lewrockwell--2020-06-22--Looking for Moral Foundations (in All the Wrong Places)

A debate unfolded in March last year in American Greatness between Chronicles contributor Mark Pulliam and the Claremont Institute ’ s Edward Erler , a devotee of Harry Jaffa .
According to Erler , Robert Bork and others who adhered to strict constitutional originalism were essentially moral nihilists because they would not apply natural law standards to our governing document .
From Erler ’ s Jaffaite perspective , the Constitution ’ s authors supposedly viewed the Declaration of Independence as America ’ s true founding text .
The Founders supposedly felt the Constitution had to be interpreted through the passage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ created equal .
That “ natural right ” principle enabled the Founders , and later Abraham Lincoln and Civil War-era Radical Republican Thaddeus Stevens , to grasp properly the Constitution ’ s true meaning .
In contrast , Erler alleged , Bork and Pulliam ’ s morally adrift originalist views would uphold abortion laws and other outrages , provided they were enacted under constitutional rules .
Erler ’ s brief reveals questionable assumptions .
For example , even assuming the authors of the Constitution thought the Declaration was important , we have no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the phrase “ all men are created equal.
” There were certainly other thoughts found in the Declaration ; perhaps the most relevant fact about it for the Constitution ’ s writers was that it recognized the independence of the American colonies .
Praise for that document when I was growing up in the 1950s centered on the achievement of American independence , and far less on the equality that Erler wants us to celebrate .
The Declaration of Ind ... Best Price : $ 3.00 Buy New $ 16.15 Although Lincoln @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ all men are created equal , ” he did so during the Civil War to justify a bloody invasion of the seceded Southern states , as driven by a crusade against slavery .
Why should we make Lincoln ’ s wartime strategy the cornerstone of the American national experience going back to the gaining of national independence in 1776 ?
And why would I think , like Erler , that Radical Republican efforts to create a permanent black electorate in the South , partly by stripping former Confederate soldiers of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s favorite passage in the Declaration ?
Why wouldn ’ t I rather think that Stevens and other ruthless business tycoons were just taking advantage of their onetime fellow-Americans who lost disastrously in a bid for independence ?
According to Barry Shain ’ s voluminous study , The Declaration of Independence in Historical Context ( 2014 ) , natural rights had a specific meaning for early Americans .
It referred to rights to self-preservation , religious freedom , and national independence .
Shain finds it impossible to extract from this limited understanding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ democratic equality .
According to Shain , John Dickinson of Pennsylvania , who attended the Second Continental Congress as one of its most prominent members , regretted the mention of natural rights in the Congress ’ s proceedings .
A monarchist , hoping for reconciliation with the British Crown , Dickinson insisted on “ no claims , no rights ” in petitioning the British sovereign .
His view was not uncommon among the moderates in the Congress .
In the Virginia Declaration of Rights promulgated in 1776 , the principle of equality applies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Namely , the enjoyment of life and liberty , with the means of acquiring and possessing property , and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
” Patriotic Plates Party ... Buy New $ 28.95 Although John Locke , whom the Claremonters place on a pedestal , spoke about natural rights , these inborn rights did not confer an equal right to citizenship .
Locke lived easily with the institution of slavery and inserted passages protecting it into the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina , which he drafted for property owners in the Carolinas in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Locke ’ s mythic State of Nature had the right to accept or reject applicants for membership in civil society .
In any case , Locke ’ s notion of equality was far more limited than the modern egalitarianism promoted by Jaffa or Erler and did not exclude the protection of human bondage .
Locke invested without apparent scruples in the Royal African Company that monopolized England ’ s slave trade .
Although Locke made frequent references to natural law as well as natural rights , he viewed them as different concepts .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to self-preservation and property , the former was about duty , e.g.
, the obligation not to steal and the care that parents owe children .
With due respect to Erler , it is impossible to figure out what Locke ’ s position on the Obergefell decision legalizing gay marriage would have been from the references to Natural Law in his Two Treatises on civil society .
Presumably , Locke would have opposed that bizarre decision , as would have most of humanity until a few years ago .
Still , he does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law of the kind one might find in the medieval scholastics .
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One of Erler ’ s concerns is to arrive at the proper legal and moral position on abortion .
Unfortunately , I can not get an idea of the proper moral position on abortion from reading the Claremonters ’ favorite lines in the Declaration .
Does the fact that we are all created equal mean that a pregnant woman should not be able to dispose of her fetus ?
The left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this , based on their belief that a fetus is not a human being .
The all-men-created-equal passage does not answer the question about the ontological status of the fetus .
It simply asserts something about how we should view the status of those already widely assumed to be human .
But perhaps we should read the passage through the authorized gloss of Harry Jaffa , which supposedly would remove the hermeneutical difficulty .
Since there is no other way one could arrive at Erler ’ s interpretations , faith in that source @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a more serious note , for those who have time to spare , I recommend David Gordon ’ s exhaustive refutation of Professor Jaffa ’ s efforts at combining political philosophy with moral edification , which is found in his writings on The Mises Institute ’ s website .
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A debate unfolded in March last year in American Greatness between Chronicles contributor Mark Pulliam and the Claremont Institute’s Edward Erler, a devotee of Harry Jaffa. According to Erler, Robert Bork and others who adhered to strict constitutional originalism were essentially moral nihilists because they would not apply natural law standards to our governing document.
From Erler’s Jaffaite perspective, the Constitution’s authors supposedly viewed the Declaration of Independence as America’s true founding text. The Founders supposedly felt the Constitution had to be interpreted through the passage in the Declaration about all men being created equal. That “natural right” principle enabled the Founders, and later Abraham Lincoln and Civil War-era Radical Republican Thaddeus Stevens, to grasp properly the Constitution’s true meaning. In contrast, Erler alleged, Bork and Pulliam’s morally adrift originalist views would uphold abortion laws and other outrages, provided they were enacted under constitutional rules.
Erler’s brief reveals questionable assumptions. For example, even assuming the authors of the Constitution thought the Declaration was important, we have no reason to think the Founders were infatuated with the phrase “all men are created equal.” There were certainly other thoughts found in the Declaration; perhaps the most relevant fact about it for the Constitution’s writers was that it recognized the independence of the American colonies. Praise for that document when I was growing up in the 1950s centered on the achievement of American independence, and far less on the equality that Erler wants us to celebrate. The Declaration of Ind... Best Price: $3.00 Buy New $16.15 (as of 04:17 UTC - Details)
Although Lincoln stressed a founding based on the notion that “all men are created equal,” he did so during the Civil War to justify a bloody invasion of the seceded Southern states, as driven by a crusade against slavery. Why should we make Lincoln’s wartime strategy the cornerstone of the American national experience going back to the gaining of national independence in 1776? And why would I think, like Erler, that Radical Republican efforts to create a permanent black electorate in the South, partly by stripping former Confederate soldiers of their citizenship, was driven by Harry Jaffa’s favorite passage in the Declaration? Why wouldn’t I rather think that Stevens and other ruthless business tycoons were just taking advantage of their onetime fellow-Americans who lost disastrously in a bid for independence?
According to Barry Shain’s voluminous study, The Declaration of Independence in Historical Context (2014), natural rights had a specific meaning for early Americans. It referred to rights to self-preservation, religious freedom, and national independence. Shain finds it impossible to extract from this limited understanding of rights the idea of a universalized democratic equality.
According to Shain, John Dickinson of Pennsylvania, who attended the Second Continental Congress as one of its most prominent members, regretted the mention of natural rights in the Congress’s proceedings. A monarchist, hoping for reconciliation with the British Crown, Dickinson insisted on “no claims, no rights” in petitioning the British sovereign. His view was not uncommon among the moderates in the Congress. In the Virginia Declaration of Rights promulgated in 1776, the principle of equality applies specifically to existing property rights, “Namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.” Patriotic Plates Party... Buy New $28.95 (as of 04:17 UTC - Details)
Although John Locke, whom the Claremonters place on a pedestal, spoke about natural rights, these inborn rights did not confer an equal right to citizenship. Locke lived easily with the institution of slavery and inserted passages protecting it into the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina, which he drafted for property owners in the Carolinas in 1669. Those who came out of Locke’s mythic State of Nature had the right to accept or reject applicants for membership in civil society.
In any case, Locke’s notion of equality was far more limited than the modern egalitarianism promoted by Jaffa or Erler and did not exclude the protection of human bondage. Locke invested without apparent scruples in the Royal African Company that monopolized England’s slave trade.
Although Locke made frequent references to natural law as well as natural rights, he viewed them as different concepts. While the latter was about the rights to self-preservation and property, the former was about duty, e.g., the obligation not to steal and the care that parents owe children. With due respect to Erler, it is impossible to figure out what Locke’s position on the Obergefell decision legalizing gay marriage would have been from the references to Natural Law in his Two Treatises on civil society. Presumably, Locke would have opposed that bizarre decision, as would have most of humanity until a few years ago. Still, he does not provide a full-blown theory of natural law of the kind one might find in the medieval scholastics. 2020 Silver American E... Check Amazon for Pricing.
