vdare--2020-02-04--NYT: "Far Right" European Voters Want To Deny Essential Privileges (Like Free Housing) To Muslim Imm

NYT: "Far Right" European Voters Want To Deny Essential Privileges (Like Free Housing) To Muslim Immigrants

From the New York Times ’ op-ed page : How the Far Right Became Europe ’ s New Normal It was a scandal when a far-right party entered government two decades ago .
Now it ’ s just routine .
What happened ?
But does Mr. Biswas have a house ?
… But far-right parties don ’ t need to win elections to see their agenda carried out .
After the financial crisis , the governments of Europe almost universally adopted bullish positions on immigration Back in the 1980s , everything was about the word “ about.
” Performance artists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like : My art is about art that is about art .
But now the word “ about ” is being phased out in favor of “ around.
” In 2055 , it will be hip to replace “ around ” with “ among.
” security , crime and benefits spending .
In an age of austerity , “ Natives First ” policies are widely seen as economic common sense , championed by everyone from Denmark ’ s Social Democratic prime minister , Mette Frederiksen , to Italy ’ s previous deputy prime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Matteo Salvini .
Against a cultural backdrop of virulent hostility toward the continent ’ s Muslim communities , campaigning on the ability to deny new arrivals essential privileges — from housing and health care to child care and welfare — can prove electorally beneficial .
Essential Privileges would be a good name for a Roxy Music tribute band .

From the New York Times’ op-ed page:
How the Far Right Became Europe’s New Normal
It was a scandal when a far-right party entered government two decades ago. Now it’s just routine. What happened? By K. Biswas
Mr. Biswas is a critic.
But does Mr. Biswas have a house?
Feb. 4, 2020, 1:00 a.m. ET … But far-right parties don’t need to win elections to see their agenda carried out. After the financial crisis, the governments of Europe almost universally adopted bullish positions on immigration
Bearish positions on immigration
, binding the issue with concerns around
Back in the 1980s, everything was about the word “about.” Performance artists like Laurie Anderson were always saying things like: My art is about art that is about art. But now the word “about ” is being phased out in favor of “around.” In 2055, it will be hip to replace “around” with “among.”
security, crime and benefits spending. In an age of austerity, “Natives First” policies are widely seen as economic common sense, championed by everyone from Denmark’s Social Democratic prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, to Italy’s previous deputy prime minister and leader of the League, Matteo Salvini. Against a cultural backdrop of virulent hostility toward the continent’s Muslim communities, campaigning on the ability to deny new arrivals essential privileges — from housing and health care to child care and welfare — can prove electorally beneficial.
Essential Privileges would be a good name for a Roxy Music tribute band.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-04--Science As A Male Conspiracy Against Affluent Women To Keep Them From Wasting Their Money On Goop

From the New York Times op-ed page , more in the war of the Intersectional vs. Science : Gwyneth Paltrow is an actress who doesn ’ t act much anymore because she ’ s running a business selling luxury New Age snake oil products .
“ Woo ” is short for “ woo-woo.
” By Elisa Albert and Jennifer Block Ms. Albert is a novelist .
Ms. Block writes frequently about women ’ s health .
… So what underlies all the overwhelming , predictable , repetitive critiques ?
What exactly is so awful about a bunch of consenting adults @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
The tsunami of Goop hatred is best understood within a context that is much older and runs much deeper than Twitter , streaming platforms , consumerism or capitalism .
Throughout history , women in particular have been mocked , reviled , and murdered for maintaining knowledge and practices that frightened , confused and confounded “ the authorities.
” ( Namely the church , and later , medicine . )
Criticism of Goop is founded , at least in part , upon deeply ingrained reserves of fear , loathing , and ignorance about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , authenticate , prove , own or quantify .
It is emblematic of a cultural insistence that we quash intuitive measures and “ other ” ways of knowing — the sort handed down via oral tradition , which , for most women throughout history , was the only way of knowing .
In other words , it ’ s classic patriarchal devaluation .
When 19th-century medicine men were organizing and legitimizing their brand-new profession , they claimed the mantle of “ science ” even though there was no such thing as evidence-based medicine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dominate the market , they slandered all other modalities as “ quackery , ” including midwifery , which we know achieved safer birth outcomes back then , as it still does today .
Pejoratives like “ woo ” or “ pseudoscience ” are still often applied to anything that falls outside of the mainstream medical establishment .

From the New York Times op-ed page, more in the war of the Intersectional vs. Science:
Who’s Afraid of Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop?
The long history of hating on “woo.”
Gwyneth Paltrow is an actress who doesn’t act much anymore because she’s running a business selling luxury New Age snake oil products. “Woo” is short for “woo-woo.”
By Elisa Albert and Jennifer Block
Ms. Albert is a novelist. Ms. Block writes frequently about women’s health. … So what underlies all the overwhelming, predictable, repetitive critiques? What exactly is so awful about a bunch of consenting adults seeking self-knowledge, vitality and emotional freedom? The tsunami of Goop hatred is best understood within a context that is much older and runs much deeper than Twitter, streaming platforms, consumerism or capitalism. Throughout history, women in particular have been mocked, reviled, and murdered for maintaining knowledge and practices that frightened, confused and confounded “the authorities.” (Namely the church, and later, medicine.) Criticism of Goop is founded, at least in part, upon deeply ingrained reserves of fear, loathing, and ignorance about things we cannot see, touch, authenticate, prove, own or quantify. It is emblematic of a cultural insistence that we quash intuitive measures and “other” ways of knowing — the sort handed down via oral tradition, which, for most women throughout history, was the only way of knowing. In other words, it’s classic patriarchal devaluation. When 19th-century medicine men were organizing and legitimizing their brand-new profession, they claimed the mantle of “science” even though there was no such thing as evidence-based medicine at the time. In order to dominate the market, they slandered all other modalities as “quackery,” including midwifery, which we know achieved safer birth outcomes back then, as it still does today. Pejoratives like “woo” or “pseudoscience” are still often applied to anything that falls outside of the mainstream medical establishment.
You know, they actually have women doctors and women scientists these days.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-04--CNN: Don't Worry, the Democrats Have Got Things Under Control

The Democrats ’ new online troll fighters make 2020 debut in Iowa By Donie O ’ Sullivan , CNN Updated 4:57 PM EST , Sun February 02 , 2020 Des Moines , Iowa ( CNN ) Days after the 2016 Iowa caucuses , the instructions were clear .
“ [ U ] se any opportunity to criticize Hillary and the rest ( except Sanders and Trump — we support them ) , ” they read .
The guidance had been circulated among a group of Russians who were covertly running a vast network of social media accounts seeking to divide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
( The instructions were later found during special counsel Robert Mueller 's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election . )
Four years later , unhappy with Silicon Valley 's efforts to curb the manipulation of its platforms , the Democratic Party has developed capabilities of its own to monitor and tackle online disinformation .
The first-in-the-nation caucuses here Monday will be the Democrats ' first 2020 test of its new team on a day when voters have their say.… “ Both Republicans and foreign actors , like Russia , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ electorate and may try to use the Iowa Caucus to further that goal , ” the DNC wrote in a “ counter disinformation update ” sent to campaigns on Thursday .
Among the new weapons in the Democrats ’ online arsenal is a monitoring tool called “ Trendolizer.
” When stories from websites known to peddle misinformation mention candidates and begin getting shares on social media , Trendolizer detects it and an alert is sent to the relevant campaigns .
Another tool built in-house at the DNC monitors Twitter traffic .
On Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about how and where to caucus .
Variations of the word “ rigged ” had been loaded into system when CNN was shown it Saturday — attempts to undermine legitimate vote results using disinformation is something Democrats are watching out for .
… Officials from the Iowa Democratic Party plan on posting responses to online activity on caucus night .
Additionally , campaigns seeing suspicious activity have been asked to report it to the DNC ’ s counter disinformation team that are in regular contact with representatives from the major social media companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things technology for the DNC is Nell Thomas .
After working data analytics for Hillary Clinton ’ s 2016 campaign , Thomas spent more than two years at Facebook before joining the DNC last May… The company has hired former intelligence officials to root out coordinated misinformation campaigns , and its public disclosures have provided some of the best insight into how foreign countries target Americans with disinformation .
It has also partnered with fact-checking organizations that downrank false posts and articles which reduces their engagement and have brought in a slew of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

