The Bald Faced Hypocrisy of Leftists
I know this is a little out of date but it’s priceless. First, in case there are any Members of the Church of Leftology reading this, a clear understanding of “hypocrisy” is required:
Now that you understand that, enjoy this epic rant by Joe Scarborough:
Related: Prior to the election . . .
A Preview of Coming Attractions in North America?
Lefties Have Officially Run Out of Real Problems
Who would have ever known that Baby it’s Cold Outside would drive cowering SJWs into their safe spaces?!
If only we could figure out what song would keep them there … and off of the Internet too!
How the Oppressors Paint Themselves as Victims
Anthea Butler is a professor at the universities of Pennsylvania and Rochester. She recently wrote this op-ed:
The release of the professor watchlist, purporting to expose professors who discriminate against conservative students, is anything but that. I should know: I’m on it.
As one of a handful of religion professors in the US who study, write and teach about conservative Christianity and politics, I am all too aware of the real meaning of the list, and of its purpose. Promoted by Turning Point USA, the list is not simply designed to expose professors who discriminate; it is designed to silence and smear. And it helps feed information and screeds to similar sites like the College Fix and Campus Reform, which states that they are “a watchdog to the nation’s higher education system” to “expose bias and abuse on the nations college campuses”.
Sounds like she is being unfairly singled out, yes? But a simple Google search reveals some independent reviews from past students. But there’s more. And more. And even more.
PragerU Video Has Been Banned
Imagine my surprise when I clicked on the link from the latest PragerU e-mail and saw this:
PragerU is renowned for creating G-rated educational videos but the SJW Nasty Elves have clearly been hard at work to suppress this video. Thankfully you can watch it here.
Update: The video appears to have been restored in its original location, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCQEmeGfFmY
Green With Envy
And likely bought & paid for.
Owner Builder Exams: Good Governance or Government Overreach?
A regular SDA reader, who wishes to remain anonymous, has drawn my attention to a new Owner Builder Exam in British Columbia.
“There’s some really troubling building legislation that was brought into effect this past summer in BC, whereby a person wanting to build on their own property must pass an exam before proceeding. It’s such an incredible overreach on the part of the government overlords that more people should know about it. My son began building when the permit only required a fee and filling out a form, but since the exam is now required, until he has a good chunk of time to study building codes and WCB law, he can’t possibly pull off the 70 percent required to pass. Furthermore, his friend who helped with the framing, has been a contractor for 40 years, is not allowed to build another home until he is HPO certified. The process for him requires an investment of $20,000 to become certified (the owner builder application is $400). Since he will be retiring soon, he does not feel an HPO certification is a good investment for him. Out of the 48 established contractors in our town, only 16 have been able to certify under the new legislation. The others are now only permitted to do renovations and if they are caught doing new builds, the penalty is $30,000. It’s so crazy!”
A Sober Discussion About Climate Change Alarmism
Tony Heller (aka Steven Goddard) is a down-to-earth engineer who loves examining data to find the truth. Grab a coffee and listen to this fascinating discussion with James Delingpole.
Speaking of Fake News
Something any regular SDA reader has learned over the years is that the MSM appears to move in lockstep together, especially when it comes to portraying non-Leftists in the most despicable light. So appears to be the case with how the Western media outlets have portrayed Vladimir Putin and Russia. Professor Stephen F. Cohen outlines five false narratives about Putin and Russia.
Here’s a podcast discussing the same.
The Realities of Progressiveness in Europe
Steve Bannon Shares His View of the World
From 2011 but even more prescient now:
Vancouver’s New Normal
I’ve returned to my hometown of Vancouver for a few days and am shocked and bewildered by what I’m seeing. There are marijuana shops all over the city now, many spouting the drug as some sort of miracle medical potion. Many storefronts along Granville Mall are boarded up. Then this report appeared on CBC’s The National last night:
For years the “brilliant minds” at Insite promised us that their way would solve the drug problem in the city. They sought to destroy anyone who suggested that abstinence based treatment programs were the answer.
One can only wonder what the average citizen of Vancouver thinks of all of this.
Sunday Evening Comedy
Thanks to a tip from C_Miner, here is 30 minutes of pure delight, watching the smug, arrogant Young Turks coverage of the 2016 Presidential Campaign. Then fun starts about 3 minutes in but do watch it from the beginning and see the smiles wiped off of the face of Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and their minions. Also pay attention to Uygur’s anger & swearing go from 1 to 11 in mere minutes. It’s a beautiful thing!
Imagine being in a relationship with one of these conceited, pompous, self-righteous, egotistical snobs. How could you EVER have a reasonable discussion?!
Around 17 minutes in, Uygur threatens to tour the Red States and teach people there how to think. Just envision how that’s going to work.
Are Democrats Capable of Dropping their Identity Silos and Treating Everyone Equally?
