thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-22--From School Bench Into The Fire:  What Hitler’s Youth Have In Common With 2020 “Education” In The US

From School Bench Into The Fire : What Hitler ’ s Youth Have In Common With 2020 “ Education ” In The US Hitler ’ s Youth have much in common with today ’ s children in the US and we are seeing the fruit of it borne out each and every day .
In this episode , Common Core Diva Lynne Taylor joins us to expose what she ’ s discovered both in history and the present about this stunning correlation .
Here ’ s additional information provided by Lynne for further study , some of which was mentioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Pages 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 .
10 , 11 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 18 , 22 , 25,26 , 27 , 3031 , 32,36 , 52 , 57 , 69 , 70 , 74 , 75 , 80 , 85 , 88 , 105 , 168 .
179 , 219. and , 220 .
**There are 10 co-sponsors and this Bill is in 13 different committees .
The ONLY policy areas HR 6415 covers are labor and employment .
So why is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of HR 6415 is Rep. Jimmy Panetta .
His father was the former director of the CIA and served in the Sec .
of State position .
It ’ s through his Dad , Leon Panetta that you will find the Beacon Global Group .
BGG donated to both father AND son ’ s political campaigns .
BGG can also be tied back to the CIA and eventually George Soros .
See this map from Little Sis ( will need enlarging The CIA and Beacon are almost on top of each other and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side of the map ) https : //littlesis.org/maps/ 3204-crisis-map Little Sis also shows that Leon was on the Board at BGG .
https : //littlesis.org/person/ 14141-Leon_Edward_Panetta Open Secrets ’ s link on Jimmy Panetta ’ s campaign donors , where BGG is the last one on the page : Here ’ s their most current on Jimmy ’ s funding : The Committees and Caucuses Jimmy serves on ( he ’ s a progressive democrat ) **BE sure to show the Twitter picture I sent you on FB message about his co-sponsoring of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of HR 6415 fits his progressive green agenda ) The link to the Google Book reader for Hitler ’ s Last Victims .
We ’ ll need page 158 , but to set the context , you should begin with page 155 .
You ’ ll see a title of “ From School Bench Into the Fire ” .
From the US Memorial Museum of the Holocaust , this link to the education/indoctrination of public service : https : //encyclopedia.ushmm .
org/content/en/article/ indoctrinating-youth This page , from the same source will detail a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : https : //encyclopedia.ushmm .
org/content/en/article/hitler- youth-2 From Time magazine ’ s 1941 Report : “ Mathematics is taught in terms of bullet trajectories , range-finding , sextant-reading , aerodynamics .
As members of the Hitler Youth , the little leader-geniuses are searched for the qualities every German warrior must have : punctuality , orderliness , reliability , subordination , gregariousness , adaptability , diligence , will power , aggressiveness , acute sensory perception , practical talents .
Each boy ’ s record is tabulated , analyzed and filed away , so that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be available for the future use of Army psychologists.
” You have to be a subscriber of Time to access that 1941 Report , but here ’ s the article I found the reference in : https : //time.com/5700753/ hilter-youth-jojo-rabbit/ The Voices for National Service ( modern day USA ) video link is below .
It ’ s about citizens serving other citizens .
In the video , you ’ ll see some of the big corps of the CCSS Machine present .
Teach for America is also a partner .
To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : //voicesforservice.org/ about/our-coalition/ To see the positive spin Voices gave HR 6415 , go here : https : //voicesforservice.org/ legislative-updates/inspire- to-serve-act/ From the U.S .
Veteran geared website “ With Honor ” , this ‘ shout out ’ to Rep. Jimmy Panetta : https : //withhonor.org/march- 2020-monthly-legislative-wrap- up-2/ “ With Honors ” Advisory Board contains one big CCSS Machine member .
Bezos ( father of Amazon ’ s Bezos ) .
He ’ s a member of the Aspen Institute ’ s Board .
Aspen is well known for its selling out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : //withhonor.org/about- us/our-leadership/ The most recent time I ’ ve written about Aspen , was Feb.2020 .
Since the National Service group above is so sold on HR 6415 , as well as attaches itself to AmeriCorps , Senior Corps , etc .
I am sending this 2016 archive .
In part 2 of this article , I show you exactly how AC , SC , and even YouthBuild are all CCSS aligned .
The image ( bright orange ) is from this archive of mine : It covers the Peace Corps , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( *Note : there ’ s a broken link in that article , but I found the source again .
The spin job the U.S. Dept .
of Ed has on AmeriCorps : https : //blog.ed.gov/2016/10/ one-million-champions-for- opportunity-how-americorps- improves-public-education/ From the NCNS grantee guidelines , look at page 3 for typical service locations .
Then see who ’ s eligible to serve : https : //egrants.cns.gov/ termsandconditions/ 508Final2018ACSNProgramSpecifi cTC20180611.pdf Then , there ’ s the Marc Tucker ( remember the Dear H letter ? )
Estonia like plan for America .
I wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : there ’ s a broken link for the European Reassurance Initiative , but here ’ s a link , unbroken : https : //comptroller.defense .
gov/Portals/45/Documents/ defbudget/fy2018/fy2018_ERI_J- Book.pdf ) Here ’ s the Estonia Lifelong Learning Plan where no matter how old or able , you must be a productive citizen .
https : //www.hm.ee/sites/ default/files/estonian_ lifelong_strategy.pdf This archive was used as a reference during one of our previous shows ( Trump ’ s March into Socialism ) : Before we close , let ’ s circle back to Dr. Vogt ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Berlin ” .
It ’ s in this book he describes being a young boy and being ‘ inducted ’ into Hitler ’ s Youth .
The last picture attached shows him as a very young boy in the Hitler Band .
I want to bring this up in relation to the closing image of HR 6415 .
The parallels are too obvious !
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From School Bench Into The Fire: What Hitler’s Youth Have In Common With 2020 “Education” In The US
Hitler’s Youth have much in common with today’s children in the US and we are seeing the fruit of it borne out each and every day. In this episode, Common Core Diva Lynne Taylor joins us to expose what she’s discovered both in history and the present about this stunning correlation.
Here’s additional information provided by Lynne for further study, some of which was mentioned in this episode.
https://www.congress.gov/116/ bills/hr6415/BILLS- 116hr6415ih.pdf
It’s 222 pages. Education is embedded about 159 times.
Specifics will be on Pages 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 22, 25,26, 27, 3031, 32,36, 52, 57, 69, 70, 74, 75, 80, 85, 88, 105, 168. 179, 219. and, 220.
**There are 10 co-sponsors and this Bill is in 13 different committees.
Co-sponsors:
Bacon (NE), Houlahan (PA), Waltz (FL), Moulton (MA), Cisneros (CA), Riggleman (VA), Carbajal (CA), Crow (CO), Rose (NY), Roybal-Allard (CA).
The ONLY policy areas HR 6415 covers are labor and employment. So why is education mentioned 159 times?
Main sponsor of HR 6415 is Rep. Jimmy Panetta. His father was the former director of the CIA and served in the Sec. of State position. It’s through his Dad, Leon Panetta that you will find the Beacon Global Group. BGG donated to both father AND son’s political campaigns. BGG can also be tied back to the CIA and eventually George Soros. See this map from Little Sis (will need enlarging The CIA and Beacon are almost on top of each other and Soros is out on the right hand side of the map) https://littlesis.org/maps/ 3204-crisis-map
Little Sis also shows that Leon was on the Board at BGG.
https://littlesis.org/person/ 14141-Leon_Edward_Panetta
Open Secrets’s link on Jimmy Panetta’s campaign donors,where BGG is the last one on the page:
https://www.opensecrets.org/ members-of-congress/ contributors?cid=N00038601& cycle=2018
Here’s their most current on Jimmy’s funding:
https://www.opensecrets.org/ members-of-congress/pacs/ jimmy-panetta?cid=N00038601& cycle=2020
The Committees and Caucuses Jimmy serves on (he’s a progressive democrat)
https://panetta.house.gov/ about/committees-and-caucuses
His stance on education:
https://panetta.house.gov/ issues/education
**BE sure to show the Twitter picture I sent you on FB message about his co-sponsoring of the New Green Deal. (alot of HR 6415 fits his progressive green agenda)
The link to the Google Book reader for Hitler’s Last Victims.
https://books.google.com/ books?id=6X3a2Jk47McC&pg= PA158&lpg=PA158&dq=Hitler+ ready+reserve&source=bl&ots=_ LMhtN73ru&sig=ACfU3U162_ hexhuZqjq2GHA53pQjB9TT0w&hl= en&sa=X&ved= 2ahUKEwiHgJzgsIzqAhVPSN8KHZ4CB n8Q6AEwA3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q= Hitler%20ready%20reserve&f= false
We’ll need page 158, but to set the context, you should begin with page 155. You’ll see a title of “From School Bench Into the Fire”.
From the US Memorial Museum of the Holocaust, this link to the education/indoctrination of public service:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm. org/content/en/article/ indoctrinating-youth
This page, from the same source will detail a few things very similar in HR 6415:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm. org/content/en/article/hitler- youth-2
From Time magazine’s 1941 Report:
“Mathematics is taught in terms of bullet trajectories, range-finding, sextant-reading, aerodynamics. As members of the Hitler Youth, the little leader-geniuses are searched for the qualities every German warrior must have: punctuality, orderliness, reliability, subordination, gregariousness, adaptability, diligence, will power, aggressiveness, acute sensory perception, practical talents. Each boy’s record is tabulated, analyzed and filed away, so that his complete case history of character development will be available for the future use of Army psychologists.”
You have to be a subscriber of Time to access that 1941 Report, but here’s the article I found the reference in:
https://time.com/5700753/ hilter-youth-jojo-rabbit/
The Voices for National Service (modern day USA) video link is below. It’s about citizens serving other citizens. In the video, you’ll see some of the big corps of the CCSS Machine present. Teach for America is also a partner. To see that, go here:
https://voicesforservice.org/ about/our-coalition/
To see the positive spin Voices gave HR 6415, go here:
https://voicesforservice.org/ legislative-updates/inspire- to-serve-act/
From the U.S. Veteran geared website “With Honor”, this ‘shout out’ to Rep. Jimmy Panetta:
https://withhonor.org/march- 2020-monthly-legislative-wrap- up-2/
“With Honors” Advisory Board contains one big CCSS Machine member. Bezos (father of Amazon’s Bezos). He’s a member of the Aspen Institute’s Board. Aspen is well known for its selling out of education. Indoctrination, too.
https://withhonor.org/about- us/our-leadership/
The most recent time I’ve written about Aspen, was Feb.2020.
https://www.commoncorediva. com/2020/02/24/an-educratic- beanstalk/
Other Aspen archives: https://www.commoncorediva. com/?s=Aspen+Institute&submit= Search
Since the National Service group above is so sold on HR 6415, as well as attaches itself to AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, etc. I am sending this 2016 archive.
In part 2 of this article, I show you exactly how AC, SC, and even YouthBuild are all CCSS aligned.
https://www.commoncorediva. com/2016/04/19/play-money/
The image (bright orange) is from this archive of mine:
https://www.commoncorediva. com/2018/03/14/finger- pointing/
It covers the Peace Corps, AC, SC, and more.
(*Note: there’s a broken link in that article, but I found the source again.
https://republicans-edlabor. house.gov/news/documentsingle. aspx?DocumentID=402601)
The spin job the U.S. Dept. of Ed has on AmeriCorps:
https://blog.ed.gov/2016/10/ one-million-champions-for- opportunity-how-americorps- improves-public-education/
From the NCNS grantee guidelines, look at page 3 for typical service locations. Then see who’s eligible to serve:
https://egrants.cns.gov/ termsandconditions/ 508Final2018ACSNProgramSpecifi cTC20180611.pdf
Then, there’s the Marc Tucker (remember the Dear H letter?) Estonia like plan for America. I wrote about that last year. (*Note: there’s a broken link for the European Reassurance Initiative, but here’s a link, unbroken:
https://comptroller.defense. gov/Portals/45/Documents/ defbudget/fy2018/fy2018_ERI_J- Book.pdf )
See:
https://www.commoncorediva. com/2019/04/29/a-monumental- crush/
(*This article is huge in pointing out the Russian AND German ed/life models.)
Here’s the Estonia Lifelong Learning Plan where no matter how old or able, you must be a productive citizen.
https://www.hm.ee/sites/ default/files/estonian_ lifelong_strategy.pdf
This archive was used as a reference during one of our previous shows (Trump’s March into Socialism):
https://www.commoncorediva. com/2019/04/04/educratic- semantics-competence/
Tucker related:
https://www.commoncorediva. com/2019/04/26/churning- waters-ahead/
Before we close, let’s circle back to Dr. Vogt’s second book, “My Memories of Berlin”. It’s in this book he describes being a young boy and being ‘inducted’ into Hitler’s Youth. The last picture attached shows him as a very young boy in the Hitler Band. I want to bring this up in relation to the closing image of HR 6415.
The parallels are too obvious!
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-22--Twisted Logic & A Warped Sense Of Reality: Relying On Man’s Reasoning

