The reason that the people who want to rule over us over-react against the courageous is that they know that courage is contagious. They want to stamp out courage as soon as it arises.
As a famous frenchman once said: "pour encourager les autres"
They never seem to realise that it is inherent in courage itself to not shrink back under their threats of retaliation. By definition the people who do that lack courage.
I have greater esteem for those who stand up and fight without all the good PR and Substack fees. Who do so quietly, without using it as a tool of career enhancement.
The motivations are not always humanitarian, you know.
Yeah, he went through all that just for the internet glad-handing.
Courage is contagious when people hear about it. People NEED to hear about it. I don't care if he makes some money from it after the fact. It still took courage to go through it. There was no promise of reward at the start.
You can acknowledge the courage without canonising him but to deny the courage is despicable.
Chris could have kept all of that to himself. Why use it for brand-building? I find that rather distasteful. Especially with his family involved. He did not go through it for these purposes, obviously (silly suggestion on your part), but he used it to advantage once he had it.
He knew he could use it to prime the fires of of his Substack commenters. And sure enough, scroll though this forum and read all the fawning compliments. Quelle surprise.
This is groupthink alley. The formula is: 1) establish some sort of authority/popularity figure 2) draw in the recruits who have dependency needs 3) watch them goad each other on as to who can be the most worshipful and fawning to the designated "leader"/false god. While they sacrifice their own critical thinking skills.
This is what leads to the dysfunctional groupthink of totalitarianism....NOT what gets us out of it.
PING! I think that advice just bounced off, didn't it?
How do you know that I am not even more courageous? That I have not gone through worse?
Your presumptions are rather silly, to be honest. There are daily stories on media sites of people who have been put through situations many times worse than what Chris claims. Most of them do not expect continual stardom and adoring fans in return. The best of them are quietly courageous, and do not play the victim card.
I think of the generation of men who went through WWII -- I knew them while growing up. The majority of them went through real horror. But they did not come home and start broadcasting their victimhood, looking for gushing admirers. THAT is what real courage is about. Not modern Influencers scraping the barrel for every victimhood story that they can take career advantage of. Which is all about building a brand....didn't you know?
You're so heroic you refuse to talk about any examples of your own courage. Should I just assume some rando on the internet is courageous for typing some cynical disparagement of other people's courage?
Now you are grasping at straws, trying to maintain the upper hand. Nothing you say makes sense. Did I hit your sore spot in questioning your mythic hero?
I thought that democracy included the need to question and dissent. to debate ideas. It does require this. But when I do so, I notice that many of those commenters here shut me off just like the WOKE do. They are no better.
You, courageous? Ha, nice joke. You hide behind your anonymity and spew bullshit. You’re a narcissist and self promote your intelligence, in which you severely lack. You’ve lost all credibility on this Forum. Keep writing the bullshit, if you were to quit I’d miss the enjoyment of reading your bullshit and the belly laughs.
Half of the Substack authors use a pseudonym, Reddog. The Substack platform recommends it, for cyber security.
Oh! So do you! Unless Reddog is your real name.
You had no credibility to begin with. You are just one of the providers of comic relief. You do not contribute anything of value. Never have, in my time here.
ScuzzaMan...you are obviously mind-blind. You have fallen into starry-eyed worship, and you are going to stick it to anyone who tells you that your hero really isn't a hero.
Millions of people have gone through worse than Chris and shown greater courage....and humanitarianism. And not made this into career-enhancing tools. They show courage without hubris or gain.
Substack hosts can be just Influencers, using the fact that human beings often want to be led by an authority figure because they have not really grown up. So these Substack hosts talk themselves up and claim to be that authority figure. They polish their halo.
I see. You are going to pull the old tactic of telling us what a moral and kindly sort YOU are...so that you can attack and judge someone else. Sounds like a perfect con-job.
Shame on you, Boze. That was certainly not Christ-like behaviour from you. Instead, you twisted the Gospel message for your own selfish purposes. How odious. Christ warned us against behaving like you. Do some soul searching, would be my advice.
Do you resort to personal insults when your attempt at an argument is failing, often?
I'm not paying Rufo anything more than an indirect compliment, which cost me exactly nothing, and was deserved in my opinion. You have a different opinion. Great. That's what this forum is for; exchanging opinions (and occasional insults because emotional incontinence).
No, my friend. Personal insults is what you yourself resorted to. You're becoming mixed-up here.
Seems that people on this side of things have human faults too. Hm-m-m. Your designated "heroes" must not be questioned. Or else. Sounds to me not all that different from the WOKE. N'est pas?
I think I figured A. out!!! She’s AOC! The similarities are too many to ignore. The stupidity is too prevalent , predictable and profound. If you tolerate AOC’s worldview you will sign up for her right here with A. On the other hand if you’re nauseous 🤮 just contemplating the thought it’s healthier to ignore both AOC and her alter ego, big A.
Oh, if it isn't jealous old Joe again! The pompous fool! In his second childhood. No one would ever know that you claim to have been a Neurologist. But then again, Fauci claims to have been a senior medical type too. And look what he is. That profession really fell to the dogs during COVID Mania, did it not? Or maybe the goings-on on during that era just drew the curtain away.
You simply cannot bear that I call you out. And that I have the intelligence to run circles around you 😁.
Hey Joe -- drop that ego-soothing MD after your name here, OK? It tells everyone on Substack that you are desperate for status.
It’s a very amusing historical moment. We somehow live in a time when the authoritarians are the ones screaming Nazi. Would bet real money you took the jab and are mad everyone else couldn’t be forced into it. For your safety!
Wow! Thank you sharing. Thank you for your courage and sticking to your convictions.
Can I share about your experience on X? I'm not a big player there as I just reingaged ladt fall, and happy to try if it would support you. Would you be open to going on a podcast or are there other introductions that would be helpful?
Ah, the catechism of the church of woke. No content, just a hypnotic phrase said over and over until it’s believed. It’s like going to church for haters.
The fact that they go after even children demonstrates their level of evil. Even ordinary criminals often leave the kids out of it.
Thank you for fighting. Please don't stop. Just because official DEI/CRT programs may be shutting down does not mean they are giving up. They will rebrand and continue. Communists NEVER give up.
