Sardonic Scribe

Racism, in any form is a societal plight, an evil tumor, and a political weapon. But in light of current events and the resulting riots, demonstrations, and hyper sensitivity regarding race, exactly which lives matter? Although that might sound a bit tongue in cheek, in actuality it is a very serious question. The reasons for the question will become a bit more clear as we examine this conundrum further.

If we listen to the MSM (Mainstream Media) and give anything they say the slightest serious consideration which is dangerous at best today as the rampant bias, disinformation, and agenda driven narratives present anything other than a truthful depiction of what is actually taking place in society at large or with the radical movements like Antifa, or Black Lives Matter, or any of the other far left, radical movements fueling the activity taking place today in cities across America. Initially, it was in protest for the horrific death of Mr. George Floyd but quickly morphed in whatever it is supposed to be today. From protest for honest reasons to Marxist demands to defund police, erase history, and tear down America to the core are now filling the news cycles endlessly.

But do some lives matter more than others? Is it that only Black lives matter? Whipped into violent frenzies decrying fictional, non existent systemic racism or inventing racism at every turn, or creating racial hate crimes out of thin air simply to further a narrative like in the case with the actor recently, we see racism being cited ad nauseam at the drop of a hat. So is it only black lives that matter now? What about red, yellow, or yes, white lives? What if we shifted focus to the Human Race instead of a myopic view of only a small segment of society and move on from perceived wrong doings occurring several hundred years ago?

Slavery has occurred with no regard for race, throughout history, all over the globe. What happened with Africans being taken into slavery and brought to foreign shores in servitude is horrible but the same can be said of other races. The fact that slavery still exists, not in America, but in other parts of the world never make the news cycles though. Why, because it would not serve the narrative which is being used to fan the flames of racism by the dishonest provocateurs who benefit from the divisiveness that their reckless, irresponsible actions cause. The same ones, I might point out who have been benefitting and getting wealthy on the pain and suffering of others for decade after decade. These so called leaders have gotten rich while their constituents, neighbors, and supporters continue to see crime, squalor, and misery. Oh but the lofty, wonderful sounding rhetoric and empty promises ring hollow as they have for over sixty years and yet, far too many still allow themselves to be deluded into supporting lying politicians and others in an almost monolithic voting block. The democrats have counted on this voting block for many years and it has paved their way to success in many political races.

The problem today however is that many are waking from their slumber and beginning to question the situation more. The venomous and poisonous rhetoric which has been used to divide and mobilize minority segments of society is starting to lose its effect. Many in minority communities are looking around and beginning to ask why the same old promises that they have heard for many decades have been empty, hollow, and fruitless. Why has their condition remained the same for so long or worsened when they have been told the same stories of improvement, prosperity, and better life for so long? Where are the improvements and all the wonderful sounding things that dripped like honey from the lips of politicians who turned deaf ears to them while lining their pockets and growing wealthy at the cost of their communities? How could it have taken so long to happen? The political poison of divisiveness has been used effectively by those who are not interested in improving race relations but furthering a specific political agenda.

How quickly did the protest over wrongful deaths turn into movements decrying the defining of law enforcement and the establishment of “Autonomous Zones”, all while destroying statues in an attempt to remove them from history. How quickly have our indoctrinated youth jumped to participate in demonstrations which too often become violent? How many American Companies have contributed untold millions to fund these Marxist movements or to provide bail for the terrorists committing these acts of violence and atrocities? Where has the leadership been, especially in democrat controlled states and cities which have stood idly by while businesses were looted, burned, and destroyed? The lack of leadership has been unbelievable in far too many cases as little to no action has been taken to curb the outbreaks or to restore any semblance of order in the stricken communities.

Racism can not be tolerated in any form, nor should it be. That being said, favoritism must not be allowed as we are all part of the Human Race and should focus on that fact. The concept of family, Christianity, and what the Bible represent are core principles which the far left disdains and desires to destroy along with every free market institution in America. At the core of far left’s agenda is the absolute and total destruction of American values and life as we have known it since America began several centuries ago. Will this lead to some kind of neo marxist revolution in America or quite literally to physical conflicts? It would appear that many on the far left would love nothing more than to see this become a reality. To them, America and everything it stands for must be completely destroyed to the foundations. What would arise in its place is another question and the thought is chilling to the core. We must not let the poisonous political winds of division succeed. Racism must always be confronted and defeated in any and every form, wherever it occurs. When we begin to love one another unconditionally again, healing will occur and unity will quickly spring up. We must once again become united in brotherly love to have any prayer for peace and harmony.

Resistance is typically thought of as an opposing or retarding force as described by Miriam-Webster’s dictionary. During the entirety of the Trump Administration, there has been nothing but resistance from about half of the people of this country, the MSM, democrats, and malcontents of every stripe. Most recently, there has been tremendous resistance to law and order at large as demonstrated with rioting, looting, arson, and violence from groups such as BLM, Antifa, and Leftists at large.

So why is this happening? The recent deaths of George Floyd and others sparked peaceful demonstrations of outrage at first. Sadly, with the insertion of BLM, Antifa, and other typical anarchist type groups into the mix, the narrative was quickly lost to anything but peaceful protests and morphed into nothing more than angry mobs. Large groups of people proclaiming allegiance to BLM and Antifa infiltrated the peaceful protests, agitated the crowds into angry mobs and soon, looting, rioting, arson, and assault took place.

