Tag Archives: Multiculturalism. Political Correctness

Aug 13 2019

“The Evil that Men Do”


Founder and CEO Mr. Trogdon,

Your Publisher’s Notebook, “The Evil that Men Do” is a lazy attempt to encourage feel-good legislation that won’t move the needle on mass shootings. You question the “wisdom of letting just about anybody owning an assault weapon.” You go on to say you never felt the need to use a “machine gun.” Is this your definition of an assault weapon because if it is you should sleep well knowing that machine guns were banned in 1934. Or did you mean to say semi-automatic weapons? You fail to articulate what exactly your definition of an assault weapon is. Those on the left do the same thing, by design.

Did you know there have been many more mass shooters, (killed four or more,) who have used semi-automatic hand guns than semi-automatic rifles? If the left is successful at banning the long guns how long will it be before they come after the hand guns. I’ll tell you: immediately after the next mass shooting occurs.

And how about the proposed “red flag” laws? Who exactly determines who’s not fit to own a fire arm? Will due process be adhered to? We’ve seen the left try and push their way around due process during the Kavanaugh hearings. If the left had their way anyone attending a Trump rally or wearing a MAGA hat would be banned from owning a gun. I question Congress’ ability to craft legislation that will prevent mass shooting while maintaining the rights of freedom loving Americans.  There are too many dishonest brokers in Congress. Give them an inch and they’ll be back for a mile.

In my opinion, you left out two options on your reader poll, “what should be done to prevent mass shootings?”

  1. Eliminate gun free zones. These are areas that these sick animals know they can go where there will be the least resistance. They’re free to kill until law enforcement arrives.
  2. Craft policies that will help rebuild the family unit. This would also start the healing of a very divided nation.

The left will never be satisfied until there is a government confiscation of all guns. Any legislation has to be tight enough to ensure the rights of law-abiding gun owners. Anything less should be seen as unacceptable.

Jeff Longo
North Royalton

 

Aug 13 2019

Thomas Sowell on the Origins of Economic Disparities


Published on May 17, 2019

Recorded on April 1, 2019 Is discrimination the reason behind economic inequality in the United States? Thomas Sowell dismisses that question with a newly revised edition of his book Discrimination and Disparities. He sits down with Peter Robinson to discuss the long history of disparities among humans around the world and throughout time. He argues that discrimination has significantly less of a role to play in inequality than contemporary politicians give it credit for, and that something as incontrovertible as birth order of children has a more significant and statistically higher impact on success than discrimination. He discusses why parental attention is the most important aspect of a child’s intellectual development. Sowell goes on to break down different minority groups around the world who went on to have more economic and political success than their majority counterparts, such as the Indians in East Africa, Jewish people in Eastern Europe, Cubans in the United States, and the Chinese in Malaysia. He argues that there is an underlying assumption that if discrimination was absent equality would prevail, which historically has been proven wrong. Sowell goes on to discuss changes in crime rates and poverty since the expansion of US welfare programs in the 1960s and how this has had a huge impact on the success of African Americans. He talks about his own experience growing up in New York, how housing projects used to be considered a positive place to live, and his experience as the first member of his family to enter the seventh grade. Robinson asks Sowell his thoughts on the case for reparations currently being made in Congress, and Sowell presents an argument about why a plan for reparations is not only illogical but also impossible to implement, with so many US citizens’ ancestors arriving long after the Civil War. He also explains that slavery was common throughout the known world for thousands of years and that abolition movements didn’t begin anywhere in the world until the late 18th century. He reminds us that the United States was not the only country guilty of participating in slavery and yet is the only country debating reparations.
Aug 12 2019

Democratic Socialists of America Gather to Trigger and Shut Each Other Up


Published on Aug 7, 2019

 

Aug 12 2019

Socialist Uprising: Can Free Markets Beat Bernie, Betsy and AOC?


Published on Aug 9, 2019

Is it born to die? If Capitalism in America eventually leads to the workers rising with pitchforks to demand a division of the spoils, are we doing it wrong, or is that just the natural outcome of a system that focuses only on equality of opportunity? The rise of Democratic Socialists (and their less-Democratic brethren) during the 2020 presidential cycle may signal an economic shift that seems to contain the seeds of the demise of a system which has created more food, health, leisure, and happiness than anything the Earth has seen. Bill Whittle, Scott Ott and Stephen Green carry on these conversations about the news of the day, and the underlying principles, five times each week on Right Angle, thanks to the Members at https://BillWhittle.com who produce about 48 new shows each month, and their own vibrant Member-written blog. You can join them right now at https://BillWhittle.com/register/
Aug 12 2019

Surprising Results – Iowa State Fair Corn Kernel Poll (5:00pm Results)…


Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on August 11, 2019 by 

The Iowa State Fair has a fun, quirky and non-scientific poll that it does each presidential primary season.  While the results only reflect those fair visitors who choose to participate in placing a kernel of corn in a jar corresponding to their preferred candidate, the results are usually quite accurate when compared to the election results the following year.