From CNN:
The Democrats’ new online troll fighters make 2020 debut in Iowa
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN
Updated 4:57 PM EST, Sun February 02, 2020
Des Moines, Iowa(CNN)Days after the 2016 Iowa caucuses, the instructions were clear.
“[U]se any opportunity to criticize Hillary and the rest (except Sanders and Trump — we support them),” they read.
The guidance had been circulated among a group of Russians who were covertly running a vast network of social media accounts seeking to divide Democrats and push the candidacy of Donald Trump. (The instructions were later found during special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.)
Four years later, unhappy with Silicon Valley's efforts to curb the manipulation of its platforms, the Democratic Party has developed capabilities of its own to monitor and tackle online disinformation.
The first-in-the-nation caucuses here Monday will be the Democrats' first 2020 test of its new team on a day when voters have their say.…
“Both Republicans and foreign actors, like Russia, have an incentive to divide the American electorate and may try to use the Iowa Caucus to further that goal,” the DNC wrote in a “counter disinformation update” sent to campaigns on Thursday.
Among the new weapons in the Democrats’ online arsenal is a monitoring tool called “Trendolizer.” When stories from websites known to peddle misinformation mention candidates and begin getting shares on social media, Trendolizer detects it and an alert is sent to the relevant campaigns.
Another tool built in-house at the DNC monitors Twitter traffic. On Monday, it’ll watch for misinformation about how and where to caucus. Variations of the word “rigged” had been loaded into system when CNN was shown it Saturday — attempts to undermine legitimate vote results using disinformation is something Democrats are watching out for. …
Officials from the Iowa Democratic Party plan on posting responses to online activity on caucus night. Additionally, campaigns seeing suspicious activity have been asked to report it to the DNC’s counter disinformation team that are in regular contact with representatives from the major social media companies and government agencies. …
Overseeing all things technology for the DNC is Nell Thomas. After working data analytics for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, Thomas spent more than two years at Facebook before joining the DNC last May…
Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign manager, says misinformation makes Facebook money. …
The company has hired former intelligence officials to root out coordinated misinformation campaigns, and its public disclosures have provided some of the best insight into how foreign countries target Americans with disinformation. It has also partnered with fact-checking organizations that downrank false posts and articles which reduces their engagement and have brought in a slew of new rules aimed at combating election misinformation.


vdare--2020-02-04--The Closer You Get to Silicon Valley, the Slower the Vote Counting

These days , even Third World countries tend to have rapid vote counting , and when the process breaks down , such as in Bolivia recently , it ’ s a national crisis .
In contrast , America seems to have gotten slower at figuring out who won , with the closer you get to Silicon Valley , the slower .
Good thing the presidential primary season doesn ’ t start in California or the results wouldn ’ t be final until April .
As I wrote in 2018 about California ’ s recent four-week vote-counting process : Of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have mail ballots coming in by slow boat from Honduras , the Galapagos Islands , the Kerguelen Islands , Guatelombia , Transnistria , Abbottabad , Abkhazia , Azkaban , Raqqa , Narnia , and The Republic of Pirates .
Nor do these Third World countries have to provide , by court order , ballots in English , Spanish , Chinese , Japanese , Korean , Armenian , Persian , Arabic , Syriac , Panjabi , Punjabi , Hmong , Mixtec , Esperanto , Hittite , Klingon , Linear B , Linear A , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Incan Knot Lingo , Runic , Voynich Manuscript , Semaphore , Canary Islands Whistle Speech , The Analytical Language of John Wilkins , American Sign Language , Thieves ’ Argot , Smoke Signals , Ouija Board , Enigma Encryption , Turing Machine , General Semantics , System Basic , Cityspeak , Telepathy , Dolphin , Assembler , COBOL , Coco Sign Language , HTML , PDF , Graffiti , Gang Signs , SMS , Bitcoin , and Emoji , plus certain languages spoken only by individual pairs of identical twins .

These days, even Third World countries tend to have rapid vote counting, and when the process breaks down, such as in Bolivia recently, it’s a national crisis.
In contrast, America seems to have gotten slower at figuring out who won, with the closer you get to Silicon Valley, the slower. Good thing the presidential primary season doesn’t start in California or the results wouldn’t be final until April. As I wrote in 2018 about California’s recent four-week vote-counting process:


vdare--2020-02-04--Preschoolers Not Bused Enough

Preschoolers Not Bused Enough

Earlier by Steve Sailer : Busing Is Back , But White Kids Aren't Many US preschoolers remain racially segregated at school by Stephanie Koons , Pennsylvania State University Young children can benefit greatly from exposure to racial and ethnic diversity during a crucial formative period in their lives , according to a Penn State education professor .
However , recent research indicates that a high degree of segregation in American preschools could be hindering students from forming those valuable cross-racial connections .
Erica Frankenberg , professor of education ( educational leadership ) in the College of Education , is in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help facilitate a discussion of the importance of diversity in early childhood and support professional development of early childhood educators for diverse settings ... .
Similar to the 2013-14 report , the 2015-16 data reflect an overall decrease in U.S. preschoolers who attend highly segregated schools .
Collectively , however , the rates of racial isolation remain high .
While Asian students generally are well-integrated , white preschool students , on average , attend a school in which the majority of other students are white in almost all 50 states .
Also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , black preschoolers , on average , attend a school in which 25 percent or less of the students are white .
An additional highlight of the report is evidence of limited exposure for black and Hispanic children to both white students and to one another .
They found no state where the average Hispanic preschool student attends a school in which most of the students are black , and discovered that black preschoolers , on average , attend a school in which a majority of students are Hispanic in only two states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Instead , nearly 20 percent of Hispanic students go to preschools where 90 percent or more students are of their same race/ethnicity , ” the researchers wrote in the report .

Earlier by Steve Sailer: Busing Is Back, But White Kids Aren't
From a Penn State press release:
Many US preschoolers remain racially segregated at school
by Stephanie Koons, Pennsylvania State University
Young children can benefit greatly from exposure to racial and ethnic diversity during a crucial formative period in their lives, according to a Penn State education professor. However, recent research indicates that a high degree of segregation in American preschools could be hindering students from forming those valuable cross-racial connections.
Erica Frankenberg, professor of education (educational leadership) in the College of Education, is in the midst of a multi-year project intended to help facilitate a discussion of the importance of diversity in early childhood and support professional development of early childhood educators for diverse settings....
Similar to the 2013-14 report, the 2015-16 data reflect an overall decrease in U.S. preschoolers who attend highly segregated schools. Collectively, however, the rates of racial isolation remain high. While Asian students generally are well-integrated, white preschool students, on average, attend a school in which the majority of other students are white in almost all 50 states. Also, in nearly half of all states, black preschoolers, on average, attend a school in which 25 percent or less of the students are white.
An additional highlight of the report is evidence of limited exposure for black and Hispanic children to both white students and to one another. They found no state where the average Hispanic preschool student attends a school in which most of the students are black, and discovered that black preschoolers, on average, attend a school in which a majority of students are Hispanic in only two states: California and New Mexico.
“Instead, nearly 20 percent of Hispanic students go to preschools where 90 percent or more students are of their same race/ethnicity,” the researchers wrote in the report.


vdare--2020-02-04--Scenes From The Race Struggle In Beverly Hills: Iranians Oppressed By Being Considered White