America is a mess and it is not going to get better any time soon .
Years of public-school indoctrination controlled by cultural Marxists has created generations of young people who have no idea how to discover truth .
A constant bombardment of propaganda discrediting American history , and the principles of liberty and natural law , have left America ’ s youth lost and seething in twisted reasoning .
American society has come to be viewed from the lens of critical theory , which teaches people to criticize culture for the purpose of affecting change .
The biggest problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the nature of American culture and what it means to be free ; therefore , they have no real understanding of what they are changing or , what they are changing it to .
The rioting , protesting and discontent is all based on a lie that America is a racist country and that white people have an institutional privilege that keeps minorities systematically oppressed .
This is twisted and convoluted reasoning when you consider the origins of racism .
America was founded on Christian principles but has taken a sharp left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her way .
Science and the reliance on man ’ s own reasoning and pursuit of knowledge has left us spiraling out of control with a distorted view of reality .
We have reached a point in America where the traditional view of Christianity and an absolute morality has come to be viewed as oppressive and intolerant .
The cultural left has been positioning their beliefs as morally superior as they use words like accepting and tolerant to describe their views .
They justify the shouting down and humiliating of their political opponents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worldview is morally superior and that Christians somehow pose a threat to humanity ( Crisis in Civility , p. 170 ) .
We see this playing out every day as leftist protestors gather in defiance of civil society , shouting down and attempting to silence their political opponents .
The Russian collusion hoax , the Kavanaugh sexual allegation circus and now the riots are all justified actions against their political opponents in the minds of the left because they are acting on the premise that Christian morality or the idea of an absolute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Hillary Clinton , deplorable .
The debate comes down to the idea of an absolute morality vs. moral relativism .
Those subscribing to the moral relativist view generally believe that life is without absolute meaning , and concepts of right and wrong vary from person to person or by culture .
There is no superior world worldview , and all cultures and beliefs are morally equivalent .
This idea could arguably be said to originate from relying on man ’ s own reasoning .
It is absurd ̶ and a belief that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obviously does not adhere to .
They are pushing the idea that moral relativism ̶ because it is allegedly morally neutral , is superior .
Rhetorician Francis Bacon said that a reliance on man ’ s own philosophical classification systems would inevitably lead to twisted reasoning and distorted views of reality .
Believing that there is no truth is certainly twisted reasoning .
Making the argument that truth is non-existent leaves one running in circles because at some point , the statement ̶ “ there is no truth , ” would have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would have to be true .
The assumption that there is no absolute moral standard to which we should hold ourselves to also falls short because the reliance on man ’ s reasoning and morally relativist positions have led to the mass slaughter of millions .
Communist nations , founded on atheistic and Darwinist doctrines reasoned that men were no more significant than a chimpanzee ; therefore , the logic that followed justified the elimination of those that did not conform to the idea that men should place the state as their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is an atrocious reality of communism , the act itself is based on a misguided , twisted notion that the morality of no morality is somehow superior as the mass murder was justified because men were not living up to the moral standard of what they considered superior virtue .
Humanist philosophy also teaches that men can reason on their own and do not need the crutch of religion to make morally sound decisions .
Fredrick Edwords argued that “ the moral and political implications of humanist thought are “ subject to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fallible and tentative nature of our knowledge and constant shifts in social conditions.
” What he is arguing , in a sense is the idea of virtue ethics .
That morality constantly shifts from situation to situation .
Virtue ethics is currently one of three major approaches in normative ethics .
It may , initially , be identified as the one that emphasizes the virtues , or moral character , in contrast to the approach which emphasizes duties or rules ( deontology ) or that which emphasizes the consequences of actions ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the political left perfectly .
The approach they take attempting to discredit the American , or Christian worldviews is morally justified because the beliefs we adhere to are intolerable .
Edwords says that the basis of humanist thought is “ subject to continual revision in light of both the fallible and tentative nature of our knowledge and constant shifts in social conditions.
” That essentially means that whatever direction society goes in , their ethics shift and morals change to justify their positions whereas the Christian worldview remains firmly rooted in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their knowledge is fallible , yet they refuse to consider why that is so .
The left can attach labels like racism to almost any situation because they have no absolute standard which defines their principles .
They can define and re-define words as they see fit to push their agenda because they are not rooted in a truth that is absolute , but one that is relative to whatever they need it to be .
People often wonder why the left can not be held accountable for anything they say or do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hypocritical because they have no principle .
Take Joe Biden for instance .
He recently said that black people were not black if they voted for Trump and not him .
This statement , in the eyes of the right , showed the real racism that exists in the Democrat party .
It reflects the efforts to keep black Americans in a state of victimhood and dependent on the Democrat party .
The mentality can be traced back to Lyndon Johnson when he said “ I ’ ll have those n**gers voting democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That is the real state of racism in America .
The belief that certain demographics are not as capable and are kept on welfare rolls in exchange for votes .
Through twisted reasoning and godless rhetoric , the Democrat party has convinced America that the opposite is true .
Believing black Americans do not need welfare programs like affirmative action is now considered racism .
Today , American ’ s watch in astonishment as groups like Black Lives Matter and Antifa burn down , and in some cases , take over cities under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Twisted logic based on the belief that man can reason without the crutch of religious morality has led to a warped worldview where man defines what is right or wrong .
Years of propaganda has created an irreversible conviction in the minds of our youth that America represents racism , fascism , and greed .
They believe that they are fighting to free America from the exploitations of capitalist America when in fact , the only people being exploited are the ones doing the deeds of the Democrat party .
The only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter are those encouraging them to riot .

