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Pete Buttigieg's father was a Marxist professor who lauded the Communist Manifesto

What if...? said:
So if my father is conservative I must be as well? Your position doesn't seem to well thought out.

Because it is possible to respect your father and not agree or disagree with him absolutely.

But it looks like its all y'all could come up with ao have fun with that
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If you don't repudiate his position, the casual observer has no alternative but to believe you agree with him.
 
justabubba said:
what about his father's position should the son repudiate?
i look forward to the specifics of his father's beliefs which deserve repudiation
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That Petey's problem. So far he is being painted as a Marxist. Do you think he will repudiate that?
 
bearpoker said:
Ahhh! The right wing smear machine shows up right on time. Pete has broad appeal so he must be destroyed.
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Beware, it's genetic. The toxic worm burrows deep. If his dad admired Karl Marx, or even watched Groucho, he's doomed to worship Stalin.
 
smallvoice said:
If you don't repudiate his position, the casual observer has no alternative but to believe you agree with him.
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Wouldn't that be disrespectful to denounce your war hero father though, to repudiate his service, if you disagree with the war he fought in?
 
smallvoice said:
That Petey's problem. So far he is being painted as a Marxist. Do you think he will repudiate that?
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He's gonna dance right through your framing, if what I've seen of him this far continues.
 
smallvoice said:
He hasn't said enough to know where he stands, and unless he completely repudiates his father's position, we can only believe that he agrees with his father, just like the rest of us who respect and admire our fathers.
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That's absurd. Ronald Reagan's son is a liberal. I was a Republican teen and young adult, my father was a socialist. Now I'm an independent registered as a Democrat in NY to vote in primaries.
 
bubbabgone said:
The father of Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg was a Marxist professor who spoke fondly of the Communist Manifesto and dedicated a significant portion of his academic career to the work of Italian Communist Party founder Antonio Gramsci, an associate of Vladimir Lenin.
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Paul Kengor, a professor at Grove City College and an expert in communism and progressivism, said Buttigieg was among a group of leftist professors who focused on injecting Marxism into the wider culture.
"They’re part of a wider international community of Marxist theorists and academicians with a particular devotion to the writings of the late Italian Marxist theorist Antonio Gramsci, who died over 80 years ago. Gramsci was all about applying Marxist theory to culture and cultural institutions — what is often referred to as a 'long march through the institutions,' such as film, media, and especially education," Kengor told the Washington Examiner.
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Pete Buttigieg's father was a Marxist professor who lauded the Communist Manifesto

Okay okay okay. So pop was a Marxist. That doesn't mean Pete is. Right?
That article says Pete's communications adviser didn't want to talk about how his father influenced his political beliefs or his thoughts on Marxist thinkers.

Pete did say he's a capitalist but that the system needs changes and capitalism is too intertwined with power. I guess he doesn't see that problem with Marxism.

"Buttigieg has called to abolish the Electoral College system, supports a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and thinks that climate change is a national security threat."

Could that be Pete's application of Marxist theory using the "'long march through the institutions,' such as film, media, and especially education," that was prescribed by his dad's hero.
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I wondered how long it would take before Trump nation started attacking Pete and his family.

Not long at all. You people really have gall considering the sexual-predator in the White House right now.
 
Here he talks about his position regarding socialism. He's just awesome.




I'm going to send him money.
 
What if...? said:
Wouldn't that be disrespectful to denounce your war hero father though, to repudiate his service, if you disagree with the war he fought in?
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That's your call. Grow a pair and make it.
 
bubbabgone said:
The father of Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg was a Marxist professor who spoke fondly of the Communist Manifesto and dedicated a significant portion of his academic career to the work of Italian Communist Party founder Antonio Gramsci, an associate of Vladimir Lenin.
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Paul Kengor, a professor at Grove City College and an expert in communism and progressivism, said Buttigieg was among a group of leftist professors who focused on injecting Marxism into the wider culture.
"They’re part of a wider international community of Marxist theorists and academicians with a particular devotion to the writings of the late Italian Marxist theorist Antonio Gramsci, who died over 80 years ago. Gramsci was all about applying Marxist theory to culture and cultural institutions — what is often referred to as a 'long march through the institutions,' such as film, media, and especially education," Kengor told the Washington Examiner.
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Pete Buttigieg's father was a Marxist professor who lauded the Communist Manifesto

Okay okay okay. So pop was a Marxist. That doesn't mean Pete is. Right?
That article says Pete's communications adviser didn't want to talk about how his father influenced his political beliefs or his thoughts on Marxist thinkers.

Pete did say he's a capitalist but that the system needs changes and capitalism is too intertwined with power. I guess he doesn't see that problem with Marxism.

"Buttigieg has called to abolish the Electoral College system, supports a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and thinks that climate change is a national security threat."

Could that be Pete's application of Marxist theory using the "'long march through the institutions,' such as film, media, and especially education," that was prescribed by his dad's hero.
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Lucille Ball was a Communist in the 1930's and so was her grandfather.
 
