vdare--2020-01-21--King And Gandhi—Two Of A Kind (Not In A Good Way)

On MLK Day , The Washington Post stepped forward with an unintentionally funny headline : “ ‘ To India I come as a pilgrim ’ : Martin Luther King Jr. ’ s remarkable trip to honor his hero.
” You don ’ t need to read this tripe about King ’ s admiration for Mahatma Gandhi to know what it says , and the story of MLK ’ s visit to India could well have been headlined “ One fraud visits India to honor another.
” The definitive take-down of the Indian charlatan came in 1983 from the late Richard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Gandhi Nobody Knows ( which he expanded into a book ) was as funny as Indian Love Call , his take-down of Dances with Wolves eight years later .
I had the singular honor of attending an early private screening of Gandhi with an audience of invited guests from the National Council of Churches .
At the end of the three-hour movie there was hardly , as they say , a dry eye in the house .
When the lights came up I fell into conversation with a young woman who observed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last words were “ Oh , God , ” causing me to remark regretfully that the real Gandhi had not spoken in English , but had cried , Hai Rama !
( “ Oh , Rama ” ) .
Well , Rama was just Indian for God , she replied , at which I felt compelled to explain that , alas , Rama , collectively with his three half-brothers , represented the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu .
The young woman , who seemed to have been under the impression that Hinduism was Christianity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she had fallen on an uncongenial spirit , and the conversation ended .
At a dinner party shortly afterward , a friend of mine , who had visited India many times and even gone to the trouble of learning Hindi , objected strenuously that the picture of Gandhi that emerges in the movie is grossly inaccurate , omitting , as one of many examples , that when Gandhi ’ s wife lay dying of pneumonia and British doctors insisted that a shot of penicillin would save her , Gandhi refused to have this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply let her die .
( It must be noted that when Gandhi contracted malaria shortly afterward he accepted for himself the alien medicine quinine , and that when he had appendicitis he allowed British doctors to perform on him the alien outrage of an appendectomy . )
All of this produced a wistful mooing from an editor of a major newspaper and a recalcitrant , “ But still .
… ” I would prefer to explicate things more substantial than a wistful mooing , but there is little doubt it meant the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the real Mohandas K. Gandhi had been different from the Gandhi of the movie it would have been nice if he had been like the movie-Gandhi , and that presenting him in this admittedly false manner was beautiful , stirring , and perhaps socially beneficial .
… I can not honestly say I had any reasonable expectation that the film would show scenes of Gandhi ’ s pretty teenage girl followers fighting “ hysterically ” ( the word was used ) for the honor of sleeping naked with the Mahatma and cuddling the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gandhi was “ testing ” his vow of chastity in order to gain moral strength for his mighty struggle with Jinnah . )
When told there was a man named Freud who said that , despite his declared intention , Gandhi might actually be enjoying the caresses of the naked girls , Gandhi continued , unperturbed .
Nor , frankly , did I expect to see Gandhi giving daily enemas to all the young girls in his ashrams ( his daily greeting was , “ Have you had a good bowel movement this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nor see the girls giving him his daily enema .
Although Gandhi seems to have written less about home rule for India than he did about enemas , and excrement , and latrine cleaning ( “ The bathroom is a temple .
It should be so clean and inviting that anyone would enjoy eating there ” ) , I confess such scenes might pose problems for a Western director .
… Gandhi ’ s views on the European crisis were not entirely consistent .
He vigorously opposed Munich , distrusting Chamberlain .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sake of a seven days ’ earthly existence , ” he declared .
“ The peace that Europe gained at Munich is a triumph of violence.
” But when the Germans moved into the Bohemian heartland , he was back to urging nonviolent resistance , exhorting the Czechs to go forth , unarmed , against the Wehrmacht , perishing gloriously—collective suicide again .
He had Madeleine Slade draw up two letters to President Eduard Beneš of Czechoslovakia , instructing him on the proper conduct of Czechoslovak satyagrahi when facing the Nazis .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suddenly endorsed the Polish army ’ s military resistance , calling it “ almost nonviolent.
” ( If this sounds like double-talk , I can only urge readers to read Gandhi . )
He seemed at this point to have a rather low opinion of Hitler , but when Germany ’ s panzer divisions turned west , Allied armies collapsed under the ferocious onslaught , and British ships were streaming across the Straits of Dover from Dunkirk , he wrote furiously to the Viceroy of India : “ This manslaughter must be stopped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ persist , it will only result in greater bloodshed .
Hitler is not a bad man .
... ” Gandhi also wrote an open letter to the British people , passionately urging them to surrender and accept whatever fate Hitler had prepared for them .
“ Let them take possession of your beautiful island with your many beautiful buildings .
You will give all these , but neither your souls , nor your minds.
” Since none of this had the intended effect , Gandhi , the following year , addressed an open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Adolf Hitler .
The scene must be pictured .
In late December 1941 , Hitler stood at the pinnacle of his might .
His armies , undefeated—anywhere—ruled Europe from the English Channel to the Volga .
Rommel had entered Egypt .
The Japanese had reached Singapore .
The U.S. Pacific Fleet lay at the bottom of Pearl Harbor .
At this superbly chosen moment , Mahatma Gandhi attempted to convert Adolf Hitler to the ways of nonviolence .
“ Dear Friend , ” the letter begins , and proceeds to a heartfelt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mankind “ irrespective of race , color , or creed.
” Every admirer of the film Gandhi should be compelled to read this letter .
Surprisingly , it is not known to have had any deep impact on Hitler .
Gandhi was no doubt disappointed .
He moped about , really quite depressed , but still knew he was right .
When the Japanese , having cut their way through Burma , threatened India , Gandhi ’ s strategy was to let them occupy as much of India as they liked and then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His way of helping his British “ friends ” was , at one of the worst points of the war , to launch massive civil-disobedience campaigns against them , paralyzing some of their efforts to defend India from the Japanese .
Here , then , is your leader , O followers of Gandhi : a man who thought Hitler ’ s heart would be melted by an appeal to forget race , color , and creed , and who was sure the feelings of the Japanese would be hurt if they sensed themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is not a very good record .

