Professor Supports ANTIFA – Guilty if you Think About Anything


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics Re-Posted Oct 11, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

He clearly blurs the lines between self-defense against violence and free speech. I may not agree with Marxists, but they still have a right to free speech. This is something ANTIFA seems to disagree with. Free Speech to them is violence by intent. The late Hugh Hefner broke new ground with Playboy Magazine by also interviewing important people. But perhaps of all those interviews, none was more famous than the one-liner from Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter, who confessed during the run-up to the 1976 election, “I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times.” According to ANTIFA, Carter was guilty of rape because he thought about women yet did nothing. The logic espoused here is mind-blowing. I seriously doubt that there is anyone on the planet who would not be guilty of some crime for thinking about it.

Get Woke, Go Broke – Another Round of ESPN Layoffs…


Posted originally on the Conservative tree House on October 10, 2020 by sundance

The NBA championship had historically low viewership; NFL and NASCAR audiences are shrinking faster than Biden’s mental dictionary; and now the Über-woke ESPN announces another round of layoffs to stem the financial bleed.  Yup, ‘get woke – go broke‘ continues.

(NJ.COM) – ESPN could lay off hundreds of employees in the coming weeks … One source pegged the potential number of job losses between 300 and 700 employees. Another estimated 400 possible lost jobs.

The cuts are expected to hit hardest among ESPN employees who work behind the camera. But some on-camera TV and radio talents could be impacted — particularly if their contracts are expiring this year. The network may also ask its highest-earning talent and executives to take a reduction in salary. The goal is to potentially cut tens of millions in salary, said sources.

[…] The job cuts would come as Disney — ESPN’s parent company — is bleeding money because of the COVID-19 crisis, which has slashed theme park, cruise ship and movie theatre attendance.

ESPN has shed payroll a few times in the last three years. It went through a pair of purges in 2017, which saw some of the network’s most popular on-air talent and some of its longest-tenured studio production employees receive pink slips. In 2019, ESPN the Magazine was shuttered.

The Walk Away Movement


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics Re-Posted Oct 10, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

Facebook Has Become Part of the Problem & Should be Broken Up


Armstrong Economics Blog/Censorship Re-Posted Oct 6, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

Schools-Equality-Oppression


Schools – Equality – Oppression

Re-Posted Oct 2, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

COMMENT: Hi Martin,
I wanted to comment about the blog posting ‘Fauci Belongs in Prison’. Having three children on remote learning by choice because we refuse to subject them to the draconian lockdowns at the school and mandatory mask requirements. Correct me if I am wrong, but didn’t Hitler say something like, “Forget about the adults, we want the children”, and those children turned out to be the killers in WWII.

Unfortunately, we have been able to witness the school’s systems brainwashing propaganda machine in action with our children. In the first week of school our son in middle school was tasked to watching videos with Fauci and Gates about masks, vaccinations, social distancing, etc. The same brainwashing machine was at work with our elementary school students, but it was being directed from the teachers. It is frightening to watch this in action!

My son loves to challenge the teachers with questions, with the information he also reads with me on your blog.
Keep up the awesome work, you are also getting the truth to our kids!
All the best,
KC

REPLY: Schools are teaching their particular political beliefs which is wrong. It is no different than teaching religion in school and saying all others are wrong. Regardless if this is right or left, there should be neutrality and children should not be indoctrinated in such a manner. They never teach the fundamental difference between leftist economics and right. Take Thomas Piketty. The left always insists that to achieve their goals, all opposition must be suppressed. To achieve his equality, others who enjoy working and achievement must be robbed of the fruits of their labor to redistribute to others who hate to work or lack the same talents.

