Archive for 2020

WHY ARE THE PRESS AND THE TECH OLIGARCHS SO AFRAID OF A STRONG BLACK WOMAN?

I mean, it can’t be that she’s a nut, when they make Al Sharpton and Shaun King authorities on race relations, and Anita Sarkeesian an expert on gender relations.

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THE WOKE WAR ON RELIGION: Sam Gregg of the Acton Institute details the actual attacks on places of worship and symbols of Christian and Jewish faith in the Spectator US. This parallels what I say about socialism and religion in The Socialist Temptation.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: The Democrats Plan On Stealing the Election. “In each one of these ‘steal the election’ rants, Biden immediately rambles on about mail-in ballots. Again, that’s all they’ve got and they know it. That’s where the real election stealing can happen and it’s not going to be done by the Republicans.”

RIOTS IN THE AGE OF MORAL NARCISSISM: Man Faces Federal Arson Charge In Blaze Inside Justice Center At Start Of Portland Protests. “Among those who entered the Justice Center, Schinzing was identified by a comparison with a jail booking photo and a distinctive tattoo of his last name across his upper back…Arson is punishable by up to 20 years in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years.”

Earlier: Chicago man with ‘Joker’ mask, “Pretty” neck tattoo caught after allegedly setting police car ablaze in George Floyd riot.

ERASING HISTORY: From China to Portland to Minneapolis there are a lot of folks trying to erase history. It’s the latest StrategyTalk podcast. The link goes to YouTube. If you prefer, go here for the MP3 download.

WEIRD THAT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE JUST RECENTLY DUMPING ON CONFEDERATES ARE NOW ENDORSING REBELLION AGAINST FEDERAL AUTHORITY:

The Democrats are committed to the view that what is happening in Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, Atlanta and other cities is mere “peaceful protest.” Thus, the Trump administration is unjustified in sending in federal officers to protect federal property, like courthouses. And to the extent that anything untoward happens, it is Donald Trump’s fault. This was the main theory that the Democrats tried to advance through their “questioning” of Attorney General Barr.

This theme is so stupid that it boggles the mind. Presumably most people have seen video footage of the violence that has taken place in cities like Portland and Minneapolis. They have seen violent assaults and burning buildings, long before any federal agents arrived. They have seen massed, armed criminals doing battle with police officers. Can the Democrats possibly be fooling anyone?

Well, the 99% of the press that gives a bad name to the other 1% is doing its best to help them.

Related: Attorney General Barr Scorches the Democrats.

AN INTERNET BLOCKADE VERSUS A DRUG-FUELED INSURGENCY: A StrategyPage Information Warfare update discusses Burma’s (Myanmar) extended internet blockade on the Arakan Army’s insurgency. The Arakan Army insurgency has a tribal veneer, but the update quickly points out the outfit has a gangster reputation. It relies on cell phones for combat and for smuggling drugs, usually into Bangladesh. The Burmese government’s blockade is an inexpensive communications and information warfare operation. The blockade began in June 2019 and it appears to have had some positive effects from the government’s perspective. It may be lifted in early August. The update also surveys Burma’s various complex insurgencies and its complex drug business. Burma is still in the opium business, producing over 700 tons in 2015.