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The 3D Threat of Immigration

My headline requires some explanation. I'll expound on "3D" momentarily.But first let me "set it up," as Rush likes to say...

It's true that ours is a nation of immigrants. But what liberals refuse to acknowledge whenever they use that phrase is that we're a nation that grew and was formed by incremental legal immigration. NOT by unchecked illegal immigration and attempts to breach the border illegally.

The Irish, Germans, Poles, Italians, Chinese and others who came to live here over the past two centuries assimilated and bought into the values we hold dear, including freedom of speech and worship, representative government, free market capitalism, and the rule of law. The rule of law most certainly includes the economic realm -- contracts, private property, a judicial system with rectitude. Those who didn't already know how to speak English learned it -- maybe not fluently, but their children and grandchildren definitely learned to speak English well.

These days, many immigrants are less likely to assimilate (often, they can be seen carrying Honduran or Salvadoran flags as they march toward the Great Yanqui of the North). Granted, many of them are hard workers, and are coming here for jobs. But there's also a large number who, through family ties (e.g., women who give birth to babies that automatically become U.S. citizens), will be able to access Medicaid and other programs. Too many of them do not make an effort to learn English, and are quick to send earnings back to their home countries.

Although most of the illegals who want to overwhelm our southern border are not criminals, there are some gang bangers and terrorists among them. Liberals who deny this are naive, or just plain bald-faced liars. What's up with Democrats, who normally love a blanket of government regulations, favoring laissez faire  immigration with virtually NO regulatory oversight? It's also ironic that leftists, who proclaim their respect for women 24/7, don't give a shit that 70-80 percent of the teenage girls and women taking part in the illegal caravans are molested and / or raped. Don't believe me, lefties? Here's a source you should trust.

I've listed many drawbacks to illegal immigration before; I'll do it again: For starters, our nation has homeless veterans who cannot get adequate shelter and often are given shabby treatment at VA hospitals and put on long waiting lists for appointments. Yet there are those in this country who want to take on more needy people! Sheer insanity.

Law enforcement, correctional facilities, hospitals and schools will be overwhelmed if we open up the floodgate to destitute immigrants. And here's something that doesn't get as much publicity as it should: These poor people spread disease. They do not undergo medical screening to ensure they're not carrying infectious diseases, as would be done with legal immigrants. Tuberculosis, leprosy, dysentery and other diseases that were largely stamped out in the United States are re-emerging.

But perhaps the biggest damage to our nation is the threat that the vast majority of these illegal aliens who end up staying will become registered Democrats. Texas and Florida are not too far away from being flipped into the blue column. When that happens, the Democrats will have a permanent lock on the presidency, and it won't be long until the U.S. House and Senate are permanently Democrat. Given the way the Democrat Party has veered sharply left in the past 10-15 years, that means one thing: The United States will be headed for a precipitous, permanent decline. Statism will lead to a great-big-GI-normous Venezuela in North America. Can't wait! (This grim scenario is likely only IF we don't get a handle on the flood of illegal immigration.)

The "3D" part of my headline refers to the three-dimensional aspect of the immigration threat. Despite the very egregious problems and consequences, there are three strong proponents of massive immigration, whether legal or illegal:

-- The Democrat Party, which wants to register more voters AND work hard toward making Caucasians the minority in this country (no point in mentioning the corrupt media separately, since it is but an appendage of the Democrat Party. Suffice it to say, the media is simpatico);

-- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (and by extension, many corporations and businesses large and small). They want plentiful labor, low wages, and the ability for employers to avoid providing expensive benefits. They're all about keeping the payroll down, even if they are contributing to a dysfunctional dystopia; and

-- Self-serving 501 (c)(3) -- aka tax-exempt -- organizations that can make big money helping refugees and immigrants re-settle. Catholic Charities, Jewish Family Services, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services, Episcopal Migration Ministries, and many others are making money hand-over-fist. Yes, they're supposedly not-for-profit, but they also don't pay taxes. They're run by humans, so of course, they're going to do all they can to maximize revenues into their coffers, and ensure that none of it ends up being "profit."