From the Associated Press : ‘ Othered ’ in America : An old story , still playing out daily By NOREEN NASIR and RUSSELL CONTRERAS yesterday … For many young Iranian Americans , this is a mobilizing moment : They are embracing their Iranian identity and beginning to identify as people of color in the U.S. as part of a larger struggle alongside other ethnic minorities .
For minorities in the United States — from Latinos to African Americans to Muslims and beyond — being viewed with suspicion is something that can happen at any time in a number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A hate crime committed .
Even simply a passing comment made that implies they aren ’ t welcome in the U.S. , or deserving of the same treatment as white Americans .
Activists say the episodes make minorities feel separated — “ othered , ” as the recently coined verb puts it .
… Much of the inspiration for Katebi ’ s work stems from her identity .
Her Twitter bio reads , in part : “ angry daughter of immigrants.
” She was born and raised in Oklahoma and , as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or headscarf , found herself having to constantly explain her identity to others .
“ No one knew what I was , ” Katebi said , describing growing up in a post-9/11 America as “ politicizing.
” … The Iranian American community is quite diverse — politically , socioeconomically and religiously .
It includes Muslims , Jews , Zoroastrians and others with cultural ties to Iran and a range of views and opinions about leadership and politics in Tehran and Washington .
Iranian immigrants arriving in the U.S. after the 1979 Iranian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discrimination .
As a result , many sought to distance themselves from their national identity and the politics of their homeland by referring to themselves as “ Persian.
” The blending of identity was further muddled by government forms , including the U.S. census .
In other words , white people oppressed Iranians by declaring them white .
But the Flight from White is cranking up as Iranians figure out that there ’ s no upside in being officially white in America .
But many younger Iranian Americans are pushing back against that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no matter how American they are , they are still seen as “ forever foreigners ” by American society , said Neda Maghbouleh , a University of Toronto assistant professor and an author who studies the politics of race within the Iranian American community .
This would do wonders for the diversity scores of Beverly Hills , which was estimated to be 20 % Iranian in 2007 .
They had to hunker down for their own protection on Rodeo Drive .
Hoosh Afsar came to the U.S. from Iran 43 years ago , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Bethesda , Maryland , resident said the rhetoric surrounding the 2016 presidential election made him much more aware of racial injustices in the U.S. “ Before Trump ’ s election , I probably saw myself as more included and accepted .
Now I feel that I was delusional , ” he said .
Afsar credits his daughters with helping him understand the issue of race and inequality in the U.S. and identifying more as a person of color .
He founded the Racism Awareness Project in 2017 to educate other Iranians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in America .
… Indeed , recent incidents of “ othering ” people of different minority groups — ranging from violent attacks to more subtle forms of prejudicial treatment — have highlighted this common plight .
… Last month , a Native American woman traveling through the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport said a Transportation Security Administration agent pulled the woman ’ s long braids and said “ giddyup ” while snapping them like reins of a horse .
The following week , tellers at a Detroit-area bank refused to cash $ 99,000 in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , suspecting him of fraud , and calling the police .
Some civil rights groups also note how the current climate is uniting people of different minority groups .
… Alborz Ghandehari , 31 , whose parents are from Iran , said he saw support almost immediately .
While recently protesting possible war with Iran , he was joined by black , white and Latino demonstrators .
During the demonstration , a motorist drove by and yelled “ terrorists !
” at him and others .
“ On the one hand , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others , ” said Ghandehari , an ethnic studies assistant professor-lecturer at the University of Utah .
Of course the U. of Utah has an Iranian ethnic studies professor .
Of course it does .

From the Associated Press:
‘Othered’ in America: An old story, still playing out daily
By NOREEN NASIR and RUSSELL CONTRERAS
yesterday … For many young Iranian Americans, this is a mobilizing moment: They are embracing their Iranian identity and beginning to identify as people of color in the U.S. as part of a larger struggle alongside other ethnic minorities. For minorities in the United States — from Latinos to African Americans to Muslims and beyond — being viewed with suspicion is something that can happen at any time in a number of ways. A citizenship status questioned. A hate crime committed. Even simply a passing comment made that implies they aren’t welcome in the U.S., or deserving of the same treatment as white Americans. Activists say the episodes make minorities feel separated — “othered,” as the recently coined verb puts it. … Much of the inspiration for Katebi’s work stems from her identity. Her Twitter bio reads, in part: “angry daughter of immigrants.” She was born and raised in Oklahoma and, as a practicing Muslim who also wears the hijab, or headscarf, found herself having to constantly explain her identity to others. “No one knew what I was,” Katebi said, describing growing up in a post-9/11 America as “politicizing.” … The Iranian American community is quite diverse — politically, socioeconomically and religiously. It includes Muslims, Jews, Zoroastrians and others with cultural ties to Iran and a range of views and opinions about leadership and politics in Tehran and Washington. Iranian immigrants arriving in the U.S. after the 1979 Iranian Revolution were immediately confronted with hostility and discrimination. As a result, many sought to distance themselves from their national identity and the politics of their homeland by referring to themselves as “Persian.” The blending of identity was further muddled by government forms, including the U.S. census.
In other words, white people oppressed Iranians by declaring them white.
Many Iranian Americans have historically marked themselves as “white” when reporting their race for the census.
But the Flight from White is cranking up as Iranians figure out that there’s no upside in being officially white in America.
But many younger Iranian Americans are pushing back against that categorization in part because they realize that no matter how American they are, they are still seen as “forever foreigners” by American society, said Neda Maghbouleh, a University of Toronto assistant professor and an author who studies the politics of race within the Iranian American community.
This would do wonders for the diversity scores of Beverly Hills, which was estimated to be 20% Iranian in 2007.
“Iranian Americans have navigated a significant sense of exclusion at every stage of their story as a community since arriving as a critical mass post-1979,” Maghbouleh said.
They had to hunker down for their own protection on Rodeo Drive.
Hoosh Afsar came to the U.S. from Iran 43 years ago, just before the revolution. Now 58, the Bethesda, Maryland, resident said the rhetoric surrounding the 2016 presidential election made him much more aware of racial injustices in the U.S. “Before Trump’s election, I probably saw myself as more included and accepted. Now I feel that I was delusional,” he said. Afsar credits his daughters with helping him understand the issue of race and inequality in the U.S. and identifying more as a person of color. He founded the Racism Awareness Project in 2017 to educate other Iranians and immigrants on the history of race in America. … Indeed, recent incidents of “othering” people of different minority groups — ranging from violent attacks to more subtle forms of prejudicial treatment — have highlighted this common plight. … Last month, a Native American woman traveling through the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport said a Transportation Security Administration agent pulled the woman’s long braids and said “giddyup” while snapping them like reins of a horse. The following week, tellers at a Detroit-area bank refused to cash $99,000 in checks from a black Air Force veteran, suspecting him of fraud, and calling the police. Some civil rights groups also note how the current climate is uniting people of different minority groups. … Alborz Ghandehari, 31, whose parents are from Iran, said he saw support almost immediately. While recently protesting possible war with Iran, he was joined by black, white and Latino demonstrators. During the demonstration, a motorist drove by and yelled “terrorists!” at him and others. “On the one hand, it was inspiring to see the support from others,” said Ghandehari, an ethnic studies assistant professor-lecturer at the University of Utah.
Of course the U. of Utah has an Iranian ethnic studies professor. Of course it does.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-03--Kevin McCarthy, Former Chamber Of Commerce Amnesty Booster,  Forced Into Immigration Patriotism, Sor

Kevin McCarthy, Former Chamber Of Commerce Amnesty Booster,  Forced Into Immigration Patriotism, Sort Of

For years , Kevin McCarthy was a Chamber Of Commerce/Agribiz amnesty booster .
He may not have seen the light @ @ @ @ @ feeling the heat , as the logic of the Trump Era and the Great Awokening @ @ @ @ @ in the hopes of keeping his own job .

For years, Kevin McCarthy was a Chamber Of Commerce/Agribiz amnesty booster.
He may not have seen the light, but he's definitely feeling the heat, as the logic of the Trump Era and the Great Awokening force him into immigration patriotism in the hopes of keeping his own job.
2/3 Our 2014 low opinion: "McCarthy is so obviously a sell-out that he is forcing the GOP grassroots to consider the new strategies, policies, and philosophies it will need to adopt if the conservative movement – and the U.S. – is to survive." = Trump?https://t.co/ooDaIXGjkT — Peter Brimelow (@peterbrimelow) February 4, 2020


vdare--2020-03-30--French Government Afraid To Enforce Coronavirus Quarantine In Arab Banlieus Because Of Riot Threat

The Coronavirus ( COVID-19 or as it should accurately be called , the China Virus ) is nothing more than a stress-test for the mandated belief in “ Diversity is Our Greatest Strength.
” All across the western world , we are finding out in real-time this omnipresent slogan is nothing more than a clever marketing ploy the elite running our civilization required us to regurgitate to maintain our status as respectable citizens in an otherwise inhospitable experiment .
Nothing more .
Nothing less .
And with each passing day , the polished sloganeering of the elite is fading away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Horace long ago knew : “ Throw nature out with a pitchfork , and she ’ ll always return.
” France : Top government official argues enforcement of quarantine in migrant areas should ‘ not be a priority ’ in order to avoid riots , Voice of Europe , March 30 , 2020 In France , a top official in Macron ’ s government has said that unlike the strict measures that have been imposed on the vast majority of the country ’ s population , the enforcement of quarantine shouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ migrants so as to avoid riots .
“ It is not a priority to enforce closings in certain neighborhoods and to stop gatherings , ” French Secretary of State to the Ministry of the Interior Laurent Nunez said in a letter that was leaked to the Le Cenard Enchaine , French weekly news magazine Valeurs Actuelles reports .
In a video conference call , Nunez argued that restricting the movement of those who live in what are widely referred to as ‘ no-go areas ’ could ignite violent social disorder if applied with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ colleague who was on the call also agreed that businesses in these so-called ‘ no-go areas ’ should be kept open so as to assist with “ social mediation ” .
Last week , Voice of Europe reported that police in Paris ’ s no-go zones were already having trouble enforcing the country ’ s quarantine measures .
One police officer who ’ s assigned to the infamous Saint-Denis suburb told local media that many of the migrants living in these areas believe that the pandemic itself is a story invented by whites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ They don ’ t understand anything , ” the policeman said .
“ Some of them are even saying that the virus is a fable invented by white people to force them to get off the streets.
” Days earlier , video footage surfaced which shows an African woman in Château Rouge , in the 18th arrondissement , becoming aggressive and belligerent after she ’ s approached by police for refusing to respect the quarantine measures .
All of the worst aspects of the 20th century ( neoliberalism ’ s victory of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on display in how the elite of the western world are dealing with the China Virus .
We are finding out quickly just how far from the truth the phrase “ Diversity is Our Greatest Strength ” truly is , when it means simply adversity wherever diversity supplanted homogeneity .
The more is done to cover for state-mandated diversity , the more obvious the failure of this great experiment .
Our job was never to reform the system , but to survive its unraveling .

