Can you imagine waking up to find out that you and over 500 other NH people have been tarred as Anti-Democratic Extremists by a former New Hampshire State Senator, Jeanne Dietsch, a former NH State Senator whose voting record was so radical she was rated a “Constitutional Threat” by the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance!
How many people compile and publish a list of people they disagree with politically? Well, some Progressives sure do and Jeanne Dietsch, channeling her inner Hillary Clinton, is one of them. The Party of “inclusion” and “tolerance’ demonstrates its ugly hypocrisy once again.
Since I am on your “smear” list, Ms. Dietsch, and given the seriousness of the charge, I have two questions:
1) What exactly is an Anti-Democratic Extremist? Words have meaning; define your terms.
2) What did I and each of the others on your smear list do to meet your definition? Each individual on your list is owed an explanation.
I understand from reading the Granite Grok article entitled: Bonus: How YOU Can Help Democrat Jeanne Dietsch Find Extremists in New Hampshire that you opened up the nomination to your smear list to any of your followers who had an axe to grind. But I am not aware that you clearly laid out the criteria for inclusion, and I want to know if you personally vetted each nomination/accusation using your definition of an Anti-Democratic Extremist to ensure that each person you included actually belonged on your list. Regardless of who provided a name for the list, when you included those names on your public forum, you claimed ownership for each accusation.
Based on the comments you have left on Granite Grok, it appears that you have a real problem with Libertarians. I do not consider myself one, but I respect their principled positions and align closely with them on economic issues. I have noticed, however, based on comments I have seen on Facebook forums, that there are a number of people who hate Libertarians…Free Staters, in particular.
The hate was so bad that I had to ask a simple question: Why do you so deeply hate people who don’t want to tell you what to do? The answer seems clear. Progressives who live exclusively in the Democrat Party DO want to tell you what to do. And they hate the idea that some people simply will not roll over. And although I am not a Libertarian or a Free-Stater, I am firmly in the camp of freedom.
Ms. Dietsch, your smear list does include some vague statements for inclusion, such as: “This list includes people affiliated with extremist groups: Constitution Party NH, Liberty Forum, We the People, Granite Republic, FSP, AFP, Liberty Alliance, Granite Grok, Liberty First as noted”
Please point out the anti-democratic language in the mission statement of each group and explain how their purposes can be viewed as extremist. Extreme compared to what exactly? Is ANY difference in worldview from yours or the radicals in your Party’s “extreme”?
You also state on your smear list that inclusion should involve People “who have voted or worked for policies that undermine institutions of democracy, including schools, elections, and environmental safety.”
There are a number of current and former office holders (I am one) on your list. Please provide our specific votes on specific legislation and explain how those votes undermined democracy. The NH Liberty Alliance provided clear justification for classifying YOU as a Constitutional Threat Ms. Dietsch, that justification can be seen here.
For a Progressive, truth is irrelevant, and power is always the goal. And removing the impediments (people) that stand in the way is necessary for Progressives to achieve the power they want so badly. The creation of your smear list is a tactic straight from the Rules for Radicals written by Saul Alinsky: “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.”
Ms. Deitsch, your list attempts to do just that. Alinsky would be proud, but I believe NH will reject your toxic divisiveness.
