vdare--2020-07-10--Another Letter: The Canceled Had It Coming, Good and Hard, Especially That Transphobic Harry Potter

Another Letter: The Canceled Had It Coming, Good and Hard, Especially That Transphobic Harry Potter Lady

From The Objective , a counter letter explaining why people who get canceled deserve it .
A More Specific Letter on Justice and Open Debate On Tuesday , 153 of the most prominent journalists , authors , and writers , including J. K. Rowling , Malcolm Gladwell , and David Brooks , published an open call for civility in Harper ’ s Magazine .
They write , in the pages of a prominent magazine that ’ s infamous for being anti-union , not paying its interns , and firing editors over editorial disagreements with the publisher : “ The free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lifeblood of a liberal society , is daily becoming more constricted.
” The signatories , many of them white , wealthy , and endowed with massive platforms , argue that they are afraid of being silenced , that so-called cancel culture is out of control , and that they fear for their jobs and free exchange of ideas , even as they speak from one of the most prestigious magazines in the country .
The letter was spearheaded by Thomas Chatterton Williams , a Black writer who believes “ that racism at once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transcended—especially at the interpersonal level.
” Since the letter was published , some commentators have used Williams ’ s presence and the presence of other non-white writers to argue that the letter presents a selection of diverse voices .
But they miss the point : the irony of the piece is that nowhere in it do the signatories mention how marginalized voices have been silenced for generations in journalism , academia , and publishing .
… Rowling , one of the signers , has spouted transphobic and transmisogynist rhetoric , mocking the idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likening transition-related medical care such as hormone replacement therapy to conversion therapy .
She directly interacts with fans on Twitter , publishes letters littered with transphobic rhetoric , and gets away with platforming violent anti-trans speakers to her 14 million followers .
Jesse Singal , another signer , is a cis man infamous for advancing his career by writing derogatorily about trans issues .
In 2018 , Singal had a cover story in The Atlantic expressing skepticism about the benefits of gender-affirming care for trans youth .
No trans writer has been afforded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and dismisses criticism from trans people , but he has a much larger platform than any trans journalist .
In fact , a 2018 Jezebel report found that Singal was part of a closed Google listserv of more than 400 left-leaning media elites who praised his work , with not a single out trans person in the group .
He also has an antagonistic history with trans journalists , academics , and other writers , dedicating many Medium posts to attempting to refute or discredit their claims and reputations .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ letter did not communicate clearly and honestly with all the signatories .
One invited professor , who did not sign the Harper 's letter , said that he was asked to sign a letter `` arguing for bolder , more meaningful efforts at racial and gender inclusion in journalism , academia , and the arts . ''
The letter in its final form fails to make this argument at all .
Another of the signers , author and professor Jennifer Finney Boylan , who is also a trans woman , said on Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had signed it until it was published .
Another signatory , Lucia Martinez Valdivia , said in a Medium post : “ When I asked to know who the other signatories were , the names I was shown were those of people of color from all over the political spectrum , and not those of people who have taken gender-critical or trans-exclusionary positions.
” The Force is strong in the Tranissaries .
Whatever SJW movement these rightwing ubermensches get into , they take over .
… About this letter This letter was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ color with contributions from the larger journalism , academic , and publishing community .
While a few of us organized the writing process , our role was to facilitate the group ’ s voice , not set the content or direction .
Contributions were seen by all the collaborators and accepted through consensus .
There is no particular order to this list of signatories , nor did any one person do the bulk of the work in writing the letter .
Many signatories on our list noted their institutional affiliation but not their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is a sad fact , and in part why we wrote the letter .
Signed Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , NBC News ; Brooke Binkowski , Journalism ; Jonathan Dresner , Ph.D. , Academia , Pittsburg State University , Kansas ; Aída Chávez , Journalism , The Intercept ; Joseph Hernandez , Journalism , Bon Appétit ; Ev Crunden , Journalism ; Stacia Ryder , Academia ; Holly Piepenburg , Journalism ; Shannon Clark , Academia , American University ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , NBC News ; Alan Henry , Journalism ; Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rhodes , Journalism , Block Club Chicago ; Sydette Harry , Research/Freelance , USC ; Arionne Nettles , Academia , Northwestern University ; Andrea González-Ramírez , Journalism , GEN ; Solomon Gustavo , Journalism , MinnPost ; Tommy Christopher , Journalism , Mediaite ; Unsigned , Journalism ; Alex Zaragoza , Journalism , VICE Media ; Adriana Heldiz , Journalism , Voice of San Diego ; Wil Williams , Journalism , Podcast Problems LLC ; Rosalie Chan , Journalism ; Janelle Salanga , Journalism ; Gabe Schneider , Journalism , MinnPost ; Joseph @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , San Diego ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , Verizon Media ; Jasmine Snow , Journalism , Minnesota Daily ; Karen Attiah , Journalism ; Shoshana Wodinsky , Journalism , Gizmodo ; Joan Summers , Journalism , Jezebel ; Marina Fang , Journalism , HuffPost ; Tauhid Chappell , Journalism , Free Press ; Mel Plaut , Author ; Nicholas Trevino , Government Oversight ; Naoko Shibusawa , Academia , Brown University ; Jack Herrera , Journalism , Freelance Reporter ; Carlos Maza , Journalism , Freelance ; Azucena Rasilla , Journalism ; Malaika @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nonprofit , Radical Communicators Network / freelance writer ; Mutale Nkonde , Journalism ; Melissa Martin , Filmmaker/Academic , Freelance/Carnegie Mellon University ; Mahsa Alimardani , Academia ; Chia-Yi Hou , Journalism , The Hill ; Joshua Eaton , Journalism , Freelance Investigative Reporter ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , E.W .
Scripps ; Sarah Weinman , Author ; Jessica Schulberg , Journalism , HuffPost ; Sarah J. Jackson , Academia , University of Pennsylvania ; Tim Barribeau , Journalism , Wirecutter ; Vasuki Nesiah , Academia , NYU ; Kimber Streams , Journalism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; Sarah Jones , Journalism , New York Magazine ; Alyza Enriquez , Journalism , VICE ; Unsigned , Journalism , The Hill ; Siobhán McGuirk , Journalism , Red Pepper magazine ( UK ) ; Elon Green , Journalism , Freelance ; Razzan Nakhlawi , Journalism ; Brandy N. Carie , Theatre & Film , Freelance Writer & Director ; Pravin Wilkins , Playwright , City Books Writer-in-Residence ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , Wirecutter ; Laura Wagner , Journalism , VICE ; Joseph Hefner , Writer/Filmmaker/Stage Director , Freelance ; Chelsea Cirruzzo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; Jaz Twersky , Podcaster ; Cassius Adair , Academia and Journalism , NYU Media Culture and Communication + Freelance ; Kimu Elolia , Publishing , Spotify ; Princess Ojiaku , Journalism / Civic Tech ; Unsigned/NDA , NPR ; Nick Guy , Journalism ; Chanda Prescod-Weinstein , Academia , University of New Hampshire ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , New York Times ; Sasha Costanza-Chock , Academia , Massachusetts Institute of Technology ; Wendy Lu , Journalism , HuffPost ; Unsigned , Academia , NYU ; Ryan Mac , Journalism ; Lucy Diavolo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lenz , Author , The Cedar Rapids Gazette ; Unsigned/NDA , Colorado Public Radio News ; Lisa Nakamura , Academia ; Lizz Huerta , Author ; Smitha Khorana , Publishing ; Miho Watabe , Archivism ; Ben Schaefer , Academia , University of Illinois at Chicago ; Callie Wright , Journalism ; Tris Mamone , Journalism , Freelance Writer ; Dawn Ennis , Journalism , Outsports ; Akela Lacy , Journalism , The Intercept ; Alexander Lee , Publishing , W.W. Norton & Company ; Unsigned , Screenwriter ; Angela Misri , Journalism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yu , Civic tech , Corgi & Bun ; Maya Srikrishnan , Journalism , Voice of San Diego ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , The New York Times ; Kameron Burns , Journalism , WIRED ; Adrienne Shih , Journalism ; Carrie Gillon , Alt-ac , Freelance ; Daniel Varghese , Journalism , GQ ; Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani , Journalism ; Shelby Weldon , Journalism , Outsports ; Sarah Ruiz-Grossman , Journalism , HuffPost ; Gaby Del Valle , Journalism , Freelance Writer ; Kristine White , Journalism , Freelance Writer ; Marlee Baldridge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , Slate Magazine ; Michael Izquierdo , Journalism , Freelancer ; Izz LaMagdeleine , Journalism , Freelance ; Ella Chen , Journalism , The Triton/UCSD ; Talia Lavin , Journalism , Freelancer ; Ethan Edward Coston , Journalism ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , POLITICO ; Kelsey D. Atherton , Journalism , Freelance writer ; Unsigned , Journalism , Public Media ; Amal Ahmed , Journalism , Texas Observer ; Siri Chilukuri , Journalism , Block Club Chicago ; Dylan Miettinen , Journalism , The Minnesota Daily ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Feinberg , Journalism ; Julia Llinas Goodman , Journalism ; Jacob Sutherland , Journalism , Catalyst.cm ; Lilly Irani , Academia , UC San Diego ; NDA , Journalism , The Hill ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , McClatchy ; Paula Chakravartty , Academia , NYU ; Robert Mejia , Academia , North Dakota State University ; Unassigned/NDA , Journalism , Wirecutter ; Thom Dunn , Journalism , BoingBoing ; Anna Merlan , Journalism ; Hunter Boone , Journalism , Wirecutter/NYT ; Tanvi Misra , Journalism ; Zachary Clein , Entertainment ( Theatre/Film/TV ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Journalism ; Julie Owono , NGO ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , NPR ; Marie Cruz Soto , Academia , NYU ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , NPR ; Ariana Wilson , Journalism , Freelance ; Myra Washington , Academia , University of Utah ; Sameena Mustafa , Journalism , Hand Her the Mic LLC ; Edward Ongweso JR , Journalism Motherboard , VICE Media ; Nicole Cooke , Academia , University of South Carolina ; Kerri Greenidge , Academia ; Noah Berlatsky , Journalism , Freelance writer ; Peter Odell Campbell , Academia , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Journalism , NPR ; Minh-Ha T. Pham , Academia , Graduate Program in Media Studies , Pratt Institute ; Ritty Lukose , Academia , New York University ; Unsigned , Journalism , Condé Nast ; P. Claire Dodson , Journalism , Teen Vogue ; Khemani Gibson , Academia , New York University ; Bridget Read , Journalism , New York Magazine ; Shamira Ibrahim , Journalism , Freelance Writer ; Tiffany Bui , Journalism , The Minnesota Daily ; Aria Velasquez , Journalism ; Unsigned , Academia , University of Illinois , Urbana-Champaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University of Nevada ; Anjali Vats , Academia , Boston College ; Jordan Coley , Journalism ; Joshua Lyon , Author ; Kerry Jo Green , Academia , Brandeis University I can remember ever hearing of only 4 of these folks : Karen Attiah , Chanda Prescod-Weinstein , Noah Berlatsky , and Ashley Feinberg , and only in comic circumstances .
This is not a list of talented people .
By the way , shouldn ’ t signatories of open letters list their Intersectionality Pokemon Points ?
Then they could add up which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ determine who wins .

