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Fine and dandy, sugar candy....\n..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"You\u0026#39;re back!  Fine and dandy, sugar candy....\u003Cbr \/\u003EI left a comment on this fine piece over at Elder\u0026#39;s joint. \u003Cbr \/\u003EBut you know that I know that you know that I know that your take on this stuff is spot on. \u003Cbr \/\u003EDo you have any idea at all what happened to Empress Trudy? She made a lot of accurate predictions. \u003Cbr \/\u003ERemember Joseph? 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I tend to take ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"That’s a very thoughtful response. I tend to take it slower here, so if you want to continue this conversation, as I hope you will, don’t be surprised if I take a day or two to respond.\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou write:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I have no doubt that we may be more politically in agreement than not but, I don\u0026#39;t see how that translates to voting and policy. I believe we have very different ideas when it comes to that and how we react to news.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf I understand you correctly, you are saying that while we may have similar political ideals, we also have very different responses to the political moment.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat’s accurate, from what I can tell. But it raises the question, just what are these political ideals?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe way I see it, the primary source of tension within American political thinking goes all the way back to the preamble to the Constitution where the founders discuss the need for “individual liberty” and the “general welfare,” or you might say the “common good.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESpeaking in broad terms, throughout the 20th century the conservative-right and Republican Party stressed individual liberty while the left and the Democratic Party stressed the common good. When we were kids the American left was associated with a whole variety of issues around the general well-being, that taken together in the 1960s comprised The Movement.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThese included the anti-war movement, Civil Rights Movement, free speech movement, women’s rights, indigenous rights, gay rights, environmentalism, and, perhaps most importantly, the need to always question authority. These were the ideals of the Democratic Party youth and by the time I arrived at UCONN in the early 80s, that was my movement. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThose were my ideals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUltimately, they derive from the Classical Liberalism of the British Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th centuries, including the writers of the Constitution. It was they who set the ideological stage for the logical progression that gave us contemporary liberalism.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe problem, from my perspective, tho – and I can elaborate on this later, if you are interested – is that the political movement and party that we grew up in is now threatening its foundational ideals."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/4915602165713291506\/comments\/default\/990049549390709698"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/4915602165713291506\/comments\/default\/990049549390709698"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2023\/01\/is-or-is-not-democratic-party-seeking.html?showComment=1673890243608#c990049549390709698","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/4915602165713291506\/comments\/default\/7763843460252494751"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Mike L."},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06450806807610560873"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEigNKtRlbH7SBdW0hEFeteleS9ueAnKIwIqmCZKt2PiudTpS9BW4w4vAoiIVIxC82Vvi_rHhut1wayS8mij_jN7bly9hvREprwhilM2W7_8ve8yPG0e6H2vqaT5LXEx\/s220\/MikeL1.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2023\/01\/is-or-is-not-democratic-party-seeking.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-4915602165713291506","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6579213173749170024/posts/default/4915602165713291506","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1102896634"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"January 16, 2023 at 9:30 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-5743900017863758556"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-13T16:23:28.945-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-13T16:23:28.945-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"(Jon here again) hmmm.... a lot to unpack here. I ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"(Jon here again) hmmm.... a lot to unpack here. I appreciate your kind words. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI have no doubt that we may be more politically in agreement than not but, I don\u0026#39;t see how that translates to voting and policy. I believe we have very different ideas when it comes to that and how we react to news. That is not an insult in any way - I think we are just different that way. I understand your frustration with \u0026quot;the Left\u0026quot;. The dogmatism there (from self identified \u0026quot;Leftists\u0026quot;) - particularly on-line is toxic. In my opinion, one thing that is helpful is to stop thinking in terms of what is \u0026quot;Left\u0026quot; and what is \u0026quot;Right\u0026quot;  (I am really trying- They are blanket meta terms and all they do is pin presumptions. For instance, take Gun Control. I support strict regulations on buying Guns, and on owning guns in terms of licensing, regulations and so on. YET... I don\u0026#39;t favor bans on \u0026quot;Assault Rifles\u0026quot; (while I do favor bans on making those anything more than Single trigger pull actions - like \u0026quot;Bump Stocks\u0026quot; and so forth. So what does that make me? It doesn\u0026#39;t fit. When I vote though - I vote for what will match up most with my ideals. So... I would vote for a candidate who favors Assault Rifle bans and gun control over someone who I consider a tool of the NRA. It\u0026#39;s a complex issue as is everything else. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat I do believe in are facts and context. That does NOT mean I believe that context takes precedent over facts. It means that I believe that certain things need context to understand facts. The facts exist - it\u0026#39;s how we interpret them which gives us our understanding of the world. "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/4915602165713291506\/comments\/default\/5743900017863758556"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/4915602165713291506\/comments\/default\/5743900017863758556"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2023\/01\/is-or-is-not-democratic-party-seeking.html?showComment=1673655808945#c5743900017863758556","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/4915602165713291506\/comments\/default\/7763843460252494751"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2023\/01\/is-or-is-not-democratic-party-seeking.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-4915602165713291506","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6579213173749170024/posts/default/4915602165713291506","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1504409708"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"January 13, 2023 at 4:23 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-4956340089508600212"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-13T09:49:17.804-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-13T09:49:17.804-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"What can I say? That is a fair response. And, I go..