One of Erler’s concerns is to arrive at the proper legal and moral position on abortion. Unfortunately, I cannot get an idea of the proper moral position on abortion from reading the Claremonters’ favorite lines in the Declaration. Does the fact that we are all created equal mean that a pregnant woman should not be able to dispose of her fetus? The left would still be able to emphatically deny this, based on their belief that a fetus is not a human being. The all-men-created-equal passage does not answer the question about the ontological status of the fetus. It simply asserts something about how we should view the status of those already widely assumed to be human.
But perhaps we should read the passage through the authorized gloss of Harry Jaffa, which supposedly would remove the hermeneutical difficulty. Since there is no other way one could arrive at Erler’s interpretations, faith in that source of revelation may be necessary!
On a more serious note, for those who have time to spare, I recommend David Gordon’s exhaustive refutation of Professor Jaffa’s efforts at combining political philosophy with moral edification, which is found in his writings on The Mises Institute’s website.
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lewrockwell--2020-06-22--Is the Mightiest Country in History Ready To Take a Big Fall?

The mightiest country in the world falling to a competitor ?
Unimaginable .
Nobody has as many aircraft carriers as America does .
Nobody has more gold than the U.S. Nah , impossible .
The land of the free , the home of the brave .
The country that people around the world want to emigrate to .
The country that has a “ manifest destiny.
” The country that brags it has the most advanced healthcare system , and the largest economy – – – $ 20+ trillion GDP ; That spends an unrivaled $ 718 billion a year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Almight ... Goodwin , Jason Best Price : $ 1.50 Buy New $ 9.90 With a navy that the rules the world ’ s seas and is comprised of nine strike carrier groups .
That leads the world with over 8000 tons of gold .
The land with a rich and envious heritage of liberty , capitalism and free enterprise… .
is about to fall to a competitor , so says a British-based economist .
Remember the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles .
Fuji Film of Japan won the bid to advertise on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 5 million .
It was called one of the greatest advertising upsets in the world .
Kodak , which dominated the film market with 85 % market share , lost out to Fuji Film .
Now another upset of gargantuan proportion is about to rock the world .
The COVID-19 epidemic is just a cover for this financial collapse .
The U.S. with its now revealed false economy , fueled on the fumes of debt for the past two decades , withholding from its citizens that it can no longer meet its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and can not deliver on its promises to pay pensions through the Social Security Trust Fund , and has been fibbing about its largesse and GDP for decades , is just months away from teetering into oblivion .
Could this be ?
Who is going to be at the helm of the U.S. when it falls to a competitor ?
Romulus Augustulus was the last emperor to rule the Roman empire that fell in 476 A.D .
The American news media , its national security agencies ( CIA , FBI , NSA ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by U.S. companies ) , and its former President , are all conspiring to bring down President Donald Trump and take the country with them in a coup of the greatest proportion .
According to economist Alasdair Macleod ( Goldmoney.com ) a sudden shift in dollar-denominated financial markets occurred on or about the 23rd of March of 2020 .
Macleod now says an imminent banking crisis is a near certainty .
Forget about Black Lives Matter toppling statues of ex-Presidents .
If we heed the warnings of Mr. Macleod , the U.S. dollar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year .
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“ Against that possibility a reset might be implemented , perhaps by reintroducing the greenback , which is not the same as the Fed ’ s dollar , ” instructs Macleod .
I ’ ll let Macleod do the rest of the talking : “ What if the response to the current economic crisis is a more rapid depreciation of currencies ?
And what happens if they ( all currencies ) die altogether ?
” He ’ s talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any tangible assets .
Macleod : “ History gives us a guide , not through extrapolation , but by telling us that every recorded currency collapse has occurred to fiat currencies unbacked by gold or silver .
So , we know it will happen — eventually.
” Macleod says Americans face a “ prolonged period of falling purchasing power , followed by a sudden collapse when a currency ’ s users finally reject it .
In terms of time , the latter phase usually lasts approximately six months.
” Sounds like Mussolini ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were burned in fireplaces .
Remember when actor Jimmy Stewart in the movie “ It ’ s a wonderful life , ” said in the midst of a run on his bank : “ Just remember this thing isn ’ t as black as it appears.
” Well , it ’ s a little blacker this time .
Macleod : “ The paper money scheme is about to crumble .
It seems hardly possible that the US banking system will survive the current supply chain disruption without help… Presumably , failing banks will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fed backstopping it with yet more inflationary finance.
” The federalization of airlines , internet companies , utilities , food purveyors .
Dollar withers as foreigners own our debt Macleod again : “ The dollar is the most exposed of all currencies to the latter risk : on last known figures foreigners owned about $ 25 trillion in securities , short-term paper and bank deposits…This is important , because there are two market factors that have always led to a fiat currency collapse .
The first is selling ( at a discount ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commenced… .
If the Fed is to successfully fund the growing budget deficit it must absorb foreign sales of US Treasuries as well as maintain sufficient levels of QE ( quantitative easing ) to fund a rapidly increasing budget deficit.
” By then Macleod says : “ It will then become obvious to everyone that the Fed is sacrificing the dollar in order to fund the government , keep the banking system going and to support the economy by attempting to provide the liquidity ( cash money ) to defray supply chain failures.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ... Willem Middelkoop Best Price : $ 2.05 Buy New $ 15.98 “ Then it will enter the second phase of its collapse , driven by US residents realizing the dollar is losing purchasing power , rather than rising prices ( inflation ) ….If they collectively reject the money in favor of goods , then money ’ s purchasing power declines , potentially to zero , ” he says .
Then with more urgency Macleod notes : “ There are three factors that could shorten this timescale even further : the replacement of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ modern communications leading to the rapid spread of information , and as a consequence of the development of cryptocurrencies , wider public foreknowledge of the weaknesses of unbacked fiat currencies.
” The irony of it all All this while Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris , former candidates for President , beat the drum for more government giveaways , Medicare For All , etc .
At this point Macleod says : “ It is possible the US Treasury might attempt a reset , perhaps using Treasury dollars , otherwise known as greenbacks.
” U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reserve banking system as Federal Reserve Notes .
Greenbacks were last issued in 1971 directly from the U.S. Treasury Department , not The Federal Reserve Bank .
This newly issued money may be exchanged for old Federal Reserve Notes at maybe 70-cents on the dollar , a 30 % devaluation ( just guessing ) .
Macleod : “ A reset abandoning the Fed ’ s dollar in favor of greenbacks is possible .
But history has shown that the introduction of a replacement currency for one that has collapsed fails unless government financing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Good luck banking on that .
Macleod says America could reintroduce gold convertibility for the greenbacks .
The US Treasury says it still has over 8,000 tons of gold .
( Psst… the U.S. has a lot more hidden gold than that .
Read about Grand Canyon Gold – – billions of ounces of gold discovered in the Grand Canyon in 1912 .
For reference , 1 billion ounces of gold = 35,273.96 metric tons . )
Remember , greater supply diminishes the value of gold .
Maybe that is why it remains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New $ 11.99 Macleod : “ This would probably be a last resort .
It… involves the abandonment of the welfare state and America ’ s longstanding geopolitical aims ( worldwide domination ) , and it allows China to gain potential advantage by displacing the dollar with a more convincing gold convertibility of its own .
China holding some $ 20,000 tons of gold has deliberately cornered the gold bullion market.
” China is now the largest gold mining nation by far !
What keeps the U.S. from having a gold-back currency ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a monetary role for fear it would place China at the top of the world currency-wise .
If America adopts a gold standard then that allows a gold-backed yuan ( China ’ s currency ) to become a currency of choice for countries all over the globe .
Macleod : “ For the moment , central banks are throwing money at the problem… a banking crisis in the coming weeks is an increasingly likely event , given the scale of disruption to supply chains.
” We can be certain central bankers and government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enormity of these problems , but they are still behaving as if chucking money at them is a viable solution .
They will only destroy their unbacked fiat currencies , and that destruction , starting with the dollar , is already in progress .
Macleod says , “ at some stage , hopefully sooner rather than later , metallic money will regain circulation.
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Macleod @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ None of this is expected .
It may not happen , but the chances of it happening appear to have increased significantly from 23 March.
” You can take it from here .
Brace yourselves .
America is in real trouble .
The news media , government and bankers have been hiding this crisis far too long .

The mightiest country in the world falling to a competitor? Unimaginable. Nobody has as many aircraft carriers as America does. Nobody has more gold than the U.S. Nah, impossible.
The land of the free, the home of the brave.
The stars and stripes forever.
The country that people around the world want to emigrate to.
The country that has a “manifest destiny.”
The country that brags it has the most advanced healthcare system, and the largest economy – – – $20+ trillion GDP;
That spends an unrivaled $718 billion a year on military might. Greenback: The Almight... Goodwin, Jason Best Price: $1.50 Buy New $9.90 (as of 04:19 UTC - Details)
With a navy that the rules the world’s seas and is comprised of nine strike carrier groups.
That leads the world with over 8000 tons of gold.
The land with a rich and envious heritage of liberty, capitalism and free enterprise…. is about to fall to a competitor, so says a British-based economist.
Great upsets
Remember the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Fuji Film of Japan won the bid to advertise on the Olympic blimp with a quick-bid of $5 million. It was called one of the greatest advertising upsets in the world. Kodak, which dominated the film market with 85% market share, lost out to Fuji Film. Now another upset of gargantuan proportion is about to rock the world. The COVID-19 epidemic is just a cover for this financial collapse.
