thelibertydaily--2020-06-12--Leftist Outrage Mob Targets Conservative Professor William Jacobson for Thought Crime of Criticizing

Leftist Outrage Mob Targets Conservative Professor William Jacobson for Thought Crime of Criticizing the Communist Front Group Black Lives Matter

Or if not fired , at least publicly denounced by the law school .
Student groups plan to demand the law school “ critically examine the views of the people they employ as professors of the law.
” ALERT – I will be on the Laura Ingraham show tonight at 10:45 p.m. Eastern talking about these events .
There is an effort underway to get me fired at Cornell Law School , where I ’ ve worked since November 2007 , or if not fired , at least denounced publicly by the school .
Ever since I started Legal Insurrection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been an awkward relationship given the overwhelmingly liberal faculty and atmosphere .
Living as a conservative on a liberal campus is like being the mouse waiting for the cat to pounce .
For over 12 years , the Cornell cat did not pounce .
Though there were frequent and aggressive attempts by outsiders to get me fired , including threats and harassment , it always came from off campus .
I made great efforts to keep this website separate from my work .
I did not write about Cornell that frequently , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nonetheless , the website and my political views were the elephant in every room , because the website is widely read , particularly by non-liberal students.Over the years , many students approached me privately and behind closed doors to express gratitude that someone was able to speak up , because they remained politically silent out of fear of social ostracization with the related possible career damage from falsely being accused of one of the “ -ists ” or “ -isms.
” Not until now , to the best of my knowledge , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cornell community to get me fired .
The impetus for the effort was two posts I wrote at Legal Insurrection regarding the history and tactics of the Black Lives Matter Movement : • Reminder : “ Hands up , don ’ t shoot ” is a fabricated narrative from the Michael Brown case ( June 4 , 2020 ) • The Bloodletting and Wilding Is Part of An Agenda To Tear Down The Country ( June 3 , 2020 ) Those posts accurately detail the history of how the Black Lives Matters Movement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ founders which is playing out in the cultural purge and rioting taking place now .
From Saturday , June 6 , through Monday , June 8 , over 15 emails from CLS alumni were received by the Dean of the law school , demanding that action be taken against me ranging from an institutional statement denouncing me to firing .
I don ’ t know whether and to what extent that number has increased since Monday .
The Dean properly has defended my writings as protected within my academic freedom , although he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effort appears coordinated , as some of the emails were in a template form .
All of the emails as of Monday were from graduates within the past 10 years .
Only one of the emails was shared with me , with names removed , on the condition that I not post it or quote from it .
I am permitted to characterize the complaint : My views are not consistent with the law school Dean ’ s public statement on police violence and my writings were hurtful and divisive , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still on the faculty .
[ As an aside , my writings are consistent with the Dean ’ s statement , but that ’ s another matter . ]
My clinical faculty colleagues , apparently in consultation with the Black Law Students Association , drafted and then published in the Cornell Sun on June 9 a letter denouncing “ commentators , some of them attached to Ivy League Institutions , who are leading a smear campaign against Black Lives Matter.
” While I am not mentioned by name , based on what I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were told it was about me .
The letter is absurd name-calling , distorting and even misquoting my writings , to the extent it purports to be about me .
According to a document I ’ ve seen , the letter was shared with these students before it was published in the Cornell Sun .
None of the 21 signatories , some of whom I ’ d worked closely with for over a decade and who I considered friends , had the common decency to approach me with any concerns .
Instead they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signaling to students behind the scenes that this was a denunciation of me .
Such is the political environment we live in now at CLS .
BLSA and other groups are working on their own effort against me .
Based on documents I ’ ve seen , there was consideration of demanding my firing , but it appears to have moved away from that not because they don ’ t want me fired , but “ because calling for his firing would only draw more attention to his blog and bolster his platform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give him that satisfaction.
” The plan is to call for “ the law school to unequivocally denounce his rhetoric , acknowledge the harm caused by subjecting students to his racist pedagogy , and critically examine the views of the people they employ as professors of the law.
” They plan to circulate the petition to the law school community and to “ inform incoming students ” of the situation .
I have little doubt that many students will sign because there is no choice in this environment .
BLSA has announced on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Violence.
” Who would refuse to sign when failure to sign would be deemed an act of violence ?
I thank people who have voluntarily shared information with me , and if there are students , faculty or staff reading this , please feel free to forward information to me at [ email protected ] This is not just about me .
It ’ s about the intellectual freedom and vibrancy of Cornell and other higher education institutions , and the society at large .
Open inquiry and debate are core features of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been the way Cornell Law School operated for the 12 years I ’ ve been here , until now .
In this toxic political environment in which intellectual diversity and differences of opinion are not tolerated , trying to shut down debate through false accusations of racism seems to be the preferred tactic .
I challenge a representative of those student groups and a faculty member of their choosing to a public debate at the law school regarding the Black Lives Matter Movement , so that I can present my argument and confront @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than having to respond to baseless community email blasts .
I ask the law school to arrange an in-person live-streamed debate during fall term , or if for some reason the law school does not have in-person instruction , to arrange a ‘ virtual ’ format .
Throughout my legal and academic career spanning over three decades , there has never been a single instance in which I have been accused of discrimination toward any student , client or colleague .
I have always treated my students as individuals , without regard to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I condemn in the strongest terms any insinuation that I am racist , and I greatly resent any attempt to leverage meritless accusations in hopes of causing me reputational harm .
While such efforts might succeed in scaring others in a similiar position , I will not be intimidated .
We are living in extraordinarily dangerous times , reminiscent of the Chinese Communist Cultural Revolution , in which professors guilty of wrongthink were publicy denounced and fired at the behest of students who insisted on absolute ideological orthodoxy .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students , faculty , staff , and society , so that others shut up and don ’ t voice dissenting views .
We are seeing monuments destroyed in Taliban-fashion because they represent an uncomfortable history , movies and TV shows cancelled , and individuals disappeared from employment due to even the slightest deviation from the prevailing political culture .
This is not going to end well unless people of good conscience , who support black lives but not the Black Lives Movement as it was founded and currently operates , to speak up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The law school Dean , in response to media inquiries and emails , has released a statement that takes a shot at my posts but promises no discipline : Of course , I did not criticize “ those protesting for justice for Black Americans , ” I criticized the Black Lives Matters Movement and the rioting and looting and cultural purge .
But that ’ s how it goes .
( added ) And of course , you don ’ t see these sort of statements issued for far-left professors .
We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) who was with Occupy Wall Street and is an advisor to AOC on the Green New Deal , but the school never publicly criticizes his “ reasoning ” — it ’ s a one way street and it ’ s just as much a part of the cancel culture as firing someone .