Ok so you might be a stupid nigger, or not, but your diatribe ideology far off the path of normalcy, that I’m thinking that you are just a pure, stupid, fucking bigot. Dude you haven’t a fucking clue. And btw,there was a time whenwe did just vote with paper, and amazingly, it worked. It will be fun when we revolt, and you get peened.
I generally liken the dems to MAFIA...BUT the MAFIA have STANDARDS!
Imagine if they used their 'powers' FOR GOOD instead of EVIL.... Many of those people are BEYOND HELP and ONLY GOD will be able to wake them up or send them packing to that final, HOT never-resting place.
Agree it won’t go away after the initial ‘victory.” There was too much indoctrination in schools for too long for this to just wilt away after one battlefield loss (admittedly/thankfully a huge and significant one). We all need to keep the spotlight and heat on.
In the end it’s about the jobs. Who wouldn’t want a cushy position policing speech? I have an idea. Corporations could use the savings to pay for American labor instead of hiring immigrants.
I had no idea you were going through this hell, although I should have. Leftists in any country can only win by force and intimidation since their philosophy is not attached in any way to reality.
All too predictable. Happened to a lot of us with no national platform. The radicals in Berkeley went after me, a mere mom, fighting gang control of our neighborhood and safe school practices, they did all these same tactics and more. The idiot white savior kids at Berkeley High created a FB petition to have me gang raped. Poor Magazine called me racist practicing Ethnic Cleansing after the neighborhood group I chaired shut down a local drug house using state nuisance law.
Wow, the stories people are sharing of Leftist retaliation are eye-opening... So many of them, all of them more awful than one might imagine. Things are/have been worse than I realized, and I knew them to be bad.
Somebody has to bring these stories together in a book. There has to be an acknowledgement of what happened, and a reckoning.
Pacificus, if you wish, you can read stories with the same or similar behaviour patterns from other versions of totalitarianism.
There is the book category of cult memoirs, for instance, or the memoirs of spouses or children of Psychopaths/severe Cluster-B types. Same phenomenon as the WOKE attacks. In fact, many of the former situations are far worse than what Chris describes here.
Thanks for the steer, A. Yes, some of this stuff reminds me of Scientology-like retributions inflicted against apostates. That's the sort of thing we are dealing with, at scale.
Yes....to one degree or another -- Scientology, Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormonism (a whole category of apostate books there), Jonestown (written by the few survivors), the Charles Manson cult, the Hamilton-Byrne cult of Australia, and so many more. The totalitarian patterns jump off the pages.
Same with the other shocking stories of totalitarianism within families.
My God! I am so sorry. And kudos to all you achieved despite these vicious attacks. Those responsible must face the law and be accountable for what they did.
This kind of situation -- and far, far worse -- goes on everyday in other versions of totalitarianism in America. In family totalitarianism too. I recommend reading some of the literature and memoirs on cases of Parental Alienation in order to put things in perspective here.
The Chris Rufo experience was not pleasant, but it pales in comparison to what many others have gone through. And Chris did choose to join the "activist" brigade. The downsides were obvious from the start.
Chris has the right to free expression, but I do not? Do you hear yourself? This is almost comical.
Depraved attacks? You refer to open and honest debate of an issue a "depraved attack"? Anyone who does not agree -- off with their heads?
Every Substack host is exactly what they claim to be (though Substacks are often just branding tools), and no commenter may add another viewpoint? Sounds distinctly like enforced groupthink to me.
So you are using Cancel Culture on me to shut me up. To stop the truth.
You are using the same non-democratic tactics here as the leftwing WOKE use. They try to shut down any opinion other than theirs.
Shame on you! Serious SHAME! You appear to practice totalitarianism rather than democratic freedom. That is what you are doing here.
So the Chris Rufo fans practice trampling of free speech in order to keep the myth going of the "heroic Chris Rufo".
Why, exactly, is he so heroic, over and above everyone else who stands up to this (there are millions)? Evidence and details, please. He seems to many of us just another guy on Substack who wants to be an "activist" because it is a lucrative career. So he exaggerates his experiences. And so do his fans.
Okay. Take a breath. You completely misunderstood what I said Geez.
Chris has the right to defend himself against the depraved attacks he received from the psychos who targeted his family.
That is all I said.
It should be OBVIOUS I was responding g to your suggestion that he kind of brought it on himself. So I was responding that he had every right to free expression and in no way were those attacks acceptable.
Now. Sip of whiskey. Look out the window. Don't be so reactive.
"Why, exactly, is he so heroic, over and above everyone else who stands up to this (there are millions)? Evidence and details, please. He seems to many of us just another guy on Substack who wants to be an "activist" because it is a lucrative career. So he exaggerates his experiences. And so do his fans."
You forgot to answer this. Anytime..... Surely you must know the answer?
Sorry, your tactic here is not going to work. When you see that I have the upper hand in logic, you attempt to use the old "Sheesh...cool off!" routine. Though you were the one in the wrong. And we all know it.
We call this tactic Projection. Just so that you will know the formal terms for what you resort to, when in fact you should be issuing to me an apology.
PS -- you write poorly too. You fail to communicate your points clearly.
Now, run along. I am used to debating better minds. And I prefer to converse with people who practice democracy.
Yes, I am sorry too that your lives were endangered to inform the public about policy endangering American civil life. In your study of law pertaining to this, I am curious what punishment there is for this criminal behavior.
It is the same reason, different degree, as drove the many Germans who committed suicide when they knew that Hitler was dead and the Allies had won. They refused to live outside of their collective delusion.
Hard to believe, but I gently try to show them what happened to me, and one old friend patted me on the head and said something to the effect, I think you're just stressed.
Yes, that's the root cause. We are wired, created to be in relationship with God, and when people make an ideology their God, make it the most important thing, it's so destructive. An ideology can't bear the freight of our longings. And when the ideology is threatened,, people become violent. When they've built their lives around the ideology, trust it to take care of them, to provide their life and sustenance, then threatening the ideology pushes people into fight mode for their survival. And with our loves out order, people aren't valued and can more easily be demonized like this.
I share this because having this insight helps me to know how to pray for those trapped in such an awful existence. It also helps expose the spiritual forces of evil behind all of it. The enemy of our souls comes to steal, kill and destroy. And it points to the antidote: getting our/their loves back in order: God first, people 2nd, ideas and ideologies and work after, as a help, not an overlord.