America is a mess and it is not going to get better any time soon. Years of public-school indoctrination controlled by cultural Marxists has created generations of young people who have no idea how to discover truth. A constant bombardment of propaganda discrediting American history, and the principles of liberty and natural law, have left America’s youth lost and seething in twisted reasoning. American society has come to be viewed from the lens of critical theory, which teaches people to criticize culture for the purpose of affecting change. The biggest problem is, they have been lied to about the nature of American culture and what it means to be free; therefore, they have no real understanding of what they are changing or, what they are changing it to. The rioting, protesting and discontent is all based on a lie that America is a racist country and that white people have an institutional privilege that keeps minorities systematically oppressed. This is twisted and convoluted reasoning when you consider the origins of racism. America was founded on Christian principles but has taken a sharp left turn away from God and has lost her way. Science and the reliance on man’s own reasoning and pursuit of knowledge has left us spiraling out of control with a distorted view of reality.
We have reached a point in America where the traditional view of Christianity and an absolute morality has come to be viewed as oppressive and intolerant. The cultural left has been positioning their beliefs as morally superior as they use words like accepting and tolerant to describe their views. They justify the shouting down and humiliating of their political opponents based on the misguided notion that their worldview is morally superior and that Christians somehow pose a threat to humanity (Crisis in Civility, p. 170). We see this playing out every day as leftist protestors gather in defiance of civil society, shouting down and attempting to silence their political opponents. The Russian collusion hoax, the Kavanaugh sexual allegation circus and now the riots are all justified actions against their political opponents in the minds of the left because they are acting on the premise that Christian morality or the idea of an absolute morality is oppressive and in the words of Hillary Clinton, deplorable.
The debate comes down to the idea of an absolute morality vs. moral relativism. Those subscribing to the moral relativist view generally believe that life is without absolute meaning, and concepts of right and wrong vary from person to person or by culture. There is no superior world worldview, and all cultures and beliefs are morally equivalent. This idea could arguably be said to originate from relying on man’s own reasoning. It is absurd ̶ and a belief that the left, while propagating it, obviously does not adhere to. They are pushing the idea that moral relativism ̶ because it is allegedly morally neutral, is superior.
Rhetorician Francis Bacon said that a reliance on man’s own philosophical classification systems would inevitably lead to twisted reasoning and distorted views of reality. Believing that there is no truth is certainly twisted reasoning. Making the argument that truth is non-existent leaves one running in circles because at some point, the statement ̶ “there is no truth,” would have to be accepted as reality; therefore, it would have to be true. The assumption that there is no absolute moral standard to which we should hold ourselves to also falls short because the reliance on man’s reasoning and morally relativist positions have led to the mass slaughter of millions. Communist nations, founded on atheistic and Darwinist doctrines reasoned that men were no more significant than a chimpanzee; therefore, the logic that followed justified the elimination of those that did not conform to the idea that men should place the state as their highest authority and not God. While this is an atrocious reality of communism, the act itself is based on a misguided, twisted notion that the morality of no morality is somehow superior as the mass murder was justified because men were not living up to the moral standard of what they considered superior virtue.
Humanist philosophy also teaches that men can reason on their own and do not need the crutch of religion to make morally sound decisions. Fredrick Edwords argued that “the moral and political implications of humanist thought are “subject to the continual revision in light of both the fallible and tentative nature of our knowledge and constant shifts in social conditions.” What he is arguing, in a sense is the idea of virtue ethics. That morality constantly shifts from situation to situation.
Virtue ethics is currently one of three major approaches in normative ethics. It may, initially, be identified as the one that emphasizes the virtues, or moral character, in contrast to the approach which emphasizes duties or rules (deontology) or that which emphasizes the consequences of actions (consequentialism).
This explains the attitude of the political left perfectly. The approach they take attempting to discredit the American, or Christian worldviews is morally justified because the beliefs we adhere to are intolerable. Edwords says that the basis of humanist thought is “subject to continual revision in light of both the fallible and tentative nature of our knowledge and constant shifts in social conditions.” That essentially means that whatever direction society goes in, their ethics shift and morals change to justify their positions whereas the Christian worldview remains firmly rooted in the word of God. They admit that their knowledge is fallible, yet they refuse to consider why that is so.
The left can attach labels like racism to almost any situation because they have no absolute standard which defines their principles. They can define and re-define words as they see fit to push their agenda because they are not rooted in a truth that is absolute, but one that is relative to whatever they need it to be. People often wonder why the left cannot be held accountable for anything they say or do. They cannot be portrayed as hypocritical because they have no principle. Take Joe Biden for instance. He recently said that black people were not black if they voted for Trump and not him. This statement, in the eyes of the right, showed the real racism that exists in the Democrat party. It reflects the efforts to keep black Americans in a state of victimhood and dependent on the Democrat party. The mentality can be traced back to Lyndon Johnson when he said “I’ll have those n**gers voting democrat for the next two hundred years.” That is the real state of racism in America. The belief that certain demographics are not as capable and are kept on welfare rolls in exchange for votes. Through twisted reasoning and godless rhetoric, the Democrat party has convinced America that the opposite is true. Believing black Americans do not need welfare programs like affirmative action is now considered racism.
Today, American’s watch in astonishment as groups like Black Lives Matter and Antifa burn down, and in some cases, take over cities under the justification that they are fighting oppression. Twisted logic based on the belief that man can reason without the crutch of religious morality has led to a warped worldview where man defines what is right or wrong. Years of propaganda has created an irreversible conviction in the minds of our youth that America represents racism, fascism, and greed. They believe that they are fighting to free America from the exploitations of capitalist America when in fact, the only people being exploited are the ones doing the deeds of the Democrat party. The only people who think Black Lives do not matter are those encouraging them to riot.
Article posted with permission from David Risselada


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-22--There Is A “Mad Rush” To Get Out Of The Cities

There Is A “ Mad Rush ” To Get Out Of The Cities So many wealthy people are rushing to move away from the big cities that it is creating a bit of a “ real estate boom ” in many suburban areas , small towns and rural communities .
Fear of COVID-19 , a collapsing economy and the tremendous urban violence that we have witnessed in recent weeks have combined to create a frenzy of activity .
Last week , my wife and I heard from a friend in New York City that is all of a sudden desperate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I certainly can ’ t blame him for wanting to relocate .
If I was in his shoes , I would be wanting to move too .
But at this point , so many people are all thinking the same thing that the demand for housing in certain areas threatens to greatly exceed the supply .
In fact , one real estate agent in the San Francisco area is describing it as “ a mad rush to get out of the city ” … Unfortunately , mortgage lending standards have really tightened up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so this is limiting the number of people that are able to successfully relocate .
Mostly , in this environment , it is just “ wealthy folks ” that are able to move away from San Francisco and purchase a new home somewhere else… Over on the east coast , violence is one of the primary motivating factors that is causing people to suddenly pick up and move .
By now , virtually everyone has seen stunning footage of the rioting and looting that took place in the heart of New York City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take much to spark more episodes of widespread violence .
At the same time , overall crime rates in NYC have been absolutely skyrocketing , and this is helping to fuel an exodus to “ rural communities in New York and New Jersey ” … In the middle of the country , the city of Chicago is experiencing even more violence than New York City is .
In fact , dozens of people were just shot over Father ’ s Day weekend… And just a few weeks ago , we witnessed the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City… If the problems that we are facing were just very temporary in nature , most people would probably be willing to ride them out .
Unfortunately , it appears that things aren ’ t going to be getting significantly better any time soon .
Now that the lockdowns have ended , the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is starting to surge once again .
On Friday , we witnessed more than 30,000 newly confirmed cases in the U.S. for the first time in many weeks , and it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ newly confirmed cases for the globe as a whole .
In other words , the coronavirus pandemic is getting worse .
Whether you want to call it “ the first wave ” or “ the second wave ” , the truth is that cases are surging and that could have very serious implications for the months ahead .
Meanwhile , the U.S. economy continues to deteriorate very rapidly .
Nearly 46 million Americans have now filed new claims for unemployment benefits since this pandemic first began , more than 100,000 businesses have permanently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have skipped payments on more than 100 million loans .
It is an economic meltdown of unprecedented size and scope , and many more months of extreme economic pain lie ahead of us .
On top of everything else , we are in an election year , and even a very small spark could set off more rioting , looting and violence .
At this point , tensions are so high in this country that a recent survey found that 34 percent of all Americans believe that there could be a “ civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I have never seen our nation so deeply divided in my entire lifetime , and that makes me incredibly sad .
At a time when we should be coming together like never before , we are allowing strife , discord , anger and hatred to divide us even more deeply .
A house that is divided will surely fall , and the future of America looks extremely bleak if we continue down this path .
As one lone individual , there isn ’ t much that you can do to stop what is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to get to somewhere safe before everything falls apart .
But if you are going to move , you will need to do it quickly , because as I have discussed in this article there are lots of other people thinking the exact same thing .

