vdare--2020-01-31--“The First Duty Of Intelligent Men”—John Derbyshire On Charles Murray’s HUMAN DIVERSITY

Today , eighty-one years later , we have sunk much further , to depths of reality-denial that even Orwell could not have imagined .
So here is Charles Murray—a very intelligent man—stepping up to do his duty .
Restatement of the obvious ?
This new book of Murray ’ s—Human Diversity : The Biology of Gender , Race , and Class—offers 114 pages telling us that human beings , like all other higher animals , are divided by biology into males and females .
When you have finished gasping in astonishment at that , there follow a further 76 pages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other higher animal with longstanding , geographically-wide distribution , is also divided by biology into localized , mostly-inbred races that differ statistically from one another in many heritable traits : appearance , body chemistry , disease resistance , personality , behavior , and intelligence .
I ’ ll pause while you pick yourself up from the floor … Okay .
There is of course much more to be said about these matters : anomalies and exceptions .
Here is Murray ’ s own summary : Nor are those 190 pages on sex and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dense with detailed information from the rigorous human sciences : genetics , neuroscience , quantitative psychology and sociology .
There are 78 pages of notes and 40 pages of references .
In full the book ’ s main overall structure is as follows : Since most of the facts Murray is telling us are statistical in nature , the whole edifice is mortared together with concepts from statistics .
Not familiar with the term “ effect size ” ?
Murray writes : Murray explains key concepts as he goes along , with illustrative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first-rate popularizer of science , making things as clear as they can be made .
Still , Human Diversity is not for the mathematically-challenged or faint of heart .
Some of Bertrand Russell ’ s pages contained material so obvious they seemed empty to Orwell .
Murray ’ s pages , even when dealing with obvious large facts like the reality of sex and race , never struck me that way .
To the contrary , some pages were so densely full , I had to read them two or three times before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ argument .
And not all Murray ’ s topics belong in the category of the bleeding obvious .
The third of his major sections deals with class .
Here we encounter the most counterintuitive result to emerge from late-20th-century studies of twins and adopted siblings : the very weak effect of shared environment on the finished adult personality .
The “ shared ” in “ shared environment ” refers to that part of a child ’ s environment that he shares with siblings .
As developmental psychologists Sandra Scarr and Susan Grajek famously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been working from the contrary assumption at least as far back as the writing of the Book of Proverbs : “ Train up a child in the way he should go : and when he is old , he will not depart from it.
” As late as the mid-20th century Sigmund Freud ’ s theories about how the family psychodrama shapes us as finished adults held the educated classes of the West in thrall .
We now know beyond reasonable doubt that Freud and the authors of Proverbs were fundamentally mistaken .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This finding about shared environment is , in my experience , one of the most difficult to convey to people of no scientific inclination .
The late Judith Rich Harris got a best-selling book out of it—The Nurture Assumption ( 1998 ) —but resistance is still widespread .
Murray covers the ground very thoroughly .
He does a deep dive into the vexed issue of the non-shared environment , which Judith Rich Harris explored further in her much-underappreciated second book No Two Alike ( 2006 ) .
Murray : That offers a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( which is Murray ’ s self-description ) .
If outside interventions have no permanent effect on , for example , educational attainment , what is the point of applied social science ?
Murray , who is a cheerful soul , manages to extract something hopeful from the gloom .
The point , he argues—I hope I am not misrepresenting him—is that by attaining a fuller understanding of human nature via scientific inquiry we can adjust our institutions to allow human flourishing in freedom .
He writes : To political ideologues seeking to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one , that is rank heresy .
Human nature , they tell us , has nothing to do with biology ; it is entirely social .
Here for example is Mao Tse-tung telling us this : That is the difference of opinion we have been living with throughout the modern age .
The dominant ideology of the Western world today—Murray calls it “ the orthodoxy ” —is on the side of Mao Tse-tung .
Murray offers some cautious optimism to us in the anti-Mao camp .
He actually calls the following “ my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I could believe it .
Already the forces of orthodoxy are launching counter-attacks on Human Diversity .
Opinion writers at broadsheet newspapers and magazines have the phrase “ peddling discredited race science ” set up as a single-key macro .
New Republic acknowledged the appearance of Human Diversity on Tuesday—the book ’ s publication date—with a thousand-word point ' n'sputter piece by staff writer Alex Shephard complaining that Murray has not yet been completely destroyed .
From the last ditch , behavioral geneticist Eric Turkheimer [ Email him ] whose work Murray quotes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respectfully , fired off a sniffy little blog post , also on Tuesday , accusing the author of “ genetic determinism ” and laying down a bold metaphysical marker about what can and can not be known .
The future will tell .
And Charles Murray is confident .
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Here’s George Orwell reviewing Russell's Power: A New Social Analysis in 1939:
If there are certain pages of Mr. Bertrand Russell’s book … which seem rather empty, that is merely to say that we have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.
Today, eighty-one years later, we have sunk much further, to depths of reality-denial that even Orwell could not have imagined.
So here is Charles Murray—a very intelligent man—stepping up to do his duty.
(For my take on Charles Murray, his work, and his standing in the pantheon of public intellectuals as at late 2018, see here. For some forgotten reason, however, I got the name of his new book—at that point still a work in progress—slightly wrong)
Restatement of the obvious? This new book of Murray’s—Human Diversity: The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class—offers 114 pages telling us that human beings, like all other higher animals, are divided by biology into males and females.
When you have finished gasping in astonishment at that, there follow a further 76 pages explaining that homo sap., like any other higher animal with longstanding, geographically-wide distribution, is also divided by biology into localized, mostly-inbred races that differ statistically from one another in many heritable traits: appearance, body chemistry, disease resistance, personality, behavior, and intelligence.
I’ll pause while you pick yourself up from the floor … Okay.
There is of course much more to be said about these matters: anomalies and exceptions. Here is Murray’s own summary:
The findings I have presented boil down to just three cautious conclusions: Human beings can be biologically classified into groups by sex and by ancestral population. Like most biological classifications, these groups have fuzzy edges. This complicates things analytically, but no more than that.
Many phenotypic differences in personality, abilities, and social behavior that we observe between the sexes, among ancestral populations, and among social classes have a biological component.
Growing knowledge about human diversity will inevitably shape the future of the social sciences.
Nor are those 190 pages on sex and race mere opinionating. They are packed dense with detailed information from the rigorous human sciences: genetics, neuroscience, quantitative psychology and sociology. There are 78 pages of notes and 40 pages of references.
In full the book’s main overall structure is as follows:
Introduction—18 pages
Sex—114
Race—76
Class—64
Looking ahead—48
Appendices—50
Notes—78
References—40
Index—18
Since most of the facts Murray is telling us are statistical in nature, the whole edifice is mortared together with concepts from statistics.
Not familiar with the term “effect size”? Murray writes:
An effect size is denoted as d. To calculate d for height, I subtracted the male mean from the female mean, producing a difference of –5.4 inches. The pooled standard deviation is 2.9 inches, so d equals –5.4 ÷ 2.9, which works out to an effect size of –1.86. This is an extremely large effect size. Most sex differences are much smaller and the distributions have much more overlap.
Murray explains key concepts as he goes along, with illustrative examples like that. He is a first-rate popularizer of science, making things as clear as they can be made. Still, Human Diversity is not for the mathematically-challenged or faint of heart.
(I should say that this book, like The Bell Curve and Human Accomplishment,has an appendix explaining basic statistical concepts.)
Some of Bertrand Russell’s pages contained material so obvious they seemed empty to Orwell. Murray’s pages, even when dealing with obvious large facts like the reality of sex and race, never struck me that way. To the contrary, some pages were so densely full, I had to read them two or three times before I was sure had properly understood the argument.
And not all Murray’s topics belong in the category of the bleeding obvious. The third of his major sections deals with class. Here we encounter the most counterintuitive result to emerge from late-20th-century studies of twins and adopted siblings: the very weak effect of shared environment on the finished adult personality.
The “shared” in “shared environment” refers to that part of a child’s environment that he shares with siblings.
Plausible candidates … are such things as parental income, occupation, education, age, parenting practices, family structure, the quality of the neighborhood, and the quality of the schools.
As developmental psychologists Sandra Scarr and Susan Grajek famously put it in 1982:
Upper-middle-class brothers who attend the same school and whose parents take them to the same plays, sporting events, music lessons, and therapists, and use similar child rearing practices on them are little more similar in personality measures than they are to working-class or farm boys whose lives are totally different.[ “Similarities and differences among siblings”, Ch. 15 of Sibling relationships: Their nature and significance across the lifespan, Erlbaum, 1982]
Parents have been working from the contrary assumption at least as far back as the writing of the Book of Proverbs: “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
As late as the mid-20th century Sigmund Freud’s theories about how the family psychodrama shapes us as finished adults held the educated classes of the West in thrall.
We now know beyond reasonable doubt that Freud and the authors of Proverbs were fundamentally mistaken. They did not allow for genetic confounding.
This finding about shared environment is, in my experience, one of the most difficult to convey to people of no scientific inclination. The late Judith Rich Harris got a best-selling book out of it—The Nurture Assumption (1998)—but resistance is still widespread.
Murray covers the ground very thoroughly. He does a deep dive into the vexed issue of the non-shared environment, which Judith Rich Harris explored further in her much-underappreciated second book No Two Alike (2006). Murray:
One of the securely known features of [identical] twins is that their differences in psychological traits cannot be genetic (because they share the same genes); they cannot be caused by differences in the shared environment (by definition); and therefore such psychological differences must be due to the nonshared environment. But it has been found that those differences are not stable over time. Cognitive differences last no more than a few years and personality differences change even more quickly. No identical twin differences are stable over many years. The necessary implication: The nonshared environmental factors are not stable, but more like random noise.
That offers a gloomy prospect to the applied social scientist (which is Murray’s self-description). If outside interventions have no permanent effect on, for example, educational attainment, what is the point of applied social science?
Murray, who is a cheerful soul, manages to extract something hopeful from the gloom. The point, he argues—I hope I am not misrepresenting him—is that by attaining a fuller understanding of human nature via scientific inquiry we can adjust our institutions to allow human flourishing in freedom. He writes:
Societies must be made to fit human nature, because human nature cannot be reshaped to fit theoretical utopias.
To political ideologues seeking to uproot this world and make a new one, that is rank heresy. Human nature, they tell us, has nothing to do with biology; it is entirely social. Here for example is Mao Tse-tung telling us this:
That is the difference of opinion we have been living with throughout the modern age.
The dominant ideology of the Western world today—Murray calls it “the orthodoxy”—is on the side of Mao Tse-tung. Murray offers some cautious optimism to us in the anti-Mao camp. He actually calls the following “my probably starry-eyed expectation”:
The ability to predict a wide variety of human differences solely from baseline genetic measures will puncture the center of the orthodoxy’s beleaguered defense.
I wish I could believe it. Already the forces of orthodoxy are launching counter-attacks on Human Diversity. Opinion writers at broadsheet newspapers and magazines have the phrase “peddling discredited race science” set up as a single-key macro.
New Republic acknowledged the appearance of Human Diversity on Tuesday—the book’s publication date—with a thousand-word point'n'sputter piece by staff writer Alex Shephard complaining that Murray has not yet been completely destroyed.
From the last ditch, behavioral geneticist Eric Turkheimer [Email him] whose work Murray quotes often in the book, always very respectfully, fired off a sniffy little blog post, also on Tuesday, accusing the author of “genetic determinism” and laying down a bold metaphysical marker about what can and cannot be known.
Almost all modern behavioral scientists ... are wise enough about what they are doing to know that the current state of the science does not permit us to derive behavior from biology; some of us, and here there is room for disagreement, believe that it will never be possible to do so. [Charles Murray's "Human Diversity", GHA Project, January 28, 2020]
The future will tell. And Charles Murray is confident.
John Derbyshire [ email him] writes an incredible amount on all sorts of subjects for all kinds of outlets. (This no longer includes National Review, whose editors had some kind of tantrum and fired him.) He is the author of We Are Doomed: Reclaiming Conservative Pessimism and several other books. He has had two books published by VDARE.com com: FROM THE DISSIDENT RIGHT (also available in Kindle) and FROM THE DISSIDENT RIGHT II: ESSAYS 2013.
For years he’s been podcasting at Radio Derb, now available at VDARE.com for no charge. His writings are archived at JohnDerbyshire.com.
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vdare--2020-01-31--John Derbyshire: Brexit Day—Delayed But Still Glorious Triumph Of British Populism Over Globalism

