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RussBLib

(9,019 posts)
Sat Mar 18, 2023, 05:14 PM Mar 2023

found this takedown of Trump on the internet [View all]

Seth Andrews, noted atheist, shared this from another netizen, William Tazewell Flowers. The author of the piece, one "Advocatus Peregrini" is likely a nom de plume. Thought it was worth sharing here.



“Talented and well-practiced in every vice, a stranger to compassion or empathy, a liar and a cheat so complete in perfidy that he has elevated his dishonesty to hold it up as an ersatz moral principle, violent, so long as he can order someone else to do the dirty work, grotesque in body, graceless in action, in possession of a wounded self-regard so colossal as to smother any spark of grace, treasonous, not only to country, but to every ally he has ever had, the poisoned fruit and rankest flower of racism and contempt for women, and utterly devoid of shame for his moral and spiritual bankruptcy.

That is your leader. That is to whom you give your money. That is who you follow and laud. That is whose banner you willingly carry. Why? Because he is a mirror, not a lighthouse. You see yourselves in him. He is what you would be, if you had inherited money and could shed the last vestiges of conscience and shame.

No, I do not “respect your choices,” nor do I admire your loyalty and dedication to this miserific, demoniac vision. You have demonstrated not only a lack of civic virtue, loyalty to the Republic and to the rule of law, but a willingness to engage in violence and sedition at his slightest expressed wish. And you will never, ever admit you were wrong.

Because you see your dark, twisted, resentful dreams in him. And to renounce him is to renounce yourselves.”

~ Advocatus Peregrini

Drawing
Stable Genius by Siegfried Woldhek, pen & ink, October 12, 2019.


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Perfect leftieNanner Mar 2023 #1
*yoink* The Unmitigated Gall Mar 2023 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Atticus Mar 2023 #4
Yeah, I'd say he pretty much 'NAILED IT!" MyOwnPeace Mar 2023 #3
Thank you. So accurate and well-written. nt Atticus Mar 2023 #5
Perfect - the Slobfather in a nutshell malaise Mar 2023 #6
Seth Andrews is one of my favorite authors and podcasters. sakabatou Mar 2023 #7
I would love to be able to give credit to the actual author of the above statement. blue neen Mar 2023 #8
"He is a mirror..." dlk Mar 2023 #9
The mirror reflects on a third of Americans...is the very sad part. Alexander Of Assyria Mar 2023 #20
Sad indeed dlk Mar 2023 #38
Kickin' Faux pas Mar 2023 #10
This may be the definitive description of Trump. Martin68 Mar 2023 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author DENVERPOPS Mar 2023 #26
Best ever Martin DENVERPOPS Mar 2023 #27
Yeesh, that sounded even worse the second time. Ligyron Mar 2023 #41
Trump would do that if he thought he'd get attention - and if it would offend Never-Trumpers. Martin68 Mar 2023 #51
Perfect likeness at the end of his first month in federal prison. usaf-vet Mar 2023 #36
One feels sullied just by looking at him. Both the caricature and the unfortunate reality. erronis Mar 2023 #12
Delicious piece of writing Hekate Mar 2023 #13
This is a perfect drawing of this monster malaise Mar 2023 #46
WOW! So perfectly described. dmr Mar 2023 #14
That was powerful Leith Mar 2023 #15
The pencil drawing is perfectly evoked by the text. IMO Prairie_Seagull Mar 2023 #16
Kick dalton99a Mar 2023 #17
I had to look up this Advocatus Peregrini. keithbvadu2 Mar 2023 #18
I am SO stealing this. louis-t Mar 2023 #19
This is the best I've seen since Trump was born. BComplex Mar 2023 #21
Yikes, that drawing is creepy! ShazzieB Mar 2023 #22
"Because he is a mirror, not a lighthouse." Chilling. Joinfortmill Mar 2023 #23
Exactly how that line felt to me. JudyM Mar 2023 #28
K; R CatWoman Mar 2023 #24
The Anti-Christ Oozed UP Cha Mar 2023 #25
Depraved Donny is about as shitty of a human being as they come Blue Owl Mar 2023 #29
KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Mar 2023 #30
Wowee.On the nose judesedit Mar 2023 #31
K&R TeamProg Mar 2023 #32
Shakespearean in its eloquence central scrutinizer Mar 2023 #33
Looks like The Picture of Dorian Gray BigmanPigman Mar 2023 #34
This whole piece BunnyMcGee Mar 2023 #35
It's safe to assume this highly accurate diatribe will not be found in Florida school history books. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2023 #37
K&R!!! burrowowl Mar 2023 #39
Donald Trump is a living breathing demon. gordianot Mar 2023 #40
describes trumpers to a T SouthernDem4ever Mar 2023 #42
K & R...for truth...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2023 #43
There are a few notorious people in history who I think perfectly represent Farmer-Rick Mar 2023 #44
Kick because I can malaise Mar 2023 #45
Perfect n/t luvallpeeps Mar 2023 #47
Perfection in descriptive word and drawing. pandr32 Mar 2023 #48
Thank you for bringing this to DU. It's a disturbingly perfect representation of the "problem". liberalla Mar 2023 #49
Would love to see the article and the drawing on every RW malaise Mar 2023 #50
Bookmarked. Brilliant. Boomerproud Mar 2023 #52
I feel weak in the knees! calimary Mar 2023 #53
Epic find! BlueWavePsych Mar 2023 #54
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