The most pressing problem we have in colleges today are false racial, and sexual charges . . .5/3/2016 N.Y. students accused of making up hate crime
. . . commonly against white middle class students. More below the fold.
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The Arab Implosion Continues
. . . the Arabs will have to find some way to assimilate to this or be destroyed in the process. The mere fact that this way exists and is obvious to all is sufficiently corrosive to destroy non-conforming cultures. Expect this to continue, to grow, and to gain speed. "What we are seeing is not so much a clash between civilizations as a crisis of Arab civilization: the failure of the Arab world to master modernity—to find a way to be economically and politically successful under modern conditions without losing the core cultural and social values. This is comparable to what happened in China in the 19th century, when China failed to find a way to adapt Western methods and ideas to Chinese conditions—which led to decades of state failure, weakness, and immense suffering for the Chinese people." All we can do now is lay pressure to move them onto the path we know works -- republican governance, free markets, limited government power, and reformed religions. Why the Left Loathes Western Civilization
. . . which is why I am beginning to rethink my position on whether college is, or is not, too expensive. "This month Stanford University students voted on a campus resolution that would have had their college require a course on Western civilization — as it did until the 1980s. Stanford students rejected the proposal 1,992 to 347. A columnist in the Stanford Daily explained why: Teaching Western civilization means “upholding white supremacy, capitalism, and colonialism, and all other oppressive systems that flow from Western civilizations.'" Screw 'em! "After decades of considering this question, the answer, I have concluded, is: standards. The Left hates standards – moral standards, artistic standards, cultural standards. The West is built on all three, and has excelled in all three." This makes some sense. And in this time when progressivism has endured long beyond its competence, Eric Hoffer writes, "Whenever we find a dispensation enduring beyond its span of competence, there is either an entire absence of an educated class or an intimate alliance between those in power and the men of words." Eric Hoffer, The True Believer (1951) The progressive era has lasted long beyond its span of competence and this is because there is a clear, unequivocal alliance between the progressives politicians, journalists, academics, government bureaucrats, teachers, union bosses, among others. The Left loathe Western Civilization because in addition to standards it so clearly establishes that the progressive era has lasted beyond its span, that it is becoming a heresy of liberalism, by falling into anti-republican fascism, into anti-free market socialism, and in all things anti-human. The Left is anti-Western Civilization for the same reason vampires are anti-sun. They cannot survive the harsh, bright light of day, or in this case reason, faith, beauty, and conservatism. Read the whole thing, it is worth your time. VIDEO: Jesse Watters Asks Socialism Supporters What Free Stuff They Want, Makes Them Look Ridiculous . . . selfish entitlement ensues! Thank to: Instapundit Metro sank into crisis despite decades of warnings
. . . nearly every other light rail, and heavy rail system is at or soon will be at the same place. More after the fold! The religious compact that constrains Saudi economic reform - FT.com
. . . created upon the linking of a binary. While evil corrupts, absolute evil corrupts absolutely. Little Arab Lord Fauntleroy wants to reform the dilettante's in Saudi by putting the them to actual work, and reforming, completely, the corrupt system, stem to stern. "All this rewrites the social contract whereby Saudis forgo political rights and offer fealty to the House of Saud in return for public sector jobs and cradle-to-grave welfare funded by oil. Coming even close to these goals implies radical social change, an upheaval in governance — all without much sign that the absolute monarchy intends its subjects to become fully participatory citizens. While no one can fault MbS for his boldness, his programme resembles a mobilisation of technocrats to bypass big political obstacles. The biggest of these is the cornerstone of the state: the historic compact between the House of Saud and the House of ibn Abdul Wahhab, the 18th century preacher behind the most extreme version of Sunni Muslim orthodoxy ever attempted as a form of governance. The ruling family has until now relied on the Wahhabi establishment — as reactionary and bigoted as ever — for its legitimacy, in exchange for clerical control over areas such as education and the judiciary, as well as the segregation of women." This will only work if the House of Saud follows what we know works here at the End of History: republican governance, free market economics, reformed religions, and a state which strictly limits its regulations, including regulations of life and business. This is really simply, good government, good religions, free markets, and liberty. Saudi has none of these. Good luck with this. If you want to be taken seriously cut loose the religion today. Until you do so, no one will believe you have a chance, and more than anything you need others to believe and support your plan. After that you will need to pair the liberalization of the economy with the liberalization of politics. Sorry, that means the House of Saud will have to give up power to the people through a plural republican mechanism of some kind. Choose the form of your destructor. Not choosing is a choice. Choose wisely, young Arab Lord Fauntleroy, choose wisely. Oil's Latest Casualty: Saudi Binladin Group Fires 50,000, A Quarter Of Its Workforce
A house fire was never more deserved. The House of Saud recently came out with an announcement that it would spend $1 trillion to create an economy in Saudi Arabia. Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! They are losing what economy they have faster than they are creating a new "real" economy. Saudi Arabia Outlines Reform Plan for Oil-Addicted Economy Brilliant! The House of Saud tyrant of the land is magnanimously going to finally create an economy? How? These people used to know how to ride camels, and, er, um, well, follow Lawrence of Arabia. Other than that it is a bit difficult to pin down what they actually can do. But work would not make the list. This is a nation of dilettante ne'er do wells intent on eating more welfare, kvetching about the price of oil, and funding anti-West terror groups. Cut them loose. Tighten visa restrictions so few if any Saudi's can even visit the US. Cut them loose from US military arms supplies, and training. This is the enemy, not an ally. We learned the same lesson 70 years ago when our ally, the USSR, proved to be enemy number 1. Expect the House of Saud to thrash around and throw money at all manner of inane projects, funds, businesses, but in the end it will be wasted. Without oil there will be no House of Saud, and the price of oil just took a terminal swan dive. Also expect Iran to increase its pressure on the House of Saud. Good. We should support this, albeit covertly. This is one house fire which would be helped by using gasoline. US-Created System In Iraq Is Collapsing: Protesters Storm Parliament, State of Emergency Declared - Live Webcast
