We reflect the meaning of Clinton’s crucifixion on election day, but do we really understand much of the reality behind and within it? A very popular mistake that Democrats and others make is thinking that crucifixion is equal to death. Criminals are traditionally flogged and tortured before being nailed on Social Media, but Clinton’s crucifixion was worse. Normally a criminal receives lashes in the real media largely dependent on the mood of the country. And about the ninth hour Clinton cried with a loud voice, “Voters, voters, why hast thou forsaken me?”
Clinton losing as an event in history provokes responses today as mixed and as shallow as it did at the start of the year. It is for the most part a solemn calendar event which a goodly number treat with a certain casual respect, missing the awesome significance of it. forgetting or being unmindful of the fact that everyone’s eternal destiny hinges on the nature of our response to fake new about Clinton on social media. The crowd was preoccupied with another spectacle “And the people stood by, staring…”
The rulers derided, jeered and poked fun at her… In their response they betrayed an indictable mixture of ignorance and folly… “She saved other, let her save herself if she is the Democratic nominee, the chosen one.” In one sense the responses of the FBI and the first-mentioned criminals could be treated with that of the rulers for they were all contemptuous. The FBI joined in the mockery and came forward offering her their sour wine and gambled over her clothes.
Our response to Trump is not the curiosity of the crowd, not the contempt of the rulers, nor the callousness of our colleagues and of the soldiers. Do you not fear the voters, since you are under the same Constitution? And we indeed justly; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but Clinton has done nothing wrong. I am simply reflecting Comey’s verdict.
Documentaries, plays and grand operas will be written about what was done to Hillary Clinton in the election of 2016. Some normal mistakes were mixed in with her many accomplishments, but there was nothing normal about her treatment by political foes and many of the respectable media alike.
The gang-up on Clinton amounted to political torture, the likes of which will be remembered for generations. That makes Hillary Clinton the Martyr of the Year.
Clinton entered the race having already endured decades of coordinated right-wing attacks — though only when she got ambitious. She left the secretary of state job with high approval ratings and glowing praise from Republicans. The ludicrous and vicious notion that she was somehow to blame for the Benghazi tragedy was invented only after she began her campaign.
Come the nominating process, Clinton endured the drowning test by which the left wing habitually torments centrist Democrats. In witch trials, the woman is tied up and thrown in the water. If she sinks, she’s deemed innocent and pulled out from drowning. Bernie Sanders’ left held her down for the longest time.
If, and it is a big IF, we learn from history, perhaps we will learn to get candidates who are qualified for the offices they are running for instead of glorified princesses or baboons. I’m not pointing fingers, mind you, it’s just that I’m tired of voting for the lesser of two evils. I would like to have a choice between good candidates rather than bad candidates.
The public was mistreated more than any of the candidates. I, for one, cannot remember a candidate for office that I did not have reservations about in regards to ability, physical or ethical fitness for the position. I feel that most candidates are selected/approved by corporate or wealthy interests at the federal level not by the public.
I’m getting a bit fed up with the constant complaints about the candidates running for office and how lousy they all are. If y’all are so concerned, why aren’t you running? True, you would have to start at the local level and it would be a lot of work, and you would always be taking the chance of losing, but all those of you, who know what ethical purity and intelligence and competence are, need to be running. You’d probably have to organize a group (a party?) of like-minded citizens who agree about general principles. And you’d have to work to get the word out about your candidacy. And you’d have to do it all without offending people who may agree with you on some points but not on others. And you’d even have to be ready to admit it when you are shown to be wrong on one point or another. You’d also have to be ready to give up your privacy and be ready to have your family skewered by the kinds of attacks that are common these days (thanks to social media and the like). Finally, you’d better be ready to work to get as many people out to the polls in primary level and local elections as you possibly can. Why do you think we got Trump? Mainly because the participation in the primary votes was so low except for the very angry who just wanted to crash the system. Yes, there is too much big donor $$$ in the campaign system, and yes, the campaigning is nonstop which is a turn off, but this cannot be changed just by moaning on the sidelines. BTW, this would also mean that sometimes (in fact, usually) you will have to vote for someone who is not perfect, and if you are that perfect candidate, I will expect to see you running next election day.
Finally, no, I’m not running. At the autistic end of the spectrum I know I woould not be able to do a decent job of it. I have a fair amount of respect for those who do run and who do work for what they see as their constituency—-and I think there are more of them, particularly at the local and state level than you folks credit.
IF Clinton had freely released all information and computer hardware to the FBI immediately, without deleting anything, she would have won the election. Think of what you would have been required to do in the same circumstances. She caused delay in the necessary investigation. Why not just let them clear her of everything but her ineptitude at secure government communication? Clinton acted as if she had something to hide, received special treatment, and voters did not trust her. We may be deplorable, but we’re not dumb. I abhorred Trump for his bluster and “celebrity” persona, but voted for him as the devil I didn’t know. As for his misogyny, is it worse than that of Mr. Clinton’s, and hers by association in defending him?
Mr. Blawt over 6 years ago
We reflect the meaning of Clinton’s crucifixion on election day, but do we really understand much of the reality behind and within it? A very popular mistake that Democrats and others make is thinking that crucifixion is equal to death. Criminals are traditionally flogged and tortured before being nailed on Social Media, but Clinton’s crucifixion was worse. Normally a criminal receives lashes in the real media largely dependent on the mood of the country. And about the ninth hour Clinton cried with a loud voice, “Voters, voters, why hast thou forsaken me?”
