Philip Giraldi - Unz Review: How the World Ends Baiting Russia is not good policy

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As for the leading foreign policy failure there was an easy answer, “Iraq” which was on everyone in the room’s lips, but Mearsheimer urged one not to be so hasty. In reality the Iraq disaster has killed hundreds of thousands, has cost trillions of dollars and has unleashed serious problems for the Mideast region in general while allowing the rise of ISIS, but in “realistic foreign policy terms” it has not been a catastrophic event for the United States, which had hardly been seriously injured by it apart from financially and in terms of reputation.

Mearsheimer went on to say that, in his opinion, there is a far greater disaster lurking and that is the total mismanagement of the relationship with Russia ever since the downfall of communism. He cited the drive by Washington democracy promoters to push Ukraine into the western economic and political sphere as a major miscalculation as they failed to realize or did not care that what takes place in Kiev was to Moscow a vital interest. To that observation I would add the legacy of the spoliation of Russia’s natural resources carried out by Western carpetbaggers working with local grifters turned oligarchs under Boris Yeltsin, the expansion of NATO to Russia’s doorstep initiated by Bill Clinton, and the interference in Russia’s internal affairs by the U.S. government, to include the Magnitsky Act. There have also been unnecessary slights and insults delivered along the way, to include sanctions on Russian officials and refusal to attend the Sochi Olympics, to cite only two examples. ...

http://www.unz.com/article/how-the-world-ends/

CEC: Elections in Austria: Lessons Learned - Many anti-invasion voters vote against anti-invasion candidates on some other issue - As trump might say, Not good. --tma

The recent elections in Austria are rich in lessons. Of course, we could analyze the results by categories of voters and notice that the workers overwhelmingly supported the FPÖ (Freedom Party of Austria), or we could discuss endlessly why the results suddenly changed when the postal ballots were counted, making Hofer lose the lead. However, from a Canadian perspective, it would be pointless. We have no party similar to or vaguely resembling the FPÖ: all of the major Canadian parties, and I mean all of them, support mass immigration and are actually in a ridiculous race to know which party will increase it the most and appeal to ethnic votes. 

So what lesson is there for us Canadians? Well, it might be a surprise for many here, but where there are nationalist or populist parties there is always a significant segment of the nationalist movement that will not vote for them because of some elements of the programs or because of a personality clash. In France, it is surprising to see large numbers of nationalists who will not vote for Marine Le Pen because she is a "liberal" opposed to immigration and not a real nationalist. The same is true in Austria with the FPÖ, in Sweden with the Swedish Democrats, and even in the case of Trump notwithstanding the enthusiasm he has generated among alt righters.  ...

http://www.eurocanadian.ca/2016/05/elections-in-austria-lesson-for-european-nationalists.html

EU Times: Islam should be taught in all German schools Says Lutheran Bavarian Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm - Huge Islam education bureaucracy--what could go wrong? [sarc] --tma

Islam must be taught in all German schools to help “immunize” pupils from radical leanings, Bavarian bishop of the Lutheran Church argues, calling on Muslim organizations to take responsibility for religious education.

Introduction of “extensive Islam classes” in all German schools would best safeguard young Muslims from “fundamentalists’ temptation” towards them, Head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany (EFD), Bavarian Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm said, Heilbronne Stimme newspaper reported on Friday.

Muslim schoolchildren must also have an opportunity to critically familiarize themselves with their religious traditions, the bishop believes.

“In the meantime, they can learn something new about Islam – and this is to be based on the Basic Law [the German Constitution],” he added.

Either the government or the religious communities should have a lead role in introducing Islam as a school subject, Bedford-Strohm said. “I wish that Muslims in Germany could have clear communication with the state. 

Then Islamic organizations may also take responsibility for the religious education in schools, like the Christian churches do.”

Public universities should establish Islamic theology faculties as well, the Bavarian bishop went on: “The Islamic tradition would therefore be approached critically based on scientific criteria.