The Coronavirus (COVID-19 or as it should accurately be called, the China Virus) is nothing more than a stress-test for the mandated belief in “Diversity is Our Greatest Strength.”
All across the western world, we are finding out in real-time this omnipresent slogan is nothing more than a clever marketing ploy the elite running our civilization required us to regurgitate to maintain our status as respectable citizens in an otherwise inhospitable experiment.
Nothing more. Nothing less.
And with each passing day, the polished sloganeering of the elite is fading away, behind the shiny veneer a truth Horace long ago knew: “Throw nature out with a pitchfork, and she’ll always return.”
France: Top government official argues enforcement of quarantine in migrant areas should ‘not be a priority’ in order to avoid riots, Voice of Europe, March 30, 2020 In France, a top official in Macron’s government has said that unlike the strict measures that have been imposed on the vast majority of the country’s population, the enforcement of quarantine shouldn’t be enforced in areas heavily populated with migrants so as to avoid riots. “It is not a priority to enforce closings in certain neighborhoods and to stop gatherings,” French Secretary of State to the Ministry of the Interior Laurent Nunez said in a letter that was leaked to the Le Cenard Enchaine, French weekly news magazine Valeurs Actuelles reports. In a video conference call, Nunez argued that restricting the movement of those who live in what are widely referred to as ‘no-go areas’ could ignite violent social disorder if applied with too much vigor. Nunez’s colleague who was on the call also agreed that businesses in these so-called ‘no-go areas’ should be kept open so as to assist with “social mediation”. Last week, Voice of Europe reported that police in Paris’s no-go zones were already having trouble enforcing the country’s quarantine measures. One police officer who’s assigned to the infamous Saint-Denis suburb told local media that many of the migrants living in these areas believe that the pandemic itself is a story invented by whites for the purpose of oppressing them. “They don’t understand anything,” the policeman said. “Some of them are even saying that the virus is a fable invented by white people to force them to get off the streets.” Days earlier, video footage surfaced which shows an African woman in Château Rouge, in the 18th arrondissement, becoming aggressive and belligerent after she’s approached by police for refusing to respect the quarantine measures.
All of the worst aspects of the 20th century (neoliberalism’s victory of tradition, order and beauty) are on display in how the elite of the western world are dealing with the China Virus. We are finding out quickly just how far from the truth the phrase “Diversity is Our Greatest Strength” truly is, when it means simply adversity wherever diversity supplanted homogeneity.
The more is done to cover for state-mandated diversity, the more obvious the failure of this great experiment.
Our job was never to reform the system, but to survive its unraveling.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-03-30--Trump Dodged Bullet, Missed Opportunity With WuFlu Bailout. Re-Election Means End Chinese Immigratio

Trump Dodged Bullet, Missed Opportunity With WuFlu Bailout. Re-Election Means End Chinese Immigration, Stop Cheap Labor Inflow, Push Border Wall NOW!

President Trump , and America , dodged a bullet with the Chinese Virus bailout bill he signed on Friday .
But he also missed an opportunity [ Trump Signs $ 2 Trillion Bill as U.S .
Virus Cases Pass 100,000 , The New York Times , March 27 ] .
While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn ’ t get the goodies she wanted , the bill does nothing to slow immigration , which brought the virus to the U.S. ( and is also , incidentally , Electing A New People ) .
It will even spend $ 350 million on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the chance to push a nationalist agenda and listened to subversive Stupid Party hacks who would import more foreign workers .
To right the ship , he must follow his nationalist instincts—and rally the people he expects to vote for him on Election Day .
The $ 2-trillion bill met no real opposition .
The Senate vote was 96-0 , while the House passed it by voice vote .
The only lawmaker who tried hard to block it : Kentucky GOP Rep. Thomas Massie .
Massie ’ s NumbersUSA grade for this Congress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ B , but his objections were pure Tea Party circa 2009 : the bill was “ big government ” and cost too much money .
He did not mention any immigration issue House passes $ 2 trillion coronavirus package—but not without last-minute drama , by Heather Caygle and Sarah Ferris , Politico , March 27 , 2020 ] .
Trump , Republicans , and Democrats attacked him for making lawmakers fly back to Washington D.C.in the middle of a quarantine Apparently , the only thing that worried the Beltway Right was $ 25 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Performing Arts [ Bailouts for NASA , Smithsonian included in coronavirus package , by Ebony Bowden , New York Post , March 26 , 2020 ] .
Not a single Republican mentioned immigration…despite its undeniable connection to bringing the dread Asiatic pathogen to the American heartland .
Here ’ s what should have concerned Republicans more than the summer performances of the subversive Hamilton at the Kennedy Center : • Thanks to shifty Democrat bill-writing , not a penny of $ 10.5 billion awarded to the Pentagon can be used for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pentagon from using coronavirus funds on border wall , by Rebecca Kheel , The Hill , March 25 , 2020 ] .
The leftist Mainstream Media ignored this , of course , but so did the Stupid Party .
Why , given that Border Patrol agents are still apprehending tens of thousands of illegals every month [ Southwest Border Migration FY 2020 , CBP.gov ] ?
Answer : Republicans wanted to pass any bill and much care what was in it ?
But that is no good excuse .
Border security is critical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump well knows .
That ’ s why he ordered the immediate deportation of illegals apprehended at the border with Mexico and might militarize the border with Canada [ Justin Trudeau says the Trump administration wants to station troops near the Canadian border to prevent illegal crossings , by Michelle Mark , Business Insider , March 26 , 2020 ] .
Yet on the virus bill , a perfect chance to appropriate money for a border wall , Republicans fumbled yet again .
One wonders if the GOP ruling class simply wants to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Big Business , regardless of the ultimate consequences.. • Incredibly , that $ 350 million for “ refugees is even more than Pelosi ’ s request ( $ 300 million ) .
And no one explained why this is necessary [ Coronavirus bill includes $ 350 million for migration , refugee assistance , by Adam Shaw , Fox News , March 26 , 2020 ] .
Trump and Congress must worry about Americans , not “ refugees.
” To his credit , Rep. Matt Gaetz noticed the provision and called it an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bad as all that is—and it is bad—not all was lost , at least as far as what was omitted .
Illegal aliens are excluded and won ’ t get Trump Bucks or be eligible for Medicaid [ The Senate Relief Bill Provides Economic Relief — But Not To Some Immigrants , by Joel Rose , NPR , March 26 , 2020 ] .
Also missing : many items on Pelosi ’ s wish list , such as blocking universities from reporting the immigration status of students and ( in keeping with her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) same-day voter registration , permitting Democrat political operatives to deliver write-in votes ; and stringent racial-socialist “ diversity requirements on businesses receiving federal aid [ Nancy Pelosi ’ s 1,400-Page Coronavirus-Relief Boondoggle , by John Hirschauer , National Review , March 24 , 2020 ] .
Additionally , the final bill cut out a demand from 15 Democrats , including Rep. Ilhan Omar , the Somali Muslim refugee brought to the United States on the taxpayers ’ dime , for the government to stop deportations .
That Flying Squadron of the Treason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deportation to be released from custody [ Omar joins 14 Democrats calling for ICE to halt deportations because of coronavirus , by Andrew Mark Miller , Washington Examiner , March 21 , 2020 ] .
Nor did the final bill include the brassy request from the Anti-Defamation League and other left-wing nonprofits for more taxpayer funding .
The ADL had demanded a bailout for “ charities ” having a rough time thanks to a potentially fatal pathogen that was imported partly thanks to ADL ’ s advocacy of Open Borders .
That ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more can and must be done .
As I have written before , Trump ’ s response to the Chinese Virus is otherwise solid .
He has emphasized strong borders , immigration controls , and economic nationalism as the solutions to the crisis .
He has beefed border security and limited immigration during this time .
But again , and quoting Robert Frost , he has promises to keep and miles to go before he sleeps !
For now , Trump can focus on two key proposals , the first of which requires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last week .
• Trump should end all work visas , not fast-track them .
Yet last week , his Department of Homeland Security OK ’ d 85,000 H-1B visas for 2020 [ Trump ’ s DHS Starts to Import 85,000 H-1B Graduate Gig Workers , by Neil Munro , Breitbart , March 27 , 2020 ] .
The administration also plans to fast-track H-2A and H-2B visas that cover blue collar work .
The fast-track allows for far more applicants to forego in-person interviews and other standards [ State Department Accelerates Foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Unemployment , by John Binder , Breitbart , March 28 , 2020 ] .
“ The H-2 program is essential to the economy and food security of the United States and is a national security priority , ” the State Department said in a memo .
More than 3 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week , and millions more will probably lose work before this crisis is over [ A record 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits as the coronavirus slams economy , by Heather Long and Alyssa Fowers , The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] .
What is Trump—or his DHS—thinking ?
Trump should reverse that tomorrow .
Stop the work visas by executive order and a directive to DHS .
If Democrats oppose it , tell the Americans put out of work by the Chinese Virus that the Party of Pelosi values corporate profits more than American workers .
Second : propose full funding of a wall with the help of Rep. Gaetz and other immigration patriots .
That bill should end all Chinese immigration—for work , for education , or otherwise .
Those who take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When Congress shoots it down , blame Pelosi and the Democrats .
“ Build the wall ” was the biggest selling point of Trump ’ s 2016 campaign , but given that he missed including it in the Chinese Virus bill , now is the time to act .
Fundamentally , Trump is in a strong position .
Americans have seen the consequences of globalism not just in the loss of jobs and political cohesion , but now , in sickness and death .
If Trump overrides his staff and the legacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear path to victory in 2020 .
But with this bill , he not yet decisively done so .
Washington Watcher II [ Email him ] is an anonymous DC insider .

washingtonwatcherii@protonmail.com (Washington  Watcher II)

President Trump, and America, dodged a bullet with the Chinese Virus bailout bill he signed on Friday. But he also missed an opportunity [Trump Signs $2 Trillion Bill as U.S. Virus Cases Pass 100,000, The New York Times, March 27]. While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn’t get the goodies she wanted, the bill does nothing to slow immigration, which brought the virus to the U.S. (and is also, incidentally, Electing A New People). It will even spend $350 million on “refugee assistance.” So Trump missed the chance to push a nationalist agenda and listened to subversive Stupid Party hacks who would import more foreign workers. To right the ship, he must follow his nationalist instincts—and rally the people he expects to vote for him on Election Day.
The $2-trillion bill met no real opposition. The Senate vote was 96-0, while the House passed it by voice vote. The only lawmaker who tried hard to block it: Kentucky GOP Rep. Thomas Massie. Massie’s NumbersUSA grade for this Congress is A-minus and he has a Career B, but his objections were pure Tea Party circa 2009: the bill was “big government” and cost too much money. He did not mention any immigration issue House passes $2 trillion coronavirus package—but not without last-minute drama, by Heather Caygle and Sarah Ferris, Politico, March 27, 2020]. Trump, Republicans, and Democrats attacked him for making lawmakers fly back to Washington D.C.in the middle of a quarantine
Apparently, the only thing that worried the Beltway Right was $25 million for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts [Bailouts for NASA, Smithsonian included in coronavirus package, by Ebony Bowden, New York Post, March 26, 2020]. Not a single Republican mentioned immigration…despite its undeniable connection to bringing the dread Asiatic pathogen to the American heartland.
Here’s what should have concerned Republicans more than the summer performances of the subversive Hamilton at the Kennedy Center:
Thanks to shifty Democrat bill-writing, not a penny of $10.5 billion awarded to the Pentagon can be used for border security [Senate deal would block Pentagon from using coronavirus funds on border wall, by Rebecca Kheel, The Hill, March 25, 2020]. The leftist Mainstream Media ignored this, of course, but so did the Stupid Party. Why, given that Border Patrol agents are still apprehending tens of thousands of illegals every month [Southwest Border Migration FY 2020, CBP.gov]? Answer: Republicans wanted to pass any bill and much care what was in it? But that is no good excuse.
Border security is critical to stem the Chinese Virus, which Trump well knows. That’s why he ordered the immediate deportation of illegals apprehended at the border with Mexico and might militarize the border with Canada [Justin Trudeau says the Trump administration wants to station troops near the Canadian border to prevent illegal crossings, by Michelle Mark, Business Insider, March 26, 2020].
Yet on the virus bill, a perfect chance to appropriate money for a border wall, Republicans fumbled yet again.
One wonders if the GOP ruling class simply wants to keep cheap labor coming into the country for Big Business, regardless of the ultimate consequences..
Incredibly, that $350 million for “refugees is even more than Pelosi’s request ($300 million). And no one explained why this is necessary [Coronavirus bill includes $350 million for migration, refugee assistance, by Adam Shaw, Fox News, March 26, 2020]. Trump and Congress must worry about Americans, not “refugees.”
To his credit, Rep. Matt Gaetz noticed the provision and called it an “America LAST” poison pill.
Millions of Americans need help now. Dangerous poison pills like $350,000,000 for "Migration and Refugee Assistance" put America LAST.
Democrats: This is not the time to advance your legislative agenda.
This is the time to put #AmericaFirst. pic.twitter.com/1N9ArCVr5V — Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) March 25, 2020
Bad as all that is—and it is bad—not all was lost, at least as far as what was omitted. Illegal aliens are excluded and won’t get Trump Bucks or be eligible for Medicaid [The Senate Relief Bill Provides Economic Relief — But Not To Some Immigrants, by Joel Rose, NPR, March 26, 2020].
Also missing: many items on Pelosi’s wish list, such as blocking universities from reporting the immigration status of students and (in keeping with her party’s Coalition of the Fringes) same-day voter registration, permitting Democrat political operatives to deliver write-in votes; and stringent racial-socialist “diversity requirements on businesses receiving federal aid [Nancy Pelosi’s 1,400-Page Coronavirus-Relief Boondoggle, by John Hirschauer, National Review, March 24, 2020].
Additionally, the final bill cut out a demand from 15 Democrats, including Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Somali Muslim refugee brought to the United States on the taxpayers’ dime, for the government to stop deportations. That Flying Squadron of the Treason Lobby also wanted all aliens slated for deportation to be released from custody [Omar joins 14 Democrats calling for ICE to halt deportations because of coronavirus, by Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner, March 21, 2020].
Nor did the final bill include the brassy request from the Anti-Defamation League and other left-wing nonprofits for more taxpayer funding. The ADL had demanded a bailout for “charities” having a rough time thanks to a potentially fatal pathogen that was imported partly thanks to ADL’s advocacy of Open Borders.
That’s all well and good, but more can and must be done. As I have written before, Trump’s response to the Chinese Virus is otherwise solid. He has emphasized strong borders, immigration controls, and economic nationalism as the solutions to the crisis. He has beefed border security and limited immigration during this time.
But again, and quoting Robert Frost, he has promises to keep and miles to go before he sleeps!
For now, Trump can focus on two key proposals, the first of which requires a reversal of a policy announced just last week.
Trump should end all work visas, not fast-track them. Yet last week, his Department of Homeland Security OK’d 85,000 H-1B visas for 2020 [Trump’s DHS Starts to Import 85,000 H-1B Graduate Gig Workers, by Neil Munro, Breitbart, March 27, 2020]. The administration also plans to fast-track H-2A and H-2B visas that cover blue collar work. The fast-track allows for far more applicants to forego in-person interviews and other standards [State Department Accelerates Foreign Workers into U.S. Jobs Despite Mass Coronavirus Unemployment, by John Binder, Breitbart, March 28, 2020].
“The H-2 program is essential to the economy and food security of the United States and is a national security priority,” the State Department said in a memo.
What?!
More than 3 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week, and millions more will probably lose work before this crisis is over [A record 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits as the coronavirus slams economy, by Heather Long and Alyssa Fowers, The Washington Post, March 26, 2020].
What is Trump—or his DHS—thinking?
Trump should reverse that tomorrow. Stop the work visas by executive order and a directive to DHS. If Democrats oppose it, tell the Americans put out of work by the Chinese Virus that the Party of Pelosi values corporate profits more than American workers.
Second: propose full funding of a wall with the help of Rep. Gaetz and other immigration patriots. That bill should end all Chinese immigration—for work, for education, or otherwise. Those who take up the issue will reap political rewards.
When Congress shoots it down, blame Pelosi and the Democrats.
“Build the wall” was the biggest selling point of Trump’s 2016 campaign, but given that he missed including it in the Chinese Virus bill, now is the time to act.
Fundamentally, Trump is in a strong position. Americans have seen the consequences of globalism not just in the loss of jobs and political cohesion, but now, in sickness and death.
If Trump overrides his staff and the legacy GOP Congressional leadership, he has a clear path to victory in 2020. But with this bill, he not yet decisively done so.
Washington Watcher II [Email him] is an anonymous DC insider.


vdare--2020-03-30--Seattle Flattens Curve from R0=2.7 to 1.4

From the New York Times : Officials in Washington State worry that their gains are precarious , but they see evidence that containment strategies have lowered the rate of virus transmission .
SEATTLE — The Seattle area , home of the first known coronavirus case in the United States and the place where the virus claimed 37 of its first 50 victims , is now seeing evidence that strict containment strategies , imposed in the earliest days of the outbreak , are beginning to pay off — at least for now .
Deaths are not rising as fast as they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in street traffic show that people are staying home .
Hospitals have so far not been overwhelmed .
And preliminary statistical models provided to public officials in Washington State suggest that the spread of the virus has slowed in the Seattle area in recent days .
While each infected person was spreading the virus to an average of 2.7 other people earlier in March , that number appears to have dropped , with one projection suggesting that it was now down to 1.4 .
… The problem is that 1.4 is still bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of about 1.3 , and flus spread rapidly .
As I pointed out 3 weeks ago , we need to crush the curve below 1.0 .
The progress is precarious , and the data , which was still being analyzed and has yet to be published , is uncertain .
Officials said that expansive social distancing policies will remain a key part of daily life for weeks to come .
But the findings offer a measure of hope that the emergency measures that have disrupted life in much of the nation can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease .
… President Trump said on Sunday that the federal government ’ s guidelines for social distancing would remain in place until April 30 , backing down from his previous comments that he hoped the country could go back to work by Easter .
… While the restrictions have apparently helped slow the virus , they have devastated businesses , in particular restaurants and hotels .
… Washington state , which enacted some of the nation ’ s earliest and most stringent containment policies , has continued to see its death toll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Friday , the most in a single day since the outbreak began ; 16 were in King County , which includes Seattle .
… The death toll has been doubling about every eight days in Washington , compared with every two or three days in New York , Michigan , New Jersey and Louisiana .
Doubling every eight days is still really bad , but it ’ s progress .

From the New York Times:
Coronavirus Slowdown in Seattle Suggests Restrictions Are Working Officials in Washington State worry that their gains are precarious, but they see evidence that containment strategies have lowered the rate of virus transmission. By Mike Baker
March 29, 2020 SEATTLE — The Seattle area, home of the first known coronavirus case in the United States and the place where the virus claimed 37 of its first 50 victims, is now seeing evidence that strict containment strategies, imposed in the earliest days of the outbreak, are beginning to pay off — at least for now. Deaths are not rising as fast as they are in other states. Dramatic declines in street traffic show that people are staying home. Hospitals have so far not been overwhelmed. And preliminary statistical models provided to public officials in Washington State suggest that the spread of the virus has slowed in the Seattle area in recent days. While each infected person was spreading the virus to an average of 2.7 other people earlier in March, that number appears to have dropped, with one projection suggesting that it was now down to 1.4. …
The problem is that 1.4 is still bad: a typical flu has an R0 of about 1.3, and flus spread rapidly. As I pointed out 3 weeks ago, we need to crush the curve below 1.0.
The progress is precarious, and the data, which was still being analyzed and has yet to be published, is uncertain. Officials said that expansive social distancing policies will remain a key part of daily life for weeks to come. But the findings offer a measure of hope that the emergency measures that have disrupted life in much of the nation can be effective in slowing the spread of the disease. … President Trump said on Sunday that the federal government’s guidelines for social distancing would remain in place until April 30, backing down from his previous comments that he hoped the country could go back to work by Easter. … While the restrictions have apparently helped slow the virus, they have devastated businesses, in particular restaurants and hotels. … Washington state, which enacted some of the nation’s earliest and most stringent containment policies, has continued to see its death toll climb: The state recorded 23 deaths on Friday, the most in a single day since the outbreak began; 16 were in King County, which includes Seattle. … The death toll has been doubling about every eight days in Washington, compared with every two or three days in New York, Michigan, New Jersey and Louisiana.
Doubling every eight days is still really bad, but it’s progress.


vdare--2020-03-30--Social Distancing Hasn't Caught on Yet in South-Central L.A.

Earlier : A New York State Legal Professional Says He Does n't Expect To See DeBlasio 's Police Suppressing Public Gatherings Of `` Youths '' Here are some poker-faced LAPD officers gently breaking up a little girl ’ s birthday block party in South Central Los Angeles on Saturday evening .
A few observations : first , cops probably should wear their riot face shields for these kind of encounters with spittle-emitting civilians .
At minimum , the handsome cop in the middle of the line should put his sunglasses over his eyes .
Setting aside the whole “ is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if they put on some surgical masks and medical type gloves ( which they all carry anyway afaik ) , it would reinforce the signal that this IS a health issue rather than “ go home because i ’ m a cop and i said so ” .
Second , the residential side streets of South Central Los Angeles , which are heavily single family homes , looks like paradise in late March with the sun out and the lawns all green .
It ’ s also conveniently located for commuting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and at the airport .
( The commercial streets are dumps , but L.A. blacks tend to do a decent job of keeping their single family houses and yards maintained . )
Third , we need somebody ( celebrities ?
radio disk jockeys ?
athletes ?
preachers ? )
to get through to the urban underclasses that even though they haven ’ t been hard hit yet , they aren ’ t immune .
Blacks in Detroit and Milwaukee are starting to get whomped by the epidemic .
Simple messages like don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s really an emergency are important .
Los Angeles is not lacking in black celebrities ( nor is New York ) .
They need to be on TV messaging about social distancing and the new situation .
My impression is that the urban underclasses haven ’ t , on the whole , been actively troublemaking so far , which is very good .
( This is different from other types of disasters that tempt looters to ransack empty houses because this time everybody is home .
Plus , it just might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . )
But educating the less educated to make positive contributions is going to be a challenge .
It ’ s time for the celebrities they trust to step up .

Earlier: A New York State Legal Professional Says He Doesn't Expect To See DeBlasio's Police Suppressing Public Gatherings Of "Youths"
Here are some poker-faced LAPD officers gently breaking up a little girl’s birthday block party in South Central Los Angeles on Saturday evening.
A few observations: first, cops probably should wear their riot face shields for these kind of encounters with spittle-emitting civilians. At minimum, the handsome cop in the middle of the line should put his sunglasses over his eyes.
Commenter vhrm says:
Setting aside the whole “is this even America ?!” thing, if they put on some surgical masks and medical type gloves (which they all carry anyway afaik), it would reinforce the signal that this IS a health issue rather than “go home because i’m a cop and i said so”.
Second, the residential side streets of South Central Los Angeles, which are heavily single family homes, looks like paradise in late March with the sun out and the lawns all green. It’s also conveniently located for commuting to jobs downtown, in Beverly Hills, and at the airport. (The commercial streets are dumps, but L.A. blacks tend to do a decent job of keeping their single family houses and yards maintained.)
Third, we need somebody (celebrities? radio disk jockeys? athletes? preachers?) to get through to the urban underclasses that even though they haven’t been hard hit yet, they aren’t immune. Blacks in Detroit and Milwaukee are starting to get whomped by the epidemic. Simple messages like don’t go to the emergency room unless it’s really an emergency are important.
Los Angeles is not lacking in black celebrities (nor is New York). They need to be on TV messaging about social distancing and the new situation.
My impression is that the urban underclasses haven’t, on the whole, been actively troublemaking so far, which is very good. (This is different from other types of disasters that tempt looters to ransack empty houses because this time everybody is home. Plus, it just might be that most people want to help.) But educating the less educated to make positive contributions is going to be a challenge. It’s time for the celebrities they trust to step up.
[Commment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-03-29--This Day In VDARE.com History, 2018:  Will Democrats Run On Abolishing ICE? Will GOP Run On Saving U

This Day In VDARE.com History, 2018:  Will Democrats Run On Abolishing ICE? Will GOP Run On Saving U.S.?

