vdare--2020-08-12--Kamala Harris Got Into Law School Through an Affirmative Action Program

For 50 years , the Legal Education Opportunity Program has made law school accessible for disadvantaged students .
Elizabeth McGriff ’ 96 was a young single mother when she enrolled at UC Hastings through the Legal Education Opportunity Program ( LEOP ) , which admits students from adverse backgrounds and supports them to succeed .
Now , as the program approaches its 50th anniversary , McGriff has returned to take the helm as director , ensuring that LEOP cultivates the next generation of diverse legal professionals .
LEOP offers admission to approximately 50 high-achieving students each year—up to 20 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurdles , such as educational disadvantage , economic hardship , or disability .
The majority are students of color .
Besides traditional admissions criteria , such as grades and LSAT scores , the program also considers students ’ overall potential and the obstacles they ’ ve overcome .
“ These are extraordinary students who have been playing while injured in the game of life , but all they do is win , ” McGriff said .
Once students enroll , LEOP supports them throughout their tenure at UC Hastings , offering a weeklong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and help preparing for the bar exam and job interviews , among other resources and services .
McGriff knows the benefits of LEOP firsthand .
She was working as a teacher when she decided to attend law school in 1993 to better advocate for underserved communities .
Her passion for social justice was inspired in part by her mother , Lulann Sapp McGriff , a civil rights activist who was a four-term president of the San Francisco chapter of the NAACP .
In the late 1960s , movements to protest the Vietnam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defend the rights of women and minorities swept campuses across the country .
At UC Hastings , this spirit animated student activists to push the school to expand minority admissions .
After Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968 , faculty , students , and alumni launched a memorial fund in his name to support minority recruitment .
The student government , known as Associated Students , instituted a mandatory fee reserved for financial aid for minority students .
Additionally , the Thurston Society , an honorary academic group , began advocating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by considering admissions criteria beyond test scores and grades .
“ Law schools were very exclusive and elite at the time , and there were lots of barriers for people who didn ’ t come from wealth or multigenerational lines of professionals , ” McGriff said .
“ There weren ’ t many students of color and even fewer who came from challenged backgrounds.
” In the fall of 1969 , Dean Arthur Sammis launched the Minority Admissions Program ( later renamed LEOP ) with an initial class of 40 students .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a committee of students and faculty evaluated applicants based not only on LSAT scores and GPAs but also on community involvement , motivation , letters of recommendation , and financial need .
Within three years , the program increased minority enrollment from just 14 students to 140 .
Even though the Thurston Society offered a tutoring program for LEOP students , many early participants struggled in the competitive law school environment .
In response , in the 1970s , the program added additional support , including one-on-one mentoring from attorneys of color .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ UC Hastings had one of the largest legal education opportunity programs among public law schools in the nation .
LEOP went on to count many prominent alumni among its ranks , including U.S .
Senator Kamala Harris ’ 89 ; San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi ’ 85 ; Adelmise Warner ’ 01 , chief counsel at Pandora ; and Andrew Houston ’ 07 , procurement counsel for the University of California ’ s Office of the General Counsel .
Other than her parents getting divorced when she was 7 , what adversity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both have doctorates .
Her mother was a cancer researcher .
Her father was a Stanford professor .
I ’ m guessing the whole “ adversity ” spin was just added after the 1996 Proposition 209 made racial affirmative action illegal in California government institutions like Hastings law school .
Harris went to Hastings from 1986-1989 when it was more or less legal to have affirmative action in California government as long as you didn ’ t use the Q word “ quota.
” SAN FRANCISCO ( UC Hastings ) — University of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proud to congratulate trailblazer Kamala Harris ’ 89 on her election to the United States Senate .
… That sense of purpose led her first to Howard University in Washington , D.C. , America ’ s oldest historically black university , then to UC Hastings , which suited her aspirations and lifelong bent toward activism .
She served as president of the Black Law Students Association ( BLSA ) , in a regional post for BLSA ’ s national parent organization , and as an advocate for greater campus diversity as part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hastings created the Legal Education Opportunity Program ( LEOP ) in 1969 to make an outstanding legal education accessible to those who come from disadvantaged educational , economic , social , or physical backgrounds .
UC Hastings understands that being subject to significant adversity may have prevented applicants from attaining numerically-measured goals that fully reflect their motivation , talent , and academic and professional ability .
In addition to completing the general application for admission , those applying through LEOP are required to address questions on the LEOP Application Supplement and are strongly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ detailing the adversity they have encountered .
Once at UC Hastings , students in LEOP are enrolled in the same courses as the rest of the student body , and participate fully in the life of the College .
However , students admitted through LEOP are also provided with the opportunity to participate in a cooperative academic support program committed to their success in law school and in the legal profession .
This academic support program , which begins with a week-long orientation prior to the beginning of school and spans a student @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
… Applying through LEOP The Legal Education Opportunity Program ( LEOP ) offers special consideration in admission to applicants who have been subject to significant adversity that may have prevented them from attaining numeric criteria that fully reflect their motivation , talent , and academic and professional ability .
While standard numeric criteria are considered in LEOP admissions , added emphasis is placed on non-numeric criteria .
Applicants interested in applying through LEOP must address all pertinent questions ( listed below ) on the LEOP Supplemental application .
Answers to these questions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and by the Admissions Office .
… – Describe the financial situation of your family from birth to college entry .
Please include sources of income , income estimates , number of household wage earners , and number of dependents .
Please describe any unusual expenses .
– Please describe the occupation ( s ) and the educational background ( s ) of the person ( s ) who raised you .
– Describe your early educational experiences through high school .
Discuss the expectation level of and support for educational and career @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What impact , if any , did it have on your education ?
– Please list your source ( s ) of financial support in college by approximate percentage : Family : ___ Employment : ___ Loans : ___ Grants/scholarships : ___ Other assistance : ___ – Describe any paid or unpaid test preparation , academic support , or tutorial services you have used since elementary school .
– Identify and describe the community ( ies ) in which you resided from birth to age of college entry .
Describe any bias you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( ies ) and explain what impact , if any , it had on your academic performance .
– Are you an immigrant or the child of immigrant parents ?
If yes , please include the country of origin , year of arrival in the U.S. , and the reason for immigrating .
– If English is not your first language , how old were you when you first learned English ?
Was English the primary language spoken in your home ?
– Have you had any learning or physical disability that may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Please indicate what accommodations , if any , you were provided in high school and college .
If possible , please include supporting documentation of your disability and/or accommodations .
– LEOP applicants are strongly encouraged to submit an additional personal statement in which they identify and describe in detail the challenges and obstacles that they have faced and the impact these challenges may have had on their academic preparation .
Applicants should include specific information on what they have done to meet and/or overcome these challenges .
For over 50 years , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nonwhite elites that , in reward for career privileges , they concoct statements about how much they have been victimized by whites .
Is it any surprise that eventually people come to believe their own self-advocacy ?
Thanks to iSteve commenter Thomas for the tip .

