lewrockwell--2020-07-07--The First NYC Court Appearance for Ghislaine Maxwell May Be Friday, July 10

After being arrested in Bradford , New Hampshire last Thursday , before the Fourth of July weekend , Ghislaine Maxwell , charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse underage girls , may have her arraignment , initial appearance , and bail hearing in Manhattan , New York City on Friday afternoon , 10 July .
In a letter dated and filed in the federal court on Sunday , 5 July , the U.S. Attorney ’ s Office for the Southern District of New York ( SDNY ) said that Maxwell when in New Hampshire had what would have been a brief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ required after an arrest , and is to occur “ without unnecessary delay ” [ 1 ] .– VIFUUR Water Sports Un ... Buy New $ 11.88 The government asked that Maxwell be detained in custody until a trial , in a paper filed the day of the arrest .
The motion for detention contains a few items of interest .
She was born in France and is a citizen of and appears to have passports for at least France , Britain , and the U.S .
The request for detention says : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation to date , the Government has identified more than 15 different bank accounts held by or associated with the defendant from 2016 to the present , and during that same period , the total balances of those accounts have ranged from a total of hundreds of thousands of dollars to more than $ 20 million ” – The criminal indictment of Maxwell , which was unsealed the day of the arrest on 2 July , charges a curious time period of only “ at least in or about 1994 , up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1997 ” , and refers to only three victims– The very limited written criminal charge can of course be seen as an opening gambit by the prosecution , since it can be expanded in a superseding indictment .
The letter filed with the court clerk identifies Christian Everdell as the current attorney for Maxwell ; he had been a federal prosecutor in the SDNY for 10 years [ 2 ] .
In court documents a familiar surname appears as one of the SDNY co-prosecutors for the federal government — Maurene Comey — who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aborted prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein .
The legal communities in New York City and Washington D.C. are two little clubs that sometimes tend to overlap .
Jack Linku2019s Beef J ... Best Price : null Buy New $ 5.82 ( $ 1.86 / Ounce ) If a court hearing takes place Friday , it will probably duplicate some of what happened in New Hampshire on 2 July .
The big issue at this time is whether Ghislaine Maxwell will remain in custody or be released on bail under some specific conditions .
Her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the British Daily Mail newspaper [ 3 ] .
Documents from the 2 July court proceeding in New Hampshire have now been filed in the SDNY .
Here are three of the 33 pages : the court clerk ’ s docket sheet from Concord , New Hampshire , and the arrest warrant , which was authorized at the courthouse in White Plains , New York , and not in Manhattan !
The other pages that are excluded are the indictment , the order allowing a hearing by video and telephone conference , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SDNY , and three pages that basically duplicate the clerk ’ s docket sheet– The case is multi-sided .
Ghislaine ’ s father , Robert Maxwell , was a publisher who also was caught up in financial machinations .
He died under mysterious circumstances in 1991 when he was found in the water outside of his large boat in the area of the Canary Islands .
There were rumors he had relationships with government intelligence agencies .
He was given a large funeral in Israel attended by Israeli politicians and was buried in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is part of the factual foundation of the pending case .
Epstein had been protected from criminal liability by the U.S. government through the Department of Justice which became evident in state and federal criminal cases developed against him in Florida that resulted in a disgraceful plea deal in Florida state court and in an equally disgraceful and concealed non-prosecution agreement with the federal government .
Only through the determination of Florida attorney Bradley Edwards and Utah lawyer Paul Cassell , a former federal judge , was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department revealed through their lawsuit against the government under the Crime Victims ’ Rights Act– Donald Trump 2020 Coll ... Buy New $ 37.94 Jeffery Epstein made some court appearances in his criminal case in the SDNY before he was said to have been found dead in the Manhattan federal Metropolitan Corrections Center from an “ apparent suicide ” , when cameras were not working , blah blah blah .
That explanation was rightfully laughed out of town .
In terms of probability , Epstein was either murdered in the jail or was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes Ghislaine Maxwell .

After being arrested in Bradford, New Hampshire last Thursday, before the Fourth of July weekend, Ghislaine Maxwell, charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse underage girls, may have her arraignment, initial appearance, and bail hearing in Manhattan, New York City on Friday afternoon, 10 July.
In a letter dated and filed in the federal court on Sunday, 5 July, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) said that Maxwell when in New Hampshire had what would have been a brief appearance before a judge. This is required after an arrest, and is to occur “without unnecessary delay” [1].–
https://turcopolier.typepad.com/files/gmaxwell_letter_initial_appearance.pdf
VIFUUR Water Sports Un... Buy New $11.88 (as of 03:37 UTC - Details) The government asked that Maxwell be detained in custody until a trial, in a paper filed the day of the arrest. The motion for detention contains a few items of interest. She was born in France and is a citizen of and appears to have passports for at least France, Britain, and the U.S. The request for detention says: “Based on the Government’s investigation to date, the Government has identified more than 15 different bank accounts held by or associated with the defendant from 2016 to the present, and during that same period, the total balances of those accounts have ranged from a total of hundreds of thousands of dollars to more than $20 million”–
https://turcopolier.typepad.com/files/gmaxwell_motion_to_detain.pdf
The criminal indictment of Maxwell, which was unsealed the day of the arrest on 2 July, charges a curious time period of only “at least in or about 1994, up to and including at least in or about 1997”, and refers to only three victims–
https://turcopolier.typepad.com/files/gmaxwell_indictment.pdf
The very limited written criminal charge can of course be seen as an opening gambit by the prosecution, since it can be expanded in a superseding indictment.
The letter filed with the court clerk identifies Christian Everdell as the current attorney for Maxwell; he had been a federal prosecutor in the SDNY for 10 years [2]. In court documents a familiar surname appears as one of the SDNY co-prosecutors for the federal government — Maurene Comey — who was in the same role in the aborted prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. The legal communities in New York City and Washington D.C. are two little clubs that sometimes tend to overlap. Jack Linku2019s Beef J... Buy New $5.82 ($1.86 / Ounce) (as of 12:35 UTC - Details)
If a court hearing takes place Friday, it will probably duplicate some of what happened in New Hampshire on 2 July. The big issue at this time is whether Ghislaine Maxwell will remain in custody or be released on bail under some specific conditions. Her arrest was described in an article in the British Daily Mail newspaper [3].
Documents from the 2 July court proceeding in New Hampshire have now been filed in the SDNY. Here are three of the 33 pages: the court clerk’s docket sheet from Concord, New Hampshire, and the arrest warrant, which was authorized at the courthouse in White Plains, New York, and not in Manhattan! The other pages that are excluded are the indictment, the order allowing a hearing by video and telephone conference, the commitment order to send Maxwell to the SDNY, and three pages that basically duplicate the clerk’s docket sheet–
https://turcopolier.typepad.com/files/gmaxwell_new_hampshire_court_docs.pdf
The case is multi-sided. Ghislaine’s father, Robert Maxwell, was a publisher who also was caught up in financial machinations. He died under mysterious circumstances in 1991 when he was found in the water outside of his large boat in the area of the Canary Islands. There were rumors he had relationships with government intelligence agencies. He was given a large funeral in Israel attended by Israeli politicians and was buried in a cemetery there. Ghislaine’s close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is part of the factual foundation of the pending case. Epstein had been protected from criminal liability by the U.S. government through the Department of Justice which became evident in state and federal criminal cases developed against him in Florida that resulted in a disgraceful plea deal in Florida state court and in an equally disgraceful and concealed non-prosecution agreement with the federal government. Only through the determination of Florida attorney Bradley Edwards and Utah lawyer Paul Cassell, a former federal judge, was the perfidy of the federal government and Justice Department revealed through their lawsuit against the government under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act– Donald Trump 2020 Coll... Buy New $37.94 (as of 05:17 UTC - Details)
https://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/2019/07/alex-acosta-let-the-cat-out-of-the-bag-the-justice-department-knew-all-about-the-jeffrey-epstein-plea-deal.html
Jeffery Epstein made some court appearances in his criminal case in the SDNY before he was said to have been found dead in the Manhattan federal Metropolitan Corrections Center from an “apparent suicide”, when cameras were not working, blah blah blah. That explanation was rightfully laughed out of town. In terms of probability, Epstein was either murdered in the jail or was helped to escape.
And now here comes Ghislaine Maxwell.
[1] Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 5. Initial Appearance.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18a-node35-title2-rule5&num=0&edition=prelim
https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_5
[2] https://www.cohengresser.com/attorney/christian-r-everdell/
[3] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8490443/FBI-agents-smashed-door-Ghislaine-Maxwells-bolthole-hauled-handcuffs.html
Originally published on Sic Semper Tyrannis.


lewrockwell--2020-07-07--Robert Kennedy Jr.: ‘Pharmaceutical Drugs Are Now the 3rd Leading Cause of Death’ in the US

