Don't forget he's also a failed film maker and failed miserably to export his populist nationalism to Europe. Bannon only resonates with the lowest intelligence MAGA's. The more savvy MAGA's have distanced themselves from him. Bannon has no input of value.
He didn't entirely fail in Europe. With Putin's help he managed to stir up far-right parties in Austria, German, the NL and France -- and they're getting close to the levers of power. However he is also one of those classic mediocrities who fill the ranks of fascism. (cont.)
2. I think it was Eric Hoffer to whom I owe the insight that fascist party leadership is mostly made up of failed creatives -- men who had ambitions to write, paint, make music, direct, act, etc., but who had not sufficient talent or assiduity to succeed. They gravitate to... (cont.)
3. ... the fascist scene because it offers scope for acting out their bitterness and resentment towards a world that "did not appreciate them;" and the neofeudal structures of fascism reward loyalty rather than ability, which gives them a path to the top even without talent or hard work. (cont.)
4. I may not be giving the full flavour of Hoffer's analysis here but it struck me like a thunderbolt when I first read it, and it occurs to me constantly when I consider, e.g. the stunted personalities of men like Thiel and Musk. Longing to be creative but achieving only wealth.
Why has the media ignored Bannon's history of helping to overthrow democracies? They treat him like an average political operative. There should have been a huge focus on him since he became Trump's "non-paid" campaign manager. Why wasn't that a focus of media attention?
Bannon uses the phrase “Nationalist” here. For the uninitiated, he doesn’t mean someone who takes pride in their country a.k.a nationalism. He means someone who takes pride in being white, as in “white nationalist”.
Banning goes to trial in February, if I’m not mistaken and it is a state case. He will spend Trumps term in prison, so at least that will be one less MAGA nutcase to have to deal with.
Locked up for what? Reporting? They are a bunch of bullies and blowhards not capable of leadership, acting to benefit the American people or seeing beyond their self serving pettiness. Hang firm.
We are not a nation governed by laws but by the whims of powerful people.
If you think someone actually has to do something wrong to be locked up you haven't interacted much with the criminal courts.
It is a huge injustice that equality of treatment before the law depends greatly on the size of one’s bank account. And the billionaires looking to cut spending will only seek to make that worse.
Uh, yeah. You just reminded me that if anything, Bannon's a successful drunk, with the typical vocabulary of a drunk. Some of Trump's ppl are just so redundant and boring. 🙄
He is so completely the embarrassing drunken uncle who mortifies the whole family at parties and get-togethers. Also the one you warn your daughters not to get too close to.
What Trump can do is order armed federal agents to go remove Bannon from state custody. Will he? Will those agents comply with the order? Will New York authorities resist? It will be an important and dangerous moment if he tries.
I get your sentiment, But he doesn’t. He acts like he can, he wants all of us to believe that, but he can’t. He wants all of us to believe he is king, but half the country won’t let that stand. Most likely, he will put immense pressure on judicial system, but he can not pardon those state crimes.
Hopefully Judge Merchan will be a symbol of a judiciary with a sack of brass ballz, being from NY and all, were Trump has the popularity of Herpes and Anal worts!
He’s a fat, drunkard, criminal blowhard. A perfect icon for MAGA but not someone who anybody will remember 20 years from now. There are 1000 criminals that will be running the US government and if the country lasts two years, I’ll be surprised.
Bannon is a sick fucker who gloats when he thinks he can destroy all Americans. Let's not let him get away with this shit! What did his mommy do to him when he was in diapers to make him such an angry, vindictive asshole to people who have never harmed him? Narcissist? Just like the turd.
I remember when he was fulminating a couple of years ago about "when we come to power," and thinking to myself, "god forbid." And now here we are, with a crew of asshats who use terms like "come to power" in all seriousness... about to take over the White House and the Federal Government. (cont.)