Earlier : Rule Britannia , by Derb , A Personal Note On Brexit , by Peter Brimelow , and `` I Won ’ t Lie , I Did Cry . ''
A Briton Rejoices At BREXIT 's Triumph , by Adam Young , all from June , 2016 , when the vote was held .
Across the Pond in the Mother Country , today—Friday the 31st—is Brexit Day .
The U.K. officially leaves the European Union at 11 p.m. local time .
It should really be midnight , but those fool Continentals ca n't even get the time of day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happen at their midnight , which is one hour ahead of the far more ancient and honorable Greenwich mean time .
Well , the hell with them , with their garlic and fascism and watery beer .
The Brits can permit them this one last little flourish of power over Albion 's sons .
Then Britain is free—free at last !
Nigel Farage , who is undoubtedly the hero of the hour , made a fine triumphant speech to the so-called European Parliament .
Farage 's fellow Brexiteers—there are twenty-odd in the fake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jack .
It 's against rules in the pseudo-parliament to wave national flags , so the chair-critter , a fair colleen named Mairead McGuinness , did the angry-nun headmistress thing : banged her ruler against the desk and told them to stop .
That 's the Irish for you : always yearning to belong to something big and international so they can boss the British around .
They 've given up on the Roman Catholic church , but there 's still the EU .
And tomorrow there will still be the EU , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Are my ancestral prejudices showing ?
Make allowance , please .
I 'm an American ; my attachment to Britain is entirely sentimental .
Something is due to sentiment , though ; and for those particular sentiments , this is a great day indeed .
As Nigel Farage pointed out , the Brits were swindled into the EU by their boss class , under the lie that it was merely a free-trade zone .
All through my youth and young adulthood it was referred to as `` the Common Market , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was .
That 's what they were told it was .
They were told a lie .
The EU was a political project , a bureaucratic extravaganza to feed managerial elites with power and money .
Now the Brits are out of it .
This ex-Brit offers his hearty congratulations

Earlier: Rule Britannia, by Derb, A Personal Note On Brexit, by Peter Brimelow, and "I Won’t Lie, I Did Cry." A Briton Rejoices At BREXIT's Triumph, by Adam Young, all from June, 2016, when the vote was held.
Across the Pond in the Mother Country, today—Friday the 31st—is Brexit Day. The U.K. officially leaves the European Union at 11 p.m. local time. It should really be midnight, but those fool Continentals can't even get the time of day right. They are insisting that Brexit happen at their midnight, which is one hour ahead of the far more ancient and honorable Greenwich mean time.
Well, the hell with them, with their garlic and fascism and watery beer. The Brits can permit them this one last little flourish of power over Albion's sons. Then Britain is free—free at last!
Nigel Farage, who is undoubtedly the hero of the hour, made a fine triumphant speech to the so-called European Parliament.
There is a historic battle going on now across the West; in Europe, America, and elsewhere. It is globalism against populism. And you may loathe populism, but I tell you a funny thing: It's becoming very popular.
Farage's fellow Brexiteers—there are twenty-odd in the fake parliament—then stood up and waved the Union Jack. It's against rules in the pseudo-parliament to wave national flags, so the chair-critter, a fair colleen named Mairead McGuinness, did the angry-nun headmistress thing: banged her ruler against the desk and told them to stop.
After 25 years of fighting for independence, this is my final contribution in the European Parliament.
We were told to leave with our British flags, and that's exactly what we did. pic.twitter.com/cBfycWfsN7 — Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) January 29, 2020
That's the Irish for you: always yearning to belong to something big and international so they can boss the British around. They've given up on the Roman Catholic church, but there's still the EU. And tomorrow there will still be the EU, but minus Britain. Sorry, macushla.
Are my ancestral prejudices showing? Make allowance, please. I'm an American; my attachment to Britain is entirely sentimental. Something is due to sentiment, though; and for those particular sentiments, this is a great day indeed.
As Nigel Farage pointed out, the Brits were swindled into the EU by their boss class, under the lie that it was merely a free-trade zone. All through my youth and young adulthood it was referred to as "the Common Market," and that's what people assumed it was. That's what they were told it was.
They were told a lie. The EU was a political project, a bureaucratic extravaganza to feed managerial elites with power and money. Now the Brits are out of it. This ex-Brit offers his hearty congratulations


vdare--2020-01-30--They Were SETTLERS, Damn It, Not "Immigrants"!

In his current main-page piece here , Matthew Richer wrote : To vividly illustrate Roosevelt 's , Huntington 's , @ @ @ @ @ there 's this image and text , of uncertain provenance , that I stumbled upon @ @ @ @ @ talk about refugee resettlement : Bookmark that item , and spread it around !

In his current main-page piece here, Matthew Richer wrote:
In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt (who also had no English blood) laid the cornerstone of the iconic Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown where the Pilgrims first set foot on land. In his speech, Roosevelt affirmed the Pilgrims not as immigrants, but as settlers to whom all those who subsequently immigrated to America remain deeply indebted...
To vividly illustrate Roosevelt's, Huntington's, and Richer's point, there's this image and text, of uncertain provenance, that I stumbled upon last year while preparing a talk about refugee resettlement:
Bookmark that item, and spread it around!


vdare--2020-01-31--CNN: Fewer White Faces Is More Important Than Stopping a Global Pandemic

See , earlier by Paul Kersey : USA TODAY Attacks Trump 's National Security Team as `` Too White '' —Thus Illegitimate in Our Enlightened Age of Diversity , Inclusion , and Equity Hate President Donald Trump all you want , but our corporate media is going overboard in normalizing hatred of white males ( and by extension , white females ) .
The elite in the USA are doing everything they can to delegitimize the idea white people have any moral authority .
Even in the face of a global pandemic ( coronavirus ) , the real problem is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people dying of coronavirus means nothing when a lack of diversity is found among those fighting the virus… Coronavirus task force another example of Trump administration ’ s lack of diversity , CNN.com , January 30 , 2020 ] : It ’ s a statement that ’ s as predictable as it is infuriating : President Donald Trump ’ s administration lacks diversity .
On Tuesday , Trump tweeted photos of a briefing he ’ d received on the new coronavirus spreading out of China .
Just received a briefing on the Coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agencies , who are also working closely with China .
We will continue to monitor the ongoing developments .
We have the best experts anywhere in the world , and they are on top of it 24/7 !
pic.twitter.com/rrtF1Stk78 — Donald J. Trump ( @ realDonaldTrump ) January 30 , 2020 “ We will continue to monitor the ongoing developments , ” the President said in his post .
“ We have the best experts anywhere in the world , and they are on top of it 24/7 !
” Who are these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same sorts of white men ( and a couple women on the sidelines ) who ’ ve dominated the Trump administration from the very beginning .
By contrast , former President Barack Obama ’ s circle of advisers in the face of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa was hardly so monochromatic .
Neither was it so abysmal in terms of gender diversity .
( Of course , to contextualize , Obama ’ s administration , on the whole , was far more diverse than Trump ’ s . )
And yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Trump era has become , it ’ s still worth pointing out from time to time , especially as the country approaches the 2020 presidential election in earnest .
That ’ s partly because the recent photos of “ the best experts ” telegraph the kinds of people the administration deems worthy of holding power — and even being in close proximity to it .
They communicate a “ patronage network that everyone is operating under , ” as Eric Yellin , an associate professor of history and American studies at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington Post last year , about a different set of photos .
“ Having that network be interracial is really important.
” But the visuals that have come to define the Trump administration say something else , too .
They signal which people in a multi-racial , half-female country Trump values the opinions of : mostly white men who are mirror images of the President himself .
You can hate President Trump all you want for the perceived failures of his administration , but it ’ s articles such as this ( published @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real hate in America is entirely directed toward… the coronavirus could decimate the population of the planet , but the real problem is the all-white nature of Trump ’ s team .
Even in the face of a global contagion from China comes howls of anti-white invective from those ensconced in corporate media upset white people stand to the advancement of coronavirus .
Diversity or mass deaths… it should be obvious which side CNN is on .

