vdare--2020-05-31--Edward Banfield's“Rioting Mainly for Fun and Profit” in 1970

Earlier : This Day In VDARE.com History 2015 : Yes , BALTIMORE SUN , There Is A “ Baltimore Riot.
” And The Answer ( Again ) Is Ruthless Coercion From the Roosevelt Institute , a couple of leftists explain the inexplicable : Rioting Mainly for Fun and Profit : The Neoconservative Origins of Our Police Problem BY MIKE KONCZAL / FRIDAY , 15 AUGUST 2014 / PUBLISHED IN BLOG , NEWS , RORTYBOMB Before it was anything else , the neoconservative movement was a theory of the urban crisis .
As a reaction to the urban riots of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social-scientific veneer on a doctrine that called for overwhelming force against minor infractions — a doctrine that is still with us today , as people are killed for walking down the street in Ferguson and allegedly selling single cigarettes in New York .
But neoconservatives also sought , rather successfully , to position liberalism itself as the cause of the urban crisis , solvable only through the reassertion of order through the market and the police .
Edward Banfield was one of the first neoconservative thinkers who started writing in the 1960s and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the movement , though he isn ’ t remembered as well as his close friends Milton Friedman or Leo Strauss , or his star student James Q. Wilson .
Banfield contributed to the beginning of neoconservative urban crisis thinking , the Summer 1969 “ Focus on New York ” issue of The Public Interest , which began to formalize neoconservatives ’ framing of the urban crisis as the result of not just the Great Society in particular but the liberal project as a whole .
In his major book The Unheavenly City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the tone for much of what would come in the movement .
Commentary described the book as “ a political scientist ’ s version of Milton Friedman ’ s Capitalism and Freedom ” at the time .
It sold 100,000 copies , and gathered both extensive news coverage and academic interest .
The Unheavenly City ’ s most infamous chapter is “ Rioting Mainly for Fun and Profit.
” Fresh off televised riots in Watts , Detroit , and Newark , Banfield argued that it was “ naive to think that efforts to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , slums , and unemployment will have an appreciable effect upon the amount of rioting that will be done in the next decade or two.
” Absolute living standards had been rising rapidly .
For Banfield , this was entirely the result of market and social forces rather than the state , and the poor , with their short time-horizons and desire for immediate gratification , would largely be left behind and always be prone to rioting .
Today ’ s classic , if often implicit , repudiations of poor people ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than political protests or rebellions , Banfield argued that riots were largely opportunistic displays of violence and theft .
He broke down four types of riots : ( 1 ) rampages , where young men are simply looking for trouble and act out violently ; ( 2 ) pillaging , where theft is the main focus , and the riot serves as a solution for a type of collective action problem for thieves ; ( 3 ) righteous indignation , where people act against an insult against their community ; and ( 4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nor violent but instead designed for a specific political purpose .
Banfield argued that the poor mainly engaged in the first two types of riots .
Righteous indignation riots were a feature of the working class , because the “ lower-class individual is too alienated to be capable of much indignation.
” Demonstrations were largely the focus of the middle and upper classes , as they ran organizations and were able to make coherent claims on the state .
At this point Banfield ’ s text reads like a list of cranky , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received considerable blowback at the time .
What was innovative , for a neoconservative agenda , was where he put the blame .
Young men will be young men , the text seems to suggest .
The problem is what enables them to riot .
The initial perpetrators included the media , whose neutral ( or even sensationalistic ) coverage “ recruited rampagers , pillagers , and others to the scene.
” They also made the rioting more dangerous by expanding the knowledge base of the rioters .
The larger academic community was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s ear , “ explaining the riots tended to justify them.
” Upper-class demonstrators were also responsible for raising expectations of what the poor could demand from the state and from society writ large .

Earlier: This Day In VDARE.com History 2015: Yes, BALTIMORE SUN, There Is A “Baltimore Riot.” And The Answer (Again) Is Ruthless Coercion
From the Roosevelt Institute, a couple of leftists explain the inexplicable:
Rioting Mainly for Fun and Profit: The Neoconservative Origins of Our Police Problem
BY MIKE KONCZAL / FRIDAY, 15 AUGUST 2014 / PUBLISHED IN BLOG, NEWS, RORTYBOMB
Before it was anything else, the neoconservative movement was a theory of the urban crisis. As a reaction to the urban riots of the 1960s, it put an ideological and social-scientific veneer on a doctrine that called for overwhelming force against minor infractions — a doctrine that is still with us today, as people are killed for walking down the street in Ferguson and allegedly selling single cigarettes in New York. But neoconservatives also sought, rather successfully, to position liberalism itself as the cause of the urban crisis, solvable only through the reassertion of order through the market and the police.
Edward Banfield was one of the first neoconservative thinkers who started writing in the 1960s and ’70s and was a prominent figure in the movement, though he isn’t remembered as well as his close friends Milton Friedman or Leo Strauss, or his star student James Q. Wilson. Banfield contributed to the beginning of neoconservative urban crisis thinking, the Summer 1969 “Focus on New York” issue of The Public Interest, which began to formalize neoconservatives’ framing of the urban crisis as the result of not just the Great Society in particular but the liberal project as a whole.
In his major book The Unheavenly City (pdf here), Banfield set the tone for much of what would come in the movement. Commentary described the book as “a political scientist’s version of Milton Friedman’s Capitalism and Freedom” at the time. It sold 100,000 copies, and gathered both extensive news coverage and academic interest.
The Unheavenly City’s most infamous chapter is “Rioting Mainly for Fun and Profit.” Fresh off televised riots in Watts, Detroit, and Newark, Banfield argued that it was “naive to think that efforts to end racial injustice and to eliminate poverty, slums, and unemployment will have an appreciable effect upon the amount of rioting that will be done in the next decade or two.” Absolute living standards had been rising rapidly. For Banfield, this was entirely the result of market and social forces rather than the state, and the poor, with their short time-horizons and desire for immediate gratification, would largely be left behind and always be prone to rioting. Today’s classic, if often implicit, repudiations of poor people’s humanity were clearly expressed here.
Rather than political protests or rebellions, Banfield argued that riots were largely opportunistic displays of violence and theft. He broke down four types of riots: (1) rampages, where young men are simply looking for trouble and act out violently; (2) pillaging, where theft is the main focus, and the riot serves as a solution for a type of collective action problem for thieves; (3) righteous indignation, where people act against an insult against their community; and (4) demonstrations, which are neither spontaneous nor violent but instead designed for a specific political purpose.
Banfield argued that the poor mainly engaged in the first two types of riots. Righteous indignation riots were a feature of the working class, because the “lower-class individual is too alienated to be capable of much indignation.” Demonstrations were largely the focus of the middle and upper classes, as they ran organizations and were able to make coherent claims on the state.
At this point Banfield’s text reads like a list of cranky, armchair reactionary observations about riots. It received considerable blowback at the time. What was innovative, for a neoconservative agenda, was where he put the blame. Young men will be young men, the text seems to suggest. The problem is what enables them to riot.
The initial perpetrators included the media, whose neutral (or even sensationalistic) coverage “recruited rampagers, pillagers, and others to the scene.” They also made the rioting more dangerous by expanding the knowledge base of the rioters. The larger academic community was also at fault since, to Banfield’s ear, “explaining the riots tended to justify them.” Upper-class demonstrators were also responsible for raising expectations of what the poor could demand from the state and from society writ large.


vdare--2020-05-31--Where Have You Gone, Donald Trump? A Nation Turns Its Yearning Eyes To You

