{"id":40835,"date":"2019-03-10T11:45:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T18:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=40835"},"modified":"2019-03-10T11:52:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T18:52:24","slug":"peak-stupidity-ranking-gop-member-of-house-intel-committee-thinks-asking-for-straws-is-socialism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=40835","title":{"rendered":"Peak Stupidity: Ranking GOP Member of House Intel Committee Thinks Asking for Straws is Socialism"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most recent polls show that the American people, particularly the young<\/a><\/strong>, are not generally fearful of what used to be portrayed as the scourge of socialism. In fact, a more enlightened public is now aware that some of this country’s most cherished institutions (Medicare, Social Security, public schools, etc.) were developed directly from socialist ideas. And new policies that advocate universal health coverage and tuition-free college are gaining in popularity.<\/p>\n

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Of course those views are not shared by the Fox News viewing Deplorables who still worship at the Cult of Donald Trump. Their disdain for an agenda that seeks to mitigate the historically high income inequality, and to make fairness in jobs, taxation, and education a priority, is as strong as ever. And it’s strength is rooted in the ignorance of what socialism actually is.<\/p>\n

A perfect example of that ignorance exposed itself Sunday morning in the form of a tweet by Republican Devin Nunes. He is best known for his corrupt chairmanship of the House Intelligence Committee wherein he distorted the hearings it held and colluded with Trump to shape White House propaganda. With the Democrats having taken over the majority in the House, Nunes is now the ranking member, while Adam Schiff was elevated to chairman.<\/p>\n

The tweet Nunes posted displays his pitiful misunderstanding of socialism, while also advancing his prejudicial views. He tweeted that:<\/p>\n

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At restaurant tonight waitress asks if we want straws. Says she has to ask now in fear of \u201cTHE STRAW POLICE\u201d. Welcome to Socialism in California!<\/p>\n

— Devin Nunes (@DevinNunes) March 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n