See, earlier by Paul Kersey: USA TODAY Attacks Trump's National Security Team as "Too White"—Thus Illegitimate in Our Enlightened Age of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity
Hate President Donald Trump all you want, but our corporate media is going overboard in normalizing hatred of white males (and by extension, white females). The elite in the USA are doing everything they can to delegitimize the idea white people have any moral authority. Even in the face of a global pandemic (coronavirus), the real problem is whiteness.
Potentially tens of millions of people dying of coronavirus means nothing when a lack of diversity is found among those fighting the virus…
Coronavirus task force another example of Trump administration’s lack of diversity, CNN.com, January 30, 2020]: It’s a statement that’s as predictable as it is infuriating: President Donald Trump’s administration lacks diversity. On Tuesday, Trump tweeted photos of a briefing he’d received on the new coronavirus spreading out of China. Just received a briefing on the Coronavirus in China from all of our GREAT agencies, who are also working closely with China. We will continue to monitor the ongoing developments. We have the best experts anywhere in the world, and they are on top of it 24/7! pic.twitter.com/rrtF1Stk78 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 30, 2020 “We will continue to monitor the ongoing developments,” the President said in his post. “We have the best experts anywhere in the world, and they are on top of it 24/7!” Who are these experts? They’re largely the same sorts of white men (and a couple women on the sidelines) who’ve dominated the Trump administration from the very beginning. By contrast, former President Barack Obama’s circle of advisers in the face of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa was hardly so monochromatic. Neither was it so abysmal in terms of gender diversity. (Of course, to contextualize, Obama’s administration, on the whole, was far more diverse than Trump’s.) And yet, as unsurprising as the diversity issue in the Trump era has become, it’s still worth pointing out from time to time, especially as the country approaches the 2020 presidential election in earnest. That’s partly because the recent photos of “the best experts” telegraph the kinds of people the administration deems worthy of holding power — and even being in close proximity to it. They communicate a “patronage network that everyone is operating under,” as Eric Yellin, an associate professor of history and American studies at the University of Richmond, told The Washington Post last year, about a different set of photos. “Having that network be interracial is really important.” But the visuals that have come to define the Trump administration say something else, too. They signal which people in a multi-racial, half-female country Trump values the opinions of: mostly white men who are mirror images of the President himself.
You can hate President Trump all you want for the perceived failures of his administration, but it’s articles such as this (published in CNN) reminding us where the real hate in America is entirely directed toward… the coronavirus could decimate the population of the planet, but the real problem is the all-white nature of Trump’s team.
Diversity. Inclusion. Equity (D.I.E.)… D.I.E, whitey, D.I.E.
Even in the face of a global contagion from China comes howls of anti-white invective from those ensconced in corporate media upset white people stand to the advancement of coronavirus.
Diversity or mass deaths… it should be obvious which side CNN is on.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-03--Patrick J. Buchanan: Failed Coup of a Failing Establishment

It has been a bad few days for the establishment , really bad .
In a 51-49 vote , the Senate refused to call witnesses in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump and agreed to end the trial Wednesday , with a near-certain majority vote to acquit the president of all charges .
As weekend polls show socialist Bernie Sanders surging into the lead for the nomination in the states of Iowa , New Hampshire and California , the sense of panic among Democratic Party elites is palpable .
Former Secretary of State and Joe Biden surrogate John Kerry was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking of the `` possibility of Bernie Sanders taking down the Democratic Party-down whole . ''
Tuesday , Trump takes his nationally televised victory lap in the U.S. Capitol with his State of the Union address , as triumphant Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and a humiliated Speaker Nancy Pelosi sit silently side-by-side behind him .
Democrats may declare the Trump impeachment a victory for righteousness , but the anger and outrage , the moans and groans now coming off the editorial and op-ed pages and cable TV suggest the media know otherwise .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ vindicate what Pelosi and the Democrats did and stain forever the Republican Party for voting to acquit .
Perhaps , but only if some future Howard Zinn is writing the history .
Reality : The impeachment of Trump was an attempted-and failed-coup that not a single Republican supported , only Democrats in the House and their Senate caucus .
The impeachment of Trump was an exercise in pure partisanship and itself an abuse of power .
What was the heart of the Democrats ' case to remove Trump ?
Trump failed to invite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House , and held up military aid to Kyiv for several months , to get Zelenskiy to hold a press conference to announce that Kyiv was looking into how Hunter Biden got on the board of a corrupt energy company at a retainer of $ 83,000 a month while his father was the chief international monitor of corruption in Ukraine .
The specific indictment : Trump 's suspension of military aid imperiled `` our national security '' by denying arms to an `` ally '' who was fighting the Russians over there , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them over here .
And what was the outcome of it all ?
Zelenskiy got his meeting with the president .
He got the military aid in September .
He did not hold the press conference requested .
He did not announce an investigation of the Bidens .
After Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea and intervened to protect pro-Russian secessionists in the Donbass , Obama 's White House restricted U.S. lethal military aid to Kyiv and provided blankets and meals ready to eat .
What punishment did House and Senate Democrats and anti-Trump media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Ukraine ?
Democrats demanded that a Republican Senate overturn the election of 2016 , make Trump the first president ever impeached and removed , and then ensure that the American people could never vote for him again .
Nancy Pelosi 's House and the Democratic minority in the Senate were demanding that a Republican Senate do their dirty work and keep Trump off the ballot in 2020 , lest he win a second term .
For four years , elements of the liberal establishment-in the media , `` deep state '' and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ First , they aimed to smear him and prevent his election , and then to overturn it as having been orchestrated by the Kremlin , and then to impeach and remove him , and then to block him from running again .
The damage they have inflicted upon our country 's institutions is serious .
U.S. intelligence agencies are being investigated by U.S. Attorney John Durham for their role in instigating an investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign .
The FBI has been discredited by exposure of a conspiracy of top-level agents to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media , by endlessly echoing unproven claims that Trump was a stooge of the Kremlin , discredited themselves to a degree unknown since the `` Yellow Press '' prostituted itself to get us into war with Spain .
Media claims to be unbiased pursuers of truth have suffered , not only from Trump 's attacks , but from their own biased and bigoted coverage and commentary .
The NSC and State Department have been exposed as employing individuals with an exaggerated view of their role in the origination and the execution of foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chief executive appear to permeate the upper echelons of the `` deep state . ''
Not in our lifetime have the institutions of government and the establishment been held in lower regard .
Almost all now concede we have become an us vs. them nation .
How we accomplish great things again , giving our seemingly unbridgeable differences , remains a mystery .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

It has been a bad few days for the establishment, really bad.
In a 51-49 vote, the Senate refused to call witnesses in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump and agreed to end the trial Wednesday, with a near-certain majority vote to acquit the president of all charges.
As weekend polls show socialist Bernie Sanders surging into the lead for the nomination in the states of Iowa, New Hampshire and California, the sense of panic among Democratic Party elites is palpable.
Former Secretary of State and Joe Biden surrogate John Kerry was overheard Sunday at a Des Moines hotel talking of the "possibility of Bernie Sanders taking down the Democratic Party-down whole."
Tuesday, Trump takes his nationally televised victory lap in the U.S. Capitol with his State of the Union address, as triumphant Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and a humiliated Speaker Nancy Pelosi sit silently side-by-side behind him.
Democrats may declare the Trump impeachment a victory for righteousness, but the anger and outrage, the moans and groans now coming off the editorial and op-ed pages and cable TV suggest the media know otherwise.
History, we are told, will vindicate what Pelosi and the Democrats did and stain forever the Republican Party for voting to acquit.
Perhaps, but only if some future Howard Zinn is writing the history.
Reality: The impeachment of Trump was an attempted-and failed-coup that not a single Republican supported, only Democrats in the House and their Senate caucus. The impeachment of Trump was an exercise in pure partisanship and itself an abuse of power.
What was the heart of the Democrats' case to remove Trump?
Trump failed to invite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the White House, and held up military aid to Kyiv for several months, to get Zelenskiy to hold a press conference to announce that Kyiv was looking into how Hunter Biden got on the board of a corrupt energy company at a retainer of $83,000 a month while his father was the chief international monitor of corruption in Ukraine.
The specific indictment: Trump's suspension of military aid imperiled "our national security" by denying arms to an "ally" who was fighting the Russians over there, so we don't have to fight them over here.
And what was the outcome of it all?
Zelenskiy got his meeting with the president. He got the military aid in September. He did not hold the press conference requested. He did not announce an investigation of the Bidens.
No harm, no foul.
How did President Obama handle Ukraine?
After Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea and intervened to protect pro-Russian secessionists in the Donbass, Obama's White House restricted U.S. lethal military aid to Kyiv and provided blankets and meals ready to eat.
What punishment did House and Senate Democrats and anti-Trump media demand for the pause in sending weapons for Ukraine?
Capital punishment, a political death penalty.
Democrats demanded that a Republican Senate overturn the election of 2016, make Trump the first president ever impeached and removed, and then ensure that the American people could never vote for him again.
Nancy Pelosi's House and the Democratic minority in the Senate were demanding that a Republican Senate do their dirty work and keep Trump off the ballot in 2020, lest he win a second term.
For four years, elements of the liberal establishment-in the media, "deep state" and major institutions-have sought to destroy Trump. First, they aimed to smear him and prevent his election, and then to overturn it as having been orchestrated by the Kremlin, and then to impeach and remove him, and then to block him from running again.
The damage they have inflicted upon our country's institutions is serious.
U.S. intelligence agencies are being investigated by U.S. Attorney John Durham for their role in instigating an investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign. The FBI has been discredited by exposure of a conspiracy of top-level agents to spy on Trump's campaign.
The media, by endlessly echoing unproven claims that Trump was a stooge of the Kremlin, discredited themselves to a degree unknown since the "Yellow Press" prostituted itself to get us into war with Spain. Media claims to be unbiased pursuers of truth have suffered, not only from Trump's attacks, but from their own biased and bigoted coverage and commentary.
The NSC and State Department have been exposed as employing individuals with an exaggerated view of their role in the origination and the execution of foreign policy. Disloyalty and animosity toward the chief executive appear to permeate the upper echelons of the "deep state."
Not in our lifetime have the institutions of government and the establishment been held in lower regard.
Almost all now concede we have become an us vs. them nation.
How we accomplish great things again, giving our seemingly unbridgeable differences, remains a mystery.
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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--2020-02-03--Ana Navarro Claims Degenerate Super Bowl Halftime Show Justifies Mass Hispanic Immigration