The U.S. with its now revealed false economy, fueled on the fumes of debt for the past two decades, withholding from its citizens that it can no longer meet its obligations to provide healthcare via Medicare, and cannot deliver on its promises to pay pensions through the Social Security Trust Fund, and has been fibbing about its largesse and GDP for decades, is just months away from teetering into oblivion. Could this be?
The last President?
Who is going to be at the helm of the U.S. when it falls to a competitor? Romulus Augustulus was the last emperor to rule the Roman empire that fell in 476 A.D. The American news media, its national security agencies (CIA, FBI, NSA), Black Lives Matter (covertly funded by U.S. companies), and its former President, are all conspiring to bring down President Donald Trump and take the country with them in a coup of the greatest proportion.
Beware the ides of March (23)
According to economist Alasdair Macleod (Goldmoney.com) a sudden shift in dollar-denominated financial markets occurred on or about the 23rd of March of 2020.
Macleod now says an imminent banking crisis is a near certainty. Forget about Black Lives Matter toppling statues of ex-Presidents. If we heed the warnings of Mr. Macleod, the U.S. dollar could fail completely by the end of this year. 2020 1 oz Gold Buffalo... Check Amazon for Pricing.
“Against that possibility a reset might be implemented, perhaps by reintroducing the greenback, which is not the same as the Fed’s dollar,” instructs Macleod.
I’ll let Macleod do the rest of the talking:
“What if the response to the current economic crisis is a more rapid depreciation of currencies? And what happens if they (all currencies) die altogether?” He’s talking about fiat currencies, not backed by any tangible assets.
Macleod: “History gives us a guide, not through extrapolation, but by telling us that every recorded currency collapse has occurred to fiat currencies unbacked by gold or silver. So, we know it will happen — eventually.”
Macleod says Americans face a “prolonged period of falling purchasing power, followed by a sudden collapse when a currency’s users finally reject it. In terms of time, the latter phase usually lasts approximately six months.” Sounds like Mussolini’s Italy when wheelbarrows of Italian lira were burned in fireplaces.
Remember when actor Jimmy Stewart in the movie “It’s a wonderful life,” said in the midst of a run on his bank: “Just remember this thing isn’t as black as it appears.” Well, it’s a little blacker this time.
Macleod: “The paper money scheme is about to crumble. It seems hardly possible that the US banking system will survive the current supply chain disruption without help… Presumably, failing banks will be taken into public ownership with the Fed backstopping it with yet more inflationary finance.” The federalization of airlines, internet companies, utilities, food purveyors.
Dollar withers as foreigners own our debt
Macleod again: “The dollar is the most exposed of all currencies to the latter risk: on last known figures foreigners owned about $25 trillion in securities, short-term paper and bank deposits…This is important, because there are two market factors that have always led to a fiat currency collapse. The first is selling (at a discount) by foreigners, which appears to have commenced…. If the Fed is to successfully fund the growing budget deficit it must absorb foreign sales of US Treasuries as well as maintain sufficient levels of QE (quantitative easing) to fund a rapidly increasing budget deficit.”
Juggling act by the Federal Reserve
By then Macleod says: “It will then become obvious to everyone that the Fed is sacrificing the dollar in order to fund the government, keep the banking system going and to support the economy by attempting to provide the liquidity (cash money) to defray supply chain failures.” The Big Reset: War on ... Willem Middelkoop Best Price: $2.05 Buy New $15.98 (as of 08:20 UTC - Details)
Phase 2: no confidence in paper money
“Then it will enter the second phase of its collapse, driven by US residents realizing the dollar is losing purchasing power, rather than rising prices (inflation)….If they collectively reject the money in favor of goods, then money’s purchasing power declines, potentially to zero,” he says.
Then with more urgency Macleod notes: “There are three factors that could shorten this timescale even further: the replacement of cash and cheques by digital payments, modern communications leading to the rapid spread of information, and as a consequence of the development of cryptocurrencies, wider public foreknowledge of the weaknesses of unbacked fiat currencies.”
The irony of it all
All this while Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris, former candidates for President, beat the drum for more government giveaways, Medicare For All, etc.
Reset
At this point Macleod says: “It is possible the US Treasury might attempt a reset, perhaps using Treasury dollars, otherwise known as greenbacks.”
U.S. money is distributed from the independent Federal Reserve banking system as Federal Reserve Notes. Greenbacks were last issued in 1971 directly from the U.S. Treasury Department, not The Federal Reserve Bank. This newly issued money may be exchanged for old Federal Reserve Notes at maybe 70-cents on the dollar, a 30% devaluation (just guessing).
Macleod: “A reset abandoning the Fed’s dollar in favor of greenbacks is possible. But history has shown that the introduction of a replacement currency for one that has collapsed fails unless government financing by monetary expansion is demonstrably abandoned.” Good luck banking on that.
Macleod says America could reintroduce gold convertibility for the greenbacks. The US Treasury says it still has over 8,000 tons of gold.
(Psst… the U.S. has a lot more hidden gold than that. Read about Grand Canyon Gold – – billions of ounces of gold discovered in the Grand Canyon in 1912. For reference, 1 billion ounces of gold = 35,273.96 metric tons.) Remember, greater supply diminishes the value of gold. Maybe that is why it remains hidden. 32 Players Fourth/4th ... Buy New $11.99 (as of 04:19 UTC - Details)
Abandonment of the welfare state
Macleod: “This would probably be a last resort. It… involves the abandonment of the welfare state and America’s longstanding geopolitical aims (worldwide domination), and it allows China to gain potential advantage by displacing the dollar with a more convincing gold convertibility of its own. China holding some $20,000 tons of gold has deliberately cornered the gold bullion market.” China is now the largest gold mining nation by far!
What keeps the U.S. from having a gold-back currency?
America knows this and resists gold having a monetary role for fear it would place China at the top of the world currency-wise. If America adopts a gold standard then that allows a gold-backed yuan (China’s currency) to become a currency of choice for countries all over the globe.
Macleod: “For the moment, central banks are throwing money at the problem… a banking crisis in the coming weeks is an increasingly likely event, given the scale of disruption to supply chains.”
____________________________________________
We can be certain central bankers and government treasury departments are only now grasping the enormity of these problems, but they are still behaving as if chucking money at them is a viable solution. They will only destroy their unbacked fiat currencies, and that destruction, starting with the dollar, is already in progress.
_______________________________________
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Trillions to dust
Then all the fiat money schemes come crashing down. Macleod:
“Gone will be worldwide fiat currency debt, amounting to some $250—$300 trillion. Gone will be all OTC derivatives which settle in fiat, amounting to a further $560 trillion. Gone will be listed derivatives, a further $33 trillion. Gone will be options, a further $65 trillion. All these, totaling over $900 trillion, are only part of the destruction. Global deposits held as bank balances totaling $60 trillion will evaporate.”
Macleod steps back from his prognostications: “None of this is expected. It may not happen, but the chances of it happening appear to have increased significantly from 23 March.”
You can take it from here. Brace yourselves. America is in real trouble. The news media, government and bankers have been hiding this crisis far too long.


lewrockwell--2020-06-22--The Search for Yield

The Search for Yield

A no-holds-barred discussion of the economy after the coronavirus shutdown and George Floyd protests .
Are we facing another Great @ @ @ @ @ a V-shaped recovery or is this wishful thinking ?
What will all the new money @ @ @ @ @ and the Fed mean for the dollar ?
What kind of economic mess will Trump @ @ @ @ @ ?
How far will Fed chair Powell go to keep markets propped up ?
And @ @ @ @ @ and your savings ?
Recorded at Avondale Brewing Company in Birmingham , Alabama , on @ @ @ @ @ Special thanks to Mark Walker for sponsoring this event .
Note : The views expressed @ @ @ @ @ those of the Mises Institute .
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lewrockwell--2020-06-22--America’s Recessional: Time To Bring the Troops Home

Two weeks ago a senior Trump Administration official revealed that the president had decided to withdraw 9,500 American soldiers from Germany and that the administration would also be capping total U.S. military presence in that country at 25,000 , which might involve more cuts depending what is included in the numbers .
The move was welcomed in some circles and strongly criticized in others , but many observers were also bemused by the announcement , noting that Donald Trump had previously ordered a reduction in force in Afghanistan and a complete withdrawal from Syria , neither of which has actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were only moved from the northern part of the country to the oil producing region in the south to protect the fields from seizure by ISIS , while in Afghanistan the nineteen-year-long training mission and infrastructure reconstruction continue .
In a somewhat related development , the Iraqi parliament has called for the removal of U.S. troops from the country , a demand that has been rejected by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo .
Put it all together and it suggests that any announcement coming from the White House on ending America ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skepticism .
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Best Price : $ 61.29 Buy New $ 49.00 The United States has its nearly 35,000 military personnel remaining in Germany as its contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) , founded in 1949 to counter Soviet forces in Eastern Europe in what was to become the Warsaw Pact .
Both the Organization and Pact were ostensibly defensive alliances and the U.S. active participation was intended to demonstrate American resolve to come to the aid of Western Europe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end of World War II and thirty years after the fall of communist governments in Eastern Europe , NATO is an anachronism , kept going by the many statesmen and military establishments of the various countries that have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo .
Since the demise of the European communist regimes , NATO has found work in bombing Serbia , destroying Libya and in helping in the unending task to train an Afghan army .
