vdare--2020-11-30--This Day In VDARE.com History 2010: German Christmas Village In Philadelphia Now German —— Village,

This Day In VDARE.com History 2010: German Christmas Village In Philadelphia Now German —— Village, Courtesy Of Their Hispanic Deputy Mayor

Originally published here on VDARE.com on this day in 2010 .
The German Christmas Village seems to be calling itself a Christmas Village again this year , and Negrin ( a white Cuban `` Hispanic '' ) has moved to Chicago .
Philadelphia has a German Christmas Village , which sells trees and no doubt wursts of various kinds—Pennsylvania has a large German flavor , dating from before the American Revolution .
And they had a sign saying Christmas Market , so you knew where you were , and what the market was for .
Now they do n't .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Let 's call it the German 'Holiday ' Village It 's that season again , which means that for the third year in a row , the German Christmas Village has set up a cozy collection of wooden booths and tree vendors in Dilworth Plaza on the west side of City Hall .
But a few shoppers noticed something amiss yesterday on the tall metal archways signaling the entrances to the shops .
The archways had just one word on top - `` Village . ''
It turns out that the letters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ afternoon from the archways on the north and west sides of the plaza , at the request of Managing Director Richard Negrin .
They will be replaced with the word `` Holiday . ''
City spokesman Mark McDonald said Negrin asked for the change after the city received complaints from workers and residents .
`` As a city of great diversity , one should n't be surprised that there 's a difference of views when it comes to symbols and words , '' McDonald said .
Thomas Bauer , of the German American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said he was happy to change the sign .
He said the brochures and the posters would keep the Christmas Village title .
[ More ] Here 's a profile of Richard Negrin , [ Message him on Twitter ] Deputy Mayor of Administration & Coordination , Managing Director of the City of Philadelphia , who has banned Christmas in response to an unknown number of complaints : '' He has served as a member of the Board of Directors for a number of community based organizations including Congreso de Latinos Unidos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Governance Committee .
He is a former President of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania ( HBA ) and has served on the Board of the HBA ’ s Legal Education Fund .
Negrin has also been active in the Hispanic National Bar Association .
Negrin is a graduate of Rutgers University School of Law .
He received his bachelor ’ s degree in political science from Wagner College , where he was a consensus football all-American and served as captain of the 1987 National Championship football team .
After college , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ League for the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets . ''

Originally published here on VDARE.com on this day in 2010. The German Christmas Village seems to be calling itself a Christmas Village again this year, and Negrin (a white Cuban "Hispanic") has moved to Chicago.
Philadelphia has a German Christmas Village , which sells trees and no doubt wursts of various kinds—Pennsylvania has a large German flavor, dating from before the American Revolution. And they had a sign saying Christmas Market, so you knew where you were, and what the market was for. Now they don't. The picture shows workmen removing the name.
Let's call it the German 'Holiday' Village By CATHERINE LUCEY Philadelphia Daily News It's that season again, which means that for the third year in a row, the German Christmas Village has set up a cozy collection of wooden booths and tree vendors in Dilworth Plaza on the west side of City Hall. But a few shoppers noticed something amiss yesterday on the tall metal archways signaling the entrances to the shops. The archways had just one word on top - "Village." Sounds festive, eh? It turns out that the letters spelling "Christmas" were removed yesterday afternoon from the archways on the north and west sides of the plaza, at the request of Managing Director Richard Negrin. They will be replaced with the word "Holiday." City spokesman Mark McDonald said Negrin asked for the change after the city received complaints from workers and residents. "As a city of great diversity, one shouldn't be surprised that there's a difference of views when it comes to symbols and words," McDonald said. Thomas Bauer, of the German American Marketing Inc., which runs the Village, said he was happy to change the sign. He said the brochures and the posters would keep the Christmas Village title.[More]
Here's a profile of Richard Negrin, [Message him on Twitter] Deputy Mayor of Administration & Coordination, Managing Director of the City of Philadelphia, who has banned Christmas in response to an unknown number of complaints:


vdare--2020-11-30--This Day In VDARE.com History 2019: Prosecutor—Non-Citizens OK for Jury Duty

In Erie County , PA , a self-confessed non-citizen somehow made it onto the jury roll , past the lawyer vetting process , and right in to the deliberation room , where she voted to convict an accused drug dealer .
[ A non-citizen served on an Erie County jury .
Now what ?
, GoErie.com , November 30 , 2019 ] Her non-citizen status was only discovered after the unidentified woman wrote a letter to court officials in which she wondered about the validity of her conviction .
What she at first considered to be “ exciting ” , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discussing the issue with friends .
In a slight role reversal , however , the prosecutor is arguing for the preservation of the conviction , while the defense attorney is asking for it to be thrown out .
In other words , the defense attorney gets to strike a law-and-order pose , while the Commonwealth gets to say , “ Hey , aren ’ t we all just citizens of the world here ?
” If they are successful , they ’ ll safeguard one run-of-the-mill drug conviction with a precedent that would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We might ask Erie County prosecutor Jack Daneri [ Email him ] if this is really such a good idea .
Citizenship would seem to be a basic qualification for a juror .
A non-citizen is not your peer in a very fundamental sense : they don ’ t participate in the same political processes and aren ’ t beholden to the same traditions and values .
That notion occurred , however belatedly , to the non-citizen juror .
Why not Erie County prosecutors ?

In Erie County, PA, a self-confessed non-citizen somehow made it onto the jury roll, past the lawyer vetting process, and right in to the deliberation room, where she voted to convict an accused drug dealer.[A non-citizen served on an Erie County jury. Now what?, GoErie.com, November 30, 2019]
Her non-citizen status was only discovered after the unidentified woman wrote a letter to court officials in which she wondered about the validity of her conviction. What she at first considered to be “exciting”, she later had second thoughts about after discussing the issue with friends.
In a slight role reversal, however, the prosecutor is arguing for the preservation of the conviction, while the defense attorney is asking for it to be thrown out. In other words, the defense attorney gets to strike a law-and-order pose, while the Commonwealth gets to say, “Hey, aren’t we all just citizens of the world here?”
If they are successful, they’ll safeguard one run-of-the-mill drug conviction with a precedent that would introduce utter chaos into the legal system. We might ask Erie County prosecutor Jack Daneri [Email him] if this is really such a good idea.
Citizenship would seem to be a basic qualification for a juror. A non-citizen is not your peer in a very fundamental sense: they don’t participate in the same political processes and aren’t beholden to the same traditions and values.
That notion occurred, however belatedly, to the non-citizen juror. Why not Erie County prosecutors?


vdare--2020-12-02--Ann Coulter: Yes, They Cheat. We Have To Win Georgia Anyway

Earlier , by Michelle Malkin : No Election Justice , No Election Peace I ’ m neither heartbroken nor surprised that President Kushner didn ’ t get a second term .
The good news is , Republicans are finally talking about vote fraud !
Going forward , the GOP ’ s sole objectives should be : 3 ) Ensure that the Democrats don ’ t steal the two runoff elections in Georgia on Jan. 5 , 2021 .
Donald Trump spent four years trying to out-pander the Democrats , the end result of which was that he slightly increased his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chunk of the numerically larger white male vote .
Who could have guessed it ?
( Except anyone watching Trump ’ s presidency . )
In fact , the only demographic that gave a smaller percentage of its vote to Trump this year , compared to 2016 , was the one he ’ s been ignoring for four years while issuing daily paeans to blacks , Hispanics , women and gays .
Whatever happened to Trump ’ s wacky 2016 ploy of appealing to that small niche group known as “ Americans ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course the Democrats cheated .
They cheated the way they always do , by manufacturing votes for people they knew were not going to vote because they are dead , ineligible or apathetic .
COVID allowed them to jam through mass mail-in voting , something they ’ ve been dreaming of forever .
You want people to DIE because of your absurd contention that vote fraud exists ?
Presumably Democrats didn ’ t abandon their usual vote-stealing methods , such as driving homeless people to the polls in exchange for a box lunch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fill out ballots , and waiting for the polls to close to discover pallets of uncounted ballots .
This year , Democrats could also vote the millions of mail-in ballots littering the countryside .
Trump warned that there would be massive fraud with mail-in ballots , but as with all his other great points , he didn ’ t actually do anything about it .
True , Trump tweeted , “ There is NO WAY ( ZERO ! )
that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent.
” It turns out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It was much like his “ LAW & ORDER !
” tweets or this ( my favorite ) tweet : “ bring our troops back home .
Stop the ENDLESS WARS !
” Far from an “ authoritarian , ” Trump seemed to be utterly unaware that he was president .
Now it ’ s too late .
The vote fraud is baked in the cake .
At least this time , one of the victims of Trump ’ s all-talk presidency is him .
Currently , the fate of Western civilization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Georgia .
If Republicans win , they will hold the U.S. Senate .
Even with a handful of Mitt Romneys , the Democrats ’ most psychotic plans will be dead on arrival .
That means : No Green New Deal , no District of Columbia statehood , no court packing and no mass amnesty .
But if they lose , the Democrats will have the trifecta : the presidency , the House and the Senate , and welcome to hell .
As usual , Republicans are doing the idiot thing , assembling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats don ’ t fool around .
They ’ ve been working the runoffs since Election Day .
Meanwhile , elected Georgia Republicans are holding press conferences to denounce Trump ’ s tweets .
( How bracingly original ! )
It ’ s probably too late to cancel early voting , but could you at least compare the signatures on mail-in ballots this time , Georgia ?
Back in June , The New York Times ran an article condescendingly refuting Trump ’ s claim that mail-in voting wasn ’ t secure .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We checked with election officials and they assured us their systems are fraud-proof ; and 2 ) Oh , relax !
The signatures on mail-in ballots have to match voters ’ registration signatures .
On point one—we checked with election officials—will the Times accept that as proof in other situations ?
How about asking police chiefs if their departments are beset with “ systemic racism ” ?
Why did Elizabeth Warren want all those non-disclosure agreements against Bloomberg L.P. opened ?
Michael Bloomberg was not only the founder , but the CEO of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s nothing to it , then there ’ s nothing to it—right , New York Times ?
The only serious defense of mail-in voting made by the Times was this : Yes , totally true .
Signatures aren ’ t that easy to forge , especially if you don ’ t know what the signature is supposed to look like .
But the problem is : THAT ’ S NOT WHAT HAPPENED .
States didn ’ t make sure the signatures matched .
First , we got : What these jerks at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we have a procedure !
Trained election officials will compare the signature on file with the signature on the absentee ballot .
Not only that , but the public can watch—in person or online !
Then , after the election : Yeah , we didn ’ t really have time for the signature matching and our poll workers were worried about COVID , so poll watchers weren ’ t allowed anywhere near the signatures .
No , we threw out the envelopes so you can ’ t check our work .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia .
It ’ s bad enough that the Democrats demanded—and won—such a laborious process to disqualify ballots with mismatched signatures that it was easier for election officials to just approve them all .
But preventing poll watchers from observing and videoing the signature “ matches ” is insane .
If the poll workers are so worried about COVID , they should get another job .
Let a younger , healthier person do it .
Barring that , TRUST THE SCIENCE !
Didn ’ t you hear Fauci ?
Wear a mask .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York Times bestsellers—collect them here .
Her book , ¡Adios America !
The Left ’ s Plan To Turn Our Country Into A Third World Hell Hole , was released on June 1 , 2015 .
Her latest book , Resistance Is Futile !
: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind , was released on August 21 , 2018 .