Alleged conservative and CNN commentator Ana Navarro loved Sunday ’ s Super Bowl halftime show so much that she wants the whole country to look like it .
The show featured 43-year-old Colombian singer Shakira and 50-year-old Puerto Rican entertainer Jennifer Lopez romping around in skimpy outfits and gyrating in front of millions of Americans—including many children .
Some of the songs performed were entirely in Spanish and the show was filled with Hispanic themes .
A possible anti-Trump message was included when children sang in cages , a likely protest of President Trump ’ s detention policies .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a celebration of healthy American culture .
But Navarro thought it was superior to anything the historic American nation produced .
The tweet expresses Hispanic supremacy , plain and simple .
Some , such as Michelle Malkin , ripped into Navarro for her idiocy .
Others , such as Jeb Bush , shared Navarro ’ s enthusiasm for the degenerate Hispanic halftime show .
The Super Bowl is supposed to be America ’ s game , but its halftime show just shows the destruction mass immigration has wrought on our culture .

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Alleged conservative and CNN commentator Ana Navarro loved Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show so much that she wants the whole country to look like it.
The show featured 43-year-old Colombian singer Shakira and 50-year-old Puerto Rican entertainer Jennifer Lopez romping around in skimpy outfits and gyrating in front of millions of Americans—including many children. Some of the songs performed were entirely in Spanish and the show was filled with Hispanic themes. A possible anti-Trump message was included when children sang in cages, a likely protest of President Trump’s detention policies.
The far-left is now saying the Superbowl halftime show was a protest of the "kids in cages" policy pic.twitter.com/VgyxMvkO3W — Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) February 3, 2020
It’s hard to believe the show was a celebration of healthy American culture. But Navarro thought it was superior to anything the historic American nation produced.
If after watching this half-time show, you’re against immigration and think Latinos are invaders......go to boring, rhythm-less hell. Really.
Hispanics are Americans and Make America Great.
Deal with it! 🔥 🇺🇸 — Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) February 3, 2020
The tweet expresses Hispanic supremacy, plain and simple. Some, such as Michelle Malkin, ripped into Navarro for her idiocy.
This anti-American tool was a registered foreign agent for the Nicaraguan govt who lobbied for illegal alien amnesty, mocked American victims of illegal alien crime & sided w/illegal alien cop-killer Luis Bracamontes over Trump:https://t.co/cpzsGUHMh2 https://t.co/3g4mgVk4ST — Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) February 3, 2020
Others, such as Jeb Bush, shared Navarro’s enthusiasm for the degenerate Hispanic halftime show.
Best Super Bowl half time show ever. — Jeb Bush (@JebBush) February 3, 2020
The Super Bowl is supposed to be America’s game, but its halftime show just shows the destruction mass immigration has wrought on our culture.


vdare--2020-02-03--Nordic Models And Bernie Sanders: Why Socialism Works Some Places Better Than Others

When the Washington Post said that Bernie Sanders was a fan of Scandinavian socialism , a number of people replied that they were also fans of `` Nordic Models . ''
Of course , they meant models like this : Of course , Finnish lady President Sanna Marin looks a bit like a Nordic Model herself , as you can see on her Instagram : But if you 've got past the pictures of those Nordic Models , what Bernie means is he 'd like to introduce Scandinavian welfare policies to America , where they wo n't work .
Scandinavian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is Scandinavian .
It used to sort of work in Minnesota , when Minnnesota was Scandinavian ... but then Somalis moved in .
Here 's what the Nordic Model looks like in practice , as explained by Harri Honkanen : But America does n't work like that .
America is a multi-racial polity , in which some races are net taxpayers , and other races are net consumers of taxes .
That 's why Charles Rangel denounced 1994 tax cuts as racist .
Steve Sailer explained this years ago , drawing on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Is Strength .
It ` s Also The Worst Sort Of Welfare State • WSJ wonders : Why Is Finland So Finlandy ?
So the only way the Nordic Model is going to work in the US is if Nina Agdal gets , as she deserves , a work visa for looking like that :

When the Washington Post said that Bernie Sanders was a fan of Scandinavian socialism, a number of people replied that they were also fans of "Nordic Models."
Analysis: Bernie Sanders is a fan of the "Nordic model." Finland’s leader says it’s the American Dream. https://t.co/4JH3jxQPF4 — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 3, 2020
Of course, they meant models like this:
(May not be real Swedish girls.)
Or this—authentic Nordic Models/Swedish patriots via Facebook:
Of course, Finnish lady President Sanna Marin looks a bit like a Nordic Model herself, as you can see on her Instagram:
But if you've got past the pictures of those Nordic Models, what Bernie means is he'd like to introduce Scandinavian welfare policies to America, where they won't work.
Scandinavian socialism works in Scandinavia because everyone there is Scandinavian. It used to sort of work in Minnesota, when Minnnesota was Scandinavian...but then Somalis moved in.
Here's what the Nordic Model looks like in practice, as explained by Harri Honkanen:
Following the “Nordic Model,” Norwegians pay very high taxes in return for being looked after from the cradle to the grave: free higher education, free care for the elderly, even income-related fines for traffic violations. Which means that the living standards of a doctor are not much different from those of a bus driver. But the Norwegians have a very high level of genetic homogeneity, even more so than Finland. They’re basically an extended family [Nationwide Genomic Study in Denmark Reveals Remarkable Population Homogeneity, Athanasiadis et al., Genetics, August 17, 2016] so they seem to like this equality. Assuming you don’t want to get rich, Norway is, by most measures, an excellent place to live—the fifth largest per capita producer of oil in the world , with the 7th highest per capita income in the world , It’s the most economically equal country on Earth (which suggests little social resentment) and it is also the most democratic, the least corrupt, one of the happiest, and the most developed country, according to the OECD .
But America doesn't work like that. America is a multi-racial polity, in which some races are net taxpayers, and other races are net consumers of taxes. That's why Charles Rangel denounced 1994 tax cuts as racist.
Steve Sailer explained this years ago, drawing on the work of Frank Salter:
Sailer also explained about Scandinavia:
So the only way the Nordic Model is going to work in the US is if Nina Agdal gets, as she deserves, a work visa for looking like that:
Otherwise, no.


vdare--2020-02-03--Kevin McCarthy, Former Chamber Of Commerce Amnesty Booster,  Forced Into Immigration Patriotism

For years , Kevin McCarthy was a Chamber Of Commerce/Agribiz amnesty booster .
He may not have seen the light @ @ @ @ @ feeling the heat , as the logic of the Trump Era and the Great Awokening @ @ @ @ @ in the hopes of keeping his own job .

For years, Kevin McCarthy was a Chamber Of Commerce/Agribiz amnesty booster.
He may not have seen the light, but he's definitely feeling the heat, as the logic of the Trump Era and the Great Awokening force him into immigration patriotism in the hopes of keeping his own job.
2/3 Our 2014 low opinion: "McCarthy is so obviously a sell-out that he is forcing the GOP grassroots to consider the new strategies, policies, and philosophies it will need to adopt if the conservative movement – and the U.S. – is to survive." = Trump?https://t.co/ooDaIXGjkT — Peter Brimelow (@peterbrimelow) February 4, 2020


vdare--2020-02-03--Sovereign Japan Expels Ethiopian "Refugee"—Unfortunately, He's Coming Here

