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Talk:J.D. Vance

2024-08-24T11:19:18Z

DanAP: Created page with "I'm really worried if this guy is going to help us more than he hurts us. The donut shop thing was horribly embarrassing, and there is nothing that indicates that Vance can d..."

I'm really worried if this guy is going to help us more than he hurts us. The donut shop thing was horribly embarrassing, and there is nothing that indicates that Vance can do better than that. Ideology is ideology, but we need to win elections. Is Vance out of his league? Would we be better off with RFK Jr. for veep? I've been praying a lot about this question; please pray a lot before you respond. [[User:DanAP|DanAP]] ([[User talk:DanAP|talk]]) 07:19, August 24, 2024 (EDT)

Hank Williams

2024-07-07T13:17:44Z

DanAP:

[[Country music]]ian, singer and songwriter '''Hiram "Hank" King Williams''' was born on September 17, 1923
at Mount Olive, [[Alabama]]. Small and fragile, he suffered from a painful disorder of the spinal column which contributed to [[alcohol]] and [[drug abuse]] throughout his life.

When Williams was seven, his father was hospitalized, where he remained for the remainder
of Hank’s childhood. At age ten, his mother sent him to live with
his aunt and uncle, where he learned to play the guitar. In his early
teens, while living in Montgomery, Alabama Hank Williams was
invited to perform on WSFA radio, where he would
host his own 15 minute show twice weekly.

Dropping out of [[school]], Hank was soon traveling the area with
his own band, the “Drifting Cowboys”. In August 1948, he
joined the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport, [[Louisiana]] that
was broadcast into living rooms all across the south. The stage
was set for his first big hit, “Lovesick Blues” that reached the
top of the country Hit Parade in the spring of 1949.

A year later Hank’s chart topping success would repeat with
“Long Gone Lonesome Blues”, “Why Don’t You Love Me”
and “Moanin’ the Blues”. In 1951, “Cold, Cold Heart” and
“Hey Good Lookin’” reached #1. “Jambalaya”, a Grammy Hall
of Fame winner topped the charts before Hank Williams’
“I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive” was the #1 song at the
time of his death on New Year’s day, 1953. Three more reached
number one that year, “Kaw-Liga”, “Your Cheatin Heart” and
“Take These Chains from My Heart”.

Among other Hank Williams top ten hits were, “You Win Again”,
“My Bucket’s Got a Hole In It”, “Howlin’ at the Moon”,
“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”, “Settin’ the Woods on Fire”,
“I Can’t Help It If I’m Still In Love With You”, “Honky Tonk Blues”,
and “Half as Much”. Many of the songs Hank Williams wrote would
become big hits when recorded by pop artists then and now.

In 1949, he begat [[Hank Williams Jr.]], a successful performer in his own rite.

On January 1, 1953 Hank Williams died while in route from
Knoxville, Tennessee to *Canton, Ohio for a show. At just 29 years
of age, he achieved legendary status as a country music icon.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Hank}}

[[Category:Musicians]]

Narcissism

2024-06-05T11:48:34Z

DanAP: /* Political */

[[File:Sculpture Narcissus.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|A study found that atheists were more likely to be seen as narcissistic than religious believers - especially male atheists.<ref>[https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2016-37955-001 The perception of atheists as narcissistic], Dubendorff, S. J., & Luchner, A. F. (2017), ''Psychology of Religion and Spirituality'', 9(4), 368-376.</ref> See also: [[Atheism and narcissism]] ]]
'''Narcissism''' is excessive [[love]] of oneself. The word is based on the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] myth of [[Narcissus]], who resisted the advances of a nymph and was consequently made to fall in love with his own reflection. In psychology, extreme narcissism is a symptom of [[Narcissistic personality disorder]] (NPD), in which a person overestimates his own abilities and attractiveness, at the expense of concern for the needs and feelings of others. However, it has been argued that a moderate amount of narcissism is healthy.<ref>Morrison, A. (1997). ''Shame: The Underside of Narcissism.'' New York: Analytic Press.</ref>

The subject of narcissism has been an extremely popular topic in psychology research. Many instruments have been created to measure the trait, the most popular of which are the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory.<ref>[http://personality-testing.info/tests/NPI.php "Narcissistic Personality Inventory".] personality-testing.info, accessed 9/6/2012.</ref> Factor analysis have revealed one overarching factor with many subtraits depending on resolution.

== Subclinical narcissism ==

''See also:'' [[Subclinical (psychology)]]

According to the journal article ''A Study on [[Subclinical (psychology)|Sub-Clinical]] Narcissistic Personality Score and Its Relationship with Academic Performance-An Indian Experience'': "Sub-clinical narcissism is the presence of narcissistic personality traits in otherwise normal people. People with high levels of these traits said to have inflated self-esteem and possibly a high egotism. A 40 itemed Narcissistic Personality Inventory is used to measure this type of personality traits. Those individuals who score above 20 points from the available 40 points of NPI-40 Inventory is considered to be having higher levels of Subclinical Narcissism and prone to exhibit socially dislikeable personality traits."<ref>[https://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/43518#:~:text=Abstract,this%20type%20of%20personality%20traits. A Study on Sub-Clinical Narcissistic Personality Score and Its Relationship with Academic Performance-An Indian Experience], Asian Social Science, Vol. 11, No. 2 (2015), DOI:10.5539/ass.v11n2p96</ref>

[[Subclinical (psychology)|Subclinical]] narcissism is not full-blown narcissistic personality disorder.

== Narcissistic Personality Inventory ==

''See also:'' [[Narcissistic Personality Inventory]] and [[Subclinical (psychology)]]

The Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) was developed in 1979 by Raskin and Hall and it has become one of the most widely used personality measures for [[Subclinical (psychology)|non-clinical]] levels of the trait narcissism.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The handbook of narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder : theoretical approaches, empirical findings, and treatments|date=2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|others=Campbell, W. Keith., Miller, Joshua D.|isbn=9781118093108|location=Hoboken, N.J.}}</ref>

=== Online Narcissistic Personality Inventory test ===

Test is "based on the definition of narcissistic personality disorder found in the DSM-III, but is not a diagnostic tool for NPD and instead measures subclinical or normal expressions of narcissism. So, even someone who gets the highest possible score on the NPI does not necessarily have [[Narcissistic personality disorder|NPD]]."<ref>[https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/NPI/ Online Narcisstic Personal Inventory test], Openpsychometrics.org</ref>

'''An online Narcissistic Personality Inventory test is given below:'''

*[https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/NPI/ Online Narcisstic Personal Inventory test], Openpsychometrics.org (40 questions)

== Online narcissism tests ==

*[https://psychcentral.com/quizzes/narcissistic-personality-quiz#1 Narcissistic Test], PsychCentral.com (40 questions)
*[https://www.verywellmind.com/narcissistic-personality-test-7561782 Am I a Narcissist? Take the Test], Verywellmind.com (14 questions)
*[https://www.psycom.net/narcissistic-personality-disorder-test Narcissistic Personality Disorder Test (Self-Assessment)], Psycom.net (10 questions)

== Narcissism and invididuals who have multiple divorces ==

''See also:'' [[Narcissism and individuals who have had multiple divorces]]

The abstract for journal article ''Personality characteristics of Divorce-Prone individuals: A preliminary clinical study'' published in the journal ''Contemporary Family Therapy'' indicates:
{{Cquote|This study focuses on Divorce-Prone individuals and the question of why some persons fail in one marriage after another. The authors studied 12 individuals who had each been divorced two or more times. They found that the cases fell into one of three broad and overlapping groups. The groups have been called the Self-Involved Narcissists, the Compliant Depressed, and the Casualties of Life's Vicissitudes. The individuals and the groups demonstrate a different etiology, different treatment problems, and a very different prognosis.<ref>''[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00891873 Personality characteristics of Divorce-Prone individuals: A preliminary clinical study]'' by Robert M. Counts MD & Anita Sacks MSW, volume 8, pages111–123 (1986)</ref>}}

According to the psychologist Holly Parker who teaches the course "The Psychology of Close Relationships" at Harvard University, "Research does suggest that people who marry multiple times are more likely (than people who do not marry multiple times) to have personality traits and issues with emotional health that make it difficult to maintain satisfying, long-term relationships. That can mean, even if you're not looking for anything lasting, you won't have much fun with a narcissist whose self-absorption and emotional detachment helped end several marriages."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190808110458/https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-xpm-2013-01-16-sc-fam-0115-dating-divorced-20130115-story.html Dating in an age of multiple divorces] by Richard Asa, ''Chicago Tribune'', January 16, 2013</ref>

== Study: General public believes atheists are more narcissistic ==

''See also:'' [[Atheism and narcissism]]

The abstract for the 2017 journal article ''The perception of atheists as narcissistic'' which was originally published in the journal ''Psychology of Religion and Spirituality'' indicates:

:"Research into prejudice toward atheists has generally focused on broad characteristics. Some of these characteristics (i.e., self-centeredness, elitism, individualism, and immorality) indicate a possible prejudice of narcissism.

:"To investigate this specific prejudice, the present study used the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (Raskin & Terry, 1988), the Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale (Hendin & Cheek, 1997), and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (Davis, 1983), which were adjusted so that the items of each measure were changed from first-person statements to third-person statements to measure participants’ perceptions.

:"Participants (N = 359) were given a description of a fictitious individual named Alex, portrayed to them as either male or female and atheist or religious, or male or female with no additional information (creating 6 experimental groups), and then asked to complete the measures as they thought the individual would. Participants consistently rated atheists higher on narcissism measures and lower on empathy measures, indicating a perception of greater narcissism and a lack of empathy compared with religious individuals and controls.

:"Participants’ perceptions of Alex were affected by his or her gender in conjunction with his or her religion, and the 2 variables of gender and religion interacted to create different patterns of perception. In general, interactions indicated differences in the way religion and gender impacted the perception of individuals as narcissistic, affecting perceptions of males more than females.

:"The results are consistent with research findings that perceptions of atheists tend to be negative and prejudicial. This study highlights the need to compare perceptions with actual personality differences between atheists and religious individuals."<ref>[https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2016-37955-001 The perception of atheists as narcissistic], Dubendorff, S. J., & Luchner, A. F. (2017), ''Psychology of Religion and Spirituality'', 9(4), 368-376.</ref>

However, this study suffers from ambiguity in the definition of its concepts. Joining the description "prejudicial" to the noun "perception" is a contradiction in terms. If a person is able to perceive something, common usage indicates that the perceived object exists. But if a notion is ''prejudicially'' formed, by definition that notion is too inadequate to be called a perception of its object due to the notion's lack of sufficient evidence.

So saying a prejudicial ''study'' or ''examination'' of an unknown object's or person's traits or characteristics instead results in the recognition of ''misperceptions'' by the author of the journal article, but actually saying so about a person's examination of facts personalizes the act of ''misperceiving'' to the point that it opens to the audited author of the thesis to charges of hypocrisy, because the manner of the author's own understanding of the alleged prejudices challenging the authenticity of the study or examination is not conveyed.
[[Image:Michelangelo Caravaggio 065.jpg|center|thumb|300px|Image:Michelangelo Caravaggio 065.jpg|''Narcissus'' by [[Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio]].]]
{{Clear}}

== Quotes on narcissism being antithetical to love ==

“The main condition for the achievement of [[love]] is the overcoming of one's narcissism. The narcissistic orientation is one in which one experiences as real only that which exists within oneself, while the phenomena in the outside world have no reality in themselves, but are experienced only from the viewpoint of their being useful or dangerous to one. The opposite pole to narcissism is [[objectivity]]; it is the faculty to see other people and things as they are, objectively, and to be able to separate this objective picture from a picture which is formed by one's desires and fears.” ― Erich Fromm, ''The Art of Loving''<ref>[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/narcissism Narcissism quote], Goodreads.com</ref>

"The faculty to think objectively is [[reason]]; the emotional attitude behind reason is that of humility. To be objective, to use one's reason, is possible only if one has achieved an attitude of [[humility]], if one has emerged from the dreams of [[omniscience]] and [[omnipotence]] which one has as a child. Love, being dependent on the relative absence of narcissism, requires the development of humility, objectivity and reason.

I must try to see the difference between my picture of a person and his behavior, as it is narcissistically distorted, and the person's reality as it exists regardless of my interests, needs and fears.” ― Erich Fromm, ''The Art of Loving''<ref>[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/narcissism Narcissism quote], Goodreads.com</ref>
==Real World Examples==
===Political===

*[[Barack Hussein Obama]] (Corrupt administration, protected pedophiles in our midst, wore dijon suit, illegally spied on political opponents)
*[[Jimmy Carter]] (Blaming others for the problems he caused for the country)
*[[Bill Clinton]] (Denied the numerous accusations of sexual misbehavior of which he was credibly accused)
*[[Hillary Clinton]] (Ran the worst presidential electoral campaign in modern history, and blamed others for her failures)
*[[Joe Biden]] (Spectacular corruption and nepotism; capable of winning only through massive voter fraud)
 
[[File:Ghislaine Clinton.PNG|center|350px|thumb|[[Bill Clinton]] and [[Ghislaine Maxwell]]; Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years for child sex trafficing.<ref>https://youtu.be/PKFSXVViEIQ</ref>]]
{{Clear}}

==See also==

*[[Homosexual narcissism]]
*[[Liberalism]]
*[[Atheism and narcissism]]

[[Category:Psychology]]
[[Category:Liberal Traits]]

== References ==
<references />

Conservapedia:Community Portal

2023-10-31T10:40:09Z

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== Geopolitics ==
User:Conservative proudly has a series he labels: [[User:Conservative%27s_essays#Geopolitics|User:Conservative Essays: Geopolitics]]. Let's see how studied and knowledgeable he is to lay claim to use of that term. Using 2 articles from Wikipedia (yes, as a member of WP's Copy Editor's Guild I found a glaring error in one article, but that section won't be cited here), I will produce a simple narrative,

:''Haushofer ... specialty was to combine the fields of geography, history, economics, demography, political science, and anthropology into a new discipline that came to be called Geopolitik.

:''Geopolitik is a branch of 19th-century German statecraft, foreign policy and geostrategy. It developed from the writings of various German philosophers, geographers and thinkers, including Oswald Spengler (1880-1936), Alexander Humboldt (1769-1859), Karl Ritter (1779-1859), Friedrich Ratzel (1844-1904), the Swede Rudolf Kjellén (1864-1922), and Karl Haushofer (1869-1946).

So obviously Haushofer coined the term.

:''Haushofer was informally interrogated by Fr. Edmund A. Walsh on behalf of Nuremberg Trials prosecutor Robert H. Jackson to determine whether Haushofer should also stand trial. Fr. Walsh ultimately reported to Jackson that Haushofer was both legally and morally guilty of complicity in Nazi war crimes. Citing, "the role of geopolitics in corrupting education into a preparation for war", Walsh accused Haushofer and his associates of being, "basically as guilty as the better-known war criminals."[11] In his later memoir of the Nuremberg Trials, Walsh further alleged that, "The tragedy of Karl Haushofer", was his participation in the, "nationalizing", of academic scholarship and of turning Geopolitik into a weapon supplying, "an allegedly scientific basis and justification for international brigandage."[12]

But User:Conservative proudly wears the title of geopolitical expert.

:''Karl and Martha Haushofer died together in a suicide pact''

Just like Adolf and Eva or Magda and Joseph Goebbels. But these are the people User:Conservative claims intellectual kinship or being an heir. Need I go on?

:''Haushofer visited Landsberg prison [in 1927] to teach and mentor both [Rudolph] Hess and Hitler.''

:''Haushofer also coined the political use of the term [[Lebensraum]], which Hitler also used to justify both crimes against peace and [[genocide]].

But there is no indication User:Conservative is bothered by any of this in his [[Russophobic]] 'intellectual' pursuit.

:''in 1919, he forged a friendship with the young Rudolf Hess, who became his scientific assistant and later rose to be the deputy leader of the Nazi Party, second in authority only to Hitler. In 1919, Haushofer successfully defended his second dissertation, and became Privatdozent for political geography at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, and was made a professor in 1933''

There was no such thing as "geopolitics" in 1933. Haushofer, Hess, and Hitler made it popular and successful. But User:Conservative is oblivious to facts or history. The Russians aren't. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 00:13, September 24, 2023 (EDT)

:This section is now addressing the analysis of an individual Conservapedia user, and therefore belongs in the community portal, not Talk:Main Page, since MPR isn't to advertise administrator intragripes. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Sunday, 00:21, September 24, 2023 (EDT)

::The resident geopolitical expert steered the discussion in this direction by commenting on this thread, and this is a subject of vast import to MPR and CP's editorial stance. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 00:29, September 24, 2023 (EDT)

:::You decided to bait him into this discussion by making an accusation about his statements which was proven to be flat-out false, so once again, your assertion in an effort to excuse yourself lacks credibility. I hope this clarifies matters. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Sunday, 00:33, September 24, 2023 (EDT)
:::Actually, perhaps this should be moved to the user complaints instead. Oh well, I suppose it can remain in COMPORT for now. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Sunday, 00:37, September 24, 2023 (EDT)
[[File:Geopolitic to international relations.PNG|right|500px|thumb|User:Conservative expunging his use of "geopolitics" from Conservapedia after being informed of his identification with the concept.]]
::::RobSmith, the government of Nazi Germany created the Volkswagen and in the German the name is "Volkswagenwerk”.[https://www.hallvw.com/blog/how-did-volkswagen-get-its-name/#:~:text=As%20you%20might%20have%20guessed,%E2%80%9Cthe%20people's%20car%20company%E2%80%9D.] If I use the word Volkswagen does that necessarily make me a Nazi given its etymology? Of course not. People use words every day that they don't know the etymology of and words have different meanings in different contexts. Please leave the Nazi hunting to [[Simon Wiesenthal]] because your accusing of every Tom, Dick and Harry of being a Nazi is truly pathetic.

::::And as far as your absurd claim that I am a Russophobe, my [https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative#Music_from_around_the_world music around the world section of my user page] features resources that contain Russian music. I will further point out that you said that your knowledge of psychology is weak. So you are hardly in a position to call someone phobic about a particular matter.

::::Once again, you embarrass yourself with your farcical claims. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 20:38, October 30, 2023 (EDT)
RobSmith, as far as your claim that I proudly labeled some thing "User Conservative's Essays: Geopolitics". First of all you are not a mind reader. So don't pretend to know my state of mind when I merely labeled a section of my user page in the past "User Conservative's Essays: Geopolitics". A time-honored principle is the maxim "he who asserts must prove". You failed to prove your contention that I allegedly "proudly" labeled a section on my user page "User Conservative's Essays: Geopolitics".

Futhermore, you wrote "You are and I'll put it in the Acknowledgements. If everything goes right, hopefully it'll stand next to the Dialogues of Plato, Socratic method, and Machiavelli Discourses in classrooms someday. nobs 00:20, 29 January 2017 (UTC)"[https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:RobSmith/Essay:the_nobsian_method&diff=1789870&oldid=1789833] If comparing yourself to [[Plato]] and [[Socrates]] isn't pride, I don't know what is.

In addition, as of 10-30-2023 in [[Conservapedia:User complaints]], there are 7 people who voted against you in a no confidence vote as far as your adminship. I will quote two of the voters right now: "Agree: Sometimes Rob sounds like he means well, but then he deletes good content, acts abusively towards other good-faith editors, and pushes pro-communism views. --DavidB4 (TALK) 22:19, October 10, 2023 (EDT)" and "Agree. Continually lying; blatantly hostile towards others. Acts like he owns this website. Karajou (talk) 08:10, October 11, 2023 (EDT)". Do these complaints against you have the ring of people who are complaining about someone that has pride issues?

In short, I believe you are engaging in [[projection]] when it comes to your accusation.

I trust this clarifies matters. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 19:53, October 30, 2023 (EDT)

:I trust it doesn't clarify matters.

:The point here is, I had tried to inform you, in good faith, for a year and half about the deep doo doo you were stepping into, and you always retaliated and doubled down on Nazi rhetoric until I finally posted this thread in the Community Portal, at which point you panicked and tried to remove every use of the word you ever posted anywhere in Conservapedia. Guilty conscience? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 20:53, October 30, 2023 (EDT)
::Lies. [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Conservapedia:Community_Portal&diff=1986146&oldid=1984976 LT posted this thread at the community portal]. You posted this thread at [[Talk:Main Page]] '''''after spending the better part of the month prior yelling at editors for not posting at CP:COMPORT'''''. [[User:MayGodBless|MayGodBless]] ([[User talk:MayGodBless|talk]]) 21:15, October 30, 2023 (EDT)
::RobSmith, there is a reason [[NATO war in Ukraine]] has a pathetic 5 page views/edit ratio. Nobody can trust you. [[User:MayGodBless|MayGodBless]] ([[User talk:MayGodBless|talk]]) 21:18, October 30, 2023 (EDT)
:::oh, thanks. Pretty lame defense for use of Nazi rhetoric, IMO. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 21:24, October 30, 2023 (EDT)
::::Maybe someone will believe in your accusation in your second last post above. If they do, I hope that don't run into someone trying to sell them the Brooklyn Bridge. The word geopolitics has various definitions and based on one of those definitions, I thought the words "international relations" or "international politics" was more appropriate and precise since it is less oriented around geography. So I did some edits to replace the term using the words "international relations" or "international politics". Regardless, I found out later that the term geopolitics has definitions that are broader in scope so that editing wasn't necessary.

::::Your desperation to make a charge against me that will stick as far as my articles about international politics is truly amazing. This absolute obsession with the word "geopolitics" is even more ridiculous than your huge obsession with the [[Essay: The SPECIFIC MONTH OF APRIL 2022 was not a pivotal point in politics that will affect politics for 30 years|SPECIFIC month of April 2020]] and the [[Essay: Why exceedingly few people in the world endlessly obsess about the date of April 9, 2020|date of April 9, 2020]]. It just shows me that my essays showing some of the shortcomings of Russia and China really get under your skin because they topple your wrongheaded ideas about these countries and also topple some of your other wrongheaded ideas about politics.

::::In short, if you want my respect and the respect of others, I suggest you create some counteressays to my essays on international politics and related matters. Judging by the 7 to 0 vote of confidence about your adminship, your current obsessions and your talk, talk, talk on the talk pages of my essays rather than make cogent arguments for your own political beliefs are not considered endeavors worthy of esteem by your fellow editors of Conservapedia. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 21:34, October 30, 2023 (EDT)

:::::(ec) What's ridiculous is the panic you went into to hide every use of the word "geopolitics" you ever posted anywhere - cause it verified my claim that (a) you didn't know what you were talking about; (b) you were engaged in spiteful and malicious editing against me on a subject you had no knowledge or interest in; and (c) you've done actual harm and damage to [[Republican party]] efforts to end [[Ukraine aid]] funding. Most despicable, more than 200,000 people have been killed while you joke about fat Russian ladies and polkas.
:::::Your SEO talents could have been used in a positive manner to spread the MAGA message to end the war, rather than in a spiteful manner on a subject you know nothing about nor have interest in simply to [[troll]] me. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 21:39, October 30, 2023 (EDT)
:::::Now Prof. Mearsheimer, whom you claim to listen to and agree with, says we're in big trouble. You could have helped prevent that. You could start helping to unravel it now. But you have to focus on the subject matter, not persons you meet on the internet you feel animosity towards. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 21:46, October 30, 2023 (EDT)
Once again, you confuse merely disagreeing with some of your poorly thought-out political views as trolling because you have a RobSmithCentric view of the world. Well, the world is much bigger than you. Get used to this notion and embrace it.

And if you truly wanted to prevent me from creating essays on international politics, perhaps you should have ceased putting hide templates and engaging in other rude, bullying tactics in main page talk and the community portal instead of engaging in civil discussions. That was your mistake. You chose to try to bully someone who doesn't fear bullies. Oh well, such is life. Perhaps you will finally learn from your mistakes, but I have my doubts. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 21:53, October 30, 2023 (EDT)
:Bingo. Right there. You just admitted your essays are motivated by personal animosity you have toward someone you met on the internet, and not by any interest, knowledge, or desire to inform readers. You need to overcome that handicap and develop an interest in a subject and desire to inform or share knowledge with readers, not to seek revenge against a stranger. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 22:07, October 30, 2023 (EDT)

RobSmith, I know you desperately wish me to consider you an enemy, but the truth is that I now consider you to be merely someone who formerly annoyed me. Take a look at this graphic: [https://b2bstorytelling.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/influencer_quadrant.jpg Friend, ally, annoyer or adversary quadrant]. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 22:04, October 30, 2023 (EDT)
:Good. Now focus on a subject, like psychology or religion, etc., and end these personal vendettas you have against people you meet on the internet. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 22:07, October 30, 2023 (EDT)

RobSmith, I know you desperately wish me to consider you an enemy, but the truth is that I now consider you to be merely someone who formerly annoyed me. Take a look at this graphic: [https://b2bstorytelling.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/influencer_quadrant.jpg Friend, ally, annoyer or adversary quadrant]. It's hard to consider someone your enemy when they engage in gossiping about you. High school girls gossip - not grown men. Your gossiping alone very much disqualifies you from being my enemy because I don't take gossipers seriously - especially ones who are totally inept at it.

I don't really have any people in the world who are my enemies as far as me specifically. Even many people who very much disagree with me on various matters find I am a cordial and amiable person who has a sense of humor. For example, a person who is an atheist/agnostic and is aware that have written much anti-atheism content wants to assist me with a future venture that I wish to pursue. User: ConwayIII at Conservapedia, who I suspect is an atheist, has had very cordial email correspondence with me. User: Mercian at RationalWiki, who used to be my most vociferous critic, now has a cordial relationship with me.

You on the other hand, have very poor interpersonal skills and that is why you recently had a 7-0 vote of no confidence in your adminship. Your endless factious behavior towards your other editors at Conservapedia isn't helping you in any way despite any delusions you may have that such behavior achieves your aims. You certainly haven't convinced anyone that the Russians are blameless when it comes to war crimes in Ukraine or that there isn't sufficient evidence concerning this matter judging by the recent AfD vote on my [[Essay: Russian war crimes in Ukraine|essay on Russian war crimes in Ukraine]]. You didn't win a single AfD vote as can be seen at [[Conservapedia:AFD Essay:Russian war crimes in Ukraine]]. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 22:24, October 30, 2023 (EDT)

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RobSmith, I see that you don't have a sense of humor. Of course, this is not exactly surprising given your endless spurious accusations towards me and your endless axe grinding.

Regardless, I told two Conservapedians privately that I don't consider you my enemy when the topic of your bad behavior came up. And despite many Conservapedians wishing to strip you of your adminship and emailing each other about this topic as well as to Andy, I sent an email to Andy and other Conservapedians that you should merely lose your adminship for 90 days with a warning that the next desysoping will be longer. Hopefully, you finally listen to others and change your ways.

And your keyboard "wolf warrior" activity isn't going to make a lick of difference when it comes to China's and Russia's decline in the 21st century. I thought it might take until 2030 to have things go significantly south for China and Russia, but given the amount of decay and the current pace of unraveling, it certainly could happen much sooner, but time will tell. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:01, October 30, 2023 (EDT)

:"I told two Conservapedians privately bla bla...". You're [[gossiping]] again.

:(ec) Here's the problem as I see it: [[Julius Streicher]] & [[Alfred Rosenberg]] were hung at [[Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal|Nuremberg]] for the words they put in print (Goebbels was already dead). As I student, I said, "Wait a minute, don't we Americans believe in [[free speech]]?" The answer I got was, "Yah Rob, but they had it coming." So I read Streicher & Rosenberg's words for myself. Rosenberg's ''Myth of the Twentieth Century''. I also read Haushofer's book on Geopolitiks. Streicher published a periodical, so I read what excerpts I could get a hold of. And the plain fact is, when I read your Essays on Russia, they sound as "benign" as anything Rosenberg, Haushofer, or Streicher wrote.
:I guess it was the ''intent'' behind what they wrote that got them hung. I concluded that then, and I get that same feeling and impression when I read your Essays now.