Earlier ( July 2016 ) : America Demands Law & Order : Trump Has Thumbs On Evil Party ’ s Windpipe ( If RATS Don ’ t Stab Him In The Back ) President Donald Trump ran on a Law And Order platform in 2016 but he ’ s currently presiding over the most widespread civil disorder of this generation .
The obvious reality : these riots are simply an excuse for blacks to loot without fear of punishment .
Without an immediate policy of ruthless coercion directed and executed by the federal government , most Americans will correctly assume @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defending their lives and property .
If so , his re-election campaign is probably finished—and America along with it .
It ’ s hard to overstate the extent of the violence , with riots , arson and looting in Scottsdale , Dallas , New York , Ferguson , St. Louis , Richmond and countless other cities [ Live Updates , George Floyd Protests Continue , by Tony Lee , Breitbart , May 30 , 2020 ] .
In Minneapolis , where the riots began , Mayor Jacob Frey blamed riots on “ white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which went completely unchecked by Twitter ’ s “ fact checkers.
” Twitter itself , showing utter contempt for President Trump ’ s executive order alleging political bias , changed its profile to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter [ Twitter changed its profile to honor Black Lives Matter amid George Floyd protests , by Ellen Cranley , Business Insider , May 31 , 2020 ] .
President Trump had previously tweeted that “ when the looting starts , the shooting starts ” ( a tweet censored by Twitter ) .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their own precinct headquarters from being burned down , they did have the time to arrest a man for allegedly shooting looters near his business [ ‘ Looter shot dead by pawn shop owner , ’ during George Floyd riots , by James Hockaday , Metro , May 28 , 2020 ] .
Unless President Trump demands pardons for all those who will be in a similar situation , such anarcho-tyranny will continue .
There have already been deaths , few of which attracted much attendance from the Narrative-promoting Main Stream Media .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer Dave Underwood , a black man whose life doesn ’ t Matter to Black Lives Matter [ Family identifies federal officer shot , killed in connection with George Floyd protest in Oakland , by Dan Noyes and Lauren Martinez , ABC News , May 31 , 2020 ] .
• A woman found dead in Milwaukee “ trauma visible ” on her body ; some reports on social media suggest she was kidnapped before being murdered [ Woman Found Dead Inside Car In North Minneapolis Amid 2nd Of Looting , Fires , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] • Three dead in Indianapolis , another city which has been ravaged by recent anti-police protests ; none of the shootings involved police officers [ Separate shootings leave 3 dead in Indianapolis overnight , WISHTV8 , May 31 , 2020 ] .
There were also countless beatings , including of a man holding an American flag in Portland and another who tried to help him , a man who allegedly tried to defend his business with a sword , and people at a shop in broad daylight .
It is useless to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are incalculable , as is the number of businesses destroyed or the amount of property damage .
President Trump said Sunday morning the government would declare Antifa a terrorist organization .
Attorney General William Barr said violence “ instigated and carried out by Antifa and other similar groups in connection with the rioting is domestic terrorism and will be treated accordingly ” [ Attorney General William P. Barr ’ s Statement on Riots and Domestic Terrorism , Department of Justice , May 31 , 2020 ] .
We ’ ll know that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which raise money and operate openly , are arrested using the RICO statutes and other prosecutorial tools .
I have my doubts…but also my hopes .
It is truly amazing is that Leftists have decided to believe that the rioting is being carried out by whites , or at least is directed by whites .
Leftists , not just in Minnesota , think “ white supremacists ” are to blame [ Tim Walz Blames Riots On ‘ Outsiders , ’ Cartels And White Supremacists–Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Joy Reid Join in , by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 , 2020 ] .
Others think the police are instigating the violence with undercover officers [ St. Paul police rebut social media theory that officer instigated Minneapolis unrest , by John Shipley , Pioneer Press , May 29 , 2020 ] .
It ’ s important to note that Leftists actually believe this .
They believed in the Russia Hoax , didn ’ t they ?
Meanwhile , President Trump and conservatives ’ focus on white “ Antifa ” or George Soros makes a similar mistake [ Right-Wing Conspiracists Pull From Old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , by Sergei Klebnikov , Forbes , May 30 , 2020 ] .
Much of this violence is simply blacks robbing and looting because they can , not because there is any political end beyond a vague fury at police and whites generally .
President Trump has avoided addressing the nation , reportedly because First Son-In-Law Jared Kushner thinks it will make things worse [ LA appeals for National Guard as looting spreads , by Ella Torres , William Mansell , and Christina Carrega , ABC News , May 31 , 2020 ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the coronavirus , Trump is suffering politically not because he is being too forceful , but because he is being too weak .
Trump called George Floyd ’ s family , but the family is condemning him for it , not praising his compassion [ George Floyd ’ s brother says Trump ‘ kept pushing me off ’ during call , by Martin Pengelly , The Guardian , May 31 , 2020 ] .
He now heavily trails Joe Biden in the polls and is once again falling into his signature trap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without backing up his words with action that rallies the Right [ Advantage Biden , with risks ; Trump disapproval grows : POLL , by Gary Langer , ABC News , May 31 , 2020 ] .
During the Los Angeles Riots , even President George H.W .
Bush eventually sent in the Marines and then addressed the nation , simultaneously displaying leadership and paternal concern for the American people [ Bush Wins Points for Speech on L.A .
Riots , by Linda Feldmann , The Christian Science Monitor , May 4 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is limited to vague tweets about “ STRENGTH !
’ without much tangible proof of it .
Even worse , in the case of this “ STRENGTH ” tweet , Twitter once again instantly suspended the account of the person President Trump quote-tweeted .
The company knows the White House won ’ t do anything .
This situation is becoming increasingly humiliating not just for the president , but for his supporters .
During the 2016 campaign , Trump seemed to have remarkable luck , with extraordinary events breaking in his favor .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ he hasn ’ t had great luck , but he has had a series of crises that any competent nationalist politician could have easily exploited : • He had a foreign pandemic and huge public support for enacting at least a temporary immigration moratorium or more creative economic populist policies .
Instead , he disastrously tried to downplay the pandemic to try to appease the stock market in the short term .
• He has Twitter revealing its bias to the entire world , giving him a sure-fire rationale for protecting the free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dramatically ease his task of fighting the Main Stream Media/ Democrat cartel during the re-election campaign .
However , the president has done nothing substantive , once again coming off as weak and feckless and leaving his supporters isolated .
• Now , he has nationwide riots and videos of businesses being burned to the ground , all being essentially cheered on by his MSM/Dem opponents .
America is begging for a crackdown .
Instead , President Trump is blaming Democratic state and local elected officials rather than taking action himself .
President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more mistakes .
America is burning .
The nationalist that voters thought they were electing in 2016 needs to act .
If he doesn ’ t , he can ’ t be surprised if Leftists simply become more emboldened , and if demoralized patriots stay away from the polls .
This is President Trump ’ s one last chance not to let his voters down .
If he blows it , I think the 2020 campaign will be irredeemable–and unlike Republicans , Democrats will have no problem in using government power to crush @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House again .
James Kirkpatrick [ Email him |Tweet him @ VDAREJamesK ] is a Beltway veteran and a refugee from Conservatism Inc. His latest book is Conservatism Inc. : The Battle for the American Right .
Read VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow 's Preface here .

Earlier (July 2016): America Demands Law & Order: Trump Has Thumbs On Evil Party’s Windpipe (If RATS Don’t Stab Him In The Back)
President Donald Trump ran on a Law And Order platform in 2016 but he’s currently presiding over the most widespread civil disorder of this generation. The obvious reality: These riots are simply an excuse for blacks to loot without fear of punishment. Without an immediate policy of ruthless coercion directed and executed by the federal government, most Americans will correctly assume that Trump is unwilling or incapable of defending their lives and property. If so, his re-election campaign is probably finished—and America along with it.
It’s hard to overstate the extent of the violence, with riots, arson and looting in Scottsdale, Dallas, New York, Ferguson, St. Louis, Richmond and countless other cities [Live Updates, George Floyd Protests Continue, by Tony Lee, Breitbart, May 30, 2020]. In Minneapolis, where the riots began, Mayor Jacob Frey blamed riots on “white supremacists,” an insane conspiracy theory which went completely unchecked by Twitter’s “fact checkers.” Twitter itself, showing utter contempt for President Trump’s executive order alleging political bias, changed its profile to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter [Twitter changed its profile to honor Black Lives Matter amid George Floyd protests, by Ellen Cranley, Business Insider, May 31, 2020].
President Trump had previously tweeted that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” (a tweet censored by Twitter). However, while Minneapolis police were unable to prevent their own precinct headquarters from being burned down, they did have the time to arrest a man for allegedly shooting looters near his business [‘Looter shot dead by pawn shop owner,’ during George Floyd riots, by James Hockaday, Metro, May 28, 2020]. Unless President Trump demands pardons for all those who will be in a similar situation, such anarcho-tyranny will continue.
There have already been deaths, few of which attracted much attendance from the Narrative-promoting Main Stream Media. These include:
There were also countless beatings, including of a man holding an American flag in Portland and another who tried to help him, a man who allegedly tried to defend his business with a sword, and people at a shop in broad daylight.
It is useless to try to find all the examples, they are incalculable, as is the number of businesses destroyed or the amount of property damage.
President Trump said Sunday morning the government would declare Antifa a terrorist organization. Attorney General William Barr said violence “instigated and carried out by Antifa and other similar groups in connection with the rioting is domestic terrorism and will be treated accordingly” [Attorney General William P. Barr’s Statement on Riots and Domestic Terrorism, Department of Justice, May 31, 2020].
We’ll know that this is serious if these Leftist networks, which raise money and operate openly, are arrested using the RICO statutes and other prosecutorial tools.
I have my doubts…but also my hopes.
It is truly amazing is that Leftists have decided to believe that the rioting is being carried out by whites, or at least is directed by whites. Leftists, not just in Minnesota, think “white supremacists” are to blame [Tim Walz Blames Riots On ‘Outsiders,’ Cartels And White Supremacists–Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Joy Reid Join in, by Virginia Kruta, Daily Caller, May 30, 2020]. Others think the police are instigating the violence with undercover officers [St. Paul police rebut social media theory that officer instigated Minneapolis unrest, by John Shipley, Pioneer Press, May 29, 2020].
It’s important to note that Leftists actually believe this. They believed in the Russia Hoax, didn’t they?
Meanwhile, President Trump and conservatives’ focus on white “Antifa” or George Soros makes a similar mistake [Right-Wing Conspiracists Pull From Old Playbook: Blame George Soros For Riots, by Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, May 30, 2020]. Much of this violence is simply blacks robbing and looting because they can, not because there is any political end beyond a vague fury at police and whites generally.
President Trump has avoided addressing the nation, reportedly because First Son-In-Law Jared Kushner thinks it will make things worse [LA appeals for National Guard as looting spreads, by Ella Torres, William Mansell, and Christina Carrega, ABC News, May 31, 2020]. But, as with his handling of the coronavirus, Trump is suffering politically not because he is being too forceful, but because he is being too weak.
Trump called George Floyd’s family, but the family is condemning him for it, not praising his compassion [George Floyd’s brother says Trump ‘kept pushing me off’ during call, by Martin Pengelly, The Guardian, May 31, 2020]. He now heavily trails Joe Biden in the polls and is once again falling into his signature trap: saying tough things that infuriate Leftists without backing up his words with action that rallies the Right [Advantage Biden, with risks; Trump disapproval grows: POLL, by Gary Langer, ABC News, May 31, 2020].
During the Los Angeles Riots, even President George H.W. Bush eventually sent in the Marines and then addressed the nation, simultaneously displaying leadership and paternal concern for the American people [Bush Wins Points for Speech on L.A. Riots, by Linda Feldmann, Christian Science Monitor, May 4, 1992].
President Trump thus far is limited to vague tweets about “STRENGTH!’ without much tangible proof of it.
Even worse, in the case of this “STRENGTH” tweet, Twitter once again instantly suspended the account of the person President Trump quote-tweeted.
The company knows the White House won’t do anything. This situation is becoming increasingly humiliating not just for the president, but for his supporters.
During the 2016 campaign, Trump seemed to have remarkable luck, with extraordinary events breaking in his favor. In the run-up to this election, he hasn’t had great luck, but he has had a series of crises that any competent nationalist politician could have easily exploited:
He had a foreign pandemic and huge public support for enacting at least a temporary immigration moratorium or more creative economic populist policies. Instead, he disastrously tried to downplay the pandemic to try to appease the stock market in the short term.
He has Twitter revealing its bias to the entire world, giving him a sure-fire rationale for protecting the free speech of his supporters. This would dramatically ease his task of fighting the Main Stream Media/ Democrat cartel during the re-election campaign. However, the president has done nothing substantive, once again coming off as weak and feckless and leaving his supporters isolated.
Now, he has nationwide riots and videos of businesses being burned to the ground, all being essentially cheered on by his MSM/Dem opponents. America is begging for a crackdown. Instead, President Trump is blaming Democratic state and local elected officials rather than taking action himself.
President Trump simply can’t afford any more mistakes. America is burning. The nationalist that voters thought they were electing in 2016 needs to act.
If he doesn’t, he can’t be surprised if Leftists simply become more emboldened, and if demoralized patriots stay away from the polls.
This is President Trump’s one last chance not to let his voters down. If he blows it, I think the 2020 campaign will be irredeemable–and unlike Republicans, Democrats will have no problem in using government power to crush their political enemies once they are in the White House again.
James Kirkpatrick [Email him |Tweet him @VDAREJamesK] is a Beltway veteran and a refugee from Conservatism Inc. His latest book is Conservatism Inc.: The Battle for the American Right. Read VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow's Preface here.