In an interview with Lior Gantz of the Wealth Research Group , Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discussed the major problems facing the United States today when it comes to health .
This is a MUST WATCH interview before you line up for the COVID-19 vaccine or any other vaccine for that matter !
This is an interview you ’ ll want to watch , as Kennedy talks about vaccine safety and efficacy , as well as how Big Pharma has taken over the government to dictate health policy .
Their only concern was that YouTube would censor it or ban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of it , deemed too controversial for YouTube , since it involves the elite cabal , can only be accessed HERE !
Now that Big Pharma is in control , “ pharmaceutical drugs are now the third leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease and cancer ” , says Kennedy .
That ’ s huge , but it ’ s all by design .
Those in power , simply don ’ t care about us , and nothing is about health , it ’ s about profit .
Pharma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Posner , Gerald Best Price : $ 26.77 Buy New $ 21.49 “ Anderson Cooper is sponsored by Pfizer , ” says Kennedy .
“ And Merck sponsors Lester Holt.
” Some of the biggest propagandists have a vested interest in making sure the public gets vaccinated , whether it ’ s safe and effective or not .
They also get paid to push pharmaceutical drugs on the population using propaganda .
Because of the rampant pushing of these drugs , “ pharmaceutical drugs are now the third leading cause of death in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Kennedy says .
Those numbers dwarf the coronavirus deaths ( which are heavily manipulated . )
Medical journals have become propaganda for big pharma .
All of this has cost Americans dearly .
We are paying for the propaganda with our health .
Parents are being pressured to vaccinate their children even though it ’ s common knowledge those vaccines are not safe nor are they effective enough to warrant the potential outcomes .
Once a kid gets sick from a vaccine , big pharma has a customer for life .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For one example of the hypocrisy , Kennedy says he asked some health officials “ how can you be recommending women don ’ t eat fish during pregnancy , and yet you ’ re giveng them vaccines during pregnancy that contain hundreds of times the aluminum that fish contains.
” Kennedy also talks about how Dr. Anthony Fauci got so much power and has squashed scientific research while pushing other studies in order to move his agenda forward .
Fauci has billions of dollars of funding at this disposal and can force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even manipulate the outcome of studies .
China Rx : Exposing the ... Singh , Janardan Prasad Buy New $ 13.99 WealthResearchGroup.com has a long history of confronting crucial topics head-on , most recent of which is their call for gold $ 2,184/ounce , as a response of the irresponsible money printing ( counterfeiting operation ) , led by The Federal Reserve System .
Later in the interview , Kennedy discusses how vaccines are created with in-depth detail as to why they can not be made safe for everyone and efficacy is always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CDC knows that vaccines have caused the autism epidemic , but we are being lied to in order to prop up big pharma .
If you have the time , this interview is eye-opening and could help give you some information you may not have been privy to before .
Consider watching the whole thing .
It ’ s truly mind-blowing how low some people will go to make sure we sacrifice our health and pay for it with our money they ’ ve already taxed .
The Best of Mac Slavo

In an interview with Lior Gantz of the Wealth Research Group, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discussed the major problems facing the United States today when it comes to health. This is a MUST WATCH interview before you line up for the COVID-19 vaccine or any other vaccine for that matter!
This is an interview you’ll want to watch, as Kennedy talks about vaccine safety and efficacy, as well as how Big Pharma has taken over the government to dictate health policy. Their only concern was that YouTube would censor it or ban them altogether, so an exclusive portion of it, deemed too controversial for YouTube, since it involves the elite cabal, can only be accessed HERE!
Now that Big Pharma is in control, “pharmaceutical drugs are now the third leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease and cancer”, says Kennedy. That’s huge, but it’s all by design. Those in power, simply don’t care about us, and nothing is about health, it’s about profit.
Pharma: Greed, Lies, a... Posner, Gerald Best Price: $26.77 Buy New $21.49 (as of 02:57 UTC - Details) “Anderson Cooper is sponsored by Pfizer,” says Kennedy. “And Merck sponsors Lester Holt.” Some of the biggest propagandists have a vested interest in making sure the public gets vaccinated, whether it’s safe and effective or not. They also get paid to push pharmaceutical drugs on the population using propaganda.
Because of the rampant pushing of these drugs, “pharmaceutical drugs are now the third leading cause of death in our country after cancer and heart disease,” Kennedy says. Those numbers dwarf the coronavirus deaths (which are heavily manipulated.) Medical journals have become propaganda for big pharma.
All of this has cost Americans dearly. We are paying for the propaganda with our health. Parents are being pressured to vaccinate their children even though it’s common knowledge those vaccines are not safe nor are they effective enough to warrant the potential outcomes. Once a kid gets sick from a vaccine, big pharma has a customer for life. It’s a truly disturbing cycle.
For one example of the hypocrisy, Kennedy says he asked some health officials “how can you be recommending women don’t eat fish during pregnancy, and yet you’re giveng them vaccines during pregnancy that contain hundreds of times the aluminum that fish contains.”
Kennedy also talks about how Dr. Anthony Fauci got so much power and has squashed scientific research while pushing other studies in order to move his agenda forward. Fauci has billions of dollars of funding at this disposal and can force scientists to comply with his commands and even manipulate the outcome of studies. China Rx: Exposing the... Singh, Janardan Prasad Buy New $13.99 (as of 04:38 UTC - Details)
WealthResearchGroup.com has a long history of confronting crucial topics head-on, most recent of which is their call for gold $2,184/ounce, as a response of the irresponsible money printing (counterfeiting operation), led by The Federal Reserve System.
Later in the interview, Kennedy discusses how vaccines are created with in-depth detail as to why they cannot be made safe for everyone and efficacy is always low. He also details how the CDC knows that vaccines have caused the autism epidemic, but we are being lied to in order to prop up big pharma.
If you have the time, this interview is eye-opening and could help give you some information you may not have been privy to before. Consider watching the whole thing. It’s truly mind-blowing how low some people will go to make sure we sacrifice our health and pay for it with our money they’ve already taxed.
Reprinted with permission from SHTFplan.com.
The Best of Mac Slavo


lewrockwell--2020-07-07--We Are All Prisoners of Groupthink

We Are All Prisoners of Groupthink

It ’ s a place with no history and no identity of its own .
It has no nationality .
It could be anywhere .
Its citizens repeat cheery slogans to each other instead of having conversations .
They ’ re forever staging oddly joyless ‘ celebrations ’ , parading in circles through the streets waving rainbow-striped flags , cheering and clapping .
They live in fear of saying the wrong thing , not joining in , and being declared ‘ unmutual ’ by a mysterious , unaccountable committee .
But this isn ’ t Britain in 2020 .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unusual prison that a secret agent played by Patrick McGoohan is banged up in ( and forever trying to bust out of ) in the 1967 ITV adventure series The Prisoner .
The Village is portrayed on screen by Portmeirion , the quite beautiful and grand architectural folly in North Wales created by eccentric millionaire Clough Williams-Ellis , and still doing very nicely as a tourist attraction and hotel .
It ’ s an amazing place , on screen and off .
1984 ( Signet Classics ) George Orwell Best Price : $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decades following its original transmission , The Prisoner seemed a gaudy curiosity , and very , very much of its time .
It ’ s got the clashing brightness of much early colour TV ; a jarring half-jazz , half-guitar pop score ; and a jumpy , psychedelic mise-en-scene .
It clearly belonged to a very particular paranoid Cold War moment ; a colossally expensive remake in 2009 starring Ian McKellen seemed totally irrelevant to the modern world , and died a death .
The original lived on only as a cult series @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of its vivid iconography than anything else .
McGoohan ’ s character ( known as ‘ Number Six ’ ) is permanently angry , or at least tensed up — there ’ s nobody he can relax or speak normally with .
This gives the show an intense , unrelenting atmosphere that makes it heavy going for some viewers .
There are many things The Prisoner shares with The Good Place , but chirpy , flirty banter isn ’ t one of them .
The thing most people know about the show is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ balloon which patrols the Village , roaring and heavy-breathing , and which often smothers McGoohan back into line to the accompaniment of frantic bongos and detuned electric guitars .
The Prisoner Season 1 Buy New $ 28.99 You ’ re never quite sure whether Rover is meant to be funny , frightening , a bit of both or neither .
It ’ s a quality that sums The Prisoner up .
To most people it seems , or seemed , a typically naff bit of meandering , a product of the time that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , almost unwatchable , TV film Magical Mystery Tour .
But over the last few years , as the public sphere of Western society has taken a very odd and unexpected turn , I couldn ’ t help thinking more and more of The Prisoner , and specifically the Village .
While The Prisoner shares many concerns with Nineteen Eight-Four , it now seems that McGoohan ( who co-created it , and wrote and directed many of the episodes ) got it more right than Orwell — and did so in a Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , punch-ups and dolly birds .

It’s a place with no history and no identity of its own. It has no nationality. It could be anywhere. Its citizens repeat cheery slogans to each other instead of having conversations. They’re forever staging oddly joyless ‘celebrations’, parading in circles through the streets waving rainbow-striped flags, cheering and clapping. They live in fear of saying the wrong thing, not joining in, and being declared ‘unmutual’ by a mysterious, unaccountable committee.
But this isn’t Britain in 2020. It’s the Village, the very unusual prison that a secret agent played by Patrick McGoohan is banged up in (and forever trying to bust out of) in the 1967 ITV adventure series The Prisoner. The Village is portrayed on screen by Portmeirion, the quite beautiful and grand architectural folly in North Wales created by eccentric millionaire Clough Williams-Ellis, and still doing very nicely as a tourist attraction and hotel. It’s an amazing place, on screen and off. 1984 (Signet Classics) George Orwell Best Price: $1.49 Buy New $3.58 (as of 10:53 UTC - Details)
In the decades following its original transmission, The Prisoner seemed a gaudy curiosity, and very, very much of its time. It’s got the clashing brightness of much early colour TV; a jarring half-jazz, half-guitar pop score; and a jumpy, psychedelic mise-en-scene. It clearly belonged to a very particular paranoid Cold War moment; a colossally expensive remake in 2009 starring Ian McKellen seemed totally irrelevant to the modern world, and died a death. The original lived on only as a cult series, remembered more for the nostalgia value of its vivid iconography than anything else.
McGoohan’s character (known as ‘Number Six’) is permanently angry, or at least tensed up — there’s nobody he can relax or speak normally with. This gives the show an intense, unrelenting atmosphere that makes it heavy going for some viewers. There are many things The Prisoner shares with The Good Place, but chirpy, flirty banter isn’t one of them. The thing most people know about the show is ‘Rover’, the giant white balloon which patrols the Village, roaring and heavy-breathing, and which often smothers McGoohan back into line to the accompaniment of frantic bongos and detuned electric guitars.
The Prisoner Season 1 Buy New $28.99 (as of 03:39 UTC - Details) You’re never quite sure whether Rover is meant to be funny, frightening, a bit of both or neither. It’s a quality that sums The Prisoner up. To most people it seems, or seemed, a typically naff bit of meandering, a product of the time that also served up the Beatles’ rambling, almost unwatchable, TV film Magical Mystery Tour.
But over the last few years, as the public sphere of Western society has taken a very odd and unexpected turn, I couldn’t help thinking more and more of The Prisoner, and specifically the Village. While The Prisoner shares many concerns with Nineteen Eight-Four, it now seems that McGoohan (who co-created it, and wrote and directed many of the episodes) got it more right than Orwell — and did so in a Sunday night mainstream TV show with ad breaks, punch-ups and dolly birds.
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lewrockwell--2020-07-07--Violent Crime Is Surging Dramatically in Major Cities All Over America

