The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by vnatale » Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:10 pm

dualstow wrote:
Fri Feb 26, 2021 5:02 pm

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I must have first encountered John McWhorter on C-Span's Book TV...would have been him being interviewed regarding one of his books. I was sufficiently impressed by it to buy several of his books.

I read through the above once. Quite long. Hope to be able to motivate myself to read is again.

Sent it on to several others.


You're a fan, too? Excellent. I posted some of his videos on this forum in the past, including Bloggingheads, but I don't remember it getting much traction. Maybe Xan or Tortoise.


I am far more of a reader than a video watcher. Demands too much attention. Unless it's something that I can just listen to while I'm doing something else that is not fully demanding of my mind so that I can actually hear most of what I am listening to.
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by dualstow » Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:42 pm

vnatale wrote:
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I am far more of a reader than a video watcher. Demands too much attention. Unless it's something that I can just listen to while I'm doing something else that is not fully demanding of my mind so that I can actually hear most of what I am listening to.
Just pretend it’s C-Span.
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by vnatale » Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:45 pm

dualstow wrote:
Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:42 pm

vnatale wrote:
Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:10 pm


I am far more of a reader than a video watcher. Demands too much attention. Unless it's something that I can just listen to while I'm doing something else that is not fully demanding of my mind so that I can actually hear most of what I am listening to.


Just pretend it’s C-Span.


When I have C-Span on it does not get my 100% attention. I'm always doing something else while it is on.
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by dualstow » Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:15 pm

“Is the Cat in the Hat Racist?”
#notTheOnion

The Next Cancellation Target: Dr. Seuss
Former First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed the Cat in the Hat to the White House in 2015. Six years later, Dr. Seuss is increasingly unwelcome at public schools in the nation’s capital.
— WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-next-c ... 1614623372
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by Tortoise » Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:29 pm

dualstow wrote:
Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:15 pm
The Next Cancellation Target: Dr. Seuss
Maybe this means UC San Diego will be pressured to rename its iconic Geisel Library?
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by dualstow » Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:48 pm

Tortoise wrote:
Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:29 pm
dualstow wrote:
Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:15 pm
The Next Cancellation Target: Dr. Seuss
Maybe this means UC San Diego will be pressured to rename its iconic Geisel Library?
Oh it’s gonna happen, Tortoise.

Btw, in the comments of that wsj article, someone mentioned the targeting of Bon Appetit magazine because a non-Jewish woman wrote a recipe for Jewish pastries (Purim hamantashen). That was in pre-woke 2015, but Bon Appetit is fixing it as part of their Archive Repair Project. yikes.
I guess this falls under the wokist charge of cultural appropriation.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/opin ... lture.html (Bret Stephens defends against the left)
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by Xan » Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:54 pm

dualstow wrote:
Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:48 pm
Tortoise wrote:
Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:29 pm
dualstow wrote:
Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:15 pm
The Next Cancellation Target: Dr. Seuss
Maybe this means UC San Diego will be pressured to rename its iconic Geisel Library?
Oh it’s gonna happen, Tortoise.

Btw, in the comments of that wsj article, someone mentioned the targeting of Bon Appetit magazine because a non-Jewish woman wrote a recipe for Jewish pastries (Purim hamantashen). That was in pre-woke 2015, but Bon Appetit is fixing it as part of their Archive Repair Project. yikes.
I guess this falls under the wokist charge of cultural appropriation.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/opin ... lture.html (Bret Stephens defends against the left)
Archive Repair Project?? Holy 1984, Batman!
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by dualstow » Mon Mar 01, 2021 5:14 pm

Oh my gosh, forget the two above; they’re nothing! They led to this one, and it’ll make your blood boil.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/is-th ... dal-threat
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by Tortoise » Mon Mar 01, 2021 5:23 pm

dualstow wrote:
Mon Mar 01, 2021 5:14 pm
Oh my gosh, forget the two above; they’re nothing! They led to this one, and it’ll make your blood boil.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/is-th ... dal-threat
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by dualstow » Mon Mar 01, 2021 5:31 pm

Tortoise wrote:
Mon Mar 01, 2021 5:23 pm
dualstow wrote:
Mon Mar 01, 2021 5:14 pm
Oh my gosh, forget the two above; they’re nothing! They led to this one, and it’ll make your blood boil.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/is-th ... dal-threat
Requires a free account. What's the gist?
Just use Reader View on a tablet or phone. They haven’t learned to block that.
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by dualstow » Thu Mar 11, 2021 1:24 pm

MangoMan wrote:
Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:42 am
Grocery Stores In Los Angeles Closing Over “Hero Pay”

The county mandated an extra $5/hour which will cost Kroger $20M, so they just decided to close a bunch of stores.