Earlier, by Michelle Malkin: No Election Justice, No Election Peace
I’m neither heartbroken nor surprised that President Kushner didn’t get a second term. The good news is, Republicans are finally talking about vote fraud!
Going forward, the GOP’s sole objectives should be:
1) End mail-in ballots;
2) End early voting;
3) Ensure that the Democrats don’t steal the two runoff elections in Georgia on Jan. 5, 2021.
Donald Trump spent four years trying to out-pander the Democrats, the end result of which was that he slightly increased his minority vote—which he still lost—while sacrificing a chunk of the numerically larger white male vote.
Who could have guessed it? (Except anyone watching Trump’s presidency.)
In fact, the only demographic that gave a smaller percentage of its vote to Trump this year, compared to 2016, was the one he’s been ignoring for four years while issuing daily paeans to blacks, Hispanics, women and gays. Whatever happened to Trump’s wacky 2016 ploy of appealing to that small niche group known as “Americans”?
On the other hand, of course the Democrats cheated. They cheated the way they always do, by manufacturing votes for people they knew were not going to vote because they are dead, ineligible or apathetic. COVID allowed them to jam through mass mail-in voting, something they’ve been dreaming of forever. You want people to DIE because of your absurd contention that vote fraud exists?
Presumably Democrats didn’t abandon their usual vote-stealing methods, such as driving homeless people to the polls in exchange for a box lunch, “helping” nursing home residents fill out ballots, and waiting for the polls to close to discover pallets of uncounted ballots. This year, Democrats could also vote the millions of mail-in ballots littering the countryside.
Trump warned that there would be massive fraud with mail-in ballots, but as with all his other great points, he didn’t actually do anything about it. True, Trump tweeted, “There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent.” It turns out that didn’t actually accomplish anything. It was much like his “LAW & ORDER!” tweets or this (my favorite) tweet: “bring our troops back home. Stop the ENDLESS WARS!”
Far from an “authoritarian,” Trump seemed to be utterly unaware that he was president.
Now it’s too late. The vote fraud is baked in the cake. At least this time, one of the victims of Trump’s all-talk presidency is him.
Currently, the fate of Western civilization comes down to two runoff Senate elections in Georgia. If Republicans win, they will hold the U.S. Senate. Even with a handful of Mitt Romneys, the Democrats’ most psychotic plans will be dead on arrival. That means: No Green New Deal, no District of Columbia statehood, no court packing and no mass amnesty.
But if they lose, the Democrats will have the trifecta: the presidency, the House and the Senate, and welcome to hell.
As usual, Republicans are doing the idiot thing, assembling a circular firing squad in Georgia. Democrats don’t fool around. They’ve been working the runoffs since Election Day. Meanwhile, elected Georgia Republicans are holding press conferences to denounce Trump’s tweets. (How bracingly original!)
It’s probably too late to cancel early voting, but could you at least compare the signatures on mail-in ballots this time, Georgia?
Back in June, The New York Times ran an article condescendingly refuting Trump’s claim that mail-in voting wasn’t secure. The Times’ arguments were: 1) We checked with election officials and they assured us their systems are fraud-proof; and 2) Oh, relax! The signatures on mail-in ballots have to match voters’ registration signatures.
On point one—we checked with election officials—will the Times accept that as proof in other situations? How about asking police chiefs if their departments are beset with “systemic racism”? Why did Elizabeth Warren want all those non-disclosure agreements against Bloomberg L.P. opened? Michael Bloomberg was not only the founder, but the CEO of the company. If he says there’s nothing to it, then there’s nothing to it—right, New York Times?
The only serious defense of mail-in voting made by the Times was this:
“Even if a ballot were to get stolen and submitted, it would run into another obstacle. Voters must sign the ballot return envelope. Workers at the election office are trained to examine signatures, checking to make sure the signature that comes in matches the one on file for the voter before sending the ballot along the line to be counted.”
Yes, totally true. Signatures aren’t that easy to forge, especially if you don’t know what the signature is supposed to look like.
But the problem is: THAT’S NOT WHAT HAPPENED. States didn’t make sure the signatures matched.
First, we got: What these jerks at Breitbart didn’t tell you is that we have a procedure! Trained election officials will compare the signature on file with the signature on the absentee ballot. Not only that, but the public can watch—in person or online!
Then, after the election: Yeah, we didn’t really have time for the signature matching and our poll workers were worried about COVID, so poll watchers weren’t allowed anywhere near the signatures. No, we threw out the envelopes so you can’t check our work.
You have to knock this crap off, Georgia. It’s bad enough that the Democrats demanded—and won—such a laborious process to disqualify ballots with mismatched signatures that it was easier for election officials to just approve them all. But preventing poll watchers from observing and videoing the signature “matches” is insane.
If the poll workers are so worried about COVID, they should get another job. Let a younger, healthier person do it. Barring that, TRUST THE SCIENCE! Didn’t you hear Fauci? Wear a mask.
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Ann Coulter is the author of THIRTEEN New York Times bestsellers—collect them here.
Her book, ¡Adios America! The Left’s Plan To Turn Our Country Into A Third World Hell Hole, was released on June 1, 2015.
Her latest book, Resistance Is Futile!: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind, was released on August 21, 2018.


vdare--2020-12-02--Trump Looks To Make Immigration His 11th Hour Priority

President Trump ’ s second term chances remain in doubt , but he at least appears committed to one final push to make immigration policy serve Americans first .
“ Now , the focus is on putting a bind on President-elect Joe Biden , making it harder for him to reverse these politically fraught issues , according to half a dozen people familiar with the changes , ” Politico reported this week .
[ Behind Trump ’ s final push to limit immigration , by Anita Kumar , Politico , November 30 , 2020 ] .
“ What they 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way down their list of items to minimize immigration to the U.S. , ” Ali Noorani , [ Tweet him ] executive director of the treasonous National Immigration Forum , told Politico .
“ The Trump administration has been widely effective in terms of grinding our immigration system to a halt.
” This all sounds very promising .
So what is the admin planning to do ?
The biggest proposal is scrapping birthright citizenship .
Politico says aides have urged Trump to issue an executive order to end this terrible policy , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ idea is no longer being considered .
Sources tell VDARE.com that the idea is still on the table , however .
The other ideas include increasing citizenship requirements and toughening H-1B regulations : On Nov. 13 , the administration announced that starting next month , the citizenship test would include more questions about American history and politics .
The revised questionnaire , which received some criticism , will increase from 100 to 128 questions .
Four days later , the administration said it would also give federal officials more discretion in approving an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Citizenship and Immigration Services Policy Manual .
The changes will provide officers with an expanded list of positive and negative factors they can use to either accept or reject applicants… USCIS Deputy Director for Policy Joseph Edlow said authorizing work permits to those immigrants “ undermines the rule of law and weakens DHS enforcement and removal operations.
” The administration is also trying to push through some even more restrictions to the H-1B high-skilled worker visa program , which it says U.S. employers are abusing to replace American workers with cheaper foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ types of jobs foreign workers can apply for , while also requiring employers to pay foreign workers more — changes the administration predicted would affect at least a third of H-1B petitions .
It also wants to abandon the normal random lottery selection process for the visas , instead prioritizing visa slots for employers offering the highest-paid positions .
Additionally , NumbersUSA and other immigration patriots are urging the administration to limit work permits for foreign students .
No matter what happens , the admin wants to make it even more difficult for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies and secure Trump ’ s legacy as an immigration hawk .
It would be massive progress if the president scraps birthright citizenship , which regardless of what Biden does , would push the issue to the center of American political discourse .

washingtonwatcherii@protonmail.com (Washington  Watcher II)