:You seriously [http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/holoprelude/deruntermensch.html should read this text, and ponder it very carefully] before you write another word on Russia or Eastern Europeans. It really is a very short text - mostly pictures and illustrations. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 23:05, October 30, 2023 (EDT)

::You wrote: "Here's the problem as I see it". You still don't get it. I don't care about your "very important opinions" about history or politics - not even a little. And if you don't understand why by this point, I am afraid I cannot help you in this matter. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:13, October 30, 2023 (EDT)

:::I get, yah. And I don't care about your knitting circle of [[gossip]]ers, rattrolls, sockpuppets, [[holocaust revision]]ists, [[neo-fascist]]s and [[neo-Nazi]]s you are [[colluding]] with to [[bully]] people. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 23:25, October 30, 2023 (EDT)

:::The rattrolls and ratvandals you are [[colluding]] with are upset because I am effective at what I do - putting a stop to [[trolling]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 23:34, October 30, 2023 (EDT)

===Vandalized talk pages===
{{See also|Bad faith editing}}
[[User:Conservative]] has a habitual and historical practice of [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Conservapedia:Community_Portal&diff=prev&oldid=1999568 vandalizing talk pages so that they do not make sense], then complains to Andy about something, so when Andy investigates the discussion makes no sense to him. This is one of his longstanding [[trolling]] techniques.

I have restored the above thread to its contemporaneous flow according to timestamps (the stuff User:Conservative added and took out between his own edits you will have to investigate for yourself). [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 01:09, October 31, 2023 (EDT)

:I think I just figured out ''why'' User:Conservative refuses to follow civil discussion format and align his postings properly - it is so he can go back and vandalize the page later to actually alter text & context of a discussion. Readers need to be aware of this trolling habit and technique of his. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 01:17, October 31, 2023 (EDT)

Guys, I've been on Conservapedia for a few years, and I really, really wish you two wouldn't fight with each other. I consider you both my online friends. Wouldn't it be better if you joined together to oppose those who we all agree should be opposed? Consider Paul's writings in First and Second Corinthians. Would he have you fight against each other, or would he have you unite against Karajou and against the liberals? Please, Rob, and User:Conservative, unite under the banner of Christ. [[User:DanAP|DanAP]] ([[User talk:DanAP|talk]]) 06:40, October 31, 2023 (EDT)

==Propaganda news==
===WSJ: Russia has 270,000 killed and wounded and lost more than 50% of its troops===

What this means, and hardly anyone is talking about it, is that the War is half over in 1.5 years. Thus, it will mostly end inside 3 years, i.e. within 1.5 years more. The losses and injuries, not to mention the declining Ruble and reduced revenues Russia has faced, is not sustainable. This is clear, very clear, though some are claiming this War is "going to extend into the 2030s" etc.

"More than a year after Moscow failed in its goal of a lightning victory in Ukraine, the Russian military has steadily adapted on the battlefield as it shifts to a strategy of wearing down Ukraine and the West.

To be sure, Russia's military—which has suffered more than 270,000 killed and wounded as its army has lost more than 50%" https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/russias-army-learns-from-its-mistakes-in-ukraine-a6b2eb4 [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 04:47, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
:Projection; NATO cannot admit its losses so they project them on RUssia. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 07:52, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
See: "Russia's ruble is now worth less than 1 cent. It's the lowest since the start of Ukraine war." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ruble-to-usd-less-than-a-penny-lowest-ukraine-war/ [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 04:53, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

=== One of the Planks of the Commie Communist Manifesto of Wretched Apostate Atheist Karl Marx: Central Banks in All or Most Countries ===

https://mostlyeconomics.wordpress.com/2018/06/19/one-of-the-planks-of-communist-manifesto-was-to-have-central-banks-in-most-countries/

One of the planks of Communist Manifesto was to have central banks in most countries…
A food for thought article by Prof Dipankar Gupta. He titles it as: “We are all marxists: Liberal democrats have understood The Communist Manifesto better than communists”.

The article is in written for 200th birthday of Karl Marx. Prof Gupta says Marx would be pleased that around 60% of his suggestions have already been implemented in most countries which prize themselves as liberal democracies:" [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 16:49, September 24, 2023 (EDT)

:What would you replace [[Central Bank]]s with? How would you purchase oil from Saudi Arabia, for example? Barter? A basket of currencies? Would all purchasers outside Saudi Arabia have to deal with the Saudi sellers directly? How would the sellers know they weren't getting scammed with counterfeit currencies or bogus goods, etc.?

:Just cause a source sounds intelligent and informed doesn't mean it is. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 16:55, September 24, 2023 (EDT)

"Arthur Schopenhauer once said, “All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; second, it is violently opposed; and third, it is accepted as self-evident." https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7265630-arthur-schopenhauer-once-said-all-truth-passes-through-three-stages [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 16:58, September 24, 2023 (EDT)

:Yep. Kind of like Trump colluded with Putin, coronavirus comes from eating bats, there are no Nazis in Ukraine, and deep staters aren't working to get DeSantis elected. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 17:01, September 24, 2023 (EDT)

::Arthur Schopenhauer wrote ''The World as Will and Idea'', which was the inspiration for the film ''[https://youtu.be/Qgzm2Vhhq28 Triumph of the Will]'' ([[Nietzsche]]'s ''Will to Power'' is a separate discussion; he was a contemporary of Schopenhauer but much younger). [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 19:09, September 24, 2023 (EDT)

::DeSantis is a Deep State pawn? Pfft. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Sunday, 19:10, September 24, 2023 (EDT)

:::Where did his $100 million come from? Not in donations of $250 or less. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 19:12, September 24, 2023 (EDT)

==Somebody made a great point about Communism being deadlier than Nazism. ==

[[File:Atheism is most illogical.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|It looks like someone's bizarre admonition to not criticize communism/China during the war in Ukraine was very wrongheaded. It was also a false dilemma and quite illogical.
 
 
Logic is one of the foundational stones of clear thinking.]]

I would give NishantXavier three Olés due to him really skewering someone's wrongheaded and myopic view of the world. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 17:49, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

*'''[[Realist School of International Relations]] Update:''' Kurt Nimo: '''[https://kurtnimmo.substack.com/p/for-the-corporate-state-ideology For the Corporate State, Ideology is a Tool for Social Control].'''
:*''"The [[corporate state]] (fascism) is not wed to any ism. It is not ideological, as noted above. It adopts and sheds the appearance of political ideology same as it adopts and exploits cultural trends. The cultural we can ignore, the political we cannot.

:*''"The system, “GlobalCap,” the “New World Order,” whatever it may be called, doesn’t care about rights for “transsexuals” (there is no such thing) beyond stupidly celebrating such creatures on beer cans bought in the millions by normies. The state serves the corporations and we are here to buy and consume crap made by near-slaves and eat bioengineered frankensh*t.

:*''"I mean, we built this machine, and have done so since 1945, the industry and technology is in place. Now it is time to cull the herd.

[[File:I am a realist.PNG|1000px]]

:: [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 21:26, October 2, 2023 (EDT)

== Was Communism as Bad as Nazism? Indisputably, yes it was. And Frankly, it was much worse. The Record and Stats/Figures show it ==

This is relevant in light of recent disputes such as Ukraine allegedly being full of "Nazis". It should be remembered that, while (1) Commies and Nazis are both Dictatorial Thugs (2) They started World War II (3) All the Suffering of Millions during, and sometimes after WWII is because of them (4) They are collectively responsible for the Genocidal Massacre of an estimated 120 MN people (5) but Communism caused far more deaths and thus is indisputably far worse, except to the sinfully and willfully blind. It should also be remembered that, if you are being attacked and invaded by Commie Dictators, as for e.g. both Finland and Ukraine were, you might ally with Germans without in any way agreeing with the idiotic Nazi ideology that Jews and other races were allegedly "inferior" or needed to be "exterminated" etc.

"Courtois argues that there is an essential similarity between communism and Nazism, and then, by comparing the number of alleged victims, comes up with a neat figure of 95m dead for communism against 25m for Nazism. Ergo, communism must have been worse."

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/essays/56390/was-communism-as-bad-as-nazism And Courtois is correct, you idiotic brainwashed liberal. I mean, the person in the link who argues Courtois was incorrect. These brain dead liberals are virtually capable of logical reasoning. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 16:22, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

:"These brain dead liberals are virtually capable of logical reasoning." Yep, sounds about right; what a reality to live in, eh? Also, Nazism ''is'' a form of Communism. For more information, see: [[Communist origins of Nazism]] —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Monday, 16:25, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

::Yah yah yah, I get. We should have took Hitler's side against Stalin. I'm well familiar with that debate. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 16:32, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

::Look, I was the driving force behind Wikipedia's [[Venona project]] series; in 1976 I was called a fascist in an international relations class for suggesting that the Soviet Union had no legitimate claim to the Ukraine. You need to be better prepared before you bring that kind of fascist propaganda to the table. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 16:35, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
:::Criticism of Communism is "fascist propaganda," eh? Now you're sounding like a real commie agitator. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Monday, 16:37, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
::::No, I was called a fascist for talking about Ukrainian sovereignty and independence 50 years ago, and called a fascist 15 years ago in Wikipedia for exposing commie spies in the US government in the 1940s and 1950s. It's a testament to how much the American government, media, and academia has swung from being leftwing communist to fascist and [[nazisymp]]s just since [[Obama]]. The paradigm shift.

::::Go up and watch ''[[The Hill]]'' report on the Nazi in the Canadain Parliament - both commentators are Black. They offer a very very interesting perspective on what should be done now. You're not going to fool Blacks - middle class black or poor blacks - with this "Nazi Freedom Fighter" bs. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 17:50, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
General George Patton, who fought and won the War against the Nazis, presciently said: "We may have been fighting the wrong enemy (Germany) all along. But while we're here (on the Soviet border), we should go after the [expletive deleted] now, 'cause we're gonna have to fight 'em eventually."

"[General George] Patton correctly saw the Soviet Union as the main enemy of the Allies after WWII. Patton correctly saw Stalin as the real threat to the democracy of Western Europe after WWII, especially after he saw how oppressively the Soviets treated Eastern Europe with mass murders and mass exiles of Eastern Europeans." https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-context-for-Pattons-We-fought-the-wrong-enemy [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 16:38, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

::::(ec) Soviet communism worked people to death; Nazism killed you on the spot if weren't a Nazi. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 16:39, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
:::::The fast-and-furious murder was at the death camps. The concentration camps worked people to death. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Monday, 16:42, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
::::::"Arbeit Macht Frei", but most people passing under that sign went straight up the chimney. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 16:43, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

::::::The Soviet system used the threat of going up the chimney to get you to comply; the Nazi system used the deception of "Work Makes you Free" to get you to disrobe for delousing before going up the chimney and so they could rummage through your clothes and personal effects. That's the difference between Stalinism and Western Fascism. The Westerners were more efficient - nothing got wasted. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 16:49, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
:::::::Indeed, the Nazis are even more far-left than the commies are. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Monday, 16:58, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

::::::But you guys opposed Trump and supported Nazism, so it's all coming back. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 16:54, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
:::::::I'm not a socialist, and hence I'm not a Nazi. Lies have consequences, RobSmith. (Rev. 21:8) —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Monday, 16:56, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
::::::::The day is coming quickly where trash talking Putin makes you a Nazi. I've been warning User:Conservative for more than a year on this. He didn't have to do it. He could of wrote on UK pot holes or gay Frensh Fries or whatever, but he doubled down, not cause he knows anything about the subject or even cares, but only cause I warned him. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 17:33, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
:::::::::"trash talking Putin makes you a Nazi" Wow, quite the imaginative fantasy-land you envision. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Monday, 17:40, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
::::::::::The world is changing fast. NATO lost the war against Russia (unless you want to go fight - you're of fighting age, or you want to get nuked). The news just hasn't caught up to the American people yet. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 17:59, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
:::::::::::Your fantasies won't last forever, RobSmith. The question at hand is whether you want them to be shattered before or after the close of probation. It makes the eternal difference. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Monday, 18:02, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

::::::::Maybe when User:Consevative is 98 years old he can get a standing ovation in the Canadian House of Commons for his courage, but people still have long memories. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 17:35, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
[[Christian Nationalism]] in each individual Christian Country, and then Christian Inter-Nationalism or Christian Universalism in all of [[Global Christendom]] together, is the only solution to (1) Communism (2) Nazism and (3) Liberal Abortionism, for all of these are Mass-Murdering Ideologies that are based on hatred and wickedness and have caused the genocidal deaths of millions. 360 Million Christians remain Persecuted in the world today as a standing reproach to those who refuse to work for Christian Nationalism in Christian Countries. Let me share what I posted on this in a Whatsapp group yesterday, when a Christian Sister in North Africa told us she was being persecuted. I also shared that Conservapedia article with the group, and they appreciated it. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 17:27, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

"[[Daniel Kolenda]], a CFAN [[Evangelist]] who's travelled to Africa to Evangelize, has said in the past he has got Christian Governors/State Leaders to intervene when Christians are persecuted. Christian leaders in the West etc and in Christian Countries should do that more, when our brother and sister Christians in other countries are persecuted. imo." We need Christian Countries to defend Religious Freedom and put an end to all Religious Persecution, especially the Persecution of Christians. Millions continue to die and suffer as we watch.[[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 17:28, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

:"Christian Nationalism" is the "only solution"? That's the sentiment which will lead to the formation of the image of the beast. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Monday, 17:40, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

The Beast is an Anti-Christ system based on the denial that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and even the True Messiah, which best describes Pharisaic Judaism, though partially Islam too, for Pharisaic Judaism denies both, while Islam denies the first. Next, it is Christians who will be persecuted during the Reign of the Beast, and this for refusing to renounce Jesus Christ and accept Anti-Christ as the Messiah. This Messiah will come from either Judaism or Islam, the two sects that deny Jesus Christ is the Son of God. They will accept Anti-Christ as the Messiah, then persecute Christians who remain faithful to Jesus Christ, as I hope I do, and I pray you are faithful to Him also. Read your Bible properly, and pray to the Holy Ghost for His Gift of Wisdom, instead of repeating lies of known enemies of the Christian Faith, such as Pharisaical Judaism which denies Christ is the Son of God, or of Islam, which repeats the same error of Anti-Christ. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 17:44, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

:NishantXavier, I explained to you over and over why your theories are incorrect. I'm not going to even bother at this point; I quite seriously hope your rude awakening comes before the close of probation so you have room left to be saved, though clearly it is pointless at the moment for me to articulate the same facts to you again and again, expecting your response to be any different. Best of luck, friend. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Monday, 17:48, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

You choose to remain in error then, LT. I will keep working for [[Christian Nationalism]] and end of [[Persecution of Christians in the World Today]]. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 17:51, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

Thank you again, Conservative. God Bless you. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]][[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]] 17:51, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

:☭RobSmith☭ is <s>becoming</s> now a complete Communist shill. (see: [[Comsymp]]) To him, Stalin was not the ruthlessly bloody mass murderer history remembers him to be, but the leader of a patriotic vanguard against Fascism. He's happy to forget that Stalin enabled Nazi war crimes not only during the entirety of the [[Communazi era]], but also the Warsaw Uprising by refusing to smash Nazis. Even while I have continuously compared Nazism with Communism as parallel and near-identical ideologies, he still brands any criticism of Communism coming from me as "pro-Nazi."
:Also not only pathetic, but inconsistent, is RobSmith's view regarding Putin and Communism. So criticism of Communism apparently implies that one supports Ukronazis against Putin, yet arguing any sort of association between Putin and Communism makes one a Ukronazi shill.
:According to the Apostle John in the Book of Revelation, all liars "shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." (Revelation 21:8) RobSmith isn't facing an ideal judgment waiting for him, from where he's standing right now. Since probation hasn't closed yet, however, there is still space and room for him to repent, if he chooses to do so. (side note: I was going to post this in response to Conservative's initial posting of the very same comment on my talk page, but he removed it and transferred it here) —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Monday, 17:59, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
::I'm no more a commie than Wild [[Bill Donovan]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 18:02, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
:::RobSmith's political worldview is going to come crashing down as China's growing economic problems will cause Russia to sell less fossil fuels to China. Of course, he will blame it on the West/USA "cheating" or some other nonsense. Men's ability to engage in denialism can be very strong. Putin should have never launched his special operation in February of 2022. It set off a cascade of things that will make Russia's current situation worse. I am looking forward to looking at geopolitics again in 2028 to see what unfolds. And by 2030, I strongly suspect things will be worse for Russia and China.

:::Of course, I will not see or hear RobSmith's frustration and sadness then as I no longer read RobSmith's content.

:::But hopefully, maybe some very good things will happen like the Chinese Communist Party will lose power and Christianity will blossom in China. Maybe Russia will see a religious revival and its low church attendance will see a rise. Sometimes misfortune causes men to draw to God. While these things may be unlikely in the near future, you never know what may happen. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 18:17, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

::::I disagree with the specifics of ''why'' RobSmith's fantasies will be shattered (I'm convinced the world may end as soon as 2027), though I concur on the general aspect that he will face a rude awakening. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Monday, 18:20, September 25, 2023 (EDT)
:::::I suspect RobSmith will blame it all on me. By the way, Kevin McCarthy keeps calling me about the issue of funding in Ukraine. I had to change my number. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 18:24, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

:LT, This is what I was talking about: how a user walks into an ongoing conversation and pees all over the carpet. Those days need to come to an end. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 19:31, September 25, 2023 (EDT)

==Glorification, or simply false statements?==
[[File:Zelensky and Biletsky.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Zelensky and neo-Nazi leader [[Andriy Biletsky]], who said the Ukrainian nation's mission is to "lead the white races of the world in a final crusade...against Semite-led Untermenschen (Subhumans)", also known as White Leader.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/03/18/inside-azov-neo-nazi-brigade-killing-russian-generals-playing/ Telegraph] ]]
RobSmith, you pass yourself along as an expert on nazi Ukraine, so here's a simple question: why would a Neo-nazi government running Ukraine right now bother themselves into getting a JEW as their president? [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 02:48, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

:Welcome back. Let's keep it civil. [https://consortiumnews.com/2022/03/04/how-zelensky-made-peace-with-neo-nazis/ How Zelensky Made Peace With Neo-Nazis], Consortium News. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 02:54, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
::I want YOU to answer the question, and not some spurious news link. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 02:56, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
:::There are several ways to answer; he's not a practicing Jew; he is not a maternal Jew; he shares with Ukrainian Nazis hatred for Russia; he's in it for the money; he's corrupt to the bone. Need I go on? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 03:02, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
::::Yes, please go on, Mr. Expert. Explain why these so-called nazis didn't kill him. Nazis do kill Jews, don't they, or did they just up and quit that? [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 03:04, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
:::::Because he brings home the bacon. $113 billion so far. Please spare your mocking attitude and keep it professional. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]
:::There is no way Zelensky did not know who he was raising his fist to in Parliament, a member of the [[SS Galicia Division]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 03:04, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
::::You are talking about an incident in Canada last week. What does that have to do with Ukraine the past few years? [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 03:07, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
::::I'm not sure what your question is, there is video of Zelensky meeting with the Azov on the front lines. [https://youtu.be/rgkPpsyUFcM Zelensky angrily responding after being rebuked by his own Azov forces.] (2:08) [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 03:15, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
:::::Can't or won't answer it? It's a simple question. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 03:18, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
::::::Classic RobSmith move: confronted with a problematic question, dodges to a different point; repeat ad infinitum. He's been doing this for the past two years. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Sunday, 10:05, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

::::Don't get snippy. Read it all yourself. [https://thegrayzone.com/2023/08/16/zelensky-ukraines-notorious-neo-nazi/ Zelensky holds court with Ukraine’s most notorious neo-Nazi], August 16, 2023. Zelensky has been careful not be photographed with Nazis - until a few weeks ago now that Ukraine is flat on its back, and they are the most fanatical fighters. He met with them to give them recognition.

::::The man is sick. You might as well ask Hitler why he didn't like the Jews, either. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 03:19, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
:::::I don't read spurious websites that make up their own BS, and that BS is based off of Russian propaganda used to invade another country. Jews siding with nazis...that is complete and utter BS, and you should know better than that. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 03:26, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
::::::I can't help it. If you wanna crawl in bed with [[globalist]]s and [[neocon]]s, that's your business. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 03:28, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
::::::::Typical, as well as repeated, response. Because you don't have an answer. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 04:03, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
:::::::::Don't have the answer to what? I'll tell you how Ukraine elected a Russian-speaking Jew who now commands Nazi troops if you can tell me how 200+ American patriots are now sitting the [[DC gulag]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 04:08, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
:::::::And the authors you call "spurious" in the links given, are all Jews. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 03:30, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

::::::What do you call a non-spurious website? CNN? The Washington Post? New York Times? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 03:33, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

::::::More homework: [[BBC]]: [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66914756 Canada Nazi row puts spotlight on Ukraine's WWII past]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 05:50, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

::::::Extra assignment: ''[[Gatewaypundit]]:'' [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/09/day-dead-neo-nazi-azov-brigade-conducts-torchlight/ “Day of the Dead”: Neo-Nazi Azov Brigade Conducts Torchlight Rallies All Over Ukraine]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 05:53, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

::::These guys (Zelensky and the Nazis) hate Russia and the Russians. It's a long history. The only good thing about Russia is, it's a little less corrupt than Ukraine. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 03:27, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
{{warning collapse|reason=trolling, personal remarks|content=:::::And you're a LIAR as well as a FRAUD. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 04:14, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
::::::Absolutely agreed. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Sunday, 09:52, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

Well, here's the problem. You are the problem. You pushed lies on this website, and lies based upon your various outlooks on life, which apparently is restricted. For example, your complete and utter lie on the death of James Forrestal, which you posted on another page a few hours ago. Murder by the DOD? How about a story about a stupid moron sitting in mom's basement being sued by the family of Forrestal for defamation?

And speaking of mom's basement, you no doubt are putting in another 15 hour shift on this site. Perhaps 17 hours, maybe 18 hours. I've been looking at your contributions, specifically the times of your postings, and everyone can see those long hours you put in. The times between postings are another issue. Need time to type, but you have very little time to do any proper research. The five or six hours this site benefits from your absence means you sleep during that time; there is absolutely no time for work, which actually means for all intents and purposes you sit, jobless, in your mom's basement, like any typical troll.

And during the past two years I've seen you bully, harass, denigrate, and trample others because they don't follow the rules - YOUR RULES - that you push on them. You bitch and you whine about the faults of others, but in reality it is your faults, in keeping with your own severe case of narcissism. So, here's the deal. I'm back, and I will be in your face constantly, and the world will see what kind of a fraud you actually are. You are the one who needs to be reined in and consoled on the proper duties of an admin here.

Your games are over and done with. You want to cry me a river, just tell me where and when and I'll show up with a camera. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 05:14, October 1, 2023 (EDT)}}

:::<big>'''Zelensky being a Nazi sympathizer has already been added to [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Conservapedia_proven_right&diff=1987401&oldid=1983087 Conservapedia proven correct]. If you have problem with that, take it up it Andy.'''</big> [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 05:11, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

:Hold up, RobSmith's assertions about Forrestal are incorrect? —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Sunday, 09:51, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

::[https://worldoftopia.com/nightingale-james-forrestal-ukraine/ Operation Nightengale]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 12:19, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

::Here's a better source: ''[https://archive.org/details/the-secret-war-against-the-jews-how-western-espionage-betrayed-the-jewish-people/page/214/mode/2up The Secret War Against The Jews How Western Espionage Betrayed The Jewish People]'' By John Loftus, Mark Aarons ([https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/James_Forrestal#cite_note-38 pg 214.] Guess what? pg. 214 is redacted).

::Who is John Loftus? [https://www.bitchute.com/video/FUOMP4RMXjc1/ THE NAZI CONNECTION 1982 - JOHN LOFTUS ON 60 MINUTES]. Loftus was the first head of [[DOJ]]'s Nazi hunting unit, appointed by Jimmy Carter.

::Loftus fits into the [[Wikipedia:The Daniel Brandt controversy]]. [[Daniel Brandt]] has endorsed my account as most accurate. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]

::Rosanne Barr recently corroborated Loftus' allegation made in the ''60 Minutes'' interview that Ukrainian Nazis buried children alive to save bullets; [https://www.mediaite.com/politics/bullshit-roseanne-barr-screams-at-piers-morgan-after-he-rejects-her-claim-ukraine-is-filled-with-nazis-and-zelensky-isnt-a-good-jew/ 'Bullsh*t!’ Roseanne Barr SCREAMS at Piers Morgan After He Rejects Her Claim Ukraine is Filled With Nazis and Zelensky Isn’t a ‘Good’ Jew, Jul 11th, 2023]. Barr breaks down as she recounts how Ukrainian Nazis murdered her family. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 13:08, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

::Even if Forrestal's death was not an assassination, it likely could be guilt as he became more familiar with the actions of the Nazis he was funneling US aid and weapons to. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 13:13, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

:::One more note: User:Karajou misrepresented facts. Nowhere did I suggest or imply the DOD killed Forrestal. Heck, it could have Mossad or a suicide. Better yet, in 1949 it could have been a communist agent in the US government [[Joe McCarthy]] or [[J. Edgar]] was looking for. Why does it always fall on me to have to explain these things? Don't you people have any imagination? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 18:15, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

::::I'm sure you know a lot about misrepresentation of facts from personal experience. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Sunday, 18:22, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

:::::Review the links above and then tell me what happened and what's going on. You could do it in under half an hour. You can skip the Wikipedia Brandt controversy cause that's only peripheral to Loftus' credentials.

:::::Basically, the Operation Nightengale link, the 60 Minutes link, and Rosanne Barr link. Should take about half hour. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 18:25, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

::::::Frank Wizner is the guy's name in the US government who circumvent all sorts of presidential directives to protect about 2,000 Nazis and resettle them in United States, most in the Midwest & Northeast (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois) and grant them American citizenship. And many cases even jobs.
::::::About 8,000 were resettled in Great Britain under the same program, and 10,000 in Canada.
::::::So that accounts for 20,000 (more than Division strength). All told, there were about 80,000 Ukrainian Waffen SS. In the regular police and ''Schutzmanshaft'', probably over 300,000. And these units served in today's "western Ukraine", Belarus, Lithuania, and Poland. The local Nazis remained in place; the Ukrainian SS units moved with the German army, and saw action in Slovakia, France, and Italy. And that's how they were able to escape to [[the West]], and escape justice in localities where their crimes were committed. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 21:51, October 7, 2023 (EDT)

::::::So that deals with the question of Ukrainian Waffen SS in the Angelo-American countries. Now we turn to the [[National Security Act of 1947]], creation of the CIA, NSA, and Pentagon, the role of [[RfE]], and CIA/Pentagon joint covert activities funding armed rebellion in the Soviet Union. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 22:03, October 7, 2023 (EDT)

==Socialist movements and antisemitism: a brief review of the history==
Hi Karajou, I see you're skeptical of the notion of that Ukraine is overrun with Nazis from the top-down because it's leader happens to be a Jew. Since the question here is whether Zelensky's government can be designated as "National ''Socialist''," I believe it's useful to evaluate the history surrounding socialism and the Jews.

So first of all, Marxism was antisemitic to its core—religiously and economically motivated. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZh01xRO_Qg&pp=ygUWa2FybCBtYXJ4IGFudGlzZW1pdGlzbQ%3D%3D this video] sums it up well) Of course, since it was attacking the Jews on basis of religion and economics, rather than "race," ethnic Jews who were "self-hating" and converted from Judaism to Marxism were acceptable, however. That is precisely why there were [https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/american-jews-idealize-soviet-communism atheist Jews] who became Communists—already disenchanted with Judaism, they were happy to serve the false god Baal- er, I mean, Marx. The Soviet Union's antisemitism was manifested in persecution against religious Jews, prohibiting ritual circumcision. (for more information, see: [[Antisemitism, atheistic Communism, and penile cancer]])

Nazism is an outgrowth strain of Marxism. (see: [[Communist origins of Nazism]]) Hitler and his chauffeur Schreck were members of the Communist Bavarian Soviet Republic in the 1910s, and the fuhrer himself admitted that the only difference between Marxism and Nazism was economics vs. race; [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler#1926 his own words]: "If the National Socialist Movement should fail to understand the fundamental importance of this essential principle [race], if it should merely varnish the external appearance of the present State and adopt the majority principle, it would really do nothing more than compete with Marxism on its own ground." (Mein Kampf, vol. 2, ch. 4)

Marxist antisemitism = religious and economic hatred of Judaism; Nazi antisemitism = ethnic hatred of Jews, period. But again, to socialists, a Jew who converts from Judaism to socialism can be deemed acceptable. Even in the case of the Nazis, Jews who apostatized to openly supporting Nazi ideology were sometimes spared, just as atheistic Communist Jews were spared from Soviet pogroms; [https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/ellen-feldman-nazi-germany this article] by ''Tablet'' sums it up well. And ''even as it concerns neo-Nazis too'', yes, [https://allthatsinteresting.com/daniel-burros some turned out to be ethnic Jews].

