vdare--2020-10-20--Michelle Malkin: Critical Race Theory And The Disunited States of Oppression

Is there any clearer sign of how privileged a society is than the disproportionate amount of time that society spends guilting citizens over how privileged they are ?
I 'll never forget the first time I encountered `` critical race theory '' and its overbearing adherents at my alma mater , Oberlin College , in the 1990s .
Multicultural studies were all the rage .
Higher education officials had torpedoed Western civilization curriculum requirements at prestigious universities nationwide .
The ululations of the aggrieved reached a fever pitch as anti-white extremists demanded separate academic departments , dorms , graduation ceremonies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and equality .
The entire spectacle was as self-indulgent as it was comical .
Spoiled white limousine liberals ' children lectured me—a child of Filipino immigrants who came from a Third World country colonized by the Spanish , overtaken by Americans and occupied by the Japanese—for thinking and acting `` white '' because I opposed race-based affirmative action policies .
A miserable feminist student castigated me for using the patriarchal term `` exploit '' ( as in `` exploiting an opportunity . ''
) Wealthy minority progressives—cloistered in their intolerant `` safe spaces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brats whose parents forked over $ 40,000 a year in tuition—whined about being systemically oppressed .
The whiners whined all their way through their senior theses to secure their worthless degrees .
A large portion of the whiners went on to graduate schools in advanced griping and grousing—and are now ensconced in the ivory tower of critical race theory babble , subsidized by tax dollars at public colleges and universities , venting from on high about how hopelessly downtrodden they are at the hands of the oppressors paying their cushy salaries .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread to the bowels of the federal bureaucracy .
Last month , after Discovery Institute scholar Christopher Rufo sounded the alarm with a series of whistleblower reports in the Treasury and Justice Departments , the Trump administration belatedly moved to crack down on `` diversity '' training sessions that perpetuate the idea that America is an inherently racist and white supremacist nation .
But far more troubling is the trickledown of racist anti-racism into K-12 education across the heartland .
A parent/educator in the Springfield , Missouri , public schools sent mandatory curriculum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all teachers must now undergo .
`` Growing a deeper sense of cultural consciousness '' is now an essential part of the district employees ' job responsibilities .
This means accepting an `` oppression matrix '' chart that classifies all white people as a `` privileged social group , '' no matter their socioeconomic status , life struggles or family history .
Asians are considered `` oppressed , '' despite vast differences in income among Asian groups and despite higher median net worth and household income than whites .
All `` males assigned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than all `` females assigned at birth . ''
All Protestants are forever more privileged than worshipers of any other faith .
All Springfield public school employees must now share `` reflections '' upon watching a `` George Floyd video , '' outline `` what steps you will take to become an anti-racist '' and engage in a `` group discussion '' on `` white supremacy '' ( but not any other kind of identity politics supremacy ) .
Of course , the definition of `` white supremacy '' has been stretched to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` White silence '' —not saying a word , remaining neutral , minding your own business—now counts as `` covert white supremacy , '' according to equity training materials .
Saying , `` all lives matter '' is covert white supremacy .
So are these unforgivable offenses : • `` Eurocentric curriculum '' ( that is , any lessons that do n't put nonwhite people above white people at all times in all subject areas ) .
• `` Not believing experiences of black , indigenous , and people of color , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racial hoaxes and fake hate crimes and never questioning the shady claims of racially ambiguous people that they are what and who they say they are ) .
• `` English-only initiatives '' ( because heaven forbid we demand that non-English-speaking immigrants assimilate and our sovereign nation demand that residents speak the same language as our founders ) .
We are trapped in a manufactured `` oppression matrix '' by the most comfortable and protected of liberal elites .
Our children are being taught by anti-white , anti-American `` equity '' bullies that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sum of our politicized identities .
A great and healthy society would teach its children to be thankful for , not guilty over , the `` privileges '' so many have worked so hard to pass on to our posterity .

Earlier: Trump Bans Federal Diversity Training on White Privilege
Is there any clearer sign of how privileged a society is than the disproportionate amount of time that society spends guilting citizens over how privileged they are?
I'll never forget the first time I encountered "critical race theory" and its overbearing adherents at my alma mater, Oberlin College, in the 1990s. Multicultural studies were all the rage. Higher education officials had torpedoed Western civilization curriculum requirements at prestigious universities nationwide. The ululations of the aggrieved reached a fever pitch as anti-white extremists demanded separate academic departments, dorms, graduation ceremonies and deans in the name of justice and equality.
The entire spectacle was as self-indulgent as it was comical. Spoiled white limousine liberals' children lectured me—a child of Filipino immigrants who came from a Third World country colonized by the Spanish, overtaken by Americans and occupied by the Japanese—for thinking and acting "white" because I opposed race-based affirmative action policies. A miserable feminist student castigated me for using the patriarchal term "exploit" (as in "exploiting an opportunity"). Wealthy minority progressives—cloistered in their intolerant "safe spaces" on a campus full of entitled brats whose parents forked over $40,000 a year in tuition—whined about being systemically oppressed.
The whiners whined all their way through their senior theses to secure their worthless degrees. A large portion of the whiners went on to graduate schools in advanced griping and grousing—and are now ensconced in the ivory tower of critical race theory babble, subsidized by tax dollars at public colleges and universities, venting from on high about how hopelessly downtrodden they are at the hands of the oppressors paying their cushy salaries.
This toxic resentment has metastasized in academia and spread to the bowels of the federal bureaucracy. Last month, after Discovery Institute scholar Christopher Rufo sounded the alarm with a series of whistleblower reports in the Treasury and Justice Departments, the Trump administration belatedly moved to crack down on "diversity" training sessions that perpetuate the idea that America is an inherently racist and white supremacist nation. But far more troubling is the trickledown of racist anti-racism into K-12 education across the heartland.
A parent/educator in the Springfield, Missouri, public schools sent mandatory curriculum materials for "equity training" that all teachers must now undergo. "Growing a deeper sense of cultural consciousness" is now an essential part of the district employees' job responsibilities. This means accepting an "oppression matrix" chart that classifies all white people as a "privileged social group," no matter their socioeconomic status, life struggles or family history. Asians are considered "oppressed," despite vast differences in income among Asian groups and despite higher median net worth and household income than whites. All "males assigned at birth" are inherently more privileged than all "females assigned at birth." All Protestants are forever more privileged than worshipers of any other faith.
All Springfield public school employees must now share "reflections" upon watching a "George Floyd video," outline "what steps you will take to become an anti-racist" and engage in a "group discussion" on "white supremacy" (but not any other kind of identity politics supremacy).
Of course, the definition of "white supremacy" has been stretched to include every microaggression under the sun. "White silence"—not saying a word, remaining neutral, minding your own business—now counts as "covert white supremacy," according to equity training materials. Saying, "all lives matter" is covert white supremacy. So are these unforgivable offenses:
"Eurocentric curriculum" (that is, any lessons that don't put nonwhite people above white people at all times in all subject areas).
"Not believing experiences of black, indigenous, and people of color" (which means never questioning any obvious racial hoaxes and fake hate crimes and never questioning the shady claims of racially ambiguous people that they are what and who they say they are).
"English-only initiatives" (because heaven forbid we demand that non-English-speaking immigrants assimilate and our sovereign nation demand that residents speak the same language as our founders).
"Colorblindness" (because actual anti-racism is racism).
We are trapped in a manufactured "oppression matrix" by the most comfortable and protected of liberal elites. Our children are being taught by anti-white, anti-American "equity" bullies that we are nothing more than the miserable sum of our politicized identities. A great and healthy society would teach its children to be thankful for, not guilty over, the "privileges" so many have worked so hard to pass on to our posterity.


vdare--2020-10-19--Emmett Till: Repetition As Liturgy

Emmett Till: Repetition As Liturgy

‘ Carolyn Bryant ’ Review : Reliving a Lie That Never Goes Away This stylized , two-character play finds the @ @ @ @ @ to the lynching of Emmett Till bound to him , and to racist myths , @ @ @ @ @ a question loaded with pain , but Emmett speaks it quietly , like a person @ @ @ @ @ s partially numb .
“ Do you know how many come after me ?
” @ @ @ @ @ Emmett Till , the Black boy barbarically murdered by a pair of white Southern thugs @ @ @ @ @ , down from Chicago to visit family in small-town Mississippi .
“ Do you know @ @ @ @ @ ?
” he asks again .
In Nataki Garrett and Andrea LeBlanc ’ s wound-lancing @ @ @ @ @ Bryant Project , ” repetition is a means of outlining an ugly pattern — unfounded @ @ @ @ @ death , the public tarnishing of the victim .

From a New York Times theater review:
‘Carolyn Bryant’ Review: Reliving a Lie That Never Goes Away
This stylized, two-character play finds the woman whose false accusation led to the lynching of Emmett Till bound to him, and to racist myths, forever.
By Laura Collins-Hughes
Oct. 13, 2020
The Carolyn Bryant Project NYT Critic’s Pick
It’s a question loaded with pain, but Emmett speaks it quietly, like a person so soul-weary that he’s partially numb.
“Do you know how many come after me?” he asks.
Emmett is Emmett Till, the Black boy barbarically murdered by a pair of white Southern thugs the summer he was 14, down from Chicago to visit family in small-town Mississippi.
“Do you know how many come after me?” he asks again.
In Nataki Garrett and Andrea LeBlanc’s wound-lancing theater piece “The Carolyn Bryant Project,” repetition is a means of outlining an ugly pattern — unfounded white aggression, needless Black death, the public tarnishing of the victim.


vdare--2020-10-20--Hey, BLM—Why Didn’t Robert E. Lee’s Black Teamsters Desert After Gettysburg?

