vdare--2020-10-29--Allan Wall: I Went To The Trump Rally in Omaha And Wasn't "Stranded", I Just Walked Back To My Car

Donald Trump held a rally in Omaha , Nebraska on October 27 .
I was there , and it was a great experience .
A Trump rally is a combination of a rock concert , a stand up-comic act and religious revival .
It 's a community get-together , as you can meet and talk with other Trump supporters while waiting hours for Trump 's appearance .
For previous firsthand accounts of Trump rallies , see my reports of the following rallies : Oklahoma City ( 2015 ) , Oklahoma City ( 2016 ) , Topeka , Kansas ( 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the Tulsa rally of June 2020 .
Then there was Springfield , Missouri ( 2018 ) , where I was unable to enter because so many people attended ( but my son got in somehow ) .
So I attended the Omaha Trump rally , along with my son and a friend of my sons , and it did not disappoint .
Click here for a transcript and video of the Omaha rally .
Here are some things Trump had to say about immigration .
After the 20:59 mark , after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ban , Trump said that After the 38:40 mark , Trump said that It was a great rally , yet afterwards something occurred which attracted much attention from the Mainstream Media , and which the MSM folks were glad to publicize .
It was the bus problem , wherein , those of us who attended became unwitting pawns in a national media story .
The Washington Post reported it with this headline : Hundreds of Trump supporters stuck in the cold for hours when buses can ’ t reach Omaha rally , by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D. Griffiths , October 28 , 2020 .
LMT Online repackaged the WaPo article with this headline : Hundreds of Trump supporters stuck in the cold for hours when buses ca n't reach Omaha rally Newsweek 's report was entitled Omaha Trump Rally Attendees Stranded , Several Taken to Hospital Suffering Hypothermia , by Samantha Lock , October 28 , 2020 .
The Twitter report was entitled Trump rally attendees stranded after listening to the president in Omaha The Daily Beast made an anti-Trump metaphor out of it : Wow , who 'd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much about Trump supporters ?
And I got to be a small , nameless part of a national news story .
To begin with , the rally was held outside at an airfield , but parking was , from two and a half to over three miles away , depending on which lot you parked in .
So we were taken by bus to the rally site .
After the rally , there were many buses to take the people back to the parking lots .
There were too many people to all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the buses took a long time to get back and pick people up .
So many of us just started walking back to the parking lots .
It was a nice brisk walk , over three miles for us .
Nobody was actually abandoned , but it took several hours to transport everybody who wanted to be transported .
It should n't have turned out like that , of course .
It could have been done much more efficiently in much less time .
And there were those who required medical attention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too bad some people had medical problems and I hope they 've all recovered .
However , let 's remember that the rally took place in Omaha , not Miami , so anybody who went should have been prepared for the climate , and nobody should have gone who had a pre-existing condition that could have been a problem .
To summarize , yes , the bus service back to the parking lot could have been handled better and should n't have taken so long .
Reflecting on the situation , I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have worked better .
But rally-goers were n't `` stranded '' .
And , regarding the medical cases , it would be interesting to study other major events , including rallies , concerts , and football games for comparison .
Click here for a more balanced news report from a local news source .
And , consider this tweet on the subject from Matt Walsh : `` BLM is burning Philadelphia and rioting again in major cities across the country but somehow the top trend on Twitter is that some people at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shuttle back to their cars . ''

Donald Trump held a rally in Omaha, Nebraska on October 27. I was there, and it was a great experience.
A Trump rally is a combination of a rock concert, a stand up–comic act and religious revival. It's a community get-together, as you can meet and talk with other Trump supporters while waiting hours for Trump's appearance.
For previous firsthand accounts of Trump rallies, see my reports of the following rallies: Oklahoma City (2015), Oklahoma City (2016), Topeka, Kansas (2018), Columbia , Missouri (2018), and the Tulsa rally of June 2020. Then there was Springfield, Missouri (2018), where I was unable to enter because so many people attended (but my son got in somehow).
So I attended the Omaha Trump rally, along with my son and a friend of my sons, and it did not disappoint.
Click here for a transcript and video of the Omaha rally.
Here are some things Trump had to say about immigration.
After the 20:59 mark, after speaking about COVID-19 and the China travel ban, Trump said that
"Biden was willing to sacrifice your lives on the altar of open borders. He wants open borders. Without borders, you don’t have a country. By the way, the wall is now over 400 miles long and we’re building 10 miles a week and it’s very soon going to be finished. So we have the strongest southern border we’ve ever had."
After the 38:40 mark, Trump said that
"Under my leadership, we achieved the most secure border in US history, our Southern border, largely because of the wall. My opponent’s insane immigration plan would completely eliminate US borders. Open borders they want to have, let’s have open borders so everyone can just pour [in] like they used to. He would make every community into a sanctuary city for violent criminals."
It was a great rally, yet afterwards something occurred which attracted much attention from the Mainstream Media, and which the MSM folks were glad to publicize. It was the bus problem, wherein those of us who attended became unwitting pawns in a national media story.
The Washington Post reported it with this headline: Hundreds of Trump supporters stuck in the cold for hours when buses can’t reach Omaha rally, by Tim Elfrink, Brittany Shammas and Brent D. Griffiths, October 28, 2020.
Newsweek's report was entitled Omaha Trump Rally Attendees Stranded, Several Taken to Hospital Suffering Hypothermia, by Samantha Lock, October 28, 2020.
The Twitter report was entitled Trump rally attendees stranded after listening to the president in Omaha.
The Daily Beast made an anti-Trump metaphor out of it:
"How’s this for an extremely heavy-handed real-life metaphor? Hundreds of President Donald Trump’s fans have reportedly been left stranded in the freezing cold after gathering together to offer him their unwavering support. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reported that, over an hour after Trump left Nebraska on Air Force One following a rally at Eppley Airfield on Tuesday night, several hundred supporters were left by a roadside due to an insufficient number of buses to transport them." Hundreds of Trump Fans Left Stranded at Freezing Nebraska Airfield After Rally, by Jamie Ross, October 28, 2020
Wow, who'd have thought that the MSM cares so much about Trump supporters?
And I got to be a small, nameless part of a national news story.
So, what happened?
To begin with, the rally was held outside at an airfield, but parking was from two and a half to over three miles away, depending on which lot you parked in. So we were taken by bus to the rally site.
After the rally, there were many buses to take the people back to the parking lots. There were too many people to all get back in the first round, and the buses took a long time to get back and pick people up. So many of us just started walking back to the parking lots. It was a nice brisk walk, over three miles for us.
Nobody was actually abandoned, but it took several hours to transport everybody who wanted to be transported.
It shouldn't have turned out like that, of course. It could have been done much more efficiently in much less time.
And there were those who required medical attention. According to MedPage Today
At least seven people were hospitalized and 30 had to receive medical attention during and after a Tuesday evening [October 27] campaign rally with President Trump in Omaha, Nebraska. Thousands were left waiting for hours for transportation following the rally, according to reports. Many suffered from conditions triggered by cold temperatures, including several elderly people. Temperatures hovered near freezing, according to the U.S. Weather Service. A medic was called to care for a 68-year-old male reporting initially of "possible hypothermia and altered mental status. He is alert and oriented and shivering," according to a tweet by Omaha Scanner, a website that monitors first-responder radio communications. The Scanner also tweeted: "One officer advising 8 to 9 elderly people who are struggling. Separate officer advising they have located an elderly party who is frozen cold unable to move with an altered mental status... medic reports 4 patients treated for cold exposure with no transports to hospital required" and a dizzy 71-year-old woman.
[Dozens Need Medical Attention at Frigid Trump Rally, by Ryan Basen, October 28, 2020
It's too bad some people had medical problems and I hope they've all recovered.
However, let's remember that the rally took place in Omaha, not Miami, so anybody who went should have been prepared for the climate, and nobody should have gone who had a pre-existing condition that could have been a problem.
To summarize, yes, the bus service back to the parking lot could have been handled better and shouldn't have taken so long. Reflecting on the situation, I think that utilizing a different pickup area would have worked better.
But rally-goers weren't "stranded." And, regarding the medical cases, it would be interesting to study other major events, including rallies, concerts, and football games for comparison.
Click here for a more balanced news report from a local news source.
And, consider this tweet on the subject from Matt Walsh: "BLM is burning Philadelphia and rioting again in major cities across the country but somehow the top trend on Twitter is that some people at a Trump rally had some trouble getting a shuttle back to their cars."


vdare--2020-10-27--Manchester Muslim Mass Murder NOT Prevented: At Least the Security Guard Wasn't A Karen!