Previously: Trump May FINALLY Scrap Birthright Citizenship
President Trump’s second term chances remain in doubt, but he at least appears committed to one final push to make immigration policy serve Americans first.
“Now, the focus is on putting a bind on President-elect Joe Biden, making it harder for him to reverse these politically fraught issues, according to half a dozen people familiar with the changes,” Politico reported this week. [Behind Trump’s final push to limit immigration, by Anita Kumar, Politico, November 30, 2020].
“What they're doing through the transition is working their way down their list of items to minimize immigration to the U.S.,” Ali Noorani, [Tweet him] executive director of the treasonous National Immigration Forum, told Politico. “The Trump administration has been widely effective in terms of grinding our immigration system to a halt.”
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This all sounds very promising. So what is the admin planning to do?
The biggest proposal is scrapping birthright citizenship. Politico says aides have urged Trump to issue an executive order to end this terrible policy, but one source told the outlet that the idea is no longer being considered. Sources tell VDARE.com that the idea is still on the table, however.
The other ideas include increasing citizenship requirements and toughening H-1B regulations:
On Nov. 13, the administration announced that starting next month, the citizenship test would include more questions about American history and politics. The revised questionnaire, which received some criticism, will increase from 100 to 128 questions. Four days later, the administration said it would also give federal officials more discretion in approving an immigration application through updates to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Policy Manual. The changes will provide officers with an expanded list of positive and negative factors they can use to either accept or reject applicants… … USCIS Deputy Director for Policy Joseph Edlow said authorizing work permits to those immigrants “undermines the rule of law and weakens DHS enforcement and removal operations.” The administration is also trying to push through some even more restrictions to the H-1B high-skilled worker visa program, which it says U.S. employers are abusing to replace American workers with cheaper foreign labor. The update would reduce the types of jobs foreign workers can apply for, while also requiring employers to pay foreign workers more — changes the administration predicted would affect at least a third of H-1B petitions. It also wants to abandon the normal random lottery selection process for the visas, instead prioritizing visa slots for employers offering the highest-paid positions.
Additionally, NumbersUSA and other immigration patriots are urging the administration to limit work permits for foreign students.
No matter what happens, the admin wants to make it even more difficult for a President Biden to liberalize our immigration policies and secure Trump’s legacy as an immigration hawk. It would be massive progress if the president scraps birthright citizenship, which regardless of what Biden does, would push the issue to the center of American political discourse.


vdare--2020-12-02--At Least 2000 Police Officers Injured In The Mostly Peaceful Rioting, Looting, And Burning

A report of police casualties in the mostly peaceful occurrences since George Floyd 's death : Number Of Police Officers Hurt In Riots Revealed News , by Julio Rosas , American Examiner , December 1 , 2020 The Major Cities Chiefs Association released a report detailing the number of violent riots and the number of police officers injured during the riots U.S. cities faced after the death of George Floyd in May .
The MCCA , which has members in 69 of the largest cities in the U.S. , released the findings of their survey in October and compiled data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 .
In total , 8,700 protests took place in major American cities during that time period .
Of the 8,700 protests , 574 of them were riots that saw mass looting and destruction .
They then go on to say some political correct stuff about how many `` protests '' just involved shouting and disrupted traffic , with the threat of violence , but no actual burning and looting ( `` illegal but non-violentacts of civil disobedience '' ) but then to say that the looting , burning and assaults on police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ groups that infiltrated the larger protests . ''
Er , no .
The Marine Corps publication Mao-Tse Tung On Guerilla Warfare says that In this case the `` protesters '' are the water , the looters are the fish .
If the `` protesters '' were against looting and burning , they could stop it , and turn the burners and looters into the police .
But they do n't , because they support looting and burning .
And there 's been a lot of looting , burning , and police officers sent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where violence did occur , assaults on police officers , looting , and arson were the most common criminal activities .
Approximately , 72 % of major city law enforcement agencies had officers harmed during the protests .
This included nearly every agency that experienced at least one violent protest .
In total , over the course of the civil unrest from May to July , more than 2,000 officers sustained injuries in the line of duty .
One agency reported 50 officers being injured in a single week of protests .
Another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were injured during the protests in their jurisdiction .
“ Several agencies also had police precincts set on fire and hundreds of police cars were significantly damaged throughout the various protests across the U.S. One agency alone reported 300 police cars damaged to include 19 that were fully engulfed in flames , ” MCCA reported .

A report of police casualties in the mostly peaceful occurrences since George Floyd's death:
Number Of Police Officers Hurt In Riots Revealed, by Julio Rosas, American Examiner News, December 1, 2020 The Major Cities Chiefs Association released a report detailing the number of violent riots and the number of police officers injured during the riots U.S. cities faced after the death of George Floyd in May. The MCCA, which has members in 69 of the largest cities in the U.S., released the findings of their survey in October and compiled data from May 25 to July 31, 2020. In total, 8,700 protests took place in major American cities during that time period. Of the 8,700 protests, 574 of them were riots that saw mass looting and destruction.
They then go on to say some political correct stuff about how many "protests" just involved shouting and disrupted traffic, with the threat of violence, but no actual burning and looting ("illegal but non-violent acts of civil disobedience") but then to say that the looting, burning and assaults on police were committed by "individuals or small groups that infiltrated the larger protests."
Er, no. The Marine Corps publication Mao-Tse Tung On Guerilla Warfare says that
"Mao has aptly compared guerrillas to fish, and the people to the water in which they swim. If the political temperature is right, the fish, however few in number, will thrive and proliferate."
In this case the "protesters" are the water, the looters are the fish. If the "protesters" were against looting and burning, they could stop it, and turn the burners and looters into the police. But they don't, because they support looting and burning.
And there's been a lot of looting, burning, and police officers sent to the hospital:


vdare--2020-12-02--Britain Approves Pfizer Vaccine

Britain Approves Pfizer Vaccine

From the New York Times : BREAKING U.K. Approves Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine , a First in the West Emergency approval of the vaccine , ahead of the United States and the European Union , clears the way for Britain to begin mass inoculations .
By Benjamin Mueller Dec. 2 , 2020 , 2:12 a.m .
ET LONDON — Britain gave emergency approval on Wednesday to Pfizer ’ s coronavirus vaccine , leaping ahead of the United States to become the first Western country to allow mass inoculations against a disease that has killed more than 1.4 million people worldwide .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arab Emirates have approved at least one vaccine previously .
The authorization to use the vaccine developed by Pfizer , a U.S. pharmaceutical giant , and BioNTech , a much smaller German firm , kicked off a vaccination campaign with little precedent in modern medicine , encompassing not only ultracold dry ice and trays of glass vials but also a crusade against anti-vaccine misinformation .
The specter of Britain beating the United States to approval — on a vaccine co-developed by an American company , at that — may intensify pressure on U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the White House for not moving faster to get doses to people .
The FDA meeting to consider the Pfizer application is scheduled for Thursday , December 10 , nine days from now .
Pfizer and its logistics partners are already doing dry runs of the type of air deliveries that it hopes to begin immediately upon FDA approval in the U.S. And it has stirred up a global debate about how to weigh the desperate need for a vaccine with the imperative of assuring people that it is safe .
Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waiting for the results of large-scale efficacy tests , a decision that scientists in some cases have said poses serious risks .
… The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine must be transported at South Pole-like temperatures , a requirement that is already dictating who will be vaccinated : Nursing-home residents were supposed to be Britain ’ s top priority under an advisory committee ’ s plans , but a limit on how many times officials believe the vaccine can be moved before it loses effectiveness means that National Health Service staff members will receive the shots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times can you open the freezer door to take out more vials ?
The government has been coy about how quickly it could stock hospitals after approval , but doctors and nurses were preparing to begin vaccinating their colleagues within days .
For Britain , which has suffered one of Europe ’ s highest per capita death tolls from the virus , the decision by its drug regulator testified to a vaccination strategy that has been the most aggressive in the West .
After the government strengthened an old law that allows Britain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Union ’ s regulatory umbrella in public health emergencies , its Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency fast-tracked a review of the vaccine developed by Pfizer , based in New York , and BioNTech , a small German firm .
Britain has pre-ordered 40 million doses of the vaccine , which was 95 percent effective in a late-stage clinical trial .
The government has ordered a catalog of different vaccines that are in development — in all , more than five doses for each person in the country .

From the New York Times:
BREAKING
U.K. Approves Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine, a First in the West Emergency approval of the vaccine, ahead of the United States and the European Union, clears the way for Britain to begin mass inoculations. By Benjamin Mueller
Dec. 2, 2020, 2:12 a.m. ET LONDON — Britain gave emergency approval on Wednesday to Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, leaping ahead of the United States to become the first Western country to allow mass inoculations against a disease that has killed more than 1.4 million people worldwide.
China, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates have approved at least one vaccine previously.
The authorization to use the vaccine developed by Pfizer, a U.S. pharmaceutical giant, and BioNTech, a much smaller German firm, kicked off a vaccination campaign with little precedent in modern medicine, encompassing not only ultracold dry ice and trays of glass vials but also a crusade against anti-vaccine misinformation. The specter of Britain beating the United States to approval — on a vaccine co-developed by an American company, at that — may intensify pressure on U.S. regulators, who are already under fire from the White House for not moving faster to get doses to people.
The FDA meeting to consider the Pfizer application is scheduled for Thursday, December 10, nine days from now. Pfizer and its logistics partners are already doing dry runs of the type of air deliveries that it hopes to begin immediately upon FDA approval in the U.S.
And it has stirred up a global debate about how to weigh the desperate need for a vaccine with the imperative of assuring people that it is safe. Russia and China have already approved vaccines without waiting for the results of large-scale efficacy tests, a decision that scientists in some cases have said poses serious risks. … The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine must be transported at South Pole-like temperatures, a requirement that is already dictating who will be vaccinated: Nursing-home residents were supposed to be Britain’s top priority under an advisory committee’s plans, but a limit on how many times officials believe the vaccine can be moved before it loses effectiveness means that National Health Service staff members will receive the shots first.
A question is how many times can you open the freezer door to take out more vials?


vdare--2020-12-02--Sailer In TakiMag: Are We What We Watch?

