Occasional Reader 6/12/2020 5:38:01 AM

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Good morning.

Look at the home page of BBC News for a moment:

https://www.bbc.com/news

“Trump told to back off”

Celebratory piece about Seattle thug insurgency

”Whose statue got dunked”, chuckling about Taliban-like vandalism

vxbush 6/12/2020 6:13:28 AM

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In #1 Occasional Reader said: Good morning. Look at the home page of BBC News for a moment:

Ugh. The glee going on is just unreal. Why do people not realize that what is going on elsewhere might happen where they are as well? I'm thinking of all those limousine liberals who were thrilled about riots in other parts of their town, and then got all upset when the riots came to their part of town. I guess they want Detroit-levels of decay everywhere. That must be their idea of utopia. 

lucius septimius 6/12/2020 6:34:05 AM

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In #2 vxbush said: That must be their idea of utopia. 

There are a number of things at work.

First of all, crises like these give liberals endless opportunities to engage in pointless acts of moral vanity.  Preen and fuss and make pious sounds and repeat vacuous formulas, all the while feeling morally superior to anyone else.  Because, in the end, their sense of self is far more important than any material consequences.

There is also the "never let a crisis go to waste" mindset.  Liberals see in the chaos and opportunity.  But they mainly seem to use it as an opportunity to dump on Drumpf and propose idiotic policies that will never happen.  Still, the excitement is palpable.

There is also among them not a few of the sorts Florence King described as "tender misanthropes." They may make lots of noise about "caring" and what not, but in their hearts they hate people.  They might like people if those people lived up to their ideological expectations (as when they look in the mirror) but since the overwhelming majority don't, they're perfectly happy to see their homes and businesses burn.  It is the just punishment of an irredeemable society.  So they smile while the world burns, convinced that the people who are suffering deserved it for not being sufficiently "woke."

Occasional Reader 6/12/2020 6:55:13 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 2: Reply to lucius septimius in 3:

I have to admit there are certain people I know who, were their own homes to be smashed up by the mob, I would feel a certain amount of schadenfreude. This, based on their having expressed something close to support for the rioters.

vxbush 6/12/2020 6:57:21 AM

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We missed one other way that the autonomous zone could be handled. This is the money graf (bolding mine): 

Ultimately, CHAZ is doomed. Either Trump will come in with troops or Durkan and Inslee will finally realize they have to fulfill their oaths to protect the citizens they supposedly represent (there are approximately 500 American homes inside the “sovereign” territory of CHAZ). Or — and this would be truly hilarious — the federal government will recognize CHAZ as a sovereign country, levy tariffs on its goods, refuse to send “foreign aid,” force CHAZ citizens to present CHAZ passports when entering the U.S., and otherwise isolate and destroy CHAZ by meeting this “foreign country’s” demands.

lucius septimius 6/12/2020 6:58:42 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 5:

Oldest boy and I were discussing that scenario last night.  I think it would be a hoot.

Syrah 6/12/2020 7:26:19 AM

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Are we having fun yet?

Seattle Mayor: CHAZ Is ‘More Like A Block Party’ Than An ‘Armed Takeover’

Seattle Mayor Durkan: ‘We Could Have the Summer of Love’ – We Have Four Blocks That Are ‘More Like a Block Party’

Syrah 6/12/2020 7:32:36 AM

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There seems to be some confusion,...

'It is patriotism': Seattle's mayor rebukes Trump for saying 'autonomous zone' protesters are terrorists

Occasional Reader 6/12/2020 7:33:53 AM

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Reply to Syrah in 7:

Feel the love:

https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=CQvHR_1591924440

Syrah 6/12/2020 7:38:16 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 9:

The Police Brutality Report on that incident may have some problems.

JCM 6/12/2020 7:42:20 AM

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Todd Herman read a comment on air about CHAZ.

They took land and property without compensation.

The set up borders.

They have armed guards on the border.

They demand ID to enter.

Who do they think they are ... Trump?

buzzsawmonkey 6/12/2020 7:43:09 AM

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Occasional Reader 6/12/2020 8:28:07 AM

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And as surely as night follows day, just as with Occupy Wall Street... the rapes have started:

Seattle Police Chief (who is obviously some sort of white supremacist): Rapes and robberies are happening in the zone, and we can't get to them.

buzzsawmonkey 6/12/2020 8:32:18 AM

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In #13 Occasional Reader said: And as surely as night follows day, just as with Occupy Wall Street... the rapes have started:

Of course; its the same people---literally in some cases, ideologically/attitudinally in others.

Occasional Reader 6/12/2020 8:51:23 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 14:

I'll be delighted to hear NPR explaining how these aren't rape-rapes.

Just kidding.  NPR won't mention this at all, of course. 

JCM 6/12/2020 8:52:11 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 13:

When the collective is supreme and the individual a non-entity.

A person's body becomes community property.

Therefore it is not rape-rape.

Occasional Reader 6/12/2020 8:58:26 AM

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Reply to JCM in 16:

Warlord Raz needs some way to relax after a long day of, er, warlording. 

JCM 6/12/2020 9:03:29 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 17:

Think of it as a tax, supporting the community.

JCM 6/12/2020 9:12:53 AM

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Mark Steyn on Rush.

Chazistan.

vxbush 6/12/2020 9:40:51 AM

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In #19 JCM said: Chazistan.

Oh, I missed that, but it is perfect!

lucius septimius 6/12/2020 11:33:00 AM

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buzzsawmonkey 6/12/2020 12:15:53 PM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 21:

++++

Meanwhile, the new Lubavitch group "Blackhat Shabbos" is working on its first album...

vxbush 6/12/2020 12:22:34 PM

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Any donation made to Black Lives Matter via their website is actually made through the organization ActBlue, and there is no indication of how much money is actually being made to the BLM organization. Via OpenSecrets.org, we can see that *large* donations of money have gone to Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and other *white* Democrat politicians. Some money has gone to the DNC and the DSCC which may be going to black candidates, but there's little evidence that this is doing anything for blacks themselves. 

Source: comments on the page at Conservative Treehouse. 

doppelganglander 6/12/2020 2:11:35 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 13:

I said this would happen the day Chazistan was formed. It's sad, but some girls have no idea what they're letting themselves in for.

doppelganglander 6/12/2020 2:26:28 PM

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vxbush 6/12/2020 2:29:00 PM

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In #25 doppelganglander said: My day was singularly unproductive. I was in meetings from 10 to 4, with a short break for lunch. Most of the meetings were about how crucial it is that we each do our part to ensure a deadline is met next week. I'd have a better chance of meeting the deadline if I weren't in a meeting answering fun team-building questions about my ideal vacation spot.

I think all these meetings are scheduled by extraverts who have no idea how introverts operate. 

doppelganglander 6/12/2020 3:03:48 PM

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Reply to vxbush in 26:

You are absolutely right. I am not as introverted as some people - I enjoy socializing, but I have my limit. I just hate having my day broken up to where I have 15-30 minutes between meetings. It's not enough time to dig in and get anything done.