It appears that the detritus of Japan is being exported to the United States , similar to the sad affair with Australia .
The Land of the Rising Sun wisely rejects most immigrants and almost all refugees .
It goes back to the policy of the Meiji Restoration of improving Japan with Western technology , but rejecting the nascent cultural corruption that even in the late 1800s Japan was concerned about .
It was exemplified by the slogan Sonnō Jōi , also Sonno Jo I , Revere the Emperor , Expel The Barbarian .
Globalists are demanding more refugees for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support for refugees , but the Abe Shogunate has decided differently .
They will expel even the hard-working , law-abiding illegal alien and refugee .
The family who owns Little Ethiopia Restaurant & Bar had enough money to apply for a business visa , allowing them to open up their restaurant despite the fact that they haven ’ t been officially accepted as refugees in the country .
While they ’ ve been able to build a life in Japan , Tegegn ’ s stay has felt more temporary .
He left Ethiopia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his wife was pregnant with their third child .
Eleven years later , he has still not received refugee status and he has still not met his daughter .
“ As a man , I can not cry in front of others , ” Tegegn says as he lays out 11 years worth of photos of his three children on a table : Saron , 16 ; Nahusenay , 13 ; and Veronica , 10 .
The photos illustrate the childhoods he has missed out on , from the faded shot he brought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his eldest daughter , now a young woman .
“ I cry at home , ” he adds .
Tegegn is in Japan on karihōmen ( provisional release ) status , which suspends the possibility of detention and deportation while his application or appeal is ongoing .
He is still considered an asylum-seeker , so he ’ s unable to leave the country or bring his family to him .
“ I don ’ t think I am a burden for the Japanese government , ” he says .
“ I work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ follow all their rules , I don ’ t commit any crimes .
But I still don ’ t get a visa .
My future is uncertain.
” [ Japanese Society Warms To Asylum-Seekers Despite The Government ’ s Cold Shoulder , by Jesse Chase-Lubitz , Japan Times , February 3 , 2020 ] Despite the appeal to emotion , Abe Shinzo is standing firm .
Refugees are not welcome in the Land of the Gods .
Note the pro-immigrant journalist as well .
He certainly has an agenda for Japan , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Japan .
Japan is the world ’ s fifth-largest donor to the U.N .
Refugee Agency , yet it accepts less than 1 percent of asylum-seekers .
This staggeringly low acceptance rate has earned it a reputation for turning away refugees .
In December 2018 , the government introduced an immigration policy that welcomed foreign laborers in an attempt to fill the rapidly widening gaps in Japan ’ s aging workforce .
However , the policy did not address any responsibility to asylum-seekers .
As the Diet liberalized its strict immigration policies , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In 2018 , it cut the rights of asylum applicants to work while their applications are under consideration .
Though we do not know about the legality of this so-called refugee ’ s acceptance into America .
How did someone living in Japan get refugee status in the United States , and from a democracy we recognize , Ethiopia ?
Just last month , Tegegn found out that his application to the U.S. was accepted and he is now eager to leave Japan .
“ I was so excited about Japan when I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rules , the culture , ” he says .
“ But now I am tired of the food , I have given up on the language .
I can ’ t wait to leave.
” Does the United States want an ingrate like him ?
He is tired of Japanese cuisine ?
Japan has more Michelin Star restaurants than any other nation .
And these include the cheapest Michelin Star restaurants in the world , $ 10 ramen , and it ’ s delicious .
What will the United States get from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Welfare dependency is most likely .
And what is the basis for his entry to the United States ?
There is no basis for refugee status from Ethiopia .
In fact , given the new policy by the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) and the Department of Justice ( DOJ ) , Tegegn is subject to the Safe Third Country rule on asylum and refugee status .
He may even have obtained a tourist visa , and will fraudulently be using it to enter the U.S. and submit an asylum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ken The Knife should be looking into this .

It appears that the detritus of Japan is being exported to the United States, similar to the sad affair with Australia. The Land of the Rising Sun wisely rejects most immigrants and almost all refugees. It goes back to the policy of the Meiji Restoration of improving Japan with Western technology, but rejecting the nascent cultural corruption that even in the late 1800s Japan was concerned about. It was exemplified by the slogan Sonnō Jōi, also Sonno Jo I, Revere the Emperor, Expel The Barbarian.
Globalists are demanding more refugees for Japan, and even ginning up public support for refugees, but the Abe Shogunate has decided differently. They will expel even the hard-working, law-abiding illegal alien and refugee.
The family who owns Little Ethiopia Restaurant & Bar had enough money to apply for a business visa, allowing them to open up their restaurant despite the fact that they haven’t been officially accepted as refugees in the country. While they’ve been able to build a life in Japan, Tegegn’s stay has felt more temporary. He left Ethiopia for Japan 11 years ago, when his wife was pregnant with their third child. Eleven years later, he has still not received refugee status and he has still not met his daughter. “As a man, I cannot cry in front of others,” Tegegn says as he lays out 11 years worth of photos of his three children on a table: Saron, 16; Nahusenay, 13; and Veronica, 10. The photos illustrate the childhoods he has missed out on, from the faded shot he brought with him to Japan to the image of his eldest daughter, now a young woman. “I cry at home,” he adds. Tegegn is in Japan on karihōmen (provisional release) status, which suspends the possibility of detention and deportation while his application or appeal is ongoing. He is still considered an asylum-seeker, so he’s unable to leave the country or bring his family to him. “I don’t think I am a burden for the Japanese government,” he says. “I work and pay all my taxes, I follow all their rules, I don’t commit any crimes. But I still don’t get a visa. My future is uncertain.” [Japanese Society Warms To Asylum-Seekers Despite The Government’s Cold Shoulder, by Jesse Chase-Lubitz, Japan Times, February 3, 2020]
Despite the appeal to emotion, Abe Shinzo is standing firm. Refugees are not welcome in the Land of the Gods. Note the pro-immigrant journalist as well. He certainly has an agenda for Japan, and it is not in the interests of Japan.
Japan is the world’s fifth-largest donor to the U.N. Refugee Agency, yet it accepts less than 1 percent of asylum-seekers. This staggeringly low acceptance rate has earned it a reputation for turning away refugees. In December 2018, the government introduced an immigration policy that welcomed foreign laborers in an attempt to fill the rapidly widening gaps in Japan’s aging workforce. However, the policy did not address any responsibility to asylum-seekers. As the Diet liberalized its strict immigration policies, it tightened the rules for refugees. In 2018, it cut the rights of asylum applicants to work while their applications are under consideration.
But what Japan wisely rejects, America accepts.
Hilmneh Tegegn came to #Japan with the hopes of getting refugee status. Eleven years later, he is packing his bags for the U.S. My latest for @japantimes 🗞 https://t.co/rzv0KQoCPY — Jesse Chase-Lubitz (@jessechasing) February 3, 2020
Though we do not know about the legality of this so-called refugee’s acceptance into America. How did someone living in Japan get refugee status in the United States, and from a democracy we recognize, Ethiopia?
Just last month, Tegegn found out that his application to the U.S. was accepted and he is now eager to leave Japan. “I was so excited about Japan when I arrived. I learned the language, the rules, the culture,” he says. “But now I am tired of the food, I have given up on the language. I can’t wait to leave.”
Does the United States want an ingrate like him? He is tired of Japanese cuisine? Japan has more Michelin Star restaurants than any other nation. And these include the cheapest Michelin Star restaurants in the world, $10 ramen, and it’s delicious. What will the United States get from this ingrate, especially at his age? Welfare dependency is most likely. And what is the basis for his entry to the United States? There is no basis for refugee status from Ethiopia.
In fact, given the new policy by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), Tegegn is subject to the Safe Third Country rule on asylum and refugee status. He may even have obtained a tourist visa, and will fraudulently be using it to enter the U.S. and submit an asylum claim or just live here illegally.
Ken The Knife should be looking into this.


vdare--2020-02-03--State Of Iowa: Implicit Bias Training For Corrections Employees Answer To "Disparate" Black Crime

Previously by Paul Kersey : In 2016 Iowa , Blacks Represent 3 % of the Population of the State and 46 Percent of Homicide Suspects Face it : the Civil Rights movement has morphed into a crime entitlement program for blacks .
If a disproportionate amount of black people are arrested and in jail for violent crime , the only logical conclusion is the criminal justice system is hopelessly racist for locking up an insufficient amount of whites .
State Prisons are Addressing Racial Disparity in Iowa with Implicit Bias Training , WHOTV.com , January 22 , 2020 DES MOINES @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secret that Iowa has one of the worst records for disproportionate incarceration of minorities in the nation .
The Iowa Department of Corrections is working to change that with new mandatory implicit bias training .
The idea to do racial bias training came from the court system .
Director of Iowa Department of Corrections , Beth Skinner , said the department sent a couple staff members to the court system ’ s training program as guinea pigs .
After receiving such positive feedback , Skinner said they knew it had to be implemented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ re always scanning the environment , scanning the literature , seeing what works and what our national partners are advising us on .
So , we ’ re always very open to find out what are the best practices and then to implement those , ” Skinner said .
“ Does it take resources ?
Yes .
But the issue is that important that we ’ re willing to put those resources in there.
” So the Department of Corrections is currently collecting data , taking a look to see where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Iowa .
This includes taking a look at discipline , access to treatment , and work assignments .
There ’ s also an advisory group in place to help recruit and retrain a diverse group of employees across the state .
Skinner says in order to find the right solutions , the process has to start from the inside .
“ I know that our staff are our most valuable asset here .
They ’ re doing the work they ’ re passionate about a hand in addressing racial disparities , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passionate about making sure people don ’ t return and that communities are safer .
We ’ re going to spend the next couple years really working hard to make sure people don ’ t return if people are successful and go back with success when they go back into their communities.
” Skinner says racial disparities don ’ t just happen in the Department of Corrections , but the whole criminal justice system .
She explains how important it is for the different branches to work together to get to the root @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s really important that all these criminal justice actors or systems work together , and what may work in one criminal justice system may not work in the other but we have to have systematic change , ” Skinner said .
The Department of Corrections will be releasing its data on racial disparity in Iowa ’ s criminal justice system sometime next month .
There ’ s nothing about this article being objective , for it represents a subjective look at crime in Iowa where the criminal justice system is already found guilty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In our society , we can never , ever state the reason why Iowa has a high rate of incarceration of minorities is entirely due to individual non-whites ( primarily blacks ) collectively committing a disproportionate amount of violent crime requiring their being locked away in jail .
Or , to look at it another way : in the overwhelmingly white state of Iowa , individual white people collectively abide by the law at rates far greater than that of the non-white ( primarily black ) population in the state .
And for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Iowa Department of Corrections must be indoctrinated with implicit bias training to believe they are the criminals for locking away too many non-whites .

