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bookmark_border“Sunday in the South” – incredible new song and music video
If you haven’t listened to the new song “Sunday in the South,” or watched the music video, you really should! You can do so on YouTube here.
The song, by Shenandoah, Jason Aldean, and Luke Bryan, contains a verse about the Confederate flag, and the video features a Confederate statue. Since the horrifying events that took place beginning in late spring of 2020, I never thought a mainstream song would mention anything having to do with the Confederacy in a positive or even neutral light. But that is exactly what the three singers do in this song and video.
“A ragged rebel flag flies high above it all, popping in the wind like an angry cannonball. Now the holes of history are cold and still; they still smell the powder burning and they probably always will.”
What is particularly notable is that in the video, the camera lingers on the dates “1861-1865” on the pedestal of the statue. Making it clear to the viewer that this is, indeed, a Confederate statue, and not just a random, generic statue. Making it clear that the makers of the video know that this is a Confederate statue and chose to feature it in the video with this knowledge.
This is remarkable and admirable. The song and video are beautiful, and I love the statement that they make. Listening to this song, and watching this video, makes me feel seen and included after nearly five years of the exact opposite of this. Salute to Shenandoah, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and everyone involved in making this video, for both their talent and their courage.
bookmark_border“Belongs in the dumpster of history”
“Belongs in the dumpster of history,” you wrote, under a picture of one of the few things in the world that is beautiful and meaningful.
How could you see something magical, one of the few sources of happiness and joy that actually exist, and think that it belongs in a metaphorical “dumpster”?
But then I realized. You’ve never had to deal with the pain, the shame, of not fitting in. Of not being able to make friends. Of having everything you say, everything you wear, everything you do, criticized. Of being told that if only you changed the way you talked, dressed, stood, sat, moved, felt, thought, spent your time, then you would be healthy, and people would like you. You were never bullied and had your parents respond by telling you that you should stop wearing dresses and stop wearing your hair in pigtails, because then people would be less likely to bully you.
You’re not different. You don’t think for yourself. You follow social norms. You have friends. You fit in. You’re a bland, mundane person who is just like everyone else.
You’ve never suffered. You’ve never felt pain.
In fact, you’re not really a person at all, because if you were, you would have a soul, and if you had a soul, then you too would be filled with awe and wonder at the statue that is being built, rather than claiming that it belongs in a metaphorical “dumpster.”
You’re a lump of flesh and blood with no soul, no mind, and no capacity for independent thought.
God forbid that people who are different from you exist.
God forbid that people who are different from you be honored with monuments.
Can’t have that. Can’t have any diversity allowed to exist in the world. Can’t have anything that actually makes life worth living.
Clearly, in your eyes, only people like you have the right to exist, and anyone who is different deserves to be put into a metaphorical “dumpster.”
Without the Confederacy, history is bland and mundane, just a long tale of mindless, conformist people who are all the same, who all think the same, and who all do the same things. And what is the point of that? What is the point of studying that, honoring that, being interested in that? What is the point of living at all?
There is none.
The Confederacy is my special interest. The Confederacy is what makes my life worth living. The Confederacy is magical to me. It is the most beautiful thing in the world, and nothing else can compare. How could you, how dare you, how could you possibly consider my special interest to be something that belongs in a dumpster?
in conclusion, I hope that you die a slow and painful death, and that once you’re gone no one remembers you. That’s what you deserve for being a mindless bully. That’s what you deserve for having the cruelty, nastiness, and utter moral bankruptcy to claim that my special interest “belongs in the dumpster of history.” In reality, you are the one who belongs in the dumpster of history. You have no empathy, no character, no mind, no capacity for independent thought, and no soul.
bookmark_borderTrump’s official portrait for his 2nd term
President-Elect Donald Trump’s official portrait was released, and I am a fan. This portrait bears a strong resemblance to his mugshot, which at first I found a bit strange, but on second thought I really appreciate. Authoritarian bullies heaped nearly infinite amounts of vitriol, insults, and shame upon Trump for being a “convicted felon.” Yet Trump not only triumphed in the biggest possible way by winning the presidential election, but now he has embraced the very aspects of his identity that the bullies considered so shameful, thereby neutralizing their attacks. In this portrait, I see defiance and determination. “Take that, authoritarian bullies!” Trump seems to be saying.