“Tolerance, religious freedoms and freedom of consciousness must apply to all confessions. These rules could best be implemented when you have religion as part of public education.”

The bishop’s proposal adds to a heated debate on the role of Islam in German society, as the country struggles to find the right balance between multiculturalism and national identity. According to the latest statistical estimates, the number of Muslims is growing rapidly in Germany and beyond, with this process being fuelled by the ongoing refugee influx.

According to 2015 figures by Pew Research Center, the Muslim population has been growing throughout Europe, from four percent in 1990 to six percent in 2010. This trend is expected to continue through 2030, when Muslims are projected to make up eight percent of Europe’s population. ...

http://www.eutimes.net/2016/05/islam-should-be-taught-in-all-german-schools-bavarian-bishop/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheEuropeanUnionTimes+%28The+European+Union+Times%29

Kevin MacDonald - TOO: An Anti-Neocon Revolution in GOP Foreign Policy?

converge.org

One of the big stories coming out of the Trump campaign is the intense hostility he is getting from the neocons, a major part of which is that they would be out of luck when it comes to positions in a Trump administration.

But that implies a huge vacuum in the area of foreign policy for Republicans. After all, neocons have dominated the GOP foreign policy establishment since the Reagan Administration and achieved unrivaled power in the George W. Bush administration.

But with the Trump campaign, the neocons are on the outside looking in, which is a major part of why they are defecting to Hillary or plotting a third party candidacy — anything to derail Trump. (Bill Kristol keeps plugging away. In his latest, he claims that even obscure Congressmen would be good candidates to run against Trump, although of course he would love it if Mitt Romney took up the cause. So would Jennifer Rubin. Their desperation is showing.)

Given that there is a real possibility that Trump could win, it must have occurred to the people surrounding the Koch brothers that, even though they would much prefer a free market libertarian-type conservative, there is now an opening for some fresh ideas for Republican foreign policy. In any case, the Charles Koch Institute sponsored a conference of foreign policy experts which, given that the Koch brothers are well-known to be Republicans, could only be interpreted as a repudiation of the neocons, likely with the aim of providing the basis for a refurbished GOP foreign policy establishment. No neocons were invited. And just as significant are some of those who were invited, including some very well-known names high on the neocon hate list.  ...

http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2016/05/a-revolution-in-gop-foreign-policy/#more-36520

Breitbart: Must See Video: Trump’s Touching Gesture After Rally Brings Grieving Mother to Tears - Ironically Trump comforting parents who lost kids to illegals as illegals rioted outside. --tma

Cell phone footage captured at Wednesday’s campaign rally shows Donald Trump’s touching and spontaneous interaction with a group of mothers who attended the rally and who lost their children to illegal alien violence.

The footage shows Trump kissing and signing posters of the mothers’ deceased children after his rally in Anaheim, California. ...

http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/05/28/must-see-video-trumps-touching-gesture-rally-brings-grieving-mother-tears/

Allan Wall - VDare - bottom line: Trump's key to winning is White working class--not Hispandering - "Unlike a typical Republican, Trump is appealing to Latinos as fellow Americans, with the same interests as other citizens and workers"

hillarydaily.com

Well, here we go again. Univision’s English language outlet Fusion says Donald Trump will be crushed by the Latino vote. But a close examination shows the same old mistaken premises and faulty assumptions about immigration and politics that the MSM and Hispanic campaign consultants (where distinguishable) have been making for years.

Enrique Acevedo argues the Republican Party has suffered because of how it handled the immigration issue. He credits Democratic triumphs in 1996 and 2012 as well as Democratic control of California to Latino voters reacting against Republican support for restrictions on immigration . [Trump can’t get to the White House without the Latino vote, by April 26, 2016] Once again, we hear about the supposedly dire effects of Proposition 187 in California and how it doomed Republicans forever.

But this ignores history. Proposition 187 passed overwhelmingly and led to the victory of Governor Pete Wilson. It’s the California GOP’sinability to win enough of the white vote in the state that’s killing it. Acevedo blames Mitt Romney’s line about “self-deportation” for his defeat, but Romney’s lack of fighting spirit had more to do with his defeat than his (rather wobbly) immigration position.

