One of the regulars on “Moring Joe” is so-called historian John Meacham. I say so-called because he uses his historian resume as a front for his hackish partisan political views. Most certainly, he is the ideal central casting character to play the intellectual. He is handsome and has the smooth mellow voice of an educator. He looks and sounds good … credible. But there is a difference between credible and truthful.
Behind that façade, however, is a hardcore partisan political pundit. It is a part of his resume that is not promoted. He was a Democrat operative on Capitol Hill. He has been associated with hardcore partisan Democrat/liberal advocacy for years without exception. By his own admission, he is a longtime “close friend and advisor” to President Biden.
His views as a historian are sublimated to his partisan political views. His historical anecdotes all spin in one direction. He is more of a propagandist than a historian. In other words, he is a slick snake oil salesman — or as they say in Texas, all hat and no cowboy.
I offer this warning to the potential consumers of his political snake oil because he is at it again. In a recent appearance on “Morning Joe,” Meacham gave his analysis of the upcoming election. He said it is a choice between supporting democracy (Biden and Democrats) or supporting insurrectionists and authoritarians (Trump and Republicans).
He even goes so far as to say it is a mistake to consider any other issues – such as crime, border security, Ukraine, the economy. We should put all those things aside and only consider only his simplistic and erroneous view that the election is a choice between freedom and dictatorship. Of course, he did not use that word, but what does authoritarianism mean?
Meacham understands that elections are determined by what people decide to decide upon. Meacham proposes that the issues that impact on our lives … our security … or financial welfare … are less important than his false contest between freedom and oppression.
Even worse is the fact that Meacham’s unitary existential issue is that it is … pardon the expression … full of shit. There is no valid choice between the believers in democracy and the proponents of authoritarianism based on partisan preferences. Meacham creates fiction regarding the nature of the two parties. Democrats are not the pillars of the constitutional Republic. And Republicans are way not authoritarians. It is nothing less than political propaganda.
Republicans are the Party of conservative values – which means LIMITED GOVERNMENT and maximum PERSONAL FREEDOM. If any party is promoting authoritarian principles, it is the Democrats – the Party that supports a strong central government in Washington and confiscatory tax policies. The Republican Party is wary of government intrusion (regulation) into the daily lives of American citizens. Democrats believe that government is the appropriate overseer of the masses – who they see as less noble, less intelligent and less able.
Alongside of Meacham on “Morning Joe” was a Washington Post reporter, who picked up on Meacham’s theme by accusing Republicans of being “anti-elitist.” Well duh! Joe Scarborough piled on by saying those mythical Republicans reveal their authoritarianism by criticizing such institutions of government as the FBI, the Department of Justice and the intelligence community. Making government institutions immune from criticism is an iconic characteristic of … authoritarianism.
Team MSNBC are the same folks who pumped life into the phony dossier and the Russian conspiracy narrative – and suppressed and censored the facts regarding the Hunter Biden laptop. That is what authoritarians do.
The Biden administration is now in court for coercing public media platforms to block and censor opinions that did not comport with the “official” government propaganda and lies – essentially cancelling our right of free speech. That looks a lot like authoritarianism to me.
Meacham’s and the left’s idea of democracy is to silence and drive opposition out of political power –one party rule. They admit as much. Another “Morning Joe” denizen, the Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson, repeatedly calls for the Republican Party to be “crushed.” That is the kind of thinking we get from Xi Jinping and the Irani Supreme Leader when dealing with opposition.
Sorry Meacham, the millions of Americans who call themselves Republicans – and vote for Republican candidates – are not insurrectionists or authoritarians. Your contention is a slander on half the nation that votes Republican. Authoritarianism is a shoe that better fits you and those on the left.
Meacham is not a credible historian, but rather a spokesperson for the Democrat political propaganda machine. Be forewarned.
So, there ‘tis.