Just because Tennis star Roger Federer is at the top of Forbes’ annual rankings of the World’s 100 Highest-Paid Athletes” earning $106.3 million, under Piketty, that is unfair and is the problem creating inequality because the rest of us cannot earn even $1 million to play Tennis.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” 

My family has been here since before the Revolution and fought for freedom from England. My cousin still has the musket he used in the Revolution. Everything that is being taught about equality is simply Marxism. We are all equal in rights, not in talents. Nobody would pay me even $100,000 to play a game of Tennis. That does not mean Roger Federer has oppressed me despite the fact we have never met. The Declaration of Independence is what was supposed to govern our society – not lockdowns and oppressions.

Man Arrested in Ambush Shooting of Two Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputies….


The nation was shocked as surveillance video showed earlier this month as a person ambushed and shot two sheriff’s deputies while they sat in their patrol car in Compton. Both deputies were shot in the head and face; however, they were able to radio for help as they triaged their injuries. The entire event was horrific.

Today investigators arrested a suspect and District Attorney Jackie Lacy said attempted murder charges have been filed against 36-year-old Deonte Lee Murray.

Los Angeles – Investigators have arrested and charged a man in connection with the shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies earlier this month as they sat in a squad car, authorities said Wednesday.

Attempted murder charges were filed against Deonte Lee Murray, 36, District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a press conference.

Murray was arrested two weeks ago in connection with a separate carjacking and he was expected to be arraigned later Wednesday. (more)

Nothing Wrong with the System—Only with Us


Conservatives are principled individuals who will not bend to the intoxicating aspects of being on Capitol Hill

Re-Posted from the Canada Free Press By —— Bio and ArchivesSeptember 29, 2020

 

I am often asked about what has gone wrong with our system of government. I answer that nothing is wrong with the system—there is something wrong with us.

We have not held ourselves or our elected officials accountable for their actions. We have not confronted them about their promises made and those promises not kept. We have not challenged them when they come home to visit—if they come home—to explain why they campaigned on one platform and then, the moment they get to DC, they immediately cast themselves as swamp creatures. They turn their backs on their constituents and, even if challenged on fundamental issues, give us the Potomac Two Step Shuffle to avoid answering tough, direct questions. More on this very issue in my VA section later in this newsletter.

Why do we not hold our school boards and administrators accountable

Why do we not hold our school boards and administrators accountable, particularly after we see the garbage our children are being taught? Why do we not go to school board meetings and demand that parents be surveyed about what they, the parents, want for their children as this pandemic hypocrisy plays itself out? Why do we not demand what is best for the families as opposed what is best for teacher unions? Why do we not hold board members accountable for their rubber stamping stupid, dangerous rules that put outputs ahead of out-comes for your children? Why? Explain that to me.

Why do we not hold our governors and legislators accountable for the fact that, in Iowa, it continues to be the worst state in which to do business? Why do we not hold those same individuals accountable for not having school choice options where taxpayer dollars follow the child instead of the school district. In Iowa, there needs to be charter schools, online options, homeschooling options and a voucher program. Why are taxpayers, including those who no longer have children in school, not demanding that our elected officials give parents as many options as possible?

Taxpayers need to ask their governors and legislators why tax structures have not been fixed so that states are more attractive to businesses? Why do Iowans stand for the fact that one man and his backers have a near strangle hold over who gets elected and who doesn’t? When are we going to wise up, find our voices and “throw off bad magistrates?” Remember, these jackabouts work for us. We do not work for them.

Conservatives & Conservatism Scare Republicans

I am so tired of having people be nice about things. We have lost civility in our culture, I get that, but the time for being nice to our politicians is over. We hoist these people onto pedestals. Trust me, they do not deserve it. Most are unscrupulous, self-serving and have lost their moral centers. I know, I have been around so many and fitting into the stereotype is consistent across the board. What is most disturbing is not what the Democrats do but what we get out of our Republican side. We know what the Democrats will do. We have their playbook and know their approach inside out. What we don’t expect is what we get out of the Republicans.