There Is A “Mad Rush” To Get Out Of The Cities
So many wealthy people are rushing to move away from the big cities that it is creating a bit of a “real estate boom” in many suburban areas, small towns and rural communities. Fear of COVID-19, a collapsing economy and the tremendous urban violence that we have witnessed in recent weeks have combined to create a frenzy of activity. Last week, my wife and I heard from a friend in New York City that is all of a sudden desperate to move to another state, and I certainly can’t blame him for wanting to relocate. If I was in his shoes, I would be wanting to move too. But at this point, so many people are all thinking the same thing that the demand for housing in certain areas threatens to greatly exceed the supply. In fact, one real estate agent in the San Francisco area is describing it as “a mad rush to get out of the city”…
“There’s a mad rush to get out of the city,” said Ginger Martin, a real estate agent with Sotheby’s who concentrates on high-end properties in the San Francisco Bay Area. “What I’m really doing well with right now is anything that’s turnkey.”
Unfortunately, mortgage lending standards have really tightened up over the past few months, and so this is limiting the number of people that are able to successfully relocate.
Mostly, in this environment, it is just “wealthy folks” that are able to move away from San Francisco and purchase a new home somewhere else…
Relocation, at the moment, is only by wealthy folks, who still have the financial mobility to move as the real economy implodes and paralyzes the bottom 90% of Americans. Even with a good credit score, lenders are not preapproving folks like they once were. Many people over the years flooded into San Francisco as the economy boomed, and tech flourished. Now with an economic downturn, social unrest, and pandemic — the city is becoming too dangerous to raise a family.
Over on the east coast, violence is one of the primary motivating factors that is causing people to suddenly pick up and move.
By now, virtually everyone has seen stunning footage of the rioting and looting that took place in the heart of New York City, and it certainly wouldn’t take much to spark more episodes of widespread violence.
At the same time, overall crime rates in NYC have been absolutely skyrocketing, and this is helping to fuel an exodus to “rural communities in New York and New Jersey”…
During May, overall crime declined compared to the same period last year. But the New York City Police Department (NYPD) said murders in the city increase by 79%, shootings jumped by 64%, and burglaries rose 34%. The surge in violent crime is expected to supercharge a trend of New Yorkers fleeing the metro for rural communities in New York and New Jersey.
In the middle of the country, the city of Chicago is experiencing even more violence than New York City is.
In fact, dozens of people were just shot over Father’s Day weekend…
Nine people have been killed, including four under the age of 18, and 47 more were injured in shootings across Chicago on Father’s Day weekend, police said. Two teenage boys, a 3-year-old, and a 13-year-old girl are among those who were killed, officials told ABC7 in Chicago.
And just a few weeks ago, we witnessed the most violent day ever recorded in the Windy City…
While Chicago was roiled by another day of protests and looting in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, 18 people were killed Sunday, May 31, making it the single most violent day in Chicago in six decades, according to the University of Chicago Crime Lab. The lab’s data doesn’t go back further than 1961.
If the problems that we are facing were just very temporary in nature, most people would probably be willing to ride them out.
Unfortunately, it appears that things aren’t going to be getting significantly better any time soon.
Now that the lockdowns have ended, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is starting to surge once again. On Friday, we witnessed more than 30,000 newly confirmed cases in the U.S. for the first time in many weeks, and it was actually the worst day so far for newly confirmed cases for the globe as a whole.
In other words, the coronavirus pandemic is getting worse. Whether you want to call it “the first wave” or “the second wave”, the truth is that cases are surging and that could have very serious implications for the months ahead.
Meanwhile, the U.S. economy continues to deteriorate very rapidly. Nearly 46 million Americans have now filed new claims for unemployment benefits since this pandemic first began, more than 100,000 businesses have permanently shut their doors, and U.S. consumers have skipped payments on more than 100 million loans. It is an economic meltdown of unprecedented size and scope, and many more months of extreme economic pain lie ahead of us.
On top of everything else, we are in an election year, and even a very small spark could set off more rioting, looting and violence.
At this point, tensions are so high in this country that a recent survey found that 34 percent of all Americans believe that there could be a “civil war” within the next five years…
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 34% of Likely U.S. Voters think the United States will experience a second civil war sometime in the next five years, but that includes only nine percent (9%) who say it’s Very Likely.
I have never seen our nation so deeply divided in my entire lifetime, and that makes me incredibly sad.
At a time when we should be coming together like never before, we are allowing strife, discord, anger and hatred to divide us even more deeply.
A house that is divided will surely fall, and the future of America looks extremely bleak if we continue down this path.
As one lone individual, there isn’t much that you can do to stop what is coming, but at least you can try to get to somewhere safe before everything falls apart.
But if you are going to move, you will need to do it quickly, because as I have discussed in this article there are lots of other people thinking the exact same thing.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-22--Muslim Stabs Three Random People, Cops Search for Motive:  I’m Sure You’ve Never Heard This Before

At this point it ’ s a joke – aside from the dead and wounded bodies .
The jihad continues , but the denial and willful ignorance of authorities in Britain , and all over the West , is absolute and impenetrable .
The latest episode in this grim comic opera came Saturday in the English city of Reading , when a Muslim migrant from Libya named Khairi Saadallah went on a stabbing spree , striking at people ’ s necks as per the Qur ’ an ’ s command ( 47:4 ) , killing three and wounding three others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the attack was terrorism , but counterterror top dog Neil Basu backtracked , saying “ the motivation for this heinous act is far from certain.
” Of course .
When is the motivation of an Islamic jihadist ever certain ?
The “ far from certain ” motive wasn ’ t enough : the British authorities didn ’ t stop there from dragging out the moldy oldies , the hoary clichés of jihad denial .
The Independent reported Sunday that “ police are understood to be investigating mental health issues in connection with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pattern , for the UK government and others , to whitewash clear incidents of jihad activity by ascribing them to mental illness .
It ’ s funny how so many Muslims with “ mental health issues ” go on stabbing sprees , but shhhh – you ’ re not supposed to notice that .
This form of denial is so common that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( DSM ) should in its next edition add a new category of mental disorder , Islamic jihad .
The Independent , surprisingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also noted that “ Isis has incited its supporters to carry out low-technology terror attacks using knives and vehicles around the world .
The terrorist group released advice on picking ‘ soft targets ’ containing crowds of people but low security .
The tactics have been used in several recent terror attacks in the UK , including at Fishmongers ’ Hall in November and Streatham in February.
” Indeed .
The Islamic State issued this call in September 2014 : “ So O muwahhid , do not let this battle pass you by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strike the soldiers , patrons , and troops of the tawaghit .
Strike their police , security , and intelligence members , as well as their treacherous agents .
Destroy their beds .
Embitter their lives for them and busy them with themselves .
If you can kill a disbelieving American or European — especially the spiteful and filthy French — or an Australian , or a Canadian , or any other disbeliever from the disbelievers waging war , including the citizens of the countries that entered into a coalition against the Islamic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and kill him in any manner or way however it may be….If you are not able to find an IED or a bullet , then single out the disbelieving American , Frenchman , or any of their allies .
Smash his head with a rock , or slaughter him with a knife , or run him over with your car , or throw him down from a high place , or choke him , or poison him.
” Neil Basu may be right : that call or something like may not illuminate Saadallah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there may be no further evidence to go on .
If his stabbings – in the neck , the Qur ’ an-prescribed target — of random people really were an act of jihad , as we have seen so very many times before , Saadallah wouldn ’ t be carrying an ISIS membership card .
He need not have had contact with any ISIS members to have heard about that call and decided to heed it .
Meanwhile , maybe Khairi Saadallah really does have mental health issues .
But that does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was motivated by Islam ’ s teachings of jihad .
No one ever seems to ponder why it is that so many Muslims with mental health issues somehow get the idea that stabbing random non-Muslims is the thing to do .
To consider such a question , of course , would be “ Islamophobic ” on its face , and “ Islamophobia ” is the one vice that law enforcement and intelligence officials are determined to avoid at all costs .
If Britain is to survive as a free society , which seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refusal to face up to what the country is facing must be challenged and rejected .
But there appears to be no movement whatsoever to compel the government to end its resolute willful ignorance .
Has the whole world lost the ability to think clearly ?
Will this incident be investigated properly , with examination of all contingencies ?
Almost certainly not .
Today ’ s political and cultural climate , not just in Britain but all over what has up until recently been known as the “ free world , ” makes @ @ @ @

At this point it’s a joke – aside from the dead and wounded bodies. The jihad continues, but the denial and willful ignorance of authorities in Britain, and all over the West, is absolute and impenetrable. The latest episode in this grim comic opera came Saturday in the English city of Reading, when a Muslim migrant from Libya named Khairi Saadallah went on a stabbing spree, striking at people’s necks as per the Qur’an’s command (47:4), killing three and wounding three others. British authorities initially and uncharacteristically stated that the attack was terrorism, but counterterror top dog Neil Basu backtracked, saying “the motivation for this heinous act is far from certain.”
Of course. When is the motivation of an Islamic jihadist ever certain?
The “far from certain” motive wasn’t enough: the British authorities didn’t stop there from dragging out the moldy oldies, the hoary clichés of jihad denial. The Independent reported Sunday that “police are understood to be investigating mental health issues in connection with the attack.” It is a longstanding pattern, for the UK government and others, to whitewash clear incidents of jihad activity by ascribing them to mental illness. It’s funny how so many Muslims with “mental health issues” go on stabbing sprees, but shhhh – you’re not supposed to notice that. This form of denial is so common that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) should in its next edition add a new category of mental disorder, Islamic jihad.
The Independent, surprisingly more realistic than the British police, also noted that “Isis has incited its supporters to carry out low-technology terror attacks using knives and vehicles around the world. The terrorist group released advice on picking ‘soft targets’ containing crowds of people but low security. The tactics have been used in several recent terror attacks in the UK, including at Fishmongers’ Hall in November and Streatham in February.”
Indeed. The Islamic State issued this call in September 2014: “So O muwahhid, do not let this battle pass you by wherever you may be. You must strike the soldiers, patrons, and troops of the tawaghit. Strike their police, security, and intelligence members, as well as their treacherous agents. Destroy their beds. Embitter their lives for them and busy them with themselves. If you can kill a disbelieving American or European — especially the spiteful and filthy French — or an Australian, or a Canadian, or any other disbeliever from the disbelievers waging war, including the citizens of the countries that entered into a coalition against the Islamic State, then rely upon Allah, and kill him in any manner or way however it may be….If you are not able to find an IED or a bullet, then single out the disbelieving American, Frenchman, or any of their allies. Smash his head with a rock, or slaughter him with a knife, or run him over with your car, or throw him down from a high place, or choke him, or poison him.”
Neil Basu may be right: that call or something like may not illuminate Saadallah’s motive at all. But there may be no further evidence to go on. If his stabbings – in the neck, the Qur’an-prescribed target — of random people really were an act of jihad, as we have seen so very many times before, Saadallah wouldn’t be carrying an ISIS membership card. He need not have had contact with any ISIS members to have heard about that call and decided to heed it.
Meanwhile, maybe Khairi Saadallah really does have mental health issues. But that does not actually preclude the possibility that his attack was motivated by Islam’s teachings of jihad. No one ever seems to ponder why it is that so many Muslims with mental health issues somehow get the idea that stabbing random non-Muslims is the thing to do. To consider such a question, of course, would be “Islamophobic” on its face, and “Islamophobia” is the one vice that law enforcement and intelligence officials are determined to avoid at all costs.
If Britain is to survive as a free society, which seems quite unlikely at this point, this refusal to face up to what the country is facing must be challenged and rejected. But there appears to be no movement whatsoever to compel the government to end its resolute willful ignorance. Has the whole world lost the ability to think clearly? Will this incident be investigated properly, with examination of all contingencies? Almost certainly not. Today’s political and cultural climate, not just in Britain but all over what has up until recently been known as the “free world,” makes that virtually impossible.
Article posted with permission from Robert Spencer