My new Taki ’ s Magazine column more lucidly explains that new paper on what your taste in movies says about your personality .
For example : People who like movies about sports tend to rank high on the sociable personality traits and lower on the more artistically related traits .
For example , the two movies with the most extreme personality profiles are the polar-opposite high school cult classics Friday Night Lights , about a blue-collar Texas football team trying to win the state title , and Heathers , in which Winona Ryder is conflicted over whether or not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Read the whole thing there .
By the way , Friday Night Lights , which went on to become a successful TV show , has the least neurotic fan base of any of the 846 movies .
The second least neurotic is Mission Impossible , the action-suspense franchise in which Tom Cruise performs heroic feats of derring-do .
In contrast : That got me wondering about a fundamental question about who “ likes ” various movies .
One plausible theory would be the “ Secret Life of Walter Mitty ” theory that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tom Cruise dangle precariously are timid people who are scared of heights , and thus are extra-thrilled by the Mission : Impossible stunts .
There is some evidence for this : e.g.
, fans of horror movies like The Exorcist and Psycho are above average in neuroticism .
They tend to find life scary and like scary movies .
On the other hand , most of the time it seems like the opposite : people tend to identify with movies about people who are rather like themselves in terms of personality , just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people like Tom Cruise ’ s self-confident Ethan Hunt and emotionally fragile neurotic people like Girl , Interrupted .
Of course , this raises the question of whether Facebook “ likes ” translates directly to ticket sales .
My guess is that people who like a movie on Facebook tend more toward the hard core fans who look forward to a Mission : Impossible 7 or whatever they are up to lately or a 25th anniversary sequel to Girl , Interrupted .
Anyway , read my new article .

My new Taki’s Magazine column more lucidly explains that new paper on what your taste in movies says about your personality. For example:
People who like movies about sports tend to rank high on the sociable personality traits and lower on the more artistically related traits. For example, the two movies with the most extreme personality profiles are the polar-opposite high school cult classics Friday Night Lights, about a blue-collar Texas football team trying to win the state title, and Heathers, in which Winona Ryder is conflicted over whether or not to finish murdering all the popular girls:
Read the whole thing there.
By the way, Friday Night Lights, which went on to become a successful TV show, has the least neurotic fan base of any of the 846 movies. The second least neurotic is Mission Impossible, the action-suspense franchise in which Tom Cruise performs heroic feats of derring-do. In contrast:
Winona Ryder movies are strong in Neuroticism, with the most neurotic movie of the 846 being her hot-chicks-in-a-mental-institution Girl, Interrupted with Angelina Jolie.
That got me wondering about a fundamental question about who “likes” various movies. One plausible theory would be the “Secret Life of Walter Mitty” theory that the kind of people who like watching Tom Cruise dangle precariously are timid people who are scared of heights, and thus are extra-thrilled by the Mission: Impossible stunts.
There is some evidence for this: e.g., fans of horror movies like The Exorcist and Psycho are above average in neuroticism. They tend to find life scary and like scary movies.
On the other hand, most of the time it seems like the opposite: people tend to identify with movies about people who are rather like themselves in terms of personality, just better looking: e.g., self-confident non-neurotic people like Tom Cruise’s self-confident Ethan Hunt and emotionally fragile neurotic people like Girl, Interrupted.
Of course, this raises the question of whether Facebook “likes” translates directly to ticket sales. My guess is that people who like a movie on Facebook tend more toward the hard core fans who look forward to a Mission: Impossible 7 or whatever they are up to lately or a 25th anniversary sequel to Girl, Interrupted.
Anyway, read my new article.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-12-02--Walter Williams, RIP: Black Intellectual Who Didn't Hate White People

Walter Willliams , whose death was announced today was a black free-market economist , was one of two people in the US who could say that , the other being Thomas Sowell .
They used to joke that they were n't allowed to travel in the same plane , for the same reason that the President and Vice-President do n't .
Williams has been quoted here repeatedly over the years .
The notable thing about him , compared to such black public intellectuals as Ta-Nehisi Coates , Ibram X. Kendi , and Barack Obama , is that he did n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spite of the fact that Williams , born 1936 , and raised in a Philadelphia housing project , was old enough to have experienced genuine official discrimination against blacks , rather than in favor of them , as has been the case since 1960 or thereabouts .
Here he is on the lack of oppression blacks experience in America , quoted here in a post on reparations : As a group , black Americans have made the greatest gains—over some of the highest hurdles and in a very short span of time—of any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What ’ s the evidence ?
If one totaled up the earnings of black Americans and considered us as a separate nation with our own gross domestic product , we would rank among the 20 richest nations .
It was a black American , Gen. Colin Powell , who once headed the world 's mightiest military .
Black Americans are among the world ’ s most famous personalities , and a few are among the world 's richest people .
Here 's Willliams on a hate crime ( famously mentioned in Alien Nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : That column , sparked by a black-on-white hate crime , included some other examples : What that shows is that unlike most black intellectuals , Williams had read Jared Taylor 's Paved With Good Intentions .
All those crimes and facts are in Taylor 's book .
Then there 's this , showing Williams 's forgiving nature , and sense of humor .
It used to be on his GMU website as text , and now on his own site , as printable PDF .
Proclamation of Amnesty and Pardon Granted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Europeans kept my forebears in bondage some three centuries toiling without pay , Whereas , Europeans ignored the human rights pledges of the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution , Whereas , the Emancipation Proclamation , the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments meant little more than empty words , Therefore , Americans of European ancestry are guilty of great crimes against my ancestors and their progeny .
But , in the recognition Europeans themselves have been victims of various and sundry human rights violations to wit : the Norman Conquest , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hapsburg Dynasty , Napoleonic and Czarist adventurism , and gratuitous insults and speculations about the intelligence of Europeans of Polish descent , I , Walter E. Williams , do declare full and general amnesty and pardon to all persons of European ancestry , for both their own grievances , and those of their forebears , against my people .
Therefore , from this day forward Americans of European ancestry can stand straight and proud knowing they are without guilt and thus obliged not to act like damn fools in their relationships with Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , by the way , that Williams had a very healthy ego .
Here 's the certificate , in memory of him :

Walter Willliams, whose death was announced today was a black free-market economist, was one of two people in the US who could say that, the other being Thomas Sowell. They used to joke that they weren't allowed to travel in the same plane, for the same reason that the President and Vice-President don't.
Williams has been quoted here repeatedly over the years. The notable thing about him, compared to such black public intellectuals as Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ibram X. Kendi, and Barack Obama, is that he didn't hate white people.
This is in spite of the fact that Williams, born 1936, and raised in a Philadelphia housing project, was old enough to have experienced genuine official discrimination against blacks, rather than in favor of them, as has been the case since 1960 or thereabouts.
Here he is on the lack of oppression blacks experience in America, quoted here in a post on reparations:
As a group, black Americans have made the greatest gains—over some of the highest hurdles and in a very short span of time—of any racial group in mankind's history. What’s the evidence? If one totaled up the earnings of black Americans and considered us as a separate nation with our own gross domestic product, we would rank among the 20 richest nations. It was a black American, Gen. Colin Powell, who once headed the world's mightiest military. Black Americans are among the world’s most famous personalities, and a few are among the world's richest people. [Worse Than Racists, Creators.com, April 19, 2007]
Here's Willliams on a hate crime (famously mentioned in Alien Nation) committed by black immigrant Colin Ferguson:
Colin A. Ferguson's rampage, killing five New York commuter passengers and wounding 20 others, proves whites don't have a monopoly on racism. If civil rights organizations, black politicians and ministers are to keep whatever remaining modicum of rapidly diminishing credibility they still have, they must roundly condemn both Ferguson's racist behavior and his apologists. So far, I have not heard civil rights organizations calling a press conference to do that. You can bet the rent money, had a white person committed similar mayhem in Harlem, it would be show time for the likes of Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and Benjamin Chavis.
That column, sparked by a black-on-white hate crime, included some other examples:
The liberal news media couldn't hide this act of racism as they've hidden other acts of barbaric black racism, such as: In July 1988, Danny Gilmore was driving his pickup truck through a black neighborhood in Cleveland. He had a minor accident with a moped rider and was set upon and beaten by a group of roughly 40 blacks. When he collapsed on the street, one of them drove Gilmore's truck over him, fatally crushing his skull, to the cheers of the mob. In January 1991, Robert Herbert and three other blacks agreed that they would kill the first white person they saw. Mark Belmore, a white student at Northwestern University, had the bad luck. He was stabbed to death. In February 1991, Christopher Peterson was arrested for murdering seven white people with a shotgun. He explained his actions by saying "he had a deep-rooted hatred for white people."According to Department of Justice statistics, when whites commit violent crimes, blacks are their victims 2.4 percent of the time; however, blacks choose white victims over 50 percent of the time. Blacks murder whites twice as often as whites murder blacks. Black-on-white gang robberies are 52 times greater than white-on-black. Black men rape white women 30 times more than white men rape black women.
What that shows is that unlike most black intellectuals, Williams had read Jared Taylor's Paved With Good Intentions. All those crimes and facts are in Taylor's book.
Then there's this, showing Williams's forgiving nature, and sense of humor. It used to be on his GMU website as text, and now on his own site, as printable PDF.
Proclamation of Amnesty and Pardon Granted to All Persons of European Descent Whereas, Europeans kept my forebears in bondage some three centuries toiling without pay, Whereas, Europeans ignored the human rights pledges of the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution, Whereas, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments meant little more than empty words, Therefore, Americans of European ancestry are guilty of great crimes against my ancestors and their progeny. But, in the recognition Europeans themselves have been victims of various and sundry human rights violations to wit: the Norman Conquest, the Irish Potato Famine, Decline of the Hapsburg Dynasty, Napoleonic and Czarist adventurism, and gratuitous insults and speculations about the intelligence of Europeans of Polish descent, I, Walter E. Williams, do declare full and general amnesty and pardon to all persons of European ancestry, for both their own grievances, and those of their forebears, against my people. Therefore, from this day forward Americans of European ancestry can stand straight and proud knowing they are without guilt and thus obliged not to act like damn fools in their relationships with Americans of African ancestry. Walter E. Williams, Gracious and Generous Grantor
It also shows, by the way, that Williams had a very healthy ego.
Here's the certificate, in memory of him:


vdare--2020-12-03--War On Whiteness: NASDAQ Wants EVERY Company On Their Exchange To Have A Minority, Female Or LGBTQ D