Indeed, much of Acevedo’s article is just an attempt to scare Republicans into surrender by calling the GOP names. Senator Jeff Sessions and  Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach are cited as allegedly scary figures. “Loud voices from the radical fringe” have “hijack[ed]’” the party. And there is much gloating about increased Latino voter registration:

More than 13 million Latino voters are expected to cast their ballots in November. Latinos could decide key races in states like Florida, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio and Virginia….Make no mistake, Latinos will come out to vote in record numbers in November. And their vote will prove, once again, that in this new American reality no one can get the White House without a broad and diverse coalition that includes Latino voters.

What this really implies is that white votes are somehow automatically illegitimate. ...

http://www.vdare.com/articles/memo-from-middle-america-hispanic-campaign-consultants-says-trump-needs-hispanics-and-them-wrong?content=(rather%20wobbly)%20immigration

Race & Gender PC - All-encompassing in today's novels & films - Examples: 'Final Victim, 1996, Stephen J. Cannell; 'The Martian,' 2015

     Like clockwork, it starts on page 37, "How about Malavida Chacone?" Chacone is one of the top two or so computer hacker geniuses in the nation who might help them crack their case. 

He is Hispanic. [check] 

He is so "handsome," he is "beautiful." [check] 

     I have no desire to see minorities and women written about in a bad light, but these things are so predictable, you can almost guess the first page they will appear. 

     In the crime 'thriller' I read before this one, the detective's best friend in college had been a handsome brilliant star athlete and college quarterback, who was all around simply spectacular, and--can you guess?--gay! [check]

     Our Open-Borders Overlords keep trying to teach us not to hate, when that is really not our problem. Our problem is being discriminated against by being falsely portrayed as haters. In novels and in films of course they usually make an exception by not including this fatal flaw in the the usually White [Who else buys this stuff?] protagonist and his or her love interest--but not for us, we hateful knuckle-headed readers and viewers they are so nobly trying to uplift.

Update pp. 164-165:

More on Chacone:

"He looked almost god-like, his square jaw jutting, his glossy black hair and penetrating eyes flashing in the sunlight. ... He smiled at her ... the smile was dazzling and lit his handsome features."

     Of course nothing wrong with this in itself. It is the suffocating, if comical, predictability. The Racial-Gender PC Gods and the ever present Tolerance Police absolutely demand this, especially if a novel has any hopes of making it in Hollywood. 

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The Martian




     What to say? Except see the movie. 

     But can't resist a few words. With all these Hollywood brilliant Blacks along with the taboo on the drastic average IQ differences of different populations, no wonder so many minorities think their limited group accomplishments in the real world are the result of a giant conspiracy of 'White Privilege.' 

     Female commander. [check] Although if they could have brought in a female Muslim refugee commander wearing a burqa, they would have. 

     Most notable crew astronaut after Damon, Hispanic. [check]

      Favorite touch: The Black genius kid who saves the day, towards the end of his presentation to NASA-JPL, using the White junior JPL administrator's forehead to click off his ballpoint pen. Although the administrator was a woman, must have gotten clicked for her 'White Privilege.' 

     Could go on forever, but how about the last scene, showing the astronaut training class, with one astronaut cadet sitting in the audience, very dark and seemingly brooding under his dark baseball cap, as if he had just been recruited for another Mars mission, merrily plucked straight out of the latest Black Lives Matter riot. 

     As a final aside, is it my imagination, or are the younger Hollywood leading men becoming rather colorless compared to earlier ones? Matt Damon did a fine job, but if you imagine Willis or Ford in that role, instead of being pleasantly interesting, the character would have been riveting. The same wisecracks, instead of being amusing, would have had a delightful winning sparkle. Maybe Damon is supposed to be the 'strong silent type,' but so was Eastwood, whose performances were always riveting.