Monday, May 4, 2015

Curiouser and Curiouser!

By William L. Garvin

It is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with the tenor of the times since "the rules" are changing so rapidly.  For instance, did you know that if you labeled someone who burns buildings, loots stores, and throws rocks and concrete at police officers as a "thug," you are a racist?!  According to Baltimore politicians, "thug" is just code for "the n-word"…they should be addressed as "our children" and "misdirected youth."  The Baltimore mayor said it was appropriate that her administration "…gave those who wished to destroy space to do that…."  After all, according to Rep Elijah Cummings, this is "the civil rights cause of this generation."  Of course they now say they are taken out of context and misquoted even though the police "stood down" and did nothing to protect local businesses.  CNN and NPR both noted that Asian properties in particular seemed to be targeted.

Whole Foods and Five Guys also failed to keep up with the times as they furnished sandwiches to the National Guard who had been called in to maintain a semblance of peace and to protect lives and property.  The social backlash became so severe that Whole Foods deleted their publicity post on Facebook.  Chick-fil-A will never even have a chance to upset anyone at Johns Hopkins University since the latter voted to NEVER allow a C-f-A outlet on campus.  Of course they didn't allow their distinguished alumnus, neurosurgeon, and now presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson to speak at their commencement either.  The intolerance of the radical left is staggering and pervasive.  Dr. Carson will soon get the Clarence Thomas, Sarah Palin, Robert Bork character assassination treatment.

Curiously, a four-year old girl in Colorado was not allowed to eat the Oreo cookies her mother had packed in her lunch and her mom received a rude reprimand via a note in the girl's lunchbox.  Oreos must be very controversial as a Pennsylvania school needed signed parental permission to eat ONE Oreo cookie that was being used as a science demonstration.  Undoubtedly, since three of the six officers arrested in Baltimore are black, we'll be hearing more comments along this line.

Another curiosity is occurring around the Supreme Court hearing regarding same sex marriage.  A couple refused to bake a cake for a same sex wedding because they thought it was morally wrong.  A GoFundMe page was set up to solicit funds to assist them in their defense but GoFundMe shut it down.   Apparently they think such a page is morally wrong!  They also shut down a page designed to support the Baltimore police officers but of course liberal "minds" see no inconsistency.

Michael Moore not only wants to shut down these types of pages, he also wants to shut down and disband ALL police departments.  The "Reverend" Al Sharpton thinks that the police should be federalized.  Maybe if he would pay his taxes, it would help to fund such an undertaking.  His fellow MSNBC anchors Melissa Harris-Perry and Toure Neblett might also kick in their unpaid taxes to aid the "cause."  It would also be helpful if the IRS took the bonuses paid to their employees and credit them toward their unpaid taxes!  By the bye, how does tv anchor Sharpton get to decide whether Fox reporters can ask questions of Baltimore's beleaguered mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake?  No conflict here, move along, nothing to see!

As for you men, if your legs are too far apart when you ride the subway, busses, or trains, you are guilty of "man spread" with your "masculine power dynamic" and "a misbegotten notion of urban masculinity."  However, according to Jin Goh of the Northeastern University Department of Psychology, if you treat women with "kindness and love," or even smiling and showing common courtesy, you are guilty of "benevolent sexism."  "It's a very paternalistic, protective view of women, and it seems kind of appealing as a sort of chivalry," Goh said, "but it does contribute to inequality, because these men don't expect women to achieve high goals."  No wonder you guys are still living at home with your parents and playing video games!

The final curiosity comes from Hillary's "vote for me because I'm a woman" campaign.  "Laws have to be backed up with resources and political will," she asserts.  "And deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed."  The Clintons have always believed themselves to be above man's laws.  With access to millions and millions of shady dollars, it wouldn't be at all surprising if she thinks she is also above God's laws.  Her acolytes will welcome such arrogance and breathlessly wait for St. Hillary to ascend man as well as God's throne!  May God save us all!

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