The Patriot Post® · Reader Comments

By Political Editors ·
https://patriotpost.us/articles/101398-reader-comments-2023-10-19

Editor’s Note: Thank you for sending comments on our news, policy, and opinion — we review every one of them. Here are a few reader perspectives, which don’t necessarily reflect those of The Patriot Post.

Re: The Warning Shot Across America’s Bow

“Joe Biden is a PINO, President In Name Only. His handlers are inept, corrupt, Marxist in their ideology, and destructive of constitutional prerogatives. His administration and the Democrat Party deliberately destroy American culture and its hegemony. Biden is leading his people down the road to serfdom. He forces racial division and other woke policies through the various executive branches, corrupting every corner of the daily existence of the American people. The ignorance of the masses is astounding. Their acceptance of Marxist thought control is beyond comprehension. Each day man is construed as having only two dimensions: the physical and intellectual. The spiritual is nonexistent. God is angry.” —Massachusetts

“I would suggest that Biden is not the warning shot; that was Barack ‘Red Line’ Obama. Biden appears to be the impending coup de grace.” —Indiana

“Alexander has put ‘all the ducks’ in a row, and it behooves me to put you into Trump’s next cabinet as a domestic and foreign policy adviser. There will be only war and discord under Joe Biden.” —Oregon

“Have we lost the vision? As Alexander noted, according to Robert Gates: ‘The United States prevailed in the Cold War thanks to a consistent strategy pursued by both political parties through nine successive presidencies. It needs a similar bipartisan approach today. Therein lies the rub.’ Yes, but throughout those decades the U.S. never forgot the bitter lessons of two World Wars. We acknowledged the existence of true evil; we pledged allegiance to the flag; we promoted the meritorious and not the mediocre; we honored heroes, aspired to greatness, and valued integrity; and we celebrated faith. A strategy without vision is like a train without a railroad.” —Missouri

“Gates noted Biden was ‘wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue.’ That’s true if you believe that his actions are NOT intentional! Biden and his handlers want to destroy America as we know it.” —Illinois

Re: The Gaza Refugee Problem

“The Muslim people comprise an estimated one-third of the world’s population. Are they not compassionate toward and responsible for one another? Where is the coordinated effort by all their worldwide community and leadership to provide refuge and sustenance for people of their own kind in distress? Why is it that Western countries are always expected to provide shelter and asylum to the refugees of the world? Christians and other religious assemblages invoke and express compassion for individuals and people as their motivation for always rushing to assist. How is that exemplified by the behaviors of Islamists? Seems they don’t really care about people.” —California

Re: Decent Humans Tune Out MSNBC

“That ‘bigger picture’ is in the Hamas and Palestinian Authority charters — the complete death and annihilation of Israel. Why not take them at their word? Isn’t their word their bond? What matters most if not the complete adherence to your prime reason to exist? Everything else is of no importance. Ask the Swedes and the French about the immigration of Muslims — how is that working out for those countries? Muslims bring their culture with them when they emigrate from the homeland. The U.S. is catching up to France; reference Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.” —Pennsylvania

Re: The College Reckoning Cometh

“Perhaps the best evidence for the ‘collegiate death spiral’ is the recent, profound ignorance displayed by countless college students everywhere protesting against Israel’s war against the Hamas terrorists, with many ‘elite’ college administrations in lockstep support. It would appear that the ‘educational’ objectives (brainwashing) advancing the socialist, progressive, anti-America agenda to fundamentally transform the USA are remarkably succeeding. Who needs that? It’s certainly not in the individual student’s or our nation’s best interests, particularly in light of the associated exorbitant costs.” —Florida

Re: Tuesday: Below the Fold

“The courts can sue Trump and can fine him for language unfit for general public. But without evidence of harm, courts cannot prohibit insulting, demeaning, and disrespectful definitions of a person’s work, service, or product, or even the person’s character. Hamas apologists are free to publicly support, even celebrate, terrorism and curse Israel. But the court of public opinion changed their tune. That’s how free speech works. Although I candidly admit to being surprised at learning avid Hamas supporters included students at some of our most prestigious colleges.” —Missouri

Re: Terrorists Strike Again

“Start with education. Citizens of the U.S. have allowed the forces of mediocrity to invade our schools and cripple our children. Apathy is everywhere. The leadership, loosely defined, are impotent and actually dangerous because of their ignorance. We have seen good leadership in the past and know what is needed. Teach meritocracy, self-reliance, personal responsibility, and a willingness to work and we will survive. Get rid of the liars and enemies of our entire country. Think of the future. Identify the problems, seek solutions, and fix the errors in judgment. Stop the attacks on our Constitution. Restore the Rule of Law. Teach the young to become contributors instead of dependents.” —Washington

Re: Biden’s Nonsensical Junk Fee Fixation

“Can anyone tell us what is the difference between a tax and a fee? I see no difference except that fees are levied after the citizens refuse to increase taxes at the polls. The government or local councils decide what we need or what they want, so they create a fee, attach it to a utility bill, cell phone bill, or whatever service they choose, and take the money anyway. It does a runaround on our vote and feeds the self-defeating growth of the state. As for Biden’s focus on fees, he can’t find his way off a stage, so I don’t thing he’s focused on anything but his next nap or ice cream cone.” —Oregon

“It’s all about image. Biden only cares about polishing his favorable image as a champion reducing costs for low-income consumers. Same thing for paying tuition loans. Businesses that charge more than consumers can afford will lose customers to competitors that figure out how to sell for lower price. It makes no difference how the price is described. Except if a seller adds costs after the buyer contracts, that is fraud, and we only need to enforce existing laws to stop such practices. Biden is exploiting consumers who fail to learn the grand total price before the contractual obligation is entered. Once there was a sucker born every minute; now it’s every second. And Biden is the chief snake oil salesman.” —Missouri

Re: Profiles of Valor: MA2 Michael A. Monsoor

“I knew Mike well, having served with him. Thank you Alexander for this profile, and thank you for all the ways your team honors American Patriots in uniform!” —California