There is an effort underway to get me fired at Cornell Law School, where I’ve worked since November 2007, or if not fired, at least denounced publicly by the school.
Ever since I started Legal Insurrection in October 2008, it’s been an awkward relationship given the overwhelmingly liberal faculty and atmosphere. Living as a conservative on a liberal campus is like being the mouse waiting for the cat to pounce.
For over 12 years, the Cornell cat did not pounce. Though there were frequent and aggressive attempts by outsiders to get me fired, including threats and harassment, it always came from off campus.
I made great efforts to keep this website separate from my work. I did not write about Cornell that frequently, and rarely about the law school itself. Nonetheless, the website and my political views were the elephant in every room, because the website is widely read, particularly by non-liberal students.Over the years, many students approached me privately and behind closed doors to express gratitude that someone was able to speak up, because they remained politically silent out of fear of social ostracization with the related possible career damage from falsely being accused of one of the “-ists” or “-isms.”
Not until now, to the best of my knowledge, has there been an effort from inside the Cornell community to get me fired.
The impetus for the effort was two posts I wrote at Legal Insurrection regarding the history and tactics of the Black Lives Matter Movement:
Those posts accurately detail the history of how the Black Lives Matters Movement started, and the agenda of the founders which is playing out in the cultural purge and rioting taking place now.
From Saturday, June 6, through Monday, June 8, over 15 emails from CLS alumni were received by the Dean of the law school, demanding that action be taken against me ranging from an institutional statement denouncing me to firing. I don’t know whether and to what extent that number has increased since Monday. The Dean properly has defended my writings as protected within my academic freedom, although he strongly disagrees with my views.
The effort appears coordinated, as some of the emails were in a template form. All of the emails as of Monday were from graduates within the past 10 years.
Only one of the emails was shared with me, with names removed, on the condition that I not post it or quote from it. I am permitted to characterize the complaint: My views are not consistent with the law school Dean’s public statement on police violence and my writings were hurtful and divisive, and the person could not understand why I am still on the faculty. [As an aside, my writings are consistent with the Dean’s statement, but that’s another matter.]
My clinical faculty colleagues, apparently in consultation with the Black Law Students Association, drafted and then published in the Cornell Sun on June 9 a letter denouncing “commentators, some of them attached to Ivy League Institutions, who are leading a smear campaign against Black Lives Matter.” While I am not mentioned by name, based on what I’ve seen BLSA and possibly others were told it was about me. The letter is absurd name-calling, distorting and even misquoting my writings, to the extent it purports to be about me. According to a document I’ve seen, the letter was shared with these students before it was published in the Cornell Sun.
None of the 21 signatories, some of whom I’d worked closely with for over a decade and who I considered friends, had the common decency to approach me with any concerns. Instead they ran to the Cornell Sun while virtue signaling to students behind the scenes that this was a denunciation of me. Such is the political environment we live in now at CLS.
BLSA and other groups are working on their own effort against me. Based on documents I’ve seen, there was consideration of demanding my firing, but it appears to have moved away from that not because they don’t want me fired, but “because calling for his firing would only draw more attention to his blog and bolster his platform, and we do not want to give him that satisfaction.” The plan is to call for “the law school to unequivocally denounce his rhetoric, acknowledge the harm caused by subjecting students to his racist pedagogy, and critically examine the views of the people they employ as professors of the law.” They plan to circulate the petition to the law school community and to “inform incoming students” of the situation.
I have little doubt that many students will sign because there is no choice in this environment. BLSA has announced on its Facebook page that “Silence Is Violence.” Who would refuse to sign when failure to sign would be deemed an act of violence?
I thank people who have voluntarily shared information with me, and if there are students, faculty or staff reading this, please feel free to forward information to me at [email protected]. This is not just about me. It’s about the intellectual freedom and vibrancy of Cornell and other higher education institutions, and the society at large.
Open inquiry and debate are core features of a vibrant intellectual community. This has been the way Cornell Law School operated for the 12 years I’ve been here, until now. In this toxic political environment in which intellectual diversity and differences of opinion are not tolerated, trying to shut down debate through false accusations of racism seems to be the preferred tactic.
I challenge a representative of those student groups and a faculty member of their choosing to a public debate at the law school regarding the Black Lives Matter Movement, so that I can present my argument and confront the false allegations in real time rather than having to respond to baseless community email blasts. I ask the law school to arrange an in-person live-streamed debate during fall term, or if for some reason the law school does not have in-person instruction, to arrange a ‘virtual’ format.
Throughout my legal and academic career spanning over three decades, there has never been a single instance in which I have been accused of discrimination toward any student, client or colleague. I have always treated my students as individuals, without regard to race, ethnicity or other such factors. I condemn in the strongest terms any insinuation that I am racist, and I greatly resent any attempt to leverage meritless accusations in hopes of causing me reputational harm. While such efforts might succeed in scaring others in a similiar position, I will not be intimidated.
We are living in extraordinarily dangerous times, reminiscent of the Chinese Communist Cultural Revolution, in which professors guilty of wrongthink were publicy denounced and fired at the behest of students who insisted on absolute ideological orthodoxy. It’s a way of instilling terror in other students, faculty, staff, and society, so that others shut up and don’t voice dissenting views. We are seeing monuments destroyed in Taliban-fashion because they represent an uncomfortable history, movies and TV shows cancelled, and individuals disappeared from employment due to even the slightest deviation from the prevailing political culture.
This is not going to end well unless people of good conscience, who support black lives but not the Black Lives Movement as it was founded and currently operates, to speak up and refuse to cower in fear.
UPDATE (4:45 p.m.):
The law school Dean, in response to media inquiries and emails, has released a statement that takes a shot at my posts but promises no discipline:
…. In light of this deep and rich tradition of walking the walk of racial justice, in no uncertain terms, recent blog posts of Professor William Jacobson, casting broad and categorical aspersions on the goals of those protesting for justice for Black Americans, do not reflect the values of Cornell Law School as I have articulated them. I found his recent posts to be both offensive and poorly reasoned…. But to take disciplinary action against him for the views he has expressed would fatally pit our values against one another in ways that would corrode our ability to operate as an academic institution.”
Of course, I did not criticize “those protesting for justice for Black Americans,” I criticized the Black Lives Matters Movement and the rioting and looting and cultural purge. But that’s how it goes. (added) And of course, you don’t see these sort of statements issued for far-left professors. We have one (who I happen to like) who was with Occupy Wall Street and is an advisor to AOC on the Green New Deal, but the school never publicly criticizes his “reasoning” — it’s a one way street and it’s just as much a part of the cancel culture as firing someone.
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thelibertydaily--2020-06-11--Globalist Former British PM Tony Blair Announces Support for Mark of the Beast

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair called for western societies to implement a form of “ digital ID ” in the post coronavirus-world to prevent individuals from spreading the disease , through a system that Blair seems to suggest would allow figures of authority to instantly access the medical information of their underlings .
The neoliberal-era establishment politician was speaking virtually at the COGX Conference on Tuesday .
“ What we ’ re saying in this paper is you can create a digital ID today that is much more easily protected , so you can deal with a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
It ’ s a natural evolution of the way that we ’ re going to use technology in any event , to transact daily life .
This COVID crisis gives an additional reason for doing that.
” Trending : Rioter Who Shot Disabled Veteran In the Head While Blocking Road FREED ON BAIL Blair claims that in order to restart businesses and international travel , “ you need to know people ’ s disease status.
” take our poll - story continues below “ Unless you ’ re able to record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that people can use , it ’ s going to be difficult to go back to anything like a near normal in things like transport .
So , if you ’ re going to start international travel again , how do you do that , unless people can be easily tested and have some record of that test ?
” Blair ’ s proposal doesn ’ t even seem to avoid the mere appearance of fundamentally violating traditional civil liberties , openly forcing the public to disclose personal medical data in the name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic had proved a useful tool in advancing his vision for a “ digital ID- ” a proposal he says he has always supported .
“ I think there ’ s always been a good case for introducing some form of digital ID , but I think that case is even more powerful today.
” Quite obviously , making individual medical information accessible on such a standardized and seemingly compulsory basis would be a severe violation of the traditional ethics of medicine practiced in western society .
Commentators broadly affiliated with the political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that seem to resemble Blair ’ s , with some suggestions for the mass implementation of biological “ microchips ” to allow employers to monitor their employees at any time of the day .

Tony Blair Calls for Creation of “Digital ID” in Post-Coronavirus World
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair called for western societies to implement a form of “digital ID” in the post coronavirus-world to prevent individuals from spreading the disease, through a system that Blair seems to suggest would allow figures of authority to instantly access the medical information of their underlings.
The neoliberal-era establishment politician was speaking virtually at the COGX Conference on Tuesday.
“What we’re saying in this paper is you can create a digital ID today that is much more easily protected, so you can deal with a lot of the privacy and surveillance issues that worry people. It’s a natural evolution of the way that we’re going to use technology in any event, to transact daily life. This COVID crisis gives an additional reason for doing that.”
Blair claims that in order to restart businesses and international travel, “you need to know people’s disease status.”
“Unless you’re able to record some of this data in a way that people can use, it’s going to be difficult to go back to anything like a near normal in things like transport. So, if you’re going to start international travel again, how do you do that, unless people can be easily tested and have some record of that test?”
Blair’s proposal doesn’t even seem to avoid the mere appearance of fundamentally violating traditional civil liberties, openly forcing the public to disclose personal medical data in the name of disease prevention.
Blair admitted the pandemic had proved a useful tool in advancing his vision for a “digital ID-” a proposal he says he has always supported. “I think there’s always been a good case for introducing some form of digital ID, but I think that case is even more powerful today.”
Quite obviously, making individual medical information accessible on such a standardized and seemingly compulsory basis would be a severe violation of the traditional ethics of medicine practiced in western society.
Commentators broadly affiliated with the political and media elite have increasingly supported proposals that seem to resemble Blair’s, with some suggestions for the mass implementation of biological “microchips” to allow employers to monitor their employees at any time of the day.


thelibertydaily--2020-06-11--Brexit Icon Nigel Farage Forced Off the Radio for Telling the Truth about ‘Black Lives Matter’

Brexit Party founder Nigel Farage is being forced off of the London Broadcasting Company ( LBC ) because he told the truth about Black Lives Matter ( BLM ) and their terrorist agenda .
take our poll - story continues below Farage has hosted a show on the LBC since Jan. 2017 , but that is now coming to an end because he spoke out against BLM ’ s targeting of historical monuments across Britain .
“ A new form of the Taliban was born in the UK today .
Unless we get moral leadership quickly our cities won ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Farage wrote in the tweet that resulted in him being booted from LBC .
“ Nigel Farage ’ s contract with LBC is up very shortly and , following discussions with him , Nigel is stepping down from LBC with immediate effect , ” the LBC said in their official statement about dumping Farage .
“ We thank Nigel for the enormous contribution he has made to LBC and wish him well , ” they added .
Farage spoke out against BLM after the monuments of British heroes Edward Colston , a member @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his tremendous philanthropy , and Winston Churchill , who helped lead the allies to victory against the Nazis in World War 2 .
The senseless acts of destruction brought about by BLM terrorists can be seen here : Big League Politics reported when the Churchill statue was defiled over the past weekend : A group of anti-civilizational rioters targeted a statue of Winston Churchill in Britain on Sunday afternoon , defacing the monument for the man who led the United Kingdom and allied forces toward a victory over Nazi Germany… Churchill has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nazi Germany , a regime that was arguably the most racist and anti-Semitic in history .
Despite his incredible work in beating back the forces of racism and anti-antisemitism during his years as Prime Minister , Churchill ’ s legacy is still being desecrated by the left-wing mob .
Der Spiegel outlines Churchill ’ s incredible courage and how he faced off against Nazi leader Adolf Hitler .
Churchill ’ s victory over Hitler saved liberalism throughout Europe and would pave the way for movements like social justice to rise .
ANTIFA and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cultural genocide , and they want to destroy all symbols that are a reminder of the greatness of Western Civilization beating back tyranny and injustice .
They are more dangerous to the future of the West than ISIS could ever hope to be .
Farage is refusing to budge against the cultural genocide that is taking place in Britain and throughout the West at he hands of the extreme Left .
He will stand against the barbarians at the gates , no matter the cost .