War On Whiteness: NASDAQ Wants EVERY Company On Their Exchange To Have A Minority, Female Or LGBTQ Director

Earlier by Paul Kersey : Goldman Sachs Declares War on White Men : Refuses IPOs for Companies Lacking `` Diversity , '' Whose Directors Are All Straight White Men Without racial diversity , you wouldn ’ t have a “ culture of thinking outside the box , ” according to a professor of economics at one of America ’ s most prestigious institutions of higher learning .
Which is why Nasdaq is basically implementing a plan to force companies listed on their stock exchange to go through a ritualistic program of lowering white male participation in senior leadership as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investors are fretting over a lack of diversity among some of the top publicly traded companies in America , all of whom have market capitalizations of hundreds of billions without significant contributions from non-white members within senior leadership .
But that ’ s about to change… Nasdaq Joins Goldman in Corporate Push for More Diverse Boards , Bloomberg , December 1 , 2020 Nasdaq Inc. plans to require more diversity on boards of directors , the latest push by corporate America to encourage change as regulatory requirements remain unlikely in a gridlocked Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ companies listed on Nasdaq ’ s U.S. exchange would have to include at least one director who identifies as female and one who identifies as an underrepresented minority or LGBTQ , Nasdaq said in a statement Tuesday .
About a quarter of its listed companies currently meet that standard , according to the exchange , which is seeking approval for the plan from the Securities and Exchange Commission .
“ Diversity keeps groupthink from happening , ” said Scott Yonker , a professor of economics at Cornell University who has studied the impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up with more stable policy and less volatility .
You also end up with a culture of thinking outside the box.
” Companies are under increasing pressure from investors and advocates to improve diversity in their top ranks and be more transparent about the makeup of their workforces .
In a recent survey , 25 of the biggest companies in the U.S. were willing to make public a copy of a form presented to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that gives the racial breakdown of their staff .
Nasdaq ’ s proposed rule @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diversity statistics for their directors .
Foreign companies or smaller firms could satisfy the requirement by including two female directors .
Earlier this year , Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said the firm will no longer take a company public in the U.S. and Europe if it lacks a director who is either female or diverse .
The bank is Wall Street ’ s biggest underwriter of initial public offerings in the U.S .
The exchange ’ s plan intends to give stakeholders a better understanding of board composition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As part of the rationale for the new requirements , it presented more than two dozen studies linking diverse boards with better performance and governance .
It was never about judging about by character .
It was never about abandoning the idea of assigning value based on the color of skin , but the inverse of the old manner of the implementation of Jim Crow .

Earlier by Paul Kersey: Goldman Sachs Declares War on White Men: Refuses IPOs for Companies Lacking "Diversity," Whose Directors Are All Straight White Men
Without racial diversity, you wouldn’t have a “culture of thinking outside the box,” according to a professor of economics at one of America’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning.
Which is why Nasdaq is basically implementing a plan to force companies listed on their stock exchange to go through a ritualistic program of lowering white male participation in senior leadership as a means to improve diversity. Somehow, investors are fretting over a lack of diversity among some of the top publicly traded companies in America, all of whom have market capitalizations of hundreds of billions without significant contributions from non-white members within senior leadership.
But that’s about to change…
Nasdaq Joins Goldman in Corporate Push for More Diverse Boards, Bloomberg, December 1, 2020 Nasdaq Inc. plans to require more diversity on boards of directors, the latest push by corporate America to encourage change as regulatory requirements remain unlikely in a gridlocked Washington. Under its proposed rules, most companies listed on Nasdaq’s U.S. exchange would have to include at least one director who identifies as female and one who identifies as an underrepresented minority or LGBTQ, Nasdaq said in a statement Tuesday. About a quarter of its listed companies currently meet that standard, according to the exchange, which is seeking approval for the plan from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Diversity keeps groupthink from happening,” said Scott Yonker, a professor of economics at Cornell University who has studied the impact of board diversity. “You end up with more stable policy and less volatility. You also end up with a culture of thinking outside the box.” Companies are under increasing pressure from investors and advocates to improve diversity in their top ranks and be more transparent about the makeup of their workforces. In a recent survey, 25 of the biggest companies in the U.S. were willing to make public a copy of a form presented to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that gives the racial breakdown of their staff. Nasdaq’s proposed rule would also require listed companies to disclose diversity statistics for their directors. Foreign companies or smaller firms could satisfy the requirement by including two female directors. Goldman Rule Earlier this year, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said the firm will no longer take a company public in the U.S. and Europe if it lacks a director who is either female or diverse. The bank is Wall Street’s biggest underwriter of initial public offerings in the U.S. The exchange’s plan intends to give stakeholders a better understanding of board composition and enhance investor confidence, Nasdaq said. As part of the rationale for the new requirements, it presented more than two dozen studies linking diverse boards with better performance and governance.
It was never about judging about by character. It was never about abandoning the idea of assigning value based on the color of skin, but the inverse of the old manner of the implementation of Jim Crow.
It’s a perpetual war on whiteness.


vdare--2020-12-03--2020 Presidential Election Polling Performance: Trump Outperformed The Polls In 33 States

Note : This is the degree to which the candidates out- or underperformed the polls .
The perception that polling @ @ @ @ @ is largely correct .
Trump outperformed the polls in 33 states ; Biden in just @ @ @ @ @ states Trump did so by a double-digit margin ; Biden in only one .
The @ @ @ @ @ reported results are to be believed–spot on .
No recognized polling was conducted in five @ @ @ @ @ the 33 states Trump outperformed the polling averages , he did so by an amount @ @ @ @ @ error ; Biden in but two of his eleven .
In nearly half the states @ @ @ @ @ systematically underestimated Trump ’ s support by a magnitude too great to be handwaved away @ @ @ @ @ .
The methodological approach the polling outfits took are fatally flawed or the Biden advantage @ @ @ @ @ a bug designed to energize Biden voters and demoralize Trump voters before election day .
@ @ @ @ @ has some explaining to do .

Note: This is the degree to which the candidates out- or underperformed the polls.
State Trump (Biden) over West Virginia 21.8 Wyoming 15.7 New York 14.3 South Dakota 13.2 Kentucky 10.4 Oklahoma 9.6 Tennessee 9.3 Missouri 8.6 Utah 8.0 Montana 8.0 Arkansas 7.9 Ohio 7.2 Iowa 6.2 Wisconsin 6.0 Alabama 6.0 Kansas 5.9 Alaska 5.6 South Carolina 5.3 Washington 4.9 Indiana 4.8 Texas 4.5 Florida 4.2 Maine 3.4 New Mexico 2.0 Virginia 1.5 Mississippi 1.5 Michigan 1.4 North Carolina 1.1 New Hampshire 0.9 Massachusetts 0.9 Hawaii 0.6 Arizona 0.6 Delaware 0.3 Pennsylvania 0.0 (!) Nevada (0.3) New Jersey (0.4) Louisiana (0.4) California (0.7) Georgia (1.3) Connecticut (2.1) Minnesota (2.9) Maryland (3.6) Colorado (4.0) Oregon (4.4) Vermont (11.6)
The perception that polling overestimated Biden’s support is largely correct. Trump outperformed the polls in 33 states; Biden in just 11 states. In five states Trump did so by a double-digit margin; Biden in only one. The polling in Pennsylvania was–if the reported results are to be believed–spot on. No recognized polling was conducted in five states.
In 22 of the 33 states Trump outperformed the polling averages, he did so by an amount beyond the standard margin of error; Biden in but two of his eleven. In nearly half the states, then, the polling systematically underestimated Trump’s support by a magnitude too great to be handwaved away as a result of randomness. The methodological approach the polling outfits took are fatally flawed or the Biden advantage was a feature rather than a bug designed to energize Biden voters and demoralize Trump voters before election day. Either way, the industry has some explaining to do.


vdare--2020-12-03--Is This a Biography of Joe Biden?

Is This a Biography of Joe Biden?