Previously by Paul Kersey: In 2016 Iowa, Blacks Represent 3% of the Population of the State and 46 Percent of Homicide Suspects
Face it: the Civil Rights movement has morphed into a crime entitlement program for blacks. If a disproportionate amount of black people are arrested and in jail for violent crime, the only logical conclusion is the criminal justice system is hopelessly racist for locking up an insufficient amount of whites.
But there’s hope!
State Prisons are Addressing Racial Disparity in Iowa with Implicit Bias Training, WHOTV.com, January 22, 2020 DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s no secret that Iowa has one of the worst records for disproportionate incarceration of minorities in the nation. The Iowa Department of Corrections is working to change that with new mandatory implicit bias training. The idea to do racial bias training came from the court system. Director of Iowa Department of Corrections, Beth Skinner, said the department sent a couple staff members to the court system’s training program as guinea pigs. After receiving such positive feedback, Skinner said they knew it had to be implemented in the Department of Corrections. “We’re always scanning the environment, scanning the literature, seeing what works and what our national partners are advising us on. So, we’re always very open to find out what are the best practices and then to implement those,” Skinner said. “Does it take resources? Yes. But the issue is that important that we’re willing to put those resources in there.” So the Department of Corrections is currently collecting data, taking a look to see where racial disparities lie throughout the nine institutions in Iowa. This includes taking a look at discipline, access to treatment, and work assignments. There’s also an advisory group in place to help recruit and retrain a diverse group of employees across the state. Skinner says in order to find the right solutions, the process has to start from the inside. “I know that our staff are our most valuable asset here. They’re doing the work they’re passionate about a hand in addressing racial disparities,” Skinner said. “We’re passionate about making sure people don’t return and that communities are safer. We’re going to spend the next couple years really working hard to make sure people don’t return if people are successful and go back with success when they go back into their communities.” Skinner says racial disparities don’t just happen in the Department of Corrections, but the whole criminal justice system. She explains how important it is for the different branches to work together to get to the root of the problem. “It’s really important that all these criminal justice actors or systems work together, and what may work in one criminal justice system may not work in the other but we have to have systematic change,” Skinner said. The Department of Corrections will be releasing its data on racial disparity in Iowa’s criminal justice system sometime next month.
There’s nothing about this article being objective, for it represents a subjective look at crime in Iowa where the criminal justice system is already found guilty for locking away too many non-whites.
In our society, we can never, ever state the reason why Iowa has a high rate of incarceration of minorities is entirely due to individual non-whites (primarily blacks) collectively committing a disproportionate amount of violent crime requiring their being locked away in jail.
Or, to look at it another way: in the overwhelmingly white state of Iowa, individual white people collectively abide by the law at rates far greater than that of the non-white (primarily black) population in the state.
And for this obvious infraction, white employees of the Iowa Department of Corrections must be indoctrinated with implicit bias training to believe they are the criminals for locking away too many non-whites.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-03--IT’S ON! Ruling Class Can’t Hide Hatred For Historic American Nation. Trump Campaign Has Noticed

Earlier : CNN Gives Free Ad To Trump Campaign—Watch How Media Elites Hate You Democrat/ Main Stream Media elites just can ’ t hide their hatred for the Historic American Nation .
Most recently , CNN talking heads cackled over the supposed ignorance of President Trump ’ s Middle American base .
Failed GOP political consultant Rick Wilson derided them as “ boomer rubes , ” echoing Hillary Clinton ’ s notorious “ deplorables ” comment .
The CNN panel epitomized the Ruling Class view .
They have learned nothing from 2016 and want the next Democrat to run on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Their hatred outweighs their political wisdom .
And they will pay .
Recall what Clinton said about Trump supporters at a New York homosexual fundraiser in September 2016 .
You know , to just be grossly generalistic , you could put half of Trump ’ s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables .
… The racist , sexist , homophobic , xenophobic , Islamaphobic—you name it .
And unfortunately there are people like that .
... Now , some of those folks—they are irredeemable , but thankfully they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Remarks at “ LGBT For Hillary ” Gala , By Katie Reilly , Time.com , September 10 , 2016 Clinton ’ s imprudent comments shocked most Americans and possibly cost her the election .
But some commentators , such as virulent anti-white racist Ta-Nehisi Coates , agreed with her [ Hillary Clinton Was Politically Incorrect , but She Was n't Wrong About Trump 's Supporters , by Ta-Nehisi Coates , The Atlantic , September 10 , 2016 ] .
But it turns out , amazingly enough , that the Leftist commentariat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It can ’ t help your candidate to call half the country ’ s voters morons and racists .
However , that didn ’ t stop CNN ’ s Lemon and his guests .
And it hasn ’ t stopped anyone else : • The New York Times editorial board try to goad Sen. Bernie Sanders into a similar suicidal statement last month .
To the board ’ s dismay , Sanders didn ’ t take the bait .
But he took enough of it .
“ Tens and tens of millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Republican and Democrat , have failed them , ” Sanders responded to Affirmative Action hire Brent Staples [ Tweet him ] who asked whether Trump is the “ symptom of a widespread problem.
” But “ maybe The New York Times has failed them , too ” Sanders amusingly added .
Sanders dodged him , and said economic anxiety animated most Trump voters .
But the socialist did say he did not want the votes of Trump ’ s “ anti-immigrant ” and “ racist ” supporters .
[ Bernie Sanders Interview @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 13 , 2020 ] .
The communist apologist might sound better than Clinton here , but he has demonized white Americans before .
A President Sanders , he said last August , will “ go to war against white nationalism.
” He has characterized many of Trump ’ s sensible views about immigration as racist [ Bernie Sanders vows to go to 'war with white nationalism and racism ' as president , by Justin Wise , The Hill , August 18 , 2019 ] .
And many Sanders supporters are worse than Clinton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With a series of undercover videos , Project Veritas recently showed that many of Bernie ’ s field organizers are avowed communists who want to put Trump supporters in gulags and execute property owners .
“ Guillotine the rich , ” they openly say , with promises of burning cities and dead cops if Sanders loses the nominating contest or general election .
Even liberals won ’ t be safe in Sanders ’ America .
They “ get the wall first , ” one said .
If Trump field organizers had advocated Nazi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No .
1 news story in America for a month .
But , as you ’ d expect , the MSM has ignored the videos , and the staffers are still working for Sanders .
Some of these people would get jobs in a Sanders Administration .
That should terrify any American patriot with a functioning brain .
And it ’ s not just no-name organizers .
Many of Bernie ’ s prominent supporters share this hatred for white America .
• Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar declared last year : “ This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white people ” [ Ilhan Omar : America Is Not Going to Be the ‘ Country of White People ’ , by Rusty Weiss , The Political Insider , May 1 , 2019 ] .
• New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , known in Facebook memes as Occasional-Cortex , blames white Americans for the hurricanes and environmental devastation that non-whites suffer [ Ocasio-Cortez dings 'predominantly white ' areas for hurricanes that killed minorities , by Valerie Richardson , The Washington Times , October 23 , 2019 ] .
• Supposed moderate Joe Biden—a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white America for its alleged failings .
Last August , he said racism is a “ white man ’ s problem ” and implied that people should be jailed for racial bigotry [ Biden : Racism in U.S. a ‘ white man ’ s problem ’ , by Nolan D. McCaskill , Politico , August 27 , 2019 ] .
In early January , a viral video suggested that Biden is proud of this country ’ s European heritage and foundational culture .
However , the full video shows that Biden actually thinks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corrupting , and “ our English jurisprudential culture , our European culture ” is actually abusive toward women [ Watch Full Version of Deceptively Edited Joe Biden Clip Discussing ‘ Our European Culture ’ , by Tommy Christopher , Mediaite , January 2 , 2020 ] .
Biden now blames “ white man ’ s culture ” for many problems in America and believes it must change .
When he announced his presidential bid last April , Biden praised Antifa and declared that America is only an idea , just like the neocons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American Nation by pretending it doesn ’ t exist .
• Pete Buttigieg believes “ white supremacy ” is the “ greatest risk of ending the American project.
” Whites didn ’ t create America , Buttigieg believes , but instead are its greatest threat .
`` Look if you think about it , white supremacy is the thing beneath the surface of American life that has come closest to ending American life , ” he told black radio host Charlamagne tha God in September .
His generation must dismantle “ systemic racism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ Pete Buttigieg Says White Supremacy , Systemic Racism Pose The Greatest Risk Of Ending the American Project , by Alexandra Hutzler , Newsweek , September 6 , 2019 ] .
• Elizabeth Warren regularly rants about “ systemic racism ” and claims that slaves , not whites , built our country [ Warren has a plan to win support from black women , by Errin Haines , Associated Press , November 23 , 2019 ] .
In November , Fauxcahontas released a comprehensive plan to attack “ white nationalism.
” Warren would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights , put all hate-crime investigations in the hands of federal bureaucrats , classify white nationalist groups as terrorists , and impose a massive “ anti-racist ” re-education program in American schools .
The plan also implied that many Trump supporters are “ white nationalists ” [ Elizabeth Warren ties guns , Trump and domestic terrorism together in her plan to fight white nationalism , by Yelena Dzhanova , CNBC , November 19 , 2019 ] .
Top white Democrats embrace this explicitly racist message to appeal to their anti-white base and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic alliance is , as VDARE.com calls it , a coalition of the fringes : Jews , blacks , Hispanics , feminists , and homosexuals .
The latest addition : Drag queens .
Who knew ?
Significantly , even white liberals respond to this anti-white messaging .
Through the last 10 years , surveys show , white liberals have grown more extreme in their views .
They want more immigration and more diversity .
They fret about “ hate.
” They ’ re the lone group that views their own race negatively .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ white Americans , particularly Trump voters , they express the views of their fellow white liberals [ America ’ s White Saviors , by Zach Goldberg , Tablet , June 5 , 2019 ] .
Journalists , of course , push Democrats to think white people are inherently bad .
Just a few days after the Don Lemon segment , CNN published a story that attacked the Trump administration for lacking diversity on its coronavirus response team [ Coronavirus task force another example of Trump administration 's lack of diversity , by Brandon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 ] .
Laughably enough , whites are assumed incapable of handling international crises without the help of non-whites .
Likewise , several prominent journalists want Democrats to wage open war against white America .
• Mother Jones writer Kevin Drum called for Democrats to win America ’ s new “ race war ” against the Historic American Nation .
“ Reactionary American whites , as always , won ’ t give up their power unless it ’ s taken from them by either a literal or figurative war , ” he wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Serwer ( the anti-white son of a white Foreign Service professional and black museum curator ) has popularized the phrase “ the cruelty is the point ” to suggest that white Trump supporters are vicious beasts who can not be reasoned with and must be taken out of power [ The Cruelty Is The Point , by Adam Serwer , The Atlantic , October 3 , 2018 ] .
• After the 2016 election , Jamelle Bouie , now at The New York Times , declared there was no such thing as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ racist who promised racist outcomes ” and don ’ t deserve “ empathy ” .
[ There ’ s No Such Thing as a Good Trump Voter , by Jamelle Bouie , Slate , November 15 , 2016 ] .
• In 2018 , New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg gleefully argued that Leftists can replace the Historic American Nation : “ America is tearing itself apart as an embittered white conservative minority clings to power , terrified at being swamped by a new multicultural polyglot majority…American voters can do to white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them they ’ re being replaced.
” Journalists have spilled an ocean of pixels to claim brazenly that the Great Replacement is a racist conspiracy theory , even as they openly advocate it .
Unfortunately for the Left , the open psywar against white Trump voters is backfiring .
The Trump campaign has already turned the CNN segment into a powerful ad .
Don ’ t know , to be honest , if Trump deserves this .
But by insulting white America , as with its maniacal immigration enthusiasm , our Ruling Class @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rally white voters on Election Day .
Washington Watcher II [ Email him ] is an anonymous DC insider .