In spite of the clearly diminished threat in Europe , NATO has expanded to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former communist states that made up the Warsaw Pact .
The most recent acquisition was Montenegro in 2016 , which contributed 2,400 soldiers to the NATO force .
That expansion was carried out in spite of assurances given to the post-Soviet Russian government that military encroachment would not take place .
Currently , NATO continues to focus on the threat from Moscow as its own viable raison d ’ être , with its deployments and training exercises often taking place right up against Russia ’ s borders .
Few really believe that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the size of Italy ’ s , intends or is even capable of reestablishing anything like the old Soviet Union .
But a vulnerable Russia is nevertheless interested in maintaining an old-fashioned sphere of influence around its borders , which explains the concern over developments in Ukraine , Georgia and the Baltic States .
The Last Ottoman Gener ... Provence , Michael Best Price : $ 20.00 Buy New $ 21.49 Given the diminished threat level in Europe , the withdrawal of 9,500 soldiers should be welcomed by all parties .
Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if the Europeans want more defense , they should pay for it themselves , though he has wrapped his proposal in his usual insulting and derogatory language .
A wealthy Germany currently spends 1.1 % of GDP on its military , far less than the 2 % that NATO has declared to be a target to meet alliance commitments .
That compares with the nearly 5 % that the U.S. has been spending globally , inclusive of intelligence and national security costs .
Fair enough for burden sharing , but the European concern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what he does .
For example , he announced the downsizing without informing America ’ s NATO partners .
The Germans were surprised and pushed back immediately .
Conservative politician Peter Beyer said “ This is completely unacceptable , especially since nobody in Washington thought about informing its NATO ally Germany in advance , ” and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas regretted the planned withdrawal , describing Berlin ’ s relationship with the Washington as “ complicated.
” Chancellor Angela Merkel was reportedly shocked .
The timing of the decision has also been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump deliberately staged the announcement to punish Merkel for refusing to attend a planned G-7 Summit in the U.S. that the president had been trying to arrange .
Merkel argued that dealing with the consequences of the coronavirus made it difficult for her to leave home at the present time and the G-7 planning never got off the ground , which angered Trump , who wanted to demonstrate his global leadership in an election year .
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The Canadians and Europeans regard him as a joke , but a dangerous joke due to his impulsive decision making .
He can not be trusted and when he says something he often contradicts himself on the next day .
Arguably Donald Trump was elected president on the margin of difference provided by an anti-war vote after many Americans took seriously his pledge to end the burgeoning overseas wars and bring the soldiers home .
It all may have been a lie even as he was saying it , but it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ welcome antidote to Hillary the Hawk .
There will be costs associated with removing or relocating the troops in Germany , to include constructing new bases somewhere else , hopefully in the United States , but the realization that the soldiers are not really needed could lead to the downsizing of the U.S. military across the board .
That would be strongly resisted by the Pentagon , the defense industries and Congress .
If Trump is serious about downsizing America ’ s overseas commitments , the reduction in the German force is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was done for the wrong reasons .
It would be even better if he would force NATO into discussions about ending the alliance now that it is no longer needed , which would mean that the remaining American soldiers in Europe could come home .
A Peace to End All Pea ... Fromkin , David Best Price : $ 4.51 Buy New $ 14.19 The U.S. mission of global dominance has meant huge budget deficits and a national debt of $ 26 trillion , which is likely unsustainable .
Germany and other European @ @ @ @ @ @ @ balance their government budgets every year .
South Korea , which hosts 30,000 American soldiers , is wealthy and far more powerful than its northern neighbor .
The continued occupation of Japan with 50,000 troops makes no sense even considering an increase in China ’ s regional power .
Overall , the United States continues to have 170,000 soldiers , sailors , airmen and Marines based overseas in 150 countries and its military budget exceeds one trillion dollars when everything is considered .
The Iraq and Afghanistan Wars may have cost as much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that much of the money was borrowed and will have to be repaid with interest .
It is past time for Donald Trump to make a bold move because the Democrats won ’ t have the backbone to rattle the status quo .
End the foreign wars , shut down the overseas bases and bring the soldiers home .
Spend tax dollars to improve the lives of Americans , not to fight wars for Saudis and Israelis .
A simple formula for change , but sometimes simple is best .
The views of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Strategic Culture Foundation .
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Two weeks ago a senior Trump Administration official revealed that the president had decided to withdraw 9,500 American soldiers from Germany and that the administration would also be capping total U.S. military presence in that country at 25,000, which might involve more cuts depending what is included in the numbers. The move was welcomed in some circles and strongly criticized in others, but many observers were also bemused by the announcement, noting that Donald Trump had previously ordered a reduction in force in Afghanistan and a complete withdrawal from Syria, neither of which has actually been achieved. In Syria, troops were only moved from the northern part of the country to the oil producing region in the south to protect the fields from seizure by ISIS, while in Afghanistan the nineteen-year-long training mission and infrastructure reconstruction continue.
In a somewhat related development, the Iraqi parliament has called for the removal of U.S. troops from the country, a demand that has been rejected by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Put it all together and it suggests that any announcement coming from the White House on ending America’s useless wars should be regarded with some skepticism.
Turkey’s Nationa... Wilson, Peter A. Best Price: $61.29 Buy New $49.00 (as of 04:23 UTC - Details) The United States has its nearly 35,000 military personnel remaining in Germany as its contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), founded in 1949 to counter Soviet forces in Eastern Europe in what was to become the Warsaw Pact. Both the Organization and Pact were ostensibly defensive alliances and the U.S. active participation was intended to demonstrate American resolve to come to the aid of Western Europe. Currently, 75 years after the end of World War II and thirty years after the fall of communist governments in Eastern Europe, NATO is an anachronism, kept going by the many statesmen and military establishments of the various countries that have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. Since the demise of the European communist regimes, NATO has found work in bombing Serbia, destroying Libya and in helping in the unending task to train an Afghan army.
In spite of the clearly diminished threat in Europe, NATO has expanded to 30 members, including most of the former communist states that made up the Warsaw Pact. The most recent acquisition was Montenegro in 2016, which contributed 2,400 soldiers to the NATO force. That expansion was carried out in spite of assurances given to the post-Soviet Russian government that military encroachment would not take place. Currently, NATO continues to focus on the threat from Moscow as its own viable raison d’être, with its deployments and training exercises often taking place right up against Russia’s borders.
Few really believe that the Russia, which has a GDP only the size of Italy’s, intends or is even capable of reestablishing anything like the old Soviet Union. But a vulnerable Russia is nevertheless interested in maintaining an old-fashioned sphere of influence around its borders, which explains the concern over developments in Ukraine, Georgia and the Baltic States. The Last Ottoman Gener... Provence, Michael Best Price: $20.00 Buy New $21.49 (as of 04:23 UTC - Details)
Given the diminished threat level in Europe, the withdrawal of 9,500 soldiers should be welcomed by all parties. Trump has been sending the not unreasonable message that if the Europeans want more defense, they should pay for it themselves, though he has wrapped his proposal in his usual insulting and derogatory language. A wealthy Germany currently spends 1.1% of GDP on its military, far less than the 2% that NATO has declared to be a target to meet alliance commitments. That compares with the nearly 5% that the U.S. has been spending globally, inclusive of intelligence and national security costs.
Fair enough for burden sharing, but the European concern is more focused on how Trump does what he does. For example, he announced the downsizing without informing America’s NATO partners. The Germans were surprised and pushed back immediately. Conservative politician Peter Beyer said “This is completely unacceptable, especially since nobody in Washington thought about informing its NATO ally Germany in advance,” and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas regretted the planned withdrawal, describing Berlin’s relationship with the Washington as “complicated.” Chancellor Angela Merkel was reportedly shocked.
The timing of the decision has also been questioned, with many observers believing that Trump deliberately staged the announcement to punish Merkel for refusing to attend a planned G-7 Summit in the U.S. that the president had been trying to arrange. Merkel argued that dealing with the consequences of the coronavirus made it difficult for her to leave home at the present time and the G-7 planning never got off the ground, which angered Trump, who wanted to demonstrate his global leadership in an election year. The Fall of the Ottoma... Eugene Rogan Best Price: $9.32 Buy New $14.99 (as of 10:45 UTC - Details)
Trump’s behavior has real world consequences. The Canadians and Europeans regard him as a joke, but a dangerous joke due to his impulsive decision making. He cannot be trusted and when he says something he often contradicts himself on the next day. Arguably Donald Trump was elected president on the margin of difference provided by an anti-war vote after many Americans took seriously his pledge to end the burgeoning overseas wars and bring the soldiers home. It all may have been a lie even as he was saying it, but it was convincing at the time and a welcome antidote to Hillary the Hawk.
There will be costs associated with removing or relocating the troops in Germany, to include constructing new bases somewhere else, hopefully in the United States, but the realization that the soldiers are not really needed could lead to the downsizing of the U.S. military across the board. That would be strongly resisted by the Pentagon, the defense industries and Congress.