Hardcover – December 1 , 2020 by Ijeoma Oluo ( Author ) 4.4 out of 5 stars 6 ratings # 1 New Release in Women in History “ Ijeoma Oluo ’ s sharp yet accessible writing about the American racial landscape made her 2018 book , So You Want to Talk About Race , an invaluable resource for anyone looking to understand and dismantle racist structures .
Her new book , Mediocre , builds on this exemplary work , homing in on the role of white patriarchy in creating and upholding a system built to disenfranchise anyone who isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ Oluo has written ] a bold , incisive book on heavy topics with a call to action for a more equitable future that doesn ’ t center White men.
” “ Erudite yet accessible , grounded in careful research as well as Oluo ’ s personal experiences of racism and misogyny , this is an essential reckoning.
” “ Ijeoma ’ s revelatory and visionary new book confronts disturbing hidden histories that vibrate throughout our institutions and communities today .
The connections and insights in Mediocre make it an essential read.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bestselling author of I ’ m Still Here “ There is no one more adept at parsing the toxic effects of white male privilege and systemic oppression than the immensely talented Ijeoma Oluo .
Her brilliant book is a master class in understanding how systems of domination working relentlessly in the service of white male patriarchy not only harm all women and people of color , but ultimately hinder white men themselves from reaching greatness.
” ―Michael Eric Dyson , New York Times bestselling author of Long Time Coming “ Oluo is one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only educates us , but it inspires us all to act and change the world for the better .
But first , I need to read this book again .
It ’ s just that damn good.
” ―Phoebe Robinson , New York Times bestselling author of You Can ’ t Touch My Hair “ Mediocre offers profound truth in service of liberation .
It cuts to the heart of white male supremacy , a system that is life-destroying for people of color and even for white men ourselves.
” ―Matt McGorry , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Murder and Orange is the New Black , Activist , and Co-Founder of Inspire Justice “ In her illuminating new book , Ijeoma Oluo unpacks how ‘ mediocrity ’ is a privilege created and perpetuated by our obsession with white male superiority .
Oluo deftly balances the cultural history of white western male myth-making with contemporary cultural criticism of the aggrieved white American man .
It is a deft and thought-provoking book that contextualizes public discourse on race , class , and gender in America.
” ―Tressie Mcmillan Cottom , author of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again , Ijeoma Oluo uses her elegant voice to speak directly to the root issues at the core of the United States ’ seeming inability to reconcile who we have been with who we had hoped to be .
This book goes beyond how we got here , and digs into where we are , what we ’ re going to do about it , and what ’ s at stake if the people with the most power refuse to do better.
” ―Ashley C. Ford , writer About the Author Ijeoma Oluo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race .
Her work on race has been featured in the New York Times and the Washington Post .
She has twice been named to the Root 100 , and she received the 2018 Feminist Humanist Award from the American Humanist Association .
She lives in Seattle , Washington .

From Amazon:
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male
Hardcover – December 1, 2020
by Ijeoma Oluo (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
#1 New Release in Women in History
Editorial Reviews
“Nuanced, uncomfortable, and illuminating.”
―Washington Post
“Ijeoma Oluo’s sharp yet accessible writing about the American racial landscape made her 2018 book, So You Want to Talk About Race, an invaluable resource for anyone looking to understand and dismantle racist structures. Her new book, Mediocre, builds on this exemplary work, homing in on the role of white patriarchy in creating and upholding a system built to disenfranchise anyone who isn’t a white male.”―TIME
“[Oluo has written] a bold, incisive book on heavy topics with a call to action for a more equitable future that doesn’t center White men.”
―Kirkus
“Erudite yet accessible, grounded in careful research as well as Oluo’s personal experiences of racism and misogyny, this is an essential reckoning.”
―Publishers Weekly
“Ijeoma’s revelatory and visionary new book confronts disturbing hidden histories that vibrate throughout our institutions and communities today. The connections and insights in Mediocre make it an essential read.”―Austin Channing Brown, New York Times bestselling author of I’m Still Here
“There is no one more adept at parsing the toxic effects of white male privilege and systemic oppression than the immensely talented Ijeoma Oluo. Her brilliant book is a master class in understanding how systems of domination working relentlessly in the service of white male patriarchy not only harm all women and people of color, but ultimately hinder white men themselves from reaching greatness.”
―Michael Eric Dyson, New York Times bestselling author of Long Time Coming
“Oluo is one of our great voices and Mediocre not only educates us, but it inspires us all to act and change the world for the better. But first, I need to read this book again. It’s just that damn good.”―Phoebe Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of You Can’t Touch My Hair
“Mediocre offers profound truth in service of liberation. It cuts to the heart of white male supremacy, a system that is life-destroying for people of color and even for white men ourselves.”―Matt McGorry, Actor, How To Get Away With Murder and Orange is the New Black, Activist, and Co-Founder of Inspire Justice
“In her illuminating new book, Ijeoma Oluo unpacks how ‘mediocrity’ is a privilege created and perpetuated by our obsession with white male superiority. Oluo deftly balances the cultural history of white western male myth-making with contemporary cultural criticism of the aggrieved white American man. It is a deft and thought-provoking book that contextualizes public discourse on race, class, and gender in America.”
―Tressie Mcmillan Cottom, author of the National Book Award Finalist Thick
“Once again, Ijeoma Oluo uses her elegant voice to speak directly to the root issues at the core of the United States’ seeming inability to reconcile who we have been with who we had hoped to be. This book goes beyond how we got here, and digs into where we are, what we’re going to do about it, and what’s at stake if the people with the most power refuse to do better.”
―Ashley C. Ford, writer
About the Author
Ijeoma Oluo is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race. Her work on race has been featured in the New York Times and the Washington Post. She has twice been named to the Root 100, and she received the 2018 Feminist Humanist Award from the American Humanist Association. She lives in Seattle, Washington.


vdare--2020-12-03--Not Getting Our Emails?

Not Getting Our Emails?

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vdare--2020-12-03--Introducing VDARE’s 1620 Society