So who are these demonstrators and why are they so angry? In these groups we see everything from twenty somethings to geriatric activists. There are large numbers of young, white, female leftists interspersed throughout. At any given moment, the groups are whipped into an angry mob by activists whose job it is to do so. Of course, we can not forget the eager participation of the MSM who gleefully devote endless hours to the mobs depicting them as anything other than what they truly are. Instead, the spin transforms angry mobs into peaceful, grass roots movements and other such ludicrous descriptions. This is absolutely normal as the MSM is completely complicit and devoted to spinning everything to suit their leftist, agenda driven narratives. More about the danger of a biased, lopsided media in future posts.

Lately, these mobs have attacked and toppled numerous statues and defaced and damaged monuments across the US. In some cases, the statues which are assaulted have nothing to do with racism, slavery, or even America. That doesn’t really seem to matter as the mobs just want to vent their anger and outrage on anything that gets in their way. So, even monuments that were paid for by former slaves are targeted as the mobs decry their anger at the way the monuments present unfavorable representations or any and all such dribble that they can come up with in order to excuse the destruction of timeless works of art that can never be replaced.

And, this means that all of us will be denied the ability to gaze upon them, as we have been accustomed to doing, in some cases for hundreds of years because some malcontents who don’t even understand who, what, when, why, or how they exist don’t like them. This is all part of what is being described as the “Cancel Culture” which is a very dangerous precedent. This premise presents a very slippery slope with no clearly defined end or goal even in sight. With that being said, where then will it end?

These riots and demonstrations have largely been met with deafening silence, especially in states and cities which are and have been controlled by leftist, democrat politicians in some cases for numerous decades. Such is the case in Seattle, Washington where a six block area was literally taken over and occupied by anarchists after their leaders ordered the stand down of law enforcement leading to the complete abandonment of a Police Precinct. Of course the result of the “CHAZ or CHOP” or whatever they are calling it today has been disastrous with violence, crime, and all manner of typical anarchist behavior and actions.

No regard was given to the businesses or residents and their well being whatsoever but rather naive and clueless supporters in leadership fawned over the occupiers declaring that it would likely lead to a “Summer Of Love”. Anything other than that is the reality as some business owners are packing up and moving altogether while others begin to file lawsuits against the democrat leaders who quite literally abandoned them to the angry mobs. Attempts by other leftist BLM, Antifa type groups to establish similar “Autonomous Zones” elsewhere have been met immediately with law enforcement resistance and failed to establish new zones. Such was the case in Washington, D.C. and other areas where this was attempted.

As we look at the faces, largely covered in masks, we wonder who these people are and how did they get so angry. The Education institution has been busily churning out little mind numbed, indoctrinated, obedient lemmings for many decades as the overwhelming majority of teachers and educators have far left leanings which carry over into the curriculum taught to our young. These curriculum have been crafted by leftists who have diligently revised history, transformed Mathematics, done away with unwanted subjects such as Civics, and replacement outdated philosophies and doctrines with more enlightened subject matter such as “Social Justice” agendas and all things progressive in nature. Students are even able to get abortions on demand as parents no longer even possess the right of notification from these institutions of indoctrination. Kindergarten children are taught such useful skills as putting condoms on Cucumbers or have Transvestite reading hours. Upon graduating to college or University, the Marxist indoctrination is ratcheted up many degrees. Students begin to learn how to shout down any and all opposition to their beliefs and riot whenever an attempt is made to present dissent or an opposing view point. In some cases, these tolerant, free speech warriors have even resorted to rioting and arson to drive home their point that free speech, free thought for that matter, will simply not be tolerated.

We see this one size fits all mentality demonstrated in far too many areas of society today with fear being the dominant and driving factor. Republican or conservative politicians are absolutely paralyzed with fear of speaking up or resisting their opponents who are leftist or progressive, or even democrat for that matter out of fear of committing some offense. And, if this were to be the case, the attack dogs in the MSM would immediately begin a campaign of shock and awe to completely destroy them. For nearly four years, President Trump has seen nothing but withering, outrageous, and completely unjust assault from democrats, media, and any leftist or progressive organization imaginable. Entrenched leftist, democrat activists, and their ilk in what can be considered the “Deep State” have literally been waging war and began with an attempted silent Coup.

Sadly, we see the iron fisted grip of leftist who apparently not only control the Education institution but also the Entertainment and certainly the MSM too. Because of the progressive, left’s control of these and other institutions, rampant bias, with little to no resistance has been the norm. For many reasons, conservatives and those who disagree with progressivism in all of its forms have remained silent for the large part. Primarily fear of retribution from these progressive malcontents has kept opposition to a minimum, if at all. The result is an atmosphere of fear. The silent, conservative leaning, majority has remained inactive and apathetic for the most part. This must change and do so quickly if we are to see this country survive. Leftists progressives, emboldened by the complete lack of resistance to anything that they do have no intention of stopping but are rather encouraged to act up more. The very survival of America hangs in the balance.