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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Comstock is, however, a hero in certain circles on the right. It began with places like Hillsdale College and the Claremont Institution. But you'll find the folks in charge at the Federalist Society are part of the rehabilitation project, and that the circles that now control the court and Congress are all Comstock fans. It's part of the American History being busily rewritten.
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Nixon could be rehabbed because, while a criminal, certain of his non-criminal policies (opening up relations with China) were smart. Clinton is seen as a sleazy guy due to proximity to Epstein, but he was a fantastic President. Even fucking Trump had some good policies (expending standard deduction helped lower middle class).
WTF could be rehabbed about Comstock? He was objectively a properly diagnosed imbecile whose policies were hated by almost everyone. The man burned books and opposed suffrage. Opposed. Suffrage.
This was the book Gillespie was talking about in the podcast I referenced earlier:
https://www.thefire.org/the-mind-of-...hony-comstock/
It is disturbing to think anyone would even attempt to rehab this miscreant.
