vdare--2020-05-30--Why Did National Right To Life President Carol Tobias Betray Rep. Steve King (NRLC Rating 100%)?

If you want to know why Sam Francis called conservatives “ beautiful losers , ” consider the National Right To Life Committee [ NLRC ] , which is doing exactly what the American Catholic bishops have done for years : effectively undermining the cause of the unborn .
The bishops favor Open Borders , which I oppose as a Catholic American patriot and which , as I have noted before , imports pro-abortion voters ( because the current immigrant inflow votes Democrat ) .
Similarly , in the GOP primary for Iowa 4 , to be held Tuesday June 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Randy Feenstra , who is weak on abortion and immigration , over the incumbent , one of the Right To Life Movement ’ s outstanding champions : the adamantly pro-life Catholic ( and immigration patriot ) U.S. Rep. Steve King .
Reason : NRLC , a long-established Inside-The-Beltway group is toeing the Ruling Class line on King after the Democrat/ Main Stream Media complex and its compliant GOP catspaws have him branded a “ racist ” because he uttered the truth about Third-World immigration .
Similarly , the D.C.-based March for Life organization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Catholic boys when a bedraggled “ Native American elder , ” who lyingly passed himself off as a war hero , confronted and harassed them .
It only grudgingly admitted it was wrong a week later [ March for Life Statement on Covington Catholic Controversy , MarchforLife.org , January 28 , 2019 ] .
In rejecting King , NRLC showed that the Covington/ March for Life fiasco hasn ’ t taught it a thing about media-orchestrated Leftist hit jobs—and doesn ’ t still accept that the Left is its mortal enemy and can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the expense of loyal supporters .
Obviously NRLC President Carol Tobias has been in Washington D.C. too long .
Her official bio even boasts , weirdly , that “ in 2000 and 2004 , she oversaw the efforts of NRLC ’ s political action committee on behalf of George W. Bush ” —ignoring the fact that Bush achieved nothing for the Right To Life cause , besides being disastrous for the GOP and America .
NLRC ’ s endorsement of Feenstra is particularly galling .
King is not just an NRLC 100-percenter .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of rape and incest , which NRLC does not make part of its ratings .
That didn ’ t matter [ Pro-Life Endorsement For Feenstra Undermines King ’ s Signature Issue , by Elizabeth Meyer , Iowa Starting Line , Macy 10 , 2020 ] .
An excerpt from NRLC ’ s mash note to Feenstra : Two years ago , King did criticize NRLC for not supporting a fetal heartbeat bill [ King Asks : Is Something Wrong Within National Right to Life ?
, SteveKing.House.gov , February 6 , 2018 ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but its general counsel , Conservative Inc. stalwart James Bopp Jr. , [ Email him ] said such legislation is “ counterproductive ” [ The surprising battle over ‘ heartbeat bills ’ among activists who oppose abortion , by Sarah Pulliam Bailey , The Washington Post , April 12 , 2019 ] .
But that doesn ’ t change King ’ s sterling-silver vote portfolio .
NRLC [ Email them ] would normally have buried the hatchet and endorsed him .
King ’ s much-denounced , allegedly “ racist ” but demonstrably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his white supremacy-white civilization comment to the New York Times ( he says he was misquoted and no recording exists ) is being used by the Open Borders GOP Establishment as an excuse to strip King of his committee assignments and to try to defeat him in the primary .
No doubt this sort of King zinger frightened NRLC : Especially as that obvious truth provoked the rage of the Ruling Class , which must have undoubtedly terrified the NRLC Swamp dwellers : But shorn of the abuse , WaPo ’ s Brostoff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pro-life cause is inextricably linked to the National Question and to preserving the Historic American Nation—because white Christians and Catholics are the marching troops the financial backbone of the pro-life movement .
When they become a minority , the pro-life cause is doomed .
NRLC would never admit that truth or its obvious corollary : King is the preferable candidate .
He will not only vote against abortion itself , but also , with a career A+ from Numbers USA , vote to close the border and stop the importation of Third-World @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other hand , is a cipher on immigration : Despite his campaign ’ s headline , Feenstra in fact has no “ results ” on immigration because he is a state legislator , and voters who visit his website will find little evidence about what he might do if confronted , say , with a bill to give citizenship to illegal-alien children , end Birthright Citizenship , curtail H-1B or H-2B visas , or any other matter .
Unavoidable conclusion : NRLC endorsed the less reliable candidate—on abortion and immigration .
NRLC disingenuously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any issue but abortion [ Muted reaction by ‘ pro-family ’ groups to family separations , by David Crary , The Associated Press , June 22 , 2018 ] .
It “ welcomes all people to join us in this great cause , ” its website avers .
But if this is true , King ’ s unfairly-characterized remarks , shouldn ’ t matter .
Dumping King is incomprehensible unless the NRLC is in fact taking an unspoken position on something other than abortion -- meaning “ racism ” or “ white nationalism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gets to define , ever more expansively , and which the NRLC can ’ t be seen to condone without losing its place in the Respectable Right .
That might make NRLC ’ s managers feel good , but here ’ s the thing .
By ignoring mass immigration and its main consequence—a stronger pro-abortion contingent in state and local office and on Capitol Hill—NRLC is taking a position : for more abortion .
Just like the Catholic bishops .

