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GaryWitt comments on Sep 18, 2019:

Nice. “Everything that's bad is politics; everything that's good is the market.“

New York Times reveals their source on new Kavanaugh allegations - (Babylon Bee) ...

GaryWitt comments on Sep 17, 2019:

—Alexa, how many New York Times reporters does it take to get a story right? —Sorry, I’m not sure. —Exactly. Thank you, Alexa.

New York Times reveals their source on new Kavanaugh allegations - (Babylon Bee) ...

GaryWitt comments on Sep 16, 2019:

A most excellent and highly placed source, indeed.

Swedish Rapper Calls For White People to be Shot – Summit News

GaryWitt comments on Sep 15, 2019:

At first I was confused by the phrase “Swedish Rapper.” I have since added it to my (very long) list of favorite oxymorons, which includes “intelligence committee,” “military justice,” and “congressional oversight.” (Although that last one is more of a redundancy.)

With the News that a Matrix 4 is to start production I was thinking t would be interesting to ...

GaryWitt comments on Sep 12, 2019:

The Matrix franchise is good art because it has complexity and (mostly) consistency. It’s open to multiple interpretations, none of which is “the” right one. Problems arise whenever someone seizes on one or two themes from the series and then insists they contain some kind of indictment or condemnation or (worse) prediction. It’s essentially a comic book. There is no such thing as a red pill. But what if...?

[youtu.be] AOC Says It is Barbarism to not Provide Housing for Everyone. Housing is a Human Right.

GaryWitt comments on Sep 11, 2019:

Hey, everybody!! Allie’s invited us all over to stay at her place!! For as long as we want!!

What song would you play?

GaryWitt comments on Sep 11, 2019:

Well, you’d need more than one. I’d go classical starting with Dvorak’s 9th and maybe Smetana’s Ma Vlast. Save Nantucket Sleigh Ride for when you arrive in Barstow.

Joseph Marx ( 1882-1964 ) -- Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 [open.spotify.com]

GaryWitt comments on Sep 10, 2019:

Thank you for posting this. I was not familiar with “this” Marx. Far preferable to the “other.” I hear Debussy’s influence loud and clear.

We could start a new gang and call ourselves Americans❗ All for one and one for all ‼️

GaryWitt comments on Sep 10, 2019:

Yeah! Like “e pluribus unum!”

Seemingly good painting for IDW, The death of Socrates by Jacques Louis-David in 1787 uses the story...

GaryWitt comments on Sep 8, 2019:

If I remember correctly Socrates was convicted on fabricated charges of having “corrupted” the youth of Athens. The crime apparently carried the death penalty, which Socrates accepted. He drank hemlock, and died surrounded by his remaining supporters. The ultimate hecklers’ veto.

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GaryWitt comments on Sep 8, 2019:

I’ve been reading Rousseau’s The Social Contract lately and I’m seeing the seeds of modern authoritarianism throughout the text. More than once, he has said we must “force people to be free.” And he defines freedom as “a complete surrender to the state.” So even then, in 1762, there was this sanctimonious, “only I know what is best for you” philosophy. The Reign of Terror followed.

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GaryWitt comments on Sep 7, 2019:

Hear, hear!! An exceptional didactic!! Mr. Hannan is correct throughout.

Dr. Jordan Peterson and other GRIFTERS - YouTube

GaryWitt comments on Sep 7, 2019:

Selective edits, three-second excerpts, distorted audio, and weird effects. This is not addressing issues, it is psychotropic bullshit.

Swedish Behavioral Scientist Suggests Eating Humans to ‘Save the Planet’ – Summit News

GaryWitt comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Soderlund is a professor of marketing at the Stockholm School of Economics. How did that get translated into “behavioral scientist?” Or better yet, does he have a business case for this proposal?

Thank you.... Now I don't need to watch this crappy show. [youtu.be]

GaryWitt comments on Sep 4, 2019:

The original movie, with Yul Brenner and Richard Benjamin, kicked ass.

Chuckle One John Ward video that I missed [youtu.be]

GaryWitt comments on Sep 2, 2019:

I’m really starting to like this dude John Ward.

How I feel about the world these days.

GaryWitt comments on Sep 2, 2019:

Good grief.

Scientists discuss mathematical challenges few to Darwin’s theory. [youtu.be]

GaryWitt comments on Sep 1, 2019:

This is fascinating. I find it particularly interesting that each of these three has experienced a certain level of disdain or contempt or mockery (however you want to describe it) as a result of having questioned the prevailing view. And that they uniformly describe that view as a sort of religion.