It's pretty hard to stand up against unchecked immigration when faced with such daunting opposition. But if we don't fight for our country now, it will be too late. The battle -- and soon the entire war --  will have been lost.

Oui, Monsieur, Common Folk Detest Parisian Elites!

Saturday's Drudge Report was lit up with photos and excited articles about Paris on fire with riots and violent demonstrations, ostensibly due to citizens being fed up with high fuel taxes. But in reality, the explosion of anger was only partly due to a hike in the diesel fuel tax that's equivalent to nearly 30 U.S. cents per gallon, as well as higher gasoline taxes (about 17 cents per gallon).

What the American press seems too dense to realize is that these tax increases are the straw that broke the camel's back. Middle class and working class people in Europe have something in common with those of us in flyover country in the United States: They're fed up with out-of-touch elites in Paris and other big cities lording it over them with far-left environmental policies that stifle growth, increase the cost of living and do little to improve air quality.

It's easy for the elitists in Paris, who often take subways, railways and taxis, or may own electric vehicles, to impose higher fuel prices on the "little people." Just as it was easy for former President Barack Obama to gleefully brag that because of his environmental polices on renewable energy and higher fuel taxes, "electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket."

Despite all of the focus by the media and Democrats on skin color, racial grievances and a racist/sexist/homophobic/Islamophobic white male behind every rock, class divisions are the real concern in this country, as in Europe. Throw in the destabilizing effects of massive, unregulated immigration (downward pressure on wages; more bodies competing for a limited number of jobs; greater competition for housing; overcrowding in schools; increased demands on hospital emergency rooms; and a greater load for the overburdened welfare state), and it's really a mess.

As "Eurosclerosis" (to use a favorite term of Michael Savage) continues to vitiate the continent, expect other countries including France, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Italy and Hungary, to join Great Britain in leaving the European Union, which is about as disrespected as the United Nations on the useless scale.

Fuel taxes and other specific legislation or regulations are just aspects of the overall disgust people are feeling against "leaders" who let them down time and again. The same forces that elected Donald Trump president against long odds two years ago are also at work in Europe. But the dim bulbs of the mainstream media still don't get it. They will soon enough.

 

 

 

Hillary's latest idea: Maybe open borders doesn't work

 

In a functional democratic political system, ideology necessarily yields to the will of the majority.

This is how parties change their platform over time as new issues rise and old issues fade.  Unlimited silver coinage doesn't have much of a following these days, but little over a century ago it was a hot topic.

One of the signs that the US political system was breaking down was the fact that neither political party seemed willing to address the issues that actually mattered to the electorate - specifically outsourcing and immigration.

Donald Trump won the GOP primary and then the general election because he was the only one of 18 candidates to take on these issues.  His personal popularity was always secondary to the popularity of his issues.  It was a mark of how thoroughly dominated both parties are by business interests and ideologues that so few politicians were willing to co-opt his positions.

Yet that may finally be changing.  Via the Belmont Club we learn that Hillary is suddenly reconsidering her loyalty to open borders dogma:

Plagiarism is the sincerest form of imitation. Clinton's realization that mass immigration must be adapted to suit the actual conditions is a sign that the populist revolution, though it may be checked or superseded, has left an indelible mark. Trump may be impeached, though probably not convicted, in the coming months; certainly he will, like all mortal flesh, eventually fade away. But there's no denying time has moved the needle and there is no way back to the global world paradigm of 2016.

One would be tempted to cite this as proof that Hillary has no moral core, but that was never in doubt.  The fact that a major Democrat figure is now considering reversing what was a core tenet of the faith shows that America's political system may yet have hope.

The situation is Europe is not nearly so rosy.  In the UK, the establishment seems determined to fight to the death rather than implement Brexit.  Similarly, Angela Merkel has decided that she can finally sound off on the evils of nationalism since she's no longer accountable to voters. 