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-22--The High Cost of Racializing Crime

The High Cost of Racializing Crime

Every group has its criminals from the Irish Mob of Boston to the Jewish gangsters of the Lower East Side , the Italian Mafia , Chinese tongs and Latin American gangs .
It ’ s not just minorities .
The lower down a group is on the American socio-economic ladder , even if its roots are white , and Anglo-Saxon , the more likely it is to have its own criminal class .
What makes a criminal class truly pervasive though is the social approval of its community .
That approval is what keeps a group lower down on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is for being a criminal , the less functional the next generation is going to be .
The criminal class of a group operates in two spheres : organized and disorganized crime .
Organized crime is rooted in tight dynastic and familial networks overseen by clever and ruthless men who have a larger vision than knocking over liquor stores , while disorganized crime springs from broken families , poor socialization , and no useful skills .
The men who are involved in organized crime have a moral code and want to pass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a strong sense of loyalty and have lines that they will refuse to cross .
When these things cease to be true , the ring they are part of starts to break down in corruption and mistrust .
Disorganized crime has no vision , little loyalty , and its children are bastards and orphans .
When a group moves on , its criminal class , organized or disorganized , gets left behind .
That ’ s what happened to the Jewish gangsters or the rural bank robbers of the Depression .
Glamorizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a source of pride can keep a criminal class , like the Mafia , around past its time .
But celebrating organized crime is better than the alternative .
The most corrosive combination is embracing both organized and disorganized crime .
When that happens then , as in parts of Latin America , gang members take over the culture .
Contrary to the convictions of both black and white supremacists , there ’ s little that is historically unique about black crime .
Other minority groups have at times embraced a criminal class @ @ @ @ @ @ @ form of bigotry , always to their own detriment .
What is perhaps unique is the extent to which white liberals have embraced black criminals as a pet cause .
There was a time when the black community demanded a crackdown on crime while white liberals in the cultural establishment glamorized the pushers and pimps that black ministers were fighting to get rid of at any cost .
Ministers like these still exist , but they have been systematically shut out of the public discourse by Democrat officials who profit from malaise , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have long since learned that crime is what really pays .
Democrats and leftist activists , both black and white , have successfully racialized crime .
Black Lives Matter is what happens when you reduce civil rights to the rights of criminals .
And redefine the black experience around interactions with police and the criminal justice system .
The now familiar trope reduces all black people to criminals and the criminal justice system to an oppressive regime conspiring to keep black people down .
The rhetoric isn ’ t new , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the black community , among even moderate Democrats , and even a growing number of Republicans , may be truly historically unique .
At least in American history .
It ’ s as if the Americans of a century ago had decided that Italians and the Mafia were the same thing , and that arresting mobsters was a WASP conspiracy that had to end on moral grounds .
The cost of legitimizing a criminal element and failing to enforce the law is paid for by all Americans to some degree .
Those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highest price , but everyone pays , whether in taxes , insurance hikes , or the cost of doing business with urban corporations .
The cost of racializing crime is much higher and is paid entirely by the black community .
Every group has its criminals and they prey , first and foremost , on members of their own group .
Organized crime depicts its predation as a service to the community .
Its thugs provide protection , offer loans , and can arrange all sorts of favors and dispensations .
Disorganized crime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can do is pretend that they ’ re heroes and victims .
Law enforcement plays a vital role in stopping criminals from committing crimes , but only a community can stop its members from becoming criminals .
And the only way to do that is through the greatest power that a community can leverage : the moral force of self-definition .
A community defines what it is and it isn ’ t .
It constructs its identity and uses peer pressure to compel its members to go along .
It can , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is who we are .
When crime is racialized , then the community loses the power to convey that message .
To be a criminal becomes not a choice , but part of being , as we are told so often now , a black man in America .
That is a point on which both black and white nationalists agree .
They just disagree on whether crime is a good thing .
The former are defining the black community by martyr criminals .
There was a time when farmers in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ struck at financial institutions , and narcocorridos in Mexico still pen anthems for fallen drug lords .
Crime can be romantic .
The Pirates of the Carribean movies were a huge hit and The Highwayman is still taught in many English classes .
But it ’ s also a dead end practiced by people with no future .
Criminals , sociologists lecture us , are reacting to societal oppression .
That can even be true to some degree .
The Silician Mafia , Jewish gangsters , border reivers in Scotland , the aforementioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and many other groups throughout history were reacting to some sort of foot on their necks , but they quickly became parasites and oppressors .
The fundamental truth about criminals , especially the disorganized kind , is that they ’ re lazy .
Civilizations are built by people , good or bad , who make things .
Criminals don ’ t make , they take .
And if organized crime occasionally provides services and can evolve into the stationary bandits who become governments , disorganized crime is a purely parasitic and destructive enterprise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community is defined not by organized , but by disorganized crime .
When disorganized crime is at the wheel , nothing gets built , only broken .
One generation passes its failures on to the next .
The moral codes that make civilization possible come apart .
Racializing crime isn ’ t the ideology of criminals .
Even most criminals know it ’ s a terrible idea .
Corrupt politicians and ideologues racialize crime to create a permanent state of dysfunction .
Even as we condemn crime , it ’ s important to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminals .
Criminals take possessions , bodies , lives , but politicians warp minds .
Ideology can be more poisonous than criminality .
Those who racialize crime do more damage than the criminals .
Crime is not a race , it ’ s an attitude that can become a culture .
When ideologues blend crime with a belief system , the results are terrible .
That was what Mohammed did over a thousand years ago when he combined banditry with Islam and the region and the world are still suffering from the consequences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civilizational identity .
Like addiction , crime is a human weakness .
At the disorganized level , the criminal at first enjoys what he does and then , once the pleasure has gone , convinces himself that he has no choice .
Leftists have spent over a century arguing that criminals from lower socio-economic groups have no choice .
That robbing and killing is the identity and destiny that they were born into .
Leftists act as enablers for criminals , both physically and philosophically .
Their racialization of crime is an evil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not social justice , but an attack on social morality .
The aim , like that of the welfare state , is the destruction of the black community as anything except a captive voter bloc in a permanent state of dysfunction that can be used to extract money for the corrupt agendas of the Democrats and their allies .
Republicans should reject the myth that law enforcement is racist , that the justice system is a tool of oppression , and that the best thing we can do for the black community is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that this is what the Democrats want should be telling us that it will cause pain and suffering , rather than help make the inner city or the country a better place .
There ’ s a whole lot more to black lives and black futures than street thugs .
The majority black police forces in places like Atlanta make that clear .
If Democrats choose to view black people as criminals , Republicans should stand with black police officers and small business owners .
The Democrats have racialized crime .
Republicans should @ @ @

