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BLM is making me racist

Many people bought into the notion that Seinfeld was “about nothing.” Hardly. One of the many reasons why Seinfeld was a brilliant show was because it was about all of the subtle nuances of human interaction and relating. In one episode, George goes to leave a tip at a take out restaurant counter, and just as he’s about to drop the money into the jar, the person at the register looks away, missing that George drops the money. This leads a great debate about if tipping matters if the person you’re tipping doesn’t know you did. It also gets…

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What does the left fear?

If the Republican Party had all three branches of government, as the Democrats do now, what would Democrats fear? What would they be warning the country about? What horrible effects do they think we’d all suffer? We should know the answer to that, but do we? We know what conservatives are currently fearing. Conservatives are fearing the elimination of person freedom and liberty. They fear losing the ability to honestly pursue your own happiness. Conservatives are fearing their complete elimination. They’re getting kicked off social media and silenced. There are movements to find Trump supporters, take away their degrees,…

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Teaching kids to judge one another by skin color

Black Lives Matter at School Week kicks off today in the Seattle school system. Every day this week, teachers will take time out of their lesson plans to teach our children to be suspicious of others based on their race. Black children will be taught that all white people hate them and are working together to stop them from advancing or having any chance in life. Meanwhile, white children will be taught that black people need their affirmation that black lives matter, otherwise blacks won’t think that or believe that on their own. I’m not sure what’s more galling,…

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A burger-flipping job saved my daughter’s life

A few days ago, the principal at my daughter’s school emailed everyone the sad news that one of the area high school students committed suicide. I’m not aware of the details, so I’m not going to speculate on the specifics. But it was a grim reminder on the absolutely tragic effects the lockdowns have had on kids, families, business owners, and everyone. While we’ve all been working overtime to avoid COVID, we’re walking headlong into suicide, depression, alcohol and drug abuse, loneliness, stress, domestic abuse, and a litany of undiagnosed illnesses that will kill some people. All of these…

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Break the teacher’s union

There are still millions of children around the country who haven’t seen the inside of the school since March of 2020, despite the nearly zero chance of fatality from COVID. Sure, there are two sides of this: student health and teacher/staff health. As usual with a union set up, it’s all or nothing. Despite the number of teachers who want to be in the classroom teaching, and I know some of them personally, the union leadership is holding our students hostage. The union is refusing to return to work until their safety is guaranteed (which, as an aside, can…

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The conspiracy theory conspiracy

Democrats are always clear and deliberate in their branding of conservatives. They know all Democrats will loyally follow the marching orders, the media and pop culture will dutifully follow suit, and conservatives will never effectively defend themselves. And so whatever Democrats decide to tell Americans about who conservatives are will stick. For example, Democrats made it a strategy in 2015 to brand all conservatives as white supremacists to dehumanize them and help justify their cancellation from society. The other half of the marketing plan didn’t really develop until midway through President Trump’s term, and that was to not only…

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There are no moderates

There are conservatives, and there are leftists. Most conservatives vote, in vain, for Republicans. Some vote for Democrats because they figure they’re not racist or homophobic, so they must not be Republicans. They’re less informed, but live their live as a conservative (unbeknownst to themselves). Leftists all vote, in lock step, for the Democrat candidate. Some believe in America, but the rest are trying to fundamentally change the country. There are no moderates. There’s just voters who’ve opted out or aren’t paying attention. These are the people who believe politicians are corrupt, the system is rigged, their vote doesn’t…

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Conservative activism exercise: anti-racism in public schools

A reader just sent me this email regarding teaching the Black Lives Matter curriculum from the Principal of his children’s high school: Shorecrest High School in Seattle, WA. This is from a weekly newsletter she sends to parents. (Some paragraphs were removed for the sake of brevity, but nothing that changes the context.) “Dear Shorecrest Students and Families, Over the past three weeks, as a school, we have engaged in conversations about the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6 and its racist elements. We have listened to Lebron James’ authentic perspective on those events at the Capitol as…

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The case for ageism

I can’t help but notice that one thing most of our prominent political leadership have in common is their seniority. Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Anthony Fauci, and Chuck Schumer are all 70 or older. With the exception of President Trump, it has also been years, if ever, that these leaders were in the field, on the job, close to the private sector, or even close to their areas of expertise. (This just adds to the Baby Boomer reputation of not letting go and making way for the next generation of leaders.) Industries and technology evolve…

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Speed the spread

It’s time to stop following the science and start applying the science. A virus is a constant. We don’t have any effective way to kill it or eradicate it. We can only boost one’s immunity by using a vaccine to help promote the creation of antibodies. No one likes the COVID/flu comparisons, but like the flu vaccine, the COVID vaccine isn’t going to make it go away. COVID is here to stay. It’ll continue to evolve and mutate, and our bodies will continue to build immunities and adjust. It may wane over time, or it may strengthen to the…

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