On MLK Day, The Washington Post stepped forward with an unintentionally funny headline: “‘To India I come as a pilgrim’: Martin Luther King Jr.’s remarkable trip to honor his hero.”
You don’t need to read this tripe about King’s admiration for Mahatma Gandhi to know what it says, and the story of MLK’s visit to India could well have been headlined “One fraud visits India to honor another.”
The definitive take-down of the Indian charlatan came in 1983 from the late Richard Grenier, whose piece in Commentary, The Gandhi Nobody Knows (which he expanded into a book) was as funny as Indian Love Call, his take-down of Dances with Wolves eight years later.
A few selections:
I had the singular honor of attending an early private screening of Gandhi with an audience of invited guests from the National Council of Churches. At the end of the three-hour movie there was hardly, as they say, a dry eye in the house. When the lights came up I fell into conversation with a young woman who observed, reverently, that Gandhi’s last words were “Oh, God,” causing me to remark regretfully that the real Gandhi had not spoken in English, but had cried, Hai Rama! (“Oh, Rama”). Well, Rama was just Indian for God, she replied, at which I felt compelled to explain that, alas, Rama, collectively with his three half-brothers, represented the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu. The young woman, who seemed to have been under the impression that Hinduism was Christianity under another name, sensed somehow that she had fallen on an uncongenial spirit, and the conversation ended.
At a dinner party shortly afterward, a friend of mine, who had visited India many times and even gone to the trouble of learning Hindi, objected strenuously that the picture of Gandhi that emerges in the movie is grossly inaccurate, omitting, as one of many examples, that when Gandhi’s wife lay dying of pneumonia and British doctors insisted that a shot of penicillin would save her, Gandhi refused to have this alien medicine injected in her body and simply let her die. (It must be noted that when Gandhi contracted malaria shortly afterward he accepted for himself the alien medicine quinine, and that when he had appendicitis he allowed British doctors to perform on him the alien outrage of an appendectomy.) All of this produced a wistful mooing from an editor of a major newspaper and a recalcitrant, “But still. … ” I would prefer to explicate things more substantial than a wistful mooing, but there is little doubt it meant the editor in question felt that even if the real Mohandas K. Gandhi had been different from the Gandhi of the movie it would have been nice if he had been like the movie-Gandhi, and that presenting him in this admittedly false manner was beautiful, stirring, and perhaps socially beneficial. …
I cannot honestly say I had any reasonable expectation that the film would show scenes of Gandhi’s pretty teenage girl followers fighting “hysterically” (the word was used) for the honor of sleeping naked with the Mahatma and cuddling the nude septuagenarian in their arms. (Gandhi was “testing” his vow of chastity in order to gain moral strength for his mighty struggle with Jinnah.) When told there was a man named Freud who said that, despite his declared intention, Gandhi might actually be enjoying the caresses of the naked girls, Gandhi continued, unperturbed. Nor, frankly, did I expect to see Gandhi giving daily enemas to all the young girls in his ashrams (his daily greeting was, “Have you had a good bowel movement this morning, sisters?”), nor see the girls giving him his daily enema. Although Gandhi seems to have written less about home rule for India than he did about enemas, and excrement, and latrine cleaning (“The bathroom is a temple. It should be so clean and inviting that anyone would enjoy eating there”), I confess such scenes might pose problems for a Western director. …
Gandhi’s views on the European crisis were not entirely consistent. He vigorously opposed Munich, distrusting Chamberlain. “Europe has sold her soul for the sake of a seven days’ earthly existence,” he declared. “The peace that Europe gained at Munich is a triumph of violence.” But when the Germans moved into the Bohemian heartland, he was back to urging nonviolent resistance, exhorting the Czechs to go forth, unarmed, against the Wehrmacht, perishing gloriously—collective suicide again. He had Madeleine Slade draw up two letters to President Eduard Beneš of Czechoslovakia, instructing him on the proper conduct of Czechoslovak satyagrahi when facing the Nazis.
When Hitler attacked Poland, however, Gandhi suddenly endorsed the Polish army’s military resistance, calling it “almost nonviolent.” (If this sounds like double-talk, I can only urge readers to read Gandhi.) He seemed at this point to have a rather low opinion of Hitler, but when Germany’s panzer divisions turned west, Allied armies collapsed under the ferocious onslaught, and British ships were streaming across the Straits of Dover from Dunkirk, he wrote furiously to the Viceroy of India: “This manslaughter must be stopped. You are losing; if you persist, it will only result in greater bloodshed. Hitler is not a bad man. ...”
Gandhi also wrote an open letter to the British people, passionately urging them to surrender and accept whatever fate Hitler had prepared for them. “Let them take possession of your beautiful island with your many beautiful buildings. You will give all these, but neither your souls, nor your minds.” Since none of this had the intended effect, Gandhi, the following year, addressed an open letter to the prince of darkness himself, Adolf Hitler.
The scene must be pictured. In late December 1941, Hitler stood at the pinnacle of his might. His armies, undefeated—anywhere—ruled Europe from the English Channel to the Volga. Rommel had entered Egypt. The Japanese had reached Singapore. The U.S. Pacific Fleet lay at the bottom of Pearl Harbor. At this superbly chosen moment, Mahatma Gandhi attempted to convert Adolf Hitler to the ways of nonviolence. “Dear Friend,” the letter begins, and proceeds to a heartfelt appeal to the Führer to embrace all mankind “irrespective of race, color, or creed.” Every admirer of the film Gandhi should be compelled to read this letter. Surprisingly, it is not known to have had any deep impact on Hitler. Gandhi was no doubt disappointed. He moped about, really quite depressed, but still knew he was right. When the Japanese, having cut their way through Burma, threatened India, Gandhi’s strategy was to let them occupy as much of India as they liked and then to “make them feel unwanted.” His way of helping his British “friends” was, at one of the worst points of the war, to launch massive civil-disobedience campaigns against them, paralyzing some of their efforts to defend India from the Japanese.
Here, then, is your leader, O followers of Gandhi: a man who thought Hitler’s heart would be melted by an appeal to forget race, color, and creed, and who was sure the feelings of the Japanese would be hurt if they sensed themselves unwanted. As world-class statesmen go, it is not a very good record.


vdare--2020-01-21--December Brainteaser Solution, And "No Such Thing As A Bad Math Student"

I 've posted a worked solution to the brainteaser in my December Diary here .
Meanwhile , a friend has passed on this bit of math news from three years ago .
It 's about a Canadian named John Mighton who claimed to have discovered the secret to making all kids good at math .
Uh-huh .
Excuse my skepticism .
If you think the diet business is the galactic-core concentration of wacky fads , you have never undergone a teacher-training course .
Back in my own days of training to be a math teacher , the fad was for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kids were supposed to discover principles for themselves .
The following joke was current in the student lounge .
An Inspector of Schools is observing a math class in progress .
He watches one little girl carefully assembling a 6-by-7 rectangle out of colored bricks .
When she 's through the inspector nods approvingly and asks the child : `` Now , can you tell me what is six times seven ? ''
The little girl scrunches up her face in concentration and , with eyes closed tight , recites her multiplication table @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sevens are fourteen three sevens are twenty-one four sevens are twenty-eight five sevens are thirty-five six sevens are forty-two .
So … '' [ opening her eyes ] `` … it 's forty-two . ''
The inspector frowns .
`` Well … yes .
That is the right answer .
But … why were you laying out those blocks like that ? ''
`` Because Teacher told me to ! ''
However , Mr Mighton offered historical support for his position : I assume that 's a reference to Whitehead and Russell 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @

I've posted a worked solution to the brainteaser in my December Diary here.
Meanwhile, a friend has passed on this bit of math news from three years ago. It's about a Canadian named John Mighton who claimed to have discovered the secret to making all kids good at math.
Mighton thinks—and offers brain research (pdf) to support it—that kids succeed more with math when it is broken down into small components which are explained carefully and then practiced continually. [A mathematician has created a teaching method that's proving there's no such thing as a bad math student by Jenny Anderson; qz.com, February 15 2017.]
Uh-huh. Excuse my skepticism. If you think the diet business is the galactic-core concentration of wacky fads, you have never undergone a teacher-training course.
Back in my own days of training to be a math teacher, the fad was for "exploratory" math, in which kids were supposed to discover principles for themselves. The following joke was current in the student lounge.
An Inspector of Schools is observing a math class in progress. He watches one little girl carefully assembling a 6-by-7 rectangle out of colored bricks. When she's through the inspector nods approvingly and asks the child: "Now, can you tell me what is six times seven?" The little girl scrunches up her face in concentration and, with eyes closed tight, recites her multiplication table: "One seven is seven two sevens are fourteen three sevens are twenty-one four sevens are twenty-eight five sevens are thirty-five six sevens are forty-two. So …" [opening her eyes] "… it's forty-two." The inspector frowns. "Well … yes. That is the right answer. But … why were you laying out those blocks like that?" "Because Teacher told me to!"
However, Mr Mighton offered historical support for his position:
Mathematicians "have big egos, so they haven't told anyone that math is easy," he said at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month. "Logicians proved more than 100 years ago it can be broken into simple steps."
I assume that's a reference to Whitehead and Russell's Principia Mathematica, sample page here.


vdare--2020-01-21--Amy Klobuchar Forced Denounce  Official English At “Iowa Brown and Black Forum”

James Holman of the Washington Post reports that candidate Amy Klobuchar has been forced to recant on Official English at @ @ @ @ @ the `` Brown & Black Forum '' held in Iowa : i did n't know @ @ @ @ @ supported Official English , and I did n't know that there was a Brown & @ @ @ @ @ primaries but it 's one more sign of Democrats being driven to the Left by @ @

James Holman of the Washington Post reports that candidate Amy Klobuchar has been forced to recant on Official English at an auto-da-fé at something called the "Brown & Black Forum" held in Iowa:
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i didn't know that Amy Klobuchar had ever supported Official English, and I didn't know that there was a Brown & Black Forum at the Iowa primaries but it's one more sign of Democrats being driven to the Left by Minorities.


vdare--2020-01-21--An Anonymous Patriot Suggests Second Amendment Sanctuary Virginia Counties Join West VA.

Re : Jake Dalton 's article DON ’ T GO To Richmond VA Pro-Gun Rally !
Stay Home , Clean @ @ @ @ @ !
From : An Anonymous Patriot [ Email him ] I would suggest the most @ @ @ @ @ the transfer of red Virginia counties to West Virginia , which has extended an invitation @ @ @ @ @ ship .
With the demographics currently existing , the best approach is to partition states @ @ @ @ @ homogeneous entities .
At the very worst , this will give gun owners a real @ @ @ @ @ that even a mass demonstration in Richmond would alter the determination of the Democrats to @ @ @ @ @ other hand , local demonstrations in red counties with sheriffs planning local nullification and county @ @ @ @ @ a dramatic effect .

Re: Jake Dalton's article DON’T GO To Richmond VA Pro-Gun Rally! Stay Home, Clean Your Guns—And PREPARE TO VOTE!
From: An Anonymous Patriot [Email him]
I would suggest the most productive approach is to support the transfer of red Virginia counties to West Virginia, which has extended an invitation to those counties to jump ship.
With the demographics currently existing, the best approach is to partition states and possibly regions into more homogeneous entities. At the very worst, this will give gun owners a real bargaining chip. I doubt that even a mass demonstration in Richmond would alter the determination of the Democrats to ban guns. On the other hand, local demonstrations in red counties with sheriffs planning local nullification and county boards planning secession could have a dramatic effect.


vdare--2020-01-21--Is "Snohomish County Man" Who Brought Coronavirus Home From China American, Chinese, Or Chinese-Amer

Is "Snohomish County Man" Who Brought Coronavirus Home From China American, Chinese, Or Chinese-American?

The first US case of coronavirus is a `` US resident '' who visited Wuhan , China .
Snohomish County @ @ @ @ @ of new coronavirus A man in his 30s was hospitalized in Everett after contracting the @ @ @ @ @ China .
I checked multiple sites including CDC and could find only that he is @ @ @ @ @ lives in Snohomish County which is north of Seattle .
He is being treated at @ @ @ @ @ , Providence Hospital .

