No, Alyssa Milano, Neither the Green Party nor Russians are to Blame for the Democrats’ Mendacity
BY TEODROSE FIKRE / THE GHION JOURNAL
"Democrats have perfected the art of acting concerned while kowtowing to their corporate masters, in reality both Democrats and Republicans are nothing more than flip sides of the same toxic coin..."
Democrat MIlano: strutting around like a two-bit Joan of Arc, leading the legions of the clueless off the deep end. Like most Hollywood celebs, she inhabits an echo chamber of imperial disinformation, but unlike regular people, her fame makes it easy for her to spread her passionately held political imbecility.
It has become as common as Donald Trump’s contemptuous tweets and Nancy Pelosi’s duplicitous smile. What I’m referring to is the maelstrom that erupts from the sheep and their shepherds who remain with her even though Hillary Clinton could care less about her hangers on. The minute some also-ran Democrat loses by a few thousand votes or a fraction of a point, the next day a gaggle of jackals take to social media to blame people who refuse to vote for the ever bankrupt Democrat party.
This is precisely what took place yet again this morning as a slew of pundits and media personalities started throwing darts at people who voted for the Green Party in yesterday’s Ohio special election between Republican Troy Balderson and Democrat Danny O’Conner. Though the race has yet to be officially called—as of last count O’Conner is 1,754 votes behind—it didn’t stop the torrent of denial and finger pointing by partisan parrots. The contest is most likely headed for a recount before an eventual winner is called, the prize for first place is gaining a seat in Congress for a couple of months before another election takes place in November.
There is one Tweet in particular that stood out that has been grating me ever since I saw it this morning. Alyssa Milano conflated two narratives into one as she hinted that the Green Party vote tally was a result of Russian hacking. This is the knee jerk playbook of Democrat sheepdogs and demagogues alike, if anyone dares to think for themselves or refuses to submit to the rank paternalism of the Democrat party, then they must either be Russian trolls or somehow under the influence of Vladimir Putin.
You know what sucks?
Because of our unwillingness to pass policy that protects our election integrity, I immediately think the Green Party votes tonight are Russian meddling.
Why else would anyone cast a protest vote in Ohio when there’s so much at stake?#OH12
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) August 8, 2018
There are two options to take once people encounter losses and setbacks. One option is to be honest and reflect to see how one can do better going forward in life. The other option is to lash out and blame everyone else and refuse to do any type of self-assessment at all. Hillary Clinton chose the latter, she wrote a book blaming everyone and their mama except herself in her deluded attempt to justify America’s rejection of her #MeFirst campaign. Clinton's loyalists followed suit, each Donald Trump outrage or a narrow loss by a Democrat is an invitation to pile on and accuse someone else. It's always easier to blame than to change #DemNotUS.CLICK TO TWEET
Teodrose Fikre is founder and editor of Ghion Journal. A published author and prolific writer, a once defense consultant was profoundly changed by a two year journey of hardship and struggle. Going from a life of upper-middle class privilege to a time spent with the huddled masses taught Teodrose a valuable lesson in the essence of togetherness and the need to speak against injustice. Originally from Ethiopia with roots to Atse Tewodros II, Teodrose is a former community organizer whose writing was incorporated into Barack Obama's South Carolina primary victory speech in 2008. He pivoted away from politics and decided to stand for collective justice after experiencing the reality of the forgotten masses. His writing defies conventional wisdom and challenges readers to look outside the constraints of labels and ideologies that serve to splinter the people. Teodrose uses his pen to give a voice to the voiceless and to speak truth to power. MORE BY AND ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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