After three days of visitors, the results as of 5:00pm show Joe Biden with a considerable lead (24%), followed by Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren (16%), Kamala Harris (11%), and Bernie Sanders (9%) rounding out the top five:

(Link and More Results Here)

With gaffe prone Biden still holding a lead, it appears Pete Buttigieg is surging, and is now in a stronger Iowa position than national polls would suggest.

Additionally, albeit somewhat anticipated, it’s confirmed the former Bernie bloc has fractured and support amid the communist wing now leaning toward Elizabeth Warren.  Perhaps that explains a rather stark tweet from Che’ Bernie moments ago:

It would appear, Bernie is pulling out the full manifesto in an effort to stop ‘I’ma git me a beer’ Warren from stealing his collective thunder.   The battle of the east coast communists continue…

Meanwhile California’s inauthentic Harris, aided primarily by gender-preferential media sycophants, is finding a way to navigate the west coast pole dance and brings a solid fourth place kernel result.

Interesting stuff…

Aug 12 2019

China Brings Mainland Military Forces into Hong Kong – Protests Cry Freedom…


Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on August 11, 2019 by 

As the U.S-China trade confrontation continues, China is running out of dollars.  Beijing is burning through cash to prop up its manufacturing industries; and the currency devaluation only exacerbates the problem.  A weak Yuan, makes their exports cheap; but China is an economy of dependency, and relies upon dollars to pay bills.

Against this growing internal financial crisis, videos seem to confirm Chinese military moving into regions around Hong Kong as protests continue.  Hong Kong nationals staged a three-day protest at Hong Kong’s international airport to draw attention to their plight.

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired tear gas at demonstrators in the working class district of Sham Shui Po on Sunday, as yet another day of protest marches turned into a confrontation between police and activists.

Ten straight weekends of increasingly violent protests have plunged Hong Kong into its most serious political crisis in decades, posing a challenge to the central government in Beijing.(link)

Many voices in the west have forgotten the lessons from Tienanmen Square, when the central Chinese government used the Mongolian army regulars to gain control over the protests. The authoritarian Chinese government is communist at its central core; despite the party leadership’s corruption and capitalistic wealth.

Videos show the Chinese military are moving into Hong Kong to position themselves against those voices who are demanding the region remain a free and autonomous open society.

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Kyle Bass

✔@Jkylebass

chinese army has invaded HK. The PLA is working hand-in-hand with the HK police to brutalize the protestors. They arrived August 1st and continue to multiply in numbers…US Travel advisory in HK.

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In Hong Kong, carrie lam(b) cheng yuet ngor has authorized lethal force against kids protesting for democracy and freedom. But here in the US, our president continues to think HK is “sufficiently autonomous”. Shooting at point blank.

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Anti-government protesters unleash chaos across Hong Kong in unprecedented citywide rampage

City leader Carrie Lam warns demonstrators have gone beyond protests to attack national sovereignty, making clear there would be no compromise.

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Aug 11 2019

Epstein is no Different than Magnitsky


Armstrong Economics Blog/Rule of Law

Re-Posted Aug 11, 2019 by Martin Armstrong

What is most curious is the United States accused Russia of killing a man in prison Sergei Magnitsky because he would have revealed corruption in the Russian police. Here we have the USA accusing Russia and passing the Magnitsky Act because a Russian dies in a Russian prison which is exactly what takes place in the USA all the time – i.e. Jeffrey Epstein.

The real story is more likely that Western powers paid to have Magnitsky killed in a Russian prison for he would have exposed the attempt to blackmail Borris Yeltsin to step down which is how Putin gained office. They wanted to force Yeltsin to appoint their stooge Boris Berezovsky to run Russia on behalf of the New York bankers and the West where they could control the oil, gas, gold, and diamond markets. Magnitsky was the accountant for Hermitage Capital which was begun by Edmund Safra who was killed in Monaco and then Berezovsky apparently also felt remorse and hung himself in London after fleeing Russia.

Epstein was placed on suicide watch when he was found with marks on his neck on July 23, 2019. There were daily psychological assessments conducted on him which were standard in MCC when you are held in the notorious “hole” (10 South). But at the end the month, psychologists with the Bureau of Prisons took him off suicide watch and cleared him to return to his cell in the Special Housing Unit known as the “hole” (10 South) which takes a lot of mental fortitude to withstand. Amazing, he is cleared and then commits suicide in a cell locked down 24 hours a day?

Here we have the US accusing Russia of killing a Russian in prison before he was given a trial which is precisely the way they operate in the United States. Tulsi Gabbard took on Sen. Kamala Harris exposing her record as a prosecutor. I do not care if they are Republican or Democrat, NEVER should anyone who has ever been a prosecutor be allowed in the White House. That will end all civil liberties forever!!!!!!