While the New York Times may run with these salacious Trump-bashing quotes, they are in fact the last whines of political has-beens.  Merkel was forced to resign as party head.  France's Macron may have gotten in "sick burns" over the Armistice Day observance, but his nation is consumed with riots against his policies.  Again and again, we see establishment figures cited as sources of wisdom at exactly the moment when their political careers are headed down the toilet.

Is it any wonder that the Clinton Machine might finally recognize the obvious?

To be sure, Hillary may yet be planning the classic double-cross of running on one issue and then doing the opposite.  This is, after all, a major part of the Democrats' strategy for many years.

The problem is that this will now open up a new fissure in the Democrat coalition and shift the political debate closer to Trump.  It's hard to see how this hurts him.  Indeed, the Clinton Machine endorsing less restrictive immigration might actually get that wall funded.

In any event, it will be amusing to watch the paid shills of the leftist press and their Quisling Never Trumper allies have to reverse themselves yet again. 

Thanksgiving Without Guilt

Everybody has blessings for which they should be grateful. Each of us is touched by grace, which by its very definition means the unmerited favor of God -- good fortune that is unearned, and in many cases, undeserved. Some of us show gratitude; others do not, perhaps because we are simply clueless.

As my colleague alluded to in his commentary, leftists have attacked Thanksgiving just like they've piled on against Christmas, Christians, conservatives, white heterosexual males, the U.S. Constitution and many other supposed obstacles to their leftist dreams.

One of the major reasons the Left hates Thanksgiving is because they believe this entire nation was created and has prospered due to evil white men exploiting minorities -- especially blacks and Native Americans -- and women. Why, the Founding Fathers were slave owners! We can't have that. By all means, toss out the baby along with the bathwater! Magna Carta & U.S. Constitution? Who needs 'em? Just products of dead, racist, western European WHITE MEN!

As if the Indians were all getting along wonderfully before the white man came to North America, and then all hell broke loose. Sorry, liberals, but the various Indian tribes fought amongst each other (and committed horrendous acts of violence against each other) LONG before paleface arrived on the scene.

The inconvenient truth is that many great creations and technological breakthroughs came from deeply flawed individuals. Henry Ford, who transformed automobile production, and by so doing created thousands of jobs while making cars affordable, was a virulent anti-Semite.

Hans Geiger, the inventor of the Geiger counter, which has prevented untold people from dying from radiation poisoning, was an avowed Nazi. Let's face it: A lot of our prominent political leaders, scientists, inventors, athletes, movie stars and other cultural icons have possessed undesirable traits.

But leftists live in a dream world of idealism -- an utter fantasy that never will be fulfilled in the temporal world. They are foolish enough to believe that humans -- and by extension, human nature -- can be made perfect through government. The right prescription of legislation, regulations, social justice initiatives and getting "woke" will make it all good. Astoundingly shallow and inane, but it's what passes for intellectual thought in today's leftist world.

And in the meantime, anything we enjoy or employ in our daily lives, from technology to the arts to cuisine to modern medicine, must have been developed / created / invented / devised by open-minded progressives living in an enlightened society with just the right portion of gays, LGBT, "people of color," Muslims, androgynous / androphilic  / butch / cisgdner individuals with affirmative action, quotas, social justice and with BDS policies in full effect? (I just KNOW I forgot to mention some of the critical criteria!)

Aside from all of that -- the less-than-perfect beginnings of our nation and those who founded it -- many progressives deeply resent the notion that they should give thanks to that great spirit in the sky. They simply don't believe in a supreme being, and think it's stupid to thank a god that doesn't exist. This is the epitome of arrogance, to believe that creation -- including the intricacies and complexities of the universe, myriad life forms and fascinating building blocks such as the human genome, just happened to fall into place after a Big Bang, and that humans have all of the answers.