Earlier by John Derbyshire : As A Brit , I Say Don ’ t Let The Manchester Massacre Happen Here Remember the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing of an Ariana Grande concert by a UK Muslim that murdered 22 and wounded over 800 ?
From The Guardian : Kyle Lawler had a ‘ bad feeling ’ about Salman Abedi but ‘ did not have anything to justify that ’ A security guard had a “ bad feeling ” when he saw Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi but did not approach him for fear of being branded a racist , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he was stood 10 or 15ft away from Abedi , who had been reported to security by a member of the public who thought he looked “ dodgy ” .
The Showsec security guard , aged 18 at the time of the terror attack , told police in a statement read to the inquiry sitting in Manchester : “ I felt unsure about what to do .
“ It ’ s very difficult to define a terrorist .
For all I knew he might well be an innocent Asian male .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am stereotyping him because of his race .
“ I was scared of being wrong and being branded a racist if I got it wrong and would have got into trouble .
It made me hesitant .
“ I wanted to get it right and not mess it up by overreacting or judging someone by their race.
” Abedi , 22 , dressed all in black and carrying a large , bulky rucksack , was spotted and reported to security at 10.15pm on 22 May 2017 .
… Around eight minutes before he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ali Agha alerted Lawler to the report by a member of the public and both began observing Abedi .
… In his statement to police , Lawler said : “ I just had a bad feeling about him but did not have anything to justify that.
” He said Abedi was “ fidgety and sweating ” and he said he panicked slightly and was “ conflicted ” because he thought something was wrong but could not put his finger on it , the inquiry heard .
Lawler said he attempted to use his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but claimed he could not get through due to radio traffic .
He then left the area and took up his position on a walkway bridge outside the City Room and made no further attempt to raise the alarm .
Lawler agreed he simply “ gave up ” trying to use the radio and just got on with his job .

Earlier by John Derbyshire: As A Brit, I Say Don’t Let The Manchester Massacre Happen Here
Remember the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing of an Ariana Grande concert by a UK Muslim that murdered 22 and wounded over 800? From The Guardian:
Security guard avoided Manchester Arena bomber ‘for fear of being called racist’
Kyle Lawler had a ‘bad feeling’ about Salman Abedi but ‘did not have anything to justify that’
PA Media
Tue 27 Oct 2020 18.02
A security guard had a “bad feeling” when he saw Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi but did not approach him for fear of being branded a racist, a public inquiry has heard.
Kyle Lawler said he was stood 10 or 15ft away from Abedi, who had been reported to security by a member of the public who thought he looked “dodgy”.
The Showsec security guard, aged 18 at the time of the terror attack, told police in a statement read to the inquiry sitting in Manchester: “I felt unsure about what to do.
“It’s very difficult to define a terrorist. For all I knew he might well be an innocent Asian male. I did not want people to think I am stereotyping him because of his race.
“I was scared of being wrong and being branded a racist if I got it wrong and would have got into trouble. It made me hesitant.
“I wanted to get it right and not mess it up by overreacting or judging someone by their race.”
Abedi, 22, dressed all in black and carrying a large, bulky rucksack, was spotted and reported to security at 10.15pm on 22 May 2017.
… Around eight minutes before he detonated his device, Showsec steward Mohammed Ali Agha alerted Lawler to the report by a member of the public and both began observing Abedi.
… In his statement to police, Lawler said: “I just had a bad feeling about him but did not have anything to justify that.”
He said Abedi was “fidgety and sweating” and he said he panicked slightly and was “conflicted” because he thought something was wrong but could not put his finger on it, the inquiry heard.
Lawler said he attempted to use his radio to alert the security control room but claimed he could not get through due to radio traffic.
He then left the area and took up his position on a walkway bridge outside the City Room and made no further attempt to raise the alarm.
Lawler agreed he simply “gave up” trying to use the radio and just got on with his job.


vdare--2020-10-30--Angela Davis vs. Harold Haley

Angela Davis vs. Harold Haley

The New York Times is committed to bringing you almost as much late-breaking Angela Davis news as its stop-the-presses Emmett @ @ @ @ @ ’ s name has come up in the NYT 48 times over the last year @ @ @ @ @ .
In contrast , the last time the Times has mentioned the name of Harold @ @ @ @ @ head was blown off by the shotgun Davis had purchased two days earlier , was @ @ @ @ @ the Times has written about Davis 397 times without mentioning the murdered judge by name @ @

The New York Times is committed to bringing you almost as much late-breaking Angela Davis news as its stop-the-presses Emmett Till coverage. Angela Davis’s name has come up in the NYT 48 times over the last year, almost once per week.
What an interview with @AngelaDavis_. Inspiring, wise and ultra sharp. I really love her end remark: “I’ve come to the conclusion that our work as activists is always to prepare the next generation”. I can only say: I so much agree. #solidariskanarkisme https://t.co/TwfEytJkzN — Uffe Elbæk (@uffeelbaek) October 25, 2020
In contrast, the last time the Times has mentioned the name of Harold Haley, the judge whose head was blown off by the shotgun Davis had purchased two days earlier, was 1986.
Since then, the Times has written about Davis 397 times without mentioning the murdered judge by name once.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-10-30--Do BLM/ Antifa Scare Tactics Work? Yes, With Some People