Clinton losing as an event in history provokes responses today as mixed and as shallow as it did at the start of the year. It is for the most part a solemn calendar event which a goodly number treat with a certain casual respect, missing the awesome significance of it. forgetting or being unmindful of the fact that everyone’s eternal destiny hinges on the nature of our response to fake new about Clinton on social media. The crowd was preoccupied with another spectacle “And the people stood by, staring…”
The rulers derided, jeered and poked fun at her… In their response they betrayed an indictable mixture of ignorance and folly… “She saved other, let her save herself if she is the Democratic nominee, the chosen one.” In one sense the responses of the FBI and the first-mentioned criminals could be treated with that of the rulers for they were all contemptuous. The FBI joined in the mockery and came forward offering her their sour wine and gambled over her clothes.
Our response to Trump is not the curiosity of the crowd, not the contempt of the rulers, nor the callousness of our colleagues and of the soldiers. Do you not fear the voters, since you are under the same Constitution? And we indeed justly; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but Clinton has done nothing wrong. I am simply reflecting Comey’s verdict.
Silly Season over 6 years ago
The cartoon updates this in view of the Facebook issues…
Almost a year old article now:
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/hillary-clinton-martyr-of-the-year/
Documentaries, plays and grand operas will be written about what was done to Hillary Clinton in the election of 2016. Some normal mistakes were mixed in with her many accomplishments, but there was nothing normal about her treatment by political foes and many of the respectable media alike.
The gang-up on Clinton amounted to political torture, the likes of which will be remembered for generations. That makes Hillary Clinton the Martyr of the Year.
Clinton entered the race having already endured decades of coordinated right-wing attacks — though only when she got ambitious. She left the secretary of state job with high approval ratings and glowing praise from Republicans. The ludicrous and vicious notion that she was somehow to blame for the Benghazi tragedy was invented only after she began her campaign.
Come the nominating process, Clinton endured the drowning test by which the left wing habitually torments centrist Democrats. In witch trials, the woman is tied up and thrown in the water. If she sinks, she’s deemed innocent and pulled out from drowning. Bernie Sanders’ left held her down for the longest time.
Sadandconfused9 over 6 years ago
If, and it is a big IF, we learn from history, perhaps we will learn to get candidates who are qualified for the offices they are running for instead of glorified princesses or baboons. I’m not pointing fingers, mind you, it’s just that I’m tired of voting for the lesser of two evils. I would like to have a choice between good candidates rather than bad candidates.
superposition over 6 years ago
The public was mistreated more than any of the candidates. I, for one, cannot remember a candidate for office that I did not have reservations about in regards to ability, physical or ethical fitness for the position. I feel that most candidates are selected/approved by corporate or wealthy interests at the federal level not by the public.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 6 years ago
Nails provided free of charge by Vlad Putin.
martens over 6 years ago
I’m getting a bit fed up with the constant complaints about the candidates running for office and how lousy they all are. If y’all are so concerned, why aren’t you running? True, you would have to start at the local level and it would be a lot of work, and you would always be taking the chance of losing, but all those of you, who know what ethical purity and intelligence and competence are, need to be running. You’d probably have to organize a group (a party?) of like-minded citizens who agree about general principles. And you’d have to work to get the word out about your candidacy. And you’d have to do it all without offending people who may agree with you on some points but not on others. And you’d even have to be ready to admit it when you are shown to be wrong on one point or another. You’d also have to be ready to give up your privacy and be ready to have your family skewered by the kinds of attacks that are common these days (thanks to social media and the like). Finally, you’d better be ready to work to get as many people out to the polls in primary level and local elections as you possibly can. Why do you think we got Trump? Mainly because the participation in the primary votes was so low except for the very angry who just wanted to crash the system. Yes, there is too much big donor $$$ in the campaign system, and yes, the campaigning is nonstop which is a turn off, but this cannot be changed just by moaning on the sidelines. BTW, this would also mean that sometimes (in fact, usually) you will have to vote for someone who is not perfect, and if you are that perfect candidate, I will expect to see you running next election day.
Finally, no, I’m not running. At the autistic end of the spectrum I know I woould not be able to do a decent job of it. I have a fair amount of respect for those who do run and who do work for what they see as their constituency—-and I think there are more of them, particularly at the local and state level than you folks credit.
Funny_Ha_Ha over 6 years ago
We all die on the question mark.
Daeder over 6 years ago
Just one of the oh-so-many things I hate about Facebook!
Jackieann over 6 years ago
IF Clinton had freely released all information and computer hardware to the FBI immediately, without deleting anything, she would have won the election. Think of what you would have been required to do in the same circumstances. She caused delay in the necessary investigation. Why not just let them clear her of everything but her ineptitude at secure government communication? Clinton acted as if she had something to hide, received special treatment, and voters did not trust her. We may be deplorable, but we’re not dumb. I abhorred Trump for his bluster and “celebrity” persona, but voted for him as the devil I didn’t know. As for his misogyny, is it worse than that of Mr. Clinton’s, and hers by association in defending him?