And to get to the point about Zelensky: does him being an ethnic Jew automatically prove his government isn't Nazi-ridden? From a nuanced historical perspective, no. At the end of the day, [https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/zelenskyy-is-not-a-jewish-hero/ he is not a Jewish hero]. The evidence of his open collaboration with the far-left, Nazi-aligned paramilitary group [[Azov Battalion]] is overwhelming and widely easy to find on the internet. And no, I don't support Putin by any means. I oppose both sides of the war, and see it as a Hegelian deception game to pave the way for a greater, final menace facing humanity soon. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Sunday, 09:50, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

:I believe in a thorough research in history; I also believe in taking the word of many professional historians on the subject, as well as with my own eyes. What I'm going to point out and expose is the contemptuous position taken by a fraud, a man who believes there are nazis everywhere. They're in our cities and towns; they're in our farms and fields; they're in our food. Let's pour ourselves a bowl of "Fuhrer Flakes". Why, Billy Bob is jaywalking in French Lick...he's got to be a nazi. Can't visit Frankenmuth, Michigan these days; it's a German/Bavarian town, and therefore nazi.
:When you get someone with an attitude like that, when you get someone who complains of nazis everywhere, you don't listen to him at all. You declare him NUTS, and ship him off to the funny farm, because that's where he belongs. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] ([[User talk:Karajou|talk]]) 13:46, October 1, 2023 (EDT)

::Fair enough, RobSmith is a complete schizomaniac as it concerns invoking Godwin's Law. My broader point though was that the common "Ukraine can't be Nazi from the top-down since they have a Jewish president" argument doesn't account for whether individual Jews actually do the works of Jews or the works of Baalists. Jewish traitors to their own people definitely exist, and in the case of Zelensky, there are strong indications that he indeed has entrenched connections to extremist Ukrainian ultranationalists who hold Nazi racial viewpoints. For years before the Russo-Ukraine War broke out, the media noted the dangerous presence of [https://www.businessinsider.com/john-mccain-meets-oleh-tyahnybok-in-ukraine-2013-12?op=1 neo-Nazis] [https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms-to-controversial-ukrainian-militia-linked-to-neo-nazis/ in Ukraine].
::But at the end of the day, Putin clearly isn't innocent either. The larger conspiracy is simple: manufacture a "thesis," in this case the globalist/establishment catastrophe in Ukraine that causes misery worldwide when elitist liberal politicians put Ukraine over their own nations, and use the resulting backlash to overthrow the current "Liberal World Order" to establish a ''New World Order'' run by the "far-right Christian Nationalists" who create the Antichrist beast system. That is what people need to realize and prepare for. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Sunday, 15:19, October 1, 2023 (EDT)
:::I respect all of you. My two cents if I may...
The link (my friend) LT provided was a one off - case (Burrows) of man bites dog. What is important to realize is, that he rejected his Jewishniess. Now, if Zelansky is still proud of his origins then he is no Nazi. But he can still be blindsided and there are neo Nazi elements in Ukraine, not to mention their history, especially, standing out: WW2 sadistic record.
Historian Walter Laqueur explained about those that were ethnically non Jewish but had some percentage of Jews in their ancestors and some of them.served in German army (mainly to save family members or themselves and he also points out the inflated false numbers, and that there were thousands and not hundreds of thousands - simple math), that they did NOT 'feel' they are Jews. Among the Kapos, (which is another issue) there were humane ones and bad ones. The famous holocaust writer Ka-Tsetnik [Yehiel De-Nur], who is not suspected of excessive pro religiously, emphasized that among the Kapos, any religious Jew was in no way counted among their ranks. In all, in terms of WW2, one should not forget, the bigger picture of all squeezed in a box -fighting to survive- by the overall Nazi boot and, that relating to Jews, it was often a matter of life or death in choosing actions.
[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]])

:<interesting irrelevant factoid> I just found out today Putin's son-in-law is named Zelensky - Igor Zelensky. [https://www.thepostil.com/a-great-crime-at-crimea-austrian-ballerina-prisca-zeisel-dances-at-sebastopol-gala-only-to-self-eject-from-the-bavarian-opera/] [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 01:36, October 2, 2023 (EDT)
::BTW There are variations of this last name spelling...
:::Yes. During last year's Polish-Ukrainian reproachment much was made of the Polish president having a Ukrainian name and the Ukrainian president having a Polish name. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 01:46, October 2, 2023 (EDT)

:::'Diversity is our strength' - that was Ukraine's motto until they started killing all the Russians, Poles, Jews, Hungarioans, Roma, Slovaks, etc. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 10:45, October 2, 2023 (EDT)

:Interesting details, Telling! —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Tuesday, 21:33, October 2, 2023 (EDT)

== There is a discussion you might wish to partake in ==

Please see: [[Conservapedia:AFD Anti-Putin]]. [[User:MayGodBless|MayGodBless]] ([[User talk:MayGodBless|talk]]) 21:26, October 6, 2023 (EDT)

== These "Great Replacement" promulgators are idiots ==
[[File:Biletsky.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Andriy Biletsky standing before the Nazi ''Wolfsangel''. [https://khpg.org/en/1443479556] ]]
[https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/michael-benz-rising-voice-conservative-criticism-online-censorship-rcna119213 As reported]:
{{cquote|In interviews with white nationalists, Frame Game blamed Jews for 'controlling the media' and for the decline of the white race. 'If you were to remove the Jewish influence on the West,' he said in one video, 'white people would not face the threat of white genocide that they currently do.'}}

When will these morons understand that without Judaism, the West would be reduced to tribalist pagan cults killing each other in endless tirades of moral degeneracy? "Anglo-Saxonism," for example, is pagan. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Friday, 18:18, October 6, 2023 (EDT)

:As the great Nazi freedom fighter [[Andriy Biletsky]] said, the Ukrainian nation's mission is to "lead the white races of the world in a final crusade...against Semite-led [[Russophobia|Untermenschen (Subhumans)]]". [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/03/18/inside-azov-neo-nazi-brigade-killing-russian-generals-playing/] [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 19:16, October 6, 2023 (EDT)
::So what's your point here? That Western promoters of "Great Replacement" are just like Biletsky? Let's not forget that you yourself promoted that racist theory on MPR last summer, and also defended it from removal when a troll inserted that blather into the mainspace last fall. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Friday, 19:21, October 6, 2023 (EDT)
:::Put down the crack pipe, son. You're the one shilling for US taxpayer support of [[Biletsky]] and his movement. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 19:23, October 6, 2023 (EDT)
::::You're the one who denies that Nazis are socialist (in effect denying the Holocaust by refusing to admit its ideological origins), that there are Nazis on Putin's side, and who defended white supremacist propaganda last year. It's all recorded in the revision histories. —[[User:LT|<code>'''LT'''</code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|Rev. 22:13]]''''' Friday, 19:26, October 6, 2023 (EDT)
:::::Oh really? You wanna sees diffs from Wikipedia in discussion with a British historian PhD when I was among one of a few driving exposure of the facts that had been denied and covered up, continuing for 15 years after the Cold War ended? My view, and others, is now mainstream. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 19:30, October 6, 2023 (EDT)
::::::My view of national socialism, which I described years later in Rationalwiki as "a [[collectivist]] view of race" has been picked by others and also is being articulated in mainstream outlets. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 19:36, October 6, 2023 (EDT)

NFL values

2023-10-19T12:04:46Z

DanAP:

{{See also|Unplug the NFL}}
'''NFL values''' are the [[demonic]] values by [[NFL]] owners that harm players and fans, and loot the Nation for the enrichment of a few.

Far from being pro-athlete or [[charity|charitable]], NFL values are full of jealousy of talented, intelligent players and opposed to anyone who espouses [[Christian]] values.

NFL values include the following:

*using astroturf even though players prefer grass, which many feel is less injury-prone. Four-time MVP QB Aaron Rodgers suffered a season-ending tear of his Achilles Heel on his very first drive for the NY Jets on astroturf on Sept. 11, 2023.
*doing nothing to protect society from [[NFL]] veterans who then allegedly commit heinous crimes, such as the NFL veteran Sergio Brown arrested in [[Mexico]] in October 2023, who is expected to be charged with murdering his mother.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/police-say-former-nfl-player-sergio-brown-will-face-murder-charges-in-the-killing-of-his-mother-here-s-what-we-know/ar-AA1i5bDy</ref>
*NFL player Travis Kelce was photographed in October 2023 by paparazzi smoking something in his car (tobacco seemed unlikely since very few pro athletes smoke cigarettes), while a few months earlier he stated that about “50-80%” of NFL players use [[marijuana]].<ref>https://atlantablackstar.com/2023/10/12/travis-kelce-was-smoking-in-his-ride-chiefs-tightend/</ref>
*shamelessly promoting [[Taylor Swift]] due to her relationship with the aforementioned, apparently drug user Travis Kelce. Even longtime NFL fans were upset by the constant promotion of Swift.
*violent fights among NFL fans at games leave blood on the floor, and even result in death, which the league does nothing to prevent.<ref>https://www.altoonamirror.com/sports/2023/09/nfl-needs-to-address-fan-violence/</ref>
*superstar Bubba Smith persistently alleged that the 1969 [[Super Bowl]], in which he played, was fixed to enable the heavy underdog Jets to win while the favored Colts' owner wagered against his team, yet the NFL apparently never investigated Smith's allegations.<ref>https://www.ibtimes.com/bubba-smith-always-alleged-69-super-bowl-was-fixed-823441</ref>
*The NFL promoted Tom Brady ceaselessly over two decades, despite the fact that Brady was never able to succeed without four different factors being tilted in his favor. First, Brady relied on having his opponents' practices videotaped and relayed to him prior to the game.[[Spygate]]. Second, Brady never succeeded without having the football inflated to less than the regulation pressure. Indeed, he was suspended for relying on improperly inflated balls during a game against the Colts; few of his successes came after the revelation of this fact. Third, Brady's failures were consistently masked by NFL officials' invoking obscure and hitherto unenforced rules, such as the so-called "tuck game", where Brady had been clearly defeated. Finally, Brady played over quarterbacks of superior ability on the roster such as Tim Tebow. Tebow's unfair exclusion from the NFL is darning evidence against the idea, espoused by liberals, that the NFL is meritocratic.
== References ==
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[[category:NFL]]

NFL values

2023-10-16T11:09:45Z

DanAP:

Tiananmen Square massacre

2023-10-02T12:22:37Z

DanAP: /* Recognition */ I'm removing this section because we have a republic; we don't have a democracy. It's not good to ring the bell for democracy.

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}}The '''Tiananmen Square massacre''' took place after a series of pro-[[democracy]] protests in over 400 cities across [[Communist China]] consisting of tens of millions of pro-democracy protesters between April 15 and June 4, 1989. They were the largest pro-democracy protests in the history of the [[planet]]. The protests were broken up when the establishment elites claimed it was an insurrection against the ruling order.

The massacre mainly took place on [[Tiananmen Square]] just outside the offices of the tyrannical [[Chinese Communist Party]] ruling clique in [[Beijing]].

Tiananmen Square had been the scene of earlier significant demonstrations in [[History of China|Chinese history]], notably those of May 4, 1919 protesting against concessions to Japan, and the demonstrations of April 5, 1976 following the death of [[Zhou Enlai]], the latter being broken up by police. The square was also the venue in 1966-67 of giant demonstrations by the Maoist [[Red Guards]] during the [[Cultural Revolution]].

==Background==
In the months prior to the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]], pro-democracy movements worldwide flourished and socialism fell into disrepute. The CCP faced the challenge of large-scale protests in Beijing's [[Tiananmen Square]] and in more than 400 other cities between April 15, 1989, and June 4, 1989.

After [[Zhao Ziyang]] became the party General Secretary, the economic and political reforms he had championed came under increasing attack. His proposal in May 1988 to accelerate price reform led to widespread popular complaints about rampant [[inflation]] and gave opponents of rapid reform the opening to call for greater centralization of economic controls and stricter prohibitions against Western influence. This precipitated a political debate, which grew more heated through the winter of 1988-89.

The death of [[Hu Yaobang]] on April 15, 1989, coupled with growing economic hardship caused by high inflation, provided the backdrop for a large-scale protest movement by students, intellectuals, government employees, [[journalist]]s, workers, [[police officer]]s, members of the armed forces, and other members of a disaffected urban population. University students and other citizens camped out in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to mourn Hu's death and to protest against those who would slow reform. Their protests, which grew despite government efforts to contain them, called for an end to official corruption and for defense of freedoms guaranteed by the Chinese constitution. At least one million residents of Beijing were taking part in the protests.<ref>https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/one-million-protesters-take-to-the-streets-in-beijing</ref> Protests also spread to many other cities, including [[Shanghai]], [[Chengdu]], and [[Guangzhou]]. By late May, Tiananmen Square was overcrowded and beginning to face health and hygiene problems.

Disagreements about how to respond split the top Party leadership and forced out the Party General Secretary at the time, Zhao Ziyang. The decisions by Wang Zhen, Li Peng, and Paramount Leader [[Deng Xiaoping]] led them to conclude that the survival of their regime was at stake. Martial law was declared on May 20, 1989 and at least 30 divisions were mobilized. As many as 250,000 troops were eventually sent to the capital.

==The massacre==
The 27th Army of Shanxi Province, whose troops were described as 60 percent illiterate and primitives, were responsible for most of the atrocities at Tiananmen Square.<ref>https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB16/docs/doc18.pdf</ref> The 27th Army “snipers shot many civilians on balconies, street sweepers etc for target practice” and used expanding dum-dum bullets. The 27th Army was chosen because its troops were considered “the most reliable and obedient”.

===June 4, 1989===
[[File:Tiananmen June 4 1989.gif|left|300px|thumb|APCs moving on students in Tiananmen Square, June 4, 1989.]]
Late on June 3, 1989 and early on the morning of June 4, [[PLA]] units were brought into Beijing using automatic weapons, advancing in tanks, armored personnel carriers (APCs), and trucks from several directions toward Tiananmen Square. They used armed force to clear demonstrators from the streets.

At 4:30 am protesters, joined by some PLA members, were given one hour to leave the Square, however five minutes later the 27th Army's armoured personnel carriers opened fire before running the crowd over at 65 kph [40 miles per hour]. “Students linked arms but were mown down. APCs then ran over the bodies time and time again to make, quote ‘pie’ unquote. Their remains were collected by bulldozer later that morning, incinerated, and then hosed down drains.
[[File:Tiananmen victims crushed by tank treads.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Human remains crushed by PLA armoured personnel carriers in Tiananmen Square, June 4, 1989.]]
The 27th Army was ordered to spare no one. Wounded girl students begged for their lives but were bayoneted. A three-year-old girl was injured, but her mother was shot as she went to her aid, as were six others.

1,000 survivors were told they could escape but were then mown down from specially prepared machine gun positions.

Army ambulances, who attempted to give aid, were shot up, as was a Sino-Japanese hospital ambulance. With the medical crew dead, the wounded driver attempted to ram attackers but was blown to pieces by an anti-tank weapon.

In another incident, the troops shot one of their own officers. “27 Army officer shot dead by own troops, apparently because he faltered. Troops explained they would be shot if they hadn’t shot the officer.”

The true scale of the murders went unreported in Western media for nearly 30 years,<ref>https://archive.is/6nzNI#selection-2459.16-2479.159</ref> as globalists negotiated trade agreements and welcomed the [[PRC]] into the World Trade Organization. Western sources, including [[Wikipedia]], toe the Chinese Communist Party line on many events and details, including casualty statistics.

In an object lesson about the duplicity of socialist slogans, buzzwords, and phrases geared toward seducing the youth and the naive - China's People's Army killed 10,000 of China's own people.<ref>"[https://dailycaller.com/2017/12/24/chinese-killed-at-least-10000-at-tiananmen-square-newly-declassified-documents-claim/ Chinese Killed At Least 10,000 At Tiananmen Square, Newly Declassified Documents Claim]", ''Daily Caller'', 12/24/2017.</ref> In fact, China's People's Army has killed more of China's own people than any foreign enemy in its entire history.

===Aftermath===

It began to rain in the afternoon of June 4, 1989 in Beijing. Bodies could be seen alongside the roads, from Muxidi to Tiananmen. Tanks were on the streets. CCTV announced the official enforcement of martial law. TV anchors dressed in dark colors and spoke in a weak voice. The female anchor cried while reporting on a natural disaster.

A dramatic scene appeared on the street the next day, June 5, when a young man stood in front of a rank of running tanks. The tanks were forced to stop. The image was captured by a western reporter and immediately became widespread outside China. Protests of the killings were held everywhere in China and in the world, except in Beijing, where it suddenly fell into a chilling silence after months of excitement and unsettledness.
[[File:Tank-1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Tank man" was later arrested and never heard from again.]]
Government spokesman Yuan Mu said on June 6 that there were 23 students and hundreds of soliders died during the crackdown and insisted that "no casualities on the Square." The government later revised the number several times.

While foreign governments expressed horror at the brutal suppression of the demonstrators, the central government eliminated remaining sources of organized opposition, detained large numbers of protesters, and required political reeducation not only for students but also for large numbers of party cadre and government officials. Four million people were reportedly investigated for their role in the protests. More than 30,000 Communist officers were deployed to assess the "political reliability" of more than one million government officials.<ref>https://perilofafrica.com/2021/06/on-the-32nd-anniversary-of-tiananmen-square.html</ref> The crackdown was a source of friction between the visiting [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and the Chinese Government.<ref>Tiananmen - the Rape of Peking. Michael Fathers and Andrew Higgins, 1989.</ref>

No sanctions were ever leveled by [[The West|Western powers]] and [[globalist]]s for these naked human rights violations. In fact, China was welcomed into the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) in 2001 and granted Most Favored Nation ([[MFN]]) trade status by the [[United States]] in 2002, having made no reforms to its socialist, [[authoritarian]] and [[totalitarian]] system.

Each year, on the “sensitive day” of June 4, the CCP stations dozens of police, in uniform as well as in civilian clothes, to guard the periphery of Tiananmen Square in order to prevent “troublemakers” from honoring anybody’s memory.<ref>https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2014/03/31/tiananmen-25-years-money-ideas/</ref>

[[File:Qian Qichen and Brent Scowcroft, Dec. 9, 1989 Beijing.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Brent Scowcroft toasting Qian Qichen after the Tiananmen massacre, hoping to preserve the U.S.-CCP relationship.]]
==U.S. response==

Four weeks after the slaughter, President [[George H.W. Bush]] sent [[National Security Advisor]] [[Brent Scowcroft]] and Deputy Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger on a secret mission to Beijing to engage CCP Paramount Leader [[Deng Xiaoping]] directly,<ref>https://apnews.com/article/e91d5cfaf764de1750eb1a66b5e191d0</ref> after Bush’s attempts to reach Deng via telephone hotline were rebuffed. Bush personally wanted to “preserve” the U.S.-China relationship at all costs and get the relationship “back on track.” Bush and other senior officials praised and encouraged the collapse of communism as the regimes of [[Eastern Europe]] were being toppled in the second half of 1989 by their citizens one after another, but no praise and encouragement for the people of China.<ref>https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/other-tiananmen-papers</ref>

== Tiananmen massacre helped fuel an explosive growth of Christianity in China ==

''See also:'' [[Growth of Christianity in China]] and [[East Asia and global desecularization]]

The Tiananmen Square massacre fueled a big rise in Chinese interest in Christianity.<ref>[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/07/militant-atheists-caused-massive-and.html Militant atheists caused a massive and explosive growth of Christianity]</ref>

==See also==
*[[History of China]]
*[[China under Deng and successors]]
*[[Freedom Convoy]]
*[[J6 protests]]

== External links ==

*[https://dailycaller.com/2017/12/24/chinese-killed-at-least-10000-at-tiananmen-square-newly-declassified-documents-claim/?utm_medium=email Chinese Killed At Least 10,000 At Tiananmen Square, Newly Declassified Documents Claim]
*[http://www.cnd.org/HYPLAN/yawei/june4th/ Victims of Tiananmen Massacre], Beijing, June 4, 1989.
*[http://www.tiananmenmother.org/ Tiannanmen Mothers] - Mothers of Tiananmen Square massacre website.
*[https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/6184537/U-S-Government-Documents-Following-Tiananmen.pdf U.S.-China Diplomacy After Tiananmen]: Documents from the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library
*[http://www.cnd.org/June4th/massacre.html Index of the TAM photo series: Massacre]

==References==
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Writing Lecture One

2023-09-21T12:30:38Z

DanAP: /* Scholarships */

This course will improve your writing skills and your ability to do well on the SAT I verbal exams. Let's start by looking at the importance of writing and also explain what these exams are.

Writing is important in nearly every job that you might do as an adult. Almost everyone has to write summaries of their work or memos to other workers in their companies. Most college courses have writing assignments that must be completed. In many areas of study, it is a requirement to write a "thesis" in order to graduate and earn a college degree.

Writing is essential to Christianity. Many Christians read the [[Bible]] daily, or several times a day. Each week in church there are readings from the Bible that help enlighten everyone and strengthen our faith. People wrote the books in the Bible to make this possible.

Preachers often write out their sermons, or outlines of it, in order to make them more effective. Public speaking consists of saying words that have been written down, or could be written.

Writing often has a very calming and beneficial effect on the person doing the writing. Reading a book is good, but one learns even more by writing a book. The activity of writing sharpens the mind and helps improve understanding. If you are upset about something, try writing about it. You'll find it makes you feel better afterward. One hundred and fifty years ago, Americans would spend much of their free time writing letters or diaries. Writing is a form of mental exercise that has a positive effect on the person doing the writing.

Writing is free. You do not need to buy anything new for it. You can use the computer you already have, or pick up a pen and paper from around your home. You don't have to listen to commercials or travel anywhere. But because it is free, no one profits by encouraging you to write. The result is that you will rarely hear someone recommend that you write a book, a poem, a letter, or anything else. '''You have to take the initiative on your own'''. If you learn to write well, then people will pay you for your work.

Writing can be done anywhere: at home or away, while standing in line, while waiting for an appointment, or out of boredom. It can be done any time of day or night. As you'll see in the example below, it can even be done well in darkness. People who are paralyzed, or blind, or deaf, or mute, or without arms or legs, can all enjoy and benefit from writing.

Writing is the most creative activity possible. It is the human activity that is closest to the pure creation of something out of nothing, like the creation of the world. Writing takes a set of infinite possibilities and crafts something meaningful and finite. Writing converts the chaos of random thoughts into the perfect order of ideas, logic and expression.

Writing has changed the world for the better. "The pen is mightier than the sword" is a famous insight. Thomas Paine's pamphlet entitled ''Common Sense'' helped win independence for the American colonies from Great Britain; Harriet Beecher Stowe's book ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' started the Civil War, and the ''Battle Hymn of the Republic'' helped inspire the Union to victory. Many of the most influential people in history were writers, including Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the authors of the four ''Gospels''.

Like the Bible, many of the greatest writings in history were inspired - and you might be too. But such great writing cannot occur unless you give it a chance and put pen to paper, or start typing on your computer. Here is how the author (Julia W. Howe) of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" describes her inspiration for the lyrics ("Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored ...."):<ref>http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/h/bhymnotr.htm</ref>

:I awoke in the grey of the morning, and as I lay waiting for dawn, the long lines of the desired poem began to entwine themselves in my mind, and I said to myself, "I must get up and write these verses, lest I fall asleep and forget them!" So I sprang out of bed and in the dimness found an old stump of a pen, which I remembered using the day before. I scrawled the verses almost without looking at the paper.

Learning to write, and write well, will open more opportunities for you than any other skill. It is better even than learning how to swim, or ride a bicycle, or fly a plane, or become a good debater, or speak many languages. Once you develop the talent of good writing, there is almost no limit to what you can achieve, and most jobs and activities become much easier. While your college classmates or co-workers are struggling with a writing assignment, you'll be finishing it with skill and ease.

== What is Good Writing? ==

"Brevity is the soul of wit." That famous description of good comedy is true indeed. Brevity, or economy of expression, is most likely to hold the attention of the audience and bring it to laughter. When a joke takes too long to tell, or is explained with too much repetition, or is diluted with too much narrative, then it loses its humorous edge. We'll be discussing humor more later in this course.

Good writing is also concise. Sharp, clear sentences hold the reader's attention better and are easier to proofread for mistakes. More words do not mean greater quality. Usually the opposite is true. One person remarked, "I'd prefer to write you a short letter, but I don't have the time to edit this long letter into a clearer and more concise version." The best written works result from distilling and reducing many ideas and sentences into only the very best.

What is considered one of the greatest works in American History, the Gettysburg Address, is only 246 words long. Its short length made it possible to carve all of it into the side of the inner wall of a monument in Washington, D.C., the Lincoln Memorial.

== Testing Writing ==

Good writers are in big demand: everyone wants them. Colleges want them; employers want them; churches want them; Hollywood (movies) want them; comedians want them; and even your family and friends will want you to write or say something for them.

Our focus on this course will be on how colleges test for good writers: through the SAT I verbal exams. Two of its sections -- "critical reading" and "writing"—test your writing-related skills. The more you can develop your writing abilities, the better you will do on these exams and the more opportunity you will have for college scholarships.

=== When to Take the SAT I ===

The two verbal SAT I exam sections are called "critical reading" and "writing". They are what many colleges look at most in determining admissions and scholarships. This class will help you master the skills that these exams assess.

The exams are offered by the "College Board," and cost only $45 for all three sections (including math). The exams are offered at local high schools in early March, early May and early June. Then, in the fall, the exams are offered in early October, November and December. Registration deadlines are a month before the test dates, but the sooner you sign up the more likely you will obtain your preferred location for testing. All the information and the process for registration are available online.<ref>http://sat.collegeboard.com/register/sat-dates</ref>

Students who are juniors in high school should take the SAT I once or twice in the spring (March, May or June), and then again once or twice in the early fall (October and November). But they should begin preparing long beforehand. Students should consider taking the SAT I earlier, such as December of their junior year, so that there is time to improve and retake the test well before applications are required by colleges.

Many students—particularly homeschooled students—make the mistake of postponing taking the SAT I until it delays consideration of their application by colleges, which hurts their opportunity to be admitted and earn scholarships. If a college starts considering applications in November of a student's senior year, then the college needs to see the student's SAT scores at the same time.

But you'll want to take the SATs several times, so you need to take it once or twice in your junior year to ensure you have maximized your overall score. Procrastination—putting off registration and the taking of the test—will end up costing you a great deal of money and opportunity. It's not just how a student does on the SAT that matters, but how much initiative he showed in taking the test early enough to help him.

You would be surprised how many homeschooled students hurt their chances at scholarships and college admissions simply by being late. Think of this like taking a trip on an airplane ride: the plane is not going to wait for you to arrive. It will take off whether you get there in time or not. And for college admissions and scholarships, there are no "reserved seats"!

=== Scholarships ===

College admissions, and scholarships, are based on the SAT I scores. The following are some minimum scores for scholarships at certain schools (not including minority scholarships). Notice how the higher the score is, the larger the potential scholarship will be. Also notice that some schools (like Seton Hall and Moravian) use all three SAT scores (which have a maximum score of 800 times 3, or 2400), while other schools (like Alfred State College and Arcadia) do not use the writing score so their maximum is a 1600 (800 times 2).

*Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ: 2010 SAT (full tuition scholarships)

*Alfred State College, Alfred, NY: 1200 SAT (full tuition plus room and board)

*Arcadia University, Glenside, PA: 1030 SAT (between $3,000 and full tuition)

*Grove City College, Grove City, PA: 1300 SAT ($5,000)

*Centenary College, Hacketstown, NJ: 1210 SAT ($10,000), 1030 ($8,000), 910 ($6,500), 800 ($5,000)

*Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA: 2150 SAT ($22,000), 1850 ($12,000), 1750 ($8,000), and 1700 ($4,000)

*Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ: 1250 SAT ($17,000 to $20,000)

*Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ: 1950 SAT ($21,400)

*Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA: $3,750 yearly if 1270 SAT or 29 ACT<ref>The "ACT" is a national exam for high school students that is an alternative to the SAT.</ref>

*Oklahoma State University: Up to $12,500 per year for SATs of 1330 or more

*Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO: $9,000 annual award 1150 SAT or 25 ACT

*University of Connecticut: Half to full tuition 1100 SAT or ACT 24

*Kean University, NJ: Full in-state tuition and fees scholarships: 1400 SAT

*Messiah College, Pennsylvania: Full tuition: 1300 SAT or 29 ACT

*William Patterson University, NJ: $3000 to $7000 for SAT 1050 or higher

*Gordon College, NY: $12,000 a year for SATs of 2100 or ACT of 31

*Marymount of Manhattan, NY: $6,000 per year for SAT 1150 or higher

*NJIT, NJ: full scholarship for SAT scores 1500 and above

The point is this: the higher your SAT scores, the more scholarships are available to you. No one expects you to obtain a perfect score on the SAT, and no scholarships require that. But if you try your hardest, and do your best, then you will be better off and able to help others more than if you do not try. The above list is not an endorsement of any college, but illustrates how scholarships are based on SAT scores.