BLM/Antifa Communists have become particularly notorious for tactics like mobbing innocent white Americans in restaurants and demanding that they “ raise the fist ” in solidarity or utter the sacred mantra “ Black Lives Matter.
” This summer , a brave Washington DC diner called Lauren Victor famously refused to comply , despite being surrounded by people , noticeably other women , who raised their fists [ BLM protesters accost white diners for not raising fists , By Kenneth Garger , New York Post , August 25 , 2020 ] .
Does mobbing of this kind work as a tactic—to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden will be elected president ?
Unfortunately , the answer is “ potentially , yes ” —at least in a close contest .
( But read to the end to see a caveat ) .
There is abundant research on how the mob mentality can force people to conform , at least when in the presence of the mob .
According to research by Damon Centola of the University of Pennsylvania and his team , when you are part of a group you will tend to conform—even to the extent of stating something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level know is not true—once you witness about 25 % of your group do so [ Experimental evidence for tipping points in social convention , By Damon Centola et al.
, Science , 2018 ] .
This percentage seems to constitute a “ critical mass ; ” a “ tipping point ” after which the rest of the group will migrate over to the minority opinion , especially if fervently expressed , because this opinion appears to be the future , the opinion of the “ winning team ” that you want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group demonstrated this effect experimentally by getting groups of people to reach a consensus about the name of someone shown in a particular picture .
Group members were then individually exposed to a confederate who promoted a different name as being the correct one .
When the number of dissenting confederates was approximately 25 % of the group , the opinion of the majority could be “ tipped ” to that of the minority .
When the number of dissenters was below 25 % , only small numbers migrated over , but when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was dramatic .
The researchers also commented that their result was quite similar to other studies that have found that once 30 % of a previously mainly male workplace becomes female then “ established norms ” will start to be overturned very quickly , because 30 % is the “ tipping point ” [ From a small to a large minority : women in Scandinavian politics , By D. Dahlerup , Scandinavian Political Studies , 1988 ] .
So , we can understand what happens when a group of diners are surrounded , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by an intimidating mob demanding that they raise their fist in solidarity with Black Lives Matter .
The first to give in are likely to be those who are the highest in the personality trait called “ Neuroticism.
” This trait predicts mental instability , feeling negative feelings ( such as fear ) strongly and generally being an anxious type of person .
Research on religious conformity has found that people who are high in this trait score strongly in “ extrinsic religiousness ” ( outwardly conforming ) but low in “ intrinsic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Primary personality trait correlates of religious practice and orientation , By Peter Hills et al .
Personality and Individual Differences , 2004 ] .
True believers in BLM , among the diners , will also raise their fists .
But those who are not easily intimidated will hold out until they sense that approximately 25 % of diners have raised their fists .
At that point , people that are mentally stable but who are reasonably high in the personality trait Agreeableness ( altruism and empathy ) can be expected to rapidly conform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other people happy [ Sex of researchers and sex-typed communications as determinants of sex differences in influenceability , By Peter Eagly et al.
, Psychological Bulletin , 1981 ] .
What we would be left with would be people who were low in Agreeableness , meaning that they thrive on conflict and on being non-conformists , and those who were low in Neuroticism , which tends to predict traditional religiousness—something which might incentivise them to oppose the Marxist , atheistic BLM [ Primary personality trait correlates of religious practice and orientation , By @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Individual Differences , 2004 ] .
Interestingly , one of the anarchists actually asked Lauren Victor “ Are you a Christian ?
” Women tend to score higher in Neuroticism , Agreeableness [ Age differences in personality traits from 10 to 65 , By C. Soto et al.
, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 2011 ] and social conformity than men , consistent with anecdotal evidence that they are more likely than men to “ conform ” when confronted by the mob .
However , there is a difference between immediate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changing your thinking when outside that specific context .
The research presented by Centola and his team would imply that women who “ raise the fist ” when accosted by BLM Protestors will not necessarily agree with them and , therefore , won ’ t necessarily vote the way which the mob would want them to , that is against Donald Trump .
That said , it is possible that people who are extremely high in certain aspects of Neuroticism , such as fear , might become concerned about widespread violence—including against them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and so vote for Biden out of fear of this eventuality .
Thus , unfortunately , there may be a level on which a fanatical minority of threatening individuals could , in a very tight race , make a difference to the result .
This is the kind of tactic that is seen in Sub-Saharan Africa .
In 2008 , then Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe ’ s mob would make clear to villagers that if their village voted for the opposition then there would be consequences for the entire village [ 'Vote Mugabe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the backlash begins , By Chris McGreal , The Guardian , April 10 , 2008 ] .
Unfortunately , people who are easily intimidated , and strongly empathetic , might , therefore , think that they had better vote Democrat or there might be “ consequences ” for their immediate neighbourhood , as the voting patterns can be obtained for specific districts .
Thus , if Trump narrowly loses in crucial states , there is a case for arguing that BLM mobs should be cited as evidence that the vote was not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not for female voters , these being more Neurotic , more Agreeable and so more easily intimidated .
Which means that Trump and his advisers made a disastrous mistake in not showing strength and crushing BLK/ Antifa riots at their outset .
But my caveat : it has to be said that even totalitarian societies proved unable to remold people in the way that George Orwell suggested in his novel 1984 .
In the Soviet Union , religion and national identity survived 70 years of very real terror .
There may be enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trait Conscientiousness ( impulse control , rule-following , a desire for order ) who recoil in absolute horror from the chaos BLM has caused and vote Trump because it .
It ’ s still possible that Trump ’ s wait-and see approach will be vindicated , just as Charles De Gaulle waited out the 1968 rioters in France .
Lance Welton [ email him ] is the pen name of a freelance journalist living in New York .

Earlier: Yes, Virginia (Dare), "Social Desirability Bias" IS Skewing Immigration Polls—And Trump's
BLM/Antifa Communists have become particularly notorious for tactics like mobbing innocent white Americans in restaurants and demanding that they “raise the fist” in solidarity or utter the sacred mantra “Black Lives Matter.” This summer, a brave Washington DC diner called Lauren Victor famously refused to comply, despite being surrounded by people, noticeably other women, who raised their fists [BLM protesters accost white diners for not raising fists, by Kenneth Garger, New York Post, August 25, 2020].
Does mobbing of this kind work as a tactic—to the extent of helping to ensure that Joe Biden will be elected president? Unfortunately, the answer is “potentially, yes”—at least in a close contest. (But read to the end to see a caveat).
There is abundant research on how the mob mentality can force people to conform, at least when in the presence of the mob. According to research by Damon Centola of the University of Pennsylvania and his team, when you are part of a group you will tend to conform—even to the extent of stating something to be true which you on some level know is not true—once you witness about 25% of your group do so [Experimental evidence for tipping points in social convention, by Damon Centola et al., Science, 2018]. This percentage seems to constitute a “critical mass”; a “tipping point” after which the rest of the group will migrate over to the minority opinion, especially if fervently expressed, because this opinion appears to be the future, the opinion of the “winning team” that you want to be on.
Centola’s research group demonstrated this effect experimentally by getting groups of people to reach a consensus about the name of someone shown in a particular picture. Group members were then individually exposed to a confederate who promoted a different name as being the correct one. When the number of dissenting confederates was approximately 25% of the group, the opinion of the majority could be “tipped” to that of the minority.
When the number of dissenters was below 25%, only small numbers migrated over, but when it was above it, the migration was dramatic.
The researchers also commented that their result was quite similar to other studies that have found that once 30% of a previously mainly male workplace becomes female then “established norms” will start to be overturned very quickly, because 30% is the “tipping point” [From a small to a large minority: women in Scandinavian politics, by D. Dahlerup, Scandinavian Political Studies, 1988].
So, we can understand what happens when a group of diners are surrounded, and often recorded on cell phones, by an intimidating mob demanding that they raise their fist in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. The first to give in are likely to be those who are the highest in the personality trait called “Neuroticism.” This trait predicts mental instability, feeling negative feelings (such as fear) strongly and generally being an anxious type of person. Research on religious conformity has found that people who are high in this trait score strongly in “extrinsic religiousness” (outwardly conforming) but low in “intrinsic religiousness”—really deeply believing it [Primary personality trait correlates of religious practice and orientation, by Peter Hills et al. Personality and Individual Differences, 2004].
True believers in BLM, among the diners, will also raise their fists. But those who are not easily intimidated will hold out until they sense that approximately 25% of diners have raised their fists. At that point, people that are mentally stable but who are reasonably high in the personality trait Agreeableness (altruism and empathy) can be expected to rapidly conform, because they like cooperating and making other people happy [Sex of researchers and sex-typed communications as determinants of sex differences in influenceability, by Peter Eagly et al., Psychological Bulletin, 1981].
What we would be left with would be people who were low in Agreeableness, meaning that they thrive on conflict and on being non-conformists, and those who were low in Neuroticism, which tends to predict traditional religiousness—something which might incentivize them to oppose the Marxist, atheistic BLM [Primary personality trait correlates of religious practice and orientation, by Peter Hills et al. Personality and Individual Differences, 2004].
Interestingly, one of the anarchists actually asked Lauren Victor “Are you a Christian?”
Women tend to score higher in Neuroticism, Agreeableness [Age differences in personality traits from 10 to 65, by C. Soto et al., Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2011] and social conformity than men, consistent with anecdotal evidence that they are more likely than men to “conform” when confronted by the mob.
However, there is a difference between immediate conformity to an intimidating mob and actually changing your thinking when outside that specific context. The research presented by Centola and his team would imply that women who “raise the fist” when accosted by BLM protestors will not necessarily agree with them and, therefore, won’t necessarily vote the way which the mob would want them to, that is against Donald Trump.
That said, it is possible that people who are extremely high in certain aspects of Neuroticism, such as fear, might become concerned about widespread violence—including against them personally as white people—if Trump wins, and so vote for Biden out of fear of this eventuality.
Thus, unfortunately, there may be a level on which a fanatical minority of threatening individuals could, in a very tight race, make a difference to the result.
This is the kind of tactic that is seen in Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2008, then Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s mob would make clear to villagers that if their village voted for the opposition then there would be consequences for the entire village ['Vote Mugabe or you die'. Inside Zimbabwe, the backlash begins, by Chris McGreal, The Guardian, April 10, 2008]. Unfortunately, people who are easily intimidated, and strongly empathetic, might, therefore, think that they had better vote Democrat or there might be “consequences” for their immediate neighborhood, as the voting patterns can be obtained for specific districts.
Thus, if Trump narrowly loses in crucial states, there is a case for arguing that BLM mobs should be cited as evidence that the vote was not “free and fair”—at least not for female voters, these being more Neurotic, more Agreeable and so more easily intimidated.
Which means that Trump and his advisers made a disastrous mistake in not showing strength and crushing BLK/ Antifa riots at their outset.
But my caveat: it has to be said that even totalitarian societies proved unable to remold people in the way that George Orwell suggested in his novel 1984. In the Soviet Union, religion and national identity survived 70 years of very real terror.
There may be enough people who are high in the personality trait Conscientiousness (impulse control, rule-following, a desire for order) who recoil in absolute horror from the chaos BLM has caused and vote Trump because of it.
It’s still possible that Trump’s wait-and see approach will be vindicated, just as Charles De Gaulle waited out the 1968 rioters in France.
Lance Welton [email him] is the pen name of a freelance journalist living in New York.


vdare--2020-10-30--Where Does The Power Of The Transgender Lobby Come From?