If you want to know why Sam Francis called conservatives “beautiful losers,” consider the National Right To Life Committee [NLRC], which is doing exactly what the American Catholic bishops have done for years: effectively undermining the cause of the unborn. The bishops favor Open Borders, which I oppose as a Catholic American patriot and which, as I have noted before, imports pro-abortion voters (because the current immigrant inflow votes Democrat). Similarly, in the GOP primary for Iowa 4, to be held Tuesday June 2, NRLC has endorsed unknown state Sen. Randy Feenstra, who is weak on abortion and immigration, over the incumbent, one of the Right To Life Movement’s outstanding champions: the adamantly pro-life Catholic (and immigration patriot) U.S. Rep. Steve King.
Reason: NRLC, a long-established Inside-The-Beltway group is toeing the Ruling Class line on King after the Democrat/ Main Stream Media complex and its compliant GOP catspaws have him branded a “racist” because he uttered the truth about Third-World immigration.
Similarly, the D.C.-based March for Life organization instantly denounced the (white) Covington Catholic boys when a bedraggled “Native American elder,” who lyingly passed himself off as a war hero, confronted and harassed them. It only grudgingly admitted it was wrong a week later [March for Life Statement on Covington Catholic Controversy, MarchforLife.org, January 28, 2019].
In rejecting King, NRLC showed that the Covington/ March for Life fiasco hasn’t taught it a thing about media-orchestrated Leftist hit jobs—and doesn’t still accept that the Left is its mortal enemy and cannot be bought off with virtue-signaling at the expense of loyal supporters.
Obviously NRLC President Carol Tobias [Tweet her] has been in Washington D.C. too long. Her official bio even boasts, weirdly, that “in 2000 and 2004, she oversaw the efforts of NRLC’s political action committee on behalf of George W. Bush”—ignoring the fact that Bush achieved nothing for the Right To Life cause, besides being disastrous for the GOP and America.
NLRC’s endorsement of Feenstra is particularly galling. King is not just an NRLC 100-percenter. He even opposes abortion in the case of rape and incest, which NRLC does not make part of its ratings.
That didn’t matter [Pro-Life Endorsement For Feenstra Undermines King’s Signature Issue, by Elizabeth Meyer, Iowa Starting Line, Macy 10, 2020].
An excerpt from NRLC’s mash note to Feenstra:
You support pro-life legislation, including the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. ... You oppose the use of federal funds for abortion, and you oppose taxpayer funding of abortion providers. You have been a leader in Iowa’s state Senate on life issues. [NRLC Endorsement, FeenstraforCongress.com, May 7, 2020]
Two years ago, King did criticize NRLC for not supporting a fetal heartbeat bill [King Asks: Is Something Wrong Within National Right to Life?, SteveKing.House.gov, February 6, 2018]. NRLC did not lobby against it, but its general counsel, Conservative Inc. stalwart James Bopp Jr., [Email him] said such legislation is “counterproductive” [The surprising battle over ‘heartbeat bills’ among activists who oppose abortion, by Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Washington Post, April 12, 2019].
But that doesn’t change King’s sterling-silver vote portfolio. NRLC [Email them] would normally have buried the hatchet and endorsed him.
King’s much-denounced, allegedly “racist” but demonstrably true observations about immigration, above all his white supremacy-white civilization comment to the New York Times (he says he was misquoted and no recording exists) is being used by the Open Borders GOP Establishment as an excuse to strip King of his committee assignments and to try to defeat him in the primary.
No doubt this sort of King zinger frightened NRLC:
If we continue to abort our babies and import a replacement for them in the form of young violent men, we are supplanting our culture, our civilization. Steve King: Bring Pride Back to Austria, unzensuriert.at, September 2, 2018
Especially as that obvious truth provoked the rage of the Ruling Class, which must have undoubtedly terrified the NRLC Swamp dwellers:
King is only the most notorious of the politicians who have recently justified their opposition to abortion by linking it to their anti-immigration politics. Conservative lawmakers and right-wing vigilantes alike have adopted a seemingly new language for describing their antiabortion stance: the white nationalist discourse of the “great replacement,” a conspiracy theory that holds that nonwhite immigrants are demographically “replacing” whites throughout the West. [How white nationalists aligned themselves with the antiabortion movement, by Marissa Brostoff, The Washington Post August 27, 2019]
But shorn of the abuse, WaPo’s Brostoff had stumbled on a simple truth: The pro-life cause is inextricably linked to the National Question and to preserving the Historic American Nation—because white Christians and Catholics are the marching troops the financial backbone of the pro-life movement. When they become a minority, the pro-life cause is doomed.
NRLC would never admit that truth or its obvious corollary: King is the preferable candidate. He will not only vote against abortion itself, but also, with a career A+ from Numbers USA, vote to close the border and stop the importation of Third-World pro-abortion voters.
Feenstra, on the other hand, is a cipher on immigration:
Randy agrees with President Trump that we must secure our southern border. In the State Senate, Randy supported the law that banned sanctuary cities in Iowa and in Congress, Randy will support building the wall. [Randy’s Results, FeenstraforCongress.com]
Despite his campaign’s headline, Feenstra in fact has no “results” on immigration because he is a state legislator, and voters who visit his website will find little evidence about what he might do if confronted, say, with a bill to give citizenship to illegal-alien children, end Birthright Citizenship, curtail H-1B or H-2B visas, or any other matter.
Unavoidable conclusion: NRLC endorsed the less reliable candidate—on abortion and immigration.
NRLC disingenuously claims it doesn’t pronounce on any issue but abortion [Muted reaction by ‘pro-family’ groups to family separations, by David Crary, Associated Press, June 22, 2018]. It “welcomes all people to join us in this great cause,” its website avers.
But if this is true, King’s unfairly-characterized remarks shouldn’t matter. Dumping King is incomprehensible unless the NRLC is in fact taking an unspoken position on something other than abortion—meaning “racism” or “white nationalism,” which the Main Stream Media gets to define, ever more expansively, and which the NRLC can’t be seen to condone without losing its place in the Respectable Right.
That might make NRLC’s managers feel good, but here’s the thing. By ignoring mass immigration and its main consequence—a stronger pro-abortion contingent in state and local office and on Capitol Hill—NRLC is taking a position: for more abortion.
Just like the Catholic bishops.
A.W. Morgan [Email him] is fully recovered from prolonged contact with the Beltway Right. He now lives in America.


vdare--2020-05-30--President Donald Trump Should Promise a Full Pardon for Anyone Brought to Trial for Shooting a Riote

President Donald Trump Should Promise a Full Pardon for Anyone Brought to Trial for Shooting a Rioter—and He Should Say So on Twitter