=== College Policy Towards Repeat Testing ===

"Practice makes perfect." This aphorism is so true in so many areas of life. Practice your speeches before you say them and you will do better. Take practice exams before the real one and you will excel. Practice your sports activity or musical instrument and you will improve your skills at them.

The same is true for taking the SAT. Practice before your first exam will help you do better on it. Taking the SAT multiple times will likely give you higher overall scores.

But that raises a question: how do colleges handle multiple SAT scores from the same student who took it two, three or four times? Do colleges average the scores, or take the highest set of three scores, or take the highest individual score for each type of exam (critical reading, writing or math)?

Put yourself in the colleges' shoes. Each college wants to brag that its student body has high SAT scores. Thus each college has an incentive to take the highest possible score combinations, in order to improve its own image. Accordingly, most colleges allow and even encourage multiple test-taking of the SAT in order to boost students' scores to the maximum extent possible.

The College Board, which offers the SAT, makes money every time a student takes its test, so it encourages multiple test-taking also. The SAT allows students the option of "score choice," which enables students to pick and choose which scores for which test they want sent to which college. Most colleges participate in this program.<ref>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/sat-reasoning/scores/policy</ref>

Here are some specific examples among homeschool-friendly colleges:

*Abilene Christian University allows you to submit your best scores from all three sections of the SAT.<ref>http://www.acu.edu/admissions/freshmen/info/actsatfaq.html</ref>

*Wheaton College takes the highest of the three scores from all of the SATs that an applying student submits.<ref>http://www.wheaton.edu/admissions/UndGrad/applying/admissFAQ.htm#q14</ref>

*Houghton College in New York recently started taking the highest critical reading and math scores for the SAT.

*James Madison University takes the highest scores from the reading and math sections on the SAT.<ref>http://www.jmu.edu/admissions/process/freshman.shtml</ref>

*The most popular homeschool colleges, Grove City College, Liberty University and Patrick Henry College, have their own policies and you should contact them directly if you are interested in attending there.

== Importance of Vocabulary ==

Vocabulary provides the tools for writing. The bigger your vocabulary, and the better you use words, the more effective your expressions will be. You can be more precise and you can raise the level of thought to higher levels.

The SAT I used to ask directly about vocabulary, but has dropped that portion of the test. Now the SAT I asks about challenging words only in context, as in sentences and paragraphs. '''Develop the talent of figuring out the meaning of an unknown word based on how it is used'''. That is a skill that will bring you many more points on the SAT I exam than you would obtain otherwise, and also help you learn new words as you hear them.

Let's try some examples of learning word meanings from context (SAT questions are a bit more complicated than this, and as we'll learn in future classes):

Example 1:

"I abhor all the paperwork that government makes people fill out these days!" What does the word "abhor" mean?
 (a) love
 (b) encourage
 (c) don't feel strongly one way or the other
 (d) welcome
 (e) dislike intensely

Even if you don't already know what the word "abhor" means, you should be able to figure it out from the context. Only answer (e) fits the sentence well. As to answer choice (c), why would someone say that "I don't feel strongly one way or the other about all the paperwork that government makes people fill out these days," followed by an exclamation point? That would be unlikely. Note also that answer choices (a), (b) and (d) are similar to each other, and they cannot all be correct. Answer choice (e) stands alone as the most likely meaning.

Example 2:

In the beginning was the "λόγος" (logos), and the "λόγος" was with God, and the "λόγος" was God. (John 1:1). What does the Greek word "λόγος" mean?
 (a) evil
 (b) light
 (c) universe
 (d) chaos
 (e) word

In this example you can figure out what this ancient Greek term means. Starting with answer choice (a), the phrase near the end of the sentence would be "evil was God," and that does not make sense. So eliminate (a) as a possibility. Similarly, strike out choice (d) as a possibility because "chaos" was not God. How about choice (c), "universe"? It would not make sense for the "universe" to be in the very beginning along with God, and the "universe" was certainly NOT God.

The only possible meanings among the choices for "λόγος" (logos) are (b) and (e). If you do not know at this point, then you have at least a 50/50 chance. "Word" fits the expression "was God" better, and is the correct answer.

And if the "word was God," then what does that say about writing? Writing, as the expression of words and concepts, is a very special activity that has unlimited potential. Let's master the use of words.

Other fun words:

*laconic (pronounced: luh-KAH-nik), meaning "very concise in expression"
*cantankerous, meaning "irritating to deal with"
*truculent (pronounced: TRUH-kyuh-lent), meaning "cruel, savage, aggressively belligerent"
*insouciance (pronounced: in-SOO-see-ens), meaning "nonchalance, lighthearted lack of concern"
*martinet (pronounced mar-tuh-NET), meaning "an overly strict person who demands rigid compliance with forms and methods," named after France's King Louis XIV's Lieutenant Colonel Jean Martinet

Develop the habit of welcoming new words into your vocabulary, and using them. Beware of the "dumbing down" by others of the vocabulary level of speech, whereby some people only use a few hundred words over and over in order to communicate. Some public school students have a total vocabulary of at most a few thousand words. Build yours to where you know and use tens of thousands of words. You'll obtain better jobs, better friends and greater happiness by learning to enjoy all the powerful words that are out there for our benefit.

Always know where a dictionary is, or how to look up the meaning of new words online.

== SAT I Format ==

The SAT format is as follows.

=== Critical Reading Section ===

The "critical reading" portion of the SAT is composed of 67 questions, with roughly 1 minute per question. 48 of the 67 questions are passage-based reading questions and the remaining 19 are sentence completion questions. The "critical reading" portion of the exam is broken into two 25-minute sections and one 20-minute section, for a total of 70 minutes overall.

The critical reading section is split into three general categories:

*Extended reasoning, with 42–50 questions
*Literal comprehension, with 4–6 questions
*Vocabulary in context, with 12–16 questions

The topics for the passage-based reading are from natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and literary fiction. Passages range in length from about 100 to 850 words. According to the College Board that writes the exam, students are asked to: identify the meanings of words from their context, answer questions about information directly stated, including the main idea, and synthesize and analyze information such as identifying cause and effect, drawing inferences, understanding logic of analogies or argument, and evaluating the assumptions and techniques in the reading passage.

The other part of the "critical reading" portion of the SAT consists of sentence completion questions. These require students to determine the meaning of words and use them appropriately, and to evaluate how the different parts of a sentence fit together. Each question has one or more fill-in-the-blank type answer choice. The student is required to choose the word or words that best complete the sentence.

=== Writing Section ===

The writing section consists of 49 multiple-choice questions and one essay question. The student has 35 minutes (one 25-minute section and one 10-minute section) for the multiple-choice questions, and 25 minutes for the essay, for a total of 60 minutes.

The multiple choice topics include: improving sentences (25 questions), identifying grammar errors in sentences (18 questions), and improving paragraphs (6 questions).

The essay is the first question asked on the SAT I and must be written out longhand with a number 2 pencil. Students are provided with a quote or statement that is no more than 80 words. Each student should take a position about the quote or statement by developing his or her own point-of-view, and supporting that point-of-view.

=== Math Section ===

We will not be covering math in this course, but for information purposes the math portion of the SAT consists of 54 questions in 70 minutes. There are two multiple choice sections totaling 44 questions, and a student-produced response section where the student writes the answer rather than choosing from options, which has 10 questions. The timing on the math exam is 25-minute sections and one 20-minute section.

There are four general categories covered by the math portion of the SAT:

*Numbers and operations with 11–13 questions
*Algebra and functions with 19–21 questions
*Geometry and measurement with 14–16 questions
*Data analysis, statistics, and probability with 6–7 questions.

For the student-produced response question, the student must solve the math problem and fill in the answer on the grid. It is easy to fill in the grid incorrectly, so students should read the instructions very carefully for these student-produced response questions.

== Homework Assignment ==

Find a dictionary in your home, or learn how to look up words online.<ref>See, e.g., http://www.m-w.com</ref>

Write an essay of at least 300 words about any topic you like. It could be about a personal experience, such as the March for Life trip, or the tragedy in Haiti, or a song that you like, or anything else.

In your essay, use at least one new word that you do not ordinarily use, and underline it.

Give your essay a catchy title.

== References ==
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[[Category:Writing course]]

Keith Ellison

2023-09-21T12:11:25Z

DanAP: /* Early life */

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'''Keith Maurice Ellison''', born August 4, 1963 (age {{age|1963|8|4}}), is a [[radical]] [[Democrat]] [[Attorney General]] of [[Minnesota]].

Ellison opposes the [[police]] and is an advocate of [[defunding the police]] and [[lawlessness]] in the traditional [[Western civilization]] sense. Ellison is, however, the first [[Muslim]] to take the oath of office on the [[Koran]] to serve in the [[United States Congress]].

Ellison went to an Islamic [[hajj]] pilgrimage to [[Mecca]] in the winter of 2008, becoming the highest ranking U.S. official since [[John Brennan]] to make the pilgrimage. After claiming he paid for the trip, it was determined to be paid for by a U.S. group tied to Islamic extremists, the Muslim American Society of Minnesota,<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=101400 Keith Ellison's office hangs up on WND] WorldNetDaily, June 17, 2009</ref> a group founded by the [[Muslim Brotherhood]], which Ellison allegedly knows nothing about.<ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2012/07/22/keith-ellison-d-cair-i-dont-know-anything-about-the-muslim-brotherhood-reality-the-muslim-brotherhoods-us-branch-paid-for-him-to-make-the-hajj-to-mecca-in-2008/ I Don’t Know Anything About The Muslim Brotherhood], [[Weasel Zippers]], July 22, 2012.</ref>

==DNC racism==
Despite being the DNC's top fundraiser which ordinarily would bestow the chairmanship on a candidate, Ellison was relegated to the back of bus as Deputy Chair, a position created especially for him. He was given this role in February 2017 by a vote of the full Committee after losing the election for Chair to [[Thomas Perez]], who has been accused of vote rigging delegates for the nomination of Hillary Clinton in 2016.

==Domestic Abuse==
Keith Ellison's ex-girlfriend accused him of violence against her. Karen Monahan, an ex-girlfriend of Ellison, published the document on social media just days after saying the Democratic Party “smeared” her and threatened to isolate her over her allegations against the deputy of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Keith Ellison refused to admit the assault, and Democrats elected him as Attorney general of [[Minnesota]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/keith-ellison-domestic-violence-accuser-posts-2017-medical-document-identifying-democrat-as-abuser Keith Ellison domestic violence accuser posts 2017 medical document identifying Democrat as abuser]</ref>

==Radical ties==
Ellison is known for having ties to radicals such as [[Louis Farrakhan]]<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/03/09/dnc-vice-chair-keith-ellison-and-louis-farrakhan-no-relationship/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7bc431c8c504 DNC vice chair Keith Ellison and Louis Farrakhan: ‘No relationship’?], ''Washington Post'', March 9, 2018.</ref> and [[Erwin Marquit]].

In 1992, Minneapolis Police Officer Jerry Haaf was executed at the Pizza Shack by four members of the Vice Lords Gang. The gang’s leader, Sherif Willis, was shown to have been involved in the planning of the murder, but he was never charged because police said they lacked sufficient evidence. At the time, Ellison was a Minneapolis attorney in private practice. Willis was a convicted murderer who ran a gang front called United for Peace. Following this public execution, within a month of Haaf’s murder, Ellison stood shoulder to shoulder with Willis, going so far as to participate in the organization of a gang demonstration against police. Months later, Ellison spoke at another demonstration in support of one of Haaf’s killers.<ref>Patrick Howley, [https://bigleaguepolitics.com/busted-keith-ellison-photographed-with-portland-antifa-leader-deletes-pro-antifa-tweet/BUSTED: Keith Ellison Photographed With Portland ANTIFA Leader, Deletes Pro-ANTIFA Tweet], Big League Politics, Jul 1, 2019.</ref> In October, 1992, Ellison helped organize a United for Peace demonstration against the Minneapolis Police. Ellison stated, “The main point of our rally is to support United for Peace in its fight against the campaign of slander the police federation has been waging.”

===Nation of Islam===
[[File:Ellison and Marquez.png|right|300ppx|thumb|Ellison with [[Portland]] Antifa leader Luis Enrique Marquez. Antifa was declared a terrorist organization after starting the [[2020 leftwing riots|2020 Minneapolis riots]].]]
Ellison was an active supporter and local leader of the [[Nation of Islam]] before his election to Congress. Ellison first sought office as Democrat in 1998 as Ellison-Muhammad, a self-avowed member of the Nation of Islam. This is just one of three known Nation of Islam names Ellison has used over time.

It surfaced in 2016.<ref>Andrew Kaczynski, [https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/01/politics/kfile-keith-ellison-nation-of-islam/index.html Rep. Keith Ellison faces renewed scrutiny over past ties to Nation of Islam, defense of anti-Semitic figures], ''CNN'', December 1, 2016.</ref>

===Symbionese Liberation Army===

In 2000 Ellison spoke at a fundraiser for [[Symbionese Liberation Army]] (SLA) member Kathleen Soliah, who had been a fugitive on the run from justice for 25 years, on charges of attempting to bomb L.A. police officers in 1975. In his [[National Lawyers Guild]] speech, Ellison had kind words of support for cop killers Mumia Abu-Jamal and “Assata Shakur” aka Joanne Chesimard, who was wanted for the murder of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in 1973.

===ACORN===
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to defund ACORN, 345–75 on September 17, 2009. Seventy-five Democrats, including Ellison, stood with [[ACORN]] and voted no.<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/House-votes-to-cut-off-ACORN-funding-59647917.html House votes to cut off funding, but 75 stand by ACORN, Washington Examiner, September 17, 2009]</ref> This was despite widespread allegations of voter fraud, ties to prostitution including child trafficking, and defrauding the IRS.

===Antifa===
:{{See also|Antifa|2020 Antifa riots}}
As DNC Deputy Chair, Ellison was an early [[community organizer]] and promoter of the violent [[fascist]] organization Antifa.

==Congressional career==
He represented the 5th Congressional District of [[Minnesota]] which is comprised heavily of Somali refugees. He was replaced by [[Ilhan Omar]].

It is traditional for newly-sworn members of the [[House of Representatives]] to repeat their oaths with their hand on a [[Bible]] for photographers.<ref>[http://www.beliefnet.com/story/206/story_20604_1.html Keith Ellison: A Qur'anic Oath? Keith Ellison, the first Muslim senator, plans to be sworn in on the Qur'an. So why are some pundits in an uproar?], June 30, 2016.</ref> When Ellison was ceremonially "sworn-in," he used a [[Koran]] that once belonged to [[Thomas Jefferson]].<ref>Bob Unruh, [https://www.wnd.com/2007/01/39616/ Jefferson had Quran to know his enemies], ''WND'', January 10, 2007.</ref><ref>F. J. Frommer, Associated Press Writer, "[http://web.archive.org/web/20070401080453/https://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8MEPKIG0&show_article=1 Ellison Uses Thomas Jefferson's Quran]".</ref>

Despite taking his oath of office on the [[Koran]], Ellison is supportive of the [[Progressive]] [[coalition]] that promotes destroying Western civilization and advancing the cultural-Marxist-controlled [[homosexual agenda]]. In 2007, Mr. Ellison compared the [[Bush Administration]] to [[Nazi]] [[Germany]].<ref>Brit Hume, "[http://web.archive.org/web/20070715005124/https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289157,00.html Wait Until You Hear Who’s Comparing the Bush Administration to Nazi Germany]", ''Fox News'', July 12, 2007.</ref> Ellison has also claimed the Bush Administration staged 9/11.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lC4ZVHViWo</ref>

In 2015 Ellison attempted to deny [[Geert Wilders]] the right to enter the United States.

===Violations of the Logan Act===
Ellison traveled with House Speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]] to [[Damascus]] to visit [[Syria]]n [[dictator]] [[Bashar al-Assad]] in 2007. The visit occurred despite protests from the [[US State Department]] and Bush [[White House]] for fear of delivering mixed signals to the Assad regime. ''[[USA Today]]'' headlined a story declaring the Democrat delegation brought "a message of peace for Assad".<ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-04-04-pelosi-syria_N.htm Pelosi brings message of peace to Assad], ''USA Today'', Apr 4, 2007.</ref> In 2011, the Democrat regime of [[Barack Obama]], and [[Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] announced, "Assad must go", unleashing the [[Syrian Civil War]] which has claimed 300,000 lives. One third of all Syrians as of 2016 are homeless, and six million Syrian refugees have entered [[Europe]], straining the European social system. Bashar al-Assad remains firmly in power, now supported by [[Russia]]n troops in Syria.

==Early life==
Born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], he converted from Catholicism to [[Islam]] while in college. Ellison is quite controversial due to his past ties with the radical black supremacist group the [[Nation of Islam]]; he has also been accused of [[anti-Semitism]].<ref>Alan Cooperman, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/10/AR2006091000951.html Muslim Candidate Plays Defense], ''Washington Post'', September 11, 2006.<blockquote>
Keith Ellison, running in Minnesota, would be the first Muslim to serve in Congress. He has had to defend past associations with the Nation of Islam.
Keith Ellison, running in Minnesota, would be the first Muslim to serve in Congress. He has had to defend past associations with the Nation of Islam.</blockquote></ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://ellison.house.gov/ Keith Ellison official U.S. House page]
* [https://www.scribd.com/doc/100244266/Bachmann-Letter-Responding-to-Ellison Michele Bachmann's letter to Keith Ellison]

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Keith Ellison

2023-09-21T12:08:02Z

DanAP: /* Domestic Abuse */

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'''Keith Maurice Ellison''', born August 4, 1963 (age {{age|1963|8|4}}), is a [[radical]] [[Democrat]] [[Attorney General]] of [[Minnesota]].

Ellison opposes the [[police]] and is an advocate of [[defunding the police]] and [[lawlessness]] in the traditional [[Western civilization]] sense. Ellison is, however, the first [[Muslim]] to take the oath of office on the [[Koran]] to serve in the [[United States Congress]].

Ellison went to an Islamic [[hajj]] pilgrimage to [[Mecca]] in the winter of 2008, becoming the highest ranking U.S. official since [[John Brennan]] to make the pilgrimage. After claiming he paid for the trip, it was determined to be paid for by a U.S. group tied to Islamic extremists, the Muslim American Society of Minnesota,<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=101400 Keith Ellison's office hangs up on WND] WorldNetDaily, June 17, 2009</ref> a group founded by the [[Muslim Brotherhood]], which Ellison allegedly knows nothing about.<ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2012/07/22/keith-ellison-d-cair-i-dont-know-anything-about-the-muslim-brotherhood-reality-the-muslim-brotherhoods-us-branch-paid-for-him-to-make-the-hajj-to-mecca-in-2008/ I Don’t Know Anything About The Muslim Brotherhood], [[Weasel Zippers]], July 22, 2012.</ref>

==DNC racism==
Despite being the DNC's top fundraiser which ordinarily would bestow the chairmanship on a candidate, Ellison was relegated to the back of bus as Deputy Chair, a position created especially for him. He was given this role in February 2017 by a vote of the full Committee after losing the election for Chair to [[Thomas Perez]], who has been accused of vote rigging delegates for the nomination of Hillary Clinton in 2016.

==Domestic Abuse==
Keith Ellison's ex-girlfriend accused him of violence against her. Karen Monahan, an ex-girlfriend of Ellison, published the document on social media just days after saying the Democratic Party “smeared” her and threatened to isolate her over her allegations against the deputy of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Keith Ellison refused to admit the assault, and Democrats elected him as Attorney general of [[Minnesota]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/keith-ellison-domestic-violence-accuser-posts-2017-medical-document-identifying-democrat-as-abuser Keith Ellison domestic violence accuser posts 2017 medical document identifying Democrat as abuser]</ref>

==Radical ties==
Ellison is known for having ties to radicals such as [[Louis Farrakhan]]<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/03/09/dnc-vice-chair-keith-ellison-and-louis-farrakhan-no-relationship/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7bc431c8c504 DNC vice chair Keith Ellison and Louis Farrakhan: ‘No relationship’?], ''Washington Post'', March 9, 2018.</ref> and [[Erwin Marquit]].

In 1992, Minneapolis Police Officer Jerry Haaf was executed at the Pizza Shack by four members of the Vice Lords Gang. The gang’s leader, Sherif Willis, was shown to have been involved in the planning of the murder, but he was never charged because police said they lacked sufficient evidence. At the time, Ellison was a Minneapolis attorney in private practice. Willis was a convicted murderer who ran a gang front called United for Peace. Following this public execution, within a month of Haaf’s murder, Ellison stood shoulder to shoulder with Willis, going so far as to participate in the organization of a gang demonstration against police. Months later, Ellison spoke at another demonstration in support of one of Haaf’s killers.<ref>Patrick Howley, [https://bigleaguepolitics.com/busted-keith-ellison-photographed-with-portland-antifa-leader-deletes-pro-antifa-tweet/BUSTED: Keith Ellison Photographed With Portland ANTIFA Leader, Deletes Pro-ANTIFA Tweet], Big League Politics, Jul 1, 2019.</ref> In October, 1992, Ellison helped organize a United for Peace demonstration against the Minneapolis Police. Ellison stated, “The main point of our rally is to support United for Peace in its fight against the campaign of slander the police federation has been waging.”

===Nation of Islam===
[[File:Ellison and Marquez.png|right|300ppx|thumb|Ellison with [[Portland]] Antifa leader Luis Enrique Marquez. Antifa was declared a terrorist organization after starting the [[2020 leftwing riots|2020 Minneapolis riots]].]]
Ellison was an active supporter and local leader of the [[Nation of Islam]] before his election to Congress. Ellison first sought office as Democrat in 1998 as Ellison-Muhammad, a self-avowed member of the Nation of Islam. This is just one of three known Nation of Islam names Ellison has used over time.

It surfaced in 2016.<ref>Andrew Kaczynski, [https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/01/politics/kfile-keith-ellison-nation-of-islam/index.html Rep. Keith Ellison faces renewed scrutiny over past ties to Nation of Islam, defense of anti-Semitic figures], ''CNN'', December 1, 2016.</ref>

===Symbionese Liberation Army===

In 2000 Ellison spoke at a fundraiser for [[Symbionese Liberation Army]] (SLA) member Kathleen Soliah, who had been a fugitive on the run from justice for 25 years, on charges of attempting to bomb L.A. police officers in 1975. In his [[National Lawyers Guild]] speech, Ellison had kind words of support for cop killers Mumia Abu-Jamal and “Assata Shakur” aka Joanne Chesimard, who was wanted for the murder of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in 1973.

===ACORN===
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to defund ACORN, 345–75 on September 17, 2009. Seventy-five Democrats, including Ellison, stood with [[ACORN]] and voted no.<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/House-votes-to-cut-off-ACORN-funding-59647917.html House votes to cut off funding, but 75 stand by ACORN, Washington Examiner, September 17, 2009]</ref> This was despite widespread allegations of voter fraud, ties to prostitution including child trafficking, and defrauding the IRS.

===Antifa===
:{{See also|Antifa|2020 Antifa riots}}
As DNC Deputy Chair, Ellison was an early [[community organizer]] and promoter of the violent [[fascist]] organization Antifa.

==Congressional career==
He represented the 5th Congressional District of [[Minnesota]] which is comprised heavily of Somali refugees. He was replaced by [[Ilhan Omar]].

It is traditional for newly-sworn members of the [[House of Representatives]] to repeat their oaths with their hand on a [[Bible]] for photographers.<ref>[http://www.beliefnet.com/story/206/story_20604_1.html Keith Ellison: A Qur'anic Oath? Keith Ellison, the first Muslim senator, plans to be sworn in on the Qur'an. So why are some pundits in an uproar?], June 30, 2016.</ref> When Ellison was ceremonially "sworn-in," he used a [[Koran]] that once belonged to [[Thomas Jefferson]].<ref>Bob Unruh, [https://www.wnd.com/2007/01/39616/ Jefferson had Quran to know his enemies], ''WND'', January 10, 2007.</ref><ref>F. J. Frommer, Associated Press Writer, "[http://web.archive.org/web/20070401080453/https://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8MEPKIG0&show_article=1 Ellison Uses Thomas Jefferson's Quran]".</ref>

Despite taking his oath of office on the [[Koran]], Ellison is supportive of the [[Progressive]] [[coalition]] that promotes destroying Western civilization and advancing the cultural-Marxist-controlled [[homosexual agenda]]. In 2007, Mr. Ellison compared the [[Bush Administration]] to [[Nazi]] [[Germany]].<ref>Brit Hume, "[http://web.archive.org/web/20070715005124/https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289157,00.html Wait Until You Hear Who’s Comparing the Bush Administration to Nazi Germany]", ''Fox News'', July 12, 2007.</ref> Ellison has also claimed the Bush Administration staged 9/11.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lC4ZVHViWo</ref>

In 2015 Ellison attempted to deny [[Geert Wilders]] the right to enter the United States.

===Violations of the Logan Act===
Ellison traveled with House Speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]] to [[Damascus]] to visit [[Syria]]n [[dictator]] [[Bashar al-Assad]] in 2007. The visit occurred despite protests from the [[US State Department]] and Bush [[White House]] for fear of delivering mixed signals to the Assad regime. ''[[USA Today]]'' headlined a story declaring the Democrat delegation brought "a message of peace for Assad".<ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-04-04-pelosi-syria_N.htm Pelosi brings message of peace to Assad], ''USA Today'', Apr 4, 2007.</ref> In 2011, the Democrat regime of [[Barack Obama]], and [[Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] announced, "Assad must go", unleashing the [[Syrian Civil War]] which has claimed 300,000 lives. One third of all Syrians as of 2016 are homeless, and six million Syrian refugees have entered [[Europe]], straining the European social system. Bashar al-Assad remains firmly in power, now supported by [[Russia]]n troops in Syria.

==Early life==
Born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], he converted from Catholicism to [[Islam]] while in college. Ellison is quite controversial due to his past ties with the radical black supremacist group the [[Nation of Islam]]; he has also been accused of having had involvement in [[anti-Semitism]].<ref>Alan Cooperman, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/10/AR2006091000951.html Muslim Candidate Plays Defense], ''Washington Post'', September 11, 2006.<blockquote>
Keith Ellison, running in Minnesota, would be the first Muslim to serve in Congress. He has had to defend past associations with the Nation of Islam.
Keith Ellison, running in Minnesota, would be the first Muslim to serve in Congress. He has had to defend past associations with the Nation of Islam.</blockquote></ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://ellison.house.gov/ Keith Ellison official U.S. House page]
* [https://www.scribd.com/doc/100244266/Bachmann-Letter-Responding-to-Ellison Michele Bachmann's letter to Keith Ellison]

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Writing Lecture Two

2023-09-18T11:51:20Z

DanAP: /* Sentence Completion Questions */

Registration deadlines for the [[SAT]] this spring:

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!Registration Deadline
!Test Date
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|Feb. 10, 2010
|Mar. 13, 2010
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|Mar. 31, 2010
|May 1, 2010
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|May 5, 2010
|June 5, 2010
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The cost is only $45, and you can register online. Fee waivers are available for homeschoolers if they qualify and have some type of counselor send the form in.

Beginning March 2009, students have the option of "score choice," which enables them to pick and choose which SAT scores to send to which colleges. Under this system, students are better off taking the SAT I as many times as possible. You can simply pick your highest scores and only send those to your colleges. Score choice does not allow students to pick and choose within sections or components of the SAT I (e.g., pick the math score from one test sitting by the critical reading score from another). But most colleges will pick and choose for you. Be sure to select score choice when dealing with the College Board to ensure your best scores are the ones sent to the colleges.