If Trump is serious about downsizing America’s overseas commitments, the reduction in the German force is a good first step, even if it was done for the wrong reasons. It would be even better if he would force NATO into discussions about ending the alliance now that it is no longer needed, which would mean that the remaining American soldiers in Europe could come home. A Peace to End All Pea... Fromkin, David Best Price: $4.51 Buy New $14.19 (as of 11:15 UTC - Details)
The U.S. mission of global dominance has meant huge budget deficits and a national debt of $26 trillion, which is likely unsustainable. Germany and other European nations, by way of contrast, balance their government budgets every year. South Korea, which hosts 30,000 American soldiers, is wealthy and far more powerful than its northern neighbor. The continued occupation of Japan with 50,000 troops makes no sense even considering an increase in China’s regional power. Overall, the United States continues to have 170,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines based overseas in 150 countries and its military budget exceeds one trillion dollars when everything is considered. The Iraq and Afghanistan Wars may have cost as much as seven trillion dollars given the fact that much of the money was borrowed and will have to be repaid with interest.
It is past time for Donald Trump to make a bold move because the Democrats won’t have the backbone to rattle the status quo. End the foreign wars, shut down the overseas bases and bring the soldiers home. Spend tax dollars to improve the lives of Americans, not to fight wars for Saudis and Israelis. A simple formula for change, but sometimes simple is best.
The views of individual contributors do not necessarily represent those of the Strategic Culture Foundation.
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Madness Is Contagious

GSTAAD—Oh , to be in America , where cultural decay and self-destruction compete equally with hyperfeminist and anti-racist agendas .
Gone With the Wind is suddenly as popular as Triumph of the Will is in Israel , and the great Robert E. Lee ’ s statue in Richmond is as likely to remain upright as a Ku Klux Klan rally in Harlem .
I give the statue of my hero a week at the most .
And over here poor old Winnie is also in the you-know-what .
Why didn ’ t anyone tell me Churchill was a Nazi ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it honors were racists .
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Two weeks ago in The Spectator Douglas Murray said it all about a U.S. import we can do without .
Alas , when Uncle Sam sneezes , the British bulldog gets the flu .
The scenes may be less dramatic over here , but the hypocrisy is the same , if not more so .
( Get killed fighting for your country in Waterloo à la Picton , and have some tattooed ganja seller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we Greeks destroy our monuments to , say , Pericles because he had slaves ?
( Try it in Athens , assholes , and see how far you get . )
I don ’ t know why—perhaps because I ’ m a naive little Greek boy—but all these race activists and celebrities doing the outrage remind me of Melmotte selling his phony shares .
I regularly speak with film director James Toback , who is in the Bagel writing his memoirs—his description of the first time he dropped LSD at Harvard , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is brilliant—and even for a man never at a loss for words , Jimmy had trouble depicting the disaster that is Mayor de Blasio : “ Fossils dating from 2.1 billion years ago in the seabed would be more effective than this clown.
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Freedom of speech in the good old U.S. of A ( as well as the U.K. ) makes Germany in 1940 and the U.S.S.R. in 1950 resemble Speakers ’ Corner by comparison .
Any deviation from woke speech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you ’ re the boss , especially if you ’ re the boss .
Today ’ s climate is one of fear that makes Orwell ’ s 1984 read like a children ’ s book .
Say “ All Lives Matter ” or “ Buildings Matter ” and lose your job or position quicker than presumption of innocence went out the window in the Woody Allen case .
Anything interpreted as racist is a death sentence , one applied by self-appointed woke judges in the media , academe , and the arts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also giving it the old college try .
Both New York and Chicago are having a back-to-the-future moment , with seven people shot over the course of ten minutes in Brooklyn last week , in forty shootings and nineteen murders .
Chicago , always trying to catch up with the Bagel , did much better : Eighteen people were killed in cold blood , young men and women , all African-Americans , in mostly random violence by gangs of African-Americans .
( I don ’ t think the propaganda sheet that the N.Y. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it . )
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GSTAAD—Oh, to be in America, where cultural decay and self-destruction compete equally with hyperfeminist and anti-racist agendas. Gone With the Wind is suddenly as popular as Triumph of the Will is in Israel, and the great Robert E. Lee’s statue in Richmond is as likely to remain upright as a Ku Klux Klan rally in Harlem. I give the statue of my hero a week at the most. And over here poor old Winnie is also in the you-know-what. Why didn’t anyone tell me Churchill was a Nazi? The Cenotaph also has to go—those guys it honors were racists.
2020 Lot of (10) 1 oz ... Check Amazon for Pricing. Two weeks ago in The Spectator Douglas Murray said it all about a U.S. import we can do without. Alas, when Uncle Sam sneezes, the British bulldog gets the flu. The scenes may be less dramatic over here, but the hypocrisy is the same, if not more so. (Get killed fighting for your country in Waterloo à la Picton, and have some tattooed ganja seller tear your statue down.) Should we Greeks destroy our monuments to, say, Pericles because he had slaves? (Try it in Athens, assholes, and see how far you get.)
I don’t know why—perhaps because I’m a naive little Greek boy—but all these race activists and celebrities doing the outrage remind me of Melmotte selling his phony shares. I regularly speak with film director James Toback, who is in the Bagel writing his memoirs—his description of the first time he dropped LSD at Harvard, with cars flying through the windows at him, is brilliant—and even for a man never at a loss for words, Jimmy had trouble depicting the disaster that is Mayor de Blasio: “Fossils dating from 2.1 billion years ago in the seabed would be more effective than this clown.”
2020 American Silver E... Check Amazon for Pricing. Freedom of speech in the good old U.S. of A (as well as the U.K.) makes Germany in 1940 and the U.S.S.R. in 1950 resemble Speakers’ Corner by comparison. Any deviation from woke speech means instant dismissal from work, even if you’re the boss, especially if you’re the boss. Today’s climate is one of fear that makes Orwell’s 1984 read like a children’s book. Say “All Lives Matter” or “Buildings Matter” and lose your job or position quicker than presumption of innocence went out the window in the Woody Allen case. Anything interpreted as racist is a death sentence, one applied by self-appointed woke judges in the media, academe, and the arts. Mind you, real murder is also giving it the old college try. Both New York and Chicago are having a back-to-the-future moment, with seven people shot over the course of ten minutes in Brooklyn last week, in forty shootings and nineteen murders. Chicago, always trying to catch up with the Bagel, did much better: Eighteen people were killed in cold blood, young men and women, all African-Americans, in mostly random violence by gangs of African-Americans. (I don’t think the propaganda sheet that the N.Y. Times has become even bothered to report it.)
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lewrockwell--2020-06-22--George Floyd Was Not Killed By Police

George Floyd Was Not Killed By Police

George Floyd was not killed by police .
According to the toxicology report , Floyd died from a concentration of Fentanyl in his blood three times the fatal dose .
Fentanyl is a dangerous opioid 50 times more potent than heroin .
You can read the analysis here .
A link is provided to the autopsy report .
Think about this for a minute .
What becomes of a society in which facts do not matter ?
The US media , Democrat Party , white liberals , and the sorry excuse for a leftwing are so primed for “ white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desired conclusion and egged on riots and looting that resulted in massive property damage in multiple cities , some deaths , many injuries , and much damage to racial relations .
Democrat mayors and governors stood down .
Police and National Guard attempting to contain the violence were not supported .
Even the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Trump ’ s Secretary of Defense accommodated the rioting and looting by undermining President Trump ’ s stand against it .
Many people ’ s businesses were wiped out , and in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from riots .
The politicians and the media are responsible for the billions of dollars the “ peaceful protests ” cost .
Those who suffered the damage should bring class action suits .
Fentanyl , Inc. : How Ro ... Westhoff , Ben Buy New $ 13.50 When the Minnesota police , who have been falsely charged with George Floyd ’ s murder , are tried , the jurors will be afraid not to convict .
The story is set in stone , and too many powerful interests are committed to it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ convicted in the media , and the jurors will fear going against public opinion that the media and white liberals have orchestrated .
The effect on police morale and commitment will be devastating .
Already police are standing down when faced with crimes committed by “ people of color.
” Blacks are learning that they have immunity from their violent behavior .
For the criminal element , protests are profit opportunities .
Expect more “ peaceful protests.
” The extraordinary abuses imposed on the defeated South by Reconstruction poisoned the relations between whites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , such as James K. Vardaman of Mississippi , in efforts to wrest power from money and the southern aristocracy cultivated racial hatred toward blacks among poor whites and used the electoral process to defeat Southern leaders such as Le Roy Percy who worked for racial harmony .
American Overdose : The ... McGreal , Chris Best Price : $ 7.13 Buy New $ 13.15 In our time , this process has been reversed .
Now white liberals foment among blacks racial hatred against white people .
White liberals have made up a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Times ’ 1619 Project , that the United States is based on white racism .
This history is now institutionalized in the educational system and the media , which means that the rift between whites and blacks can only worsen .
Identity Politics , the official ideology of the Democrat Party and of what passes for a leftwing , disunites the population .
Americans are divided into hostile groups by race , gender , and sexual preference .
Neither the Democrats nor the left any longer represent the working class , now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deplorables.
” By disuniting Americans , the ruling elites have made effective opposition to them impossible .
As disunity serves the interests of the ruling elites , they will ensure that it continues .
We can expect more cultivation of racial animosity .
Tell Your Children : Th ... Berenson , Alex Buy New $ 13.85 Can we hope that responsible elements in the black population will step forward and unite with white counterparts to produce the amity among races that a multicultural society requires ?
Any black American who attempted such leadership @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tom ” in service to white racism .
Facts no longer matter in the US or in the Western World .