vdare--2020-05-31--NPR: George Floyd Was A (Wait For It!) "Gentle Giant"—And  6 Feet, 7 Inches Tall

In case anyone is wondering , George Floyd , who repeatedly resisted arrest and did not die of asphyxia or @ @ @ @ @ him to the ground in now-burning Minneapolis , Minn. , was a gentle giant .
@ @ @ @ @ `` gentle giant '' — he was 6 feet , 7 inches — who grew @ @ @ @ @ Ward , a center of the city 's African American community .
A vigil was @ @ @ @ @ 's Emancipation Park , in the neighborhood where Floyd grew up .
George Floyd Described @ @ @ @ @ By Friends , by Jeff Brady , NPR , May 28 , 2020 The keyboard @ @ @ @ @ the country has a dedicated function button that , when pressed , spits out a @ @ @ @ @ when a white cop kills a black thug , or a black thug is arrested @ @ @ @ @ white girl .

In case anyone is wondering, George Floyd, who repeatedly resisted arrest and did not die of asphyxia or strangulation after a cop pinned him to the ground in now-burning Minneapolis, Minn., was a gentle giant.
Friends describe him as a "gentle giant" — he was 6 feet, 7 inches — who grew up in Houston's Third Ward, a center of the city's African American community. A vigil was held this week at Houston's Emancipation Park, in the neighborhood where Floyd grew up. George Floyd Described As A 'Gentle Giant' By Friends, by Jeff Brady, NPR, May 28, 2020
The keyboard of every MSM journalist in the country has a dedicated function button that, when pressed, spits out a "gentle giant" story when a white cop kills a black thug, or a black thug is arrested for raping and/or killing a white girl.
Previous Gentle Giants:


vdare--2020-05-31--A Richmond, VA Reader Says Black Lives Matter Is Celebrating The Latest Riots By Desecrating Confede

A Richmond, VA Reader Says Black Lives Matter Is Celebrating The Latest Riots By Desecrating Confederate Monuments

From : A Son Of The Old Dominion [ Email him ] The Black Lives Matter types have been using @ @ @ @ @ and descrate Confederate monuments in Richmond , VA , the capital of the late Confederacy @ @ @ @ @ ACAB ( All Cops Are Bastards ) and F -- - 12 , which means @ @ @ @ @ obscure criminal slang reasons .
Below , the black power statue erected by the black @ @ @ @ @ , VA Confederate Museum .
( The statue is ominously named `` Rumors of War @ @ @ @ @ no graffiti .

From: A Son Of The Old Dominion [Email him]
The Black Lives Matter types have been using the latest crisis to attack and desecrate Confederate monuments in Richmond, VA, the capital of the late Confederacy.
Below, the Jefferson Davis Monument:
BLM, Obama, ACAB (All Cops Are Bastards) and F--- 12, which means the same thing, for obscure criminal slang reasons.
Below, the black power statue erected by the black city government overlooking the Richmond, VA Confederate Museum. (The statue is ominously named "Rumors of War.") It has no graffiti.


vdare--2020-06-01--Patrick J. Buchanan: Assaulted and Vilified, the Cops Save the Cities

Earlier ( 2014 ) by Peter Brimelow : The Answer To Race Riots Is Ruthless Coercion .
What Is America Waiting For ?
On the fifth night of rioting , looting and arson in Minneapolis , the criminal elements were driven from the streets .
By whom ?
By the same cops who had been the constant objects of media derision and mob hatred .
Without the thin blue line , far larger sectors of dozens of America 's cities would be in ruins , burned to the ground by the mobs that showered police and their vehicles with rocks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and any debris that could be thrown at them .
Because they were the first responders in these riots , the cops were the first targets of criminal assault and the last line of defense of the law-abiding .
Wherever they had to draw back or pull back , anarchy ensued .
Consider the decision of Mayor Jacob Frey [ Tweet him ] and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo to surrender and abandon the 3rd Precinct .
As police cars pulled out and the cops fled , the exhilarated rabble invaded , pillaged and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in astonishment , a triumph of anarchy .
One wonders what the world thought as it , too , watched .
Now , consider the political coloration of Minneapolis .
Frey , who ordered the surrender , is a far-left Democrat .
Gov .
Tim Walz is a liberal Democrat , as are both U.S. senators including Amy Klobuchar .
Minneapolis Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is a soul sister of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez .
Minnesota was the political home of Vice Presidents Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale and Senators Eugene McCarthy and Paul Wellstone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has not voted Republican for president since 1972 .
Even Ronald Reagan never carried Minnesota .
Yet , of his home state , this citadel of liberalism , Walz [ Tweet him ] said last week , `` Systemic racism must be addressed if we are to secure , justice , peace and order for all Minnesotans . ''
Query : How does `` systemic racism '' permeate a blue state dominated for decades by liberal Democrats ?
What explains the failure of Democrats who have long run Minnesota to root out racism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racism where they rule ?
Are even good Minnesota liberals infected with the virus ?
What we witnessed this week in Minneapolis is a failure of liberalism .
The leadership of the city and state could not persuade the protesters it claims to represent to remain peaceful .
And when rioting , looting and arson erupted , and attacks on police began , that leadership sat morally and politically paralyzed .
The elites could not condemn both the killing of George Floyd and , with equal moral vehemence , the violent and criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the protesters .
They failed to get sufficient law enforcement or the National Guard into the city on time , or to declare and impose a curfew , or to use requisite force to halt the rioting and looting .
As a result of their incompetence or cowardice , the custodians of the lovely city of Minneapolis let her be gang-raped by a criminal mob .
Why have those leaders not turned in their resignations ?
Comparisons have been drawn to the 1960s .
In the summer of 1964 , LBJ signed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Voting Rights Act was enacted after Selma .
Then came one Great Society program after another , as LBJ declared at Howard University , we are moving beyond equality of opportunity to `` equality of result '' in America .
However , in August 1965 , Watts exploded , the worst race riot since Lincoln sent Union troops to put down the New York draft riots of 1863 .
Newark and Detroit had uprisings of similar magnitude in 1967 .
In April 1968 , for days after the assassination of Martin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and burned , Washington , D.C. , among them .
LBJ 's Kerner Commission said the cause of the riots that had come out of the black community was actually `` white racism . ''
Said Richard Nixon speaking for the silent majority : They seem to blame everybody for the riots but the rioters themselves .
Liberals of that era , too , seemed morally disarmed and politically paralyzed when it came to confronting criminal elements that emerged from minority communities and voted Democratic .
Such situations invariably seem to produce in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attributed to a `` few bad apples '' hiding among all those `` peaceful protesters . ''
There is much chatter about `` speaking truth to power . ''
What does that mean today ?
At the least , the recognition that while the killing of George Floyd was an atrocity that cries out for justice , so , too , does the rampant criminality that exploded in its aftermath .
But because of the failure to condemn that criminality , and the paralysis of Minnesota 's political leadership class , the black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ businesses—some forever—that had provided them with the necessities of a decent life .
Liberals may equate the term `` law and order '' with racism , but without law and order , there is no justice and no peace .
Patrick J. Buchanan needs no introduction to VDARE.COM readers ; his books State of Emergency : The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America , and Suicide of a Superpower : Will America Survive to 2025 ?
are available from Amazon.com .
Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “ The Greatest Comeback @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Create the New Majority .
His latest book , published May , 2018 , is “ Nixon ’ s White House Wars : The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever.
” See Peter Brimelow ’ s review : “ Wheel And Fight ” —Pat Buchanan ’ s Nixon Book Provides Road Map For Trump .