One good strategy is to take the test in March (sign up by Feb. 10th) or May (sign up by Mar. 31st), and then take it again in June.

Let's focus now specific types of questions that are asked.

== Sentence Completion Questions ==

18 out of 67 questions—more than 25% -- of the "critical reading" section ask students to "complete the sentence" by filling in one or two missing words.

Strive to answer at least 16 out of these 18 correctly. All 18 can be figured out with logic and cleverness. When there are two blanks, both words have to fit well and that makes it easier to disqualify the wrong answers. When it is only one blank then the question can be more difficult because you have less to work with, but those can be figured out ... even when you do not know the meaning of some of the words.

Let's look at some examples and improve our ability to answer this type of question.

Example One:

Once the underdog Republican Scott Brown defeated the favored Democrat Martha Coakley win the election for the U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Democrat Ted Kennedy, it demonstrated the __________ between the Republicans and Democrats would likely ___________.

:(A) agreement ... continue
:(B) conflict ... persist
:(C) bipartisanship ... end
:(D) cooperation ... prevail
:(E) negotiations ... be unthinkable

This type of question is like filling in a jigsaw puzzle. You are given an idea of the "point" or message of the sentence, and then asked to fill in two missing "pieces" or words to complete the sentence. This is no different from having an almost-complete jigsaw puzzle and trying to find the pieces that can fit into and fill the remaining gaps.

It's impossible to complete a jigsaw puzzle until you first understand what the final picture is supposed to look at. The same is true for these sentences. '''Be sure to understand the point of the sentence before trying to fill in the blanks'''. The biggest reason for incorrect answers on this question is because the student did not understand the basic meaning of the sentence before trying to complete it.

In the above example, the point of the sentence is that a Republican won a Senate seat that was long held by the opposite party, the Democrats. The Democrats would not be happy about that, and the contest for the seat could not have been a friendly one. The inherent conflict immediately points the student to answer choice (B), which uses the word "conflict". This is the best fit for the gap in the sentence. The , as a "fit" for the gap in the sentence.

When there are two blanks in the sentence, the student is expected to check the relation between the two words to make sure they fit the sentence, as a lock fits a key. Often the blanks are set up as opposites, and the student is expected to pick the answer choice that has two antonyms. Consider the following.

Example Two:

After serving one table in the restaurant for over an hour, the waitress expected a _________ tip afterward, but was disappointed when the tip was ______________.

:(A) munificent ... magnanimous
:(B) beneficial ... stupendous
:(C) gigantic ... stinting
:(D) thrifty ... stingy
:(E) generous ... niggardly

Sometimes the question on the SAT I has only one gap in the sentence, which is to be filled in by only one word. Often the purpose is to test your knowledge of vocabulary. But even if you do not know the meaning of a word, you can figure it out from the context and at least make an educated guess.

Example Three:

When Barrack Hussein Obama announced his nefarious plan to make all homeschooling subject to regulations approved by his wife Michellle, Christians unanimously ___________ the Communist proposal.

:(A) eschewed
:(B) embraced
:(C) accepted
:(D) willingly announced their submission to
:(E) cowardly declined to oppose

The key to success on these sentence completion questions are the following:

*the correct pair typically has some natural relation to each other, either as opposites or as a common matter of speech
*awkward pairs can typically be eliminated
*the context should guide you to the first word, and the context should give you clues as to what the second word should be in relation to the first
*look for clues in roots when you do not know what a word means

<understanding point of sentence before trying to fill in blanks>

<identifying tension between blanks before filling them in>

<dealing with words of unknown meaning by using context>

<our homework this week will focus on your skills in answering these questions>

== Essay Section on SAT ==

explain what the test-writer is looking for

== More Fun Words ==

As we mentioned in our first Lecture, it is important to build your vocabulary in order to improve your ability to write. Here are some more fun words:

*lassitude (LA-suh-tude): fatigue, listlessness
*raconteur (RA-kon-tur): someone who is a good storyteller
*evanescent (ev-uh-NESS-unt): something that tends to vanish as vapor does; passing out of sight

To remember a word, it helps to use it in a sentence. The more uses you can find for it, the more likely you will be able to recall its meaning and obtain the maximum value for the word. Let's try some sentences for the above:

"He had great potential as student, but his lassitude kept him from being a hard worker."

"The best raconteur among modern presidents was Ronald Reagan, because he would tell a story that kept the listener's attention and made an important political point."

"Unlike paintings, music is an evanescent form of art."

== Focus on Writing Section ==

The writing section begins with an essay that you are given 25 minutes to write.

The remainder of the writing section is 49 multiple-choice questions to be completed in only 35 minutes (one 25-minute section and one 10-minute section).

The 49 multiple choice questions are divided as follows:

*improving sentences (25 questions)
*identifying grammar errors in sentences (18 questions)
*improving paragraphs (6 questions).

== Test-taking tips ==

== Types of questions on SATs ==

== Biggest mistakes ==

*cramming
*scheduling test-taking too late
*not managing time (running out of time has a devastating effect on scores; don't waste too much time on any question)
*under-emphasizing, then over-emphasizing significance of test
*being derailed by the experimental section, which does not count towards your score anyway (each SAT exam has an experimental section that is bizarre and a waste, and doesn't count)

== Homework Assignment ==

<read lecture>

<take the online fill-in-the-blank questions, or write a second essay if you lack internet access>

<correct-a-sentence questions>

[[Category:Writing course]]

User talk:DanAP

2023-09-16T10:39:28Z

DanAP:

G'day Dan...thanks for your action on RogerMoo.

If you highlight the words on an article that should be deleted, right click, hit "delete" then type Spam within {{ }} on the now empty page, the action will automatically appear on Recent Changes for Admins to see and act upon.
:Cheers [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 18:01, 13 February 2013 (EST)

==Teamword==

Hi, Dan. Thanks for the [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Team&diff=prev&oldid=1035805 quick response] to my request at [[talk:team]]. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 08:38, 22 February 2013 (EST)

== [[Brownshirts]] and [[Storm Troopers]] ==

Hello DanAP:

I was wondering if we really need both articles as to the SA. The Brownshirts article is much more detailed and mention of the term, storm troopers can be pointed out therein. What do you think? Cheers, --[[User:JohnJustice|JohnJustice]] 23:37, 26 February 2013 (EST)
:PS: I just found where there is another short article [[Brown Shirts]] which we don't need. Cheers, --[[User:JohnJustice|JohnJustice]] 23:42, 26 February 2013 (EST)

::I think it would make most sense to have the article at [[Storm Troopers]]; that's the translation of the actual German name, while [[Brownshirts]] is merely a nickname, and so that entry should be a redirect. Perhaps we should move the text of the better article to the one with the better title? [[User:DanAP|DanAP]] 03:08, 27 February 2013 (EST)
:::That sounds good. Both Brownshirts and Brown Shirts should be redirects to it after the text move. Cheers, --[[User:JohnJustice|JohnJustice]] 07:54, 28 February 2013 (EST)
::::Made the changes, per above. See what you think. Cheers, --[[User:JohnJustice|JohnJustice]] 20:04, 28 February 2013 (EST)
:::::I wonder about these changes myself. The brownshirts term, although originating with the SA is now used as a generic slur (albeit occasionally justifiedly) against any police force or other organisation that enforces the law strictly. Perhaps we could look at retaining the Brownshirts article, but with a greater focus on the colloquial use of the term rather than the historic one? --[[User:DamianJohn|DamianJohn]] 20:19, 28 February 2013 (EST)
::::::I can see your point DamianJohn, sounds okay to me; I was looking at it from the one use of the term as to the German SA and the redundancy of the three articles on same. --[[User:JohnJustice|JohnJustice]] 21:07, 28 February 2013 (EST)
:::::::It's just that when people use the word Brownshirt these days, it is meant as a pejorative term that is derived from the SA, but not necessarily related to it. My favourite usage of the term comes from Alex Jones [http://www.infowars.com/homeland-security-graduates-first-corps-of-obamas-brown-shirts-homeland-youth/]. Give me a few days to collect my thoughts and I will create a passable article on this other meaning. --[[User:DamianJohn|DamianJohn]] 21:11, 28 February 2013 (EST)
==Warning==
[http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Pedophile&action=edit&undoafter=1033049&undo=1047561 This edit], seems somewhat suspicious. Keep in mind that opinion is relegated to the talk pages, and should not be brought up on the article itself. Furthermore, take more care when adding categories. I browsed your contributions, and there are several sketchy edits similar to the one I listed. [[User:Brenden|brenden]] 00:12, 14 May 2013 (EDT)
:After reviewing several of your edits, I must request from you an explanation of your plans of contributing at Conservapedia. So far, your edits, in particular the addition of <nowiki>[[Category:Liberal]]</nowiki> to unrelated articles is the most disquieting. Please explain yourself. Furthermore, you are not to edit any mainspace articles, until you produce such a plan for your edits at Conservapedia. [[User:Brenden|brenden]] 00:19, 14 May 2013 (EDT)

::I am not sure whether your attempt at [[bullying]] deserves the dignity of a response, but here it is: No.
::If you have a problem with me, report it to a senior admin. In the meantime, feel free to continue your highly productive activities on Talk Main. [[User:DanAP|DanAP]] 19:52, 17 May 2013 (EDT)

Brenden's being a bit more forceful than he needs to be, but you still have to follow his requests. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 00:18, 18 May 2013 (EDT)

==[[Watermelon]]==
What else can you tell us about the watermelon besides "Watermelon is a large green fruit with red juicy flesh." [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 09:37, 30 September 2013 (EDT)

==Sussex==
Explain your edit to Sussex. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 09:34, 20 October 2013 (EDT)
:I saw your past edit to [[Sussex]]. It made me laugh.

:[[Rishi Sunak]] is cracking the proverbial whip to increase numeracy in the UK.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04/17/stop-joking-about-being-bad-at-maths-says-rishi-sunak/]

:I hope to visit Ireland/UK and Europe. I want to visit Europe as a tourist and see some relatives. If it's possible to legally do so, I will see if I can write all or part of it off as a business expense. I will need to look at the tax law or talk to an accountant.

:Anyways, it was nice to see that you are editing again. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 09:43, August 17, 2023 (EDT)
::Thanks for the welcome back! I appreciate your reaction to my edit, in contrast to that swine Karajou, before whom pearls should not be cast. Frankly, nothing of value should be cast before him or that other pig, Ed Poor, as you can see from reading above. Anyway, if you're interested in tax benefits of foreign travel, it's certainly beneficial to consult with an expert. I'd be glad to help you out in that regard, but I'm cognizant of conflict of interest provisions that might prohibit my providing professional advice here. [[User:DanAP|DanAP]] ([[User talk:DanAP|talk]]) 09:03, August 19, 2023 (EDT)

:::Whatsamatta? You don't like watermelon? I live next to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandia_Mountains#Etymology Watermelon Mountain], and we don't elven grow watermelons in this part of the world. What I can't figure out is, why a bunch of Native Americans took a Spanish name for the name of their tribe. Must be Western colonialism. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 10:41, August 19, 2023 (EDT)

==My apologies==
It was my fault. I accidently blocked you for 30 days when I was trying to unblock you a second time. The original blocking editor violated our [[Conservapedia:Blocking policy]] and I am working to rectify the problem. Again, my sincerest apologies. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']] 04:16, September 15, 2023 (EDT)

No worries at all. I couldn't figure out what had happened. I'm looking through the block log, like, what did I do wrong? I don't deserve this treatment! Why is L.T. so obsessed with giving me a hard time?!? She probably shouldn't have the powers she does at this website. Rob, thanks for your attention to this matter and for helping to keep us safe from the sickos. Please talk to Andy on my behalf; I'm praying that you will. [[User:DanAP|DanAP]] ([[User talk:DanAP|talk]]) 06:39, September 16, 2023 (EDT)

Risk factors for homosexuality

2023-09-11T13:19:19Z

DanAP:

Several risk factors are associated with homosexuality '''''among men''''':<ref>For women, often the opposite below is true.</ref>

*lack of participation in adversarial or contact sports, such as playing baseball<ref>For women, the converse is true: participation in adversarial or contacts sports statistically increases the likelihood of homosexuality.</ref>
*participation in effeminate sports such as men's figure skating or gymnastics
*lack of reading of the [[Bible]], particularly [[Genesis]], [[Psalms]], [[Proverbs]], [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] (which may have been written by [[Jesus]]), and the letters of [[Paul]]
*poor relationship with one's father
*participation in repetitive narcissistic activities
*denial about the ability to control one's unhealthy conduct
*lack of hard physical labor
*ambition to advance where homosexual networks are powerful, such as publishing and the media
*a habit of masturbation is one of the surest indicators that one is already a homosexual or a risk to become one
*even a single isolated instance of masturbation may indicate that one has already fully succumbed to homosexuality and thereby rejected [[Salvation|God's Love]]. If you are considering experimenting with masturbation, please know that the eternal destination of your soul depends on your never, ever giving in to these urges, even once. Satan says, try it; what could be the harm? Just like Eve and the fruit. Eve tried it once, and all was lost thereafter.

The lack of existence of any [[gay gene]] means that environmental factors must be highly influential.

== References ==

<references/>
[[Category:Bible]]
[[Category:Homosexuality]]

Michael Chertoff

2023-08-30T11:55:57Z

DanAP:

[[Image:Chertoff.jpg|right|thumb]]
'''Michael Chertoff''' (born November 28, 1953) was the Secretary of [[Homeland Security|U.S. Homeland Security]] including jurisdiction over [[FEMA]] for national disaster management, appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] on January 11, 2005 to succeed [[Tom Ridge]]. Previously, he served as a judge on the [[United States Court of Appeals]] as a [[Federal Prosecutor]], and as Assistant U.S. Attorney General under the [[Bush Administration]].

Michael Chertoff's father Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, was the former leader of the B'nai Israel Congregation in Elizabeth, NJ and his mother, Livia Chertoff, was an El Al flight attendant . His grandfather was a [[Talmud]]ic scholar.

==Air travel security==

According to [[Reuters]]:
* On May 29, 2008 Secretary Chertoff said that he would seek to adopt novel Israeli methods, like behavior-detection technologies, to better secure America's airports.
* Ben-Gurion International Airport relies heavily on techniques that detect suspicious behavior among travelers.<ref>[http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L29854328.htm INTERVIEW-Chertoff keen on Israeli airport security technology, Reuters, May 29, 2008]</ref>

Chertoff is a high-profile advocate for airport [[body scanners]] to protect the flying public from future terror attacks. In a conflict of interest, he never did not volunteer that he is a consultant to a company that makes such equipment.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/opinion/17pubed.html?ref=todayspaper The Sources’ Stake in the News, New York Times, January 16, 2010]</ref>

==References==

<References/>

==See also==
:[http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/biography_0116.shtm Department of Homeland Security biography]


{{DEFAULTSORT:Chertoff, Michael}}

[[Category:United States Appointed Officials]]
[[Category:RINOs]]

Bain Capital

2023-08-30T11:53:53Z

DanAP:

'''Bain Capital''' is an American [[financial services]] firm based in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. It works on [[private equity]], [[venture capital]], [[credit]] and [[hedge fund]] investments. Bain makes diversified investments in many industry sectors and geographic regions. As of early 2012, the firm managed approximately $66 billion of investor capital.

[[Mitt Romney]] profited from the exploitive tactics of this firm, as it acquired companies, burdened them with debt, laid off many of their employees, and took their assets for the enrichment of Bain partners.

The firm was founded in 1984 by partners from the consulting firm [[Bain & Company]]. Bain Capital has invested in or acquired hundreds of companies, ruining many of them. These include [[AMC Entertainment]], [[Aspen Education Group]], [[Brookstone]], [[Burger King]], [[Burlington Coat Factory]], [[Clear Channel Communications]], [[Domino's Pizza]], [[DoubleClick]], [[Dunkin' Donuts]], [[D&M Holdings]], [[Guitar Center]], [[Gymboree]], [[Hospital Corporation of America|Hospital Corporation of America (HCA)]], [[Sealy]], [[The Sports Authority]], [[Staples]], [[Toys R Us]], [[Warner Music Group]] and [[The Weather Channel]].
==External links==
* [http://www.baincapital.com Bain Capital] (company website)

[[Category:Companies]]

Risk factors for homosexuality

2023-08-30T11:48:35Z

DanAP:

Several risk factors are associated with homosexuality '''''among men''''':<ref>For women, often the opposite below is true.</ref>

*lack of participation in adversarial or contact sports, such as playing baseball<ref>For women, the converse is true: participation in adversarial or contacts sports statistically increases the likelihood of homosexuality.</ref>
*participation in effeminate sports such as men's figure skating or gymnastics
*lack of reading of the [[Bible]], particularly [[Genesis]], [[Psalms]], [[Proverbs]], [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] (which may have been written by [[Jesus]]), and the letters of [[Paul]]
*poor relationship with one's father
*participation in repetitive narcissistic activities
*denial about the ability to control one's unhealthy conduct
*lack of hard physical labor
*ambition to advance where homosexual networks are powerful, such as publishing and the media
*a habit of masturbation is one of the surest indicators that one is already a homosexual or a risk to become one

The lack of existence of any [[gay gene]] means that environmental factors must be highly influential.

== References ==

<references/>
[[Category:Bible]]
[[Category:Homosexuality]]

Greatest Conservative Cars

2023-08-30T11:40:34Z

DanAP:

'''Greatest Conservative Cars''' have attributes of [[conservative]] values: productive, welcomes masculinity, efficient, frugal, and not pandering to [[environmentalist]]s.

Please add to the growing list:

*Corvette
*Mustang (excluding 1980's models which were essentially indistinguishable from other sedans; the newer models more resemble the classic older Mustangs)
*Beetle (the original with the rear-engine)
*Model T (designed for the owner who, at that time, would have had general knowledge of mechanics)
*Any of the Ford F-series of trucks (the F-150 being the most commonly owned by individuals; the entire line has a common chassis with the higher numbers being reserved for customized commercial vehicles)
*[[Mazda RX-7]] (used a lightweight [[rotary engine]] having enormous horsepower, sold 800,000 cars until regulated out of existence by [[Europe]])
*[[Tesla Model 3]]
*[[Tesla Model Y]]
*[[Tesla motors]]
*Especially the [[Tesla Cyber Truck]]

== See also ==

*[https://www.motorbiscuit.com/best-selling-cars-of-all-time/ 25 Best-selling cars of all time]
[[Category:Cars]]

Greatest Conservative Cars

2023-08-30T11:38:00Z

DanAP:

'''Greatest Conservative Cars''' have attributes of [[conservative]] values: productive, welcomes masculinity, efficient, frugal, and not pandering to [[environmentalist]]s.

Please add to the growing list:

*Corvette
*Mustang (excluding 1980's models which were essentially indistinguishable from other sedans; the newer models more resemble the classic older Mustangs)
*Beetle (the original with the rear-engine)
*Model T (designed for the owner who, at that time, would have had general knowledge of mechanics)
*Any of the Ford F-series of trucks (the F-150 being the most commonly owned by individuals; the entire line has a common chassis with the higher numbers being reserved for customized commercial vehicles)
*[[Mazda RX-7]] (used a lightweight [[rotary engine]] having enormous horsepower, sold 800,000 cars until regulated out of existence by [[Europe]])
*[[Tesla Model 3]]
*[[Tesla Model Y]]
*[[Tesla motors]]

== See also ==

*[https://www.motorbiscuit.com/best-selling-cars-of-all-time/ 25 Best-selling cars of all time]
[[Category:Cars]]

Tesla Model Y

2023-08-30T11:35:03Z

DanAP: Redirected page to Tesla Model y

#REDIRECT [[Tesla Model y]]

Greatest Conservative Cars

2023-08-30T11:34:27Z

DanAP:

'''Greatest Conservative Cars''' have attributes of [[conservative]] values: productive, welcomes masculinity, efficient, frugal, and not pandering to [[environmentalist]]s.

Please add to the growing list:

*Corvette
*Mustang (excluding 1980's models which were essentially indistinguishable from other sedans; the newer models more resemble the classic older Mustangs)
*Beetle (the original with the rear-engine)
*Model T (designed for the owner who, at that time, would have had general knowledge of mechanics)
*Any of the Ford F-series of trucks (the F-150 being the most commonly owned by individuals; the entire line has a common chassis with the higher numbers being reserved for customized commercial vehicles)
*[[Mazda RX-7]] (used a lightweight [[rotary engine]] having enormous horsepower, sold 800,000 cars until regulated out of existence by [[Europe]])
*[[Tesla Model 3]]
*[[Tesla Model Y]]

== See also ==

*[https://www.motorbiscuit.com/best-selling-cars-of-all-time/ 25 Best-selling cars of all time]
[[Category:Cars]]

Strikeout

2023-08-27T07:07:02Z

DanAP:

In [[baseball]], a '''strikeout''' occurs when the pitcher accrues three [[strike]]s on the batter. The third strike can not result from a [[foul ball]] unless a [[bunt]] was attempted. If the third strike is dropped by the catcher, the batter becomes a runner and is eligible to advance to first base subject to a force play at first. If the batter reaches first base before the forceout is made, an out is not recorded. Hence, it is possible for more than three strikeouts to occur in the same half inning.

==See also==
*[[Major League Baseball]]

{{baseball}}

Millisecond

2023-08-23T12:26:50Z

DanAP:

A '''millisecond''' is one thousandth of a [[second]]. This unit can express the distance traveled by an object moving extremely fast during a short time, or the amount of work done by a very large force applied across an extremely short distance, or the number of wavelengths of a photon of light traversed by a low energy state moving to a higher one for a unit distance under constant atmospheric pressure.

[[Category:Units of Measurement]]

Trier

2023-08-23T12:06:41Z

DanAP: Fixing misspelled words

'''Trier''' is a city in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], southwestern [[Germany]], with a population of 114,914 (2016). It lies on the right bank of the Moselle (Mosel) River, surrounded by the foothills of the Eifel, Hunsrück, and Mosel mountains, just east of the border with Luxembourg.

== Center of Christianity ==
After it became a bishopric in the 4th century, the town was a center of Christianity north of the Alps, a status it maintained after its capture by the Franks in the 5th century. Trier was designated an archbishopric in 815, its archbishops becoming temporal princes with power over extensive territory; they were made electors of the Holy Roman Empire in the late 12th century.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Trier-Germany</ref>

== Roman Monuments ==
Trier was a Roman colony from the 1st century AD and then a great trading centre beginning in the next century. It became one of the capitals of the Tetrarchy at the end of the 3rd century, when it was known as the ‘second Rome’. The number and quality of the surviving monuments are an outstanding testimony to Roman civilization.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/367</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]]
*[[Cathedral of St Peter (Trier)]]
*[[Church of Our Lady (Trier)]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.trier.de/Startseite/ Official website of the city of Trier]

[[Category:German Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Urban History]]
[[Category:Roman History]]
[[Category:Christianity]]

Volodymyr Zelensky

2023-08-20T14:07:14Z

DanAP:

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| name =Volodymyr Aleksandrovich Zelensky
| birth =January 25, 1978 Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine)
| parents =
| religion =unknown
| education =Kyiv National Economic University [[Young Global Leaders|Young Global Leaders Forum]]
| spouse =Olena Kiyashko
| children =2
| death =
| deathmanner =
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| country =Ukraine
| military =none
| rank =Commander-in-Chief
| polbeliefs =[[Kakistocracy]] [[Fascism]] [[Globalism]]
| party =Fascist bloc, [[Svoboda]], [[Andriy_Biletsky#National_Corp_political_party|Azov National Corp]], European Solidarity
| dictatordate =2019
| war =[[Ukraine Civil War]]
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'''Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelensky'''<ref>or '''Zelenskiy''' (''The Guardian'') in [[Britain]] uses this "Zelenskiy" spelling, sometimes '''Zelenskyy''' aka the '''Cokehead of Kyiv'''</ref> is the [[dictator]] of [[Ukrainian]] [[puppet regime]],<ref>https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/02/25/kiev-regime-turns-in-ukrainian-people-as-false-flag-warfare-rages-forward/</ref> a [[racist]] [[Russophobe]], [[neo-Nazi]] collaborator,<ref>https://www.mintpressnews.com/ukraine-jewish-president-zelensky-made-peace-neo-nazi-paramilitaries/279862/</ref> kleptocrat and puppet of Western [[globalist]]s. Considered a madman by many,<ref>[https://archive.ph/qnzPK Zelensky the Liar – He Will Be Remembered by History like Hitler], by Martin Armstrong, Armstrong Economics, November 16, 2022.</ref> Zelensky shares with [[Adolf Hitler]] the distinction as [[TIME magazine]] Person of the Year.<ref>https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/armstrongeconomics101/opinion/time-names-zelensky-man-of-the-year-as-they-did-with-hitler-stalin/</ref> Zelensky has repeatedly called for global thermonuclear war.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/president-zelensky-suggests-ukraine-may-pursue-nuclear-weapons-to-counter-russia-putin-responds</ref><ref>https://www.fff.org/2022/03/17/zelenskys-call-for-nuclear-war/</ref><ref>https://scooptrade.com/political-scientist-called-zelenskys-calls-a-provocation-of-the-third-world-war/</ref> Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] has called Zelensky "a disgrace to the [[Jewish]] people."<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/R7wRiwfUzbIz/</ref>

Zelensky has outlawed democratic opposition, ordered his rivals' arrest, and presided over the disappearance and assassination of dissidents across the country.<ref>https://www.sott.net/article/466876-One-less-traitor-Zelensky-Oversees-Campaign-of-Assassination-Kidnapping-And-Torture-of-Political-Opposition</ref> [[Amnesty International]] has accused Zelensky and his regime of [[war crimes]].<ref>https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/ukrainian-fighting-tactics-endanger-civilians/</ref> Zelensky is a graduate of the [[Young Global Leaders|Young Leaders]] program of the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref>https://goudsmit.pundicity.com/26065/russia-ukraine-and-the-globalist-two-step</ref> Upon assuming the role as [[Head of State]], Zelensky did not surround himself with experienced professional political and foreign policy advisors, but rather brought with him the cast and crew of his media production company, actors, script writers, cameramen, film editors, promotional people and media technical advisors. Casualties in the [[Russia-Ukraine war]] have been horrendous because of Zelensky's refusal to negotiate a peace settlement with the [[Donbas]] Republics and [[Russian Federation]].
[[File:Zelensky kisses Pelosi.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Zelensky puckers up for [[Nancy Pelosi]].]]
In his previous career, he worked in the Ukrainian entertainment industry.<ref>[https://www.bitchute.com/video/f1Ll6yw172sg/ VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY'S TRANSVESTITE DANCE]. This clip of Zelensky dancing in high heels and tight leather pants</ref> In three years Zelensky became a billionaire.<ref>https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/03/02/blockbuster-drag-queen-zelensky-found-a-billion-dollars-and-a-villa-in-miami/</ref> He was promoted by the [[liberal media]] and elected president of Ukraine in 2019 after the U.S.-backed [[Maidan coup]] which unconstitutionally overthrew the [[democracy|democratically]], directly elected, president of Ukraine in 2014.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/before-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-a-decade-of-destabilization_4316990.html</ref> The purpose of the coup was to facilitate [[Western alliance|Western]] [[corporate]] interests to buy up previously state-owned assets.<ref>https://fair.org/home/what-you-should-really-know-about-ukraine/</ref> Zelensky was elected to fight corruption and end the [[War in Donbas]].