Every group has its criminals from the Irish Mob of Boston to the Jewish gangsters of the Lower East Side, the Italian Mafia, Chinese tongs and Latin American gangs. It’s not just minorities. The lower down a group is on the American socio-economic ladder, even if its roots are white, and Anglo-Saxon, the more likely it is to have its own criminal class.
What makes a criminal class truly pervasive though is the social approval of its community. That approval is what keeps a group lower down on the socio-economic ladder. The more social sanction there is for being a criminal, the less functional the next generation is going to be.
The criminal class of a group operates in two spheres: organized and disorganized crime.
Organized crime is rooted in tight dynastic and familial networks overseen by clever and ruthless men who have a larger vision than knocking over liquor stores, while disorganized crime springs from broken families, poor socialization, and no useful skills. The men who are involved in organized crime have a moral code and want to pass on something to their children. They have a strong sense of loyalty and have lines that they will refuse to cross. When these things cease to be true, the ring they are part of starts to break down in corruption and mistrust.
Disorganized crime has no vision, little loyalty, and its children are bastards and orphans.
When a group moves on, its criminal class, organized or disorganized, gets left behind. That’s what happened to the Jewish gangsters or the rural bank robbers of the Depression. Glamorizing thugs as vital to the community and a source of pride can keep a criminal class, like the Mafia, around past its time. But celebrating organized crime is better than the alternative.
The most corrosive combination is embracing both organized and disorganized crime. When that happens then, as in parts of Latin America, gang members take over the culture.
Contrary to the convictions of both black and white supremacists, there’s little that is historically unique about black crime. Other minority groups have at times embraced a criminal class, and treated enforcement efforts as a form of bigotry, always to their own detriment. What is perhaps unique is the extent to which white liberals have embraced black criminals as a pet cause.
There was a time when the black community demanded a crackdown on crime while white liberals in the cultural establishment glamorized the pushers and pimps that black ministers were fighting to get rid of at any cost. Ministers like these still exist, but they have been systematically shut out of the public discourse by Democrat officials who profit from malaise, not progress, and by activist groups who have long since learned that crime is what really pays.
Democrats and leftist activists, both black and white, have successfully racialized crime.
Black Lives Matter is what happens when you reduce civil rights to the rights of criminals. And redefine the black experience around interactions with police and the criminal justice system.
The now familiar trope reduces all black people to criminals and the criminal justice system to an oppressive regime conspiring to keep black people down. The rhetoric isn’t new, but the lack of resistance to it, in the black community, among even moderate Democrats, and even a growing number of Republicans, may be truly historically unique. At least in American history.
It’s as if the Americans of a century ago had decided that Italians and the Mafia were the same thing, and that arresting mobsters was a WASP conspiracy that had to end on moral grounds.
The cost of legitimizing a criminal element and failing to enforce the law is paid for by all Americans to some degree. Those who live in major cities pay the highest price, but everyone pays, whether in taxes, insurance hikes, or the cost of doing business with urban corporations.
The cost of racializing crime is much higher and is paid entirely by the black community.
Every group has its criminals and they prey, first and foremost, on members of their own group. Organized crime depicts its predation as a service to the community. Its thugs provide protection, offer loans, and can arrange all sorts of favors and dispensations. Disorganized crime rarely bothers. The best its members can do is pretend that they’re heroes and victims.
Law enforcement plays a vital role in stopping criminals from committing crimes, but only a community can stop its members from becoming criminals. And the only way to do that is through the greatest power that a community can leverage: the moral force of self-definition.
A community defines what it is and it isn’t. It constructs its identity and uses peer pressure to compel its members to go along. It can, as Obama liked to say, decide that this is who we are.
When crime is racialized, then the community loses the power to convey that message. To be a criminal becomes not a choice, but part of being, as we are told so often now, a black man in America. That is a point on which both black and white nationalists agree. They just disagree on whether crime is a good thing. The former are defining the black community by martyr criminals.
That isn’t an original idea.
There was a time when farmers in the rural midwest celebrated the bank robbers who struck at financial institutions, and narcocorridos in Mexico still pen anthems for fallen drug lords. Crime can be romantic. The Pirates of the Carribean movies were a huge hit and The Highwayman is still taught in many English classes. But it’s also a dead end practiced by people with no future.
Criminals, sociologists lecture us, are reacting to societal oppression. That can even be true to some degree. The Silician Mafia, Jewish gangsters, border reivers in Scotland, the aforementioned pirates, the Yakuza in Japan, and many other groups throughout history were reacting to some sort of foot on their necks, but they quickly became parasites and oppressors.
The fundamental truth about criminals, especially the disorganized kind, is that they’re lazy.
Civilizations are built by people, good or bad, who make things. Criminals don’t make, they take. And if organized crime occasionally provides services and can evolve into the stationary bandits who become governments, disorganized crime is a purely parasitic and destructive enterprise.
And the crime in the black community is defined not by organized, but by disorganized crime.
When disorganized crime is at the wheel, nothing gets built, only broken. One generation passes its failures on to the next. The moral codes that make civilization possible come apart.
Racializing crime isn’t the ideology of criminals. Even most criminals know it’s a terrible idea.
Corrupt politicians and ideologues racialize crime to create a permanent state of dysfunction. Even as we condemn crime, it’s important to remember that there are worse things than criminals. Criminals take possessions, bodies, lives, but politicians warp minds. Ideology can be more poisonous than criminality. Those who racialize crime do more damage than the criminals.
Crime is not a race, it’s an attitude that can become a culture. When ideologues blend crime with a belief system, the results are terrible. That was what Mohammed did over a thousand years ago when he combined banditry with Islam and the region and the world are still suffering from the consequences of what happened when crime became a civilizational identity.
Like addiction, crime is a human weakness. At the disorganized level, the criminal at first enjoys what he does and then, once the pleasure has gone, convinces himself that he has no choice. Leftists have spent over a century arguing that criminals from lower socio-economic groups have no choice. That robbing and killing is the identity and destiny that they were born into.
Leftists act as enablers for criminals, both physically and philosophically.
Their racialization of crime is an evil and racist idea. The agenda is not social justice, but an attack on social morality. The aim, like that of the welfare state, is the destruction of the black community as anything except a captive voter bloc in a permanent state of dysfunction that can be used to extract money for the corrupt agendas of the Democrats and their allies.
Republicans should reject the myth that law enforcement is racist, that the justice system is a tool of oppression, and that the best thing we can do for the black community is to dismantle both. The simple fact that this is what the Democrats want should be telling us that it will cause pain and suffering, rather than help make the inner city or the country a better place.
There’s a whole lot more to black lives and black futures than street thugs. The majority black police forces in places like Atlanta make that clear. If Democrats choose to view black people as criminals, Republicans should stand with black police officers and small business owners.
The Democrats have racialized crime. Republicans should deracialize it.
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-22--Why Pelosi’s “Gift” To George Floyd’s Family Is A Slap In The Face To Every Veteran In The US

Why Pelosi ’ s “ Gift ” To George Floyd ’ s Family Is A Slap In The Face To Every Veteran In The US OK , first , let me say that if the George Floyd murder was actually that and not some psyop , which there is ample evidence to draw your own conclusion towards , I will say that from the video we were presented , it is murder and every officer involved , if found guilty , should be put to death immediately .
However , if true , it doesn ’ t justify the rioting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminals in Washington , DC that President Donald Trump has failed to bring justice against , such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , who presented an encased American flag to the family of George Floyd , something only reserved for those who have actually served in the US military .
The obvious question is , why would you present a flag to family members of a victim who was murdered by a cop , surrounded by other cops ?
The answer is that you are a subverter and an enemy of the people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Philonise Floyd , whose brother George was killed in police custody last month .
While the California Democrat assured him that the lower chamber will act on police reform efforts , she also gave him a gift that infuriated patriots .
In a photo she posted on her Facebook account last week , Pelosi is seen giving Floyd a folded , encased American flag—the one she said had been flying “ over the Capitol on the day of his brother ’ s murder.
” One person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died in the middle East as a contractor , I ’ m not even sure I could have been shipped home without a charter flight , let alone the honor of getting any kind of military rights and , with a record like this , I wouldn ’ t have a job.
” Look , I ’ m not trying to say that George Floyd , if actually murdered in the way presented , was not determined to get justice , but we know that he had a sordid past and that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his chest .
We also know we weren ’ t told the entire truth about his resistance of arrest .
In fact , quite the opposite .
The 46-year-old moved to the city in 2014 and worked as a bouncer at a local restaurant , leaving behind his past in the Houston area .
Floyd had made changes to his lifestyle and a recent video has emerged of him pleading with younger generations to make good choices and to stop gun violence .
He had been there himself years ago , first being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then a later arrest for armed robbery before he turned his life around .
To be clear , Floyd was a criminal and not a model citizen , but not one to be executed on camera under Israeli-trained tactics training among US police departments .
Yet , House Speaker Pelosi , a clear Communist , decided to present Floyd ’ s family with a token of an encased US flag .
While outlets like self-professed “ fact checkers ” like Politifact , which I ’ ve encountered distorting my own author ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bloggers and social media users are criticizing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for presenting George Floyd ’ s family with a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol , wrongly claiming that such an honor is solely reserved for the families of veterans and first responders .
“ Speaker Pelosi presents a special ‘ service flag ’ to Mr. Floyd ’ s family and sparks major outrage , ” said the headline to a June 15 article on Waynedupree.com .
Conservative radio host Wayne Dupree has leveled inaccurate allegations against Pelosi before .
A reader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was also flagged as part of Facebook ’ s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed .
( Read more about our partnership with Facebook . )
We found that the headline , which has since been changed , was misleading .
The flag Pelosi presented was an American flag .
It was not a “ special service flag ” that can only be furnished for the families of dead veterans or first responders , as the headline suggested .
“ Members of Congress do this routinely , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deputy chief of staff .
Well , shame on the author who changed the headline !
No one knows the difference between the flag presented and a special service flag and Pelosi is counting on that ignorance .
I mean , even this author wouldn ’ t pick up on this technicality .
I seriously want to address Trump supporters in this : Why are you not hammering your guy to not bring some justice among people like Pelosi , who not only have failed to uphold their oath of office but have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lawlessness going on in the union of the united States ?
Personally , I demand secession from this corrupt union called the united States and a return to the actual rule of law , under the declaration of the law of God found in the Bible , instead of promoting either of these antichrist political parties .
True US veterans were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the people of the US .
However , George Floyd , a lifelong criminal , was allegedly murdered by agents of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to honor him in a similar manner to those that desired to sacrifice under the law ?
Pelosi should be strung up with all her treasonous hosts , not allowed to desecrated the memories of those that gave their lives in support of liberty .
In closing , let me let this sister make a statement that I agree with .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