Earlier (2014) by Peter Brimelow: The Answer To Race Riots Is Ruthless Coercion. What Is America Waiting For?
On the fifth night of rioting, looting and arson in Minneapolis, the criminal elements were driven from the streets.
By whom? By the same cops who had been the constant objects of media derision and mob hatred.
Without the thin blue line, far larger sectors of dozens of America's cities would be in ruins, burned to the ground by the mobs that showered police and their vehicles with rocks, bricks, bottles, Molotov cocktails and any debris that could be thrown at them.
Because they were the first responders in these riots, the cops were the first targets of criminal assault and the last line of defense of the law-abiding.
Wherever they had to draw back or pull back, anarchy ensued.
Consider the decision of Mayor Jacob Frey [Tweet him] and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo to surrender and abandon the 3rd Precinct. As police cars pulled out and the cops fled, the exhilarated rabble invaded, pillaged and burned the precinct.
And America saw, in astonishment, a triumph of anarchy.
One wonders what the world thought as it, too, watched.
Now, consider the political coloration of Minneapolis.
Frey, who ordered the surrender, is a far-left Democrat. Gov. Tim Walz is a liberal Democrat, as are both U.S. senators including Amy Klobuchar. Minneapolis Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is a soul sister of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Minnesota was the political home of Vice Presidents Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale and Senators Eugene McCarthy and Paul Wellstone, liberal icons all. The state has not voted Republican for president since 1972. Even Ronald Reagan never carried Minnesota.
Yet, of his home state, this citadel of liberalism, Walz [Tweet him] said last week, "Systemic racism must be addressed if we are to secure, justice, peace and order for all Minnesotans."
Query: How does "systemic racism" permeate a blue state dominated for decades by liberal Democrats? What explains the failure of Democrats who have long run Minnesota to root out racism?
Why have liberals failed to exorcise racism where they rule? Are even good Minnesota liberals infected with the virus?
What we witnessed this week in Minneapolis is a failure of liberalism. The leadership of the city and state could not persuade the protesters it claims to represent to remain peaceful. And when rioting, looting and arson erupted, and attacks on police began, that leadership sat morally and politically paralyzed.
The elites could not condemn both the killing of George Floyd and, with equal moral vehemence, the violent and criminal element that came to permeate the ranks of the protesters.
They failed to get sufficient law enforcement or the National Guard into the city on time, or to declare and impose a curfew, or to use requisite force to halt the rioting and looting.
As a result of their incompetence or cowardice, the custodians of the lovely city of Minneapolis let her be gang-raped by a criminal mob.
Why have those leaders not turned in their resignations?
Comparisons have been drawn to the 1960s.
In the summer of 1964, LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act. In 1965, the Voting Rights Act was enacted after Selma. Then came one Great Society program after another, as LBJ declared at Howard University, we are moving beyond equality of opportunity to "equality of result" in America.
However, in August 1965, Watts exploded, the worst race riot since Lincoln sent Union troops to put down the New York draft riots of 1863.
Newark and Detroit had uprisings of similar magnitude in 1967.
In April 1968, for days after the assassination of Martin Luther King, U.S. cities were pillaged and burned, Washington, D.C., among them.
LBJ's Kerner Commission said the cause of the riots that had come out of the black community was actually "white racism."
Said Richard Nixon speaking for the silent majority: They seem to blame everybody for the riots but the rioters themselves.
Liberals of that era, too, seemed morally disarmed and politically paralyzed when it came to confronting criminal elements that emerged from minority communities and voted Democratic.
Such situations invariably seem to produce in liberals a paralysis where the crimes are attributed to a "few bad apples" hiding among all those "peaceful protesters."
There is much chatter about "speaking truth to power."
What does that mean today?
At the least, the recognition that while the killing of George Floyd was an atrocity that cries out for justice, so, too, does the rampant criminality that exploded in its aftermath.
But because of the failure to condemn that criminality, and the paralysis of Minnesota's political leadership class, the black community in Minneapolis has lost hundreds of businesses—some forever—that had provided them with the necessities of a decent life.
Liberals may equate the term "law and order" with racism, but without law and order, there is no justice and no peace.
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vdare--2020-05-31--VDARE.TV's Roving Reporters Attend A Protest (Not A Riot—White Liberals Were Involved)

VDARE.com sent a couple of volunteers with cameras and real microphones to talk to demonstrators who were , unintentionally , displaying various agendas behind the latest rioting .
One was the `` White Gaze '' lady , a black woman who was raising sons and telling them they 'd have to deal with the `` white gaze of fear '' , caused by the fact , unremarked by her , that black youths are very dangerous .
( This is called `` The Talk '' , in the black community , and John Derbyshire was fired from National Review for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Another was the `` foreign student '' —a young woman of accent who felt that foreign students were `` underfunded '' which shows that she does n't understand how importing foreign students is meant to work in America—they 're supposed to be a self-funding cash cow for Higher Education , allowing them to charge lower tuition for native-born Affirmative Action cases .
In any case , her plight seemed out of place at a demonstration about black criminals being killed by the police .
Then there 's Use of Force guy , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's population is black , the fact that 30 percent of arrests and `` Use of Force incidents '' ( people resisting arrest ) were of blacks , then that means that there 's something wrong with the local police , rather than , say , the the local black population , which seems , on his evidence , to be committing a lot of the crime .
Use of Force guy is also Doxxing Guy , because he shouted out the Harrisonburg street address ( we bleeped it ) of deplatformed-from-social-media videobloggers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online RedIce.tv .
And one more thing , our roving reporters did find one black demonstrator who supported Donald Trump .
Unfortunately , he appears to be deranged .
Watch the whole thing above .

VDARE.com sent a couple of volunteers with cameras and real microphones to talk to demonstrators who were, unintentionally, displaying various agendas behind the latest rioting.
One was the "White Gaze" lady, a black woman who was raising sons and telling them they'd have to deal with the "white gaze of fear," caused by the fact, unremarked by her, that black youths are very dangerous. (This is called "The Talk", in the black community, and John Derbyshire was fired from National Review for pointing out the reality involved. )
Another was the "foreign student"—a young woman of accent who felt that foreign students were "underfunded," which shows that she doesn't understand how importing foreign students is meant to work in America—they're supposed to be a self-funding cash cow for Higher Education, allowing them to charge lower tuition for native-born Affirmative Action cases.
In any case, her plight seemed out of place at a demonstration about black criminals being killed by the police.
Then there's Use of Force guy, who felt that since 8 percent of Harrisonburg's population is black, the fact that 30 percent of arrests and "Use of Force incidents" (people resisting arrest) were of blacks, then that means that there's something wrong with the local police, rather than, say, the local black population, which seems, on his evidence, to be committing a lot of the crime.
Use of Force guy is also Doxxing Guy, because he shouted out the Harrisonburg street address (we bleeped it) of deplatformed-from-social-media videobloggers Lana Lokteff and Henrik Palmgren, still online RedIce.tv.
And one more thing, our roving reporters did find one black demonstrator who supported Donald Trump. Unfortunately, he appears to be deranged.
Watch the whole thing above.


vdare--2020-06-01--ICE SVU Failing To Use  Cell Phone Tech Against Illegal Aliens

The saboteurs at ICE SVU hate their job .
They don ’ t want to arrest illegal aliens and will go to any extent to not find and deport those illegal aliens .
Sadly , this has not changed in four years of the Trump Administration .
There are a number of ways to find illegal aliens in the United States .
The easiest is use of Social Security Administration ( SSA ) and Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ) records related to tax withholding and tax filings .
Those records provide both employment and personal information that readily identifies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ addresses—see George Will Wrong To Think DHS Would Need A `` Network Of Informers '' Deport Illegals—Their Addresses Are On The Government Checks !
Sadly , the Trump Administration is not using that data to increase enforcement .
Many illegal alien advocates are outraged that ICE SVU and U.S. Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) are using license plate reader data and data mining techniques in immigration enforcement .
But in one area both ICE SVU and CBP are refusing to use high tech to locate illegal aliens ; their cell phones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and obtaining their telephone numbers is not difficult ; those numbers are usually available from private data collators like Choicepoint .
However , both ICE SVU and CBP are refusing to use a high tech device they already use in other investigations to locate and arrest illegal aliens by locating their mobile telephone , the international mobile subscriber identity device ( IMSI ) , commercially available as Stingrays and other devices .
Despite breathless whining that ICE SVU and CBP are using the devices , illegal alien advocates discovered that IMSIs are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and arrest illegal aliens .
The release of these records — albeit with redactions — provides some helpful insights into what was previously an extremely secretive surveillance practice .
For example , the documents provide multiple assertions that ICE and CBP are not using cell site simulators in civil immigration investigations .
[ Emphasis added ] [ ICE Records Confirm that Immigration Enforcement Agencies are Using Invasive Cell Phone Surveillance Devices , by Alexia Ramirez , ACLU , May 27 , 2020 ] The reason i 've been calling them ICE SVU is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Enforcement ( ICE ) resources from finding and deporting illegals to investigation of sex crimes that could either be handled by the local police , or do not exist .
• ICE SVU Out Of Immigration Enforcement Business—Prefers The Role Of National Vice Squad For America • More ICE SVU Fail : Arresting Madams And Pornographers Instead Of Deporting Aliens .
When they say they 're not using these tools in `` civil immigration investigations '' they mean they 're using them for everything but their basic mission .
It is clear that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SVU , does not want to do their jobs .
And not using available technology is one manner by which the Resistance in ICE SVU works to undermine the Trump Administration .

The saboteurs at ICE SVU hate their job. They don’t want to arrest illegal aliens and will go to any extent to not find and deport those illegal aliens. Sadly, this has not changed in four years of the Trump Administration. There are a number of ways to find illegal aliens in the United States. The easiest is use of Social Security Administration (SSA) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) records related to tax withholding and tax filings. Those records provide both employment and personal information that readily identifies illegal aliens, including work and home addresses—see George Will Wrong To Think DHS Would Need A "Network Of Informers" to Deport Illegals—Their Addresses Are On The Government Checks! Sadly, the Trump Administration is not using that data to increase enforcement.
Many illegal alien advocates are outraged that ICE SVU and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are using license plate reader data and data mining techniques in immigration enforcement. But in one area both ICE SVU and CBP are refusing to use high tech to locate illegal aliens: their cell phones. All illegal aliens have cell phones and obtaining their telephone numbers is not difficult; those numbers are usually available from private data collators like Choicepoint.
However, both ICE SVU and CBP are refusing to use a high tech device they already use in other investigations to locate and arrest illegal aliens by locating their mobile telephone, the international mobile subscriber identity device (IMSI), commercially available as Stingrays and other devices.
Despite breathless whining that ICE SVU and CBP are using the devices, illegal alien advocates discovered that IMSIs are not being used to identify, find, and arrest illegal aliens.
The release of these records — albeit with redactions — provides some helpful insights into what was previously an extremely secretive surveillance practice. For example, the documents provide multiple assertions that ICE and CBP are not using cell site simulators in civil immigration investigations. [Emphasis added]
[ICE Records Confirm that Immigration Enforcement Agencies are Using Invasive Cell Phone Surveillance Devices, by Alexia Ramirez, ACLU, May 27, 2020]
The reason I've been calling them ICE SVU is that they have diverted Immigration And Customs Enforcement (ICE) resources from finding and deporting illegals to investigation of sex crimes that could either be handled by the local police, or do not exist.
When they say they're not using these tools in "civil immigration investigations" they mean they're using them for everything but their basic mission.
It is clear that the Deep State, especially at ICE SVU, does not want to do their jobs. And not using available technology is one manner by which the Resistance in ICE SVU works to undermine the Trump Administration.


vdare--2020-06-01--Not From The NEW YORK TIMES: "Protesting Stereotypes Of Blacks As Criminals, Blacks Respond With Mor

Not From The NEW YORK TIMES: "Protesting Stereotypes Of Blacks As Criminals, Blacks Respond With More Criminality"

From the New York Times : Facing Protests Over Use of Force , Police Respond with More Force Videos showed officers using batons , tear gas , pepper spray and rubber bullets on protesters and bystanders .
Demonstrations continued across the United States on Sunday as the nation braced for another grueling night of unrest over police shootings and the death of George Floyd , amid growing concern that aggressive law enforcement tactics intended to impose order were instead inflaming tensions .
Videos showed police officers in recent nights using batons , tear gas , pepper spray and rubber bullets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ often without warning or seemingly unprovoked .
The footage , which has been shared widely online , highlighted the very complaints over police behavior that have drawn protests in at least 75 cities across the United States .
In Salt Lake City , officers in riot gear shoved a man with a cane to the ground .
In Brooklyn , two police S.U.V.s plowed into a crowd of protesters .
In Atlanta , police officers enforcing a curfew stopped two college students in a car , fired Tasers on them and dragged them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minneapolis , where there have been six consecutive nights of protests and clashes , a video appeared to show officers yelling at people on their porches to get inside and then firing paint canisters at them .
“ Light them up , ” one officer said .