A reader has a question:
The first US case of coronavirus is a "US resident" who visited Wuhan, China.
Snohomish County man is first U.S. case of new coronavirus
A man in his 30s was hospitalized in Everett after contracting the virus during a trip to China.
by Andrea Brown, Caleb Hutton, and Julia-Grace Sanders, Heraldnet.com, January 21, 2020
I checked multiple sites including CDC and could find only that he is in his 30's and lives in Snohomish County which is north of Seattle. He is being treated at a very good medical facility, Providence Hospital.


vdare--2020-01-21--Second Amendment Supporters Gather For PEACEFUL Virginia Rally, And Laura Ingraham Is There

Earlier : VA Second Amendment Rally An Invigorating ( And Implicitly White ) Success It was nice to see a good sized crowd at the Second Amendment rally in Richmond , Virginia , on Monday .
The mainstream media had shrieked up a storm about white gun-crazed Americans being a threat to public safety in the commonwealth or something — but predictably , the event was totally peaceful and diverse in a 2A way .
It ’ s amazing how little political leaders know about the people over whom they preside .
Or maybe elites just pretend to be ignoramuses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perhaps stir up some trouble in the process .
Clearly , armed Americans defend their own or someone else ’ s safety all the time .
Monday ’ s Washington Times had a front page photo of Stephen Willeford who used his firearm to chase off a shooter from a Texas church in 2017 .
Here ’ s Laura Ingraham chatting with an agreeable Virginia sheriff about the event and issue : LAURA INGRAHAM : Today thousands of law-abiding gun owners rallied at Virginia ’ s capital to oppose the gun-grabbing policies of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media did their job , and best job , to smear those at the rally as gun toting racists .
So we sent Fox ’ s own Griff Jenkins to Richmond to give you the real story .
UNIDENTIFIED MALE : None of us out here want to cause violence at all .
We all just want peace .
But I would love to have the ability to protect myself , my family , and everyone else around me .
UNIDENTIFIED MALE : And I heard a lot about violence .
There ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
UNIDENTIFIED MALE : They want to have universal background checks , which we know is a first step toward gun registration , which we don ’ t need .
Target criminals and violations of law-abiding criminals whether it ’ s weapons or other things , don ’ t target the law-abiding citizens .
UNIDENTIFIED MALE : It all starts with the Second Amendment .
Once they take that from you than it ’ s one right after another .
UNIDENTIFIED MALE : The rest of Virginia if you look at the Second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we don ’ t want gun control .
We ’ re not going to comply with your gun control .
UNIDENTIFIED MALE : You would have a better chance of laying in the creek and kissing a copperhead than you would getting the firearms from Virginians .
INGRAHAM : I want to hang out with all those people ; they look really fun .
Joining me now is someone who was at that rally , Richard Vaughan , sheriff of Grayson County Virginia .
Sheriff , we really appreciate your being with us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t easy , so thanks so much .
What is going to happen in your county if the bills that the Virginia Democrats are pushing go into effect ?
SHERIFF RICHARD VAUGHAN : Grayson County is a Second Amendment sanctuary , and if these bills are passed as proposed , I know they can still make some changes on this bill .
But if they are passed as proposed , they will not be enforced in Grayson County because they are unconstitutional .
We took an oath to uphold the Constitution of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and that ’ s what we ’ re going to do .
We are not going to arrest law-abiding citizens for having guns .
INGRAHAM : I pressed one of the State Democrat gun control advocates who serves now in the statehouse last week ; he insisted , sheriff , that guns that are in possession of people now would be grandfathered in , and they wouldn ’ t be forced to be turned over , you wouldn ’ t have to turn your guns over .
But that is not what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of loosey-goosey language in this legislation that would mean you become a felon if you own a particular type of semi-automatic weapon that has a big enough magazine in it , 10 , more than 10 , you are in big trouble .
VAUGHAN : Absolutely , Senate Bill 16 that died in the committee last week thankfully , but then there ’ s also a House bill to the same effect that could gun grab semi-automatic weapons like the AR-15 which is an Armalite rifle .
That is nothing but a .22 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much more than a squirrel gun .
So these high-capacity magazines , why are we telling homeowners that they can ’ t have a high-capacity magazine there to defend themselves in these situations ?
We hear of cases all the time where we have home intruders coming into residences , and they need a high-capacity magazine to be able to defend themselves .
A lot of people that are disabled have guns in the home and have to defend themselves .
INGRAHAM : Sheriff , we sent our Griff Jenkins down there , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today .
These are people from all parts of the state , they were men , women , ethnically diverse , racially diverse , people who , most of them were carrying their weapons because they were outside the perimeter , but Northam didn ’ t allow anyone to go on the property near the capital with their firearm .
And also , you can see the crowd is much more representative in the overhead shot there .
And then they didn ’ t allow drones .
I didn ’ t understand that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be flown overhead either , I guess to take pictures ?
I don ’ t even understand that .
It seems like they are curtailing everybody ’ s rights going into this rally , almost hoping to tick people off to spark some kind of unrest , but that never happened .
VAUGHAN : Absolutely .
It definitely was not a state of emergency .
I spent several hours in the crowd in uniform with two of my deputies and some of my constituents .
We met some of the best people in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ morning with a gentleman from Houston who drove 19 hours just to be here in Virginia to help us protect our Second Amendment rights .
We met people from Florida , Pennsylvania , militia groups , people carrying Armalite rifles , everybody there was armed .
And they estimated nearly 60,000 people , yet there wasn ’ t a single person even arrested .
And the governor made the statement today that law enforcement did a great job of de-escalating the crowd .
And I agree , law enforcement did do a great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed .
Everybody we met there came up to us , shook our hands , and thanked us for being there and standing up for their Second Amendment rights .
INGRAHAM : Sheriff , compare that to the Antifa rallies , what happens at those things , right ?
You ’ ve got people with clubs , and cement they ’ re throwing at people , and trash everywhere , and assaulting people , and the media does a big collective yawn .
You guys show up , a huge rally for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trash , no assaults , and you get the sense the media is unhappy that this happened .
They are unhappy it didn ’ t play up to their stereotype .
Sheriff , we are with you all the way .
Stay safe out there .
Thank you for what you do for the Commonwealth of Virginia , and for the cause of the Second Amendment .
Thank you , sir .

Earlier: VA Second Amendment Rally An Invigorating (And Implicitly White) Success
It was nice to see a good sized crowd at the Second Amendment rally in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday. The mainstream media had shrieked up a storm about white gun-crazed Americans being a threat to public safety in the commonwealth or something — but predictably, the event was totally peaceful and diverse in a 2A way.
It’s amazing how little political leaders know about the people over whom they preside. Or maybe elites just pretend to be ignoramuses so they can display their power and perhaps stir up some trouble in the process.
Clearly, armed Americans defend their own or someone else’s safety all the time. Monday’s Washington Times had a front page photo of Stephen Willeford, who used his firearm to chase off a shooter from a Texas church in 2017.
Here’s Laura Ingraham chatting with an agreeable Virginia sheriff about the event and issue:
LAURA INGRAHAM: Today thousands of law-abiding gun owners rallied at Virginia’s capital to oppose the gun-grabbing policies of Democrats in the state house. The media did their job, and best job, to smear those at the rally as gun toting racists. So we sent Fox’s own Griff Jenkins to Richmond to give you the real story.
CROWD: USA! USA! USA!
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: None of us out here want to cause violence at all. We all just want peace. But I would love to have the ability to protect myself, my family, and everyone else around me.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And I heard a lot about violence. There’s really no violence happening out here.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They want to have universal background checks, which we know is a first step toward gun registration, which we don’t need. Target criminals and violations of law-abiding criminals whether it’s weapons or other things, don’t target the law-abiding citizens.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It all starts with the Second Amendment. Once they take that from you than it’s one right after another.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The rest of Virginia if you look at the Second Amendment sanctuary city movement and counties, we don’t want gun control. We’re not going to comply with your gun control.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You would have a better chance of laying in the creek and kissing a copperhead than you would getting the firearms from Virginians.
INGRAHAM: I want to hang out with all those people; they look really fun. Joining me now is someone who was at that rally, Richard Vaughan, sheriff of Grayson County Virginia.
Sheriff, we really appreciate your being with us tonight. I know it wasn’t easy, so thanks so much. What is going to happen in your county if the bills that the Virginia Democrats are pushing go into effect?
SHERIFF RICHARD VAUGHAN: Grayson County is a Second Amendment sanctuary, and if these bills are passed as proposed, I know they can still make some changes on this bill. But if they are passed as proposed, they will not be enforced in Grayson County because they are unconstitutional. We took an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Virginia, and that’s what we’re going to do. We are not going to arrest law-abiding citizens for having guns.
INGRAHAM: I pressed one of the State Democrat gun control advocates who serves now in the statehouse last week; he insisted, sheriff, that guns that are in possession of people now would be grandfathered in, and they wouldn’t be forced to be turned over, you wouldn’t have to turn your guns over. But that is not what I understand. There is a lot of loosey-goosey language in this legislation that would mean you become a felon if you own a particular type of semi-automatic weapon that has a big enough magazine in it, 10, more than 10, you are in big trouble.
VAUGHAN: Absolutely, Senate Bill 16 that died in the committee last week thankfully, but then there’s also a House bill to the same effect that could gun grab semi-automatic weapons like the AR-15 which is an Armalite rifle. That is nothing but a .22 caliber rifle, it’s not much more than a squirrel gun. So these high-capacity magazines, why are we telling homeowners that they can’t have a high-capacity magazine there to defend themselves in these situations? We hear of cases all the time where we have home intruders coming into residences, and they need a high-capacity magazine to be able to defend themselves. A lot of people that are disabled have guns in the home and have to defend themselves.
INGRAHAM: Sheriff, we sent our Griff Jenkins down there, and he was all through the crowd today. These are people from all parts of the state, they were men, women, ethnically diverse, racially diverse, people who, most of them were carrying their weapons because they were outside the perimeter, but Northam didn’t allow anyone to go on the property near the capital with their firearm. And also, you can see the crowd is much more representative in the overhead shot there.
And then they didn’t allow drones. I didn’t understand that. The FAA said no drones could be flown overhead either, I guess to take pictures? I don’t even understand that. It seems like they are curtailing everybody’s rights going into this rally, almost hoping to tick people off to spark some kind of unrest, but that never happened.
VAUGHAN: Absolutely. It definitely was not a state of emergency. I spent several hours in the crowd in uniform with two of my deputies and some of my constituents. We met some of the best people in the country. We ate breakfast this morning with a gentleman from Houston who drove 19 hours just to be here in Virginia to help us protect our Second Amendment rights. We met people from Florida, Pennsylvania, militia groups, people carrying Armalite rifles, everybody there was armed. And they estimated nearly 60,000 people, yet there wasn’t a single person even arrested.
And the governor made the statement today that law enforcement did a great job of de-escalating the crowd. And I agree, law enforcement did do a great job, but there was no de-escalation needed. Everybody we met there came up to us, shook our hands, and thanked us for being there and standing up for their Second Amendment rights.
INGRAHAM: Sheriff, compare that to the Antifa rallies, what happens at those things, right? You’ve got people with clubs, and cement they’re throwing at people, and trash everywhere, and assaulting people, and the media does a big collective yawn. You guys show up, a huge rally for the Second Amendment, no problems, no trash, no assaults, and you get the sense the media is unhappy that this happened. They are unhappy it didn’t play up to their stereotype.
Sheriff, we are with you all the way. Stay safe out there. Thank you for what you do for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for the cause of the Second Amendment. Thank you, sir.


