Why I'm no longer "Anonymous"

[brooklynite]

Miles Taylor

More than two years ago, I published an anonymous opinion piece in The New York Times about Donald Trump’s perilous presidency, while I was serving under him. He responded with a short but telling tweet: “TREASON?”

Trump sees personal criticism as subversive.

I take a different view. As Theodore Roosevelt wrote, “To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or anyone else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about anyone else.”

We do not owe the President our silence. We owe him and the American people the truth.

[Autumn]

1. And yet he stayed silent and hidden for two years.

[AkFemDem]

4. He's been writing editorials and going on tv

Under his own name. He hasn’t been hiding.

Somehow his words were more impactful under the pen name “Anonymous”.

[Autumn]

7. IMO I doubt that his words "were more impactful under the pen name "Anonymous".

I think he didn't come out earlier because of Trump and his followers. He hid his identity when he wrote the book and stayed anonymous until 7 days before the election

[AkFemDem]

11. I think it caused way more of a stirr

In both real media and social media to play the speculation game when his identity was a mystery- and he probably sold way more copies that way. It may not have even been his motivation, but I think that’s how it played out.

[LizBeth]

19. I think there was a purpose done that way, at that time.

[LizBeth]

6. He has not been silent.

[Autumn]

8. Taylor hasn't been silent. But anonymous sure was. nt

[LizBeth]

9. Same person. I really do not get your gripe. I do not like Republicans or Taylor.

Doesn't make them good men now that they are trying to rectify the damage they have done. No pat on the back from me.

[cwydro]

13. I know, I've seen posts here from people praising Comey.

There was even a gofundme plea for Wray at one point.

Amazing.

[LizBeth]

16. +1

[Autumn]

17. I didn't know there was a gofundme plea for Wray. Here?

[cwydro]

21. Yep, I think it was him. It was someone with the FBI somehow threatened by the buffoon.

Myself and numerous others pointed out how much money these “public servants“ make.

I remember being so sickened I trashed the thread.

[Autumn]

15. Yeah, that's obvious. But the guy who wrote the book was too cowardly to pen it in his name.

That ass was a republican all the way, supporting Trump's immigration policies, Muslim ban, deregulation and more "bright spot's", I believe he called them, in Trumps policies . Fuck him. He's a coward.

[LizBeth]

18. No shit? Or more, no shit. He is a Republican. I am still putting out the Lincoln ads and I do not

like a single one. Put up Flake video today so Republican FB family see the Republicans turn on their own. I was only pointing out the man hasn't been quiet.

[Autumn]

20. I get it. As far as I'm concerned this "patriot" didn't want to harm Trump chances. Typical Repuke.

[LizBeth]

23. I just read this tweet. As far as I see, use them now because tomorrow they will be that Republican

again. None of them are heros.


Kurt "Mask Up, Vote Early" Eichenwald
@kurteichenwald
Democrats too busy attacking Miles Taylor rather than going back through his book to ask him details about the events he saw and revealed months ago are out of their *fucking* minds.

You want purity? Attack Miles. You want victory? ASK HIM FOR SPECIFICS ABOUT WHAT HE WROTE.
1:10 PM · Oct 28, 2020

[Autumn]

26. Problem is, Taylor has had plenty of time to get into specifics. And other than a few in his book,

he hasn't bothered. He knew he was coming out, he could have had those specifics cued up and ready to go. Kurt is out of his *fucking* mind for giving any Republican hack trying to have it both ways, the benefit of the doubt.

[LizBeth]

30. Asking a question is not giving anyone a benefit of doubt. It is simply asking a question. It is on

them to answer or not.

[Autumn]

33. Kurt can ask Taylor all the questions he wants. Just because I have no interest in asking him

a question he could have already discussed that does not make me out of my *fucking* mind. Kurt might want to keep in mind all the voters who have already voted before he tosses out the "You want purity? Attack Miles. You want victory? ASK HIM FOR SPECIFICS ABOUT WHAT HE WROTE." crap.

[cwydro]

22. This.

Exactly.

[AmericanCanuck]

25. You mean he is not pure?

[Autumn]

28. I was very clear, he's a fucking Republican. Take that as you will. nt

[AmericanCanuck]

29. So his anti-Trump stance bothers you because he is a republican

who is telling the truth and veraciously arguing against his own party?

[Autumn]

31. He's not arguing against his party. He's arguing against Trump. Yeah sue me. I loathe

Republicans. with the white heat of a 1000 suns. And just because some cowardly Republican doesn't like Trump, who isn't a Republican, that doesn't in any way incline me to suddenly find a drop of respect for them. You go on ahead and feel free to celebrate him. I'll pass, I have my standards. FFS this asshole liked Trump's deregulation, one of the "bright spots" he liked.

[UpInArms]

27. Here is his RVAT video ... posted a few months ago

[BKDem]

2. Taylor was been a TV pundit for a while now.

I think he felt he needed to quit and get his name out there, because he’s young and he’s no Dan Coates.

I thought the book was good.

[Zoonart]

3. Weak tea.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. Taylor shaped the administration's narrative around permanent family separation as "protecting

children." In the "anonymous" op-ed, he wrote:

Don’t get me wrong. There are bright spots that the near-ceaseless negative coverage of the administration fails to capture: effective deregulation, historic tax reform, a more robust military and more. But these successes have come despite — not because of — the president’s leadership style, which is impetuous, adversarial, petty and ineffective.

He can fucking rot.

[dalton99a]

10. +1

[ProfessorGAC]

14. Yes, That Excerpt...

...makes me think poorly of him.
He's a mindless ideologue.

[Demonaut]

12. this will have an affect, good for him, I applaud you sir!

[LAS14]

24. Did Roosevelt say this while he was president? Just curious. nt

[Wednesdays]

32. TR was a big war hawk during World War I

I'll bet that quote was in relation to his criticizing Woodrow Wilson for not intervening in the war soon enough.

[Politicalgolfer]

34. Who the fuck is he & what are the great revelations????

Seriously.... was this suppose to rock any boats???? Stuff everybody already knew from leaks and the like🙄