Senator Harris withheld evidence that proved a man she was trying to execute was innocent. This is the type of person we want to lead any government? I have NEVER met anyone who has EVER been a prosecutor to date that has any sense of morality or conscience. Any prosecutor who has EVER done what Harris did should be sentenced to the same fate they wrongfully tried to impose on another.

Categories: Rule of Law
Aug 10 2019

NY Times: Helicopter Boom Above Urban Areas Highlights the Privilege of “the 1%”


Published on Aug 5, 2019

The helicopter travel boom over urban areas highlights the yawning income inequality between the people trapped in traffic jams below and those who rise above it all because of their power and privilege, according to The New York Times. Should “the 1%” be allowed to go from downtown to the airport in eight minutes while the people crawl across the ground for an hour and a half to accomplish the same objective? Bill Whittle Now brings conservative principles to bear on the news of the day five times each week thanks to the benefactors at BillWhittle.com whom we call Members. They not only fund some 48 shows each month for as little as $9.95, but they write their own private blog, a source of equipping and entertainment, in a secure conservative enclave. If you’d like to experience what they think is well worth the investment, join us today at https://BillWhittle.com/register/
Aug 10 2019

President Trump Drops Sunlight MOAT on The Capital of Cultural Marxism…


Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on August 9, 2019 by 

Today is a day that Andrew Breitbart would have called epic.  President Trump tweets truth bomb message (Mother of all Tweets), directly into the heart of Hollywood.

Background: NBC/Comcast/Universal produced a movie called “The Hunt”.  The basic synopsis is a twisted storyline of wealthy thrill-seeking liberals taking a private jet to a five-star resort where they embark on a “deeply rewarding” expedition that involves hunting down and killing designated humans, “deplorables”.

The Hollywood Reporter explains how the violent movie “follows a dozen MAGA types who wake up in a clearing and realize they are being stalked for sport by elite liberals.” Outside the production group very few people have seen the script, but THR noted that characters in the film refer to the victims as “deplorables” – the same term Hillary Clinton infamously dubbed Trump supporters during the 2016 election.

The report noted that a character asks, “Did anyone see what our ratf–ker-in-chief just did?”  “At least The Hunt’s coming up. Nothing better than going out to the Manor and slaughtering a dozen deplorables,” a character responds, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

No doubt, as you read this – there is an urgent crisis response team in Hollywood reacting to the building backlash.

In the liberal echo-chamber the movie sounded like a great idea; what’s more fun that watching the far-left go out and kill Trump supporters.  You can imagine the glee-filled producers and script writers pitching the idea to an enthusiastic group of like-minded Hollywood liberals.  However, step outside of that echo-chamber and what they are doing is showcasing the logical conclusion to their ideology.

President Trump drawing attention to what they have produced is not just politically devastating, it causes a recoil…. something the far-left fear more than anything.

Yes, President Trump has dropped a MOAT of sunlight, the mother of all tweets, directly into the heart of Hollywood.  The freakout will commence. Watch what happens next…

Here’s the movie trailer (warning, it’s disturbing):

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Aug 8 2019

A Career for the Future?


Armstrong Economics Blog/Opinion

Re-Posted Aug 8, 2019 by Martin Armstrong

QUESTION: Dear Mr. Armstrong,
First of all, I have to say that I admire your economic confidence model and I am grateful that you publish your blog posts publicly. Hopefully, I will make it to one of your conferences one day and get to know you.
Probably most of your subscribers are a bit older than me but I am sure there are a few who also have to make a decision regarding their career: Which jobs do you think will be future-proof in finance, banking and at the stock exchange? Especially in the age of AI and the crash in 2032 ahead of us?
Thank you!
E.H.

ANSWER: Life is a journey in which we are to learn. Some say when we stop learning, it is time to die. I think I ascribe to that for that has been what has kept me going. As long as there is something new to learn, then life is interesting to motivate the soul to continue on. It is when we reach that crossroad when there is nothing left to learn that life becomes mundane and it easier to leave than to stay.

This is critical to understand in the pursuit of a career for the economy will always evolve with technology and the key to survival is to remain flexible to move with the flow as it unfolds. A single career for life is probably not the way of the future. That was good during the 50s to 80s, but with the evolution of the internet, things have changed.

If we assume that society does not crash and burn resulting in the internet ending, then technology will be critical for most fields. It would be good to get a background in programming for it will become like knowing how to read and write. In other words, it would not dictate that you become a programmer as a fulltime career. Rather, you will be able to understand the technology and adapt to it as we move forward.

My greatest fear is the collapse of SOCIALISM, meaning pensions and political promises that rest upon class warfare that run the risk of a major crash and burn. The end result would be closer to the Russian Communist Revolution, and will end in a lot of bloodshed for the political class will blame the rich for their failures rather than the fact that they have engaged in fiscal mismanagement for decades since World War II.

My advice is to get a grasp of technology for each field will evolve in that direction if we can avoid the crash and burn that brings society to another Dark Age