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@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
Is it just me, or does it feel like the identity of the Brown U. shooter is purposely being suppressed in hopes that eventually we’ll all just forget about it? Something is off. I can’t say for sure what that thing is, but my spidey sense is tingling.
@DataRepublican - DataRepublican (small r)
I would have chalked it up to incompetence, except that just days ago we arrested the actual shooter from the SLC No Kings protest, who turned out to be a member of the SLC Armed Queers. The case was strange from the start: the victim was arrested, and the charging documents appeared to contradict what was visible in the videos. We learned witnesses had actively coordinated to prevent one of their own from being charged. This is the same group that deleted its social media posts on the day of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and is alleged to have had advance knowledge along with multiple trans groups. Then the police officer yesterday refused to comment on what the shooter shouted although multiple media reports had already said it wash "Allah Akbar." Between that plus the mainstream celebrations of Kirk's death and Jay Jones's election, we cannot just yet write off the possibility that this country has fallen so far off the end that students and professors automatically are covering for the shooter even though they saw someone get shot point blank in the face.
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
A little known fact is that In America, some of the very worst anti-black racists are black people who have climbed to the top of America's ladder of success. KBJ's sickeningly racist comments here are so exceptionally reprehensible that George Wallace would have been embarrassed to repeat them at a Klan meeting. And she said this in oral argument at SCOTUS!!!! Unbelievable.
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
Maybe Hunter Biden should run for President of France.
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
There is quite a bit of controversy tonight on Elon’s latest pronouncements regarding the algorithm and unverified accounts. I have a charitable view on what he is up to, which is likely to get me a lot of hate mail, but here it is: 1. Elon is fully committed to making X a massive free speech platform and the global town square. 2. To achieve this, he needs revenue sharing to be a tangible reward so as to attract the best influencers and content creators (thereby attracting more users in a virtuous loop), while at the same time operating the business profitably. 3. To achieve #2, he needs to maximize the number of paid accounts and create the most revenue possible. 4. To achieve #3, he needs to make the user experience of paid accounts significantly superior to that of non-paying accounts. IMO, most of what Elon has done over the past 6 months—including tonight—is wholly understandable in this context. Robust and far-reaching free speech in a commercial venture costs money to maintain—free speech isn’t free, and if you don’t pay a little bit for it, it goes away. That’s my guess at what is going on.
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
Well that went over about as well as I expected. I stand by my analysis. X is a for-profit business. It's not a public utility. To maintain a platform that allows for free speech takes money, like it or not. This is a business strategy to maximize free speech, plain and simple.
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
BTW, Democrats are the ones who want the world for free.
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I’ve seen some great articles about how Trump’s election is causing a “preference cascade,” i.e., people suddenly realize that they are not alone in their thinking, that so many others share that thinking, and that it’s OK to say those things out loud again. It’s a “the emperor has no clothes” kind of thing. Pete Hegseth’s nomination has opened up a preference cascade on the issue of women in combat. It’s OK again to speak truth on the subject and not pretend that men and women are somehow interchangeable. If you follow me, you know my story that I have served with many amazing female soldiers. At the same time, I recognize that there are some immutable truths about the issue that have gone stifled for too long. It’s not that I want to deny women opportunities, but readiness comes before feelings, and any analysis of women in combat MUST consider the following Ten Truths (all of which are now OK to speak thanks to the Hegseth Preference Cascade): 1. As a general rule, women possess less physical strength and endurance than men. 2. As a general rule, women tend to incur stress fractures and similar overuse injuries more easily than men. 3. As a general rule, women miss more duty time than men due to medical reasons, which impacts readiness. 4. As a general rule, men and women process information differently, with women tending to give more weight to emotional considerations than men. One can argue this point, but combat leaders need to not make decisions based on emotions. 5. When women in service get pregnant, they are non-deployable for an extended period and unit readiness suffers, particularly if a woman who is pregnant holds what is known as a “low-density MOS.” (i.e, She’s the only person in the unit with her MOS—I had this happen with my unit going into Afghanistan where the one-of-a-kind medical lab tech got pregnant just before we deployed; we went without and cross-trained a regular medic. People actually could have died due to this shortfall, thankfully they did not.) 6. Standards HAVE been lowered in so many corners of the military to accommodate physical differences between men and women, and readiness is lessened as a result. This has happened despite assurances it would not. 7. Mixing young men and young women in high-stress, isolated combat conditions (whether at war or in training) often results in intense romance that harms small unit cohesion and combat effectiveness. Hormones cannot be wished away. 8. Men tend to have a protective instinct regarding women, an instinct that can lead to poor decision-making in combat. 9. Women tend to have greater hygiene needs than men, and hygiene in combat or field conditions is difficult to maintain. (See #3.) 10. Women face risks as a prisoner of war that men do not face. _______________________________ Look, I support women in the military, quite strongly. I’m married to an Expert Field Medical Badge-wearing paratrooper medic who is as Hooah as they come. But the fact is, women in forward combat roles is something altogether different, and any discussion on that topic MUST address the Ten Truths above, or else it is no discussion at all, it’s just DEI claptrap. Reality wins over DEI, as it must.