vdare--2020-01-21--Deep State ICE SVU In Seattle Protecting Illegal Aliens In Courtrooms

It is never a surprise to what lengths ICE SVU will go to in order to protect illegal aliens and those who assist them from arrest , prosecution , and deportation .
Debra Parker is the new Special Agent-in-Charge of the Seattle ICE SVU office , but is not a member of the Dirty 19 that didn ’ t want to do their jobs , which includes arresting illegal aliens .
However , as a senior manager in ICE SVU headquarter at the time of the Dirty 19 letter , she would have know about the letter .
Did she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t know .
She is both a legacy U.S. Customs Service ( USCS ) and Immigration and Naturalization Service ( INS ) employee , so she should have been enraged by the insubordination from the Dirty 19 .
But , as a newly appointed SAC in Seattle , she now has a problem ; criminals are openly organizing to protect and aid illegal aliens from arrest , with their primary plan transporting illegal aliens to and from court appointments , among other things .
The Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network ( WAISN ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of its mission is to actively aid illegal aliens in two main areas ; transportation and escort of criminal aliens to court appointments , as well as operating a warning system for illegal aliens to immigration enforcement operations .
Both these actions are open and flagrant violations of Title 8 United States Code Section ( USC ) 1324 , Bringing In and Harboring Certain Aliens and Title 18 USC 371 , Conspiracy .
8 USC 1324 has a specific section for the WISN criminal conspirators relating to the transportation to courts , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the illegal aliens to remain in the United States .
( ii ) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to , entered , or remains in the United States in violation of law , transports , or moves or attempts to transport or move such alien within the United States by means of transportation or otherwise , in furtherance of such violation of law ; ( iii ) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to , entered , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of law , conceals , harbors , or shields from detection , or attempts to conceal , harbor , or shield from detection , such alien in any place , including any building or any means of transportation ; [ 8 U.S. Code § 1324.Bringing in and harboring certain aliens , unattributed , Legal Information Institute , Cornell Law School , undated ] The ICE SVU office in Seattle has done nothing since WAISN started operating in 2018 , two years of criminal conspiracy to violate immigration laws , all openly defiant of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problem of open defiance of immigration law has metastasized nationwide ; open defiance of immigration enforcement is openly publicized and the criminals are not afraid to have their names in the press celebrating their crimes .
Nicolas found himself driving to a bar last fall , even though he doesn ’ t drink .
He wanted to make sure his friends didn ’ t drive drunk that night on icy Grant County roads in central Washington .
Nicolas isn ’ t his real name .
We ’ re protecting his identity because he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immigration authorities may target him for speaking to the media .
When he got to the bar , Nicolas ran into a friend ’ s niece smoking outside , inebriated and cold .
He says she didn ’ t seem well .
So Nicolas offered her a ride home .
But before they could leave , he ran into a Quincy Police officer patrolling bars for drunk drivers .
The officer was suspicious… “ He told me I had to resolve this in court , ” Nicolas said .
“ I told him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told him what the situation was in the Ephrata court .
He said he was sorry , but that I had to go to court.
” Nicolas was afraid of setting foot in the Grant County District Court .
Members of the community , immigrant advocates and public defenders say they have spotted federal immigration officers arresting undocumented people at the court regularly .
[ Immigrants Nervous To Show Up In Washington Courthouses Over Fear Of Federal Entanglement , by Enrique Perez de la Rosa , KOUW/NPR , January 17 , 2020 ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from ICE SVU , the WISN leapt into action to help Nicolas avoid arrest .
A coworker told Nicolas about the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network .
It ’ s a coalition of immigrant rights advocates across the state that connects people afraid of running into ICE in state courts with volunteers willing to accompany and advocate for them .
WAISN started the program in fall 2018 , after seeing a dramatic increase civil immigration arrests in courthouses the year before following policy changes set by the Trump administration .
It ’ s a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become necessary for many , including naturalized citizens , because they fear running into ICE on their way to court .
“ What used to be business as usual for people , going to the courthouse , paying their tickets or taking care of civil matters , for a lot of our immigrant community members it has now become a burden , ” Rodriguez said .
Nicolas decided to reach out .
On the day of his preliminary hearing , several volunteers drove from Wenatchee to meet Nicolas in a parking lot on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was to appear before a judge .
The group coordinated for weeks before his appointment — all so Nicolas could get a date in court .
First , there was Jaime Krish , the driver .
She would get everyone as close to the court entrance as possible to limit Nicolas exposure .
Then there was Chris Rader , in charge of video recording immigration officers if they attempt to make an arrest .
Then there was Karina Vegavilla , the liaison for Nicolas in charge of translating and making sure Nicolas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and CBP undermine those rights in courthouse arrests by presenting administrative warrants — signed by immigration officers — rather than warrants signed by judges .
So , there it is , four criminals with their names in the newspaper , and in the case of Brenda Rodriquez , a photograph on the WAISN website .
This is an open conspiracy to violate Federal immigration and other criminal laws .
ICE SVU claims that they are the critical criminal investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) , but open and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the United States are ignored by Deep State Saboteurs .
Debra Parker has to take action .
But will she ?
You can contact Parker here to ask her about this blatant criminal conspiracy to violate immigration laws within her area of operations .
Hopefully she will hear from Stephen Miller or Ken The Knife .
It is time for arrests !
Make ICE SVU do their job !

