The Counter-Corona

One fallout of the coronamania pandemic was that I finally after years broke my daily habit of drinking my first cup of coffee with Jihad Watch, and switched (round about March of this year) to the caramel macchiato of Alex Berenson's Twitter page of daily reports and analyses of the madly morphing corona madness.

As I intimated in my last two postings (see directly below), however, I've found Alex to have quite significant signs & symptoms of that far worse virus than corona -- namely Leftism.

His Leftism found an interestingly (albeit unintentionally) vivid expression in two recent threads where his fan base, by disagreeing with him nearly unanimously, starkly backlit it.

The first I mentioned in one of the two previous postings (see below), where he gushed a virtue-signal in praise of AOC, and his fan base said, in effect, "nope, Alex, you're wrong about her".

The second came more recently, where he lit into Trump's call (no doubt twisted by the MSM) for a robust response to the devolving hatred and violence around the country, basically a sequel to Rodney King:

Oh FFS. This is not a good idea. And I’m old enough to remember this morning, when the Insurrection Act was off the table.

I here quote a representative sample of his fan base dressing him down (some more gently than others, bolded ones the juiciest):

anoroc
@anoroc68338337
Normally I would agree.

But under the current circumstances, when our own mayor and governors seem to care more about hurting the feelings of lawless criminals, I'm not gonna blame Trump.

And if any of the criminals get hurt? Not ideal, but still better than residents.
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@huck68finn

I get you, but I really think he needs to do it. The Dems will sacrifice their own people and their states to somehow counter Trump (just look what they did RE: HCQ). Also, it sends a dangerous message when we convey this kind of weakness toward anarchy.

Luis Bobby
@LuisBobby3
Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Stick to the COVID hoax. This isn’t your expertise.

Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Disagree.  Time to take the gloves off.

Lisa Fleming
@BULLYNOT2U
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
It’s not bad when our country is burning down and allowed by democrat Govs who wouldn’t allow people to open their businesses but allowed peaceful protests that turned deadly.

Melissa the Homeschooling Mater

Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
I disagree. I think this is exactly what the president needs to do. If he doesn't take control, these blue state mayors and governors will allow the situation to continue to deteriorate. Part of their plan, none of this is surprising.

@eastwood88_20

Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Been with you for a long time. You are incorrect about this one. Violence needs to stop. Great decision.

Jerod
@Jerod37657830

Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Clearly many governors reactions while having all available tools has been complacency. While MN has as many as 10,000 available. Walz decided to wait days until the city was a mess. Why trust these state leaders? We want our country back!

Obamagator
@HStowit

Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Good idea or not, people definitely want something forceful or a plan that doesn't involve fire and looting while police stand down.

Kamran Pasha
@kamranpasha

Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
There goes Posse Comitatus.

John Schreiber
@JohnSchreiber8

Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Disagree. He had no choice.

Gus Polinski
@WisconsinHFC

Jun 1
I agree with that. Allowing this to continue isn’t an option. For the record, I cannot stand Donald Trump. But I’m not blinkered enough to just be diametrically opposed to everything he does. I’d imagine I’m not the only person in the Country who’s thinking this way.
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Si vis pacem, para bellum

@GeorgeRSimpson

Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Low-information source.  Maybe vet the story.

Mike
@Mike23656644

Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Allowing the riots to continue is the bad idea.

We Want to Live
@WeWanttoLive5
Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Reuter’s is usually somewhat reliable on this type of thing - They just say he will use troops if the governors don’t stop the violence - Story was just undated and nothing about him actually invoking the act Trump vows to end protests; tear gas fired on protesters near White House
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to end violent protests in major cities across the nation "now," saying that he would deploy the 4 More Years
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@USAANON2
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Just let em burn it down and steal
Because Dems want Pres to look bad
This is politics - watch

SimulationCommander
@SimulationComm3

Jun 1
Which is super crazy to me. George Floyd happened in blue Minneapolis. The riots are happening mainly in blue states and being allowed by blue politicians. Yet we're supposed to blame Donald Trump? WTF?
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@trustbible
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Oh, you want our country burned to the ground. Our citizens brutalized,  and our law enforcement officers killed. Got it.
BMD
@BMD02635719
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Order first, Alex.  No progress can be made under threat of violence or chaos.
Charlie Boardman
@charlieboardman
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
I don’t think this is even true. I can’t find it anywhere besides this tweet
The Hyperbolic Literalist
@shoelessjoe255
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
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@reypoullard
Nope. This is EXACTLY what is needed. Sitting around letting our country burn to the ground is what the left want.