So true, Laura! I'm a Bay Area resident, a UCB dad etc., and we have Catholic friends who are screaming at us because we found the abortion van at the DNC Convention grotesque and we are for European abortion standards. They want unrestricted abortions, incl late term. SF Catholics! What's going on? 🤯
These people are full-blown Marxists, even if they don't think they are. They are the scum of the earth. Thank you for your reporting all these years. You ripped the scab off of a cancer and exposed it for what is is.
There are many of us out here, Manuel, who have seen this growing in America for decades. And studied it. Those who arrived in this awareness during COVID Mania, taking to podcasts and alternative media, are the newcomers. Eyes just now opened.
This began in the 60s, soon after the JFK assassination. And even then, it was an extension of the totalitarianism which had taken over Germany of the 1930s/40s, went underground, and later crossed the Atlantic. Waiting for the American post-war generation to come of age.... as the new recruitment targets.
Most Americans are totally unaware of this. They think that American totalitarianism began with COVID Mania. And that the individuals who clamoured onboard the podcasts and Substacks were the discoverers of this phenomenon.
You will be called a troll (and worse) if you attempt to enlighten them. Tell them there was a whole longstanding academic field out there before their Substack author was even born. And millions of people alive who have lived through political totalitarianism. And cult/gang totalitarianism.
Chris is a decent enough fellow, but he is not one of the deeply insightful or well-read types on the in-depth subject of totalitarianism. I think he saw a career opening for an "activist", and moved on it. Not realizing that there are many people out here who know a great deal more about it than Chris does. Then the PR machine took over.
But we have the cult of personality on many Substacks. Just as prone to propaganda as many of the MSM. The readers/subscribers become groupies. They already have a confirmation bias because they signed-up for and have stayed with that particular Substack. Even paid subscriber fees. So they WANT to believe their author is a hero and a god. Ahem.....
Substacks generate herds and groupthink, hate to say. If you are not careful, it is very easy to be pulled in.
And whatever the Substack author writes....will gain bucketloads of gushing comments, above and beyond what the article calls for. It becomes like a Fan Magazine. The commenters often assume that the author of their chosen Substack must be an expert on the topic. When that is not often the case. It is generally down to the given author having spied an Influencer opening, or the possibility of a New Media career.
If Chris is loyal to the truth.....he needs to acknowledge these pitfalls to the Substack world. That Substack does not always put truth first.
Yes, I am as it happens. It is my field. I know as much about totalitarianism as an Engineer knows about engineering.
It is not Chris Rufo's field. As far as I am aware, he has no formal study at all in this subject. I have provided the explanations and resources to him. Generally without thanks, I might add. And of course, without any subscriber fees for my contributions.
Glad you are looking forward to it, my friend. I am honest, straightforward, and well educated. I chose to use my brain in this field, knowing that someday soon this training and these insights would come in most handy.
Surely you must know that there are persons with expertise and ability in all sorts of areas out there. Why would it surprise you to find such a person here, where that person's field is being discussed publicly?
And do note that I offer all of this information and all of these resources ....gratis. I am not paid here. I do not collect any proportion of the Substack subscriber fees that Chris takes in. And yet there are times here I contribute more than he does. Ahem.
Would you prefer that I charge? Would you be happier then? So which of us -- Chris or myself -- is showing the true humanitarian bent?
"Glad you are looking forward to it, my friend. I am honest, straightforward, and well educated. I chose to use my brain in this field, knowing that someday soon this training and these insights would come in most handy."
So you say. But for all we know, you are a bot. Again the great reveal should be interesting.
Until then, my happiness doesn't depend on you or your approval. Adieu until you're ready for the full reveal.
And do you know anything about my background and career? You are comparing Chris Rufo to what? You have no facts here. You are simply trying to shore-up your latest "hero". Like groupies everywhere. This is what they do. Eventually they move on to the next one. And the next. There is no substance in any of this behaviour.
He is 40 years old, so I would hope that Chris has been working somewhere since coming of age. Or was he on the dole?
No need to insert yourself into the center of every conversation - I was not talking about you and I have no interest in your background and career. Your substack is nonexistent (apart from your regular snide remarks and vague allusions to books being published) so it wouldn’t even occur to me to compare him to you.
I addressed your questionable claim that Rufo was somehow a newbie and thus not legit, or that those you consider the ignorant public only woke up during Covid, which is false.
Or the strange insinuation that at 40 Rufo is too young to have already forged his expertise.
All your words suggest one thing: that your envy is blatantly clear.🤷🏻♀️
As a founder of a Tea Party group in a very socialist blue area I can attest to the fearful harassment suffered by you and your family. And these unlawful activities have only escalated in the past decade as the globalists understand the power of our values. Thank you for never giving in and continuing the fight. Our country remains in perilous danger and we must continue to fight if we want our country to survive.
I know you didn't write this for this purpose, but you're an American hero. And as a retired service member, that "you're" is plural, for such service includes the sacrifices of your family. May God give you and your family great joy in this moment. May He continue to protect you and your family. May He continue to strengthen you in your work, for evil won't just quit because an executive order was signed against it - the fight for truth, the fight for our republic, is never over. May God grant you the wisdom both to take the next step in the battle and to know when to hand over parts (or all) of the fight to others. Thank you, Chris, to you and your family.
I lived in the Pacific Northwest during the Left's Reign of Terror in 2020-2021. It took courage for you to speak the truth in the face of their violent depravity. Thank you for doing that. I gave up and moved someplace more sane. The people who are still in Washington and Oregon pay the price every day as they endure uncontrolled crime, drugs, homelessness, and incompetent government.
This is me. I prayed for years to have the opportunity to move. Every door slammed shut and I finally yielded to a kind of Jonah-in-Nineveh situation. I don’t want to be here, I’m sick of dealing with constant corruption and cancerous ideologies, but it’s where I’m called to be and all I can do is share truth every chance I get. I can only pray if enough people like me stay, we might somehow effect enough change to make the PNW a place as peaceful as it is beautiful. It won’t happen in my lifetime but maybe it could be true for my grandkids. I hate living somewhere that I won’t defend at all morally or philosophically—the ideologies that have taken root here are insidious at best. But it is beautiful and I take some comfort in that even when I feel like I can’t stand to be here another day.