Humility is good for the heart. So is gratitude. Both are qualities of those who cherish Thanksgiving. And both are lacking among the angry, often hostile and depressed, lost souls of the Left.

Anyway, let me say it: Thank you, Lord, for my family, my health, for always giving us enough to eat, for the brave men and women who protect our freedom, for residence in the greatest country in the world, for our jobs, coworkers, friends, a nice neighborhood and a sense of purpose. I couldn't ask for more.

 

The War on Thanksgiving

For many years people have spoken of a "War on Christmas," but there's another, more insidious struggle going on: the war on Thanksgiving.

This blog has addressed society's increasing sense of ingratitude many times over the years.  Increasingly, this is manifesting itself as a contempt for the holiday dedicated to showing gratitude.

A low point when the decision - since reversed - for stores to start Black Friday a day early.  It's not clear whether it was the customers or the put-upon employees who helped kill this awful idea, but it was indicative of a mindset that holidays are merely excuses for retail opportunities.

Similarly, the New York Times continues what appears to be a leftist tradition of planning how to piss off your family members over a communal meal dedicated to unity.  They've created a "angry uncle" bot so that its human bots can practice their talking points.

I've noted before the unintentional insult this places on young progressives, since it takes as its starting point  that they're of independent cognition and need to be programmed with bullet points, like one of those old-fashioned talking toys where you pull the string or push the button to get the desired phrase.

Indeed, even the derisive "Turkey Day" reduces a solemn feast into a mere entree.

Sadly, all of this is to be expected.  A core trait of human nature going back to the limits of recorded history is ingratitude.  We want what we don't have and despise what we do.  That's why Thanksgiving is so important.

I've found that happiest people are those who are content and appreciative of their blessings.  Naturally, these are not the people who join the left. 

I've said before that I think Michael Savage has the equation backwards - liberalism isn't a mental illness, it's a magnet for those who are already mentally ill.  One might even surmise that one reason why socialism always fails is that it is always - and without exception - implemented by people who put vengeance over prosperity.  Given a choice between feeding the poor or providing medicine and crushing their political enemies, the latter always wins out over the former.

Historically, the antidote to ingratitude was a bout of privation.  Given how long it's been since our society has known true hardship, it's bound to be a doozy.

As always, we at the Posse are most thankful for Faith, Family and Freedom, and wish you and yours a blessed Thanksgiving.

 

Stand Back and Watch

Who knows what the GOP-controlled U.S. House will do during the lame duck session the next few weeks. It's possible the House might pass a farm bill, fund construction of a border wall, achieve a budget resolution to avoid a government shutdown, permanently repeal the medical device tax, and pass a multibillion-dollar program to fund infrastructure expansion and improvement projects. (Lord knows, our pockmarked roads, crumbling bridges and dangerous subway / Amtrak equipment cry out for such spending.)

Other achievements, like passing a new middle class tax cut and a comprehensive immigration bill, seem far too difficult to achieve in a limited time frame and with a fractured caucus locking horns on the particulars. But the GOP House might as well be as productive as possible between now and mid-December, because it will be next to impossible to get anything worthwhile done during 2019-2020.

Regrettably, Congress has been so inept on so many issues in recent years, it has outsourced policy-making to the men and women in black robes. This, in conjunction with the Deep State (aka "administrative state") taking on a life of its own in implementing policy through regulations.

My headline, "Stand Back and Watch," doesn't pertain to the remaining few weeks of 2018. It refers to the Democrat-controlled House to come. The thing for Republicans to do, while perhaps offering some lip service or "go-through-the-motions" opposition statements and legislation, will be to allow the Democrats to hang themselves with the ample rope in their possession. It's almost a given: Democrats are so insanely out of control and delusional (Not to mention arrogant), they're guaranteed to overplay their hand.

The Trump administration and various Republican members of Congress will be harassed to no end by endless hearings, subpoenas, interrogations, investigations and slander during the next two years. The American public expects this. It will be red meat for liberals (no vegans, they!), and simply the usual over-the-top alarmism and B.S. for those with more considered judgment.