From The Objective, a counter letter explaining why people who get canceled deserve it.
A More Specific Letter on Justice and Open Debate On Tuesday, 153 of the most prominent journalists, authors, and writers, including J. K. Rowling, Malcolm Gladwell, and David Brooks, published an open call for civility in Harper’s Magazine. They write, in the pages of a prominent magazine that’s infamous for being anti-union, not paying its interns, and firing editors over editorial disagreements with the publisher: “The free exchange of information and ideas, the lifeblood of a liberal society, is daily becoming more constricted.” The signatories, many of them white, wealthy, and endowed with massive platforms, argue that they are afraid of being silenced, that so-called cancel culture is out of control, and that they fear for their jobs and free exchange of ideas, even as they speak from one of the most prestigious magazines in the country. The letter was spearheaded by Thomas Chatterton Williams, a Black writer who believes “that racism at once persists and is also capable of being transcended—especially at the interpersonal level.” Since the letter was published, some commentators have used Williams’s presence and the presence of other non-white writers to argue that the letter presents a selection of diverse voices. But they miss the point: the irony of the piece is that nowhere in it do the signatories mention how marginalized voices have been silenced for generations in journalism, academia, and publishing.
Also, redlining.
… Rowling, one of the signers, has spouted transphobic and transmisogynist rhetoric, mocking the idea that trans men could exist, and likening transition-related medical care such as hormone replacement therapy to conversion therapy. She directly interacts with fans on Twitter, publishes letters littered with transphobic rhetoric, and gets away with platforming violent anti-trans speakers to her 14 million followers. Jesse Singal, another signer, is a cis man infamous for advancing his career by writing derogatorily about trans issues. In 2018, Singal had a cover story in The Atlantic expressing skepticism about the benefits of gender-affirming care for trans youth. No trans writer has been afforded the same space. Singal often faces and dismisses criticism from trans people, but he has a much larger platform than any trans journalist. In fact, a 2018 Jezebel report found that Singal was part of a closed Google listserv of more than 400 left-leaning media elites who praised his work, with not a single out trans person in the group. He also has an antagonistic history with trans journalists, academics, and other writers, dedicating many Medium posts to attempting to refute or discredit their claims and reputations. It’s also clear that the organizers of the letter did not communicate clearly and honestly with all the signatories. One invited professor, who did not sign the Harper's letter, said that he was asked to sign a letter "arguing for bolder, more meaningful efforts at racial and gender inclusion in journalism, academia, and the arts." The letter in its final form fails to make this argument at all. Another of the signers, author and professor Jennifer Finney Boylan, who is also a trans woman, said on Twitter that she did not know who else had signed it until it was published. Another signatory, Lucia Martinez Valdivia, said in a Medium post: “When I asked to know who the other signatories were, the names I was shown were those of people of color from all over the political spectrum, and not those of people who have taken gender-critical or trans-exclusionary positions.”
The Force is strong in the Tranissaries. Whatever SJW movement these rightwing ubermensches get into, they take over.
… About this letter
This letter was a group effort, started by journalists of color with contributions from the larger journalism, academic, and publishing community. While a few of us organized the writing process, our role was to facilitate the group’s voice, not set the content or direction. Contributions were seen by all the collaborators and accepted through consensus. There is no particular order to this list of signatories, nor did any one person do the bulk of the work in writing the letter. Many signatories on our list noted their institutional affiliation but not their name, fearful of professional retaliation. It is a sad fact, and in part why we wrote the letter. Signed
Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, NBC News; Brooke Binkowski, Journalism; Jonathan Dresner, Ph.D., Academia, Pittsburg State University, Kansas; Aída Chávez, Journalism, The Intercept; Joseph Hernandez, Journalism, Bon Appétit; Ev Crunden, Journalism; Stacia Ryder, Academia; Holly Piepenburg, Journalism; Shannon Clark, Academia, American University; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, NBC News; Alan Henry, Journalism; Michael Waters, Journalism, Freelance; Dawn Rhodes, Journalism, Block Club Chicago; Sydette Harry, Research/Freelance, USC; Arionne Nettles, Academia, Northwestern University; Andrea González-Ramírez, Journalism, GEN; Solomon Gustavo, Journalism, MinnPost; Tommy Christopher, Journalism, Mediaite; Unsigned, Journalism; Alex Zaragoza, Journalism, VICE Media; Adriana Heldiz, Journalism, Voice of San Diego; Wil Williams, Journalism, Podcast Problems LLC; Rosalie Chan, Journalism; Janelle Salanga, Journalism; Gabe Schneider, Journalism, MinnPost; Joseph Hankins, Academia, University of California, San Diego; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, Verizon Media; Jasmine Snow, Journalism, Minnesota Daily; Karen Attiah, Journalism; Shoshana Wodinsky, Journalism, Gizmodo; Joan Summers, Journalism, Jezebel; Marina Fang, Journalism, HuffPost; Tauhid Chappell, Journalism, Free Press; Mel Plaut, Author; Nicholas Trevino, Government Oversight; Naoko Shibusawa, Academia, Brown University; Jack Herrera, Journalism, Freelance Reporter; Carlos Maza, Journalism, Freelance; Azucena Rasilla, Journalism; Malaika Jabali, Journalism; Marzena Zukowska, Nonprofit, Radical Communicators Network / freelance writer; Mutale Nkonde, Journalism; Melissa Martin, Filmmaker/Academic, Freelance/Carnegie Mellon University; Mahsa Alimardani, Academia; Chia-Yi Hou, Journalism, The Hill; Joshua Eaton, Journalism, Freelance Investigative Reporter; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, E.W. Scripps; Sarah Weinman, Author; Jessica Schulberg, Journalism, HuffPost; Sarah J. Jackson, Academia, University of Pennsylvania; Tim Barribeau, Journalism, Wirecutter; Vasuki Nesiah, Academia, NYU; Kimber Streams, Journalism; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, Public Radio; Sarah Jones, Journalism, New York Magazine; Alyza Enriquez, Journalism, VICE; Unsigned, Journalism, The Hill; Siobhán McGuirk, Journalism, Red Pepper magazine (UK); Elon Green, Journalism, Freelance; Razzan Nakhlawi, Journalism; Brandy N. Carie, Theatre & Film, Freelance Writer & Director; Pravin Wilkins, Playwright, City Books Writer-in-Residence; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, Wirecutter; Laura Wagner, Journalism, VICE; Joseph Hefner, Writer/Filmmaker/Stage Director, Freelance; Chelsea Cirruzzo, Journalism; Janet Towle, Author; Jaz Twersky, Podcaster; Cassius Adair, Academia and Journalism, NYU Media Culture and Communication + Freelance; Kimu Elolia, Publishing, Spotify; Princess Ojiaku, Journalism / Civic Tech; Unsigned/NDA, NPR; Nick Guy, Journalism; Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Academia, University of New Hampshire; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, New York Times; Sasha Costanza-Chock, Academia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Wendy Lu, Journalism, HuffPost; Unsigned, Academia, NYU; Ryan Mac, Journalism; Lucy Diavolo, Journalism, Teen Vogue; Lyz Lenz, Author, The Cedar Rapids Gazette; Unsigned/NDA, Colorado Public Radio News; Lisa Nakamura, Academia; Lizz Huerta, Author; Smitha Khorana, Publishing; Miho Watabe, Archivism; Ben Schaefer, Academia, University of Illinois at Chicago; Callie Wright, Journalism; Tris Mamone, Journalism, Freelance Writer; Dawn Ennis, Journalism, Outsports; Akela Lacy, Journalism, The Intercept; Alexander Lee, Publishing, W.W. Norton & Company; Unsigned, Screenwriter; Angela Misri, Journalism; Minnah Zaheer, Journalism; Cordelia Yu, Civic tech, Corgi & Bun; Maya Srikrishnan, Journalism, Voice of San Diego; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, The New York Times; Kameron Burns, Journalism, WIRED; Adrienne Shih, Journalism; Carrie Gillon, Alt-ac, Freelance; Daniel Varghese, Journalism, GQ; Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, Journalism; Shelby Weldon, Journalism, Outsports; Sarah Ruiz-Grossman, Journalism, HuffPost; Gaby Del Valle, Journalism, Freelance Writer; Kristine White, Journalism, Freelance Writer; Marlee Baldridge, Academia, University of Missouri; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, Slate Magazine; Michael Izquierdo, Journalism, Freelancer; Izz LaMagdeleine, Journalism, Freelance; Ella Chen, Journalism , The Triton/UCSD; Talia Lavin, Journalism, Freelancer; Ethan Edward Coston, Journalism; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, POLITICO; Kelsey D. Atherton, Journalism, Freelance writer; Unsigned, Journalism, Public Media; Amal Ahmed, Journalism, Texas Observer; Siri Chilukuri, Journalism, Block Club Chicago; Dylan Miettinen, Journalism, The Minnesota Daily; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, The New York Times; Ashley Feinberg, Journalism; Julia Llinas Goodman, Journalism; Jacob Sutherland, Journalism, Catalyst.cm; Lilly Irani, Academia, UC San Diego; NDA, Journalism, The Hill; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, McClatchy; Paula Chakravartty, Academia, NYU; Robert Mejia, Academia, North Dakota State University; Unassigned/NDA, Journalism, Wirecutter; Thom Dunn, Journalism, BoingBoing; Anna Merlan, Journalism; Hunter Boone, Journalism, Wirecutter/NYT; Tanvi Misra, Journalism; Zachary Clein, Entertainment (Theatre/Film/TV), Freelance writer; Maxwell Strachan, Journalism; Julie Owono, NGO; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, NPR; Marie Cruz Soto, Academia, NYU; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, NPR; Ariana Wilson, Journalism, Freelance; Myra Washington, Academia, University of Utah; Sameena Mustafa, Journalism, Hand Her the Mic LLC; Edward Ongweso JR, Journalism Motherboard, VICE Media; Nicole Cooke, Academia, University of South Carolina; Kerri Greenidge, Academia; Noah Berlatsky, Journalism, Freelance writer; Peter Odell Campbell, Academia, University of Pittsburgh; Thomas Wilburn, Journalism, NPR; Minh-Ha T. Pham, Academia, Graduate Program in Media Studies, Pratt Institute; Ritty Lukose, Academia, New York University; Unsigned, Journalism, Condé Nast; P. Claire Dodson, Journalism, Teen Vogue; Khemani Gibson, Academia, New York University; Bridget Read, Journalism, New York Magazine; Shamira Ibrahim, Journalism, Freelance Writer; Tiffany Bui, Journalism, The Minnesota Daily; Aria Velasquez, Journalism; Unsigned, Academia, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Naseem Jamnia, Academia/Freelance Writer, University of Nevada; Anjali Vats, Academia, Boston College; Jordan Coley, Journalism; Joshua Lyon, Author; Kerry Jo Green, Academia, Brandeis University
I can remember ever hearing of only 4 of these folks: Karen Attiah, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Noah Berlatsky, and Ashley Feinberg, and only in comic circumstances. This is not a list of talented people.
By the way, shouldn’t signatories of open letters list their Intersectionality Pokemon Points? Then they could add up which letter has the most Diversity credits and determine who wins.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-08--Anarcho-Tyranny: White Couple Charged With "Hate Crime" Over Painting Over BLM Graffiti On Street

