the incredible grip which "political correctness" has on our society
is a nightmare of the first order. . we must parrot the PC line or else.
this necessity for activist approval will sink this ship. -- j
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Hmm, thanks. In some ways I'm optimistic about our society and culture, because for some of us we will be able to thrive. But these other trends you mention are very real and headed in a very bad direction.

Thanks for your reply. You said it very well and I agree 100%.

Well, we do have some states like Texas getting their gold reserves within their border just in case they get more serious about succession. Not the official reason but that's what many Texans are open to. But you know the federal government will apply all kinds of pressure against any serious proposal. It would be great for each state to be more independent and experimental, but you know as I do that so many tentacles connect them all to the federal government now. Either many states have to declare en masse or the Fed has to go belly up. Either scenario would make for some fascinating novels or movies. :-)

Since there seems to be a lot of dissention against any form of government, and we today cannot agree on just one, perhaps the way to go would be to let the (people of the) States decide. Some states, like California, are practically socialists already, and some are not. States should be required to declare one or another. It would be great if we wouldn't have to leave the country or even the state to live under the system we prefer. Would it not be feasible for some cities, counties, or states, to declare their preferred form of government and allow the people to move to where they want? This is the danger of our Federal Government, they just seem to want to rule now, period. And the "One" in power even has his own ideas that he is trying to shove down our throats. This is not the way it was intended to be. And they, our representatives, too cannot agree on how or what anymore. Would not a choice be better? I could then choose to live in the half of the nation "Under God", and someone else could choose to live in the other half. In Nevada open gambling is legal, so is prostitution. Most other states they are not. I disagree with taking away any of my freedoms, even the ones that I never plan to participate in, so at least allow me the freedom to choose. Choose between Capitalism and freedom, or Socialism and strict rule to spread the wealth.

Its already a dangerous time, next year will just be more so.

+1 for chilling truth

This shows just how moronic the modern day left is! Political Correctness on steroids whereis up is down, down is up and the Truth suffers!

This mantra about some lives being more valuable than others is part of a template designed by Antonio Gramsci and Saul Allinsky creating divisions based on race for destroying our democratic republic. It also has them laughing in their graves at the stupidity of people and the unbridled success and ease of implementation of their designs!

It also shows that race in this country has now become a total joke and a cottage industry with fools and three card monty con men (and women) firmly in control of the discourse.

Speaking a simple Truth that all lives matter elicits the incredibly DUMB response from these idiotic racialists presently influencing public opinion on bi-racial solutions to a growing plethora of man-made problems and conditions all created by Gramsci and Allinsky (also designed to destroy America from within- check it out!!).

Hopefully, intelligent people with integrity and inner strength will thwart these buffoons and racial arsonist legions. It will also be interesting to see if and when unenlightened progressives finally get it and discard the pyscho-babel rationale that has been the mainstay of their blind support for this garbage.

It is a sad fact that a politician (even of the supposed stature of the Clintons and O'Malley) can be "cowed" into having to apologize for speaking a simple "power to the Truth"!

Yes! All lives that matter and if you insist on taking it to the racial level it should be understood that it must be up to the black communities to treat the sickness that is creating the violence that is leaving so many of their young men dead! This is a simple Truth that when finally acknowledged by honest and caring people, will help unleash the power to cure this disaster growing to epic proportions.

Playing a Politically Correct card blaming this "manufactured" disaster on scapegoats such as the police solves absolutely nothing!

Brett, you're correct about overall crime against blacks coming from other blacks in their neighborhoods, but I was trying to address their expression of 'Black lives matter' with a comment about their exposure to police encounters, arrests, and abuses including death by cop. The numbers don't lie. They are much more likely to be involved in such situations than am I. And I'm not implying that's because of their increased involvement in crime. But you'll note, that I deny the attribution of any of that to their race. It's just fact that way too many of our politicians, judges, and progressive liberal Universities and Institutions, and the election of Obama fed into their belief that not only were they going to see gains, but also has attributed a great deal of feeling of the nonsense of victimology to their life situations and excuses for their bad decisions in life.

This is worse than I've seen in my life including civil rights, MLK death, Rodney King, or any other. It's a powder keg just waiting for somebody to light it. And it may only be the primer, because not only have blacks been subjected to this, but most of the underclass of underachievers, moochers, and looters have been raised on 'Government (particularly the Federal Government) would help them more', if it wasn't for the rest of us holding them back. Next year could be as bad or worse than anything since the Civil War.

the incredible grip which "political correctness" has on our society
is a nightmare of the first order. . we must parrot the PC line or else.
this necessity for activist approval will sink this ship. -- j
.

