Posted on 11/19/2014 3:19:28 AM PST by servo1969
This week, America held its collective breath as it waited on the grand jury indictment verdict for Officer ll. Wilson, you'll recall, had the misfortune to run into 6'5", 289-lb. Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man who had just finished strong-arm robbing a convenience store. Wilson pulled Brown over as he and his accomplice walked in the middle of the street; all available evidence shows that Brown then pushed himself through the driver's side window, punched Wilson, went for his gun, was shot in the hand, ran, turned around, charged Wilson, and was shot to death.
But that doesn't matter. And it has never mattered. Because facts do not matter to those attempting to rectify what they perceive as an unjust universe. For those utopian visionaries - and, yes, violent thugs who rob stores are minions of the utopian visionaries -- individuals do not exist. Individuals are merely stand-ins for groups. Wilson was a white cop; therefore, he was the Racist White Establishment. Brown was a black teenager; therefore, he was the Innocent Black Victim. The parts have already been written; Wilson was merely unlucky enough to land the starring role.
And so we expect riots no matter what the outcome of the indictment. Should Wilson escape indictment due to complete lack of evidence, the utopians and their rioting henchmen will attribute that acquittal to the Racist White Establishment. Should he be indicted, the utopians and their rioting henchmen will cite Wilson as merely the latest example of the Racist White Establishment. No matter the antecedent, the consequence has been determined in advance: rage, riots, recriminations.
If all of this sounds familiar, that's because it is. Alongside the anti-Racist White Establishment protesters taking to the streets in Ferguson in recent weeks, anti-Israel and pro-ISIS protesters have appeared. All utopian visionaries fighting the status quo -- self-perceived victims -- love their Days of Rage. And these Ragers don't require evidence to incite their emotions. Evidence regarding individuals is for the reasonable; false stories of victims and villains are the fodder for Ragers.
Whether we're watching thousands of Muslims across the world protest and riot over cartoons of Mohammed, or whether we're watching hundreds of people in Ferguson riot over a media-manufactured story about a racial killing, Days of Rage provide the outlet for delusional anger. Radical Muslims need an external enemy to justify their own brutality; protesters in Ferguson need an external enemy to justify their own failure to make good in the freest country in the history of humanity.
Every society has its Ragers. The West's suicidal impulse to humor those Ragers, however, spells the end of the West. When facts become secondary to emotion, truth dies. And a society that doesn't value truth cannot survive. Calling out the National Guard in Ferguson while lending a sympathetic ear to the Ragers does little good, long-term. It merely staves off the inevitable surrender of the reasonable to the Ragers.
Weather Underground’s first action was the “Days of Rage” riots during the Chicago 7 trials. That was the final months of 1969.
Recall that President Obama and his handlers lied to the public and said that the Weather Underground were a 60s radical (terrorist) group and that he was a wittle boy and knew nuthin’ of it. The majority of their activities (including the murders) were in the 70s and 80s.
Hit’s the nail on the head. These LOSERS couldn’t make lemonade out of lemons if they were given free lemon juice and sugar-—oh, wait...
Wow...this is from Ben Shapiro?
It seems to me he misses the whole real issue here. It really isn’t the “Ragers” in Ferguson or their terrorist allies, although it seems there is a ‘wink and a nod’ to them too.
The real “Ragers” now hold government positions. What is truly deadly here are those in the administration who support these upcoming actions...and yes, our own President and his appointees actually support this chaos. Will Ferguson burn to the ground? I hope not, but if it does it marks the end of “Constitutional Law” for no leaders have stood up for The Rule of Law.
Too long have law abiding citizens let low brow residents hold the country hostage in the name of civil right. Men have been castrated to accept sexual deviants prey on their children, common sense and logic take a disconnect to emotion. Push back is going to be ugly but necessary in order to reclaim sanity and a true republic. Like the ad says, if you can find a better deal, take it. If you can find a better country move there and good riddance.
If the locals are smart they won’t allow the out of town professionals take over. If the Ferguson places of business are looted once again it’s doubtfull that they will reopen.
This is going to get very ugly.
No one is “holding their breath”.
But we do have a right to know what the hell the facts are.
Some outfit is holding in St. Louis, MO a continuing legal ed program on civil rights. I won’t be attending. Who wants to go to St. Louis?
“Just heard on Fox & FRiends that gun stores have doubled their sales in Ferguson and surrounding towns. This is going to get very ugly.”
Yep, agree. Haven’t seen an opinion or estimate as to which side is buying these guns though. Maybe both. Could be that there may be an OK Corral redux. If so, I’ll put my money on those who grip their guns in the vertical position over those who grip them sideways :)
Did you really type that?
“If the locals are smart ... Did you really type that?”
LOL, sadly, I did. My excuse is that I’m still working on my first cup of coffee :)
“The West’s suicidal impulse to humor those Ragers, however, spells the end of the West.”
True, but 40+ years to late; when the US folded to the anti-war movement and black radicals, it was all over. If I had lived back then, I would find this even more depressing.
That explains it.
They are past that; once an area sees its police let looters wreak havoc, nobody will return unless the blacks are re-settled far away. Has any area that saw black riots ever recovered while keeping a black population? I suspect most are more like Newark NJ, which now functions as a transit hub with a small downtown expected to provide for masses of gibsmedats. Huge government infusions of cash (for schools, hospitals, etc.) can’t conceal the fact that it is lost as far as the private sector and individual taxpayers are concerned.
Well reasoned and well written.
Perfect commentary on the situation.
I did and you’re right.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.