Can you define Anarcho-Tyranny ?
At a time when monuments and statues to Dead White Males are being pulled down/vandalized/set on fire and utilized as a forum for public art ( the most vile graffiti messages imaginable , ranging from calling for the murder of police to “ f*ck whitey ” ) , and the police/elected officials do nothing to stop this lawlessness , a white couple daring to paint over a “ Black Lives Matter ” message has been charged with a hate crime .
Oh , and to make it even better , the DA charging the white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Soros supported in her race for the office .
This is how you define Anarcho-Tyranny : A white California couple has been charged with a hate crime after they were seen on video defacing a Black Lives Matter mural , according to a statement from the Contra Costa District Attorney 's office .
Two people , identified by the district attorney as Nicole Anderson , 42 , and David Nelson , 53 , were seen on July 4 painting over the B and L in the word `` Black , '' which had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paint .
In the video , the man identified as Nelson can be heard saying , `` There is no racism .
It 's a leftist lie , '' and , `` No one wants Black Lives Matter here . ''
When a woman could be heard asking , `` What 's wrong with you ? ''
the man replied , `` We 're sick of this narrative , that 's what 's wrong .
The narrative of police brutality , the narrative of oppression , the narrative of racism .
It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 2020 garb and yelled `` Make America Great Again . ''
Anderson was the one seen painting over the letters , while Nelson stood alongside her and at one point fetched another can of paint from a car .
Calls to Anderson and Nelson seeking comment were not immediately returned .
It 's unclear whether they 've obtained legal representation .
A California couple are seen defacing a Black Lives Matter mural in a video shared by the City of Martinez police seeking community assistance in identifying the couple .
The mural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Wakefield Taylor Courthouse , was approved through a permit on July 1 , according to the district attorney 's statement issued Tuesday .
It was completed on July 4 .
Other murals like it have been seen in cities across the U.S. in the wake of protests against police brutality .
The Martinez police said in a statement Sunday that the couple appeared to have come to the mural `` with cans of paint and a roller with the specific purpose of vandalizing over the mural . ''
`` The community spent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mural together only to have it painted over in a hateful and senseless manner , '' police said .
Police included a link to the video with the statement in the hopes of identifying the suspects , who , three days later , were charged .
In addition to the hate crime , Anderson and Nelson also face charges of vandalism and possession of tools to commit vandalism or graffiti .
If convicted , each could receive up to a year in county jail .
`` We must address the root and byproduct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Black Lives Matter movement is an important civil rights cause that deserves all of our attention , '' Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton said .
`` The mural completed last weekend was a peaceful and powerful way to communicate the importance of Black lives in Contra Costa County and the country . ''
[ California couple charged with hate crime for allegedly vandalizing Black Lives Matter mural : In video of the incident , a man said , `` No wants Black Lives Matter here , '' ABC News , @ @ @ @ @

Can you define Anarcho-Tyranny? At a time when monuments and statues to Dead White Males are being pulled down/vandalized/set on fire and utilized as a forum for public art (the most vile graffiti messages imaginable, ranging from calling for the murder of police to “f*ck whitey”), and the police/elected officials do nothing to stop this lawlessness, a white couple daring to paint over a “Black Lives Matter” message has been charged with a hate crime.
Oh, and to make it even better, the DA charging the white couple—Diana Becton—is a black woman who George Soros supported in her race for the office.
This is how you define Anarcho-Tyranny:
A white California couple has been charged with a hate crime after they were seen on video defacing a Black Lives Matter mural, according to a statement from the Contra Costa District Attorney's office.
Two people, identified by the district attorney as Nicole Anderson, 42, and David Nelson, 53, were seen on July 4 painting over the B and L in the word "Black," which had been painted in yellow, with black paint.
In the video, the man identified as Nelson can be heard saying, "There is no racism. It's a leftist lie," and, "No one wants Black Lives Matter here."
When a woman could be heard asking, "What's wrong with you?" the man replied, "We're sick of this narrative, that's what's wrong. The narrative of police brutality, the narrative of oppression, the narrative of racism. It's a lie."
He was wearing Trump 2020 garb and yelled "Make America Great Again."
Anderson was the one seen painting over the letters, while Nelson stood alongside her and at one point fetched another can of paint from a car.
Calls to Anderson and Nelson seeking comment were not immediately returned. It's unclear whether they've obtained legal representation.
A California couple are seen defacing a Black Lives Matter mural in a video shared by the City of Martinez police seeking community assistance in identifying the couple.
The mural, in downtown Martinez in front of the Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, was approved through a permit on July 1, according to the district attorney's statement issued Tuesday. It was completed on July 4.
Other murals like it have been seen in cities across the U.S. in the wake of protests against police brutality.
The Martinez police said in a statement Sunday that the couple appeared to have come to the mural "with cans of paint and a roller with the specific purpose of vandalizing over the mural."
"The community spent a considerable amount of time putting the mural together only to have it painted over in a hateful and senseless manner," police said.
Police included a link to the video with the statement in the hopes of identifying the suspects, who, three days later, were charged.
In addition to the hate crime, Anderson and Nelson also face charges of vandalism and possession of tools to commit vandalism or graffiti.
If convicted, each could receive up to a year in county jail.
"We must address the root and byproduct of systemic racism in our country. The Black Lives Matter movement is an important civil rights cause that deserves all of our attention," Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton said. "The mural completed last weekend was a peaceful and powerful way to communicate the importance of Black lives in Contra Costa County and the country."
[California couple charged with hate crime for allegedly vandalizing Black Lives Matter mural: In video of the incident, a man said, "No wants Black Lives Matter here," ABC News, July 8, 2020]


vdare--2020-07-08--Ann Coulter: I’m A Direct Descendant Of 13 Revolutionary Patriots. Deport Lucian Truscott

See , earlier : Jared Taylor Patiently Educates Lucian K. Truscott IV ( ! )
About `` White Supremacy '' And Thomas Jefferson Fascinating news from the New York Times this week !
Reviewing its op-ed titled “ I ’ m a Direct Descendant of Thomas Jefferson .
Take Down His Memorial , ” I gather we now weigh Americans ’ opinions based on who their ancestors are .
I ’ m not sure that ’ s a good idea , but the rules are the rules .
Otherwise , why would the Times consider it so important to publish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , at all ?
Obviously , we ’ re going to need a list of Whose Opinion Matters .
Here ’ s my first stab at it : Descendants of John Adams will have their views count the most .
Adams was a giant of the Revolution , our second president , and never owned slaves .
Descendants of George Washington will come next .
Some will bicker with this , inasmuch as he is the father of our country , but based on our new standards , he gets demerits for owning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he freed them on his death .
( This is a freebie : Washington ’ s only child was the United States of America . )
Someone else can fill in the middle range in the Whose Opinion Matters ranking—this is taking a while .
Toward the bottom of the list will be descendants of slave traders , then of slave owners , and below that , descendants of slave owners who pretend to be embarrassed about that fact , but are just bragging , like Truscott .
[ Tweet him ] • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I Think Colleges Should Drop the SAT .
• I ’ m an Olympic Gold Medalist .
I Think We Should Ban the Olympics .
• I ’ m Totally Hot .
I Think Men Should Stop Hitting on Hot Girls .
Next in the Eminence Ranking will be immigrants ( themselves often descendants of slave owners , murderers and rapists ) .
In fact , immigrants may as well not say anything .
Their opinions will amount to only about one one-trillionth of a foundational American ’ s .
Dead last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anarchists , such as the grandchildren of the hundreds of Soviet spies infiltrating our government during the Cold War , especially any heirs of Alger Hiss , the Weathermen and their children .
That wipes out half of our college professors .
I ’ m surprised at the Times adopting a blood test , but you can ’ t go around publishing some blowhard demanding we take down a monument based on his ancestry and then drop the ancestry advantage for everyone else .
Speaking as the direct descendant of 13 patriots of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Soldiers and several strict Presbyterian abolitionists , it ’ s obvious that my opinion carries vastly more weight than the blood relation of a slave owner , like Truscott .
With full knowledge of the responsibility that comes with that , I say we keep the Jefferson Memorial .
Obviously , I don ’ t need any reasons beyond the fact that my ancestors are better than Truscott ’ s .
But if you ’ d care to hear my arguments , they are that Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence ; he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to war with the Barbary pirates , who kidnapped more than a million Europeans and forced them into slavery ; the monument is a work of art ; and—most important—removing the Jefferson Memorial would deprive me of a reason to write periodic columns saying … We know from the DNA that Jefferson couldn ’ t have fathered Hemings ’ firstborn , Tom .
Only her lastborn son , Eston , had the DNA from some Jefferson male , of which there were at least a half-dozen living at or near Monticello when Eston @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down to Eston .
There is zero evidence that Jefferson fathered him and boatloads of evidence that he didn ’ t .
• Five years before Eston was born , a muckraking journalist , James Callender , furious with Jefferson for not making him a postmaster , started the rumor the president had fathered Hemings ’ son Tom , which , again , the DNA proves he did not .
So the theory is : Five years after being falsely accused of fathering children with Hemings , Jefferson went out and fathered a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ born in 1808 , when Thomas Jefferson was 64 years old and in his second term as president .
His brother Randolph was 52 , recently widowed and unmarried .
After Randolph remarried , Hemings had no more children .
• Randolph ’ s five sons , aged 17 to 24 , were also frequent visitors to Monticello when Eston was conceived .
• While Jefferson was entertaining diplomats in the main house , Randolph would typically retire to the slave quarters for the evening .
One slave , Isaac Granger Jefferson , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Old Master ’ s brother , Mass Randall , was a mighty simple man : used to come out among black people , play the fiddle and dance half the night.
” • There is not a single account of Thomas Jefferson visiting the slave quarters .
• Nor did Jefferson take any interest in Hemings ’ children .
Randolph did , teaching all of Hemings ’ sons to play the fiddle .
• None of the private correspondence from anyone living at Monticello credited the rumor about Jefferson and Hemings—but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ private letters , Jefferson denied Callender ’ s claim , while admitting to a sexual indiscretion that would have been more shameful at the time : his seduction of a friend ’ s wife .
• Jefferson ’ s private papers reveal his extremely negative views of miscegenation in terms so brutal they will not be repeated here .
Suffice it to say that the idea of his fathering a child with Hemings is inconceivable .
• Jefferson did not free Hemings in his will , despite freeing several other slaves .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children originated in the brains of feminists .
At first , historians strenuously objected , but eventually decided the better part of valor was to cower under their desks and pray no one accused them of “ racism.
” To every cloud there is a silver lining , and the one to the Times ’ Ancestry Test for Political Relevance is that we ’ ll never again have to hear from a professor or student at Yale , a school whose namesake—currently , right now , in 2020—is Elihu Yale , slave trader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