If you Google “ Black Confederates , ” you will know a lot about Google ’ s politics .
It is also obvious that there is a tremendous effort to dismiss the idea that blacks would implicitly resist and even explicitly take up arms against the 1861-1865 Northern invasion of the South .
Of course , the demonization of the South and anything remotely tied to the Confederacy , not least the destruction of Confederate monuments , is just part of currently surging anti-white politics and the drive to rewrite all of American history .
Yet the existence of Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were typically teamsters—the forerunners of the black truck drivers of the Red Ball Express in the still-segregated U.S. Army during World War II—and other parts of the logistical tail that all armies depend upon .
Still , it ’ s unquestionably a Politically Incorrect embarrassment that the Confederate armies were apparently able to rely upon these slaves until the very end of the war—just as throughout the war there were no slave insurrections ( as distinct from runaways ) anywhere in the South .
Thus , for example , Allen Guelzo in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ retreat from defeat at Gettysburg in The Last Invasion : But the Army of Northern Virginia did escape this desperate situation–with the help of its black teamsters , who apparently went back to the South with it .
To illustrate how important teamsters were to both armies , leaving Atlanta on his mission of Confederate devastation through Georgia , South Carolina , and North Carolina , Sherman had 60,000 men , 6,300 wagons , 900 ambulances , 36,500 horses—and 36,000 mules .
The typical Army wagon was about 10 feet long , 4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a canopy .
It weighed about 1,000 pounds .
Four mules could pull an additional load of 2,000 pounds , and six mules , which were preferred , could manage 3,000 pounds on a 15-mile trip .
The average load was about 2,650 pounds .
Confederate teamsters were actually paid directly or through contractors by the Confederate government rather than the Army at the same rate as Confederate privates , $ 11 per month .
They often came under Union fire , and were usually armed for self-defense .
Blacks were also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Army .
Teamsters usually rode on the left-rear mule rather than on the wagon .
The mule was the logistical backbone of both the Confederate and Union armies .
Both horses and mules are very strong , but horses are faster , braver , and more agile .
However , mules are stronger ; more sure-footed , have much greater endurance , and require less rest .
Mules are also less prone to injury and less expensive to keep .
Mules do not spook easily , but their acute sense of danger made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deafening sounds of artillery .
The mule ’ s reputation for stubbornness is actually related to his greater instinct for survival .
Physical punishment just makes them more stubborn .
Many observers consider mules more intelligent and good natured than horses .
Cavalry , artillery , ambulances , officers , and various special personnel usually used horses .
( As of 2020 , the Army still training Special Forces in the use of mules for service in Afghanistan . )
The presence of blacks in the Confederate armies in any capacity was very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ September 10 , 1862 , seven days before the bloodiest battle in American history at Antietam ( Sharpsburg ) , Dr. Lewis Steiner , Chief Inspector of the United States Sanitary Commission , a relief agency for the Union ’ s sick and wounded .
recorded in his diary Stonewall Jackson ’ s occupation of Frederick MD : Over 3,000 Negroes must be included in this number .
These were clad in all kinds of uniforms , not only in cast-off or captured United States uniforms , but in coats with Southern buttons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were shabby , but not shabbier or seedier than those worn by white men in the rebel ranks .
Most of the Negroes had arms , rifles , muskets , sabers , bowie-knives , dirks , etc.
, they were supplied in many instances with knapsacks , haversacks , canteens , etc .
They were seen riding on horses and mules , driving wagons , riding on caissons , in ambulances , with the staff of generals , and promiscuously mixed up with all the rebel army .
[ Emphasis added ] .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a History of Frederick , Montgomery , Carroll , Washington , Allegany , and Garrett Counties from the Earliest Period to the Present Day ; Including Biographical Sketches of Their Representative Men , Volume 1 , by John Thomas Scharf , Genealogical Publishing Company , 1968 ] Most of these blacks were certainly teamsters and support personnel—cooks , servants , laborers etc .
But adjusting considerably for Steiner ’ s tendency to overestimate Lee ’ s forces , Scott K. Williams estimated that 65,000 blacks served in the Confederate Army through the war—with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black Confederates Heritage , Sterling Price Camp 145 , Sons of Confederate Veterans , 1998 ] .
The late Anthony Hervey , founder of the Black Confederate Soldier Foundation , offered a figure of 100,000 .
When I crunch the data , I get at least 75,000 , 30,000 of whom were teamsters .
In December 1864 , Confederate President Jefferson Davis requested drafting 40,000 slaves from the plantations to be teamsters .
This was controversial and scarcely implemented , but it puts my teamster estimate in the ballpark .
Naturally , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blacks were actually shooting at them that most outraged Northern abolitionists—as it outrages Leftists today .
The Northern Exchange angrily editorialized about blacks after First Manassas : In 1863 , Horace Greeley , the famous abolitionist and founder and editor of the New York Tribune , argued that Lincoln should enlist black soldiers to fight because the South had done so : In September 1861 , former slave Frederick Douglass , wrote down what he told President Abraham Lincoln about black Confederates : Perhaps a significant case study : General Nathan Bedford Forrest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tennessee cavalry regiment , as he testified to Congress after the war [ See “ First With the Most ” Forrest , by Robert Selph Henry ] .
Most were teamsters .
But no less than seven served in his elite escort company , Mitcham reported in his biography of Forrest , Bust Hell Wide Open .
Forrest praised their performance and loyalty and freed 44 before war ’ s end .
The plain fact is that American race relations are more nuanced than we are now required to think .
Leftist dogma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masters .
But former slaves literally said otherwise in interviews recorded in the 1930s [ Forgotten Black Voices , Gedaliah Braun , American Renaissance , September-October 1993 ] .
All Americans need to stand against 2020 ’ s Cultural Marxist nightmare , which is quite capable of destroying our country and the last vestiges of freedom and moral reason .
Mike Scruggs [ Email him ] is the author of two books : The Un-Civil War : Shattering the Historical Myths ; and Lessons from the Vietnam War : Truths the Media Never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on military history , national security , intelligent design , genealogical genetics , immigration , current political affairs , Islam , and the Middle East .
He holds a BS degree from the University of Georgia and an MBA from Stanford University .
A former USAF intelligence officer and Air Commando , he is a decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War , and holds the Distinguished Flying Cross , Purple Heart , and Air Medal .
He is a retired First Vice President for a major national financial services firm and former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian school .

Earlier by Mike Scruggs: Happy 200th Birthday, Robert E. Lee!
If you Google “Black Confederates,” you will know a lot about Google’s politics. It is also obvious that there is a tremendous effort to dismiss the idea that blacks would implicitly resist and even explicitly take up arms against the 1861–1865 Northern invasion of the South. Of course, the demonization of the South and anything remotely tied to the Confederacy, not least the destruction of Confederate monuments, is just part of currently surging anti-white politics and the drive to rewrite all of American history. Yet the existence of Black Confederates is actually not surprising: they were typically teamsters—the forerunners of the black truck drivers of the Red Ball Express in the still-segregated U.S. Army during World War II—and other parts of the logistical tail that all armies depend upon. Still, it’s unquestionably a politically incorrect embarrassment that the Confederate armies were apparently able to rely upon these slaves until the very end of the war—just as throughout the war there were no slave insurrections (as distinct from runaways) anywhere in the South.
Thus, for example, Allen Guelzo in his account of Robert E. Lee’s retreat from defeat at Gettysburg in The Last Invasion:
[The Confederates] temper was darkened still further by the miseries of having “to stand & wait for an hour or more” on roads “blocked up with troops,” and by the unearthly screaming, shrieking, weeping, moaning, “oaths, and execrations” which arose from the army’s ambulances as the “wagons kept the road” and the uninjured survivors “marched through the fields & woods on each side.” Occasionally, there would be “a brass band on the side of the road … playing ‘Dixie’ & ‘Maryland,’ ” but this did not do much to drown out the cries heard by John Imboden from thousands of voices in the backs of jolting wagons and ambulances: O God! Why can’t I die? … My God! Will no one have mercy and kill me and end my misery? … Oh! stop one minute and take me out and leave me to die on the roadside … I am dying! I am dying! My poor wife, my dear children! What will become of you? [Union commander George] Meade’s hesitation gave both parts of Lee’s army a full day’s grace, but since the wagon trains alone occupied anywhere from fifteen to twenty miles of road, the likelihood of Lee putting any great distance between himself and pursuit was dim. [Emphasis added].
But the Army of Northern Virginia did escape this desperate situation–with the help of its black teamsters, who apparently went back to the South with it.
To illustrate how important teamsters were to both armies, leaving Atlanta on his mission of Confederate devastation through Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, Sherman had 60,000 men, 6,300 wagons, 900 ambulances, 36,500 horses—and 36,000 mules.
The typical Army wagon was about 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet deep with a canopy. It weighed about 1,000 pounds. Four mules could pull an additional load of 2,000 pounds, and six mules, which were preferred, could manage 3,000 pounds on a 15-mile trip. The average load was about 2,650 pounds.
Confederate teamsters were actually paid directly or through contractors by the Confederate government rather than the Army, at the same rate as Confederate privates, $11 per month. They often came under Union fire, and were usually armed for self-defense. Blacks were also widely used as teamsters by the Union Army.
Teamsters usually rode on the left-rear mule rather than on the wagon. The mule was the logistical backbone of both the Confederate and Union armies. Both horses and mules are very strong, but horses are faster, braver, and more agile. However, mules are stronger; more sure-footed, have much greater endurance, and require less rest. Mules are also less prone to injury and less expensive to keep. Mules do not spook easily, but their acute sense of danger made them less suitable for use around the deafening sounds of artillery. The mule’s reputation for stubbornness is actually related to his greater instinct for survival. Physical punishment just makes them more stubborn. Many observers consider mules more intelligent and good-natured than horses. Cavalry, artillery, ambulances, officers, and various special personnel usually used horses. (As of 2020, the Army is still training Special Forces in the use of mules for service in Afghanistan.)
The presence of blacks in the Confederate armies in any capacity was very distressing to Northern observers. Thus on September 10, 1862, seven days before the bloodiest battle in American history at Antietam (Sharpsburg), Dr. Lewis Steiner, Chief Inspector of the United States Sanitary Commission, a relief agency for the Union’s sick and wounded, recorded in his diary Stonewall Jackson’s occupation of Frederick MD:
Over 3,000 Negroes must be included in this number. These were clad in all kinds of uniforms, not only in cast-off or captured United States uniforms, but in coats with Southern buttons, State buttons, etc. These were shabby, but not shabbier or seedier than those worn by white men in the rebel ranks. Most of the Negroes had arms, rifles, muskets, sabers, bowie-knives, dirks, etc., they were supplied in many instances with knapsacks, haversacks, canteens, etc. They were seen riding on horses and mules, driving wagons, riding on caissons, in ambulances, with the staff of generals, and promiscuously mixed up with all the rebel army. [Emphasis added]. [History of Western Maryland: Being a History of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Including Biographical Sketches of Their Representative Men, Volume 1, by John Thomas Scharf, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968]
Most of these blacks were certainly teamsters and support personnel—cooks, servants, laborers, etc. But adjusting considerably for Steiner’s tendency to overestimate Lee’s forces, Scott K. Williams estimated that 65,000 blacks served in the Confederate Army through the war—with at least 13,000 in direct combat [Black Confederates Heritage, Sterling Price Camp 145, Sons of Confederate Veterans, 1998]. The late Anthony Hervey, founder of the Black Confederate Soldier Foundation, offered a figure of 100,000. When I crunch the data, I get at least 75,000, 30,000 of whom were teamsters. In December 1864, Confederate President Jefferson Davis requested drafting 40,000 slaves from the plantations to be teamsters. This was controversial and scarcely implemented, but it puts my teamster estimate in the ballpark.
Naturally, however, it was the idea that Southern blacks were actually shooting at them that most outraged Northern abolitionists—as it outrages Leftists today.
The Northern Exchange angrily editorialized about blacks after First Manassas:
The war has dispelled one delusion of the abolitionists. The Negroes regard them as enemies instead of friends. No insurrection has occurred in the South—no important stampede of slaves has evinced their desire for freedom. On the contrary, they have jeered at and insulted our troops, have readily enlisted in the rebel army and on Sunday at Manassas, shot down our men with as much alacrity as if abolitionism had never existed. Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 10,Indianapolis, Marion County, July 31, 1861.
In 1863, Horace Greeley, the famous abolitionist and founder and editor of the New York Tribune, argued that Lincoln should enlist black soldiers to fight because the South had done so:
For more than two years, Negroes have been extensively employed in belligerent operations by the Confederacy. They have been embodied and drilled as rebel soldiers and had paraded with white troops at a time when this would not have been tolerated in the armies of the Union. [The Politically Incorrect Guide to The South: (And Why It Will Rise Again), by Clint Johnson]
In September 1861, former slave Frederick Douglass,wrote down what he told President Abraham Lincoln about black Confederates:
There are at the present moment, many colored men in the Confederate Army doing duty not as cooks, servants and laborers, but as real soldiers, having muskets on their shoulders and bullets in their pockets ready to shoot down loyal troops and do all that soldiers may do to destroy the Federal government. [Frederick Douglass and the “Negro Regiment” at First Manassas, Dead Confederates, July 30, 2011]
Perhaps a significant case study: General Nathan Bedford Forrest took 45 of his slaves into his Tennessee cavalry regiment, as he testified to Congress after the war [See “First With the Most” Forrest, by Robert Selph Henry]. Most were teamsters. But no less than seven served in his elite escort company, Mitcham reported in his biography of Forrest, Bust Hell Wide Open. Forrest praised their performance and loyalty and freed 44 before war’s end.
The plain fact is that American race relations are more nuanced than we are now required to think. Leftist dogma insists that black slaves hated their white masters. But former slaves literally said otherwise in interviews recorded in the 1930s [Forgotten Black Voices, Gedaliah Braun, American Renaissance, September-October 1993].
All Americans need to stand against 2020’s Cultural Marxist nightmare, which is quite capable of destroying our country and the last vestiges of freedom and moral reason.
Mike Scruggs [Email him] is the author of two books: The Un-Civil War: Shattering the Historical Myths; and Lessons from the Vietnam War: Truths the Media Never Told You, and over 700 articles on military history, national security, intelligent design, genealogical genetics, immigration, current political affairs, Islam, and the Middle East.
He holds a BS degree from the University of Georgia and an MBA from Stanford University. A former USAF intelligence officer and Air Commando, he is a decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War, and holds the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, and Air Medal. He is a retired First Vice President for a major national financial services firm and former Chairman of the Board of a classical Christian school.