Earlier this week , Twitter censored the President of the United States because he tweeted this : But the censorship was of little consequence , because per usual , Mr. Trump is barking but not biting .
[ “ The Tragedy of Trump , ” by Gregory Hood , American Renaissance , November 16 , 2018 ] Rioters , looters , arsonists , terrorists , and thugs are destroying cities across the country .
Neither the police nor the National Guard appear to be opening fire on these barbarians , but they should .
Raging fires threaten innocent lives , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way , and the de facto creation of “ consequence free zones ” invites only more chaos , death , and destruction .
Reports are coming out that cities say they can only do so much because there are not enough police and guardsmen to control the enormous violent mobs .
[ “ How to Stop the Rioters , ” by AmRen Staff , American Renaissance , May 30 , 2020 ] The solution to that is to start opening fire—with real ammunition , not beanbags or the like—at all groups of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Those loitering around burning buildings should get the same treatment .
Officers getting pelted with rocks , bottles of urine , and worse , should draw their guns and shoot .
This will put an end to the madness .
As Jared Taylor noted during the race riots in 2015 , historically , America has quelled riots with full metal jackets : The morning after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 , Mayor Eugene Schmitz put up notices all over town warning that : “ The Federal Troops , the members of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Officers have been authorized by me to KILL any and all persons found engaged in Looting or in the Commission of Any Other Crime.
” Reports of the number of looters killed vary from a dozen to a hundred .
In December , 1913 , the San Antonio River overflowed , and there was serious flooding in central Texas .
The order issued to the state police was , “ Shoot all looters , and shoot to kill.
” There was another famous “ shoot to kill ” order in 1977 , after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mayor Herb Pfuhl heard reports of looting he told police to kill looters , and as soon as the word got out , the looting stopped .
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Few people remember that when Hurricane Katrina devastated parts of Mississippi there was very little looting .
Governor Haley Barbour explained why : “ The reason , I think , was because I said people could shoot looters .
I think it was a real deterrent.
” Mississippi does not have restrictive gun ownership laws , and many citizens are armed .
[ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jared Taylor , American Renaissance , April 28 , 2015 ] Unfortunately , the President can not promise that charges will not be pressed against those who pull the trigger .
What he can do , however , is promise a full presidential pardon for anyone who does , and who ends up convicted of anything .
Mr. Trump should make this promise—to soldiers , policemen , guardsmen , and vigilant citizens—on Twitter .
If the social media platform censors his tweet about it , or deletes his account entirely , he should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Gab , and encourage all Americans to do the same .
Morality is whatever preserves civilization .
We must take decisive action now , for “ ourselves and our posterity .
”

“The colored races are not pacifists. They do not cling to a life whose length is its sole value. They take up the sword when we lay it down. Once they feared the white man; now they despise him.”—From Decline Of The West, by Oswald Spengler
Earlier this week, Twitter censored the President of the United States because he tweeted this:
But the censorship was of little consequence, because per usual, Mr. Trump is barking but not biting [“The Tragedy of Trump,” by Gregory Hood, American Renaissance, November 16, 2018]. Rioters, looters, arsonists, terrorists, and thugs are destroying cities across the country. Neither the police nor the National Guard appear to be opening fire on these barbarians, but they should.
Raging fires threaten innocent lives, looters assault citizens who stand in their way, and the de facto creation of “consequence free zones” invites only more chaos, death, and destruction. Reports are coming out that cities say they can only do so much because there are not enough police and guardsmen to control the enormous violent mobs [“How to Stop the Rioters,” by AmRen Staff, American Renaissance, May 30, 2020].
The solution to that is to start opening fire—with real ammunition, not beanbags or the like—at all groups of people violating curfew and refusing to disperse. Those loitering around burning buildings should get the same treatment. Officers getting pelted with rocks, bottles of urine, and worse, should draw their guns and shoot.
This will put an end to the madness. As Jared Taylor noted during the race riots in 2015, historically, America has quelled riots with full metal jackets:
The morning after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Mayor Eugene Schmitz put up notices all over town warning that: “The Federal Troops, the members of the Regular Police Force and all Special Police Officers have been authorized by me to KILL any and all persons found engaged in Looting or in the Commission of Any Other Crime.” Reports of the number of looters killed vary from a dozen to a hundred. In December, 1913, the San Antonio River overflowed, and there was serious flooding in central Texas. The order issued to the state police was, “Shoot all looters, and shoot to kill.” There was another famous “shoot to kill” order in 1977, after flooding in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. When Mayor Herb Pfuhl heard reports of looting he told police to kill looters, and as soon as the word got out, the looting stopped. . . . Few people remember that when Hurricane Katrina devastated parts of Mississippi there was very little looting. Governor Haley Barbour explained why: “The reason, I think, was because I said people could shoot looters. I think it was a real deterrent.” Mississippi does not have restrictive gun ownership laws, and many citizens are armed [We Used to Shoot Looters, by Jared Taylor, American Renaissance, April 28, 2015].
Unfortunately, the President cannot promise that charges will not be pressed against those who pull the trigger. What he can do, however, is promise a full presidential pardon for anyone who does, and who ends up convicted of anything. Mr. Trump should make this promise—to soldiers, policemen, guardsmen, and vigilant citizens—on Twitter. If the social media platform censors his tweet about it, or deletes his account entirely, he should migrate to the uncensored alternative to Twitter, Gab, and encourage all Americans to do the same.
Morality is whatever preserves civilization. We must take decisive action now, for “ourselves and our posterity.”


vdare--2020-05-30--What's the Matter with Minneapolis?

What's the Matter with Minneapolis?

See , earlier : The Great Replacement in Minneapolis : From 99 % White in 1910 to 60 % White in 2020 ... Minneapolis ’ s basic problem at the moment is that its political leadership , for fear of seeming racist , has conceded control to the mob : I ’ ll let someone else analyze Milwaukee ’ s development , but few Southern blacks chose Minnesota , and those that did did not create an underclass .
Their neighborhoods were small and more mixed .
It was secondary migrations from mid-latitude cities that slowly created what those other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Welfare reform came late to Minnesota because it was less necessary .
After it hit Illinois , Michigan , Ohio , Wisconsin , etc , there was no place else for them to go .
( Canada sure wouldn ’ t take them . )
They brought their crack industry and wars with them .
This is why Minnesotans were so blasé about African refugees , not some airy-fairy humanitarianism mostly limited to post-Calvinist churches and college sophomores .
You don ’ t worry about the dripping faucet when a fire breaks out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , how much of the current rioting is related to letting so many “ nonviolent ” criminals out of jails and prisons due to the epidemic ?