From the UC Hastings law school alumni magazine:
LEOP: Opening Doors for Students of Promise
TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 For 50 years, the Legal Education Opportunity Program has made law school accessible for disadvantaged students. Elizabeth McGriff ’96 was a young single mother when she enrolled at UC Hastings through the Legal Education Opportunity Program (LEOP), which admits students from adverse backgrounds and supports them to succeed. Now, as the program approaches its 50th anniversary, McGriff has returned to take the helm as director, ensuring that LEOP cultivates the next generation of diverse legal professionals. LEOP offers admission to approximately 50 high-achieving students each year—up to 20 percent of the class—who have experienced major life hurdles, such as educational disadvantage, economic hardship, or disability. The majority are students of color. Besides traditional admissions criteria, such as grades and LSAT scores, the program also considers students’ overall potential and the obstacles they’ve overcome. “These are extraordinary students who have been playing while injured in the game of life, but all they do is win,” McGriff said.
Once students enroll, LEOP supports them throughout their tenure at UC Hastings, offering a weeklong orientation, academic counseling, practice exams, and help preparing for the bar exam and job interviews, among other resources and services. McGriff knows the benefits of LEOP firsthand. She was working as a teacher when she decided to attend law school in 1993 to better advocate for underserved communities. Her passion for social justice was inspired in part by her mother, Lulann Sapp McGriff, a civil rights activist who was a four-term president of the San Francisco chapter of the NAACP. In the late 1960s, movements to protest the Vietnam War, protect the environment, and defend the rights of women and minorities swept campuses across the country. At UC Hastings, this spirit animated student activists to push the school to expand minority admissions. After Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968, faculty, students, and alumni launched a memorial fund in his name to support minority recruitment. The student government, known as Associated Students, instituted a mandatory fee reserved for financial aid for minority students. Additionally, the Thurston Society, an honorary academic group, began advocating for a program to increase minority enrollment by considering admissions criteria beyond test scores and grades. “Law schools were very exclusive and elite at the time, and there were lots of barriers for people who didn’t come from wealth or multigenerational lines of professionals,” McGriff said. “There weren’t many students of color and even fewer who came from challenged backgrounds.” In the fall of 1969, Dean Arthur Sammis launched the Minority Admissions Program (later renamed LEOP) with an initial class of 40 students. The Thurston Society helped recruit candidates, and a committee of students and faculty evaluated applicants based not only on LSAT scores and GPAs but also on community involvement, motivation, letters of recommendation, and financial need. Within three years, the program increased minority enrollment from just 14 students to 140. Even though the Thurston Society offered a tutoring program for LEOP students, many early participants struggled in the competitive law school environment. In response, in the 1970s, the program added additional support, including one-on-one mentoring from attorneys of color. By the end of the decade, UC Hastings had one of the largest legal education opportunity programs among public law schools in the nation. LEOP went on to count many prominent alumni among its ranks, including U.S. Senator Kamala Harris ’89; San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi ’85; Adelmise Warner ’01, chief counsel at Pandora; and Andrew Houston ’07, procurement counsel for the University of California’s Office of the General Counsel.
Other than her parents getting divorced when she was 7, what adversity did Kamala Harris overcome? Her parents both earned doctorates. Her mother was a cancer researcher. Her father was a Stanford professor.
I’m guessing the whole “adversity” spin was just added after the 1996 Proposition 209 made racial affirmative action illegal in California government institutions like Hastings law school. Harris went to Hastings from 1986-1989 when it was more or less legal to have affirmative action in California government as long as you didn’t use the Q word “quota.”
Here’s a 2016 press release from Hastings:
UC Hastings Congratulates Kamala Harris ’89: California’s next U.S. Senator
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016 SAN FRANCISCO (UC Hastings) — University of California Hastings College of the Law is proud to congratulate trailblazer Kamala Harris ’89 on her election to the United States Senate. … That sense of purpose led her first to Howard University in Washington, D.C., America’s oldest historically black university, then to UC Hastings, which suited her aspirations and lifelong bent toward activism. She served as president of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), in a regional post for BLSA’s national parent organization, and as an advocate for greater campus diversity as part of the Legal Education Opportunity Program.
From Hastings’ admissions website:
LEOP Admissions
UC Hastings Law | San Francisco UC Hastings created the Legal Education Opportunity Program (LEOP) in 1969 to make an outstanding legal education accessible to those who come from disadvantaged educational, economic, social, or physical backgrounds. UC Hastings understands that being subject to significant adversity may have prevented applicants from attaining numerically-measured goals that fully reflect their motivation, talent, and academic and professional ability. In addition to completing the general application for admission, those applying through LEOP are required to address questions on the LEOP Application Supplement and are strongly encouraged to submit a second personal essay detailing the adversity they have encountered. Once at UC Hastings, students in LEOP are enrolled in the same courses as the rest of the student body, and participate fully in the life of the College. However, students admitted through LEOP are also provided with the opportunity to participate in a cooperative academic support program committed to their success in law school and in the legal profession. This academic support program, which begins with a week-long orientation prior to the beginning of school and spans a student’s entire stay at UC Hastings. LEOP FAQs … Applying through LEOP
The Legal Education Opportunity Program (LEOP) offers special consideration in admission to applicants who have been subject to significant adversity that may have prevented them from attaining numeric criteria that fully reflect their motivation, talent, and academic and professional ability. While standard numeric criteria are considered in LEOP admissions, added emphasis is placed on non-numeric criteria. Applicants interested in applying through LEOP must address all pertinent questions (listed below) on the LEOP Supplemental application. Answers to these questions will be used by the LEOP Committee and by the Admissions Office. … – Describe the financial situation of your family from birth to college entry. Please include sources of income, income estimates, number of household wage earners, and number of dependents. Please describe any unusual expenses. – Please describe the occupation(s) and the educational background(s) of the person(s) who raised you. – Describe your early educational experiences through high school. Discuss the expectation level of and support for educational and career achievement in your family and community. What impact, if any, did it have on your education? – Please list your source(s) of financial support in college by approximate percentage:
Family: ___ Employment: ___ Loans: ___ Grants/scholarships: ___ Other assistance:___ – Describe any paid or unpaid test preparation, academic support, or tutorial services you have used since elementary school. – Identify and describe the community(ies) in which you resided from birth to age of college entry. Describe any bias you faced as a member of such community(ies) and explain what impact, if any, it had on your academic performance. – Are you an immigrant or the child of immigrant parents? If yes, please include the country of origin, year of arrival in the U.S., and the reason for immigrating. – If English is not your first language, how old were you when you first learned English? Was English the primary language spoken in your home? – Have you had any learning or physical disability that may have adversely affected your academic performance? Please indicate what accommodations, if any, you were provided in high school and college. If possible, please include supporting documentation of your disability and/or accommodations. – LEOP applicants are strongly encouraged to submit an additional personal statement in which they identify and describe in detail the challenges and obstacles that they have faced and the impact these challenges may have had on their academic preparation. Applicants should include specific information on what they have done to meet and/or overcome these challenges.
For over 50 years, American society has been demanding of its nonwhite elites that, in reward for career privileges, they concoct statements about how much they have been victimized by whites. Is it any surprise that eventually people come to believe their own self-advocacy?
Thanks to iSteve commenter Thomas for the tip.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-08-13--Who Knew That A Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland Would Be So Bureaucratic?

Landscape of rubble persists as Minneapolis demands taxes in exchange for permits In St. Paul , officials have waived the tax rule so property owners can clean up .
By Jeffrey Meitrodt Star Tribune AUGUST 13 , 2020 — 7:54AM Don Blyly stood on the ruins of Uncle Hugo ’ s Science Fiction & Uncle Edgar ’ s Mystery Bookstores on S. Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis on Wednesday .
In Minneapolis , on a desolate lot where Don Blyly ’ s bookstore stood before being destroyed in the May riots , two men finish their cigarettes and then walk through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and sharp objects .
The city won ’ t let Blyly haul away his wreckage without a permit , and he can ’ t get a contractor to tell him how much it will cost to rebuild the store until that happens .
In St. Paul , where Jim Stage ’ s pharmacy burned down during the same disturbances , crews have already removed the bricks and scorched timbers .
A steel fence keeps out trespassers .
Stage expects construction of his new Lloyd ’ s Pharmacy to begin later this month .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is simple : Minneapolis requires owners to prepay the second half of their 2020 property taxes in order to obtain a demolition permit .
St. Paul does not .
“ Minneapolis has not been particularly friendly toward business for some time , ” said Blyly , who prepaid $ 8,847 in taxes last week but still hasn ’ t received his demolition permit .
“ They say they want to be helpful , but they certainly have not been.
” … “ We don ’ t feel like we have an ability to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t see why we would , ” said Derrick Hodge , one of the managers in Hennepin County ’ s property tax office .
“ One of our missions in the county is to reduce disparities , and if we took action to block these permits , that would arguably be creating more disparities instead of reducing disparities.
” Local business owners are appalled by the finger-pointing , noting that nearly 100 properties in Minneapolis were destroyed or severely damaged in the riots following the death of George Floyd .
The vast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ standing or have been turned into ugly and often dangerous piles of rubble .
Owners say the lack of progress is discouraging reinvestment and sending customers to other parts of the metro .
Cleaning up that mess is expensive .
Most property owners must pay $ 35,000 to $ 100,000 to clear their sites of debris , with larger tracts — such as strip shopping centers — costing as much as $ 400,000 , according to property owners .
That doesn ’ t include the money those owners must pay to get their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of properties destroyed or significantly damaged owe $ 25,000 in taxes for the second half of 2020 , which come due in October , according to a Star Tribune review of county property records .

From the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
Landscape of rubble persists as Minneapolis demands taxes in exchange for permits
In St. Paul, officials have waived the tax rule so property owners can clean up.
By Jeffrey Meitrodt Star Tribune AUGUST 13, 2020 — 7:54AM
Don Blyly stood on the ruins of Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction & Uncle Edgar’s Mystery Bookstores on S. Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
In Minneapolis, on a desolate lot where Don Blyly’s bookstore stood before being destroyed in the May riots, two men finish their cigarettes and then walk through a dangerous landscape filled with slippery debris and sharp objects. The city won’t let Blyly haul away his wreckage without a permit, and he can’t get a contractor to tell him how much it will cost to rebuild the store until that happens.
In St. Paul, where Jim Stage’s pharmacy burned down during the same disturbances, crews have already removed the bricks and scorched timbers. A steel fence keeps out trespassers. Stage expects construction of his new Lloyd’s Pharmacy to begin later this month.
The main reason for the different recoveries is simple: Minneapolis requires owners to prepay the second half of their 2020 property taxes in order to obtain a demolition permit. St. Paul does not.
“Minneapolis has not been particularly friendly toward business for some time,” said Blyly, who prepaid $8,847 in taxes last week but still hasn’t received his demolition permit. “They say they want to be helpful, but they certainly have not been.” …
“We don’t feel like we have an ability to block these permits, and I don’t see why we would,” said Derrick Hodge, one of the managers in Hennepin County’s property tax office. “One of our missions in the county is to reduce disparities, and if we took action to block these permits, that would arguably be creating more disparities instead of reducing disparities.”
Local business owners are appalled by the finger-pointing, noting that nearly 100 properties in Minneapolis were destroyed or severely damaged in the riots following the death of George Floyd. The vast majority of those properties are either still standing or have been turned into ugly and often dangerous piles of rubble. Owners say the lack of progress is discouraging reinvestment and sending customers to other parts of the metro.
Cleaning up that mess is expensive. Most property owners must pay $35,000 to $100,000 to clear their sites of debris, with larger tracts — such as strip shopping centers — costing as much as $400,000, according to property owners. That doesn’t include the money those owners must pay to get their permits. On average, the owners of properties destroyed or significantly damaged owe $25,000 in taxes for the second half of 2020, which come due in October, according to a Star Tribune review of county property records.


vdare--2020-08-13--Jewish Weatherman Fired for Comparing Riots to Kristallnacht on His Blog

KNKX boots weather guru Mass over his comparison of Seattle protests to Nazi Germany BY CRAIG SAILOR AUGUST 07 , 2020 03:11 PM , UPDATED 1 HOUR 51 MINUTES AGO Tacoma public radio station KNKX dropped weather commentator Cliff Mass Thursday after the University of Washington meteorology professor compared recent violent incidents during Seattle civil rights protests to Kristallnacht , or the “ Night of Broken Glass , ” during the Nazi Germany era .
Mass made the comparison on his immensely popular weather blog Wednesday .
Since then , outrage has bellowed across the social media landscape .
KNKX @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relationship with Mass immediately .
“ … if a commentator , even on his own independent platform , delivers rhetoric that is offensive and inaccurate , we can not support it , ” the station wrote on its website .
The Nazi-organized Kristallnacht destroyed over 250 synagogues and 7,000 Jewish businesses , cemeteries and homes in 1938 .
Mass likened the graffiti , smashed windows and threats to public officials of recent Seattle Black Lives Matter protests to Kristallnacht .
“ We abhor the comparison and find it sensationalized and misleading — it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what we stand for at KNKX , ” the station said .
Most of the blog post dealt with Mass ’ s impressions on a recent walking tour of downtown Seattle where some businesses remain boarded up and where he witnessed an alleged drug transaction .
He had harsh criticism for Seattle leadership and Gov .
Jay Inslee .
“ Seattle citizens had every right to express strong views in public about their concerns for our nation ’ s Black citizens , ” Mass said .
“ But many of the marches and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ windows , burning cars , looting stores , and deliberately harming police who tried to restore safety and order.
” Mass later removed the Kristallnacht comparison from the blog and said he was referring only to the violent aspects of the protests .
There was some support of Mass ’ s post but most comments were negative .
“ I did not think that my UW colleague Cliff Mass could lower my opinion of my UW colleague Cliff Mass , ” wrote UW biology professor Carl Bergstrom on Twitter .
“ I was @ @ @