What we are witnessing all over the country right now is incredibly sad .
In the aftermath of the tragic death of George Floyd , it would have been wonderful to see the entire nation unite behind an effort to make our society less violent , more just and more peaceful .
But instead , we have seen a tremendous explosion of violence and lawlessness that doesn ’ t seem likely to end any time soon .
Violent crime rates are surging in major city after major city , and the 4th of July weekend was particularly bad .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in New York City during the holiday weekend , and this continues a trend that we have seen throughout the first half of 2020 .
Just check out these numbers… According to figures released by the New York Police Department , for the first six months of this year , there were 176 murders , an increase of 23 percent on the 143 killed during the same period last year .
The number of shooting victims has gone up 51 percent to 616 this year .
In June alone , there were 250 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month last year .
Month-on-month , burglaries are up 119 percent and car thefts up 48 percent .
The War on Cops : How t ... Mac Donald , Heather Best Price : $ 16.73 Buy New $ 16.61 I don ’ t know which one of those numbers is the worst , because they are all quite horrific .
A tremendous amount of money has been shifted away from the NYPD budget , and that certainly isn ’ t going to help matters .
For years , the hard work of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safer than many of our other major cities , but now that is changing at a pace that is absolutely breathtaking .
In fact , one British news source is now referring to the city as “ lawless New York ” … Of course New York still has a long way to go if it wants to rival Chicago .
According to authorities , there are more than 100,000 gang members living in Chicago at this point , and the violence never seems to stop .
Sadly , the last couple of days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4th of July weekend , at least 67 people were hit by gunfire in the Windy City… But instead of blaming the criminals , the Chicago Sun-Times seem to think that “ cutting funding for police could lead to a better and safer Chicago ” .
Seriously ?
The War on Police : How ... Roorda , Jeff Best Price : $ 6.83 Buy New $ 14.49 Do people actually believe such nonsense ?
Philadelphia is another major city that is seeing a massive increase in violent crime at the same time funding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Most Americans desperately want their neighborhoods to feel safe , and this could be the one issue that could rescue the Republicans from a potential disaster in the November election .
Right now , most Democrats are extremely hesitant to speak out against the violent protests that we have been witnessing all over the nation , and that is a huge mistake .
And we definitely witnessed more alarming violence during the political protests that were held over the past few days .
For example , protesters in Portland were launching projectiles and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for hours .
If Democrats want to win over independent voters , they can not be seen as siding with such violence .
By engaging in such utter lawlessness , these radical protesters are actually hurting their own cause , because it is only going to help President Trump .
The more violence that we see , the more the American people are going to want it to stop .
If tens of millions of voters believe that “ Joe Biden ’ s America ” is an America filled with rioting , looting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough to push Trump over the top in November .
The End of Policing Vitale , Alex S. Best Price : $ 13.44 Buy New $ 11.68 So Joe Biden ’ s unwillingness to strongly call for law and order may turn out to be his Achilles heel .
The way national elections are won in America is by winning over the millions of confused people in the middle , and right now the images of these protests that those confused people are viewing on their television screens are definitely not helping Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protesters in New York were burning American flags as they chanted “ America was never great ” … Does anyone out there actually think that such stunts will make the confused people in the middle more likely to vote for Democrats ?
Right now , Trump is way behind in the polls , but if he makes these protesters the central issue of the campaign over the next several months he may still have a chance of winning .
But no matter who wins in November , it appears that we have now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rioting in this country .
Many of our major cities already resemble war zones , and what we have experienced so far is just the beginning .
Reprinted with permission from The Economic Collapse .
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What we are witnessing all over the country right now is incredibly sad. In the aftermath of the tragic death of George Floyd, it would have been wonderful to see the entire nation unite behind an effort to make our society less violent, more just and more peaceful. But instead, we have seen a tremendous explosion of violence and lawlessness that doesn’t seem likely to end any time soon. Violent crime rates are surging in major city after major city, and the 4th of July weekend was particularly bad. At least 41 people were hit by gunfire in New York City during the holiday weekend, and this continues a trend that we have seen throughout the first half of 2020. Just check out these numbers…
According to figures released by the New York Police Department, for the first six months of this year, there were 176 murders, an increase of 23 percent on the 143 killed during the same period last year. The number of shooting victims has gone up 51 percent to 616 this year. In June alone, there were 250 shootings compared to 97 in the same month last year. Month-on-month, burglaries are up 119 percent and car thefts up 48 percent.
The War on Cops: How t... Mac Donald, Heather Best Price: $16.73 Buy New $16.61 (as of 05:30 UTC - Details) I don’t know which one of those numbers is the worst, because they are all quite horrific.
A tremendous amount of money has been shifted away from the NYPD budget, and that certainly isn’t going to help matters. For years, the hard work of the NYPD had helped to make New York safer than many of our other major cities, but now that is changing at a pace that is absolutely breathtaking. In fact, one British news source is now referring to the city as “lawless New York”…
Two bullet-ridden bodies lay sprawled on bloodstained concrete steps. Alongside, relatives of the victims are wailing and collapse to the ground. In another part of the city, a gang of youths use spray paint to disable security cameras before robbing a corner store. Later, video footage captures police officers sitting helplessly in their patrol car as a baying crowd hurls glass bottles at them. This is lawless New York – a city that was once America’s glittering crown jewel but which risks descending into mob rule.
Of course New York still has a long way to go if it wants to rival Chicago. According to authorities, there are more than 100,000 gang members living in Chicago at this point, and the violence never seems to stop.
Sadly, the last couple of days have been particularly bad. Over the 4th of July weekend, at least 67 people were hit by gunfire in the Windy City…
At least 67 people were shot, including 13 fatally, over the Independence Day weekend in Chicago, according to authorities. Nine of the weekend’s victims were minors, and two children died, officials told Fox32. That includes 14-year-old boy who was among four people who were killed in the South Side neighborhood Englewood on Saturday evening.
But instead of blaming the criminals, the Chicago Sun-Times seem to think that “cutting funding for police could lead to a better and safer Chicago”.
Seriously? The War on Police: How... Roorda, Jeff Best Price: $6.83 Buy New $14.49 (as of 04:58 UTC - Details)
Do people actually believe such nonsense?
Philadelphia is another major city that is seeing a massive increase in violent crime at the same time funding for the police is being cut back…
Shootings are up 67 percent. Victims of armed violence are up 29 percent. Homicides are up 25 percent. So of course it makes sense to defund the Philadelphia PD by $19 million.
Most Americans desperately want their neighborhoods to feel safe, and this could be the one issue that could rescue the Republicans from a potential disaster in the November election.
Right now, most Democrats are extremely hesitant to speak out against the violent protests that we have been witnessing all over the nation, and that is a huge mistake.
And we definitely witnessed more alarming violence during the political protests that were held over the past few days. For example, protesters in Portland were launching projectiles and shooting fireworks at police officers in Portland for hours. If Democrats want to win over independent voters, they cannot be seen as siding with such violence.
Law enforcement in downtown Portland have been under attack for hours at the federal courthouse by antifa extremists. They hurl projectile weapons at police & when officers respond, go on social media tagging politicians & lawyers claiming police brutality pic.twitter.com/K6I3sxw7jS — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 3, 2020
By engaging in such utter lawlessness, these radical protesters are actually hurting their own cause, because it is only going to help President Trump.
The more violence that we see, the more the American people are going to want it to stop. If tens of millions of voters believe that “Joe Biden’s America” is an America filled with rioting, looting and violence, that could potentially be enough to push Trump over the top in November. The End of Policing Vitale, Alex S. Best Price: $13.44 Buy New $11.68 (as of 03:15 UTC - Details)
So Joe Biden’s unwillingness to strongly call for law and order may turn out to be his Achilles heel.
The way national elections are won in America is by winning over the millions of confused people in the middle, and right now the images of these protests that those confused people are viewing on their television screens are definitely not helping Democrats. For example, over the weekend protesters in New York were burning American flags as they chanted “America was never great”…
FAR left protesters have burned American flags outside Trump Tower and the White House. Video shows the Stars and Stripes being burned just outside the White House as the demonstrators chanted “America was never great”.
Does anyone out there actually think that such stunts will make the confused people in the middle more likely to vote for Democrats?
Right now, Trump is way behind in the polls, but if he makes these protesters the central issue of the campaign over the next several months he may still have a chance of winning.
But no matter who wins in November, it appears that we have now entered a new era of violence and rioting in this country.
Many of our major cities already resemble war zones, and what we have experienced so far is just the beginning.
Reprinted with permission from The Economic Collapse.
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lewrockwell--2020-07-07--Lost Story, Lost Society