See, earlier: The Great Replacement in Minneapolis: From 99% White in 1910 to 60% White in 2020...
Minneapolis’s basic problem at the moment is that its political leadership, for fear of seeming racist, has conceded control to the mob:
Every reporter we have in 4 protest areas in Minneapolis right now all saying there are no police nor National Guard anywhere. Buildings on fire, businesses actively being looted, 4-lane I-35 South blocked with people and fire. Govorner? Mayor? Chief? — Chris Hrapsky (@ChrisHrapsky) May 30, 2020
I almost cannot believe what I just heard. Wow pic.twitter.com/n0qLH0acL2 — Jake Schneider (@jacobkschneider) May 30, 2020
For a long term view, iSteve commenter Reg Cæsar says
I’ll let someone else analyze Milwaukee’s development, but few Southern blacks chose Minnesota, and those that did did not create an underclass. Their neighborhoods were small and more mixed. It was secondary migrations from mid-latitude cities that slowly created what those other cities had had fifty years earlier. Welfare reform came late to Minnesota because it was less necessary. After it hit Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, etc, there was no place else for them to go. (Canada sure wouldn’t take them.) They brought their crack industry and wars with them. This is why Minnesotans were so blasé about African refugees, not some airy-fairy humanitarianism mostly limited to post-Calvinist churches and college sophomores. You don’t worry about the dripping faucet when a fire breaks out in a bedroom.
By the way, how much of the current rioting is related to letting so many “nonviolent” criminals out of jails and prisons due to the epidemic?
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-05-30--"Protest" or "Riot"? Establishment Appears Increasingly Demented as It Tries to Mold the Narrative

It ’ s very important to the manipulators of The Narrative to use the appropriate words for events .
For example , are the events unfolding in many cities across America at present “ protests ” or “ riots ” ?
That ’ s because American discourse has progressively dumbed down toward a childish emphasis on deciding ahead of time who are the Good Guys and who are the Bad Guys .
If the rioters are the Good Guys , they can ’ t be engaged in a “ riot.
” They just can ’ t .
So they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” If I do a text search on the homepage of NYTimes.com for “ protest , ” I get nine hits .
But when I do a test search for “ riot ” I get zero .
Also zilch for “ loot.
” At WashingtonPost.com , I see 10 text strings that include “ protest , ” zip that include “ riot.
” I do see “ loot ” once : At WSJ.com , eight “ protest , ” but zero “ riot ” or “ loot.
” At LATimes.com , six “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and one “ loot , ” in the headline of this editorial by the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board : Editorial : Stop focusing on looting in Minneapolis .
Be outraged that police keep killing black men A protester stands , fist raised , in front of a burning fast food restaurant in Minneapolis .
Protesters near a burning fast food restaurant in Minneapolis early Friday .
( Associated Press ) There is anger on the streets in Minneapolis .
And Los Angeles .
And Columbus and Phoenix and Denver .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of George Floyd , yet another unarmed black man killed as police arrested him .
The mature and reasoned response is , of course , to explore what went wrong Monday on that Minneapolis street .
Why did the police officers responsible for this unnecessary use of force still have badges , given their history of previous complaints ?
Why did it take so long for authorities to arrest the officer filmed pinning Floyd to the ground with a knee on his neck ?
What can Minneapolis — or Los Angeles , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do to improve relations between police and the communities they serve ?
Cue up the commission , bring in the experts , hold some hearings , let people vent for a bit and then , by golly , we ’ ll have change .
That ’ s the lie we tell ourselves with depressing regularity .
The solutions we keep trotting out fail to address the real fault lines here .
Police now often carry body cameras , undergo implicit bias training and embrace community policing strategies aimed at bridging the divide .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ training that can be bought and implemented to end police brutality , and there have been some improvements , particularly in cities where police departments have restricted use of force in making arrests .
But progress is not victory .
And this is not a technology problem , or something that can be ended with some policy tinkering .
It is a function of deep structural racism that we as a nation have proved to be incapable of exorcising .
Los Angeles burned in 1965 when a white California Highway Patrol officer pulled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cascade of events that quickly released a community ’ s pent-up rage and frustration over police conduct .
Detroit burned in 1967 after a police raid on an after-hours bar filled with African Americans similarly breached a dam holding back years of anger over police violence against black neighborhoods .
Newark , N.J. , burned that year too , a single arrest and beating of a black man unleashing years of community frustration .
These upheavals reflected years of rising anger in African American neighborhoods over the conditions of their existence and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the motto says , were there to protect and to serve .
Then came the 1991 police beating of Rodney King , all the proof Los Angeles needed that history does repeat itself .
And no , police violence does not justify the rampages that erupted in Minneapolis .
But as the Rev .
Martin Luther King Jr. pointed out more than a half-century ago , “ a riot is the language of the unheard.
” To focus on the damage and looting misses the point .
Were it not for the killing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police behavior , there would have been no protests .
According to one analysis , unarmed black Americans today are five times more likely to be killed by police than unarmed white Americans .
We can blame some of that on over-policing , itself often an expression of unacknowledged bias .
But the threat comes not just from people with badges .
It crops up in daily life in the most mundane ways : A white woman calling New York City police on a black man out birdwatching who had the gall to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A white man — again in Minneapolis — calling security when four black men rejected his demand for identification proving that they had permission to use the gym in a building where they all worked .
A Starbucks manager calling police in Philadelphia to arrest two black men who were waiting to meet a potential business partner .
That ’ s not the police sparking a racially framed encounter ; it is white Americans surfacing the structural racism that , in its worst excesses , ends with the deaths of black Americans .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ killings did not involve police .
Yet it is in the intersection of structural racism and the police — the people whom we empower and arm to enforce laws — where such violence resonates with such ferocity .
Floyd ’ s death , as Minneapolis City Councilwoman Andrea Jenkins said , “ was a symbol for a knee on the neck of black America.
” That knee has been there for an unconscionably long time .
Too long .
This is basically a call for criminal violence .
Of course , the word @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on any of the homepages of the Big 4 newspapers .
And an Academy Award winner offers this : Good citizens burning down the evil police precinct in MN after all police were out & safe .
All police should go home .
No violence please .
Police HQ must be demolished by the city tomorrow as a show of contrition to black America .
Rebuild PD with decent kind ppl aka ppl of color — Michael Moore ( @ MMFlint ) May 29 , 2020