From the New York Times:
Facing Protests Over Use of Force, Police Respond with More Force
Videos showed officers using batons, tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets on protesters and bystanders.
48m ago
By Shaila Dewan and Mike Baker
May 31, 2020
Demonstrations continued across the United States on Sunday as the nation braced for another grueling night of unrest over police shootings and the death of George Floyd, amid growing concern that aggressive law enforcement tactics intended to impose order were instead inflaming tensions.
Videos showed police officers in recent nights using batons, tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets on protesters, bystanders and journalists, often without warning or seemingly unprovoked. The footage, which has been shared widely online, highlighted the very complaints over police behavior that have drawn protests in at least 75 cities across the United States.
In Salt Lake City, officers in riot gear shoved a man with a cane to the ground.
In Brooklyn, two police S.U.V.s plowed into a crowd of protesters.
In Atlanta, police officers enforcing a curfew stopped two college students in a car, fired Tasers on them and dragged them out of the vehicle.
And in Minneapolis, where there have been six consecutive nights of protests and clashes, a video appeared to show officers yelling at people on their porches to get inside and then firing paint canisters at them. “Light them up,” one officer said.


vdare--2020-05-31--Announcing the VDARE.com Book Club!

Announcing the VDARE.com Book Club!

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Dive in to a monthly read with the VDARE.com Team and fellow Immigration Patriots by joining the VDARE.com Book Club!
In June, we’ll dig into Lawrence Auster’s Our Borders, Ourselves: America in the Age of Multiculturalism. Click here to subscribe and access exclusive content with James Kirkpatrick and the VDARE.com team.
For just $7 each month, you will…
Receive exclusive content with discussion questions, further reading and party ideas compiled by the VDARE Team.
Be entered to win a giveaway of that month’s featured book!
Get exclusive access to book club events across the country.
Every dollar you give supports the independent immigration news you rely on.
Every day, VDARE.com strives to be your leading source of immigration news and information in the fight to keep America American.
This new Book Club offers our readers the chance to dive deep into the issues gripping our world today: immigration, national identity, human biodiversity and the defense of Western Civilization. Books will include a heady mix of dissident classics, unheralded gems, and buzz-worthy new releases. Let’s get reading!


vdare--2020-06-01--Two Black Cops Fired For Enforcing The Law Against Black Students By Black Mayor And White (Lesbian)

Two Black Cops Fired For Enforcing The Law Against Black Students By Black Mayor And White (Lesbian) Police Chief In Atlanta

A report from Atlanta , which used to call itself `` The City Too Busy To Hate '' '' Atlanta officers fired after college students tased , pulled from car Saturday night , by Mea Watkins , Rhiannon Youngbauer , CBS 46 , May 31 , 2020 ATLANTA , Ga. ( CBS46 ) -- Two Atlanta police officers who used Tasers to stun two Atlanta college students while removing them from a car Saturday night have been terminated for violating the department 's excessive force policy .
Three other officers were placed on desk duty pending further investigation .
Mayor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a press conference Sunday .
`` After review of that footage , Chief [ Erika ] Shields and I have made the determination that two of the officers involved in the incident last night will be terminated immediately , '' the mayor said .
[ More ] So the officers are black , the students are black ( they go to Spelman and Morehouse , which are `` historically '' black school ) and the only white person involved is the Chief of Police , a white Lesbian .
Obviously , while it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely to use excessive force than white officers , they ca n't possibly have used excessive force here , because it happened during a riot , which is still going on .
They , and the rest of the Atlanta PD are using insufficient force .
Look for them to use even less force in the future .
The two officers are pictured below , in a screenshot from 2 officers fired after video shows college students pulled from car , tased , May 31 , 2020 .
Headlines on this story tend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students , and ignoring the blackness of the officers , as in this example from People Magazine : The average news consumer , not trained like you and I are to ask `` What color 'Man Arrested ' ? ''
will continue to assume that the officers looked like this guy :

A report from Atlanta, which used to call itself "The City Too Busy To Hate""
Atlanta officers fired after college students tased, pulled from car Saturday night, by Mea Watkins, Rhiannon Youngbauer, CBS 46, May 31, 2020 ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) -- Two Atlanta police officers who used Tasers to stun two Atlanta college students while removing them from a car Saturday night have been terminated for violating the department's excessive force policy. Three other officers were placed on desk duty pending further investigation. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms made the announcement during a press conference Sunday. "After review of that footage, Chief [Erika] Shields and I have made the determination that two of the officers involved in the incident last night will be terminated immediately," the mayor said.[More]
So the officers are black, the students are black (they go to Spelman and Morehouse, which are "historically" black school) and the only white person involved is the Chief of Police, a white Lesbian.
Obviously, while it's true that black officers are more likely to use excessive force than white officers, they can't possibly have used excessive force here, because it happened during a riot, which is still going on. They, and the rest of the Atlanta PD are using insufficient force. Look for them to use even less force in the future.
The two officers are pictured below, in a screenshot from 2 officers fired after video shows college students pulled from car, tased, May 31, 2020.
Headlines on this story tend to emphasize the blackness of the rioting students, and ignoring the blackness of the officers, as in this example from People Magazine:
Atlanta Officers Fired After Video Shows Use of Taser, Violence on 2 Black College Students Two black college students were seen being pulled from their car during a violent encounter with police after Saturday's protest in Atlanta By Laura Barcella, June 01, 2020.
The average news consumer, not trained like you and I are to ask "What color 'Man Arrested'?" will continue to assume that the officers looked like this guy:


vdare--2020-06-01--WASHINGTON POST: Democrats Across The Nation Are Pushing Legislation To Make It Illegal To Call The

WASHINGTON POST: Democrats Across The Nation Are Pushing Legislation To Make It Illegal To Call The Police On Black People

As a black insurrection/antifa insurgency rages across the nation ’ s largest cities , our elected officials are hard at work preparing legislation to basically make it illegal to call the police on black people .
Public outrage , legislation follow calls to police about black people , Washington Post , May 27 , 2020 As she confronted the birdwatcher who asked her to leash her dog in Central Park , Amy Cooper never hurled racist slurs .
She didn ’ t assault the black man , Christian Cooper , who was filming the interaction .
She didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cooper , a white investment banker , threatened was implied : that the police would not respond in his favor because of his race .
“ I ’ m going to tell them there ’ s an African American man threatening my life , ” she says on the video as she dials 911 .
With the video came the public outrage : another episode of # LivingWhileBlack — another black person threatened with law enforcement intervention by another white person in another liberal bastion of diversity .
Lawmakers across the country have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as an act of racial prejudice .
New York State Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz ( D-Brooklyn ) on Wednesday revived a bill he first proposed in 2018 to add a hate-crime enhancement to the charge of fabricating a criminal report if bias is involved .
The hate-crime enhancement , when applied to other criminal charges like murder or assault , can render a more severe sentence .
Four states — New Jersey , Minnesota , Oregon and Washington — have recently considered bills that would criminalize calling the police when crimes haven ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ unlawfully discriminate ” or target “ protected classes.
” Two states have passed laws .
Oregon ’ s took effect Jan. 1 and Washington ’ s law takes effect on June 11 .
Washington , which unanimously passed its measure in the state House and Senate , elevated false reporting from a “ gross misdemeanor ” to a felony under specific circumstances , such as if someone is killed .
Lawmakers wrote in the bill that false reporting has been “ weaponized ” and often against “ protected classes.
” State Rep. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the sponsors , said on his website that punishment could include 10 years in prison if the call “ directly leads to someone ’ s death.
” Swatting , in which a 911 caller falsely reports a life-threatening crime so heavily armed tactical units will swarm an innocent person ’ s house , “ has disproportionately targeted communities of color , the LGBTQ community , and religious communities , ” he said .

As a black insurrection/antifa insurgency rages across the nation’s largest cities, our elected officials are hard at work preparing legislation to basically make it illegal to call the police on black people.
Public outrage, legislation follow calls to police about black people, Washington Post, May 27, 2020
As she confronted the birdwatcher who asked her to leash her dog in Central Park, Amy Cooper never hurled racist slurs. She didn’t assault the black man, Christian Cooper, who was filming the interaction. She didn’t assault his property.
The damage that Cooper, a white investment banker, threatened was implied: that the police would not respond in his favor because of his race.
“I’m going to tell them there’s an African American man threatening my life,” she says on the video as she dials 911.
With the video came the public outrage: another episode of #LivingWhileBlack — another black person threatened with law enforcement intervention by another white person in another liberal bastion of diversity.
Lawmakers across the country have proposed legislation that would criminalize calling police as an act of racial prejudice.
New York State Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz (D-Brooklyn) on Wednesday revived a bill he first proposed in 2018 to add a hate-crime enhancement to the charge of fabricating a criminal report if bias is involved. The hate-crime enhancement, when applied to other criminal charges like murder or assault, can render a more severe sentence.
Four states — New Jersey, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington — have recently considered bills that would criminalize calling the police when crimes haven’t occurred, some specifying calls that “unlawfully discriminate” or target “protected classes.”
Two states have passed laws. Oregon’s took effect Jan. 1 and Washington’s law takes effect on June 11.
Washington, which unanimously passed its measure in the state House and Senate, elevated false reporting from a “gross misdemeanor” to a felony under specific circumstances, such as if someone is killed.
Lawmakers wrote in the bill that false reporting has been “weaponized” and often against “protected classes.”
State Rep. Javier Valdez (D-Seattle), one of the sponsors, said on his website that punishment could include 10 years in prison if the call “directly leads to someone’s death.” Swatting, in which a 911 caller falsely reports a life-threatening crime so heavily armed tactical units will swarm an innocent person’s house, “has disproportionately targeted communities of color, the LGBTQ community, and religious communities,” he said.


vdare--2020-06-01--POLITICO: Kushner Puts Kibosh on Trump Speech in Favor of Law and Order

Earlier : Where Have You Gone , Donald Trump ?
A Nation Turns Its Yearning Eyes To You White House @ @ @ @ @ tensions The infighting over a formal speech reflects the bigger question of how to soothe @ @ @ @ @ a health and economic crisis .
As protests continue to flare across the country , @ @ @ @ @ top aides can not settle on the next steps the White House should take to @ @ @ @ @ death of an African American man detained by a white police officer .
White House @ @ @ @ @ has been pushing for the president to deliver a formal address to the nation to @ @ @ @ @ and order and police officers , a familiar trope for the Republican Party and one @ @ @ @ @ its base .
Trump ’ s senior adviser and son-in-law , Jared Kushner , along @ @ @ @ @ , argued against such a move , fearing the tone could alienate key voters ahead @ @ @ @ @ including African Americans whose support the administration has been trying to court .