Lost Story, Lost Society

When our weary world was young The struggle of the ancients first began The gods of Love and Reason Sought alone to rule the fate of Man The West , having divorced love ( Christianity ) from reason ( science ) in the Enlightenment , has lost both .
Looking around us today , we see few examples of either – least of all from many Christian leaders and churches .
And so , those of us who are paying attention are waking up to the fact that the more we focus exclusively on our minds , the less we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fairy Tales Might Be Better than a Vaccine , by Nicholas Kotar DARK AGENDA : The War t ... Horowitz , David Best Price : $ 16.84 Buy New $ 18.39 An excellent discussion took place between Jonathan Pageau and Nicholas Kotar , prompted by this essay .
( video ) They begin with comments on the voluntary closure of churches by Christians : Kotar : and this is what really mystifies me about the reaction by a lot of Christians to the closure of churches .
He raises the point : whatever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around Christ during the moment of His crucifixion ?
He speaks specifically of His descent into hell during the three days .
I know this is a controversial position , and I don ’ t intend to debate it here .
It is sufficient to consider Christ ’ s suffering for Kotar ’ s point , I believe , to be valid .
The necessity for maintaining superficial health is more important than [ recapitulating Christ ’ s suffering ] .
How many epidemics have we had [ in history ] ?
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian examples , during a cholera epidemic in nineteenth century Russia .
Churches never closed ; new hospitals were opened ; the monastics were sent into the hospitals to minister to the sick .
He contrasts this with the “ superficial , pathetic , lax lifestyle that we live in the west right now….
” Instead of taking the opportunity as a wake-up call , we are closing the doors .
Pageau offers : the opportunity of coming together as a community during this time is what will get us through this “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a vaccine .
He then raises the point of the scandals in the old-people ’ s homes .
They are abandoned , dying of thirst , no one caring for them .
Kotar ( an upstate New York resident ) notes that it was even worse in New York , where the governor sent covid patients into rest homes – into the populations most at risk .
America On Suicide Wat ... Watkins , Richter Best Price : $ 10.81 Buy New $ 9.99 The numbers in the US are clear : almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died from covid in the United States come from nursing homes .
In the meantime , people are furious that we are not all following protocol – a protocol designed to further disconnect community .
Many are totally lost if the store does not have signs on the floor telling them which way to walk ; they stand frozen .
They then move on to the deconstruction of the common stories as evidenced in the recent riots .
There is no end to this : “ it is the serpent that eats its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are doing the deconstructing today don ’ t realize that they will be the ones eaten tomorrow .
Kotar : [ These riots ] come from an extremely leftist position – a communist one .
And what happened to the communists in Russia ?
They came to power immediately after the revolution in 1918 .
They were all killed twenty years later .
They discuss a Russian film , Burnt by the Sun , that depicts this reality in the 1930s Stalinist purges .
Pageau continues into politically-incorrect no man ’ s land @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the fascists , but then we ignore the other side .
We don ’ t really know anything about the atrocities of the Red Wave .
Pageau then offers his theory as to why : basically , we want to hide that the “ we ” that won World War Two was a “ we ” that included a monstrous regime as a partner – giving up half of Europe in the meantime .
Kotar adds that we also gave up all of our universities at the same time – to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ability to tell good stories.
” My view : Good stories beat sound reason every time .
The best stories teach us something of ourselves .
The best stories confirm to reason , as these conform to our purpose .
Dry , rational arguments don ’ t win the day – if they did , we would all be libertarians , as there is no better political argument .
So how did this all happen so fast ?
How have we so quickly fallen into this abyss ?
It is because theneo-Marxists know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ symbolism ; we lost it .
American Ingrate : Ilha ... Weingarten , Benjamin Buy New $ 15.16 Pageau : Christians in the West have lost it because they were too busy arguing about the age of the earth and about dinosaurs and about things that don ’ t matter in terms of your actual life .
They started to see the Bible as just a bunch of facts that were aligned next to each other .
They saw narrative as almost something demonic .
We have given up narrative to the enemy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( and eating us up ) .
We see it in the entire racial discussion today .
The story they are telling is a good one , even if it is lacking in facts .
Arguing facts won ’ t convince those who buy into the narrative – isn ’ t this overwhelmingly obvious ?
We aren ’ t living through a clash of politics .
It is a clash of worldviews , of narrative , of story .
And we don ’ t have a good story .
We are living in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guy story , and the majority has willingly taken on the role of the bad guy .
If this doesn ’ t change , this story only ends one way .
Pageau : How do you get out of that ?
Do you just self-destroy ?
Kotar : That ’ s the only way .
Kotar then offers the “ digital black face.
” Apparently , this is a thing – people , not mocking , but identifying that they wish they had a different identity .
People are separating their identity from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ etc .
People have no story , no narrative .
They are lost ; they don ’ t even know who to be .
Again , I insert myself : this is the result of individualism run amok .
Murray Rothbard warned libertarians of this kind of thinking : Contemporary libertarians often assume , mistakenly , that individuals are bound to each other only by the nexus of market exchange .
They forget that everyone is necessarily born into a family , a language , and a culture .
…usually including an ethnic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , religious beliefs , and traditions .
Returning to the video : The two then enter into a discussion of ancient myths and stories , where there was the possibility to create complexity in the character ; for example The Iliad .
Even though it is a story told by the Greeks , it isn ’ t always clear who is the good guy and who is the bad guy .
There is the well-known scene of Achilles and Priam , when Priam comes to Achilles to ask for his son ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Priam – the Trojan – in this encounter .
Kotar : But Jonathan , you have to have the capacity of holding more than one idea in your head at a time to be able to do that .
I am increasingly seeing the inability to see the possibility of any complexity to any argument .
Modern communication and social media are intended to remove nuance .
Kotar offers that these systems were designed to do this : reduce us to our basic needs and wants for the purpose of advertising .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first seeing the color of the protagonist .
Tolkien – apparently there is now a discussion that the Orcs are black , and this – obviously – is racist .
Kotar offers that Fahrenheit 451 has it right : there will be no books left ; all books must be burned .
Kotar : If you have lost your connections to your stories and traditions , you are easily manipulated by anybody .
You will be manipulated by anybody who has the best story with the loudest voice .
There is a wonderful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – with lessons to be learned by conservatives and liberals , Christians and atheists .
Take a listen , as my writing has gone on too long .
Let the truth of Love be lighted Let the love of truth shine clear With the Heart and Mind united After all , Christ himself , reaching down to the level of his fallen creation , told the most compelling truths in the most compelling way : by parables and symbols .
Whether you are a believer or not , you can not disagree with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changed the world .
There are numerous lessons here for those who seek liberty .
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When our weary world was young
The struggle of the ancients first began
The gods of Love and Reason
Sought alone to rule the fate of Man
– Cygnus X-1 Book Two: Hemispheres, Rush
The West, having divorced love (Christianity) from reason (science) in the Enlightenment, has lost both. Looking around us today, we see few examples of either – least of all from many Christian leaders and churches.
And so, those of us who are paying attention are waking up to the fact that the more we focus exclusively on our minds, the less we think about our hearts.
– Why Fairy Tales Might Be Better than a Vaccine, by Nicholas Kotar
DARK AGENDA: The War t... Horowitz, David Best Price: $16.84 Buy New $18.39 (as of 03:16 UTC - Details) An excellent discussion took place between Jonathan Pageau and Nicholas Kotar, prompted by this essay. (video) They begin with comments on the voluntary closure of churches by Christians:
Kotar: and this is what really mystifies me about the reaction by a lot of Christians to the closure of churches.
He raises the point: whatever happened to recapitulating the darkness that is around Christ during the moment of His crucifixion? He speaks specifically of His descent into hell during the three days. I know this is a controversial position, and I don’t intend to debate it here. It is sufficient to consider Christ’s suffering for Kotar’s point, I believe, to be valid.
The necessity for maintaining superficial health is more important than [recapitulating Christ’s suffering]. How many epidemics have we had [in history]?
He then offers one of the hundreds of Christian examples, during a cholera epidemic in nineteenth century Russia. Churches never closed; new hospitals were opened; the monastics were sent into the hospitals to minister to the sick.
He contrasts this with the “superficial, pathetic, lax lifestyle that we live in the west right now….” Instead of taking the opportunity as a wake-up call, we are closing the doors.
Pageau offers: the opportunity of coming together as a community during this time is what will get us through this “crisis,” not some hope for a vaccine. He then raises the point of the scandals in the old-people’s homes. They are abandoned, dying of thirst, no one caring for them.
Kotar (an upstate New York resident) notes that it was even worse in New York, where the governor sent covid patients into rest homes – into the populations most at risk. America On Suicide Wat... Watkins, Richter Best Price: $10.81 Buy New $9.99 (as of 03:43 UTC - Details)
The numbers in the US are clear: almost fifty percent of all people who have died from covid in the United States come from nursing homes.
In the meantime, people are furious that we are not all following protocol – a protocol designed to further disconnect community. Many are totally lost if the store does not have signs on the floor telling them which way to walk; they stand frozen.
They then move on to the deconstruction of the common stories as evidenced in the recent riots. There is no end to this: “it is the serpent that eats its tail.” Pageau offers that those who are doing the deconstructing today don’t realize that they will be the ones eaten tomorrow.
Kotar: [These riots] come from an extremely leftist position – a communist one. And what happened to the communists in Russia? They came to power immediately after the revolution in 1918. They were all killed twenty years later.
They discuss a Russian film, Burnt by the Sun, that depicts this reality in the 1930s Stalinist purges. Pageau continues into politically-incorrect no man’s land: we hear all about the atrocities of the fascists, but then we ignore the other side. We don’t really know anything about the atrocities of the Red Wave.
Pageau then offers his theory as to why: basically, we want to hide that the “we” that won World War Two was a “we” that included a monstrous regime as a partner – giving up half of Europe in the meantime. Kotar adds that we also gave up all of our universities at the same time – to the neo-Marxists, “who also have the ability to tell good stories.”
My view: Good stories beat sound reason every time. The best stories teach us something of ourselves. The best stories confirm to reason, as these conform to our purpose. Dry, rational arguments don’t win the day – if they did, we would all be libertarians, as there is no better political argument.
So how did this all happen so fast? How have we so quickly fallen into this abyss? It is because theneo-Marxists know the story-telling structure. They have the symbolism; we lost it. American Ingrate: Ilha... Weingarten, Benjamin Buy New $15.16 (as of 03:43 UTC - Details)
Pageau: Christians in the West have lost it because they were too busy arguing about the age of the earth and about dinosaurs and about things that don’t matter in terms of your actual life. They started to see the Bible as just a bunch of facts that were aligned next to each other. They saw narrative as almost something demonic.
We have given up narrative to the enemy, and they are eating it up (and eating us up). We see it in the entire racial discussion today. The story they are telling is a good one, even if it is lacking in facts. Arguing facts won’t convince those who buy into the narrative – isn’t this overwhelmingly obvious?
We aren’t living through a clash of politics. It is a clash of worldviews, of narrative, of story. And we don’t have a good story. We are living in a very simple good guy / bad guy story, and the majority has willingly taken on the role of the bad guy. If this doesn’t change, this story only ends one way.
Pageau: How do you get out of that? Do you just self-destroy?
Kotar: That’s the only way.
Kotar then offers the “digital black face.” Apparently, this is a thing – people, not mocking, but identifying that they wish they had a different identity. People are separating their identity from their family, place, nation, etc. People have no story, no narrative. They are lost; they don’t even know who to be.
Again, I insert myself: this is the result of individualism run amok. Murray Rothbard warned libertarians of this kind of thinking:
Contemporary libertarians often assume, mistakenly, that individuals are bound to each other only by the nexus of market exchange. They forget that everyone is necessarily born into a family, a language, and a culture.
…usually including an ethnic group, with specific values, cultures, religious beliefs, and traditions.
Returning to the video: The two then enter into a discussion of ancient myths and stories, where there was the possibility to create complexity in the character; for example The Iliad. Even though it is a story told by the Greeks, it isn’t always clear who is the good guy and who is the bad guy. There is the well-known scene of Achilles and Priam, when Priam comes to Achilles to ask for his son’s body. One ends up siding with Priam – the Trojan – in this encounter.
Kotar: But Jonathan, you have to have the capacity of holding more than one idea in your head at a time to be able to do that. I am increasingly seeing the inability to see the possibility of any complexity to any argument.
Modern communication and social media are intended to remove nuance. Kotar offers that these systems were designed to do this: reduce us to our basic needs and wants for the purpose of advertising. We can no longer see the story without first seeing the color of the protagonist.
Tolkien – apparently there is now a discussion that the Orcs are black, and this – obviously – is racist. Kotar offers that Fahrenheit 451 has it right: there will be no books left; all books must be burned.
Kotar: If you have lost your connections to your stories and traditions, you are easily manipulated by anybody. You will be manipulated by anybody who has the best story with the loudest voice.
There is a wonderful discussion about the margin and the center – with lessons to be learned by conservatives and liberals, Christians and atheists. Take a listen, as my writing has gone on too long.
Conclusion
Let the truth of Love be lighted
Let the love of truth shine clear
Sensibility
Armed with sense and liberty
With the Heart and Mind united
In a single perfect sphere
Returning to Kotar’s essay:
After all, Christ himself, reaching down to the level of his fallen creation, told the most compelling truths in the most compelling way: by parables and symbols.
Whether you are a believer or not, you cannot disagree with the fact that Christ’s narratives changed the world. There are numerous lessons here for those who seek liberty.
Reprinted with permission from Bionic Mosquito.
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lewrockwell--2020-07-07--JK Rowling Got ‘Death & Rape Threats’… But Doubles Down on Transism