Oh we’d love to, but my husband has a really good job and that unfortunately anchors us to the SeaTac area. God closed all the other doors for similar jobs, so we’re here for now. Having him commute via Spokane airport would add days to the days at a time that he’s already gone. We’ve done the math and we just don’t want to do that to our kids or marriage. Otherwise we would in a heartbeat!
I lived near Seattle until recently and I have no doubt he is telling the truth. DEI policies push anti-White ethic cleansing and you are an enemy of my people, even if you share our skin.
Equal treatment for all and holding all people accountable to the law and advanced civilizational standards is so threatening?
Just get out of King or Multnomah Counties and it's much better. Sure, there are still liberals, but not the really psychotic ones you have in Portland and Seattle -- more the annoying, conformist types who put up "in this house we believe" signs.
Thank you. The verbal assaults are insane, and I hate the number of times my kids have borne witness to the homeless population getting high, defecating, or even pleasuring themselves while we’re stopped at a red light at a main intersection. I dare not go to my local grocery store anymore. It literally has the worst crime rate in the country out of the thousands of stores in its nationwide company. It’s unbelievable how bad it has gotten—CHAZ may have ended, but the problem only got worse. I’m just thankful for the 2A laws that seem to be sticking around…this is all the result of progressive policies and politics in action. It’s a nightmare.
We do need to stay within an hour or so of SeaTac airport, but we’re definitely looking on the fringes of that. Tacoma is where we live now and I describe it as “Gotham City but not as clean.” We’re fine with working class, just…not Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia…
If you have to stay close to SeaTac, Burien/Arbor Heights area is an enclave of (relative) sanity in King County, and it happens to be right next to SeaTac.
Kind of blows me away how overwhelmingly prog King County has become. It's almost like living in a totalitarian state where dissent is not allowed in public.
In fact, I think a big part of the reason it is that way is due to effective intimidation and economic persecution of those with alternative views.
Yes, and Pierce county is just as bad (where we are now), with Thurston not far behind. We’re looking into the Kitsap area, but we’ll see what God does.
Skagit is not bad. Might be a bit working-class for some people's tastes, but it's really got just about everything western WA has to offer, and it's only an hour's drive from Seattle if you need something from the big city.
Basically avoid counties with universities if you want to minimize the crazy.
I remember when all of this was happening - it's when we first met you in Seattle. As much as I regret that you didn't get on to the Seattle City Council, because you would have been a much-needed voice of sanity, it has been wonderful to see your focus and your purpose as you have taken this very important fight nationwide!
I have to say that I am one of he ones that chose not to get into a pissing contest with the liberals since my encounters with them over 10 years ago. I learned enough then of how vicious they are. I had enough and chose to live my life in the shadows because I wanted a life without the harassment. I am a Vietnam vet. Many people thank me for my service when I really don’t feel like I personally did anything special. I was in Vietnam near the beginning when most of us had never heard of Vietnam. We were just doing what we joined to do. You and people like you are the real heroes. People that are willing to sacrifice the peace you left behind to take on these liberals. You and your loved ones sacrificed so much. Thank you for your service.
I sent your terrific book to my granddaughter who is a senior at U. Of Maine. I had checked. They have a DEI department there, much to my chagrin. Keep up the great work. I am so sorry about the terrible things people have done to you and your family.
I found you after searching for reasons why national democrats were defending the 2020 riots. National democrats like Kamala Harris. Thank you for your courage and keep on fighting against these Marxists.
You have to wonder why they're so agitated about losing a policy that does nothing to help them. My guess is it is all about The Grift. Too many people are making big money off of corporations by selling them on DEI practices.
I wonder how many people get their daily bread by running courses all over the country teaching the employees how to be racist (in the best possible way of course).
Thank you for not quitting. It mattered, is mattering, and will matter. Courage inspires more courage.
Absolutely this.
The reason that the people who want to rule over us over-react against the courageous is that they know that courage is contagious. They want to stamp out courage as soon as it arises.
As a famous frenchman once said: "pour encourager les autres"
They never seem to realise that it is inherent in courage itself to not shrink back under their threats of retaliation. By definition the people who do that lack courage.
"Fight. Fight. Fight!"
I have greater esteem for those who stand up and fight without all the good PR and Substack fees. Who do so quietly, without using it as a tool of career enhancement.
The motivations are not always humanitarian, you know.
Yeah, he went through all that just for the internet glad-handing.
Courage is contagious when people hear about it. People NEED to hear about it. I don't care if he makes some money from it after the fact. It still took courage to go through it. There was no promise of reward at the start.
You can acknowledge the courage without canonising him but to deny the courage is despicable.
Chris could have kept all of that to himself. Why use it for brand-building? I find that rather distasteful. Especially with his family involved. He did not go through it for these purposes, obviously (silly suggestion on your part), but he used it to advantage once he had it.
He knew he could use it to prime the fires of of his Substack commenters. And sure enough, scroll though this forum and read all the fawning compliments. Quelle surprise.
This is groupthink alley. The formula is: 1) establish some sort of authority/popularity figure 2) draw in the recruits who have dependency needs 3) watch them goad each other on as to who can be the most worshipful and fawning to the designated "leader"/false god. While they sacrifice their own critical thinking skills.
This is what leads to the dysfunctional groupthink of totalitarianism....NOT what gets us out of it.
PING! I think that advice just bounced off, didn't it?
How do you know that I am not even more courageous? That I have not gone through worse?
Your presumptions are rather silly, to be honest. There are daily stories on media sites of people who have been put through situations many times worse than what Chris claims. Most of them do not expect continual stardom and adoring fans in return. The best of them are quietly courageous, and do not play the victim card.
I think of the generation of men who went through WWII -- I knew them while growing up. The majority of them went through real horror. But they did not come home and start broadcasting their victimhood, looking for gushing admirers. THAT is what real courage is about. Not modern Influencers scraping the barrel for every victimhood story that they can take career advantage of. Which is all about building a brand....didn't you know?
I don't know that you're not.
You're so heroic you refuse to talk about any examples of your own courage. Should I just assume some rando on the internet is courageous for typing some cynical disparagement of other people's courage?
Now you are grasping at straws, trying to maintain the upper hand. Nothing you say makes sense. Did I hit your sore spot in questioning your mythic hero?
