Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Maybe a border wall isn't so bad, eh?

Seattle Reaches Deal With ‘CHOP’ To Remove Temporary Roadblocks, Replace With Concrete Barriers   . . . "The Seattle Department of Transportation is installing concrete barriers in the middle of Pine Street, running East and West, which will split the road for both pedestrian and vehicle traffic. This will allow for emergency service vehicles to pass through the area." . . .

Orthodox Jews Have Had Enough Of Mayor De Blasio, Cut Locks On Closed New York City Park To Let children play

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"De Blasio welded it shut after they dared protest it being closed, despite other parks being open and massive BLM protests being allowed, endorsed and joined by de Blasio.

"Via Washington Examiner:
. . . Assemblyman Joe Lentol expressed disapproval of closing the park, tweeting that its "unacceptable" to not allow kids to play in the park and demanding that Mayor Bill de Blasio open up the city's parks and ease the restrictions prompted by COVID-19. Members of the city's Jewish community were also singled out by de Blasio in April for violating social distancing guidelines during the health crisis.
"Brooklyn saw thousands of protesters march outside the Brooklyn Museum over the weekend, demanding justice for black transgender people who have been murdered. De Blasio himself has also joined some protests that followed the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis." .  .  .

Let's see: what can we cancel next?

Cancel Culture -- What Happens When Everything Gets Cancelled?   "Cancel culture refers to the popular practice of withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures and companies after they have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive. It may be an innocuous word or tweet from years ago, that through the long memory of social media can resurface, leading to public group shaming of an individual.
"Such shaming typically goes only one way, based on one’s politics. For others it’s just a matter of being caught in the stampede. A “Saturday Night Live” cast member, Shane Gillis, made a derogatory comment about Asians a few years ago and was fired for his comments.
"Uber liberals however, like MSNBC’s Joy Reid, get a pass for past homophobic blog posts. Other woke liberals who toe the line on global warming and abortion also get a pass for racially insensitive behavior like wearing blackface. They weren’t singing ‘Mammy” with Al Jolson a century ago, but wearing blackface far more recently. Examples include Howard Stern, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Virginia Governor Ralph (Coonman) Northam.
"The cancel culture has morphed to cancelling America because of who it might offend. What happens when everything gets cancelled and we become a society described by letters and numbers, eliminating our rich history and traditions? The cancel culture is leading us to an Orwellian dystopic society, from America the Beautiful to The Hunger Games.
"The self-appointed censors have found their voices after George Floyd’s death and the immediate end to COVID-19 threats, with protests and riots not only now condoned but actually encouraged. What are some of the casualties?" . . .
Cancel the police and it will be the Hunger Games in American cities. Truckers have already promised to not deliver to cities that defund police. Minneapolis can grow its own food in winter when the temperatures are below zero. Good luck with that.. . . 
Newspapers ditching mugshot galleries amid concerns they advance negative stereotypes 

Activist Who Supports Statue Removal Reveals Live On-Air She Doesn’t Know Who Winston Churchill Is   . . . "Last week, statues of Churchill and former President Abraham Lincoln were vandalized by “anti-fascist” and “antiracist” rioters in London." . . .

Those People We Tried to Cancel? They’re All Hanging Out Together  . . . "Ms. Herzog became a member of a unique emerging class of people — journalists, academics, opinion writers — canceled for bad, conservative or offensive opinions.
"As it happens, cancellation is bringing many of them together." . . .

Unfazed By Thought Police, Tucker Carlson Speaks Truth to BLM Power  "In the face of recent announcements from companies dropping their ads from his 
show, Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson was unfazed by the liberal thought police as he delivered a 17-minute-plus opening monologue Monday night speaking truth to the power of the Black Lives Matter movement. He called out their bullying tactics, manipulation of our moral values, and the brutalization of anyone who even offered mild criticism of the group." . . .