Your quote is exactly the point of this commentary I think is worth sharing here for an alternative viewpoint. A friend of mine on Facebook sent it to me. Let's see who has new thoughts on this: https://i.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimf...

I'm with you. And kudos for writing your local letter!

Hi Ted, thanks for your comment. I think you need a factual correction, most crime against blacks is by others in their community, not police.
You probably do have a good point that Obama's failure to actually be a savior and solve problems in black communities is a source of unrest. But there's plenty of racism being encouraged too.

Thanks for your reply and questions Neal. I see you are also a rocket scientist! Or were. Me too!
Yes, sadly there are people who have been brainwashed into servitude and crime. And socialism. If someone sees any other politician make a statement about this please post it here. I wonder about prominent Objectivists and Libertarians. This is their chance to make a big point and probably attract a lot of attention to the real issues and dangers here.

Yes. But it's just so blatant that they've put their racial identity above that of being an actual person...could be in a novel!

Proof positive that those negative reactions are caused by prescription use which causes a net loss of gray matter!

Why should we care what pandering remarks a politician makes or doesn't make? It is a fact that throughout the nation, that more blacks are accosted, abused, shot, and killed as a percentage of the total population--but it's not racism that causes this, it's police departments policies and law enforcements abuses as they respond to their rulers demands.

Blacks felt that with the election of Obama, that they were going to rise to prominence never before imagined, and it hasn't happened. Now as his 'rule' nears an end, they're panicking. Next year will be a very dangerous time in this country.

Anyone who apologizes for saying all lives matter is a gutless wonder. He let them define the terms and should have stood by his words. Let Hillary explain who does NOT matter, like conservatives, cops, unborn babies, old people.
Sorry, I just read an anti Rand editorial in the Sidney Daily New in Ohio, and am still ticked off. I have shot them a letter to editor response.

How pathetic. O'Malley had an outstanding opportunity to increase his stature in the eyes of all by standing firm on his statement and explaining why. But he caved and merely demonstrated how worthless he is.

I understand. This is poorly-veiled hate speech. Not allowed to get upset about it, though. I'm supposed to celebrate when certain people get punched in the face for no reason or taken from the womb in pieces and parts.

Adolph would be proud...

I would go so far as to assign an aircraft carrier or two for personnel transport. Send those black lives that matter right back to the west coast of Africa where they can enjoy REAL REPARATIONS if they think that life is so tough in this country.

The poor have voted Democrat for over 50 years and still remain poor. Why is that? Blacks also tend to vote Democrat, what has it done for them? I don't care what it is, nothing will change by trying to shove it down the throats of the people. How can you respect anyone that commits crimes at higher than overall average rates as a normal way of life? Why would not a black community have black police, at least in the same percentages as the community? Why do blacks destroy black business in their own community? Does the black or the poor community think Hillary will actually solve any of their problems? Does any community think Hillary will solve any problems, period? What has Hillary said about this, anything? Has anyone heard her answer any questions yet? Do we need to become socialist to see if we can destroy ourselves and end up like Greece? Will the USA remain free, or will we succumb to the lunacy of those that don't know anything about history?

This is the scariest time of my life. And even scarier than the days when I had to learn and practice "duck and cover" in grade school. I think that program was started to falsely help ease our fears. I wasn't even frightened, I think I believed that that desk over my head would save me from this nuclear blast, but I just don't even remember. Life could become unbearable if the people weren't "refreshed" every once in a while. I'm going to enjoy what I got left to the fullest. I put my life on the line, that was one of my major contributions, so now my life matters, at least to me. If you can't respect yourself how can you even care about others?

Someone this morning asked me if I was not "Green", because my lawn is green. I told them I worked hard all my life, saved some money, so I could always have a green lawn. I told them I enjoy being comfortable too, so the air conditioning in my house has been on. As long as it is provided and I pay for what I use I should be entitled to enjoy it. If the government really wants me to cut back, they can cause the prices to increase until I can no longer afford it, just like Obama promised. Hillary will most likely do the same, we'll just have to wait and see if she ever tells us. What does Scott Walker think about this? How about Trump, or Carson, or Rubio?

Didn't fit in with the "mob rules".

What is apparent to me is the similarity between such a demonstration and a child's temper tantrum. When a five year old can't get what he wants, no matter how irrational the request, on comes a tantrum, acting out by throwing himself about, yelling and crying. We can excuse the five year old because he has yet to learn better. The childish actions of these people demonstrating over such an irrational cause cannot be excused since, while they are acting like children they are (physically, at least) adults.