Archive for 2020

THEODORE DALRYMPLE: The sanctification of George Floyd. Being killed by a brutal policeman does not change a man’s life from bad to good.

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COURTESY OF THE LEFT, A LITTLE BIT OF MORDOR COMES TO AMERICA. “All the ruffians do what he says; and what he says is mostly: hack, burn, and ruin; and now it’s come to killing. There’s no longer even any bad sense in it. They cut down trees and let ’em lie, they burn houses and build no more.”

Plus: “Why should we have statues at all? they proclaim. In this they are hitting rather closer to the spirit of Mordor: That a people should love their homeland is itself contemptible. It stands against the ruffians’ will to rule us. The ruffians slash and burn not because they love something, but because we do.”

Why should we have ruffians un-hanged? Because of the remains of the civil society they are trying to destroy, and for no other reason.

SUMMER’S HERE, AND THE TIME IS RIGHT, FOR THE LEFT’S DOXXING IN THE STREET:

New York Times threatens to out science blogger after protecting identities of White House turncoats and Chapo Trap House podcasters.

Viral justice and the demented war on Karens.

Great moment for American media: WaPo doxxes woman no one’s heard of, gets her fired for…2018 Halloween costume.

And at Ricochet, a podcast: “How can you protect yourself—and your family—from the mob? How can we help make our society a healthier place and finally begin to cancel ‘cancel culture?’ Two ladybrains with a little experience dealing with online rage mobs—Bethany Mandel and Lyndsey Fifield—give their best advice and insights on how they think we can finally stop doxx mobs.”

SURPRISE! SURPRISE? New data analysis shows least restrictive states clearly tend to have lower COVID-19 death rates than the most restrictive states.

WELL, GOOD: Daily COVID-19 Deaths in the U.S. Have Fallen Dramatically Since April: The downward trend continued after states began lifting their lockdowns. “Even taking into account the average lag between laboratory confirmation and death—about two weeks, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—the loosening of restrictions on movement and economic activity that began at the end of April so far has not led to the surge in COVID-19 deaths that many lockdown supporters predicted.”

According to the latest science, the only thing that will kill grandma is a Trump rally.