When the Russians conducted an incursion to end the [[Donbas war]] where state-sponsored neo-Nazi paramilitary organizations killed over 13,000 civilians in the [[Donbas]] region since 2014, Zelensky implemented a scorched earth policy like the retreating [[Nazi]] forces in [[Italy]] in 1944, blowing up bridges, opening the prisons and arming criminal gangs.<ref>https://dailyindia.net/ukrainian-author-claims-zelensky-government-gave-weapons-to-criminals-cases-of-rape-and-robbery-increased-in-the-city/135874/</ref> Zelensky invited foreign non-state combatants and mercenaries into Ukraine<ref>https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/foreign-fighters-in-ukraine/</ref> described as "war tourists" who were used by the Ukrainian military and NATO as canon fodder,<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-01/australian-foreign-fighters-ukraine-russia-war/100869602</ref> or in the words of one UK volunteer, "bullet catchers."<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/foreign-fighters-ukraine-offers-purpose-camaraderie-cause-2022-03-07/</ref> Mercenaries who answer Zelensky's call face the death penalty.<ref>https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/shaun-pinner-andrew-hill-prisoner-ukraine-death-penalty-20220528</ref>

The Donbas war atrocities and [[genocide]] had been largely ignored since 2014 by Western media because Donbas was not onboard with the [[globalist]] [[gay agenda]].<ref>http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=62947</ref> Zelensky misplaced hope that [[NATO]] troops and air cover would defend his regime, and even traveled to [[Munich]], [[Germany]] in February 2022 to meet with [[the West]] as Ukrainian forces massed to attack the Donbas.<ref>https://www-elethos-gr.translate.goog/2022/01/dpr-head-says-120000-ukrainian-troops.html?_x_tr_sl=el&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc</ref> Previously, in a rather sick joke Zelensky compared Ukraine to an adult film star, the implication as critics point out, Zelensky, in his own words, is pimping his nation in exchange for foreign cash.<ref>https://youtu.be/mvvYH6oCF54?t=4004</ref>

The Russian incursion began under a collective security agreement to secure the lives and safety of the people of the Donbas, Zelensky is known to have used [[human shields]] in civilian areas similar to the tactics employed by [[Hamas]] in [[Gaza]].<ref>https://www.opindia.com/2022/03/zelenskyy-regime-using-civilians-as-human-shields-against-advancing-russian-troops-asean-centre-expert-mgimo-uni/</ref> Zelensky famously bit the hand that feeds him, saying that Western banks should be charged with war crimes. He is a certified purveyor of [[fake news]] and war [[propaganda]].<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/2022/02/28/pro-ukraine-propaganda-floods-social-media/</ref>

During his time as a comedian, Zelensky was making pro-Nazi jokes that had anti-Semitic and Russophobic content in which the majority of his audience was not laughing and did not seem comfortable.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2g-93j4ynA](Russian)</ref>

[[File:Zelensky transvestism.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Comedian, now President Volodomyr Zelensky (second from left) [[Transvestism|in drag]] wearing high heels in a Ukrainian music video.<ref>[https://www.bitchute.com/video/f1Ll6yw172sg/ Zelensky in drag.]</ref>]]
[[File:Zelensky regime war crimes.PNG|right|300px|thumb|The Zelensky regime has committed [[genocidal]] [[war crimes]] against Russian-speaking Ukrainian citizens daily unreported by the Western media propaganda apparatus.<ref>https://thedreizinreport.com/2022/10/09/war-crimes-2/</ref>]]
==Background==
[[File:Mass shooter Zelensky.PNG|righrt|300px|thumb|Zelensky playing the role of a psychotic killer in a [[Hollywood]]-inspired rage against [[democracy]] and mass shooting of the people's elected representatives in parliament.<ref>https://youtu.be/nsra8txvD8Y</ref>]]
Zelensky rode the support of the [[liberal media]] to come in first in all but one of Ukraine’s regions losing to [[Poroshenko]] in the western region of [[Lvov]]). Zelensky is a native Russian speaker who also speaks Ukrainian, is of Jewish descent, and supports closer relations with the West.

As a media personality, Zelensky formed his own production company, Quarter 95. For the three years prior to being elected, Zelensky amassed wide exposure starring in a primetime satirical soap opera as the president of Ukraine, crusading against corrupt politicians who would appoint personal friends to high positions and had offshore bank accounts. As president, Zelensky's first acts were to appoint friends to high positions. According to an investigation by the Consortium of International Journalists called the Pandora Papers, rather than re-invest the profits of his television production company to employ people in Ukraine, Zelensky has offshore bank accounts to store the profits of his looting Ukraine through his production company even before his run for the presidency.<ref>https://youtu.be/C0JUpCrdG88</ref>

Zelensky's rise to power with media mogul [[Ihor Kolomoisky]]'s support suggested that the Western-backed corrupt oligarchy would remain in control of Ukraine. [[Hunter Biden]] was hired by the oligarchs 7 weeks after the [[coup]]. Kolomoisky owns the bank through which payments to the [[Biden family]] were made and provided the funding for the neo-Nazi [[Azov Battalion]].<ref>https://www.sott.net/article/465534-A-single-Ukrainian-billionaire-funded-Hunter-Biden-President-Volodymyr-Zelensky-and-the-neo-nazi-Azov-Battalion</ref> Under the Maidan regime, the country has become more impoverished with 50% of the population now living in poverty.

In his made-for-TV series, ''Servant of the People'', by murdering other people's elected representatives, Zelensky somehow is cutting a path for the future of Ukrainian "democracy."

===Globalism===

As an actor, comedian and soap opera star,<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/qn7XVUOpllCH/</ref> star Zelensky closely aligned himself with Western globalists and was elected based on the support of a billionaire oligarch in Ukraine, Ihor Kolomoisky, whose media empire included Zelensky as a partner.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/biography/Volodymyr-Zelensky</ref> Zelensky's campaign consisted of doing comedy routines. The election outcomes suggested that issues of ethnic and linguistic identity mattered less to voters than expected. Not until after the Biden regime seized power were ethnic tensions renewed by globalist media and propaganda.

In a monologue to a comedy show aired April 12, 2014 shortly after the [[Maidan regime]] seized power, Zelensky read an imaginary letter to his family back home:
{{quotebox-float|"Good Day Uncle Igor, Aunt Valya and Uncle Sasha. Despite your fears, I can tell you that I live well as far as I live. Soon it will be even better. Because it's been three weeks since I was accepted into the [[Bandera]] community. That's normal, otherwise you can't make a career here in Ukraine. However, I don't have to tell you that, because you know it yourself. I don't get a salary, but that's not the most important thing. We have been allowed to take money and wealth from the Russians. In the past, this was also possible with the Jews. But then the top Bandera supporter Kolomoisky came and banned stealing money from the Jews.

For example, I'm learning [[English]] now, so as not to forget Russian. American [[mercenaries]], who are here for us every step of the way, help me. You know what? I got married for the second time, he is Wadik. For us [[European]]s this is quite normal. Today, our President, [[Barack Obama]], promised all the most important thing for us, that we will soon join NATO. For the time being, of course, we are the property of America. If it is possible, please send me [[Hitler]]'s book '[[Mein Kampf]]', because that's how everything is done down here. I take care of in the morning to go to the balcony and do morning exercises. From my heart to the sun, so. But I don't have to tell you, because you know it yourself."<ref>https://youtu.be/jIA-38WgpnQ</ref><ref>https://www.kla.tv/22511</ref>}}

Zelensky has been accused of toxic masculinity.<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/03/26/maher_women_can_believe_masculinity_is_toxic_or_worship_zelensky_but_they_cant_do_both.html Maher: Women Can Believe Masculinity Is Toxic Or Worship Zelensky, But They Can't Do Both], Ian Schwartz, March 26, 2022</ref> His comedy has been described as puerile, vulgar, and working class. His mother is said to be ashamed of his chosen career as a comedian. Zelensky performed at events for former President Viktor Yanukovych. As a successful television producer, Zelensky purchased a 15 room villa in [[Tuscany]] which he never disclosed during the presidential campaign. In 2012 ''[[Forbes]]'' reported Zelensky's net worth at $15 million.

===Corruption===
[[File:Rinat Akhmetov and Leonid Kuchma.png|right|300px|thumb|Rinat Akhmetov and Leonid Kuchma.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2022/12/16/the-autumn-of-oligarchs-in-ukraine/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/Za3iAdRjYQc</ref>]]
Zelensky has accumulated $1.2 billion in the Dresdner Bank Lateinamerika in [[Costa Rica]] during the two and a half years of his presidency. This money was transferred to the president by Ukrainian oligarchs, such as Rinat Akhmetov, Igor Kolomoisky, and [[Clinton Foundation]] donor [[Victor Pinchuk]]. Ilya Kiva, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, noted that replenishment is done regularly in tranches of $12 million to $35 million. And they go through banks like First Union Bank, Deutsche Bank, Banque Nationale de Paris. According to Kiva, the movement of such funds would be impossible without the control of the authorities of [[Germany]] and [[France]]. Kiva pointed out Zelensky was able to buy a villa in Sunny Isles, [[Florida]] built by Kolomoisky and Pinchuk for $34 million.<ref>https://shtf.tv/zelensky-found-a-billion-dollars-and-a-villa-in-miami/</ref>

Zelensky, like [[Joe Biden]]'s son [[Hunter Biden]], is [[addiction|addicted]] to [[cocaine]] and describes its use as "Awesome! Awesome!"<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/Y6CGIO0d8Tue/</ref> Zelnsky is regarded by Western media and governments as a role model.

Upon taking office, Zelensky declared, "Our first task is to stop the conflict in the Donbass, in order for our heroes to die. I'm ready for anything. I'm not afraid to make difficult decisions. I'm ready to lose my popularity and my ranking values. If it is necessary, I will be, without hesitation, ready to lose my office, just so that peace may come." A little while later Zelensky realized that his life, and the lives of his family, depends on the [[Pravy Sektor]], and Nazis with extreme views,. Shortly thereafter, he said: "Not all of the people representatives are people, there are also copies." Zelensky is reported to have received a British [[passport]] and citizenship in March 2022 so as to flee Ukraine at any given moment.<ref>https://cmio.org/en/world/660051-representatives-of-zelenskys-office-received-british-citizenship-kiva-said</ref>

According to [[CBS News]], of the billions of dollars in NATO weapons pumped into Ukraine, only 30% made it to the front lines.<ref>https://rumble.com/v1f0qmr-cbs-news-exposes-ukraine-weapons-scam-30-maybe-reaches-its-final-destinatio.html</ref>

==President 2019-present==
{{See also|Zelensky regime}}
<center>{{cquote|''Volodymyr Zelensky is the West’s ideal vessel for laundering its worst ideas. Forget fighting till the last Ukrainian - this canary in the filthiest ideological coal mine the international banking cartels could build might just lead the empire all the way to that great mushroom cloud in the sky.''|||Helen of desTroy<ref>https://helenofdestroy.substack.com/p/washington-robot</ref>}}</center>

[[File:Zelensky Death's Head.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Zelensky bodyguard with World War II Nazi ''Totenkopf Verbande'' (''Death's Head Formation'') insignia.<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2022/09/15/zelensky-bodyguards-hitler-patch/</ref>]]
The veteran comedian brought with him upon taking office in 2019 his entire media production crew, including script writers and other actors. [[Alexei Arestovich]], another TV entertainer, was appointed as a military adviser and press spokesman. Zelensky declared, "Our first task is to stop the conflict in the Donbass, for which our heroes died. I'm ready for anything. I'm not afraid to make difficult decisions. I'm ready to lose my popularity and my approval ratings. If it is necessary, I will be, without hesitation, ready to lose my office, just so that peace may come." A short time later Zelensky realized that his life, and the lives of his family, was dependent upon the Nazis, the people with extreme views from the Pravy Sektor. Shortly thereafter, he said: "Not all of the people representatives are people, there are also copies."<ref>A paraphrasing from the notorious 1943 Nazi tract quoted by Nazi leaders in Ukrainian, ''Der Untermenschen:'' "The subhuman is a biological creature, crafted by nature, which has hands, legs, eyes and mouth, even the semblance of a brain. Nevertheless, this terrible creature is only a partial human being. Although it has features similar to a human, the subhuman is lower on the spiritual and psychological scale than any animal." [http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/holoprelude/deruntermensch.html]</ref>

Amongst a raft of casualties and desertions, as untrained soldiers were placed at the front in impossible and hopeless situations with no artillery or armor and given orders to fight on and not surrender, two members of the Servant of the People Party of which Zelensky is [[führer]] introduced a bill (No. 7351) allowing AFU officers to kill their own soldiers who refused to follow orders.<ref>https://archive.ph/SWdge</ref> On June 12, 2022 Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree allowing the Ukrainian command to use territorial defense fighters to perform tasks in areas of military operations. Zelensky’s decree legalized sending untrained members of the Territorial Defense to the front as cannon fodder to face the professional Russian army. Conscription in Ukraine amounted to kidnapping people off the street.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/7Vtu5iGUI8AI/</ref><ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/VGvadFMbUts1/</ref>

As the situation in Donbas deteriorated and Zelesnky's stubborn resistance to allowing 15,000 soldiers to withdraw from the encirclement, rumors mounted of an imminent [[coup]] to remove the actor/comedian and replace him with Gen. [[Valerii Zaluzhnyi]] whom Gen. [[Mark Milley]] said of on May 23, 2022, "General Zaluzhny is the man behind that effort, bearing the immense burden of leading in combat. His work will be remembered by history." ''[[Time magazine]]'' named Zaluzhny one of its 100 Most Influential People of 2022.<ref>https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177692/valeriy-zaluzhnyy/</ref> ''[[Politico]]'' also offered words of praise for Zaluzhnyi.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/08/ukraines-iron-general-zaluzhnyy-00023901</ref> Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov is reported to have backed Zaluzhnyi.

After a photoshoot with [[Vogue magazine|''Vogue'' magazine]], Zelensky sat down for an interview with [[Piers Morgan]]. Zelensky was asked about [[inflation]], which according to U.S. polls was the voters number one concern. Zelensky said "inflation is nothing" and told Americans to suck it up and keep handing over cash and weapons in aid.

===Collusion with Nazis===
{{See also|Azov Battalion}}
{{Anchor|Medvedko}}{{Anchor|Polishchuk}}
[[File:Zelensky neo-Nazi award.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Zelensky presents neo-Nazi leader with the Hero of Ukraine award for atrocities committed against ethnic Russians.<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2022/03/04/nazis-ukrainian-war-russia/</ref>]]
[[Oles Buzina]] (also Buzyna), a prominent journalist and author who advocated for unity among Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia and campaigned to outlaw neo-Nazi organizing, was shot and killed near his apartment on April 16, 2015 by state-backed death squads after his name appeared on the [[Myrotvorets]] public blacklist of “enemies of the state” list.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/pro-russian-journalist-oles-buzina-shot-dead-kiev-masked-gunmen-n342661</ref> In June 2015, investigators accused Andriy Medvedko and fellow C14 member, Denys Polishchuk, of killing Buzina.<ref>https://reportingradicalism.org/en/dossiers/people/andrii-medvedko-prominent-c14-member-and-former-svoboda-party-official</ref> During the Maidan coup C14 activists took over Kyiv’s city hall and plastered its walls with neo-Nazi insignia before taking shelter in the Canadian embassy.<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-embassy-used-as-safe-haven-during-ukraine-uprising-investigation-finds-1.3148719</ref> A March 2018 report by ''[[Reuters]]'' stated that “C14 and Kiev’s city government recently signed an agreement allowing C14 to establish a ‘municipal guard’ to patrol the streets."<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cohen-ukraine-commentary/commentary-ukraines-neo-nazi-problem-idUSKBN1GV2TY</ref> By offering to carry out acts of violence on behalf of anyone willing to pay, the C14 fostered a cozy relationship with various governing bodies and powerful elites across Ukraine. Their advertisement on [[Facebook]] reads:<ref>https://khpg.org/en/1520808476</ref>
{{quotebox-float|“C14 works for you. Help us keep afloat, and we will help you. For regular donors, we are opening a box for wishes. Which of your enemies would you like to make life difficult for? We’ll try to do that.”}}
In 2018, a C14 youth organizer, Serhiy Bondar, spoke at an event at America House Kyiv, a US government institution that describes itself as “your main resource in Ukraine for American culture, education, and information.” This young fascist leader boasts of working with Kyiv police to “purge” a [[Gypsy]] homeless camp from a train station.<ref>https://twitter.com/RealAlexRubi/status/1498191420703883264</ref>

C14 is even more notorious than the Azov Battalion. The name is a direct reference to the [[white supremacist]] “14 words”, ""We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children." C14 has also received funding from the Zelensky regime, in the form of a Ministry of Youth and Sport grant for “national-patriotic education projects."<ref>https://khpg.org/en/1528928862</ref>
[[File:Zelensky meets with Nazis.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Zelensky meets with Nazi leaders. (Far left) Dmytro Shatrovsky with Azov Battalion T-shirt, (across table) Volodymyr Zelensky, (bottom right end) Yehven Karas.]]
Since September 2019, Buzina's alleged killer Andriy Medvedko has served as a member of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NACB). In January 2020, he became a part of a working group on the 'rights and freedoms of veterans in prison', under the Ministry for Veterans Affairs. Denys Polishchuk, the other accused killer, heads the working group, which includes fellow C14 members Yevhen Karas and Oleksandr Voitko, as well as former lawmaker Oksana Korchinska. Karas has claimed that the SBU would “pass on” information citizens of the Donbas “not only [to] us, but also Azov, the Right Sector and so on.”<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220129134515/https://news.liga.net/politics/interview/s14_kto_oni_i_pochemu_im_pozvoleno_bit_lyudey C14. Who they are and why they are allowed to beat people]. 15.11.2017.</ref>

In October 2019, Zelensky met with Karas, Dmytro Shatrovsky, and other neo-Nazi leaders.<ref>https://canadianpatriot.org/2022/04/28/how-ukraines-jewish-president-zelensky-made-peace-with-neo-nazi-paramilitaries-on-front-lines-of-war-with-russia/</ref> Days later prime minister and deputy head of Zelensky’s office Oleksiy Honcharuk appeared on stage at a neo-Nazi concert organized by accused C14 murderer Andriy Medvedko.<ref>https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukrainian-pm-minister-attended-neo-nazi-concert-in-kyiv/</ref>
[[File:Ukrainian nazis.PNG|left|500px|thumb|Viral tweet during the Zelensky regime.]]
In April 2021 Zelensky sought to appoint the Serhiy Sternenko as head of Ukraine’s Security Service ([[SBU]]) in Odessa, in an attempt to further his alliance with neo-Nazi forces.<ref>https://adarapress.com/2022/02/25/ukrainian-president-zelensky-deepens-alliance-with-far-right/</ref> As the former head of the neo-Nazi Pravy Sektor in Odessa, Sternenko was directly implicated in the [[Odessa Trade Unions House massacre|2014 Trade Unions House massacre]] where 46 people were burnt alive according to the Kyiv regime's official investigation. Eyewitnesses claim many more were killed. He is a convicted criminal and as of March 2022 was under investigation for murder.<ref>https://covertactionmagazine.com/2021/07/29/our-mission-is-to-lead-the-white-races-of-the-world-in-a-final-crusadeagainst-semite-led-untermenschen-subhumans/</ref>

In December 2021, Zelensky presented fascist Pravy Sektor commander Dmytro Kotsyubaylo with the “Hero of Ukraine” award in the Ukrainian parliament. The Pravy Sektor was deeply involved in the Maidan coup, the sniper murders of the "Heavenly Hundred",<ref>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKMoq61IN02VsItd-uIZKtJKrPxA4z1Q8</ref> the burning alive of between 46 and 116 ethnic Russians in the Odessa Trade Unions House massacre,<ref>https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16460&LangID=E</ref> and has killed thousands of ethnic Russian civilians in the [[Donbas]] since 2014.<ref>https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1496308793810034688</ref> Pravy Sektor is classified as a terror organization in Russia.

On February 5, 2022, nineteen days before the Russian incursion, Yevhen Karas appeared on television in Kyiv boasting of the influence his organization and other Nazi groups enjoy in Ukrainian politics.<ref>https://twitter.com/RealAlexRubi/status/1497747535783411714</ref> “LGBT and foreign embassies say ‘there were not many Nazis at Maidan, maybe about 10 percent of real ideological ones,’” Karas remarked. “If not for those eight percent [of neo-Nazis] the effectiveness [of the Maidan coup] would have dropped by 90 percent.” The 2014 Maidan “[[Revolution of Dignity]]” would have been a “gay parade” if not for the instrumental role of neo-Nazis, he proclaimed. Karas went on to declare that [[the West]] armed Ukrainian ultra-nationalists because “we have fun killing.”

Zelensky refers to native Russian speaking citizens of Ukraine a "species".

===Liquidation of political opponents===

In November 2021, Zelensky appointed Oleksandr Poklad to head the SBU’s [[counterintelligence]]. A former lawyer and cop with ties to organized [[crime]], Poklad is nicknamed “The Strangler” – a reference to his favorite method of obtaining testimony from his victims.<ref>https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2021/12/02/ze-doveril-kontrrazvedku-sbu-gestapovcu-xxi-veka-po-klichke-dushitel</ref> The SBU functions as Zelensky's gestapo organization.<ref>https://www.donbass-insider.com/2022/03/10/sbu-the-terrible-ukrainian-political-police-assassinations-and-torture/</ref> The [[Security Service of Ukraine]] (SBU} closely collaborates with neo-Nazi groups including Right Sector, Azov, and C14, which was contracted by the Ukrainian government to conduct street patrols. Several mayors and other Ukrainian officials were killed since the Russian incursion by Ukrainian state agents after engaging in de-escalation talks with Russia forces to protect civilians and infrastructure in their communities. The SBU hunted down local officials that accepted humanitarian relief supplies from Russia or negotiated with Russian forces to arrange humanitarian corridors for civilian evacuations.
[[File:Truth of the Zelensky regime.PNG|right|300px|thumb|After posting a list of prominent people disappeared or murdered by the Zelensky regime,<ref>https://www.trendsmap.com/twitter/tweet/1507644195212824582</ref> [[Gonzalo Lira]] himself was disappeared from [[Kharkiv]].<ref>https://twitter.com/Anabel_Villeroy/status/1516131041672638464</ref>]]
In a March 19, 2022 [[executive order]], Zelensky invoked martial law to ban 11 opposition parties. Max Blumenthal and Esha Krishnaswamy characterized the outlawed parties as "the entire [[left-wing]], [[socialist]], or anti-NATO spectrum in Ukraine." They included the For Life Party, the Left Opposition, the Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine, the Socialist Party of Ukraine, Union of Left Forces, Socialists, the Party of Shariy, Ours, State, Opposition Bloc and the Volodymyr Saldo Bloc. Openly fascist and pro-Nazi parties like the Azov National Corps were left untouched by the presidential decree, however.

The following is a very brief, partial list posted by independent Chilean/American journalist [[Gonzalo Lira]], of prominent Ukrainian citizens who were disappeared under Zelensky. Gonzalo Lire himself was disappeared on April 15, 2022.

*Vlodymyr Struk, pro-Russian mayor kidnapped and murdered.<ref>https://nypost.com/2022/03/03/pro-russian-mayor-of-ukrainian-city-kidnapped-killed/</ref>
*Denis Kireev, Ukraine peace negotiator shot dead ‘defending the nation’.<ref>https://www.the-sun.com/news/4831656/ukraine-peace-negotiator-spy-shot-russia-kireev/</ref>
*Mikhail & Aleksander Kononovich, Ukrainian youth leaders arrested.
*Nestor Shufrych, Ukrainian member of parliament arrested.<ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-lawmaker-photographing-checkpoint/31736680.html</ref>
*Yan Taksyur, Ukrainian Orthodox journalist jailed with no access to a lawyer medical treatment.<ref>https://orthochristian.com/145355.html</ref>
*Dmitri Djangirov, Ukrainian journalist, political expert, political scientist arrested.

[[Scott Ritter]], whom Lira interviewed four days before his abduction, wrote about how people can respond to injustice: "we can call out Zelensky’s “cursed machine” for the [[crime]]s it is committing every day in defense of a perverted vision of Ukrainian nationalism that has mainstreamed the odious ideology of [[Nazi Germany]], giving voice to its [[hate]]-filled logic, and empowering its minions to silence the voices of those who, like Gonzalo Lira, dared speak truth to power."<ref>https://freepress.substack.com/p/what-russians-know-422</ref>

===Anti-democratic decrees===
Zelensky declared martial law, armed neo-Nazi and criminal gangs,<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/8ohZv5w59uHt/</ref> and his secret police, the [[SBU]], began arrests and liquidations of political opposition.<ref>https://www.sott.net/article/466876-One-less-traitor-Zelensky-Oversees-Campaign-of-Assassination-Kidnapping-And-Torture-of-Political-Opposition</ref> On March 20, 2022 Zelensky announced a ban on 11 political parties, including parties with sitting members of [[parliament]]<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/zelensky-announces-ban-on-11-political-parties_4349682.html</ref> but not the Nazi organizations.
Additionally, the fascist [[dictator]] eliminated all independent media and consolidated all information flow into one government controlled television platform.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/citing-martial-law-ukraine-president-signs-decree-combine-national-tv-channels-2022-03-20/</ref>

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman [[Maria Zakharova]] was asked to comment on Zelensky's initiative to confiscate the property and assets of persons supporting a [[special military operation]] to liberate oppressed people in Ukraine and similar measures taken by a number of other Western countries. "The confiscation of [[private property]] from individuals for their political beliefs is a flagrant violation of the principles of [[democracy]] and the [[market economy]]," Zakharova said.

===Wartime leader - Best Actor===
{{See also|Donbas war}}
[[File:Zelensky receives the best actor reward.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Zelensky receives the Best Actor Award.]]
Zelensky betrayed his campaign promises of reform and meaningful progress to implement the [[Minsk Agreements]] and resolve the Donbass stalemate, leading to a rapid decline in popular support. He maintains power in Ukraine by a campaign of intimidation and terror conducted by the secret police.

On March 24, 2021, Volodymyr Zelensky issued a decree for aggressive action against Crimea, and began to deploy his forces to the south of the country. At the same time, several NATO exercises were conducted between the [[Black Sea]] and the [[Baltic Sea]], accompanied by a significant increase in reconnaissance flights along the Russian border. Russia then conducted several exercises to test the operational readiness of its troops.

Things calmed down until October-November with the end of the ZAPAD 21 exercises, whose troop movements were interpreted as a reinforcement for an offensive against the Ukraine. However, even the Ukrainian authorities refuted the idea of Russian preparations for a war, and Oleksiy Reznikov, Ukrainian Minister of Defense, states that there had been no change in Russian troop levels on its border since the spring of 2021.

In violation of the Minsk Agreements, Ukraine was conducting air operations in Donbas using drones, including at least one strike against a fuel depot in [[Donetsk]] in October 2021. The American press noted this, but not the Europeans; and no one condemned these violations of international peace agreements.
[[File:Number-of-Explosions-in-Donbass-19-20-February-2022.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
In February 2022, events were precipitated. On February 7, during his visit to Moscow, [[Emmanuel Macron]] reaffirmed to Vladimir Putin his commitment to the Minsk Agreements, a commitment he would repeat after his meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky the next day. But on February 11, in [[Berlin]], after nine hours of work, the meeting of political advisors of the leaders of the “Normandy format” ended, without any concrete result: the Ukrainians still refused to apply the Minsk Agreements, apparently under pressure from the United States. [[Vladimir Putin]] noted that Macron had made empty promises and that the West was still ignoring the agreements, as it had been doing for eight years.

[[India]]n geopolitical researcher Amit Sengupta characterized Zelensky and his relationship with the U.S. this way:
{{quotebox-float|"Zelinsky turned out to be an American stooge who literally destroyed his own country in the name of [[democracy]]. I've seen a lot of people saying that Zelensky is fighting for its country. What you need to understand is that this is not the right way of fighting for your country. This is a rebellious way of fighting. A smart and visionary leader looks for an alternative way of solving this matter. What Zelensky is doing, he is acting like a passive aggressive teenager, and America is continuously supplying weapons from behind. America is adding more fuel to the chaos."<ref>https://youtu.be/eRDIWQCjBBE</ref>}}
The U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights concluded on June 29, 2022 that Zelensky used civilians as [[human shields]] when Ukrainian soldiers took up firing positions, effectively making the civilian infrastructure legitimate military targets.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/07/10/un-human-rights-report-shows-ukraine-military-used-nursing-home-residents-as-human-shields/</ref>

In his 2023 New Year's Eve message to the nation, Volodymyr Zelensky referred to Russians as "non-humans", twice for emphasis.<ref>https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/address-by-president-volodymyr-zelensky-dec-31-2022/</ref>

Former parliamentary opposition leader [[Viktor Medvedchuk]], whom Zelensky jailed and was released to the [[DNR]] in POWS swap, saidm “The country was plunged into a fire for the inflated ego of this man,” adding,
{{quotebox-float|"Today, the West flatters him at every opportunity. What luck! A ruler who would destroy his country for a photo op, boost his ratings on the blood and suffering of his citizens. Zelensky slaughtered law and stability for the sake of applause and posturing."}}

====Operation Denazification====
{{See also|NATO war in Ukraine}}
[[File:Volodymyr-Zelenskyy-Minister-of-Defense-selfie.jpg|right|300ox|thumb|Volodomyr Zelensky (right) poses with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov for a selfie during the Siege of Kyiv, February 27, 2022.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/02/27/peace-talks-possible-between-russia-and-ukraine-as-magnificently-defiant-zelenskyy-stands-atop-the-alamo-of-kyiv-taking-selfies/</ref> Reznikov was fired in February 2023 in a [[kickback]] scandal related to US aid and Ukraine defense spending. Because of Reznikov's utility to the Americans and Zelensky, he was rehired by the end of the week.]]
Zelensky proposed Ukraine obtain nuclear weapons. When Vladimir Putin announce the Special Military Operation in Ukraine, Putin referenced the fact that Ukraine was run by a gang of drug-addicts and neo-Nazis.<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/putin-calls-ukraine-government-drug-172802290.html</ref>

During the night of February 25-26, 2022 Volodymyr Zelensky sent a ceasefire proposal to Russia via the [[Chinese]] embassy in Kyiv. The [[Kremlin]] immediately responded by setting out its conditions:<ref>https://nexusnewsfeed.com/article/geopolitics/zelensky-prepared-to-surrender/</ref>
*arrest of all Nazis ([[Dmitro Yarosh]] and the [[Azov Battalion]], etc.)
*removal of all street names and destruction of monuments glorifying Nazi collaborators during the [[Second World War]] ([[Stepan Bandera]], etc.),
*laying down of weapons.