See, earlier: Jared Taylor Patiently Educates Lucian K. Truscott IV (!) About "White Supremacy" And Thomas Jefferson
Fascinating news from the New York Times this week! Reviewing its op-ed titled “I’m a Direct Descendant of Thomas Jefferson. Take Down His Memorial,” I gather we now weigh Americans’ opinions based on who their ancestors are.
I’m not sure that’s a good idea, but the rules are the rules. Otherwise, why would the Times consider it so important to publish Lucian Truscott, a great-great-great-great-great-grandson of Jefferson, at all?
Blut über alles!
Obviously, we’re going to need a list of Whose Opinion Matters. Here’s my first stab at it:
Descendants of John Adams will have their views count the most. Adams was a giant of the Revolution, our second president, and never owned slaves.
Descendants of George Washington will come next. Some will bicker with this, inasmuch as he is the father of our country, but based on our new standards, he gets demerits for owning slaves—though, unlike Jefferson, at least he freed them on his death. (This is a freebie: Washington’s only child was the United States of America.)
Someone else can fill in the middle range in the Whose Opinion Matters ranking—this is taking a while.
Toward the bottom of the list will be descendants of slave traders, then of slave owners, and below that, descendants of slave owners who pretend to be embarrassed about that fact, but are just bragging, like Truscott. [Tweet him]
I Got Double 800s on the SATs. I Think Colleges Should Drop the SAT.
I’m an Olympic Gold Medalist. I Think We Should Ban the Olympics.
I’m Totally Hot. I Think Men Should Stop Hitting on Hot Girls.
Next in the Eminence Ranking will be immigrants (themselves often descendants of slave owners, murderers and rapists). In fact, immigrants may as well not say anything. Their opinions will amount to only about one one-trillionth of a foundational American’s.
Dead last are the blood relations of traitors and anarchists, such as the grandchildren of the hundreds of Soviet spies infiltrating our government during the Cold War, especially any heirs of Alger Hiss, the Weathermen and their children. That wipes out half of our college professors.
I’m surprised at the Times adopting a blood test, but you can’t go around publishing some blowhard demanding we take down a monument based on his ancestry and then drop the ancestry advantage for everyone else.
Speaking as the direct descendant of 13 patriots of the American Revolution, a few Union Soldiers and several strict Presbyterian abolitionists, it’s obvious that my opinion carries vastly more weight than the blood relation of a slave owner, like Truscott.
With full knowledge of the responsibility that comes with that, I say we keep the Jefferson Memorial.
Obviously, I don’t need any reasons beyond the fact that my ancestors are better than Truscott’s. But if you’d care to hear my arguments, they are that Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence; he was our third president; he went to war with the Barbary pirates, who kidnapped more than a million Europeans and forced them into slavery; the monument is a work of art; and—most important—removing the Jefferson Memorial would deprive me of a reason to write periodic columns saying …
… Thomas Jefferson fathered none of Sally Hemings’ children.
Here’s the Clip-and-Save version:
We know from the DNA that Jefferson couldn’t have fathered Hemings’ firstborn, Tom. Only her lastborn son, Eston, had the DNA from some Jefferson male, of which there were at least a half-dozen living at or near Monticello when Eston was conceived.
So it all comes down to Eston. There is zero evidence that Jefferson fathered him and boatloads of evidence that he didn’t.
Five years before Eston was born, a muckraking journalist, James Callender, furious with Jefferson for not making him a postmaster, started the rumor the president had fathered Hemings’ son Tom, which, again, the DNA proves he did not. So the theory is: Five years after being falsely accused of fathering children with Hemings, Jefferson went out and fathered a child with Hemings.
Eston was born in 1808, when Thomas Jefferson was 64 years old and in his second term as president. His brother Randolph was 52, recently widowed and unmarried. After Randolph remarried, Hemings had no more children.
Randolph’s five sons, aged 17 to 24, were also frequent visitors to Monticello when Eston was conceived.
While Jefferson was entertaining diplomats in the main house, Randolph would typically retire to the slave quarters for the evening. One slave, Isaac Granger Jefferson, described Randolph in his dictated memoirs thus: “Old Master’s brother, Mass Randall, was a mighty simple man: used to come out among black people, play the fiddle and dance half the night.”
There is not a single account of Thomas Jefferson visiting the slave quarters.
Nor did Jefferson take any interest in Hemings’ children. Randolph did, teaching all of Hemings’ sons to play the fiddle.
None of the private correspondence from anyone living at Monticello credited the rumor about Jefferson and Hemings—but several pointed to Randolph.
In private letters, Jefferson denied Callender’s claim, while admitting to a sexual indiscretion that would have been more shameful at the time: his seduction of a friend’s wife.
Jefferson’s private papers reveal his extremely negative views of miscegenation in terms so brutal they will not be repeated here. Suffice it to say that the idea of his fathering a child with Hemings is inconceivable.
Jefferson did not free Hemings in his will, despite freeing several other slaves.
The claim that Jefferson fathered Hemings’ children originated in the brains of feminists. At first, historians strenuously objected, but eventually decided the better part of valor was to cower under their desks and pray no one accused them of “racism.”
To every cloud there is a silver lining, and the one to the Times’ Ancestry Test for Political Relevance is that we’ll never again have to hear from a professor or student at Yale, a school whose namesake—currently, right now, in 2020—is Elihu Yale, slave trader.
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vdare--2020-07-08--“Hamilton“: The Obama Administration On Stage

From my new review in Taki ’ s Magazine : Before I finally watched Hamilton , Lin-Manuel Miranda ’ s colossally popular Broadway musical depicting the Founding Fathers as rapping Men of Color , I had never heard that it ’ s so childish .
I don ’ t know how to judge hip-hop , but after a while the endless rhymes about the Constitutional Convention started sounding less like Eminem and more like Dr. Seuss .
Hamilton is like if The Butter Battle Book took two hours and 45 minutes to recite .
My guess is that Miranda originally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ niche for parents who don ’ t want their sons to ruin the family ’ s costly evening out at the theater by constant eye-rolling .
While girls naturally adore musicals , there ’ s normally barely anything on Broadway that boys would want to sit through .
So why not invent a musical about a boyish hero rising through war and politics only to die in a duel , a true story about the ambitious young man whose face is on the ten-dollar bill ?
( Granted , judging by that portrait @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sharp it could carve roast beef , was just about the whitest man ever .
But who cares about racial reality ? )
In an age when Disney Princesses are vastly monetized on Broadway , why not a Disney Prince story about the first Treasury secretary ?
So , Miranda left out of his musical most of that girly stuff like melody and harmony , and retold the rivalry of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr as a Tupac vs. Biggie beef about New York City not being big enough for the two of @ @

From my new review in Taki’s Magazine:
‘Hamilton’: The Obama Administration on Stage
Steve Sailer
July 08, 2020
Before I finally watched Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s colossally popular Broadway musical depicting the Founding Fathers as rapping Men of Color, I had never heard that it’s so childish. I don’t know how to judge hip-hop, but after a while the endless rhymes about the Constitutional Convention started sounding less like Eminem and more like Dr. Seuss. Hamilton is like if The Butter Battle Book took two hours and 45 minutes to recite.
My guess is that Miranda originally conceived of Hamilton as filling a market niche for parents who don’t want their sons to ruin the family’s costly evening out at the theater by constant eye-rolling. While girls naturally adore musicals, there’s normally barely anything on Broadway that boys would want to sit through.
So why not invent a musical about a boyish hero rising through war and politics only to die in a duel, a true story about the ambitious young man whose face is on the ten-dollar bill? (Granted, judging by that portrait, Hamilton, with his nose so sharp it could carve roast beef, was just about the whitest man ever. But who cares about racial reality?) In an age when Disney Princesses are vastly monetized on Broadway, why not a Disney Prince story about the first Treasury secretary?
So, Miranda left out of his musical most of that girly stuff like melody and harmony, and retold the rivalry of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr as a Tupac vs. Biggie beef about New York City not being big enough for the two of them.


vdare--2020-07-08--Dear White Women: The Establishment Hates You And Wants Terrible Things To Happen To You

Earlier : Black Writer In NYT : I Have Not Missed the Amy Coopers of the World The Establishment hates you and wants terrible things to happen to you .
How the ‘ Karen Meme ’ Confronts the Violent History of White Womanhood When you look up the hashtag # Karen on Instagram , a search that yields over 773,000 posts , the featured image on the page is a screenshot of a white woman staring intensely into the camera , pursing her lips into a smile as she touches a finger to her chin , a movement that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The woman ’ s name is Lisa Alexander , but on the Internet , she ’ s most recognized as the “ San Francisco Karen , ” after a clip went viral of her last week , in which she demands to know if James Juanillo , who was stenciling “ Black Lives Matter ” in chalk on the front of his own home , was defacing private property .
… The video of Alexander is one of a myriad of other videos , images and memes that have emerged in the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a slang term for middle-aged white women ( which seems to have stemmed from the popular “ Can I speak to a manager ?
” meme , ) who have become infamous online for their shameless displays of entitlement , privilege , and racism — and their tendency to call the police when they don ’ t get what they want .
I suspect white women are pretty clueless about this kind of racist anti-white women backstabbing by women of other races who want to take their men .

