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A Treatise on Oreos and N-words (opens the original)
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The last time a racial insult genuinely hurt my feelings, I was in middle school. Before you ask? No, it wasn’t “nigger”.No. That would have been too simple. Too obvious. Some idiot yelling “Nigger” to insult you is at least honest about the transaction. He hates you, he has the vocabulary of a malfunctioning lawn mower, and he has selected the most ancient piece of racial profanity available to him. Fine. We understand each other.This was different. This was a teacher, A Black woman. She called
Speak Softly, and Point Out the B-2 (opens the original)
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There is an ancient and seemingly forgotten principle of diplomacy that says you do not greet the leader of a hostile nuclear power by running down the driveway screaming obscenities and throwing patio furniture at his limousine.“Speak softly and carry a big stick.” — Theodore RooseveltThis concept has become controversial, especially if you listen to the legacy media talking heads.Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping to the White House this week, shook his hand, smiled at him, treated him like an h
And Then What? (opens the original)
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There are certain sentences that tell you more about a civilization than a thousand-page report commissioned by the Department of Education and printed at taxpayer expense on paper made from endangered owls.“And then what?” is one of those sentences.The exchange was wonderfully simple: “All you have to do is expel the really bad kids.”“And then what?”<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qI50!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2
THE GREAT RACIST SHOE PANIC (opens the original)
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There is a point at which a civilization becomes so desperate to discover evil that it begins manufacturing the stuff in its own basement. We have apparently reached that point. The demand for racism has outstripped the supply, so we’re manufacturing racism now.Consider this Converse advertisement everyone is talking about.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LWVR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.a
America Needs Better Xenophobia (opens the original)
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We as Americans need to become more xenophobic. More importantly, we need to become better and smarter at it. I realize that sentence may have caused several people to spill their coffee.Half of you are thinking: “YES! FINALLY! KEEP OUT THE FOREIGNERS!“The other half are already typing: “THIS IS LITERALLY FASCISM.“Please stop. Both of you are why we can’t have a sensible immigration policy.What I mean is tha
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