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DMC's avatar

The Atlantic set see themselves as defenders against the barbarians at the gate. The clearest example of the barbarians being the J6 rioters. That event has given them a raisons’etre that will be milked for eternity. That being said they are nkt defenders of freedom and democracy but of a decadent system that has forfeited all moral authority for the precise reason is that they think they are so smart that there is no moral authority and we should just listen to them based on their credentials which guarantee them their place Imin the food chain.

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Vaughn Cordle, CFA's avatar

Exactly. The Atlantic isn’t defending democracy—they’re defending a dying aristocracy built on credentialism, narrative control, and moral relativism. J6 is their forever-crutch, a manufactured mythology they weaponize to justify censorship and suppress dissent. They don’t fear barbarians—they fear accountability.

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DMC's avatar

J6 was a helluva own goal though

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Coalburned's avatar

This is a great expose' of arguably the most seditious publication out there.

I like that before getting into the details, you rightly pointed out something a lot people forget. Every administration has used various means to maintain order. We've never needed a King to experience suppression or oppression. Our government has spent decades establishing layers of secrecy and control that allow bureaucrats to carry out whatever agenda their party dictates. They don't even have to follow party lines, as we're finding out with the current administration. The "King" silliness just exposes the Left's insanity...they know it's really about which party controls the levers of power.

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Vaughn Cordle, CFA's avatar

Exactly right. The Left doesn’t fear authoritarianism—they fear losing control of it. The Atlantic isn’t defending liberty; it’s defending a bloated, credentialed bureaucracy that operates behind classified curtains and moral ambiguity. The King fantasy is projection. What they really fear is a populist revolt against the unelected priesthood of power they've built.

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