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
Hi Everybody. I believe this Kamala Harris 25th Amendment quid pro quo story is one of the most important political stories of our generation, and it is being squashed by the regime media. I implore you to help raise awareness on it. I plan to call my Congresswoman’s office tomorrow and request the House begin an impeachment inquiry immediately. I beg you to do the same if you have a GOP Representative. I’ll even provide step by step instructions: 1. Find the phone number for your Representative. It’s on his or her .gov website. There will usually be numbers for both a DC office and one or more local offices in your district. I prefer to call the DC number, but you can call either. 2. Call the number. A staffer will answer. Here is a recommended script to tell the staffer: “Hi, my name is [NAME] and I am a Republican voter living in [NAME OF YOUR CITY OR TOWN THAT IS IN THE REPRESENTATIVE’S DISTRICT]. I would like to leave a message for the Congressman/woman. May I leave the message with you?” 3. They will always answer “yes.” Then say: “I’m not sure if you are aware, but over the weekend Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh released a bombshell, credible story alleging that Vice President Kamala Harris, using Barack Obama as an intermediary, threatened President Biden with a quid pro quo that she would invoke the 25th Amendment if the President did not hand over the Democrat Party’s Presidential candidacy to her. This is one of the most appalling and un-American things I have ever heard in my lifetime. This may or may not be criminal blackmail, but, if true, it is certainly an abuse of her Constitutional powers as Vice President, and clearly rises to the Constitutional impeachment standard of “high crimes and misdemeanors.” I would like to strongly encourage Congressman/woman [NAME] to push House leadership to initiate an impeachment inquiry immediately. This action is a grave threat to our national order and, if it is true, must be addressed. Please let Congressman/woman [NAME] know that this is extremely important to me and will influence my vote in future elections. Thank you." 3. The staffer will agree to pass on the information, and may ask you for your address so you can receive a formal written reply. —————————————————— Please remember that this is not actually about an impeachment. That will not happen. This is about RAISING AWARENESS on the issue so the media cannot ignore it, and Harris must waste time, resources and credibility to address it. We are in the Information War for our national survival and this is a valuable tactic.
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
The citizens of the United States of America are in deep trouble. Why? I’ll tell you why. The following are objectively true statements about the United States of America in 2024. These statements are not in any way hyperbolic, and they represent a stark reality that not even the most rabid Fascist Democrat can deny. Here they are: 1. The leader of the nation’s opposition party is currently defending himself in a series of contrived #lawfare criminal and civil suits reminiscent of fascist Hitlerian/Stalinesque show trials of the 20th Century, for the primary purpose of making it extremely difficult for him to be elected as President of the nation. 2. On campuses throughout the nation, Jewish students are being persecuted and attacked in a manner reminiscent of the German Nazi Party’s Kristallnacht of November 9 and 10, 1938. 3. In many states across the nation there are no voting laws enforced that effectively verify that ballots come from qualified citizen voters. 4. Individuals who peacefully protested the matter of #3 have been imprisoned by the federal government in inhumane conditions for literally years without trial. 5. The nation’s Southern Border is wide open to the point where any person who is capable of walking can cross into the nation AND receive free money and support necessary to survive. There is no mechanism to ensure that criminals and terrorists are not taking advantage of such situation. 6. The current President constantly displays symptoms of advanced elder dementia. 7. The current President has repeatedly labeled the opposition party as a “threat to democracy,” often alongside visual imagery similar to that used by Hitler and other fascist leaders of the 20th Century. 8. The nation’s debt equals over 120% of its annual GDP. 9. As a consequence of inflation and interest rates, most middle class citizens of the nation cannot afford to purchase a home. 10. The political party that controls the Presidency and the Senate has actively supported sending tens of billions of dollars to foreign governments who are credibly accused of money laundering funds provided to such party members, while not providing remotely similar assistance to the residents of the State of Hawaii who were burned out of their homes. 11. The nation’s military has equipment readiness rates making it incapable of fighting effectively, while instead focusing on “diversity” initiatives that promote race/gender/sexuality over war fighting skills and competency. 12. The overwhelming majority of the nation’s mass media refuses to report on any of the above matters, and in most cases the people running such mass media have close familial and personal connections to the people directly responsible for the above matters. These are symptoms of a nation on the verge of disintegration. Moreover, these are qualities consistent with failed fascist regimes of the 20th Century. What are we going to do about it, Patriots?