It is never a surprise to what lengths ICE SVU will go to in order to protect illegal aliens and those who assist them from arrest, prosecution, and deportation. Debra Parker is the new Special Agent-in-Charge of the Seattle ICE SVU office, but is not a member of the Dirty 19 that didn’t want to do their jobs, which includes arresting illegal aliens. However, as a senior manager in ICE SVU headquarter at the time of the Dirty 19 letter, she would have known about the letter. Did she do anything about it? We don’t know. She is both a legacy U.S. Customs Service (USCS) and Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) employee, so she should have been enraged by the insubordination from the Dirty 19. But, as a newly appointed SAC in Seattle, she now has a problem: Criminals are openly organizing to protect and aid illegal aliens from arrest, with their primary plan transporting illegal aliens to and from court appointments, among other things.
The Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) is a criminal group that as part of its mission is to actively aid illegal aliens in two main areas: transportation and escort of criminal aliens to court appointments, as well as operating a warning system for illegal aliens to immigration enforcement operations. Both these actions are open and flagrant violations of Title 8 United States Code Section (USC) 1324, Bringing In and Harboring Certain Aliens and Title 18 USC 371, Conspiracy. 8 USC 1324 has a specific section for the WISN criminal conspirators relating to the transportation to courts, as well as a general provision for aiding the illegal aliens to remain in the United States.
(ii) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, transports, or moves or attempts to transport or move such alien within the United States by means of transportation or otherwise, in furtherance of such violation of law; (iii) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation; [8 U.S. Code § 1324. Bringing in and harboring certain aliens, unattributed, Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School, undated]
The ICE SVU office in Seattle has done nothing since WAISN started operating in 2018, two years of criminal conspiracy to violate immigration laws, all openly defiant of the law. In fact, the problem of open defiance of immigration law has metastasized nationwide; open defiance of immigration enforcement is openly publicized and the criminals are not afraid to have their names in the press celebrating their crimes.
Nicolas found himself driving to a bar last fall, even though he doesn’t drink. He wanted to make sure his friends didn’t drive drunk that night on icy Grant County roads in central Washington. Nicolas isn’t his real name. We’re protecting his identity because he’s undocumented and he worries federal immigration authorities may target him for speaking to the media. When he got to the bar, Nicolas ran into a friend’s niece smoking outside, inebriated and cold. He says she didn’t seem well. So Nicolas offered her a ride home. But before they could leave, he ran into a Quincy Police officer patrolling bars for drunk drivers. The officer was suspicious… “He told me I had to resolve this in court,” Nicolas said. “I told him I’d go, but I told him what the situation was in the Ephrata court. He said he was sorry, but that I had to go to court.” Nicolas was afraid of setting foot in the Grant County District Court. Members of the community, immigrant advocates and public defenders say they have spotted federal immigration officers arresting undocumented people at the court regularly. [Immigrants Nervous To Show Up In Washington Courthouses Over Fear Of Federal Entanglement, by Enrique Perez de la Rosa, KOUW/NPR, January 17, 2020]
So, with no action or concern from ICE SVU, the WISN leapt into action to help Nicolas avoid arrest.
A coworker told Nicolas about the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network. It’s a coalition of immigrant rights advocates across the state that connects people afraid of running into ICE in state courts with volunteers willing to accompany and advocate for them. WAISN started the program in fall 2018, after seeing a dramatic increase civil immigration arrests in courthouses the year before following policy changes set by the Trump administration. It’s a service that coordinator Brenda Rodriguez says has become necessary for many, including naturalized citizens, because they fear running into ICE on their way to court. “What used to be business as usual for people, going to the courthouse, paying their tickets or taking care of civil matters, for a lot of our immigrant community members it has now become a burden,” Rodriguez said. Nicolas decided to reach out. On the day of his preliminary hearing, several volunteers drove from Wenatchee to meet Nicolas in a parking lot on the edge of Ephrata an hour before he was to appear before a judge. The group coordinated for weeks before his appointment — all so Nicolas could get a date in court. First, there was Jaime Krish, the driver. She would get everyone as close to the court entrance as possible to limit Nicolas exposure. Then there was Chris Rader, in charge of video recording immigration officers if they attempt to make an arrest. Then there was Karina Vegavilla, the liaison for Nicolas in charge of translating and making sure Nicolas understood his rights. Advocates say ICE and CBP undermine those rights in courthouse arrests by presenting administrative warrants — signed by immigration officers — rather than warrants signed by judges.
So, there it is, four criminals with their names in the newspaper, and in the case of Brenda Rodriquez, a photograph on the WAISN website.
This is an open conspiracy to violate Federal immigration and other criminal laws. ICE SVU claims that they are the critical criminal investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), but open and flagrant criminal conspirators against the immigration laws of the United States are ignored by Deep State Saboteurs. Debra Parker has to take action. But will she?
You can contact Parker here to ask her about this blatant criminal conspiracy to violate immigration laws within her area of operations. Hopefully she will hear from Stephen Miller or Ken The Knife. It is time for arrests! Make ICE SVU do their job!
1000 Second Avenue Suite 2300
Seattle, WA, 98104
Phone: (206) 442-2200
Fax: (206) 442-2201


vdare--2020-01-21--Black Criminal, Legally Barred From Owning A Gun, Shoots Fifteen People, Killing ONE In Mass Shootin

Black Criminal, Legally Barred From Owning A Gun, Shoots Fifteen People, Killing ONE In Mass Shooting At Black Night Club In Kansas City

See , earlier : The “ Leaded Law ” And Mass Shootings—Poor Black Marksmanship Is Saving Lives Races reversed , the biggest story in America .
Right ?
You know what happens when a black individual engages in a mass shooting ?
Silence from the corporate media .
They can ’ t be promoting racial stereotypes , can they ?
Confirming them wouldn ’ t be productive , right ?
No narrative ( white gun owner , with obviously racist leanings , engaging in a mass shooting to justify his small sexual organ ) to advance… Only hours before the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would peacefully march with AR-15s and other semi-automatic weapons in Richmond , Virginia , defending their right to bear arms ( defending the 2nd Amendment in the face of tyranny ) , a black criminal in Missouri would once again remind the nation why the 2nd Amendment should be null and void for blacks KANSAS CITY , MO ( KCTV ) — Police continue to investigate after a mass shooting took place at a nightclub Sunday night .
Two people were killed , one of whom was the shooter .
At least 15 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identified as 29-year-old Jahron Swift of Kansas City , Missouri .
He has a record meaning he shouldn ’ t have had a gun , but he has several .
Police said that an armed private security guard at the club shot and killed Swift about 11:30 p.m. just outside of 9ine Ultra Lounge located in the 4800 block of Noland Road .
The victim is 25-year-old Raeven A .
Parks of Kansas City .
At least three of the 15 injured victims are in critical condition .
Police say they have not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not yet know whether all were injured by gunfire .
Investigators recovered multiple firearms at the scene .
It appears the suspect and the security guard were the only ones who fired shots , police said .
KCTV5 News spoke to a security guard who was at the nightclub , he says the gunman got into a fight with a few guys and was denied entry .
That was when the gunman went to his car to get the gun he then used to shoot into the crowd .
“ One second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get into the club .
I believe it was at capacity in there , honestly .
Then next thing you know , boom , boom , boom .
About five shots rang out .
People start falling , scattering , ” Larry Phillips , who lives near the nightclub , said .
Detectives ask anyone who was there at the time of the incident to contact the Homicide Unit at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS .
Police also would like to see any possible cell phone videos that were taken at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the shooting .
29-year-old Jahron Swift , a black criminal , shouldn ’ t have even possessed a firearm .
But he did .
And he shot 16 people , killing one .
Gun control is nothing more than an effort by the elite to disarm white people across America , who are starting to notice the dispossession of whites via mass 3rd world immigration means the end of their rights .
Mr .
Swift wasn ’ t legally allowed to own a gun , but he did anyway .
And he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one .
Gun control was never about targeting black gangbangers who perform almost all of the acts of gun violence across not just Kansas City , or Missouri , or the United States ; no , it ’ s about disarming law-abiding white Americans .

See, earlier: The “Leaded Law” And Mass Shootings—Poor Black Marksmanship Is Saving Lives
Races reversed, the biggest story in America. Right? You know what happens when a black individual engages in a mass shooting? Silence from the corporate media. They can’t be promoting racial stereotypes, can they?
Confirming them wouldn’t be productive, right?
No narrative (white gun owner, with obviously racist leanings, engaging in a mass shooting to justify his small sexual organ) to advance…
Only hours before the day tens of thousands of white people would peacefully march with AR-15s and other semi-automatic weapons in Richmond, Virginia, defending their right to bear arms (defending the 2nd Amendment in the face of tyranny), a black criminal in Missouri would once again remind the nation why the 2nd Amendment should be null and void for blacks.
Police identify gunman in mass shooting outside Kansas City bar, KCTV5.com, January 20, 2020 KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — Police continue to investigate after a mass shooting took place at a nightclub Sunday night. Two people were killed, one of whom was the shooter. At least 15 people were injured. The shooter is identified as 29-year-old Jahron Swift of Kansas City, Missouri. He has a record meaning he shouldn’t have had a gun, but he has several. Police said that an armed private security guard at the club shot and killed Swift about 11:30 p.m. just outside of 9ine Ultra Lounge located in the 4800 block of Noland Road. The victim is 25-year-old Raeven A. Parks of Kansas City. At least three of the 15 injured victims are in critical condition. Police say they have not yet interviewed all of the victims and do not yet know whether all were injured by gunfire. Investigators recovered multiple firearms at the scene. It appears the suspect and the security guard were the only ones who fired shots, police said. KCTV5 News spoke to a security guard who was at the nightclub, he says the gunman got into a fight with a few guys and was denied entry. That was when the gunman went to his car to get the gun he then used to shoot into the crowd. “One second everyone was just sitting there trying to get into the club. I believe it was at capacity in there, honestly. Then next thing you know, boom, boom, boom. About five shots rang out. People start falling, scattering,” Larry Phillips, who lives near the nightclub, said. Detectives ask anyone who was there at the time of the incident to contact the Homicide Unit at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS. Police also would like to see any possible cell phone videos that were taken at the club that night around the time of the shooting.
29-year-old Jahron Swift, a black criminal, shouldn’t have even possessed a firearm. But he did. And he shot 16 people, killing one. Gun control is nothing more than an effort by the elite to disarm white people across America, who are starting to notice the dispossession of whites via mass 3rd world immigration means the end of their rights.
Mr. Swift wasn’t legally allowed to own a gun, but he did anyway. And he shot 16 people with it, killing one.
Gun control was never about targeting black gangbangers who perform almost all of the acts of gun violence across not just Kansas City, or Missouri, or the United States; no, it’s about disarming law-abiding white Americans.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-01-20--Sanders Hard Left Creeps Up On Complacent Trump GOP