Earlier: Where Have You Gone, Donald Trump? A Nation Turns Its Yearning Eyes To You
From Politico:
White House divided on Trump addressing racial tensions
The infighting over a formal speech reflects the bigger question of how to soothe a country also grappling with a health and economic crisis.
By NANCY COOK
05/31/2020 07:44 PM EDT
As protests continue to flare across the country, President Donald Trump and his top aides cannot settle on the next steps the White House should take to ease tensions after the latest death of an African American man detained by a white police officer.
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has been pushing for the president to deliver a formal address to the nation to emphasize his support for law and order and police officers, a familiar trope for the Republican Party and one that typically plays well with its base.
Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, along with several other top aides, argued against such a move, fearing the tone could alienate key voters ahead of the November election, including African Americans whose support the administration has been trying to court.


vdare--2020-06-01--Mexican Gangs Driving Black Looters Out of Chicago's Main Mexican Neighborhood

Much like during the 1992 Rodney King riot in Los Angeles when armed Mexican gangs kept black looters out of @ @ @ @ @ Gangs in the Little Village neighborhood—the Mexico of the Midwest—on the West Side of Chicago @ @ @ @ @ off black would-be looters .

Perhaps one of the Latin King gang leaders could advise Trump? Would be better off than listening to Jared — Gray Connolly (@GrayConnolly) June 1, 2020
Much like during the 1992 Rodney King riot in Los Angeles when armed Mexican gangs kept black looters out of East L.A., the Mexican Gangs in the Little Village neighborhood—the Mexico of the Midwest—on the West Side of Chicago are out in force driving off black would-be looters.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-06-01--Tensions Mount Within Coalition of the Fringes as Giant NBA Player Beats Tiny Blonde Antifa Vandal

NBA star J.R. Smith beat the living daylights out of a man J.R. SMITH BEATS THE HELL OUT OF ALLEGED CAR VANDALIZER … During L.A .
Protests 5/31/2020 2:30 PM PT Looks more like a woman or an adolescent boy to me .
who allegedly smashed his car window during the wild protests in L.A. … and TMZ Sports has the video .
You can see … the 6 ’ 6″ , 225-pounder unleashed a barrage of violent kicks on the man — landing several times in the head .
Smith explained the attack in an emotionally charged video — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white boys didn ’ t know where he was going and broke my f**king window in my truck.
” Smith says his truck was parked in a residential area — away from the stores that were being looted .
We ’ re told the incident took place around the Fairfax area — near the famous Flight Club sneaker shop , which had just been looted .
“ I chased him down and whooped his ass , ” Smith said .
Smith says the incident was NOT fueled by race or hatred — it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truck .
… “ He didn ’ t know whose window he broke and he got his ass whooped .
”

From TMZ Sports:
NBA star J.R. Smith beat the living daylights out of a man
Looks more like a woman or an adolescent boy to me.
who allegedly smashed his car window during the wild protests in L.A. … and TMZ Sports has the video.
You can see … the 6’6″, 225-pounder unleashed a barrage of violent kicks on the man — landing several times in the head.
Smith explained the attack in an emotionally charged video — saying, “One of these motherfu**king white boys didn’t know where he was going and broke my f**king window in my truck.”
“Broke my sh*t.”
Smith says his truck was parked in a residential area — away from the stores that were being looted.
We’re told the incident took place around the Fairfax area — near the famous Flight Club sneaker shop, which had just been looted.
“I chased him down and whooped his ass,” Smith said.
Smith says the incident was NOT fueled by race or hatred — it was simply revenge for messing with his truck. …
“He didn’t know whose window he broke and he got his ass whooped.”


vdare--2020-06-01--The Code of the Looter: How Much Do Looters Loot From Each Other?

One question is : How much do looters loot from each other ?
Do rioters have John Wick-type honor among @ @ @ @ @ it just Hobbesian chaos out there ?
Here ’ s video from the lovely Bay @ @ @ @ @ : WILD VIDEO : Here 's video of # looters in Walnut Creek turning on @ @ @ @ @ over the clothes they stole .
Latest here : https : //t.co/HIdv2szDh2 pic.twitter.com/2n9xXNZ6FV — ABC7 @ @ @ @ @ June 1 , 2020 Or is the reason that this kind of footage has been @ @ @ @ @ because looters have been targeting fashion goods , such as shoes , where size and @ @ @ @ @ ?
[ Comment at Unz.com ]

One question is: How much do looters loot from each other? Do rioters have John Wick-type honor among thieves codes? Or is it just Hobbesian chaos out there?
Here’s video from the lovely Bay Area exurb of Walnut Creek:
WILD VIDEO: Here's video of #looters in Walnut Creek turning on each other and start fighting over the clothes they stole. Latest here: https://t.co/HIdv2szDh2 pic.twitter.com/2n9xXNZ6FV — ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) June 1, 2020
Or is the reason that this kind of footage has been fairly rare so far is because looters have been targeting fashion goods, such as shoes, where size and style are very personal questions?
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-06-01--Foreign Interference in American Democracy: Chinese Government Propaganda Agency Tweets Out NYT's Re

Foreign Interference in American Democracy: Chinese Government Propaganda Agency Tweets Out NYT's Rebecca Gay Anti-White Op-Ed

# Headlines watch : `` Remember , No One Is Coming to Save Us '' ( The New York Times ) https : //t.co/aZRuT9Y63e Eventually doctors will find a coronavirus vaccine , but black people will continue to wait for a cure for # racism .
# BlackLivesMatter # ICantBreathe # GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/HodtoT3qTL From the New York Times opinion section : Remember , No One Is Coming to Save Us Eventually doctors will develop a coronavirus vaccine , but black people will continue to wait for a cure for racism .
After Donald Trump maligned the developing world in 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries , ” I wrote that no one was coming to save us from the president .
Now , in the midst of a pandemic , we see exactly what that means .
… And even during a pandemic , racism is as pernicious as ever .
Covid-19 is disproportionately affecting the black community , but we can hardly take the time to sit with that horror as we are reminded , every single day , that there is no context in which black lives matter .
… Demonstrators in Minneapolis took to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protest the killing of Mr. Floyd .
Mr. Trump — who in 2017 told police officers to be rough on people during arrests , imploring them to “ please , don ’ t be too nice ” — wrote in a tweet , “ When the looting starts , the shooting starts.
” The official White House Twitter feed reposted the president ’ s comments .
There is no rock bottom .
Christian Cooper , an avid birder , was in Central Park ’ s Ramble when he asked a white woman , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law and leash her dog .
He began filming , which only enraged Ms. Cooper further .
She pulled out her phone and said she was going to call the police to tell them an African-American man was threatening her .
She called the police .
She knew what she was doing .
She weaponized her whiteness and fragility like so many white women before her .
… An unfortunate percentage of my cultural criticism over the past 11 or 12 years has focused on the senseless loss of black life .
Mike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Philando Castile .
Tamir Rice .
Jordan Davis .
Atatiana Jefferson .
The Charleston Nine .
These names are the worst kind of refrain , an inescapable burden .
These names are hashtags , elegies , battle cries .
Still nothing changes .
Racism is litigated over and over again when another video depicting another atrocity comes to light .
Black people share the truth of their lives , and white people treat those truths as intellectual exercises .
They put energy into being outraged about the name “ Karen , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than doing the difficult , self-reflective work of examining their own prejudices .
… Some white people act as if there are two sides to racism , as if racists are people we need to reason with .
They fret over the destruction of property and want everyone to just get along .
They struggle to understand why black people are rioting but offer no alternatives about what a people should do about a lifetime of rage , disempowerment and injustice .
When I warned in 2018 that no one was coming to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was tired of comfortable lies .
I ’ m even more exhausted now .
…