Criticism of ‘ Harry Potter ’ author JK Rowling ’ s views on the transgender movement has spilled over into “ death and rape threats , ” but she has responded to it with even greater vehemence , sparking fresh outrage on social media .
“ I ’ ve ignored fake tweets attributed to me and RTed widely .
I ’ ve ignored porn tweeted at children on a thread about their art .
I ’ ve ignored death and rape threats .
I ’ m not going to ignore this , ” Rowling tweeted on Sunday , in response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people who take medication “ lazy.
” Dissenters Project : Th ... Collection , Essay Best Price : $ 16.66 Buy New $ 9.95 In an 11-part thread , Rowling blasted the accusation as fake news , revealing that she herself has relied on mental-health medication and what she takes issue with are hormones and surgery being pushed on young people in an effort to ‘ transition ’ their gender , even if that might not be what they actually need or want .
“ Many , myself included , believe we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for young gay people , who are being set on a lifelong path of medicalisation that may result in the loss of their fertility and/or full sexual function , ” the author wrote .
She then linked to a number of articles to back up her claims about medications being pushed too aggressively to teenagers , as well as some featuring people who had ended up regretting their gender transition .
“ As I ’ ve said many times , transition may be the answer for some .
For others , it won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ detransitioners , ” Rowling tweeted .
The Harry Potter author has made her stance on the transgender movement clear in the past , arguing that she ’ s not against transgenderism per se , but against “ toxic ” trans activists who don ’ t allow dissenting views into the conversation without labeling those holding such views as anti-transgender .
Rowling first set off woke-mob alarm bells when she ridiculed a reference in a feature about health and hygiene during the Covid-19 pandemic by online global-development platform Devex .
In an effort to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ referred to “ people who menstruate , ” rather than ‘ women.
’ Beyond Woke Michael Rectenwald Buy New $ 19.99 Her position has caused a real backlash , with fan sites established in homage to her popular Harry Potter novels and even actors from the film franchise based on the books publicly distancing themselves from her .
But still the author has refused to back down .
In addition to her outspoken Sunday tweets , it was noted that she recently unfollowed author Stephen King on Twitter and deleted a message in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after he claimed , “ transgender women are women.
” Rowling ’ s refusal to remain quiet on the subject has merely renewed the criticism from woke posters on social media .
“ Every time I forget about JK Rowling for a second , she comes out with another infuriating statement , ” ‘ Shameless ’ actress Emmy Rossum tweeted , in response to Sunday ’ s thread .
However , Rowling has garnered some public support , with others on Twitter accusing her critics of misconstruing her words as anti-transgender statements instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opinions she is expressing .

Criticism of ‘Harry Potter’ author JK Rowling’s views on the transgender movement has spilled over into “death and rape threats,” but she has responded to it with even greater vehemence, sparking fresh outrage on social media.
“I’ve ignored fake tweets attributed to me and RTed widely. I’ve ignored porn tweeted at children on a thread about their art. I’ve ignored death and rape threats. I’m not going to ignore this,” Rowling tweeted on Sunday, in response to a tweet accusing her of calling people who take medication “lazy.”
I’ve ignored fake tweets attributed to me and RTed widely. I’ve ignored porn tweeted at children on a thread about their art. I’ve ignored death and rape threats. I’m not going to ignore this. 1/11 pic.twitter.com/hfSaGR2UVa — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 5, 2020
Dissenters Project: Th... Collection, Essay Best Price: $16.66 Buy New $9.95 (as of 05:08 UTC - Details) In an 11-part thread, Rowling blasted the accusation as fake news, revealing that she herself has relied on mental-health medication and what she takes issue with are hormones and surgery being pushed on young people in an effort to ‘transition’ their gender, even if that might not be what they actually need or want.
“Many, myself included, believe we are watching a new kind of conversion therapy for young gay people, who are being set on a lifelong path of medicalisation that may result in the loss of their fertility and/or full sexual function,” the author wrote.
She then linked to a number of articles to back up her claims about medications being pushed too aggressively to teenagers, as well as some featuring people who had ended up regretting their gender transition.
“As I’ve said many times, transition may be the answer for some. For others, it won’t – witness the accounts of detransitioners,” Rowling tweeted.
The Harry Potter author has made her stance on the transgender movement clear in the past, arguing that she’s not against transgenderism per se, but against “toxic” trans activists who don’t allow dissenting views into the conversation without labeling those holding such views as anti-transgender.
Rowling first set off woke-mob alarm bells when she ridiculed a reference in a feature about health and hygiene during the Covid-19 pandemic by online global-development platform Devex. In an effort to be more inclusive, the writers had referred to “people who menstruate,” rather than ‘women.’ Beyond Woke Michael Rectenwald Buy New $19.99 (as of 11:37 UTC - Details)
Her position has caused a real backlash, with fan sites established in homage to her popular Harry Potter novels and even actors from the film franchise based on the books publicly distancing themselves from her.
But still the author has refused to back down. In addition to her outspoken Sunday tweets, it was noted that she recently unfollowed author Stephen King on Twitter and deleted a message in which she’d praised him, after he claimed, “transgender women are women.”
Rowling’s refusal to remain quiet on the subject has merely renewed the criticism from woke posters on social media.
“Every time I forget about JK Rowling for a second, she comes out with another infuriating statement,” ‘Shameless’ actress Emmy Rossum tweeted, in response to Sunday’s thread.
Why does JK Rowling need to keep reminding the world that she doesn’t see transgender people’s genders as valid? I hate to say this but trans folks who take hormones, have surgeries etc, KNOW their biology isnt similar to the cis folks who share their gender. We know. We’re aware — BlackPink Apologist (@kat_blaque) July 5, 2020
I just want to get through one week without @jk_rowling using her massive platform to launch a pile-on at someone who disagrees with her. This is bullying. And she’s done it before. Thread (yes, again, sorry) – 1/35 https://t.co/r4MTb9pCdI — Andrew James Carter (@Carter_AndrewJ) July 5, 2020
However, Rowling has garnered some public support, with others on Twitter accusing her critics of misconstruing her words as anti-transgender statements instead of being open to simply debating the opinions she is expressing.
Amazing that JK Rowling is getting completely trashed for simply saying that maybe we should look into the long-term effects of blocking kids’ puberty and causing them permanent psychological and physiological harm. — Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) July 5, 2020
Reprinted from RT News.