vdare--2020-10-20--DOJ Sues Google. Is This A Sign The Trump Admin Is Waking Up?

Previously : Allum Bokhari ’ s DELETED : GOP , Trump Learn The Hard Way—Laura Loomer Was Right !
The Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on Tuesday .
The government alleges the tech giant engages in a wide array of anti-competitive practices , particularly in how it corners the internet search market .
The DOJ ’ s lawsuit claims Google accounts for 80 % of search queries in the U.S. and ensures its market dominance through large payments to other companies , deceptive practices that force users to use Google properties , and other actions that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Google With Antitrust Lawsuit , by Brent Kendall and Rob Copeland , The Wall Street Journal , October 20 , 2020 ] .
“ If the government does not enforce its antitrust laws to enable competition , we could lose the next wave of innovation .
If that happens , Americans may never get to see the next Google , ” deputy U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said in a statement .
Google whined about the lawsuit .
“ People use Google because they choose to—not because they ’ re forced to or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Google ’ s chief legal officer Kent Walker said .
Google is certainly rattled by the lawsuit .
It sent an email to employees telling them to keep their heads down and don ’ t attract scrutiny during this process [ Google execs urge employees to keep their heads down amid DOJ ’ s antitrust lawsuit , by Jennifer Elias , CNBC , October 20 , 2020 ] .
While the DOJ ’ s lawsuit doesn ’ t address tech censorship , it is certainly a positive development .
It indicates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the tech titans and antitrust lawsuits create the potential for free speech alternatives to have a shot in the market .
It ’ s also just plain good for the American public to see these corporations lose their immense power .
Now the administration just needs to act on free speech issues .
There are signs that this is happening .
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced last week his agency would move forward with enacting Trump ’ s proposal to review Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act .
Section 230 provides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the basis they act as neutral political forums .
They clearly violate this spirit .
Trump ’ s nominee for the FCC , Nathan Simington , is considered to be a reliable foe of Big Tech who wants to end the censorship .
His nomination is stalled in the Senate , but the recent censorship is likely to push Republicans to confirm his nomination [ GOP Sen. Roger Wicker Has Not Scheduled Confirmation Hearing For Trump FCC Nominee Crucial To Talking On Big Tech , by Allum Bokhari , Breitbart , October 8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Big Tech will know it ’ s screwed .
The tech giants want to rig the election .
Trump won ’ t forget that , and he will have the power and political capital to pay them back .

washingtonwatcherii@protonmail.com (Washington  Watcher II)

Previously: Allum Bokhari’s DELETED: GOP, Trump Learn The Hard Way—Laura Loomer Was Right!
The Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on Tuesday. The government alleges the tech giant engages in a wide array of anti-competitive practices, particularly in how it corners the internet search market. The DOJ’s lawsuit claims Google accounts for 80% of search queries in the U.S. and ensures its market dominance through large payments to other companies, deceptive practices that force users to use Google properties, and other actions that unfairly stifle competition [Justice Department Hits Google With Antitrust Lawsuit, by Brent Kendall and Rob Copeland, Wall Street Journal, October 20, 2020].
“If the government does not enforce its antitrust laws to enable competition, we could lose the next wave of innovation. If that happens, Americans may never get to see the next Google,” deputy U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said in a statement. Google whined about the lawsuit. “People use Google because they choose to—not because they’re forced to or because they can’t find alternatives,” Google’s chief legal officer Kent Walker said.
Google is certainly rattled by the lawsuit. It sent an email to employees telling them to keep their heads down and don’t attract scrutiny during this process [Google execs urge employees to keep their heads down amid DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit, by Jennifer Elias, CNBC, October 20, 2020].
While the DOJ’s lawsuit doesn’t address tech censorship, it is certainly a positive development. It indicates the Trump admin is willing to take on the tech titans and antitrust lawsuits create the potential for free speech alternatives to have a shot in the market. It’s also just plain good for the American public to see these corporations lose their immense power.
Now the administration just needs to act on free speech issues. There are signs that this is happening. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced last week his agency would move forward with enacting Trump’s proposal to review Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Section 230 provides tech platforms with publisher immunities partially on the basis they act as neutral political forums. They clearly violate this spirit.
Trump’s nominee for the FCC, Nathan Simington, is considered to be a reliable foe of Big Tech who wants to end the censorship. His nomination is stalled in the Senate, but the recent censorship is likely to push Republicans to confirm his nomination [GOP Sen. Roger Wicker Has Not Scheduled Confirmation Hearing For Trump FCC Nominee Crucial To Talking On Big Tech, by Allum Bokhari, Breitbart, October 8, 2020].
If Trump wins, Big Tech will know it’s screwed. The tech giants want to rig the election. Trump won’t forget that, and he will have the power and political capital to pay them back.


vdare--2020-10-21--The Great Reset Comes For The One Good Public High School In SF

Utra-wealthy , ultra-liberal San Francisco has strikingly bad public schools .
I don ’ t mean “ bad ” in the usual sense of “ infelicitous demographics ” but in the sense of poor scores for most ethnic groups relative to their national norms .
Now , its one good public high school , exam-using Lowell ( the SF equivalent of NYC ’ s Stuyvesant and suburban DC ’ s Thomas Jefferson ) , is going to lottery admissions , perhaps permanently .
Despite backlash , San Francisco ’ s Lowell High will use lottery system next year Lowell High @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 2025 via random lottery , like most other public schools in the city .
In spite of controversy and backlash , San Francisco ’ s prestigious public school Lowell High will use the lottery system to admit students in 2021 .
While most public schools in the city are subject to the lottery system , Lowell traditionally has not .
The high school uses a combination of middle school GPA and state testing scores to evaluate most prospective students ( some slots are set aside for students from under-served areas ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ distance learning — and the fact that standardized testing couldn ’ t be done at all — the San Francisco Board of Education decided it wasn ’ t fair to evaluate students on metrics they could not meet in 2020 .
On Tuesday night , the school board voted unanimously to switch Lowell 's admissions process to a random lottery .
The change will only affect the class of 2025 right now , but the Chronicle reports there is some interest among school board members in making the change permanent .
As I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ undergoing a disastrous Great Reset in which changes necessitated by lockdowns are combining with the triumph of Ibram X. Kendi ’ s anti-white racist ideology during the Summer of George to lead authorities to make institutional changes that are likely to become permanent , with long-run deleterious effects on the dysfunctionality of American civilization .
There ’ s no mention of demographics in the article .
Not surprisingly , Lowell is only 18 % white , 61 % Asian , 8 % mixed ( mostly Eurasian ) , 10 % Hispanic , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is whether 2020 has seen whites splitting away from Asians on questions of meritocracy and coming to side with blacks because they feel it ’ s become hopeless trying to compete anymore with Asians on tests .
One test is November ’ s referendum in California , Proposition 16 , on repealing 1996 ’ s Proposition 209 that nominally banned affirmative action racial preferences in government actions .
Polls suggest that voters are confused about the intent of the measure , since the pro-quota advocates tried to make the language obscure that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seldom polls well in the abstract .
Also , I imagine a lot of voters aren ’ t aware that it ’ s unConstitutional for government agencies in California , such as U. of California admissions , to discriminate by race because , obviously , they do ( but just don ’ t tell anybody they are discriminating — it ’ s all very holistic , you see ) .