Earlier: CNN Gives Free Ad To Trump Campaign—Watch How Media Elites Hate You
Democrat/ Main Stream Media elites just can’t hide their hatred for the Historic American Nation. Most recently, CNN talking heads cackled over the supposed ignorance of President Trump’s Middle American base. Failed GOP political consultant Rick Wilson derided them as “boomer rubes,” echoing Hillary Clinton’s notorious “deplorables” comment. The CNN panel epitomized the Ruling Class view. They have learned nothing from 2016 and want the next Democrat to run on Clinton’s “deplorables” message. Their hatred outweighs their political wisdom. And they will pay.
Recall what Clinton said about Trump supporters at a New York homosexual fundraiser in September 2016.
You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. … The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic—you name it. And unfortunately there are people like that. ... Now, some of those folks—they are irredeemable, but thankfully they are not America.[Transcript Of Hillary’s Remarks at “LGBT For Hillary” Gala, By Katie Reilly, Time.com, September 10, 2016
Clinton’s imprudent comments shocked most Americans and possibly cost her the election. But some commentators, such as virulent anti-white racist Ta-Nehisi Coates, agreed with her [Hillary Clinton Was Politically Incorrect, but She Wasn't Wrong About Trump's Supporters, by Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic, September 10, 2016].
But it turns out, amazingly enough, that the Leftist commentariat learned nothing from Clinton’s defeat. It can’t help your candidate to call half the country’s voters morons and racists. However, that didn’t stop CNN’s Lemon and his guests.
And it hasn’t stopped anyone else:
The New York Times editorial board try to goad Sen. Bernie Sanders into a similar suicidal statement last month. To the board’s dismay, Sanders didn’t take the bait. But he took enough of it.
“Tens and tens of millions of Americans feel that the political establishment, Republican and Democrat, have failed them,” Sanders responded to Affirmative Action hire Brent Staples [Tweet him] who asked whether Trump is the “symptom of a widespread problem.” But “maybe The New York Times has failed them, too” Sanders amusingly added.
“That explains the appeal of racism?” Staples responded.
Sanders dodged him, and said economic anxiety animated most Trump voters. But the socialist did say he did not want the votes of Trump’s “anti-immigrant” and “racist” supporters. [Bernie Sanders Interview, by the Editorial Board, January 13, 2020].
The communist apologist might sound better than Clinton here, but he has demonized white Americans before. A President Sanders, he said last August, will “go to war against white nationalism.” He has characterized many of Trump’s sensible views about immigration as racist [Bernie Sanders vows to go to 'war with white nationalism and racism' as president, by Justin Wise, The Hill, August 18, 2019].
And many Sanders supporters are worse than Clinton on the subject of Trump voters.
With a series of undercover videos, Project Veritas recently showed that many of Bernie’s field organizers are avowed communists who want to put Trump supporters in gulags and execute property owners. “Guillotine the rich,” they openly say, with promises of burning cities and dead cops if Sanders loses the nominating contest or general election.
Even liberals won’t be safe in Sanders’ America. They “get the wall first,” one said.
If Trump field organizers had advocated Nazi concentration camps, it would be the No. 1 news story in America for a month. But, as you’d expect, the MSM has ignored the videos, and the staffers are still working for Sanders. Some of these people would get jobs in a Sanders Administration. That should terrify any American patriot with a functioning brain.
And it’s not just no-name organizers. Many of Bernie’s prominent supporters share this hatred for white America.
In early January, a viral video suggested that Biden is proud of this country’s European heritage and foundational culture. However, the full video shows that Biden actually thinks the opposite: that our heritage is corrupting, and “our English jurisprudential culture, our European culture” is actually abusive toward women [Watch Full Version of Deceptively Edited Joe Biden Clip Discussing ‘Our European Culture’, by Tommy Christopher, Mediaite, January 2, 2020].
Biden now blames “white man’s culture” for many problems in America and believes it must change. When he announced his presidential bid last April, Biden praised Antifa and declared that America is only an idea, just like the neocons, a falsehood that delegitimizes the Historic American Nation by pretending it doesn’t exist.
Pete Buttigieg believes “white supremacy” is the “greatest risk of ending the American project.” Whites didn’t create America, Buttigieg believes, but instead are its greatest threat. "Look if you think about it, white supremacy is the thing beneath the surface of American life that has come closest to ending American life,” he told black radio host Charlamagne tha God in September. His generation must dismantle “systemic racism” to save America, he averred [Pete Buttigieg Says White Supremacy, Systemic Racism Pose The Greatest Risk Of Ending the American Project, by Alexandra Hutzler, Newsweek, September 6, 2019].
Elizabeth Warren regularly rants about “systemic racism” and claims that slaves, not whites, built our country [Warren has a plan to win support from black women, by Errin Haines, Associated Press, November 23, 2019].
In November, Fauxcahontas released a comprehensive plan to attack “white nationalism.” Warren would strip many political dissidents of their gun rights, put all hate-crime investigations in the hands of federal bureaucrats, classify white nationalist groups as terrorists, and impose a massive “anti-racist” re-education program in American schools. The plan also implied that many Trump supporters are “white nationalists” [Elizabeth Warren ties guns, Trump and domestic terrorism together in her plan to fight white nationalism, by Yelena Dzhanova, CNBC, November 19, 2019].
Top white Democrats embrace this explicitly racist message to appeal to their anti-white base and to appease anti-white and non-white journalists. The Democratic alliance is, as VDARE.com calls it, a coalition of the fringes: Jews, blacks, Hispanics, feminists, and homosexuals. The latest addition: Drag queens. Who knew?
Significantly, even white liberals respond to this anti-white messaging. Through the last 10 years, surveys show, white liberals have grown more extreme in their views. They want more immigration and more diversity. They fret about “hate.” They’re the lone group that views their own race negatively. So when white Democratic presidential candidates demonize white Americans, particularly Trump voters, they express the views of their fellow white liberals [America’s White Saviors, by Zach Goldberg, Tablet, June 5, 2019].
Journalists, of course, push Democrats to think white people are inherently bad. Just a few days after the Don Lemon segment, CNN published a story that attacked the Trump administration for lacking diversity on its coronavirus response team [Coronavirus task force another example of Trump administration's lack of diversity, by Brandon Tensley, CNN, January 30, 2020]. Laughably enough, whites are assumed incapable of handling international crises without the help of non-whites.
Likewise, several prominent journalists want Democrats to wage open war against white America.
Journalists have spilled an ocean of pixels to claim brazenly that the Great Replacement is a racist conspiracy theory, even as they openly advocate it.
Unfortunately for the Left, the open psywar against white Trump voters is backfiring. The Trump campaign has already turned the CNN segment into a powerful ad.
Don’t know, to be honest, if Trump deserves this. But by insulting white America, as with its maniacal immigration enthusiasm, our Ruling Class is setting itself up to let him rally white voters on Election Day.
Washington Watcher II [Email him] is an anonymous DC insider.