I thought that democracy included the need to question and dissent. to debate ideas. It does require this. But when I do so, I notice that many of those commenters here shut me off just like the WOKE do. They are no better.
Face yourselves.
Good day.
You, courageous? Ha, nice joke. You hide behind your anonymity and spew bullshit. You’re a narcissist and self promote your intelligence, in which you severely lack. You’ve lost all credibility on this Forum. Keep writing the bullshit, if you were to quit I’d miss the enjoyment of reading your bullshit and the belly laughs.
Half of the Substack authors use a pseudonym, Reddog. The Substack platform recommends it, for cyber security.
Oh! So do you! Unless Reddog is your real name.
You had no credibility to begin with. You are just one of the providers of comic relief. You do not contribute anything of value. Never have, in my time here.
ScuzzaMan...you are obviously mind-blind. You have fallen into starry-eyed worship, and you are going to stick it to anyone who tells you that your hero really isn't a hero.
Millions of people have gone through worse than Chris and shown greater courage....and humanitarianism. And not made this into career-enhancing tools. They show courage without hubris or gain.
Substack hosts can be just Influencers, using the fact that human beings often want to be led by an authority figure because they have not really grown up. So these Substack hosts talk themselves up and claim to be that authority figure. They polish their halo.
Do get get duped often?
A. Your words are so unkind, and not based in any way, shape or form on love. Just criticism. Your words reek of envy and bitterness.
I see. You are going to pull the old tactic of telling us what a moral and kindly sort YOU are...so that you can attack and judge someone else. Sounds like a perfect con-job.
Shame on you, Boze. That was certainly not Christ-like behaviour from you. Instead, you twisted the Gospel message for your own selfish purposes. How odious. Christ warned us against behaving like you. Do some soul searching, would be my advice.
Do you resort to personal insults when your attempt at an argument is failing, often?
I'm not paying Rufo anything more than an indirect compliment, which cost me exactly nothing, and was deserved in my opinion. You have a different opinion. Great. That's what this forum is for; exchanging opinions (and occasional insults because emotional incontinence).
You done yet?
ScuzzaMan! “A.” is an ignoramus and a boring contrarian who has been infecting Substack for sometime now. Swat him off like the flea that he is.
No, my friend. Personal insults is what you yourself resorted to. You're becoming mixed-up here.
Seems that people on this side of things have human faults too. Hm-m-m. Your designated "heroes" must not be questioned. Or else. Sounds to me not all that different from the WOKE. N'est pas?
Purity tests are for followers not leaders. Leaders do as they must. Followers whine about how they aren’t good enough to be their ideal hero.
JIm Crow, nazi, AND enemy of America.
Wow, that's quite a list.
Nah. You are literally the reason we will stand against you.
Everyone needs to make a living. We can’t all live on the smell of our own farts.
I think I figured A. out!!! She’s AOC! The similarities are too many to ignore. The stupidity is too prevalent , predictable and profound. If you tolerate AOC’s worldview you will sign up for her right here with A. On the other hand if you’re nauseous 🤮 just contemplating the thought it’s healthier to ignore both AOC and her alter ego, big A.
Oh, if it isn't jealous old Joe again! The pompous fool! In his second childhood. No one would ever know that you claim to have been a Neurologist. But then again, Fauci claims to have been a senior medical type too. And look what he is. That profession really fell to the dogs during COVID Mania, did it not? Or maybe the goings-on on during that era just drew the curtain away.
You simply cannot bear that I call you out. And that I have the intelligence to run circles around you 😁.
Hey Joe -- drop that ego-soothing MD after your name here, OK? It tells everyone on Substack that you are desperate for status.
AOC-double: It’s Sunday. I’m done jousting with A. & I already fast forward whenever AOC-original comes on FOXNEWS. Hope you can find happiness.
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Brilliant K
It’s a very amusing historical moment. We somehow live in a time when the authoritarians are the ones screaming Nazi. Would bet real money you took the jab and are mad everyone else couldn’t be forced into it. For your safety!
Dear god what a stupid simpleton you are.
So you lost your DEI job
And you are a fucking retard.
You’re a bot. Just stop
Wow! Thank you sharing. Thank you for your courage and sticking to your convictions.
Can I share about your experience on X? I'm not a big player there as I just reingaged ladt fall, and happy to try if it would support you. Would you be open to going on a podcast or are there other introductions that would be helpful?
Ah, the catechism of the church of woke. No content, just a hypnotic phrase said over and over until it’s believed. It’s like going to church for haters.
The fact that they go after even children demonstrates their level of evil. Even ordinary criminals often leave the kids out of it.
Thank you for fighting. Please don't stop. Just because official DEI/CRT programs may be shutting down does not mean they are giving up. They will rebrand and continue. Communists NEVER give up.
I always laugh when Leftists report having been threatened on the internet.
They don't realize that the fact that such occurrences are actually noteworthy to them is evidence of the partisan imbalance in their favor.
Well said!
Now, there's a new one! What "Jim Crow policies" are those? Provide them.
"The biopic Selma had a scene showing this."
Do you often form your view on important issues, based upon biopics?
"Now, what is a policy that Chris Rufo supports which targets the ability of certain groups to vote? Voter ID laws.
LOL! What "certain groups" are those? And why are they (according to you) unable to have IDs?
"Chris supports laws targeting the ability for people of color to vote. Jim Crow laws."
LOL! You're a liar.
"He wants black people out of power and subservient to white people."
LOL! Take you idiocy elsewhere. I have no patience for it.
Ok so you might be a stupid nigger, or not, but your diatribe ideology far off the path of normalcy, that I’m thinking that you are just a pure, stupid, fucking bigot. Dude you haven’t a fucking clue. And btw,there was a time whenwe did just vote with paper, and amazingly, it worked. It will be fun when we revolt, and you get peened.
I generally liken the dems to MAFIA...BUT the MAFIA have STANDARDS!
Imagine if they used their 'powers' FOR GOOD instead of EVIL.... Many of those people are BEYOND HELP and ONLY GOD will be able to wake them up or send them packing to that final, HOT never-resting place.
Agree it won’t go away after the initial ‘victory.” There was too much indoctrination in schools for too long for this to just wilt away after one battlefield loss (admittedly/thankfully a huge and significant one). We all need to keep the spotlight and heat on.