Ultra-wealthy, ultra-liberal San Francisco has strikingly bad public schools. I don’t mean “bad” in the usual sense of “infelicitous demographics” but in the sense of poor scores for most ethnic groups relative to their national norms. Now, its one good public high school, exam-using Lowell (the SF equivalent of NYC’s Stuyvesant and suburban DC’s Thomas Jefferson), is going to lottery admissions, perhaps permanently.
Despite backlash, San Francisco’s Lowell High will use lottery system next year Katie Dowd
Oct. 21, 2020 Lowell High School will admit students for the class of 2025 via random lottery, like most other public schools in the city. In spite of controversy and backlash, San Francisco’s prestigious public school Lowell High will use the lottery system to admit students in 2021. While most public schools in the city are subject to the lottery system, Lowell traditionally has not. The high school uses a combination of middle school GPA and state testing scores to evaluate most prospective students (some slots are set aside for students from under-served areas). But due to the chaos created by distance learning — and the fact that standardized testing couldn’t be done at all — the San Francisco Board of Education decided it wasn’t fair to evaluate students on metrics they could not meet in 2020. On Tuesday night, the school board voted unanimously to switch Lowell's admissions process to a random lottery. The change will only affect the class of 2025 right now, but the Chronicle reports there is some interest among school board members in making the change permanent.
As I’ve been mentioning, America is undergoing a disastrous Great Reset in which changes necessitated by lockdowns are combining with the triumph of Ibram X. Kendi’s anti-white racist ideology during the Summer of George to lead authorities to make institutional changes that are likely to become permanent, with long-run deleterious effects on the dysfunctionality of American civilization.
The Oct. 9 announcement sent immediate shock waves through the Lowell community, some of whom put together a petition to demand the school board reevaluate its proposal.
There’s no mention of demographics in the article. Not surprisingly, Lowell is only 18% white, 61% Asian, 8% mixed (mostly Eurasian), 10% Hispanic, and 2% black.
An interesting question is whether 2020 has seen whites splitting away from Asians on questions of meritocracy and coming to side with blacks because they feel it’s become hopeless trying to compete anymore with Asians on tests.
One test is November’s referendum in California, Proposition 16, on repealing 1996’s Proposition 209 that nominally banned affirmative action racial preferences in government actions. Polls suggest that voters are confused about the intent of the measure, since the pro-quota advocates tried to obfuscate its wording that they wanted to discriminate by race, which seldom polls well in the abstract. Also, I imagine a lot of voters aren’t aware that it’s in violation of the state's constitution for government agencies in California, such as U. of California admissions, to discriminate by race because, obviously, they do (but just don’t tell anybody they are discriminating—it’s all very holistic, you see).
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-10-21--Ann Coulter: Trump NEEDS To Talk Immigration, It's What Won For Him Last Time!

In 2015 , Donald J. Trump decided he was going to run for president on popular ideas .
This was a stunning , historic breakthrough in American politics .
He made his announcement in a speech talking about Mexican rapists , pledging to deport illegal aliens and build a wall .
And the rest is history .
I ’ m thinking he should try it again this Thursday night .
Recall that Trump ’ s famous escalator speech provided any number of possible campaign themes : But that ’ s not what the crowds chanted .
They certainly weren ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” or “ Protect Ukraine ’ s national sovereignty !
” No , the slogan that inspired a million T-shirts , chalk etchings , replicas and hashtags was : Build the wall !
Month after month , at every rally , whenever Trump mentioned the wall , the crowds went wild .
It was Trump ’ s one surefire standing ovation , his “ Free Bird ” at a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert .
Even before Trump would take the stage , his supporters would start the chant : “ BUILD THE WALL !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daily Beast columnist Michael Moynihan tweeted : “ Talked to lots of Trump supporters in Iowa .
When I pointed out he wasn ’ t a conservative , all had same answer : ‘ So ?
The wall !
’ ” Naturally , the media reacted as if Trump had called for gas chambers .
But that just made him look like a brave truth-teller .
The media furrowed their brows and explained that Trump was “ riding a wave of anger against Washington.
” He was appealing to “ this very visceral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” So it was furious boiling anger .
On the other hand , if it was just trash talk the voters yearned for , why did New Jersey Gov .
Chris Christie sink like a rock ?
Political analysts kept droning on and on about Trump ’ s mysterious appeal , but in all their prolix analyses , I can ’ t find a single one saying , BOY , WERE WE WRONG ABOUT IMMIGRATION !
Even the so-called “ Muslim ban ” —vilified by the media—helped Trump .
Why were we admitting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around and shoot up the San Bernardino Inland Regional Center ?
Back then , Trump ’ s attacks on the media were premised on policy—not their personal attacks on him .
That ’ s why his supporters would never desert him , even as he was libeled from every media outlet every minute of every day .
The media claimed Trump ’ s popularity was just a cult of personality , but the one thing most voters weren ’ t wild about was his personality .
Unfortunately , Trump may be the only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on this .
He seems to think that what drove him to a stunning upset victory in 2016 was that the public just adores the big lunk !
Rough estimate of topics in the typical Trump campaign speech , 2020 : • 20 minutes : His experience with COVID—he ’ s better than ever !
• 20 minutes : Brags about his crowd size and how his fans LOVE him ( they never loved Reagan like this ! )
• 0 minutes : Biden ’ s massively unpopular promise to amnesty illegal aliens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day in office.
” Mass immigration is a huge boon for Democrats .
It gives them lots of new voters .
That ’ s immigrants ’ primary skill : voting .
We ’ ve become the country feared by John C. Calhoun , divided into people who work for a living and people who vote for a living .
Not only do Democrats need the votes , but their blind hatred of Everything Trump , means they are wedded to this ridiculously unpopular policy .
I have an idea !
Why not make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ magazine ’ s Andrew Sullivan ( now on his own ) and The New York Times ’ Thomas Friedman and Frank Bruni—liberals all !
—have begged the Democrats to drop the open borders nonsense .
Even Mother Jones ’ Kevin Drum wrote in astonishment last year that he couldn ’ t “ see much daylight ” between the Democrats ’ ideas on immigration and “ de facto open borders.
” The media had a grand time calling Trump ’ s immigration policies “ racist , ” but unfortunately for them , Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of voters .
It wasn ’ t just “ angry white men ” who were losing their jobs and neighborhoods ( and sometimes their lives ) to immigrants .
So were black people .
So were Hispanics .
So were teenagers .
So were—well , to be fair , Asians were more likely to be the ones taking those jobs .
As Sullivan wrote : “ [ For Democrats , there are ] no negatives to mass immigration at all , and no concern for existing American citizens ’ interests in not having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s probably why we don ’ t hear so much about Trump ’ s immigration policies being racist anymore .
Now , it ’ s just the never-ending demand that Trump condemn “ white supremacy.
” If you want to know how Trump could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue in 2016 and not lose a single vote , look no further than his proposals on immigration .
It ’ s one thing to push an unpopular idea .
The GOP does that all the time : the Trans-Pacific Partnership—how about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supported moving our embassy to Jerusalem ?
( Answer:36 % . )
• How many supported Bush ’ s plan to privatize Social Security ?
( Answer : 25 % . )
• How many thought immigration levels should be decreased or stay the same ?
( Answer : 75 % . )
• How many supported mass deportation of all illegal immigrants ?
( Answer : 54 % . )
Trump ’ s genius was that he was pushing policies that were popular .
Maybe he should try it again at this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the author of THIRTEEN New York Times bestsellers—collect them here .
Her book , ¡Adios America !
The Left ’ s Plan To Turn Our Country Into A Third World Hell Hole , was released on June 1 , 2015 .
Her latest book , Resistance Is Futile !
: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind , was released on August 21 , 2018 .