It’s very important to the manipulators of The Narrative to use the appropriate words for events. For example, are the events unfolding in many cities across America at present “protests” or “riots”? That’s because American discourse has been progressively dumbed down toward a childish emphasis on deciding ahead of time who are the Good Guys and who are the Bad Guys. If the rioters are the Good Guys, they can’t be engaged in a “riot.” They just can’t. So they have to be carrying out a “protest.”
If I do a text search on the homepage of NYTimes.com for “protest,” I get nine hits. But when I do a test search for “riot” I get zero. Also zilch for “loot.”
At WashingtonPost.com, I see 10 text strings that include “protest,” zip that include “riot.” I do see “loot” once:
Trump says looting tweet is ‘very accurate’
At WSJ.com, eight “protest,” but zero “riot” or “loot.”
At LATimes.com, six “protest,” no “riot,” and one “loot,” in the headline of this editorial by the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board:
Editorial: Stop focusing on looting in Minneapolis. Be outraged that police keep killing black men A protester stands, fist raised, in front of a burning fast food restaurant in Minneapolis.
Protesters near a burning fast food restaurant in Minneapolis early Friday.(Associated Press) By THE TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD
MAY 29, 20201:22 PM There is anger on the streets in Minneapolis. And Los Angeles. And Columbus and Phoenix and Denver. It is deserved anger fed by the death of George Floyd, yet another unarmed black man killed as police arrested him. Another. That’s the key word. The mature and reasoned response is, of course, to explore what went wrong Monday on that Minneapolis street. Why did the police officers responsible for this unnecessary use of force still have badges, given their history of previous complaints? Why did it take so long for authorities to arrest the officer filmed pinning Floyd to the ground with a knee on his neck? What can Minneapolis — or Los Angeles, or Ferguson, or New York City — do to improve relations between police and the communities they serve? Cue up the commission, bring in the experts, hold some hearings, let people vent for a bit and then, by golly, we’ll have change. That’s the lie we tell ourselves with depressing regularity. The solutions we keep trotting out fail to address the real fault lines here. Police now often carry body cameras, undergo implicit bias training and embrace community policing strategies aimed at bridging the divide. We keep looking for the technology or training that can be bought and implemented to end police brutality, and there have been some improvements, particularly in cities where police departments have restricted use of force in making arrests. But progress is not victory. And this is not a technology problem, or something that can be ended with some policy tinkering. It is a function of deep structural racism that we as a nation have proved to be incapable of exorcising. Los Angeles burned in 1965 when a white California Highway Patrol officer pulled over a black motorist, starting a cascade of events that quickly released a community’s pent-up rage and frustration over police conduct. Detroit burned in 1967 after a police raid on an after-hours bar filled with African Americans similarly breached a dam holding back years of anger over police violence against black neighborhoods. Newark, N.J., burned that year too, a single arrest and beating of a black man unleashing years of community frustration. These upheavals reflected years of rising anger in African American neighborhoods over the conditions of their existence and the excesses of police departments that, as the motto says, were there to protect and to serve. Then came the 1991 police beating of Rodney King, all the proof Los Angeles needed that history does repeat itself. And no, police violence does not justify the rampages that erupted in Minneapolis. But as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. pointed out more than a half-century ago, “a riot is the language of the unheard.” To focus on the damage and looting misses the point. Were it not for the killing of Floyd, and the history of police behavior, there would have been no protests. According to one analysis, unarmed black Americans today are five times more likely to be killed by police than unarmed white Americans. We can blame some of that on over-policing, itself often an expression of unacknowledged bias. But the threat comes not just from people with badges. It crops up in daily life in the most mundane ways: A white woman calling New York City police on a black man out birdwatching who had the gall to ask her to leash her dog. A white man — again in Minneapolis — calling security when four black men rejected his demand for identification proving that they had permission to use the gym in a building where they all worked. A Starbucks manager calling police in Philadelphia to arrest two black men who were waiting to meet a potential business partner. That’s not the police sparking a racially framed encounter; it is white Americans surfacing the structural racism that, in its worst excesses, ends with the deaths of black Americans. Trayvon Martin. Ahmaud Arbery. Their killings did not involve police. Yet it is in the intersection of structural racism and the police — the people whom we empower and arm to enforce laws — where such violence resonates with such ferocity. Floyd’s death, as Minneapolis City Councilwoman Andrea Jenkins said, “was a symbol for a knee on the neck of black America.” That knee has been there for an unconscionably long time. Too long.
This is basically a call for criminal violence.
Of course, the word “mob” doesn’t appear on any of the homepages of the Big 4 newspapers.
And an Academy Award winner offers this:
Good citizens burning down the evil police precinct in MN after all police were out & safe. All police should go home. No violence please. Police HQ must be demolished by the city tomorrow as a show of contrition to black America. Rebuild PD with decent kind ppl aka ppl of color — Michael Moore (@MMFlint) May 29, 2020
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vdare--2020-05-30--Apparently Never HEARD Of Antifa: Minnesota Governor Suspects "White Supremacists" Involved In Riots