Brexit Icon Nigel Farage Forced Off the Radio for Telling the Truth about ‘Black Lives Matter’
Brexit Party founder Nigel Farage is being forced off of the London Broadcasting Company (LBC) because he told the truth about Black Lives Matter (BLM) and their terrorist agenda.
Black Lives Matter is a far left Marxist organisation that wants to abolish the police and dismantle capitalism. That won’t change just because 4 other panelists tried to shout down the truth on GMB this morning. pic.twitter.com/f91XCnqvDh — Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) June 9, 2020
Farage has hosted a show on the LBC since Jan. 2017, but that is now coming to an end because he spoke out against BLM’s targeting of historical monuments across Britain.
“A new form of the Taliban was born in the UK today. Unless we get moral leadership quickly our cities won’t be worth living in,” Farage wrote in the tweet that resulted in him being booted from LBC.
“Nigel Farage’s contract with LBC is up very shortly and, following discussions with him, Nigel is stepping down from LBC with immediate effect,” the LBC said in their official statement about dumping Farage.
“We thank Nigel for the enormous contribution he has made to LBC and wish him well,” they added.
Farage spoke out against BLM after the monuments of British heroes Edward Colston, a member of Parliament who helped build Britain with his tremendous philanthropy, and Winston Churchill, who helped lead the allies to victory against the Nazis in World War 2.
The senseless acts of destruction brought about by BLM terrorists can be seen here:
Protesters against systemic racism in the UK tore down a bronze statue depicting slave trader Edward Colston, rolling it through the streets before tossing it into the river. https://t.co/TT2TU87Fh1 pic.twitter.com/miLyQkdyoq — ABC News (@ABC) June 9, 2020
Churchill was a racist? Just wait till you hear about the guy he beat. https://t.co/tRosbrHm5t — Daniel Hannan (@DanielJHannan) June 7, 2020
Big League Politics reported when the Churchill statue was defiled over the past weekend:
A group of anti-civilizational rioters targeted a statue of Winston Churchill in Britain on Sunday afternoon, defacing the monument for the man who led the United Kingdom and allied forces toward a victory over Nazi Germany… Churchill has been credited by historians for saving Europe against Nazi Germany, a regime that was arguably the most racist and anti-Semitic in history. Despite his incredible work in beating back the forces of racism and anti-antisemitism during his years as Prime Minister, Churchill’s legacy is still being desecrated by the left-wing mob. Der Spiegel outlines Churchill’s incredible courage and how he faced off against Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Churchill’s victory over Hitler saved liberalism throughout Europe and would pave the way for movements like social justice to rise. ANTIFA and Black Lives Matter have initiated a full-blown cultural genocide, and they want to destroy all symbols that are a reminder of the greatness of Western Civilization beating back tyranny and injustice. They are more dangerous to the future of the West than ISIS could ever hope to be.
Farage is refusing to budge against the cultural genocide that is taking place in Britain and throughout the West at he hands of the extreme Left. He will stand against the barbarians at the gates, no matter the cost.


thelibertydaily--2020-06-11--Biden Goes After First Amendment, Demands Facebook Censor President Trump’s Political Ads

Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel is defending his company 's decision to exercise editorial control over incendiary tweets by President Trump – even as Joe Biden blasted Facebook and demanded it fact-check the president 's tweets .
Spiegel 's platform took the step this month of keeping Trump 's videos off the Discover page on its site , saying the First Amendment protects the company 's right to exercise control .
People who follow Trump can still see them . '
I 've been surprised that other platforms are less willing to exercise their First Amendment rights to decide what 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bloomberg News Thursday .
'We would be devastated if we felt like our products were being used to do bad things in the world . '
Major social media platforms have been split over how to handle Trump this election year , with Democrat former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday demanding Facebook fact-check Trump 's tweets in the run-up to the election .
He called on the platform , which Russia exploited in 2016 , not to be ' a tool to spread disinformation that undermines our elections . '
'We call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of false information by no longer amplifying untrustworthy content and promptly fact-checking election-related material that goes viral , ' Biden wrote in a letter to Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg .
'We call for Facebook to stop allowing politicians to hide behind paid misinformation in the hope that the truth will catch up only after Election Day .
There should be a two-week pre-election period during which all political advertisements must be fact-checked before they are permitted to run on Facebook , ' he added .
The letter invited supporters to sign an 'open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doubled as a fundraising pitch , asking people to contribute from $ 5 to $ 500 to 'Support Joe . '
Twitter caused an uproar late last month when it slapped a warning label on Trump 's tweet that 'when the looting starts , the shooting starts ' in commentary on George Floyd protests and vandalism that occurred .

Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel is defending his company's decision to exercise editorial control over incendiary tweets by President Trump – even as Joe Biden blasted Facebook and demanded it fact-check the president's tweets.
Spiegel's platform took the step this month of keeping Trump's videos off the Discover page on its site, saying the First Amendment protects the company's right to exercise control. People who follow Trump can still see them.
'I've been surprised that other platforms are less willing to exercise their First Amendment rights to decide what's right and wrong,' Spiegel told Bloomberg News Thursday. 'We would be devastated if we felt like our products were being used to do bad things in the world.'
'I've been surprised that other platforms are less willing to exercise their First Amendment rights to decide what's right and wrong,' said Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel
Former Vice President Joe Biden called on Facebook not to be 'a tool to spread disinformation that undermines our elections'
Major social media platforms have been split over how to handle Trump this election year, with Democrat former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday demanding Facebook fact-check Trump's tweets in the run-up to the election.
He called on the platform, which Russia exploited in 2016, not to be 'a tool to spread disinformation that undermines our elections.'
'We call for Facebook to proactively stem the tide of false information by no longer amplifying untrustworthy content and promptly fact-checking election-related material that goes viral,' Biden wrote in a letter to Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg.
'We call for Facebook to stop allowing politicians to hide behind paid misinformation in the hope that the truth will catch up only after Election Day. There should be a two-week pre-election period during which all political advertisements must be fact-checked before they are permitted to run on Facebook,' he added.
Shortly after complaining about Twitter putting a warning label over his tweet, the White House's official Twitter account reposted the message verbatim
Twitter today added its second warning to a Donald Trump tweet in four days by covering the president's message about the Minneapolis riots with a comment that it 'glorifies violence'
Biden penned a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling on him to 'stem the tide' of false information and check ads leading up to the November elections'
Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden listens during a roundtable on economic reopening with community members, Thursday, June 11, 2020, in Philadelphia
The letter invited supporters to sign an 'open letter' to Facebook. It also doubled as a fundraising pitch, asking people to contribute from $5 to $500 to 'Support Joe.'
Twitter caused an uproar late last month when it slapped a warning label on Trump's tweet that 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts' in commentary on George Floyd protests and vandalism that occurred.
Twitter flagged it for 'glorifying violence.'


thelibertydaily--2020-06-11--Joe ‘You Ain’t Black’ Biden Repeats Charlottesville ‘Fine People Hoax’; Falsely Claims Trump Did Not

Joe ‘You Ain’t Black’ Biden Repeats Charlottesville ‘Fine People Hoax’; Falsely Claims Trump Did Not Condemn Murder of Heather Heyer

Former Vice President Joe Biden repeated the false claim that President Donald Trump called neo-Nazis “ very fine people ” in Charlottesville , Virginia , adding the false claim that the president did not condemn the murder of a protester .
President Trump condemned neo-Nazis who marched in Charlottesville in August 2017 — “ totally , ” and repeatedly : • Aug. 12 , 2017 : Trump condemned “ violence “ on many sides ” in Charlottesville , after neo-Nazi and Antifa clashes • Aug. 14 , 2017 : Trump condemned “ neo-Nazis , white supremacists , and other hate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also specifically condemned the murder of left-wing protester Heather Heyer , who was killed when a neo-Nazi rammed his car into demonstrators .
The president said : “ You can call it terrorism , you can call it murder .
… The driver of the car is a murderer , and what he did was a horrible , horrible , inexcusable thing.
” Biden ’ s claim is entirely false .
Biden launched his campaign on April 25 , 2019 with the same false claim , claiming Charlottesville motivated him to run .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the fact that he was misquoting the president .
Nonetheless , Biden has stuck to the same script for more than a year , with references to “ bulging veins ” and other repeated phrase .
On Thursday , addressing community leaders in Philadelphia , Biden claimed that Trump “ decided that he was going to pit us against one another based on race.
” He then went on to recite his script on Charlottesville , adding — falsely — that when Trump was asked about a “ young woman ” who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her ) Trump said that there were “ very fine people on both sides.
” As noted above , Trump ’ s reference to “ very fine people ” had nothing to do with the murder of Heather Heyer , but to peaceful protesters on both sides of the statue issue .
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Former Vice President Joe Biden repeated the false claim that President Donald Trump called neo-Nazis “very fine people” in Charlottesville, Virginia, adding the false claim that the president did not condemn the murder of a protester.
President Trump condemned neo-Nazis who marched in Charlottesville in August 2017 — “totally,” and repeatedly:
Aug. 12, 2017: Trump condemned “violence “on many sides” in Charlottesville, after neo-Nazi and Antifa clashes
Aug. 14, 2017: Trump condemned “neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups” in White House statement
Aug. 15, 2017: Trump condemned neo-Nazis “totally,” praised non-violent protesters “on both sides” of statue debate
Trump also specifically condemned the murder of left-wing protester Heather Heyer, who was killed when a neo-Nazi rammed his car into demonstrators. The president said: “You can call it terrorism, you can call it murder. … The driver of the car is a murderer, and what he did was a horrible, horrible, inexcusable thing.” Biden’s claim is entirely false.
Biden launched his campaign on April 25, 2019 with the same false claim, claiming Charlottesville motivated him to run. Breitbart News confronted him in August 2019 with the fact that he was misquoting the president. Nonetheless, Biden has stuck to the same script for more than a year, with references to “bulging veins” and other repeated phrase.
On Thursday, addressing community leaders in Philadelphia, Biden claimed that Trump “decided that he was going to pit us against one another based on race.”
He then went on to recite his script on Charlottesville, adding — falsely — that when Trump was asked about a “young woman” who was killed (Biden did not name her) Trump said that there were “very fine people on both sides.”
As noted above, Trump’s reference to “very fine people” had nothing to do with the murder of Heather Heyer, but to peaceful protesters on both sides of the statue issue.
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). His new book, RED NOVEMBER, is available for pre-order. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.


