The oppressors and the oppressed mostly stay where they are. More than half a century of the War on Poverty, for example, has left us with about the same proportion of poor people as we started with.
Well, here we go again. But Bill is not the great philosopher that Dr. Victor Davis Hanson is (Hoover Institute). And so he opines, as he does and is allowed to do, but misses the mark often precisely. It also brings out some cretins on the board on both sides. Sigh.
So we can either ignore and hit delete, or we can sigh and move along, or we can comment and see what else happens. A choice to read or not.
SOME of what Bill says is true and accurate. He is a few years ahead of me but I recall the entire 60s vividly, the integration, the court orders and the mayhem, the RIOTS and National Guard being called out and then VIETNAM entered the picture and it got ugly and ALSO RACIAL (a known fact that blacks didnt have the connections or exemptions that white kids had). And on and on. Bussing followed. More mayhem. And then WHITE FLIGHT to suburbs and private schools and home schooling and it never ends. I heard also from others, DONT TALK ABOUT IT and it goes away naturally. TRUE. BUT takes BOTH sides NOT TALKING ABOUT IT and that aint happenin. EVER. ITs political fuel.
Racism and in fact slavery has been around since the days of OLD TESTAMENT and we were NOT alone.....the JEWS were slaves in Egypt and Iran for HUNDREDS OF YEARS. Africans sold Africans to Euros who transported them to Islands off the West Coast of Africa, and SOLD THEM AGAIN and moved to SOUTH AMERICA AND LATIN AMERICA AND ALL OF NORTH AMERICA. White men invaded Indian Country and enslaved many of them too. And Indian peoples captured white people, often WOMEN, and made them slaves. In the Far East Slavery went on ..the Japanese famously enslaved and slaughtered Chinese....and in China they enslave MUSLIM Uyghurs today.
Not saying its okay. Its not. But its a part of human history. Just saying we were NOT alone and not to beat up the United States and SOUTHERN STATES.
They didnt grow cotton and tobacco in Massachusetts and New York. Got it?
Didnt have a KROGER store down the road to buy groceries. Wanna eat? GROW IT. OR DIE.
Then came the Cotton Gin and electricity and the Industrial Revolution which made slavery outdated and unnecessary. But not before the Great War of Northern Invasion, aka Civil War, occurred because LINCOLN WANTED TO PUNISH THE SOUTH. AND DID.
Why LINCOLN IS NOT THE HERO YOU THINK HE IS IN THE SOUTH TODAY.
I am not a professional historian or philosopher either by the way, nor STATIST. I am an old tyme populist conservative long before it became fashionable with McCain and then Bush and others. Trump just copied them.
I am more Jeffersonian than Hamiltonian and definitely NOT Woodrow Wilson or FDR or Truman or Carter or Clinton etc.
What would Jefferson say about Trump? NOT MUCH GOOD. BUT HE ALSO WOULD WEIGH THE SITUATION AND LOOK AT THE LEFT AND SAY NO THANKS....they are HAMILTONIAN CENTRAL POWER AND ABSOLUTISTS AND UNAMERICAN.
Today I am more interested in Ukraine, Iran and Immigration and Drug Cartel killing MILLIONS of Americans and CHINA. Not so much about racial bias and discrimination and such.
Bill tries to cloud the picture with HIS AGENDA and VISION BLURRY AS IT IS. I see it in clearer terms and yes religion is part of it. Shia Islam is not the same as Sunni Islam. DO YOUR HOMEWORK. And GETTING RID OF TERRORISM and the HEAD OF THE SNAKE, IRAN, is critical for regional and world peace and prosperity.
the ONLY JUST WAR IS A WAR OF COMPLETE DECISION AND DETERMINATION AND GO IN IT TO WIN IT AND GET IT DONE. NO DRIP DRIP DRIP AND NO BOGUS DIPLOMACY AND LUNACY. Trump is failing BADLY in Iran. Because he is NOT a Commander in Chief of Military. He is a deal maker for real estate in Manhattan and Miami. THE END.
For those who don't know, and I, as well, had to learn this lesson upon my arrival in Baltimore in September of 1974 for my ill-fated 2-year "incarceration" in that city, "Anne Arundel" is pronounced "Annarunnel", just as "Baltimore" is pronounced "Bawlamer", accent on the 1st syllable in both cases. Best always. PM
Bonus: "caramel" is not pronounced with the first "a" being long, but rather a soft "a", as in "car, with the second "a" dropping out completely in most instances. "Maryland" Is "Murralyn", again with the accent on the 1st syllable in both cases. That's privileged information, so consider yourself privileged.
Wake up Ian. BILL HAS NEVER BEEN ABOUT ECONOMICS AND MARKETS Purely. That is Dan and Dyson. BILL IS A MACRO HUMAN EVENTS AND HUMAN NATURE AND HISTORY (armchair and somewhat sophomoric) GUY. You are barking up the wrong tree. Dont like Bill's missives? DONT READ IT. OR IGNORE IT.
You know Bill some things are exactly what they purport to be, and are not to be confused with an "ism". Two of those things are terrorists and nuclear bombs. They are both designed to destroy that which is fundamental and necessary.
Well, here we go again. But Bill is not the great philosopher that Dr. Victor Davis Hanson is (Hoover Institute). And so he opines, as he does and is allowed to do, but misses the mark often precisely. It also brings out some cretins on the board on both sides. Sigh.
