Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Thomas Sowell tells Mark Levin systemic racism has no meaning - TheBlaze
Thomas Sowell tells Mark Levin systemic racism has no meaning - TheBlaze:
"They're absolute hypocrites," Levin said of leftists. "They claim they want equality for all. They claim that there'll be the withering away of the state, the police departments, reimagined law enforcement ... and yet every time you look at a Marxist state, it is an authoritarian, top-down, centralized police state."
In an interview from Levin's radio show on June 29, 2020, Sowell also discussed systemic racism.
"I have no idea what they mean, and I'm not sure they have any idea what they mean, in the sense that you can ask them a factual question and get a factual answer," Sowell told Levin last month.
In an interview from Levin's radio show on June 29, 2020, Sowell also discussed systemic racism.
"I have no idea what they mean, and I'm not sure they have any idea what they mean, in the sense that you can ask them a factual question and get a factual answer," Sowell told Levin last month.
America's cultural revolution is just like Mao's - UnHerd
America's cultural revolution is just like Mao's - UnHerd:
I had turned 18, and I think he wanted to show me something of his youth, of which he spoke little.
In the dusty village where he grew up, we met an endless stream of old men who wanted to see the village’s prodigal son.
Gifts were offered and extravagant greetings were swapped.
Then, after each visitor had departed, my father would tell me, matter-of-factly, what they did to him during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
- To many who survived the crackdown in China, events in the US are frighteningly familiar
I had turned 18, and I think he wanted to show me something of his youth, of which he spoke little.
In the dusty village where he grew up, we met an endless stream of old men who wanted to see the village’s prodigal son.
Gifts were offered and extravagant greetings were swapped.Then, after each visitor had departed, my father would tell me, matter-of-factly, what they did to him during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
The harmless-looking retired cadre, now an amiable old man who pinched my cheeks, had been the village party secretary who forced my father to perform manual labour — running after cows with a basket to pick up the droppings — because, as the son of a landlord, he could not be trusted with an education.
The local businessman, now on his second wife and third Audi, had belonged to a gang of high school children who beat him for being descended from counter-revolutionaries.
The local businessman, now on his second wife and third Audi, had belonged to a gang of high school children who beat him for being descended from counter-revolutionaries.
...Since the beginning of — shall we call it our 2020 cultural moment? — much ink has been spilled on whether there are similarities between the current protests-cum-riots and China’s Cultural Revolution.
...To my father, and indeed to many of his contemporaries, the answer is clear.
They had lived through it, and although they cannot put their finger on the why, they can feel a certain febrility in the air which reminded them of the events of half a century ago.
...To my father, and indeed to many of his contemporaries, the answer is clear.
They had lived through it, and although they cannot put their finger on the why, they can feel a certain febrility in the air which reminded them of the events of half a century ago.
...As they say, history rhymes but does not repeat itself....
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Blaming the Victims of Muslim Rapists :: Middle East Forum
Blaming the Victims of Muslim Rapists :: Middle East Forum
"An increasingly popular idea is that ... only minorities can be victims.
The notion is hardly limited to the recent riots in America. Elements of such thinking often appear in other contexts.
"An increasingly popular idea is that ... only minorities can be victims.
The notion is hardly limited to the recent riots in America. Elements of such thinking often appear in other contexts.
British women, for instance, including rape victims who draw attention to "Asian" (Pakistani and South Asian) sex grooming gangs, are being attacked by the "woke" establishment.
Earlier this month in the UK, Sarah Champion, a Labor politician and MP for Rotherham (the epicenter of sex grooming), was accused of "fanning the flames of racial hatred" and "acting like a neo-fascist murderer."
Her crime?
She had dared to assert that "Britain has a problem with British Pakistani men raping and exploiting white girls."...Read all.
Her crime?
She had dared to assert that "Britain has a problem with British Pakistani men raping and exploiting white girls."...Read all.
MP Sarah Champion: "Britain has a problem with British Pakistani men raping and exploiting white girls"
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Thomas Sowell: 'Systemic Racism' Has 'No Meaning'
Thomas Sowell: 'Systemic Racism' Has 'No Meaning'
"Conservative African American economist Thomas Sowell says that the term “systemic racism,” which is central to the Black Lives Matter movement, has “no meaning.”
"Conservative African American economist Thomas Sowell says that the term “systemic racism,” which is central to the Black Lives Matter movement, has “no meaning.”
You hear this phrase, ‘systemic racism’ [or] ‘systemic oppression’,” host Mark Levin told Sowell. “You hear it on our college campuses. You hear it from very wealthy and fabulously famous sports stars. What does that mean? And whatever it means, is it true?”“It really has no meaning that can be specified and tested in the way that one tests hypotheses,” answered Sowell, who added that the currency of the phrase reminds him of the “propaganda tactics” of Nazi Germany, where Sowell claimed that if a lie was “repeated long enough and loud enough” it would be widely believed.
Sowell, who recently turned 90, was born poor in North Carolina, and grew up in Harlem before attending the Stuyvesant magnet school and moving on to the Ivy League and the University of Chicago...
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Cuban immigrant has dire warning for America, reveals connection between far-left and 'communists' - TheBlaze
Cuban immigrant has dire warning for America, reveals connection between far-left and 'communists' - TheBlaze:
During the event, Alvarez explained that "communists" are now trying to force Americans to swallow the same "pill" that Fidel Castro tricked Cuban into swallowing during the Cuban Revolution.
"What is happening in our backyard today, I experienced as an 11-year-old. I remember vividly all the promises that a guy named Castro gave, and how 99% of the people swallowed the pill," Alvarez said.