thelibertydaily--2020-06-12--Black Conservative Star Parker Shares Why It’s ‘Not True’ That ‘America Is Systemically Racist’

In 1992 Star Parker ran a small publishing business in Los Angeles .
Her business was destroyed by riots after four police officers were exonerated of charges after Rodney King ’ s beating .
Parker , the president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and a columnist for The Daily Signal , joins the podcast today to talk about why she believes America isn ’ t racist .
We also cover these stories : • President Donald Trump says he will boot out Antifa ’ s takeover of areas of Seattle following the unrest and riots in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• U.S. Gen. Mark Milley , the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , has apologized for accompanying Trump on his walk from the White House to St. John ’ s Church on June 1 .
• The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted to rename military entities with confederate names .
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Rachel del Guidice : We are joined today on The Daily Signal Podcast by Star Parker .
She ’ s the president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education , and she ’ s also a columnist for The Daily Signal .
Star , thank you so much for being on The Daily Signal Podcast .
Star Parker : You ’ re welcome .
Thank you for inviting me .
Del Guidice : It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Really a pleasure .
Well , in a recent column , you had written about how in 1992 you operated a small publishing business in Los Angeles , which was destroyed as a result of the riots that ensued after four police officers were acquitted of charges of excessive violence in the beating of Rodney King .
So can you tell us how that had an impact on your life ?
Parker : It changed my life because it propelled me into speaking out on behalf of culture , on behalf of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issues that surround those three buckets .
Because up until that point , I was like most Americans , and in particular African Americans that are God-fearing , church-going , that basically stayed silent when it came to issues that hit the front page .
But because of my background , I just felt compelled to speak out after the ’ 92 Los Angeles riots , which is the turning point to propel me into a national spotlight .
See , I hadn ’ t believed all the lies that I was hearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lies of those left , I call them .
When I was younger and coming of age , similar to what we ’ re seeing happen in the lives of the youth that are now terrorized in our streets , I believed the lies that America was stacked against me , that it was inherently racist .
I believed the lie that my problems were someone else ’ s fault .
I believed the lie that I just didn ’ t have any type of future in America .
As a result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in all types of activities , similar to what we saw over the last couple of weeks .
Criminal activity , drug activity , sexual activity .
I was in and out of abortion clinic after clinic .
And it wasn ’ t until a Christian conversion that I changed my life .
I was on welfare when someone finally said , “ You know , you don ’ t have to think about yourself in terms that others have dictated .
You don ’ t have to think about yourself in terms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race matters and what we ’ re hearing today , that America is racist , they didn ’ t believe all of that .
They told me that Christ didn ’ t believe all of that .
And I hadn ’ t done so many things and now I ’ m three and a half years on welfare watching my life just spiral into a little dark hole .
I ’ m thankful that I didn ’ t get caught for armed robbery and I didn ’ t end up the rest of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually listened to them .
I went to their church and I heard the gospel .
I heard that I ’ m a unique individual made in Christ and that God loved me , and he forgave me , and he wasn ’ t mad at me , and he had set a course for me .
As a result of that , I was able to change my life .
I got a degree in marketing and international business .
I started one and that ’ s when the Los Angeles riots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was just a comfortable Christian , but I said , “ You know what ?
This is not fair , this narrative that so many are caught up in today , when I heard the same story 20 years ago .
And as a result of me not listening any longer , look at my life today.
” So I just started speaking out and over time , after consulting on federal welfare reform in the ’ 90s , I started the organization that I run here in Washington , D.C. , today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much for sharing that , Star .
Given what you experienced in 1992 , what has your perspective been on the killing of George Floyd , as well as all the protests and riots we have seen since then ?
Parker : Well , I think that everyone is appalled .
I mean , this is the first time that many of us have experienced watching , in live time , in real time , someone ’ s life being taken from them .
I think that that panic and emotion within all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ I ’ ve got to get out the streets , I ’ ve got to vent , I ’ ve got to go and protest .
I ’ ve got to just do something.
” But the Scripture is clear that a soft answer just keeps that wrath away .
And what we need to do sometimes is just stop , pause , and allow for ourselves to get into that moment and say , “ What is it that I should be really thinking about for myself ?
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us uniquely experienced in watching that killing in real time was our own grief .
Like anytime you have grief , you have to work it through yourself , similar to if someone loses a child .
Well , the child that was lost , the parents ’ grief is very different from the grandparents ’ grief , which is very different from the siblings ’ grief .
I think as a nation , we should be pretty impressed with ourselves to say that this was not about race .
If it were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even thought about it , that it wouldn ’ t have impacted us so deeply .
What we saw on the streets was more about power because people were in a moment .
They felt that they had to have any emotional event .
But we as a nation , we ’ re in COVID-19 .
We were supposed to be shut down .
So in my personal humble opinion , I felt that where we should have gone was to our faith instead of to the streets , to then create so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Del Guidice : I wanted to ask too , how has racism or race relations , given everything you ’ ve seen from the time you were growing up to being a young adult to now , today , how would you say it ’ s evolved ?
And what is your perspective on it ?
Maybe when you were a younger person to now ?
Parker : My perspective is that we lost ourselves in the civil rights era .
After the Civil Rights Act was signed into law , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done what Dr. [ Martin Luther King Jr. ] asks us to do in his “ I Have a Dream ” speech .
And that was to go back into the communities and build , because once the Civil Rights Act was signed into law , we should have no longer , as a nation , thought about race as a special interest , thought about race as a collective .
Individually , of course , we ’ re uniquely made .
And there ’ s some beauty in all of us and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when you think about what happened after King , after the riots of the ’ 60s , we politicized race .
The next thing you know , our nation was moving into only discovering race .
The perception of racism became a business because we started having affirmative action programs and racial preference programs .
You fast-forward that to today , there are very few discussions that can take place without emphasizing race .
So I think it has hurt us as a nation to keep this heavy emphasis on special interests and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held a virtual conference that gathered around 200 pastors to encourage the broadest possible intervention on behalf of national peace and reconciliation .
I wanted to ask you , what were your takeaways from that event ?
Parker : The humility of the pastors on the phone to say , “ We know that something is inherently wrong in our culture today , that this is not just race , ” or , “ We ’ re being told by the mainstream media and/or the activists in the activist organizations .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a moral dilemma , and we need to be mindful of that.
” And so much prayer went forward , but also decisions to take action .
So as the Center for Urban Renewal and Education , Urban CURE , we are developing out a three-prong program right now with those pastors .
Projects that we believe will be able to help turn the tide away from what we ’ re hearing now , especially from the left , that they ’ re going to go overboard with this moment in time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis go to waste .
And yet this is a crisis .