Earlier , by Lance Welton : How Many Divisions Have The Transsexuals ?
Multiple sources inside Spotify described an all-hands meeting in which Spotify CEO Daniel Ek discussed the company ’ s handling of the controversial podcaster .
In a Spotify all-hands company meeting on Wednesday , Spotify CEO Daniel Ek defended keeping transphobic content from hugely popular podcaster Joe Rogan on the audio platform , who earlier this year signed an exclusive licensing deal with the company likely worth tens of millions of dollars .
… One of the submitted questions was “ Many LGBTQAI+/ally Spotifiers feel unwelcome and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in JRE conversations .
What is your message to those employees ?
” Another was “ Why has Spotify chosen to ignore Spectrum ERG ’ s guidance about transphobic content in the JRE catalog ?
, ” referring to a group of Spotify workers who focus on related issues .
… The specific episode of the Joe Rogan Experience Ek was referring to was from July , in which Rogan interviewed Abigail Shrier , author of the book Irreversible Damage : The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters , according to one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that podcast , Shrier associates transgender youth with those with autism ; Shrier and Rogan spend parts of the episode explaining that young people are being pressured into transitioning by YouTube and other media .
“ You realize that people are not looking at this objectively , ” Rogan said in the podcast .
“ They are activists and they have this agenda , and the agenda is very ideologically driven that anybody who even thinks they might be trans should be trans , are trans , and the more trans people the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ invalidates the lived experience of trans people by comparing transitioning to adolescent phenomena like eating disorders , self-harm , or the occult , according to Men ’ s Health .
She also described wanting to transition as a “ contagion ” with the potential to infect other children , an entirely scientifically baseless idea , Men ’ s Health noted .
… At the time of writing , the Shrier episode is on Spotify .
The company has made content moderation decisions to not port several other older JRE episodes to the platform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ # 1255 , both of which feature Alex Jones , are not hosted on Spotify .
In 2018 , Spotify removed Alex Jones ’ own podcast from its platform for “ hate content.
” Spotify is also not hosting episodes in which Rogan interviewed far-right personalities Gavin McInnes and Chuck Johnson .
The Spotify catalog does include episodes featuring Stefan Molyneux , who the Southern Poverty Law Center says amplifies “ scientific racism , ” and who was banned from YouTube earlier this year for hate speech .
In another recent episode , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 about Caitlyn Jenner ’ s transition , describing Jenner as “ he ” and using her deadname “ Bruce.
” Rogan also mischaracterized the reason for Jenner ’ s transition , saying it may have been because she was around her daughters Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner , that he describes as “ crazy bitches .
”

Earlier, by Lance Welton: How Many Divisions Have The Transsexuals?
From Vice:
Spotify CEO Defends Keeping Transphobic Joe Rogan Podcasts Online
Multiple sources inside Spotify described an all-hands meeting in which Spotify CEO Daniel Ek discussed the company’s handling of the controversial podcaster.
By Joseph Cox
By Emanuel Maiberg
September 16, 2020, 11:15am
In a Spotify all-hands company meeting on Wednesday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek defended keeping transphobic content from hugely popular podcaster Joe Rogan on the audio platform, who earlier this year signed an exclusive licensing deal with the company likely worth tens of millions of dollars. …
One of the submitted questions was “Many LGBTQAI+/ally Spotifiers feel unwelcome and alienated because of leadership’s response in JRE conversations. What is your message to those employees?” Another was “Why has Spotify chosen to ignore Spectrum ERG’s guidance about transphobic content in the JRE catalog?,” referring to a group of Spotify workers who focus on related issues. …
The specific episode of the Joe Rogan Experience Ek was referring to was from July, in which Rogan interviewed Abigail Shrier, author of the book Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters, according to one of the sources. From the opening moments of that podcast, Shrier associates transgender youth with those with autism; Shrier and Rogan spend parts of the episode explaining that young people are being pressured into transitioning by YouTube and other media.
“You realize that people are not looking at this objectively,” Rogan said in the podcast. “They are activists and they have this agenda, and the agenda is very ideologically driven that anybody who even thinks they might be trans should be trans, are trans, and the more trans people the better.”
In the book, Shrier invalidates the lived experience of trans people by comparing transitioning to adolescent phenomena like eating disorders, self-harm, or the occult, according to Men’s Health. She also described wanting to transition as a “contagion” with the potential to infect other children, an entirely scientifically baseless idea, Men’s Health noted.
… At the time of writing, the Shrier episode is on Spotify. The company has made content moderation decisions to not port several other older JRE episodes to the platform, however. Episodes #911 and #1255, both of which feature Alex Jones, are not hosted on Spotify. In 2018, Spotify removed Alex Jones’ own podcast from its platform for “hate content.” Spotify is also not hosting episodes in which Rogan interviewed far-right personalities Gavin McInnes and Chuck Johnson.
The Spotify catalog does include episodes featuring Stefan Molyneux, who the Southern Poverty Law Center says amplifies “scientific racism,” and who was banned from YouTube earlier this year for hate speech.
In another recent episode, Rogan explained a joke he made in 2016 about Caitlyn Jenner’s transition, describing Jenner as “he” and using her deadname “Bruce.” Rogan also mischaracterized the reason for Jenner’s transition, saying it may have been because she was around her daughters Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner, that he describes as “crazy bitches.”


vdare--2020-10-30--Never Forget: Diversity Is Our Greatest Strength—Walmart Pulls Guns and Ammo from All U.S. Stores Ci

Never Forget: Diversity Is Our Greatest Strength—Walmart Pulls Guns and Ammo from All U.S. Stores Citing "Potential Unrest"

Keeping saying it .
Don ’ t stop , or else you ’ ll be added to the naughty list : Diversity is our greatest strength .
Just keep saying it and repeating it until you finally believe the healing power of this five word sentence .
Walmart on Thursday said it has pulled guns and ammunition from the sales floors of its U.S. stores as it seeks to keep firearms from being stolen should social unrest erupt .
“ We have seen some isolated civil unrest , and as we have done on several occasions over the last few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ammunition off the sales floor as a precaution for the safety of our associates and customers , ” a Walmart spokesperson said in an email to CBS MoneyWatch .
“ These items do remain available for purchase by customers.
” The company in June removed firearms and ammunition from stores after George Floyd ’ s killing by police when several of its stores were damaged .
The nation ’ s biggest retailer remains a major seller of guns and ammunition , although it has scaled back , selling firearms in roughly half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stopped selling ammunition that can be used in semiautomatic rifles and handguns after a 2019 shooting at one of its stores in El Paso , Texas , killed 23 people .
The company stopped selling assault-style weapons in 2015 and raised the minimum age to buy firearms and ammunition to 21 , from 18 , in 2018 .
It stopped selling handguns everywhere but in Alaska in 1993 , and ended its sales of rifles like the AR-15 in 2015 .
Consumer demand for firearms has jumped this year .
The National Shooting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , estimates there were a record 12.1 million background checks for gun purchases from January through July , up nearly 72 % from 7.1 million gun checks in the year-ago period .
Forty percent of firearms sales involves purchasers who ’ d never owned a gun , according to a NSSF survey of firearm retailers .
It concludes that almost 5 million Americans bought a gun for the first time in 2020 .
We must all become Winston Smith , and just admit the truth behind the statement and state unequivocally , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must win the victory over ourselves , right ?
Will just two gin-scented tears trickling down the sides of our noses suffice ?
But note firearms sales have set a new record this year , all during a time period where Walmart has decided to pulls guns and ammo from every store across America .
Nevertheless , “ Diversity is our greatest strength .
”