In Hong Kong, the violence is escalating, used by both protesters and the police.

GaryWitt comments on Sep 1, 2019:

The Hong Kong protesters are trying to change an unjust regime, when there is no legal mechanism in place to do that. We often take democracy for granted here, but they are struggling to establish it. So the “law” may be “on the side of the police,” but the question then becomes “why is that?” And the answer is there is no legal way to unseat a totalitarian regime. So any reasoning that depends on the “law” here becomes circular.

From Pamela Geller: Iraian women’s activist, 20, jailed for 15 years for ‘spreading ...

GaryWitt comments on Aug 30, 2019:

The hypocrisy of the left is on full display whenever attention turns to the plight of women under Sharia law. They mostly turn a blind eye to the blatant and brutal violations of human rights, or alternatively mock coverage of the issue by asserting it is unimportant. Fifteen years in an Iranian prison for refusing to wear the hijab is unimportant to them. It’s only a headscarf, they say. Chill. I say no.

Carl Cannon: Mark Twain out West [realclearpolitics.com]

GaryWitt comments on Aug 29, 2019:

Excellent. If you haven’t yet read either of Twain’s travel books, Roughing It, and Innocents Abroad, they deserve you attention.

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GaryWitt comments on Aug 29, 2019:

Couldn’t finish watching this. I kept wondering which was correct: was the evidence so flimsy that the case went nowhere or were the people implicated so powerful that they were able to put the brakes on it. If the former, then why is this resurfacing now? If the latter (clearly the view of the producers) then surely the corruption doesn’t stop with pedophilia. Either way, we need facts, not innuendo. And I’m not finding facts in this blurry film with mumbling audio.

The Truth About the Hong Kong Protests - YouTube

GaryWitt comments on Aug 29, 2019:

Thank you. I cannot find anything here with which I disagree. This is well researched, and shines a light directly on a horrifying situation without exaggerating and without flinching.

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GaryWitt comments on Aug 27, 2019:

Outstanding; especially the last part. The Nicomachean Ethics has been on my reading list for several months now and I’ve kept putting it off. Many thanks for posting this!

By the way IDW community... Its my birthday today. Just saying...

GaryWitt comments on Aug 27, 2019:

Here’s wishing you a wonderful day, and a great personal new year!

Far Leftists DEFEND Hong Kong Police, Call Protesters Far Right Fascists - YouTube

GaryWitt comments on Aug 27, 2019:

Yeah. Not surprised. So when will Elizabeth Warren speak out against them?

When you talk about culture.

GaryWitt comments on Aug 26, 2019:

This is fascinating. Digitizing the sound made it malleable and producers were then able to make it conform to a strict pattern that was not previously possible. But the result is an unnatural precision. Here’s another question, more applicable to jazz and contemporary orchestral music: why did musicians and composers decide that minimalism is a good thing?

Do you think greed is actually good for economy?

GaryWitt comments on Aug 26, 2019:

Greed is a loaded word; a pejorative descriptor with a built in condemnation included. So when Hollywood has a Gordon Gekko spouting “greed is good,” it’s really an effort to paint an entire segment of the population—businessmen and women—as morally twisted. The definitions of greed or avarice both contain the notion of “excessive” or “insatiable.” Is greed good? Of course not. It’s morally reprehensible. But it is a characteristic of an individual, not a population. Each of us has an obligation to decide how we will live. We must make choices; moral, intellectual, practical, large, and small. All with consequences. Is a decision that harms others or impairs your reputation for truth and veracity a good decision? Similarly is a decision that brings benefit to others but financial ruin to you a good decision?

I don't know how to respond to this. I'm flabbergasted.

GaryWitt comments on Aug 25, 2019:

This is clearly CCP propaganda. How it has proliferated is anyone’s guess, but there are very few issues in this world that are as black and white as the struggle of the Hong Kongers against the CCP.

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GaryWitt comments on Aug 25, 2019:

I think we’re about to find out how many ways Hillary Clinton can say, “I don’t remember.”

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GaryWitt comments on Aug 24, 2019:

A superb performance here. Mussorgsky has always been one of my favorites. And I agree with you, some of the best classical musicians today are Japanese. I wonder how much of this has been the result of Seiji Ozawa’s influence.

Complaint filed against lawmaker who threatened SCOTUS... [bearingarms.com]

GaryWitt comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Judicial Watch is awesome. Thank you Tom Fitton.

