You were close and you got the essence right:
But it was prefaced by this:
Thank you for bringing the full quote- I was going by memory and left a lot of powerful stuff out.
One thing had been keeping that essay turning round and round in my head and I couldn’t put my finger on it; it finally gelled last night.
The Traditionalism he talks about (point 1), it’s not about treating actual traditions as an integral part of culture. I love telling people that I’m a Traditionalist “among other things, because changing traditions takes a lot less paperwork than changing written laws” - the look in their faces oh my God. The Traditionalism he’s talking about consists of invoking Tradition as a Source of Authority; “you must do what I say because it is Traditional”; but those Traditions are often distorted (see use of “the old religion” by any of these groups), something pretty recent (gender prejudices hailing from the industrial revolution or even later), or invented out of whole cloth by the people invoking them (see for example the completely opposite interpretations of the lauburu as a symbol of division by Navarro Villoslada in the 19th century and of unity by Arana in the 20th). It’s about fake Tradition as a shackle.
You seem to misunderstand the whole point of making someone your bitch ;).
Oh yes, absolutely. And it’s not surprising that the traditions being invoked by fascists in power tend to be mythical to begin with - the Nazis had their weirdass Norse occultism (which bore no relationship with actual Norse customs or values - the Vikings were ALL about democracy), Mussolini wanted to bring the good old days of Imperial Rome somehow, and the Trump crowd have this idealized time when men were men and worked with their hands and people were civil - so civil they fought a war about it, yeah… They invoke traditions they did not see nor practice in order to reverse or destroy the *actual *traditions and customs of their own time.
The Independent is reporting that there are rumors that the Kennedy retirement is tied to Trump pardoning his son, who’s up to his ears in the Mueller investigation.
But if you give the reach around occasionally but not too often then your bitch knows you still love them but also knows who is in charge.
Once again you bring a link that says nothing like what you say it says; it’s really infuriating because it’s so fucking common for you. We’re here to fight ignorance, Rick, not perpetuate it. For the record, the word “pardon” appears exactly zero times in that article and the only mention of a son is:
I know the article says that symbol dates back centuries, but it looks like a swastika had a 1970s redesign in paisley. 
Hey, give the guy a break. He had to think of a response that didn’t sound pro-press or anti- gun, and he didn’t have time to focus group it yet
I know - the ones from India look to me like someone grabbed a lauburu and hammered it into line 
The complete quote in an interview with Capital Gazette is:
“I’m going to need more than a couple days of news coverage and some thoughts and prayers because our whole lives have been shattered,” … “Thanks for your prayers, but I couldn’t give a fuck about them if there’s nothing else.”
Of course the NRA’s little bitch Marco Rubio had a pearl clutching hissy fit about the incivility of the bad word.
Fuck Rubio.
And meanwhile, Maxine Waters had to cancel had to cancel two events in Alabama and Texas this week after receiving a flood of “hostile mail” — including a death threat.
“There was one very serious death threat made against me on Monday from an individual in Texas which is why my planned speaking engagements in Texas and Alabama were cancelled (sic) this weekend,”
“This is just one in several very serious threats the United States Capitol Police are investigating in which individuals threatened to shoot, lynch, or cause me serious bodily harm.”
Trump offered France a better trade deal if they would leave the EU.
Several Russian billionaires attended a special dinner for big donors following Trump’s inauguration.
He is Putin’s best weapon. but of course, once France goes along, he will renege on any bullshit “agreement” he made.
The French invented oral sex, my regard for them is secure.
My grandmother was a French woman married to a Greek. She was constantly washing her own mouth out with soap.
Thank you for sharing. I think. Maybe not.
Trump’s nominee to head the UN’s International Organization for Migration has been rejected for his past anti-Islamic posts. It’s only the second time in the organization’s history that it will not be headed by an American.