vdare--2020-02-03--Trump Travel Ban Angers NEW YORK TIMES And Nigeria

On Friday , President Trump added six nations to the US travel ban , and Nigerians are kicking up quite a squawk , at least according to the New York Times .
Nigeria is Africa ’ s most populous country , with around 204 million people now but its proclivity toward extreme growth is notable even among Third World spots .
Also concerning is the increasing number of African illegal aliens headed to the US—what ’ s wrong with Europe which is closer and easier to reach ?
One of the reasons President Trump included Nigeria has been the number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ addition , the reactions range from extreme entitlement to something that sounds vaguely threatening .
Following are remarks from a Nigerian government official : Trump Administration Adds Six Countries to Travel Ban , New York Times , January 31 , 2020 .
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.Lai Mohammed , Nigeria ’ s Minister of Information and Culture , said Nigerian officials had not been advised their country would be included in the ban .
“ It would be quite unfortunate if for any reason Nigeria were on the list , ” Mr. Mohammed said , noting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ combating terrorism .
“ It would be a double jeopardy : The country has committed a lot of resources to fight terrorism .
Any travel ban can not but be inimical to the growth of the country.
” He added , “ Once a travel ban is imposed on a country , the consequences are not always pleasant.
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There was another article from the same day saying the “ contentious ” ban would cause “ detachment from family members ” — so do Nigerians expect to transplant the entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Expanded Travel Ban Will Hurt Family Ties , New York Times , Jan 31 , 2020 The Trump administration ’ s expansion of the nation ’ s contentious travel ban on Friday to include Nigeria , Africa ’ s most populous nation , and several other countries deeply rattled immigrants , leaving some Nigerians in New York worried that it would break family ties and have a negative effect on both countries .
“ Africans have very strong family ties , ” said Henry Ukazu , 35 , of the Bronx , warning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come to the United States to live would result in negative consequences for both the United States and Nigeria .
Mr. Ukazu , who immigrated to the United States 10 years ago , predicted that the travel ban would bring about “ a level of detachment from family members , and that is not a welcome development.
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Monday ’ s Times front-paged a headline on the same topic : U.S. Ban Sunders Families and Slams Door on Much of Africa .
Do we detect a pattern here ?
Again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that America does not have open borders for the millions on earth—Nigerians in this case—who would like to live here .
New U.S. Travel Ban Shuts Door on Africa ’ s Biggest Economy , Nigeria , New York Times , February 2 , 2020 The newlyweds had already been apart for half their yearlong marriage .
Miriam Nwegbe was in Nigeria .
Her husband was in Baltimore , and until she could join him , everything was on hold : finding a home together , trying for their first baby , becoming an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , their lives were thrown into disarray by the expansion of President Trump ’ s ban on immigration to include six new countries , including four in Africa .
Nigeria , the continent ’ s most populous nation , was one of them .
“ America has killed me , ” Ms. Nwegbe ’ s husband , Ikenna , an optometrist , texted her when he heard .
“ We are finished.
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Really ?
America is killing people just by trying to institute some long overdue immigration enforcement ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the real problems with extreme legal and illegal immigration instead of endless sob stories ?
At this point , the world would be better off for everyone concerned to stay home and fix their own country .

On Friday, President Trump added six nations to the US travel ban, and Nigerians are kicking up quite a squawk, at least according to the New York Times. Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country, with around 204 million people now but its proclivity toward extreme growth is notable even among Third World spots.
Also concerning is the increasing number of African illegal aliens headed to the US—what’s wrong with Europe which is closer and easier to reach? One of the reasons President Trump included Nigeria has been the number of visitors who never leave.
In addition, the reactions range from extreme entitlement to something that sounds vaguely threatening. Following are remarks from a Nigerian government official:
Trump Administration Adds Six Countries to Travel Ban, New York Times, January 31, 2020 . . .Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, said Nigerian officials had not been advised their country would be included in the ban. “It would be quite unfortunate if for any reason Nigeria were on the list,” Mr. Mohammed said, noting the two government’s cooperation in combating terrorism. “It would be a double jeopardy: The country has committed a lot of resources to fight terrorism. Any travel ban cannot but be inimical to the growth of the country.” He added, “Once a travel ban is imposed on a country, the consequences are not always pleasant.” . . .
There was another article from the same day saying the “contentious” ban would cause “detachment from family members” — so do Nigerians expect to transplant the entire clan?
Nigerians in New York Worry Expanded Travel Ban Will Hurt Family Ties, New York Times, Jan 31, 2020 The Trump administration’s expansion of the nation’s contentious travel ban on Friday to include Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, and several other countries deeply rattled immigrants, leaving some Nigerians in New York worried that it would break family ties and have a negative effect on both countries. “Africans have very strong family ties,” said Henry Ukazu, 35, of the Bronx, warning that not allowing people from Nigeria to come to the United States to live would result in negative consequences for both the United States and Nigeria. Mr. Ukazu, who immigrated to the United States 10 years ago, predicted that the travel ban would bring about “a level of detachment from family members, and that is not a welcome development.”. . .
Monday’s Times front-paged a headline on the same topic: U.S. Ban Sunders Families and Slams Door on Much of Africa. Do we detect a pattern here?
Again, it’s the same complaint that America does not have open borders for the millions on earth—Nigerians in this case—who would like to live here.
New U.S. Travel Ban Shuts Door on Africa’s Biggest Economy, Nigeria, New York Times, February 2, 2020 The newlyweds had already been apart for half their yearlong marriage. Miriam Nwegbe was in Nigeria. Her husband was in Baltimore, and until she could join him, everything was on hold: finding a home together, trying for their first baby, becoming an American family. Then, on Friday, their lives were thrown into disarray by the expansion of President Trump’s ban on immigration to include six new countries, including four in Africa. Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation, was one of them. “America has killed me,” Ms. Nwegbe’s husband, Ikenna, an optometrist, texted her when he heard. “We are finished.” . . .
Really? America is killing people just by trying to institute some long overdue immigration enforcement? Why doesn’t the Times address the real problems with extreme legal and illegal immigration instead of endless sob stories?
At this point, the world would be better off for everyone concerned to stay home and fix their own country.


vdare--2020-02-04--Black Democrats: Gay Sex Is Wrong

Black Democrats: Gay Sex Is Wrong

While the newspaper of record chastises Buttigieg ’ s campaign for treating not-white staffers poorly , the GSS informs us @ @ @ @ @ is doomed to failure .
The percentages of Democrats , by race , who say @ @ @ @ @ ” or “ almost always wrong ” : The figure for white Republicans is 59.6 @ @ @ @ @ even less woke than white Republicans .
Buttigieg is the best thing that could happen @ @ @ @ @ It is precisely because of this that he has no chance at the nomination .

While the newspaper of record chastises Buttigieg’s campaign for treating not-white staffers poorly, the GSS informs us as to why his run is doomed to failure. The percentages of Democrats, by race, who say homosexuality is “always wrong” or “almost always wrong”:
The figure for white Republicans is 59.6%. Black Democrats are even less woke than white Republicans.
Buttigieg is the best thing that could happen to the Blexit movement. It is precisely because of this that he has no chance at the nomination.
GSS (General Social Survey) variables used: RACECEN1(1)(2)(4-10), HISPANIC(1)(2-50), PARTYID(0-1)(5-6), YEAR(2012-2018)


vdare--2020-02-04--Ignorance of World Population Growth May Cause Bad Immigration Opinions

Rasmussen published an immigration poll last Thursday that had an interesting detail that may indicate a dangerous ignorance in the public : more than a third of US likely voters thought open borders would be fine as long as terrorists and criminals were kept out .
Do these persons being surveyed have any idea how many million that might be ?
There are billions of poor people on earth who would like a shot at “ a better life ” that the US might provide to them .
But excessive immigration causes all sorts of problems in American society , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wages and pressures on insufficient water supply , to name a few .
Interestingly , a 2012 Gallup poll found that 150 Million Adults Worldwide Would Migrate to the U.S. , and those persons would come from cultures very different from our own : In 2012 , the world population was around 7.1 billion , and today there are more than 7.7 billion humans on earth .
Transportation and communication have gotten easier in the intervening eight years , so that number was likely to increase .
In fact , a 2018 Gallup @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Worldwide Would Migrate If They Could , and the top choice for 158 million was the United States : Anyway , the point overall is that the ignorance of the public concerning world population growth gives rise to some very unwise opinions about immigration .
You can ’ t blame the average voter that much because the word “ billion ” —as in referring to the number of planetary residents—has disappeared from the immigration discussion .
World population growth is a major push factor in the immigration equation , but it is overlooked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Rasmussen poll : Most Still Want Tight Border Control , Not Open Borders , Rasmussen Reports , Thursday , January 30 , 2020 Voters still favor tough border control and say it ’ s too easy to get in and stay in the United States illegally .
But they also think illegal immigration is getting a little harder these days .
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey shows that 52 % of Likely U.S .
Voters think it is better for the United States to tightly control who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 36 % ) disagree and say it ’ s better for us to open our borders to anyone who wants to come here as long as they are not a terrorist or criminal .
Twelve percent ( 12 % ) are not sure .

Rasmussen published an immigration poll last Thursday that had an interesting detail that may indicate a dangerous ignorance in the public: more than a third of US likely voters thought open borders would be fine as long as terrorists and criminals were kept out.
Do these persons being surveyed have any idea how many million that might be? There are billions of poor people on earth who would like a shot at “a better life” that the US might provide to them. But excessive immigration causes all sorts of problems in American society, like skyrocketing costs for education, falling wages and pressures on insufficient water supply, to name a few.
Interestingly, a 2012 Gallup poll found that 150 Million Adults Worldwide Would Migrate to the U.S., and those persons would come from cultures very different from our own:
Potential migrants who say they would like to move to the U.S. are most likely to come from populous countries such as China (22 million), Nigeria (15 million), India (10 million), Bangladesh (8 million), or Brazil (7 million).
In 2012, the world population was around 7.1 billion, and today there are more than 7.7 billion humans on earth. Transportation and communication have gotten easier in the intervening eight years, so that number was likely to increase.
In fact, a 2018 Gallup survey found that More Than 750 Million Worldwide Would Migrate If They Could, and the top choice for 158 million was the United States:
Anyway, the point overall is that the ignorance of the public concerning world population growth gives rise to some very unwise opinions about immigration. You can’t blame the average voter that much because the word “billion”—as in referring to the number of planetary residents—has disappeared from the immigration discussion. World population growth is a major push factor in the immigration equation, but it is overlooked for some reason.
Here are details of the Rasmussen poll: