westernjournal--2020-07-12--Under Cover of COVID, Medical Team Euthanizes Disabled Man Against Wife’s Wishes

Michael Hickson was euthanized against the will of his wife .
That ’ s not what doctors are saying now .
Most of the media is following suit .
The 46-year-old African-American man was suffering from double pneumonia , sepsis and a urinary tract infection .
He was also paralyzed , having become brain-damaged and quadriplegic after going into cardiac arrest in 2017 and suffering complications .
The doctors said something different when he was alive , however .
First , they refused to intubate him .
According to a Washington Post report July 5 , it wasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ David ’ s South Austin Medical Center in Texas , or the fact Hickson was quadriplegic or black .
It was just a “ very sad and complex situation , ” as one doctor described it , according to the Post , a situation that involved a painful disagreement between Hickson ’ s wife , Melissa Hickson , and Hickson ’ s sister , a physician and fellow at George Washington Hospital in Washington , D.C .
It wasn ’ t the first time Melissa Hickson had clashed with medical authorities over her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Post .
And it wasn ’ t the first time Hickson ’ s sister had sided with the authorities .
disagreement .
In February , Hickson ’ s sister applied in court to take over as her brother ’ s guardian .
While that was still awaiting a court hearing , according to The Washington Post , a court appointed a temporary guardian for Hickson in February , taking his wife ’ s place .
So the family situation is sad — Michael and Melissa Hickson also have five children , now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are complex , but no amount of sadness or complexity will eliminate what one of Hickson ’ s doctors said to Melissa Hickson about intubation .
Melissa Hickson had recorded the June 6 exchange and turned over the audio to KVUE-TV in Austin .
According to KVUE , Hickson had been brought to the hospital in early June from a nursing home and diagnosed with COVID-19 .
At the beginning of the conversation , the doctor says Michael doesn ’ t qualify for promising antiviral drug Remdesivir because he ’ s not intubated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to perform that procedure .
They decided not to go forward with aggressive treatment like intubation and Remdesivir because , “ as of right now , his quality of life .
.
.
he doesn ’ t have much of one.
” “ What do you mean ?
” Hickson said .
“ Because he ’ s paralyzed with a brain injury , he doesn ’ t have quality of life ?
” Hickson wasn ’ t the man he was before his 2017 cardiac arrest .
The Morehouse graduate was blind , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He needed to be tube fed .
However , while he had gaps in memory , he could still remember things like his Social Security number , according to The Washington Post account .
Just in case you didn ’ t get the point , here we are again : “ Will it affect his quality , will it improve his quality of life ?
” the doctor , who was not identified , says on Melissa Hickson ’ s recording .
“ And the answer is ‘ no . '
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Throwing Mother with Alzheimer 's Off Balcony , Judge Praises Act of 'Love' “ Why wouldn ’ t it ?
” Melissa Hickson said .
“ Being able to live isn ’ t improving the quality of life ?
” “ There ’ s no improvement with being intubated , with a bunch of lines and tubes in your body , and being on a ventilator for more than two weeks , ” the doctor responded .
Melissa Hickson agreed that intubation was not desirable , but then appeared to indicate it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ And I totally agree with you on the intubation part of it .
I don ’ t want him intubated , ” she said .
“ But I also don ’ t think you should just sit him somewhere to be comfortable until he finally just drifts away .
That , to me , is futile , too .
That ’ s saying you ’ re not even trying to save someone ’ s life , you ’ re just watching them go.
” Another instance where it ’ s perfectly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one point , he talks about patients who ’ ve managed to pull through similar situations by fighting off COVID-19 on their own with oxygen , although it ’ s unclear what measures were taken .
Hickson asks how long they were there and the doctor says “ one-and-a-half to two weeks , sometimes even longer.
” Hickson then mentions her husband has only been there “ since Tuesday.
” ( If the New York Post ’ s timeline is correct , that means three days . )
“ However , his quality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the doctor says .
“ They were walking and talking people.
” Again , this is the compassionate thing to do — the same way euthanasia is .
“ So the fact that you ’ re killing someone doesn ’ t make sense in your mind ?
” Melissa Hickson asks .
The doctor denies it ’ s “ killing , ” but they are actively giving up on the patient .
“ At this point , I don ’ t think it would be humane or compassionate to put a breathing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctor says .
And then there ’ s the dismissiveness — comments which , if delivered in any other context to a black woman trying to get care for her black husband , would likely be attacked by the mainstream media as both telling and patronizing .
When Hickson talks about an older relative who have survived the coronavirus : “ Well , I ’ m going to go with the data .
I ’ m not going to go with stories , because stories don ’ t help me , OK ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ He also makes it clear that Melissa Hickson ’ s input isn ’ t particularly desirable in what happens to her husband — partially because , due to the friction between Melissa Hickson and her sister-in-law , the state ( as previously mentioned ) had to step in to make decisions about what would happen with Michael Hickson — although it certainly seemed like they were more than willing to defer to doctors who weren ’ t particularly interested in saving his life .
He would die six days later on June 11 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she asked to be able to speak with him via FaceTime in hospice , but the staff there was too busy to set it up .
He died without ever talking to his wife again .
The hospital declined to be interviewed , but a statement on their website from DeVry Anderson , chief medical officer of St. David ’ s South Austin Medical Center , issued a lengthy statement in which he never actually refuted Melissa Hickson ’ s account nor stated the doctor was being taken out of context .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s infirmities when he arrived at the hospital — which were substantial — and how he progressed during the course of his treatment .
“ If you take one thing away from this statement , please understand this : This was not a matter of hospital capacity .
It had nothing to do with Mr. Hickson ’ s abilities or the color of his skin .
We treat ALL patients equally , ” Anderson wrote in the July 2 statement .
“ This was a man who was very , very ill and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guardian and his doctors worked together , consulting pulmonary and critical care specialists , to determine a care plan that was best for him.
” All of this is perhaps true , but none of it makes moot what Hickson ’ s doctor said — which was that his life wasn ’ t quite like other lives and that this played a part in their decision-making .
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “ euthanize ” as ” the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy.
” It would be hard to describe the medical action ( or inaction ) in Hickson ’ s case any other way .
The case is getting attention beyond Texas .
The National Council on Disability , in a July 2 news release , condemned how the hospital treated Hickson .
“ Mr .
Hickson ’ s death resulted from a hospital ’ s refusal to provide him with life-saving care for COVID-19 and withholding nutrition and hydration .
News coverage includes a recorded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s wife , and a doctor at St. David ’ s South Austin Medical Center , where he informed her that the hospital would not provide her husband with medical treatment because it deemed Mr. Hickson to have a low quality of life due to his pre-existing quadriplegia and head injury , ” the release read .
“ NCD denounces this denial of life-saving care .
The presence of a disability does not lessen a person ’ s value , nor should it warrant a person ’ s abandonment by the medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When a medical facility makes a decision to deny medical care to a person with a disability that is based on , or influenced by , biased views about life with a disability , it runs afoul of federal civil rights laws.
” This should be the poster-child for the intersectional left when it comes to the COVID-19 victims : black , disabled , written off by dismissive doctors .
Instead , there ’ s a shrug .
Well , what are you going to do ?
Let ’ s move along , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s life mattered .
He was in the hands of a doctor who didn ’ t think it did .
No amount of explicating changes what ’ s on that recording — or makes it any more palatable .
We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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Michael Hickson was euthanized against the will of his wife.
That’s not what doctors are saying now. Most of the media is following suit. The 46-year-old African-American man was suffering from double pneumonia, sepsis and a urinary tract infection. He was also paralyzed, having become brain-damaged and quadriplegic after going into cardiac arrest in 2017 and suffering complications.
The doctors said something different when he was alive, however.
First, they refused to intubate him. According to a Washington Post report July 5, it wasn’t an issue of hospital capacity at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center in Texas, or the fact Hickson was quadriplegic or black.
It was just a “very sad and complex situation,” as one doctor described it, according to the Post, a situation that involved a painful disagreement between Hickson’s wife, Melissa Hickson, and Hickson’s sister, a physician and fellow at George Washington Hospital in Washington, D.C.
It wasn’t the first time Melissa Hickson had clashed with medical authorities over her husband’s care, according to the Post. And it wasn’t the first time Hickson’s sister had sided with the authorities. disagreement. In February, Hickson’s sister applied in court to take over as her brother’s guardian.
While that was still awaiting a court hearing, according to The Washington Post, a court appointed a temporary guardian for Hickson in February, taking his wife’s place.
So the family situation is sad — Michael and Melissa Hickson also have five children, now largely grown — and the legal issues are complex, but no amount of sadness or complexity will eliminate what one of Hickson’s doctors said to Melissa Hickson about intubation. Melissa Hickson had recorded the June 6 exchange and turned over the audio to KVUE-TV in Austin.
According to KVUE, Hickson had been brought to the hospital in early June from a nursing home and diagnosed with COVID-19. At the beginning of the conversation, the doctor says Michael doesn’t qualify for promising antiviral drug Remdesivir because he’s not intubated — and his doctors did not want to perform that procedure.
They decided not to go forward with aggressive treatment like intubation and Remdesivir because, “as of right now, his quality of life . . . he doesn’t have much of one.”
“What do you mean?” Hickson said. “Because he’s paralyzed with a brain injury, he doesn’t have quality of life?”
“Correct,” the doctor responded.
Hickson wasn’t the man he was before his 2017 cardiac arrest. The Morehouse graduate was blind, brain-damaged and had no concept of time. He needed to be tube fed. However, while he had gaps in memory, he could still remember things like his Social Security number, according to The Washington Post account.
Just in case you didn’t get the point, here we are again: “Will it affect his quality, will it improve his quality of life?” the doctor, who was not identified, says on Melissa Hickson’s recording. “And the answer is ‘no.'”
“Why wouldn’t it?” Melissa Hickson said. “Being able to live isn’t improving the quality of life?”
“There’s no improvement with being intubated, with a bunch of lines and tubes in your body, and being on a ventilator for more than two weeks,” the doctor responded.
Melissa Hickson agreed that intubation was not desirable, but then appeared to indicate it was preferable to simply letting her husband die.
“And I totally agree with you on the intubation part of it. I don’t want him intubated,” she said.
“But I also don’t think you should just sit him somewhere to be comfortable until he finally just drifts away. That, to me, is futile, too. That’s saying you’re not even trying to save someone’s life, you’re just watching them go.”
Another instance where it’s perfectly clear what the doctor means: At one point, he talks about patients who’ve managed to pull through similar situations by fighting off COVID-19 on their own with oxygen, although it’s unclear what measures were taken. Hickson asks how long they were there and the doctor says “one-and-a-half to two weeks, sometimes even longer.” Hickson then mentions her husband has only been there “since Tuesday.” (If the New York Post’s timeline is correct, that means three days.)
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“However, his quality of life is different from theirs,” the doctor says. “They were walking and talking people.”
Again, this is the compassionate thing to do — the same way euthanasia is.
“So the fact that you’re killing someone doesn’t make sense in your mind?” Melissa Hickson asks.
The doctor denies it’s “killing,” but they are actively giving up on the patient.
“At this point, I don’t think it would be humane or compassionate to put a breathing tube in this man,” the doctor says.
And then there’s the dismissiveness — comments which, if delivered in any other context to a black woman trying to get care for her black husband, would likely be attacked by the mainstream media as both telling and patronizing.
When Hickson talks about an older relative who have survived the coronavirus: “Well, I’m going to go with the data. I’m not going to go with stories, because stories don’t help me, OK?” the doctor replies, curtly.
He also makes it clear that Melissa Hickson’s input isn’t particularly desirable in what happens to her husband — partially because, due to the friction between Melissa Hickson and her sister-in-law, the state (as previously mentioned) had to step in to make decisions about what would happen with Michael Hickson — although it certainly seemed like they were more than willing to defer to doctors who weren’t particularly interested in saving his life.
He would die six days later on June 11 in hospice care. Melissa Hickson says she asked to be able to speak with him via FaceTime in hospice, but the staff there was too busy to set it up. He died without ever talking to his wife again.
The hospital declined to be interviewed, but a statement on their website from DeVry Anderson, chief medical officer of St. David’s South Austin Medical Center, issued a lengthy statement in which he never actually refuted Melissa Hickson’s account nor stated the doctor was being taken out of context.
What he did was lay out Hickson’s infirmities when he arrived at the hospital — which were substantial — and how he progressed during the course of his treatment.
“If you take one thing away from this statement, please understand this: This was not a matter of hospital capacity. It had nothing to do with Mr. Hickson’s abilities or the color of his skin. We treat ALL patients equally,” Anderson wrote in the July 2 statement.
“This was a man who was very, very ill and in multi-system organ failure. His legal guardian and his doctors worked together, consulting pulmonary and critical care specialists, to determine a care plan that was best for him.”
All of this is perhaps true, but none of it makes moot what Hickson’s doctor said — which was that his life wasn’t quite like other lives and that this played a part in their decision-making.
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “euthanize” as ” the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy.”
It would be hard to describe the medical action (or inaction) in Hickson’s case any other way.
The case is getting attention beyond Texas.
Michael Hickson’s story has hit mainstream, reputable media. https://t.co/R5wXHODMTp — Sara Luterman (@slooterman) July 8, 2020
Say his name: Michael Hickson No one is protesting for him. They should be. What they did to him and his poor wife was immoral. https://t.co/CChbaI0vkf — Time4fisticuffs (@ullikemike) July 11, 2020
The National Council on Disability, in a July 2 news release, condemned how the hospital treated Hickson.
“Mr. Hickson’s death resulted from a hospital’s refusal to provide him with life-saving care for COVID-19 and withholding nutrition and hydration. News coverage includes a recorded conversation between Melissa Hickson, Mr. Hickson’s wife, and a doctor at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center, where he informed her that the hospital would not provide her husband with medical treatment because it deemed Mr. Hickson to have a low quality of life due to his pre-existing quadriplegia and head injury,” the release read.
“NCD denounces this denial of life-saving care. The presence of a disability does not lessen a person’s value, nor should it warrant a person’s abandonment by the medical facilities they rely on for care. When a medical facility makes a decision to deny medical care to a person with a disability that is based on, or influenced by, biased views about life with a disability, it runs afoul of federal civil rights laws.”
This should be the poster-child for the intersectional left when it comes to the COVID-19 victims: black, disabled, written off by dismissive doctors. Instead, there’s a shrug. Well, what are you going to do? Let’s move along, nothing to see here.
Michael Hickson’s life mattered. He was in the hands of a doctor who didn’t think it did. No amount of explicating changes what’s on that recording — or makes it any more palatable.
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westernjournal--2020-07-12--Trump Demands Christopher Steele Be Extradited and Jailed After Court Shreds Infamous Dossier

President Donald Trump on Saturday called for extraditing and jailing former British spy Christopher Steele , whose dossier of discredited claims about Trump became part of the FBI investigation that sought — and failed — to find links between the Trump campaign and Russia .
“ This man should be extradited , tried , and thrown into jail .
A sick lier who was paid by Crooked Hillary & the DNC !
” Trump tweeted .
Steele returned to the news Wednesday after he lost a court case concerning material that was part of his dossier .
In a ruling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dossier and ordered that Steele should pay 18,000 British pounds ( about $ 23,000 ) each to two bankers who he said funneled illegal cash to Russian President Vladimir Putin , according to The Daily Caller .
The judge also ruled that the dossier was inaccurate when it said the bankers gave Putin foreign policy advice .
The dossier of unfounded allegations had its roots in the 2016 presidential campaign as a piece of opposition research funded by the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign .
But once the information began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the FBI as part of its request for a warrant to surveil Trump adviser Carter Page for potential ties to Russia .
Although the full nature of the FBI ’ s doubts about the dossier has not been established , the FBI was aware that at least some pieces of the dossier were inaccurate even as the FBI was using it to obtain court permission to conduct surveillance on the Trump campaign .
Some journalists noted that the ruling links back to current probes of the FBI .
RELATED : Second GOP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After Pardon of Roger Stone In April , Republican Sens .
Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin summed up their frustration with the FBI ’ s use of the dossier as a crutch in comments posted to Grassley ’ s website .
“ For years , the public was fed a healthy diet of leaks , innuendo and false information to imply that President Trump and his campaign were part of a Russian conspiracy to spread disinformation .
The FBI ’ s blind pursuit of the investigation , despite exculpatory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ narrative .
The mounting evidence undercutting this narrative should have stopped the investigation early in its tracks .
Instead , it took several years and millions in taxpayer dollars to conclude that the allegations were baseless , ” the senators said in a joint statement .
Grassley is chairman of the Senate Finance Committee .
Johnson chairs the Senate ’ s Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee .
“ Had FBI leadership heeded the numerous warnings of Russian disinformation , paid attention to the glaring contradictions in the pool of evidence and followed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have been better off .
Carter Page ’ s civil liberties wouldn ’ t have been shredded , taxpayer dollars wouldn ’ t have been wasted , the country wouldn ’ t be as divided and the FBI ’ s reputation wouldn ’ t be in shambles , ” the statement said .
“ It ’ s ironic that the Russian collusion narrative was fatally flawed because of Russian disinformation .
These footnotes confirm that there was a direct Russian disinformation campaign in 2016 , and there were ties between Russian intelligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign , not Trump ’ s. ” We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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President Donald Trump on Saturday called for extraditing and jailing former British spy Christopher Steele, whose dossier of discredited claims about Trump became part of the FBI investigation that sought — and failed — to find links between the Trump campaign and Russia.
“This man should be extradited, tried, and thrown into jail. A sick lier who was paid by Crooked Hillary & the DNC!” Trump tweeted.
“Bring back Steele!!!” he also tweeted.
This man should be extradited, tried, and thrown into jail. A sick lier who was paid by Crooked Hillary & the DNC! https://t.co/ywMBeAgaGz — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 11, 2020
Steele returned to the news Wednesday after he lost a court case concerning material that was part of his dossier.
In a ruling, a British court shredded the Steele dossier and ordered that Steele should pay 18,000 British pounds (about $23,000) each to two bankers who he said funneled illegal cash to Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to The Daily Caller.
The judge also ruled that the dossier was inaccurate when it said the bankers gave Putin foreign policy advice.
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The dossier of unfounded allegations had its roots in the 2016 presidential campaign as a piece of opposition research funded by the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign.
But once the information began to emerge, the allegations were used by the FBI as part of its request for a warrant to surveil Trump adviser Carter Page for potential ties to Russia.
Although the full nature of the FBI’s doubts about the dossier has not been established, the FBI was aware that at least some pieces of the dossier were inaccurate even as the FBI was using it to obtain court permission to conduct surveillance on the Trump campaign.
Some journalists noted that the ruling links back to current probes of the FBI.
#FISA British court orders ex-spy Christopher Steele’s firm to pay limited damages to 2 Russian bankers for “inaccurate” or “misleading” material in dossier. Why it matters: Use of dossier central to ongoing Durham investigation @CBSNews READ Court docs: https://t.co/sEAG6lzU9f pic.twitter.com/Vjpogkmioz — Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) July 9, 2020
British judge concludes FBI knew from start that the ‘ultimate client’ for the Steele dossier was Clinton campaign and that research project was commissioned ‘to ensure Hillary Clinton’s election as President.’ So why then wasn’t FISA court told? https://t.co/H3F5ypKgZF — John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) July 8, 2020
In April, Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin summed up their frustration with the FBI’s use of the dossier as a crutch in comments posted to Grassley’s website.
“For years, the public was fed a healthy diet of leaks, innuendo and false information to imply that President Trump and his campaign were part of a Russian conspiracy to spread disinformation. The FBI’s blind pursuit of the investigation, despite exculpatory and contradictory information, only legitimized the narrative. The mounting evidence undercutting this narrative should have stopped the investigation early in its tracks. Instead, it took several years and millions in taxpayer dollars to conclude that the allegations were baseless,” the senators said in a joint statement.
Grassley is chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. Johnson chairs the Senate’s Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee.
“Had FBI leadership heeded the numerous warnings of Russian disinformation, paid attention to the glaring contradictions in the pool of evidence and followed long-standing procedures to ensure accuracy, everyone would have been better off. Carter Page’s civil liberties wouldn’t have been shredded, taxpayer dollars wouldn’t have been wasted, the country wouldn’t be as divided and the FBI’s reputation wouldn’t be in shambles,” the statement said.
“It’s ironic that the Russian collusion narrative was fatally flawed because of Russian disinformation. These footnotes confirm that there was a direct Russian disinformation campaign in 2016, and there were ties between Russian intelligence and a presidential campaign – the Clinton campaign, not Trump’s.”
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westernjournal--2020-07-12--Racist Fish: Not Even Mermaids Are Safe from the Anti-Statue Mob

As left-wing protests sweep across the globe , the perpetrators behind the unrest appear to have lost their grip on reality .
Nowhere is this clearer than in Copenhagen , Denmark , where a statue of the Little Mermaid was defaced earlier this month with graffiti reading “ Racist Fish.
” A Copenhagen police spokesman told Sky News that “ we consider it vandalism and have started an investigation , ” and the outlet reported July 3 that “ no one has come forward to claim responsibility for defacing the famous landmark.
” Hans Christian Andersen wrote “ The Little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a mermaid sea princess who wants to become human after she falls in love with a human prince , in 1837 .
The vandalized statue was put up approximately a century ago .
An animated movie based on the fairy tale was released in 1989 , and a live-action remake starring African-American actress and singer Halle Bailey as the Little Mermaid character is coming out in the near future .
One would think that should be enough to squash the “ racism ” narrative .
Ane Grum-Schwensena , a researcher at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian Andersen Centre , told Sky News she was “ having a hard time seeing what is particularly racist ” about the fairy tale .
She ’ s definitely not alone in holding that position .
Actions taken by the left-wing mob in recent weeks have raise questions about whether or not the mass destruction of statues really has anything to do with striving for racial equality .
If the goal of the protesters is to simply remove monuments to hardened racists , then it makes absolutely no sense to target a statue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that ’ s exactly what happened last weekend in Rochester , New York .
A statue paying homage to Douglass located in the upstate New York city where he spent much of his life was “ ripped off its concrete base and dragged away in a Rochester , New York park Sunday night , ” The Daily Caller News Foundation reported Monday .
The indiscriminate destruction of statues and monuments has not spared other historical figures who fought or otherwise advocated for an end slavery , including Ulysses S. Grant , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Civil War , and abolitionist Matthias Baldwin .
Either these far-left protesters have no knowledge of history , or they have something far more sinister in mind .
Maybe it ’ s a little bit of both .
As for what might be developing beneath the surface , keep in mind what Venezuela native Elizabeth Rogliani said recently : The toppling of statues is just the first step in a slippery slope that , in the case of her own country , continued with attacks on school curriculums and movies .
Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a rapidly shrinking economy and an out-of-control inflation rate .
For some reason , far-left revolutionaries want to make those horror stories a reality here in the United States .
Rogliani , who now lives in the United States , correctly pointed out that “ there ’ s clearly a lot of people wanting to destroy the U.S. ” President Donald Trump touched upon this in his Mount Rushmore address over the holiday weekend when he brought up how “ this left-wing cultural revolution is designed to overthrow the American Revolution.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of monuments has extended to statues depicting the Little Mermaid proves that this “ left-wing cultural revolution ” goes far beyond a hatred of America and illustrates a desire to destroy western civilization as a whole .
As Sky News reported , the statue has “ been painted , knocked off its perch and beheaded twice , with anti-whaling campaigners and pro-democracy activists among those who have defaced it in the past.
” This time , it was vandalized because the anti-statue mob deemed it “ racist.
” Patriots in the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has become a target of the left-wing mob should follow Rogliani ’ s advice and “ guard your country and your society or it will be destroyed.
” The left-wing anarchists perpetuating this wave of destruction are counting on complacency .
Sadly , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , third in line to the presidency of the United States , demonstrated apathy toward the destruction of statues during a news conference last week .
Should this complacency continue , even the most innocent statues at home and abroad will fall victim to the mob @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its enablers in the establishment media proclaim , the vandalism of statues will not make America and the world a better place .
If anything , this mass destruction will make life much , much worse .
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As left-wing protests sweep across the globe, the perpetrators behind the unrest appear to have lost their grip on reality.
Nowhere is this clearer than in Copenhagen, Denmark, where a statue of the Little Mermaid was defaced earlier this month with graffiti reading “Racist Fish.”
A Copenhagen police spokesman told Sky News that “we consider it vandalism and have started an investigation,” and the outlet reported July 3 that “no one has come forward to claim responsibility for defacing the famous landmark.”
Hans Christian Andersen wrote “The Little Mermaid,” which tells the tale of a mermaid sea princess who wants to become human after she falls in love with a human prince, in 1837. The vandalized statue was put up approximately a century ago.
An animated movie based on the fairy tale was released in 1989, and a live-action remake starring African-American actress and singer Halle Bailey as the Little Mermaid character is coming out in the near future.
One would think that should be enough to squash the “racism” narrative.
A year ago today, the gorgeous Halle Bailey announced that she will be playing Ariel in the live-adaptation of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”. ?♀ pic.twitter.com/6ueMBIOSR6 — Buzzing Pop? (@BuzzingPop) July 3, 2020
But it apparently wasn’t.
Ane Grum-Schwensena, a researcher at the University of Southern Denmark’s Hans Christian Andersen Centre, told Sky News she was “having a hard time seeing what is particularly racist” about the fairy tale.
She’s definitely not alone in holding that position. Actions taken by the left-wing mob in recent weeks have raise questions about whether or not the mass destruction of statues really has anything to do with striving for racial equality.
If the goal of the protesters is to simply remove monuments to hardened racists, then it makes absolutely no sense to target a statue of African-American abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Yet, that’s exactly what happened last weekend in Rochester, New York.
A statue paying homage to Douglass located in the upstate New York city where he spent much of his life was “ripped off its concrete base and dragged away in a Rochester, New York park Sunday night,” The Daily Caller News Foundation reported Monday.
The base where a Frederick Douglass statue was torn from in Rochester’s Maplewood Rose Garden. It was found just over that fence in the background with damage. I’m told this base will now have to be dug up if the statue does return. LIVE on @13WHAM @FoxRochester pic.twitter.com/Le6x3lGfR8 — Michael_Schwartz (@MSchwartzWHAM) July 6, 2020
The indiscriminate destruction of statues and monuments has not spared other historical figures who fought or otherwise advocated for an end slavery, including Ulysses S. Grant, who led the Union Army to victory in the Civil War, and abolitionist Matthias Baldwin.
Either these far-left protesters have no knowledge of history, or they have something far more sinister in mind.
Maybe it’s a little bit of both. As for what might be developing beneath the surface, keep in mind what Venezuela native Elizabeth Rogliani said recently: The toppling of statues is just the first step in a slippery slope that, in the case of her own country, continued with attacks on school curriculums and movies.
Now, Venezuela is an impoverished third-world dystopia with a rapidly shrinking economy and an out-of-control inflation rate. For some reason, far-left revolutionaries want to make those horror stories a reality here in the United States.
Rogliani, who now lives in the United States, correctly pointed out that “there’s clearly a lot of people wanting to destroy the U.S.”
President Donald Trump touched upon this in his Mount Rushmore address over the holiday weekend when he brought up how “this left-wing cultural revolution is designed to overthrow the American Revolution.”
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The fact that the vandalism and destruction of monuments has extended to statues depicting the Little Mermaid proves that this “left-wing cultural revolution” goes far beyond a hatred of America and illustrates a desire to destroy western civilization as a whole.
As Sky News reported, the statue has “been painted, knocked off its perch and beheaded twice, with anti-whaling campaigners and pro-democracy activists among those who have defaced it in the past.” This time, it was vandalized because the anti-statue mob deemed it “racist.”
Patriots in the United States, Denmark and any other country that has become a target of the left-wing mob should follow Rogliani’s advice and “guard your country and your society or it will be destroyed.” The left-wing anarchists perpetuating this wave of destruction are counting on complacency.
Sadly, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, third in line to the presidency of the United States, demonstrated apathy toward the destruction of statues during a news conference last week.
Should this complacency continue, even the most innocent statues at home and abroad will fall victim to the mob.
Contrary to what the mob and its enablers in the establishment media proclaim, the vandalism of statues will not make America and the world a better place. If anything, this mass destruction will make life much, much worse.
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westernjournal--2020-07-12--Army Social Justice Document That Labeled MAGA ‘Hate Speech’ Also Warned of ‘Weaponized Whiteness’

The phrase “ Make America Great Again ” is an example of white supremacy , according to a controversial Army diversity program handout from which the Army has since distanced itself .
The handout was published by Breitbart News and was part of the materials sent out for a diversity and inclusion sessions at Redstone Arsenal Army Base in Alabama .
The material was discussed in a July 6 email from the Army Missile & Aviation Center ’ s Equal Employment Opportunity Manager Chaney P. Pickard to employees at the center inviting them to attend upcoming diversity and inclusion events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that equated the slogan “ Make America Great Again ” to white supremacy was an attachment to the email .
The handout divided actions into “ Overt White Supremacy ( Socially Unacceptable ) ” and what the handout called “ Convert White Supremacy ( Socially Accetable ) .
” ( The misspellings of “ covert ” and “ acceptable ” were in the original . )
TRENDING : Under Cover of COVID , Medical Team Euthanizes Disabled Man Against Wife 's Wishes Overt white supremacist actions included lynching , hate crimes , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the KKK , racist jokes and racial slurs .
White supremacist actions labeled “ convert ” included the MAGA phrase , “ Calling the Police on Black People , ” “ weaponized whiteness , ” “ Eurocentric curriculum , ” “ Education funding from property taxes , ” and dozens more , including the phrase “ all lives matter.
” The handout said that the image was adapted from one published by the Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence , and the more recent adaptation credited to an organization called “ The Conscious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alabama blasted the handout and demanded an investigation into who sent it .
“ Heads should roll , ” Brooks said in a statement on his website .
Equating the slogan of President Donald Trump with white supremacy , and doing so months before the November election , violates the Hatch Act provisions barring federal employees from playing politics , Brooks said .
“ U.S .
Army personnel have violated the Hatch Act and any number of military regulations by distributing materials that , among other offensive things , labels president Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ slogan or ‘ Celebration of Columbus Day ’ as white supremacist , ” Brooks said .
RELATED : Expert Warns Google Could Shift 10 % of Vote Away from Trump , Hand 2020 Election to Biden “ ALL U.S. Army civilian and uniformed personnel who drafted , approved or sent this racist and politically partisan email , using government resources , should be prosecuted for their Hatch Act violations and summarily fired for blatantly and illegally injecting themselves into partisan political activities on government time using federal taxpayer money , ” Brooks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Army “ is not the place for political indoctrination or reeducation experimentation.
” The Army recalled the handout and issued a statement , according to Brietbart .
“ The slides – copied from a non-government website – included a word cloud with phrases that were intended to spark conversation ; however , the document was predecisional and inappropriate for the discussion .
The unapproved pages were in no way used as part of the ‘ Your Voice Matters ’ listening tour sessions , ” the statement said , noting the incident is being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ condone the use of phrases that indicate political support .
The Army is and will continue to remain an apolitical organization , ” the statement said .
According to Breitbart , Brooks said that in addition to violating federal laws , the handout was “ overt racism by the people involved.
” “ In my judgment , what happened here is symptomatic of a much bigger problem that America has where people are , for partisan political gain purposes , trying to divide us based on race , which is something that none @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the statement said .
“ We ’ re born with that attribute which is wholly unrelated to our character , our conduct as people , and I would hope that those who are trying to divide us by race will ultimately be held accountable for the racial division that they themselves are causing.
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The phrase “Make America Great Again” is an example of white supremacy, according to a controversial Army diversity program handout from which the Army has since distanced itself.
The handout was published by Breitbart News and was part of the materials sent out for a diversity and inclusion sessions at Redstone Arsenal Army Base in Alabama.
The material was discussed in a July 6 email from the Army Missile & Aviation Center’s Equal Employment Opportunity Manager Chaney P. Pickard to employees at the center inviting them to attend upcoming diversity and inclusion events, according to Breitbart.
The handout that equated the slogan “Make America Great Again” to white supremacy was an attachment to the email.
The handout divided actions into “Overt White Supremacy (Socially Unacceptable)” and what the handout called “Convert White Supremacy (Socially Accetable).” (The misspellings of “covert” and “acceptable” were in the original.)
Overt white supremacist actions included lynching, hate crimes, the “N-word,” swastikas, neo-Nazis, the KKK, racist jokes and racial slurs.
White supremacist actions labeled “convert” included the MAGA phrase, “Calling the Police on Black People,” “weaponized whiteness,” “Eurocentric curriculum,” “Education funding from property taxes,” and dozens more, including the phrase “all lives matter.”
The handout said that the image was adapted from one published by the Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, and the more recent adaptation credited to an organization called “The Conscious Kid.”
A U.S. Army employee on Monday sent an email invite to likely thousands of military and civilian members for a U.S. Army ‘Operation Inclusion’ listening tour, which included a graphic that said saying “MAGA” is evidence of white supremacy. The Army says it was “sent in error.” pic.twitter.com/NUvm0lMVMh — Kristina Wong ?? (@kristina_wong) July 9, 2020
Republican Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama blasted the handout and demanded an investigation into who sent it.
“Heads should roll,” Brooks said in a statement on his website.
Equating the slogan of President Donald Trump with white supremacy, and doing so months before the November election, violates the Hatch Act provisions barring federal employees from playing politics, Brooks said.
“U.S. Army personnel have violated the Hatch Act and any number of military regulations by distributing materials that, among other offensive things, labels president Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ slogan or ‘Celebration of Columbus Day’ as white supremacist,” Brooks said.
Heads should roll. I ask the U.S. Army to investigate this matter and send me a report of (a) who was involved in these Hatch Act violations, (b) whether they will be prosecuted pursuant to the Hatch Act, and (c) whether they will be terminated for their illegal conduct. — Mo Brooks (@RepMoBrooks) July 8, 2020
“ALL U.S. Army civilian and uniformed personnel who drafted, approved or sent this racist and politically partisan email, using government resources, should be prosecuted for their Hatch Act violations and summarily fired for blatantly and illegally injecting themselves into partisan political activities on government time using federal taxpayer money,” Brooks’ statement said.
Brooks said the Army “is not the place for political indoctrination or reeducation experimentation.”
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The Army recalled the handout and issued a statement, according to Brietbart.
“The slides – copied from a non-government website – included a word cloud with phrases that were intended to spark conversation; however, the document was predecisional and inappropriate for the discussion. The unapproved pages were in no way used as part of the ‘Your Voice Matters’ listening tour sessions,” the statement said, noting the incident is being investigated.
“The Army does not condone the use of phrases that indicate political support. The Army is and will continue to remain an apolitical organization,” the statement said.
According to Breitbart, Brooks said that in addition to violating federal laws, the handout was “overt racism by the people involved.”
“In my judgment, what happened here is symptomatic of a much bigger problem that America has where people are, for partisan political gain purposes, trying to divide us based on race, which is something that none of us have any control over,” the statement said.
“We’re born with that attribute which is wholly unrelated to our character, our conduct as people, and I would hope that those who are trying to divide us by race will ultimately be held accountable for the racial division that they themselves are causing.”
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westernjournal--2020-07-12--Trump Denies Governor’s Request for US Taxpayers To Cover Damage Bill from Riots, Fires

The Trump administration has rejected Minnesota ’ s request for federal aid to repair damage inflicted on Minneapolis and St. Paul after the death of George Floyd .
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Tim Walz , a member of the state ’ s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , announced earlier this month that he was asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the funds .
Walz noted in a release that “ nearly 1,500 Twin Cities businesses were damaged by vandalism , fire , or looting ” that took place during violent protests that followed Floyd ’ s death .
His request included more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respond to costs related to a wave of arsons that took place during the days of rioting .
He said the full costs of the damage inflicted by mobs totaled more than $ 500 million .
A spokesman for Walz made the announcement that the request was denied , according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune .
TRENDING : Under Cover of COVID , Medical Team Euthanizes Disabled Man Against Wife 's Wishes “ The Governor is disappointed that the federal government declined his request for financial support , ” spokesman Teddy Tschann said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the most difficult periods in our state ’ s history , we look for support from our federal government to help us through.
” FEMA explained its decision in a statement to Minnesota Public Radio .
“ After a thorough review of Minnesota ’ s request for a major disaster declaration from extensive fire damage as a result of civil unrest in late May and early June , it was determined that the impact to public infrastructure is within the capabilities of the local and state governments to recover from .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that decision , ” the statement said .
Tschann said the state is “ exploring all options.
” The denial came after the White House received a letter from Republican Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota calling for a “ thorough and concurrent review ” of the response to the rioting so that “ every governor , mayor and local official can learn from our experiences ” to prevent a similar situation from taking place in the future .
The letter noted that “ to date , there has been no federal analysis of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not — taken by local and state officials to prevent one of the most destructive episodes of civil unrest in our nation ’ s history.
” “ If the federal government is expected to assist in the clean-up of these unfortunate weeks , it has an obligation to every American — prior to the release of funding — to fully understand the events which allowed for this level of destruction to occur and ensure it never happens again , ” Emmer wrote .
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has noted that Baltimore had sought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2015 death of Freddie Gray in police custody .
FEMA , then run by the Obama administration , denied Baltimore ’ s request .
During the spree of violence , Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey had indicated support for the rioters .
“ What we ’ ve seen over the last two days … is the result of so much built-up anger and sadness , ” Frey said on May 29 , according to NBC News .
“ Anger and sadness that has been ingrained in our black community , not just because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 400 years.
” “ If you ’ re feeling that sadness and that anger , it ’ s not only understandable , it ’ s right , ” he said .
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar , whose district includes the city , has said Minneapolis was owed federal aid .
“ The situation facing our city stems from a long history of discrimination , prejudice and violence in the community , ” she said in a statement .
“ It is no less worthy of federal relief than communities facing natural disasters or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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The Trump administration has rejected Minnesota’s request for federal aid to repair damage inflicted on Minneapolis and St. Paul after the death of George Floyd.
Gov. Tim Walz, a member of the state’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, announced earlier this month that he was asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the funds.
Walz noted in a release that “nearly 1,500 Twin Cities businesses were damaged by vandalism, fire, or looting” that took place during violent protests that followed Floyd’s death.
His request included more than $15 million to help local governments respond to costs related to a wave of arsons that took place during the days of rioting. He said the full costs of the damage inflicted by mobs totaled more than $500 million.
A spokesman for Walz made the announcement that the request was denied, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
“The Governor is disappointed that the federal government declined his request for financial support,” spokesman Teddy Tschann said in a statement. “As we navigate one of the most difficult periods in our state’s history, we look for support from our federal government to help us through.”
FEMA explained its decision in a statement to Minnesota Public Radio.
“After a thorough review of Minnesota’s request for a major disaster declaration from extensive fire damage as a result of civil unrest in late May and early June, it was determined that the impact to public infrastructure is within the capabilities of the local and state governments to recover from. The governor has 30 days to appeal that decision,” the statement said.
Tschann said the state is “exploring all options.”
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The denial came after the White House received a letter from Republican Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota calling for a “thorough and concurrent review” of the response to the rioting so that “every governor, mayor and local official can learn from our experiences” to prevent a similar situation from taking place in the future.
The letter noted that “to date, there has been no federal analysis of the actions that were — or were not — taken by local and state officials to prevent one of the most destructive episodes of civil unrest in our nation’s history.”
“If the federal government is expected to assist in the clean-up of these unfortunate weeks, it has an obligation to every American — prior to the release of funding — to fully understand the events which allowed for this level of destruction to occur and ensure it never happens again,” Emmer wrote.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has noted that Baltimore had sought FEMA funding after the riots that followed the 2015 death of Freddie Gray in police custody. FEMA, then run by the Obama administration, denied Baltimore’s request.
During the spree of violence, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey had indicated support for the rioters.
“What we’ve seen over the last two days … is the result of so much built-up anger and sadness,” Frey said on May 29, according to NBC News. “Anger and sadness that has been ingrained in our black community, not just because of five minutes of horror, but 400 years.”
“If you’re feeling that sadness and that anger, it’s not only understandable, it’s right,” he said.
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, whose district includes the city, has said Minneapolis was owed federal aid.
“The situation facing our city stems from a long history of discrimination, prejudice and violence in the community,” she said in a statement. “It is no less worthy of federal relief than communities facing natural disasters or the COVID-19 pandemic.
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westernjournal--2020-07-12--After Unpatriotic Rhetoric, Ilhan Omar Hit by Fellow Somali Refugee: Why ‘Turn’ Minnesota ‘Into Moga

After Unpatriotic Rhetoric, Ilhan Omar Hit by Fellow Somali Refugee: Why ‘Turn’ Minnesota ‘Into Mogadishu?’

Human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali was unreserved Friday in lambasting Democratic U.S. Rep and fellow Somali-born refugee Ilhan Omar over Omar ’ s recent calls to dramatically restructure the American political and economic system .
Known for her role alongside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the House of Representatives ’ unofficial far-left coalition , “ The Squad , ” Omar has been no stranger to controversy since she stepped onto the national political scene in the 2018 mid-term elections .
The freshman Minnesota representative garnered more backlash than usual , however , when she made headlines earlier this week with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abandon efforts at reformation of the American system and instead work toward “ dismantling ” numerous key institutions .
“ As long as our economy and political systems prioritize profit without considering who is profiting , who is being shut out , we will perpetuate this inequality , ” Omar said during remarks at a social justice event in her home state .
“ So we can not stop at criminal justice system.
” “ We must begin the work of dismantling the whole system of oppression , wherever we find it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not sit well with Ali , who immigrated to the Netherlands from her adolescent home of Kenya in 1992 to avoid an arranged marriage and eventually transitioned into U.S. citizenship in 2013 , according to Encyclopedia Brittanica .
While living in Europe and the United States , Ali has earned a master ’ s degree in political science , served as an elected official in the Dutch legislature , and devoted the remainder of her career to forwarding the values of Western liberty she repeatedly has credited with giving her the opportunity to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many years as an unestablished African immigrant .
To fundamentally rewrite the American bargain , as Omar suggested Tuesday , would represent a step in the wrong direction with regard to such liberty and opportunity , Ali told Fox News host Dana Perino on “ The Daily Briefing.
” “ She ’ s in Congress — the United States Congress — and she is saying , ‘ Why don ’ t we dismantle the whole thing ?
’ ” Ali said .
“ It makes you wonder.
” “ Why flee from Mogadishu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flee from oppression — and then come to the United States and do all your best to turn Minnesota and the U.S. into Mogadishu ?
” the human rights activist asked .
“ It ’ s one of the things I ’ d like to ask her.
” Despite drastically different perspectives , Omar and Ali are hardly dissimilar in their immigrant upbringings .
RELATED : GOP Sen Calls on Omar To Resign : She 's Shredding Constitution , Not Defending It Born in Somalia 13 years after Ali , Omar too came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her war-torn home in 1995 alongside her parents after four years in a Kenyan refugee camp , BBC News reported .
Also managing a college education and a seat in the national legislature of her new homeland , Omar , however , has hardly made a name for herself praising the Western system .
In fact , numerous times since taking office , she has earned the ire of patriotic and conservative Americans for standing with newly elected progressives in advocating for mass restructuring of the U.S. electoral and economic systems .
Among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s agenda are the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a variety of law enforcement agencies , as well as taxation of America ’ s investors and entrepreneurs at a rate of up to 90 percent with regard to income .
According to Ali , the congresswoman is not entirely off base in the pursuit of change .
All systems require tinkering .
But revolution , she said , is a different story .
“ I don ’ t think we need a revolution .
I think what we have — the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American Constitution , the American values — our system gives us the tools to address social injustice , to address inequality , to address all the issues that we face , ” Ali told Fox News .
“ And I think these movements — and Ilhan is just one of these people symbolizing that — I think we need to resist and to say , ‘ Look , you ’ ve come to America in search of freedom , you ’ ve come to America in search of equality , we find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perfect , we can fix it , and we do it through conversations.
’ “ What we are seeing is a very loud minority who are saying , ‘ Let us not seek solutions to the system we have , but let ’ s dismantle it , ’ and I am passionately against it , ” Ali added .
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Human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali was unreserved Friday in lambasting Democratic U.S. Rep and fellow Somali-born refugee Ilhan Omar over Omar’s recent calls to dramatically restructure the American political and economic system.
Known for her role alongside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the House of Representatives’ unofficial far-left coalition, “The Squad,” Omar has been no stranger to controversy since she stepped onto the national political scene in the 2018 mid-term elections.
The freshman Minnesota representative garnered more backlash than usual, however, when she made headlines earlier this week with calls for moderates within the party to abandon efforts at reformation of the American system and instead work toward “dismantling” numerous key institutions.
“As long as our economy and political systems prioritize profit without considering who is profiting, who is being shut out, we will perpetuate this inequality,” Omar said during remarks at a social justice event in her home state. “So we cannot stop at criminal justice system.”
“We must begin the work of dismantling the whole system of oppression, wherever we find it,” she added.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says we can’t stop at the criminal justice system and we must dismantle other systems of oppression like the US economy and political system. pic.twitter.com/FgcNxj7EfH — Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 7, 2020
The claim did not sit well with Ali, who immigrated to the Netherlands from her adolescent home of Kenya in 1992 to avoid an arranged marriage and eventually transitioned into U.S. citizenship in 2013, according to Encyclopedia Brittanica.
While living in Europe and the United States, Ali has earned a master’s degree in political science, served as an elected official in the Dutch legislature, and devoted the remainder of her career to forwarding the values of Western liberty she repeatedly has credited with giving her the opportunity to climb the economic and social ladder in many years as an unestablished African immigrant.
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To fundamentally rewrite the American bargain, as Omar suggested Tuesday, would represent a step in the wrong direction with regard to such liberty and opportunity, Ali told Fox News host Dana Perino on “The Daily Briefing.”
“She’s in Congress — the United States Congress — and she is saying, ‘Why don’t we dismantle the whole thing?’ ” Ali said. “It makes you wonder.”
“Why flee from Mogadishu, why flee from anarchy, why flee from oppression — and then come to the United States and do all your best to turn Minnesota and the U.S. into Mogadishu?” the human rights activist asked.
“It’s one of the things I’d like to ask her.”
Despite drastically different perspectives, Omar and Ali are hardly dissimilar in their immigrant upbringings.
Born in Somalia 13 years after Ali, Omar too came to the West an asylum-seeker, fleeing her war-torn home in 1995 alongside her parents after four years in a Kenyan refugee camp, BBC News reported.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali blasts Ilhan Omar over call to remake US, says ‘I don’t think we need a revolution’https://t.co/gSp0Hr3IU8 — Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) July 10, 2020
Also managing a college education and a seat in the national legislature of her new homeland, Omar, however, has hardly made a name for herself praising the Western system.
In fact, numerous times since taking office, she has earned the ire of patriotic and conservative Americans for standing with newly elected progressives in advocating for mass restructuring of the U.S. electoral and economic systems.
Among the most radical items on Omar’s agenda are the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a variety of law enforcement agencies, as well as taxation of America’s investors and entrepreneurs at a rate of up to 90 percent with regard to income.
According to Ali, the congresswoman is not entirely off base in the pursuit of change. All systems require tinkering. But revolution, she said, is a different story.
“I don’t think we need a revolution. I think what we have — the American Declaration [of Independence], the American Constitution, the American values — our system gives us the tools to address social injustice, to address inequality, to address all the issues that we face,” Ali told Fox News. “And I think these movements — and Ilhan is just one of these people symbolizing that — I think we need to resist and to say, ‘Look, you’ve come to America in search of freedom, you’ve come to America in search of equality, we find it here. Our system is not perfect, we can fix it, and we do it through conversations.’
“What we are seeing is a very loud minority who are saying, ‘Let us not seek solutions to the system we have, but let’s dismantle it,’ and I am passionately against it,” Ali added.
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westernjournal--2020-07-12--Ford CEO Counters Employees’ Claim That Company ‘Perpetuated’ Systemic Racism, Responds to Anti-Cop

Ford CEO Counters Employees’ Claim That Company ‘Perpetuated’ Systemic Racism, Responds to Anti-Cop Demand

It ’ s a particularly good day when I don ’ t come across an article that talks about The Great Reckoning™ we ’ re all having .
It isn ’ t just the general fatuousness of the targets ; reckoning-centric articles usually are bloated exercises in faulty logic and stilted verbiage .
It ’ s always worse if the word “ reckoning ” is in a headline , so imagine my joy when I saw the Jalopnik piece “ America ’ s Great Racial Reckoning Comes To The Auto Industry As Some Ford Employees Call For End Of Cop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two-plus months from the death of George Floyd to think that our first responders shouldn ’ t have vehicles .
The article Wednesday by Aaron Foley is a relatively sprawling piece of opinion journalism , touching on a panoply of issues , from Henry Ford ’ s history of racist crankery to the company ’ s decision to move some of its workforce back into the city , a move some say will lead to gentrification .
The story meanders a lot — it ’ s almost 3,000 words — and manages to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reckoning piece .
Take that as you will .
The launching point for Foley ’ s piece is a letter being circulated for signatures at Ford ’ s headquarters .
The letter implies that the undersigned want the company to exit the police vehicle market because the vehicles perpetuate systemic racism .
“ On June 1st , you communicated to the company your commitment to ‘ lead from the front and fully commit to creating the fair , just and inclusive culture that our employees deserve , ’ ” the letter to Ford @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ford read .
“ We thank you for your leadership on this initiative .
We also appreciate and fully support your statement against ‘ superficial actions , ’ and we write to push for real action by Ford Motor Company to address our role in the structures that perpetuate racism in society .
“ On May 25th , 2020 George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis Police , alongside a Ford Police Interceptor .
Days later , police officers drove Ford Police Interceptors into crowds of protesters in New York City and Los Angeles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ During these past weeks , our vehicles have been used to deploy chemical weapons banned by the Geneva Convention .
“ Throughout our history , the vehicles that Ford employees design and build have been used as accessories to police brutality and oppression .
We know that while many join , support , or supply law enforcement with good intentions , these racist policing practices that plague our society are historic and systemic—a history and system perpetuated by Ford for over 70 years—ever since Ford introduced the first-ever police package in 1950 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and system , we are long overdue to ‘ think and act differently ’ on our role in racism.
” These are all curious arguments when you consider police vehicles are , the vast majority of the time , not being “ used as accessories to police brutality and oppression.
” When someone overdoses on fentanyl , police vehicles speed to the scene .
When there ’ s a domestic abuse call , police vehicles go there .
When there ’ s an armed robber involved in a chase with police on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I understand the current vogue for shifting police functions to social workers , but clearly this still means police would need cars — and someone needs to provide them .
Anyway , Hackett apparently found out about the letter and moved to nip it in the bud .
RELATED : Academics Try To Get Own Study Canned After It Finds Inconvenient Truth About Race & Police Shootings “ First , it should be clear both Bill Ford and I believe deeply that there is no room for the systemic repression and racism that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gone wrong , ” Hackett said in a memo .
“ We ’ ve said clearly that Black Lives Matter , and I am personally driving a review of our Diversity and Inclusion rituals , practices and behaviors .
We do believe strongly that more transparency and accountability is required in police operations .
“ Second , we also believe the first responders that protect us play an extraordinarily important role in the vitality and safety of our society , ” Hackett and Ford continued .
“ Our world wouldn ’ t function @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good police officers who protect and serve .
But safety of community must be inclusive of all members , and today , it is not .
“ Holding these two thoughts together in one ’ s mind is possible , but now there is tension .
It ’ s our belief the recent issues surfacing from the George Floyd tragedy are bringing a very intensive and necessary spotlight on police training and reform .
In fact , I sit on the Business Roundtable , an organization comprised of CEOs from America ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shared energy to the work on police training and reform.
” Hackett ’ s memo went on to note Ford ’ s police vehicles are , well , effective .
And that ’ s a good thing .
“ It ’ s not controversial that the Ford Police Interceptor helps officers do their job , ” Hackett wrote .
“ The issues plaguing police credibility have nothing to do with the vehicles they ’ re driving .
In fact , as we imagine the future power of our connected vehicles , smarter Ford @ @ @ @ @ @ @ improve officers ’ ability to protect and serve , but also provide data that can make police safer and more accountable .
Just think , dating back to the Model T , Ford has more than 100 years in serving first responders , and that leadership over the decades has been earned by co-developing our purpose-built vehicles and technologies with police and emergency agencies to make our vehicles the number one choice .
“ By taking away our Police Interceptors , we would be doing harm to [ the officers ’ ] safety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do their job .
Again , this is why , given our insights , new capabilities and leadership , I believe these unfortunate circumstances present Ford with an even greater opportunity to not only innovate new solutions but also leverage our unique position to support the dialogue and reform needed to create safer communities for all.
” This was met with consternation by Foley , who wasn ’ t particularly happy with the idea of the police having more technology or with the wording Hackett used .
“ I ’ m not a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with common sense , and I don ’ t think it ’ s wise for Ford to try to ‘ leverage ’ deaths of Black people to make better police cars , ” Foley wrote , which sounds like the opposite of the point Hackett was trying to make — the CEO seems to be saying the company ’ s position as the dominant force in the police vehicle market puts Ford in a unique position to influence our cultural discussion on policing .
It ’ s rare that a CEO gets it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leverage ” controversies and all .
Someone is going to make police cars .
Our police aren ’ t going anywhere , no matter how much the left wants to defund them or replace them with social workers .
And , as long as the police exist , they aren ’ t going to respond to calls on bicycles .
There ’ s no particular win for social justice by making it harder for police to get vehicles or by not integrating technology in those vehicles .
If done correctly , that arguably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , yes , as Hackett says , “ Our world wouldn ’ t function without the bravery and dedication of the good police officers who protect and serve.
” That ’ s an unpopular thing to say right now , which is why Hackett quickly qualified it by saying that “ safety of community must be inclusive of all members , and today , it is not.
” However , the first part was a pretty unequivocal statement not many are willing to make right now .
Foley seems to believe that “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mean more tension between Black employees and management internally , and now , a negative image externally.
” There are several problems with that , including the idea that black people think monolithically about law enforcement .
The biggest problem , however , is the idea that it would create a negative image externally .
Perhaps in the bubble of Jalopnik — part of the same group that runs liberal outlets like The Onion , Jezebel and The Root — that logic holds .
I would guess that most people want police to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employees who signed this letter don ’ t .
And at least for now , they ’ ve lost .
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It’s a particularly good day when I don’t come across an article that talks about The Great Reckoning™ we’re all having. It isn’t just the general fatuousness of the targets; reckoning-centric articles usually are bloated exercises in faulty logic and stilted verbiage.
It’s always worse if the word “reckoning” is in a headline, so imagine my joy when I saw the Jalopnik piece “America’s Great Racial Reckoning Comes To The Auto Industry As Some Ford Employees Call For End Of Cop Car Manufacturing.”
It took us only two-plus months from the death of George Floyd to think that our first responders shouldn’t have vehicles.
Good work, America.
The article Wednesday by Aaron Foley is a relatively sprawling piece of opinion journalism, touching on a panoply of issues, from Henry Ford’s history of racist crankery to the company’s decision to move some of its workforce back into the city, a move some say will lead to gentrification. The story meanders a lot — it’s almost 3,000 words — and manages to be somewhat more interesting than your average reckoning piece.
Take that as you will.
The launching point for Foley’s piece is a letter being circulated for signatures at Ford’s headquarters. The letter implies that the undersigned want the company to exit the police vehicle market because the vehicles perpetuate systemic racism.
“On June 1st, you communicated to the company your commitment to ‘lead from the front and fully commit to creating the fair, just and inclusive culture that our employees deserve,’ ” the letter to Ford CEO Jim Hackett and company chairman Bill Ford read.
“We thank you for your leadership on this initiative. We also appreciate and fully support your statement against ‘superficial actions,’ and we write to push for real action by Ford Motor Company to address our role in the structures that perpetuate racism in society.
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“On May 25th, 2020 George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis Police, alongside a Ford Police Interceptor. Days later, police officers drove Ford Police Interceptors into crowds of protesters in New York City and Los Angeles,” the letter continued. “During these past weeks, our vehicles have been used to deploy chemical weapons banned by the Geneva Convention.
“Throughout our history, the vehicles that Ford employees design and build have been used as accessories to police brutality and oppression. We know that while many join, support, or supply law enforcement with good intentions, these racist policing practices that plague our society are historic and systemic—a history and system perpetuated by Ford for over 70 years—ever since Ford introduced the first-ever police package in 1950. As an undeniable part of that history and system, we are long overdue to ‘think and act differently’ on our role in racism.”
These are all curious arguments when you consider police vehicles are, the vast majority of the time, not being “used as accessories to police brutality and oppression.”
When someone overdoses on fentanyl, police vehicles speed to the scene. When there’s a domestic abuse call, police vehicles go there. When there’s an armed robber involved in a chase with police on the highway, police cruisers chase them. I understand the current vogue for shifting police functions to social workers, but clearly this still means police would need cars — and someone needs to provide them.
Anyway, Hackett apparently found out about the letter and moved to nip it in the bud.
“First, it should be clear both Bill Ford and I believe deeply that there is no room for the systemic repression and racism that have been exhibited by law enforcement encounters gone wrong,” Hackett said in a memo. “We’ve said clearly that Black Lives Matter, and I am personally driving a review of our Diversity and Inclusion rituals, practices and behaviors. We do believe strongly that more transparency and accountability is required in police operations.
“Second, we also believe the first responders that protect us play an extraordinarily important role in the vitality and safety of our society,” Hackett and Ford continued. “Our world wouldn’t function without the bravery and dedication of the good police officers who protect and serve. But safety of community must be inclusive of all members, and today, it is not.
“Holding these two thoughts together in one’s mind is possible, but now there is tension. It’s our belief the recent issues surfacing from the George Floyd tragedy are bringing a very intensive and necessary spotlight on police training and reform. In fact, I sit on the Business Roundtable, an organization comprised of CEOs from America’s leading companies, which has committed its shared energy to the work on police training and reform.”
Hackett’s memo went on to note Ford’s police vehicles are, well, effective. And that’s a good thing.
“It’s not controversial that the Ford Police Interceptor helps officers do their job,” Hackett wrote.
“The issues plaguing police credibility have nothing to do with the vehicles they’re driving. In fact, as we imagine the future power of our connected vehicles, smarter Ford vehicles can be used to not only improve officers’ ability to protect and serve, but also provide data that can make police safer and more accountable. Just think, dating back to the Model T, Ford has more than 100 years in serving first responders, and that leadership over the decades has been earned by co-developing our purpose-built vehicles and technologies with police and emergency agencies to make our vehicles the number one choice.
“By taking away our Police Interceptors, we would be doing harm to [the officers’] safety and making it harder for them to do their job. Again, this is why, given our insights, new capabilities and leadership, I believe these unfortunate circumstances present Ford with an even greater opportunity to not only innovate new solutions but also leverage our unique position to support the dialogue and reform needed to create safer communities for all.”
This was met with consternation by Foley, who wasn’t particularly happy with the idea of the police having more technology or with the wording Hackett used.
“I’m not a marketing whiz, but I am Black with common sense, and I don’t think it’s wise for Ford to try to ‘leverage’ deaths of Black people to make better police cars,” Foley wrote, which sounds like the opposite of the point Hackett was trying to make — the CEO seems to be saying the company’s position as the dominant force in the police vehicle market puts Ford in a unique position to influence our cultural discussion on policing.
It’s rare that a CEO gets it as right as Hackett did, “leverage” controversies and all. Someone is going to make police cars. Our police aren’t going anywhere, no matter how much the left wants to defund them or replace them with social workers. And, as long as the police exist, they aren’t going to respond to calls on bicycles.
There’s no particular win for social justice by making it harder for police to get vehicles or by not integrating technology in those vehicles. If done correctly, that arguably would make police more accountable.
And, yes, as Hackett says, “Our world wouldn’t function without the bravery and dedication of the good police officers who protect and serve.”
That’s an unpopular thing to say right now, which is why Hackett quickly qualified it by saying that “safety of community must be inclusive of all members, and today, it is not.” However, the first part was a pretty unequivocal statement not many are willing to make right now.
Foley seems to believe that “keeping police vehicles in production would certainly mean more tension between Black employees and management internally, and now, a negative image externally.”
There are several problems with that, including the idea that black people think monolithically about law enforcement. The biggest problem, however, is the idea that it would create a negative image externally.
Perhaps in the bubble of Jalopnik — part of the same group that runs liberal outlets like The Onion, Jezebel and The Root — that logic holds. I would guess that most people want police to be effective, however. The Ford employees who signed this letter don’t.
And at least for now, they’ve lost.
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westernjournal--2020-07-12--Amid NFL Controversy, Packers Star Shares Notorious Anti-Semite’s Conspiratorial Content

Another NFL athlete was caught this week sharing content from Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on social media .
A screen shot posted to Twitter revealed that Green Bay Packers linebacker Preston Smith recently shared video from the controversial Muslim minister ’ s July 4 address via his Instagram story .
Seeming to stem from public distrust in the establishment experts and wealthy socialites responsible for funding and conducting much of the world ’ s medical research , those theories baselessly allege that coronavirus treatments currently in development will be intentionally poisoned to decrease global populations .
A longtime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members of the international black community not to submit to medical treatment should a vaccine emerge .
“ I say to my brothers and sisters in Africa : If they come up with a vaccine , be careful , ” Farrakhan said .
“ Don ’ t let them vaccinate you , with their history of treachery through vaccines , through medication.
” “ I say to the African presidents : Do not take their medications .
I say to those of us in America : We need to call a meeting of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of biology and chemistry.
” “ We need to give ourselves something better , ” he added .
“ They ’ re making money now , plotting to give seven billion , five hundred million people a vaccination .
Dr. [ Anthony ] Fauci , Bill Gates and Melinda [ Gates ] — you want to depopulate the Earth .
What the hell gives you that right ?
Who are you to sit down with your billions to talk about who can live , and who should die ?
” Since 1977 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the NOI — an organization that even the liberal Southern Poverty Law Center classifies as a “ hate group.
” Founded in 1930 , the NOI has since grown to become one of the most well-known and well-funded black organizations in the United States , “ offering numerous programs and events designed to uplift African Americans , ” according to the SPLC .
The group is also prolific in advocating for anti-Semitism and black superiority , however , with several of its leaders publicly spreading conspiracies about secret Jewish control of global politics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Devil .
According to the Anti-Defamation League , Farrakhan has never wavered in preaching to these points , having made a name for himself in the American political sphere as a hardline anti-Semite who frequently claims that Jews are responsible for the world ’ d “ filth ” and has even compared Jews to “ termites.
” “ The Jews were responsible for all of this filth and degenerate behavior that Hollywood is putting out : turning men into women , and women into men , ” Farrakhan said in a February 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care what they put on me .
The government is my enemy , the powerful Jews are my enemy.
” “ When they talk about Farrakhan , call me a hater , you know how they do — call me an anti-Semite , ” Farrakhan said in another address to his followers later that year .
“ Stop it , I ’ m anti-termite.
” None of these remarks have prevented supposedly progressive American athletes from voicing support for Farrakhan , as Fox News reported .
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson caught @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a clip on Twitter of Farrakhan delivering his vaccination remarks .
“ This man powerful I hope everyone got a chance to watch this !
!
” Jackson wrote .
“ Don ’ t be blinded .
Know what ’ s going on.
” He also posted images which seemingly endorsed anti-Semitic quotes falsely attributed to genocidal 20th century Nazi German Chancellor Adolf Hitler .
NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe , New Orleans Saints defensive back Malcolm Jenkins and fellow Eagle Malik Jackson , all of whom have been outspoken regarding the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to defend or downplay the postings .
Jenkins , for his part , told Instagram followers displeased with Jackson that they should stay “ focused on what matters .
“ Jewish people aren ’ t our problem , and we aren ’ t their problem , ” Jenkins wrote Friday on Instagram .
“ Let ’ s not lose focus on what the problem truly is , and that ’ s that black lives still don ’ t matter in this country .
Push this energy toward arresting and convicting the killers of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ground.
” Still , Jackson did not manage to avoid the consequences of his actions , as he was penalized by Eagles ownership but not released by the organization .
Details regarding the penalization have not been made public .
“ We have had a number of constructive conversations over the last few days , not only with DeSean Jackson , but also with many other players , members of the organization , and leaders in the community , ” the Eagles said in a statement Friday .
“ That has led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he are ready to take the next steps .
“ Today we have penalized DeSean for conduct detrimental to the team .
He accepted these consequences and apologized .
In our many conversations with him , it has also been made clear that this is only the beginning .
We have discussed a concrete plan for how we and he can heal moving forward .
He understands that in order to remain on the team , he must also commit to supporting his words with actions , ” the organization said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to educate himself , but we all understand that there is still a lot of work to be done .
We will continue to assist DeSean in this process , and we also know that all of us in our organization need to listen and learn more about things that are unfamiliar or uncomfortable to us.
” As of Saturday afternoon , the Packers had not yet publicly addressed Smith ’ s posting .
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Another NFL athlete was caught this week sharing content from Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on social media.
A screen shot posted to Twitter revealed that Green Bay Packers linebacker Preston Smith recently shared video from the controversial Muslim minister’s July 4 address via his Instagram story.
The video featured Farrakhan forwarding widespread internet conspiracy theories regarding potential COVID-19 vaccines.
Seeming to stem from public distrust in the establishment experts and wealthy socialites responsible for funding and conducting much of the world’s medical research, those theories baselessly allege that coronavirus treatments currently in development will be intentionally poisoned to decrease global populations.
A longtime opponent of vaccination, the minister encouraged members of the international black community not to submit to medical treatment should a vaccine emerge.
“I say to my brothers and sisters in Africa: If they come up with a vaccine, be careful,” Farrakhan said. “Don’t let them vaccinate you, with their history of treachery through vaccines, through medication.”
“I say to the African presidents: Do not take their medications. I say to those of us in America: We need to call a meeting of our skilled virologists, epidemiologists, students of biology and chemistry.”
“We need to give ourselves something better,” he added.
“They’re making money now, plotting to give seven billion, five hundred million people a vaccination. Dr. [Anthony] Fauci, Bill Gates and Melinda [Gates] — you want to depopulate the Earth. What the hell gives you that right? Who are you to sit down with your billions to talk about who can live, and who should die?”
Keep seeing athletes promote Louis Farrakhan this week. Preston Smith was great for the Packers on and off the field last season and I’m not accusing him of direct hate but Farrakhan is a noted bigot and I didn’t realize he has so much apparent influence in sports. pic.twitter.com/kYqOPOeI7V — Ryan Glasspiegel (@sportsrapport) July 11, 2020
Since 1977, Farrakhan has been at the helm of the NOI — an organization that even the liberal Southern Poverty Law Center classifies as a “hate group.”
Founded in 1930, the NOI has since grown to become one of the most well-known and well-funded black organizations in the United States, “offering numerous programs and events designed to uplift African Americans,” according to the SPLC. The group is also prolific in advocating for anti-Semitism and black superiority, however, with several of its leaders publicly spreading conspiracies about secret Jewish control of global politics or alleging that Caucasians are of the Devil.
According to the Anti-Defamation League, Farrakhan has never wavered in preaching to these points, having made a name for himself in the American political sphere as a hardline anti-Semite who frequently claims that Jews are responsible for the world’d “filth” and has even compared Jews to “termites.”
“The Jews were responsible for all of this filth and degenerate behavior that Hollywood is putting out: turning men into women, and women into men,” Farrakhan said in a February 2018 speech. “I don’t care what they put on me. The government is my enemy, the powerful Jews are my enemy.”
“When they talk about Farrakhan, call me a hater, you know how they do — call me an anti-Semite,” Farrakhan said in another address to his followers later that year. “Stop it, I’m anti-termite.”
None of these remarks have prevented supposedly progressive American athletes from voicing support for Farrakhan, as Fox News reported.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson caught heavy flak earlier this week for sharing a clip on Twitter of Farrakhan delivering his vaccination remarks.
“This man powerful I hope everyone got a chance to watch this !!” Jackson wrote. “Don’t be blinded. Know what’s going on.”
He also posted images which seemingly endorsed anti-Semitic quotes falsely attributed to genocidal 20th century Nazi German Chancellor Adolf Hitler.
NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe, New Orleans Saints defensive back Malcolm Jenkins and fellow Eagle Malik Jackson, all of whom have been outspoken regarding the Black Lives Matter movement, were quick to defend or downplay the postings.
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Jenkins, for his part, told Instagram followers displeased with Jackson that they should stay “focused on what matters.
“Jewish people aren’t our problem, and we aren’t their problem,” Jenkins wrote Friday on Instagram. “Let’s not lose focus on what the problem truly is, and that’s that black lives still don’t matter in this country. Push this energy toward arresting and convicting the killers of Breonna Taylor and burning systemic racism to the ground.”
Still, Jackson did not manage to avoid the consequences of his actions, as he was penalized by Eagles ownership but not released by the organization. Details regarding the penalization have not been made public.
“We have had a number of constructive conversations over the last few days, not only with DeSean Jackson, but also with many other players, members of the organization, and leaders in the community,” the Eagles said in a statement Friday. “That has led us to the point where we and he are ready to take the next steps.
“Today we have penalized DeSean for conduct detrimental to the team. He accepted these consequences and apologized. In our many conversations with him, it has also been made clear that this is only the beginning. We have discussed a concrete plan for how we and he can heal moving forward. He understands that in order to remain on the team, he must also commit to supporting his words with actions,” the organization said.
“We have been encouraged by his desire to educate himself, but we all understand that there is still a lot of work to be done. We will continue to assist DeSean in this process, and we also know that all of us in our organization need to listen and learn more about things that are unfamiliar or uncomfortable to us.”
As of Saturday afternoon, the Packers had not yet publicly addressed Smith’s posting.
The Western Journal reached out to the Packers for comment, but did not received a response in time for publication.
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