Walz : White supremacist groups , drug cartels suspected at Minneapolis riots , but reports still unconfirmed Published 28 mins @ @ @ @ @ Minnesota Gov .
Tim Walz and Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said they have received @ @ @ @ @ white supremacists and drug cartels in the area of unrest in the Twin Cities , @ @ @ @ @ those reports are unconfirmed .
MINNEAPOLIS ( FOX 9 ) – Minnesota Gov .
Tim @ @ @ @ @ supremacist groups and drug cartels are carrying out some of the violence in Minneapolis , @ @ @ @ @ at this time .
The video is pretty funny .
Governor Walz just gets up @ @ @ @ @ minute without appearing to have any idea how he ’ s going to end his @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s not a conspiracy theorist !
To be clear I support the protests @ @ @ @ @ .
— Coral Mark ( @ MarkandAngle ) May 30 , 2020

From Fox9 in Minneapolis:
Walz: White supremacist groups, drug cartels suspected at Minneapolis riots, but reports still unconfirmed
Published 28 mins agoDeath of George FloydFOX 9 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said they have received information from national sources about white supremacists and drug cartels in the area of unrest in the Twin Cities, but at this moment, those reports are unconfirmed. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he suspects white supremacist groups and drug cartels are carrying out some of the violence in Minneapolis, but cannot confirm it at this time.
The video is pretty funny. Governor Walz just gets up to about 250 words per minute without appearing to have any idea how he’s going to end his sentences.
But at least he’s not a conspiracy theorist!
Also from Minneapolis:
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vdare--2020-05-30--Boris to Go Full Merkel On Hong Kong?

Boris to Go Full Merkel On Hong Kong?

Britain may offer ‘ path to citizenship ’ for nearly 3 million in Hong Kong MAY 29 , 2020 / @ @ @ @ @ HOURS AGO LONDON ( Reuters ) – Britain is prepared to offer extended visa rights @ @ @ @ @ for almost 3 million Hong Kong residents in response to China ’ s push to @ @ @ @ @ the former British colony .
Foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Thursday that if Beijing @ @ @ @ @ extend the rights of 350,000 ‘ British National Overseas ’ passport holders .
On Friday @ @ @ @ @ this policy would apply to all BNOs currently in Hong Kong – a much larger @ @ @ @ @ people according to British government figures .

From Reuters:
Britain may offer ‘path to citizenship’ for nearly 3 million in Hong Kong
MAY 29, 2020 / 1:04 PM / UPDATED 13 HOURS AGO
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is prepared to offer extended visa rights and a pathway to citizenship for almost 3 million Hong Kong residents in response to China’s push to impose national security legislation in the former British colony.
Foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Thursday that if Beijing went ahead, Britain would extend the rights of 350,000 ‘British National Overseas’ passport holders.
On Friday the interior ministry said that this policy would apply to all BNOs currently in Hong Kong – a much larger group of around 2.9 million people according to British government figures.


vdare--2020-05-30--NYPD Fights Back: Rules of Engagement Aren't the Same in the Capital of the World as in Flyover Citi

NYPD Fights Back: Rules of Engagement Aren't the Same in the Capital of the World as in Flyover Cities

The rules of engagement are different in The Capital of the World where the Important People live than in flyover @ @ @ @ @ also done good a job ( at least so far ) of keeping the rioters @ @ @ @ @ Los Angeles , the media orthodoxy is that the LAPD was racistly brutal in the @ @ @ @ @ all is reformed so everything is fine .
In reality , Bill Bratton as LAPD @ @ @ @ @ to SoCal .
Sam Quinones explained the breakthrough idea a dozen years ago in L.A. @ @ @ @ @ “ gang kingpins ” —in reality , you don ’ t have to be a @ @ @ @ @ gang , so there are plenty of replacements for every “ kingpin ” arrested—you arrest @ @ @ @ @ gang all at once , including foot soldiers , then send them off to federal @ @ @ @ @ they can ’ t communicate on visiting day with their girlfriends and moms .

The rules of engagement are different in The Capital of the World where the Important People live than in flyover cities:
The LAPD has also done good a job (at least so far) of keeping the rioters in check.
Here in Los Angeles, the media orthodoxy is that the LAPD was racistly brutal in the old days, but now all is reformed so everything is fine. In reality, Bill Bratton as LAPD chief introduced a brilliant scheme to SoCal. Sam Quinones explained the breakthrough idea a dozen years ago in L.A. was that instead of arresting “gang kingpins”—in reality, you don’t have to be a Criminal Mastermind to run a gang, so there are plenty of replacements for every “kingpin” arrested—you arrest the entire membership of the gang all at once, including foot soldiers, then send them off to federal prisons in the Midwest where they can’t communicate on visiting day with their girlfriends and moms.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-05-30--Nike's Colin Kaepernick ad Campaign Pays Off Bigly

In Chicago , Putin ’ s spetsnaz infiltrators do a little undocumented shopping : I can remember when this Nike @ @ @ @ @ Magnificent Mile opened around 1993 , soon after the 1992 Rodney King Riot in L.A. @ @ @ @ @ Riot in June 1992 to celebrate the Bulls ’ second NBA title .
Because it @ @ @ @ @ the favorite target of future looters , it was built like a fortress , with @ @ @ @ @ grills to keep looters out .
But it looks like in the calmer years between @ @ @ @ @ management got overconfident and rebuilt it into a friendlier-looking storefront .
Oh , well …

In Chicago, Putin’s spetsnaz infiltrators do a little undocumented shopping:
Nike store on Michigan Ave smashed and completely looted pic.twitter.com/IRZc4FuDBO — Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) May 31, 2020
I can remember when this Nike store on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile opened around 1993, soon after the 1992 Rodney King Riot in L.A. and the sizable Michael Jordan Riot in June 1992 to celebrate the Bulls’ second NBA title. Because it would, obviously, be the favorite target of future looters, it was built like a fortress, with all sorts of rails and grills to keep looters out. But it looks like in the calmer years between then and now, store management got overconfident and rebuilt it into a friendlier-looking storefront. Oh, well …
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-05-30--Democrats As "The Black Party": Inflicting The Sailer Strategy Supplement On Themselves

