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JOHN HINDERAKER: Observations On Christchurch:

We haven’t written anything about the Christchurch, New Zealand, massacre. There probably isn’t much to say. Nevertheless, a few observations.

1) Liberals wasted no time trying to make political hay out of the slaughter. The deplorable Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tied the murders to President Trump. It is noteworthy that liberals attribute almost superhuman powers to Donald Trump, attributing responsibility to him for pretty much anything that goes on in the world. The only phenomena for which the Left does not assign responsibility to the president are the intended, beneficent results of his own policies. . . .

3) From a policy standpoint, the only lesson that can be drawn from the Christchurch massacre is reflected in the difference in the casualty totals between the two attacks. Forty-one were killed at the Dean Ave. mosque, the first one that was targeted, where the murderer had plenty of time and at one point returned to his vehicle to reload. There were only seven killed at the Linwood mosque because one of the worshippers was armed.

Related:

UPDATE: At least according to this report, the armed worshipper actually grabbed the (a?) gun from the shooter. As always, early reports are unreliable — and sometimes, so are later ones — so stay tuned and see what comes out.

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ICONOCLASM: Victor Davis Hanson on Destroying Leftist Racist Symbols of the Past.

CHANGE: Heart attacks less frequent, less deadly since 1990s.

I credit increased alcohol consumption and Viagra use.

TUCKER CARLSON AND THE APOLOGY FACTORY:

This ideological strategy that Media Matters chose has backfired in the case of Carlson because the Fox News host did not respond as they hoped he would. Carlson, quite rightly, refused to yield to their demands and has not issued an apology.

Even if Carlson should apologize for something he said, all intelligent people know that such an apology would be meaningless both because it was coerced and because the beast of leftism is never satisfied. The real action and intent is to remove Carlson from the public square. This orchestrated and tactical hit on Carlson was really an attack on a much larger idea, namely the idea of America. The intention and directive is simple: annihilate the voices of dissent who speak the truth and who are effective in getting that message out against the fake news media, which is the true enemy of the people.

The real bearers of guilt are the vile voices of Media Matters. They are the whiny urchins that scream demands just like Veruca Salt, and just like her, they are the bad eggs who should be sent down the chute. If anyone needs to issue an apology, it is them. If anyone has a right to demand one, it is Carlson. But that’s not how things work in the Apology Factory.

Does Carlson’s refusal to apologize represent a turning point in the war against the fake news and P.C. police? Has the American public had enough of this faux indignation? Can we finally consign Saul Alinsky’s putrid drivel to the dustbin of history where it belongs? We can only hope so.

Faster, please.

Related: Did Disney choose this week to announce that James Gunn was back on as director of Guardians of the Galaxy 3? “Because: The war between Media Matters and Tucker Carlson over obnoxious things Tucker said on Bubba the Love Sponge’s radio show years ago has left both sides unhappy about conducting archaeological digs in online archives in search of firing offenses by ideological enemies.”

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HARSH, BUT FAIR:

The Babylon Bee is on fire lately.

FEELZ, NOTHING MORE THAN FEELZ: Disney Director James Gunn Gets Reprieve from Roaming Outrage Mob. “Why do you need to get people fired for hurting your feelings?”

THE ONION: Beto O’Rourke Announces He Starting Obama Cover Campaign.

It’s satire — or is it?

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Ocasio-Cortez’s ignorance proves admissions fraud is the symptom, not cause, of America’s education crisis. “In 2017, Yale changed its course requirements such that an English major may now graduate without ever having read Shakespeare. A 2007 survey from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute showed that college students graduate with less knowledge of history, politics, and economics than they had before they entered. The admissions scam succeeded for so long because everyone knew once the sub-par students made it into these schools they were unlikely to encounter any real scholarly rigor.”

Notice that no one is bribing their unqualified kids’ way into CalTech.