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
Apparently this post was so awesome that it elicited comments from TWO (not one) pornbots. I'm so proud. Enjoy.
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@AEHarrod Look dude, I am going to stop mocking you for a few minutes and give you the straight dope, as a favor. Sincerely, I am doing this out of the goodness of my heart. I am not being sarcastic. I used to think and be like you. I was a true believer in all things USA, including our overseas escapades. For most of the time I was in uniform, I had absolute faith and confidence in the just cause of everything we did and do abroad. I was a zealot. I believed in Captain America. You could not have found a soldier more convinced that everything we did was right and just. But then I made it to the field grade ranks, up to O-6. I had a gift for speechwriting so between tactical assignments I found myself serving at the highest levels with more than one famous figure you have heard of. I saw how Congress works making the sausage. I saw how national and defense policies came into being. I saw how we negotiate with any powerful criminal thugs who would help us when we invade a country. I saw how we enter into a zone of propaganda with the national media. I was not one of the Big Dogs, but I was around the Big Dogs all the time, and I was there when they let their guards down and told the truth. I was with the Big Dogs in D.C., and I was with the Big Dogs downrange in war. I know how they think and act. And it shocked me. It shocked me to my core. Most of our national leadership are unprincipled charlatans, concerned only about what will help their reputations, their careers, and their bank accounts. They have no principles other than self-interest, and the self-interest of members of The Big Dog Club is the entire basis for all things our leaders do. All of it. 100%. (As a side note, it's why they MUST destroy Trump.) I still deeply believe in the Constitution and the American people. The Constitution is the least imperfect governing document ever invented by mankind. It is pure genius, and I love it more than any document other than The Bible. I still believe in the American people. The American people possess a maverick independent spirit and the strength of an amalgamation of all the world's cultures in one place. They are an indomitable, beautiful people. I love them. But it's their leaders I despise, and for good reason. There. This was an honest attempt to reach an educated man like you about the blind spots you may have about how we are governed. If you take it, you have my respect. If you leave it, I will go back to mocking your institutional blind spots. Finis.
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
I have been struggling to understand the actions of Hamas in light of conventional warfare theory. I realize one could write a 300-page book on the subject, so I thought I would do a very condensed thought study using a piece of Clausewitzian theory—the idea of strategic centers of gravity (“COG”). US military doctrine shares this COG concept with Clausewitz, and describes it as such: “. . . the source of power that provides moral or physical strength, freedom of action, or will to act . . .” So I spent a lot of time thinking about the COGs of both Hamas and Israel, and to give you the bottom line up front, I’ve decided—somewhat remarkably—that Hamas and Israel share the SAME COG. Let me explain. Hamas’ COG is its status as a victim. That “victim” status is what has elicited it international leftist support and the international funding it needs to survive and thrive. That “victim” status—that COG—has been waning however in recent years, as the world had started losing sight of Hamas and the Palestinians more broadly. Clearly Hamas has no hope of beating Israel in conventional warfare. By committing the atrocities that it did, Hamas planned to precipitate a military action by Israel that was so overwhelming in nature that it would turn Gaza to rubble and kill many non-combatants. Part of Hamas’ COG is its sophisticated media messaging campaign, ready and able to launch across the world images of Israeli “atrocities.” Having Israel demolish Gaza was and is Hamas’ strategic goal. By doing so, Israel would strengthen Hamas’ COG. But what is REALLY interesting is to consider Israel’s COG. One could argue its COG is an advanced military, or its organic and highly sophisticated arms industry, or its commitment to Judaism, or its eclectic and free society. I argue, however, that Israel’s COG has ALWAYS been—like Hamas and the Palestinians—its VICTIM status. Think about it. Israel was founded in the wake of The Holocaust, the very worst genocide in recorded history. It was nearly impossible to not feel sympathy for the living victims of The Holocaust, as they set about building a modern state of their own. The “victim” nature of the Israelis was only reinforced through the decades as the much larger and more powerful Soviet-backed Arab states repeatedly attempted to exterminate Israel and its inhabitants, only to fail time and again. The strength of Israel and its ability to garner Western aid and support has always been through this victim prism. Being a “victim” is Israel’s COG, just like it is for Hamas. So what we have is Hamas and Israel trying to “out-victimize” each other. Since the 1980s, international Leftist forces have been quite adept at playing the “colonizer” card against any stable, rights-based democracy. Israel, of course, has been a prime target of this theory, and quite effectively in certain quarters as over time the idea of Israel as “victim” has slowly been stripped away in favor of branding Israel a “colonialist” “oppressor.” Thus, in the battle of whose COG would endure—whose “victimhood” would endure, the Left has gradually been eroding Israel’s COG and therefore its legitimacy. To use another bit of Clausewitzian theory, the "Culmination Point of Victory,” I believe Hamas saw the culminating point of the decades-long campaign against Israel’s COG to be within reach. Leftist critical theory has become so pervasive internationally that I believe Hamas saw the opportunity to finally strip away Israel’s victim status, wholly and completely, and they took it--sacrificing most of its own people in pursuit of ultimate victory. Putting aside the absolute savagery and evil inherent in what Hamas did, I believe Clausewitz himself would be lauding the brilliance of their campaign. They have boxed Israel into a corner. Israel has two choices—let itself be savaged by medieval terrorists, or lose its COG completely. Thus, I believe it is incumbent that civilized people everywhere continue to loudly and forcefully explain that ISRAEL is the victim, and not Hamas or the Palestinians who overwhelmingly support Hamas. Each of us can help Israel defeat this depraved, Clausewitzian information campaign by standing for the side of this conflict that wants only peace—the TRUE victim in this conflict—the State of Israel.
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
I have an idea. It's a radical idea, and I know for certain that the neocons, neolibs and assorted other establishment types will tell me it's nuts and will lead to WWIII. The thing is, 10 years ago I would have agreed with them--but the world changed, and so have I. Here is my idea: Stop all US aid to foreign countries and use the savings to pay down the national debt. Now. It's time we prioritized Americans over the rest of the world.
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
I want to tell you about how most ordinary people think about Judaism and Israel in Middle Eastern Arab countries. But first: I have lived and visited throughout the region. I have sat in tents all night in the desert during Ramadan playing cards, drinking chai and arguing politics with my Arab friends. When serving a tour in Kuwait, I became so close to certain of our Kuwaiti allies that I was accused of "going native." I have fought alongside Iraqis. I have studied the dynamics of Middle Eastern politics and strategy in formal settings, and I have overwhelmingly fond memories of the many Arab friends and acquaintances I have made, some of whom I am still friends with today. Thus, it is with great regret that I am about to say the following: If you want to know what the vast majority of Middle Eastern Arab citizens thinks about Judaism and Israel, imagine the very most rabid antisemitic Twitter user you ever encountered--the kind who drones on endlessly about "the Rothschilds," how Israelis are "occupiers," how maybe Jews really do drink the blood of Gentile babies and how Hitler wasn't all bad. Think about the beliefs such a person must hold about Judaism and Israel, and the crazed propaganda such a person must necessarily hold to be true in order to support such beliefs. Then multiply that person's beliefs by five, and there you have what the average Middle Eastern Arab citizen thinks is true about Judaism and Israel. It is a wall of impenetrable propaganda that is simply immune to reason and reality. Those beliefs are taught in schools and understood to be verifiably true. Such beliefs are wildly irrational, yet so pervasive that their believers think they are wholly rational. That is what anyone is up against in trying to establish peace in the Middle East.
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
Let me tell you the only thing you need to know about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, past, present and future: One side of the conflict wants to live peacefully with the other side, and one side of the conflict wants the other side exterminated with literally all of its citizens dead and the nation destroyed. We all know which is which.