See also : The Democratic Party Has Tipped , To Minorities , Women , Gays—Expect More Kavanaugh-Type Hysteria in the Future .
Back in 2009 , I tried some long term Machiavellian political strategizing : On this reading , the Republican Party ca n't just have a positive strategy of attracting and mobilizing white voters .
There has to be a supplementary tactic .
Republicans must also drive voters away from the Democrats by using wedge issues and shrewd rhetoric to aggravate the inevitable fault lines in the Democrats ' unwieldy coalition .
Even if this does n't convert anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turnout among potential voters who lean Democrat .
In 2008 , McCain let Obama position himself to blacks as the black candidate , to other nonwhites as the nonwhite candidate , and to whites as the postracial candidate .
Yet , unless treated as timidly as McCain handled his opponent in 2008 , a black-led four-race coalition is an inherently fragile thing .
The good news for the GOP about black voters : it really ca n't get much worse than 2008 .
McCain ran as gingerly as imaginable on topics even remotely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 95-4 among blacks .
… Karl Rove labored mightily to convert Hispanics into Republicans , with minimal success and catastrophic side effects .
There simply are fundamental reasons why a low-income group will always be more attracted to the Democrats , with their proud tax-and-spend tradition .
( Asians might be a different story , but there 's no evidence of it as yet and anyway nobody has paid them much attention . )
A more plausible Republican strategy , one with much history on its side , is to work to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrat .
Maybe they could get so disgusted with the Democrats that they convert to Republicans .
Or maybe not .
Maybe they 'll just vote less .
Half a loaf ( or a non-cast vote from your opponent 's base constituency ) is better than none .
… But let ’ s be realistic .
Being , in essence , the white party makes the GOP uncool .
And that ’ s only going to get worse as the impact of decades of indoctrination in the uncoolness of white people by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pile up .
Further , contra Karl Rove , the GOP will never be able to shake its white party image .
It will either increase its share of the white vote or it will go out of business as a party capable of winning national power .
My suggestion : the only long-term option for the Republicans , the de facto white party , is to rebrand the Democrats as the de facto black party .
Not the Minority Party or the Cool , Hip , Multicultural Party—but the Black Party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fundamental Manichaeism of American thought : Black versus White .
Sure , it ’ s kind of retarded , but Americans , especially American intellectuals and pundits , aren ’ t good at thinking in terms of shades of brown .
You can ’ t beat it , so use it .
Hispanics and Asians certainly will never be terribly happy with the idea of being junior partners in the white party .
( Indeed , lots of white people have an allergy to belonging to the white party . )
Hence , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hispanics and Asians don ’ t want to be junior partners in the white party , they get [ to ] be junior partners in the black party .
Or they can not choose and stay home on Election Day .
The subtle cunning of the tactic of rebranding the Democrats as the black party is not to criticize the Democrats for being the vehicle of African-American political activism , but to praise them for it , over and over , in the most offhand “ everybody-knows ” ways .
Republicans can hurry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for example , lauding blacks as the “ moral core ” of the Democratic Party .
Respectfully point out that the Democratic Party is the rightful agent for the assertion of African-American racial interests , and that advancing black interests is central to the nature of the Democratic Party .
Note that , while individual blacks wishing to vote for the good of the country are more than welcome in the GOP , black racial activists have their natural home in the Democratic Party .
That ’ s what the Democrats are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
Just treat it as a given .
Moreover , Republican rhetoric should encourage feelings of proprietariness among blacks toward their Democratic Party .
It ’ s not all that hard to get blacks to feel that they morally deserve something , such as , for example , predominance in the Democratic Party .
African-Americans are good at feeling that others owe them deference .
This kind of subtle language , casually repeated , puts Democrats in a delicate spot .
Either they insult blacks by denying this presumption , or they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white supporters by not denying it .
As everybody knows , but seldom says , black political control hasn ’ t worked out well for places as far apart as Detroit and Zimbabwe .
For instance , 2016 on the Democratic side will be interesting .
If Obama wins re-election in 2012 , blacks will argue , not unreasonably , that they ’ ve brought the Democrats political prosperity and therefore a black deserves a spot on the 2016 national ticket .
If Obama loses re-election , the media will relentlessly blame it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 will demand a black candidate to fight the scourge of anti-black feelings .
Even if blacks are rebuffed by the Democrats in the 2016 nominating process , they aren ’ t going to vote Republican in the fall .
But without a black on the ballot , they won ’ t show up to vote in quite the huge numbers seen in 2008 .
Conversely , if the Democrats pander to blacks in 2016 , thus establishing a precedent of a permanent black spot on the national ticket , that will raise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ awkward alliance .
As the black sense of rightful ascendancy in the Democratic Party becomes more pronounced , Hispanics will be demanding that their burgeoning numbers mean that it ’ s now their turn .
Meanwhile , more Asians will wonder why they are supporting an agglomeration dominated by blacks who don ’ t share their values .
And white Democrats will wonder how exactly they can prosper in a party where everybody else is allowed to speak out in internal disputes as representatives of a legitimately aggrieved racial group , but they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a daunting future of their own making .
Then , again , so do the Democrats .
All Democrats should be helpfully assisted to confront this .