In the end it’s about the jobs. Who wouldn’t want a cushy position policing speech? I have an idea. Corporations could use the savings to pay for American labor instead of hiring immigrants.
Yes, people are watching and there are reports on X of organizations renaming their DEI Departments to hide them
Now I see that you are a Russian or Chinese troll. The copy and paste BS. Everyone ignore or mute his account. Fake person.
Thanks for your bravery and that of your family. It takes guts to be on the front lines. We all appreciate it.
I had no idea you were going through this hell, although I should have. Leftists in any country can only win by force and intimidation since their philosophy is not attached in any way to reality.
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 just keep drinking the Kool-aid Terry.
Report him. We need to at least make the Russians create more accounts.
I apologize for mis-gendering you Natasha. May your glorious leader Valdmir rule forever.
All too predictable. Happened to a lot of us with no national platform. The radicals in Berkeley went after me, a mere mom, fighting gang control of our neighborhood and safe school practices, they did all these same tactics and more. The idiot white savior kids at Berkeley High created a FB petition to have me gang raped. Poor Magazine called me racist practicing Ethnic Cleansing after the neighborhood group I chaired shut down a local drug house using state nuisance law.
Wow, the stories people are sharing of Leftist retaliation are eye-opening... So many of them, all of them more awful than one might imagine. Things are/have been worse than I realized, and I knew them to be bad.
Somebody has to bring these stories together in a book. There has to be an acknowledgement of what happened, and a reckoning.
Pacificus, if you wish, you can read stories with the same or similar behaviour patterns from other versions of totalitarianism.
There is the book category of cult memoirs, for instance, or the memoirs of spouses or children of Psychopaths/severe Cluster-B types. Same phenomenon as the WOKE attacks. In fact, many of the former situations are far worse than what Chris describes here.
Thanks for the steer, A. Yes, some of this stuff reminds me of Scientology-like retributions inflicted against apostates. That's the sort of thing we are dealing with, at scale.
Yes....to one degree or another -- Scientology, Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormonism (a whole category of apostate books there), Jonestown (written by the few survivors), the Charles Manson cult, the Hamilton-Byrne cult of Australia, and so many more. The totalitarian patterns jump off the pages.
Same with the other shocking stories of totalitarianism within families.
Far worse because of people like Chris holding the line. We absolutely were on the road to totalitarianism, American flavor.
Well....you're twisting my arm......this is my field of expertise already.
Yes, and brought to justice when we know who they are.
Exactly!
My God! I am so sorry. And kudos to all you achieved despite these vicious attacks. Those responsible must face the law and be accountable for what they did.
This kind of situation -- and far, far worse -- goes on everyday in other versions of totalitarianism in America. In family totalitarianism too. I recommend reading some of the literature and memoirs on cases of Parental Alienation in order to put things in perspective here.
The Chris Rufo experience was not pleasant, but it pales in comparison to what many others have gone through. And Chris did choose to join the "activist" brigade. The downsides were obvious from the start.
Chris has every right to feee expression without such depraved attacks. Unacceptable.
Chris has the right to free expression, but I do not? Do you hear yourself? This is almost comical.
Depraved attacks? You refer to open and honest debate of an issue a "depraved attack"? Anyone who does not agree -- off with their heads?
Every Substack host is exactly what they claim to be (though Substacks are often just branding tools), and no commenter may add another viewpoint? Sounds distinctly like enforced groupthink to me.
So you are using Cancel Culture on me to shut me up. To stop the truth.
You are using the same non-democratic tactics here as the leftwing WOKE use. They try to shut down any opinion other than theirs.
Shame on you! Serious SHAME! You appear to practice totalitarianism rather than democratic freedom. That is what you are doing here.
So the Chris Rufo fans practice trampling of free speech in order to keep the myth going of the "heroic Chris Rufo".
Why, exactly, is he so heroic, over and above everyone else who stands up to this (there are millions)? Evidence and details, please. He seems to many of us just another guy on Substack who wants to be an "activist" because it is a lucrative career. So he exaggerates his experiences. And so do his fans.
I see. That is the game being played.
Okay. Take a breath. You completely misunderstood what I said Geez.
Chris has the right to defend himself against the depraved attacks he received from the psychos who targeted his family.
That is all I said.
It should be OBVIOUS I was responding g to your suggestion that he kind of brought it on himself. So I was responding that he had every right to free expression and in no way were those attacks acceptable.
Now. Sip of whiskey. Look out the window. Don't be so reactive.
"Why, exactly, is he so heroic, over and above everyone else who stands up to this (there are millions)? Evidence and details, please. He seems to many of us just another guy on Substack who wants to be an "activist" because it is a lucrative career. So he exaggerates his experiences. And so do his fans."
You forgot to answer this. Anytime..... Surely you must know the answer?
Sorry, your tactic here is not going to work. When you see that I have the upper hand in logic, you attempt to use the old "Sheesh...cool off!" routine. Though you were the one in the wrong. And we all know it.
We call this tactic Projection. Just so that you will know the formal terms for what you resort to, when in fact you should be issuing to me an apology.
PS -- you write poorly too. You fail to communicate your points clearly.
Now, run along. I am used to debating better minds. And I prefer to converse with people who practice democracy.
Yikes. Sorry you had to contend with such depravity. You are very courageous.
Motivated, out of necessity for survival. The radicals are mentally deranged, even the elite ones who teach at UCB, seen it all, up close.
Especially the "elite" ones who teach at Berkeley.
Yes, I am sorry too that your lives were endangered to inform the public about policy endangering American civil life. In your study of law pertaining to this, I am curious what punishment there is for this criminal behavior.
Laura, I'm in Berkeley too. Pretty vicious.
Yep. Funny thing, even close friends turn into screaming memis if you burst their ideological bubble.
It is the same reason, different degree, as drove the many Germans who committed suicide when they knew that Hitler was dead and the Allies had won. They refused to live outside of their collective delusion.
Also the downsides of losing are severe as many German women could have testified
Hard to believe, but I gently try to show them what happened to me, and one old friend patted me on the head and said something to the effect, I think you're just stressed.
We should take a walk and laugh together.