A Columbia University Humanities Professor, Mark Lilla, has written a very interesting column called The End of Identity Liberalism. Ignore the obvious shots at Trump & Republicans, remembering what audience he is primarily trying to reach. To Leftists, who have been deeply indoctrinated in the propaganda of Identity Politics for many decades now – younger ones know nothing else – Lilla makes a compelling argument about why this must come to an abrupt halt if the Democrats have any hope of rising from the ashes.
One of the many lessons of the recent presidential election campaign and its repugnant outcome is that the age of identity liberalism must be brought to an end. Hillary Clinton was at her best and most uplifting when she spoke about American interests in world affairs and how they relate to our understanding of democracy. But when it came to life at home, she tended on the campaign trail to lose that large vision and slip into the rhetoric of diversity, calling out explicitly to African-American, Latino, L.G.B.T. and women voters at every stop. This was a strategic mistake. If you are going to mention groups in America, you had better mention all of them. If you don’t, those left out will notice and feel excluded. Which, as the data show, was exactly what happened with the white working class and those with strong religious convictions. Fully two-thirds of white voters without college degrees voted for Donald Trump, as did over 80 percent of white evangelicals.
While some of the commenters are too far gone to grasp the author’s message, many did. Here are some examples:
Is Orwell’s “Ministry of Truth” about to come online?
Pop Quiz: During the recent U.S. Presidential Election Campaign, which media outlets chose to regurgitate falsehoods rather than strive to adhere to some reasonable semblance of the truth? If you’re a regular reader of SDA then you very well know who would be at the top of that list.
This is beyond frightening if it comes to pass:
(Language Warning)
The list of “fake news websites” comes from one Melissa Zimdars, a devout Leftist SJW.
The MSM Continues Its Death Spiral
Anyone who thought the members of the media would have learned how incredibly wrong they were about the recent presidential election … must have been drunk. The latest proof of #TEDS (Trump Extreme Derangement Syndrome) comes from hyper-leftie, David Remnick:
The election of Donald Trump to the Presidency is nothing less than a tragedy for the American republic, a tragedy for the Constitution, and a triumph for the forces, at home and abroad, of nativism, authoritarianism, misogyny, and racism. Trump’s shocking victory, his ascension to the Presidency, is a sickening event in the history of the United States and liberal democracy. On January 20, 2017, we will bid farewell to the first African-American President–a man of integrity, dignity, and generous spirit–and witness the inauguration of a con who did little to spurn endorsement by forces of xenophobia and white supremacy. It is impossible to react to this moment with anything less than revulsion and profound anxiety.
A discussion of Remnick’s mental health can be heard here.
Noam Chomsky: ‘The Republican Party Has Become the Most Dangerous Organization in World History’
Any hope that Leftists would regain their sanity and be willing to discuss issues in a reasonable manner have quickly evaporated. The latest evidence comes from Noam Chomsky in a recent interview with EcoWatch:
On Nov. 8, the most powerful country in world history, which will set its stamp on what comes next, had an election. The outcome placed total control of the government–executive, Congress, the Supreme Court–in the hands of the Republican Party, which has become the most dangerous organization in world history.
The sad thing is, sheeple the world over will buy this hyperbole without question, further dividing the Left & Right. Stop for a moment to consider what Chomsky is actually saying. He is stating, unequivocally, that the Republican Party of the United States of America is more dangerous than: Hitler’s Nazis. Lenin’s Communists, Mao’s Communists, Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, ISIS, Al Qaeda, and a host of other truly despicable totalitarian regimes. Yet Chomsky is considered to be a brilliant thinker among disciples of Leftism. So much so that the SJWs who control Wikipedia won’t even allow a criticism section in his profile.
Yoko Ono, Trump’s Loudest Detractor
Earplugs strongly advised. You were warned!
#TEDS = Trump Extreme Derangement Syndrome
Victor Davis Hanson: Why Trump Won
In his usual understated way, the Hoover Institution’s Victor Davis Hanson explains why Donald Trump won the presidential election:
… the more Clinton Inc. talked about the Latino vote, the black vote, the gay vote, the woman vote, the more Americans tired of the same old identity politics pandering. What if minority bloc voters who had turned out for Obama might not be as sympathetic to a middle-aged, multimillionaire white woman? And what if the working white classes might flock to the politically incorrect populist Trump in a way that they would not to a leftist elitist like Hillary Clinton? In other words, the more Clinton played the identity politics card, the more she earned fewer returns for herself and more voters for Trump.
The old blue-collar middle class was bewildered by the leftwing social agenda in which gay marriage, women in combat units, and transgendered restrooms went from possible to mandatory party positions in an eye blink. In a party in which “white privilege” was pro forma disparagement, those who were both white and without it grew furious that the elites with such privilege massaged the allegation to provide cover for their own entitlement.
The big question is, will ANYONE on the Left or in the Elitist Right Hierarchy pay any attention to what the American people are telling them?
h/t Gord Tulk