Introducing VDARE’s 1620 Society

By the grace of God and our far-sighted donors , the VDARE Foundation has a magnificent new home in a welcoming community .
Built into the side of Warm Springs Mountain overlooking the lovely historic spa of Berkeley Springs , West Virginia , where George Washington famously bathed in the mineral water , stands the beautiful 19th century Berkeley Springs Castle aka the Samuel Taylor Suit Cottage .
Surrounded by forested ridges and valleys , this stunning stone property represents the perfect combination of refinement and wilderness , the twin beauties of America ’ s cultural and natural resources .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the protection of America ’ s national heritage through sound immigration policies .
This castle provides room for growth in our mission .
It gives VDARE a place for meetings and conferences that can not be canceled by ANTIFA intimidation—as happened 10 times previously over a four-year span .
These gates will always be open and welcoming to VDARE ’ s friends and donors .
Berkeley Springs Castle has a long and romantic history , having been built in 1885 by a wealthy entrepreneur keeping a promise made to his young bride @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leading defender of traditional Americanism—VDARE Foundation .
There are many accounts of the castle ’ s history .
One of the most illuminating is a small pamphlet titled “ Berkeley Castle ” by local postmaster and town historian Frederick T. Newbraugh .
From the preface : “ Old Castles , wherever they are located in the world , invite sagas of romance , intrigue , mystery , and thriller stories .
The Suit Castle is no exception .
Because so little is known and that so little is overshadowed by more interesting and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to embellishment by those chroniclers of fiction and fantasy .
Frequently articles appear in neighborhood daily papers by eager beaver youthful reporters looking for an exciting story .
They used quotation marks , the journalist ’ s escape hatch , as a preemptive disclaimer for inaccuracies in the story ( poor reporting ) .
They seldom retract or correct their stories and if they do it ’ s in the fine print .
This hit-and-run journalism is bad because in years to come it will be repeated by another novice.
” Of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gotten worse .
We at the VDARE know this all too well .
And yet , despite hoax and disinformation , the castle stands .
And despite smears and attacks , VDARE thrives .
Now permanently established in Berkeley Springs , VDARE will never cease its vigilant defense of America .
As the finale of VDARE.com ’ s 20th Anniversary approaches , I ask you to join with us at the castle to bring the brightest minds and most productive talents to apply themselves to keeping America American .
To that end , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foundation ’ s 1620 Society .
The 1620 Society is a select group of patriots who stand in a meaningful way with the VDARE Foundation in the struggle to preserve the Historic American Nation and maintain control of America 's national borders .
For a recurring donation of $ 100 per month or $ 1200 per year , 1620 Society members get early access to VDARE conferences and events , a special newsletter that shares Berkeley Castle news and updates , and an invitation to the annual 1620 Society Dinner hosted in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The dinner will feature the best of food and lively conversation with like-minded patriots , all in our matchless ambiance .
Just go to VDARE.com ’ s Donate Page and , in the top left corner , check the boxes for $ 100 and “ Recurring Donations.
” You ’ ll get a grateful email !
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Why 1620 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ example of the Pilgrims , who exactly 400 years ago this fall , risked everything in righteous dissent .
The government that developed from the Pilgrim ’ s Mayflower Compact was no “ experiment.
” It was the political expression of a particular people .
It flowed naturally from English concepts of rights and modes of government that were a thousand years in the making .
Today , 400 years later , the culture and tradition on which America was founded —which started at Roanoke , Jamestown and Plymouth Rock , which made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is seriously threatened .
Radical Globalists want to flood the nation with people from everywhere , especially from cultures deeply foreign to our own .
The resulting chaos and destruction of our nation—that is , of our people and our home—is just a detail to them , an opportunity even , to remake the nation and the world , scrapping us and everything we have achieved .
VDARE.com writers , readers and supporters know that experimental governments intent on remaking the world have universally ended in brutal dictatorships and horror .
They know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , none has provided both material plenty and freedom from oppression on a scale even approaching that provided by the Historic American Nation .
However , patriotic Americans are now systematically censored and suppressed by globalist autocrats and tech oligarchs .
VDARE.com itself has been censored and deplatformed from social media .
Our web presence has been threatened .
We have been cut off from some of the basics of free commerce including certain credit cards and banking services .
We know it will get worse .
Yet VDARE stands firm in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Pilgrims of 1620 , we know we must dissent , and we do so even though the cost is high .
We must continue to hold the torch , to guard and protect the `` land where my fathers died ; land of the Pilgrims ' pride . ''
In the second verse of her 1893 hymn , America the Beautiful , Katharine Lee Bates wrote : O beautiful for pilgrim feet Whose stern impassioned stress A thoroughfare of freedom beat Across the wilderness !
Indeed .
Together , the 1620 Society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those Pilgrims .
Please join us today !
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By the grace of God and our far-sighted donors, the VDARE Foundation has a magnificent new home in a welcoming community. Built into the side of Warm Springs Mountain overlooking the lovely historic spa of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, where George Washington famously bathed in the mineral water, stands the beautiful 19th century Berkeley Springs Castle aka the Samuel Taylor Suit Cottage. Surrounded by forested ridges and valleys, this stunning stone property represents the perfect combination of refinement and wilderness, the twin beauties of America’s cultural and natural resources.
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The VDARE Foundation values strong regional identities and the protection of America’s national heritage through sound immigration policies. This castle provides room for growth in our mission.
It gives VDARE a place for meetings and conferences that cannot be canceled by ANTIFA intimidation—as happened 10 times previously over a four-year span.
These gates will always be open and welcoming to VDARE’s friends and donors.
Berkeley Springs Castle has a long and romantic history, having been built in 1885 by a wealthy entrepreneur keeping a promise made to his young bride. Now these secure walls house the leading defender of traditional Americanism—VDARE Foundation.
There are many accounts of the castle’s history. One of the most illuminating is a small pamphlet titled “Berkeley Castle” by local postmaster and town historian Frederick T. Newbraugh. From the preface:
“Old Castles, wherever they are located in the world, invite sagas of romance, intrigue, mystery, and thriller stories. The Suit Castle is no exception. Because so little is known and that so little is overshadowed by more interesting and entertaining hoax, it was exceptionally vulnerable to embellishment by those chroniclers of fiction and fantasy. Frequently articles appear in neighborhood daily papers by eager beaver youthful reporters looking for an exciting story. They used quotation marks, the journalist’s escape hatch, as a preemptive disclaimer for inaccuracies in the story (poor reporting). They seldom retract or correct their stories and if they do it’s in the fine print. This hit-and-run journalism is bad because in years to come it will be repeated by another novice.”
Of course, “hit-and-run” journalism has only gotten worse. We at the VDARE know this all too well.
And yet, despite hoax and disinformation, the castle stands. And despite smears and attacks, VDARE thrives. Now permanently established in Berkeley Springs, VDARE will never cease its vigilant defense of America.
As the finale of VDARE.com’s 20th Anniversary approaches, I ask you to join with us at the castle to bring the brightest minds and most productive talents to apply themselves to keeping America American.
To that end, I am pleased to unveil: VDARE Foundation’s 1620 Society.
The 1620 Society is a select group of patriots who stand in a meaningful way with the VDARE Foundation in the struggle to preserve the Historic American Nation and maintain control of America's national borders. For a recurring donation of $100 per month or $1200 per year, 1620 Society members get early access to VDARE conferences and events, a special newsletter that shares Berkeley Castle news and updates, and an invitation to the annual 1620 Society Dinner hosted in the Great Hall of the castle itself. The dinner will feature the best of food and lively conversation with like-minded patriots, all in our matchless ambiance.
Just go to VDARE.com’s Donate Page and, in the top left corner, check the boxes for $100 and “Recurring Donations.” You’ll get a grateful email!
I hope you will consider joining. VDARE’s work can only be accomplished with the support of generous donors who share our commitment to truth, courage, and patriotic immigration reform.
Why 1620? Because we are inspired by the example of the Pilgrims, who exactly 400 years ago this fall, risked everything in righteous dissent. The government that developed from the Pilgrim’s Mayflower Compact was no “experiment.” It was the political expression of a particular people. It flowed naturally from English concepts of rights and modes of government that were a thousand years in the making.
Today, 400 years later, the culture and tradition on which America was founded —which started at Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth Rock, which made us free and made us great — is seriously threatened. Radical Globalists want to flood the nation with people from everywhere, especially from cultures deeply foreign to our own. The resulting chaos and destruction of our nation—that is, of our people and our home—is just a detail to them, an opportunity even, to remake the nation and the world, scrapping us and everything we have achieved.
VDARE.com writers, readers and supporters know that experimental governments intent on remaking the world have universally ended in brutal dictatorships and horror. They know that of all the nations in history, none has provided both material plenty and freedom from oppression on a scale even approaching that provided by the Historic American Nation.
However, patriotic Americans are now systematically censored and suppressed by globalist autocrats and tech oligarchs. VDARE.com itself has been censored and deplatformed from social media. Our web presence has been threatened. We have been cut off from some of the basics of free commerce including certain credit cards and banking services. We know it will get worse. Yet VDARE stands firm in the face of hatred and oppression.
Like the Pilgrims of 1620, we know we must dissent, and we do so even though the cost is high. We must continue to hold the torch, to guard and protect the "land where my fathers died; land of the Pilgrims' pride."
In the second verse of her 1893 hymn, America the Beautiful, Katharine Lee Bates wrote:
O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare of freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
Indeed. Together, the 1620 Society members are the proud cultural heirs of those Pilgrims. Please join us today!
See you at the castle,
Lydia Brimelow
President and Publisher
PS: Please know that all members of the 1620 Society will receive a special token of our appreciation—an exclusive 1620 Society lapel pin!
A native Texan, Lydia Brimelow [email her] graduated from Loyola University Chicago in 2006. She is fundraiser and office manager, lion tamer, fire extinguisher and miscellany handler at VDARE.com. She and Peter married in 2007 and have three daughters together.


vdare--2020-12-03--Patrick J. Buchanan: Ignoring The War Risks Of Red Lines

In early August 1990 , Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded and occupied Kuwait and declared it to be his nation 's lost 19th province .
Said George H. W. Bush , `` This will not stand ! ''
Translation : Get out of Kuwait , Saddam , or we will come over there and throw you out .
Six months later , after a five-week air assault on Iraq , a U.S.-led army of 500,000 , in a 100-hour ground war , sent Saddam 's legions back up the road to Basra and Baghdad .
A decade later , Barack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if he used chemical or biological weapons in his civil war , this would cross his `` red line '' and Obama would respond .
Thus , when chemical weapons were used , allegedly by the regime , Obama prepared to make good on his warning .
Unfortunately for Obama , Americans arose in protest against his taking us into Syria 's civil war and Congress balked at authorizing an attack , though Secretary of State John Kerry pleaded and promised that the U.S. strike would be `` unbelievably small . ''
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ line was crossed , U.S. credibility suffered .
In April 2018 , after Assad allegedly used chlorine gas in his civil war , Trump joined our NATO allies in launching 120 cruise missiles .
Presumably , U.S. credibility was reestablished .
Of late , Joe Biden and Donald Trump 's foreign policy team have both been drawing red lines and warning Iran and China not to cross them or they 'd face U.S. military action , even at risk of a wider war .
Trump has reportedly put out word that any killing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ East , traceable to Iran or its proxies , will result in U.S. action against Iran itself .
A general of the Iranian Republican Guard has reportedly warned Iran 's militia allies in Syria , Lebanon and Iraq to hold off any attack on Americans so as not to give Trump an excuse to launch a war .
Other red lines have lately been drawn .
In a Nov. 12 phone call with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga , Joe Biden apparently agreed that the U.S.-Japan security treaty of 1960 covers the Senkaku Islands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Almost every day of 2020 , China has sent ships into the waters around the Senkakus .
Said Suga , `` President-elect Biden gave me a commitment that Article 5 of the US-Japan security treaty applies to the Senkaku Islands . ''
If taken literally , this means the U.S. would treat a Chinese attempt to seize these rocks as we would treat a Chinese attack on the Japanese Home Islands .
The newest red line was drawn by Trump 's national security adviser Robert O'Brien .
A year ago , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with two dozen Filipino fishermen aboard near Reed Bank in the South China Sea .
Fortunately , the Filipinos were rescued by a Vietnamese fishing boat .
Reed Bank is also claimed by China .
On a trip to Asia , O'Brien told Philippines officials that the U.S. does not recognize the Chinese claim , and they should go ahead and exploit the resources around Reed Bank .
And if Philippine vessels come under attack , our mutual security treaty dating to the 1950s will be invoked and America will come to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sounds like , indeed , appears to be to Beijing , is a U.S. commitment to fight to defend Manila 's claims to shoals , reefs and rocks in the South China Sea .
Earlier this fall , Manila announced plans to restart oil and gas exploration around Reed Bank .
O'Brien said bluntly of the territories around Reed Bank : O'Brien added : `` Any armed attack on Philippine forces aircraft or public vessels in the South China Sea will trigger our mutual defense obligations . ''
Beijing is visibly angered by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legitimate claim to the Senkakus in the East China Sea or to the Manila-claimed islets , reefs and rocks in the South China Sea , and that the U.S. military will take the side of Tokyo and Manila in a collision with China .
Red lines are , at root , war guarantees .
And , often , the result of issuing such war guarantees is that they are called in and lead to wars that are sometimes fatal to the great powers that issue them .
In 1914 , Kaiser Wilhelm issued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his Austrian allies to punish the Serbs for complicity in the assassination of their archduke .
Austria 's attack on Serbia led to World War I , and the end of the Kaiser 's Hohenzollern dynasty .
In late March of 1938 , Neville Chamberlain gave an unsolicited war guarantee to Poland , to come to its defense if the Polish colonels refused to negotiate with Berlin over the German port of Danzig .
How did that one work out for the Brits ?
Patrick J. Buchanan needs no introduction to VDARE.COM readers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America , and Suicide of a Superpower : Will America Survive to 2025 ?
are available from Amazon.com .
Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “ The Greatest Comeback : How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority .
His latest book , published May , 2018 , is “ Nixon ’ s White House Wars : The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever.
” See Peter Brimelow ’ s review : “ Wheel And Fight ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Road Map For Trump .