According to Alvarez, Castro was selling the same bill of free goods to Cubans that far-left politicians are attempting to sell Americans today.
"I remember all the promises that we hear today about free education and free health care and free land," Alvarez said.
"What is happening in our backyard today, I experienced as an 11-year-old. I remember vividly all the promises that a guy named Castro gave, and how 99% of the people swallowed the pill," Alvarez said.
According to Alvarez, Castro was selling the same bill of free goods to Cubans that far-left politicians are attempting to sell Americans today.
"I remember all the promises that we hear today about free education and free health care and free land," Alvarez said.
WATCH: Young Americans willing to give up First Amendment rights to avoid offending others
WATCH: Young Americans willing to give up First Amendment rights to avoid offending others
- Campus Reform recently spoke to students and young Americans about the role universities play in monitoring speech on social media.
- Students not only said they would be willing to turn over their social media accounts for inspection, but that they would support sacrificing their free speech rights to make others feel more “comfortable."
History for July 15
History for July 15 - On-This-Day.com
Rembrandt Van Rijn 1606, Clive Cussler 1931, Alex Karras 1935
Jan-Michael Vincent 1944, Linda Ronstadt 1946, Forest Whitaker 1961
1789 - The electors of Paris set up a "Commune" to live without the authority of the government.
2006 - The social networking service Twitter was launched.
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Vandals Allegedly Target Statues of the Virgin Mary in Boston, Queens
Two statues of the Virgin Mary were reportedly vandalized over the weekend in Boston, Massachusetts, and Queens, New York.
At around 10:00 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a call about a fire in the area of 284 Bowdoin Street in Dorchester, the Boston Police Department said in a Facebook post.
Why Socialism Often Leads to Tyranny - Foundation for Economic Education
Why Socialism Often Leads to Tyranny - Foundation for Economic Education:
Mention the countries North Korea, Cuba, the Soviet Union, Mao Tse Tung’s China, East Germany, and Venezuela, and most people immediately think of an oppressed population with almost no economic opportunity and no political freedom.
The words communist dictatorship roll off the tongue like the two words have gone together forever.
- Socialism and communism lead to underperforming economies and the loss of individual opportunity for generations.
Mention the countries North Korea, Cuba, the Soviet Union, Mao Tse Tung’s China, East Germany, and Venezuela, and most people immediately think of an oppressed population with almost no economic opportunity and no political freedom.
...The good news is you are entitled to housing, education, health care, and food.
But that doesn’t mean people no longer have to work.
The Soviet Constitution of 1936-Article 12 stated that “Labor in USSR is a duty and honorable obligation of each able citizen according to the principle: ‘Those who don’t work—don’t eat.’”
But that doesn’t mean people no longer have to work.
The Soviet Constitution of 1936-Article 12 stated that “Labor in USSR is a duty and honorable obligation of each able citizen according to the principle: ‘Those who don’t work—don’t eat.’”
...The real issue that needs to be addressed here is that a government that controls everything can quash dissent by changing the economic situation of anyone who is pointing out their defects or is involved with the opposition.
In a communist society, all jobs, all levels of education, the national police, the medical system, the judicial system, the electoral system, the housing stock, the food distribution system, the military, the press, and all forms of transportation are controlled by the central government.
In a communist society, all jobs, all levels of education, the national police, the medical system, the judicial system, the electoral system, the housing stock, the food distribution system, the military, the press, and all forms of transportation are controlled by the central government.
Write an insightful article about how a local government official is making a huge mistake (if you can find a computer to write it on), and you may find your apartment changed to the worst one available in a city where you don’t want to live..."
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They will NOT PROTECT YOU OR YOUR FAMILY!-----Weak Police Chief Drops Charges Of Every Single Rioter In His City
"Fort Worth Police Chief Edward Kraus announced in an open letter that the Fort Worth Police Department would be dropping the charges of every single rioter in that was arrested in the city.
He announced the City of Fort Worth would be sending out a letter to each individual that was arrested letting them know of the change in status of their case."
Residents from the city of Fort Worth express their distaste on the Facebook post, saying that the police chief was weak and that he did not care about the safety of the citizens in the city...."
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Residents from the city of Fort Worth express their distaste on the Facebook post, saying that the police chief was weak and that he did not care about the safety of the citizens in the city...."
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Judge Approves Petition to Recall Democrat Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan
A King County, Washington, Superior Court Judge has approved a petition for a recall election for Democrat Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
The Seattle Times reported that the Friday ruling over Durkan’s recent handling of police brutality can proceed, allowing petitioners to start getting enough signatures to get the recall measure on the ballot.
Michigan COVID Deaths Way Down, Hospitals In Good Shape, Face Mask Mandate Expands – Michigan Capitol Confidential
Michigan COVID Deaths Way Down, Hospitals In Good Shape, Face Mask Mandate Expands – Michigan Capitol Confidential"The rationale when Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer imposed a coronavirus epidemic “stay-at-home” order on March 23 was that it’s “the only tool that we have to fight it at the moment and to support our healthcare system to respond is to give them the opportunity by buying some time.”
According to state of Michigan data, there were...
- ...543 people in state hospitals with COVID-19 as of July 13.
- By comparison, on April 27 there were 2,974 COVID-19 patients in hospitals.
- There were 127 Michigan deaths linked to COVID-19 in the first 13 days of July...
- By comparison, the state’s highest single-day loss during the epidemic was 232 dead from COVID-19 on April 21.
Hospital bed occupancy rates in Michigan were at 68% as of July 13, according to the state of Michigan.
In 1980, the bed occupancy rate on average was 78%...
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