Earlier: Ann Coulter On Trump's Victories—Including The Muslim Ban!
In 2015, Donald J. Trump decided he was going to run for president on popular ideas. This was a stunning, historic breakthrough in American politics. He made his announcement in a speech talking about Mexican rapists, pledging to deport illegal aliens and build a wall. And the rest is history.
I’m thinking he should try it again this Thursday night.
Recall that Trump’s famous escalator speech provided any number of possible campaign themes:
But that’s not what the crowds chanted. They certainly weren’t chanting “Reform Social Security!” or “Protect Ukraine’s national sovereignty!” No, the slogan that inspired a million T-shirts, chalk etchings, replicas and hashtags was: Build the wall!
Month after month, at every rally, whenever Trump mentioned the wall, the crowds went wild. It was Trump’s one surefire standing ovation, his “Free Bird” at a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert. Even before Trump would take the stage, his supporters would start the chant: “BUILD THE WALL!”
Before the 2016 Iowa caucuses, Daily Beast columnist Michael Moynihan tweeted: “Talked to lots of Trump supporters in Iowa. When I pointed out he wasn’t a conservative, all had same answer: ‘So? The wall!’”
Naturally, the media reacted as if Trump had called for gas chambers. But that just made him look like a brave truth-teller. The media furrowed their brows and explained that Trump was “riding a wave of anger against Washington.” He was appealing to “this very visceral, very angry populist working-class blue-collar worker.”
So it was furious boiling anger. On the other hand, if it was just trash talk the voters yearned for, why did New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie sink like a rock?
Political analysts kept droning on and on about Trump’s mysterious appeal, but in all their prolix analyses, I can’t find a single one saying, BOY, WERE WE WRONG ABOUT IMMIGRATION!
Even the so-called “Muslim ban”—vilified by the media—helped Trump. Why were we admitting people to our country who would turn around and shoot up the San Bernardino Inland Regional Center?
Back then, Trump’s attacks on the media were premised on policy—not their personal attacks on him. That’s why his supporters would never desert him, even as he was libeled from every media outlet every minute of every day.
The media claimed Trump’s popularity was just a cult of personality, but the one thing most voters weren’t wild about was his personality. Unfortunately, Trump may be the only person who actually believes the fake news on this. He seems to think that what drove him to a stunning upset victory in 2016 was that the public just adores the big lunk!
Rough estimate of topics in the typical Trump campaign speech, 2020:
40 minutes: Re-living 2016 election night
20 minutes: His experience with COVID—he’s better than ever!
15 minutes: Insults Biden, Kamala, the media
20 minutes: Brags about his crowd size and how his fans LOVE him (they never loved Reagan like this!)
0 minutes: Biden’s massively unpopular promise to amnesty illegal aliens and halt deportations on his “first day in office.”
Mass immigration is a huge boon for Democrats. It gives them lots of new voters. That’s immigrants’ primary skill: voting. We’ve become the country feared by John C. Calhoun, divided into people who work for a living and people who vote for a living.
Not only do Democrats need the votes, but their blind hatred of Everything Trump, means they are wedded to this ridiculously unpopular policy.
I have an idea! Why not make Biden talk about it?
New York magazine’s Andrew Sullivan (now on his own) and The New York Times’ Thomas Friedman and Frank Bruni—liberals all!—have begged the Democrats to drop the open borders nonsense. Even Mother Jones’ Kevin Drum wrote in astonishment last year that he couldn’t “see much daylight” between the Democrats’ ideas on immigration and “de facto open borders.”
Here’s Friedman, after watching a Democratic primary debate:
“I was shocked that so many were ready to decriminalize illegal entry into our country. I think people should have to ring the doorbell before they enter my house or my country. “I was shocked at all those hands raised in support of providing comprehensive health coverage to undocumented immigrants. I think promises we’ve made to our fellow Americans should take priority, like to veterans in need of better health care.” ‘Trump’s Going to Get Re-elected, Isn’t He?,’ NYT, July 16, 2019
The media had a grand time calling Trump’s immigration policies “racist,” but unfortunately for them, Trump’s policies were popular with all kinds of voters. It wasn’t just “angry white men” who were losing their jobs and neighborhoods (and sometimes their lives) to immigrants. So were black people. So were Hispanics. So were teenagers. So were—well, to be fair, Asians were more likely to be the ones taking those jobs.
As Sullivan wrote: “[For Democrats, there are] no negatives to mass immigration at all, and no concern for existing American citizens’ interests in not having their wages suppressed through this competition.”
That’s probably why we don’t hear so much about Trump’s immigration policies being racist anymore. Now, it’s just the never-ending demand that Trump condemn “white supremacy.”
(Speaking of which, the debate this Thursday presents a golden opportunity to ask Trump the central question of this campaign. There’s a section on “Race,” and I think something along the lines of “Do you support white supremacy?” fits quite well under that rubric. Maybe—just maybe—we will finally get an answer to that question. Because let’s just admit it: If they don’t ask this time, they’re never gonna.)
If you want to know how Trump could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue in 2016 and not lose a single vote, look no further than his proposals on immigration.
It’s one thing to push an unpopular idea. The GOP does that all the time: the Trans-Pacific Partnership—how about the Iraq War?
How many people supported moving our embassy to Jerusalem? (Answer: 36%.)
How many supported Bush’s plan to privatize Social Security? (Answer: 25%.)
How many supported Trump’s tax cuts? (Answer: 24%.)
How many thought immigration levels should be decreased or stay the same? (Answer: 75%.)
How many supported mass deportation of all illegal immigrants? (Answer: 54%.)
Trump’s genius was that he was pushing policies that were popular. Maybe he should try it again at this Thursday’s debate.
COPYRIGHT 2020 ANN COULTER
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Ann Coulter is the author of THIRTEEN New York Times bestsellers—collect them here.
Her book, ¡Adios America! The Left’s Plan To Turn Our Country Into A Third World Hell Hole, was released on June 1, 2015.
Her latest book, Resistance Is Futile!: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind, was released on August 21, 2018.


vdare--2020-10-21--China's Approach To Diversity A Photographic Negative Of Ours

A very brief excerpt from a Radio Derb item on ChiComs crushing expressions of Mongolian identity , not only in @ @ @ @ @ in France .
[ China insists Genghis Khan exhibit not use words 'Genghis Khan ' @ @ @ @ @ 14 , 2020 ] China 's approach to demographic diversity is like a photographic negative @ @ @ @ @ of their dominant ethny , the Han Chinese , aim to crush minority identitarianism out @ @ @ @ @ exhort us to `` celebrate '' diversity and worship minority identities .
• The ChiCom @ @ @ @ @ scrub all memory of Han Chinese weakness or failure ; the authorities here have rewritten @ @ @ @ @ ethny , white Europeans , in the worst possible light , as oppressors , enslavers @ @ @ @ @ on .
Two great nations , embarked on two utterly different courses .
They both @ @ @ @ @ but history will judge .

A very brief excerpt from a Radio Derb item on ChiComs crushing expressions of Mongolian identity, not only in Chinese-owned Inner Mongolia, but in France. [China insists Genghis Khan exhibit not use words 'Genghis Khan', Agence France-Presse, October 14, 2020]
China's approach to demographic diversity is like a photographic negative of ours.
Leaders of their dominant ethny, the Han Chinese, aim to crush minority identitarianism out of existence; our leaders exhort us to "celebrate" diversity and worship minority identities.
The ChiCom authorities have rewritten history to scrub all memory of Han Chinese weakness or failure; the authorities here have rewritten history to show our dominant ethny, white Europeans, in the worst possible light, as oppressors, enslavers, misogynists, and so on.
Two great nations, embarked on two utterly different courses. They both seem wrong-headed to me, but history will judge.


vdare--2020-10-21--Radio Derb Transcript Up For October 16: Amy Keeps A Straight Face, Olberman Lets Loose, And Court-P

Radio Derb Transcript Up For October 16: Amy Keeps A Straight Face, Olberman Lets Loose, And Court-Packing Looms, Etc.

The Radio Derb transcript is up for October 16 .
Go here to read or listen .
00m55s Judge Barrett @ @ @ @ @ ( But where is she on Disparate Impact ? )
09m00s Bending the knee to @ @ @ @ @ strategically , I hope . )
15m48s Our new state religion has zealots .
( @ @ @ @ @ ) 21m29s Remembering Salamis .
( But the math is wrong . )
29m18s Approaches @ @ @ @ @ , and China 's . )

The Radio Derb transcript is up for October 16. Go here to read or listen.
Playlist:
00m55s Judge Barrett keeps a straight face. (But where is she on Disparate Impact?)
09m00s Bending the knee to CultMarx orthodoxy. (Just strategically, I hope.)
15m48s Our new state religion has zealots. (Keith Olbermann lets loose.)
21m29s Remembering Salamis. (But the math is wrong.)
25m10s Packing the Court. (A nasty mathematical hazard.)
29m18s Approaches to diversity. (Ours, and China's.)
38m37s Signoff. (With harmony.)


vdare--2020-10-21--Trump In Erie, PA: "How The Hell Do You Have A Country If You Don't Have Borders?"

From the Trump rally in Erie , PA : Under my leadership , we achieved the most secure border , Southern border in U.S. history .
So we 're building 10 miles—you know the wall is going to be completed very soon and we had radical opposition to the wall , radical opposition .
We 'll be at 500 miles very soon and we 'll be completed with the wall .
And by the way , Mexico , you know they keep saying Mexico is paying for the wall , they understand that .
They 're paying for the wall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it 's very high , just like I said it would be , and it actually goes down very deep .
Do you know why ?
Two reasons , actually , number one , to hold it up .
Number two , to stop the tunnels .
My opponent 's immigration plan is the most extreme proposal ever put forward by a Presidential candidate .
Biden would eliminate U.S. borders .
How about that ?
Do you like that idea ?
[ Audience Boos ] OK , just think of it from a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country if you do n't have borders ?

From the Trump rally in Erie, PA:
Under my leadership, we achieved the most secure border, Southern border in U.S. history. So we're building 10 miles—you know the wall is going to be completed very soon and we had radical opposition to the wall, radical opposition. We'll be at 500 miles very soon and we'll be completed with the wall.
And by the way, Mexico, you know they keep saying Mexico is paying for the wall, they understand that. They're paying for the wall. Mexico's paying for it and it's very high, just like I said it would be, and it actually goes down very deep. Do you know why? Two reasons, actually, number one, to hold it up.
Number two, to stop the tunnels. My opponent's immigration plan is the most extreme proposal ever put forward by a Presidential candidate. Biden would eliminate U.S. borders. How about that? Do you like that idea? [Audience Boos] OK, just think of it from a break—how the hell do you have a country if you don't have borders?


vdare--2020-10-21--Sailer In TakiMag: Why Is Wokeness Winning?

From my new column in Taki ’ s Magazine : “ Why Is Wokeness Winning ?
” asks veteran pundit @ @ @ @ @ by New York magazine for distressing its more fragile younger staffers by thinking for himself @ @ @ @ @ some additional considerations to Sullivan ’ s list .
First , we should admit that @ @ @ @ @ which is a theory about class rather than race .
White people condemn Wokeness as @ @ @ @ @ t brave enough to call it what it really is : anti-white racism .

From my new column in Taki’s Magazine:
“Why Is Wokeness Winning?” asks veteran pundit Andrew Sullivan, recently fired by New York magazine for distressing its more fragile younger staffers by thinking for himself....
I would add some additional considerations to Sullivan’s list.
First, we should admit that Wokeness is not Marxism, which is a theory about class rather than race. White people condemn Wokeness as Marxism because they aren’t brave enough to call it what it really is: anti-white racism.


vdare--2020-10-20--Michelle Malkin: Critical Race Theory And The Disunited States Of Oppression