lewrockwell--2020-07-07--The Tyranny of Cancel Culture

The Tyranny of Cancel Culture

Trump is right .
Cancel culture is the key weapon in the armoury of the intolerant .
In his 4 July speech at Mount Rushmore , Trump talked about the ‘ political weapon ’ of ‘ cancel culture ’ – the totalitarian thirst for ‘ driving people from their jobs , shaming dissenters , and demanding total submission from anyone who disagrees ’ .
On the cult of wokeness , the ideology of PC that says there is only one way to think about history , race , gender and myriad other issues , Trump declared : ‘ If you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its rituals , recite its mantras , and follow its commandments , then you will be censored , banished , blacklisted , persecuted and punished.
’ Anyone who has been awake at any time over the past four weeks will know that Trump is right .
They will have witnessed the furious , misogynistic rage against JK Rowling for refusing to ‘ speak the language ’ of the new woke elites – in this case the eccentric , science-denying language of ‘ genderfluidity ’ .
They will have seen Britain ’ s foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for refusing to ‘ perform the rituals ’ of the correct-think mob – in this case by taking the knee ( that is , bowing down ) to the slogan of Black Lives Matter and all the identitarian nonsense that lurks behind it .
CANCEL CULTURE : How to ... Reich , Alexander Buy New $ 12.99 And they will have seen black actor and TV host Terry Crews being denounced as a race traitor for refusing to ‘ recite the mantras ’ of the new identitarianism – in Crews ’ case by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black lives matter ’ might morph into a belief that ‘ black lives are better ’ .
In short , Crews was flirting with the great blasphemy of our time – the idea that ‘ all lives matter ’ .
And yet what has been the response to Trump ’ s Mount Rushmore speech from the commentariat and the liberal elites ?
Sheer , bizarre denialism .
They insist cancel culture is a myth .
They say there is no culture war against the past or against ordinary people ’ s moral and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lie spread by right-wingers like Trump , they claim .
In fact , if anyone is igniting a culture war , it ’ s Trump , they say .
‘ Trump fuels culture war at Mount Rushmore ’ , as a New York Times headline put it .
Unassailable : Protect ... Jeftovic , Mark E Best Price : $ 26.03 Buy New $ 14.95 Why is it a culture war when Trump criticises cancel culture and defends the American Revolution , but not a culture war when the New York Times launches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ importance of 1776 , the year America declared independence , and to elevate the importance of 1619 , the year slaves first arrived in the US ?
Why is it a culture war when Trump encourages his supporters to stand up to the new authoritarianism , but not a culture war when the New York Times caves in to its young woke employees and sacks its opinion editor for the crime of publishing a wrongthink piece about the recent George Floyd riots ?
Why is it a culture war when right-wingers complain about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ culture war when the cultural elites enforce such things ?
The reaction to Trump ’ s Mount Rushmore speech has provided a fascinating insight into contemporary wokeness , into the outlook of those convinced that they are in possession of all the correct thoughts and that they must now cleanse and reorder the minds of those who are not .
Marx ’ s Religion ... North , Gary Best Price : $ 15.99 Buy New $ 30.00 The most striking thing is the cognitive dissonance .
Even as statues continue to fall , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ war against the values of the past .
Even as likenesses of George Washington are burnt and abused and monuments to Christopher Columbus are decapitated and daubed with slurs , they insist there ’ s no culture war – except from those who say ‘ Leave the statues alone ’ , of course .
Even as JK Rowling continues to be subjected to a slurry of misogynistic insults – telling her to ‘ suck a lady dick ’ or ‘ fuck off and die ’ – they claim there is no serious culture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lose their jobs for criticising BLM , they say PC cancellation is a myth dreamt up by right-wingers .
It ’ s remarkable .
And revealing .
Such levels of self-deception , such a Kafkaesque ability to be simultaneously engaged in a war against history and wrongthink while publicly insisting that these things only exist in the fevered imaginations of the likes of Trump and the people who vote for him , speaks to the dangers of life in the echo chamber .

Trump is right. Cancel culture is the key weapon in the armoury of the intolerant. In his 4 July speech at Mount Rushmore, Trump talked about the ‘political weapon’ of ‘cancel culture’ – the totalitarian thirst for ‘driving people from their jobs, shaming dissenters, and demanding total submission from anyone who disagrees’.
On the cult of wokeness, the ideology of PC that says there is only one way to think about history, race, gender and myriad other issues, Trump declared: ‘If you do not speak its language, perform its rituals, recite its mantras, and follow its commandments, then you will be censored, banished, blacklisted, persecuted and punished.’
Anyone who has been awake at any time over the past four weeks will know that Trump is right. They will have witnessed the furious, misogynistic rage against JK Rowling for refusing to ‘speak the language’ of the new woke elites – in this case the eccentric, science-denying language of ‘genderfluidity’. They will have seen Britain’s foreign secretary Dominic Raab being mauled for days for refusing to ‘perform the rituals’ of the correct-think mob – in this case by taking the knee (that is, bowing down) to the slogan of Black Lives Matter and all the identitarian nonsense that lurks behind it. CANCEL CULTURE: How to... Reich, Alexander Buy New $12.99 (as of 04:40 UTC - Details)
And they will have seen black actor and TV host Terry Crews being denounced as a race traitor for refusing to ‘recite the mantras’ of the new identitarianism – in Crews’ case by expressing concern that the cry of ‘black lives matter’ might morph into a belief that ‘black lives are better’. In short, Crews was flirting with the great blasphemy of our time – the idea that ‘all lives matter’.
And yet what has been the response to Trump’s Mount Rushmore speech from the commentariat and the liberal elites? Sheer, bizarre denialism. They insist cancel culture is a myth. They say there is no culture war against the past or against ordinary people’s moral and cultural values. That’s a lie spread by right-wingers like Trump, they claim. In fact, if anyone is igniting a culture war, it’s Trump, they say. ‘Trump fuels culture war at Mount Rushmore’, as a New York Times headline put it. Unassailable: Protect ... Jeftovic, Mark E Best Price: $26.03 Buy New $14.95 (as of 05:08 UTC - Details)
Why is it a culture war when Trump criticises cancel culture and defends the American Revolution, but not a culture war when the New York Times launches a vast multimedia project to diminish the importance of 1776, the year America declared independence, and to elevate the importance of 1619, the year slaves first arrived in the US? Why is it a culture war when Trump encourages his supporters to stand up to the new authoritarianism, but not a culture war when the New York Times caves in to its young woke employees and sacks its opinion editor for the crime of publishing a wrongthink piece about the recent George Floyd riots? Why is it a culture war when right-wingers complain about intolerance and censorship, but not a culture war when the cultural elites enforce such things?
The reaction to Trump’s Mount Rushmore speech has provided a fascinating insight into contemporary wokeness, into the outlook of those convinced that they are in possession of all the correct thoughts and that they must now cleanse and reorder the minds of those who are not. Marx’s Religion ... North, Gary Best Price: $15.99 Buy New $30.00 (as of 06:00 UTC - Details)
The most striking thing is the cognitive dissonance. Even as statues continue to fall, these people claim there is no culture war against the values of the past. Even as likenesses of George Washington are burnt and abused and monuments to Christopher Columbus are decapitated and daubed with slurs, they insist there’s no culture war – except from those who say ‘Leave the statues alone’, of course. Even as JK Rowling continues to be subjected to a slurry of misogynistic insults – telling her to ‘suck a lady dick’ or ‘fuck off and die’ – they claim there is no serious culture of intolerance. Even as people literally lose their jobs for criticising BLM, they say PC cancellation is a myth dreamt up by right-wingers.
It’s remarkable. And revealing. Such levels of self-deception, such a Kafkaesque ability to be simultaneously engaged in a war against history and wrongthink while publicly insisting that these things only exist in the fevered imaginations of the likes of Trump and the people who vote for him, speaks to the dangers of life in the echo chamber.
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lewrockwell--2020-07-08--The End of Modernity

The End of Modernity

The other day I was in line ( social distancing ) to receive communion .
There was a baby in a carriage looking up at me but with no emotion whatsoever .
As I smiled there was no reaction , only a blank stare .
I was wearing a mask .
I then turned to see that its mother was also wearing a mask .
What kind of children will be raised in a masked society ?
Many people in my internet world now see with alarm a new level of population control .
Peter Hitchens , C.J .
Hopkins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reading ; and this one by Gareth Roberts comparing our new world order to the Village from the Patrick McGoohan series the Prisoner is I think especially accurate in the type of horror ( with a smile ) society is becoming .
A Republic Under Assau ... Fitton , Tom Buy New $ 30.00 I feel like I am participating in a kind of giant Milgram experiment where the population of the world ( at least the developed world ) is being socialized into unthinking , fear inspired obedience .
Terrorism , financial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cultural revolution are all top down events aimed at creating a docile , obedient population .
It is clear that to the powers that be , all human relationships , simple pleasures , social and psychological needs are expendable .
All individual humans are expendable .
It is telling that the elite has politically dropped the working class in favor of extreme environmentalism and immigration .
Human labor ( at least in the developed world ) is no longer seen as being essential .
As James Corbett has documented , the achieved goal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wat ... Watkins , Richter Best Price : $ 10.81 Buy New $ 9.99 The Renaissance was the transition from a culture centered on Christianity ( the age of faith as exemplified by Chartres Cathedral ) to the human centered modern culture ( the age of human individuality as exemplified by Da Vinci ’ s Vitruvian Man ) .
This was the age of modernity , but modernity is now over ; the dystopian present is a postmodern , post-human world as exemplified by the robot Sophia .
As our human individuality will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every move and purchase will be noted and approved by an electronic system of control , our very DNA will be at the mercy of mandatory vaccines .
In these troubling times I fear for my family .
I find it very difficult to discuss these fears with my wife who is French and a journalist so sees the world through very different lenses than me .
I recently met a group of friends , all graduates from the elite French university Science Po , on a lovely evening at an outdoor bar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and intelligent gentleman I was speaking with did not wear a mask , but had total belief in the virus and the government .
I tried to present a different point of view though I doubt that I was convincing .
In these desperate times , I feel the two actions that are essential are to take courage and to pray .
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The other day I was in line (social distancing) to receive communion. There was a baby in a carriage looking up at me but with no emotion whatsoever. As I smiled there was no reaction, only a blank stare. I was wearing a mask. I then turned to see that its mother was also wearing a mask. What kind of children will be raised in a masked society?
Many people in my internet world now see with alarm a new level of population control. Peter Hitchens, C.J. Hopkins, the Bionic Mosquito, are worth reading; and this one by Gareth Roberts comparing our new world order to the Village from the Patrick McGoohan series the Prisoner is I think especially accurate in the type of horror (with a smile) society is becoming.
A Republic Under Assau... Fitton, Tom Buy New $30.00 (as of 03:00 UTC - Details) I feel like I am participating in a kind of giant Milgram experiment where the population of the world (at least the developed world) is being socialized into unthinking, fear inspired obedience. Terrorism, financial collapse, epidemics and biosecurity, and cultural revolution are all top down events aimed at creating a docile, obedient population. It is clear that to the powers that be, all human relationships, simple pleasures, social and psychological needs are expendable. All individual humans are expendable. It is telling that the elite has politically dropped the working class in favor of extreme environmentalism and immigration. Human labor (at least in the developed world) is no longer seen as being essential. As James Corbett has documented, the achieved goal is population control.
America On Suicide Wat... Watkins, Richter Best Price: $10.81 Buy New $9.99 (as of 03:43 UTC - Details) The Renaissance was the transition from a culture centered on Christianity (the age of faith as exemplified by Chartres Cathedral) to the human centered modern culture (the age of human individuality as exemplified by Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man). This was the age of modernity, but modernity is now over; the dystopian present is a postmodern, post-human world as exemplified by the robot Sophia. As our human individuality will be covered by a mask, our every move and purchase will be noted and approved by an electronic system of control, our very DNA will be at the mercy of mandatory vaccines.
In these troubling times I fear for my family. I find it very difficult to discuss these fears with my wife who is French and a journalist so sees the world through very different lenses than me. I recently met a group of friends, all graduates from the elite French university Science Po, on a lovely evening at an outdoor bar along the Seine. A very nice and intelligent gentleman I was speaking with did not wear a mask, but had total belief in the virus and the government. I tried to present a different point of view though I doubt that I was convincing.
In these desperate times, I feel the two actions that are essential are to take courage and to pray.
The Best of Ira Katz


