I do like that word bastion. A form of it, Bastian, is also a man’s name, and a most complimentary one at that. A bastion is a stronghold, a difficult-to-assail redoubt that stands athwart the enemy’s campaign. The enemy must be sure to reduce such strongholds completely before continuing on with an invasion, for …
Category: The Left
May 23 2023
Newspeak Might Not Prove Necessary
…if the Left can simply forbid us to use certain words and phrases: A college woman received a zero grade score on an assignment for using the term “biological women.” “I got a zero on my project proposal in class because I used the term biological women, which is apparently not allowed …
May 15 2023
Verbal Subterfuges 2023-05-15
The slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. — George Orwell With the above, Orwell hit near but not quite on the mark. He crept closer to the bull’s-eye with his conception of Newspeak, in which a character posited that “thoughtcrime” could be made impossible simply by …
May 15 2023
Thought I Was Kidding, Did You?
When I wrote: Families are the fundamental building blocks of a stable society. Extended families—clans—are the best conceivable environment for the rearing of children, the perpetuation of a commercial forte, and the germination of new families and their ventures…. And all healthy families, which cherish life and bind their members to one another …
May 10 2023
Dress Rehearsal Tarantella
First, a little music: Judy Collins singing a grim Leonard Cohen tune: Now that we’re properly depressed, “on with the show.” *** Stephen Kruiser has a warning for us: Because the beating heart of the 21st century Democrats is communism, civil unrest is a favorite tool of theirs. It provides a …
May 09 2023
Matches And Powder Kegs
In this recent piece on “CW 2.0,” John Wilder reviews current conditions that could lead to the outbreak of a second Civil War. His observations give renewed force to questions that have plagued me for some time: Will the Right ever cease to prioritize the avoidance of conflict over the restoration of the Republic? …
Apr 20 2023
Maybe It Wasn’t 1984…
…but Animal Farm the Left chose for its instruction manual: Leftist protestors play music outside @MattWalshBlog’s speech with chants to “F*ck Matt Walsh” pic.twitter.com/DGGZRBgg4n — YAF (@yaf) April 20, 2023 Some Leftist idiot will eventually give the game away by bleating “Four legs good! Two legs bad!” at the top of his voice. …
Apr 03 2023
The English Disease
I don’t know if the title phrase ever became a part of common parlance. Even if you’re near to my age, you might not be familiar with it, or with the condition to which it refers. First and foremost: it doesn’t refer to a physical malady. An anecdote might best illustrate what was …
Mar 27 2023
Undoing The “Not Done”
I hope John Ross, the author of Unintended Consequences, won’t mind the following lengthy excerpt from his book: Joe Columbo was a well-guarded organized crime boss who operated in New York in the ’60s and ’70s. In 1972, a mob rival paid someone to murder Columbo during a New York parade. Knowing that …
Mar 23 2023
We’ve Been Here Before, Haven’t We?
The Left’s pet media are reading Trump’s obituary again: .@JoeNBC on Trump likely being indicted today: “The walls are closing in” pic.twitter.com/f0FUfZTqEd — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) March 22, 2023 Seems I remember comments of this sort from just a few years ago… “Do not count a man dead until you have seen …
Mar 18 2023
Peak Lawlessness
According to this article, Donald Trump, the 45th president of these United States, expects to be arrested on Tuesday: Numerous leaks have reported Trump will be charged next week in New York City in the Stormy Daniels case where he has been accused of paying Daniels as part of a confidential settlement before …
Feb 27 2023
Censorshop
I’ve ranted more than once about the usefulness of a steadily centralizing economy to those who desire total power over us. I trust the point was not lost on my Gentle Readers. However, it remains easy to miss the indications of political control over one’s workplace, so here’s a nice fresh one: A …
Feb 05 2023
Differences Small And Large
You may have seen this before. It’s a brief clip from Cate Blanchett’s movie Tar: If you dislike videos, here’s the transcript, as best I can render it from the error-prone YouTube attempt: Max: You play really well, but nowadays white male CIS composers…just not my thing Lydia Tar: Don’t be so eager …
Feb 02 2023
What Was The Left’s Old Mantra?
Oh yes, here it is: Always Advance As If Under Threat Of Attack Two articles bring this to mind: It’s Time The Scientific Community Admit We Were Wrong About COVID-19. The Unvaccinated Owe The Vaccinated An Apology The former weak mea culpa pleads for forgiveness. “We thought we were doing the right …
Feb 02 2023
If You’re Interested In Contemporary Irrationality
…you’ve simply got to check out this ultra-bizarre site. IQfy.com bills itself as “non-partisan.” Decide for yourself. To me it appears to be the product of certifiable Leftists – “certifiable” in both senses. It’s possible that its masters are using it to parody extreme Leftism, but its tone suggests that the writers are …
Jan 31 2023
As Long As The Subject Is Abortion
There has been some good news: Catholic pro-life activist Mark Houck on Monday was found NOT GUILTY on both counts of federal charges. Mark Houck was charged with two counts of violating the federal FACE Act for shoving a pro-abortion volunteer who threatened his son outside of Planned Parenthood in Philadelphia in …
Jan 31 2023
One In The Eye For The Feminists
If you’re a “feminist,” it would logically follow that you favor the protection of women, wouldn’t it? If so, the information in this article “should” upset you: 100 Percent Fed Up reports – Did you know that between 1970 and 2017, there were 45 million “missing” female births due to prenatal sex selection? …
Jan 31 2023
A Badly Crafted Yet Revealing Article
Here’s the first sentence: After previously advertising they would wear LGBTQ+-themed warmup jerseys and use rainbow tape for their seventh annual Pride Night, New York Rangers players reversed course. Who did the “advertising?” Was it the players, or someone from the non-playing front office? The article continues to be nonspecific to …
Jan 27 2023
More Likely Than Not?
One of the enduring characteristics of the Leftist is that he refuses to accept the responsibility for anything that goes wrong. This is utterly evident in matters of public policy, but it’s also visible as regards personal decisions. Two graphics – one intended as black humor; the other a fake headline – illustrate the …
Jan 19 2023
The Process Observed
Every now and then, a case of the Left’s victimism-power tactic is played out where we can see it. You know the sequence: An “oppressed group” pleads for tolerance. Once tolerance has been obtained, the plea changes to social acceptance. Once acceptance is in hand, the group presses for mandatory inclusion. Inclusion having been …
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