The day after Robert E. Lee Day in Virginia was instructive this year [ Leftists and Journalists Smear Richmond Protest for Being ‘ So White , ’ by Gregory Hood , American Renaissance , January 20 , 2020 ] .
Despite corporate media hysteria , thousands of gun owners peacefully protested in Richmond , VA without incident , a notable contrast to the usual Leftist rioting [ ‘ The civil rights march of my life ’ : Thousands of pro-gun protesters , many heavily armed , rally peacefully in Richmond , by Ryan Miller and John Bacon , USA Today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But that may be the problem—while conservatives protest politely and go home , Leftists are waging a permanent insurrection against the Historic American Nation .
In the Bernie Sanders campaign , they have their most effective vehicle yet .
Sanders has now abandoned his ( and the old American Left ’ s ) past pro-worker positions on immigration .
He has embraced Open Borders—which will render all of his other “ pro-worker ” stances irrelevant .
As a result , the only way a Sanders Administration could function is through repression .
Plenty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us and they ’ ve had decades of media and academic indoctrination telling them it is justified .
The only force that can deliver for the American worker : a strong nationalist movement that will stop immigration , defend America ’ s heritage , and ensure this country isn ’ t simply consumed by the Third World population surge .
While journalists sniped at the pro-gun demonstration , Project Veritas ’ James O ’ Keefe posted a video of Bernie Sanders field organizer Martin Weissgerber speaking rapturously about the Soviet Union , fantasizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and armed revolution .
Not surprisingly , Weissgerber ’ s mom is reportedly an Executive Producer for a local NPR station , showing once again the deep connections between radicals and the “ mainstream ” Left .
Just a few days earlier , another of Sanders ’ s field organizers was caught on camera ranting about gulags , attacking police , and burning cities if Sanders does not get the Democrat nomination .
Kyle Jurek , an “ anarcho-communist ” working for the campaign [ Sanders Field Organizer : `` If You Ca @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , You Do n't Deserve Me At My Most Anarchist '' , by Tim Hains , Real Clear Politics , January 15 , 2020 ] , had also been arrested for operating while intoxicated and other offenses before James O ’ Keefe ’ s Project Veritas released its video footage last week [ Bernie Campaigner Kyle Jurek Arrested Days Before Project Veritas Expose , by Joshua Caplan , Breitbart , January 16 , 2020 ] .
One would think this would be the perfect opportunity for the campaign to jettison a political liability–the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s alleged offenses to dismiss him .
But instead , it ’ s Project Veritas that has been contemptuously brushed aside : the campaign refuses to say whether Jurek is still employed .
The MSM has put no pressure on the campaign and the news cycle has already moved on .
One almost admires the Sanders team .
They certainly have more spine than the Conservatism Inc. hacks who invariably grovel before hostile journalists .
While nationalists have been deplatformed by Corporate America and persecuted by the government , even the most radical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ platform and never worry about deplatforming , definancing , or getting legal representation .
They can also assume favorable coverage from the corporate media .
In contrast , as VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow has reported , it is currently impossible for a group that supports the immigration platform that elected the current President of the United States to book a private conference venue anywhere in the country .
This isn ’ t even just an American phenomenon .
Recently , Austrian Identitarian leader Martin Sellner had his personal bank account forcibly closed for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by both the American and British “ conservative ” governments [ The Mark of the Beast , by Gregory Hood , American Renaissance , January 18 , 2020 ] .
Do Leftists have to deal with such problems ?
Perhaps many capitalists are simply , like Lenin supposedly said , “ rope sellers , ” short-sighted enough to supply the hard Left the weapons that will destroy them .
Or perhaps Big Business really has moved beyond the nation-state and this is just a case of strange bedfellows uniting for the shared cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corporate America does not suppress the Democratic Socialists of America .
It suppresses us ( which is why we ’ re suing . )
The DSA endorsed Sanders for president in March 2019 [ Democratic Socialists of America endorses Sanders for president , by Tal Axelrod , The Hill , March 22 , 2019 ] .
A few months later , the DSA also committed to a full and explicit Open Borders program .
Sanders ( along with Joe Biden , Elizabeth Warren , Tom Steyer and others ) believes illegals should also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ program .
“ If you are a human being , ” Sanders said , “ regardless of your immigration status , you have a right to health care ” [ Do you believe all undocumented immigrants should be covered under a government-run health plan , Washington Post , Viewed on January 20 , 2020 ] .
We know Bernie Sanders is aware this won ’ t work , and that Open Borders is what he once called a “ Koch Brothers proposal ” that would gut the American working class .
He ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Socialism ” by some Leftists .
However , he has now given in to the ethnic narcissism that defines the American Left , and now has the endorsement of anti-white up-and-comers like Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to show for it [ Ilhan Omar Endorses Bernie Sanders , and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Do So As Well , by Sydney Ember , New York Times , October 15 , 2019 ] .
A President Sanders would immediately implement programs that would dramatically hike spending and government power .
While some whites would undoubtedly vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are unlikely to see any improvement in their standard of living .
A government mandated health care system open to the entire world , combined with the “ Green New Deal , ” means that whites will be trapped in a crumbling system and given the lowest possible priority for access to services .
They would also lose the gains that President Trump has delivered for workers , for which he gets almost no credit .
Unlike every other group , American whites will not have an ethnic lobby group to act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ominous because Bernie Sanders has already promised a “ war on white nationalism , ” eliminationist rhetoric he would never use against foreign adversaries .
Given that most of the Democrats think President Trump is a “ white nationalist , ” this is a call to violence .
It ’ s certainly not productive rhetoric from someone trying to convince us to give up our guns ( another issue Bernie Sanders has flip-flopped on ) [ Bernie Sanders ’ s record on gun control , explained , by German Lopez , Vox , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working-class voters are often accused of voting against their economic interests by supporting the GOP .
Yet white workers have nothing to gain from mass immigration , Affirmative Action , and a universal government health care scheme that will be open to the entire world .
This is a program of national dissolution .
However , while Sanders ’ s policy ideas are insanely destructive , he is a keen student of power .
Jacobin notes that Sanders would not simply use the White House as a bully pulpit , but be “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” [ i.e .
his supporters ] gain control of corporations and public institutions [ What a Bernie Sanders Presidency Would Look Like , by Daniel Denvir , January 14 , 2020 ] .
Providing “ tuition-free ” public education would mean continued subsidizing of colleges and universities that serve as glorified training camps for Democratic activists .
And with progressive prosecutors being elected nationwide , Antifa will be able to even more confidently act as the Democrats ’ paramilitary wing , enjoying even more immunity from law enforcement than they do now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , will mean the possibility of legal punishment for choosing the “ wrong ” side .
The complacency that Trump ’ s supporters ( and his campaign manager ) are displaying in the face of this existential danger is astonishing [ With Democrats Imploding , It ’ s Beginning To Look A Lot Like 2004 , by Curt Mills , American Conservative , January 20 , 2020 ] .
President Trump ’ s strategy of running on the economy is perilous , because many of the middle-class voters who have benefitted from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ susceptible to the overwhelmingly ( 93 percent ! )
negative MSM coverage relentlessly savaging the Commander-in-Chief [ 50-50 chance : Trump 's low approval ratings bedevil campaign despite good economy , by Stephen Dinan and S.A. Miller , Washington Times , January 19 , 2020 ] .
President Trump essentially has no incumbency advantage .
Adoring MSM coverage of the future Democrat nominee will make it hard for Republicans to scare suburban housewives away from “ Crazy Bernie , ” who will quickly become a beloved figure for celebrities , late-night comedian/pundits , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not “ respectable ” regardless of whether he boosts your 401 ( k ) .
The GOP can ’ t simply assume the middle class will have his back , even if his opponent is a hard-left socialist .
My hope was that President Trump would provide institutional cover for nationalists while enforcing immigration laws , restraining violent Antifa , building new institutions , and pushing the conservative movement in a nationalist direction .
He has certainly faced stiff opposition from the MSM and the Democrats ( where distinguishable ) as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s no getting around that the president created many of his current problems with his poor personnel choices .
President Trump projects power .
But the reality is he ’ s surrounded himself with enemies , who now have gotten him impeached .
Meanwhile , men and women who would have taken a bullet rather than leak an email to the Lying Press were left in the cold .
Sanders won ’ t make that mistake .
He will weaponize the state against political enemies .
He will surround himself with true believers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power , not posturing .
And he is by far the most dangerous candidate the Democrats are running in 2020 ( unless Joe Biden really does make Stacey Abrams his VP ) .
Is there hope ?
There is , and we saw it on Monday .
Thousands of Americans are willing to defend their rights and they are organizing largely without the help of Conservatism Inc .
Despite increased deplatforming , the nationalist movement is unquestionably stronger and more serious than it was a year ago .
And the crucible of persecution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we need .
Yet there is no getting around the fact that we don ’ t have those institutions yet .
President Trump isn ’ t going to help us create them , and neither is Conservatism Inc. We ’ re going to have to do it ourselves .
And you reading this are part of this fight .
The radical Left that Sanders has energized are coming for everything , even where you live .
The hour is later than you think .
The threat could not be greater .
James @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