TheOracle
@jlm9999912

Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
I think you’re doing a great job on Covid, but more nights of looting and destruction are really not a good idea.Brian
@eagles512
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7h
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@AlexBerenson
Why isn’t this a good idea? The cities obviously can’t handle this themselves?
Some Dude
@TwatterMcGee
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Tear gas will do the trick. I agree, no need for Insurrection Act. They want him to do it so they can claim he’s a military dictator. It’s like in Die Hard when Hans feigned being a terrorist so the FBI would get involved & predictably cut the power so they could access the vault
SimulationCommander
@SimulationComm3
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23h
It's crazy to me that no matter what, he just will not be the dictator that they claim he is. Blue governors, on the other hand.......
SwimNMom
@SwimNMom1
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
States like Ohio need help. Our Governor is no where to be found and the protests are now spreading to suburbs. It must be stopped.
mrriau
@mrriau1
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Jun 1
I think the problem are also the media, they are spreading chaos. Some media who couple of years ago were quite good, they gave good info on computers and tech, are into politics  now.  Ex. CNET with "Black Lives Matter...

EyesWideOpen
@karaokemomo1
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Remember, it doesn’t mean he’ll use it. He doesn’t want to but we all saw how local elected had no problem killing livelihoods for a 99% survival rate virus.
Jack Jones
@abeligbod
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
I lived in LA in 1992. It was a good idea then, that much I can tell you.
Chris B
@almix77
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Think you got dooped on this one Alex. Don’t think that has been dropped yet.
larry_sellers
@_larry_sellers
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Wait and see what he does with it. My guess is it’s just leverage to get some of these mayors/governors to start doing their jobs. I think if he uses it at all it’ll be sparingly.
FHOIdealist
@HaskTweet
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
I listened and didn’t hear him say that. He urged governors & mayors to use the Nat’l Guard. He said if law & order wasn’t restored soon he would deploy the military.
Sweet Fancy Moses
@DrStevenP
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
He gave these worthless mayors and governors a few days to get it done.  They won't.  Someone has to put a stop to the lawlessness.
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@SoSayethBob
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
It's inevitable. Chaos will not be permitted indefinitely.
PastaMonkey
@monkey_pasta
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Are we sure he did this?  Can’t find confirmation.
Prof. Snarf
@ProfessorSnarf
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Jun 1
He threatened to do it. He didn’t actually do it.
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Matthewp
@Matthew76056943
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Jun 1
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@AlexBerenson
As far as I'm concerned, every member of Antifa is waging war against the United States and is thus guilty of Treason.
northcliqueboy
@chadwhitfield5
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Why not, Bush did it.
mrriau
@mrriau1
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Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
You are wrong.
Mark Miller
@markmillerdakar
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Jun 1
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@AlexBerenson
It's a good idea if he responds in force, knocks out the rioters and looters, BrainsVsExperts
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Jun 1
No man that's what the Democrat Governors have been doing  while their cities burn.

Angie

@angie_laughing

Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
Why not?? What am I missing
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Angie
@AngieNC3

Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
You fell for a report with an "anonymous senior official" as the source.
That's not Trump's fault. That's a you problem.

@deemw1·
Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
I bet POTUS  will probably just use it in 1 or 2 cities if at all.

He's forcing the mayors & governors to own the situation. The ones that can't look weak or corrupt like Deblasio.  I wouldnt be surprised if he took over NYC.

Daisy Smart
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@Smart67Daisy

Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
And there’s the old Alex back, lol. Hard to shake off that NYT mentality.

conservative pilgrim
@conserv_pilgrim

Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
That isn’t the full quote. “If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them.”
Donald Trump Speech Transcript June 1: Trump May Deploy US Military to Cities - Rev
Donald Trump gave a June 1 speech in the Rose Garden amid George Floyd protests. He said he wants will "deploy the United States military" if mayors and governors don't solve the problem.
rev.com

Martok1
@Martok111
Jun 1
Replying to
@AlexBerenson
It was done for the LA riots.
It’s needed

death2freedom
@death2freedom
23h
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@AlexBerenson
Maybe we don’t need standing armies. They seem to exist to enforce the overseas empire rather than any sort of homeland defense. Also we probably don’t need a CDC. Look what those creeps have done to us over the last 3 months. Maybe we don’t need a state at all.
Tim
@tntDVM

11h
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@AlexBerenson
Disagree on this.People have had enough. Needs to be stopped now

Brahms

@Johanusbrahms

Jun 1

Replying to

@AlexBerenson

He said he “will” bring in the military - he called on governors to deploy more national guard. Just listen to the 10 minute speech instead reading the tweets of anti-white media propagandists.

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And so forth. Many more good responses.