Originally published here on VDARE.com on this day in 2018 .
Whatever he does or does not accomplish , the campaign and administration of President Donald Trump were invaluable because they revealed the true nature of America ’ s institutions .
Thus former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens , who took an oath to uphold the Constitution and was once entrusted to defend and interpret it , proclaims in the New York Times America should abolish the Second Amendment .
[ John Paul Stevens : Repeal the Second Amendment , March 27 , 2018 ] Main Stream Media journalists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activists and that journalism is just a tactic , not a profession [ Mainstream Media Scream : Journalism cheered as ‘ a form of activism , ’ by Paul Bedard , Washington Examiner , March 26 , 2016 ] .
And Democrats who used to at least lie that they supporting border security are increasingly bold about expressing their desire to abolish immigration law enforcement altogether [ Abolishing ICE Looks Likely To Become 2020 Campaign Issue For Democrats , by Peter Hasson , Daily Caller , March 9 , 2018 ] .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the real “ opposition party , ” with its pet Democratic politicians trailing in its wake .
And MSM calls for ICE—U.S .
Immigration and Customs Enforcement—are multiplying .
For example , The Nation has published an article by activist Sean McElwee [ Tweet him ] flatly claiming ICE is incompatible with “ democracy and human rights ” and blaming its existence on , among others , us : Leaving aside the “ white supremacist ” smear , what is true is that every illegal immigrant is inherently a criminal .
Indeed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have many documents , such as the illegal immigrant relatives of California Senate candidate Kevin de Leon , who brags about how his illegal immigrant relatives have phony identification .
[ Senate Leader : ‘ Half Of My Family ’ Eligible For Deportation Under Trump Order , CBS , February 6 , 2017 ] To abolish borders and border enforcement is to abolish the concept of self-government and independence altogether .
Note that the way the Left uses the term “ democracy ” has nothing to do with people governing themselves .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way Foreign Policy speaks about Poland .
“ Democracy ” no longer refers to a government of citizens ruling themselves , but instead a government which rules in the interests of foreigners .
Indeed , it ’ s actually preferable if that government is not accountable to the people , as with the unelected bureaucrats of the European Union or federal judges of the American system .
But The Nation is not an outlier .
Thus columnist Will Bunch at the Philadelphia Inquirer proclaims , Abolishing ICE is the radical idea America needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 15 , 2018 ] .
Molly Roberts adds her voice in The Washington Post with “ ICE deserves to be abolished ” [ March 13 , 2018 ] .
And Leftist political action committees , such as Brand New Congress , are now calling for the abolition of ICE ( as well as for voting rights for illegals ) [ Immigration Platform Announcement , February 15 , 2018 ] .
Democrat mouthpiece Brian Fallon [ Tweet him ] is also calling for the end of ICE because it is a “ deportation force.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at MSNBC to promote this idea as well .
Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris is currently being pressured by Leftist media outlets for actually daring to defend the existence of ICE .
Jack Mirkinson at Splinter sneers : “ Any serious defender of undocumented people in this country would look at ICE and know that it is a cancer that needs to be excised from the U.S. ” [ Not Good Enough , Kamala Harris , March 9 , 2018 ] In the short term , this crazy campaign actually works to the advantage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to criticize ICE for deporting illegals , like Kamala Harris , and another to advocate the wholesale abolition of immigration law enforcement .
“ [ I ] f the abolition of ICE becomes not just a left hobbyhorse but a core part of what progressives will ask of their candidates for 2020 , that ’ s going to be a harder choice for Democratic politicians to make , ” worries Dara Lind at Vox .
[ “ Abolish ICE , ” explained , March 19 , 2018 ] .
But it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their Leftist activists in line .
After all , from the progressive point of view , abolishing ICE makes perfect sense .
As the slogan you will see at any Leftist protest tells you , “ Immigrants Make America Great.
” In other words , the Historic American Nation , the people who actually built the country and its institutions , is the real enemy who need to be disarmed , silenced , and eventually replaced by immigrants who can be reliably counted on to vote for Democrats and operate as docile clients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Greer summarized Leftists ’ viewpoint of immigration in the Daily Caller : “ We can only be truly America if we welcome the stranger in our midst with no hesitation .
The new arrivals are needed to replace the bad-old citizens , who are apparently less American than the immigrants who just arrived.
” Still , even in California , many actual Americans still want immigration law enforcement .
In this bluest of blue states , there is already a local rebellion against the refusal to enforce immigration laws .
Orange County may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s “ sanctuary state ” policy [ Orange County considers fighting California ’ s sanctuary state law , votes to opt out of policy , by Katelyn Caralle , Washington Examiner , March 27 , 2018 ] .
The sheriff of the county is defying the state by providing information about when prisoners are released from custody , including illegals who can then be deported by ICE [ In response to California sanctuary law , Orange County Sheriff makes public inmates ’ release dates , by Roxana Kopetman , The Orange County @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
All of this is coming at a time when there is a renewed push to create the “ State of Jefferson ” and free Northern California from Sacramento [ The Jefferson census , by Ryan Menezes and Iris Lee , Los Angeles Times , March 17 , 2018 ] .
There is also a push to create a “ New California ” which would contain not just the north , but the west of the state [ ‘ New California ’ and other US territories fighting to become the 51st state , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March 19 , 2018 ] What is happening in America is not just a breakdown of the rule of law , but a splintering of the institutions of government , as one group of elected officials and bureaucrats essentially tries to delegitimize another group .
It ’ s like the late period of the Roman Republic , when one week ’ s legal sovereign was the next week ’ s proscribed outlaw .
America is fragmenting culturally and politically .
It ’ s not surprising even core institutions such as ICE , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen as being as on one side or the other of the political divide .
Unfortunately , in the long term , time is on the side of the Left .
Demography is destiny and mass immigration is continuing .
Those conservatives who smirk that progressives are sabotaging themselves by embracing extreme ideas forget how quickly the Golden State went from the bedrock of the Reagan coalition to a post-American state [ The Fall of California , by Gregory Hood , American Renaissance , March 6 , 2018 ] .
Republicans need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rights of local communities to protect the safety of their citizens by enforcing immigration laws .
Even a Trump tweet in support of ICE , or the State of Jefferson , could have massive repercussions .
President Trump ’ s base is already in revolt over the omnibus bill and he needs to do something to keep his voters .
Defending those who defend America would be a good start—and give the Republicans something to campaign on besides tax cuts .
But ultimately , of course , America needs an immigration moratorium @