. . . the man was handed a resolved recession, and a stable world where America was respected. He, and his foreign policy architect, Hillary Clinton, took great pains to utterly destroy every accomplishment. How much must this man hate America? It is impossible to even come to grips with the destruction. Central Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, the Near East, Europe, Russia, Eastern Europe/Ukraine/Georgia, the South China Sea, North Korea, are all building catastrophes. The collapse of the BRICS economies was unnecessary. The implosion of many parts of South America Venezuela/Brazil/Argentina was unnecessary. Yet neither the President nor his Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had viable plans to address any of these or any of the other problems facing the world. This has been the most incompetent Administration in my lifetime; the most destructive of democracy, free markets, liberty, and the most encouraging of tyranny, terror, and hate. An election looms, choose wisely. "A Total Game Changer" - From Over-Population To De-Population
The problem is too many old people, and not enough young, in the progressive system which is dependent upon a large and increasing young population to pay for the oldsters. The progressive system became a Ponzi during the 1980s in Japan, the 1990s for Germany, and most of Europe, including East Europe, and Russia, soon in the US, and within the next few decades in China. "CONCLUSION An economic and financial system premised on perpetual growth was bound to run into trouble (what do you do when you have taken a wrong turn?...apparently just keep going!). The inevitable deceleration of population growth was the trigger that turned central bankers into pushers offering ever cheaper credit. The lower rates drove unsustainable rates of consumption absent even further rate cuts and likewise drove overcapacity which likewise needed even lower rates. But negative rates of NIRP are simply no longer under the heading of capitalism (a market that doesn't value capital likely isn't capitalism?!?). When we've clearly changed "ism's"...we've crossed the Rubicon. What happens as population growth turns to population decline is honestly and literally a complete and total game changer. A flat to declining number of buyers and consumers opposite ramping elderly sellers plus their unfunded liabilities is a problem with no happy resolutions. Currencies (what will constitute "money"), "free-markets", and perhaps the basis of civilization hang in the balance of the transition from high population growth to potential outright depopulation. I believe this is the correct lens through which to view and understand why growth is perpetually weakening, why commodity overcapacity and slowing demand will only accelerate, why the Treasury market continues to see "buying" despite the near total absence of buyers (Treasury Mystery), why equities are a "buy" (but for all the wrong reasons), and why precious metal valuations are so extremely suspect in the face of a monetary onslaught. " We need a new model which will allow us to find a new way forward economically based on these changes. The ownership economy, and the Third Way offer some good ideas, as does the economic reformation going on in both Sweden, and Germany. All of our socio-economic systems are poorly designed for the problems we face today, welfare is a disaster tying the poor to poverty, Social Security, Medicare, and the other oldster safety net no longer is functional, due to the massive cost overhang. All of these and our tax code must be reformed to meet our needs going forwards, this will require a new socio-economic model. The essential elements of this are republican governance, free markets, reformed religions, limited government power, and personal ownership of assets. What this will look like precisely is anyones guess. Solar Still Has a Long Way to Go
. . . there is no evidence they ever will be. "Google’s boldest energy move was an effort known as RE<C, which aimed to develop renewable energy sources that would generate electricity more cheaply than coal-fired power plants do. The company announced that Google would help promising technologies mature by investing in start-ups and conducting its own internal R&D. Its aspirational goal: to produce a gigawatt of renewable power more cheaply than a coal-fired plant could, and to achieve this in years, not decades." * * * "As we reflected on the project, we came to the conclusion that even if Google and others had led the way toward a wholesale adoption of renewable energy, that switch would not have resulted in significant reductions of carbon dioxide emissions. Trying to combat climate change exclusively with today’s renewable energy technologies simply won’t work; we need a fundamentally different approach." Refreshing as an ice water plunge, but harsh to the ears of the environmentalists, nothing can dissuade such a person from their religious revere. The Brits found a way to accomplish the difficult Triple Lindy, building thousands of wind turbines which actually release more carbon than they will ever save. This is before the calculations of hot standby power constantly waiting to cut in when the wind dies. Wind farms will create more carbon dioxide, say scientists Religion short-circuits the need for rational thought, leading to disastrous consequences outside of spiritual world. The genius of religion is that it define and works within the spiritual; the disaster of unreformed secular religions is they are intended to work in the real, physical world. The train wreck that occurs commonly results in the murder of millions, reference the USSR, Communist China, Communist Cambodia, and pretty much every communist or socialist hell hole. We need to take back the rational, kick out the unreformed environmental religions, and return to sanity our political policy on the environment. This cannot happen as long as the progressive movement retains vigor. This movement, long past its sell by date, is slowly pushing the US, the West, and the world towards cataclysm. Americans may like nothing more than family, friends, and work, but about once each generation we need to wake up and realize that our political better have left the reservation, and are running amok. Now is that time. We need to turn our attention to the political sphere, correct the problems, resolve the fundamentals for the new socio-economic model, and move the nation, and the world forward. We can do this. We must. |
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