Why Pelosi’s “Gift” To George Floyd’s Family Is A Slap In The Face To Every Veteran In The US
OK, first, let me say that if the George Floyd murder was actually that and not some psyop, which there is ample evidence to draw your own conclusion towards, I will say that from the video we were presented, it is murder and every officer involved, if found guilty, should be put to death immediately. However, if true, it doesn’t justify the rioting and looting by criminal provocateurs nor the criminals in Washington, DC that President Donald Trump has failed to bring justice against, such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who presented an encased American flag to the family of George Floyd, something only reserved for those who have actually served in the US military.
The obvious question is, why would you present a flag to family members of a victim who was murdered by a cop, surrounded by other cops?
The answer is that you are a subverter and an enemy of the people of the united States.
Yet, TownHall reported:
Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Philonise Floyd, whose brother George was killed in police custody last month. While the California Democrat assured him that the lower chamber will act on police reform efforts, she also gave him a gift that infuriated patriots.
In a photo she posted on her Facebook account last week, Pelosi is seen giving Floyd a folded, encased American flag—the one she said had been flying “over the Capitol on the day of his brother’s murder.”
Philonise Floyd’s heart-wrenching testimony to @HouseJudiciary left its mark on us all. May this flag, which flew over the Capitol on the day of his brother’s murder, serve as a symbol of our shared commitment to securing justice for George & all victims of police violence. pic.twitter.com/Dl3LXDGF7t — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) June 10, 2020
People were outraged!
It was @SpeakerPelosi who presented that flag to George Floyd's family… This is an INSULT to our American service men and women!!! Let her know how you feel!!! pic.twitter.com/FQUFmE4Wrm — @retiredparamedic (@RandieCroshaw) June 15, 2020
One person responded, “If I would have died in the middle East as a contractor, I’m not even sure I could have been shipped home without a charter flight, let alone the honor of getting any kind of military rights and, with a record like this, I wouldn’t have a job.”
If I would have died in the middle East as a contractor, I'm not even sure I could have been shipped home without a charter flight, let alone the honor of getting any kind of military rights and, with a record like this, I wouldn't have a job. pic.twitter.com/OMXuPTscAm — Expat Contractor ❌ (@ExpatContractor) June 15, 2020
Look, I’m not trying to say that George Floyd, if actually murdered in the way presented, was not determined to get justice, but we know that he had a sordid past and that he had the emblem of a Freemasons on his chest. We also know we weren’t told the entire truth about his resistance of arrest.
In fact, quite the opposite.
As the UK Daily Mail reports:
The 46-year-old moved to the city in 2014 and worked as a bouncer at a local restaurant, leaving behind his past in the Houston area.
Floyd had made changes to his lifestyle and a recent video has emerged of him pleading with younger generations to make good choices and to stop gun violence.
He had been there himself years ago, first being arrested in his 20s for theft and then a later arrest for armed robbery before he turned his life around.
+13 Floyd had been sentenced to five years in prison in 2009 for aggravated assault stemming from a robbery where Floyd entered a woman’s home, pointed a gun at her stomach and searched the home for drugs and money, according to court records Floyd had at least five stints in jail. In one of the charging documents, officials noted Floyd had two convictions in the 1990s for theft and delivery of a controlled substance, but it is not clear if Floyd served any time for either of those offenses The final straw for Floyd came after serving five years in prison in 2009 for aggravated assault stemming from a robbery in 2007 where he entered a woman’s home, pressed a gun into her stomach and searched the home for drugs and money, according to court records. Floyd pleaded guilty to the robbery where another suspect posed as a worker for the local water department, wearing a blue uniform in an attempt to gain access to the woman’s home, according to the charging document. But when the woman opened the door, she realized he was not with the water department and attempted to close the door, leading to a struggle. At that time, a Ford Explorer pulled up to the home and five other males exited the car and went up to the front door. The report states the largest of the group, who the victim later identified as Floyd, ‘forced his way inside the residence, placed a pistol against the complainant’s abdomen, and forced her into the living room area of the residence. ‘This large suspect then proceeded to search the residence while another armed suspect guarded the complainant, who was struck in the head and sides by this second armed suspect with his pistol while she screamed for help.’ Not finding any drugs or money at the house, the men took jewelry and the woman’s cell phone and fled in their car. A neighbor who witnessed the robbery took down the car’s license plate number. Later, police tracked down the car and found Floyd behind the wheel. He was later identified by the woman as the large suspect who placed a gun against her stomach and forced her into her living room, the document states. The final straw for Floyd came after serving five years in prison in 2009 for aggravated assault stemming from a robbery where he entered a woman’s home, pressed a gun into her stomach and searched the home for drugs and money, according to court records (pictured) He served time stemming from a charge of aggravated robbery with a firearm in August 1998 (pictured) Floyd served 10 months at Harris County jail for a theft offense. Floyd pleaded guilty to the first degree felony and was sentenced in April 2009 to five years in prison. Prior to that, Floyd was sentenced to 10 months in state jail for possession of cocaine. He had been charged in December 2005 for having less than one gram of the controlled substance. However, a few months later the charge was updated to possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, amending the amount Floyd allegedly had to more than four grams of cocaine. But according to court records, Floyd was able to have the charge reverted back to possession of cocaine less than a gram. Floyd had two other cocaine offenses, receiving an eight month-sentence stemming from an October 2002 arrest and was sentenced to 10 months from a 2004 arrest. Floyd was arrested in April 2002 for criminal trespassing and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. He did another stint for theft with a firearm in August 1998. He served 10 months at Harris County jail. In one of the charging documents, officials noted Floyd had two convictions in the 1990s for theft and delivery of a controlled substance, but it is not clear if Floyd served any time for either of those offenses.
Read more here… To be clear, Floyd was a criminal and not a model citizen, but not one to be executed on camera under Israeli-trained tactics training among US police departments. Yet, House Speaker Pelosi, a clear Communist, decided to present Floyd’s family with a token of an encased US flag. While outlets like self-professed “fact checkers” like Politifact, which I’ve encountered distorting my own author’s content for profit, proclaimed: Conservative bloggers and social media users are criticizing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for presenting George Floyd’s family with a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol, wrongly claiming that such an honor is solely reserved for the families of veterans and first responders. “Speaker Pelosi presents a special ‘service flag’ to Mr. Floyd’s family and sparks major outrage,” said the headline to a June 15 article on Waynedupree.com. Conservative radio host Wayne Dupree has leveled inaccurate allegations against Pelosi before. A reader asked us about the headline, which was also flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.) We found that the headline, which has since been changed, was misleading. The flag Pelosi presented was an American flag. It was not a “special service flag” that can only be furnished for the families of dead veterans or first responders, as the headline suggested. “Members of Congress do this routinely,” said Drew Hammill, Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff. Well, shame on the author who changed the headline! No one knows the difference between the flag presented and a special service flag and Pelosi is counting on that ignorance. I mean, even this author wouldn’t pick up on this technicality. Jesus condemned such technicalities in Matthew 23. I seriously want to address Trump supporters in this: Why are you not hammering your guy to not bring some justice among people like Pelosi, who not only have failed to uphold their oath of office but have openly dishonored our veterans and have supported the lawlessness going on in the union of the united States? Personally, I demand secession from this corrupt union called the united States and a return to the actual rule of law, under the declaration of the law of God found in the Bible, instead of promoting either of these antichrist political parties. True US veterans were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the people of the US. However, George Floyd, a lifelong criminal, was allegedly murdered by agents of the state and yet, Nancy Pelosi wants to honor him in a similar manner to those that desired to sacrifice under the law? Pelosi should be strung up with all her treasonous hosts, not allowed to desecrated the memories of those that gave their lives in support of liberty.
In closing, let me let this sister make a statement that I agree with.
Nancy Pelosi spit on the memory of the men and women who died protecting our flag…Giving the folded flag to George Floyd family was a great disrespect to every Veteran who served. As a veteran MY outrage IS valid…. Posted by Peggy Hubbard on Monday, June 15, 2020
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-22--Louisiana:  Cop Says He Shot Unarmed 14-Year-Old In Head Because A Cellphone Looked Like A Muzzle Fl

Louisiana:  Cop Says He Shot Unarmed 14-Year-Old In Head Because A Cellphone Looked Like A Muzzle Flash

Metairie , LA — In April , the town of Metairie , Louisiana was shocked when hearing about a deputy with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff ’ s Office shooting a 14-year-old boy in the head .
In the original story , we were told that deputy William Daniel Short confronted a group of children in his yard and defended himself .
However , as more details emerged , we are now realizing that is not exactly what happened .
Previous coverage of the incident refused to name Short and identified him only as “ a currently-employed law enforcement officer from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was off-duty at the time and original versions of the story claimed that his car alarm was going off , so he went outside to confront the would-be thieves .
He feared there may have been “ criminal activity ” occurring , so he grabbed a gun , headed outside , and ordered three people he saw to stop where they were .
Scared they were about to be shot , two of the children ran off , but one 14-year-old boy remained .
During the confrontation , he then shot the unidentified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since learned that there was no physical altercation and the child was shot while unarmed , not attacking anyone , and holding his cellphone .
To be clear , the children were out past curfew at 3:10 a.m .
However , they were not breaking into cars as the original media reports made it out to be .
Instead , they were in one of their own parent ’ s cars and it was the alarm in their parent ’ s car that was going off — not Short ’ s .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out : At some point during the confrontation , the 14-year-old victim received a call on his cell phone , which he was holding in his hand .
The victim had a feature turned on that activated the phone ’ s flashlight during an incoming call , according to the JPSO .
Mistaking the flash from the phone for a muzzle flash , Short fired one shot , striking the boy in the head .
When he approached the victim , he realized the item in his hand was a cell phone , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the JPSO .
The teen was in the vicinity of Short ’ s house after he and several other teenage friends took an unauthorized joyride in a vehicle that belonged to one of the teen ’ s parents .
The group parked the vehicle a short distance away from the home of the vehicle ’ s owner , which happened to be right in front of Short ’ s home .
The teens split up , with some , including the victim , exiting the parked vehicle and heading down the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vehicle activated the vehicle ’ s alarm , alerting Short , according to the JPSO .
The idea that you can mistake a phone light for a gun shot is nonsensical .
While gun shots are accompanied by muzzle flashes and are especially brighter at night , they are also accompanied by extremely loud sounds that are unmistakable .
Did Short really believe the teen shot a silent round at him ?
We don ’ t believe it .
This 14-year-old boy was arguably one of the best behaved kids in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to accept what was coming to him .
Sadly , however , he would be shot in the head for this decision .
Both short and the 14-year-old boy are white .
The boy was hospitalized for weeks after the shooting and his current condition is unknown as he ’ s yet to be identified .
Also , there have yet to be any charges filed against Short who has been on paid vacation since the shooting .
Before being hired at the JPSO , Short spent 14 years with the Orleans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rank of captain before being fired after a drug test discovered oxycodone and methamphetamine in his system .
This is the state of policing in America .

