August 2020

Building up criminals, tearing down heroes

I’ve written a fair amount about the propensity of the black community tear down successful blacks if they appear at all conservative. Many would rather tear down and mock a successful black person, if they’re conservatives, than build them up as an example of what’s possible for every member of the black community. Based on behavior like this, and voting records, which often shows more than 90% black support for any Democrat candidate, you’d think black was the only skin color on the earth that comes with it’s own ideology. Obviously, it’s not that simple. For decades, Democrats have…

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Black identity: a complicated mess

Let me see if I have this straight: Black people who engage in the capitalist system and wind up successful, especially if they’re known conservatives, are often mocked and considered sell outs to the black community. Many in the popular, liberal black community will call them things like “Uncle Tom” or accuse them of being a “house n-gg-r.” Instead of celebrating their success and using their stories to inspire others, black liberals mock them to the black community. But black people who are successful, and maybe even cultural icons, are OK as long as they’re down for the struggle…

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What are conservatives so afraid of?

We’ve never done this before at The Bubbler, and I’m not sure we’ll ever do it again, but today’s entry is a repost of an article that originally appeared on the American Greatness website on August 28 called “A Tyranny Perpetual and Universal?” by Michael Anton. It is one of the clearest and best articulations I’ve seen of why conservatives are so concerned about the 2020 election and the ramifications of Trump losing. It’s so important, that we decided to reprint it here. Also, American Greatness recently redesigned their website, and the user experience of this article appears to…

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It’s all about control

Today, I was driving behind a Suburu in a 30 mph zone. Surprisingly, the Suburu was actually traveling at speeds over 30 mph as we were driving down a pretty steep hill. I was satisfied with our clip, as we were nearing 40. However, once we hit level ground, the driver slowed to 30 mph or just under. It continued as a single lane for about the next half mile, so I remained behind the Suburu. But about 50 yards before the next light, it opened up to two lanes, and I accelerated to pass the Suburu. Anticipating that…

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George Floyd and science

As we see again and again, those who refer to conservatives as “science deniers,” or who always talk about looking to the science, are once again ignoring the science as the protests go on and on. On August 25th, new documents were released in the George Floyd case that include an awful lot of science. In short, Floyd’s Fentanyl level was 11 ng/ml. For context, the report points out that overdoses have been certified with a level of 3. Apparently, the autopsy revealed his lungs were two-to-three times their normal weight, and if had been found at home, it…

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Politics is no place for children

Kids are going to have their whole lives to engage in, or avoid, politics and all the things that go with it: rallies, protests, arguments, discussions, forums, university clubs and classes, pressures to do this or that from family, friends, and even the companies for which they work. Childhood is precious, and we only get one. Obviously, there are exceptions. Some kids have to grow up early due to family or economic circumstances. But it’s wrong to indoctrinate children and involve them in things they are not equipped to process or understand. Some may do it with the justification…

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Kicking golf balls

A friend of mine told me about a great dream. He had this dream during a very stressful time in his life in which he felt trapped in a job that he didn’t really like, and he knew he wanted to do something else, but felt paralyzed by his salary. One night, he dreamt that he was walking down an empty street when he came across a golf ball. Without explanation, he felt compelled to kick the golf ball. He gave it a good ride, and it went rolling down the street until it went under a car. When…

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The great platform switch of 2020

Like the great platform switch of 1968, when the Republicans and Democrats negotiated a deal where the Republicans would now be the racists who stood in the way of black progress and the Democrats would suddenly be for equality and stop race-baiting, there’s been another shift in 2020. You may have missed this, because it kind of happened behind the scenes, but in between the two party conventions, the Republicans and Democrats negotiated another party platform switch. Whereas the Democrats used to claim to be the “party of the little guy,” who looked out for the best interests of…

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Investing in Big Window

Shortly after George Floyd died while under the knee of Derek Chauvin, rioters and looters took to smashing windows of Democrat-run cities across America. Many thought this was a visceral reaction that would stop before long and would be replaced with a more rational national conversation about where we are on matters of policing and race. However, I bet right. Nearly immediately after George Floyd died, I invested heavily in Big Window. I knew that while the nation continued to be mired in Democrat state lockdowns across America, and people were denied the right to hang out with friends,…

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Coffee is ruining our donut shops

It used to be that when you went to a donut shop, you could get in, order your donuts, and move on. That is why people go to donut shops, right? Because they have donuts? It says right on the sign. “Donuts.” But ever since Starbucks, donut shops felt they needed to specialize in coffee to compete. So now, when you go to a donut shop, everyone in line takes 10 minutes to get their order because they’re not just ordering donuts, but also ordering coffee. And coffee’s not just some beverage you poor out of a pot anymore….

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