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Civility used to be the hallmark of American politics, but those days are long gone. Years of the left finding new Hitlers in every Republican and bellowing about how “right-wing extremists” were nothing less than the greatest terror threat the nation faces have not had their intended effect, which was to discredit and destroy dissident voices entirely and ensure the left’s hegemony on an indefinite basis. The left’s demonization of all opposition, however, has had the effect of poisoning the public discourse to the extent that leftist perspectives are the only ones that could be aired in public, and if you’re a dissident, you’re a marked man. One of those areas is none other than Washington, D.C.
Fox News reported Thursday that “food workers in Washington, D.C., pledged to refuse service and cause other inconveniences for members of the incoming Trump administration when they dine out over the next four years.” Charming. One would think that those restaurant and bar workers who survived the COVID years would be grateful for any and all business. One would think wrong. One’s commitment to wokeness, as it turns out, is more important than one’s commitment to paying the bills.
It’s so much more important, in fact, that far-left “industry veterans, bartenders and servers” declared that “resistance to the Republican figures in the progressive city was inevitable and a matter of conscience.” Inevitable? No. A matter of conscience? Sure, if your conscience is telling you that being arrogant, self-righteous, self-defeating, and authoritarian is morally right.
Zac Hoffman, manager at the National Democratic Club, acted as if refusing to serve Trump administration officials was a simple and obvious choice, saying: “You expect the masses to just ignore RFK eating at Le Diplomate on a Sunday morning after a few mimosas and not to throw a drink in his face?” Well, actually, yeah. I do expect the masses to leave RFK Jr. alone and let him enjoy his breakfast in peace. Any ordinary, decent human being would expect just that.
Apparently, this has to be spelled out for the likes of Zac Hoffman, but it is not common or accepted practice for people to stride into restaurants and demand to know the political views of everyone else who was dining there, and then proceed to assault everyone whose views are deemed unacceptable. Ideological purity has never been expected at restaurants, or at least it hasn’t up until now, when dime-store Berias such as Zac Hoffman now consider themselves righteous if they ruin the breakfast, and the day, of someone who has the temerity to disagree with their views.
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Bexarkat says
There are some truly great restaurants in Baltimore and Arlington.
libertyORdeath says
I bet there are. But if they’re not fully vetted, I sure wouldn’t want Trump eating at one.
Trump should be acting like a Roman Emperor after the MANY assassination attempts and plots. Make sure someone tries the food before Trump eats it. Do not underestimate that depravity of our enemies.
Namer says
Its a problem with a simple fix – fire anyone who refuse to serve anyone. Also make sure that its well publicized that the restaurant isn’t friendly to Republicans and those who voted for Trump. That restaurant will soon be out of business. Also, anyone who assaults RFK or any member of the Trump administration should be arrested by a Federal Marshal and charged in Federal Court. Stop playing nice with democrats and treat them the same as they did Republicans and Christians.
In our Republic we can dine anywhere we want so just take your business elsewhere.
St Croix says
How about some Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions on the restaurants that tolerate these antics among the staff? As a dining establishment, they won’t survive if they put up with it, and they shouldn’t!! Everyone make it known, if this kind of thing happens, and publish the name of the place, and Don’t Go There!
libertyORdeath says
I think the idea of making these people famous for their stupidity is a good one.
Time to start identifying and shaming these disgusting people. The writers of the propaganda, the deep-state operatives that prefer to remain hidden, and all the Antifa types who push communism ILLEGALLY in our nations should all be called out, publicly shamed, and then ignored and isolated.
somehistory says
All of the people on their ‘do not serve them’ lists, and those who agree with the people on the lists, should find out which places are planning to ****discriminate**** against, and not give them any business.
These goons…breaking the laws about civil rights….seem to have forgotten that Mr. Trump won because so many Americans like what he says he will do.
This deciding that they are ‘moral’ and have a “conscience” is stupid, and acting on it, is evil.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Those restaurant owners should make it a point to read their employees the riot act: that they don’t get to choose their customers. We had these ugly scenes in 2020 when they disrupted the dining plans of Kirsten Nielsen, Ted Cruz & others, and there was that Red Hen eatery in Virginia that has now happily gone out of business
Employees need to understand that the only way they get paid is when their employers makes money, and that the only way their employers make money is when they get to sell their goods & services to customers, regardless of who they are. Only business owners get to choose their customers, like the Red Hen management did, since they’re the ones who’d have to live w/ those consequences
In the meantime, the DC police, assuming that they report to the Federal government rather than the mayor’s office, need to crack down on such behavior, which falls more under harassment than free speech
Troybeam says
Stupid people, paychecks and tips are from the people who eat at their place of employment.
Soon they will be unemployed and wonder what happen because their ideals backfired on them.
Boycotts work.
40 rounds says
Aren’t leftists pathetic wretches?
Kuffar says
Two words You’re Fired!
Andrew Blackadder says
I would love to see about 20 young Republicans of 10 couples and ALL wearing a MAGA Hat turn up at one of these restaurants and make sure the media has been informed.
Lets see what the reaction will be when that news story goes nation wide.
The Servers can be fired and new people brought in..
Plenty of young people looking for such a well paid job in and around DC while they study.
Simple solution.
Skeptiker says
Es sollte eine Ehre sein, nicht von “linken” Leuten bedient zu werden. Von denen mißachtet zu werden, ist wie ein Ritterschlag !
bill says
I think DT and all his cabinet shouwl avoid eating out althogether. The left and their jihad friends are such low lifes I would not put it past them to cnotaminate peoples’ food. I think also a list should be compiled of these renegade restaurants and circuatated to staff so that they can avoid them.
James Lincoln says
Yes, bill.
I am concerned as well.
Robert Powers says
Publish the names, locations of these “establishments”….