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
Here's another important fact to consider: Iran, the public benefactor of the Palestinian Authority, has an annual national holiday called "Death to America Day." Fact. Go look it up if you don't believe me.
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
One more thing... if you follow me and are one of those people who thinks that "the Jooz" are the problem with everything in the world, please identify yourself in this thread so I can block you.
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Let me explain why the ouster of Speaker McCarthy is a good thing. When Democrats are in power, they ruthlessly and aggressively pursue the agenda their voters elected them on, with a united front. When Republicans are in power, they immediately abandon the campaign promises they made, disregard the desires of their voters, and prioritize "comity" and "bipartisanship" while seeking to never anger the mainstream press that despises them anyway. As a result, when Democrats are in power we drive at warp speed into a totalitarian nightmare, whereas when Republicans are in power we drive at a slightly slower speed into a totalitarian nightmare. With the exception of gun laws at the state level and in SCOTUS, we NEVER roll back the horrific policies Democrats have been foisting on us for 85 years. This MUST change. Exiling McCarthy means we have said "ENOUGH!" We need a Republican majority that represents its voters just like the Democrats do. I don't care if exiling McCarthy "cripples the institution." It's an institution that is corrupt to its very core, and deserving of being crippled. Excellent work, Matt Gaetz!
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It's time for my periodic reminder that all Democrats are fascists. I love the fact that whenever I point this out, some Democrat invariably claims "Derrrrr... you don't even know what fascism is!" So let's explore fascism a little, shall we? Listed below are attributes and practices that all 20th Century fascists have in common with the Democrat Party of 2023: 1. Laws promoting the seizure of guns from law-abiding citizens and/or the denial of gun ownership rights for law-abiding citizens. 2. Censorship of free speech by pretending such censorship protects the citizenry from faulty information. 3. Government control of industry. 4. Government control of the mass media. 5. Children belong to the State and not their parents. 6. Political dissidents are to be persecuted for "crimes" under the color of law through the courts. 7. Political dissidents are locked up for months/years without a trial. 8. All policies are to be based on a fierce adherence to a preferred ideology. 9. Control of the entertainment industry as a means of propaganda. 10. Accuse dissidents of the very crimes you yourself commit. 11. Justify all of it for the "common good." The Democrat Party of 2023 is a fascist party. Spread the word. #Democrats #Fascism
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
Sometimes it's fun to trace the connections you can find by Googling the names in Hunter Biden's circle of corruption. Check out this news item from today: https://foxnews.com/politics/hunter-biden-received-250k-wire-from-beijing-with-beneficiary-address-listed-as-joe-biden-delaware-home Now let's Google Xin Wang, the BHR partner who wired the cash to The Big Guy's address, here she is: http://bhrpe.com/show.php?catid=35&id=146… So let's check out the BHR website to see who else works with Ms. Wang. Oh look! Here's the VP of BHR, Mr. James J. Bulger: http://bhrpe.com/show.php?catid=34&id=73… Wait, isn't "James J. Bulger" the real name of Whitey Bulger, the infamous Boston organized crime boss and ruthless murderer? Why, yes, it is! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitey_Bulger Geez, I wonder if Hunter's James Bulger is somehow related to Whitey Bulger? Why, yes he is, and he hangs out at the White House! https://foxnews.com/politics/mobster-whitey-bulgers-nephew-hunter-biden-business-associate-scored-white-house-visit-when-biden-was-vp Funny thing, isn't it? And didn't Whitey Bulger get away with murder due to payola tips from FBI agents working for Robert Mueller, the same Robert Mueller who led the bogus investigation into the bogus "Trump-Russia Collusion" hoax? Why yes, he did. https://bostonherald.com/2019/01/30/howie-carr-muellers-hands-dirty-in-old-fbi-frame-up/ So let's connect the dots, shall we? A Chinese investment company led by the close relative of an organized crime boss (who Robert Mueller did business with), who is pals with Hunter Biden and hangs out at the White House, directed a subordinate to wire $250k to Joe Biden's house after Hunter threatened Bulger Jr.'s Chinese associates via text that they better pony up some cash or else ("make certain … that you will regret not following my direction") (Source: https://nypost.com/2023/06/23/why-hunter-biden-threatened-his-chinese-business-associate/) So we got Hunter getting Chinese government money wired to Pop's house by working with the nephew of Whitey Bulger, organized crime boss who Robert Mueller, the guy who investigated Trump, was in bed with. I'm sure it's all just a coincidence and is why the mainstream media didn't spend the ten minutes I did making simple Google searches and following obvious connections. Just a coincidence....