From the Tacoma News Tribune:
KNKX boots weather guru Mass over his comparison of Seattle protests to Nazi Germany
BY CRAIG SAILOR
AUGUST 07, 2020 03:11 PM , UPDATED 1 HOUR 51 MINUTES AGO
Tacoma public radio station KNKX dropped weather commentator Cliff Mass Thursday after the University of Washington meteorology professor compared recent violent incidents during Seattle civil rights protests to Kristallnacht, or the “Night of Broken Glass,” during the Nazi Germany era.
Mass made the comparison on his immensely popular weather blog Wednesday. Since then, outrage has bellowed across the social media landscape.
KNKX announced Thursday evening it was ending its relationship with Mass immediately.
“ … if a commentator, even on his own independent platform, delivers rhetoric that is offensive and inaccurate, we cannot support it,” the station wrote on its website.
The Nazi-organized Kristallnacht destroyed over 250 synagogues and 7,000 Jewish businesses, cemeteries and homes in 1938. Mass likened the graffiti, smashed windows and threats to public officials of recent Seattle Black Lives Matter protests to Kristallnacht.
“We abhor the comparison and find it sensationalized and misleading — it does not reflect who we are and what we stand for at KNKX,” the station said.
Most of the blog post dealt with Mass’s impressions on a recent walking tour of downtown Seattle where some businesses remain boarded up and where he witnessed an alleged drug transaction. He had harsh criticism for Seattle leadership and Gov. Jay Inslee.
“Seattle citizens had every right to express strong views in public about their concerns for our nation’s Black citizens,” Mass said. “But many of the marches and gatherings turned violent and destructive, breaking windows, burning cars, looting stores, and deliberately harming police who tried to restore safety and order.”
Mass later removed the Kristallnacht comparison from the blog and said he was referring only to the violent aspects of the protests.
There was some support of Mass’s post but most comments were negative.
“I did not think that my UW colleague Cliff Mass could lower my opinion of my UW colleague Cliff Mass,” wrote UW biology professor Carl Bergstrom on Twitter. “I was wrong.”


vdare--2020-08-13--Still No Mention of Murder of Cannon Hinnant in NYT or WP

Cannon Hinnant was a five-year-old white boy playing outside in North Carolina last Sunday , when the adult black man living next door walked up and shot him in the head point blank in front of neighbors looking out their windows with horror .
The suspect has been arrested but no motive has been released .
So far , 96 hours later , neither the New York Times nor the Washington Post has deigned to run even the Associated Press ’ s brief wire service account of the event .
Obviously , if the races were reversed , this would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Century .
As it is , it ’ s just another dog-bites-man local police blotter item of no interest to national newspapers .
But is it such an extreme dog-bites-man story ( or , in this case , dog-bites-child ) racially that it would be a reasonable exemplar to ask a question that the media haven ’ t wanted anybody to think about : has the mainstream press ’ furious anti-white agitation of 2020 about how blacks should be enraged at whites led to more blacks lashing out violently against whites ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ way up since the death of George Floyd on May 24 , 2020 .
But what about black on white violence ?
Anecdotally , it would seem as if random punch-an-old-lady-with-a-walker black-on-white violence is up : e.g.
, an acquaintance ’ s girlfriend was slugged in New York City last week for the crime of being white on the sidewalk .
Is there any way to tabulate black-on-white violence for this summer vs. last summer ?

Cannon Hinnant was a five-year-old white boy playing outside in North Carolina last Sunday, when the adult black man living next door walked up and shot him in the head point blank in front of neighbors looking out their windows with horror. The suspect has been arrested but no motive has been released.
So far, 96 hours later, neither the New York Times nor the Washington Post has deigned to run even the Associated Press’s brief wire service account of the event.
Obviously, if the races were reversed, this would be this year’s Crime of the Century. As it is, it’s just another dog-bites-man local police blotter item of no interest to national newspapers.
But is it such an extreme dog-bites-man story (or, in this case, dog-bites-child) racially that it would be a reasonable exemplar to ask a question that the media haven’t wanted anybody to think about: Has the mainstream press’ furious anti-white agitation of 2020 about how blacks should be enraged at whites led to more blacks lashing out violently against whites?
Certainly, black on black shootings are way up since the death of George Floyd on May 24, 2020. But what about black on white violence? Anecdotally, it would seem as if random punch-an-old-lady-with-a-walker black-on-white violence is up: e.g., an acquaintance’s girlfriend was slugged in New York City last week for the crime of being white on the sidewalk.
Is there any way to tabulate black-on-white violence for this summer vs. last summer?
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-08-13--Peter Brimelow: Trump Should Be Tweeting About Cannon Hinnant, Because The MSM Is STILL Not Covering

Peter Brimelow: Trump Should Be Tweeting About Cannon Hinnant, Because The MSM Is STILL Not Covering His Murder

Earlier : His Name Is Cannon Hinnant : Five-Year Old White Boy Shot and Murdered Execution-Style by Black Neighbor ... @ @ @ @ @ His Lawn Here , for the record ( in case Twitter follows YouTube in cancelling @ @ @ @ @ to what Matt Walsh tweeted about the murder of five-year-old white boy Cannon Hinnant by @ @ @ @ @ also “ Black Lives Matter ” Is A BLOOD LIBEL Against White America .
Here @ @ @ @ @ First Public Appearance in Two Months Was at Veterans ' Cemetery Where Paul and Lidia @ @ @ @ @ BLM Terrorist .
Biden Said , `` Never , Ever Forget '' —But Didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ If you search for Cannon Hinnant 's name on Google News at this point , @ @ @ @ @ sites , or local MSM sites .
Trump should be Tweeting about this—the MSM is @ @ @ @

Earlier: His Name Is Cannon Hinnant: Five-Year Old White Boy Shot and Murdered Execution-Style by Black Neighbor... for Riding His Bike in His Lawn
Here, for the record (in case Twitter follows YouTube in cancelling us) is my response to what Matt Walsh tweeted about the murder of five-year-old white boy Cannon Hinnant by a black male. See also “Black Lives Matter” Is A BLOOD LIBEL Against White America. Here’s Why and Biden's First Public Appearance in Two Months Was at Veterans' Cemetery Where Paul and Lidia Marino Were Murdered by a BLM Terrorist. Biden Said, "Never, Ever Forget"—But Didn’t Mention The Marinos.
If you search for Cannon Hinnant's name on Google News at this point, it's either conservative news sites, or local MSM sites. Trump should be Tweeting about this—the MSM is still not responding.


vdare--2020-08-13--Patrick J. Buchanan: Is Biden-Harris on Tom Dewey's Path To Defeat?

Accused of being a serial harasser in 2019 , Joe Biden did what comes naturally .
He apologized for perceived past misbehavior , and , to appease his accusers , pledged to choose a woman for a Biden ticket .
Reacting to the racial rage that erupted after the death of George Floyd under the knee of a white Minneapolis cop , Biden reacted again .
He put out word he would be looking closely for a Black woman to run with .
Thus did Joe paint himself into a corner .
For there was no Black female governor of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there was only one Black woman in the U.S. Senate—Kamala Harris .
This presented a problem .
For in the first debate , Harris had charged Biden with colluding with segregationist senators in the '70s to block the busing of school children for racial balance .
Harris introduced the toxic charge against Biden with this sweet upfront concession : `` I do n't believe you are a racist . ''
This Tuesday , Biden made a virtue out of necessity .
He chose Harris to run with him .
And did so just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 100 prominent Black men led by rapper Sean `` Diddy '' Combs and radio host Charlamagne tha God that read like an ultimatum .
`` For too long Black women have been asked to do everything from rally the troops to risk their lives for the Democratic Party with no acknowledgment , no respect , no visibility , and certainly not enough support .
`` Failing to select a Black woman in 2020 means you will lose the election .
... We do n't want to choose between the lesser of two evils @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the devil we know versus the devil we do n't because we are tired of voting for devils—period . ''
Astonishing .
Here are prominent Black Democrats describing the candidates they have had to support in recent years—Bill and Hillary Clinton , Al Gore , John Kerry , Joe Biden—as `` devils '' and the `` lesser of two evils . ''
Last Friday , 700 `` Concerned Black Women Leaders '' delivered a similar letter to Biden demanding he put a Black woman on the ticket .
Wednesday , Biden complied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden 's selection of Harris dies down , a new reality will emerge .
Before winning her Senate seat in 2016 , Harris was a prosecutor and two-term attorney general of California who had established a reputation for being tough on petty criminals .
Biden , as chairman of the Senate judiciary committee , also had taken pride in helping craft the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 , which dramatically increased incarcerations and disproportionately affected Black men .
However , Black Lives Matter has pulled the Democratic Party sharply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crime and cops with its battle cry of `` defund the police ! ''
Yet , today , two months after Floyd 's death , mayors and cops in Democratic cities are still bedeviled by rioters , looters , arsonists , anarchists and a criminal class that settles its quarrels with nightly killings and weekend shootouts .
The public is getting fed up .
People want their cops back , and leftist politicians and police are coming into increasing conflict .
The Black police chief of Seattle , Carmen Best , has retired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision to cut 50 % of her budget .
Elected officials in New York , Los Angeles and Minneapolis have approved plans to reduce police budgets .
Meanwhile , shooting and killings are going up in almost every city including D.C. and New York , where more have died of gunshot wounds in 2020 than died all last year .
The president has staked out his position , and it does not lack for clarity .
President Donald Trump embraces the phrase `` law and order , '' denounces the `` defund-the-police '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal aid and agents to cities that request help .
He calls on mayors and governor to demand the National Guard to deal with the crisis and condemns them for their chronic failure to safely secure cities they have run for decades .
Trump has been accused of taking us back to the Nixon era .
But 1968 was the culmination of a decade of soaring crime the likes of which the nation had not known .
At its convention in Chicago , the Democratic Party was ripped apart by anarchic violence and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even Hubert Humphrey was denouncing the `` fascists '' shouting him down at every appearance .
But it is not certain that Biden 's sheltering in his basement and issuing his milquetoast responses to Portland , Seattle and the shootings , lootings and killings in Chicago , will prevail on Nov. 3 over Trump 's boisterous campaign call to crack down on criminals , go back to school , get back to work and `` play ball . ''
Biden-Harris looks like a ticket content to sit on its lead and ride @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Governor Dewey did in 1948 .
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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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America Forever.
” See Peter Brimelow ’ s review : “ Wheel And Fight ” —Pat Buchanan ’ s Nixon Book Provides Road Map For Trump .