Metairie, LA — In April, the town of Metairie, Louisiana was shocked when hearing about a deputy with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office shooting a 14-year-old boy in the head. In the original story, we were told that deputy William Daniel Short confronted a group of children in his yard and defended himself. However, as more details emerged, we are now realizing that is not exactly what happened.
Previous coverage of the incident refused to name Short and identified him only as “a currently-employed law enforcement officer from the metropolitan New Orleans area.”
Short was off-duty at the time and original versions of the story claimed that his car alarm was going off, so he went outside to confront the would-be thieves. He feared there may have been “criminal activity” occurring, so he grabbed a gun, headed outside, and ordered three people he saw to stop where they were.
Scared they were about to be shot, two of the children ran off, but one 14-year-old boy remained. During the confrontation, he then shot the unidentified boy in the head.
We have since learned that there was no physical altercation and the child was shot while unarmed, not attacking anyone, and holding his cellphone. To be clear, the children were out past curfew at 3:10 a.m. However, they were not breaking into cars as the original media reports made it out to be. Instead, they were in one of their own parent’s cars and it was the alarm in their parent’s car that was going off — not Short’s.
As a report from KLFY this week points out:
At some point during the confrontation, the 14-year-old victim received a call on his cell phone, which he was holding in his hand. The victim had a feature turned on that activated the phone’s flashlight during an incoming call, according to the JPSO. Mistaking the flash from the phone for a muzzle flash, Short fired one shot, striking the boy in the head. When he approached the victim, he realized the item in his hand was a cell phone, and immediately began rendering first aid, according to the JPSO. The teen was in the vicinity of Short’s house after he and several other teenage friends took an unauthorized joyride in a vehicle that belonged to one of the teen’s parents. The group parked the vehicle a short distance away from the home of the vehicle’s owner, which happened to be right in front of Short’s home. The teens split up, with some, including the victim, exiting the parked vehicle and heading down the street. The teens who remained inside the vehicle activated the vehicle’s alarm, alerting Short, according to the JPSO.
The idea that you can mistake a phone light for a gun shot is nonsensical. While gun shots are accompanied by muzzle flashes and are especially brighter at night, they are also accompanied by extremely loud sounds that are unmistakable. Did Short really believe the teen shot a silent round at him? We don’t believe it.
This 14-year-old boy was arguably one of the best behaved kids in the group as he stayed instead of running, to accept what was coming to him. Sadly, however, he would be shot in the head for this decision. Both short and the 14-year-old boy are white.
The boy was hospitalized for weeks after the shooting and his current condition is unknown as he’s yet to be identified. Also, there have yet to be any charges filed against Short who has been on paid vacation since the shooting.
Before being hired at the JPSO, Short spent 14 years with the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, attaining the rank of captain before being fired after a drug test discovered oxycodone and methamphetamine in his system.
This is the state of policing in America.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-22--Protesters Are Burning Down Central Banks In Lebanon As Government Devalues Currency

Riots have spread across Lebanon in recent weeks , in response to a currency crisis that has left large portions of the country in poverty .
Headquarter locations for the country ’ s central bank have been targeted by protesters , along with smaller bank branches that symbolize the economic woes of the nation .
Lebanon ’ s currency has been deteriorating for many years , but began a freefall back in October which has further plunged the country into poverty .
In the past 6 months , the nation ’ s Lira currency has lost about 70 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Karam of United Arab Emirates-based media outlet TheNational reported that the Lebanese pound is trading for more than 5,000 per $ 1 .
The crash of the currency has led to further economic inequality in the country .
According to data collected between 2005 and 2014 , Lebanon ’ s top 1 % receives 25 % of the national income on average , and the top 10 % receives 55 % of the national income .
In Tripoli , Lebanon ’ s second-largest city , poverty rates were around 50 % near the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figure has continued to rise as the crisis deepens .
According to the Anadolu Agency , protesters briefly occupied the central bank headquarters in the capital city of Beirut last week before being forced from the area by riot police .
The bank was reportedly burned in the process , along with nearby shops .
Protesters also set fires in front of the palace in Beirut .
The protests reportedly came in the wake of massive bank runs , in which citizens lined up around the block hoping to access their funds .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Tripoli , with protesters breaking windows and setting fire to multiple banks .
“ Across the country , branches of Lebanon ’ s central bank have been pelted with rocks and set on fire .
More and more banks in Beirut are reinforcing their facades with sheets of metal to protect them from the smashing and burning .
Each morning frustrated customers linger outside in face masks waiting to get in and try to negotiate to get their money out , ” Foreign Policy reported .
Activists have said that they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not stop protesting until those who are currently in power resign .
Lebanon ’ s prime minister , Hassan Diab , condemned the recent protests and called them a “ coup ” against the government and an attempt to manipulate the value of the Lebanese currency .
On Monday , the Lebanese army announced that it arrested dozens of people during the protests for various crimes , mostly vandalism , and looting .
“ The total number of arrests made by military intelligence between 11 and 15 June in different Lebanese regions is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” a statement from the army read .
In an attempt to slow down the crash and quell the protests , the Lebanese central bank announced that it would inject millions of dollars into the market .
The cash injections are having a small impact on the market , but overall , it hasn ’ t done much to restore public faith in the economy .
The country has also reached out to the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) to request large loans , but critics worry that such a move would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Riots have spread across Lebanon in recent weeks, in response to a currency crisis that has left large portions of the country in poverty. Headquarter locations for the country’s central bank have been targeted by protesters, along with smaller bank branches that symbolize the economic woes of the nation. Lebanon’s currency has been deteriorating for many years, but began a freefall back in October which has further plunged the country into poverty.
In the past 6 months, the nation’s Lira currency has lost about 70% of its value. Last week, Joyce Karam of United Arab Emirates-based media outlet TheNational reported that the Lebanese pound is trading for more than 5,000 per $1. The crash of the currency has led to further economic inequality in the country.
According to data collected between 2005 and 2014, Lebanon’s top 1% receives 25% of the national income on average, and the top 10% receives 55% of the national income. In Tripoli, Lebanon’s second-largest city, poverty rates were around 50% near the end of last year, and this figure has continued to rise as the crisis deepens.
According to the Anadolu Agency, protesters briefly occupied the central bank headquarters in the capital city of Beirut last week before being forced from the area by riot police. The bank was reportedly burned in the process, along with nearby shops. Protesters also set fires in front of the palace in Beirut. The protests reportedly came in the wake of massive bank runs, in which citizens lined up around the block hoping to access their funds.
Video: Live footage shows clashes between Lebanese armed forces and demonstrators in #Tripoli after protests erupted in the city and other areas in #Lebanon over the dire economic conditions in the county.https://t.co/6gEwad1yh6 pic.twitter.com/poM9TsuFuP — Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) April 28, 2020
Foreign Policy reported that similar protests occurred in Tripoli, with protesters breaking windows and setting fire to multiple banks.
“Across the country, branches of Lebanon’s central bank have been pelted with rocks and set on fire. More and more banks in Beirut are reinforcing their facades with sheets of metal to protect them from the smashing and burning. Each morning frustrated customers linger outside in face masks waiting to get in and try to negotiate to get their money out,” Foreign Policy reported.
Activists have said that they are demanding a new transitional government and will not stop protesting until those who are currently in power resign.
Lebanon’s prime minister, Hassan Diab, condemned the recent protests and called them a “coup” against the government and an attempt to manipulate the value of the Lebanese currency.
On Monday, the Lebanese army announced that it arrested dozens of people during the protests for various crimes, mostly vandalism, and looting.
Watch: Protests in #Lebanon’s Tripoli kick off again, and banks are largely the target amid a failing economy, rising unemployment, and poverty.https://t.co/sXGYOL2VfJ pic.twitter.com/pWJI0ZhmJA — Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) April 28, 2020
“The total number of arrests made by military intelligence between 11 and 15 June in different Lebanese regions is 36 people for acts of vandalism,” a statement from the army read.
In an attempt to slow down the crash and quell the protests, the Lebanese central bank announced that it would inject millions of dollars into the market. The cash injections are having a small impact on the market, but overall, it hasn’t done much to restore public faith in the economy. The country has also reached out to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to request large loans, but critics worry that such a move would just plunge the country into further debt.
Article posted with permission from John Vibes