The day after Robert E. Lee Day in Virginia was instructive this year [Leftists and Journalists Smear Richmond Protest for Being ‘So White ,’ by Gregory Hood, American Renaissance, January 20, 2020]. Despite corporate media hysteria, thousands of gun owners peacefully protested in Richmond, VA without incident, a notable contrast to the usual Leftist rioting [‘The civil rights march of my life’: Thousands of pro-gun protesters, many heavily armed, rally peacefully in Richmond, by Ryan Miller and John Bacon, USA Today, January 20, 2020]. But that may be the problem—while conservatives protest politely and go home, Leftists are waging a permanent insurrection against the Historic American Nation. In the Bernie Sanders campaign, they have their most effective vehicle yet.
Sanders has now abandoned his (and the old American Left’s) past pro-worker positions on immigration. He has embraced Open Borders—which will render all of his other “pro-worker” stances irrelevant. As a result, the only way a Sanders Administration could function is through repression. Plenty of Leftists are ready to tread on us and they’ve had decades of media and academic indoctrination telling them it is justified. The only force that can deliver for the American worker: a strong nationalist movement that will stop immigration, defend America’s heritage, and ensure this country isn’t simply consumed by the Third World population surge.
While journalists sniped at the pro-gun demonstration, Project Veritas’ James O’Keefe posted a video of Bernie Sanders field organizer Martin Weissgerber speaking rapturously about the Soviet Union, fantasizing about sending Republicans to re-education camps, and armed revolution.
BREAKING: 2ND PAID STAFFER PRAISES GULAGS
South Carolina @BernieSanders Field Organizer @martinthemanic: "I'll straight up get armed...I'm ready for the "f**king revolution"; "Guillotine the rich"; 'send Republicans to re-education camps'
FULL RELEASE 12:00PM#Expose2020 pic.twitter.com/tUCeKEY6aM — James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) January 21, 2020
Not surprisingly, Weissgerber’s mom is reportedly an Executive Producer for a local NPR station, showing once again the deep connections between radicals and the “mainstream” Left.
Just a few days earlier, another of Sanders’s field organizers was caught on camera ranting about gulags, attacking police, and burning cities if Sanders does not get the Democrat nomination. Kyle Jurek, an “anarcho-communist” working for the campaign [Sanders Field Organizer: "If You Can't Handle Me At My Most Communist, You Don't Deserve Me At My Most Anarchist", by Tim Hains, Real Clear Politics, January 15, 2020], had also been arrested for operating while intoxicated and other offenses before James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas released its video footage last week [Bernie Campaigner Kyle Jurek Arrested Days Before Project Veritas Expose, by Joshua Caplan, Breitbart, January 16, 2020].
One would think this would be the perfect opportunity for the campaign to jettison a political liability–the Sanders campaign could simply cite Jurek’s alleged offenses to dismiss him. But instead, it’s Project Veritas that has been contemptuously brushed aside: the campaign refuses to say whether Jurek is still employed. The MSM has put no pressure on the campaign and the news cycle has already moved on.
One almost admires the Sanders team. They certainly have more spine than the Conservatism Inc. hacks who invariably grovel before hostile journalists. While nationalists have been deplatformed by Corporate America and persecuted by the government, even the most radical Leftists can comfortably operate on every major platform and never worry about deplatforming, definancing, or getting legal representation. They can also assume favorable coverage from the corporate media.
In contrast, as VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow has reported, it is currently impossible for a group that supports the immigration platform that elected the current President of the United States to book a private conference venue anywhere in the country.
This isn’t even just an American phenomenon. Recently, Austrian Identitarian leader Martin Sellner had his personal bank account forcibly closed for the fourth time—in addition to being banned by both the American and British “conservative” governments [The Mark of the Beast, by Gregory Hood, American Renaissance, January 18, 2020]. Do Leftists have to deal with such problems?
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Perhaps many capitalists are simply, like Lenin supposedly said, “rope sellers,” short-sighted enough to supply the hard Left the weapons that will destroy them. Or perhaps Big Business really has moved beyond the nation-state and this is just a case of strange bedfellows uniting for the shared cause of unlimited immigration.
Either way, corporate America does not suppress the Democratic Socialists of America. It suppresses us (which is why we’re suing.)
The DSA endorsed Sanders for president in March 2019 [Democratic Socialists of America endorses Sanders for president, by Tal Axelrod, The Hill, March 22, 2019]. A few months later, the DSA also committed to a full and explicit Open Borders program. Sanders (along with Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Tom Steyer and others) believes illegals should also be covered under a universal health care program. “If you are a human being,” Sanders said, “regardless of your immigration status, you have a right to health care” [Do you believe all undocumented immigrants should be covered under a government-run health plan, Washington Post, Viewed on January 20, 2020].
We know Bernie Sanders is aware this won’t work, and that Open Borders is what he once called a “Koch Brothers proposal” that would gut the American working class. He’s even been accused of “Nationalist Socialism” by some Leftists.
However, he has now given in to the ethnic narcissism that defines the American Left, and now has the endorsement of anti-white up-and-comers like Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to show for it [Ilhan Omar Endorses Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Do So As Well, by Sydney Ember, New York Times, October 15, 2019].
A President Sanders would immediately implement programs that would dramatically hike spending and government power. While some whites would undoubtedly vote for him to spite the bosses, they are unlikely to see any improvement in their standard of living. A government mandated health care system open to the entire world, combined with the “Green New Deal,” means that whites will be trapped in a crumbling system and given the lowest possible priority for access to services. They would also lose the gains that President Trump has delivered for workers, for which he gets almost no credit.
Unlike every other group, American whites will not have an ethnic lobby group to act for their interests. This is especially ominous because Bernie Sanders has already promised a “war on white nationalism,” eliminationist rhetoric he would never use against foreign adversaries. Given that most of the Democrats think President Trump is a “white nationalist,” this is a call to violence.
It’s certainly not productive rhetoric from someone trying to convince us to give up our guns (another issue Bernie Sanders has flip-flopped on) [Bernie Sanders’s record on gun control, explained, by German Lopez, Vox, March 4, 2019].
White working-class voters are often accused of voting against their economic interests by supporting the GOP. Yet white workers have nothing to gain from mass immigration, Affirmative Action, and a universal government health care scheme that will be open to the entire world. This is a program of national dissolution.
However, while Sanders’s policy ideas are insanely destructive, he is a keen student of power. Jacobin notes that Sanders would not simply use the White House as a bully pulpit, but be “organizer-in-chief,” making sure “workers” [i.e. his supporters] gain control of corporations and public institutions [What a Bernie Sanders Presidency Would Look Like, by Daniel Denvir, January 14, 2020]. Providing “tuition-free” public education would mean continued subsidizing of colleges and universities that serve as glorified training camps for Democratic activists. And with progressive prosecutors being elected nationwide, Antifa will be able to even more confidently act as the Democrats’ paramilitary wing, enjoying even more immunity from law enforcement than they do now.
Political involvement, maybe even voting, will mean the possibility of legal punishment for choosing the “wrong” side.
The complacency that Trump’s supporters (and his campaign manager) are displaying in the face of this existential danger is astonishing [With Democrats Imploding, It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like 2004, by Curt Mills, American Conservative, January 20, 2020].
President Trump’s strategy of running on the economy is perilous, because many of the middle-class voters who have benefitted from the soaring stock market are also the most susceptible to the overwhelmingly (93 percent!) negative MSM coverage relentlessly savaging the Commander-in-Chief [50-50 chance: Trump's low approval ratings bedevil campaign despite good economy, by Stephen Dinan and S.A. Miller, Washington Times, January 19, 2020].
President Trump essentially has no incumbency advantage. Adoring MSM coverage of the future Democrat nominee will make it hard for Republicans to scare suburban housewives away from “Crazy Bernie,” who will quickly become a beloved figure for celebrities, late-night comedian/pundits, and other influencers.
Supporting Trump is not “respectable” regardless of whether he boosts your 401(k). The GOP can’t simply assume the middle class will have his back, even if his opponent is a hard-left socialist.
My hope was that President Trump would provide institutional cover for nationalists while enforcing immigration laws, restraining violent Antifa, building new institutions, and pushing the conservative movement in a nationalist direction. He has certainly faced stiff opposition from the MSM and the Democrats (where distinguishable) as well as his own party. But there’s no getting around that the president created many of his current problems with his poor personnel choices.
President Trump projects power. But the reality is he’s surrounded himself with enemies, who now have gotten him impeached. Meanwhile, men and women who would have taken a bullet rather than leak an email to the Lying Press were left in the cold.
Sanders won’t make that mistake. He will weaponize the state against political enemies. He will surround himself with true believers. He understands that politics is about power, not posturing. And he is by far the most dangerous candidate the Democrats are running in 2020 (unless Joe Biden really does make Stacey Abrams his VP).
Is there hope? There is, and we saw it on Monday. Thousands of Americans are willing to defend their rights and they are organizing largely without the help of Conservatism Inc. Despite increased deplatforming, the nationalist movement is unquestionably stronger and more serious than it was a year ago. And the crucible of persecution is forcing us to build the institutions that we need.
Yet there is no getting around the fact that we don’t have those institutions yet. President Trump isn’t going to help us create them, and neither is Conservatism Inc.
We’re going to have to do it ourselves.
And you reading this are part of this fight. The radical Left that Sanders has energized are coming for everything, even where you live.
The hour is later than you think. The threat could not be greater.
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--2020-01-21--Is the Per Capita Black / White Murder Offender Ratio Not 7.4X But 11.7X?