Accused of being a serial harasser in 2019, Joe Biden did what comes naturally. He apologized for perceived past misbehavior, and, to appease his accusers, pledged to choose a woman for a Biden ticket.
Reacting to the racial rage that erupted after the death of George Floyd under the knee of a white Minneapolis cop, Biden reacted again. He put out word he would be looking closely for a Black woman to run with.
Thus did Joe paint himself into a corner.
For there was no Black female governor of any state in the Union, and there was only one Black woman in the U.S. Senate—Kamala Harris.
This presented a problem. For in the first debate, Harris had charged Biden with colluding with segregationist senators in the '70s to block the busing of school children for racial balance.
Harris introduced the toxic charge against Biden with this sweet upfront concession: "I don't believe you are a racist."
This Tuesday, Biden made a virtue out of necessity.
He chose Harris to run with him. And did so just one day after receiving a letter from 100 prominent Black men led by rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs and radio host Charlamagne tha God that read like an ultimatum.
"For too long Black women have been asked to do everything from rally the troops to risk their lives for the Democratic Party with no acknowledgment, no respect, no visibility, and certainly not enough support. "Failing to select a Black woman in 2020 means you will lose the election. ... We don't want to choose between the lesser of two evils and we don't want to vote for the devil we know versus the devil we don't because we are tired of voting for devils—period."
Astonishing. Here are prominent Black Democrats describing the candidates they have had to support in recent years—Bill and Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, John Kerry, Joe Biden—as "devils" and the "lesser of two evils."
Last Friday, 700 "Concerned Black Women Leaders" delivered a similar letter to Biden demanding he put a Black woman on the ticket.
Wednesday, Biden complied. But after the media ovation for Biden's selection of Harris dies down, a new reality will emerge.
Before winning her Senate seat in 2016, Harris was a prosecutor and two-term attorney general of California who had established a reputation for being tough on petty criminals.
Biden, as chairman of the Senate judiciary committee, also had taken pride in helping craft the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which dramatically increased incarcerations and disproportionately affected Black men.
However, Black Lives Matter has pulled the Democratic Party sharply to the left on the issue of crime and cops with its battle cry of "defund the police!"
Yet, today, two months after Floyd's death, mayors and cops in Democratic cities are still bedeviled by rioters, looters, arsonists, anarchists and a criminal class that settles its quarrels with nightly killings and weekend shootouts.
The public is getting fed up. People want their cops back, and leftist politicians and police are coming into increasing conflict.
The Black police chief of Seattle, Carmen Best, has retired rather than carry out the city's decision to cut 50% of her budget.
Elected officials in New York, Los Angeles and Minneapolis have approved plans to reduce police budgets. Meanwhile, shooting and killings are going up in almost every city including D.C. and New York, where more have died of gunshot wounds in 2020 than died all last year.
The president has staked out his position, and it does not lack for clarity. President Donald Trump embraces the phrase "law and order," denounces the "defund-the-police" movement as promoting anarchy, and offers federal aid and agents to cities that request help. He calls on mayors and governor to demand the National Guard to deal with the crisis and condemns them for their chronic failure to safely secure cities they have run for decades.
Trump has been accused of taking us back to the Nixon era.
But 1968 was the culmination of a decade of soaring crime the likes of which the nation had not known. At its convention in Chicago, the Democratic Party was ripped apart by anarchic violence and the police response. In late September, even Hubert Humphrey was denouncing the "fascists" shouting him down at every appearance.
Undeniably, Trump has his problems.
But it is not certain that Biden's sheltering in his basement and issuing his milquetoast responses to Portland, Seattle and the shootings, lootings and killings in Chicago, will prevail on Nov. 3 over Trump's boisterous campaign call to crack down on criminals, go back to school, get back to work and "play ball."
Biden-Harris looks like a ticket content to sit on its lead and ride to victory in November, the way Governor Dewey did in 1948.
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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--2020-08-13--Biden Officially Announces He’s Running Against Charlottesville—With "Black Lives Matter" Kamala By

Biden Officially Announces He’s Running Against Charlottesville—With "Black Lives Matter" Kamala By His Side

In one of the flatter-toned , yawn-inducing announcements of a VP pick I 've ever heard , Joe Biden stood before a non-audience yesterday to tell the electorate he 's picked Kamala Harris of California .
It was sorry , boilerplate stuff about `` working families '' , capped off with something like this : ( Not an exact transcript , automatically transcribed by Rev.com ) .
The reason you have to close your eyes is because you have to blind yourself to months of violent , murderous and destructive rioting by the anti-white left in cities across America .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ over neighborhoods , destroyed businesses , defied the rule of law and otherwise terrorized traditional America—with full support from the media , the Democrats , Big Tech , Big Business , and so on .
Harris ' acceptance was no less boilerplate , but she , too , tacked on her support for Black Lives Matter .
She called the terrorist mobs the `` coalition of conscience . ''
She is , of course , a fine sop to the left with her status as half-Indian ( mom was an immigrant ) and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear to me how black her Jamaican-born father actually is .
He looks pretty light-skinned in photos I 've seen , so there 's white ancestry there ( including even slave-owning ancestry ) .
Kamala Harris , and father Donald J. Harris , Emeritus Professor of Economics at Stanford In short , the selection announcement was Game , Set , Match in the showdown between traditional , historic America and the white-hating behemoth rising .
Biden gave zero assurance to whites , traditional Americans , Christians or even law-abiding blacks and Hispanics who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hesitation about the statue-wrecking , cop-killing and censorship .
Neither did Harris .
Here we come , November .

Earlier, April 2019: Joe Biden Thinks He's Running Against Racism. He's Running Against America
In one of the flatter-toned, yawn-inducing announcements of a VP pick I've ever heard, Joe Biden stood before a non-audience yesterday to tell the electorate he's picked Kamala Harris of California.
It was sorry, boilerplate stuff about "working families," capped off with something like this:
It’s also the third anniversary of that terrible day in Charlottesville. Remember? Remember what it felt like to see those neo-Nazis, close your eyes, and those Klansmen, white supremacists, coming close your eyes, and those Klansmen, white supremacists, coming out of fields, carrying lighted torches, faces contorted, bulging veins, pouring into the streets of a historic American city...
(Not an exact transcript, automatically transcribed by Rev.com).
The reason you have to close your eyes is because you have to blind yourself to months of violent, murderous and destructive rioting by the anti-white left in cities across America. Antifa and Black Lives Matter have taken over neighborhoods, destroyed businesses, defied the rule of law and otherwise terrorized traditional America—with full support from the media, the Democrats, Big Tech, Big Business, and so on.
Harris' acceptance was no less boilerplate, but she, too, tacked on her support for Black Lives Matter. She called the terrorist mobs the "coalition of conscience."
She is, of course, a fine sop to the left with her status as half-Indian (mom was an immigrant) and half-other, and it's not really clear to me how black her Jamaican-born father actually is. He looks pretty light-skinned in photos I've seen, so there's white ancestry there (including even slave-owning ancestry).
Kamala Harris, and father Donald J. Harris, Emeritus Professor of Economics at Stanford
In short, the selection announcement was Game, Set, Match in the showdown between traditional, historic America and the white-hating behemoth rising.
Biden gave zero assurance to whites, traditional Americans, Christians or even law-abiding blacks and Hispanics who might, if asked, have some hesitation about the statue-wrecking, cop-killing and censorship. Neither did Harris.
Here we come, November.


vdare--2020-08-12--A New York Reader Wonders If Anyone Will Ask Kamala About Her High-Caste Indian Privilege

Re : VDARE.com Roundup : Indian Caste Discrimination , Indian IQ , And Indian Affirmative Action and Brahmins Discriminate Against @ @ @ @ @ : A New York Legal Professional [ Email him ] Kamala Harris is a high @ @ @ @ @ class of a nation of 1.38 billion , through her mother 's family .
How @ @ @ @ @ privilege far worse than that of white people ?
India retains , despite nominal opposition @ @ @ @ @ identifies Indians by skin color at long range , and regulates their relationships to those @ @ @ @ @ harshly .
Are n't Brahmins responsible for some of the worst racism , slavery , @ @ @ @ @ , and for the last 2,600 years ?
What makes that date significant ?
That @ @ @ @ @ out against it .
A bit earlier than 1619 , yes ?
Does n't she @ @ @ @ @ few hundred million Dalits ( aka Untouchables ) living in dire poverty a humble and @ @ @ @ @ the money in the world ?
Who will ask Harris this question ?