The Republicans suck in newbies and those newbies, star-struck with the attention they get, become arrogant and narcissistic. That is why when they come home and you confront them, they get defensive, haughty and condescending. They treat us like petulant children, pat us on the head and ask us to sit in the corner.
They will take care of things, because we don’t have the knowledge, skills or wisdom to worry about these “complicated” issues.

What is really happening is that conservatives and conservatism scare them.

Conservatives are principled individuals who will not bend to the intoxicating aspects of being on Capitol Hill, regardless of where that is.

 

Youth Against Parents


COMMENT: Hi Martin and Team,
I have been following your blog daily ever since The Forecaster was broadcast ed in the Netherlands about five years ago. I have good news! Talking with my daughter of 20 years old tonight she told me she was aware of the 7 year count down to the end of the world on a building in the US. She and her peers on social media are laughing it off big time. This was so much good news to me, you cant believe. My gut feel is Gates cum sui are catching the middle aged people who have much to loose and not so much the youth. For me that gives me hope.

Keep up the good work!!

JvH

REPLY: You are very lucky. There seems to be a gap. The 35+ are against their parents perhaps in the majority and as this video shows, they have captured a lot of teenagers to engage in violent protests. This group is in part funded by George Soros. They are vowing not to accept a Trump victory. They are being taught to be authoritarian and anti-Democratic.

Those in their 20s seem to be skeptical and are like an island in between two left-leaning groups who are not sure they are even left. A friend of mine had his son cut off all communicate over climate change and that was BEFORE the COVID propaganda. This is really tearing the nation apart.

It’s the Supreme Court’s fault for not striking down progressive taxation which allows this entire class warfare argument. As I have stated, there should be no direct income tax as the Founding Fathers established. It has been all downhill since the 1913 Amendment to create income taxes changing the Constitution allowing the rise of Marxism Communism/Socialism.

Everyone should be treated fairly. People like Gates dump all the money in his Foundation and he then uses that tax-free without paying any taxes at all on that money.

The Football Follies


As we can see from the decline in ratings, social justice activism is not as popular as good old-fashioned patriotism

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Re-Posted from the Canada Free Press By  —— Bio and ArchivesSeptember 27, 2020

The Football Follies

Over the last few decades, Americans have enjoyed an ever-increasing love affair with the games of college and professional football. Eventually, the National Football League (NFL) surpassed Major League Baseball to become the country’s top sports attraction.

Unfortunately, in recent years, political activism has interfered with Americans being able to enjoy the game. It started to move in a disturbing direction in 2016 when San Francisco Forty-Niners quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to protest during the playing of the National Anthem before the start of each game.  His kneeling protest was adopted by other players, causing an uproar in the country. The practice continued in 2017 but diminished during the last two seasons.

Everything changed with the death of George Floyd

Everything changed with the death of George Floyd in May of this year. Street protests have led to shootings, rioting, looting and the destruction of property worth billions of dollars. Even more troubling, police officers and protesters have been injured and killed.

These protests have migrated into many sporting events, including the game of football, both in the NFL and in the collegiate level, where the top conference is the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The current policy of the SEC is for all players to stay in the locker room while the National Anthem is performed, but the protests have been expressed in other ways.

Prior to the start of Saturday’s Ole Miss vs. Florida match-up, players and coaches took a knee “to acknowledge the unrest in our country surrounding the treatment of African Americans. We will continue to support social justice efforts as members of the Southeastern Conference and members of our respective communities.”

Vanderbilt University players displayed social messages on their helmets. There are 15 approved messages, including “Black Lives Matter,” and “No Justice No Peace.” Players for the universities of Georgia and Arkansas wore “equality” patches on their jerseys.

While college football players protested, NFL players have spent the past several weeks expressing outrage at police brutality and the treatment of African Americans in our country. The league decided to play the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” known as the “Black National Anthem,” prior to the start of all the games during the first week.

During the first few weeks of the season, a variety of players have protested either by remaining in the locker room during pre-game ceremonies or by raising a fist or kneeling while the National Anthem was performed. These actions were approved by the NFL, which changed its stance on the issue.

