I mostly agree academically with our enemy Buchanan on Biden:
https://vdare.com/articles/patrick-j-buchanan-biden-s-america-one-nation-or-us-versus-themAmong the afflictions from which America suffers, said Biden, are "political extremism, white supremacy" and "domestic terrorism."
How do we overcome these evils?
Said Biden, "Unity is the path."
But how can good Americans unite with white supremacists and domestic terrorists? Ought we not separate ourselves and do battle with them?
Indeed good Americans cannot unite with white supremacists. Indeed we ought to battle them until they are eliminated.
And who exactly are they?
Surely, among the enemy is the mob that invaded and trashed the Capitol on January 6. But what of the hundreds of thousands who came out for Trump rallies? What of the 75 million who voted for Donald Trump?
Are all the deplorables outside the company of the saved? Are they, as Hillary Clinton once said of them, "irredeemable"?
Yes, every single 2020 Trump voter is irredeemable. They are literally as bad as the ICE/CBP agents who put children in cages, as they were deliberately voting for more of the same.
(2016 Trump voters who did not vote for Trump again in 2020 and who actively helped campaign against Trump in 2020 should be considered on a case-by-case basis:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/red-anti-trumpists/ )
Biden went on to describe U.S. history as he sees it, as a long Manichaean struggle for the soul of America.
"The forces that divide us are deep and they are real. ... Our history has been a constant struggle between the American ideal that we are all created equal and the other harsh, ugly reality that racism, nativism, fear and demonization have long torn us apart."
But if our history has been an endless struggle against racism, nativism and demagoguery, and today's struggle is against rampant anger, resentment, hatred, extremism, violence and lawlessness, as well as "white supremacists and domestic terrorists," how can we credibly call ourselves a "great nation" and "good people"?
Indeed white supremacists cannot call themselves good people. Only those who participated in the struggle against racism may be able to call themselves good people.
As an actual Manichaean, I can confidently say that Biden is not Manichaean at all, so on this point Buchanan is exaggerating. Biden's approach is typically Catholic: he is calling on racists to confess their sins and hence be absolved of them. Manichaeans do not believe in any of this nonsense.
While Biden identifies the demonic character of the enemy, he does not name them. Who are they? How can we defeat them if the president will not identify them? And if they are evil and we are good, then why should we unite with them rather than ostracize and crush them?
Exactly. I, on the other hand, already identified them above. And yes, we should crush them, not unite with them.
In Joe's depiction: "We can see each other not as adversaries but as neighbors. We can treat each other with dignity and respect. We can join forces, stop the shouting and lower the temperature. For without unity, there is no peace only bitterness and fury."
But is "fury" not a legitimate attribute of those fighting the hateful enemies Biden describes?
Indeed it is. Unfortunately, Biden has none.
After this, Biden went off on a tear against mendacity.
"Recent weeks and months have taught us a painful lesson. There is truth and there are lies. Lies told for power and for profit."
All our leaders have a duty and responsibility "to defend the truth and defeat the lies."
But who are the liars? And if we are to do battle against the liars, why did Biden declare a minute later: "We must end this uncivil war."
Trumpists. And yes, we must battle against the liars. Unfortunately, we cannot expect leadership from Biden in this battle.
Joe Biden's inaugural was the most confusing, contradictory and incoherent ever delivered from the steps of the Capitol, reflective of the mind of its author and the state of the Union he now leads.
Yes, it was. What is now clear is that Buchanan (rightist) is on one side of the battle and we (True Leftists) are on the other side, whereas Biden (False Leftist) is on neither.