Keeping saying it. Don’t stop, or else you’ll be added to the naughty list: diversity is our greatest strength.
Just keep saying it and repeating it until you finally believe the healing power of this five word sentence.
Walmart on Thursday said it has pulled guns and ammunition from the sales floors of its U.S. stores as it seeks to keep firearms from being stolen should social unrest erupt. “We have seen some isolated civil unrest, and as we have done on several occasions over the last few years, we have moved our firearms and ammunition off the sales floor as a precaution for the safety of our associates and customers,” a Walmart spokesperson said in an email to CBS MoneyWatch. “These items do remain available for purchase by customers.” The company in June removed firearms and ammunition from stores after George Floyd’s killing by police when several of its stores were damaged. The nation’s biggest retailer remains a major seller of guns and ammunition, although it has scaled back, selling firearms in roughly half of its 4,700 U.S. stores. Walmart stopped selling ammunition that can be used in semiautomatic rifles and handguns after a 2019 shooting at one of its stores in El Paso, Texas, killed 23 people. The company stopped selling assault-style weapons in 2015 and raised the minimum age to buy firearms and ammunition to 21, from 18, in 2018. It stopped selling handguns everywhere but in Alaska in 1993, and ended its sales of rifles like the AR-15 in 2015. Consumer demand for firearms has jumped this year. The National Shooting Sports Foundation, an industry trade group, estimates there were a record 12.1 million background checks for gun purchases from January through July, up nearly 72% from 7.1 million gun checks in the year-ago period. Forty percent of firearms sales involves purchasers who’d never owned a gun, according to a NSSF survey of firearm retailers. It concludes that almost 5 million Americans bought a gun for the first time in 2020.
We must all become Winston Smith, and just admit the truth behind the statement and state unequivocally, “Diversity is our greatest strength.” We must win the victory over ourselves, right? Will just two gin-scented tears trickling down the sides of our noses suffice?
But note firearms sales have set a new record this year, all during a time period where Walmart has decided to pull guns and ammo from every store across America.
Nevertheless, “Diversity is our greatest strength.”


vdare--2020-10-29--Congratulations To Our "Second-Chance" Winner!

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vdare--2020-10-30--Urban Homicides Up 53% vs. 2019 During the Summer of George

My October 14 , 2020 Taki ’ s Magazine column “ Slaughter in the Cities ” quoted a report by liberal social scientist Richard Rosenfeld of the Council on Criminal Justice as showing in 20 big cities : Now , Rosenfeld has updated his report through the end of August : HOMICIDE Figure 1 displays the average weekly homicide rate in the 20 cities for which homicide data were available ( see Appendix ) .
There appears to be a rough cyclical pattern and a stable linear trend in the homicide rate over time .
The model estimated a structural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , after which the homicide rate increased sharply through the beginning of July .
It then dropped during the next several weeks through the end of August .
The average city homicide rate between June and August of 2020 increased by 52.6 % over the same three-month period the year before .
There were 366 more homicides in the 20 cities during the summer of 2020 than during the summer of 2019 .
Note : The months June , July , and August are defined as “ summer ” in this report .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher in summer 2020 than summer 2019 .
In other words , up through Memorial Day , 2020 was somewhat worse than the recent normal for murders , but then all hell broke loose during the media-declared Racial Reckoning after George Floyd ’ s death on May 25 .
From the New York Times news section write-up of the data , which is worth comparing to my earlier summarization : Police Pin a Rise in Murders on an Unusual Suspect : Covid Awash in new firearms , cities are drawing connections between the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in homicides .
OAKLAND , Calif. — Family and friends of Aaron Pryor say they may never know exactly why the 16-year-old star football player , a lightning-fast running back , was killed in broad daylight on a Sunday in September in a driveway near his Oakland home .
… “ It was Covid that really killed this kid , ” he said .
Like many American cities , where economies have been ravaged by the pandemic , Oakland has seen a surge in gun violence , including six killings of juveniles since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homicides over all .
To the south , in Los Angeles , the picture is equally bloody , with the city on pace to have more than 300 homicides for the first time since 2009 .
Beyond California , major cities from Minneapolis to Milwaukee to New York , and even smaller communities like Lubbock , Texas , and Lexington , Ky. , are all confronting the same grim pattern , with some places , like Kansas City , Mo.
, and Indianapolis , setting records for the number of killings in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gripped by unrest this week after the police shooting of a Black man , is among the cities with the highest increase in homicides — its 404 killings this year are a more than 40 percent increase compared with the same period last year .
Criminologists studying the rise in the murder rate point to the effects the pandemic has had on everything from mental health to policing in a time of social distancing , with fewer officers able to perform the up-close-and-personal community outreach work that in normal times has helped mitigate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to increased gang violence and a spike in gun ownership , including among many first-time gun owners .
But do NOT blame the media-declared Racial Reckoning .
This record increase in blacks shooting couldn ’ t have anything to do with The epidemic of murder in America looms over the final days of a polarizing election campaign that President Trump has sought to frame as a referendum on law and order .
His refrain has been constant : that cities run by Democrats have let crime get out of control .
But the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have afflicted Democrat- and Republican-run cities alike .
“ The increase has had nothing to do with the political affiliation of your mayor , ” said Richard Rosenfeld , a professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis .
Dr. Rosenfeld has studied crime trends during the pandemic for the Council on Criminal Justice , a nonpartisan research organization , and found that homicides increased an average of 53 percent across 20 major American cities during the summer .
As you often see , the NYT reporters manage to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Razor explanation toward the bottom , in this case in the 25th paragraph : Aside from the destabilizing effects of the pandemic , the widespread public criticism of the police that followed the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis may have had an impact on the rise in violent crime , Dr. Rosenfeld said .
He noted that after the protests in Ferguson , Mo.
, in 2014 , following the police shooting of Michael Brown , homicides similarly increased in American cities .
Some analysts have called this the “ Ferguson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explanations that may help explain the current rise in homicides : that police have pulled back from patrolling some neighborhoods , and that residents , particularly in communities of color , have stopped turning to the police out of a lack of trust , leading to more disputes being settled violently .
His research found that other categories of crime , such as residential burglaries , larceny and drug offenses , have declined during the pandemic .
So it turns out that like I ’ ve been saying for months , The Establishment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blacks that they ought to be angry and that the law is for other races .