2. this is one of those moments like when you think the boat feels a bit sluggish and you look down into the bilge and you can see that not only is there over a foot of water in there, it's rising fast. There's this moment of stunned disbelief, like "this can't be happening." (cont.)
3. And yet it is. It's seriously happening folks, the ship of state is sabotaged, is about to sustain yet more damage, and may actually sink. It's very hard to wrap my head around this. America -- warts and all -- seemed like an immovable object, a permanent feature. Now it looks like... (cont.)
4. ... a wounded beast, surrounded by giggling hyaenas, struggling but overwhelmed by too many snapping jaws eager to strip the meat from its bones. Watching oligarchs and thugs brazenly, openly, gleefully steal the whole nation is... surreal.
They threaten the media but they never specify which laws are broken or crimes committed. Just like they chanted “lock her up” about Hillary Clinton or claimed Liz Cheney was a traitor.
Not fond of wishing for the demise of people. I don’t put a lot of energy into it. But there are a few, like Bannon, who do get passing visions of them being gone.
It’s going to get ugly with the loyalists Bronzolini is putting into power.
Everyone is focused on Hegseth seem to forget that he is putting his relentless defense lawyers Blanche & Bove in as DOJ AGs who will definitely pursue his retribution campaign.
I agree. I just knew he would surround himself with people who will work for him...not the interests of the people. We will lose the trust of our allies, and the respect of our enemies. Putin is going to be rapturous!
You're right, when they have done away with free press and free speech they go into full authoritarian mode. To the poor the work, to the rich the fruits of the poor people's hard labor!
Bannon is clinically insane. Also, the words "young" and "Republican" should never go together. It's like an angel losing its wings. It just ain't right.
Bannon and all the Nazi-republican goons better not show up at my house in California. They’ll learn the meaning of the expression “fuck around and find out” very quickly!
That’s what I’m saying: the goddamned 1% plutocracy v. the rest of us — once his 77 million voters slither up out of their strung out hangover hovels, sleeve-wipe the slobber off their shirts and realize that THAT’s the division now — not left v.right anymore.
The media needs to stop covering the felon 24/7. Tell us what we need to know without the photos and videos and without mentioning his name. He can’t go after the media if they’re not talking about him. Plus, we’re sick of him.
He's a yapper, that's for sure. I have had to listen to him hold court at the Polo Lounge. Like any performer, the audience is his oxygen. Take it away and watch what happens.
We’ve heard them toss around the phrase “permanent Republican majority”… Well, they’ve realized there’s only one way to truly ensure a permanent Republican majority.
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/steve-bannons-border-wall-charity-scheme-trial-delayed-until-february
That being said, the MSM seems to be giving up without a fight, so maybe they will be fine with sacrificing reporters and journalists.
Supremacists.
Neo-Nazis.
The Klan.
And he said this at a young Republican event.
If you think someone actually has to do something wrong to be locked up you haven't interacted much with the criminal courts.
"for what? what dafuq are the charges???"
Let them try...
PROTECT THE RULE OF LAW ⚖️
I sure hope people remember his name as the infamous person he is.
People like him, Roy Cohn, Karl Rove and Roger Stone should never be forgotten.
They are the opposite of what America stands for.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uO1C2IJlSaU&pp=ygURcm9iYnkgcm9hZHN0ZWFtZXI%3D
Can’t come soon enough?
Had to do some digging
https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-border-wall-scheme-trial-54644b147ff27ba632d15f338aec239e
Everyone is focused on Hegseth seem to forget that he is putting his relentless defense lawyers Blanche & Bove in as DOJ AGs who will definitely pursue his retribution campaign.
Fascism takes power one chicken-out at a time.
Soon!
Saying out loud that these are political persecutions and retributions are the best and fastest way to get these cases thrown out.
But they DO have an enormous capacity for unflinchingly looking like idiots while they're flailing around.
They deserve it.
The Southern Strategy was being used in the 1960s.
It never stopped. They just got better at hiding it.