@CynicalPublius - Cynical Publius
Let me tell you all you need to know about this unconstitutional, anti-democracy bill. It will allow the DOJ veto authority over states for: "Imposing stricter requirements for documentation or proof of identity to vote." (Source: https://brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/john-lewis-voting-rights-advancement-act) This "bill" serves no other purpose than to cement into law Democrat voter fraud.
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It's still a mystery to many people why we support Trump now more than ever. Allow me to explain. They* tried to sabotage his Presidency. They invented a "collusion" hoax. They ceaselessly lied about him. They impeached him twice on bogus charges. They were willing to destroy America's economy, public health and public education because of a cold virus, if it meant defeating him. They cheated and rigged an election in obvious fashion rather than let the people elect him. They indicted him 90+ times on utterly bogus charges. They fear him more than anything or anyone else. It is for these reasons that it is absolutely essential he be elected President in 2024. Otherwise our nation and our Constitution are lost. ___________________________________ *("They" are the powers that strive against the Constitution: the uniparty, the federal bureaucracy, the mass media, the education establishment, the warmongers, the globalists and every one else who seeks to enslave the average American.)
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I don 't understand why people cannot see why this is akin to a "Hitler invaded Sudetenland" moment. If they win and eliminate Trump, there will be no stopping them. It will just get worse.
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I get tired of Democrats claiming to be on the “right side of history” when both their past and their present are so utterly sordid and destructive. So, if you are a Democrat, let me tell you about MY side of history and YOUR side of history. My side of history is Cato the Elder, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Irving Babbitt and William F. Buckley. Your side of history is Thomas Hobbes, Karl Marx, Josef Stalin, Mao’s Little Red Book and Noam Chomsky. My side of history is George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump. Your side of history is Tories who fled to Canada, Jefferson Davis, Woodrow Wilson, Bull Connor, George Wallace and Nancy Pelosi. My side of history is freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and spirited debate. Your side of history is ThoughtCrime, Speech Codes, religious persecution and Cancel Culture. My side of history is Brown v. Board of Ed., Loving v. VA, Gitlow v. NY, and Heller v. DC. Your side of history is Dred Scott, Korematsu and Roe v. Wade. My side of history is Jackie Robinson. Your side of history is Colin Kaepernick. My side of history is head held high, standing straight, hand over heart. Your side of history is sullen glances at the ground, kneeling. My side of history is the family as the foundation of society. Your side of history is mutilating confused children. My side of history is the rockets’ red glare. Your side of history is imagine no religion. My side of history is firefighters going up the stairs into the Twin Towers. Your side of history is 28-year-old men playing Call of Duty in their mothers’ basements. My side of history is smoked brisket. Your side of history is a no-foam, no-sugar, soy latte. My side of history is Lincoln freeing the slaves and General Patton liberating Buchenwald. Your side of history is Fort Sumter, the Gulag and Pol Pot’s killing fields. My side of history is Mel Brooks. Your side of history is Amy Schumer. My side of history is all men and women are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. Your side of history is critical theory and only some lives matter. My side of history is 20-year-olds storming Omaha Beach. Your side of history is 20-year-olds in their safe spaces with adult coloring books. My side of history is American men and women disabled by an IED. Your side of history is American men and women disabled by anxiety. My side of history is the Kentucky Rifle, the Springfield 1861, the M1911, the M1 Garand, the M14 and the AR15. Your side of history is whimpering submission. My side of history is Thomas Edison, the Wright Brothers, Apollo 11 and Jonas Salk. Your side of history is “global warming,” 100+ genders and porous cloth masks stopping viruses. My side is of history is laughing babies. Your side of history is selling aborted baby parts on the open market. My side of history is the Sistine Chapel and Monet’s water lilies. Your side of history is an inverted crucifix in a bottle of urine. My side of history is construction. Your side of history is deconstruction. My side of history is civilization. Your side of history is nihilism. And, MOST OF ALL: My side of history is liberty. Your side of history is tyranny. *finis*