Earlier: Black Writer In NYT: I Have Not Missed the Amy Coopers of the World
Visuals of Karens exploiting their privilege when things don’t go their way have become Internet shorthand for a particular kind of racial violence white women have instigated for centuries https://t.co/kA8VDYe4TE — TIME (@TIME) July 7, 2020
Dear white women:
The Establishment hates you and wants terrible things to happen to you.
How the ‘Karen Meme’ Confronts the Violent History of White Womanhood BY CADY LANG
UPDATED: JULY 6, 2020 4:11 PM EDT | ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: JUNE 25, 2020 12:53 PM EDT When you look up the hashtag #Karen on Instagram, a search that yields over 773,000 posts, the featured image on the page is a screenshot of a white woman staring intensely into the camera, pursing her lips into a smile as she touches a finger to her chin, a movement that’s at once condescending and cloying. The woman’s name is Lisa Alexander, but on the Internet, she’s most recognized as the “San Francisco Karen,” after a clip went viral of her last week, in which she demands to know if James Juanillo, who was stenciling “Black Lives Matter” in chalk on the front of his own home, was defacing private property. …
The video of Alexander is one of a myriad of other videos, images and memes that have emerged in the last few months of “Karens,” a slang term for middle-aged white women (which seems to have stemmed from the popular “Can I speak to a manager?” meme,) who have become infamous online for their shameless displays of entitlement, privilege, and racism — and their tendency to call the police when they don’t get what they want.
Etcetera etcetera …
I suspect white women are pretty clueless about this kind of racist anti-white women backstabbing by women of other races who want to take their men.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-13--WaPo’s Karen Attiah Wants To Rename The Texas Rangers. Why Did We Let Her Family Immigrate?

Earlier : WaPo Editrix Karen Attiah : White Women Are Lucky That We Are Just Calling Them `` Karen 's '' [ sic ] and Not Calling for Revenge Fresh of the blue-checkmark victory to rename the Washington Redskins , our journalistic elite have found a new target for destruction : As the Washington football team finally gives up its racist slur of a name , there is one major sports team that has avoided the spotlight and resisted meaningful engagement with the violent and racist implications of its name .
To know the full history of the Texas Rangers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s name is not so far off from being called the Texas Klansmen .
I grew up in Dallas , raised on myths about Texas Rangers as brave and wholesome guardians of the Texas frontier , helping protect innocent settlers from violent Indians .
At church , boys could sign up to be Royal Rangers , the Christian equivalent of the Boy Scouts .
I still remember the excitement when Chuck Norris himself , star of the television show “ Walker , Texas Ranger , ” came to visit my elementary school class @ @ @ @ @ @ @ siblings and me to Arlington Stadium to watch the Rangers play .
No state mythologizes itself quite like Texas , so of course , it made sense to have a team name that embodied that gauzy , self-regarding history .
At the same time , being from a Ghanaian immigrant family , we weren ’ t that invested in baseball , or the team name .
I just liked going because my dad would sometimes let me take sips of his Coca-Cola mixed with beer .
What we didn ’ t realize at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a cruel , racist force when it came to the nonwhites who inhabited the beautiful and untamed Texas territory .
The first job of the Rangers , formed in 1835 after Texas declared independence from Mexico , was to clear the land of Indian for white settlers .
That was just the start .
The Rangers oppressed black people , helping capture runaway slaves trying to escape to Mexico ; in the aftermath of the Civil War , they killed free blacks with impunity .
“ The negroes here need killing , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1877 , after Rangers fired on a party of black former Buffalo soldiers , killing four of them and a 4-year old girl .
A jury would later find that the black soldiers “ came to their death while resisting officers in the discharge of their duty , ” an unsettling echo of the justification for modern-day police killings .
[ The Texas Rangers ’ team name must go , by Karen Attiah , Washington Post , July 13 , 2020 ]

Earlier: WaPo Editrix Karen Attiah: White Women Are Lucky That We Are Just Calling Them "Karen's" [sic] and Not Calling for Revenge
Fresh off the blue-checkmark victory to rename the Washington Redskins, our journalistic elite have found a new target for destruction:
As the Washington football team finally gives up its racist slur of a name, there is one major sports team that has avoided the spotlight and resisted meaningful engagement with the violent and racist implications of its name. To know the full history of the Texas Rangers is to understand that the team’s name is not so far off from being called the Texas Klansmen.
I grew up in Dallas, raised on myths about Texas Rangers as brave and wholesome guardians of the Texas frontier, helping protect innocent settlers from violent Indians. At church, boys could sign up to be Royal Rangers, the Christian equivalent of the Boy Scouts. I still remember the excitement when Chuck Norris himself, star of the television show “Walker, Texas Ranger,” came to visit my elementary school class.
My dad sometimes took my younger siblings and me to Arlington Stadium to watch the Rangers play. No state mythologizes itself quite like Texas, so of course, it made sense to have a team name that embodied that gauzy, self-regarding history. At the same time, being from a Ghanaian immigrant family, we weren’t that invested in baseball, or the team name. I just liked going because my dad would sometimes let me take sips of his Coca-Cola mixed with beer.
What we didn’t realize at the time was that the Rangers were a cruel, racist force when it came to the nonwhites who inhabited the beautiful and untamed Texas territory. The first job of the Rangers, formed in 1835 after Texas declared independence from Mexico, was to clear the land of Indian [sic] for white settlers.
That was just the start. The Rangers oppressed black people, helping capture runaway slaves trying to escape to Mexico; in the aftermath of the Civil War, they killed free blacks with impunity. “The negroes here need killing,” a Ranger wrote in a local newspaper in 1877, after Rangers fired on a party of black former Buffalo soldiers, killing four of them and a 4-year old girl. A jury would later find that the black soldiers “came to their death while resisting officers in the discharge of their duty,” an unsettling echo of the justification for modern-day police killings.
[The Texas Rangers’ team name must go, by Karen Attiah, Washington Post, July 13, 2020]


vdare--2020-07-13--Not a Conspiracy Theory: "George Soros’s Foundation Pours $220 Million Into Racial Equality Push"

Earlier , from 2015 : George Soros Funded 2006 Amnesty Rallies And Now Ferguson Riots .
What Next ?
From the New York Times news section : The Open Society Foundations , the philanthropic group founded by the business magnate George Soros , announced on Monday that it was investing $ 220 million in efforts to achieve racial equality in America , a huge financial undertaking that will support several Black-led racial justice groups for years to come .
The initiative , which comes amid national protests for racial equality and calls for police reform ignited by the killing of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reshape the landscape of Black political and civil rights organizations , and signals the extent to which race and identity have become the explicit focal point of American politics in recent years , with no sign of receding .
Mr. Soros , who has at times faced smears and anti-Semitism over his role as a liberal megadonor , is also positioning his foundation near the forefront of the protest movement .
… “ There is this call for justice in Black and brown communities , an explosion of not just sympathy but solidarity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ So it ’ s time to double down .
And we understood we can place a bet on these activists — Black and white — who see this as a moment of not just incrementalism , but whole-scale reform.
” … “ The calls have been emotional , she said , as groups that have long felt marginalized by mainstream philanthropy find out their work will be sustained and supported .
… That seems to imply that some of these groups are dubious fringe operations that other liberal philanthropists have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In recent years , Mr. Soros has become a favorite target of some conservatives and right-wing groups , which have sometimes used anti-Semitic tropes to try to recast his giving as an effort to seek world influence .
Between the local grants and the millions for Black-led organizations , however , Mr. Soros and his foundation have helped answer the question of whether the social justice groups that have dominated the current moment are here to stay .
Alexander Soros , who serves alongside his father as the deputy chair of Open Society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new investment was a response to a time “ for urgent and bold action.
” “ These investments will empower proven leaders in the Black community to reimagine policing , end mass incarceration and eliminate the barriers to opportunity that have been the source of inequity for too long , ” he said .
By the way , perhaps the most important local election this fall will be the Los Angeles County ( population 10 million ) district attorney race where Soros money is backing the white male challenger to the black woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lacey doesn ’ t like crime .
Los Angeles has had some successes in recent years in fighting crime : not New York in the 1990 home runs , but better than you might expect .
Back in March , a Black Lives Matter mob invaded Lacey ’ s porch in the wee hours of the morning and her husband waved his gun around to get them to back off :

Earlier, from 2015: George Soros Funded 2006 Amnesty Rallies And Now Ferguson Riots. What Next?
From the New York Times news section:
George Soros’s Foundation Pours $220 Million Into Racial Equality Push By Astead W. Herndon
July 13, 2020
Updated 2:14 p.m. ET The Open Society Foundations, the philanthropic group founded by the business magnate George Soros, announced on Monday that it was investing $220 million in efforts to achieve racial equality in America, a huge financial undertaking that will support several Black-led racial justice groups for years to come. The initiative, which comes amid national protests for racial equality and calls for police reform ignited by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, will immediately reshape the landscape of Black political and civil rights organizations, and signals the extent to which race and identity have become the explicit focal point of American politics in recent years, with no sign of receding. Mr. Soros, who has at times faced smears and anti-Semitism over his role as a liberal megadonor, is also positioning his foundation near the forefront of the protest movement. … “There is this call for justice in Black and brown communities, an explosion of not just sympathy but solidarity across the board,” Mr. Gaspard said. “So it’s time to double down. And we understood we can place a bet on these activists — Black and white — who see this as a moment of not just incrementalism, but whole-scale reform.” … “The calls have been emotional, she said, as groups that have long felt marginalized by mainstream philanthropy find out their work will be sustained and supported. …
That seems to imply that some of these groups are dubious fringe operations that other liberal philanthropists have shied away from being involved with.
In recent years, Mr. Soros has become a favorite target of some conservatives and right-wing groups, which have sometimes used anti-Semitic tropes to try to recast his giving as an effort to seek world influence. Between the local grants and the millions for Black-led organizations, however, Mr. Soros and his foundation have helped answer the question of whether the social justice groups that have dominated the current moment are here to stay. Alexander Soros, who serves alongside his father as the deputy chair of Open Society, said in a statement that the new investment was a response to a time “for urgent and bold action.” “These investments will empower proven leaders in the Black community to reimagine policing, end mass incarceration and eliminate the barriers to opportunity that have been the source of inequity for too long,” he said.
By the way, perhaps the most important local election this fall will be the Los Angeles County (population 10 million) district attorney race where Soros money is backing the white male challenger to the black woman incumbent Jackie Lacey. Why? Because Lacey doesn’t like crime.
Los Angeles has had some successes in recent years in fighting crime: not New York in the 1990 home runs, but better than you might expect.
Back in March, a Black Lives Matter mob invaded Lacey’s porch in the wee hours of the morning and her husband waved his gun around to get them to back off:
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-14--Trump Points Out More Whites Than Blacks Get Killed By Cops, Reuters Says "No Evidence"!?!