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"What can I say? That is a fair response. And, I gotta tell ya, we’ve known one another a long time and I do like the way that you are trying to be fair.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBasically, I consider myself a liberal. That is, I believe in democracy, freedom of speech and religion, oppose racism and support regulatory capitalism, including environmental regulation to the extent necessary.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI guess that if you really want to have a conversation with me, we can do it here.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHell, man, this place is a ghost town and even if friends show up it will be nothing like the manic shit-fest that is Facebook.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut I wonder what our actual ideological differences are? I was a Democrat for over 25 years and was even Green Party for awhile at Penn State… and we both consider ourselves liberal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy turn against the left began when I realized the outrageous bias it tends to have against the nation of our ancestry. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI’ve sometimes described that as a pebble against my ideological windshield that led to a spiderweb that shattered the glass.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut as a liberal, I am sensitive to questions around freedom of speech and am very wary of social totalitarianism in the service of political power.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen we were growing up, “Question Authority” was a common motif that came out of the New Left and the Counterculture of the 1960s and 70s.\u003Cbr \/\u003EI am, admittedly, painting in broad strokes, but today if you question authority you are blacklisted.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor example, did you know that in Canada they are now trying to revoke Jordan Peterson’s license in professional psychology for political reasons?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn any case, my guess is that we probably agree on more than we disagree, politically.\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/4915602165713291506\/comments\/default\/4956340089508600212"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/4915602165713291506\/comments\/default\/4956340089508600212"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2023\/01\/is-or-is-not-democratic-party-seeking.html?showComment=1673632157804#c4956340089508600212","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/4915602165713291506\/comments\/default\/7763843460252494751"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Mike L."},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06450806807610560873"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEigNKtRlbH7SBdW0hEFeteleS9ueAnKIwIqmCZKt2PiudTpS9BW4w4vAoiIVIxC82Vvi_rHhut1wayS8mij_jN7bly9hvREprwhilM2W7_8ve8yPG0e6H2vqaT5LXEx\/s220\/MikeL1.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2023\/01\/is-or-is-not-democratic-party-seeking.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-4915602165713291506","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6579213173749170024/posts/default/4915602165713291506","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1102896634"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"January 13, 2023 at 9:49 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-7763843460252494751"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-12T13:51:36.937-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-12T13:51:36.937-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"(Jon S. here) One quibble, well a couple but... on..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"(Jon S. here) One quibble, well a couple but... on the article. First, off - I generally appreciate this approach rather than \u0026quot;Flame Throwing it\u0026quot; - I think that creates a welcome atmosphere - so, thank you. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI would not phrase it as: \u0026quot;The Progressive-Left seeks to....\u0026quot;. I think it is more accurate to say: \u0026quot;A number of people seek to...\u0026quot; or \u0026quot;Democrats (and some Republicans), seek to limit or even remove consumption..\u0026quot; I say this because looking at it - there does seem to be a large consensus around this P.O.V. I think ultimately ending our use of Fossil Fuels is eventually necessary BUT... right now it is simply NOT achievable. So more that it is a goal. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne thing to note to be clear (and you did not say this or intimate this - I am extrapolating): Gov. Newsom\u0026#39;s proposal DOES NOT ban gasoline powered vehicles. What it does is ban any manufacturing in CA of NEW Gasoline vehicles after 2035. Existing Vehicles are fine and if you buy a car out of State - ok. I don\u0026#39;t have a particular issue on this, but, I would say if this is the case, then we need to \u0026quot;get cracking\u0026quot; to set up realistic infrastructure options including aggressive power generation (nuclear, home solar, solar farms, DE-SAL (ask the Israelis for help here) plants (and yes I understand the consequences here), and so forth. Something has to be done but it\u0026#39;s just \u0026quot;how?\u0026quot;."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/4915602165713291506\/comments\/default\/7763843460252494751"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/4915602165713291506\/comments\/default\/7763843460252494751"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2023\/01\/is-or-is-not-democratic-party-seeking.html?showComment=1673560296937#c7763843460252494751","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2023\/01\/is-or-is-not-democratic-party-seeking.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-4915602165713291506","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6579213173749170024/posts/default/4915602165713291506","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1504409708"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"January 12, 2023 at 1:51 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-8521127565432731681"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-10T18:17:20.615-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-10T18:17:20.615-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"unknown, you probably meant staunch not starch but..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"unknown, you probably meant staunch not starch but when you are clearly a whiny retard you probably struggle with language. I am far from pathologically angry lol, I just don\u0026#39;t suffer fools and idiots gladly, clearly you are at least one of those things. 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Bellerose"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14676295465349050779"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2018\/12\/the-hatred-for-sarah-tuttle-singer.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-2045291616867148714","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6579213173749170024/posts/default/2045291616867148714","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-950775599"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"January 10, 2023 at 6:17 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-6659276229129271414"},"published":{"$t":"2021-09-27T00:35:01.887-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-09-27T00:35:01.887-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kG7WQiCp15k\n\nVery ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kG7WQiCp15k\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVery hard to be a Dem after seeing this vid."