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KANYE WEST: RACIST (Wait...what?)
BillWhittle.com ^ | 5/2/2018 | Bill Whittle

Posted on 05/19/2018 7:36:20 PM PDT by rlmorel

An excerpt from this video:

"Kayne West listens to Jordan Petersen. And as I write this, I have discovered that he has quoted the smartest man on planet Earth, Thomas Sowell. Kanye West quoted Thomas Sowell.

(pretend faints) Sorry about that.

Kanye West has 28 million Twitter followers. 28 million people just heard from Thomas Sowell. Another 28 million I'm guessing that the number who have never heard of Thomas Sowell before is somewhere around oh, 28 million.

Now that means that Kanye has to renounce his conservative crimes, oh, he just HAS to. And for the biggest reason of all, which is simply this:

Kanye West has given people PERMISSION to like Donald Trump. This influential as cool as they get pop icon listens to Jordan Petersen, and Candace Owens, and and THOMAS SOWELL? And that gives ANYONE who has ever heard of Kanye West permission to listen to them too. Kanye is many, many things, but a square is not one of them. So, here is where the Left has a bit of a problem on its hands..."



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bellcurve; bloggers; kanyewest; whittle
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To: rlmorel

I used to think my 32 year old son was a leftist. As he has experienced life he has slowly grown to be very conservative as far as personal respns8bility is concerned and in some other areas yet he still remains what I would call culturally liberal. He likes West though so hopefully the cultural aspect can be changed too


21 posted on 05/20/2018 5:49:50 AM PDT by melsec (There's a track, winding back, to an old forgotten shack along the road to Gundagai..)
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To: mplsconservative

That old saw about “If you’re not a liberal at 18, you don’t have a heart, if you’re not a conservative at 40, you don’t have a brain” is largely true. I try to give young people a bit of a break.

However, when they enter the world of activism (the preferred source by the Left for new activists because young people are easily swayed) they lose that forbearance from me.

But I agree, it is a win-win.


22 posted on 05/20/2018 6:10:07 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: rlmorel

Kayne is a ‘thinker’ he may not be a ‘conservative’ but at least he open to conversations.
However, if the Left comes hard after Dr. Sowell because of West, we have a REAL problem. Dr Sowell is a national treasure.


23 posted on 05/20/2018 6:12:39 AM PDT by griswold3 (Just another unlicensed nonconformist in am dangerous Liberal world.)
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To: Windflier

Let’s hope it does have that effect. Anything that can free black culture from the poisonous grip of the hip-hop, toxic black culture that holds sway now is vital, because they will never advance until they break free of the “Liberal Plantation”.


24 posted on 05/20/2018 6:12:43 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: Norski

And I do worry.


25 posted on 05/20/2018 6:13:14 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: rlmorel

West though not conservative is American qnd not African


26 posted on 05/20/2018 6:17:37 AM PDT by Thibodeaux (Long Live the Republic!)
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To: griswold3
"...However, if the Left comes hard after Dr. Sowell because of West, we have a REAL problem. Dr Sowell is a national treasure..."

Heh, that ship has sailed...they don't send anyone after him anymore, after he figuratively sends their head back in a box!

The last time they attempted was years ago...here are some great examples:

Thomas Sowell debates the dynamics of welfare with Pennsylvania Secretary of Welfare, Helen O'Banion (1980)

Thomas Sowell Dismantles Feminism and Racialism in under 5 Minutes

Thomas Sowell Dismantles Egalitarianism (Frances Fox Piven Edition)

27 posted on 05/20/2018 6:21:55 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: Thibodeaux
You are correct to say we should be careful about accepting Kanye West as a conservative...he likely isn't.

That said, Kayne West is a black American, and while the extent of his cultural sway in the black community is open to debate, it is true that someone with 28 million followers on Twitter is, by today's standards, and worthy person to have saying positive conservative things in a public forum a real win. Whether he is a conservative or not isn't really at issue...it is that he respects people with conservative values (such as Thomas Sowell and Candace Owens) and said so in a very public way, and not only that, didn't fold like a cheap suit when he was attacked. I do believe it is a positive development.

28 posted on 05/20/2018 6:29:05 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: rlmorel

The President does not need the support of all aAfricans. He needs West to be of assistance in convinceing perhaps only 15% of black voters to see the MAGA light.

Twenty eight million is a large number. I would doubt most of them vote.

However, West has done the left great harm with his promotion of MAGA


29 posted on 05/20/2018 6:38:31 AM PDT by Thibodeaux (Long Live the Republic!)
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To: rlmorel

This is a classic example of liberals redefining words and using bailey and motte arguments.

Racist is someone who is bigoted against people for their race. Classic definition.

Liberals’ second definition - someone who isn’t liberal, used as slur because classic racism is condemned in our society.

Liberals then call everyone who disagrees with them as a racist, relying on the horror tied to the real definition to lead to slander and abuse of those guilty of wrong-think. And they’ll argue both definitions of a word, whichever wins them the current argument.

It is similar to liberals saying we’re love so you’re hate. Anyone angry, upset, offended is just a crazy evil hater. And someone rationally disagreeing with a liberal is an evil hater, because by liberals’ own definition, everyone else is “hate”. And as a bonus, all contrary views can be banned under hate speech.


30 posted on 05/20/2018 9:57:25 AM PDT by tbw2
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To: Thibodeaux

Absolutely...as Bill Whittle states...the left is banking on 80-90% of the black vote...if they only get 60-70%...other things being equal...they are finished.


31 posted on 05/20/2018 7:43:21 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: tbw2

Yep. You described their deliberate tactic to cow conservatives or anyone on their side who disagrees with them.

They have used it to great effect...but Trump seems immune to it...which is a source of great delight for many of us!


32 posted on 05/20/2018 7:45:43 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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