Reason's Robby Soave: I Tried Telling My Confreres on the Left That Social Justice Warrioring Was Going to Produce a Trump-Shaped Backlash, But They Refused to Listen

They say every political memoir can be titled If Only They Had Listened to Me, but in this case, Soave would have a right to that title.

My liberal critics rolled their eyes when I complained about political correctness. I hope they see things a little more clearly now. The left sorted everyone into identity groups and then told the people in the poorly-educated-white-male identity group that that's the only bad one. It mocked the members of this group mercilessly. It punished them for not being woke enough. It called them racists. It said their video games were sexist. It deployed Lena Dunham to tell them how horrible they were. Lena Dunham!

I warned that political-correctness-run-amok and liberal overreach would lead to a counter-revolution if unchecked. That counter-revolution just happened.

There is a cost to depriving people of the freedom (in both the legal and social senses) to speak their mind. The presidency just went to the guy whose main qualification, according to his supporters, is that he isn't afraid to speak his.

Even when it comes to fantasy play -- like videogames -- the Thought Police were determined to hunt their quarries down and bring their scalps back wet and red.

As I've said: This Big Brother regime will yield to you no solace from their prying eyes and following footsteps.

They will even pursue you into realms of pure fantasy -- they will even hunt you down in your dreams.

Well, we can now say things like "Grab life by the pussy and never let go" again.

And that is, in fact, a victory worth celebrating.

And yes: The fact that you wouldn't even leave us alone in our daydreams and play is exactly #WhyYouGotTrump, you thought-patrolling Adult Baby monsters.

Enjoy the harvest you seeded.

posted by Ace at 08:12 PM

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