#Headlines watch: "Remember, No One Is Coming to Save Us" (The New York Times) https://t.co/aZRuT9Y63e Eventually doctors will find a coronavirus vaccine, but black people will continue to wait for a cure for #racism . #BlackLivesMatter #ICantBreathe #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/HodtoT3qTL
From the New York Times opinion section:
Remember, No One Is Coming to Save Us
Eventually doctors will develop a coronavirus vaccine, but black people will continue to wait for a cure for racism.
By Roxane Gay, [right, center] Contributing Opinion Writer.
May 30, 2020
After Donald Trump maligned the developing world in 2018, with the dismissive phrase “shithole countries,” I wrote that no one was coming to save us from the president. Now, in the midst of a pandemic, we see exactly what that means. …
And even during a pandemic, racism is as pernicious as ever. Covid-19 is disproportionately affecting the black community, but we can hardly take the time to sit with that horror as we are reminded, every single day, that there is no context in which black lives matter. …
Demonstrators in Minneapolis took to the street for several days, to protest the killing of Mr. Floyd. Mr. Trump — who in 2017 told police officers to be rough on people during arrests, imploring them to “please, don’t be too nice” — wrote in a tweet, “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.” The official White House Twitter feed reposted the president’s comments. There is no rock bottom.
Christian Cooper, an avid birder, was in Central Park’s Ramble when he asked a white woman, Amy Cooper, to comply with the law and leash her dog. He began filming, which only enraged Ms. Cooper further. She pulled out her phone and said she was going to call the police to tell them an African-American man was threatening her.
She called the police. She knew what she was doing. She weaponized her whiteness and fragility like so many white women before her. …
An unfortunate percentage of my cultural criticism over the past 11 or 12 years has focused on the senseless loss of black life. Mike Brown. Trayvon Martin. Sandra Bland. Philando Castile. Tamir Rice. Jordan Davis. Atatiana Jefferson. The Charleston Nine.
These names are the worst kind of refrain, an inescapable burden. These names are hashtags, elegies, battle cries. Still nothing changes. Racism is litigated over and over again when another video depicting another atrocity comes to light. Black people share the truth of their lives, and white people treat those truths as intellectual exercises.
They put energy into being outraged about the name “Karen,” as shorthand for entitled white women rather than doing the difficult, self-reflective work of examining their own prejudices. …
Some white people act as if there are two sides to racism, as if racists are people we need to reason with. They fret over the destruction of property and want everyone to just get along. They struggle to understand why black people are rioting but offer no alternatives about what a people should do about a lifetime of rage, disempowerment and injustice.
When I warned in 2018 that no one was coming to save us, I wrote that I was tired of comfortable lies. I’m even more exhausted now. …


vdare--2020-06-01--Don’t Compare the George Floyd Riots to Charlottesville! (Oh, On Second Thought, Antifa Was Guilty T

Don’t Compare the George Floyd Riots to Charlottesville! (Oh, On Second Thought, Antifa Was Guilty There Too)

When nationwide race riots broke out over the death of George Floyd Leftist Main Stream Media operatives brought up the August 2017 Charlottesville Unite The Right rally in an attempt to smear President Trump : ( Eugene Scott is a black political reporter for the Washington Post who reports on `` the politics of identity in the Trump era '' ) .
My initial reaction , as one of the organizers of the Unite The Right Rally : there is simply NO COMPARISON between how badly white activists were treated at our event compared to the kid glove treatment of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the most obvious level , this is clearly true .
In Charlottesville , we had to win a hard-fought victory in federal court even to have the right to demonstrate in the first place .
Then the Democrat-controlled city government conspired to sabotage the event .
Police stood down and allowed Black Lives Matter and Antifa carte blanche to attack UTR demonstrators so that an “ unlawful assembly ” could be declared .
The national MSM , the FBI , the U.S. Department of Justice and local law enforcement have essentially ignored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UTR participants , apparently because they were done for the “ righteous cause ” of “ anti-racism ” .
And this has led directly to the violence the George Floyd rioters now feel free to unleash on ordinary Americans now .
So , on second thoughts…I think there indeed is a parallel between Charlottesville in 2017 and these latest riots .
We are looking at the same groups and ideologies that , with the aid of black street criminals , wreaked havoc on a legally-approved demonstration in Charlottesville , now upscaling their Anarchist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign of terror .
Law enforcement authorities have had three years to put a stop to these groups ’ activities .
But they have instead allowed them to metastasize and build the infrastructure they needed to capitalize on the George Floyd riots and turn them into a national insurrection .
The names of nearly all the violent Antifa from Charlottesville , including convicted domestic terrorists like Brent Betterly , pictured below in the red helmet [ 3 in Chicago Face Charges of Terrorism in Protests , By Idalmy Carrera and Steven Yaccino , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2012 ] were identified by internet sleuth “ Jack Corbin ” and brought to the attention of the DOJ .
The FBI responded by arresting Corbin for internet harassment against one of the violent “ protesters ” [ Florida man accused of cyberstalking , making racist threats against black activist , by Michael Kunzelman , ABC 7 News , September 19 , 2019 ] .
He is now in jail .
Does anyone remember flame thrower attacker Corey Long who used a spray can and a lighter to shoot flames into a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a slap on the wrist—20 days in prison—and lionized as a folk hero by anti-white media .
[ Interview : How Corey Long Fought White Supremacy With Fire , Yesha Callahan , The Root , August 14 , 2017 .
Well , this was the scene outside the White House on Saturday night .
Besides that , a number of videos have begun emerging of “ protesters ” attacking vehicles so that drivers are forced into a tragic life-or-death choice .
Similarly , there were multiple attacks on private cars during the Charlottesville @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Heather Heyer ’ s name .
She has been lauded as a martyr and the civil liberties of millions of right-wing dissidents have been infringed in retaliation for her unfortunate demise .
But as tragic as her death may be , she was only one woman .
What about the victims of the George Floyd riots murdered by Antifa and Black Lives Matter extremists ?
If all you did was watch MSM disinformation you might not even know that they exist , much less their names .
• The first confirmed death occurred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to find a bullet-riddled body near the 3rd Precinct Police Department , which was eventually captured by looters and destroyed [ Fires set , businesses looted and 1 man killed as George Floyd protests turn violent in Minneapolis , Fox 9 KMSP , May 27 , 2020 ] • On Friday , Federal Protective Service officer Dave Patrick Underwood , 53 , was murdered during George Floyd riots in Oakland , California .
Authorities are now calling it an act of politically motivated terrorism .
Underwood was black .
[ Authorities identify federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protest , by Tim Stelloh , NBC News , May 31 , 2020 ] • Also on Friday , a targeted assassination took place during the confusion of violent civil unrest in Detroit , Michigan [ Man killed in shooting not involving police , several arrests made at large protest in Detroit , WXYZ Detroit , May 29 , 2020 ] • An unnamed man died amid riots Saturday night in Indianapolis [ One Dead in Indianapolis Shootings Amid Protests , by Associated Press , NBC Miami , May 30 , 2020 ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder was discovered in Minneapolis early Sunday morning where the deceased was discovered in a burnt out car with “ obvious signs of trauma ” [ Body found in burned out car in Minneapolis , by Adam Uren , Bring Me the News , May 31 , 2020 ] I ’ ll leave the list of victims here for now , but I want to note that there may be many more related to the rioting that we just aren ’ t able to confirm at this time .
The point is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stoke a moral panic about the boogieman of “ white supremacy ” which has led to an unprecedented , un-American wave of political censorship against right-wing political dissidents and immigration patriots .
Meanwhile these victims of anarcho-tyranny will remain forgotten and nameless by our corrupt Ruling Class .
After several days of Black Lives Matte- inspired looting and pillaging , the rioters were joined by anarcho-terrorists ( or Antifa ) who added the same kind of mob beatings and rampant vandalism they deployed from the 2016 inauguration riots in Washington DC to Charlottesville @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unmistakable identity of the perpetrators , many of charlatans responsible for the Charlottesville hoax have now begun spreading the conspiracy theory that the riots are actually the work of “ white supremacists ” -- an idea so crazy even the SPLC does n't believe it .
[ No Evidence White Supremacists Are Derailing The Protests , Left-Wing SPLC Says , by Chris White , Daily Caller , June 1 , 2020 ] Thus former Charlottesville Vice-Mayor Wes Bellamy : “ Let ’ s be very very clear : officials in Minnesota— those responsible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is white nationalists who are co-opting the protests .
NOT , as Bill Barr said , Antifa or “ far-left ” radicals . ''
“ While I ’ m certainly okay with protests and looting , I ’ m also aware that there are white agitators at these protests doing a lot of the worst property damage.
” Then there ’ s Amy Spitalnick , the Executive Director of Integrity First for America , a $ 10 million slush fund financing a lawsuit targeting attendees of the Charlottesville rally ( including me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ misinformation and fearmongering to raise money and obtain favorable media coverage .
Spitalnick is now promoting the conspiracy theory that far right “ boogaloo extremists ” are to blame for “ co-opting ” the protests and turning them violent .
As evidence , she merely retweets a photo of a young militia member wearing a “ boogaloo ” patch .
He is neither taking part in the protests nor committing any acts of violence .
This blood libel appears based only on the fact that the young man happens to be white .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of vandalizing American history—and politicians seem only too happy to look the other way .
In Richmond on Saturday , rioters burned the Daughters of the Confederacy building incinerating a priceless General Stonewall Jackson flag and many manuscripts .
Vandals sprayed graffiti on several of Richmond ’ s Confederate monuments and hung a noose around a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis .
On Sunday night vandals set fire to the historic St. John ’ s Church in Washington DC , attended by ever American president since James Madison .
It is ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump visited this church , accompanied by the Secret Service , today .
One thing that these mobs indisputably have in common : their hatred for white Americans and our history .
If they have it their way , every statue of our ancestors will topple and our legacy burned to ash .
Jason Kessler [ Email him ] is a civil rights advocate and freelance journalist .
He is presently suing the City of Charlottesville for violating the First Amendment rights of the Unite The Right demonstrators .
He can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ JasonKessler.us .