Uh , the question of who gets killed by the police has been studied intensively .
Perhaps the best evidence @ @ @ @ @ 32 percent of deaths at the hands of the police , and nonblacks make up @ @ @ @ @ , according to a 2011 Obama Administration report , blacks made up 52.5 percent of @ @ @ @ @ , with nonblacks as only 47.5 percent .
It seems reasonable that police killings would @ @ @ @ @ the best justification for a police killing is a reasonable fear of being murdered .
@ @ @ @ @ being killed by police in disproportionate numbers to their minority share of being homicide offenders @ @ @ @ @ nobody discussed this question ?

When asked about George Floyd’s death by CBS News, President Trump said it was terrible but stated more white than Black people are killed at the hands of police in the U.S., without giving any evidence of the claim pic.twitter.com/4vB01AfnVW — Reuters (@Reuters) July 15, 2020
Uh, the question of who gets killed by the police has been studied intensively. Perhaps the best evidence is that blacks make up 32 percent of deaths at the hands of the police, and nonblacks make up 68 percent.
In contrast, according to a 2011 Obama Administration report, blacks made up 52.5 percent of all homicide offenders between 1980-2008, with nonblacks as only 47.5 percent.
It seems reasonable that police killings would be proportional to homicidality, since the best justification for a police killing is a reasonable fear of being murdered.
But instead, nonblacks are being killed by police in disproportionate numbers to their minority share of being homicide offenders.
Why?
And why has virtually nobody discussed this question?
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-14--Worst Case Scenario In Alabama: Tuberville Wins. America Loses.

Back in January 2017 , when President Donald J. Trump was first inaugurated , I wrote that what was so terrifying about this moment is that so much depended on Trump himself .
He would need to staff his Administration with people who shared his America First agenda .
He would have to decisively break with the GOP Establishment he had steamrolled during the primaries .
He would need to immediately try to win working-class Democrat voters with health care , infrastructure , and trade policies that could appeal with them , instead of repeating Chamber of Commerce talking points @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things .
We did not get the Workers ' Party we were promised .
Instead , President Trump handed over his agenda to then-Speaker of the House Paul Ryan , who pursued an unpopular agenda that any Republican president would have backed .
It led to catastrophic defeat in 2018 ; Paul Ryan cowardly fled the House and went to work at Fox News .
President Trump 's Cabinet was staffed by men who mostly despised him and were eager to betray him .
There was one shining exception .
That was Attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fair to President Trump , Attorney General Sessions may have been overly cautious when it came to handling the clearly farcial Mueller investigation .
However , his recusal or non-recusal would not have changed anything significant .
President Trump 's astonishng hostility to the one man whom he owed more politically than anyone else reveals that he is petty and short sighted .
The fact that he campaigned so enthusiastically for Tommy Tuberville against Jeff Sessions in the Alabama Republican primary shows that to President Trump , it really is just about him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with nothing substantive behind it .
Tuberville is weak on China and immigration .
It is not clear he will defeat incumbent Doug Jones , who is clearly going to attack Tuberville on health care [ The Deep South ’ s Only Democratic Senator Still Has Hope , by Edward-Isaac Dovere , The Atlantic , July 11 , 2020 ] .
Given the pandemic , this may work .
The Main Stream Media , which has obviously held back on Tuberville until now , will be unleashed .
Tuberville will be savaged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a football player charged with the rape of a 15-year-old [ As coach , Tommy Tuberville handed a one-game suspension to player charged with rape of 15-year-old , by Siraj Hashmi , Washington Examiner , July 2 , 2020 ] .
I do n't expect the GOP to flip this seat with such a weak candidate and with Republican enthusiasm submerged .
In 2016 , Republican voters said loud and clear that they did not want business as usual and elected the most disruptive candidate they could think of .
Now the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with President Kushner , er , Trump suppressing the most effective immigration patriot in recent history .
One is tempted to say that perhaps they will only learn from a devastating defeat this November .
However , if Republican leaders and President Trump himself did n't learn from 2016 , why would they learn anything from 2020 ?
What does this mean for immigration patriots ?
It likely means that the struggle will take new forms , with a focus on trying to create a refuge from the nation-crushing regime that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or whatever it will be renamed soon ) .
It will mean fighting for free speech online .
And it will be mean creating an independent political force that is not dependent on the GOP .
Perhaps Jeff Sessions can still play a role in that effort .
One can only imagine what he 's thinking right now .
He 's the one man in the Trump Administration who left and did n't immediately turn on the president , badmouthing him to journos for clout .
The betrayal is staggering .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be America 's Senator .

Decision Desk HQ projects Tommy Tuberville has won the AL Senate Republican Primary.
Race called at 08:45 PM Easternhttps://t.co/cRV7UVo96S — Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) July 15, 2020
Back in January 2017, when President Donald J. Trump was first inaugurated, I wrote that what was so terrifying about this moment is that so much depended on Trump himself. He would need to staff his Administration with people who shared his America First agenda. He would have to decisively break with the GOP Establishment he had steamrolled during the primaries. He would need to immediately try to win working-class Democrat voters with health care, infrastructure, and trade policies that could appeal with them, instead of repeating Chamber of Commerce talking points.
President Trump did none of these things. We did not get the Workers' Party we were promised. Instead, President Trump handed over his agenda to then-Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, who pursued an unpopular agenda that any Republican president would have backed. It led to catastrophic defeat in 2018; Paul Ryan cowardly fled the House and went to work at Fox News. President Trump's Cabinet was staffed by men who mostly despised him and were eager to betray him. There was one shining exception. That was Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
To be overly fair to President Trump, Attorney General Sessions may have been overly cautious when it came to handling the clearly farcical Mueller investigation. However, his recusal or non-recusal would not have changed anything significant. President Trump's astonishing hostility to the one man whom he owed more politically than anyone else reveals that he is petty and shortsighted. The fact that he campaigned so enthusiastically for Tommy Tuberville against Jeff Sessions in the Alabama Republican primary shows that to President Trump, it really is just about him. It is just a personality cult, with nothing substantive behind it.
Tuberville is weak on China and immigration. It is not clear he will defeat incumbent Doug Jones, who is clearly going to attack Tuberville on health care [The Deep South’s Only Democratic Senator Still Has Hope, by Edward-Isaac Dovere, The Atlantic, July 11, 2020]. Given the pandemic, this may work. The Main Stream Media, which has obviously held back on Tuberville until now, will be unleashed. Tuberville will be savaged, especially for giving a one-game suspension for a football player charged with the rape of a 15-year-old [As coach, Tommy Tuberville handed a one-game suspension to player charged with rape of 15-year-old, by Siraj Hashmi, Washington Examiner, July 2, 2020]. I don't expect the GOP to flip this seat with such a weak candidate and with Republican enthusiasm submerged.
In 2016, Republican voters said loud and clear that they did not want business as usual and elected the most disruptive candidate they could think of. Now the GOP Establishment has successfully quelled the rebellion, with President Kushner, er, Trump suppressing the most effective immigration patriot in recent history. One is tempted to say that perhaps they will only learn from a devastating defeat this November. However, if Republican leaders and President Trump himself didn't learn from 2016, why would they learn anything from 2020?
What does this mean for immigration patriots? It likely means that the struggle will take new forms, with a focus on trying to create a refuge from the nation-crushing regime that is likely to emerge in Washington D.C. (or whatever it will be renamed soon). It will mean fighting for free speech online. And it will be mean creating an independent political force that is not dependent on the GOP.
Perhaps Jeff Sessions can still play a role in that effort. One can only imagine what he's thinking right now. He's the one man in the Trump Administration who left and didn't immediately turn on the president, badmouthing him to journos for clout. The betrayal is staggering. However, to us, he was and always will be America's Senator.


vdare--2020-07-14--Meanwhile, A White Pill In Poland: National Conservatives Triumph In Election