My October 14, 2020 Taki’s Magazine column “Slaughter in the Cities” quoted a report by liberal social scientist Richard Rosenfeld of the Council on Criminal Justice as showing in 20 big cities:
The model estimated a structural break near the end of May 2020, after which the homicide rate increased by 37% through the end of June.
Now, Rosenfeld has updated his report through the end of August:
HOMICIDE
Figure 1 displays the average weekly homicide rate in the 20 cities for which homicide data were available (see Appendix). There appears to be a rough cyclical pattern and a stable linear trend in the homicide rate over time. The model estimated a structural break at the end of May 2020, after which the homicide rate increased sharply through the beginning of July. It then dropped during the next several weeks through the end of August. The average city homicide rate between June and August of 2020 increased by 52.6% over the same three-month period the year before. There were 366 more homicides in the 20 cities during the summer of 2020 than during the summer of 2019. Note: The months June, July, and August are defined as “summer” in this report. Key Takeaway: Homicide was 53% higher in summer 2020 than summer 2019.
In other words, up through Memorial Day, 2020 was somewhat worse than the recent normal for murders, but then all hell broke loose during the media-declared Racial Reckoning after George Floyd’s death on May 25.
From the New York Times news section write-up of the data, which is worth comparing to my earlier summarization:
Police Pin a Rise in Murders on an Unusual Suspect: Covid Awash in new firearms, cities are drawing connections between the stresses of the coronavirus and a surge in homicides. By Thomas Fuller and Tim Arango
Oct. 29, 2020 OAKLAND, Calif. — Family and friends of Aaron Pryor say they may never know exactly why the 16-year-old star football player, a lightning-fast running back, was killed in broad daylight on a Sunday in September in a driveway near his Oakland home. … “It was Covid that really killed this kid,” he said. Like many American cities, where economies have been ravaged by the pandemic, Oakland has seen a surge in gun violence, including six killings of juveniles since June and a 40 percent increase in homicides over all. To the south, in Los Angeles, the picture is equally bloody, with the city on pace to have more than 300 homicides for the first time since 2009. Beyond California, major cities from Minneapolis to Milwaukee to New York, and even smaller communities like Lubbock, Texas, and Lexington, Ky., are all confronting the same grim pattern, with some places, like Kansas City, Mo., and Indianapolis, setting records for the number of killings in a single year. Philadelphia, which was gripped by unrest this week after the police shooting of a Black man, is among the cities with the highest increase in homicides — its 404 killings this year are a more than 40 percent increase compared with the same period last year. Criminologists studying the rise in the murder rate point to the effects the pandemic has had on everything from mental health to policing in a time of social distancing, with fewer officers able to perform the up-close-and-personal community outreach work that in normal times has helped mitigate violence. Experts also attribute the rise to increased gang violence and a spike in gun ownership, including among many first-time gun owners.
But do NOT blame the media-declared Racial Reckoning. This record increase in blacks shooting couldn’t have anything to do with
The epidemic of murder in America looms over the final days of a polarizing election campaign that President Trump has sought to frame as a referendum on law and order. His refrain has been constant: that cities run by Democrats have let crime get out of control. But the data show that the waves of killings have afflicted Democrat- and Republican-run cities alike. “The increase has had nothing to do with the political affiliation of your mayor,” said Richard Rosenfeld, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Dr. Rosenfeld has studied crime trends during the pandemic for the Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan research organization, and found that homicides increased an average of 53 percent across 20 major American cities during the summer.
As you often see, the NYT reporters manage to slip in the politically incorrect Occam’s Razor explanation toward the bottom, in this case in the 25th paragraph:
Aside from the destabilizing effects of the pandemic, the widespread public criticism of the police that followed the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis may have had an impact on the rise in violent crime, Dr. Rosenfeld said. He noted that after the protests in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014, following the police shooting of Michael Brown, homicides similarly increased in American cities. Some analysts have called this the “Ferguson effect,” and have offered two explanations that may help explain the current rise in homicides: that police have pulled back from patrolling some neighborhoods, and that residents, particularly in communities of color, have stopped turning to the police out of a lack of trust, leading to more disputes being settled violently. His research found that other categories of crime, such as residential burglaries, larceny and drug offenses, have declined during the pandemic.
So it turns out that like I’ve been saying for months, The Establishment has unleashed a hyper-Ferguson Effect by telling blacks that they ought to be angry and that the law is for other races.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-10-30--Say His Name: Harold Haley

Say His Name: Harold Haley


vdare--2020-10-31--SF Chronicle: Fringe Theory Claims Certain Black And Hispanic Groups Are Less Intelligent On Average

SF Chronicle: Fringe Theory Claims Certain Black And Hispanic Groups Are Less Intelligent On Average Than White Europeans And Northeast Asians

A California professor has for years taught a fringe theory that race influences intelligence , claiming that certain Black and Hispanic ethnic groups are less intelligent on average than white Europeans and Northeast Asians .
https : //t.co/OzpBQz8lac I am wondering why this tweet is phrased so precisely as to be completely true .
Or perhaps the writer or editor is playing a joke on naive SF Chronicle subscribers by calling the exact truth a “ fringe theory ” ?
An East Bay professor is teaching the theory that race influences intelligence .
Students and faculty want him out An @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s most diverse public universities has for years taught a fringe theory that race influences intelligence , claiming that certain Black and Hispanic ethnic groups are less intelligent on average than white Europeans and Northeast Asians .
Complaints about Gregory Christainsen , a white professor emeritus at Cal State East Bay , bubbled up at a Board of Trustees meeting for the college system conducted via livestream video on Thursday .
Three professors and three students aired concerns about Christainsen ’ s work , as well as the impact on students and faculty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his work that people of sub-Saharan African descent , people like me and many of our students , have significantly lower IQs than any other ethnicity , ” Pascale Guiton , a Cal State East Bay assistant professor of biology originally from the Ivory Coast said during the meeting .
“ It is appalling and scary to know that he and others like him get to teach and evaluate Black students and Black faculty.
” Meanwhile , a group of students posted an online petition calling on the university to “ put an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ termination of ( Christainsen ’ s ) emeritus status.
” As of Friday morning , the petition had more than 900 signatures .
The push-back against Christainsen ’ s work comes amid wide alarm over a resurgence of far-right and white nationalist movements in the U.S. and around the world .
Energized by President Trump , these organizations often draw on the core ideas of race science , spreading them in online communities and at public demonstrations .
Christainsen and leading figures in “ race realism ” are not trained geneticists , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as authorities on neuroscience and psychology — reject the conclusions of race realists , saying their work relies on faulty assumptions and dubious statistics .
Alerted to the comments and the petition Thursday afternoon , Christiansen defended his intelligence research as legitimate and accurate , saying it has been published in respected peer-reviewed journals and that critics are trying to censor him .
In several emailed statements to The Chronicle , Christainsen described his work as uncontroversial , falling within the mainstream of contemporary intelligence research .
He said he welcomes debate and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his teaching “ constitute a highly unrepresentative sub-sub-sample of the more than 10,000 students I have taught.
” “ I would prefer that people provide evidence pertaining to the truth or falsity of research findings instead of recklessly using words like ‘ bigoted , ’ ” Christainsen said .
“ I do not enjoy reporting that different population groups have different average test scores , but I am open to continued discussion of reasons for test score differences.
” Specifically , while referencing the work of others or his own research , Christainsen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of intelligence in sub-Saharan Africa is quite low , ” that African American women are overpaid “ relative to their cognitive ability , ” that brain size varies along racial lines and IQ is linked to brain size , and that “ people should face issues of eugenics and dysgenics more forthrightly than has recently been the case.
” Christainsen formally retired from the university in 2016 but has continued to teach economics and management courses on a part-time basis .
This semester , according to the university , he is teaching three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ Introduction to Urban Economics ” and “ Managerial Economics and Business Strategy.
” Emeritus faculty retain many university privileges and the option to teach again in the future .
Asked about the criticisms of Christainsen made at Thursday ’ s meeting and the student petition , a university spokesperson said , “ The statements and views expressed by this faculty member are antithetical to the core values of Cal State East Bay , which is committed to maintaining an inclusive community that values diversity and fosters tolerance and mutual respect.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ academic freedom grounds .
“ It is important to note , however , that as a public institution of higher education , we are bound to uphold First Amendment guarantees of free thought and speech , including when — and in fact especially when — we strongly disagree with and find repulsive the viewpoints offered , as long as the expression is lawful and comports with our campus time , place , and manner policies , ” the Cal State East Bay statement continued .
… “ I would have said the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Mother Jones , or The Huffington Post , ” Christainsen told The Chronicle .
“ I certainly am not a ‘ white nationalist , ’ and in the interview I said that the evidence does not at all support ‘ white supremacism.
’ I am a classical liberal in the spirit of John Locke.
” An economist within Christainsen ’ s department , Christian Roesssler , said there is “ a difference between academic freedom and academic malpractice .
Citing and interpreting statistics selectively to align with personal biases is expression , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Nina Haft , professor of dance , said such biases “ undermine our Black students and create barriers to their success.
” The faculty speakers were followed by three students who demanded that Christainsen ’ s emeritus status be revoked .
“ As a proud Mexican American , I am appalled that CSUEB has tolerated a professor who publishes racist ideology while teaching at one of the most diverse CSU campuses , ” said Karen Parada , a master ’ s candidate in biology , who quoted from a 2012 paper in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. “ score poorly on intelligence tests ( on average ) , tend to have less massive brains than whites ” and “ have a high rate of dependency.
” “ How is this person still allowed to teach ?
” asked another student , Ashmita Ahluwalia , a sophomore majoring in human resources .