I love the irony of the Bee. [babylonbee.com]

GaryWitt comments on Aug 23, 2019:

I dunno. Can’t quite put my finger on it, but something seems fishy here. Has snopes looked into this???

Walking through a dark garage can make it hard to see.

GaryWitt comments on Aug 22, 2019:

Ugh! Are you speaking from personal experience? If so you have my most profound sympathies!

James Tissot (1836 - 1902) -- "Abraham's Servant Meeteth Rebecca" (1902)

GaryWitt comments on Aug 22, 2019:

Sent me back to Genesis to read the story. Very interesting choice of subject for Tissot.

Madebyjimbob: Moral relativism offers no basis on which to make moral value judgments.

GaryWitt comments on Aug 22, 2019:

I think when you take morality to a fairly abstract level, for example with the question, “Are my actions harming anyone?” then you can at least begin to discover absolute truths. The fact that people view their own actions as moral does not make them so. Hence, relativism does not fly.

I support the right to arm bears.

GaryWitt comments on Aug 21, 2019:

And to bare arms. In summer.

The value of money v the value of produce.

GaryWitt comments on Aug 20, 2019:

I suppose money could become worthless, as in Venezuela, and therefore be disconnected from value. That’s certainly happening, but not in the US or Europe. Or perhaps people could think their efforts are undervalued because they deserve more money than they are receiving for their work. But in that case all they need to do is change jobs or employers to test the truth of that belief. Love it or hate it, the market doesn’t lie about that. But let me add that I personally find value in my work, in the form of satisfaction for a job well done, and the knowledge that if my work is not valued I can and will move on to something different and perhaps better. So, value comes in many guises.

Peterson seems to have an uncanny ability to know exactly when to send out something which I have ...

GaryWitt comments on Aug 20, 2019:

I’ve seen this one before. It’s quite good, I agree.

Ooooh, a gotcha moment for China Daily?

GaryWitt comments on Aug 20, 2019:

Citing Nancy Pelosi as supporting Hong Kong violence? I find the woman extremely irritating, and she is a world class hypocrite, but I doubt her intent has been accurately portrayed here by China Daily.

Damned veggies

GaryWitt comments on Aug 20, 2019:

Leaf the poor thing alone.

Taxation is theft. TiT [youtu.be]

GaryWitt comments on Aug 20, 2019:

He’s right. But, jeez, the hat. I mean really.

Slipknot- Nero Forte [youtu.be]

GaryWitt comments on Aug 20, 2019:

Wow. They are like, Totally Pissed Off.

[youtu.be] What Nation states bring to the world.

GaryWitt comments on Aug 19, 2019:

Nicely done.

VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING [youtu.be]

GaryWitt comments on Aug 19, 2019:

The more I read of and by Derrida and his crew the less impressed I am by the lot. Even in this video it’s apparent that he started with an ax to grind, and everything that followed was calculated to obfuscate and deceive. His entire purpose is not to explain and elucidate but to confuse and confound. His inspiration Jean-Jacques Rousseau was much the same. After Voltaire read Rousseau’s essay on the morality of science, Voltaire wrote to Rousseau to say that reading his work made it seem appropriate to crawl on his hands and knees. But, continued Voltaire, he had given up that practice more than fifty years ago.

August Freyer -- Concert-Fantasie, Op. 1 [youtube.com]

GaryWitt comments on Aug 17, 2019:

Interesting. I was not familiar with Freyer. Thanks for posting this!

I just watched a fantastic documentary on Netflix called “The Pursuit.

GaryWitt comments on Aug 17, 2019:

Phenomenal. Bought it. I’m looking for ways to share it. Many thanks!

All I can say about Trump is if you support him, you support all the lies, empty rhetoric, broken ...

GaryWitt comments on Aug 15, 2019:

Whenever I read stuff like this, I don’t suddenly feel as though I have to defend Trump. But it does remind me that I am and remain grateful that Hillary Clinton is not the President.

An Irish guy walks out of a bar...no really, it could happen!

GaryWitt comments on Aug 15, 2019:

Yeah, but when it does, he’s likely to step on someone’s fingers.

I'd like to propose my own replacement theory.

GaryWitt comments on Aug 14, 2019:

I dunno. The antifa would probably join the Chinese communist party and feel right at home. Get new boots for themselves, made with Chinese steel. Leave their masks at home and call everyone comrade. The Hong Kong people, on the other hand...

'China is on the verge of political collapse.

GaryWitt comments on Aug 14, 2019:

I think this is wishful thinking. I do not want to underestimate the strength, cunning, and brutality of the Chinese Communist Party.