Rest assured, the Democrats will make outrageous statements and introduce asinine policy proposals. (See my esteemed colleague's blog about the pipe dream of firearms confiscation.) The Democrats are like a 19-year-old spoiled rich kid with a convincing fake ID who goes into a bar and, on top of a thick wallet stuffed with cash & credit cards, plus marijuana, cocaine and God knows what else in his system, goes on a spending spree buying ample quantities of booze while he attempts to rock-n-roll and womanize. Zero self control or common sense. A lust for altered states. A plethora of excess and extreme. It never ends well.

Republicans can take some solace knowing that the shit-storm of investigations regarding RUSSIA!™ and the idiotic proclamations / legislation will fully reveal the Democrats for being the lunatics and junvenile morons they are. It will basically be a holding pattern and waiting game until the 2020 election campaign gets fully revved up. In actuality, the campaign will start in earnest before the New Year's Eve hangovers have receded.

In conjunction with the Democrats self-destructive behavior regarding words and policy deeds, it will be compelling to watch the infighting with the supporters of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker clash with the hard-core socialist Dems who want a hard-left speaker along the lines of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

At the same time, Democrats are suddenly in an adversarial relationship with major Silicon Valley players such as Google, Facebook and Youtube who have given them generous financial support for many years. The tiff revolves around issues such as the lack of privacy protections for users, the abuse of personal data for profit, and security lapses.

This isn't the first time the Left Coast IT secular / progressives have locked horns with the Democrat Party. When Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs was still alive, he had a frank, and undoubtedly uncomfortable, meeting with then President Barack Obama where he didn't hold back in criticizing the O-man's love of excessive regulations and favoritism toward unions, both of which severely hindered the company's competitiveness and encouraged off-shoring of jobs. I'm not so sure The Messiah took any of Jobs' concerns to heart, being the uber egotist and narcissist he was.

So.... time for a pivot....

Can't resist another sports analogy as I wrap up. Let's say the first-string quarterback hasn't played up to his potential, and he knows it. But anyone who's fair would realize that the QB's job is daunting because he has a lousy offensive line, receivers who can't get open and frequently drop passes, and no worthwhile running backs. So the head coach decides to bench the QB and let an insufferable, cocky backup start the next game -- simply based on raw talent and potential. The backup, who thinks he's God's gift to humanity, has been a thorn in the side to the starting QB, not appreciating his elder's tips and guidance, and even having the gall to make derogatory remarks about  the starter's abilities to his face.

It's game time, and although the starter normally wants to see his team win, he cannot suppress the desire for his teammates to suffer a one-sided loss and see his replacement humbled and humiliated. Maybe THAT would teach Mr. Bigshot to shut his mouth, recognize the benefits of humility, hard work and modesty, and resolve to get better. For the dense or stoned, the Republicans are the starter; the Democrats are the backup about to show their stuff in the harsh spotlight. Kickoff is coming soon.

 

 

    

 

So much for "no one wants to take away your guns"

Blogging has been a bit light around here as we prepare the early onset of winter has left us behind the curve on preparations at the ranch.  Thus, I'm a bit late to the party on Democrat Eric Swalwell declaring his intent to go all-in on gun confiscation.

Swalwell is interesting because when challenged by the usual "cold dead hands" stance that gun owners routinely offer, he actually snarked that the the US government could use nuclear weapons to put down any rebellion.  (Realizing that he might have gone to far, he retreated into the usual "let's find a compromise" bullshit.)

There are a bunch of things to unpack here.  The most obvious is the breezy way this guy dismisses the potential of civil disobedience.  "Why we'll just use overwhelming force!"

Sure, great idea.  Because the US military always beats insurgencies and there are no doubt millions of people just waiting to join police and military forces to carry out a radical Democrat agenda.