From the San Francisco Chronicle:
A California professor has for years taught a fringe theory that race influences intelligence, claiming that certain Black and Hispanic ethnic groups are less intelligent on average than white Europeans and Northeast Asians. https://t.co/OzpBQz8lac
I am wondering why this tweet is phrased so precisely as to be completely true.
Did Professor Christainsen insist?
Or perhaps the writer or editor is playing a joke on naive SF Chronicle subscribers by calling the exact truth a “fringe theory”?
An East Bay professor is teaching the theory that race influences intelligence. Students and faculty want him out
by Jason Fagone Oct. 30, 2020 Updated: Oct. 30, 2020 6:20 p.m.
An economics professor at one of California’s most diverse public universities has for years taught a fringe theory that race influences intelligence, claiming that certain Black and Hispanic ethnic groups are less intelligent on average than white Europeans and Northeast Asians.
Complaints about Gregory Christainsen, a white professor emeritus at Cal State East Bay, bubbled up at a Board of Trustees meeting for the college system conducted via livestream video on Thursday. Three professors and three students aired concerns about Christainsen’s work, as well as the impact on students and faculty of color.
Christainsen “asserts in his work that people of sub-Saharan African descent, people like me and many of our students, have significantly lower IQs than any other ethnicity,” Pascale Guiton, a Cal State East Bay assistant professor of biology originally from the Ivory Coast said during the meeting. “It is appalling and scary to know that he and others like him get to teach and evaluate Black students and Black faculty.”
Meanwhile, a group of students posted an online petition calling on the university to “put an end to institutionalized racism starting with the termination of (Christainsen’s) emeritus status.” As of Friday morning, the petition had more than 900 signatures.
The push-back against Christainsen’s work comes amid wide alarm over a resurgence of far-right and white nationalist movements in the U.S. and around the world. Energized by President Trump, these organizations often draw on the core ideas of race science, spreading them in online communities and at public demonstrations.
Christainsen and leading figures in “race realism” are not trained geneticists, and experts in that field — as well as authorities on neuroscience and psychology — reject the conclusions of race realists, saying their work relies on faulty assumptions and dubious statistics.
Alerted to the comments and the petition Thursday afternoon, Christiansen defended his intelligence research as legitimate and accurate, saying it has been published in respected peer-reviewed journals and that critics are trying to censor him.
In several emailed statements to The Chronicle, Christainsen described his work as uncontroversial, falling within the mainstream of contemporary intelligence research. He said he welcomes debate and that students upset with his papers or his teaching “constitute a highly unrepresentative sub-sub-sample of the more than 10,000 students I have taught.”
“I would prefer that people provide evidence pertaining to the truth or falsity of research findings instead of recklessly using words like ‘bigoted,’” Christainsen said. “I do not enjoy reporting that different population groups have different average test scores, but I am open to continued discussion of reasons for test score differences.”
Specifically, while referencing the work of others or his own research, Christainsen has written that “the average level of intelligence in sub-Saharan Africa is quite low,” that African American women are overpaid “relative to their cognitive ability,” that brain size varies along racial lines and IQ is linked to brain size, and that “people should face issues of eugenics and dysgenics more forthrightly than has recently been the case.”
Christainsen formally retired from the university in 2016 but has continued to teach economics and management courses on a part-time basis. This semester, according to the university, he is teaching three classes: “Principles of Macroeconomics,” “Introduction to Urban Economics” and “Managerial Economics and Business Strategy.” Emeritus faculty retain many university privileges and the option to teach again in the future.
Asked about the criticisms of Christainsen made at Thursday’s meeting and the student petition, a university spokesperson said, “The statements and views expressed by this faculty member are antithetical to the core values of Cal State East Bay, which is committed to maintaining an inclusive community that values diversity and fosters tolerance and mutual respect.”
But the university also defended Christainsen on academic freedom grounds.
“It is important to note, however, that as a public institution of higher education, we are bound to uphold First Amendment guarantees of free thought and speech, including when — and in fact especially when — we strongly disagree with and find repulsive the viewpoints offered, as long as the expression is lawful and comports with our campus time, place, and manner policies,” the Cal State East Bay statement continued. …
“I would have said the same things in an interview with The Nation, Mother Jones, or The Huffington Post,” Christainsen told The Chronicle. “I certainly am not a ‘white nationalist,’ and in the interview I said that the evidence does not at all support ‘white supremacism.’ I am a classical liberal in the spirit of John Locke.”
An economist within Christainsen’s department, Christian Roessler, said there is “a difference between academic freedom and academic malpractice. Citing and interpreting statistics selectively to align with personal biases is expression, but it’s not academic expression.” Nina Haft, professor of dance, said such biases “undermine our Black students and create barriers to their success.”
The faculty speakers were followed by three students who demanded that Christainsen’s emeritus status be revoked.
“As a proud Mexican American, I am appalled that CSUEB has tolerated a professor who publishes racist ideology while teaching at one of the most diverse CSU campuses,” said Karen Parada, a master’s candidate in biology, who quoted from a 2012 paper in which Christainsen writes that Hispanics in the U.S. “score poorly on intelligence tests (on average), tend to have less massive brains than whites” and “have a high rate of dependency.”
“How is this person still allowed to teach?” asked another student, Ashmita Ahluwalia, a sophomore majoring in human resources.


vdare--2020-10-31--Another White Lady Professor Caught Pretending To Be Diverse

As I ’ ve often pointed out , America has remarkably few examples of white people pretending to be black for affirmative action benefits , with perhaps more scandals over the years involving pretend American Indians .
In contrast , Brazil has lots of brouhahas .
But , can Anglos get away with claiming to be Conquistador-Americans for the Diversity Pokemon Points ?
Apparently not , at least if you are a history professor and you make other history academics jealous , because they ’ ll go look up your ancestors ’ Census records on race .
I have watched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Krug from afar .
But when an old friend pointed me to the twitter bio of Dr. Kelly Kean Sharp , currently an Assistant Professor at Furman University , I now had a similar example on the edges of my own circles .
I had distantly known Kelly while she was a PhD student at University of California , Davis , and was more than surprised to find out that she was now describing herself as Chicana .
This discovery led to multiple conversations and a flurry of research on the part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Davis .
They approached me to help publicize her fabrication and strategic use of a Chicana identity .
Though it remains unknown exactly when she took on this persona and how much she has used it professionally , many who previously knew her are quite confused .
She had only ever identified as a non-Hispanic white woman as far as they knew .
Allegedly , when some colleagues asked about her newfound identity she claimed that her paternal grandmother had been from Mexico .
Okay , fine , we know that identity can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not want to embark on a project of gatekeeping that would not allow Kelly to celebrate her grandmother .
Perhaps this grandmother had just never been a topic that she felt comfortable bringing up in the numerous conversations she had with friends and colleagues about her family and upbringing .
But when some of us looked into genealogical records , we found that Kelly had no grandparents who were born outside of the United States or had Hispanic names .
This is much more in line with how Kelly identified at UC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claimed was from Mexico , was born in LA to white parents and was residing in the US during all the census records of her upbringing .
A servant was even employed and living at the home according to census records .
This grandmother eventually married a wealthy , white lawyer from Iowa .
After that question was settled , we wanted to know to what extent she had claimed Chicana heritage since leaving UC Davis .
This research has only brought new questions : She described herself as a # Chicana Asst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was later changed to # Chicana at the end of the intro .
Then , it was ultimately removed after a faculty member from the UC Davis History Department allegedly spoke with her due to numerous complaints from former graduate students .
She has now made her twitter channel private .
She has made numerous tweets further implying Chicana identity , attaching various hashtags to communicate this identity , like # Chicana , # Chicanapride , and # Chingonasunite .
Were these hashtags meant to further promote this claimed identity as a Chicana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one tweet Dr. Kean Sharp referenced the cooking habits of her “ abuela ” and in another she claimed this “ abuela ” came to the United States during WWII and “ worked hard ” to make Kelly ’ s career possible .
Part of this ethnic tale has included an exploitation of her California heritage .
She comes from the city of Encinitas , known to anyone from California for being a wealthy beach community , essentially a white suburb North of San Diego .
On her current faculty bio page for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even claiming that this hometown has a “ majority-minority population ” .
Supposedly growing up in this white minority town inspired her to study the antebellum US South , because it too had a majority-minority population .
Encinitas is not a majority-minority city .
According to the 2010 census , it is 79.5 % non-Hispanic white .
The median income is $ 113,175 , higher even than San Francisco .
Encinitas is home to 1990s icons like Tony Hawk , the world ’ s most famous skateboarder , and Pearl Jam lead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ door to Rancho Santa Fe , where Bill Gates has his winter home .
… Considering all these inconsistencies , we are left to wonder , how much did Dr. Kean Sharp benefit from such claims ?
What we do know is that Kelly immediately found a tenure-track job after graduating , a rare commodity in academia today , especially in the field of U.S. history , which produces , by far , the most PhDs out of all fields of history .
Part of the reason for her quick success was that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ African American history ( there are many less PhDs in this field ) .
She managed to immediately move into a tenure-track professorship in that field , working dually in the Africana Studies and History departments at Luther College .
This job was made possible by a Mellon Faculty Diversity Fellowship from the Associated Colleges of the Midwest .
This Mellon promises to provide tenure track positions to those “ whose backgrounds and life experiences will enhance diversity on the ACM campuses ” .
Perhaps she won the job simply because she investigated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consumption and markets in the antebellum South .
But is it possible that the complex identity provided by her imagined Mexican immigrant grandmother helped her to secure this diversity hire ?
We also must ask , how could this sort of position , meant to encourage diversity on campuses in this region , go to a wealthy white woman who had suddenly decided she was a specialist in African American history ?
Unlike with American Indian tribe blood quanta specifications , nobody has ever defined how Hispanic you have to be to qualify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say , she was told stories as a little girl that her great-great-great-grandmother was the beautiful daughter of wealthy landowner Andres Ybarra , who got the land grant from the Mexican government in 1842 for Rancho Las Encinitas , and her beauty bewitched Jedediah Kean of Boston into jumping ship and marrying her .
( Note : I ’ m just making this up , but it ’ s pretty similar to what Elizabeth Warren liked to think about how she was descended from an Indian princess . )
What if your English @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say , Katharine of Aragon ’ s Spanish lady of waiting at court of King Henry VIII ?
Does that count ?
What if your Mexican maid was nicer to you than your own real grandmother ?
Well , that one probably doesn ’ t count .
Still , all this endless ambiguity is part of the strength of affirmative action is that all these kind of amusing details are not spelled out .
In places that tried to systematically spell out their racial favoritism , like South Africa , the details gave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our system relies on the honorableness of white people … while constantly denouncing their honorableness .