Factual accounts that do not satisfy the woke emotions are dismissed as racist or sexist or some other form of sin .
In other words , truth in America has lost its power .
It is no longer possible to combat destructive ideologies with truth .
You can test this yourself .
Try to convince CNN , New York Times , NPR , a white liberal professor , a member of Antifa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd killed himself by over-dosing on a dangerous opioid .
They will dismiss the toxicology report as a coverup of racist police violence against blacks , and they will dismiss you as a racist white supremacist .
The racist interpretation of America is designed to build anger among blacks and guilt among whites .
As black hostility rises and white confidence declines , the society unravels .
As I have written , the US and the entirety of the Western World are living The Camp of the Saints .
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George Floyd was not killed by police. According to the toxicology report, Floyd died from a concentration of Fentanyl in his blood three times the fatal dose. Fentanyl is a dangerous opioid 50 times more potent than heroin. You can read the analysis here. A link is provided to the autopsy report.
Think about this for a minute. What becomes of a society in which facts do not matter? The US media, Democrat Party, white liberals, and the sorry excuse for a leftwing are so primed for “white racism” that they jumped to their desired conclusion and egged on riots and looting that resulted in massive property damage in multiple cities, some deaths, many injuries, and much damage to racial relations. Democrat mayors and governors stood down. Police and National Guard attempting to contain the violence were not supported. Even the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Trump’s Secretary of Defense accommodated the rioting and looting by undermining President Trump’s stand against it. Many people’s businesses were wiped out, and in most cases insurance does not cover damage from riots. The politicians and the media are responsible for the billions of dollars the “peaceful protests” cost. Those who suffered the damage should bring class action suits. Fentanyl, Inc.: How Ro... Westhoff, Ben Buy New $13.50 (as of 05:32 UTC - Details)
When the Minnesota police, who have been falsely charged with George Floyd’s murder, are tried, the jurors will be afraid not to convict. The story is set in stone, and too many powerful interests are committed to it. The police have already been tried and convicted in the media, and the jurors will fear going against public opinion that the media and white liberals have orchestrated. The effect on police morale and commitment will be devastating. Already police are standing down when faced with crimes committed by “people of color.” Blacks are learning that they have immunity from their violent behavior. For the criminal element, protests are profit opportunities. Expect more “peaceful protests.”
The extraordinary abuses imposed on the defeated South by Reconstruction poisoned the relations between whites and blacks. By 1900 Southern politicians, such as James K. Vardaman of Mississippi, in efforts to wrest power from money and the southern aristocracy cultivated racial hatred toward blacks among poor whites and used the electoral process to defeat Southern leaders such as Le Roy Percy who worked for racial harmony. American Overdose: The... McGreal, Chris Best Price: $7.13 Buy New $13.15 (as of 05:34 UTC - Details)
In our time, this process has been reversed. Now white liberals foment among blacks racial hatred against white people. White liberals have made up a false history, symbolized by the New York Times’ 1619 Project, that the United States is based on white racism. This history is now institutionalized in the educational system and the media, which means that the rift between whites and blacks can only worsen.
Identity Politics, the official ideology of the Democrat Party and of what passes for a leftwing, disunites the population. Americans are divided into hostile groups by race, gender, and sexual preference. Neither the Democrats nor the left any longer represent the working class, now defined as the enemy—“the Trump deplorables.” By disuniting Americans, the ruling elites have made effective opposition to them impossible. As disunity serves the interests of the ruling elites, they will ensure that it continues. We can expect more cultivation of racial animosity. Tell Your Children: Th... Berenson, Alex Buy New $13.85 (as of 05:32 UTC - Details)
Can we hope that responsible elements in the black population will step forward and unite with white counterparts to produce the amity among races that a multicultural society requires? Any black American who attempted such leadership would be dismissed as an “uncle Tom” in service to white racism.
Facts no longer matter in the US or in the Western World. Factual accounts that do not satisfy the woke emotions are dismissed as racist or sexist or some other form of sin. In other words, truth in America has lost its power. It is no longer possible to combat destructive ideologies with truth. You can test this yourself. Try to convince CNN, New York Times, NPR, a white liberal professor, a member of Antifa, or a black protester that George Floyd killed himself by over-dosing on a dangerous opioid. They will dismiss the toxicology report as a coverup of racist police violence against blacks, and they will dismiss you as a racist white supremacist.
The racist interpretation of America is designed to build anger among blacks and guilt among whites. As black hostility rises and white confidence declines, the society unravels.
As I have written, the US and the entirety of the Western World are living The Camp of the Saints.
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lewrockwell--2020-06-22--Social Justice Has a Religion, and This Is Its Dictionary

Some identify religion as a human necessity .
Seemingly as a testament to that , even those who have proudly done away with what they see as the banal and barbaric myths of the past , make a god of the state and a religion of the political process .
Others may see Tony Robbins as a high priest overseeing an invigorating religious ceremony .
Still others , may see Oprah as a prophet , or a periodic , lavish dinner as an epicurean communion of ritualistic value .
It is apparent that man longs for a story about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Christianity did not become the de rigueur spiritual , philosophical , and political system of vast portions of the world without having something to offer its adherents .
Writers like Carl Jung or Joseph Campbell have written volumes on the universal need of humans for certain structures in life .
Religion satisfies many of those structural needs .
As the extreme left in America veers further from established religion , it inevitably engages in a very human behavior and builds itself yet another religion .
The Hero with a Thousa ... Joseph @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New $ 9.50 The problem is , unlike religions that have had centuries or millennia of the brightest minds in the world testing and retesting the ideas of the religion in fervent debate , the religion of the social justice warrior is a several decades old mish mosh of screwy ideas .
Far from a work of prescription , it is with the utmost sadness that I present to the reader a descriptive work of this befuddling body of thought .
Sadness , because these ideas somehow exist as a body of thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , tested , consistent and cohesive ideas are just a few keystrokes away .
It is not lack of access that stops more solid ideas from being adopted .
Nor is it lack of resources or education , for the more education a person receives , the more likely they are to subscribe to this body of ideas .
To identify a few : Original Sin — The modern feminist movement imposes original sin on the man in the relationship , popularly referred to over the past decade as “ privilege.
” Unlike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or binary , but analog and appearing in gradients .
If the man is white , then his original sin is even greater .
Privilege of all sorts exist .
The less privileged one is , the better that person is .
All privileged people must confess their sins and come to the collective with a spirit of humbleness .
The more privilege one has , the more this is needed .
The less privilege one has , the less this is expected .
God — The flavor-of-the-month trend deemed popular by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The role of god shifts from group to group and time period to time period .
The status of god verges on the omnipotent and omniscient , but is so temporary that some may be imbued with this role for mere days .
Council of Nicaea — The Council of Nicaea is an ongoing meeting , often taking place on social media .
Where two or three gather in the name of social justice , there is a Council of Nicaea serving as implementer of dire and important dogma , the temporariness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ direness of the implementation , but makes it all the more passionate , high stakes , and extreme .
Prophetic Voices — Only those who are seen as being identified with an issue are permitted to speak on an issue .
The idea that a straight white man could have a valuable opinion on racism , abortion , homosexuality , or hardship is anathema .
Total self-censorship is recommended when speaking to those of less privilege , with only the most self-deprecatory statements considered permissible .
Sinners — Only those who can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deemed sinners .
Though the unrepentant will be pursued with a missionary zeal , refusal to publicly accept one ’ s role as a sinner largely excludes a person from the worst defilement the religion has to offer .
A sinner must willingly accept his role as sinner .
Any public apology makes one a sinner in the eyes of the social justice movement .
The act verges on masochistic .
Once a sinner , always a sinner .
In this regard , the public apology is a form of baptism that does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it up to repeated defilement .
The act of baptism is repeated over and over publicly as a show of humbleness and attrition ( sorrow ) but not contrition ( remorse and penitence ) .
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Satan — Those who refuse to accept the shame of their privilege are deemed Satan or sometimes “ literally Hitler ” or similarly extreme morally degrading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ privilege and to be humble in the face of it is the most vile act .
High Priest — The most oppressed person at any given time is most capable of being a high priest .
Their role may quickly change with the ebb and flow of fads and trends .
The role of god and high priest may be held by one individual .
Sanhedrin — The most hypocritical among the group is permitted to speak with the loudest voice .
Having the loudest voice is enough to give one the power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( **Prescription in the face of hypocrisy is unwelcome .
Even description , like this , is certain to be met with ridicule .
Unbiased description , like this is certain to be met with all sorts of ridicule . )
Works — To be loud-voiced is the ultimate work .
To effectively weave in privilege in attack of others is the most effective form of hermeneutics .
Reason is secondary to feeling , but not even a close second .
Reason tends to provide interference to the proper execution of these religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Body modification and food dye colored hair identify one as a true adherent .
Predestination — To be born with the greatest list of oppressive characteristics is to be among the elect .
To be able to create a narrative of your own victimization confers a state of righteousness .
There is , however , no path to salvation , there if only temporary status as a member of the elect , during which time you are derided by some as a sinner and lauded as a Saint by others , though in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Once you have lost this status , that proportion has shifted .
Forgiveness / Absolution — You are never forgiven .
Anyone , at any time may bring up your privilege and , at the very least , send an army against you , or if you are properly trained , need only reference your privilege to cripple you with guilt .
