News of the Week (February 28th, 2021)

Posted on February 28, 2021 by The Political Hat

 

News of the Week for Feb. 28th, 2021


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Cyberpunk Catgirls in Nevada?

Posted on February 26, 2021 by The Political Hat

     One of the common tropes of the “cyberpunk” genre is megacorps that have basically replaced the government and do whatever they want. Now there are plans to make this real in Nevada.One of the common tropes of the “cyberpunk” genre is megacorps that have basically replaced the government and do whatever they want. Now there are plans to make this real in Nevada.

“According to a draft of the proposed legislation, obtained by the Review-Journal but not yet introduced in the Legislature, Innovation Zones would allow tech companies like Blockchains, LLC to effectively form separate local governments in Nevada, governments that would carry the same authority as a county, including the ability to impose taxes, form school districts and justice courts and provide government services, to name a few duties.”

Pictured: Nevada in the not-too-distant future.

     Further:

“Zone requirements would include applicants owning at least 78 square miles (202 square kilometers) of undeveloped, uninhabited land within a single county but separate from any city, town or tax increment area. Companies would have at least $250 million and plans to invest an additional $1 billion in their zones over 10 years.

“The zones would initially operate with the oversight of their location counties, but would eventually take over county duties and become independent governmental bodies.

“The zones would have three-member supervisor boards with the same powers as county commissioners. The businesses would maintain significant control over board membership.”

Pictured: Nevada in the not-too-distant future.

     With tech giants like Elon Musk investing in Nevada, this can mean only one thing: The era of cyberpunk catgirls is nigh.

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Quick Takes – Anti-Racist Education: Woke Demands; White Accountability Groups; Unlearning Whiteness

Posted on February 25, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.

     The focus this time: The Anti-White Elites Demand

     First, a little mood music:

     Carrying on…

     One of the most privileged and elite private schools in New York, the Dalton School, now has its woke faculty making woke demands for wokeness.

“Here is just a sample of the demands:

  •    The hiring of twelve (!) full time diversity officers
  •    An additional full time employee whose “entire role is to support Black students who come forward with complaints.”
  •    Hiring of multiple psychologists with “specialization on the psychological issues affecting ethnic minority populations.”
  •    Pay off student debt of incoming black faculty
  •    Re-route 50% of all donations to NYC public schools
  •    Elimination of AP courses if black students don’t score as high as white
  •    Required courses on “Black liberation”
  •    Reduced tuition for black students whose photographs appear in school promotional materials
  •    Public “anti-racism” statements required from all employees
  •    Mandatory “Community and Diversity Days” to be held “throughout the year”
  •    Required anti-bias training to be conducted every year for all staff and parent volunteers
  •    Mandatory minority representation in (otherwise elected) student leadership roles
  •    Mandatory diversity plot lines in school plays
  •    Overhaul of entire curriculum to reflect diversity narratives

“The demands for additional staffers alone would add millions of dollars to Dalton’s annual budget. Siphoning off 50% of donations would dry up funding. Eliminating AP classes (referred to as “leveled courses”) would destroy college admissions. It’s not an exaggeration to say these demands, if implemented, would destroy Dalton altogether. According to insiders, much damage has already been done.”

     The full demands can be read here.

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Critical Race Theory: An Introduction

Posted on February 24, 2021 by The Political Hat

     With “equity” and “social justice” being some of the major thrusts of the Biden Administration, it behooves us to examine the tool of their destrcution: Critical Theory in general, and Critical Race Theory more specifically. Philosopher and educator “Eve Keneinan” give an introductory primer on it.

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Killing The Handicapped

Posted on February 23, 2021 by The Political Hat

Death, Rx

     When someone other’s quality of life is too much for you to bear, you might not be a good person, especially when you declare that someone being handicapped is a legitimate medical reason to have said handicapped die.

     Case in point in, of all places, Texas:

“Michael Hickson became quadriplegic due to receiving CPR after he went into sudden cardiac arrest while driving Melissa to work in May 2017. Melissa and their five children stayed by Michael’s side throughout his recovery. He landed back in the hospital in 2020 after contracting COVID-19 and pneumonia from a staff member at his nursing home.

“Michael was conscious and alert but could not communicate verbally. He responded to jokes, shook his head, and puckered his lips on a FaceTime call when Melissa requested a kiss. Melissa asked if she could pray with her husband and their children, to which he nodded “yes.” But the doctor soon told Melissa her husband would be placed in hospice against her will. In a recorded conversation, the St. David’s doctor told Melissa her husband would not receive treatment because of his disability, despite her wishes.”

     The National Council on Disability’s condemnation will likely fall on deaf ears, so as to speak.

