[ifinnegan]

This is kind of weird and long. Rambling.

As for this:

“But by the looks of it the convenience store operator doesn’t trust either the police, Al Sharpton or Eric Holder.”

I don’t agree with the author. Nothing indicated other than that he is scared of retribution from the mob.

His attitude makes me less inclined to sympathize with him if his store were looted or destroyed.

I also think the author ignores the photo with the rifles. That is America and the 2nd Amendment in play.

[CondorFlight]

“Nobody is just an “American” any more. Anyone who insists on the plain identifier must be a secret bigot. You are a [modifier][-][American].”

Teddy Roosevelt said that the US was not just a hotel of the nations, but had to be a melting pot, making the immigrants into something knew, an American.

Nowadays he’d be called a bigot.

[Mark17]

His attitude makes me less inclined to sympathize with him if his store were looted or destroyed.

I thought I heard that it WAS looted.

[Tx Angel]

You pretty much read my mind.

[DB]

Yes, he’s afraid of retribution from the mob. That’s the author’s point. He’s afraid because he can’t depend on the police or anyone else in government to protect him from the mob. Even though the mob is operating in full view of everyone...

[fella]

The authorities are the biggest and meanest gang in a country at best they are benign bullies and worst monsteristic tyrants.

[Smokin' Joe]

It is rambling, but did you read the last part?

[Sir Napsalot]

Any and all Belmont Club articles need to be read in full.

Almost always Wretchard started an article (most times ‘must read’ by itself), but the best and meaty part is in the comment sections with old regulars and Wretchard participating.

[GOPJ]

The Left for its part, has done its level best to multiply the hyphens while simultaneously trying to increase the size and power of the central state. They little realized or perhaps they realized all too well, that a program of cultural fragmentation combined with growing central power is the high road to dictatorship. You can have cultural diversity and a strong central government but not both — not unless it’s headed by a Sultan or an Emperor.

Elite liberals are attempting to turn the United States into one more hellhole. You know that finnegan, right?

[cycjec]

that’s Wretchard’s style. you have to float along for the
key quotes; sometimes these are in the comments (his comments,
wretchard, lc.)

There’s a quite good commentariat there too. That’s one
reason I read it fairly regularly.