The other is that he's completely unconcerned with the fact that the narrow Democrat majority in the House depends entirely on swing districts that could easily return to the GOP with a strong economy and better candidates on the ticket.  Trying to push the caucus all the way over to full-on gun confiscation isn't likely to help hold those seats.

Basically, it's completely unrealistic because prohibiting a popular item (like alcohol, or marijuana) simply doesn't work.

I can remember a time when politicians actually had serious debates about crime and how to do reduce it.  Those days are long over.  We're now in the virtue-signally phase where the actual utility of the proposal is less important that its hyperbolic sweep.

"We need universal background check!"

"No, we need total gun confiscation!"

"No, we need a magic want to make them all just disappear!  I've introduced legislation to fund scientific research on gun-vanishing magic wands!"

It's mark of how unserious our politics have become that I expect that last item to be announced fairly soon.

The interest contrast here is that while Donald Trump is constantly criticized for being "unpresidential," his policies are always rooted in what is possible.  They are utterly realistic.

His embrace of criminal justice reform has the potential to transform the debate about race and crime in the country, break open the growing fissure between blacks and Democrats, and transform the electoral landscape.

And yet the Dems still think it's 1968.  I'm sure The Donald saw these remarks and smiled at the thought of going out on the stump and pointing out that he wants to let black men out of prison, integrate them into their communities and help them get jobs while the Democrats want to think of new reasons for locking them back up.

 

SCAMazon

Scams often take gullible rubes for a ride, or defraud trusting senior citizens of thousands of dollars.

But one of the biggest scams -- one affecting governments from coast to coast -- is being perpetrated by that colossus known as Amazon.com. It's a scam that takes politicians, and by extension, the taxpayers they represent, for a ride -- time and time again.

For several years, local and state government have granted tax abatements, credits and exemptions to Amazon as incentives for the company to open fulfillment centers and warehouses. The jobs created don't always live up to the company's lofty projections. Yet taxpayers are on the hook.

Last year, Amazon announced it was seeking proposals from cities and economic development organizations for its second headquarters. About 200 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico expressed an interest, and about 50 submitted proposals. The submissions came at no small cost in dollars and manpower, and contained detailed reports on infrastructure, workforce, demographics, zoning laws, educational institutions, cultural attractions, personnel in local government and, of course, which incentives would be dangled in front of Amazon's nose.

Stacy Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) recently sounded a clarion call about how cities got played by Amazon. From Amazon's perspective, it's not so much that cities submitting bids would sing the company's praises (free P.R.) or offer subsidies, but rather, that they provided a treasure trove of data.

About a week ago, Ms. Mitchell tweeted: "Dozens of cities have shared reams of data with Amazon that their own citizens do not have access to. This includes intel on future infrastructure investments, land use patterns, planned policy changes, and so on."

It's no wonder she's up in arms. ILSR opposes concentrations of economic and political power, which it rightly argues lead to abuses, and instead champions for small businesses and greater accountability (two things that have been hammered mercilessly by Amazon.com)

Cities all around the country bent over backwards to submit RFPs to Amazon. Calandra Cruickshank, CEO of StateBook International, an economic development data firm, said this: "Amazon certainly got a wealth of information about what properties and incentives and attributes different communities have to offer." Amazon now can use that information to make future investment decisions. 

As a drunken Jim Morrison shouted between songs on The Doors' "Absolutely Live" album: "YEAH, YEAH, YEAH! PRETTY NEAT, PRETTY NEAT. PRETTY GOOD, PRETTY GOOD!" (That's IF YOU'RE Amazon.)

Well, it turns out Amazon decided to split its second headquarters into two locations: New York City's Queens borough, and Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington, Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Rest assured, Amazon grabbed generous tax breaks and incentives from both localities.

As Daniel Henninger of the Wall Street Journal points out today, New York City (with a nearly 4 percent income tax, on top of New York State's nearly 7 percent tax rate) is sticking it to the working stiffs. Many of them have already been harmed by the federal tax policy enacted nearly a year ago that limits  itemized deductions for state and local property and income taxes. They are now, in effect, subsidizing the salaries of mostly well-to-do techie types making in excess of $150k per year.