The priests of this religion do not release sin , they wield it in repeated flagellation .
The privileged adherents of this religion are perpetual martyrs unable to redeem themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no Jesus .
There is no messiah .
There is no salvation .
It never ends .
The social justice movement is a satanic creation of hell on earth .
One can never escape the hamster wheel on which a monster is always chasing you .
Everyone will eventually be torn down .
Google Archipelago : Th ... Michael Rectenwald Best Price : $ 4.99 Buy New $ 8.77 The predestined social justice warriors of the moment are just a trend-shift away from damnation .
It is damnation for all involved , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the more damnation is available .
From this perspective it is fair , since even though there may be phlegmatic and sudden damnation for all , the lowest level circle of this hell is saved for the most privileged .
The Fall — An angel ’ s fall from grace took place in the fall of 2015 and was magnified in the fall of 2016 .
This fall brought salvation for many non-adherents .
It began sometime after June 16 , 2015 .
On that day , in a moment that could not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gold-gilded tower above Babylon that protected him from the realities of life known to the masses below , the angel descended to street level .
Having not yet burst into flames , the angel , undeterred , tested fate further by descending to the subterranean layers of that golden tower of gilt , making an announcement to the world from below the surface of the earth .
On a national stage , Donald Trump , a formerly acceptable public figure , revered Saint , and minor angel within the religion openly rejected his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his occasional challenges to the status quo , the angel associated with and supported Saints , archangels , and other revered figures of the religion , had guts , didn ’ t quite act like he wanted to fit in , and was beloved enough to be lauded in rap songs .
As he grew increasingly crass and outspoken , more and more unwilling to feel shame for his behavior , and certainly not willing to feel shame for his privilege , his fissure from the religion was assured .
This was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one , fallen from grace , had turned on his heavenly matriarchs who he never realized himself to be under the protective power of .
Suddenly , many other non-adherents saw that freedom from this oppressive religion could be obtained by not caring .
If one refused to feel shame , then the social justice god had no influence over you .
If one refused to back down , the social justice god was shown to not actually be a god .
One was not at risk of being struck down .
Not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only a tiny fraction of the people in the world are this evil .
Assurances were provided that the fallen angel would be proven inept and would either come back into the fold or would experience a prolonged and lonely banishment in his self-created isolation .
A second pivotal event took place , in which this heresy was proven far more popular than any adherent had realized , on November 9 , 2016 .
This day is often referred to as “ 11/9 ” to signify how the evil of that day is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse than , the mass murder of thousands of innocents that took place on 9/11 .
On 11/9 “ literally Hitler , ” “ literally Satan , ” “ literally racist , ” and “ literally evil , ” achieved a victory over the righteous .
But by a satanic trick , evil was able to win without being popular .
This is the ultimate delegitimization of his evil .
It was possible that if evil won with help from enablers of evil like Russia , or other Slavs that evil is “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his evil might occur .
This marks the saddest two days in the chapter of this religion , for which the dearest adherents remain , at once , on both a sense of heightened high alert and a state of mourning .
Like all other aspects of this religion , this central tenet is able to be changed as capriciously as the weather .
Beyond Woke Michael Rectenwald Buy New $ 19.99 Pharisees — The more woke you are , the more influential you are .
The Pharisees were both the officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chief hypocrites of their day .
The woke are both the officials of their religious community and the chief hypocrites of their day .
Scripture — The books of the Bible are millennia-old .
Social justice warriors have no appetite for anything time-tested .
Feelings are their scripture .
“ Feelings are fleeting , ” a wise person might warn .
“ Exactly , ” would be the response of a social justice warrior .
The morality of the religion is temporary and is identified by taking the temperature of the most woke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ principles of the group at that moment .
Where two or three are gathered in the name of social justice , there is a group big enough to determine morality for that moment .
Elders — The role of experienced , wise elders is replaced by outrage and outrageousness .
To have strong feelings and to behave extreme in the midst of those strong feelings brings respect .
Extremes of dress — in the case of a Muslim woman covering her head — is seen as more impressive and confers higher status .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ American Indian — are seen as conferring higher status .
One need not even be genuine ; to claim to truly identify as someone who you are not is sufficient .
The more emotion this is done with , the more likely it is to succeed in achieving higher religious status .
Notable is the case of Olympian Bruce Jenner , who came out identifying as a woman , but who suffered by falling out of favor , to some degree , because it became know he had an affinity for individual liberties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to recognize his privilege and to publicly demonstrate his shame .
Experience is generally of limited value , as use of reason or experience when shared with others , risks being discredited as splaining or sometimes man-splaining , a serious offense .
Experience is even derided as low value , a bias memorialized in popular sayings such as “ Ok boomer , ” intended to undermine experience in a clever way that will be noticed by peers as a justifiable silencing of a person who could only have obtained such experience through privilege @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and unquestionable dogma .
Diversity must fit within a very narrow , seldom specified definition .
Diversity of age is relatively undesirable when it includes the elderly .
Diversity of race is undesirable when it brings more white people .
There is not an acceptable non-zero number of white people .
Diversity of thought is never appreciated .
Diversity is the chief dogma of the religion .
End Times — The end of the world always stands in the distance through a constantly shifting narrative .
It is currently interpreted as “ extreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phenomena will signal that the end times , which are always only a single-digit number of years away , are soon upon us .
The end times are not a battle between good and evil , sometimes referred to as Armageddon , that battle is currently in place .
If good wins , the end times will not come in a single-digit number of years .
If evil wins , the end times will come in a single-digit number of years .
There is no single method by which one is judged good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one can capture more carbon than the satanic are creating , that person may forestall the end times .
That the end times do not arrive is proof that the adherents are winning .
Dispensation is given to popular people .
They are not evil , otherwise they would not be able to market themselves so well and to be so beloved by those who are predestined .
Paradise — Once all privileged people are gone , the world will be a better place .
Once all Satans and Hitlers are vanquished , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The constantly shifting definition makes this attainment difficult , but does not prevent some from throwing themselves passionately into this religion .
Though all white people are clearly privileged , the ability for new privileges to be identified allows for this religion to continue its march toward perfection , even after all white people are exterminated .
Manna — Just print more money to pay the bills , just add more zeroes .
No work is ever needed .
No day of economic reckoning ever arrives .
It ’ s like manna @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free .
Christianity — While this religion has no official name , the title “ Democratic Judgment , ” or “ De-Judge ” for short , encompasses the mob-like nature of the temporary salvation and the mob-like nature of the immediate and repeated damnation , while emphasizing the important virtue signaling role that this religion has so little judgment , that it goes by the name De-Judge .
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Some identify religion as a human necessity. Seemingly as a testament to that, even those who have proudly done away with what they see as the banal and barbaric myths of the past, make a god of the state and a religion of the political process. Others may see Tony Robbins as a high priest overseeing an invigorating religious ceremony. Still others, may see Oprah as a prophet, or a periodic, lavish dinner as an epicurean communion of ritualistic value.
It is apparent that man longs for a story about the order of the universe that religion offers.
Christianity did not become the de rigueur spiritual, philosophical, and political system of vast portions of the world without having something to offer its adherents. Writers like Carl Jung or Joseph Campbell have written volumes on the universal need of humans for certain structures in life. Religion satisfies many of those structural needs.
As the extreme left in America veers further from established religion, it inevitably engages in a very human behavior and builds itself yet another religion. The Hero with a Thousa... Joseph Campbell Best Price: $7.73 Buy New $9.50 (as of 09:25 UTC - Details)
The problem is, unlike religions that have had centuries or millennia of the brightest minds in the world testing and retesting the ideas of the religion in fervent debate, the religion of the social justice warrior is a several decades old mish mosh of screwy ideas.
Far from a work of prescription, it is with the utmost sadness that I present to the reader a descriptive work of this befuddling body of thought. Sadness, because these ideas somehow exist as a body of thought in an age where the most brilliant, tested, consistent and cohesive ideas are just a few keystrokes away. It is not lack of access that stops more solid ideas from being adopted. Nor is it lack of resources or education, for the more education a person receives, the more likely they are to subscribe to this body of ideas. To identify a few:
Original Sin — The modern feminist movement imposes original sin on the man in the relationship, popularly referred to over the past decade as “privilege.”
Unlike original sin, privilege is not digital or binary, but analog and appearing in gradients. If the man is white, then his original sin is even greater. Privilege of all sorts exist. The less privileged one is, the better that person is.
All privileged people must confess their sins and come to the collective with a spirit of humbleness. The more privilege one has, the more this is needed. The less privilege one has, the less this is expected.
God — The flavor-of-the-month trend deemed popular by the collective is able to act as god. The role of god shifts from group to group and time period to time period. The status of god verges on the omnipotent and omniscient, but is so temporary that some may be imbued with this role for mere days.
Council of Nicaea — The Council of Nicaea is an ongoing meeting, often taking place on social media. Where two or three gather in the name of social justice, there is a Council of Nicaea serving as implementer of dire and important dogma, the temporariness of which does not detract from the direness of the implementation, but makes it all the more passionate, high stakes, and extreme.
Prophetic Voices — Only those who are seen as being identified with an issue are permitted to speak on an issue. The idea that a straight white man could have a valuable opinion on racism, abortion, homosexuality, or hardship is anathema. Total self-censorship is recommended when speaking to those of less privilege, with only the most self-deprecatory statements considered permissible.
