“Only Neanderthals question science.” — CNN.
by Robert M. Traxler
A Christian ethic and one found in most religions and in law is that the sins of the father shall not be visited upon the son. Well, the sins of a Dutch Colony in what would become the United States today, 13 to 20 generations later, are visited on our nation.
The 1619 Project, along with critical race theory paint generations yet born with the sins of a few Dutch folks in 1619. On the face of it, it is so incredibly asinine that facts and truth have nothing to do with it; it is a belief system that is not allowed to be questioned.
Questioning any crackpot dumb theory will get you canceled and called anti-intellectual, anti-science, and a denier or worse, a racist, sexist, homophobe, bigot, white nationalist, and white supremacist. It is destroying free speech in the name of “social justice,” whatever in the heck that even is, All much to the delight of the new Socialist Democratic Party.
Is it fair to stereotype millions of people because of the actions of a few Dutch citizens in New Amsterdam (New York City of today) in 1619, a colony in what would become the United States 86 years later? Apparently, it is fair and is taught in our schools as social justice; folks, you can’t make this stuff up. Are you of Dutch ancestry? Even have a Dutch name? Hide your wooden shoes — who knows if or when they are coming for you?
The social justice folks are treading on a slippery slope with this one. One of my ancestors was a Loyalist, loyal to the English crown during the Revolutionary War. He fled to Canada along with over 2% (6,400,000 normed for today’s population) of the nation. Should our extended family be charged with treason? Jailed? Property confiscated?
My Grandfather moved to Sparta and became an American citizen. His son and grandson served for 47 years in the American Army through four wars. Should we all be judged by the actions of our ancestors in 1776? Or 1610? Apparently, so it is wrong, but politically correct.
Why are unborn people of a given race painted as racists even before birth? Damned if I know, but who cares? It is taught as social justice and critical race theory in many schools, elite colleges, and universities. This has gotten out of hand and the bigotry and stupidity of the anti-American “social justice” movement needs to be called out and seen in the light of common sense, not in the shuttered darkness and closed minds of the politically correct, social justice, cancel culture, academic elite, socialist, movement.
Calls have gone out from the social justice movement to cancel and censor anyone who worked in President Donald Trump’s administration; fair? No, it is not, but it is politically correct; it is discrimination based on previous condition of servitude, a practice that is illegal in this nation, but who cares?
What’s next, tar and feathers, summary executions? Branding? For God’s sake, those in the socialist movement need to stop and listen to themselves and stand up to the out of control, unfettered and unquestioned teachings of the wackos. Will they? Probably not, until people say enough is enough, something that may never happen with our highly controlled, censored media and tech giants.
The calls for the elimination of Fox News and NewsMax from privately owned cable and Internet servers may bury free speech even deeper, to the delight of the social justice movement. Where are the liberals of old who protected the First Amendment? They are terrified and blinded by fear of the wonks, social justice warriors, and the cancel culture; cross the socialists, and find yourself canceled, unemployed, shunned, and punished in more ways than one.
We all witnessed what happened to Ranger Rick, an example of the power of the new left, the anti-free speech left, the “social justice” left, the closed minded, blind and deaf left, intimidated and silenced by the increasingly radical militants in the socialist movement. Who will be next?
I guess we should be elated that the free speech socialists have temporarily suspended calls for concentration, internment, and re-education camps for President Trump supporters and our children.
My opinion.
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