Fredo Cuomo That's gold. [youtu.be]

GaryWitt comments on Aug 13, 2019:

https://nypost.com/2019/08/13/chris-cuomo-once-referred-to-himself-as-fredo-in-radio-interview/amp/

Am I too late for this one? I couldn't resist. This guy has the intelligence of a block of wood.

GaryWitt comments on Aug 13, 2019:

https://nypost.com/2019/08/13/chris-cuomo-once-referred-to-himself-as-fredo-in-radio-interview/amp/

Put up one of your favorite scenes from the movies - any movie any era but please make it one that ...

GaryWitt comments on Aug 13, 2019:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeF18IorXS4&t=0h0m15s

PETITION: Shut down all sharia courts in the UK for good

GaryWitt comments on Aug 13, 2019:

Not sure it would hold for a foreigner such as myself to sign this petition. I’m aware however that the “courts” exist and are nominally regulated to ensure that women’s rights are “protected.” Sharia, after all, treats women as mere chattels. So where are the feminists on this? Donning hijabs as symbols of liberation?

Fragile democracy - Hong Kong airport protesters tie up man later identified as Global Times ...

GaryWitt comments on Aug 13, 2019:

I’m wondering if the protesters have been infiltrated by members of the CCP.

Fredo Cuomo That's gold. [youtu.be]

GaryWitt comments on Aug 13, 2019:

Love it. Using it. With all the respect and admiration I can muster for him.

The CONSPIRACY to SILENCE the MASSES - YouTube

GaryWitt comments on Aug 12, 2019:

The censorship is definitely real. The methods are varied and difficult to assess individually, which is why the problem seems insurmountable. Government is not the answer, it is part of the problem.

If anyone's following the pro-democracy protests, social media is saying the Chinese Army is massing...

GaryWitt comments on Aug 12, 2019:

The protesters have been careful not to lurch into violence, but they are not perfect. It’s only a matter of time until Beijing finds an excuse to crush them. Then the question will be whether and to what extent the international community reacts. I’m betting the US main stream media will remain dutifully silent.

probably more important than any other trending topics.. [youtu.be]

GaryWitt comments on Aug 11, 2019:

Spalding’s warning that we must decouple from China, and his prediction that there will be no trade agreement with China prior to the election, should be front and center in every news analyst’s perspective. And his vision of 5G’s inherent vulnerability should sound alarms for us all.

Damned ice.

GaryWitt comments on Aug 11, 2019:

Also, very relieved when I learned earlier this week that gin is gluten free. Dodged another one there, fer shur.

Is the homeless "epidemic" getting better or worse?

GaryWitt comments on Aug 11, 2019:

Interesting. I don’t have a ready answer, but it would appear that the unsheltered homeless are becoming more visible, but not (overall) more numerous. Media focus, including social media, is likely a contributing factor to that increased visibility. But are the unsheltered homeless congregating more, whereas they were previously more dispersed? If so, are they really attracted to specific political environments? These questions might not be answerable. But I can say, at least anecdotally, that when Colorado and Oregon first legalized marijuana there was a distinct spike in the homeless population in both places. So there is a likelihood that the homeless do in fact pay attention to the political climate, and plan their migrations accordingly.

What is the magic word to get what you want?

GaryWitt comments on Aug 10, 2019:

“I’m a victim of the oppressive patriarchy.”

[youtu.be] 10 Things You Should Know About Socialism from the von Mises Institute

GaryWitt comments on Aug 10, 2019:

At the 34:30 mark, DiLorenzo makes a point that deserves further examination. He says that between 1950 and 2005, the Swedish economy was completely stagnant with respect to employment. I would like to learn more.

[youtu.be] Jordan Peterson "Postmodernism, Modernism and Marxism"

GaryWitt comments on Aug 10, 2019:

Wonderful post. Especially the Q&A at the end. Absolutely remarkable. Thank you.

Another One Bites The Dust!

GaryWitt comments on Aug 10, 2019:

He was supposedly on suicide watch at the time of his death, so good job there. Or maybe they did watch.

After the terrible El Paso shooting (young white man targeting "Mexicans"), commentators on the Left...

GaryWitt comments on Aug 10, 2019:

Well, it would appear the Great Replacement Conspiracy Theory is well supported statistically. So perhaps the word “conspiracy” should be dropped. Still, though, whether or not it is true, that trend does not justify violence.

Postmodernism in a nutshell - Jordan Peterson - YouTube

GaryWitt comments on Aug 10, 2019:

A good introduction to postmodernism. Thanks for posting.