Re: VDARE.com Roundup: Indian Caste Discrimination, Indian IQ, And Indian Affirmative Action and Brahmins Discriminate Against Untouchables in Silicon Valley
From: A New York Legal Professional [Email him]
Kamala Harris is a high caste Brahmin, the ruling class of a nation of 1.38 billion, through her mother's family. How does she not enjoy hereditary privilege far worse than that of white people?
India retains, despite nominal opposition, a social hierarchy that identifies Indians by skin color at long range, and regulates their relationships to those above and below them very harshly.
Aren't Brahmins responsible for some of the worst racism, slavery, and repression on the planet—now, and for the last 2,600 years? What makes that date significant? That's when Gautama Buddha spoke out against it. A bit earlier than 1619, yes?
Doesn't she and her family owe a few hundred million Dalits (aka Untouchables) living in dire poverty a humble and contrite apology, and all the money in the world?
Who will ask Harris this question?


vdare--2020-08-14--Kamala Harris Is an Affirmative Action Candidate

After getting into a run of the mill law school under its affirmative action Minority Admissions Program , Kamala Harris got selected for Veep in another affirmative action decision .
From the New York Times news section : How Biden Chose Harris : A Search That Forged New Stars , Friends and Rivalries … Ms. Harris was one of four finalists for the job , along with Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts , Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Susan E. Rice , the former national security adviser .
But in the eyes of Mr. Biden and his advisers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their essential political needs .
Ms. Rice had sterling foreign-policy credentials and a history of working with Mr. Biden , but was inexperienced as a candidate .
Ms. Warren had an enthusiastic following and became a trusted adviser to Mr. Biden on economic matters , but she represented neither generational nor racial diversity .
Ms. Whitmer , a moderate , appealed to Mr. Biden ’ s political and ideological instincts , but selecting her also would have yielded an all-white ticket ... Mr. Biden ’ s instincts were not destined to lead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members of his family had long expressed discomfort with the way she attacked him at a Democratic primary debate , and his political advisers remembered well the seemingly constant dysfunction of her presidential campaign .
If you can ’ t run a primary campaign well enough to even make it to Iowa caucuses , you ’ ll be great at running the federal government someday if something should happen to Old Joe .
There was a particular distrust in the Biden camp for the sharp-elbowed California operatives with whom Ms. Harris has long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seek to undermine Mr. Biden in office to clear the way for Ms. Harris in 2024 .
Yet no other candidate scored as highly with Mr. Biden ’ s selection committee on so many of their core criteria for choosing a running mate , including her ability to help Mr. Biden win in November , her strength as a debater , her qualifications for governing and the racial diversity she would bring to the ticket .
No other candidate seemed to match the political moment better .
Harry Reid , the former Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essential to Mr. Biden ’ s decision .
“ I think he came to the conclusion that he should pick a Black woman , ” Mr. Reid said .
“ They are our most loyal voters and I think that the Black women of America deserved a Black vice-presidential candidate.
” … 13 years ago , I was told by a worker at the Capitol , that Senator Reid was pretty punch-drunk .
But here at iSteve , we like old guys who can ’ t remember all the spin and just blurt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eligible and being black was a major plus .
… Ms. Harris recognized from the start that her attack on Mr. Biden — for having worked with segregationist senators to oppose school busing — was a liability for her as a potential running mate , and she spent considerable time reaching out to Biden allies to seek their advice about how she should approach the former vice president .
One longtime Biden supporter told her bluntly that she should make clear she would not upstage Mr. Biden in the campaign , telling her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be Sarah Palin to his John McCain.
” … There was broad agreement among his advisers that Mr. Biden should choose a woman of color , though Mr. Biden remained drawn to both Ms. Whitmer and Ms. Warren .
… In some Democratic focus groups , too , voters expressed skepticism that Biden would choose a candidate with strong qualifications : By making gender a nonnegotiable requirement , they wondered , was Mr. Biden indicating he cared more about identity than experience ?
To Democratic strategists who have studied the obstacles for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there would be better credentialed men available was not a surprising concern .
In other words , the Democratic voters who were worried should Old Joe die , he would leave the country in the hands of a worse President than if he hadn ’ t been biased against men and whites are dangerous bigots in the eyes of Biden ’ s staff .

After getting into a run of the mill law school under its affirmative action Minority Admissions Program, Kamala Harris got selected for Veep in another affirmative action decision. From the New York Times news section:
How Biden Chose Harris: A Search That Forged New Stars, Friends and Rivalries By Alexander Burns, Jonathan Martin and Katie Glueck
Aug. 13, 2020 … Ms. Harris was one of four finalists for the job, along with Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Susan E. Rice, the former national security adviser. But in the eyes of Mr. Biden and his advisers, Ms. Harris alone covered every one of their essential political needs. Ms. Rice had sterling foreign-policy credentials and a history of working with Mr. Biden, but was inexperienced as a candidate. Ms. Warren had an enthusiastic following and became a trusted adviser to Mr. Biden on economic matters, but she represented neither generational nor racial diversity. Ms. Whitmer, a moderate, appealed to Mr. Biden’s political and ideological instincts, but selecting her also would have yielded an all-white ticket... Mr. Biden’s instincts were not destined to lead him to Ms. Harris: He and members of his family had long expressed discomfort with the way she attacked him at a Democratic primary debate, and his political advisers remembered well the seemingly constant dysfunction of her presidential campaign.
If you can’t run a primary campaign well enough to even make it to Iowa caucuses, you’ll be great at running the federal government someday if something should happen to Old Joe.
There was a particular distrust in the Biden camp for the sharp-elbowed California operatives with whom Ms. Harris has long surrounded herself, fearing that they might seek to undermine Mr. Biden in office to clear the way for Ms. Harris in 2024. Yet no other candidate scored as highly with Mr. Biden’s selection committee on so many of their core criteria for choosing a running mate, including her ability to help Mr. Biden win in November, her strength as a debater, her qualifications for governing and the racial diversity she would bring to the ticket. No other candidate seemed to match the political moment better. Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader, said race had been essential to Mr. Biden’s decision. “I think he came to the conclusion that he should pick a Black woman,” Mr. Reid said. “They are our most loyal voters and I think that the Black women of America deserved a Black vice-presidential candidate.” …
13 years ago, I was told by a worker at the Capitol, that Senator Reid was pretty punch-drunk. But here at iSteve, we like old guys who can’t remember all the spin and just blurt it out.
And for the most part, that is what Mr. Biden got — a discreet search team, led by four Democratic dignitaries, that held interviews with about a dozen women, a smaller number of whom were then asked to turn over a huge volume of private documents for review.
So only women were eligible and being black was a major plus.
… Ms. Harris recognized from the start that her attack on Mr. Biden — for having worked with segregationist senators to oppose school busing — was a liability for her as a potential running mate, and she spent considerable time reaching out to Biden allies to seek their advice about how she should approach the former vice president. One longtime Biden supporter told her bluntly that she should make clear she would not upstage Mr. Biden in the campaign, telling her, “You don’t need to be Sarah Palin to his John McCain.” … There was broad agreement among his advisers that Mr. Biden should choose a woman of color, though Mr. Biden remained drawn to both Ms. Whitmer and Ms. Warren. … In some Democratic focus groups, too, voters expressed skepticism that Biden would choose a candidate with strong qualifications: By making gender a nonnegotiable requirement, they wondered, was Mr. Biden indicating he cared more about identity than experience? To Democratic strategists who have studied the obstacles for women in politics, the presumption that there would be better credentialed men available was not a surprising concern.
In other words, the Democratic voters who were worried should Old Joe die, he would leave the country in the hands of a worse President than if he hadn’t been biased against men and whites, are dangerous bigots in the eyes of Biden’s staff.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-08-14--The Chicago Math Riots (That Didn't Really Happen)

From the Chicago Tribune by Eric Zorn : Mathematicians worldwide were excited and pleased today by the announcement that Princeton University professor Andrew Wiles had finally proved Fermat ’ s Last Theorem , a 365-year-old problem said to be the most famous in the field .
Yes , admittedly , there was rioting and vandalism last week during the celebration .
A few bookstores had windows smashed and shelves stripped , and vacant lots glowed with burning piles of old dissertations .
But overall we can feel relief that it was nothing — nothing — compared to the outbreak of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Louis DeBranges finally proved the Bieberbach Conjecture .
“ Math hooligans are the worst , ” said a Chicago Police Department spokesman .
“ But the city learned from the Bieberbach riots .
We were ready for them this time.
” When word hit Wednesday that Fermat ’ s Last Theorem had fallen , a massive show of force from law enforcement at universities all around the country headed off a repeat of the festive looting sprees that have become the traditional accompaniment to triumphant breakthroughs in higher mathematics .
Mounted police throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the University of Chicago from tipping over cars on the midway as they first did in 1976 when Wolfgang Haken and Kenneth Appel cracked the long-vexing Four-Color Problem .
Incidents of textbook-throwing and citizens being pulled from their cars and humiliated with difficult story problems last week were described by the university ’ s math department chairman Bob Zimmer as “ isolated.
” Zimmer said , “ Most of the celebrations were orderly and peaceful .
But there will always be a few — usually graduate students — who use any excuse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not true fans of Andrew Wiles.
” Wiles himself pleaded for calm even as he offered up the proof that there is no solution to the equation x^n + y^n = z^n when n is a whole number greater than two , as Pierre de Fermat first proposed in the 17th Century .
“ Party hard but party safe , ” he said , echoing the phrase he had repeated often in interviews with scholarly journals as he came closer and closer to completing his proof .
Some authorities tried to blame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Japanese mathematician Yoichi Miyaoka .
Miyaoka thought he had proved Fermat ’ s Last Theorem in 1988 , but his claims did not bear up under the scrutiny of professional referees , leading some to suspect that the fix was in .
And ever since , as Wiles chipped away steadily at the Fermat problem , Miyaoka scoffed that there would be no reason to board up windows near universities any time soon ; that God wanted Miyaoka to prove it .
In a peculiar sidelight , Miyaoka recently took the trouble to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ x^n + y^n = z^n as well as the now-ubiquitous expression “ Take that , Fermat !
” Ironically , in defeat , he stands to make a good deal of money on cap and T-shirt sales .