This was appalling to watch live-time killing .
But we also know as a people that we are unique and we need to keep our minds set on that .
We do not need some of what they are saying in the Congress now , that they are going to focus a lot more attention on ethnicity and race .
I mean , it ’ s embarrassing what the governor of Kentucky said , that now he ’ s just going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the blacks and give them free health care ?
Is this a special line we all have to get in ?
I mean , let ’ s not go [ down ] that path .
I think that the insistence that this is systemic racism should be questioned .
We ’ re talking about institutions that have a perception of racism business that has been governing for the last 50 years .
But I think that what we should learn from this moment in time is to get rid of those programs , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Del Guidice : We ’ ll start in your email announcing this teleconference that you had with the pastors .
You had said , “ I don ’ t agree that our nation is racist .
That mantra is the poison that entrenches resentment and division among us .
The daily hunt for racism from top to bottom of our nation ’ s institutions have institutionalized the deep perception of racism in the post-civil rights era.
” I know you ’ ve hit on this a little bit , but can you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more , on your thoughts here and how to move forward ?
Parker : Yeah , let ’ s think about what we ’ re being asked to do now as a society because of this incident that we all will agree should not have happened .
We don ’ t know all of the details .
We will find out all of the details and justice will be served .
This is not the 1950s , where you wonder if justice is going to be served .
Justice will be served in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state that this incident occurred in , but as well as the American people are a different people now .
So let ’ s think about where we ’ re being taken now , in this time .
We ’ re having now the educational apparatus , our institutional education , say , “ Let ’ s do books .
Let ’ s have each white person go out and just try to find a black friend.
” This is offensive , that we ’ re going to [ say ] , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of ways that we can approach that black person about their life.
” I really prefer that my grandchildren are thought of as unique individuals without someone seeking them out because of their race , to ask them questions that might be embarrassing , that might have nothing to do with a separated and different culture .
The law is clear .
Our Constitution is clear .
And we , as a people , need to get to the place to where we know we ’ re not colorblind , but where we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think , has already occurred .
When the Civil Rights Act was signed into law , I think that it offered us an opportunity , as American people , to be one .
E pluribus unum .
But what we know now is there are people who have vested interest in overturning America .
They don ’ t believe that America is inherently good .
They don ’ t believe what [ Alexis ] de Tocqueville said about America .
They think America is inherently evil and this founding country that had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in that , they ’ re going to insist to rewrite America .
We ’ re hearing it , the rhetoric , that we should no longer have police forces .
Leave us alone .
I don ’ t know what else to say , but … Listen , leave us alone .
And at least leave race out of every question .
Let ’ s just move on as individual , unique people and let friendships bond and let work relationship … It ’ s fascinating .
In work relationships , people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone , of any ethnicity if they ’ re working on trying to get a truck to run up a hill , or they ’ re playing in a playground .
If you want to have racial insensitivities , they ’ re learned .
And there ’ s nothing that a society can do to a parent that passes on those types of scourges .
You can ’ t legislate morality .
We can govern behavior through law , but you can ’ t legislate morality .
We ’ re not going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s just not human nature to be able to say , “ I can be good all of the time , and I can assure that no one will ever be a racist.
” So I think that the goal for America should be to undo all of the perception of racism business , including all the affirmative action and racial preference programs .
And then I think that we should just move on individually .
Del Guidice : You also recently met with Vice President Mike Pence and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country can move forward following George Floyd ’ s death .
Is there anything from that meeting that you can share about insights that were discussed that you ’ re excited about ?
Parker : I think that Vice President Pence made it clear that the White House is alerted to ensure that not only justice is served for the family of Mr. Floyd , but also that justice is served for those that had their property violated and either the loss of life during the domestic terrorism that occurred over the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
2 , the Vice President assured us that we ’ re going to look now at some of the questions that stem from the disparities in our society and when it comes to our poor .
Because this White House has already been moving toward equalizing the playing field , if you will , by focusing attention on the economy , making sure that we reduce regulation and taxes so that the weakest link , the weakest communities , we ’ ll have flourishing .
And there was some special attention placed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bill , a couple of senators put in a unique opportunity zone initiative that allowed for capital to flow into these hard-hit ZIP codes , so that business will come in and then jobs will be created , and those communities will be turned around .
Interestingly , it worked , and it worked very , very successfully .
Black unemployment rates were lower than ever in our history .
Family life was starting to develop because when people have money in their pockets , they can make decisions for their future .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming from the leadership of the Trump administration .
Unfortunately , … COVID , it was an interruption .
And now with the riots , it ’ s made it a little bit more difficult and it will be a little bit more difficult for those communities to bounce back .
But I ’ m confident that they will bounce back on .
Once someone has had a job , they will get another one Del Guidice : Star , would you have any advice for white Americans who are concerned about Mr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if there ’ s anything they can do to improve race relationships in America , or something that they can do practically to help their communities ?
Parker : I think to improve race relations in America , one thing that whites might want to consider is helping those that are not getting the education that they need in our most distressed ZIP codes .
And the way they can help is by fighting for money to follow children to the schools parents want .
We need parental choice .
We need educational @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begging to get out of these government-funded , union-controlled schools .
They ’ re not serving the needs of their children .
So that ’ s one place that a society can help .
But when you talk about what can white people do to blacks , the last thing we need to do is start looking only at ethnicity and saying , “ Because you ’ re black , I ’ m going to come over to you and I ’ m going to try to make a relationship.
” Most Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work cross aisles , racially and ethically , on projects at work and other places .
So we need to not buy into the narrative that we ’ re hearing from on high now , in the … Congress and every kind of public place , that America is systemically racist .
This is not true .
So what we have to do is not have whites to do that .
If they want to help the Floyd family , help them .
We saw that the family is in need .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and often when you ’ re not expecting the death of a loved one , you might have to pass the hat .
So if someone really feels in themselves that they need to do something , then do something , but this is not corporate action .
The grief is your own .
The grief is our own .
This is not something that we do collectively , because what we ’ re doing collectively doesn ’ t work .
We see that in government programs .
This doesn ’ t work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do a one-size-fits-all to build race relationships .
No .
If you have friends of other ethnicities , then build a friendship , but let ’ s not make it a science .
Friendships and relationships are art , and I think that we should embrace that .
Del Guidice : Star , what a wonderful note to end on .
Thank you so much for joining The Daily Signal Podcast .
We appreciate having you .
Parker : Well , I appreciate being with you .
Thank you .