Earlier , by James Kirkpatrick : Polish Populism Is A Better Model For The American Right Than Current Conservatism , Inc. Dogma The Main Stream Media is horrified at Polish President Andrzej Duda ’ s July 13 re-election , warning once again of a “ far-right ” agenda that endangers everything the Great and the Good hold dear .
Duda is a National Conservative : a culture warrior who didn ’ t just offer rhetoric .
He offered tangible economic help to Poles , who rewarded him on Election Day .
It ’ s a lesson President Donald Trump must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Justice Party ( PiS ) didn ’ t just win , they beat a “ center-right ” party , Rafal Trzaskowski ’ s Civic Platform , in the runoff .
Though this is an imperfect comparison , it was roughly the equivalent of Pat Buchanan defeating Marco Rubio .
Which is why the Anglosphere media reacted with the same stunned fury that would ensue if a socially conservative Catholic nationalist triumphed in the U.S. • Poland re-elects presidents who creates ‘ dangerous ’ society for gays , advocates say , by Tim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2020 • Polish president Duda narrowly wins reelection , enabling the continuation of a far-right agenda , by Loveday Morris , Rick Noack , and Dariusz Kalan , Washington Post , July 13 , 2020 And social conservatism obviously did play a part in Duda ’ s victory , as did opposition to the European Union ’ s post-Christian diktats .
The Atlantic wailed that “ Poland ’ s Rulers Made Up a ‘ Rainbow Plague ” and used this “ dominant theme ” as their key to re-election [ by Anne @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Of course , “ advocates , ” and “ human rights groups ” all have a vested interested in overthrowing the Polish government because the kind of Woke regime they want is the kind that rules the U.S. today .
Here , political power no longer lies with elected officials , but with the media , the courts , the NGOs and government and private-sector bureaucrats .
Thus corporate America and sinister oligarchs subsidize radical movements , cities burn , statues fall , laws are ignored or selectively enforced .
The supposedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But Hungary has already shown a different model of government .
A nationalist leader backed by the people governs .
Hysterical journalists , legislating judges and shadowy subversives are sidelined .
It ’ s not surprising Hungary ’ s Viktor Orban congratulated Duda on his victory .
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto also mocked the “ international liberal mainstream ” who had “ tried everything ” but failed to take down the “ central European right wing ” [ Hungarian government congratulates Duda on Polish election victory , by Marton Dunai , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Immigration is a powerful presence in this struggle .
Both Poland and Hungary have resisted attempts by the European Union to force them to accept more “ migrants ” from the Third World .
Ben Sixsmith explains in the U.K. Spectator that although Law and Justice supporters may rule , they still feel that they are rebels against a powerful international system .
And they are right : These Poles know they are viewed as the “ problem child ” of Europe by most of its political and corporate institutions , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to promoting progressive values .
This is no secret .
Here , for example , is a report from the Open Society Foundation , which describes how legal cases brought through the European Court of Human Rights are “ used relentlessly by local advocates , international human rights groups , Members of the European Parliament , United Nations human rights bodies , and many others ” to promote the liberalisation of ‘ reproductive rights policies ’ .
While this article reveals ongoing attempts to punish Poland , Hungary and the Czech Republic for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2015 .
No one is obliged to admire the rebellious stance of Poland in Europe – “ rebel ” , after all , is a neutral term in and of itself – but it is a rebellious stance .
[ The two faces of Polish rebellion , July 14 , 2020 .
U.K. spelling , Links in original ] Still , Duda ’ s victory wasn ’ t just about culture and demographics .
Poland , like Hungary , also provides tangible economic incentives for Affordable Family Formation .
This had a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Poland , the government provides about $ 125 per child per month for every Polish family .
“ Many Polish families have been lifted out of poverty as a result of the government ’ s policies , and , for the first time since the end of communism in 1989 , feel there is party that cares about their needs , ” the BBC admitted [ Poland ’ s Andrzej Duda rides wave of ‘ sacred tradition , ’ July 13 , 2020 ] .
Duda started as “ relatively unknown member ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Presidency “ after promising social programs for the country ’ s oldest and poorest voters , ” said Politico , and this year , social conservatism mixed with “ continued generous social welfare programs ” defined the campaign [ Poland ’ s Duda secures another 5 years as president : preliminary result , by Zosia Wanat , Politico , July 13 , 2020 ] .
“ The PiS ’ s child cash transfer , which [ Civic Platform ’ s ] Trazaskowski supports too , along with higher pension payments and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote Therese Raphael in Bloomberg , though she sneered Duda was “ saved by rural voters where levels of education and earnings are much lower ” [ Poland ’ s Vote Is a Warning to Americans , Too , July 13 , 2020 ] .
Duda and Law and Justice are moving to rein in the courts and the media , the two ways subversives can try to undermine the nationalist regime .
Hopefully , in this way he can keep the next generation from being completely corrupted by the Left .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infrastructure projects , including building a major Polish airport and digging a canal through a Vistula Split , one of the key issues that divided him from his center-right opponent , Rafal Trzaskowski , who seems to considered a Polish airport and a Polish canal too nationalist .
[ 4 takeaways from Duda ’ s reelection as Polish president , by Zosia Wanat , Politico , July 13 , 2020 ] .
This will provide new jobs during a time of global recession .
Meanwhile , back in America , the foundering Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ivanka Trump ( does she really have to get her nose job into this ? )
is promoting a program that will help people find new careers , as if the problem isn ’ t that people are stuck inside by the Pandemic Panic .
Depressingly , in the face of Establishment opposition , the Trump Administration has just backed down from a policy that would have banned foreign students from receiving visas [ Trump administration rescinds foreign students rule , by John Kruzel , The Hill , July 14 , 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presented his own plan for additional direct payments for those affected by the coronavirus [ Why Would Trump Oppose Stimulus ?
by Jonathan Bernstein , Bloomberg , July 14 , 2020 ] .
Trump has said more help will be coming “ very soon , ” but he hasn ’ t specified an amount and Senate Republicans are green-eyeshading about who will be eligible [ Second stimulus check : As White House signals support , payments become campaign issue , Fox 8 , July 13 , 2020 ] .
Thus , although he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the administration , the Heritage Foundation ’ s Stephen Moore is identified as a “ close economic advisor ” by Yahoo Finance .
Moore thinks the most important thing to do is stop unemployment benefits [ Coronavirus stimulus : Why this Trump adviser argues against a $ 600 unemployment extension , by Brian Sozzi , Yahoo Finance , July 14 , 2020 ] .
This is , frankly , political suicide .
The Trump campaign can pretend otherwise but the president is clearly losing to Joe Biden as things stand .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president tweets “ Law & Order !
” repeatedly , we ’ re not actually seeing it .
In economic terms , he ’ s letting the Democrats defeat him on the stimulus and even , incredibly , on America First trade policies [ Biden releases U.S.-centered economic plan , challenging Trump ’ s ‘ America First ’ agenda , by Sean Sullivan and Jeff Stein , The Washington Post , July 9 , 2020 ] The Polish example shows the way forward .
Instead of telling people to sacrifice themselves for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the service of the nation .
Restrict immigration to increase wages .
Provide direct help to American workers , including with health care .
Directly challenge the oligarchs , especially Amazon and other Big Tech conglomerates who have benefited from the coronavirus pandemic while small businesses have been destroyed .
Sitting back and hoping the economy will magically recover and people will react to Democrat extremism is false complacency .
Bravado about “ fake polls ” and a mythical “ red wave ” will simply lead to the same disastrous result as 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that can lead him to victory even now .
The only question : does he have the will to do it ?
At least by now Trump should realize that if he doesn ’ t win this next election , they ’ re going to take everything from him and his family , just to show the rest of us who ’ s boss .
And I ’ ll probably be filing my future articles from Warsaw or Budapest .
James Kirkpatrick [ Email him |Tweet him @ VDAREJamesK ] is a Beltway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His latest book is Conservatism Inc. : The Battle for the American Right .
Read VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow 's Preface here .

Earlier, by James Kirkpatrick: Polish Populism Is A Better Model For The American Right Than Current Conservatism, Inc. Dogma
Congratulations to my friend President @AndrzejDuda of Poland on his historic re-election! Looking forward to continuing our important work together across many issues, including defense, trade, energy, and telecommunications security! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 13, 2020
The Main Stream Media is horrified at Polish President Andrzej Duda’s July 13 re-election, warning once again of a “far-right” agenda that endangers everything the Great and the Good hold dear. Duda is a National Conservative: a culture warrior who didn’t just offer rhetoric. He offered tangible economic help to Poles, who rewarded him on Election Day. It’s a lesson President Donald Trump must learn.
Andrzej Duda and the Law and Justice Party (PiS) didn’t just win, they beat a “center-right” party, Rafal Trzaskowski’s Civic Platform, in the runoff. Though this is an imperfect comparison, it was roughly the equivalent of Pat Buchanan defeating Marco Rubio.
Which is why the Anglosphere media reacted with the same stunned fury that would ensue if a socially conservative Catholic nationalist triumphed in the U.S.
And social conservatism obviously did play a part in Duda’s victory, as did opposition to the European Union’s post-Christian diktats. The Atlantic wailed that “Poland’s Rulers Made Up a ‘Rainbow Plague” and used this “dominant theme” as their key to re-election [by Anne Applebaum, July 14, 2020].
Of course, “advocates” and “human rights groups” all have a vested interested in overthrowing the Polish government because the kind of Woke regime they want is the kind that rules the U.S. today. Here, political power no longer lies with elected officials, but with the media, the courts, the NGOs and government and private-sector bureaucrats. Thus corporate America and sinister oligarchs subsidize radical movements, cities burn, statues fall, laws are ignored or selectively enforced. The supposedly authoritarian President Donald Trump seems utterly helpless.
But Hungary has already shown a different model of government. A nationalist leader backed by the people governs. Hysterical journalists, legislating judges and shadowy subversives are sidelined. It’s not surprising Hungary’s Viktor Orban congratulated Duda on his victory.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto also mocked the “international liberal mainstream” who had “tried everything” but failed to take down the “central European right wing” [Hungarian government congratulates Duda on Polish election victory, by Marton Dunai, Reuters, July 13, 2020].
Immigration is a powerful presence in this struggle. Both Poland and Hungary have resisted attempts by the European Union to force them to accept more “migrants” from the Third World.
Ben Sixsmith explains in the U.K. Spectator that although Law and Justice supporters may rule, they still feel that they are rebels against a powerful international system. And they are right:
These Poles know they are viewed as the “problem child” of Europe by most of its political and corporate institutions, and that media and non-governmental organisations are committed to promoting progressive values. This is no secret. Here, for example, is a report from the Open Society Foundation, which describes how legal cases brought through the European Court of Human Rights are “used relentlessly by local advocates, international human rights groups, Members of the European Parliament, United Nations human rights bodies, and many others” to promote the liberalisation of ‘reproductive rights policies’. While this article reveals ongoing attempts to punish Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic for refusing to accept migrants from North Africa in 2015. No one is obliged to admire the rebellious stance of Poland in Europe – “rebel”, after all, is a neutral term in and of itself – but it is a rebellious stance. [The two faces of Polish rebellion, July 14, 2020. U.K. spelling, Links in original]
Still, Duda’s victory wasn’t just about culture and demographics. Poland, like Hungary, also provides tangible economic incentives for Affordable Family Formation. This had a significant impact on the election.
In Poland, the government provides about $125 per child per month for every Polish family. “Many Polish families have been lifted out of poverty as a result of the government’s policies, and, for the first time since the end of communism in 1989, feel there is party that cares about their needs,” the BBC admitted [Poland’s Andrzej Duda rides wave of ‘sacred tradition,’ July 13, 2020].
Duda started as “relatively unknown member” of the European parliament, and won the Presidency “after promising social programs for the country’s oldest and poorest voters,” said Politico, and this year, social conservatism mixed with “continued generous social welfare programs” defined the campaign [Poland’s Duda secures another 5 years as president: preliminary result, by Zosia Wanat, Politico, July 13, 2020]. “The PiS’s child cash transfer, which [Civic Platform’s] Trazaskowski supports too, along with higher pension payments and other measures have been hugely popular,” wrote Therese Raphael in Bloomberg, though she sneered Duda was “saved by rural voters where levels of education and earnings are much lower” [Poland’s Vote Is a Warning to Americans, Too, July 13, 2020].
Duda and Law and Justice are moving to rein in the courts and the media, the two ways subversives can try to undermine the nationalist regime. Hopefully, in this way he can keep the next generation from being completely corrupted by the Left.
He’s also going to be pursuing infrastructure projects, including building a major Polish airport and digging a canal through a Vistula Split, one of the key issues that divided him from his center-right opponent, Rafal Trzaskowski, who seems to considered a Polish airport and a Polish canal too nationalist. [4 takeaways from Duda’s reelection as Polish president, by Zosia Wanat, Politico, July 13, 2020]. This will provide new jobs during a time of global recession.
Meanwhile, back in America, the foundering Trump campaign is almost a parody of neoliberalism. Ivanka Trump (does she really have to get her nose job into this?) is promoting a program that will help people find new careers, as if the problem isn’t that people are stuck inside by the Pandemic Panic.
https://t.co/dRZMdZyON4 helps workers of all ages and backgrounds identify the right path for their career goals by recommending multiple edu pathways, providing aptitude testing, offering a directory of critical resources for child care, food assistance, internet access and more — Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) July 14, 2020
Depressingly, in the face of Establishment opposition, the Trump Administration has just backed down from a policy that would have banned foreign students from receiving visas [Trump administration rescinds foreign students rule, by John Kruzel, The Hill, July 14, 2020]
President Trump has also not yet presented his own plan for additional direct payments for those affected by the coronavirus [Why Would Trump Oppose Stimulus? by Jonathan Bernstein, Bloomberg, July 14, 2020]. Trump has said more help will be coming “very soon,” but he hasn’t specified an amount and Senate Republicans are green-eyeshading about who will be eligible [Second stimulus check: As White House signals support, payments become campaign issue, Fox 8, July 13, 2020].
Thus, although he doesn’t have a formal position with the administration, the Heritage Foundation’s Stephen Moore is identified as a “close economic advisor” by Yahoo Finance. Moore thinks the most important thing to do is stop unemployment benefits [Coronavirus stimulus: Why this Trump adviser argues against a $600 unemployment extension, by Brian Sozzi, Yahoo Finance, July 14, 2020]. This is, frankly, political suicide.
The Trump campaign can pretend otherwise but the president is clearly losing to Joe Biden as things stand. The campaign has no clear message. While the president tweets “Law & Order!” repeatedly, we’re not actually seeing it. In economic terms, he’s letting the Democrats defeat him on the stimulus and even, incredibly, on America First trade policies [Biden releases U.S.-centered economic plan, challenging Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda, by Sean Sullivan and Jeff Stein, Washington Post, July 9, 2020]
The Polish example shows the way forward. Instead of telling people to sacrifice themselves for the GDP, put the GDP at the service of the nation. Restrict immigration to increase wages. Provide direct help to American workers, including with health care. Directly challenge the oligarchs, especially Amazon and other Big Tech conglomerates who have benefited from the coronavirus pandemic while small businesses have been destroyed.
Sitting back and hoping the economy will magically recover and people will react to Democrat extremism is false complacency. Bravado about “fake polls” and a mythical “red wave” will simply lead to the same disastrous result as 2018.
The president has examples to follow that can lead him to victory even now. The only question: Does he have the will to do it?
At least by now Trump should realize that if he doesn’t win this next election, they’re going to take everything from him and his family, just to show the rest of us who’s boss.
And I’ll probably be filing my future articles from Warsaw or Budapest.
James Kirkpatrick [Email him |Tweet him @VDAREJamesK] is a Beltway veteran and a refugee from Conservatism Inc. His latest book is Conservatism Inc.: The Battle for the American Right. Read VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow's Preface here.