Is there any clearer sign of how privileged a society is than the disproportionate amount of time that society spends guilting citizens over how privileged they are ?
I 'll never forget the first time I encountered `` critical race theory '' and its overbearing adherents at my alma mater , Oberlin College , in the 1990s .
Multicultural studies were all the rage .
Higher education officials had torpedoed Western civilization curriculum requirements at prestigious universities nationwide .
The ululations of the aggrieved reached a fever pitch as anti-white extremists demanded separate academic departments , dorms , graduation ceremonies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and equality .
The entire spectacle was as self-indulgent as it was comical .
Spoiled white limousine liberals ' children lectured me—a child of Filipino immigrants who came from a Third World country colonized by the Spanish , overtaken by Americans and occupied by the Japanese—for thinking and acting `` white '' because I opposed race-based affirmative action policies .
A miserable feminist student castigated me for using the patriarchal term `` exploit '' ( as in `` exploiting an opportunity '' ) .
Wealthy minority progressives—cloistered in their intolerant `` safe spaces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brats whose parents forked over $ 40,000 a year in tuition—whined about being systemically oppressed .
The whiners whined all their way through their senior theses to secure their worthless degrees .
A large portion of the whiners went on to graduate schools in advanced griping and grousing—and are now ensconced in the ivory tower of critical race theory babble , subsidized by tax dollars at public colleges and universities , venting from on high about how hopelessly downtrodden they are at the hands of the oppressors paying their cushy salaries .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread to the bowels of the federal bureaucracy .
Last month , after Discovery Institute scholar Christopher Rufo sounded the alarm with a series of whistleblower reports in the Treasury and Justice Departments , the Trump administration belatedly moved to crack down on `` diversity '' training sessions that perpetuate the idea that America is an inherently racist and white supremacist nation .
But far more troubling is the trickledown of racist anti-racism into K-12 education across the heartland .
A parent/educator in the Springfield , Missouri , public schools sent mandatory curriculum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all teachers must now undergo .
`` Growing a deeper sense of cultural consciousness '' is now an essential part of the district employees ' job responsibilities .
This means accepting an `` oppression matrix '' chart that classifies all white people as a `` privileged social group , '' no matter their socioeconomic status , life struggles or family history .
Asians are considered `` oppressed , '' despite vast differences in income among Asian groups and despite higher median net worth and household income than whites .
All `` males assigned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than all `` females assigned at birth . ''
All Protestants are forever more privileged than worshipers of any other faith .
All Springfield public school employees must now share `` reflections '' upon watching a `` George Floyd video , '' outline `` what steps you will take to become an anti-racist '' and engage in a `` group discussion '' on `` white supremacy '' ( but not any other kind of identity politics supremacy ) .
Of course , the definition of `` white supremacy '' has been stretched to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` White silence '' —not saying a word , remaining neutral , minding your own business—now counts as `` covert white supremacy , '' according to equity training materials .
Saying , `` all lives matter '' is covert white supremacy .
So are these unforgivable offenses : • `` Eurocentric curriculum '' ( that is , any lessons that do n't put nonwhite people above white people at all times in all subject areas ) .
• `` Not believing experiences of black , indigenous , and people of color '' ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hoaxes and fake hate crimes and never questioning the shady claims of racially ambiguous people that they are what and who they say they are ) .
• `` English-only initiatives '' ( because heaven forbid we demand that non-English-speaking immigrants assimilate and our sovereign nation demand that residents speak the same language as our founders ) .
We are trapped in a manufactured `` oppression matrix '' by the most comfortable and protected of liberal elites .
Our children are being taught by anti-white , anti-American `` equity '' bullies that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our politicized identities .
A great and healthy society would teach its children to be thankful for , not guilty over , the `` privileges '' so many have worked so hard to pass on to our posterity .


vdare--2020-10-22--Stupid Party Hacks Try To Dump Trump, Again. They Will Regret It, AGAIN

Earlier , by Peter Brimelow , 2015 : GOP Should `` Thank Heaven Fasting '' For Trump But Instead Plans To Shoot Self In Testicles Stupid Party hacks and Cuckservative Inc. cowards are at it again .
As they did four years ago , they believe the Main Stream Media Narrative that November 3 will be a Big Blue Wave , and are maneuvering to betray the president [ ‘ The president is likely toast ’ : Trump 's woes raise GOP fears of a blue wave , by Sahil Kapur , NBC News , October 9 , 2020 ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Paul Ryan GOP .
Trump ’ s nationalist appeal to the Historic American Nation—which Ruling Class Republicans hate more than Kamala Harris Democrats—was an aberration , they say .
It was a one-off that must never be repeated .
They believe that the base will accept cuckservatism without complaint .
But they underestimate not only Trump ’ s appeal as a candidate but also the appeal of his American First nationalism .
Win or lose , Trumpism is here to stay .
Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse leads the pack of backstabbing ingrates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ primary and an almost certain winner in two weeks , Sasse repaid Trump by tearing into him , significantly echoing Democrat talking points during a conference call with constituents this month .
The president had ignored COVID and “ kisses dictators ’ butts , ” Sasse fumed .
Trump “ ignored Hong Kong , ” “ treated the presidency like a business opportunity , ” and “ flirted with white supremacists.
” Even worse , Trump might create a “ permanent ” Democratic majority with his policies and behavior [ GOP Sen. Sasse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ and mocks evangelicals , by David Drucker , Washington Examiner , October 15 , 2020 ] .
Some say the call was “ leaked ” by persons unknown .
Others believe Sasse ’ s the culprit .
To his credit , Trump thumped the Yale-Harvard grad on Twitter : “ The least effective of our 53 Republican Senators , and a person who truly doesn ’ t have what it takes to be great , is Little Ben Sasse of Nebraska , ” a one-two punch began .
Trump finished with this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liability to the Republican Party , and an embarrassment to the Great State of Nebraska .
Other than that , he ’ s just a wonderful guy !
” But Sasse is not alone .
Trump better be ready to rumble .
Little Ben and his crew are out to get him : • Texas Sen. John Cornyn , also up for re-election in a more competitive race , ran from Trump in a recent interview .
The former majority whip said he disagrees with Trump on budget deficits , trade protectionism , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ border wall .
“ Maybe like a lot of women who get married and think they ’ re going to change their spouse , and that doesn ’ t usually work out very well , ” Cornyn said of his relationship with Trump [ Cornyn says he broke with Trump on deficit , border wall , but kept opposition private , by Gordon Dickson , Fort Worth Star-Telegram , October 18 , 2020 ] .
Unlike Sasse , Cornyn has portrayed himself as a Trump ally since 2016 , a smart move in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Martha McSally and North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis are two more Trump-dumping Establishmentarians .
The former Air Force flier wouldn ’ t say whether she was proud to support Trump in a debate this month [ Watch Martha McSally Squirm When Asked ‘ Are You Proud of Your Support for President Trump ?
’ , by Ken Meyer , Mediaite , October 7 , 2020 ] .
And Tillis is pitching himself as a check against a Joe Biden presidency [ The sex scandal that could keep the Senate in McConnell ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Politico , October 9 , 2020 ] .
Yet McSally and Tillis are polling worse than Trump in their respective state , • Despite Trump ’ s co-operation in confirming court picks , Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn ’ t much care for him , either .
McConnell recently attacked the White House for lax social distancing rules and hasn ’ t visited 1600 Pennsylvania since August .
He helpfully said the Trump Administration was “ paying the price ” for its insufficient mask wearing with COVID infections [ McConnell Says Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID Social Distancing , Mask Wearing , by Christina Zhao , Newsweek , October 8 , 2020 ] .
• Alaska ’ s Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Maine ’ s Sen. Susan Collins , also won ’ t commit to voting for their own party ’ s president .
Collins , who ’ s in a bruising re-election fight , also opposes the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court [ Why some Senate Republicans are tiptoeing away from Trump , by Amber Phillips , The Washington Post , October 20 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mitt Romney announced that he didn ’ t vote for Trump this week .
One can well imagine he wrote in his own name .
The super-principled Never Trumper thinks the GOP must super-pander to minorities and backs the GOP ’ s notorious 2012 postmortem report that endorsed an illegal-alien amnesty [ Fearing a loss , GOP senators keep distance from Trump and begin to ponder party 's future , by Manu Raju and Alex Rogers , CNN , October 20 , 2020 ] .
Note : Trump endorsed Romney in the 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in 2012 .
• On the state level , Maryland Gov .
Larry Hogan , a possible 2024 contender , announced he had voted for a dead man , Ronald Reagan .
Ruling Class journalists , Trump supporters , Never Trumpers , and Democrats gleefully mocked Hogan [ Trump critics who embraced Hogan are baffled by his vote for long-dead Reagan , by Erin Cox and Rachel Chason , The Washington Post , October 20 , 2020 ] .
So much for the GOP Establishment .
The Conservativism Inc. media outlets that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turning on him as well .
Fox Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch believes Biden will win in a landslide and is preparing his global media empire for a post-Trump world [ Rupert Murdoch Predicts a Landslide Win for Biden , by Lachlan Cartwright , The Daily Beast , October 15 , 2020 ] .
The Daily Caller , which spent most of Trump ’ s presidency cheerleading him , is washing its hands of him , too .
Publisher Neil Patel predicts Biden will win and appears to be moving the website moving away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Over , October 8 , 2020 ] .
National Review , which quickly dropped its disastrous Never Trump disposition after November 8 , 2016 , is returning to form .
Last week , Senior Editor Ramesh Ponnuru urged readers not to vote for Trump .
Ponnuru likes Trump ’ s policies and achievements , but “ his character flaws keep him from meeting the threshold conditions to be entrusted with the presidency ” [ Trump : No , by Ramesh Ponnuru , National Review , October 15 , 2020 ] .
If only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Leftist TV talker Jeffrey Toobin , who was caught in a peculiar act of public onanism .
Hipster Kevin Williamson thinks Toobin ’ s critics are “ right-wing howler monkeys ” [ Jeffrey Toobin and Our Public-Hate Ritual , National Review , October 20 , 2020 ] .
What that makes Trump ’ s critics we can not imagine !
One notable Never Trumper who is now backing him : the other Little Ben , Ben Shapiro .
He vowed never to vote for Trump , yet now argues the Democrats are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president [ Ben Shapiro explains why he 'll vote for Trump this time around , by Yael Halon , Fox News , October 20 , 2020 ] .
Left unsaid : Shapiro ’ s audience is overwhelmingly pro-Trump .
If Shapiro disses him , his fans bolt .
He knows that .
By every metric , Trump has unprecedented rank-and-file GOP supports : 94 percent of Republicans approve of his job performance , Gallup reports , a consistent figure through his presidency .
No Republican president had such high and consistent support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ historically strong with his base—and that ’ s his problem , by Harry Enten , CNN , June 7 , 2020 ] .
Turnout for Trump in the hardly-contested Republican primaries was remarkable [ Trump drives massive turnout in primaries despite token opposition , by Alex Isenstadt , Politico , February 16 , 2020 ] .
And he continues to draw massive , energized crowds to his rallies [ Trump clings to one marker as a sign of success—crowd size , by David Nakamura , The Washington Post , October 17 , 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy : 81 percent of Republicans support Trump ’ s immigration moratorium ; only 7 percent oppose it .
A majority view immigrants as a drain and support a border wall [ Poll shows growing disconnect over Trump 's hard-line immigration policies , by Alan Gomez , USA Today , August 12 , 2020 ] .
If Trump loses on November 3 , Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley predicts that the “ old guard ” will fight in favor of “ open borders [ and ] trade without limits '' in the post-election battle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a disaster for this party , ” he told CNN [ Fearing a loss , GOP senators keep distance from Trump and begin to ponder party 's future , by Manu Raju and Alex Rogers , CNN , October 20 , 2020 ] .
If Trump wins , the old guard is further marginalized .
The president should learn from his past mistakes and stop endorsing these rats .
He should promote genuine Trumpists instead of those who suck up to him when election time comes .
There are some signs he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you ’ re backing away from him now , don ’ t bother coming back for a favor when he wins , ” a source told The Daily Beast [ Trump Is Taking Down Names as Republicans Begin Jumping Ship on His ‘ Totally Off the Rails ’ Campaign , by Asawin Suebsaeng and Sam Stein , October 18 , 2020 ] .
Whatever happens , Trumpism won ’ t go away .
The base doesn ’ t want cuckservatism -- they want nationalism .
Washington Watcher II [ Email him ] is @ @ @ @ @