In 1992 Star Parker ran a small publishing business in Los Angeles. Her business was destroyed by riots after four police officers were exonerated of charges after Rodney King’s beating. Parker, the president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and a columnist for The Daily Signal, joins the podcast today to talk about why she believes America isn’t racist.
We also cover these stories:
President Donald Trump says he will boot out Antifa’s takeover of areas of Seattle following the unrest and riots in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
U.S. Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has apologized for accompanying Trump on his walk from the White House to St. John’s Church on June 1.
The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted to rename military entities with confederate names.
The Daily Signal Podcast is available on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Pippa, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show!
Rachel del Guidice: We are joined today on The Daily Signal Podcast by Star Parker. She’s the president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, and she’s also a columnist for The Daily Signal. Star, thank you so much for being on The Daily Signal Podcast.
Star Parker: You’re welcome. Thank you for inviting me.
Del Guidice: It’s great to have you on. Really a pleasure.
Well, in a recent column, you had written about how in 1992 you operated a small publishing business in Los Angeles, which was destroyed as a result of the riots that ensued after four police officers were acquitted of charges of excessive violence in the beating of Rodney King. So can you tell us how that had an impact on your life?
Parker: It changed my life because it propelled me into speaking out on behalf of culture, on behalf of poverty, on behalf of race relations issues that surround those three buckets.
Because up until that point, I was like most Americans, and in particular African Americans that are God-fearing, church-going, that basically stayed silent when it came to issues that hit the front page.
But because of my background, I just felt compelled to speak out after the ’92 Los Angeles riots, which is the turning point to propel me into a national spotlight.
See, I hadn’t believed all the lies that I was hearing at that time during the riots, the lies of those left, I call them.
When I was younger and coming of age, similar to what we’re seeing happen in the lives of the youth that are now terrorized in our streets, I believed the lies that America was stacked against me, that it was inherently racist. I believed the lie that my problems were someone else’s fault. I believed the lie that I just didn’t have any type of future in America.
As a result, I got lost, very lost in all types of activities, similar to what we saw over the last couple of weeks. Criminal activity, drug activity, sexual activity. I was in and out of abortion clinic after clinic. And it wasn’t until a Christian conversion that I changed my life.
I was on welfare when someone finally said, “You know, you don’t have to think about yourself in terms that others have dictated. You don’t have to think about yourself in terms of … .”
Even though on race matters and what we’re hearing today, that America is racist, they didn’t believe all of that. They told me that Christ didn’t believe all of that.
And I hadn’t done so many things and now I’m three and a half years on welfare watching my life just spiral into a little dark hole.
I’m thankful that I didn’t get caught for armed robbery and I didn’t end up the rest of my life in jail, so I actually listened to them. I went to their church and I heard the gospel. I heard that I’m a unique individual made in Christ and that God loved me, and he forgave me, and he wasn’t mad at me, and he had set a course for me.
As a result of that, I was able to change my life. I got a degree in marketing and international business. I started one and that’s when the Los Angeles riots hit.
At that point, I was just a comfortable Christian, but I said, “You know what? This is not fair, this narrative that so many are caught up in today, when I heard the same story 20 years ago. And as a result of me not listening any longer, look at my life today.”
So I just started speaking out and over time, after consulting on federal welfare reform in the ’90s, I started the organization that I run here in Washington, D.C., today.
Del Guidice: Thank you so much for sharing that, Star. Given what you experienced in 1992, what has your perspective been on the killing of George Floyd, as well as all the protests and riots we have seen since then?
Parker: Well, I think that everyone is appalled. I mean, this is the first time that many of us have experienced watching, in live time, in real time, someone’s life being taken from them.
I think that that panic and emotion within all of us would propel some to say, “I’ve got to get out the streets, I’ve got to vent, I’ve got to go and protest. I’ve got to just do something.”
But the Scripture is clear that a soft answer just keeps that wrath away. And what we need to do sometimes is just stop, pause, and allow for ourselves to get into that moment and say, “What is it that I should be really thinking about for myself?”
The grief that each and every one of us uniquely experienced in watching that killing in real time was our own grief.
Like anytime you have grief, you have to work it through yourself, similar to if someone loses a child. Well, the child that was lost, the parents’ grief is very different from the grandparents’ grief, which is very different from the siblings’ grief.
I think as a nation, we should be pretty impressed with ourselves to say that this was not about race. If it were about race, we would not have even thought about it, that it wouldn’t have impacted us so deeply.
What we saw on the streets was more about power because people were in a moment. They felt that they had to have any emotional event.
But we as a nation, we’re in COVID-19. We were supposed to be shut down. So in my personal humble opinion, I felt that where we should have gone was to our faith instead of to the streets, to then create so much more damage against our fellow man.
Del Guidice: I wanted to ask too, how has racism or race relations, given everything you’ve seen from the time you were growing up to being a young adult to now, today, how would you say it’s evolved? And what is your perspective on it? Maybe when you were a younger person to now?
Parker: My perspective is that we lost ourselves in the civil rights era. After the Civil Rights Act was signed into law, we, as a people, should have done what Dr. [Martin Luther King Jr.] asks us to do in his “I Have a Dream” speech.
And that was to go back into the communities and build, because once the Civil Rights Act was signed into law, we should have no longer, as a nation, thought about race as a special interest, thought about race as a collective.
Individually, of course, we’re uniquely made. And there’s some beauty in all of us and ethnicity has that attribute itself. But when you think about what happened after King, after the riots of the ’60s, we politicized race. The next thing you know, our nation was moving into only discovering race.
The perception of racism became a business because we started having affirmative action programs and racial preference programs.
You fast-forward that to today, there are very few discussions that can take place without emphasizing race. So I think it has hurt us as a nation to keep this heavy emphasis on special interests and ethnicity.
Del Guidice: We recently held a virtual conference that gathered around 200 pastors to encourage the broadest possible intervention on behalf of national peace and reconciliation. I wanted to ask you, what were your takeaways from that event?
Parker: The humility of the pastors on the phone to say, “We know that something is inherently wrong in our culture today, that this is not just race,” or, “We’re being told by the mainstream media and/or the activists in the activist organizations. This is the spiritual problem that’s rooted in a moral dilemma, and we need to be mindful of that.” And so much prayer went forward, but also decisions to take action.
So as the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, Urban CURE, we are developing out a three-prong program right now with those pastors. Projects that we believe will be able to help turn the tide away from what we’re hearing now, especially from the left, that they’re going to go overboard with this moment in time. They don’t let a crisis go to waste. And yet this is a crisis. This was appalling to watch live-time killing.
But we also know as a people that we are unique and we need to keep our minds set on that. We do not need some of what they are saying in the Congress now, that they are going to focus a lot more attention on ethnicity and race.
I mean, it’s embarrassing what the governor of Kentucky said, that now he’s just going to, what, line up all the blacks and give them free health care? Is this a special line we all have to get in? I mean, let’s not go [down] that path.
I think that the insistence that this is systemic racism should be questioned. We’re talking about institutions that have a perception of racism business that has been governing for the last 50 years. But I think that what we should learn from this moment in time is to get rid of those programs, not increase their dimensions and their size.
Del Guidice: We’ll start in your email announcing this teleconference that you had with the pastors. You had said, “I don’t agree that our nation is racist. That mantra is the poison that entrenches resentment and division among us. The daily hunt for racism from top to bottom of our nation’s institutions have institutionalized the deep perception of racism in the post-civil rights era.”
I know you’ve hit on this a little bit, but can you dive into this perspective a little bit more, on your thoughts here and how to move forward?
Parker: Yeah, let’s think about what we’re being asked to do now as a society because of this incident that we all will agree should not have happened. We don’t know all of the details. We will find out all of the details and justice will be served.
This is not the 1950s, where you wonder if justice is going to be served. Justice will be served in this particular instance because the apparatus of the state that this incident occurred in, but as well as the American people are a different people now.
So let’s think about where we’re being taken now, in this time. We’re having now the educational apparatus, our institutional education, say, “Let’s do books. Let’s have each white person go out and just try to find a black friend.” This is offensive, that we’re going to [say], “Now, let’s think of ways that we can approach that black person about their life.”
I really prefer that my grandchildren are thought of as unique individuals without someone seeking them out because of their race, to ask them questions that might be embarrassing, that might have nothing to do with a separated and different culture.
The law is clear. Our Constitution is clear. And we, as a people, need to get to the place to where we know we’re not colorblind, but where we’re equal. And that, I think, has already occurred.
When the Civil Rights Act was signed into law, I think that it offered us an opportunity, as American people, to be one. E pluribus unum.
But what we know now is there are people who have vested interest in overturning America. They don’t believe that America is inherently good. They don’t believe what [Alexis] de Tocqueville said about America. They think America is inherently evil and this founding country that had slaves has to pay forever.
So in that, they’re going to insist to rewrite America. We’re hearing it, the rhetoric, that we should no longer have police forces. Leave us alone. I don’t know what else to say, but … Listen, leave us alone. And at least leave race out of every question.
Let’s just move on as individual, unique people and let friendships bond and let work relationship … It’s fascinating. In work relationships, people, little 2-year-olds, they work with anyone, of any ethnicity if they’re working on trying to get a truck to run up a hill, or they’re playing in a playground. If you want to have racial insensitivities, they’re learned.
And there’s nothing that a society can do to a parent that passes on those types of scourges. You can’t legislate morality. We can govern behavior through law, but you can’t legislate morality.
We’re not going to purge our country of every racist cop. It’s just not human nature to be able to say, “I can be good all of the time, and I can assure that no one will ever be a racist.”
So I think that the goal for America should be to undo all of the perception of racism business, including all the affirmative action and racial preference programs. And then I think that we should just move on individually.
Del Guidice: You also recently met with Vice President Mike Pence and other African American leaders to discuss how the country can move forward following George Floyd’s death. Is there anything from that meeting that you can share about insights that were discussed that you’re excited about?
Parker: I think that Vice President Pence made it clear that the White House is alerted to ensure that not only justice is served for the family of Mr. Floyd, but also that justice is served for those that had their property violated and either the loss of life during the domestic terrorism that occurred over the last week, No. 1.
No. 2, the Vice President assured us that we’re going to look now at some of the questions that stem from the disparities in our society and when it comes to our poor.
Because this White House has already been moving toward equalizing the playing field, if you will, by focusing attention on the economy, making sure that we reduce regulation and taxes so that the weakest link, the weakest communities, we’ll have flourishing.
And there was some special attention placed there as well because in the tax bill, a couple of senators put in a unique opportunity zone initiative that allowed for capital to flow into these hard-hit ZIP codes, so that business will come in and then jobs will be created, and those communities will be turned around.
Interestingly, it worked, and it worked very, very successfully. Black unemployment rates were lower than ever in our history. Family life was starting to develop because when people have money in their pockets, they can make decisions for their future. So we were already seeing great help coming from the leadership of the Trump administration.
Unfortunately, … COVID, it was an interruption. And now with the riots, it’s made it a little bit more difficult and it will be a little bit more difficult for those communities to bounce back. But I’m confident that they will bounce back on. Once someone has had a job, they will get another one
Del Guidice: Star, would you have any advice for white Americans who are concerned about Mr. Floyd’s death and are wondering if there’s anything they can do to improve race relationships in America, or something that they can do practically to help their communities?
Parker: I think to improve race relations in America, one thing that whites might want to consider is helping those that are not getting the education that they need in our most distressed ZIP codes.
And the way they can help is by fighting for money to follow children to the schools parents want. We need parental choice. We need educational options. African American poor families are begging to get out of these government-funded, union-controlled schools. They’re not serving the needs of their children.
So that’s one place that a society can help.
But when you talk about what can white people do to blacks, the last thing we need to do is start looking only at ethnicity and saying, “Because you’re black, I’m going to come over to you and I’m going to try to make a relationship.”
Most Americans are cordial to their neighbors. They work cross aisles, racially and ethically, on projects at work and other places. So we need to not buy into the narrative that we’re hearing from on high now, in the … Congress and every kind of public place, that America is systemically racist. This is not true.
So what we have to do is not have whites to do that. If they want to help the Floyd family, help them. We saw that the family is in need. They weren’t expecting a death, and often when you’re not expecting the death of a loved one, you might have to pass the hat.
So if someone really feels in themselves that they need to do something, then do something, but this is not corporate action. The grief is your own. The grief is our own.
This is not something that we do collectively, because what we’re doing collectively doesn’t work. We see that in government programs. This doesn’t work, when we think that we can do a one-size-fits-all to build race relationships. No. If you have friends of other ethnicities, then build a friendship, but let’s not make it a science. Friendships and relationships are art, and I think that we should embrace that.
Del Guidice: Star, what a wonderful note to end on. Thank you so much for joining The Daily Signal Podcast. We appreciate having you.
Parker: Well, I appreciate being with you. Thank you.


