Category: Polarization
RFK Jr. To Announce Independent Campaign
Occidental Dissent - Sep 29th 2023 3:45pm EDTGreat news. We also need Joe Manchin, Cornel West and a libertarian candidate in the race.
Poll Watch: Trump Up 10 Points Over Joe Biden
Occidental Dissent - Sep 24th 2023 11:07am EDT? BREAKING: New Washington Post/ABC Poll shows Donald Trump leading Joe Biden by 10 POINTS. Trump – 52%Biden – 42% pic.twitter.com/tRi9dy2tRZ — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 24, 2023 ?? NATIONAL POLL: ABC/WP (A) PRES:(R) Trump 52% (+10)(D) Biden 42% Independents(R) Trump 52 (+13)(D) Biden 39%——GOP PRES: Trump 54% (+39)DeSantis 15%Haley 7%Pence 6%Scott 4%Christie 3%Ramaswamy 3%——ABC/WP […]
Poll Watch: Americans’ Dismal View of the Nation’s Politics
Occidental Dissent - Sep 23rd 2023 10:09am EDTRead the whole thing. I have included a few highlights below. As I have argued in recent weeks, “The Collapse” began a few years ago. We are currently living through it. The system is breaking down and losing legitimacy. Overwhelming cynicism and pessimism about politics is the norm. The people who still have faith in […]
Democracy Defenders Take On The Constitution
Occidental Dissent - Sep 17th 2023 9:07am EDTAs I have explained, my belief is that the remnants of the Constitution are mostly a good thing that vex people like this, but the Constitution has been disfigured by Lincoln, the Radical Republicans, the Progressives, FDR and others and doesn’t have much to do with how we are governed. Note: Defending Democracy is arresting […]
Donald Trump Has Never Been More Popular
Occidental Dissent - Sep 15th 2023 7:45pm EDTHere is something we haven’t seen before.
Mitt Romney Is Retiring
Occidental Dissent - Sep 13th 2023 4:46pm EDTThe haters and losers are leaving politics.
The Atlantic: Ignore Jack Smith’s Critics
Occidental Dissent - Sep 9th 2023 4:47pm EDTDemocracy Defenders insist that democracy is fragile. It is fragile because it is human. It is fragile because it is up to us. In order to save democracy from dangerous authoritarians like Trump though, we might on occasion have to dispense with democracy when public opinion isn’t trending our way. The only way to save […]
Dick Cheney: Donald Trump Is The Greatest Threat Our Republic Has Ever Faced
Occidental Dissent - Sep 7th 2023 10:35pm EDT“In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump.”-Former VP Dick Cheney pic.twitter.com/VEwYshijCZ — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 7, 2023 I think this is an old video, but it is going viral.
USA Today: Unlikely Voters Back Trump By 2-to-1 Margin
Occidental Dissent - Sep 7th 2023 8:20am EDTIf Donald Trump could sweep the OD comment section again like in 2016, he could probably easily be elected president in 2024 USA Today: Donald Trump’s argument that the 2020 election was rigged has reinforced the views of Americans who are already disenchanted about politics, one factor in their inclination not to cast a vote next year ? […]
George Floyd’s Cultural Legacy
Occidental Dissent - Sep 5th 2023 11:38am EDTI’m feeling satisfied. Over the past week or two, the movement barfed up another vanguardist shooter in Jacksonville and Blood Tribe led a Neo-Nazi goon march in Orlando that got a lot of media attention, but for some reason these two events were not as impactful as they might have been in the past. Just […]
The Atlantic: What Really Happens When Americans Stop Going to Church
Occidental Dissent - Sep 3rd 2023 11:20pm EDTThis was me in the early 2000s. The Atlantic: It seems clear that Christian nationalism attracts a lot of adherents who rarely go to church themselves. A PRRI survey published earlier this year showed that only 54 percent of Christian nationalists—and just 42 percent of those who are “sympathizers” with the ideology—attend church regularly. While […]
Portland Proud Boy Ethan Nordean Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison
Occidental Dissent - Sep 2nd 2023 2:30pm EDTEthan Nordean has been sentenced to 18 years in prison by the social justice system. Portland Punch Antifa Fight GIFfrom Portland Punch Antifa GIFs
FOX News: LA City Council Votes for Lawsuit, Criminal Probe Against Texas Over Migrant Busing Program
Occidental Dissent - Sep 1st 2023 9:35am EDTGet on the bus that will force Washington D.C. to follow the Constitution. #txlege #tcot pic.twitter.com/wfKwNfApmD — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) May 10, 2016 Polarization is going to get worse. Everyone seems to agree on that. What does that mean though in practice? FOX News: The Los Angeles city council voted unanimously to pursue a lawsuit […]
Christopher Rufo: No to the Politics of “Whiteness”
Occidental Dissent - Aug 31st 2023 10:43am EDTCharlie Kirk’s recent tweet about how whiteness is great has been getting some pushback from Conservatism, Inc. Christopher Rufo has been working with Gov. Ron DeSantis to wage a war on wokeness in Florida. Rufo thinks we are trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. City Journal: In recent years, I have devoted […]
The Right Is Talking Itself Into Revolution
Occidental Dissent - Aug 30th 2023 10:31pm EDTYou see what’s happening? It’s not complicated. It’s un-American. pic.twitter.com/lDmXw2Zqti — Matthew J. Peterson (@docMJP) August 30, 2023 Norm after norm is being ripped up, destroyed, violated daily. And the supposedly responsible adults in the room are either for it or in denial. But you can’t be “moderate” and for civic peace and also be […]
Nick Fuentes: I Hate Poor People
Occidental Dissent - Aug 30th 2023 2:56pm EDTNick admits he hates poor people, not everyone can drop out of college and become a full time fed asset tho.pic.twitter.com/Hj3sleP0lY — Vector Logo File (@Wild_West_Art) August 30, 2023 America First is inevitable!