Earlier, by Peter Brimelow, 2015: GOP Should "Thank Heaven Fasting" For Trump But Instead Plans To Shoot Self In Testicles
Stupid Party hacks and Cuckservative Inc. cowards are at it again. As they did four years ago, they believe the Main Stream Media Narrative that November 3 will be a Big Blue Wave, and are maneuvering to betray the president [‘The president is likely toast’: Trump's woes raise GOP fears of a blue wave, by Sahil Kapur, NBC News, October 9, 2020]. These traitors want a return to the Paul Ryan GOP. Trump’s nationalist appeal to the Historic American Nation—which Ruling Class Republicans hate more than Kamala Harris Democrats—was an aberration, they say. It was a one-off that must never be repeated. They believe that the base will accept cuckservatism without complaint. But they underestimate not only Trump’s appeal as a candidate but also the appeal of his American First nationalism. Win or lose, Trumpism is here to stay.
Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse leads the pack of backstabbing ingrates. Endorsed by Trump in the GOP primary and an almost certain winner in two weeks, Sasse repaid Trump by tearing into him, significantly echoing Democrat talking points during a conference call with constituents this month. The president had ignored COVID and “kisses dictators’ butts,” Sasse fumed. Trump “ignored Hong Kong,” “treated the presidency like a business opportunity,” and “flirted with white supremacists.” Even worse, Trump might create a “permanent” Democratic majority with his policies and behavior [GOP Sen. Sasse says Trump ‘kisses dictators’ butts’ and mocks evangelicals, by David Drucker, Washington Examiner, October 15, 2020]. Some say the call was “leaked” by persons unknown. Others believe Sasse’s the culprit.
To his credit, Trump thumped the Yale-Harvard grad on Twitter: “The least effective of our 53 Republican Senators, and a person who truly doesn’t have what it takes to be great, is Little Ben Sasse of Nebraska,” a one-two punch began. Trump finished with this uppercut: “Little Ben is a liability to the Republican Party, and an embarrassment to the Great State of Nebraska. Other than that, he’s just a wonderful guy!”
...Nomination to run for a second term. Then he went back to his rather stupid and obnoxious ways. Must feel he can’t lose to a Dem. Little Ben is a liability to the Republican Party, and an embarrassment to the Great State of Nebraska. Other than that, he’s just a wonderful guy! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2020
But Sasse is not alone. Trump better be ready to rumble. Little Ben and his crew are out to get him:
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, also up for re-election in a more competitive race, ran from Trump in a recent interview. The former majority whip said he disagrees with Trump on budget deficits, trade protectionism, and using defense money to build a border wall.
“Maybe like a lot of women who get married and think they’re going to change their spouse, and that doesn’t usually work out very well,” Cornyn said of his relationship with Trump [Cornyn says he broke with Trump on deficit, border wall, but kept opposition private, by Gordon Dickson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, October 18, 2020].
Unlike Sasse, Cornyn has portrayed himself as a Trump ally since 2016, a smart move in pro-Trump Texas.
Yet McSally and Tillis are polling worse than Trump in their respective state,
So much for the GOP Establishment. The Conservativism Inc. media outlets that have profited immensely off Trump supporters are turning on him as well.
Fox Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch believes Biden will win in a landslide and is preparing his global media empire for a post-Trump world [Rupert Murdoch Predicts a Landslide Win for Biden, by Lachlan Cartwright, Daily Beast, October 15, 2020].
The Daily Caller, which spent most of Trump’s presidency cheerleading him, is washing its hands of him, too. Publisher Neil Patel predicts Biden will win and appears to be moving the website moving away from Trumpism [The Election May Be Over, October 8, 2020].
National Review, which quickly dropped its disastrous Never Trump disposition after November 8, 2016, is returning to form. Last week, Senior Editor Ramesh Ponnuru urged readers not to vote for Trump. Ponnuru likes Trump’s policies and achievements, but “his character flaws keep him from meeting the threshold conditions to be entrusted with the presidency” [Trump: No, by Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, October 15, 2020].
If only NR cared as much about the character of Leftist TV talker Jeffrey Toobin, who was caught in a peculiar act of public onanism. Hipster Kevin Williamson thinks Toobin’s critics are “right-wing howler monkeys” [Jeffrey Toobin and Our Public-Hate Ritual, National Review, October 20, 2020].
What that makes Trump’s critics we cannot imagine!
One notable Never Trumper who is now backing him: the other Little Ben, Ben Shapiro. He vowed never to vote for Trump, yet now argues the Democrats are so extreme the only reasonable choice is the president [Ben Shapiro explains why he'll vote for Trump this time around, by Yael Halon, Fox News, October 20, 2020]. Left unsaid: Shapiro’s audience is overwhelmingly pro-Trump. If Shapiro disses him, his fans bolt. He knows that.
By every metric, Trump has unprecedented rank-and-file GOP supports: 94 percent of Republicans approve of his job performance, Gallup reports, a consistent figure through his presidency. No Republican president had such high and consistent support going into an election [Trump's historically strong with his base—and that’s his problem, by Harry Enten, CNN, June 7, 2020]. Turnout for Trump in the hardly-contested Republican primaries was remarkable [Trump drives massive turnout in primaries despite token opposition, by Alex Isenstadt, Politico, February 16, 2020]. And he continues to draw massive, energized crowds to his rallies [Trump clings to one marker as a sign of success—crowd size, by David Nakamura, Washington Post, October 17, 2020].
The base also agrees on policy: 81 percent of Republicans support Trump’s immigration moratorium; only 7 percent oppose it. A majority view immigrants as a drain and support a border wall [Poll shows growing disconnect over Trump's hard-line immigration policies, by Alan Gomez, USA Today, August 12, 2020].
If Trump loses on November 3, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley predicts that the “old guard” will fight in favor of “open borders [and] trade without limits" in the post-election battle. "I just think that will be a disaster for this party,” he told CNN [Fearing a loss, GOP senators keep distance from Trump and begin to ponder party's future, by Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN, October 20, 2020].
If Trump wins, the old guard is further marginalized. The president should learn from his past mistakes and stop endorsing these rats. He should promote genuine Trumpists instead of those who suck up to him when election time comes. There are some signs he’s noticed this: “If you’re backing away from him now, don’t bother coming back for a favor when he wins,” a source told Daily Beast [Trump Is Taking Down Names as Republicans Begin Jumping Ship on His ‘Totally Off the Rails’ Campaign, by Asawin Suebsaeng and Sam Stein, October 18, 2020].
Whatever happens, Trumpism won’t go away. The base doesn’t want cuckservatism--they want nationalism.
Washington Watcher II [Email him] is an anonymous DC insider.


vdare--2020-10-22--Patrick J. Buchanan: America Now A Land Of Ceaseless Conflict

When Amy Coney Barrett was nominated to a judgeship on the U.S. Court of Appeals in 2017 , Sen. Dianne Feinstein was taken aback by the Notre Dame law professor 's Catholic convictions about the right to life .
`` Professor , '' said Feinstein , `` when you read your speeches , the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you , and that 's of concern . ''
Feinstein , the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee , got a second chance to quiz Barrett during the Supreme Court nomination hearings conducted by Chairman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days , that she and her colleagues had been treated fairly , Feinstein volunteered across the aisle , `` This is one of the best set of hearings that I 've participated in . ''
She gave Graham , a friend and colleague of decades , a brief hug .
To shocked Democrats , however , this was collusion , consorting with the enemy in a time of war .
The abortion-rights lobby NARAL demanded her removal as ranking Democrat .
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated that he had taken the Senate 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I 've had a long and serious talk with Sen. Feinstein , '' said Schumer , `` That 's all I 'm going to say about it right now . ''
Brian Fallon , executive director of Demand Justice , called on Feinstein to resign from the Judiciary Committee .
Because the 87-year-old Feinstein complimented a colleague of two decades for a fair hearing , and then hugged him , she is in peril of being purged from her position on the Judiciary Committee by her own party .
Apparently , graciously thanking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic caucus , some of whose members endlessly babble on about the need `` to work together across party lines . ''
But the Jacobin spirit is alive and well not only among Democratic elites .
Maryland Gov .
Larry Hogan , a Republican critic of Donald Trump , has said he did not cast his ballot either for the president or for Joe Biden but wrote in Ronald Reagan , the last Republican to carry his state in 1984 .
Though he had walked away from a president of his own party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going all the way and voting for Biden .
`` Clownish , childish , an act of cowardice '' sums up the reaction of some of the `` Never Trumpers '' who are hoping for a crushing humiliation on Nov. 3 of the Trump-led party they have abandoned .
What these episodes suggest is that the idea of bipartisan comity , or some new era of national unity should Biden win , is self-delusion .
Should Trump be defeated , his loyalists will neither forgive nor forget the Republican defectors who endorsed Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1964 forgave or forgot the Rockefeller Republicans who abandoned Mr. Conservative .
A dozen years later , the Goldwaterites were in Kansas City plotting , demanding , and then celebrating the dumping of Vice President Rockefeller from the ticket of President Gerald Ford .
Indeed , the splintering of both parties has been made broader and deeper by the events of 2020 .
First , the battle over how to fight the coronavirus has created a new divide .
Those who insist on opening up the economy are attacked for seeking herd immunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of lives .
Trump and his backers have been accused of mass murder .
And during the summer of 2020 , the Black Lives Matter- and antifa-fueled riots , looting , arson and assaults on cops went on for weeks , destroying billions of dollars in property and ending with demands to `` defund the police . ''
Scores of statues have been toppled and destroyed—statues of explorers , missionaries , Founding Fathers of the republic and presidents on Mount Rushmore .
This rampage of iconoclasts reveals a belief among many of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of America '' they were taught about in history books in schools was a pack of lies .
By their words and deeds , they profess America to have been the creation of racist white colonialists who enslaved Africans and brought them here to do the hard labor as they perpetrated genocide against the indigenous peoples they encountered when they came to settle and claims these lands .
These new divides in our society , manifest in 2020 , are piled upon old divisions dating back decades .
Now , not only are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race , culture and morality , but also our country 's history has become a cause of irreconcilable conflict .
In Federalist 2 , John Jay wrote of the new nation that was crafting its Constitution : `` Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country to one united people—a people descended from the same ancestors , speaking the same language , professing the same religion , attached to the same principles of government , very similar in their manners and customs ... '' What Jay described has disappeared in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that nation became the greatest republic in the history of mankind , the future for this land of ceaseless collision and conflict seems not so bright .
Patrick J. Buchanan needs no introduction to VDARE.COM readers ; his books State of Emergency : The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America , and Suicide of a Superpower : Will America Survive to 2025 ?
are available from Amazon.com .
Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “ The Greatest Comeback : How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 , is “ Nixon ’ s White House Wars : The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever.
” See Peter Brimelow ’ s review : “ Wheel And Fight ” —Pat Buchanan ’ s Nixon Book Provides Road Map For Trump .