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New Hampshire vs. Critical Race Theory

Posted on February 22, 2021 by The Political Hat

     The teaching of Critical Race Theory and the Struggle Sessions of “diversity training” have been pushed by both the Federal government and state governments. Now, however, the state of New Hampshire is poised to ban this discriminatory and wicked ideology from within its government.

     Specifically, is bans “divisive concepts” such as:

(a) One race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex;

(b) The state of New Hampshire or the United States is fundamentally racist or sexist;

(c) An individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously;

(d) An individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or her race or sex;

(e) Members of one race or sex cannot and should not attempt to treat others without respect to race or sex;

(f) An individual’s moral character is necessarily determined by his or her race or sex;

(g) An individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex;

(h) Any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex; or

(i) Meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are racist or sexist, or were created by a particular race to oppress another race.

(j) The term “divisive concepts” includes any other form of race or sex stereotyping or any other form of race or sex scapegoating.

     Being against all this used to be part and parcel of the Civil Rights movement before it abandoned racial equality in favor of the systemically discriminatory concept of “equity”.

     Perhaps, one day, it will again.

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News of the Week (February 21st, 2021)

Posted on February 21, 2021 by The Political Hat

 

News of the Week for Feb. 21st, 2021


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Three Men And A Baby Are Smashing The Duo-Normative Diarchy

Posted on February 19, 2021 by The Political Hat

     The fight to dispense with that “irrational animus” off limiting the institution of marriage to two and only two people continues to advance against the duo-normative oppression of the “diarchy”: A “thruple” of three men are not only raising a baby together, they have all been recognized as the baby’s father.

“A throuple have made legal history after a court allowed three dads to be named on their children’s birth certificates.

“Ian Jenkins, Alan Mayfield and Jeremy Allen Hodges used donated embryos and surrogates to welcome their two children, daughter Piper and son Parker, into the world.

“The trio made legal history in 2017 when a judge allowed them all to be on the birth certificate of Piper – which was a huge milestone for polyamorous families to gain recognition in the US.

“Ian, a doctor, told Huff Post: ‘One of [Jeremy’s] friends offered us the embryos they had left from making their family through IVF but couldn’t use.

“…

“Despite many people accepting their domestic set-up, the biggest challenge came before Piper was born because restrictive laws were preventing them from building a family through surrogacy.”

     The judge progressively decided that parentage has nothing to do with biology, and granted the request to have the baby listed as having three daddies.

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Quick Takes – Euthanasia in Canada: Killing the Lonely; Social Services so Bad People Would Rather Die; Homicidal Hospices

Posted on February 18, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.

     The focus this time: O, Canada…

     First, a little mood music:

     Carrying on…

     Isolation and loneliness, especially in the age of Corona-chan, is a growing mental health issue.   In Canada, it is an excuse to kill.

“Good grief. We are told that euthanasia is ‘compassion.’ But how compassionate is it when last year in Canada, hundreds of sick people were euthanized because of loneliness?

“The country’s 2019 MAID [medical assistance in dying] Annual Report found that 13.7 percent of the 5,631 Canadians killed by doctors asked to be lethally injected because of ‘isolation or loneliness.’ If my math is right, that’s about 771 people, or 64 a month, or two per day. Good grief!

“Some of the other reasons people gave for asking to be killed:

  • Loss of ability to engage in enjoyable activities, 82.1 percent. That’s a serious concern, but with proper interventions, it can be overcome.
  • Loss of ability to perform activities of daily living, 78.1 percent. Ditto.
  • “Inadequate control of pain (or concern about it),” 53.9 percent. That’s a scandalously high percentage. Palliative and hospice pain-control experts will tell you that most serious pain in terminal illnesses can be successfully alleviated.
  • Loss of dignity, 53.3 percent. Again, this is a serious concern but can be overcome with appropriate care.
  • Perceived burden on family, friends, and caregivers, 34 percent. In other words, people put themselves out of their loved one’s misery.
  • Emotional distress/anxiety/fear/existential suffering, 4.7 percent.

These statistics are scandalous and should make Canada deeply ashamed.

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“Diversity” Is Inherently Discriminatory And Exclusionary

Posted on February 16, 2021 by The Political Hat

     “Intersectionality” makes it easy to unite people against a smaller and smaller groups of purported villains (AKA the “Kyriarchs”), by adding new “systems of oppression” and thus ways a person can be oppressed. The flip side of this is that practically anyone can be an “oppressor” despite also being “the oppressed”, depending on how one is placed on the hierarchy of oppression, relative to others.

     Case in point, a Gay man who is raising mixed-race kids was prevented from joining a parent advisory group because… is is White and that wouldn’t “bring diversity” to the group.

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