“It’s both clear language and in code,” Biden said.

GaryWitt comments on Aug 9, 2019:

Evidently Trump has a dog whistle that is tuned to a frequency only white supremists can hear. It’s, like, scientific.

MMT may be Democrats' economic cure, but only Trump got the memo

GaryWitt comments on Aug 8, 2019:

So MMT is too whacko even for Lawrence Summers and it’s based on “the notion that the U.S. Congress, which typically struggles to pass an annual budget, could with smart budgeting and regulation take over the Federal Reserve’s job of controlling inflation.” Gee. Sounds like fun. What could possibly go wrong?

[spectator.

GaryWitt comments on Aug 7, 2019:

Goldstein is right: intersectionality conceptually, if not ideologically, lends support to the white supremist movement by purporting to establish a direct connection between race, victimhood and status. White supremists are simply inserting their own race into the equation created for them by intersectionality.

Has anyone else been noticing this, any clue what it could be about, besides destabilizing the group...

GaryWitt comments on Aug 5, 2019:

The organization has certainly lost its way, which is of course ironic and hard to explain. I learned a great deal in the scouting program, but I had impeccable leadership. It’s hard to learn how to be a man when your teachers and potential role models are themselves confused. Or corrupt.

Regarding the shootings etc I think you look at what has changed since the days of folks driving ...

GaryWitt comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Good points all. The most depressing question you raise, it seems to me, is whether and to what extent we can trust the psychiatric industry to address the problem. I mean, they haven’t after all, but have they been given the necessary resources? And if they were given the necessary resources, would they be effective? Are pills and therapy the answer?

I am a libertarian By the way, not the Libertarian Party, I value my liberty and yours.

GaryWitt comments on Aug 4, 2019:

The non-aggression principal is of course key here. Ultimately the question is, “At what point does a state (even a democratic state) begin to impinge upon the personal liberty of its citizens in an unacceptable manner or degree?” But that leads to other questions as well. How best to limit the growth of government? What is the acceptable role of government in our daily lives? Clearly the US Constitution is the best known device (if you will) to limit government. But its effectiveness depends to a large extent on mutual agreement. The consent of the governed. And that in turn depends on an educated populace, dedicated to reason and critical thinking. Has the public education system in the US achieved that? I would say no. Hence I worry that the creeping growth of government and the erosion of liberty will continue apace.

If you’re interested in free speech, this is a great book, and it’s free! Here’s a link: ...

GaryWitt comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Looks intriguing. Thank you!

Tragedy vs Evil - YouTube

GaryWitt comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Thank you. Great post. This would make a superb introduction to Maps of Meaning.

String Quartet "Ombres et Mirages": II. Gigue des paysans errants [youtube.com]

GaryWitt comments on Aug 1, 2019:

I’m guessing that this movement is not as far along as the first. It’s shorter and doesn’t seem as fully developed. I’ll be interested in hearing this in its next iteration. BTW, I’m assuming this is written for two violins, a viola, and cello. Is that correct?

String Quartet "Ombres et Mirages": I. Ballade [youtube.com]

GaryWitt comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Impressive!

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GaryWitt comments on Jul 31, 2019:

Sounds like he was ahead of his time. Question whether he merely predicted today’s racial animosity or helped foment it.

James Comey referred by I. G. D.O.J. Declines to Prosecute. Is This Two Tier Justice?

GaryWitt comments on Jul 31, 2019:

I’m a patient man, but this.... Well, I don’t know.

Adam Schiff says he found Mueller’s testimony “chilling.

GaryWitt comments on Jul 31, 2019:

I’ve heard several theories concerning why Mueller performed so poorly. The sound system was bad, he couldn’t hear the questions. He deliberately stalled to eat up time. Yada, yada. The man clearly is having health problems. And, my perception is that he overused the phrase “not in my purview.” Every time he said that, it was a confession that he did not do the job that had been entrusted to him: to conduct a fair and thorough investigation into the accusations stemming from the Steele dossier. I also find it interesting that Schiff claimed to have solid evidence of collusion but Mueller found none. Did they ever talk?

You might find this amusing. [spiked-online.com]

GaryWitt comments on Jul 30, 2019:

Another journalist deliberately obfuscating.

Why do my tax dollars compensate victims of 9/11 when I had nothing to do with the attacks on that ...

