth, that you need to prove your identity to buy a can of beer but not to vote, and

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It’s their own fault. They were born in the wrong color and worship the wrong God, so they must be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. Besides, when you upset Christians, they don’t hunt you down and kill you. So this kind of “justice” is always safe.

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These aren’t “policies”. They’re opinions at best, wishes at most. A policy tells you exactly how you’re going to do something. It doesn’t simply tell you the desired outcome.

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"I'm a lesbian trapped inside a man's body" used to be an old joke we told when we were kids.

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He’s confusing capitalism with taking responsibility for one’s own life. He doesn’t want to be “forced” to do anything he considers unpleasant or unappealing like work to support himself, rather than have fun and do things he finds interesting. He believes that society should

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Maybe it's because he was holding the dog's leash in his right hand? Occam's Razor once again.

Imagine that. A court that actually allows a defendant to defend himself.

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I’ve never once turned the audio on when I see this guy. Just looking at him is disturbing enough.

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And surgery. If for nothing else, then to remove all the excess skin after that dramatically weight loss.

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“Are you mixed up?” Innocence always sees the truth. And the people who need it the most are always the last ones to recognize and embrace it.

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I’m guess he didn’t see it coming. Too soon?

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When you can BleachBit a server like Hillary Clinton did to hide evidence, and turn in cell phones used by the Mueller Report investigators that have been wiped clean contrary to the law - all with no consequences - why is it a surprise to see that J6 depositions which contain

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Tipping point.

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Not one single POW who was imprisoned with McCain supported his candidacy. That should tell you something about how the military actually felt about him.

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I don't understand why people are so hung up on this "trans" issue. It seems pretty normal to me. I have a brother who moved a lot. He was a transient. My nephew started college in one school and then ended up in another. That made him a transfer. When my sister was younger,

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Newsflash. I just looked at the video without the sound. His voice is the least of his problems.

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