10 days after the incursion, a French reporter asked Zelensky how his life had changed since the intervention of Russian troops in the Donbas war. Zelensky replied,
{{quotebox-float|“Today, my life is beautiful. I believe that I am needed. I feel it is the most important meaning in life – to be needed. To feel that you are not just an emptiness that is just breathing, walking, and eating something. You live.”<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-R4sh2z0EM&t=3426s</ref>}}
Critics were horrified by the response. Analyst Natylie Baldwin noted, "this construction is alarming: it implies that Zelensky enjoys the unique opportunity to perform on a global stage provided by the war. It made his life beautiful; he lives. In contrast to millions of Ukrainians whose life is not nice at all and thousands of those who are not alive any longer."<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2022/04/29/ukraine-the-real-zelensky/</ref>

During the [[2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict]] to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine, Zelensky said in a televised address that Kyiv has been left to fend for itself as [[NATO]] is "afraid" to give it any guarantees. "I asked them -- are you with us? They answered that they are with us, but they don't want to take us into the alliance. I've asked 27 leaders of [[Europe]], if Ukraine will be in NATO, I've asked them directly -- all are afraid and did not respond. We were left by ourselves. Who is ready to go to war for us? Honestly, I don't see anybody. Who is ready to give Ukraine guarantees of NATO membership? Honestly, everybody is afraid."<ref>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/ive-asked-27-leaders-of-europe-all-are-afraid-ukraine-president</ref> In accordance with NATO rules, a country having territorial disputes cannot be admitted to the bloc.

In response to the commencement of [[Operation Denazification]] Zelensky handed out military grade weapons to neo-Nazi criminal gangs.<ref>https://twitter.com/JDPlatinumINVST/status/1498418936932622337</ref>

====Zelensky the puppet====

''Ukrainska Pravda'' reported in May 2022 on Boris Johnson's unannounced surprise visit to Kyiv shortly after Russia and Ukraine had reached a peace settlement in their talks in [[Istanbul]]. The Russians had agreed to withdraw to the pre-February 2022 borders and Zelensky would implement the [[Minsk Accords]]. ''Ukrainska Pravda'' reported in essence what Johnson told Zelensky according to sources close to the Ukrainian dictator:
[[File:Zelensky the puppet.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Zelensky the puppet.]]
[[File:Zelensky and Boris.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Zelesnky and BoJo. Boris Johnson sabotaged peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine in April 2022. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian solders died needlessly in the following months.]]
[[File:SBU raids chuch.PNG |right|300px|thumb|Gestapo raid on the Kiev-[[Pechersk Lavra]] monastery, the preeminent center of Christianity since 1051 A.D. Other raids were carried out on the Cyril and Methodius Convent in Transcarpathia, and in Rovno, Vinnitsa, and Zhitomir oblasts looking for "Russian spys" and propaganda.<ref>https://thedreizinreport.com/2022/11/25/dreizin-retires/</ref>]]
{{quotebox-float|"if Ukraine is ready to sign some agreements on guarantees with Putin, they [the UK and US] are not. Johnson’s position was that the [[Western alliance|collective West]], which back in February had suggested Zelenskyy should surrender and flee, now felt that Putin was not really as powerful as they had previously imagined, and that here was a chance to "press him."<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/western-allies-led-uks-johnson-sabotaged-tentative-ukraine-russia-peace-deal</ref>}}
[[File:Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Ukrainian troops training in North Yorkshire.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|Boris Johnson posing with Ukrainian special forces. Most were killed in an unsuccessful NATO raid on the [[Zaporozhye nuclear power plant]].]]
On October 13, 2022 Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference:

{{quotebox-float|"We sat at the negotiating table with the Ukrainian delegation until the end of March [2022], when an approach to a settlement on the principles suggested by the Ukrainians at the time had been harmonised in [[Istanbul]]. These principles suited us for that moment but the talks were stopped by direct order from Washington and London.

This conflict is overrun with [[Anglo-Saxon]]s that fully control the Vladimir Zelensky regime. The Poles and people from the Baltics are trying to fit in on their team.

Since then the Ukrainian President has said many times that he is not going to hold talks with the Russian Federation under President Vladimir Putin. Recently, he codified this ban in law. We have never sought negotiations. The Istanbul round completed the process started at Ukraine’s request. Russia positively reacted to the proposal to enter a dialogue, but its initiators cut it off with a shout from overseas or London.

We are hearing statements by [[White House]] representative John Kirby, my colleague Antony Blinken and other members of the US administration. They are saying that they are completely open to talks with the Russian Federation, that they favor a political settlement of the current situation in Ukraine but Russia (the “troublemaker”) is rejecting proposals to establish contact. I can say straight away that this is a lie. We have not received any serious proposals to establish any such contact. There were some attempts that were not very serious, but we didn’t reject them, either. Instead, we suggested that they formulate specific proposals. Some people made them to us by proxy but in this case, we didn’t receive any clear explanations from anyone, either. No need to lie. We were taught in a kindergarten then lying is bad. Apparently, American kindergartens are not so advanced as they were in the [[Soviet Union]] and are now in Russia."}}

{{Anchor|Tornado Battalion}}

====Escalation====
On June 1, 2022 Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told ''RIA Novosti'' news that Biden's decision to arm Ukraine with [[HIMAR]] missile launchers increases the risk of direct confrontation between Russia and the United States. Foreign secretary [[Blinken]] said the weapons, which have a precision range of up to 300 kilometers, were given on the pretext of a promise by Zelensky not to use the HIMARs against Russian territory. However Zelensky's transgender chief propagandist [[Alexei Arestovich]] immediately threatened, "[[Crimea]] is ours…It belongs to Ukraine…And they know it…Therefore, it will fly to Crimea double-time."<ref>https://www.sott.net/article/468500-US-to-allow-Ukraine-to-decide-range-of-missiles-Kiev-threatens-to-strike-Crimea-should-the-need-arise?</ref> Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council [[Dmitry Medvedev]] retorted, “If those types of weapons are used against the territory of Russia, the armed forces of our country will have no other choice but to strike decision-making centers...It is obvious what those decision-making centers are: the defense ministry, the general staff and so on...But it should be understood that, in this case, the ultimate decision-making centers are regretfully not even on the territory of Kiev." <ref>https://tass.com/politics/1459891</ref>

====Releasing criminal psychopaths====
According to a July 11, 2022 report in Ukrainian media, Ruslan Onishenko, commander of the now-disbanded Tornado Battalion, was freed as part of Zelensky’s scheme to release prisoners with combat experience. Along with an unwavering commitment to fascism, Onishenko is known as a [[psychopath]]ic [[sadist]] who was involved in sexually assaulting children, brutally torturing prisoners, and murder.<ref>https://focus.ua/uk/amp/ukraine/521825-osuzhdennyy-za-pytki-byvshiy-kombat-tornado-onishchenko-vyshel-na-svobodu-eks-nardep</ref> Onishenko’s release follows a February 27, 2022 order by Zelensky to free other convicted former Tornado members like Danil “Mujahed” Lyashuk, a fanatic from Belarus who has openly emulated [[ISIS]] and boasted of torturing captives for sheer enjoyment. According to Zelensky‘s decree, prisoners with combat experience would be allowed to “compensate for their guilt” by fighting in the “hottest spots.”<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10559879/Zelensky-reveals-prisoners-combat-experience-RELEASED-help-defend-Ukraine.html</ref>

====Battle of Bakhmut====
{{See also|Battle of Bakhmut}}
Just as [[der Führer]] of the [[Third Reich]], [[Adolf Hitler]] did during the [[Second World War]], [[Zelensky]] ordered that there be no Ukrainian retreat from the frontline city of [[Bakhmut]], giving no solution to a hopeless situation for the Ukrainian military. Ukrainian officers ensured that by blowing up the one bridge providing an escape route to Slavyansk, Ukrainian soldiers could not retreat.

''[[Newsweek]]'' spoke with 'former' U.S. Colonel Andrew Milburn who, together with 'volunteers', trained Ukrainian soldiers: "They've been taking extraordinarily high casualties," Milburn said of the units training with the American Mozart PMC. "The numbers you are reading in the media about 70 percent and above casualties being routine are not exaggerated."<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/wagner-group-targeting-volunteers-ukraine-mozart-group-russia-andy-milburn-1765321</ref> A unit with 50% casualties is usually no longer able to fight and withdrawn from combat. But Zelensky left the units on the frontline until nearly nobody was left in them.

Morale fell among Ukrainian forces. A viral video addressed to Gen. Zaluzhny and President Zelensky narrated by a Ukrainian soldier stated:
{{quotebox-float|"I want to send my greetings to AGETHA [[Zaluzhny]] and to our President. How is it going? Are they warm where you are? You say in your videos that everything is fine, that the soldiers do not need anything. We are not only killed by orks (Russians) but also by cold. Where is our aid? The Administration ignores us. The c@@@@@ only threaten us with imprisonment.

Remember this: We will definitely be back. We will survive. Not just for the victory but to hang you in Kiev, in Maidan Square. Pray that the Russians will arrive first. Then maybe you'll stay alive in jail!"<ref>https://warnews247.gr/o-rosikos-stratos-bike-stin-poli-tou-bakhmut-odomachies-se-katoikimenes-perioches-oukranoi-stratiotes-kata-zelenski-tha-se-kremasoume-sto-kievo/</ref>}}
In the month of February 2023 the Ukrainians lost about 11,000 men in Bakhmut.<ref>https://www.easternherald.com/2023/03/07/prigozhin-said-wagner-pmc-killed-11000-uaf-militants-in-bakhmut-in-february/</ref> During the fall of Bakhmut, where Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelensky sent thousands of untrained 16-year-olds, middle-aged fathers, and old men, forcibly pressed in service of the [[Kiev regime]] to die senselessly as cannon fodder, [[Germany]]’s top newspaper ''Bild'' reported that Zelensky had a major disagreement with his top general [[Zaluzhny]] regarding the withdrawal, or lack thereof, of Bakhmut.<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/03/why-bakhmut-is-falling.html</ref> Gen. Zaluzhny had argued for months to abandon Bakhmut and end the slaughter, however Zelensky did not want to give the appearance to his Western puppet masters that Ukraine was losing ground while he was begging for money before the [[U.S. Congress]].<ref>https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/politik-ausland/ukraine-praesident-streitet-mit-general-ueber-die-blutigste-schlacht-des-krieges-83106290.bild.html</ref> Apparently to do damage control, Zelensky quickly released a video statement claiming that it was in fact the general staff (Zaluzhny and [[Syrsky]]) who advised him to defend and reinforce Bakhmut.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/KNTMCWdfONAR/</ref>

As the encirclement closed in an [[AFU]] forces in early March 2023, the Russian forces allowed untrained, conscripted 16-year-olds and elderly men pressed into service by the [[Zelensky regime]] to escape without being killed or captured via the last remaining escape route out of Bakhmut.<ref>https://youtu.be/NmzuuWMsm1k</ref> 10,000 Ukrainian troops were said to be trapped in the cauldron.<ref>[https://youtu.be/zg6HpuW8OYU Russia Claims Bakhmut Cauldron 10k Troops Trapped; West Media Admits Ukraine Losses, Blames Zelensky], Alexander Mercouris, March 6, 2023.</ref>

These are to forces that were decimated in Bakhmut.<ref>https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-52023-bakhmut-falls-artemovsk</ref> Most suffered more than 70% casualties against the [[Wagner group]] alone.

Brigades: 45th Brigade; 43rd Brigade; 26th Brigade; 28th Brigade; 62nd Brigade; 63rd Brigade 53rd Brigade; 60th Brigade; 24th Brigade; 57th Brigade; 30th Brigade; Advance Rubizh Brigade; Advance Azov Brigade; Advance Uragan Brigade; Advance Spartan Brigade; 109th Brigade; 116th Brigade; 119th Brigade; 241st Brigade; 93rd Brigade; 77th Brigade; 46th Brigade; 4th Brigade; 17th Brigade; 61st Brigade of Jaegers; Special Forces and Spetsnaz Regiments; 5th Assault Regiment; 8th Regiment of Special Forces.

[[Kraken unit|Kraken Battalions]]: 122nd Battalion; 68th Battalion; 214th OPFOR Battalion; 49th Rifle Battalion; 15th Mountain Assault Battalion; Omega; Border Guard Donetsk.

8th Regiment of the UDAR UAVs: Shershen; Adam; Karlsen; Terra; Madyar; Khartia; Kep; Seneka

WASP Legions: Dudaev Battalion; Georgian Legion; Mansur Battalion; Shamil Battalion; Gonor; Normandy Legion

Ukrainian losses were estimated at 100,000-120,000 with 50,000 killed. Russian casualties were estimated at 20,000.

This is an absolutely enormous commitment (37 brigades, 2 regiments, and 18 separate battalions plus irregular formations like the Georgian Legion) which indicates obviously severe losses.

===Nuclear blackmail===
Volodymyr Zelensky suggested to world leaders at the Munich Summit in February 2022, before the Russian incursion, that Ukraine obtain nuclear weapons.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/22/ukraine-zelensky-seeks-end-russia-diplomatic-ties-after-hinting-pursuing-nuclear-weapons/</ref> Reports already indicated that the Zelensky regime was building, or had built, a [[dirty bomb]].<ref>http://eu.eot.su/2022/03/06/source-kiev-has-been-developing-a-dirty-bomb-in-the-chernobyl-npp-zone/</ref>

====Shelling Zaporozhye nuclear power plant====
{{See also|Zaporozhye nuclear power plant}}
[[File:Campbell propaganda.PNG|right|500px|thumb|'''Western propaganda and nuclear terrorism.''' Dr. John Campbell, a [[Youtube]]r with 2.4 million followers, deliberately mislocates the location of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant to his followers showing it outside Russian control.<ref>https://youtu.be/8JKoTpKj9RM?t=96</ref> The red markings show the plant's actual location. Zelensky and Western propagandists claimed the Russians were firing on themselves to create a nuclear hazard.<ref>https://youtu.be/b28sN1tcbgI</ref>]]
Zelensky repeatedly ordered his troops to fire on the Zaporozhye nuclear facility, while publicly blaming Russian forces for creating a nuclear threat, in the hopes of gaining sympathy from the West in the form of money and material and direct NATO or UN peacekeeper intervention.

On March 4, 2022 Zelensky and his officials claimed that Russian tanks were shooting at nuclear units at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) located in the town of Energodar. Zelensky branded it “nuclear terrorism."<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10575179/Russian-troops-fire-Ukrainian-civilians-protecting-Europes-largest-nuclear-plant.html</ref> He previously claimed the Russian capture of Chernobyl posed an imminent threat to “the whole of Europe.”<ref>https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3ec679e8-79b3-42dd-a1c3-a31f4c177e97_720x560.jpeg</ref> But that was untrue as well.<ref>https://twitter.com/energybants/status/1496895177499156509</ref>

Zapaorozhye was different, though. Here was the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. “Russian tanks are shooting at the nuclear blocks. These are tanks equipped with thermal imagers, so they know what they are aiming at,” Zelensky said. “Only immediate action by Europe can stop Russian troops. Do not allow the death of Europe from the catastrophe at the nuclear power plant.” ''Korrespondent'', one of Ukraine’s biggest newspapers, reported that, according to Zelensky, he had discussed the situation with Joe Biden, German Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]] and the head of the European Council, Charles Michel. Ukrainian prime minister Denys Shmyhal also called on NATO to create a no-fly zone and “close the skies” over the facility. “It is a question of security of the whole world.” An unidentified Ukrainian official said radiation levels had risen in the area.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220304025346/https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/4453959-obstrel-zaes-zelenskyi-pryzval-evropu-prosnutsia</ref>

According to the ''Associated Press''<ref>https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-a3092d8e476949ed7c55607a645a9154</ref> and ''Reuters'',<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-nuclear-reactors-being-safely-shut-down-us-energy-official-2022-03-04/</ref><ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-nuclear-plant-radiation/radiation-level-unchanged-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-ria-idINL2N2V704S</ref> they lied.

Mark Nelson, managing director at Radiant Energy Fund, noted that Zelensky’s claims were deliberately misleading.<ref>https://twitter.com/energybants/status/1499573995657646106</ref> Canadian nuclear arms expert Claire Wählen said the same.<ref>https://twitter.com/Claire_Wahlen/status/1499552935470149652</ref> So dangerous was this lie that the U.S. State Department sent out an urgent message to all American embassies in Europe, instructing them to not share a tweet by the U.S. Embassy in Kiev claiming that Russia was trying to blow up the nuclear power plant.<ref>https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F515d16ed-dadb-41ec-a376-2d4c25969552_720x1006.jpeg</ref>

The fact that there was fighting around the facility suggests that the Ukrainian military had deliberately engaged Russian troops from that location. Combat footage appears to show Ukrainian forces firing rockets from the nuclear power facility, which reportedly sparked return fire from Russian troops.<ref>https://twitter.com/ClintEhrlich/status/1499589355513417733</ref> A training center over a mile away from the 6 nuclear reactors were set on fire in the Russian response.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekWRes-pAD4&t=442s</ref>

On July 12, 2022 the AFU again targeted the Zaporozhye nuclear plant. Russian forces have been in control of the plant, with Ukrainian technicians still operating it, since February 2022. The nuclear plant is the largest in Europe with six reactors. The attack was complex, involving drone and artillery fire. The Ukrainian Army used six kamikaze drones conducting reconnaissance mission over the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and the city heating and water supply plant in Energodar. The UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) dropped two mines near the power plant, which reportedly did not cause any significant damage. Another drone was heading in the direction of residential buildings in Energodar, its course may have been corrected. The UAV attack was thwarted, none of the six drones reached their targets, and the air defense of the Zaporozhye region successfully prevented the attack. The Ukrainians earlier launched a false flag attack against the plant in March 2022.

On July 18, 2022 Ukraine again attacked the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, this time with three kamikaze drones.<ref>https://youtu.be/S7lEXNC_O80</ref><ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/OkuFVXm1V25q/</ref>

Beginning on August 5, 2022 the 44th brigade of the AFU stationed in Nikopol, 18 kilometers across the Dnieper River, increased shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear plant. Kiev forces used a British-made Brimstone missile in one of the attacks. The situation was compounded by HIMAR attacks on the hydroelectric plant at the Nova Kakhovka dam, which provides electricity for the nuclear plant's vital cooling system. The political motive for shelling a nuclear power is reported to be motivated by upcoming referendums in September 2022 for the former Ukrainian oblasts of Zaporozhye and Kherson to join the Russian Federation. The Kyiv regime is attempting to intimidate the local population. Russia asked the [[Atomic Energy Commission]] to look into the matter.

====Ukrainian dirty nuke====
{{See also|Radiological dispersal device}}
In March 2022 Russia accused Ukraine of gathering nuclear waste from the [[Chernobyl disaster site]] for use in a [[nuclear dirty bomb]].<ref>https://www.india.com/news/world/what-is-nuclear-dirty-bomb-that-russia-claims-ukraine-is-making-in-chernobyl-5271056/</ref>
[[Image:Chornobyl radiation96.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Radiation-affected areas from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant as of 1996]]
On October 19, 2022 UK defense minister Ben Wallace flew to [[Washington, D.C.]] to discuss an important matter face-to-face with unknown persons that could not be handled over NATO's regular electronic secure communications. Neither Washington nor the UK defense ministry issued a press release on the substance of the discussions. On October 21, Russian defense minister Sergey Shoigu had his first phone call with US defense minister [[Lloyd Austin]] since May 2022. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense read out on the call, the two "discussed issues of international security, including the situation in Ukraine."

On October 23, 2022 at 1:30 PM [[Moscow]] time it was reported that Russian defense minister Shoigu conveyed to his [[France|French]] counterpart his concerns about possible provocations by Ukraine with the use of a nuclear dirty bomb. At 2:46 PM local time another update from the Russian Ministery of Defense (MOD) reported that defense minister Shoigu conveyed to his [[Turkish]] counterpart his concerns about a possible provocation with the use of a dirty bomb. At 5 PM local time there was a third conversation between the Russian defense minister and the minister of defense of the [[United Kingdom]] about the possible provocation by Ukraine with a dirty nuclear bomb. At 6:30 PM local time there was a final conversation between Shoigu and the Biden minister defense.

Russian media reported that according to credible sources in various countries - including in Ukraine - the [[Kyiv regime]] is preparing a provocation on its territory related to the detonation of the so-called "[[dirty bomb]]" or low-yield [[nuclear weapon]]. The purpose of the provocation is to accuse Russia of using [[weapons of mass destruction]].<ref>https://seemorerocks.is/what-russian-media-is-saying/</ref> According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Volodymyr Zelensky has been in contact with the [[UK]] "to obtain nuclear weapons technology," Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov, Chief of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops of the Russian Armed Forces said on October 23, 2022. Gen. Kirillov alleged that the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) plan on using a [[false flag]] provocation to detonate a "dirty bomb," a nuclear weapon with explosives, such as dynamite, with [[radioactive]] powder or pellets. The provocation was being prepared to subsequently accuse Russia of using weapons of mass destruction. "We have information about the contacts of the office of the President of Ukraine with representatives of [[Great Britain]] regarding the possibility to obtain a [[technology]] to build nuclear weapons,” Gen. Kirillov said.<ref>https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-crisis/zelenskyy-contacted-uk-to-obtain-nuclear-technology-claims-russias-defence-ministry-articleshow.html</ref>

====Ukraine missile attack on Poland====
[[File:FT Zelensky.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The globalist mouthpiece ''Financial Times'' of London, which led the world in spreading Russophobia and cheerleading for war, openly criticized Zelensky's lying about Ukraine's false flag attack on a NATO ally to incite direct NATO involvement with troops and risk global thermonuclear war.<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/11/ukraine-open-thread-2022-201.html</ref>]]
On November 15, 2022 two Ukrainian [[S-300]] missiles, alleged to have been launched to shoot down a Russian [[cruise missile]], were fired westward and hit a Polish grain storage facility, killing two civilians. The Polish government, Ukrainian government, the ''[[Associated Press]]'',<ref>https://apnews.com/article/nato-ap-news-alert-europe-poland-government-and-politics-ba48101fd25c86e68e57dc56fe2adf80</ref> most of all Western propaganda media and so-called national security and intelligence experts called for invoking NATO Article 5.<ref>https://twitter.com/anders_aslund/status/1592616431291535360</ref> Zelensky advisor [[Mykhailo Podolyak]] declared that the strikes came from Russia. Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba claimed Russian denials were a [[conspiracy theory]] and that “No one should buy Russian propaganda or amplify its messages."<ref>https://twitter.com/DmytroKuleba/status/1592632386751434752?s=20&t=TtnVQsVODlidTZoknWqWpg</ref> Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelensky on a video call to [[G20]] summit leaders meeting in [[Indonesia]] told them that the attack was deliberate by Russia and that the missiles were a “true statement brought by Russia for the G20 summit.”<ref>[https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/ukraine/zelensky-the-liar-he-will-be-remembered-by-history-like-hitler/ Zelensky the Liar – He Will Be Remembered by History like Hitler], by Martin Armstrong, November 16, 2022.</ref> Zelensky tweeted to the world that the “Russian attack on collective security in the Euro-Atlantic is a significant escalation” of the conflict.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/world/kyiv-strikes-russia-zelensky-peace-intl/index.html</ref>

However an AWAC radar plane and other ISR aircraft (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) regularly flying in the region, and ground radar, tracked the missiles' trajectory and determined the Kyiv regime had launched the missiles. That did not prevent an anonymous "senior U.S. intelligence official" from reporting to the ''Associated Press'' that Russia had fired the missiles at Poland.<ref>https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/11/16/how-a-lightly-sourced-ap-story-almost-set-of-world-war-iii/</ref> The [[fake news]] story was disseminated globally, as all fake news stories emanating from Kyiv, and its CIA counterparts in Kyiv, have been disseminated globally to world media for the entirety of 2022 and late 2021.

When called out on the [[lie]]s, Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelensky doubled down. Both socialist premier Joe Biden and NATO chief warlord Jens Stoltenberg blamed Ukraine for the attack. Zelensky refuted the Western leaders' statements that the missile which killed two innocent civilians in Poland was Ukrainian. "I have no doubt that it was not our missile or our missile strike."<ref>https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/11/16/7376663/</ref> Zelensky insisted that he received reports from the corrupt Armed Forces of Ukraine command that told him "the missile attacks did not come from Ukraine", he told the people in a live nationwide address on Ukrainian state-controlled media.<ref>https://youtu.be/yY4pBNt3hPU</ref> The Russophobic ''Financial Times'' of London quoted a [[diplomat]] from a NATO country in Kyiv saying: “This is getting ridiculous. The Ukrainians are destroying [our] confidence in them. Nobody is blaming Ukraine and they are openly lying. This is more destructive than the missile.”<ref>https://archive.ph/mxQ5K#selection-2029.34-2029.282</ref>

''[[Newsweek]]'' reported Zelensky almost started World War III.<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/volodymyr-zelensky-accused-trying-start-world-war-iii-over-poland-missile-strike-1760125</ref> Former French presidential candidate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan tweeted “By launching a missile at Poland and accusing the Russians, Zelensky almost triggered World War III...Let’s stop supporting this dangerous man...We should urgently make up a peace plan” Former [[Japan]]ese prime minister Yoshiro Mori criticized Zelensky and the media saying, "I don't quite understand why only President Putin is criticized while Mr. Zelenskyy isn't taken to task at all. Mr Zelenskyy has made many Ukrainian people suffer." Mori criticized Japanese news outlets, saying their "one-sided" reporting on the NATO war in Ukraine gives the impression they "only rely on reports from Europe and the United States."<ref>https://japantoday.com/category/politics/ex-japan-pm-harsh-on-zelenskyy-over-war-in-ukraine</ref>

===Interference in US elections===
{{See also|Ukraine aid|FTX scandal}}
[[File:NYT FTX.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Speakers at the ''New York Times'' event, Bankman-Fried, Zelensky, Fink, and Yellen.<ref>https://www.nytco.com/press/the-new-york-times-to-host-annual-dealbook-summit-on-nov-30/</ref>]]
Tens of billions of dollars in American Military Aid to Ukraine, which was allegedly to be used to fight [[Russia]], was cash that [[Ukraine]] did not use to fight Russia, but instead invested into FTX [[cryptocurrency]] exchange. Ukraine was receiving money from the US, Ukraine sent it to FTX, and FTX sent it to Democrats, who originally voted to send it to Ukraine. It appears to be pure [[criminal]] [[money-laundering]], and a criminal [[conspiracy]] to violate [[campaign finance]] laws.

The CEO of FTX, [[Sam Bankman-Fried]], was the #2 donor to the [[Democrats]] in the [[2022 Midterm elections]], second only to [[George Soros]].<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/revealed-ceo-of-cratering-crypto-firm-ftx-is-dems-second-largest-donor-behind-soros</ref>

FTX's [[bankruptcy]] filing on November 12, 2022 revealed that FTX suffered from $10-$50 billion in [[liability|liabilities]] with almost zero assets.

Among those liabilities are “investments” made by the [[Zelensky regime]].