See also: The Democratic Party Has Tipped, To Minorities, Women, Gays—Expect More Kavanaugh-Type Hysteria in the Future.
Back in 2009, I tried some long term Machiavellian political strategizing:
Sailer Strategy Supplement: Rebrand Democrats As The Black Party
Steve Sailer
10/04/2009
On this reading, the Republican Party can't just have a positive strategy of attracting and mobilizing white voters. There has to be a supplementary tactic. Republicans must also drive voters away from the Democrats by using wedge issues and shrewd rhetoric to aggravate the inevitable fault lines in the Democrats' unwieldy coalition.
Even if this doesn't convert anyone to the GOP, it would lower turnout among potential voters who lean Democrat.
In 2008, McCain let Obama position himself to blacks as the black candidate, to other nonwhites as the nonwhite candidate, and to whites as the postracial candidate. Yet, unless treated as timidly as McCain handled his opponent in 2008, a black-led four-race coalition is an inherently fragile thing.
The good news for the GOP about black voters: it really can't get much worse than 2008. McCain ran as gingerly as imaginable on topics even remotely related to race, and still lost 95-4 among blacks. …
Karl Rove labored mightily to convert Hispanics into Republicans, with minimal success and catastrophic side effects. There simply are fundamental reasons why a low-income group will always be more attracted to the Democrats, with their proud tax-and-spend tradition. (Asians might be a different story, but there's no evidence of it as yet and anyway nobody has paid them much attention.)
A more plausible Republican strategy, one with much history on its side, is to work to make Hispanics and Asians less enthusiastic about voting Democrat.
Maybe they could get so disgusted with the Democrats that they convert to Republicans. Or maybe not. Maybe they'll just vote less. Half a loaf (or a non-cast vote from your opponent's base constituency) is better than none.
… But let’s be realistic. Being, in essence, the white party makes the GOP uncool. And that’s only going to get worse as the impact of decades of indoctrination in the uncoolness of white people by the school system and Main Stream Media continue to pile up.
Further, contra Karl Rove, the GOP will never be able to shake its white party image. It will either increase its share of the white vote or it will go out of business as a party capable of winning national power.
My suggestion: the only long-term option for the Republicans, the de facto white party, is to rebrand the Democrats as the de facto black party.
Not the Minority Party or the Cool, Hip, Multicultural Party—but the Black Party. Go with the flow of the fundamental Manichaeism of American thought: Black versus White.
Sure, it’s kind of retarded, but Americans, especially American intellectuals and pundits, aren’t good at thinking in terms of shades of brown. You can’t beat it, so use it.
Hispanics and Asians certainly will never be terribly happy with the idea of being junior partners in the white party. (Indeed, lots of white people have an allergy to belonging to the white party.) Hence, the alternative must be framed that if Hispanics and Asians don’t want to be junior partners in the white party, they get [to] be junior partners in the black party.
Black or white: choose one.
Or they can not choose and stay home on Election Day.
The subtle cunning of the tactic of rebranding the Democrats as the black party is not to criticize the Democrats for being the vehicle of African-American political activism, but to praise them for it, over and over, in the most offhand “everybody-knows” ways.
Republicans can hurry along the coming Democratic train wreck by, for example, lauding blacks as the “moral core” of the Democratic Party. Respectfully point out that the Democratic Party is the rightful agent for the assertion of African-American racial interests, and that advancing black interests is central to the nature of the Democratic Party. Note that, while individual blacks wishing to vote for the good of the country are more than welcome in the GOP, black racial activists have their natural home in the Democratic Party. That’s what the Democrats are there for.
Don’t argue it. Just treat it as a given.
Moreover, Republican rhetoric should encourage feelings of proprietariness among blacks toward their Democratic Party. It’s not all that hard to get blacks to feel that they morally deserve something, such as, for example, predominance in the Democratic Party. African-Americans are good at feeling that others owe them deference.
This kind of subtle language, casually repeated, puts Democrats in a delicate spot. Either they insult blacks by denying this presumption, or they alarm their Asian, Hispanic, and white supporters by not denying it. As everybody knows, but seldom says, black political control hasn’t worked out well for places as far apart as Detroit and Zimbabwe.
For instance, 2016 on the Democratic side will be interesting. If Obama wins re-election in 2012, blacks will argue, not unreasonably, that they’ve brought the Democrats political prosperity and therefore a black deserves a spot on the 2016 national ticket. If Obama loses re-election, the media will relentlessly blame it on white racism, and blacks in 2016 will demand a black candidate to fight the scourge of anti-black feelings.
Even if blacks are rebuffed by the Democrats in the 2016 nominating process, they aren’t going to vote Republican in the fall. But without a black on the ballot, they won’t show up to vote in quite the huge numbers seen in 2008.
Conversely, if the Democrats pander to blacks in 2016, thus establishing a precedent of a permanent black spot on the national ticket, that will raise severe questions in the rest of this awkward alliance.
As the black sense of rightful ascendancy in the Democratic Party becomes more pronounced, Hispanics will be demanding that their burgeoning numbers mean that it’s now their turn. Meanwhile, more Asians will wonder why they are supporting an agglomeration dominated by blacks who don’t share their values. And white Democrats will wonder how exactly they can prosper in a party where everybody else is allowed to speak out in internal disputes as representatives of a legitimately aggrieved racial group, but they aren’t.
The GOP faces a daunting future of their own making. Then, again, so do the Democrats. All Democrats should be helpfully assisted to confront this.


vdare--2020-05-30--Memo To Mayor Frey: Never Go Full Conspiracy Nut

We are now confronting white supremacists , members of organized crime , out of state instigators , and possibly even @ @ @ @ @ destabilize our city and our region .
Jail records show most arrested in Minneapolis riots @ @ @ @ @ Keith Published 1 hour agoFOX 9 MINNEAPOLIS ( FOX 9 ) – The overwhelming majority @ @ @ @ @ with the Minneapolis unrest have Minnesota addresses , a search of the online Hennepin County @ @ @ @ @ the 45 people arrested for rioting , unlawful assembly , stolen property , burglary or @ @ @ @ @ May 30 so far , 38 had Minnesota addresses , according to publicly available jail @ @ @ @ @ .
Six had out-of-state address , and one person didn ’ t have address information @ @ @ @ @ officials have repeatedly said over the past day that most rioters are from out of @ @ @ @ @ Walz said Saturday morning that as many as 80 percent of the people were outsiders @

We are now confronting white supremacists, members of organized crime, out of state instigators, and possibly even foreign actors to destroy and destabilize our city and our region.
From Fox9 in Minneapolis:
Jail records show most arrested in Minneapolis riots have Minnesota addresses
By Theo Keith Published 1 hour agoFOX 9
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The overwhelming majority of people arrested in connection with the Minneapolis unrest have Minnesota addresses, a search of the online Hennepin County Jail log shows.
Of the 45 people arrested for rioting, unlawful assembly, stolen property, burglary or robbery on May 29 and May 30 so far, 38 had Minnesota addresses, according to publicly available jail records reviewed by FOX 9.
Six had out-of-state address, and one person didn’t have address information listed.
City and state officials have repeatedly said over the past day that most rioters are from out of state. Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday morning that as many as 80 percent of the people were outsiders.