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May 13, 2018
IDENTITY POLITICS FOR ME, BUT NOT FOR THEE: Five Ways Liberals Create Racism.
PROPHETIC WORDS FROM ANDREW BREITBART:
Think of the media as Democratic operatives with bylines, and it all makes sense.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS NO ONE IS ASKING: What Iran can teach American about the fight for LGBTQ rights.
When Donald Trump reached out to LGBTQ people in his speech to the Republican National Convention in July, he offered them protection from a “hateful foreign ideology.” Taken with his other remarks about Muslims and Muslim communities, he seems to believe that violent repression of LGBTQ people is a feature of the Islamic faith, But Iran was Muslim before it began to target people for deviating from religious law. Today, thinking about the fragility of the 1970s gay rights movement in Iran fills me with dread, because a drastic change in government is happening here in the United States, and forces of hatred and conservatism are on the rise. Iranians are no more evil than Americans, and conservative Christian fundamentalists are just as eager to punish and repress queer people as conservative Muslim fundamentalists are.
Related: Richard Grenell takes up duties as US ambassador to Germany.
THE FUTURE OF GETTING OLD: Rethinking Old Age.
Today, our perception of age is changing more than ever. Thanks to advancements in science, medicine and technology, we may be living longer – well into our 70s, 80s and even 90s – and accordingly we will need to continue to redefine what it means to be “old.” These advances also present an opportunity to start thinking about a not-too-distant future where aging may not mean losing vitality and functionality physically, mentally and emotionally but maintaining or even gaining it as members of a new generation making meaningful contributions to society. . . .
In addition to physical and mental health, a sense of emotional fulfillment is critical if we want to live well as we age. Researchers have found that a sense of purpose in life may slow some aspects of the aging process. Study participants who reported a feeling of purpose were found to have maintained their hand grip and walking speeds (two common indicators of functionality that may decline with age) better than those who felt less committed.
And because we may be living longer, we may have more time to pursue our purpose. Age specialists have identified an entirely new stage of life, called gerontolescence, which is defined as age 50 to 75. An increasing number of adults are experiencing this phase of self-discovery and identification as a kind of “second adolescence.” For some, this could mean new careers or pursuing long-dormant hobbies.
“The later stage of your life can be just as rewarding, even more so, than the previous parts,” says John Irving, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the USC Davis School of Gerontology and the Chairman of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging. Rather than focusing on the limiting aspects of aging, seeing possibilities-whether it’s the time to start a new career, pursue a cause, or just spend more time with family-can go a long way toward maintaining emotional health, and physical and mental health in the process.
I’d rather just not age.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY FROM LEFTY TOM STEYER: Your right-wing child is a torch-bearing white supremacist.
Yet another reminder that, as Kurt Schlichter has written, “The Left Hates You. Act Accordingly.”
21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: People use Venmo to spy on cheating spouses—it’s proving more effective than Facebook. “Some users seem to forget that their transactions are public by default, and their payment activity provides an unfiltered paper trail of what’s really happening in their lives.”
‘THIS IS WHY PEOPLE HATE YOU:’ Politico’s hit piece on Hillsdale College backfires spectacularly.
HE LED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO BELIEVE A LOT OF THINGS: Senate chairman: Comey ‘led us to believe’ Flynn wouldn’t be charged.
TO BE FAIR, THAT’S SETTING THE BAR AWFULLY LOW: Anti-Semitic Bully Is Better At Apologizing Than Media Professionals.
DON’T DO BUSINESS WITH IRAN, BOLTON WARNS EURO FIRMS: Isn’t it refreshing to have a White House team that speaks directly and can be trusted to follow through on its promises and warnings?
ITS ORIGIN AND PURPOSE, STILL A TOTAL MYSTERY: “An assailant shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ killed a passer-by in a knife attack that also wounded four others in the heart of Paris late on Saturday before he was shot dead by police, French authorities said.”
He was yet another known wolf: “Paris attacker born in Chechnya, was on radicalism database,” AP reports.
HEY, REMEMBER IN 2008, WHEN MCCAIN WAS HITLER? Madonna Compares John McCain To Hitler At Tour Opener.
Just a reminder for the have-you-no-decency crowd. Remember, every Republican president, or presidential candidate, is Hitler, but then later gets transformed into a revered elder statesman for purposes of unfavorable comparisons to whoever the newest GOP Hitler is.
SURELY, CHER MUST OWN A MIRROR: As I say frequently, “Beware the pious.” Cher, the aging songbird-cum-social justice warrior is being sued for racial discrimination against black people. Here’s a story about of one of her unhinged tweets in which she refers to the President as “a demented racist.”
Pot, meet kettle.
IN THE MAIL: From Jonah Goldberg, Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy.