From the Chicago Tribune by Eric Zorn:
MATH RIOTS PROVE FUN INCALCULABLE
by Eric Zorn
June 29, 1993
Mathematicians worldwide were excited and pleased today by the announcement that Princeton University professor Andrew Wiles had finally proved Fermat’s Last Theorem, a 365-year-old problem said to be the most famous in the field.
Yes, admittedly, there was rioting and vandalism last week during the celebration. A few bookstores had windows smashed and shelves stripped, and vacant lots glowed with burning piles of old dissertations. But overall we can feel relief that it was nothing — nothing — compared to the outbreak of exuberant thuggery that occurred in 1984 after Louis DeBranges finally proved the Bieberbach Conjecture.
“Math hooligans are the worst,” said a Chicago Police Department spokesman. “But the city learned from the Bieberbach riots. We were ready for them this time.”
When word hit Wednesday that Fermat’s Last Theorem had fallen, a massive show of force from law enforcement at universities all around the country headed off a repeat of the festive looting sprees that have become the traditional accompaniment to triumphant breakthroughs in higher mathematics.
Mounted police throughout Hyde Park kept crowds of delirious wizards at the University of Chicago from tipping over cars on the midway as they first did in 1976 when Wolfgang Haken and Kenneth Appel cracked the long-vexing Four-Color Problem. Incidents of textbook-throwing and citizens being pulled from their cars and humiliated with difficult story problems last week were described by the university’s math department chairman Bob Zimmer as “isolated.”
Zimmer said, “Most of the celebrations were orderly and peaceful. But there will always be a few — usually graduate students — who use any excuse to cause trouble and steal. These are not true fans of Andrew Wiles.”
Wiles himself pleaded for calm even as he offered up the proof that there is no solution to the equation x^n + y^n = z^n when n is a whole number greater than two, as Pierre de Fermat first proposed in the 17th Century. “Party hard but party safe,” he said, echoing the phrase he had repeated often in interviews with scholarly journals as he came closer and closer to completing his proof.
Some authorities tried to blame the disorder on the provocative taunting of Japanese mathematician Yoichi Miyaoka. Miyaoka thought he had proved Fermat’s Last Theorem in 1988, but his claims did not bear up under the scrutiny of professional referees, leading some to suspect that the fix was in. And ever since, as Wiles chipped away steadily at the Fermat problem, Miyaoka scoffed that there would be no reason to board up windows near universities any time soon; that God wanted Miyaoka to prove it.
In a peculiar sidelight, Miyaoka recently took the trouble to secure a U.S. trademark on the equation x^n + y^n = z^n as well as the now-ubiquitous expression “Take that, Fermat!” Ironically, in defeat, he stands to make a good deal of money on cap and T-shirt sales.


vdare--2020-08-14--Looting May Drive Macy's from Chicago's Magnificent Mile

Chicago ’ s Magnificent Mile has the highest retail rents in the United States outside of Manhattan , Beverly Hills , and San Francisco .
The Water Tower Place shopping mall was constructed in 1975 at 835 N. Michigan Avenue , northeast of the Loop and about as far from the urban undertow of the South and West Sides as possible .
It has been more or less the center of where tourists and Chicagoans go to spend their money ever since .
The Water Tower mall was built by the Marshall Field corporation to feature their new jewel in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flagship on State Street in the Loop declined .
Macy ’ s acquired Marshall Field in 2005 .
The demolition of the Cabrini-Green housing project one mile to the west by 2011 seemed to assure the future of the Mag Mile .
That Water Tower Place has been looted twice since Memorial Day is disturbing to anybody , like me , who admires America ’ s great cities and the chance for civilized life within them .
A riot every decade or two is one thing .
For example , there was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Avenue after the Bulls won their second NBA title in 1992 a couple of months after L.A. ’ s Rodney King riot .
From the Washington Post in 1992 : Similar scenes were playing out along affluent North Michigan Avenue , the collection of expensive department stores and boutiques known as the “ Magnificent Mile.
” Although the damage was nowhere near as great as on the South and West sides , about nine stores had their windows smashed and some merchandise was taken .
At Stuart Brent Books , a well-known bookstore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ windows and simply threw books all along the sidewalk .
Stuart Brent Books was my favorite bookstore of all time .
I can recall the first time I walked into it on the first nice day in the spring of 1983 .
You have to imagine how bad bookstores were back in the B. Dalton age before the Barnes & Noble revolution of the 1990s .
At the front were two tables , one with the dozen new novels and one with the dozen new nonfiction books that Mr. Brent ( 1912-2010 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Nobel laureate Saul Bellow ( whom I saw browsing there once , wearing several thousand dollars worth of Burberry clothes from the huge shop across Michigan Avenue ) , had decided you ought to read .
Two of the nonfiction books I checked out that day were William Manchester ’ s first volume of his biography of Winston Churchill and the other was Paul Johnson ’ s Modern Times .
The stunned proprietor could barely conceal his anger and frustration .
“ I have no explanation for it , ” said Brent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 47 years .
“ Think of the shame they brought to one of the three or four great streets in America .
The thing that frightens me is how close we are to barbarism.
” But in 2020 it looks like the barbarians are winning .

Chicago’s Magnificent Mile has the highest retail rents in the United States outside of Manhattan, Beverly Hills, and San Francisco.
The Water Tower Place shopping mall was constructed in 1975 at 835 N. Michigan Avenue, northeast of the Loop and about as far from the urban undertow of the South and West Sides as possible. It has been more or less the center of where tourists and Chicagoans go to spend their money ever since.
The Water Tower mall was built by the Marshall Field corporation to feature their new jewel in the crown store as their giant old flagship on State Street in the Loop declined. Macy’s acquired Marshall Field in 2005.
The demolition of the Cabrini-Green housing project one mile to the west by 2011 seemed to assure the future of the Mag Mile.
That Water Tower Place has been looted twice since Memorial Day is disturbing to anybody, like me, who admires America’s great cities and the chance for civilized life within them.
A riot every decade or two is one thing. For example, there was a certain amount of looting on N. Michigan Avenue after the Bulls won their second NBA title in 1992 a couple of months after L.A.’s Rodney King riot. From the Washington Post in 1992:
Similar scenes were playing out along affluent North Michigan Avenue, the collection of expensive department stores and boutiques known as the “Magnificent Mile.” Although the damage was nowhere near as great as on the South and West sides, about nine stores had their windows smashed and some merchandise was taken. At Stuart Brent Books, a well-known bookstore in the city, looters smashed the windows and simply threw books all along the sidewalk.
Stuart Brent Books was my favorite bookstore of all time. I can recall the first time I walked into it on the first nice day in the spring of 1983. You have to imagine how bad bookstores were back in the B. Dalton age before the Barnes & Noble revolution of the 1990s. At the front were two tables, one with the dozen new novels and one with the dozen new nonfiction books that Mr. Brent (1912-2010), a man of letters and friend of Nobel laureate Saul Bellow (whom I saw browsing there once, wearing several thousand dollars worth of Burberry clothes from the huge shop across Michigan Avenue), had decided you ought to read. Two of the nonfiction books I checked out that day were William Manchester’s first volume of his biography of Winston Churchill and the other was Paul Johnson’s Modern Times.
The stunned proprietor could barely conceal his anger and frustration. “I have no explanation for it,” said Brent, who has operated the store for 47 years. “Think of the shame they brought to one of the three or four great streets in America. The thing that frightens me is how close we are to barbarism.”
But in 2020 it looks like the barbarians are winning.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-08-14--Paul Krugman: Trump’s Racist, Statist Suburban Dream

Earlier : Did Mr. Kamala Harris , Douglas Emhoff , White-Flight to Avoid Busing ?
and Trump 's Defense Of The Suburbs Against Obama-Legacy Social Engineering Is TERRIFYING To Democrat-MSM Complex From the New York Times opinion page : Trump ’ s Racist , Statist Suburban Dream Racial inequality wasn ’ t an accident .
It was an ugly political choice .
…Yet it is true that a Biden-Harris administration would resume and probably expand on Obama-era efforts to finally make the Fair Housing Act of 1968 effective , seeking in particular to redress some of the injustices created by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political power to create and reinforce racial inequality .
For what Trump calls the “ Suburban Lifestyle Dream ” didn ’ t just happen ; it was created by government policies .
The great suburban housing boom that followed World War II was made possible by huge federal subsidies , via programs — especially the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration — that protected lenders from risk by insuring qualifying home mortgages .
By 1950 the F.H.A .
and the V.A .
were insuring half of all mortgages nationwide .
Of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help home buyers .
They were also a gold mine for real estate developers , among them a guy named Fred Trump , who was later sued for discriminating against Black tenants , and whose son currently occupies the White House .
But these subsidies were only available to white people .
In fact , they were only available in all-white communities .
As Richard Rothstein reports in his 2017 book “ The Color of Law , ” F.H.A .
guidelines specifically cautioned against loans in communities in which children might share classrooms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far lower level of society or an incompatible racial element.
” Fortunately , FDR ’ s bigoted prejudice that blacks tend not to be good for property values has been illegal for 52 years now .
That ’ s why property values in black neighborhoods have shot upwards so much since the Fair Housing Act of 1968 as the tens of millions of unprejudiced new People of Color immigrants have poured into the U.S. since then and noticed that discriminatory white people were stupidly passing up the opportunity to live in low-crime black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s why the Biden Administration will continue the policies of the Obama Administration , such as its first two chiefs of staff , Rahm Emanuel and William Daley , to engage in population transfers of urban blacks from big blue cities like Chicago to idiotic backward red suburbs and small cities like Dubuque .
It ’ s because Democrats deep down love Republicans and want them to benefit from the vibrancy that large black populations afford .
White Democrats in Chicago like Rahm and Bill will deeply miss their former black neighbors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , good and hard .
It ’ s not like Joe Biden has some sinister desire to push blacks out of Wilmington , Delaware or that Kamala Harris lives in Brentwood , California to get away from blacks .
Lots of blacks have lived in Brentwood , such as … such as … O.J .
Simpson .
Are you claiming that Kamala ’ s husband ’ s family , the Emhoffs , moved to Agoura in the Las Virgenes school district in 1979 to avoid the racial school busing in the Los Angeles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Ms. Harris-Emhoff would love to go on TV live with her mother-in-law and debunk that slander .

