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American Politics, Current events, Epstein files, Trump

The New McCarthyism

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In 1905 George Santayana wrote “Those who cannot remember history are condemned to repeat it.” Today western society is on the verge of imploding because we cannot remember the past. Politicians and news outlets, on both sides of the aisle, have reverted to using supposition and innuendo to libel anyone who does not agree with their political ideology.

While there are many examples in history that should tell us of the danger the most effective is to go back to the McCarthy era. While McCarthy used the red scare tactic, calling out people as Communist the new McCarthy’s are calling out those who disagree with them Nazis or Homophobes or Islamophobes etc. The reason is the same and the results are the same. Paint your opposition as dangerous and then ruin them personally. 

In the past, the House Committee on Un-American Activities was responsible for promoting witch hunts, but now similar behaviors are seen in various Congressional hearings and through political influence over government departments such as the Justice Department and the FBI.   The press has also joined in with inuendo and sometimes outright lies.

We can go back and look at the January 6 committee that had already concluded its findings before even the first hearings. Some will say there is no proof of this and that it was a fair hearing that collected strong evidence. However, the committee destroyed the evidence.   The constant calling Trump a liar and a pedophile with noting to back it up. Although efforts are being made to release the Epstein files—whatever they may contain—Trump faces allegations of being associated with Epstein, despite substantial evidence suggesting otherwise.    A recent photo dump from Democrat lawmakers from the House Oversight Committee show one of Trump surrounded by women with there faces redacted implying, as the photo was from the Epstein estate, that Trump was in fact part of the trafficking. Although the photo was revealed to be an old image of adult models at Mar-a-Lago, it continued to circulate online as supposed evidence.  Even though similar photos have been exposed as photoshopped, they continue to surface as alleged evidence.   

Representative Jasmine Crockett did a deep dive on contribution by Jeffery Eptsein to prove he was still part of the Trump team. She showed money coming from Epstein to republican candidate such as Lee Zelden, only it was the wrong Epstein.  When confronted she said that her staff did quick research, and they never said it was that Epstein but an Epstein.

This all tracks with the concept of “McCarthyism”, the truth does not matter just the accusation.

McCarthyism and the Red Scare put the country in a dark place and runed lives. We appear to be returning to this time with the left using anything to attack the right. This has once again put the country in a dark place. There is no true governance that does not include an attack on the other side. Effecting politicians ignore any positive coming from the right and in fact will automatically reject any proposals that do not meet their agenda. This needs to stop quickly or we will lose our society.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Afghanistan, Current events, Uncategorized

Why Did He Do It?

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After Rahmanullah Lakanwal shot two National Guard troops, killing one the press and others are on the usual trail of looking for a motive. Many are asking why he was allowed into the country without being vetted, others say he was vetted and worked for the CIA. How could a person who was supposedly an ally and who worked closely with Americans in Afghanistan have suddenly become a cold-blooded killer?

There has been much speculation on this with law enforcement saying they are still looking into a motive. So let me throw in my two cents worth.

America is a very open and welcoming country, but it does have its own culture similar to many western countries but distinct. While it is similar enough to many other cultures it is also different from others. The difference is enough to cause culture shock to those who have not been prepared.

We should concentrate on preparing new immigrants beforehand. Smauel Huntington in The Clash of Civilizations spoke of this with the story of the country boy who went to the city and found the only thing familiar was the Mosque. Without any contact with his old life, he was easily radicalized. This or something similar is likely what happened to Lakanwal.

 There is nothing racist or nationalistic about observing the difference in culture, but it is necessary to ensure safety for all concerned. There was an article out today about an honor killing in the Netherlands in 2022, were a father and brothers killed an 18 year old for becoming too western. A final sentence will be issued in January 2026.

It was not until 2021 that female genital mutilation was made a federal crime and to date only 41 states have outlawed the practice. Supporters of the practice claimed it to be a religious/cultural practice.

There is nothing wrong with protecting you culture and insisting that new comers assimilate into your society. In the past refugees coming into the U.S. were given support and there was a process that allowed them ease of entry into our society.

We need to ensure that those who have been allowed entry are assimilated. You do not have to give up ethnic or cultural identity but we must return to the days when immigrants became American.