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/1286219524924955994\/comments\/default\/6659276229129271414"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/1286219524924955994\/comments\/default\/6659276229129271414"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/conservatism.html?showComment=1632728101887#c6659276229129271414","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/1286219524924955994\/comments\/default\/5167803358831819924"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Randall Kohn"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06262147784760614189"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/conservatism.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-1286219524924955994","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6579213173749170024/posts/default/1286219524924955994","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-237909936"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"September 27, 2021 at 12:35 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-581525975923577498"},"published":{"$t":"2021-07-13T08:28:14.496-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-07-13T08:28:14.496-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I\u0026#39;m not surprised that she got elected given h..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I\u0026#39;m not surprised that she got elected given her district, I am disgusted with Nancy Pelosi, tho."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/1286219524924955994\/comments\/default\/581525975923577498"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/1286219524924955994\/comments\/default\/581525975923577498"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/conservatism.html?showComment=1626190094496#c581525975923577498","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/1286219524924955994\/comments\/default\/5167803358831819924"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Mike 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Those people are motivated. How many ordinary and uninvolved people are looking at that video?  Our task is to simply keep putting out the right information, facts, and appealing to people\u0026#39;s capacity for reason and morality. And the PNM is awash with lies. Lies can be debunked, although that is the reactive stuff being done now. It\u0026#39;s alright, but not enough. A good offense is needed, and we have one - the truth. Get it out there early and often. That\u0026#39;s the true path forward.\u003Cbr \/\u003EI saw a comment from an \u0026quot;anti-Zionist\u0026quot; this morning in which he stated how \u0026quot;Jewish human rights groups\u0026quot; agree with his take, and you know, UN Resolution 2334. Our work is cut out for us, for sure. 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Within a decade, next Dem administration will \u0026quot;unrecognize\u0026quot; Israel and start military aid to \u0026quot;Palestine\u0026quot;. Hopefully by then patriotic Americans will be cancelled out of the woke and transgendered US Army."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/1286219524924955994\/comments\/default\/4434587444180187369"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/1286219524924955994\/comments\/default\/4434587444180187369"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/conservatism.html?showComment=1622909019757#c4434587444180187369","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/1286219524924955994\/comments\/default\/1978825141506666535"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jacob"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14901811045493439598"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEim6s3YaWkS6ZGzASBibVOL_2KUAyjDo_3sRgIWydm2--ugwYYt4sDy7samIaqhegxsBuB3aBJPhlrGWzq99ukJHtzGJQinUth6OMo8WUlQecUkPiT-pNqywCCJr55yLw\/s126-r\/Hezekiah-Seal-HUJI.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/conservatism.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-1286219524924955994","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6579213173749170024/posts/default/1286219524924955994","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-823534882"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"June 5, 2021 at 9:03 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-1810326539899805167"},"published":{"$t":"2021-06-03T19:45:07.182-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-06-03T19:45:07.182-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Kapow!\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop\u0026..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Kapow!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop\u0026amp;v=AZffBpuXOsM\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0026amp;fbclid=IwAR1XhVcoK3sHls1iXZixN2N-87mNc1gzMJaXUokwnVZNDccYqvpB_vOMaIA\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/1286219524924955994\/comments\/default\/1810326539899805167"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/1286219524924955994\/comments\/default\/1810326539899805167"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/conservatism.html?showComment=1622774707182#c1810326539899805167","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JeffwithaJ"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07073609950380822171"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/conservatism.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-1286219524924955994","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6579213173749170024/posts/default/1286219524924955994","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-853862831"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"June 3, 2021 at 7:45 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-3831394414658733322"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-24T21:39:44.037-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-24T21:39:44.037-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"And an hour interview with Ben Shapiro.  There are..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"And an hour interview with Ben Shapiro.  There are enough nuggets to make it worth the watch:\u003Cbr \/\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7Jx1ENR2lNI\u0026amp;list=TLPQMjQwNTIwMjEEcWjZLf5kDg\u0026amp;index=3\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/1286219524924955994\/comments\/default\/3831394414658733322"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/1286219524924955994\/comments\/default\/3831394414658733322"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/conservatism.html?showComment=1621917584037#c3831394414658733322","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6579213173749170024\/1286219524924955994\/comments\/default\/926476823193641915"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JeffwithaJ"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07073609950380822171"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/israel-thrives.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/conservatism.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-1286219524924955994","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6579213173749170024/posts/default/1286219524924955994","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-853862831"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"May 24, 2021 at 9:39 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-2267825181176119085"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-23T09:15:48.464-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-23T09:15:48.464-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"They are fakes and liars. 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