vdare--2020-07-14--John Derbyshire Insists On Scrabble With The Rude Words Left In

Finally , and also on the linguistic beat : As a Scrabble player of old , my attention was arrested @ @ @ @ @ Daily Mail , July 5th , headline : Scrabble community discusses banning racial slurs from @ @ @ @ @ crackdown on hate speech .
The Blessed Martyr George Floyd — peace be upon him @ @ @ @ @ the third paragraph of the story .
Quote : I rarely get the chance to @ @ @ @ @ do recall , though , that certain particularly deft moves in the game will get @ @ @ @ @ all seven of the letters in your rack on one move will get you a @ @ @ @ @ .
Should I ever again be invited to play Scrabble , I shall accept only @ @ @ @ @ points be awarded for any words that are racially or sexually taboo .

Finally, and also on the linguistic beat: As a Scrabble player of old, my attention was arrested by this story in the Daily Mail, July 5th, headline: Scrabble community discusses banning racial slurs from the game as part of crackdown on hate speech.
The Blessed Martyr George Floyd — peace be upon him! — shows up in the third paragraph of the story. Quote:
Following worldwide anti-racism protests in the wake of the death of American George Floyd, officials who govern Scrabble tournaments in Britain are reportedly discussing whether to ban offensive terms from their competitions.
I rarely get the chance to play Scrabble nowadays. I do recall, though, that certain particularly deft moves in the game will get you bonus points. Using all seven of the letters in your rack on one move will get you a 50-point bonus, for example.
Should I ever again be invited to play Scrabble, I shall accept only on condition that 25 bonus points be awarded for any words that are racially or sexually taboo.


vdare--2020-07-14--DETROIT NEWS Asks if BLM "Is Really After Justice, Or Simply Chaos"? Answer: They're Fighting AGAINS

DETROIT NEWS Asks if BLM "Is Really After Justice, Or Simply Chaos"? Answer: They're Fighting AGAINST Justice!

Earlier : Fighting Against Fairness And Justice—The Real Legacy Obama Inherits From The `` Civil Rights '' Movement The Detroit News responds to blacks trying to make the shooting of Hakim Littleton—who died shooting at police officers—into a Black Lives Matter case : Justice was what the officers involved in the incident Friday were trying to deliver — justice for three people who were killed and five who were wounded during a July 4 block party .
While trying to arrest a suspect in the shootings , Littleton allegedly intervened , drew a gun from his pocket and fired at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his bad aim stopped this from becoming yet another murder of a cop doing his duty ... .
Detroit Police Chief James Craig wisely released the bodycam recording showing a man identified as Littleton firing a handgun point blank at an officer who was attempting to arrest a suspect in a triple homicide .
It didn ’ t stop protesters from trying to fit this shooting into the George Floyd mold , but it did raise important questions about whether the Black Lives Matter movement is really after justice , or simply chaos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't always wrong , by Nolan Finley , The Detroit News , July 13 , 2020 , Emphases added .
The answer is that they want victory , they want to destroy the justice system itself .
Almost all of these BLM cases and historic black riots have involved fighting against justice .
In 1965 , the Watts Riot was sparked by an armed robber on parole being arrested for reckless driving , and the Detroit Riot of 1967 was sparked by a raid on an illegal speakeasy in black neigborhood .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the acquittal of some white cops for using reasonable force to arrest Rodney King , a huge dangerous felon who had been driving at a hundred miles an hour , and wanted to fight with the cops .
You can probably fill in the more recent cases yourself , but remember , George Zimmerman was an innocent victim of attempted murder , as was Darren Wilson in Ferguson .
The Black Lives Matter ( and black political establishment ) record on policing , `` mass incarceration '' , voting rights for felons ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death penalty , and attitude towards white people using force to defend themselves from attempted murder all suggest that when blacks do get `` justice '' they do n't like it .
That 's why they 're making t-shirts with the name of a man who died trying to commit murder :

Earlier: Fighting Against Fairness And Justice—The Real Legacy Obama Inherits From The "Civil Rights" Movement
The Detroit News responds to blacks trying to make the shooting of Hakim Littleton—who died shooting at police officers—into a Black Lives Matter case:
Justice was what the officers involved in the incident Friday were trying to deliver — justice for three people who were killed and five who were wounded during a July 4 block party. While trying to arrest a suspect in the shootings, Littleton allegedly intervened, drew a gun from his pocket and fired at an officer’s head. Only his bad aim stopped this from becoming yet another murder of a cop doing his duty....
Detroit Police Chief James Craig wisely released the bodycam recording showing a man identified as Littleton firing a handgun point blank at an officer who was attempting to arrest a suspect in a triple homicide. It didn’t stop protesters from trying to fit this shooting into the George Floyd mold, but it did raise important questions about whether the Black Lives Matter movement is really after justice, or simply chaos. Finley: Video confirms cops aren't always wrong, by Nolan Finley, Detroit News, July 13, 2020, Emphases added.
The answer is that they want victory, they want to destroy the justice system itself. Almost all of these BLM cases and historic black riots have involved fighting against justice.
In 1965, the Watts Riot was sparked by an armed robber on parole being arrested for reckless driving, and the Detroit Riot of 1967 was sparked by a raid on an illegal speakeasy in a black neigborhood.
Steve Sailer wrote at TakiMag:
But in 1967 the police, at the encouragement of black Baptist ministers wishing for their neighborhood to be cleaned up, raided an unlicensed after-hours bar. Interestingly, the movie, which often shows a different view of reality than it tells, depicts the raid as being led by a black officer. Still, neighbors threw bottles at the cops, who, following Detroit’s then-celebrated liberal doctrine of not provoking riotous ghetto dwellers, retreated. To celebrate their victory over the forces of law and order, the locals began looting shops.
The 1992 Rodney King riots were sparked by the acquittal of some white cops for using reasonable force to arrest Rodney King, a huge dangerous felon who had been driving at a hundred miles an hour, and wanted to fight with the cops.
You can probably fill in the more recent cases yourself, but remember, George Zimmerman was an innocent victim of attempted murder, as was Darren Wilson in Ferguson.
The Black Lives Matter (and black political establishment) record on policing, "mass incarceration," voting rights for felons (including murderers), opposition to the death penalty, and attitude towards white people using force to defend themselves from attempted murder all suggest that when blacks do get "justice" they don't like it.
That's why they're making t-shirts with the name of a man who died trying to commit murder:


vdare--2020-07-14--Social Distancing with John Derbyshire, Joined By Jesse Lee Peterson, Wedneday, 3 p.m. EST

On Thursday at 3 p.m. EST , our latest episode of “ Social Distancing with Peter Brimelow ” will livestream @ @ @ @ @ , so John Derbyshire will be joined by Jesse Lee Peterson !
They will talk @ @ @ @ @ nation and why it is so important for people with convictions to stand defend America @ @ @ @ @ coming to save us !
They will also discuss what kneeling to the Black Lives @ @ @ @ @ America represents and why , in the words of Mr. Peterson , white people must @ @ @ @ @ !
Be sure to click here to subscribe to our channel and tune in for @ @ @ @ @ can join the conversation between here .

On Thursday at 3 p.m. EST, our latest episode of “Social Distancing with Peter Brimelow” will livestream. Mr. Brimelow is traveling, so John Derbyshire will be joined by Jesse Lee Peterson!
Jesse Lee Peterson is the most courageous, outspoken critic of the “civil rights” establishment in America today. Raised without his father on a plantation near Tuskegee, Alabama during the Jim Crow era, Peterson has lived a part of America’s history few have experienced. After a spiritual transformation, Peterson founded BOND, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to “Rebuilding the Family by Rebuilding the Man.” Peterson is also the founder of The BOND Leadership Academy, a private school in Los Angeles. He’s a radio talk show host, speaker, and the author of SCAM: How the Black Leadership Exploits Black America, and From Rage to Responsibility.
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They will talk about the censorship sweeping the nation and why it is so important for people with convictions to stand defend America... because no one is coming to save us! They will also discuss what kneeling to the Black Lives Matter blood libel against white America represents and why, in the words of Mr. Peterson, white people must lose their guilt for good!
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