thelibertydaily--2020-06-12--The Communist ‘Capital Hill Autonomous Zone’ Is Coming to America if They’re Not Stopped

CHAZ exposes the Left ’ s endgame .
Their message is deadly serious , and they aren ’ t kidding : “ We are going to destroy you.
” Over the past week , protesters in Seattle have established the “ Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone ” ( CHAZ ) in an area encompassing roughly 10 square blocks and 500 local residents .
Less than one mile northeast of the city ’ s downtown core , the enclave includes an eight-acre park , easily big enough to encamp hundreds of activists .
The fate of CHAZ is uncertain , but with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and funds pouring in from enthralled leftist supporters all over America , it is possible this experiment will linger for a long time , relatively undisturbed by reality .
If you happen to live in CHAZ , a place that until June 8 was merely a hardcore liberal precinct of a hardcore liberal city , buckle up .
If the consequences of leftist activism were confined to isolated enclaves sprinkled across a handful of blue cities in blue states , apart from the existential disruption these “ autonomous zones ” would impart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the invasion and occupation of their neighborhoods , America would survive .
But “ CHAZ ” is just the tip of the leftist spear .
It is part of something much bigger , and far more dangerous .
For now , Seattle ’ s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone is an extreme caricature of what the mainstream Left wants .
But they are slowly institutionalizing such “ zones ” across America .
The project is most advanced on the blue West Coast , but it is rapidly proceeding through blue cities and states everywhere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the phenomenon , or what is at stake , much less do they have or offer alternatives , the project is stealthily creeping into red cities and states as well .
Here , in stark terms , is what Americans face : Subsidized investors will buy up distressed single-family homes and demolish them to build subsidized apartments to house low-income residents , homeless people , and foreign refugees .
If you oppose any of this happening on the lot next to you , then you are a racist and a climate denier , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ privilege .
Never mind that you have skipped vacations , worked multiple jobs , and barely managed to support your family while paying down a monstrous mortgage and confiscatory property taxes .
Now the fruits of your labor will also pay for the utter destruction of the neighborhood where you invested the best years of your life to call home .
While single-family homes will become worth more to investors when they are demolished in favor of apartments rather than left standing , in cases where the homes aren ’ t demolished , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accessory dwelling units , ” i.e.
, new homes on the same property .
And expect these homes to yield better returns to investors when they qualify for subsidies both in their construction and their rent , if they house low-income residents , homeless people , and foreign refugees .
If you don ’ t think this can happen where you live , then you ’ d better move to a gated community , filled with residents wealthy enough to litigate .
Because the threat of endless litigation is the only way that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is why the wealthy donors to leftist movements ranging from CHAZ to the Democratic National Committee don ’ t care what happens to America ’ s suburbs .
Living where they do , they are exempt .
Four Principles Underlying the Destruction Of America ’ s Cities and Suburbs The degree to which this dismal scenario actually transpires depends on to what extent the following principles become part of the conventional political wisdom in America .
Note that many of these principles are supposedly already beyond serious debate , and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Romneyesque Republicans as by the Jay Inslee-type Democrats .
1 ) Cities can not be expanded , because suburban “ sprawl ” increases greenhouse gas emissions , and “ open space ” must be preserved .
All population growth , by this logic , must occur within the footprint of existing cities .
This is a preposterous and misanthropic lie .
The entire urban footprint of cities in America ’ s lower 48 states consumes less than 5 percent of the land .
And permitting suburbs to continue to expand onto open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” emissions , even if you actually believe greenhouse gas emissions harm the planet .
Jobs follow housing , people work remotely , and emissions-free vehicles for routine commutes are within a few decades of becoming cheap and ubiquitous .
2 ) Given that America is a racist nation with a history of oppression and capitalism is inherently racist and oppressive , disadvantaged people must be the beneficiaries of “ inclusive zoning , ” whereby they will live in subsidized housing located wherever concentrations of “ white privilege ” exist .
Proponents of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disadvantaged are put into immediate proximity to privileged people , this somehow fosters “ greater social and economic mobility.
” This is a convenient lie , used to justify building “ affordable housing ” on expensive real estate , which increases profits for taxpayer-subsidized developers .
The reality is harder : telling people they are victims and giving them free stuff undermines their character , no matter where they live .
3 ) Housing is a public health issue ; free housing can be medically prescribed .
Anyone who doesn ’ t think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights , or any other constitutionally protected right , must have been asleep for the past three months .
Expect forced densification of suburban neighborhoods with “ inclusive ” and subsidized housing because the United States must develop a “ culture of health.
” 4 ) Because Americans caused climate change , which is causing crop failures and political destabilization throughout the global south , Americans will need to admit hundreds of millions of “ climate refugees ” and pay for their shelter and other basic needs .
Similarly , Americans must atone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by paying “ reparations ” to people of color .
These reparations will include inclusive zoning , subsidized housing , and destruction of “ racist ” suburbia .
The single-family dwelling is an abomination ; it is racist and ecologically unsustainable .
Readers may be forgiven for thinking these principles are absurd and that normal people will simply dismiss them .
Think again .
With an eye to understanding the general mentality of leftists with respect to housing policies , peruse social media and Google search results on these terms : inclusionary zoning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , climate justice and suburbs , climate refugees , smart growth , “ infill , ” and dozens of others .
Or just recall the campaign pronouncements of Jay Inslee when he was running for president .
With a gleam in his eye that calls to mind the judges in 17th-century Salem , Inslee used his limited presidential primary debate time to declare a “ climate emergency.
” Inslee is not alone .
There ’ s a lot of money to be made and power to be grabbed the minute a “ climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kiss your suburbs goodbye .
The Alternatives to Destroying America ’ s Cities and Suburbs The counter-narrative to these ideas which relentlessly encroach on what constitutes permissible debate are already considered controversial , despite being entirely reasonable .
For starters , the “ climate catastrophes ” occurring in the world , while often tragic , are either completely normal occurrences of weather or they have nothing to do with climate at all , and more to do with hideous levels of government corruption and incompetence .
And in any case , the billions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these tragedies are never going to fit into the United States .
Admitting a small fraction of them would merely destroy our own nation , when for a fraction of the resources that millions of destitute immigrants would consume , we could help billions of people to restore stability and achieve prosperity in their own nations .
Here in America , when housing is unaffordable it is almost always because of government policies .
California , as usual , is the cautionary example .
Countless laws restrict what land is eligible for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ locations , environmentalist litigators exploit state and federal laws to delay projects for years .
California also enforces extreme building codes , mostly relating to the environment but also to overwrought safety standards and other factors , adding tens of thousands of dollars ( or more ) to the cost of a home .
Then there are building fees , often exceeding $ 100,000 per home , which are to pay for infrastructure that municipalities used to pay for out of operating budgets .
And of course , there are affordable housing set-asides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every market-priced home .
The result of these laws is that fewer and fewer Californians can afford homes , and developers can not afford to make a profit building them unless they are either subsidized or very high-end .
This is a perfect storm , politically concocted .
Instead of relaxing the regulations , granting safe harbor from litigation , and reforming the pensions that consume public budgets preventing infrastructure funding , California ’ s politicians mandate “ affordable housing.
” These taxpayer-funded boondoggles further enrich subsidized developers and do nothing to solve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The only way to avoid destroying America ’ s suburbs , which is where millions of Americans—especially families with children—prefer to live , is to build more of them .
To do this , stand up to the climate change lobby , expose their hidden agenda which is to amass power and consolidate wealth , and stand up to the “ inclusion ” lobby and their obsession with alleged racism .
Mandated inclusion and giveaways will not enable upward mobility for the disadvantaged , it will just make them more dependent on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new suburbs at affordable prices , on the other hand , is the pathway to a new era of prosperity for all Americans .
Whether considering CHAZ in Seattle , or the movement to erase suburbia across the entire nation , they share much in common with each other .
Both are parasitic , both are built on lies and deceptions , both depend on professionally curated emotions—the privileged feel guilty , the disadvantaged feel resentment .
The differences ?
CHAZ is concentrated geographically and revels in extreme rhetoric , whereas the assault @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rhetoric that has been sanitized for broader consumption .
But behind the theatrics , CHAZ exposes the endgame .
Their message is deadly serious , and they aren ’ t kidding : “ We are going to destroy you .
”