GaryWitt comments on Jul 29, 2019:

If we separate the people in the towers from the first responders trying to save them, then good question. Perhaps because a democratic majority believes (rightly or wrongly) that voluntarism will not address their plight in an acceptable manner. Perhaps because that majority just believes it is the right thing to do. But that doesn’t really answer your question, does it? Maybe your question is better stated as, “At what point does a democratic majority begin to infringe on my rights as an individual?” Now that’s a tough one.

Epstein as Evidence of Emerging Neo-Feudalism The more I learn about Jeffrey Epstein's ...

GaryWitt comments on Jul 29, 2019:

You can call it tribalism I suppose, but I call it influence peddling and corruption. You don’t fight that by taxing the rich or busting up monopolies. I’m not sure what monopoly Epstein owns anyway. No, you fight this by cracking down on corrupt officials who let the Epsteins of this world skate.

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GaryWitt comments on Jul 29, 2019:

Jesus. Between common core and this shit, kids will be driven away from maths by the millions.

On the next Open College with Dr. Stephen Hicks Episode 23 - Is Postmodernism Neo-Marxist?

GaryWitt comments on Jul 29, 2019:

I’m not sure the “neo” label is helpful here, except in the context of the evolution of Marxism from a theory of inevitability to a failed and destructive system of government to a phoenix-like leftist totem. The fact is, post-modernism is still dangerous and destructive. Understanding it is of critical importance.

Wellllll.

GaryWitt comments on Jul 28, 2019:

Well, this should be interesting. I’m starting to like this John Ward dude.

Look like I missed a bunch of John Ward. [youtu.be]

GaryWitt comments on Jul 28, 2019:

Ugh.

This guy makes a lot of research.

GaryWitt comments on Jul 28, 2019:

Great summation.

You know who was into Karl Marx?

GaryWitt comments on Jul 28, 2019:

Sounds like Lincoln’s secretary responded cordially to a congratulatory missive. The 19th century brought into being numerous experimental utopian communities in the US, many based on socialist theories. They all failed in fairly short order, but Lincoln didn’t live to see that. Nor did he witness the horrors of the gulags, Auschwitz, the Cultural Revolution, the killing fields, or any of the other atrocities committed in the furtherance of the socialist ideology. But he was surely well informed and intellectually curious. The referenced article, on the other hand, appears to have been written by a political hack, seeking to impose a preposterous spin on extremely minor facts.

Trumps opinion?

GaryWitt comments on Jul 28, 2019:

Are there any examples of when she has expressed opposition to terrorism? How about opposition to bigotry against Jews? Are her recent comments about white men evidence of her opposition to bigotry?

So according to Nancy Pelosi, Elijah Cummings now achieves the exalted status of “magic negro,” ...

GaryWitt comments on Jul 28, 2019:

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This is for the world champions... [youtu.be]

GaryWitt comments on Jul 27, 2019:

Food for thought. It’s a sort of coordinated ignorance.

New book day, what you are reading?

GaryWitt comments on Jul 27, 2019:

Social Contract, Free Ride by Anthony de Jasay. I’m about halfway through it. I’ve also glanced at The Smallest Minority by Kevin Williamson. That one looks good too.

Hide millennials, this is not a safe space - you candy-assed bitches.

GaryWitt comments on Jul 27, 2019:

The Admin has posted an excellent item, pertinent here as well, on the use of the word “racist” as a conversation stopper. There can be no discourse, no exchange of ideas, where the fundamentals of critical thought are regarded with contempt, and name-calling trumps reason.

What is the soundtrack to your Freedom Movement? [youtube.com]

GaryWitt comments on Jul 25, 2019:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=0h2m49s&v=pe_gAfpBijg

Is it time to stop using the word "Racist"?

GaryWitt comments on Jul 25, 2019:

Banning anything implies that one has authority over it, and who can claim authority over a word? Or a book? I certainly believe people should use the word correctly. But many do not. I can try to educate them, until that process becomes overwhelming. Then I have to walk away.

Tom Fitton is doing the work our Justice Dept should be doing.

GaryWitt comments on Jul 25, 2019:

Fitton is smart and persistent. We need more like him.

Muller the heros. [youtu.be]

GaryWitt comments on Jul 24, 2019:

And will anyone be held accountable for two years and millions wasted? Not to mention the reputations wrecked. The lies perpetrated. The abuse of power at the FBI, the DoJ, and now in the House. Disturbing doesn’t even begin to describe it all.

A most outrageous example of cultural appropriation you could imagine.

GaryWitt comments on Jul 24, 2019:

No, no. The poor thing is just species-fluid. Show some tolerance!!