David Frum: The Fourteenth Amendment Fantasy
Occidental Dissent - Aug 29th 2023 10:00am EDTDavid Frum has essentially restated my argument. If Section 3 of the 14th Amendment is used to remove Trump from the ballot in the 2024 election, it won’t stop there. It will be used against everyone who supported “the insurrection” on January 6. Imagine how broadly giving “aid and comfort” to Trump challenging the 2020 […]
Steve Bannon: There Is No Coming Together
Occidental Dissent - Aug 26th 2023 10:36am EDTThose who decided to start using indictments, prosecutors & even mug shots as weapons in a political campaign have unleashed a destructive new era in American politics. Now, for years to come our criminal justice system will be used to target candidates in both parties & the… — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 24, 2023 anybody […]
Donald Trump Arrested In Georgia
Occidental Dissent - Aug 24th 2023 10:38pm EDTNOW – Trump arrives at Fulton County Jail in Georgia.pic.twitter.com/unUDXKPRKo — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) August 24, 2023 Goes hard. pic.twitter.com/1owBPveSfm — Comrade Stump (@GranTorinoDSA) August 25, 2023 ? BREAKING: Donald Trump speaks after arrest: “This is a really sad day for America — It should never happen.” pic.twitter.com/Tc8rRDfMCb — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 25, 2023 ? […]
Tucker Carlson Interviews Donald Trump
Occidental Dissent - Aug 23rd 2023 11:28pm EDTEp. 19 Debate Night with Donald J Trump pic.twitter.com/ayPfII48CO — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) August 24, 2023 After beating around the bush for nearly an hour, Tucker asks Trump whether we are drifting toward a civil war or some type of open conflict. Trump kind of dodges the question.
Rudy Giuliani Arrested
Occidental Dissent - Aug 23rd 2023 8:13pm EDTI don’t even like Rudy Giuliani I know what time it is though. I know the political class in this country is sleepwalking into a monumental disaster
The Atlantic: The Constitution Prohibits Trump From Ever Being President Again
Occidental Dissent - Aug 21st 2023 10:20am EDTFurther evidence we are headed to a one party state. If this happens, the election should be deemed invalid. pic.twitter.com/npcwGT7NpX — RAMZPAUL (@ramzpaul) August 21, 2023 Former President Trump’s double-digit lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis grew after his Aug. 14 indictment on racketeering charges in Georgia. https://t.co/Br3vXDRIrz — Axios (@axios) August 21, 2023 IOWA […]
New York Times: Elections Are Bad For Democracy
Occidental Dissent - Aug 21st 2023 9:57am EDTSpeaking of crumbling norms and the end of normal politics, I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when I saw this op-ed in the New York Times this morning. New York Times: On the eve of the first debate of the 2024 presidential race, trust in government is rivaling historic lows. Officials have been working […]
Axios: Donald Trump Will Skip The Republican Debates
Occidental Dissent - Aug 21st 2023 9:37am EDTIn new Truth Social post, Trump says he won’t be doing debates (plural). pic.twitter.com/SaSD9ptGDv — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) August 20, 2023 We’re going to spend some time checking the pulse of Our Democracy this morning. Axios: Former President Trump confirmed on his Truth Social account Sunday that he will not be participating in this week’s Republican primary […]
The Political Cesspool: Southern Cultural Center National Conference
Occidental Dissent - Aug 20th 2023 9:21am EDTHour One Hour Two Hour Three It has been a busy weekend. James Edwards, Jared Taylor, John Friend of American Free Press and others are here in the Montgomery area for the Southern Cultural Center National Conference. Naturally, we met up and were all on The Political Cesspool last night where we talked about how […]
