{"id":2006341,"date":"2023-08-20T15:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T19:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-takei-bites-off-more-than-he-can-chew-after-targeting-majority-of-americans\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T15:51:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T19:51:30","slug":"george-takei-bites-off-more-than-he-can-chew-after-targeting-majority-of-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-takei-bites-off-more-than-he-can-chew-after-targeting-majority-of-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"George Takei overestimates his abilities by targeting the majority of Americans."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorge-takei-bites-off-more-than-he-can-chew-after-targeting-majority-of-americans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2006341&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>George \u2062Takei Bites Off More Than \u2063He Can Chew\u2063 After Targeting Majority of Americans<\/h2>\n<p>For a group that loves to describe\u200d itself as \u201ctolerant,\u201d the far left sure does have a curious \u200bway of exemplifying it.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2062 an example, you\u2019d think \u201ctolerant\u201d ideologues would at least entertain the various intricacies of something as complex as \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-was-born-and-raised-in-america-now-shes-winning-medals-for-china\/\" title=\"She Was Born And Raised In America, Now She\u2019s Winning Medals For China\">geopolitical war<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, even something \u200cthat \u200bseems like such a no-brainer in 2023, like defeating Hitler and the Nazis, \u200dwasn\u2019t such a slam dunk back when the Third Reich\u2062 was rising. America\u2064 didn\u2019t\u200c get \u2062involved until it\u200b was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-says-cold-war-is-over-we-are-in-a-hot-conflict-with-the-united-states\/\" title=\"Russia Says Cold War Is Over:  We Are In a \u201cHot Conflict With the United States\u201d\">directly provoked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, while America may not be \u2064directly involved in a war at the moment,\u2063 the country is certainly investing in one, despite\u200d dire need of said \u2062investment within the country itself.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a complicated topic worthy of debate! But\u2063 not if \u200dyou ask one of the \u2064pagan saints \u200dof the far left, former Star Trek star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/george-takei-crosses-line-spiteful-response-shatners-spaceflight-captain-kirk-shows-boss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Takei<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No, in his never-ending tolerance and openness, Takei took to \u2062X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, to dismiss anyone with any questions about America\u2019s never-ending\u2063 investment into Ukraine as \u2062a stupid Russian shill:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pro tip: Whenever you see someone saying, \u201cWe could be spending that money on X instead of sending it to Ukraine\u201d it probably originated from and was amplified by the Russians.<\/p>\n<p>Be smarter \u2062out there. I\u200b know for some of you it\u2019s hard.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2064 George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgeTakei\/status\/1692692577382740021?\">August 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cPro tip: Whenever you see someone saying, \u2018We could be spending that money on X instead of sending\u2062 it to Ukraine\u2019 it probably originated \u200dfrom and was amplified by the Russians,\u201d Takei posted to X.<\/h3>\n<p>As if that wasn\u2019t\u2064 condescending enough, Takei couldn\u2019t help himself and told Americans to \u201cBe smarter \u200dout there. I know for some of you it\u2019s hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Look, this writer isn\u2019t nearly as smug \u2064as Takei and will\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-democrat-leadership-is-terrifying\/\" title=\"Why Democrat Leadership is Terrifying\">readily admit<\/a> \u2063that he has no clue on whether or not America\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/merrick-garlands-doj-get-millions-ukraine-aid-thanks-pork-packed-omnibus-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continued investment<\/a> into this Ukraine-Russia war is worth it.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it is. Maybe it isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>At the very least, it\u2019s certainly worth questioning whether or not the volume and rate of said investment is \u200bsustainable \u2014 particularly given imminently American\u2062 issues like the devastating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-offers-maui-fire-survivors-one-time-pittance-day-200-million-announced-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maui wildfires<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-puts-rivalry-newsom-aside-offers-help-hurricane-hilary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tropical Storm Hilary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s all \u2064worth talking about. It should not be summarily dismissed as Russian propaganda \u2064(Remember when the\u2062 left\u200b opposed the Vietnam War? Ah, simpler times.)<\/p>\n<p>Given all of that, it\u200b shouldn\u2019t come as a major\u200c surprise \u2063that\u2064 Takei\u2019s post was promptly eviscerated by people who had all manner\u200d of issues with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/internet-turns-george-takei-telling-americans-shut-pay-patriotic-donation-cover-bidens-spiking-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sycophantic rhetoric<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Author Max \u2063Abrahms blasted Takei\u2019s post for being \u201cheartless.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What a heartless thing to say. Tell that to Americans starving and freezing to death over the winter.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Max Abrahms (@MaxAbrahms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxAbrahms\/status\/1692954840647835897?\">August 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat a\u200d heartless thing to say,\u201d Abrahms said. \u201cTell that to \u200cAmericans starving and freezing to death over the winter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019ve\u200c lost the Libertarians, you know you\u2019ve \u2064really lost the plot \u2014 so here\u2019s the \u2063Libertarian Party of Connecticut pointing and laughing at the Star Trek alum:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FUbyLpVjvG\">pic.twitter.com\/FUbyLpVjvG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libertarian \u200cParty of Connecticut (@LPofCT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LPofCT\/status\/1692992482949107998?\">August \u206219, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Author Bethany \u2063Mandel noted that even a fraction of what\u2019s being\u2062 sent to\u200c Ukraine would move mountains for the <em>Americans <\/em>suffering in Maui right now.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our family in Maui \u2063are crowdfunding rebuilding their \u2064own \u2063home and\u2062 would love a fraction of \u200cwhat we\u2019re sending to Ukraine. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DElL1N9rU6\">https:\/\/t.co\/DElL1N9rU6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bethany\u2064 S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark)\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bethanyshondark\/status\/1693311277534237066?\">August 20,\u2063 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And because dad jokes will always be in vogue, there were a number of responses to Takei riffing on his use of \u201cX,\u201d \u200bwhich is both a common placeholder variable and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-takei-bites-off-more-than-he-can-chew-after-targeting-majority-of-americans\/\" title=\"George Takei overestimates his abilities by targeting the majority of Americans.\">ubiquitous social media platform<\/a>. Some of the biting responses \u2064even said that money sent to X and Elon Musk would be better spent than money sent to\u2062 Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>There is a delicious bit of irony to\u2062 Takei becoming an instant punching bag: He could\u2019ve avoided it all if he \u2062had even listened to his fellow leftists at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/08\/04\/politics\/cnn-poll-ukraine\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A July poll\u2062 from the network often derided as the \u201cClinton News \u200cNetwork\u201d found that the majority of Americans both oppose more funding being\u200d authorized to Ukraine (55 percent against it) and think America has done enough in the\u2062 Ukraine-Russia war (51 percent think the\u2064 country\u2019s done enough.)<\/p>\n<p>So no,\u2063 Mr. Takei.<\/p>\n<p>Most Americans are not stupid Russian shills.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they simply appear to be human\u2062 beings with working eyes \u200cand a functioning sense of math \u2014 though it doesn\u2019t \u200ctake much to see that all the money being \u200bsent to Ukraine could, at the very least, be helpful in the U.S. too.<\/p>\n<p>The post\u200c <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/george-takei-bites-off-can-chew-targeting-majority-americans\/\">George Takei Bites Off More Than He Can Chew \u2064After Targeting Majority of \u2064Americans<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u200bWestern Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2023, the far left claims to be &#8220;tolerant,&#8221; yet their actions contradict this. They fail to consider the complexities of geopolitical war, which one would expect from &#8220;tolerant&#8221; individuals. It&#8217;s important to remember that even seemingly obvious matters require thoughtful analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":2006342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2006341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2006341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2006342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2006341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2006341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2006341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}