I found this post by Breitbart interesting, because it lists various people’s reactions to Trump’s portrait:
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bookmark_borderIn praise of the External Revenue Service
President-Elect Trump recently announced the creation of the External Revenue Service, a government agency which will collect tariffs, duties, and other revenue due from other countries. I agree with DC Draino; I like this idea. The U.S. government is supposed to serve the American people, not take money from them. If the government needs revenue, it’s more fair and just to get that revenue from foreign countries that make money through trade with the U.S., rather than by obtaining revenue in a way that directly harms American people (e.g. income tax).
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bookmark_border“If you plan to make content that isn’t the exact same content that I would make…. just don’t”
I recently came across a social media post that said the following:
“If you plan to make content on the distinctions between ODD and PDA* but gloss over the racial disparities and intersectional factors, just don’t.”
My response: Excuse me? Who the heck are you to tell me what type of content I can and cannot make?
The author of the post describes themselves as black, “moderate support needs,” and “agender and queer.” Perhaps belonging to demographic categories that qualify them as more “oppressed” than others gives this person a sense of moral superiority. Perhaps their membership in these socially favored demographic categories makes this person feel that they are in a position to determine what others are and are not allowed to do.
Guess what? If someone wishes to make content about the distinctions between ODD and PDA without going into the alleged racial disparities and intersectional factors, they have every right to do so. As a white, high-functioning, asexual autistic person, I have the right to voice my opinion just as much as you do. You have no right to tell other people what type of content they can and cannot make.
* ODD is the abbreviation for “oppositional defiant disorder,” and PDA is the abbreviation for “pathological demand avoidance,” two mental health conditions that share some similarities.
bookmark_borderChildren of the Confederacy Creed
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Yes, it was.
bookmark_borderA blatant example of anti-white racism…
It shouldn’t even need to be stated, but the person who made the below tweet is a racist bigot:
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And people claim that anti-white racism doesn’t exist…
bookmark_borderTrump’s legal victory in New York
On Friday, Donald Trump had his sentencing hearing in New York, receiving an unconditional discharge which means no jail and no probation.
As DC Draino pointed out, this means Trump is technically not a felon after all.
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A commenter on this post wrote, “Now is time to investigate this judge for his political prosecution. And all others involved in this lawless act.” A sentiment with which I completely agree.
Charlie Kirk expressed similar sentiments:
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Here are Trump’s defiant (and awesome) comments that he gave at his sentencing hearing:
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bookmark_border“Drain the Swamp” by Larry P. Arnn
The most recent issue of Imprimis, the publication by Hillsdale College, is a good one. In it, Larry P. Arnn, the president of Hillsdale College, explains the problems caused by the administrative state or bureaucratic state. Here is an excerpt:
“The recent election is the product of a decades-long struggle in American politics that has intensified since 2016. The election produced a victory for the man who caused the intensification, Donald Trump. He caused it by convincing a people, jaded from broken promises, that he would ‘drain the swamp.’ He also convinced the people who inhabit the swamp, and they have scorched the earth to stop him. He has been canceled, derided, slandered, libeled, investigated, searched, impeached, arrested, prosecuted, tried, convicted, shot, and yet…reelected!“
(emphasis added)
In another spot-on passage, Arnn describes the administrative state as follows:
“It vaunts expertise and professionalism over politics and the principle of representation. Over time it has become unable to hide its contempt for American citizens. Its leaders have called them deplorables and worse. It seeks to take children from their parents and prosecutes parents if they complain. It seeks to restrict speech to assertions that enjoy its sanction.”
Read the rest here.