As I’ve often pointed out, America has remarkably few examples of white people pretending to be black for affirmative action benefits, with perhaps more scandals over the years involving pretend American Indians. In contrast, Brazil has lots of brouhahas.
But, can Anglos get away with claiming to be Conquistador-Americans for the Diversity Pokemon Points?
Apparently not, at least if you are a history professor and you make other history academics jealous, because they’ll go look up your ancestors’ Census records on race.
From an anonymous website called Producing Whiteness:
Kelly Kean Sharp: Chicana?
Anonymous 3 days ago·8 min read I have watched the unmasking of CV Vitolo and Jessica Krug from afar. But when an old friend pointed me to the twitter bio of Dr. Kelly Kean Sharp, currently an Assistant Professor at Furman University, I now had a similar example on the edges of my own circles. I had distantly known Kelly while she was a PhD student at University of California, Davis, and was more than surprised to find out that she was now describing herself as Chicana.
This discovery led to multiple conversations and a flurry of research on the part of people who had known Kelly at UC Davis. They approached me to help publicize her fabrication and strategic use of a Chicana identity. Though it remains unknown exactly when she took on this persona and how much she has used it professionally, many who previously knew her are quite confused. She had only ever identified as a non-Hispanic white woman as far as they knew. Allegedly, when some colleagues asked about her newfound identity she claimed that her paternal grandmother had been from Mexico. Okay, fine, we know that identity can be quite fluid and many of us did not want to embark on a project of gatekeeping that would not allow Kelly to celebrate her grandmother. Perhaps this grandmother had just never been a topic that she felt comfortable bringing up in the numerous conversations she had with friends and colleagues about her family and upbringing. But when some of us looked into genealogical records, we found that Kelly had no grandparents who were born outside of the United States or had Hispanic names. This is much more in line with how Kelly identified at UC Davis. The maternal grandmother who she claimed was from Mexico, was born in LA to white parents and was residing in the US during all the census records of her upbringing. A servant was even employed and living at the home according to census records. This grandmother eventually married a wealthy, white lawyer from Iowa. After that question was settled, we wanted to know to what extent she had claimed Chicana heritage since leaving UC Davis. This research has only brought new questions: She described herself as a #Chicana Asst Prof in her Twitter bio. This was later changed to #Chicana at the end of the intro. Then, it was ultimately removed after a faculty member from the UC Davis History Department allegedly spoke with her due to numerous complaints from former graduate students. She has now made her twitter channel private. She has made numerous tweets further implying Chicana identity, attaching various hashtags to communicate this identity, like #Chicana, #Chicanapride, and #Chingonasunite. Were these hashtags meant to further promote this claimed identity as a Chicana Assistant Professor? Even more, in one tweet Dr. Kean Sharp referenced the cooking habits of her “abuela” and in another she claimed this “abuela” came to the United States during WWII and “worked hard” to make Kelly’s career possible. Part of this ethnic tale has included an exploitation of her California heritage. She comes from the city of Encinitas, known to anyone from California for being a wealthy beach community, essentially a white suburb North of San Diego. On her current faculty bio page for Furman University, she highlights this background, even claiming that this hometown has a “majority-minority population”. Supposedly growing up in this white minority town inspired her to study the antebellum US South, because it too had a majority-minority population. Encinitas is not a majority-minority city. According to the 2010 census, it is 79.5% non-Hispanic white. The median income is $113,175, higher even than San Francisco.
Encinitas is home to 1990s icons like Tony Hawk, the world’s most famous skateboarder, and Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder. It is next door to Rancho Santa Fe, where Bill Gates has his winter home.
… Considering all these inconsistencies, we are left to wonder, how much did Dr. Kean Sharp benefit from such claims? What we do know is that Kelly immediately found a tenure-track job after graduating, a rare commodity in academia today, especially in the field of U.S. history, which produces, by far, the most PhDs out of all fields of history. Part of the reason for her quick success was that she astutely applied for a job in African American history (there are many less PhDs in this field). She managed to immediately move into a tenure-track professorship in that field, working dually in the Africana Studies and History departments at Luther College. This job was made possible by a Mellon Faculty Diversity Fellowship from the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. This Mellon promises to provide tenure track positions to those “whose backgrounds and life experiences will enhance diversity on the ACM campuses”. Perhaps she won the job simply because she investigated the role of slave women in shaping consumption and markets in the antebellum South. But is it possible that the complex identity provided by her imagined Mexican immigrant grandmother helped her to secure this diversity hire? We also must ask, how could this sort of position, meant to encourage diversity on campuses in this region, go to a wealthy white woman who had suddenly decided she was a specialist in African American history?
Unlike with American Indian tribe blood quanta specifications, nobody has ever defined how Hispanic you have to be to qualify for affirmative action. What if, say, she was told stories as a little girl that her great-great-great-grandmother was the beautiful daughter of wealthy landowner Andres Ybarra, who got the land grant from the Mexican government in 1842 for Rancho Las Encinitas, and her beauty bewitched Jedediah Kean of Boston into jumping ship and marrying her. (Note: I’m just making this up, but it’s pretty similar to what Elizabeth Warren liked to think about how she was descended from an Indian princess.)
Would that count?
What if your English family claims to be descended from, say, Katharine of Aragon’s Spanish lady of waiting at court of King Henry VIII? Does that count?
Nobody knows.
What if your Mexican maid was nicer to you than your own real grandmother?
Well, that one probably doesn’t count.
Still, all this endless ambiguity is part of the strength of affirmative action is that all these kind of amusing details are not spelled out. In places that tried to systematically spell out their racial favoritism, like South Africa, the details gave critics endless fodder.
In contrast, our system relies on the honorableness of white people … while constantly denouncing their honorableness.
[Comment at Unz.com]