Earlier by Patrick J. Buchanan: Biden Offers War Guarantee To Japan
In early August 1990, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded and occupied Kuwait and declared it to be his nation's lost 19th province.
Said George H. W. Bush, "This will not stand!"
Translation: Get out of Kuwait, Saddam, or we will come over there and throw you out.
Six months later, after a five-week air assault on Iraq, a U.S.-led army of 500,000, in a 100-hour ground war, sent Saddam's legions back up the road to Basra and Baghdad.
President Bush was a serious man.
A decade later, Barack Obama warned Syria's Bashar Assad that if he used chemical or biological weapons in his civil war, this would cross his "red line" and Obama would respond.
Thus, when chemical weapons were used, allegedly by the regime, Obama prepared to make good on his warning.
Unfortunately for Obama, Americans arose in protest against his taking us into Syria's civil war and Congress balked at authorizing an attack, though Secretary of State John Kerry pleaded and promised that the U.S. strike would be "unbelievably small."
When America did nothing after Obama's red line was crossed, U.S. credibility suffered.
In April 2018, after Assad allegedly used chlorine gas in his civil war, Trump joined our NATO allies in launching 120 cruise missiles.
Presumably, U.S. credibility was reestablished.
Of late, Joe Biden and Donald Trump's foreign policy team have both been drawing red lines and warning Iran and China not to cross them or they'd face U.S. military action, even at risk of a wider war.
Trump has reportedly put out word that any killing of an American anywhere in the Middle East, traceable to Iran or its proxies, will result in U.S. action against Iran itself.
A general of the Iranian Republican Guard has reportedly warned Iran's militia allies in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq to hold off any attack on Americans so as not to give Trump an excuse to launch a war.
Other red lines have lately been drawn.
In a Nov. 12 phone call with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Joe Biden apparently agreed that the U.S.-Japan security treaty of 1960 covers the Senkaku Islands controlled by Japan but claimed by China. Almost every day of 2020, China has sent ships into the waters around the Senkakus.
Said Suga, "President-elect Biden gave me a commitment that Article 5 of the US-Japan security treaty applies to the Senkaku Islands."
If taken literally, this means the U.S. would treat a Chinese attempt to seize these rocks as we would treat a Chinese attack on the Japanese Home Islands.
The newest red line was drawn by Trump's national security adviser Robert O'Brien.
A year ago, a Chinese ship smashed up a wooden trawler with two dozen Filipino fishermen aboard near Reed Bank in the South China Sea. Fortunately, the Filipinos were rescued by a Vietnamese fishing boat. Reed Bank is also claimed by China.
On a trip to Asia, O'Brien told Philippines officials that the U.S. does not recognize the Chinese claim, and they should go ahead and exploit the resources around Reed Bank. And if Philippine vessels come under attack, our mutual security treaty dating to the 1950s will be invoked and America will come to the defense of the Philippines.
What this sounds like, indeed, appears to be to Beijing, is a U.S. commitment to fight to defend Manila's claims to shoals, reefs and rocks in the South China Sea. Earlier this fall, Manila announced plans to restart oil and gas exploration around Reed Bank.
O'Brien said bluntly of the territories around Reed Bank:
"They belong to the Philippine people. They don't belong to some other country that just because they may be bigger than the Philippines they can come take away and convert the resources of the Philippine people. That's just wrong."
O'Brien added: "Any armed attack on Philippine forces aircraft or public vessels in the South China Sea will trigger our mutual defense obligations."
Beijing is visibly angered by the U.S. assertions that they have no legitimate claim to the Senkakus in the East China Sea or to the Manila-claimed islets, reefs and rocks in the South China Sea, and that the U.S. military will take the side of Tokyo and Manila in a collision with China.
Red lines are, at root, war guarantees. And, often, the result of issuing such war guarantees is that they are called in and lead to wars that are sometimes fatal to the great powers that issue them.
In 1914, Kaiser Wilhelm issued his famous "blank check" to his Austrian allies to punish the Serbs for complicity in the assassination of their archduke. Austria's attack on Serbia led to World War I, and the end of the Kaiser's Hohenzollern dynasty.
In late March of 1938, Neville Chamberlain gave an unsolicited war guarantee to Poland, to come to its defense if the Polish colonels refused to negotiate with Berlin over the German port of Danzig.
How did that one work out for the Brits?
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Patrick J. Buchanan needs no introduction to VDARE.COM readers; his books State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America, and Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025? are available from Amazon.com. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority.
His latest book, published May, 2018, is “Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever.”
See Peter Brimelow’s review: “Wheel And Fight”—Pat Buchanan’s Nixon Book Provides Road Map For Trump.


vdare--2020-12-03--Brenton McCaskill: White Man Killed Defending White Woman, Children, From Diverse Home Invaders

From WCNC , North Carolina , the story of a home invasion : 'He died protecting us ' | Girlfriend mourns man killed in Cramerton home invasion Heidi McQueen said she , as well as her two children , would n't be alive if it was n't for Brenton McCaskill , who fought off 3 intruders when he was shot .
CRAMERTON , N.C. — A Cramerton man died after being shot during a home invasion early Monday was defending his family from the intruders , his girlfriend said .
Heidi McQueen said three people broke into their home .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspects before chasing them outside .
That 's when he was shot by one of the suspects .
`` Josh , [ my son ] , and I tried to perform CPR , '' McQueen said .
`` But , it was too late . ''
According to the Gaston County Police Department , the incident happened early Monday at McCaskill 's home on Fifteenth Street .
When Cramerton Police officers got to the home , they found McCaskill suffering from a gunshot wound .
He was rushed to CaroMont Regional Medical Center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told WCNC Charlotte if it was n't for Brenton McCaskill 's quick actions , she and her two children , as well as her son 's boyfriend , would n't be alive today .
`` Brenton McCaskill is a hero , '' McQueen said .
`` He lived his life a hero , and he died a hero .
He died protecting us . ''
McQueen shared with WCNC Charlotte who McCaskill was as a person .
Watch the exclusive interview here : [ More ] The people who did the home invasion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think of the two white accomplices : The man charged with actually pulling the trigger was Jonathan Elijah Jones , identified in local news as a `` Gastonia Man '' .
[ Gastonia man charged with murder in Cramerton killing , by Kevin Ellis , Gastonia Gazette , November 30 , 2020 ] McQueen said they went to the courthouse to witness the bail hearing for the suspects connected to the crimes .
She said they hoped for no bail because `` I ca n't have this person out on the street @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back without Brenton here . ''
In September , Jones was charged with the following offences : Translated , that means being in contact with someone who had a restraining order against him , while carrying a concealed weapon , and driving without a license , and carrying enough marijuana that they thought he might be a drug dealer .
In June , he was charged in Mecklenberg County with Translated , that means he was a Black Lives Matter rioter .
So he may not get bail for this murder , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do the murder because he got previous bail .

From WCNC, North Carolina, the story of a home invasion:
'He died protecting us' | Girlfriend mourns man killed in Cramerton home invasion Heidi McQueen said she, as well as her two children, wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for Brenton McCaskill, who fought off 3 intruders when he was shot. CRAMERTON, N.C. — A Cramerton man died after being shot during a home invasion early Monday was defending his family from the intruders, his girlfriend said. Heidi McQueen said three people broke into their home. She said McCaskill fought one of the suspects before chasing them outside. That's when he was shot by one of the suspects. "Josh, [my son], and I tried to perform CPR," McQueen said. "But, it was too late." According to the Gaston County Police Department, the incident happened early Monday at McCaskill's home on Fifteenth Street. When Cramerton Police officers got to the home, they found McCaskill suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to CaroMont Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. McQueen told WCNC Charlotte if it wasn't for Brenton McCaskill's quick actions, she and her two children, as well as her son's boyfriend, wouldn't be alive today. "Brenton McCaskill is a hero," McQueen said. "He lived his life a hero, and he died a hero. He died protecting us." McQueen shared with WCNC Charlotte who McCaskill was as a person. Watch the exclusive interview here: [More]
The people who did the home invasion included two blacks, and one, I think of the two white accomplices:
Police identified four suspects in the case: Jonathan Elijah Jones, Ramon Lopez, Tyler Leonhardt and Tyler Reno. Jones and Lopez [black] are both charged with first-degree murder while Leonhardt and Reno [white ]are charged with accessory after the fact.
The man charged with actually pulling the trigger was Jonathan Elijah Jones, identified in local news as a "Gastonia Man". [Gastonia man charged with murder in Cramerton killing, by Kevin Ellis, Gastonia Gazette, November 30, 2020]
The woman who survived the attack is worried that the suspects will get bail:
McQueen said they went to the courthouse to witness the bail hearing for the suspects connected to the crimes. She said they hoped for no bail because "I can't have this person out on the street because I can't have him come back without Brenton here."
In September, Jones was charged with the following offences:
Charge Description Offense Date Domestic Violence Protection Order 9/5/2020 4:49 AM Weapon, Carry Concealed 9/5/2020 4:49 AM DWLR NOT IMPAIRED REV 9/5/2020 4:49 AM Marijuana, Possess with Intent Sell/Deliver 9/5/2020 4:49 AM Sch IV, Possess, Simple 9/5/2020 4:49 AM
Translated, that means being in contact with someone who had a restraining order against him, while carrying a concealed weapon, and driving without a license, and carrying enough marijuana that they thought he might be a drug dealer.
In June, he was charged in Mecklenberg County with
ASSAULT GOVT OFFICIAL/EMPLY
,ATT BREAK OR ENTER BLDG (M)
,FAIL TO DISPERSE ON COMMAND
,RESISTING PUBLIC OFFICER
Translated, that means he was a Black Lives Matter rioter. So he may not get bail for this murder, but it seems like he was able to do the murder because he got previous bail.