When will the pols realize they can't force rules without consequences?
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Answer: never :-(
Despite what appears to be a huge increase in gross earnings by grocery stores, the actual net earnings were way down, as operating costs were way up. Earnings for grocery stores have always been tight. COVID didn’t erase that, even with the binge purchasing. Mandating an extra $5 an hour for all employees is a massive increase in operating costs. And some stores have a smaller margin than others, especially in areas where theft is high
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by Mark Leavy » Fri Mar 12, 2021 1:36 pm

It looks like Cuomo is being thrown under the bus.
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Nadler reads like a veritable Cato in this pronouncement.

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Post by flyingpylon » Fri Mar 12, 2021 2:37 pm

Cuomo's popularity was likely a threat to Kamala Harris, so he's gotta go.
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by sophie » Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:47 am

MangoMan wrote:
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This is another thing I don't get. Why would stores open in high crime areas, particularly when they get no help from the city because of idiotic things like bail reform and defunding of police?
Mostly they don't. This is why there's so much squawking about "food deserts" in slums where there are no grocery stores, only bodegas selling potato chips and malt liquor. So some blue districts/states passed enterprise zone legislation, where they offer effectively tax subsidies to stores willing to open in those areas. It all depends on whether the costs of the crime outweigh the subsidies. Either that, or on whether the franchisee is an idiot, which they probably are for taking that bait.
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by dualstow » Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:05 pm

sophie wrote:
Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:47 am
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Thu Mar 11, 2021 7:43 pm
This is another thing I don't get. Why would stores open in high crime areas, particularly when they get no help from the city because of idiotic things like bail reform and defunding of police?
Mostly they don't. This is why there's so much squawking about "food deserts" in slums where there are no grocery stores, only bodegas selling potato chips and malt liquor. So some blue districts/states passed enterprise zone legislation, where they offer effectively tax subsidies to stores willing to open in those areas. It all depends on whether the costs of the crime outweigh the subsidies. Either that, or on whether the franchisee is an idiot, which they probably are for taking that bait.
Very interesting. Sophie, you are very well rounded. How do you pick all this up when you’re working all day!
Going to read more about food deserts at strongtowns...
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by Kriegsspiel » Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:02 pm

IMO, Cuomo's #metoo troubles are a complete red herring. "They" don't want a lot of questions being asked about how Democrat governors handled the Holocoughs, especially WRT nursing homes. If Cuomo is pinned on his fuck ups, then several more governors might get put under the microscope too.
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by Don » Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:00 am

Cuomo is being driven out by progressives because they want to have control of the tens of billions of dollars that will be incoming from Washington. It's a bonanza for them and they want to use it for their social experiments.
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Post by sophie » Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:39 am

Bring on the $15 minimum wage! If it passes, buy stock in this company immediately.

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Post by dualstow » Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:13 am

^ Ha! I remember Flippy. Awesome ^
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by Kriegsspiel » Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:35 pm

New Project Veritas video shows a producer self pwning the shit out of himself and CNN while on fake Tinderdates. It's obviously not surprising, but it's funny.

He also lets slip that they're going to be fearmongering climate, so that's good to know AND KNOWLEDGE IS POWER GI JOOOOOEEEE
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by whatchamacallit » Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:58 am

Kriegsspiel wrote:
Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:35 pm
New Project Veritas video shows a producer self pwning the shit out of himself and CNN while on fake Tinderdates. It's obviously not surprising, but it's funny.

He also lets slip that they're going to be fearmongering climate, so that's good to know AND KNOWLEDGE IS POWER GI JOOOOOEEEE
I assumed everyone knew CNN was propaganda so the scariest part is if most of the public didn't.

Concerning how Twitter banned o'keefe for posting the story.

Not sure how long youtube will allow sky news australia story about it.

https://youtu.be/2l18VstAylU
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by sophie » Fri Jul 02, 2021 12:40 pm

Hilarious series of videos from Reason TV: Great Moments in Unintended Consequences. Enjoy!! And I can't wait to see what will happen with Biden's new multi-trillion spending plan, with the best of intentions....what could possibly go wrong??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSwMEtu ... CK&index=4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WRDwCep25k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LivNv0AX1U4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1u_S1ANsrA
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Post by SomeDude » Sun Jul 04, 2021 8:29 am

whatchamacallit wrote:
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I assumed everyone knew CNN was propaganda so the scariest part is if most of the public didn't.
I could be wrong but doesn't CNN only have about 800k viewers on their primetime line up? That would 1/400 people.

As far as i can tell, CNN only reaches people who want to comment on what a joke they are on Youtube clips.
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by dualstow » Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:26 am

Yesterday I Was Levi’s Brand President. I Quit So I Could Be Free.
I turned down $1 million severance in exchange for my voice.
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by I Shrugged » Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:31 am

dualstow wrote:
Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:26 am
Yesterday I Was Levi’s Brand President. I Quit So I Could Be Free.
I turned down $1 million severance in exchange for my voice.
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And that's why I switched from Levis to Wranglers a long time ago.
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