Originally published here on VDARE.com on this day in 2018.
Whatever he does or does not accomplish, the campaign and administration of President Donald Trump were invaluable because they revealed the true nature of America’s institutions. Thus former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who took an oath to uphold the Constitution and was once entrusted to defend and interpret it, proclaims in the New York Times America should abolish the Second Amendment. [John Paul Stevens: Repeal the Second Amendment, March 27, 2018]
Main Stream Media journalists are increasingly comfortable revealing they are simply activists and that journalism is just a tactic, not a profession [Mainstream Media Scream: Journalism cheered as ‘a form of activism,’ by Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, March 26, 2016]. And Democrats who used to at least lie that they supporting border security are increasingly bold about expressing their desire to abolish immigration law enforcement altogether [Abolishing ICE Looks Likely To Become 2020 Campaign Issue For Democrats, by Peter Hasson, Daily Caller, March 9, 2018].
As Steve Bannon accurately observed, the MSM is the real “opposition party,” with its pet Democratic politicians trailing in its wake. And MSM calls for ICE—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—are multiplying.
For example, The Nation has published an article by activist Sean McElwee [Tweet him] flatly claiming ICE is incompatible with “democracy and human rights” and blaming its existence on, among others, us:
The central assumption of ICE in 2018 is that any undocumented immigrant is inherently a threat. In that way, ICE’s tactics are philosophically aligned with racist thinkers like Richard Spencer and the writers at the white-supremacist journal VDare. [It’s Time To Abolish ICE, March 9, 2018]
Leaving aside the “white supremacist” smear, what is true is that every illegal immigrant is inherently a criminal. Indeed, many of the “undocumented” have many documents, such as the illegal immigrant relatives of California Senate candidate Kevin de Leon, who brags about how his illegal immigrant relatives have phony identification. [Senate Leader: ‘Half Of My Family’ Eligible For Deportation Under Trump Order, CBS, February 6, 2017]
To abolish borders and border enforcement is to abolish the concept of self-government and independence altogether. Note that the way the Left uses the term “democracy” has nothing to do with people governing themselves. The Nation is using the term the same way Foreign Policy speaks about Poland. “Democracy” no longer refers to a government of citizens ruling themselves, but instead a government which rules in the interests of foreigners. Indeed, it’s actually preferable if that government is not accountable to the people, as with the unelected bureaucrats of the European Union or federal judges of the American system.
But The Nation is not an outlier. Thus columnist Will Bunch at the Philadelphia Inquirer proclaims, Abolishing ICE is the radical idea America needs to be talking about” [March 15, 2018]. Molly Roberts adds her voice in The Washington Post with “ICE deserves to be abolished” [March 13, 2018]. And Leftist political action committees, such as Brand New Congress, are now calling for the abolition of ICE (as well as for voting rights for illegals) [Immigration Platform Announcement, February 15, 2018].
Democrat mouthpiece Brian Fallon [Tweet him] is also calling for the end of ICE because it is a “deportation force.”
ICE operates as an unaccountable deportation force. Dems running in 2020 should campaign on ending the agency in its current form. https://t.co/hnK9LpPojV — Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) January 21, 2018
Chris Hayes is using his platform at MSNBC to promote this idea as well.
This is a growing position on the left, and I imagine 2020 Democratic presidential aspirants will have to grapple with it https://t.co/GOuoLnBHWG — Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 9, 2018
Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris is currently being pressured by Leftist media outlets for actually daring to defend the existence of ICE. Jack Mirkinson at Splinter sneers: “Any serious defender of undocumented people in this country would look at ICE and know that it is a cancer that needs to be excised from the U.S.” [Not Good Enough, Kamala Harris, March 9, 2018]
In the short term, this crazy campaign actually works to the advantage of Republicans. It is one thing to criticize ICE for deporting illegals, like Kamala Harris, and another to advocate the wholesale abolition of immigration law enforcement. “[I]f the abolition of ICE becomes not just a left hobbyhorse but a core part of what progressives will ask of their candidates for 2020, that’s going to be a harder choice for Democratic politicians to make,” worries Dara Lind at Vox. [“Abolish ICE,” explained, March 19, 2018].
But it’s doubtful Democrats will be able to keep their Leftist activists in line. After all, from the progressive point of view, abolishing ICE makes perfect sense. As the slogan you will see at any Leftist protest tells you, “Immigrants Make America Great.” In other words, the Historic American Nation, the people who actually built the country and its institutions, is the real enemy who need to be disarmed, silenced, and eventually replaced by immigrants who can be reliably counted on to vote for Democrats and operate as docile clients of the welfare state.
As Scott Greer summarized Leftists’ viewpoint of immigration in the Daily Caller: “We can only be truly America if we welcome the stranger in our midst with no hesitation. The new arrivals are needed to replace the bad-old citizens, who are apparently less American than the immigrants who just arrived.”
Still, even in California, many actual Americans still want immigration law enforcement. In this bluest of blue states, there is already a local rebellion against the refusal to enforce immigration laws. Orange County may soon opt out of the Golden State’s “sanctuary state” policy [Orange County considers fighting California’s sanctuary state law, votes to opt out of policy, by Katelyn Caralle, Washington Examiner, March 27, 2018]. The sheriff of the county is defying the state by providing information about when prisoners are released from custody, including illegals who can then be deported by ICE [In response to California sanctuary law, Orange County Sheriff makes public inmates’ release dates, by Roxana Kopetman, The Orange County Register, March 27, 2018].
All of this is coming at a time when there is a renewed push to create the “State of Jefferson” and free Northern California from Sacramento [The Jefferson census, by Ryan Menezes and Iris Lee, Los Angeles Times, March 17, 2018]. There is also a push to create a “New California” which would contain not just the north, but the west of the state [‘New California’ and other US territories fighting to become the 51st state, by Jennifer Earl, Fox News, March 19, 2018]
What is happening in America is not just a breakdown of the rule of law, but a splintering of the institutions of government, as one group of elected officials and bureaucrats essentially tries to delegitimize another group. It’s like the late period of the Roman Republic, when one week’s legal sovereign was the next week’s proscribed outlaw.
America is fragmenting culturally and politically. It’s not surprising even core institutions such as ICE, the FBI, or the CIA are now seen as being as on one side or the other of the political divide.
Unfortunately, in the long term, time is on the side of the Left. Demography is destiny and mass immigration is continuing. Those conservatives who smirk that progressives are sabotaging themselves by embracing extreme ideas forget how quickly the Golden State went from the bedrock of the Reagan coalition to a post-American state [The Fall of California, by Gregory Hood, American Renaissance, March 6, 2018].
Republicans need to champion ICE and to stand up for the rights of local communities to protect the safety of their citizens by enforcing immigration laws. Even a Trump tweet in support of ICE, or the State of Jefferson, could have massive repercussions.
President Trump’s base is already in revolt over the omnibus bill and he needs to do something to keep his voters. Defending those who defend America would be a good start—and give the Republicans something to campaign on besides tax cuts.
But ultimately, of course, America needs an immigration moratorium.


vdare--2020-03-29--San Francisco Still Prioritizing Fighting Stigma Rather Than Coronavirus

From the New York Times : How Much Should the Public Know About Who Has the Coronavirus ?
Amid calls for more transparency , a debate is raging among public health experts over how much data on the spread of the virus should be released .
… Across the United States there is even less consistency .
New York is listing cases by age bracket , gender and borough despite calls for more localized reporting .
Connecticut lists data by town .
Florida provides its residents with a wealth of data on the pandemic .
The state ’ s Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports showing the spread of the virus — rich with data on the cities affected , the number of people tested , the age brackets of patients , whether they are Florida residents , and the number of cases in nursing homes .
Health departments in the Bay Area make the case that releasing more granular data could heighten discrimination against certain communities where there might be clusters .
The first cases in the Bay Area were among ethnic Chinese residents returning from trips to China .
“ Pandemics increase paranoia and stigma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the deputy health officer of Contra Costa County , across the Bay from San Francisco , which provides only the total number of cases in the county on its website .
“ We must be extra cautious in protecting individuals and the community.
” In Santa Clara , health officials say they can not disclose how many cases are found in each city because of the nation ’ s strict medical privacy law , the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act , or HIPAA , signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ protection of personal data at doctors ’ offices and in hospitals and includes provisions for the release of otherwise protected information during emergencies .
Using the law as a justification for limiting the release of aggregate data about the coronavirus is “ ridiculous , ” according to Arthur L. Caplan , a professor of bioethics at the N.Y.U .
School of Medicine in New York City .
… The U.S. approach contrasts sharply with that of Singapore and Taiwan , whose fights against the virus have been praised as among the most effective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ linkages of cases , anonymized by numbers .
In Singapore the authorities sometimes list neighborhoods where patients lived , their workplaces and churches or mosques that they attended .

From the New York Times:
How Much Should the Public Know About Who Has the Coronavirus?
Amid calls for more transparency, a debate is raging among public health experts over how much data on the spread of the virus should be released.
Thomas Fuller, March 28, 2020
… Across the United States there is even less consistency. New York is listing cases by age bracket, gender and borough despite calls for more localized reporting. Connecticut lists data by town. Florida provides its residents with a wealth of data on the pandemic. The state’s Department of Health has a detailed dashboard and reports showing the spread of the virus — rich with data on the cities affected, the number of people tested, the age brackets of patients, whether they are Florida residents, and the number of cases in nursing homes.
Health departments in the Bay Area make the case that releasing more granular data could heighten discrimination against certain communities where there might be clusters. The first cases in the Bay Area were among ethnic Chinese residents returning from trips to China.
“Pandemics increase paranoia and stigma,” said Dr. Rohan Radhakrishna, the deputy health officer of Contra Costa County, across the Bay from San Francisco, which provides only the total number of cases in the county on its website. “We must be extra cautious in protecting individuals and the community.”
In Santa Clara, health officials say they cannot disclose how many cases are found in each city because of the nation’s strict medical privacy law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996.
But that law was designed for the protection of personal data at doctors’ offices and in hospitals and includes provisions for the release of otherwise protected information during emergencies.
Using the law as a justification for limiting the release of aggregate data about the coronavirus is “ridiculous,” according to Arthur L. Caplan, a professor of bioethics at the N.Y.U. School of Medicine in New York City. …
The U.S. approach contrasts sharply with that of Singapore and Taiwan, whose fights against the virus have been praised as among the most effective. Both governments make public the suspected linkages of cases, anonymized by numbers. In Singapore the authorities sometimes list neighborhoods where patients lived, their workplaces and churches or mosques that they attended.