Earlier: Did Mr. Kamala Harris, Douglas Emhoff, White-Flight to Avoid Busing? and Trump's Defense Of The Suburbs Against Obama-Legacy Social Engineering Is TERRIFYING To Democrat-MSM Complex
From the New York Times opinion page:
Trump’s Racist, Statist Suburban Dream
Racial inequality wasn’t an accident. It was an ugly political choice. By Paul Krugman, Opinion Columnist Aug. 13, 2020 …Yet it is true that a Biden-Harris administration would resume and probably expand on Obama-era efforts to finally make the Fair Housing Act of 1968 effective, seeking in particular to redress some of the injustices created by America’s ugly history of using political power to create and reinforce racial inequality. For what Trump calls the “Suburban Lifestyle Dream” didn’t just happen; it was created by government policies. The great suburban housing boom that followed World War II was made possible by huge federal subsidies, via programs — especially the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration — that protected lenders from risk by insuring qualifying home mortgages. By 1950 the F.H.A. and the V.A. were insuring half of all mortgages nationwide. Of course, these subsidies didn’t just help home buyers. They were also a gold mine for real estate developers, among them a guy named Fred Trump, who was later sued for discriminating against Black tenants, and whose son currently occupies the White House. But these subsidies were only available to white people. In fact, they were only available in all-white communities. As Richard Rothstein reports in his 2017 book “The Color of Law,” F.H.A. guidelines specifically cautioned against loans in communities in which children might share classrooms with other children who “represent a far lower level of society or an incompatible racial element.”
Fortunately, FDR’s bigoted prejudice that blacks tend not to be good for property values has been illegal for 52 years now. That’s why property values in black neighborhoods have shot upwards so much since the Fair Housing Act of 1968 as the tens of millions of unprejudiced new People of Color immigrants have poured into the U.S. since then and noticed that discriminatory white people were stupidly passing up the opportunity to live in low-crime black neighborhoods with good student bodies.
That’s why the Biden Administration will continue the policies of the Obama Administration, such as its first two chiefs of staff, Rahm Emanuel and William Daley, to engage in population transfers of urban blacks from big blue cities like Chicago to idiotic backward red suburbs and small cities like Dubuque. It’s because Democrats deep down love Republicans and want them to benefit from the vibrancy that large black populations afford. White Democrats in Chicago like Rahm and Bill will deeply miss their former black neighbors, but you moronic Republicans need them, good and hard.
It’s not like Joe Biden has some sinister desire to push blacks out of Wilmington, Delaware or that Kamala Harris lives in Brentwood, California to get away from blacks. Lots of blacks have lived in Brentwood, such as … such as … O.J. Simpson.
Are you claiming that Kamala’s husband’s family, the Emhoffs, moved to Agoura in the Las Virgenes school district in 1979 to avoid the racial school busing in the Los Angeles school district? I’m sure that Ms. Harris-Emhoff would love to go on TV live with her mother-in-law and debunk that slander.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-08-14--Will Late Night Comedians Dare Joke About Kamala Harris and Willie Brown?

A funny non-political fact about Barack Obama ’ s eight years as President was that he lived with his mother-in-law @ @ @ @ @ Because mother-in-law jokes had been massively abundant back when American television comedy writing was dominated @ @ @ @ @ I figured the late night comedy shows would at the very least go meta on @ @ @ @ @ Henny Youngman and Rodney Dangerfield references to their White House mother-in-law jokes .
But as @ @ @ @ @ , only one joke about the President ’ s mother-in-law was told in 8 years @ @ @ @ @ Jimmy Kimmel ) .
Have their been any jokes on TV about Kamala Harris and @ @ @ @ @ Brown is not well known outside of California , which is only 1/8th of the @ @ @ @ @ a colorful character .

A funny non-political fact about Barack Obama’s eight years as President was that he lived with his mother-in-law in the White House. Because mother-in-law jokes had been massively abundant back when American television comedy writing was dominated by Borscht Belt styles, I figured the late night comedy shows would at the very least go meta on the topic with lots of Henny Youngman and Rodney Dangerfield references to their White House mother-in-law jokes.
But as far as I can tell, only one joke about the President’s mother-in-law was told in 8 years of late night comedy (Jimmy Kimmel).
Have their been any jokes on TV about Kamala Harris and Willie Brown? Granted, Brown is not well known outside of California, which is only 1/8th of the population. But he is a colorful character.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-08-13--Kamala Harris—A Barely-Black ”Immigrant American”?

Earlier by Lance Welton : Dems ’ Black Female Superstars Are Childless .
That ’ s Probably Not Good So Joe Biden has selected Kamala Harris—who once said that she believed the women who had accused Biden of groping them [ Flashback : Kamala Harris said she believed women who accused Biden of inappropriate touching , by Adam Shaw , Fox News , August 12 , 2020 ] .
Despite the King-era cliché that we should judge a person “ not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character , ” Biden has chosen someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a woman and who just happens to be “ Black.
” As the New York Times has headlined : “ We Got a Black Woman on the Ticket .
At Last.
” [ by Chryl Laird , pictured right , August 11 , 2020 ] But of course we have not .
By no reasonable definition is Kamala Harris “ Black , ” or even an “ African-American.
” Even Barack ’ s Obama ’ s claim to be an “ African-American ” —with all that this implies about ancestors who struggled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and intense racial prejudice—was pretty tenuous .
Obama was as much a white American as he was a black American ; as much America ’ s 44th white President as its first black one .
And his father , far from having slave ancestors , was part of the Kenyan upper class .
But it seemed to make liberal whites and blacks alike feel good to believe that “ America ’ s Half-Blood Prince ” was , somehow , the first African-American Commander in Chief .
Kamala ’ s claim to be “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As law professor David Bernstein has pointed out , legally it comes down to her having some African ancestry combined with her feeling that she is African-American [ Is Kamala Harris Legally African American , Indian , Both , Neither , or Something Else ?
, The Volokh Conspiracy , August 11 , 2020 ] .
As with Obama , Kamala ’ s claim to be “ African-American ” is only via her paternal line anyway .
Kamala Devi Harris ’ s mother , Shyamala Gopalan ( 1938-2009 ) , was an academic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to America in 1960 .
She was the daughter of a senior Indian civil servant .
Not only that , but the Gopalans are Brahmins , the highest of India ’ s four castes .
So , to be clear , Kamala has benefited from a huge amount of hereditary “ privilege.
” Caste-discrimination is built into India ’ s strictly hierarchical caste system , in which there are thousands of sub-castes .
Even now , it is often a serious problem in India to marry outside your sub-caste .
The low caste @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the “ Untouchables , ” who are outside the caste , system are often treated worse than animals : they may not enter temples ; they are forced into the most degrading jobs ; are beaten up , raped and killed by higher castes ; and , in some cases , they may not look at a higher caste or even be outside during the day , lest their shadow touches the shadow of a higher caste , making the higher caste ritually impure [ See Purity , Impurity , Untouchability : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Sociological Bulletin , 2007 ] .
If whites should feel guilty due to slavery , it is nothing to the guilt that Kamala should feel for having ancestors who were at the very top of such a system .
Kamala ’ s claim to be “ Black ” rests on her father , a Jamaican academic called Donald J. Harris who arrived in America in 1961 .
Donald , a retired Stanford professor , is noticeably light-skinned and looks as though he is about half-African .
And this is consistent with Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history .
It is clear from pictures that his paternal grandmother , “ Miss Chrishy Brown , ” was a mulatto .
His maternal grandmother , Iris Finnegan , is also relatively light and Europeanised in her looks , though to a lesser extent than his paternal grandmother [ Kamala Harris ’ s Jamaican Heritage , Jamaica Global , January 13 , 2019 ] .
It has been estimated that the average black Jamaican may be as much as 16 % genetically white [ Admixture and population stratification in African Caribbean populations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Annals of Human Genetics , January 2008 ] due to inter-mixture on plantations and simply due to the mixed nature of the Jamaican population , which is currently 90 % black , 7 % “ mixed ” and 3 % white , Chinese or South Asian [ Who is Jamaica ?
, by Carolyn Cooper , New York Times , August 5 , 2012 ] .
But we know from research by J. Philippe Rushton that people tend to be attracted to those who are genetically similar themselves .
Indeed , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are intermediate between two races—develop [ Ethnic Nationalism , by J. Philippe Rushton , Nations and Nationalism , 2005 ] .
So it is extremely unlikely that the husbands of Donald ’ s light grandmothers would have been 84 % black .
A reasonable estimate would be that Donald is about 50 % black , meaning that Kamala is , at the best , “ America ’ s Quarter-Blood Princess.
” In his interview in Jamaica Global , Donald claimed to be descendant of the slave-owner , slavery apologist and sometimes Jamaican Member @ @ @ @ @ @ @ via his grandmother .
This is possible and a genealogical investigation has found hints that this might be the case , concluding , however , that it is unproven [ U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris is descended from the 19th-century slave owner Hamilton Brown , by Dan MacGuill , Snopes , July 2 , 2019 ] .
And even if it were , it is hardly important because , as a descendant of black Jamaicans , Kamala will also be a descendant of slaves .
What is more important is to emphasize that at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ privilege , ” the daughter of two senior academics—benefiting from immense “ cultural capital ” —is hardly in a position to accuse of “ whites ” of having “ White Privilege.
” A high caste woman , whose recent ancestors benefited immensely from the caste system , would also be a hypocrite to talk about “ White Privilege.
” And a woman who is no more that 25 % African , and who anyway would visually pass as Hispanic , should not be referring to herself as “ African-American , ” with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
With two Non-American parents—and spending her formative high school years in Canada—if Kamala Harris is anything , then she is an “ Immigrant-American .
”