This entire year has been a ratings disaster for the NFL

In fact, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell apologized for the league. He said, “We, the NFL, condemn racism and the systematic oppression of Black People. We, the NFL, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest.”

Along with Goodell’s apology and on-field symbolism, the NFL became financially involved in the issue by pledging $250 million in donations over a ten-year period to combat “systemic racism.”

Undoubtedly, these actions are popular with players and those who believe in social justice activism. However, there are plenty of fans who feel otherwise, and will take out their frustration by not watching football on television.

Diminished ratings will severely hurt the NFL during this pandemic because the league’s revenues will be much lower since stadium attendance is either extremely limited or not permitted at all.

As the 2020 season has now moved into week three, it seems that television viewers are leaving in droves. For last Thursday night’s NFL game, the television ratings sank to a four year low with only 5.43 million viewers, barely edging the viewership for the ABC show Celebrity Family Feud.

This entire year has been a ratings disaster for the NFL with both Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football experiencing massive declines in viewership.

Disgust with the politicization of athletics

There is a simple explanation for why this is occurring. Millions of Americans want to watch football as a distraction from their everyday troubles. For these viewers, the last thing they want is to be reminded of the national political battles on the football field or during league sponsored lectures masquerading as commercials.

If athletes want to get involved in politics, they should run for elected office. If they want to be involved in the criminal justice system, they should become police officers, lawyers, or judges. If they want to become social justice warriors, they should sign up to work as counselors or volunteer with a community based non-profit organization helping those in need. Otherwise, they can play football, or other sports, and do their activism on their own time, as opposed to doing it while hard working Americans are watching on television.

Unless the NFL and college football change course, the television viewership will never return to full strength. In fact, it is already too late for some viewers who left forever because of their disgust with the politicization of athletics.

This exact scenario worried the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, who speculated that the activism may hurt the NFL’s football ratings. He noted that the majority of his team’s fans recognize “what this great country is and what this flag stands for.”

Yes, Mr. Jones, not only your fans, but most NFL fans also appreciate the greatness of this country and our American Flag. As we can see from the decline in ratings, social justice activism is not as popular as good old-fashioned patriotism.

A Conversation With The Neighbor


I’m voting to reelect President Donald J. Trump because, if he does not win, the America, that you and I grew up in will be gone forever

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Re-Posted from the Canada Free Press By  —— Bio and ArchivesSeptember 27, 2020

A Conversation With The Neighbor

Many fun-filled-stories have passed over our backyard fence, as my Jewish neighbor and I did the lean-on for many good years, always respective of the conversational taboo topics of religion and politics that is, until now, where nearly every face-cover- breath has become overtly political.

What a sight to behold, still leaning for support on a rake with one arm and the other over the fence, but now awkwardly separated by the governor’s mandated six-feet-of-separation, one with a face-mask (him), one without (me).

I’m voting against all the violence, arson and devastating riots

And so, as our friendly visit shifted from his dog eating the morning’s paper, to his almost inevitable statement he had been dying to make, “I just can’t believe that you are voting for Donald Trump!?!” My response caused him to step back from the fence when I replied, “You mean President Trump, right?” As he gave me that oh-come-on-sarcastic-look, I began to explain:

I’m not specifically voting FOR President Trump. What I am voting for is AGAINST the Democratic Party. He moved the rake uncomfortably to his other hand, as I went on…

I’m voting for the freedom of speech as our constitutional first amendment right to express our opinions, as we always have, normally, whether we agree with one another or not.

As a US Marine and former New York City Police Officer you know why I’m voting for my right to bear arms, which is granted to all of us by the Second Amendment. I realize that you don’t like guns and it is your right not to own any. But, as you know, Democrats are against both our first and second amendment rights and want to confiscate everyone’s guns.

I’m voting against all the violence, arson and devastating riots in all the Democratic run cities which, up to this day, they continue to call ‘peaceful protests’.