So we can either ignore and hit delete, or we can sigh and move along, or we can comment and see what else happens. A choice to read or not.
SOME of what Bill says is true and accurate. He is a few years ahead of me but I recall the entire 60s vividly, the integration, the court orders and the mayhem, the RIOTS and National Guard being called out and then VIETNAM entered the picture and it got ugly and ALSO RACIAL (a known fact that blacks didnt have the connections or exemptions that white kids had). And on and on. Bussing followed. More mayhem. And then WHITE FLIGHT to suburbs and private schools and home schooling and it never ends. I heard also from others, DONT TALK ABOUT IT and it goes away naturally. TRUE. BUT takes BOTH sides NOT TALKING ABOUT IT and that aint happenin. EVER. ITs political fuel.
Racism and in fact slavery has been around since the days of OLD TESTAMENT and we were NOT alone.....the JEWS were slaves in Egypt and Iran for HUNDREDS OF YEARS. Africans sold Africans to Euros who transported them to Islands off the West Coast of Africa, and SOLD THEM AGAIN and moved to SOUTH AMERICA AND LATIN AMERICA AND ALL OF NORTH AMERICA. White men invaded Indian Country and enslaved many of them too. And Indian peoples captured white people, often WOMEN, and made them slaves. In the Far East Slavery went on ..the Japanese famously enslaved and slaughtered Chinese....and in China they enslave MUSLIM Uyghurs today.
Not saying its okay. Its not. But its a part of human history. Just saying we were NOT alone and not to beat up the United States and SOUTHERN STATES.
They didnt grow cotton and tobacco in Massachusetts and New York. Got it?
Didnt have a KROGER store down the road to buy groceries. Wanna eat? GROW IT. OR DIE.
Then came the Cotton Gin and electricity and the Industrial Revolution which made slavery outdated and unnecessary. But not before the Great War of Northern Invasion, aka Civil War, occurred because LINCOLN WANTED TO PUNISH THE SOUTH. AND DID.
Why LINCOLN IS NOT THE HERO YOU THINK HE IS IN THE SOUTH TODAY.
I am not a professional historian or philosopher either by the way, nor STATIST. I am an old tyme populist conservative long before it became fashionable with McCain and then Bush and others. Trump just copied them.
I am more Jeffersonian than Hamiltonian and definitely NOT Woodrow Wilson or FDR or Truman or Carter or Clinton etc.
What would Jefferson say about Trump? NOT MUCH GOOD. BUT HE ALSO WOULD WEIGH THE SITUATION AND LOOK AT THE LEFT AND SAY NO THANKS....they are HAMILTONIAN CENTRAL POWER AND ABSOLUTISTS AND UNAMERICAN.
Today I am more interested in Ukraine, Iran and Immigration and Drug Cartel killing MILLIONS of Americans and CHINA. Not so much about racial bias and discrimination and such.
Bill tries to cloud the picture with HIS AGENDA and VISION BLURRY AS IT IS. I see it in clearer terms and yes religion is part of it. Shia Islam is not the same as Sunni Islam. DO YOUR HOMEWORK. And GETTING RID OF TERRORISM and the HEAD OF THE SNAKE, IRAN, is critical for regional and world peace and prosperity.
the ONLY JUST WAR IS A WAR OF COMPLETE DECISION AND DETERMINATION AND GO IN IT TO WIN IT AND GET IT DONE. NO DRIP DRIP DRIP AND NO BOGUS DIPLOMACY AND LUNACY. Trump is failing BADLY in Iran. Because he is NOT a Commander in Chief of Military. He is a deal maker for real estate in Manhattan and Miami. THE END.
Excellent comment.
The white race is the only group marked for extinction.
Example: https://x.com/AntisepticHorse/status/2081204387561480248/video/1
Hmmm… much love sweetie darling. You poor thing. Looks like you need a hug xx
“…he found them even in Iraq, a country not known for sponsoring terror of any sort.”
Not true. Total disinformation.
For those who don't know, and I, as well, had to learn this lesson upon my arrival in Baltimore in September of 1974 for my ill-fated 2-year "incarceration" in that city, "Anne Arundel" is pronounced "Annarunnel", just as "Baltimore" is pronounced "Bawlamer", accent on the 1st syllable in both cases. Best always. PM
Bonus: "caramel" is not pronounced with the first "a" being long, but rather a soft "a", as in "car, with the second "a" dropping out completely in most instances. "Maryland" Is "Murralyn", again with the accent on the 1st syllable in both cases. That's privileged information, so consider yourself privileged.
Our species will always find a way to kill those who don't look, speak and/or worship like us
So when are we going to get onto the macroeconomics this week and away from the student politics?
Wake up Ian. BILL HAS NEVER BEEN ABOUT ECONOMICS AND MARKETS Purely. That is Dan and Dyson. BILL IS A MACRO HUMAN EVENTS AND HUMAN NATURE AND HISTORY (armchair and somewhat sophomoric) GUY. You are barking up the wrong tree. Dont like Bill's missives? DONT READ IT. OR IGNORE IT.
Fair enough
Feels like someone wishes they had subscribers.
You know Bill some things are exactly what they purport to be, and are not to be confused with an "ism". Two of those things are terrorists and nuclear bombs. They are both designed to destroy that which is fundamental and necessary.
Liberal's science of classifying living things; Racism.