Over the past week, protesters in Seattle have established the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” (CHAZ) in an area encompassing roughly 10 square blocks and 500 local residents. Less than one mile northeast of the city’s downtown core, the enclave includes an eight-acre park, easily big enough to encamp hundreds of activists.
The fate of CHAZ is uncertain, but with a sympathetic mayor, a clueless governor, and funds pouring in from enthralled leftist supporters all over America, it is possible this experiment will linger for a long time, relatively undisturbed by reality.
If you happen to live in CHAZ, a place that until June 8 was merely a hardcore liberal precinct of a hardcore liberal city, buckle up.
If the consequences of leftist activism were confined to isolated enclaves sprinkled across a handful of blue cities in blue states, apart from the existential disruption these “autonomous zones” would impart to those residents who were unsympathetic to the invasion and occupation of their neighborhoods, America would survive. But “CHAZ” is just the tip of the leftist spear. It is part of something much bigger, and far more dangerous.
For now, Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone is an extreme caricature of what the mainstream Left wants. But they are slowly institutionalizing such “zones” across America. The project is most advanced on the blue West Coast, but it is rapidly proceeding through blue cities and states everywhere.
Moreover, because Republicans barely recognize the phenomenon, or what is at stake, much less do they have or offer alternatives, the project is stealthily creeping into red cities and states as well.
Here, in stark terms, is what Americans face: Subsidized investors will buy up distressed single-family homes and demolish them to build subsidized apartments to house low-income residents, homeless people, and foreign refugees. If you oppose any of this happening on the lot next to you, then you are a racist and a climate denier, and you are unwilling to check your privilege.
Never mind that you have skipped vacations, worked multiple jobs, and barely managed to support your family while paying down a monstrous mortgage and confiscatory property taxes. Now the fruits of your labor will also pay for the utter destruction of the neighborhood where you invested the best years of your life to call home.
While single-family homes will become worth more to investors when they are demolished in favor of apartments rather than left standing, in cases where the homes aren’t demolished, expect backyards to be filled with “accessory dwelling units,” i.e., new homes on the same property. And expect these homes to yield better returns to investors when they qualify for subsidies both in their construction and their rent, if they house low-income residents, homeless people, and foreign refugees.
If you don’t think this can happen where you live, then you’d better move to a gated community, filled with residents wealthy enough to litigate. Because the threat of endless litigation is the only way that investors and developers will be driven away.
This is why the wealthy donors to leftist movements ranging from CHAZ to the Democratic National Committee don’t care what happens to America’s suburbs. Living where they do, they are exempt.
Four Principles Underlying the Destruction
Of America’s Cities and Suburbs
The degree to which this dismal scenario actually transpires depends on to what extent the following principles become part of the conventional political wisdom in America. Note that many of these principles are supposedly already beyond serious debate, and that they are subscribed to as much by the Romneyesque Republicans as by the Jay Inslee-type Democrats.
1) Cities cannot be expanded, because suburban “sprawl” increases greenhouse gas emissions, and “open space” must be preserved.
All population growth, by this logic, must occur within the footprint of existing cities. This is a preposterous and misanthropic lie. The entire urban footprint of cities in America’s lower 48 states consumes less than 5 percent of the land. And permitting suburbs to continue to expand onto open land does not increase “greenhouse gas” emissions, even if you actually believe greenhouse gas emissions harm the planet. Jobs follow housing, people work remotely, and emissions-free vehicles for routine commutes are within a few decades of becoming cheap and ubiquitous.
2) Given that America is a racist nation with a history of oppression and capitalism is inherently racist and oppressive, disadvantaged people must be the beneficiaries of “inclusive zoning,” whereby they will live in subsidized housing located wherever concentrations of “white privilege” exist.
Proponents of inclusive zoning also believe that when the disadvantaged are put into immediate proximity to privileged people, this somehow fosters “greater social and economic mobility.” This is a convenient lie, used to justify building “affordable housing” on expensive real estate, which increases profits for taxpayer-subsidized developers. The reality is harder: telling people they are victims and giving them free stuff undermines their character, no matter where they live.
3) Housing is a public health issue; free housing can be medically prescribed.
Anyone who doesn’t think a medical emergency cannot disrupt property rights, or any other constitutionally protected right, must have been asleep for the past three months. Expect forced densification of suburban neighborhoods with “inclusive” and subsidized housing because the United States must develop a “culture of health.”
4) Because Americans caused climate change, which is causing crop failures and political destabilization throughout the global south, Americans will need to admit hundreds of millions of “climate refugees” and pay for their shelter and other basic needs.
Similarly, Americans must atone for their legacy of slavery and colonialism by paying “reparations” to people of color. These reparations will include inclusive zoning, subsidized housing, and destruction of “racist” suburbia. The single-family dwelling is an abomination; it is racist and ecologically unsustainable.
Readers may be forgiven for thinking these principles are absurd and that normal people will simply dismiss them. Think again.
With an eye to understanding the general mentality of leftists with respect to housing policies, peruse social media and Google search results on these terms: inclusionary zoning, “snob” zoning, reparations, climate justice and suburbs, climate refugees, smart growth, “infill,” and dozens of others.
Or just recall the campaign pronouncements of Jay Inslee when he was running for president. With a gleam in his eye that calls to mind the judges in 17th-century Salem, Inslee used his limited presidential primary debate time to declare a “climate emergency.”
Inslee is not alone. There’s a lot of money to be made and power to be grabbed the minute a “climate emergency” goes into effect. So kiss your suburbs goodbye.
The Alternatives to Destroying America’s Cities and Suburbs
The counter-narrative to these ideas which relentlessly encroach on what constitutes permissible debate are already considered controversial, despite being entirely reasonable.
For starters, the “climate catastrophes” occurring in the world, while often tragic, are either completely normal occurrences of weather or they have nothing to do with climate at all, and more to do with hideous levels of government corruption and incompetence. And in any case, the billions of people abroad who are still victims of these tragedies are never going to fit into the United States. Admitting a small fraction of them would merely destroy our own nation, when for a fraction of the resources that millions of destitute immigrants would consume, we could help billions of people to restore stability and achieve prosperity in their own nations.
Here in America, when housing is unaffordable it is almost always because of government policies. California, as usual, is the cautionary example. Countless laws restrict what land is eligible for housing development. Even in those limited locations, environmentalist litigators exploit state and federal laws to delay projects for years.
California also enforces extreme building codes, mostly relating to the environment but also to overwrought safety standards and other factors, adding tens of thousands of dollars (or more) to the cost of a home. Then there are building fees, often exceeding $100,000 per home, which are to pay for infrastructure that municipalities used to pay for out of operating budgets. And of course, there are affordable housing set-asides, assessed against the sale price of every market-priced home.
The result of these laws is that fewer and fewer Californians can afford homes, and developers cannot afford to make a profit building them unless they are either subsidized or very high-end. This is a perfect storm, politically concocted. Instead of relaxing the regulations, granting safe harbor from litigation, and reforming the pensions that consume public budgets preventing infrastructure funding, California’s politicians mandate “affordable housing.” These taxpayer-funded boondoggles further enrich subsidized developers and do nothing to solve the problem of homelessness and unaffordable housing.
The only way to avoid destroying America’s suburbs, which is where millions of Americans—especially families with children—prefer to live, is to build more of them. To do this, stand up to the climate change lobby, expose their hidden agenda which is to amass power and consolidate wealth, and stand up to the “inclusion” lobby and their obsession with alleged racism.
Mandated inclusion and giveaways will not enable upward mobility for the disadvantaged, it will just make them more dependent on government. Lowering the cost-of-living by building new suburbs at affordable prices, on the other hand, is the pathway to a new era of prosperity for all Americans.
Whether considering CHAZ in Seattle, or the movement to erase suburbia across the entire nation, they share much in common with each other. Both are parasitic, both are built on lies and deceptions, both depend on professionally curated emotions—the privileged feel guilty, the disadvantaged feel resentment.
The differences? CHAZ is concentrated geographically and revels in extreme rhetoric, whereas the assault on suburbia is disbursed and relies on rhetoric that has been sanitized for broader consumption. But behind the theatrics, CHAZ exposes the endgame. Their message is deadly serious, and they aren’t kidding: “We are going to destroy you.”


thelibertydaily--2020-06-12--LMAO: Satirical Cartoon Takes Dead Aim At Fake News Handling Of Cop Stories

It ’ s every cop-meets-black-man story they ’ ve ever told rolled up into one .
A cop has his @ @ @ @ @ his own reflection in bulletproof glass , and the ricochet hits himself in the groin @ @ @ @ @ on film .
And it becomes a CNN story… complete with the logo and everything @ @ @ @ @ see the story evolve from a simple misunderstanding .
To a story about a victim… @ @ @ @ @ villainous cop… Followed by a lot of TV talking heads shouting at each other .
@ @ @ @ @ really happens .
This captured the whole CNN fake-news experiment so brilliantly… and like most @ @ @ @ @ it takes swipes at people on both sides .
The show , for anyone interested @ @ @ @ @ .

It’s every cop-meets-black-man story they’ve ever told rolled up into one.
It’s brilliant.
A cop has his gun drawn, pointed at his own reflection in bulletproof glass, and the ricochet hits himself in the groin.
There’s a memorable catchphrase uttered in the moment.
It’s caught on film. And it becomes a CNN story… complete with the logo and everything.
Then we get to see the story evolve from a simple misunderstanding.
To a story about a victim… To a story about a villainous cop… Followed by a lot of TV talking heads shouting at each other.
A lot like how it really happens.
(Fair warning, the clip has a lot of profanity.)
This captured the whole CNN fake-news experiment so brilliantly… and like most of the best art, it takes swipes at people on both sides.
The show, for anyone interested, is called Paradise PD.


thelibertydaily--2020-06-12--Hundreds of Officers Responding To Active Shooter In Manhunt For Killer Who Shot California Police D

Hundreds of Officers Responding To Active Shooter In Manhunt For Killer Who Shot California Police Deputy In Ambush

PASO ROBLES , California — Police and deputies were responding to a shooting Thursday as they conducted a manhunt for a suspect accused of killing a man and seriously wounding a deputy in an ambush .
There was a massive law enforcement response to the scene in the area of Highway 46 and Ramada Drive .
According to KCOY , “ hundreds of officers ” were responding .
Residents in the area were being told to shelter-in-place .
The Sheriff ’ s Office identified the suspect in the Wednesday incident as 26-year-old Mason James Lira , a transient from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a shooting spree which began at approximately 3:45 AM Wednesday when he started shooting at the Paso Robles Police Department building .
A Sheriff ’ s Deputy who responded to that call was shot in the face and later a local man was found shot to death at the Paso Robles train station .
A widespread search of downtown Paso Robles was conducted but the suspect was not located .
“ We had an unprovoked attack on local law enforcement , and in my opinion the act of a coward , ” San @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

PASO ROBLES, California — Police and deputies were responding to a shooting Thursday as they conducted a manhunt for a suspect accused of killing a man and seriously wounding a deputy in an ambush.
There was a massive law enforcement response to the scene in the area of Highway 46 and Ramada Drive. According to KCOY, “hundreds of officers” were responding. Residents in the area were being told to shelter-in-place.
Shots fired in the area of 46W / Ramada. Stay out of area. — Paso Robles Police (@PasoRoblesPD) June 11, 2020
The Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect in the Wednesday incident as 26-year-old Mason James Lira, a transient from the Monterey area.
This is our suspect from the active shooter. If you see him or have info, call 9-1-1 or 805-237-6464 pic.twitter.com/S2xFZFnCkm — Paso Robles Police (@PasoRoblesPD) June 10, 2020
Lira is accused of a shooting spree which began at approximately 3:45 AM Wednesday when he started shooting at the Paso Robles Police Department building. A Sheriff’s Deputy who responded to that call was shot in the face and later a local man was found shot to death at the Paso Robles train station.
A widespread search of downtown Paso Robles was conducted but the suspect was not located.
“We had an unprovoked attack on local law enforcement, and in my opinion the act of a coward,” San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said.
Lira is considered armed and dangerous.
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