But it's all fine-and-dandy for the New York politicians. The new Amazon workers will help fund the budgets of New York City and state. Both budgets are severely burdened by unfunded pension and healthcare liabilities thanks to the unions' stranglehold on the city and state. That's why New York City has given the green light to developers to construct untold high-rise apartment buildings and condos: Because the units in these buildings are basically taxpayer pods.

But while additional revenues will delay the day of reckoning for the pension and health insurance programs, Gotham's roads continue to deteriorate with potholes and sinkholes; its underground pipes and sewers are in bad repair, and its subway system is rickety, unreliable and downright dangerous.

Amazon and New York City's lust for additional revenue are basically the tails wagging the "dog," the canine being things like tax policies, zoning laws and development plans. Follow the money, indeed. Particularly where Amazon is concerned.

 

 

 

 

 

Confirmed: Bill Kristol is funded by deep-pocketed leftists

As I previously surmised, Quisling Never Trumper Bill Kristol is in fact on the payroll of a deep-pocketed leftist.

It's worth reading the full article at American Greatness, which is rapidly filling up the intellectual space on the right formerly occupied by The Weekly Standard and National Review.

I don't have much to add to this "see I told you so" post, other than to note that Kristol has apparently copped to taking the dirty leftist money, which causes me to wonder if one of the main boosters of the RUSSIA hoax would have any objections to taking actual RUSSIAN money if he felt it furthered his cause.

 

More great moments in male feminism

I don't watch much television, so stories about various media personalities usually take a while to reach me.

Thus, the story of how Tucker Carlson's daughter was called a "cunt" and a "whore" at some ritzy country club completely passed me by.  I've seen some of Carlson's videos on youtube, but never watch him live (and I've now 'cut the cord' so I can't even if i want to).

Still, the news that the vulgarian who crudely insulted a young woman is in fact a board member for The Women's Initiative surprises me not at all.

By now it should be painfully obvious to all but the most deluded leftists that all male feminists are actually sexual predators and/or hard-core misogynists. 

Do I need to bring up Joss Whedon?  Harvey Weinstein?  Bill Clinton?  The entire staff at NBC News?

Male feminism is a means to an end.  A man who has issues with women can find easy acceptance as a male feminist ally.  In this role, he gains access to vulnerable women who are unable to process his actions or offer firm resistance.  If he's powerful enough, they will rationalize tolerating his behavior for "the cause," fearing that exposing him might hurt "the movement."

One of the reasons why the infamous "n-word" has become so toxic to white folks is the understanding that people don't blurt out bigoted words in the heat of passion unless they are accustomed to using them.

So it's telling that such a paragon of womanhood would immediately launch into what the Cool Kids call "slut-shaming" when seeking for ways to insult Carlson's daughter. 

It's not unusual, of course, for leftists to project their bigoted attitudes on their conservative opponents.  In fact, it's pretty much par for the course.  If you're a leftist in good standing, you can use whatever racial or sexist slurs you want, so long as the target is on the approved list.

Michael Savage has argued that liberalism is a mental illness, but I think he gets it backwards - mentally ill people are inherently attracted to liberalism because it allows them to freely project all of their problems onto conservatives.  If one is violent, racist, sexist or homophobic, one can use every single slur against conservatives with zero pushback.  Oh, and violence against women professors is totally allowed if they allow the wrong speaker on campus.

If you're crazy, what's not to like?

Of course, this gives the lie to the "it's never okay to -" line of reasoning, but the left has always been obsessed with the classic "who, whom?" context.

The funny thing about this is that if the Dems achieve their dream and the GOP is reduced to minority status, the number of "male ally" feminists will only multiply, until they once more find themselves being beaten and abused.  And they will have brought in it onto themselves.