SonOfDaedalus said:
That's absurd. Ronald Reagan's son is a liberal. I was a Republican teen and young adult, my father was a socialist. Now I'm an independent registered as a Democrat in NY to vote in primaries.
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So what does that jumble of factoids mean? Did Reagan's son support his father's policies? Did you agree with you father's socialist nonsense?What difference does it make that you "claim" to be independent, yet register as a Dim? Hint: you aren't "Independent", and no post you have made says any different.
 
What if...? said:
He's gonna dance right through your framing, if what I've seen of him this far continues.
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It should be great fun seeing Pete run policy circles around Fat Ass. Trump thinks he's educated. Lol. He can't even spell hamburgers correctly.
 
smallvoice said:
So what does that jumble of factoids mean? Did Reagan's son support his father's policies? Did you agree with you father's socialist nonsense?What difference does it make that you "claim" to be independent, yet register as a Dim? Hint: you aren't "Independent", and no post you have made says any different.
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Let me explain it to you slowly so you can understand.

You claimed that a child should share the same political views as his parents. I gave you examples, including myself, where that does not hold true.

It's a fact that I was a registered Republican. I voted for Bush I.

Then I was an Independent. Finally, I registered as a Democrat so I could vote in Democrat primaries.

You are so hyperpartisan that anyone who doesn't agree with you seems like an extreme liberal to you.

I'm very critical of Trump because Trump is a disgrace as president. He's completely incompetent. Only hyper-partisans who are completely blind to reality and gullible idiots support him.

Your claim that a child share the ideology of his parent and your attempt to pain Buttigieg as a socialist by associating him with his father proves you lack critical thinking skills.
 
SonOfDaedalus said:
Let me explain it to you slowly so you can understand.

You claimed that a child should share the same political views as his parents. I gave you examples, including myself, where that does not hold true.

It's a fact that I was a registered Republican. I voted for Bush I.

Then I was an Independent. Finally, I registered as a Democrat so I could vote in Democrat primaries.

You are so hyperpartisan that anyone who doesn't agree with you seems like an extreme liberal to you.

I'm very critical of Trump because Trump is a disgrace as president. He's completely incompetent. Only hyper-partisans who are completely blind to reality and gullible idiots support him.
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I got as far as the first line, then I decided you hand nothing rational to say, exacerbated by your snotty attitude. So I ignored the rest.
 
bubbabgone said:
The father of Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg was a Marxist professor who spoke fondly of the Communist Manifesto and dedicated a significant portion of his academic career to the work of Italian Communist Party founder Antonio Gramsci, an associate of Vladimir Lenin.
...
Paul Kengor, a professor at Grove City College and an expert in communism and progressivism, said Buttigieg was among a group of leftist professors who focused on injecting Marxism into the wider culture.
"They’re part of a wider international community of Marxist theorists and academicians with a particular devotion to the writings of the late Italian Marxist theorist Antonio Gramsci, who died over 80 years ago. Gramsci was all about applying Marxist theory to culture and cultural institutions — what is often referred to as a 'long march through the institutions,' such as film, media, and especially education," Kengor told the Washington Examiner.
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Pete Buttigieg's father was a Marxist professor who lauded the Communist Manifesto

Okay okay okay. So pop was a Marxist. That doesn't mean Pete is. Right?
That article says Pete's communications adviser didn't want to talk about how his father influenced his political beliefs or his thoughts on Marxist thinkers.

Pete did say he's a capitalist but that the system needs changes and capitalism is too intertwined with power. I guess he doesn't see that problem with Marxism.

"Buttigieg has called to abolish the Electoral College system, supports a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and thinks that climate change is a national security threat."

Could that be Pete's application of Marxist theory using the "'long march through the institutions,' such as film, media, and especially education," that was prescribed by his dad's hero.
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LOLOLOL - yep, like AOC another genius is terrifying the alt-rightists. Expect this from the right-wing nuts every time they feel threatened by someone who can destroy trump in the general :)

I love it when the alt-right snowflakes act like 5th-graders!

By the way, if you're so worried about horrible backgrounds of current candidates why not look into our current president and his family? I mean, they're the ones running the country..

A History of Donald Trump’s Racism, Abridged - INDY Week

But what am I saying? Alt-right racists do not have the ability to smell their own asshole - in this case - the asshole is trump.
 
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smallvoice said:
I got as far as the first line, then I decided you hand nothing rational to say, exacerbated by your snotty attitude. So I ignored the rest.
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You're the one claiming a child shares the political ideology of their parents. You're the one claiming Buttigieg must be a socialist because his father was a socialist.

The things you said are just plain idiotic. Please bring more intelligent arguments to the discussion.
 
HumblePi said:
Already the right is trying to destroy a good man. Maybe it's because he's gay, or maybe it's just because he's smart and logical. Whatever it is, it sure didn't take the right very long to start their vicious attacks on individual candidates.

By the way, this story originated from none other than the asshole Alex Jones and InfoWars. Why anyone still listens to this disgusting excuse for a human, I'll never know.
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Reminds me of all the attacks made against the Republican candidates in 2016. It’s just modern politics and anyone who throws their hat in the ring should expect it.
 
tres borrachos said:
I have no idea why you're asking me this. Are you talking about when the news came out that Trump's father was arrested in the middle of a Klan rally in the early 19th century? You have to ask the left about that.

I'm posting about Buttigieg's father.
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I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy.
 
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