Both Larry Kudlow and Peter Navarro said something on this morning’s news programs that bothered me a lot. My tweet thread is going viral, so I thought I’d share it. Looks like not everyone knows the history.
This is one more example of a reporter badly missing the point.
"Oh dear, Kudlow is upset and we can't figure it out."
No. That's not the news here, @shearm
1/ https://t.co/0lf9BaY8Z8— Cheryl Rofer (@CherylRofer) June 10, 2018
This is the tweet I quoted. Yes, a New York Times reporter.
The thing is, I was at the @JustinTrudeau news conference, and he went out of his way to try to downplay tensions. He didn’t attack @realDonaldTrump in any way, other than restate Canada would retaliate for tariffs. Not sure what @larry_kudlow means re: “stabbed” US in the back
— Michael D. Shear (@shearm) June 10, 2018
Both Kudlow and Peter Navarro used the phrase "stab in the back" this morning. 3/https://t.co/ExQgAHHsnT pic.twitter.com/bUp8hnt7yp
— Cheryl Rofer (@CherylRofer) June 10, 2018
Hitler used it as an excuse (one of many) for the Holocaust. Those Jews stabbed Germany in the back, so they deserved whatever. 5/https://t.co/5ygDcUkC39
— Cheryl Rofer (@CherylRofer) June 10, 2018
There is a group of people in the United States who celebrate that history. They got the significance of two of Trump's cabinet using that phrase. 7/
— Cheryl Rofer (@CherylRofer) June 10, 2018
It's worth reading. Here's a sample. 9/ pic.twitter.com/iWcW3SG8zL
— Cheryl Rofer (@CherylRofer) June 10, 2018
Some questions coming up about how frequently "stabbed in the back" is used. I checked at Google Ngram. Big peak from 1930 to 1950, then not much and decreasing.https://t.co/p1OcUAemD3
— Cheryl Rofer (@CherylRofer) June 10, 2018
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