Laura,
Would love to meet. I'm not sure I can laugh yet about this. Not until I get some justice. But I am letting the world know.
Yes, that's the root cause. We are wired, created to be in relationship with God, and when people make an ideology their God, make it the most important thing, it's so destructive. An ideology can't bear the freight of our longings. And when the ideology is threatened,, people become violent. When they've built their lives around the ideology, trust it to take care of them, to provide their life and sustenance, then threatening the ideology pushes people into fight mode for their survival. And with our loves out order, people aren't valued and can more easily be demonized like this.
I share this because having this insight helps me to know how to pray for those trapped in such an awful existence. It also helps expose the spiritual forces of evil behind all of it. The enemy of our souls comes to steal, kill and destroy. And it points to the antidote: getting our/their loves back in order: God first, people 2nd, ideas and ideologies and work after, as a help, not an overlord.
So true, Laura! I'm a Bay Area resident, a UCB dad etc., and we have Catholic friends who are screaming at us because we found the abortion van at the DNC Convention grotesque and we are for European abortion standards. They want unrestricted abortions, incl late term. SF Catholics! What's going on? 🤯
And family
I hear you.
Wow. That’s crazy. I almost can’t blame the kids though when adults set such bad examples.
These people are full-blown Marxists, even if they don't think they are. They are the scum of the earth. Thank you for your reporting all these years. You ripped the scab off of a cancer and exposed it for what is is.
There are many of us out here, Manuel, who have seen this growing in America for decades. And studied it. Those who arrived in this awareness during COVID Mania, taking to podcasts and alternative media, are the newcomers. Eyes just now opened.
This began in the 60s, soon after the JFK assassination. And even then, it was an extension of the totalitarianism which had taken over Germany of the 1930s/40s, went underground, and later crossed the Atlantic. Waiting for the American post-war generation to come of age.... as the new recruitment targets.
Thank you and I am quite aware of it having been exiled from Cuba and having all lands expropriated. Been a student since the 60s.
Most Americans are totally unaware of this. They think that American totalitarianism began with COVID Mania. And that the individuals who clamoured onboard the podcasts and Substacks were the discoverers of this phenomenon.
You will be called a troll (and worse) if you attempt to enlighten them. Tell them there was a whole longstanding academic field out there before their Substack author was even born. And millions of people alive who have lived through political totalitarianism. And cult/gang totalitarianism.
Chris is a decent enough fellow, but he is not one of the deeply insightful or well-read types on the in-depth subject of totalitarianism. I think he saw a career opening for an "activist", and moved on it. Not realizing that there are many people out here who know a great deal more about it than Chris does. Then the PR machine took over.
But we have the cult of personality on many Substacks. Just as prone to propaganda as many of the MSM. The readers/subscribers become groupies. They already have a confirmation bias because they signed-up for and have stayed with that particular Substack. Even paid subscriber fees. So they WANT to believe their author is a hero and a god. Ahem.....
Substacks generate herds and groupthink, hate to say. If you are not careful, it is very easy to be pulled in.
And whatever the Substack author writes....will gain bucketloads of gushing comments, above and beyond what the article calls for. It becomes like a Fan Magazine. The commenters often assume that the author of their chosen Substack must be an expert on the topic. When that is not often the case. It is generally down to the given author having spied an Influencer opening, or the possibility of a New Media career.
If Chris is loyal to the truth.....he needs to acknowledge these pitfalls to the Substack world. That Substack does not always put truth first.
Wow, do you have your own Substack? Seems like you need one since you are SO knowledgable about all things totalitarian.
Yes, I am as it happens. It is my field. I know as much about totalitarianism as an Engineer knows about engineering.
It is not Chris Rufo's field. As far as I am aware, he has no formal study at all in this subject. I have provided the explanations and resources to him. Generally without thanks, I might add. And of course, without any subscriber fees for my contributions.
A. You come across as quite an anonymous all knowing authority on all manner of things here and on other substacks. Yet we almost nothing about you.
I can hardly wait for the great reveal when you publish your book.
Glad you are looking forward to it, my friend. I am honest, straightforward, and well educated. I chose to use my brain in this field, knowing that someday soon this training and these insights would come in most handy.
Surely you must know that there are persons with expertise and ability in all sorts of areas out there. Why would it surprise you to find such a person here, where that person's field is being discussed publicly?
And do note that I offer all of this information and all of these resources ....gratis. I am not paid here. I do not collect any proportion of the Substack subscriber fees that Chris takes in. And yet there are times here I contribute more than he does. Ahem.
Would you prefer that I charge? Would you be happier then? So which of us -- Chris or myself -- is showing the true humanitarian bent?
"Glad you are looking forward to it, my friend. I am honest, straightforward, and well educated. I chose to use my brain in this field, knowing that someday soon this training and these insights would come in most handy."
So you say. But for all we know, you are a bot. Again the great reveal should be interesting.
Until then, my happiness doesn't depend on you or your approval. Adieu until you're ready for the full reveal.
Well, guess what ... Rufo has been around far longer than his presence/account on Substack, doing in-depth investigative reporting for some time now.
And do you know anything about my background and career? You are comparing Chris Rufo to what? You have no facts here. You are simply trying to shore-up your latest "hero". Like groupies everywhere. This is what they do. Eventually they move on to the next one. And the next. There is no substance in any of this behaviour.
He is 40 years old, so I would hope that Chris has been working somewhere since coming of age. Or was he on the dole?
No need to insert yourself into the center of every conversation - I was not talking about you and I have no interest in your background and career. Your substack is nonexistent (apart from your regular snide remarks and vague allusions to books being published) so it wouldn’t even occur to me to compare him to you.
I addressed your questionable claim that Rufo was somehow a newbie and thus not legit, or that those you consider the ignorant public only woke up during Covid, which is false.
Or the strange insinuation that at 40 Rufo is too young to have already forged his expertise.
All your words suggest one thing: that your envy is blatantly clear.🤷🏻♀️
BTW, “on the dole”… from where are you writing?
Yeah and you were there. Keep drinking
As a founder of a Tea Party group in a very socialist blue area I can attest to the fearful harassment suffered by you and your family. And these unlawful activities have only escalated in the past decade as the globalists understand the power of our values. Thank you for never giving in and continuing the fight. Our country remains in perilous danger and we must continue to fight if we want our country to survive.