I’m voting for the Police to once again be allowed to do their job and, to once again, be respected for doing it. Democrats are in favor of defunding and/or eliminating police. I often wonder if the BLM and Antifa marauders have ever considered that, once the police have been eliminated, who will be left to protect them – from us! And don’t laugh, because there are many of US who will not allow them to destroy our suburban towns or neighborhoods.

I’m voting for law and order with equal justice for all

I’m voting for law and order with equal justice for all. Democrats want a two-tiered judicial system, where political power and money, with unethical paid-for-district-attorneys, as an example, refuse to charge the rioters.

I’m voting against Kamala Harris. It is my belief that Joe Biden’s dementia is real and that he is nothing more than a placeholder for the Harris presidency. Did you know that 61% of Californians, her home state, voted against Kamala in the presidential primaries. It remains a mystery to me why the Democrats would pick such an unpopular and radical candidate for VP.

His response: “Oh, she’s not that bad.”

“Really?” I replied. She is anti-Israel. She is anti-white males which, if you’re counting, becomes two-strikes-against-you. She is in favor of illegal aliens over US citizens. She denies that we have a border crisis wanting to disregard our sovereignty, with open borders, giving anyone who wants to come here free government-run healthcare, free housing, welfare and the right to vote, guaranteed for the Democrat who will make sure, in turn, that the freebies keep coming,

I’m voting for our manufacturing jobs to remain here in America instead of using cheap Chinese labor. Democrats on the other hand are being paid by China to stop President Trump’s tariffs and his Great American Comeback.

I’m voting for the American Flag that is disrespected by the Democratic Party

I’m voting for the military and the veterans who fought for this Country so that the American people, like you and me, could live in peace and be able to take full advantage of those freedoms.

I’m voting for the unborn babies who have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, as all Americans do. But, the Democratic Party platform will allow unwanted newborn children to be starved to death, and call it late term abortion.

I realize this might come under the heading of a rather unpleasant report, especially over the back fence, but, were you aware that a few years ago two journalists went undercover to expose Planned Parenthood for selling the body parts of late- term-aborted babies, a felony, but, the California Attorney General prosecuted the journalists and no charges were ever brought against Planned Parenthood. The AG at the time was Kamala Harris.

I’m voting for Christianity and the freedom of religion for all religious beliefs. The Democrats platform is anti-Christian.

I’m voting for the American Flag that is disrespected by the Democratic Party.

I’m voting for a return to basic logic as I wonder how many people would have been shot by police if they did not commit crimes or resist arrest. And, that answer would be – none!

I’m voting to reelect President Donald J. Trump

I’m voting for a return to basic logic – if you don’t want to get hit by a car, don’t be involved in violent protests while you are in the middle of the street. Don’t stop or prevent a car from moving unless you want to risk getting hit by that car.

Sadly, I have a hard time believing that you or many other lifelong-Democrats are actually voting for the not-so-covert Harris administration. I might understand it better if you said you just hate Trump but, as you can see, there is much baggage that comes with your voting against him, rather than voting for, the American ideals and freedoms that we have enjoyed our entire lives.

And, conversely, as you can now see, I’m not just voting for one person, I’m voting for the future of our Country. I’m voting for our children, yours and mine. I’m voting for our grandchildren so that they can grow up in America with the same rights and freedoms that you and I have had, the same freedoms that, sadly, many of our countrymen have taken for granted.

I’m voting to reelect President Donald J. Trump because, if he does not win, the America, that you and I grew up in will be gone forever.

Maybe you and your wife might consider, even just for this one election, looking into what other Walk-Away-Democrats are saying. I’ll get you a link to their Facebook page, where it uses Kenny Rogers advice of ‘http://www.facebook.com/walkawaydemocrats/” rel=“nofollow”>Know when to walk away’…

But, for now, gotta run, no point in getting The Boss annoyed, knowing she has an entire Honey-Do-List written out for me…;)