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Category Archives: America
Trump: Muslim Migration “Destroying Europe, I’m Not Gonna Let That Happen to the U.S.”
From Paul Joseph Watson, Infowars, May 4, 2016: Fresh off his massive victory in Indiana, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump told MSNBC’s Morning Joe earlier today that he would stick by his controversial policy on Muslim immigration because the migrant … Continue reading
The US Election
Comments: * Part of the frustration over Hillary Clinton not having been coronated already is that women would vastly rather not go through a drag down knock out affair to assume power. Why should they? Right now they do a … Continue reading
Slogan: “For Ourselves and Our Posterity”
Commenter ABN suggests: … maybe “For Ourselves and Our Posterity” would make a good slogan. The repeated possessive pronoun “our” unmistakably draws a contrast between the American nation and foreign nations. The implication is that our government arises organically from … Continue reading
The One Righteous Man
Chaim Amalek writes: The American People have failed to support Ted Cruz. What if it turns out that having Ted Cruz in the race and as nominee was akin to the one virtuous man in Sodom whose existence would have … Continue reading
Bernie Wins Indiana
Comments to Steve Sailer: * Hillary will be forced to campaign against Bernie a little longer. The more people see and hear Hillary talking the less they like her. She has very high negatives for a reason, it is not … Continue reading
The White Underclass
Comments to Steve Sailer: * “And of course, the white underclass lives on welfare and it isn’t pretty. And there are Mestizo Americans who work their asses off and genuinely aren’t mooching.” Naw, they’re just driving down wages, allowing employers … Continue reading
No To Trump Because Holocaust
Many of my Jewish friends won’t vote for Trump because Holocaust. Because the Holocaust shows what happens when you try to blame minorities for your problems. Another Jewish friend says: Perhaps your friends are sincere, but I am more cynical. … Continue reading
Trump Kicks Ass
Comments to Steve Sailer: * It’s funny to remember that during the McCain kerfuffle some smart pundits said Trump had jumped the shark. They didn’t realize Trump’s honesty was part of his appeal. Trump grew up hearing about war heroes … Continue reading
Trump Wins Indiana
Comments: * I predict Trump wins Indiana by more than the 10 point margin that the latest polls have predicted. Cruz needs smiling lessons. His face seems fixed in a pouting sneer with his angry little lips permanently stuck out. … Continue reading
The Inner Logic of Civil Rights
From Chronicles Magazine: In 1861 U.S. President Abraham Lincoln launched a war of conquest against the South, and legend claims it was all for the abolition of slavery, officially declared by the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. Yet exactly 101 years … Continue reading