As I ’ ve often pointed out , the existence of official government reports is important in establishing the respectability of a topic .
For example , before the release of the Rotherham Report in 2014 , it should have been obvious to anybody who didn ’ t have his head buried in the sand that England had a massive problem with Pakistani pimps sexually abusing underage English girls .
But the abundance of different kinds of evidence wasn ’ t getting the issue talked about in the Respectable Media , until the city of Rotherham issued an official report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statistical fact that African-Americans commit murder at a vastly higher per capita rate than do white Americans is not something you are supposed to mention in the press , but at least dissidents in the comments can cite a PDF issued by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistic s back in 2011 that found that blacks were , per capita , 7.4 times as likely to be murder offenders as whites , with whites , curiously , including almost all Hispanics .
The Bush Administration posted homicide by race trend graphs in easy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Administration memoryholed the more user-friendly version of the report , but at least issued an update in 2011 , even if it is in hard to use PDF format .
The Trump Administration hasn ’ t done anything .
According to a 2011 Steffensmeier et al .
paper , blacks were `` murder offenders '' at a per capita rate 11.7 times that of whites : https : //t.co/N9ERTYEG0n pic.twitter.com/U9HTQQppqZ — BostonTea ( @ Gun_Stats ) January 19 , 2020 But the black-white gap in murder offending might be worse than the Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One obvious problem with the Bureau of Justice Statistics “ Homicide ” report is that it doesn ’ t break out Hispanics from whites , unlike almost all other government reports since c. 1970 .
Back in 1945-1965 , Latin American pressure groups such as LULAC asked government agencies to lump Latin Americans in as white/Caucasian , which is how they were treated on the 1950 and 1960 Censuses .
Police forces like the LAPD went along with it , in part because having a huge Caucasian category in which to lump Europeans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Asian Indians reduced the amount of outright error in suspect descriptions .
Crime statistics , unlike other government statistics , tended to have three racial categories : Other ( East Asians , American Indians , and maybe Polynesians ) , Black , and White ( everybody leftover with some claim to be at least kind of Caucasian ) .
But after the introduction of affirmative action in 1969 , pressure groups reversed course and demanded to shed their new Caucasian Disprivilege in favor of some that sweet , sweet Nonwhite Privilege .
Except @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from NBC News in 2018 : What makes it even more comical is that NBC News knew their names , but still went with “ white males ” because you can ’ t get any more white than these names : pic.twitter.com/ZcNVdjVgFG — Frank DeScushin ( @ FrankDeScushin ) January 20 , 2020

As I’ve often pointed out, the existence of official government reports is important in establishing the respectability of a topic. For example, before the release of the Rotherham Report in 2014, it should have been obvious to anybody who didn’t have his head buried in the sand that England had a massive problem with Pakistani pimps sexually abusing underage English girls. But the abundance of different kinds of evidence wasn’t getting the issue talked about in the Respectable Media, until the city of Rotherham issued an official report on the subject.
Similarly, the statistical fact that African-Americans commit murder at a vastly higher per capita rate than do white Americans is not something you are supposed to mention in the press, but at least dissidents in the comments can cite a PDF issued by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistic s back in 2011 that found that blacks were, per capita, 7.4 times as likely to be murder offenders as whites, with whites, curiously, including almost all Hispanics.
The Bush Administration posted homicide by race trend graphs in easy to use HTML format. The Obama Administration memoryholed the more user-friendly version of the report, but at least issued an update in 2011, even if it is in hard to use PDF format. The Trump Administration hasn’t done anything.
According to a 2011 Steffensmeier et al. paper, blacks were "murder offenders" at a per capita rate 11.7 times that of whites: https://t.co/N9ERTYEG0n pic.twitter.com/U9HTQQppqZ — BostonTea (@BostonTea84) January 19, 2020
But the black-white gap in murder offending might be worse than the Obama Administration’s 2011 report suggests. One obvious problem with the Bureau of Justice Statistics “Homicide” report is that it doesn’t break out Hispanics from whites, unlike almost all other government reports since c. 1970.
Back in 1945-1965, Latin American pressure groups such as LULAC asked government agencies to lump Latin Americans in as white/Caucasian, which is how they were treated on the 1950 and 1960 Censuses. Police forces like the LAPD went along with it, in part because having a huge Caucasian category in which to lump Europeans, Latin Americans, Arabs, and Asian Indians reduced the amount of outright error in suspect descriptions.
Crime statistics, unlike other government statistics, tended to have three racial categories: Other (East Asians, American Indians, and maybe Polynesians), Black, and White (everybody leftover with some claim to be at least kind of Caucasian).
But after the introduction of affirmative action in 1969, pressure groups reversed course and demanded to shed their new Caucasian Disprivilege in favor of some that sweet, sweet Nonwhite Privilege.
Except in crime statistics … For example, from NBC News in 2018:
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vdare--2020-01-21--Post-America: New York City May Let Non-Citizens Vote

Who does America belong to ?
It used to be that the most expansive definition possible would be her citizens .
Yet now even that legalistic conception of identity , ownership of certain legal documents , is too much .
New York City is gearing up to let non-citizens vote .
The Daily News says `` conservatives '' will oppose the plan , thus subtly making this seem like a centrist measure .
Of course , in reality , this renders American citizenship all but meaningless .
However , the `` sea change in the city 's electoral dynamics '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Giving non-citizens the right to vote means effectively disenfranchising American citizens .
It reveals a fundamental flaw with the American political system under universal suffrage .
Each political party has an interest in suppressing the turnout of rival groups or , alternatively , bringing in foreigners that will render their votes irrelevant .
It 's the electoral equivalent of hiring firing mercenaries to put down a colonial upbringing .
The political result of doing this is no different than importing Hessians .
It 's foreign conquest .
If America does n't belong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if saying only citizens should be able to vote is becoming just a fringe `` conservative '' position , who does it belong to ?
Either it belongs to a group that is so powerful that we ca n't even name it , or it belongs to no one and everyone .
It 's hard to decide which possibility is worse , that we are under occupation or that we are just becoming a giant shopping mall instead of a country .

Who does America belong to? It used to be that the most expansive definition possible would be her citizens. Yet now even that legalistic conception of identity, ownership of certain legal documents, is too much. New York City is gearing up to let non-citizens vote.
New York City immigrants who have legal working papers but are not yet U.S. citizens may soon be able to vote in municipal elections. Legislation to grant noncitizen immigrants city voting rights will be introduced to the City Council on Thursday, sources familiar with the matter told the Daily News. The bill, which is sure to draw criticism from conservatives, would amend the City Charter to allow Big Apple residents with green cards and noncitizen work authorizations to cast ballots in mayoral and other local races. The measure could mean that anywhere between 500,000 and 1 million city residents would gain the ability to vote, a potential sea change in the city’s electoral dynamics. [Immigrant New Yorkers authorized to work in U.S. may get voting rights in city elections under proposed Council bill, by Michael Gartland, Daily News, January 21, 2020]
The Daily News says "conservatives" will oppose the plan, thus subtly making this seem like a centrist measure. Of course, in reality, this renders American citizenship all but meaningless. However, the "sea change in the city's electoral dynamics" reveals the real reason for this bill.
Giving non-citizens the right to vote means effectively disenfranchising American citizens. It reveals a fundamental flaw with the American political system under universal suffrage. Each political party has an interest in suppressing the turnout of rival groups or, alternatively, bringing in foreigners that will render their votes irrelevant. It's the electoral equivalent of hiring firing mercenaries to put down a colonial upbringing. The political result of doing this is no different than importing Hessians. It's foreign conquest.
If America doesn't belong to its "citizens," and if saying only citizens should be able to vote is becoming just a fringe "conservative" position, who does it belong to? Either it belongs to a group that is so powerful that we can't even name it, or it belongs to no one and everyone. It's hard to decide which possibility is worse, that we are under occupation or that we are just becoming a giant shopping mall instead of a country.