Thank you for your service -- unironically.
Stay with it. Trump's moves are good first steps, but this will be a long, hard fight.
I know you didn't write this for this purpose, but you're an American hero. And as a retired service member, that "you're" is plural, for such service includes the sacrifices of your family. May God give you and your family great joy in this moment. May He continue to protect you and your family. May He continue to strengthen you in your work, for evil won't just quit because an executive order was signed against it - the fight for truth, the fight for our republic, is never over. May God grant you the wisdom both to take the next step in the battle and to know when to hand over parts (or all) of the fight to others. Thank you, Chris, to you and your family.
AMEN.
Terry (if you are actually a real person), I pray for your spiritual blindness to cease. Seek the Truth…
Amen!
I lived in the Pacific Northwest during the Left's Reign of Terror in 2020-2021. It took courage for you to speak the truth in the face of their violent depravity. Thank you for doing that. I gave up and moved someplace more sane. The people who are still in Washington and Oregon pay the price every day as they endure uncontrolled crime, drugs, homelessness, and incompetent government.
This is me. I prayed for years to have the opportunity to move. Every door slammed shut and I finally yielded to a kind of Jonah-in-Nineveh situation. I don’t want to be here, I’m sick of dealing with constant corruption and cancerous ideologies, but it’s where I’m called to be and all I can do is share truth every chance I get. I can only pray if enough people like me stay, we might somehow effect enough change to make the PNW a place as peaceful as it is beautiful. It won’t happen in my lifetime but maybe it could be true for my grandkids. I hate living somewhere that I won’t defend at all morally or philosophically—the ideologies that have taken root here are insidious at best. But it is beautiful and I take some comfort in that even when I feel like I can’t stand to be here another day.
If you don’t mind living in the inland NW, try Coeur d’Alene, ID. More beautiful than Seattle or Portland but much saner politically IMHO.
Oh we’d love to, but my husband has a really good job and that unfortunately anchors us to the SeaTac area. God closed all the other doors for similar jobs, so we’re here for now. Having him commute via Spokane airport would add days to the days at a time that he’s already gone. We’ve done the math and we just don’t want to do that to our kids or marriage. Otherwise we would in a heartbeat!
Empathy and Sympathy! Most people outside the area have no idea how bad it was and is.
I lived near Seattle until recently and I have no doubt he is telling the truth. DEI policies push anti-White ethic cleansing and you are an enemy of my people, even if you share our skin.
Equal treatment for all and holding all people accountable to the law and advanced civilizational standards is so threatening?
Just get out of King or Multnomah Counties and it's much better. Sure, there are still liberals, but not the really psychotic ones you have in Portland and Seattle -- more the annoying, conformist types who put up "in this house we believe" signs.
Thank you. The verbal assaults are insane, and I hate the number of times my kids have borne witness to the homeless population getting high, defecating, or even pleasuring themselves while we’re stopped at a red light at a main intersection. I dare not go to my local grocery store anymore. It literally has the worst crime rate in the country out of the thousands of stores in its nationwide company. It’s unbelievable how bad it has gotten—CHAZ may have ended, but the problem only got worse. I’m just thankful for the 2A laws that seem to be sticking around…this is all the result of progressive policies and politics in action. It’s a nightmare.
We do need to stay within an hour or so of SeaTac airport, but we’re definitely looking on the fringes of that. Tacoma is where we live now and I describe it as “Gotham City but not as clean.” We’re fine with working class, just…not Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia…
If you have to stay close to SeaTac, Burien/Arbor Heights area is an enclave of (relative) sanity in King County, and it happens to be right next to SeaTac.
Kind of blows me away how overwhelmingly prog King County has become. It's almost like living in a totalitarian state where dissent is not allowed in public.
In fact, I think a big part of the reason it is that way is due to effective intimidation and economic persecution of those with alternative views.
Hang in there.
Yes, and Pierce county is just as bad (where we are now), with Thurston not far behind. We’re looking into the Kitsap area, but we’ll see what God does.
Skagit is not bad. Might be a bit working-class for some people's tastes, but it's really got just about everything western WA has to offer, and it's only an hour's drive from Seattle if you need something from the big city.
Basically avoid counties with universities if you want to minimize the crazy.
I remember when all of this was happening - it's when we first met you in Seattle. As much as I regret that you didn't get on to the Seattle City Council, because you would have been a much-needed voice of sanity, it has been wonderful to see your focus and your purpose as you have taken this very important fight nationwide!
No YOU’RE a liar! As long as you’re dismissing the sick and deranged actions of morally corrupt individuals nobody is going to take you seriously!
I'm so sorry you had to go through all of it. Lenin would be proud of their terror.
By the way, is it possible to do anything with the Open Society Foundation? Otherwise it will continue after the Democrats take back control
I have to say that I am one of he ones that chose not to get into a pissing contest with the liberals since my encounters with them over 10 years ago. I learned enough then of how vicious they are. I had enough and chose to live my life in the shadows because I wanted a life without the harassment. I am a Vietnam vet. Many people thank me for my service when I really don’t feel like I personally did anything special. I was in Vietnam near the beginning when most of us had never heard of Vietnam. We were just doing what we joined to do. You and people like you are the real heroes. People that are willing to sacrifice the peace you left behind to take on these liberals. You and your loved ones sacrificed so much. Thank you for your service.
You’re obviously a mentally ill individual. Seek professional help.
I sent your terrific book to my granddaughter who is a senior at U. Of Maine. I had checked. They have a DEI department there, much to my chagrin. Keep up the great work. I am so sorry about the terrible things people have done to you and your family.
Obviously you have not read Rufo’s book. Your accusations are from a low information leftist activist.
You have no documentation for this. You are some sort of sick activist. Rufo is a dedicated historian of American culture.
You are just plain stupid so there is no argument here. Go back to where you came from and stop posting!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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I found you after searching for reasons why national democrats were defending the 2020 riots. National democrats like Kamala Harris. Thank you for your courage and keep on fighting against these Marxists.
You have to wonder why they're so agitated about losing a policy that does nothing to help them. My guess is it is all about The Grift. Too many people are making big money off of corporations by selling them on DEI practices.
I wonder how many people get their daily bread by running courses all over the country teaching the employees how to be racist (in the best possible way of course).