lewrockwell--2020-07-08--Why the Police Must Be Removed From the Equation

In America , no one likes the police… not really .
There are many , perhaps even half of Americans , who conceptually support the idea of the police , but virtually no one likes what the police have become .
At one time , the fellow in the image above was America ’ s idea of the neighborhood cop .
Today , if one were to conjure up an image of a policeman , it would be a more Darth Vader-like image of a man whose face is obscured by mask , goggles and helmet , wearing body armour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Decades ago , the local cop was looked upon as a good guy – part of the community .
He may not have been thought of as having been part of the intelligentsia , but he did receive his training under the concept of “ serve and protect , ” and for the most part , he behaved accordingly .
The End of Policing Vitale , Alex S. Best Price : $ 13.44 Buy New $ 11.68 But that ’ s no longer so .
Somewhere along the line , policemen ceased to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serve and protect , ” and now receive an entirely different form of training that focuses on control .
Not long ago , I watched a police training video in which police recruits were being led by a trainer , punching their fists in the air in unison , and shouting repeatedly , “ I have the power !
I have the power !
” And , unfortunately , that ’ s the direction the police in America have gravitated to – if not on a national level , then at least in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is quite an important change .
Once the latest batch of recruits have been indoctrinated into the concept that “ You must submit to my authority , ” there will be more frequent extremes in force , including some actual homicides .
Whilst most police will be likely to maintain a measure of self-control , there will be those few who , if any resistance occurs , will go to any length to achieve submission , including homicide .
Of course , if the police are trained primarily to control the citizenry rather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community , they will eventually inspire alienation , resentment and hatred .
But if we ’ re objective , we ’ ll recognize that , periodically , there have always been community protests and that they ’ ve sometimes become violent .
In each such case the local police have been called in .
So , what ’ s different now ?
Well , although few police have actually overstepped their authority and become unreasonably forceful , they tend to all be tarred with the same brush – both the protestors and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fascist and racist – even those police who are the same race as their accusers .
The War on Police : How ... Roorda , Jeff Best Price : $ 6.83 Buy New $ 14.49 Clearly , logic is not a deterrent to typecasting .
This is not the first time such accusations have occurred – they tend to pop up whenever police are tasked with controlling crowds .
But now we ’ re seeing a new twist .
Governors , mayors , police commissioners and even police chiefs now routinely apologise for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s tendency to lump them all together as being fascist and racist .
This has not resulted in a toning down of the vitriol heaped on the police .
Quite the contrary – the rhetoric has only become louder and is led on a daily basis by the media .
And we ’ re now beginning to see the reaction by the police themselves .
Those who previously accepted their task of confronting protesters and rioters have begun to call in sick en masse , or even walk away from their jobs entirely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that their disappearance from duty will make both the public and their own superiors swallow hard and say , “ We ’ re sorry , I guess we were too harsh .
We should have supported you in doing the job you were hired to do .
Please come back.
” But this is not what will happen .
Those who are in the upper reaches of the police hierarchy will try to save their own skins , and will take a knee , on camera , in apology for their officers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the front-line police from their superiors .
The War on Cops : How t ... Mac Donald , Heather Best Price : $ 16.73 Buy New $ 16.61 At the same time , we ’ re seeing placards by the thousands , reading , “ Defund the Police.
” And this is not a mere idle threat .
The media now promote a programme under which most police duties would be turned over to social workers , mental health practitioners , and “ victim advocates.
” So , the objective here is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funds , diminishing the numbers of actual police drastically .
It would appear that only a small segment of the population actually support this concept , yet the great majority who may well fear diminished police protection are noticeably silent , apparently fearful of appearing to be politically incorrect .
The outcome would be to de-fang police at the local level , to render them incapable of the “ protect ” portion of “ serve and protect.
” But why ?
And why now ?
Well , the US has entered an economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s perceived by most to be a downturn due to the coronavirus , but it will soon become apparent that it is a major crisis that has only just begun .
And it will be devastating to the lives of Americans .
Soon , they ’ ll figure out that the government , the banksters , et al , have robbed them of their economic stability and they ’ re headed for a state of neo-serfdom .
The Courageous Police ... Chaix , JC Best Price : $ 35.81 Buy New $ 18.99 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be widespread unrest and riots as a result .
At this point , the US has a host of federal enforcement agencies : the NSA , DHS , USMS , CIA , FBI , BOP , USSS , TSA , CBP , BIS , OLE , DIA , NGA , OCR , FAMS , DEA , National Guard and literally dozens of others .
If and when the people of the US begin to rebel on a significant scale , it would not be at all surprising if some or most of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dissent .
And this perception is not by any means conjecture or “ conspiracy theory.
” The 2001 Patriot Act and 2011 National Defense Authorization Act effectively allow the entire US to be redefined as a battleground , to be controlled by martial law .
Of course , if federal troops are deployed in the US , the group of combat-trained individuals who are most likely to stand against them would be the local police .
After all , it ’ s their own communities that would be under fire , their own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ History has shown that , when the central government ’ s troops move in to control a population , the local enforcers often turn against them and become their adversaries .
Therefore , a federal government would be wise to diminish that potential opposition , months prior to any major move toward martial law .
If that is indeed what ’ s in store , we should not be surprised if the central government and the media work together to remove the local police from the equation .

In America, no one likes the police… not really.
There are many, perhaps even half of Americans, who conceptually support the idea of the police, but virtually no one likes what the police have become.
At one time, the fellow in the image above was America’s idea of the neighborhood cop. Today, if one were to conjure up an image of a policeman, it would be a more Darth Vader-like image of a man whose face is obscured by mask, goggles and helmet, wearing body armour, and carrying an assault weapon.
Decades ago, the local cop was looked upon as a good guy – part of the community. He may not have been thought of as having been part of the intelligentsia, but he did receive his training under the concept of “serve and protect,” and for the most part, he behaved accordingly. The End of Policing Vitale, Alex S. Best Price: $13.44 Buy New $11.68 (as of 03:15 UTC - Details)
But that’s no longer so.
Somewhere along the line, policemen ceased to receive training under the heading of “serve and protect,” and now receive an entirely different form of training that focuses on control.
Not long ago, I watched a police training video in which police recruits were being led by a trainer, punching their fists in the air in unison, and shouting repeatedly, “I have the power! I have the power!”
And, unfortunately, that’s the direction the police in America have gravitated to – if not on a national level, then at least in areas of high population concentration.
This is quite an important change. Once the latest batch of recruits have been indoctrinated into the concept that “You must submit to my authority,” there will be more frequent extremes in force, including some actual homicides. Whilst most police will be likely to maintain a measure of self-control, there will be those few who, if any resistance occurs, will go to any length to achieve submission, including homicide.
Of course, if the police are trained primarily to control the citizenry rather than to be a part of the community, they will eventually inspire alienation, resentment and hatred.
But if we’re objective, we’ll recognize that, periodically, there have always been community protests and that they’ve sometimes become violent. In each such case the local police have been called in.
So, what’s different now?
Well, although few police have actually overstepped their authority and become unreasonably forceful, they tend to all be tarred with the same brush – both the protestors and the media tend to label them all as fascist and racist – even those police who are the same race as their accusers. The War on Police: How... Roorda, Jeff Best Price: $6.83 Buy New $14.49 (as of 04:58 UTC - Details)
Clearly, logic is not a deterrent to typecasting.
This is not the first time such accusations have occurred – they tend to pop up whenever police are tasked with controlling crowds.
But now we’re seeing a new twist.
Governors, mayors, police commissioners and even police chiefs now routinely apologise for their officers, accepting the media’s tendency to lump them all together as being fascist and racist.
This has not resulted in a toning down of the vitriol heaped on the police. Quite the contrary – the rhetoric has only become louder and is led on a daily basis by the media.
And we’re now beginning to see the reaction by the police themselves. Those who previously accepted their task of confronting protesters and rioters have begun to call in sick en masse, or even walk away from their jobs entirely.
No doubt they’re hoping that their disappearance from duty will make both the public and their own superiors swallow hard and say, “We’re sorry, I guess we were too harsh. We should have supported you in doing the job you were hired to do. Please come back.”
But this is not what will happen. Those who are in the upper reaches of the police hierarchy will try to save their own skins, and will take a knee, on camera, in apology for their officers.
This will only serve to further polarize the front-line police from their superiors. The War on Cops: How t... Mac Donald, Heather Best Price: $16.73 Buy New $16.61 (as of 05:30 UTC - Details)
At the same time, we’re seeing placards by the thousands, reading, “Defund the Police.”
And this is not a mere idle threat. The media now promote a programme under which most police duties would be turned over to social workers, mental health practitioners, and “victim advocates.”
So, the objective here is not to defund, but to re-allocate those funds, diminishing the numbers of actual police drastically.
It would appear that only a small segment of the population actually support this concept, yet the great majority who may well fear diminished police protection are noticeably silent, apparently fearful of appearing to be politically incorrect.
The outcome would be to de-fang police at the local level, to render them incapable of the “protect” portion of “serve and protect.”
But why? And why now?
Well, the US has entered an economic crisis. At present, it’s perceived by most to be a downturn due to the coronavirus, but it will soon become apparent that it is a major crisis that has only just begun.
And it will be devastating to the lives of Americans.
Soon, they’ll figure out that the government, the banksters, et al, have robbed them of their economic stability and they’re headed for a state of neo-serfdom. The Courageous Police ... Chaix, JC Best Price: $35.81 Buy New $18.99 (as of 04:27 UTC - Details)
There can be no doubt that there will be widespread unrest and riots as a result. At this point, the US has a host of federal enforcement agencies: the NSA, DHS, USMS, CIA, FBI, BOP, USSS, TSA, CBP, BIS, OLE, DIA, NGA, OCR, FAMS, DEA, National Guard and literally dozens of others.
If and when the people of the US begin to rebel on a significant scale, it would not be at all surprising if some or most of these agencies were called out to suppress dissent.
And this perception is not by any means conjecture or “conspiracy theory.” The 2001 Patriot Act and 2011 National Defense Authorization Act effectively allow the entire US to be redefined as a battleground, to be controlled by martial law.
Of course, if federal troops are deployed in the US, the group of combat-trained individuals who are most likely to stand against them would be the local police. After all, it’s their own communities that would be under fire, their own neighbours who would be the casualties.
History has shown that, when the central government’s troops move in to control a population, the local enforcers often turn against them and become their adversaries.
Therefore, a federal government would be wise to diminish that potential opposition, months prior to any major move toward martial law.
If that is indeed what’s in store, we should not be surprised if the central government and the media work together to remove the local police from the equation.
Reprinted with permission from International Man.