Earlier by Lance Welton: Dems’ Black Female Superstars Are Childless. That’s Probably Not Good
So Joe Biden has selected Kamala Harris—who once said that she believed the women who had accused Biden of groping them [Flashback: Kamala Harris said she believed women who accused Biden of inappropriate touching, by Adam Shaw, Fox News, August 12, 2020]. Despite the King-era cliché that we should judge a person “not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character,” Biden has chosen someone of questionable loyalty who just happens to be a woman and who just happens to be “Black.” As the New York Times has headlined: “We Got a Black Woman on the Ticket. At Last” [by Chryl Laird, pictured right, August 11, 2020]. But of course we have not. By no reasonable definition is Kamala Harris “Black,” or even an “African-American.”
Even Barack’s Obama’s claim to be an “African-American”—with all that this implies about ancestors who struggled through slavery, Jim Crow, poverty and intense racial prejudice—was pretty tenuous. Obama was as much a white American as he was a black American; as much America’s 44th white President as its first black one. And his father, far from having slave ancestors, was part of the Kenyan upper class. But it seemed to make liberal whites and blacks alike feel good to believe that “America’s Half-Blood Prince” was, somehow, the first African-American Commander in Chief.
Kamala’s claim to be “African-American” is even more tenuous. As law professor David Bernstein has pointed out, legally it comes down to her having some African ancestry combined with her feeling that she is African-American [Is Kamala Harris Legally African American, Indian, Both, Neither, or Something Else?, The Volokh Conspiracy, August 11, 2020].
As with Obama, Kamala’s claim to be “African-American” is only via her paternal line anyway. Kamala Devi Harris’s mother, Shyamala Gopalan (1938-2009), was an academic from Tamil Nadu in India who came to America in 1960. She was the daughter of a senior Indian civil servant.
Not only that, but the Gopalans are Brahmins, the highest of India’s four castes. So, to be clear, Kamala has benefited from a huge amount of hereditary “privilege.” Caste-discrimination is built into India’s strictly hierarchical caste system, in which there are thousands of sub-castes. Even now, it is often a serious problem in India to marry outside your sub-caste. The low caste “Sudra” are systematically discriminated against and the “Untouchables,” who are outside the caste, system are often treated worse than animals: They may not enter temples; they are forced into the most degrading jobs; are beaten up, raped and killed by higher castes; and, in some cases, they may not look at a higher caste or even be outside during the day, lest their shadow touches the shadow of a higher caste, making the higher caste ritually impure [See Purity, Impurity, Untouchability: Then and Now, by A.M. Shah, Sociological Bulletin, 2007].
If whites should feel guilty due to slavery, it is nothing to the guilt that Kamala should feel for having ancestors who were at the very top of such a system.
Kamala’s claim to be “Black” rests on her father, a Jamaican academic called Donald J. Harris, who arrived in America in 1961. Donald, a retired Stanford professor, is noticeably light-skinned and looks as though he is about half-African. And this is consistent with Donald’s own knowledge of his family history. It is clear from pictures that his paternal grandmother, “Miss Chrishy Brown,” was a mulatto. His maternal grandmother, Iris Finnegan, is also relatively light and Europeanized in her looks, though to a lesser extent than his paternal grandmother [Kamala Harris’s Jamaican Heritage, Jamaica Global, January 13, 2019].
It has been estimated that the average black Jamaican may be as much as 16% genetically white [Admixture and population stratification in African Caribbean populations, by J. B. Torres et al., Annals of Human Genetics, January 2008] due to inter-mixture on plantations and simply due to the mixed nature of the Jamaican population, which is currently 90% black, 7% “mixed” and 3% white, Chinese or South Asian [Who is Jamaica?, by Carolyn Cooper, New York Times, August 5, 2012].
But we know from research by J. Philippe Rushton that people tend to be attracted to those who are genetically similar themselves. Indeed, this is how “clines”—groups that are intermediate between two races—develop [Ethnic Nationalism, by J. Philippe Rushton, Nations and Nationalism, 2005].
So it is extremely unlikely that the husbands of Donald’s light grandmothers would have been 84% black. A reasonable estimate would be that Donald is about 50% black, meaning that Kamala is, at the best, “America’s Quarter-Blood Princess.”
In his interview in Jamaica Global, Donald claimed to be descendant of the slave-owner, slavery apologist and sometimes Jamaican Member of Parliament Hamilton Brown (1776-1843) via his grandmother. This is possible and a genealogical investigation has found hints that this might be the case, concluding, however, that it is unproven [U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris is descended from the 19th-century slave owner Hamilton Brown, by Dan MacGuill, Snopes, July 2, 2019].
And even if it were, it is hardly important because, as a descendant of black Jamaicans, Kamala will also be a descendant of slaves.
What is more important is to emphasize that at a time when we are obsessed with “privilege,” the daughter of two senior academics—benefiting from immense “cultural capital”—is hardly in a position to accuse of “whites” of having “White Privilege.” A high caste woman, whose recent ancestors benefited immensely from the caste system, would also be a hypocrite to talk about “White Privilege.”
And a woman who is no more that 25% African, and who anyway would visually pass as Hispanic, should not be referring to herself as “African-American,” with all of the emotional weight that implies.
With two non-American parents—and spending her formative high school years in Canada—if Kamala Harris is anything, then she is an “Immigrant-American.”


vdare--2020-08-13--Portland Finally Caught One of the White Supremacists Causing All the Trouble: Tusitala Toese

VANCOUVER , Wash. – A 24-year-old right-wing activist known for brawling in the streets of Portland during political protests had @ @ @ @ @ arrest last Friday for violating the conditions of his probation .
Tusitala “ Tiny ” @ @ @ @ @ was on a supervised probation for a fourth-degree assault charge out of Multnomah County , @ @ @ @ @ court records , the probation violations started in mid-June when his supervising officer started getting @ @ @ @ @ had “ participated in an assault that occurred outside of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone @ @ @ @ @ ” Based on videos of the assault and other clips form that time , Toese @ @ @ @ @ in the CHAZ area .
He was later arrested .
… According to court documents @ @ @ @ @ that he only travel between his work and residence on several occasions , and also @ @ @ @ @ its charge .

From KATU2:
Warrant issued for Proud Boy ‘Tiny’ Toese for repeated probation violations
by KATU Staff, Wednesday, August 12th 2020
VANCOUVER, Wash. – A 24-year-old right-wing activist known for brawling in the streets of Portland during political protests had a warrant issued for his arrest last Friday for violating the conditions of his probation.
Tusitala “Tiny” Toese of Vancouver, Washington was on a supervised probation for a fourth-degree assault charge out of Multnomah County, Oregon. …
According to court records, the probation violations started in mid-June when his supervising officer started getting emails and calls saying Toese had “participated in an assault that occurred outside of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) in Seattle.”
Based on videos of the assault and other clips form that time, Toese was confirmed to have been in the CHAZ area. He was later arrested. …
According to court documents, Toese violated the agreement that he only travel between his work and residence on several occasions, and also let his GPS monitor lose its charge.


vdare--2020-08-13--World Jewish Congress Persuades Mark Zuckerberg to Have Facebook Ban References to Jews "Controlling

World Jewish Congress Persuades Mark Zuckerberg to Have Facebook Ban References to Jews "Controlling Major Institutions Such as Media Networks"

Facebook banned stereotypes of Jewish global domination .
Has the move satisfied Jewish groups ?
What finally pushed Facebook to announce it would take down posts that make reference to Jewish control of the world , or that include “ caricatures of black people in the form of blackface ” — two forms of hate that are well over a century old ?
Was it the letter , sent August 5 , from the attorneys general of 20 states to Mark Zuckerberg , telling the company to do more to prevent hate content and abuse on its platform ?
Was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 7 , from more than 120 Jewish organizations urging Facebook to adopt an internationally known definition of anti-Semitism , and to take down posts that meet the definition ?
Was it the ad boycott begun this summer , led by the Anti-Defamation League and the NAACP , that saw major multinational companies sign on in support and even led to a brief dip in Facebook ’ s stock price ?
According to Facebook , none of the above .
The idea of banning content that promotes stereotypes of Jewish global control came up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with several Jewish groups convened by Facebook , and was pushed primarily by the World Jewish Congress .
“ We applaud Facebook for its leadership and hope this move will be a guiding light for other social media companies to follow , ” Ronald Lauder , president of the Congress , said in a statement to Jewish Insider about Facebook ’ s update .
It took a year to come up with what Facebook calls an “ operational policy ” on Jewish global control because of the policy deliberations , wordsmithing and data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cutler , Facebook ’ s head of policy in Israel and a liaison to Jewish diaspora groups : determining which images and statements will be impacted and identifying offending memes to look out for .
The process was also slowed by the pandemic , as people on the team shaping this policy focused time on Covid-19 misinformation .
The site now officially bans content that references “ Jewish people running the world or controlling major institutions such as media networks , the economy or the government.
” … In a statement , Daniel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Advocacy Officer , called Facebook ’ s new policy “ a step in the right direction and reflective of our ongoing conversations with Facebook officials in the United States , Europe , and Israel .
”

From The Forward:
Facebook banned stereotypes of Jewish global domination. Has the move satisfied Jewish groups?
Ari Feldman August 13, 2020
What finally pushed Facebook to announce it would take down posts that make reference to Jewish control of the world, or that include “caricatures of black people in the form of blackface” — two forms of hate that are well over a century old?
Was it the letter, sent August 5, from the attorneys general of 20 states to Mark Zuckerberg, telling the company to do more to prevent hate content and abuse on its platform?
Was it the open letter, published August 7, from more than 120 Jewish organizations urging Facebook to adopt an internationally known definition of anti-Semitism, and to take down posts that meet the definition?
Was it the ad boycott begun this summer, led by the Anti-Defamation League and the NAACP, that saw major multinational companies sign on in support and even led to a brief dip in Facebook’s stock price?
According to Facebook, none of the above.
The idea of banning content that promotes stereotypes of Jewish global control came up a year ago, in a meeting with several Jewish groups convened by Facebook, and was pushed primarily by the World Jewish Congress.
“We applaud Facebook for its leadership and hope this move will be a guiding light for other social media companies to follow,” Ronald Lauder, president of the Congress, said in a statement to Jewish Insider about Facebook’s update.
It took a year to come up with what Facebook calls an “operational policy” on Jewish global control because of the policy deliberations, wordsmithing and data and image analysis involved, said Jordana Cutler, Facebook’s head of policy in Israel and a liaison to Jewish diaspora groups: determining which images and statements will be impacted and identifying offending memes to look out for. The process was also slowed by the pandemic, as people on the team shaping this policy focused time on Covid-19 misinformation.
The site now officially bans content that references “Jewish people running the world or controlling major institutions such as media networks, the economy or the government.” …
In a statement, Daniel Elbaum, the AJC’s Chief Advocacy Officer, called Facebook’s new policy “a step in the right direction and reflective of our ongoing conversations with Facebook officials in the United States, Europe, and Israel.”