When nationwide race riots broke out over the death of George Floyd Leftist Main Stream Media operatives brought up the August 2017 Charlottesville Unite The Right rally in an attempt to smear President Trump:
(Eugene Scott is a black political reporter for the Washington Post who reports on "the politics of identity in the Trump era").
My initial reaction, as one of the organizers of the Unite The Right Rally: There is simply NO COMPARISON between how badly white activists were treated at our event compared to the kid glove treatment of these black rioters today. And, at the most obvious level, this is clearly true. In Charlottesville, we had to win a hard-fought victory in federal court even to have the right to demonstrate in the first place. Then the Democrat-controlled city government conspired to sabotage the event. Police stood down and allowed Black Lives Matter and Antifa carte blanche to attack UTR demonstrators so that an “unlawful assembly” could be declared.
The national MSM, the FBI, the U.S. Department of Justice and local law enforcement have essentially ignored these acts of brutal violence against the UTR participants, apparently because they were done for the “righteous cause” of “anti-racism.”
And this has led directly to the violence the George Floyd rioters now feel free to unleash on ordinary Americans now.
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So, on second thoughts…I think there indeed is a parallel between Charlottesville in 2017 and these latest riots. We are looking at the same groups and ideologies that, with the aid of black street criminals, wreaked havoc on a legally-approved demonstration in Charlottesville, now upscaling their Anarchist and Black nationalist tactics to a nationwide campaign of terror.
Law enforcement authorities have had three years to put a stop to these groups’ activities. But they have instead allowed them to metastasize and build the infrastructure they needed to capitalize on the George Floyd riots and turn them into a national insurrection.
The names of nearly all the violent Antifa from Charlottesville, including convicted domestic terrorists like Brent Betterly, pictured below in the red helmet [3 in Chicago Face Charges of Terrorism in Protests, by Idalmy Carrera and Steven Yaccino, New York Times, May 19, 2012] were identified by internet sleuth “Jack Corbin” and brought to the attention of the DOJ.
The FBI responded by arresting Corbin for internet harassment against one of the violent “protesters” [Florida man accused of cyberstalking, making racist threats against black activist, by Michael Kunzelman, ABC 7 News, September 19, 2019]. He is now in jail.
Does anyone remember flame thrower attacker Corey Long, who used a spray can and a lighter to shoot flames into a crowd of protesters? He was given a slap on the wrist—20 days in prison—and lionized as a folk hero by anti-white media. [Interview: How Corey Long Fought White Supremacy With Fire, Yesha Callahan, The Root, August 14, 2017.
Well, this was the scene outside the White House on Saturday night.
Rioters at White House have a FRIGGIN’ FLAME THROWER!
It’s time for President Trump to STOP THIS! pic.twitter.com/2920s8C3nB — Big League Politics (@bigleaguepol) May 31, 2020
Besides that, a number of videos have begun emerging of “protesters” attacking vehicles so that drivers are forced into a tragic life-or-death choice.
Similarly, there were multiple attacks on private cars during the Charlottesville chaos.
Martyrs of Leftist Violence
Everyone in the country knows Heather Heyer’s name. She has been lauded as a martyr and the civil liberties of millions of right-wing dissidents have been infringed in retaliation for her unfortunate demise.
But as tragic as her death may be, she was only one woman.
What about the victims of the George Floyd riots murdered by Antifa and Black Lives Matter extremists?
If all you did was watch MSM disinformation you might not even know that they exist, much less their names.
(3rd Precinct in Minneapolis set ablaze by rioters)
I’ll leave the list of victims here for now, but I want to note that there may be many more related to the rioting that we just aren’t able to confirm at this time.
The point is that Heyer’s death was used to stoke a moral panic about the boogieman of “white supremacy,” which has led to an unprecedented, un-American wave of political censorship against right-wing political dissidents and immigration patriots.
Meanwhile these victims of anarcho-tyranny will remain forgotten and nameless by our corrupt Ruling Class.
The Usual Suspects
After several days of Black Lives Matter-inspired looting and pillaging, the rioters were joined by anarcho-terrorists (or Antifa), who added the same kind of mob beatings and rampant vandalism they deployed from the 2016 inauguration riots in Washington DC to Charlottesville in 2017.
Despite the clear and unmistakable identity of the perpetrators, many of charlatans responsible for the Charlottesville hoax have now begun spreading the conspiracy theory that the riots are actually the work of “white supremacists”—an idea so crazy even the SPLC doesn't believe it. [No Evidence White Supremacists Are Derailing The Protests, Left-Wing SPLC Says, by Chris White, Daily Caller, June 1, 2020]
Thus former Charlottesville Vice-Mayor Wes Bellamy: “Let’s be very very clear: officials in Minnesota—those responsible for last night’s arrests—are saying it is white nationalists who are co-opting the protests.
NOT, as Bill Barr said, Antifa or 'far-left' radicals."
“While I’m certainly okay with protests and looting, I’m also aware that there are white agitators at these protests doing a lot of the worst property damage.”
Then there’s Amy Spitalnick, the Executive Director of Integrity First for America, a $10 million slush fund financing a lawsuit targeting attendees of the Charlottesville rally (including me). This group has capitalized on misinformation and fearmongering to raise money and obtain favorable media coverage.
Spitalnick is now promoting the conspiracy theory that far right “boogaloo extremists” are to blame for “co-opting” the protests and turning them violent. As evidence, she merely retweets a photo of a young militia member wearing a “boogaloo” patch. He is neither taking part in the protests nor committing any acts of violence. This blood libel appears based only on the fact that the young man happens to be white.
Destroying American History
All BLM-Antifa rioters have a similar agenda of vandalizing American history—and politicians seem only too happy to look the other way. In Richmond on Saturday, rioters burned the Daughters of the Confederacy building incinerating a priceless General Stonewall Jackson flag and many manuscripts.
Vandals sprayed graffiti on several of Richmond’s Confederate monuments and hung a noose around a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
On Sunday night vandals set fire to the historic St. John’s Church in Washington DC, attended by every American president since James Madison. It is (was?) a priceless national landmark.
THEY'RE BURNING DOWN CHURCHES IN DC RIGHT NOW pic.twitter.com/3H4mBToHTx — Liberty Hangout (@LibertyHangout) June 1, 2020
Trump visited this church, accompanied by the Secret Service, today.
#BREAKING: President @realDonaldTrump walks to historic St. John's Church in Washington, DC, the day after it was damaged by rioters. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/L6HyTALZJV — Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) June 1, 2020
One thing that these mobs indisputably have in common: their hatred for white Americans and our history. If they have it their way, every statue of our ancestors will topple and our legacy be burned to ash.
Jason Kessler [Email him] is a civil rights advocate and freelance journalist. He is presently suing the City of Charlottesville for violating the First Amendment rights of the Unite The Right demonstrators. He can be found on Twitter and at his website JasonKessler.us.


vdare--2020-06-01--Shootout on the West Side of Chicago: Mexican Gang vs. Black Raiders

The Democrats ’ Coalition of the Fringes of American society has natural centrifugal tendencies , so we ’ ll soon no doubt hear more White Man Bad rhetoric from The Establishment to try to reunite the Diverse in the one thing they can be taught to agree upon .
Here we got a king defending the neighborhood .
He said go destroy your neighborhood not ours ✊🏼 Cermak & Cicero # chicagoriot # ChicagoProtest pic.twitter.com/sgzIAMipK2 — ♡ Mel ( @ melanieofelia ) June 1 , 2020 In his final book , Power and Prosperity ( 2000 ) , Olson distinguished @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of government , in particular , tyranny , anarchy , and democracy .
Olson argued that under anarchy , a `` roving bandit '' only has the incentive to steal and destroy , whilst a `` stationary bandit '' —a tyrant—has an incentive to encourage some degree of economic success as he expects to remain in power long enough to benefit from that success .
A stationary bandit thereby begins to take on the governmental function of protecting citizens and their property against roving bandits .
In the move from roving to stationary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civilization , paving the way , eventually for democracy , which by giving power to those who align with the wishes of the population , improves incentives for good government .
[ 5 ] Olson 's work on the roving vs. stationary bandits is influential in analysis of the political and economic order structured in warlord states and societies .

The Democrats’ Coalition of the Fringes of American society has natural centrifugal tendencies, so we’ll soon no doubt hear more White Man Bad rhetoric from The Establishment to try to reunite the Diverse in the one thing they can be taught to agree upon.
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From Wikipedia’s article on Mancur Olson:
In his final book, Power and Prosperity (2000), Olson distinguished between the economic effects of different types of government, in particular, tyranny, anarchy, and democracy. Olson argued that under anarchy, a "roving bandit" only has the incentive to steal and destroy, whilst a "stationary bandit"—a tyrant—has an incentive to encourage some degree of economic success as he expects to remain in power long enough to benefit from that success. A stationary bandit thereby begins to take on the governmental function of protecting citizens and their property against roving bandits. In the move from roving to stationary bandits, Olson sees the seeds of civilization, paving the way, eventually for democracy, which by giving power to those who align with the wishes of the population, improves incentives for good government.[5] Olson's work on the roving vs. stationary bandits is influential in analysis of the political and economic order structured in warlord states and societies.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-06-01--A Patriot Lawyer Sees A Problem With Trump Promising A Pardon For Anyone Brought To Trial For Shooti

A Patriot Lawyer Sees A Problem With Trump Promising A Pardon For Anyone Brought To Trial For Shooting A Rioter

Re : President Donald Trump Should Promise a Full Pardon for Anyone Brought to Trial for Shooting a Rioter—and He Should Say So on Twitter I read the recent post from Hubert Collins regarding the issuance of Presidential pardons to anyone prosecuted for shooting a looter .
Generally , I think this is a good idea , but it is somewhat incomplete .
According to the Constitution , the President is limited to issuing pardons for “ Offenses against the United States.
” That means he can only pardon people for federal offenses .
If a local District Attorney wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looter , there is nothing that President Trump can do to stop it .
State Governors , however , also have the power to issue pardons .
Such powers are inherent to executive authority under American jurisprudence .
In order to be truly effective , President Trump would need to have some type of agreement with the Governors to render people completely immune from all prosecution .
Democratic Governors would never agree to issue pardons for people charged with shooting a looter .
Only Republican Governors could realistically expect to acquiesce to such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solution , but better than doing nothing since it provides at least some legal protection to city dwellers in red states .
See earlier letters from the same reader .

Re: President Donald Trump Should Promise a Full Pardon for Anyone Brought to Trial for Shooting a Rioter—and He Should Say So on Twitter
From: Fabrizio Evola [Email him]
I read the recent post from Hubert Collins regarding the issuance of Presidential pardons to anyone prosecuted for shooting a looter. Generally, I think this is a good idea, but it is somewhat incomplete. According to the Constitution, the President is limited to issuing pardons for “Offenses against the United States.” That means he can only pardon people for federal offenses. If a local District Attorney wants to prosecute a person for shooting a looter, there is nothing that President Trump can do to stop it.
State Governors, however, also have the power to issue pardons. Such powers are inherent to executive authority under American jurisprudence. In order to be truly effective, President Trump would need to have some type of agreement with the Governors to render people completely immune from all prosecution.
Democratic Governors would never agree to issue pardons for people charged with shooting a looter. Only Republican Governors could realistically expect to acquiesce to such a proposal. That is an imperfect solution, but better than doing nothing since it provides at least some legal protection to city dwellers in red states.
See earlier letters from the same reader.