lewrockwell--2020-07-08--A Culture War Battle Trump Can Win

A Culture War Battle Trump Can Win

Speaking at Mount Rushmore on Friday , and from the White House lawn on Saturday , July 4 , Donald Trump recast the presidential race .
He seized upon an issue that can turn his fortunes around , and the wounded howls of the media testify to the power of his message .
Standing beneath the mammoth carved images of Presidents Washington , Jefferson , Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt , Trump declared : “ Angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders , deface our most sacred memorials , and unleash a wave of violent crime in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up of Marxists , criminals and anarchists .
Their cause is a cultural revolution .
“ Their goal is not a better America .
Their goal is the end of America.
” The Stakes : The 2020 E ... Anton , Michael Buy New $ 28.99 After reciting the achievements of his four predecessors , Trump added : “ No movement that seeks to dismantle these treasured American legacies can possibly have a love of America at its heart.
” Then he put it right into the basement hideaway of Joe Biden : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the destruction of this resplendent heritage can possibly lead us to a better future.
” Trump is calling out Biden ’ s silence in the face of an onslaught against our heroes and history as manifest political cowardice that makes Biden a moral accomplice of the mobs .
One day , Basement Boy is going to have to speak out .
Where was Biden when Trump was standing up for America on Independence Day ?
As his Party tweeted that Trump ’ s trip to Mount Rushmore was aimed at “ glorifying white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the need “ to rip the roots of systemic racism ” out of America .
Does that sound like Harry Truman or JFK ?
Obsession : Inside the ... York , Byron Buy New $ 28.99 So the lines are drawn for 2020 .
On one side are those who believe America is a good country , the greatest the world has ever seen , and that the men who created this miracle should be respected , revered and remembered .
That is not the view of the left wing of the Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were exploding on the Mall , a Baltimore mob was tearing down , smashing up and dumping into the Inner Harbor a landmark statue of Christopher Columbus .
That statue stood next to the Baltimore neighborhood of Little Italy and had been dedicated in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan .
Do the haters of Columbus think that destroying Columbus ’ statues across America will not anger and alienate Americans of Italian descent who revere the explorer ?
Does Biden think Italian-Americans will reward a candidate and party that will not renounce the mob @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Was ... McFarland , KT Best Price : $ 26.08 Buy New $ 22.54 As the left wing of the Democratic Party embraces the “ defund the police ” movement , how long will it hold onto voters who are today watching murder rates climb to new records ?
During Independence Day weekend in Chicago , 80 people were shot , and 17 of them killed .
In New York City , the number of shooting victims has risen this year by 50 % .
In June , there were 250 shootings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 .
Mayor Bill de Blasio ’ s response : cutting $ 1 billion from the NYPD budget .
Over July 4 , an armed Black militia arrived at the reopening of the Stone Mountain monument in Georgia , which features huge carved images of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson .
They want its destruction .
Trump is charged with “ dividing the nation.
” But it is not Trump trashing cops or providing cover for “ protests ” marked by looting and arson .
Nor is it Trump tearing down memorials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past .
BLITZ : Trump Will Smas ... Horowitz , David Buy New $ 25.19 Where the Democratic Party has been a portrait in indecisiveness , Trump has been clear .
He stands with the cops who have gone through a hellish six weeks .
He stands against defacing statues and destroying monuments .
He has denounced the rioting , looting and arson that have accompanied protests the media never cease to describe as “ peaceful.
” It is not Trump who is dividing America .
He has pledged to resist the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential arsenal .
There are four months until November ’ s election , 18 weeks until America decides : Do we want to continue an era of protests that revert to rioting , looting and arson ?
Do we want to see police departments further constricted and trashed as neo-fascist ?
Do we wish to see statues of presidents from Washington , Jefferson , Jackson , Lincoln and Grant to Teddy Roosevelt trashed by mobs that hate America , hate her heroes and hate her history ?
Trump ’ s stand for tradition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stand the president can take .
And it is a necessary stand .
For this culture war is going to last long after this presidency .
And it is going to determine what kind of country we shall become .
Will it be the great and glorious republic of the past or the social and cultural Marxist hellhole that is the promise of the mobs ?
Trump just played the patriotism card , the correct card to play , and it may just work for his reelection .
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Speaking at Mount Rushmore on Friday, and from the White House lawn on Saturday, July 4, Donald Trump recast the presidential race.
He seized upon an issue that can turn his fortunes around, and the wounded howls of the media testify to the power of his message.
Standing beneath the mammoth carved images of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt, Trump declared: “Angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders, deface our most sacred memorials, and unleash a wave of violent crime in our cities.”
These mobs are made up of Marxists, criminals and anarchists. Their cause is a cultural revolution. “Their goal is not a better America. Their goal is the end of America.” The Stakes: The 2020 E... Anton, Michael Buy New $28.99 (as of 03:16 UTC - Details)
After reciting the achievements of his four predecessors, Trump added: “No movement that seeks to dismantle these treasured American legacies can possibly have a love of America at its heart.”
Then he put it right into the basement hideaway of Joe Biden: “No person who remains quiet at the destruction of this resplendent heritage can possibly lead us to a better future.”
Trump is calling out Biden’s silence in the face of an onslaught against our heroes and history as manifest political cowardice that makes Biden a moral accomplice of the mobs.
One day, Basement Boy is going to have to speak out.
Where was Biden when Trump was standing up for America on Independence Day?
As his Party tweeted that Trump’s trip to Mount Rushmore was aimed at “glorifying white supremacy,” Biden was wailing about the need “to rip the roots of systemic racism” out of America.
Does that sound like Harry Truman or JFK? Obsession: Inside the ... York, Byron Buy New $28.99 (as of 03:14 UTC - Details)
So the lines are drawn for 2020.
On one side are those who believe America is a good country, the greatest the world has ever seen, and that the men who created this miracle should be respected, revered and remembered.
That is not the view of the left wing of the Democratic Party.
For even as the fireworks were exploding on the Mall, a Baltimore mob was tearing down, smashing up and dumping into the Inner Harbor a landmark statue of Christopher Columbus.
That statue stood next to the Baltimore neighborhood of Little Italy and had been dedicated in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan.
Do the haters of Columbus think that destroying Columbus’ statues across America will not anger and alienate Americans of Italian descent who revere the explorer? Does Biden think Italian-Americans will reward a candidate and party that will not renounce the mob that did this? Revolution: Trump, Was... McFarland, KT Best Price: $26.08 Buy New $22.54 (as of 03:14 UTC - Details)
As the left wing of the Democratic Party embraces the “defund the police” movement, how long will it hold onto voters who are today watching murder rates climb to new records?
During Independence Day weekend in Chicago, 80 people were shot, and 17 of them killed.
In New York City, the number of shooting victims has risen this year by 50%. In June, there were 250 shootings, an increase of 150 over June 2019. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s response: cutting $1 billion from the NYPD budget.
Over July 4, an armed Black militia arrived at the reopening of the Stone Mountain monument in Georgia, which features huge carved images of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. They want its destruction.
Trump is charged with “dividing the nation.”
But it is not Trump trashing cops or providing cover for “protests” marked by looting and arson. Nor is it Trump tearing down memorials and monuments to the great Americans of the past. BLITZ: Trump Will Smas... Horowitz, David Buy New $25.19 (as of 02:44 UTC - Details)
Where the Democratic Party has been a portrait in indecisiveness, Trump has been clear. He stands with the cops who have gone through a hellish six weeks. He stands against defacing statues and destroying monuments. He has denounced the rioting, looting and arson that have accompanied protests the media never cease to describe as “peaceful.”
It is not Trump who is dividing America. He has pledged to resist the rampages with all the weapons in his presidential arsenal.
There are four months until November’s election, 18 weeks until America decides: Do we want to continue an era of protests that revert to rioting, looting and arson? Do we want to see police departments further constricted and trashed as neo-fascist?
Do we wish to see statues of presidents from Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln and Grant to Teddy Roosevelt trashed by mobs that hate America, hate her heroes and hate her history?
Trump’s stand for tradition and against mob rule is the only stand the president can take. And it is a necessary stand. For this culture war is going to last long after this presidency. And it is going to determine what kind of country we shall become.
Will it be the great and glorious republic of the past or the social and cultural Marxist hellhole that is the promise of the mobs?
Trump just played the patriotism card, the correct card to play, and it may just work for his reelection.
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