When Amy Coney Barrett was nominated to a judgeship on the U.S. Court of Appeals in 2017, Sen. Dianne Feinstein was taken aback by the Notre Dame law professor's Catholic convictions about the right to life.
"Professor," said Feinstein, "when you read your speeches, the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you, and that's of concern."
Feinstein, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, got a second chance to quiz Barrett during the Supreme Court nomination hearings conducted by Chairman Lindsey Graham.
Believing, after four days, that she and her colleagues had been treated fairly, Feinstein volunteered across the aisle, "This is one of the best set of hearings that I've participated in."
She gave Graham, a friend and colleague of decades, a brief hug.
To shocked Democrats, however, this was collusion, consorting with the enemy in a time of war.
The abortion-rights lobby NARAL demanded her removal as ranking Democrat. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated that he had taken the Senate's oldest member to the woodshed.
"I've had a long and serious talk with Sen. Feinstein," said Schumer, "That's all I'm going to say about it right now."
Brian Fallon, executive director of Demand Justice, called on Feinstein to resign from the Judiciary Committee.
Because the 87-year-old Feinstein complimented a colleague of two decades for a fair hearing, and then hugged him, she is in peril of being purged from her position on the Judiciary Committee by her own party.
Apparently, graciously thanking Republicans is a capital offense in a Democratic caucus, some of whose members endlessly babble on about the need "to work together across party lines."
But the Jacobin spirit is alive and well not only among Democratic elites. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican critic of Donald Trump, has said he did not cast his ballot either for the president or for Joe Biden but wrote in Ronald Reagan, the last Republican to carry his state in 1984.
Though he had walked away from a president of his own party, Hogan has been denounced for not going all the way and voting for Biden.
"Clownish, childish, an act of cowardice" sums up the reaction of some of the "Never Trumpers" who are hoping for a crushing humiliation on Nov. 3 of the Trump-led party they have abandoned.
What these episodes suggest is that the idea of bipartisan comity, or some new era of national unity should Biden win, is self-delusion.
Should Trump be defeated, his loyalists will neither forgive nor forget the Republican defectors who endorsed Biden any more than the Goldwater Republicans of 1964 forgave or forgot the Rockefeller Republicans who abandoned Mr. Conservative.
A dozen years later, the Goldwaterites were in Kansas City plotting, demanding, and then celebrating the dumping of Vice President Rockefeller from the ticket of President Gerald Ford.
Indeed, the splintering of both parties has been made broader and deeper by the events of 2020.
First, the battle over how to fight the coronavirus has created a new divide.
Those who insist on opening up the economy are attacked for seeking herd immunity at a cost of hundreds of thousands of lives. Trump and his backers have been accused of mass murder.
And during the summer of 2020, the Black Lives Matter- and antifa-fueled riots, looting, arson and assaults on cops went on for weeks, destroying billions of dollars in property and ending with demands to "defund the police."
Scores of statues have been toppled and destroyed—statues of explorers, missionaries, Founding Fathers of the republic and presidents on Mount Rushmore.
This rampage of iconoclasts reveals a belief among many of the nation's young that "The Making of America" they were taught about in history books in schools was a pack of lies.
By their words and deeds, they profess America to have been the creation of racist white colonialists who enslaved Africans and brought them here to do the hard labor as they perpetrated genocide against the indigenous peoples they encountered when they came to settle and claims these lands.
These new divides in our society, manifest in 2020, are piled upon old divisions dating back decades. Now, not only are we fractured over ideology, religion, race, culture and morality, but also our country's history has become a cause of irreconcilable conflict.
In Federalist 2, John Jay wrote of the new nation that was crafting its Constitution: "Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country to one united people—a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, attached to the same principles of government, very similar in their manners and customs..."
What Jay described has disappeared in the polyglot America of 2020. And while that nation became the greatest republic in the history of mankind, the future for this land of ceaseless collision and conflict seems not so bright.
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Patrick J. Buchanan needs no introduction to VDARE.COM readers; his books State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America, and Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025? are available from Amazon.com. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority.
His latest book, published May, 2018, is “Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever.”
See Peter Brimelow’s review: “Wheel And Fight”—Pat Buchanan’s Nixon Book Provides Road Map For Trump.


vdare--2020-10-22--The CAREN Law:  San Francisco To Vote On Punishing Citizens For Calling Police On Blacks

Earlier : Just Make It Illegal To Call The Cops On Blacks : Michigan 's Gretchen Whitmer Wants To Make `` Racially Motivated '' 911 Calls A Hate Crime and NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE Conditioning Whites To Feel Guilty For Calling The Cops On Blacks VISIBLY BREAKING THE LAW Seriously , just make it illegal to call 911 on black people .
It ’ s where we headed as a society .
Call it the Emmett Till Act .
Fed up with white people calling 911 about people of color selling water bottles , barbecuing or otherwise going about with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to approve new hate crime legislation giving the targets of those calls the ability to sue the caller .
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on the Caution Against Racial and Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act , also known as the CAREN legislation .
The name is a nod to a widespread meme using the name “ Karen ” to describe a specific type of white , middle-aged woman , who exhibits behaviors that stem from privilege , such as using the police to target people of color .
All 11 supervisors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guaranteeing its passage , despite criticism by some that the name is sexist and unnecessarily divisive .
In San Francisco , a white couple was criticized on social media after video was widely shared of their questioning a Filipino American stenciling “ Black Lives Matter ” in front of his own home in June .
They later called police .
James Juanillo said he deliberately chose yellow chalk to match the color of the house , and centered the stencil just so to be framed by the picture box window .
Then a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know if this was his home because he was defacing private property .
“ They tried to cast it as a criminal scene , ” he said .
“ It was me calmly applying chalk , not spray paint , not in the middle of the night but very deliberately .
The only thing that was missing was a pinot grigio.
” Juanillo said he hopes the legislation will caution people in the future against turning to 911 .
Shamann Walton , the supervisor who introduced the legislation said , “ 911 calls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lines for racist behavior .
“ People of color have the right to do everyday activities and should not be subject to being harassed due to someone ’ s racial bias.
” Walton , who is Black , reeled off examples where minorities have suffered from bogus claims , including Emmitt Till , a Black teenager beaten to death in 1955 after accusations by a white woman who later admitted to lying .
It is crushing to be confronted by police , say supporters of the legislation , because someone saw you as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not belonging .
It ’ s especially terrifying for Black people for whom encounters with police could end in violence .
“ This is not hyperbole , ” said Brittni Chicuata , chief of staff at the city ’ s Human Rights Commission .
“ This is an established pattern reflected in the disparate treatment of Black people and other people of color in our city and in our country.
” In May , Amy Cooper , a white woman , called 911 from Manhattan ’ s Central Park , frantically and falsely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who had politely asked her to leash her dog — was threatening her .

Earlier: Just Make It Illegal To Call The Cops On Blacks: Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer Wants To Make "Racially Motivated" 911 Calls A Hate Crime and NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE Conditioning Whites To Feel Guilty For Calling The Cops On Blacks VISIBLY BREAKING THE LAW
UPDATE: The CAREN act passed unanimously: CAREN Act: San Francisco officials vote unanimously to ban racially-motivated 911 calls, ABC, October 22, 2020.
Seriously, just make it illegal to call 911 on black people. It’s where we headed as a society. Call it the Emmett Till Act.
Fed up with white people calling 911 about people of color selling water bottles, barbecuing or otherwise going about with life, San Francisco supervisors are set to approve new hate crime legislation giving the targets of those calls the ability to sue the caller.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on the Caution Against Racial and Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act, also known as the CAREN legislation. The name is a nod to a widespread meme using the name “Karen” to describe a specific type of white, middle-aged woman, who exhibits behaviors that stem from privilege, such as using the police to target people of color.
All 11 supervisors have signed on to the legislation, guaranteeing its passage, despite criticism by some that the name is sexist and unnecessarily divisive.
In San Francisco, a white couple was criticized on social media after video was widely shared of their questioning a Filipino American stenciling “Black Lives Matter” in front of his own home in June. They later called police.
James Juanillo said he deliberately chose yellow chalk to match the color of the house, and centered the stencil just so to be framed by the picture box window. Then a couple approached him, repeatedly demanding to know if this was his home because he was defacing private property.
“They tried to cast it as a criminal scene,” he said. “It was me calmly applying chalk, not spray paint, not in the middle of the night but very deliberately. The only thing that was missing was a pinot grigio.”
Juanillo said he hopes the legislation will caution people in the future against turning to 911.
Shamann Walton, the supervisor who introduced the legislation said, “911 calls and emergency reports are not customer service lines for racist behavior.
“People of color have the right to do everyday activities and should not be subject to being harassed due to someone’s racial bias.”
Walton, who is Black, reeled off examples where minorities have suffered from bogus claims, including Emmitt Till, a Black teenager beaten to death in 1955 after accusations by a white woman who later admitted to lying.
It is crushing to be confronted by police, say supporters of the legislation, because someone saw you as a threat, possibly criminal or as not belonging. It’s especially terrifying for Black people for whom encounters with police could end in violence.
“This is not hyperbole,” said Brittni Chicuata, chief of staff at the city’s Human Rights Commission. “This is an established pattern reflected in the disparate treatment of Black people and other people of color in our city and in our country.”
In May, Amy Cooper, a white woman, called 911 from Manhattan’s Central Park, frantically and falsely claiming that an African American man — who had politely asked her to leash her dog — was threatening her.