Sinners — Only those who can be shamed into accepting their own privilege are deemed sinners. Though the unrepentant will be pursued with a missionary zeal, refusal to publicly accept one’s role as a sinner largely excludes a person from the worst defilement the religion has to offer. A sinner must willingly accept his role as sinner. Any public apology makes one a sinner in the eyes of the social justice movement. The act verges on masochistic.
Once a sinner, always a sinner. In this regard, the public apology is a form of baptism that does not cleanse the soul, but opens it up to repeated defilement. The act of baptism is repeated over and over publicly as a show of humbleness and attrition (sorrow) but not contrition (remorse and penitence). Springtime for Snowfla... Michael Rectenwald Best Price: $10.51 Buy New $14.65 (as of 10:49 UTC - Details)
There is no method of reaching contrition in this religion, and no attainment of forgiveness.
Satan — Those who refuse to accept the shame of their privilege are deemed Satan or sometimes “literally Hitler” or similarly extreme morally degrading and dehumanizing superlatives. To not accept privilege and to be humble in the face of it is the most vile act.
High Priest — The most oppressed person at any given time is most capable of being a high priest. Their role may quickly change with the ebb and flow of fads and trends. The role of god and high priest may be held by one individual.
Sanhedrin — The most hypocritical among the group is permitted to speak with the loudest voice. Having the loudest voice is enough to give one the power to sit in judgment of another. (**Prescription in the face of hypocrisy is unwelcome. Even description, like this, is certain to be met with ridicule. Unbiased description, like this is certain to be met with all sorts of ridicule.)
Works — To be loud-voiced is the ultimate work. To effectively weave in privilege in attack of others is the most effective form of hermeneutics. Reason is secondary to feeling, but not even a close second. Reason tends to provide interference to the proper execution of these religious duties and is unwelcome.
Tonsure — Body modification and food dye colored hair identify one as a true adherent.
Predestination — To be born with the greatest list of oppressive characteristics is to be among the elect. To be able to create a narrative of your own victimization confers a state of righteousness. There is, however, no path to salvation, there if only temporary status as a member of the elect, during which time you are derided by some as a sinner and lauded as a Saint by others, though in significantly higher proportion of Saint to sinner. Once you have lost this status, that proportion has shifted.
Forgiveness / Absolution — You are never forgiven. Anyone, at any time may bring up your privilege and, at the very least, send an army against you, or if you are properly trained, need only reference your privilege to cripple you with guilt. The priests of this religion do not release sin, they wield it in repeated flagellation. The privileged adherents of this religion are perpetual martyrs unable to redeem themselves or be redeemed.
Jesus — There is no Jesus. There is no messiah. There is no salvation. It never ends. The social justice movement is a satanic creation of hell on earth. One can never escape the hamster wheel on which a monster is always chasing you. Everyone will eventually be torn down. Google Archipelago: Th... Michael Rectenwald Best Price: $4.99 Buy New $8.77 (as of 11:20 UTC - Details)
The predestined social justice warriors of the moment are just a trend-shift away from damnation. It is damnation for all involved, but the more privileged one is, the more damnation is available. From this perspective it is fair, since even though there may be phlegmatic and sudden damnation for all, the lowest level circle of this hell is saved for the most privileged.
The Fall — An angel’s fall from grace took place in the fall of 2015 and was magnified in the fall of 2016. This fall brought salvation for many non-adherents. It began sometime after June 16, 2015.
On that day, in a moment that could not be more fittingly symbolic, leaving his gold-gilded tower above Babylon that protected him from the realities of life known to the masses below, the angel descended to street level. Having not yet burst into flames, the angel, undeterred, tested fate further by descending to the subterranean layers of that golden tower of gilt, making an announcement to the world from below the surface of the earth.
On a national stage, Donald Trump, a formerly acceptable public figure, revered Saint, and minor angel within the religion openly rejected his status as Saint and angel. Despite his occasional challenges to the status quo, the angel associated with and supported Saints, archangels, and other revered figures of the religion, had guts, didn’t quite act like he wanted to fit in, and was beloved enough to be lauded in rap songs.
As he grew increasingly crass and outspoken, more and more unwilling to feel shame for his behavior, and certainly not willing to feel shame for his privilege, his fissure from the religion was assured. This was a pivotal moment for the religion. This one, fallen from grace, had turned on his heavenly matriarchs who he never realized himself to be under the protective power of.
Suddenly, many other non-adherents saw that freedom from this oppressive religion could be obtained by not caring. If one refused to feel shame, then the social justice god had no influence over you. If one refused to back down, the social justice god was shown to not actually be a god. One was not at risk of being struck down. Not to worry, reverberated the message, only a tiny fraction of the people in the world are this evil. Assurances were provided that the fallen angel would be proven inept and would either come back into the fold or would experience a prolonged and lonely banishment in his self-created isolation.
A second pivotal event took place, in which this heresy was proven far more popular than any adherent had realized, on November 9, 2016. This day is often referred to as “11/9” to signify how the evil of that day is similar in magnitude to, if not worse than, the mass murder of thousands of innocents that took place on 9/11.
On 11/9 “literally Hitler,” “literally Satan,” “literally racist,” and “literally evil,” achieved a victory over the righteous. But by a satanic trick, evil was able to win without being popular. This is the ultimate delegitimization of his evil. It was possible that if evil won with help from enablers of evil like Russia, or other Slavs that evil is “partial to”, a further delegitimization of his evil might occur.
This marks the saddest two days in the chapter of this religion, for which the dearest adherents remain, at once, on both a sense of heightened high alert and a state of mourning. Like all other aspects of this religion, this central tenet is able to be changed as capriciously as the weather. Beyond Woke Michael Rectenwald Buy New $19.99 (as of 11:37 UTC - Details)
Pharisees — The more woke you are, the more influential you are. The Pharisees were both the officials of their religious community and among the chief hypocrites of their day. The woke are both the officials of their religious community and the chief hypocrites of their day.
Scripture — The books of the Bible are millennia-old. Social justice warriors have no appetite for anything time-tested. Feelings are their scripture. “Feelings are fleeting,” a wise person might warn. “Exactly,” would be the response of a social justice warrior. The morality of the religion is temporary and is identified by taking the temperature of the most woke within a group to determine the moral principles of the group at that moment. Where two or three are gathered in the name of social justice, there is a group big enough to determine morality for that moment.
Elders — The role of experienced, wise elders is replaced by outrage and outrageousness. To have strong feelings and to behave extreme in the midst of those strong feelings brings respect. Extremes of dress — in the case of a Muslim woman covering her head — is seen as more impressive and confers higher status. Extremes of ethnicity —such as being full-blooded American Indian — are seen as conferring higher status.
One need not even be genuine; to claim to truly identify as someone who you are not is sufficient. The more emotion this is done with, the more likely it is to succeed in achieving higher religious status. Notable is the case of Olympian Bruce Jenner, who came out identifying as a woman, but who suffered by falling out of favor, to some degree, because it became know he had an affinity for individual liberties and conservative politics — an obvious unwillingness to recognize his privilege and to publicly demonstrate his shame.
Experience is generally of limited value, as use of reason or experience when shared with others, risks being discredited as splaining or sometimes man-splaining, a serious offense. Experience is even derided as low value, a bias memorialized in popular sayings such as “Ok boomer,” intended to undermine experience in a clever way that will be noticed by peers as a justifiable silencing of a person who could only have obtained such experience through privilege.
Dogma — Diversity is an unquestioned and unquestionable dogma. Diversity must fit within a very narrow, seldom specified definition. Diversity of age is relatively undesirable when it includes the elderly. Diversity of race is undesirable when it brings more white people. There is not an acceptable non-zero number of white people. Diversity of thought is never appreciated. Diversity is the chief dogma of the religion.
End Times — The end of the world always stands in the distance through a constantly shifting narrative. It is currently interpreted as “extreme climate.” A host of extreme natural phenomena will signal that the end times, which are always only a single-digit number of years away, are soon upon us. The end times are not a battle between good and evil, sometimes referred to as Armageddon, that battle is currently in place.
If good wins, the end times will not come in a single-digit number of years. If evil wins, the end times will come in a single-digit number of years. There is no single method by which one is judged good or evil, but currently, if one can capture more carbon than the satanic are creating, that person may forestall the end times. That the end times do not arrive is proof that the adherents are winning.
Dispensation is given to popular people. They are not evil, otherwise they would not be able to market themselves so well and to be so beloved by those who are predestined.
Paradise — Once all privileged people are gone, the world will be a better place. Once all Satans and Hitlers are vanquished, the world will be a better place. The constantly shifting definition makes this attainment difficult, but does not prevent some from throwing themselves passionately into this religion.
Though all white people are clearly privileged, the ability for new privileges to be identified allows for this religion to continue its march toward perfection, even after all white people are exterminated.
Manna — Just print more money to pay the bills, just add more zeroes. No work is ever needed. No day of economic reckoning ever arrives. It’s like manna from heaven. It’s all free.
Christianity — While this religion has no official name, the title “Democratic Judgment,” or “De-Judge” for short, encompasses the mob-like nature of the temporary salvation and the mob-like nature of the immediate and repeated damnation, while emphasizing the important virtue signaling role that this religion has so little judgment, that it goes by the name De-Judge.
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