Up until its bankruptcy filing, FTX was a 'partner' with the [[World Economic Forum]] (WEF).<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2022/11/14/world-economic-forum-removes-ftx-promotion-as-a-partner-from-its-website/</ref> The FTX [[CEO]]'s aunt, Linda Fried, is on the board of the WEF.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2022/11/14/ftx-founders-aunt-on-board-of-world-economic-forum-dem-super-pac-leadership/</ref> Sam Bankman-Fried's mother, Barbara Fried, is the founder and president of a [[left-wing]] Super PAC called ‘Mind the Gap’ (MTG), "dedicated to helping Democratic political candidates win [[election]]s. The PAC earns millions of dollars in donations primarily from [[Silicon Valley]] executives 'who are keen on quietly funneling massive political donations into the [[Democratic Party]]'. The mission of MTG is to “empower private political donors to strengthen our democracy by providing them with evidence-based guidance on the electoral strategies, tactics, and programs that are likely to achieve the greatest impact in a given election”, according to Influence Watch.<ref>https://www.influencewatch.org/political-party/mind-the-gap/</ref> Bankman-Fried’s brother, Gabe runs an organization called Guarding Against Pandemics, which is financed by Sam Bankman-Fried.<ref>https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/guarding-against-pandemics/</ref>

===Palace intrigues===
{{See also|Zelensky purges}}
[[File:Zelensky Vogue.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Zelensky: A day without 600 dead is a wasted day.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/RTnews/photos/a.10150144237704411/10160908667869411/?type=3</ref>]]
In July 2022 Zelensky's Western [[agent handling|intelligence handler]] [[Boris Johnson]] was ousted as prime minister of [[UK]]. Soon thereafter, Ukrainian-born U.S. congresswoman [[Victoria Spartz]] urged Zelensky to fire his [[chief of staff]] [[Andrei Yermak]] for corruption. Western delivered arms had been disappearing without ever making it to the frontlines,<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/oZGOUDGZn1FL/</ref> including Javelin missiles, British NLAWs, and German Panzerfausts. A French built CEASER self-propelled artillery piece was sold to allied Russian forces for $120,000 as were US built HIMARs for $800,000.

Accusations of "[[zrada]]" flew, and Zelensky attempted to fire Gestapo chief Ivan Bakanov, a childhood friend and television comedy producer, and chief procurator Iryna Venediktova. Kyiv news reports had to walk back the firings as mere suspensions, then the parliament acted to remove the pair as scapegoats related to all the corruption charges. In early June 2022, a former deputy of Bakanov was detained in [[Serbia]], as he tried to illegally transfer emeralds, 600 thousand [[euro]]s and 125 thousand dollars across the border. Shortly before the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, Bakanov and his friend left Ukraine with $2 billion dollars in cash. In May 2022 Bakanov and his deputy were still buying real estate in Europe.

In addition to the removal of Bakanov and Venediktova, an additional 651 criminal cases were launched. A missile strike at the Officers’ House in Vinnitsa while Ukrainian and foreign military officials held negotiations resulted in a large group of high-ranking officers of the Ukrainian Air Force were destroyed. Apparently, the strike led to casualties among the foreign officers, and Kyiv was forced by its western partners to punish top security officials who were responsible for the [[leak]] of information.

The deputy head of the security service Vasily Malyuk was appointed as the new acting chief of the Security service. Chief of staff Yermak, alleged to be a Russian operative however, survived the firings.<ref>https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/spartz-president-zelensky-must-address-yermak-issue</ref>

In the wake of revelations of attempts to bribe Russian pilots to convince them to defect, which involved bellingcat.com owner Christo Grozev, Zelensky fired first Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Ruslan Demchenko and commander of Special Operations Forces (SSO) Hryhoriy Halahan. Danchenko was replaced with Viktor Horenko.

====Hunt for fall guys====
[[File:Poroshenko CNN 2.2m views.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Zelensky had [[CNN]] Nazi darling [[Petro Poroshenko]] arrested while Poroshenko was on his way to a meeting with NATO leaders on May 28, 2022.<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/video/former-ukrainian-president-stopped-polish-085100277.html</ref>]]
Disagreements between Zelensky and the command of the Ukrainian army over the conduct of military operations became apparent. In particular, the military reportedly believed that it was necessary to retreat on several fronts, while Zelensky insisted that no retreats were possible. As a result, the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered heavy losses in manpower on the front lines. As the situation deteriorated, the hunt for fall guys to blame the loss on ensued.

Suffering heavy losses on the front lines, the Kiev regime attempts to stop the outflow of civilians who can be conscripted into the military. The Ukrainian General Staff declared a ban on leaving their place of residence for men of military age without the permission of the military enlistment office during the period of martial law.

On July 5, 2022 a bill was submitted to parliament clarifying the procedure for the departure of conscripts and reservists from their place of residence within Ukraine.

On February 26, 2023 it was reported that Zelensky fired Major General Eduard Moskalyov, Commander Joint Forces of Ukraine with no reason given.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-fires-top-ukrainian-military-commander-no-reason-given-2023-02-26/</ref> Moskalyov was said to be the fall guy for Zelensky's disastrous leadership and decision to keep feeding human lives into the [[Bakhmut meatgrinder]] when he knew all was lost.

During the fall of the [[Bakhmut meatgrinder]] where Zelensky sent thousands of untrained 16-year-olds, middle-aged fathers, and old men to die senselessly as cannon fodder, [[Germany]]’s top newspaper ''Bild'' reported that Zelensky had a major disagreement with his top general [[Zaluzhny]] regarding the withdrawal, or lack thereof, of Bakhmut. Gen. Zaluzhny had argued for months to abandon Bakhmut and end the slaughter, however Zelensky did not want to give the appearance to his Western puppet masters that Ukraine was losing ground while he was begging for money before the [[U.S. Congress]].<ref>https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/politik-ausland/ukraine-praesident-streitet-mit-general-ueber-die-blutigste-schlacht-des-krieges-83106290.bild.html</ref> Apparently to do damage control, Zelensky quickly released a video statement claiming that it was in fact the general staff (Zaluzhny and [[Syrsky]]) who advised him to defend and reinforce Bakhmut.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/KNTMCWdfONAR/</ref>

====The Great Purge====
In mid-January 2023 CIA director [[William Burns]] travelled to Kyiv for a secret meeting with Ukrainian dictator Vladimir Zelensky.<ref>https://archive.is/5Z3qz</ref> Prior to Burns arrival, the SBU and Department of the Interior had already put a bullet in the back of the head of Zelensky’s top negotiator with Russia, Denys Kiryeyev. Shortly after Dir. Burns left Kyiv, on the morning of January 18, 2023 a helicopter crashed in the town of Brovary in the eastern outskirts of Kiev region, killing the entire leadership of the Department of the Interior. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, killed in the crash were Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denis Monastyrsky; First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Yevhen Enin; State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Yuriy Lubkovich; Deputy Head of the Patronage Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Tatiana Shutyak; Head of the Department of Protection of the Department of Internal Security of the National Police of Ukraine, Colonel Mikhail Pavlushko; Lead Inspector of the Department of Communications Nikolay Anatsky; Senior Operative of the Department of Internal Security of the Police of Ukraine Andriy Marinchenko; helicopter commander Alexander Vasilenko; pilot Konstantin Kovalenko; and on-board mechanic Ivan Kasyanov.<ref>https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2023-01-18-the-ministry-of-internal-affairs-of-ukraine-published-a-list-of-employees-of-the-ministry-who-died-in-a-helicopter-crash.HkeiifFBso.html</ref> The helicopter was a French built Eurocopter EC225 LP Super Puma or its equivalent. Witnesses said that the helicopter was spinning and burning in the air before crashing into a kindergarten.<ref>https://twitter.com/JohnEdgarCarter/status/1616088161771261953</ref>

According to Hacker DPR Joker:
[[File:Budanov.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Kyrylo Budanov.<ref>https://kurtnimmo.substack.com/p/ukraines-intelligence-boss-predicts</ref>]]
{{quotebox-float|"The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine had long been aware that the leadership of the Ministry of Defense was trading Western arms, which came to Ukraine in the form of aid, for the benefit of third countries, and that this process was overseen directly by the head of the GUR, [[Budanov]]. By the way, this information has already surfaced somewhere.

The leadership of the Interior Ministry wanted their share and began collecting data through their structural units, which are associated with intelligence and surveillance. As a result, they managed to obtain evidence and began blackmailing. The military bosses promised a share to the police leadership, and the first tranche was paid. But it was pointless and unprofitable to pay any further.

In addition, the insolence of the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who had his head in the wrong place, was putting the military leadership under strain. And now the day had come when the kids from the GUR were able to demonstrate their skills. But that is not all. The sanction for this was given personally by [[Yermak]], who is also in on the secret from the supreme narcissistic clown, Zelensky.<ref>https://sonar21.com/are-the-ukrainian-political-elite-starting-to-eat-each-other/</ref>}}
On January 24, 2023 the Kyiv regime confirmed the removal of some dozen high ranking officials in cases ranging from [[bribery]], to mismanagement of aid funds for purchasing [[food]], to [[embezzlement]], to spending aid money on expensive cars. Another top presidential adviser and four deputy ministers – including two defense officials, along with five regional governors were forced out of their posts. And among the regional governors to step down included officials overseeing regions which have seen intense fighting, including the [[Zaporozhye]] and [[Kherson]] regions. Among those removed were:
*Deputy Prosecutor General Oleskiy Symonenko
*Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories Ivan Lukeryu
*Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories Vyacheslav Negoda
*Deputy Minister for Social Policy Vitaliy Muzychenk
*The regional governors of Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Sumy and Kherson.

And separately, “the defense ministry had earlier announced the resignation of deputy minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov, who was in charge of the army’s logistical support, on the heels of accusations it was signing food contracts at inflated prices.” He purchased military rations at inflated prices in what appears a scheme to line the pockets of contractors, and potentially involving kickbacks to himself. ''[[Politico]]'' reported:
{{quotebox-float|"An exposé from the Ukrainian news website ZN.UA revealed last week that the defense ministry purchased overpriced food supplies for its troops. For instance, the ministry bought eggs at 17 hryvnias per piece, while the average price of an egg in Kyiv is around 7 hryvnias. According to ZN.UA, a contract for food procurement for soldiers in 2023 amounted to 13.16 billion hryvnias (€328 million).}}
This was two to three times higher than current rates for such food items.
[[File:Yahoo 8-16-22.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
The deputy head of the Zelensky administration Kyrylo Tymoshenko, who stands accused of living a lavish wartime lifestyle. Many [[mainstream media]] reports buried some of the key verified details. For example, [[BBC]] wrote simply that “Tymoshenko was implicated in several scandals during his tenure, including in October last year when he was accused of using a car donated to Ukraine for humanitarian purposes.”

But starting in early December local Ukrainian outlets, angered at the posh lifestyle of Ukrainian leaders at a moment tens of millions are without electrical power, began confirming that Tymoshenko drove high-end sports cars in and out of the capital, to and from mansions which typically range in cost from $10,000 to $25,000 per month.

The controversy extended to luxury vacations abroad as Ukrainians suffer the deprivations of war at home. “The departure of Symonenko, a deputy prosecutor general, comes after media reports that he spent a holiday in Spain this winter, reportedly using a car belonging to a Ukrainian businessman.”

Just prior to the wave of resignations, another official named Vasyl Lozynskiy was accused of receiving bribes to “facilitate” the purchase of generators at greatly hiked-up prices. Crucially, Lozynskiy as Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Development would have also been directly involved in overseeing how billions of dollars in Western humanitarian and infrastructure assistance gets doled out. Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov is under scrutiny related to the growing probe and scandal.

On February 1, 2023 it was reported that Zelensky had turned on his old friend and benefactor [[Igor Kolomoisky]]. Kolomoisky's home was raided by the Ukrainian gestapo allegedly in connection with the embezzlement of oil products worth $1.09 billion and customs duty evasion "of astronomical amounts."<ref>https://dossier.substack.com/p/zelenskys-great-purge-continues-launching</ref>

[[Seymour Hersh]], citing sources in American intelligence, claims that Zelensky and his entourage allegedly embezzled at least $400 million from the funds that were transferred to Kyiv by the Americans for the purchase of [[diesel]]. "Zelensky bought diesel fuel from the Russians at a discount," Hersh said. He also claims that CIA director William Burns brought to Kyiv a list of 35 names of Ukrainian security officials and officials allegedly involved in corruption and theft of Western aid. After that, 10 people from this list were fired, the remaining 25 remained. "The ten that got rid of were blatantly showing off the money they had as they drove around Kiev in their new Mercedes," Hersh said, quoting an intelligence official.<ref>https://askeptic.substack.com/p/battlefield-update-2023-04-12-1</ref>

===Propaganda war===
[[File:Zelensky fake news.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Zelensky in combat: These photos were taken a year before the Russian incursion and used as propaganda to claim Zelensky was commanding troops on the frontline. In fact, the Nazis that Zelensky was visiting laughed at him, causing him to eventually take a harder line against Russia. Zelensky was reported to have left the border area in tears after being ridiculed by the Nazis.
<ref>https://contra.substack.com/p/world-war-reddit?s=r</ref>]]
{{See also|Ukrainian propaganda war}}
Photos circulated by [[mainstream media]] in [[the West]] of Zelensky in fatigues and helmet alleging he was on the front lines in combat during Russia's Special Military Operation in fact were taken a year earlier during an inspection of the border.

On November 18, 2022 it was reported that Zelensky blocked and shut down the popular opposition news website Strana.ua after it posted videos showing Ukrainian troops executing unarmed Russian prisoners of war.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-defence-ministry-says-ukraine-executed-russian-pows-2022-11-18/</ref><ref>https://tass.com/society/1539031?ysclid=laockgpyya491087733</ref><ref>https://t.me/ghostnewsx/2728</ref>

====Alleged bombing of Babi Yar====

On March 1, 2022 Zelensky claimed that Russians had bombed [[Babi Yar]], a ravine in Kyiv that was also the site of massacres committed by Nazi forces and Ukrainian collaborators during [[World War II]].<ref>https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1498697538085568514</ref> Some 33,771 [[Jewish]] civilians were murdered by the Nazis and their Ukrainian collaborators from Kyiv there. Zelensky’s chief of staff reportedly confirmed that the Russians bombed the site.<ref>https://twitter.com/LahavHarkov/status/1498686224462188549</ref> Zelensky's tweet has more than 300,000 likes and over 75,000 retweets.

On March 2, Israeli journalist Ron Ben Yisha reported after touring the site that the memorial had not been destroyed or damaged, as Zelensky and his officials claimed. Translated from the Israeli news website ynet:
{{quotebox-float|"The memorial site in Babi Yar was neither destroyed nor damaged. After touring all over the large site I can report with certainty that no monument was damaged and no bomb, missile or shell hit the grounds. The closest impact to Babi Yar was in the Kiev media and television tower complex, about 300 meters from the new monument, and about a kilometer from the old monument </ref>to the victims of the WWII massacre."<ref>https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/sky0frhg5</ref>}}
Zelensky and his officials lied to the world. Worse, their lie suggested that all those who chose inaction were essentially collaborators in the next [[holocaust]].

====Speech to United States Congress====
[[File:Zelensky betrayed 36th Navy Brigade.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Zelensky's betrayal of the 36th Navy Brigade.<ref>https://archive.ph/hNe4Q</ref>]]
According to Dan Cohen, the Washington DC correspondent for ''Behind The Headlines'', on March 16, 2922, Zelensky made a speech to the [[U.S. Congress]] quoting [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]'s 'I Have a Dream'<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/zelenskyy-addresses-congress-mlk-dream-need</ref> speech calling for a no-fly zone over Ukraine and World War III.<ref>https://nypost.com/2022/03/06/us-warns-no-fly-zone-in-ukraine-could-set-off-world-war-iii/</ref> The speech was written by Daniel Vajdich
and Andrew Mac. Vajdich is a [[FARA|registered foreign agent]] for the Ukrainian Federation of Employers of the Oil and Gas Industry and a nonresident senior fellow at the [[Russophobic]] [[Atlantic Council]].<ref>https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/daniel-vajdich/</ref> Andrew Mac registered as a lobbyist for the Ukrainian dictator in 2019 and runs the Washington DC office of Ukrainian law firm Asters Law.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2022/02/28/what-ukraines-lobbyists-have-been-up-to-00012522</ref>

Ukrainian Permanent Representative at the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya’s February 23, 2022 speech to the [[United Nations General Assembly]] (UNGA) was written by the managing director of the DC lobbying firm SKDKnickerbocker (SKDK), Stephen Krupin,<ref>https://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/17581/2022-03-02/skdk-supplies-speech-writing-support-ukraine.html</ref> a former senior speechwriter for [[Barack Obama]] who worked extensively on the [[2020 Biden campaign]].<ref>https://www.skdknick.com/skdk-work-for-biden-for-america-and-the-naacp-honored-with-six-pollies/</ref> Biden senior advisor [[Anita Dunn]] is a co-founder of SKDKnickerbocker.<ref>https://theintercept.com/2021/05/04/anita-dunn-ethics-disclosure-biden-skdk/</ref>

On December 21, 2022 Zelensky was flown to [[Washington, D.C.]] onboard [[Airforce One]] by the Biden regime for a personal address to the [[lame duck]] Congress just prior to a vote on an unprecedented $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill that included another $45 billion for the Kyiv puppet regime. Zelensky was presented an American flag in a display case usually reserved for flags that have draped caskets.

====Azovstal====
{{See also|Battle of Mariupol}}
Like Chancellor [[Adolf Hitler]] of Germany during the besieged [[Battle of Stalingrad]], President Zelensky refused to allow the neo-Nazi forces of the [[Azov Battalion]] in [[Mariupol]] to surrender and ordered them to fight to the last man.<ref>https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/zelensky-defies-russian-demands-surrender-putin-ukraine-war-mariupol-b989416.html</ref><ref>"
{{quotebox-float|April 10 at 11:06 PM · Mariupol, Ukraine ·
Dear Ukrainian people.
We are the 36th Navy Brigade named after the counter-admiral Mikhail Bilinsky, left Crimea without betraying the oaths of 2014 and continued to perform the duty of defense of Ukraine.
From the beginning of the exit we have been defending Mariupol for 47 days. We were bombed from airplanes, we were shot from artillery, tanks and other firematerials. We kept the defense worthy by doing the impossible. But any resources have a potential to run out.
During the combat, we were once handed 50 122 guns, 20 min a little enlavs and starlink Elon Musk - spybo Elon, he had a lot of air strikes and still works. We have not been handed over any more. Without the possibility of defending themselves, the opponent gradually pushed us to the Azovmash plant, surrounded the fire and now is trying to destroy us. There was an option to bring us reserves to strengthen and boost the defense. There were options for the brigade to make a breakthrough and join their troops. We reported this to OTU East and they started planning the operation. Sodol, Delatitsky tried to do something, but their senior headquarters were closed. We reported about it in the OOS they said hold on we are working, promised a helicopter that never flew. We talked to the [[commander in chief]] who promised to unblock. We talked with a Garantee who guaranteed us either a political or military solution of the situation. For more than a month, the Marines fought without refilling ammunition, without food, without water, almost a lacquer from the puddle and died in packs. The mountain of wounded makes up almost half of the crew. Those who have unbroken limbs and can walk, return in order. Infantry all died and gunfighters are led by gunmen, zenitich, contacts of the driver and the police. Even an orchestra. Dying but fighting. Gradually we are coming to an end. Wise generals advise taking ammunition from your enemy. Probably not extinct these Sava parquettes, so many people will die for them in vain. There were chances. There were opportunities, but due to the silliness, they were not implemented. No one wants to communicate with us anymore because we are written off. Today will probably be an extreme fight since there is no BC left. Next up into the palm of the hand. Further is death for some, but captivity for some.
Dear Ukrainian people.
I don't know what's next, but I really ask you to remember the Marines with a kind word and no matter how they develop further, do not talk badly about the Marines.
They did everything possible and impossible.
For we are FAITHFUL FOREVER!}}
11.04.2022…[https://www.facebook.com/36obrmp/photos/a.129759847561437/1153205118550233 36 окрема бригада морської піхоти імені контр-адмірала Михайла Білинського is at Маріуполь.]</ref> Stalingrad, like Mariupol, was a hopeless cause early on, yet the order to continue fighting only bought time for Nazi forces to carry out atrocities against civilians whom they considered "[[Russophobia|Untermensch]]".<ref>https://mronline.org/2022/04/07/staged-massacre-in-bucha/</ref> On April 20, 2022, a date which has been commemorated by Nazi groups as Hitler's birthday, reports emerged that
[[File:Zelensky totenkopf.png|right|300px|thumb|On Victory Day 2022, Zelensky commemorated the victory over Nazism by uploading an image of a Ukrainian soldier wearing insignia of the Waffen SS Totenkopf Division responsible for numerous horrendous mass murders and war crimes.<ref>https://thepressunited.com/updates/ukraines-zelensky-shares-image-of-soldier-with-nazi-insignia/</ref>]]
{{quotebox-float|"According to the content of the radio intercepts, the commanders of the armed formations remaining at Azovstal, realizing the hopelessness of their situation, are ready to lay down their arms, but only on the appropriate order (command) from Kyiv. Without receiving such an order, the commanders of the Ukrainian armed formations cannot make a decision on their own, since a military tribunal with a sentence, up to and including execution, awaits them for these actions in Ukraine.”<ref>https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/04/20/sitrep-operation-z-april-20-2022/</ref>}}
According to testimony, the command of the 36th Brigade gave an order to fire on both military and civilians, which members refused. Zelensky ignored the pleas of the 36th Naval Brigade holed up in the Azovmash factory next door to Azovstal. The Brigade surrendered to the Russian and [[DNR]] forces.

====Zelensky celebrates Nazism on Victory Day====

Zelensky marked World War II [[Victory Day]] [[Moscow]] celebrations in 2022 by sharing an image of a Ukrainian soldier wearing the ‘death’s head’ patch of the notorious Nazi Waffen SS Totenkopf division. While the picture was soon deleted from his social media, the Ministry of Defense in Kyiv also posted the same photo.

The offending item was placed on Instagram and Telegram by Zelensky, on Victory Day, May 9, 2022. In it, a soldier next to an artillery gun wears the ‘death’s head,’ or “totenkopf” insignia of the 3rd SS Panzer Division, a unit of SS soldiers infamous for committing numerous [[war crimes]] and massacres of French civilians and Polish Jews. The Division also murdered 100 British citizens in France.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/2mZbwarX3lds/</ref> Advocacy groups consider the death’s head logo a “hate symbol” used by “Neo-Nazis and other white supremacists.”<ref>https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/totenkopf</ref>

===Collusion with Biden and Democrats===
{{See also|Ukrainian collusion|Biden family corruption}}
====Biden-Burisma scandal====

On September 4, 2019 former Prosecutor General [[Victor Shokin]] made a sworn affidavit outlining [[Joe Biden]]'s shakedown of the Ukrainian government to kill the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/427618359/Shokin-Statement</ref> Democrat Sen. [[Chris Murphy]], while travelling to the Ukraine, delivered a ''[[quid pro quo]]'' message to Zelensky:<ref>https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/343049/</ref> if the Zelensky government co-operated with [[Trump administration]] [[Attorney General]] [[Bill Barr]] and the [[U.S Justice Department]] investigating DNC/Ukrainian collision and interference in the [[2016 presidential election]], Congressional Democrats would withhold funding aid.<ref>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/462658-lets-get-real-democrats-were-first-to-enlist-ukraine-in-us-elections</ref>

====Trump sham impeachment====
{{See also|Deep State coup 2.0}}

President Trump phoned Volodymyr Zelensky to congratulate him on his electoral win. Three days before the call, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' published an article entitle, ''As vice president Biden said Ukraine should increase gas production. Then his son got a job with a Ukrainian gas company.''<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/01/30/washington-post-wrote-about-hunter-biden-burisma-3-days-before-ukraine-call/</ref> Trump mentions "a lot of people are talking about it" and "a lot of people want to know". The conversation took place the day after [[Robert Mueller]] cleared President Trump of any wrongdoing before Congress. The Poroshenko regime installed by the [[Obama administration]] in [[Maidan coup]] was defeated in [[parliamentary]] elections four days earlier. The transcript of the phone call reads:
[[File:Trump-convo-with-zelenskyy.jpg |right|300px |thumb |Ukrainian CrowdStrike, not Russia, interfered in the [[2016 U.S. Presidential election]].]]
[[File:Podesta-Emails-600x400.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Hillary Clinton|Clinton]] campaign manager [[John Podesta]] was notified by [[Google]] that his emails were hacked, not by Russia, but by Ukraine during the 2016 presidential election.<ref>https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/34899</ref>]]
[[File:Surkov-leaks-with-Crowdstrike-390x400.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Although this profile says the state of Virginia, tweets are from the Sofia, Bulgaria time zone and he writes in Russian. Another curiosity considering the Fancy Bear source code is in Russian. This image shows Crowdstrike in their network. Crowdstrike is part of Ukrainian nationalist hacker network. In the image it shows a network diagram of Crowdstrike following the Surkov leaks. The network communication goes through a secondary source.]]
{{quotebox-float|'''The President:''' I would like you to do us a favor though because our country has been through a lot and Ukraine knows a lot about it. I would like you to find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine, they say [[Crowdstrike]]… I guess you have one of your wealthy people… The server, they say Ukraine has it. There are a lot of things that went on, the whole situation. I think you’re surrounding yourself with some of the same people. I would like to have the Attorney General call you or your people and I would like you to get to the bottom of it. As you saw yesterday, that whole nonsense ended with a very poor performance by a man named [[Robert Mueller]], an incompetent performance, but they say a lot of it started with Ukraine. Whatever you can do, it’s very important that you do it if that’s possible. 
'''President Zelenskyy:''' Yes it is very important for me and everything that you just mentioned earlier. For me as a President, it is very important and we are open for any future cooperation. We are ready to open a new page on cooperation in relations between the United States and Ukraine. For that purpose, I just recalled our ambassador from United States and he will be replaced by a very competent and very experienced ambassador who will work hard on making sure that our two nations are getting closer. I would also like and hope to see him having your trust and your confidence and have personal relations with you so we can cooperate even more so. I will personally tell you that one of my assistants spoke with Mr. Giuliani just recently and we are hoping very much that [[Rudy Giuliani|Mr. Giuliani]] will be able to travel to Ukraine and we will meet once he comes to Ukraine. I just wanted to assure you once again that you have nobody but friends around us. I will make sure that I surround myself with the best and most experienced people. I also wanted to tell you that we are friends. We are great friends and you Mr. President have friends in our country so we can continue our strategic partnership. I also plan to surround myself with great people and in addition to that investigation, I guarantee as the President of Ukraine that all the investigations will be done openly and candidly. That I can assure you. 
'''The President:''' Good because I heard you had a prosecutor who was very good and he was shut down and that’s really unfair. A lot of people are talking about that, the way they shut your very good prosecutor down and you had some very bad people involved. Mr. Giuliani is a highly respected man. He was the mayor of New York City, a great mayor, and I would like him to call you. I will ask him to call you along with the Attorney General. Rudy very much knows what's happening and he is a very capable guy. If you could speak to him that would be great. The former ambassador from the United States, the woman, was bad news and the people she was dealing with in the Ukraine were bad news so I just want to let you know that. The other thing, There's a lot of talk about Biden's son, that [[Biden]] stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that so whatever you can do with the Attorney General would be great. Biden went around bragging that she stopped the prosecution so if you can look into it... It sounds horrible to me. 
'''President Zelenskyy:''' I wanted to tell you about the prosecutor. First of all I understand and I'm knowledgeable about the situation. Since we have won the absolute majority in our Parliament, the next prosecutor general will be 100% my person, my candidate, who will be approved by the parliament and will start as a new prosecutor in September. He or she will look into the situation, specifically to the company that you mentioned in this issue. The issue of the investigation of the case is actually the issue of making sure to restore the honesty so we will take care of that and will work on the investigation of the case. On top of that, I would kindly ask you if you have any additional information that you can provide to us, it would be very helpful for the investigation to make sure that we administer justice in our country with regard to the Ambassador to the United States from Ukraine as far I as I recall her name was Ivanovich. It was great that you were the first one who told me that she was a bad ambassador because I agree with you 100%. Her attitude towards me was far from the best as she admired the previous President and she was on his side. She would not accept me as a new President well enough. 
'''The President:''' Well, she's going to go through some things. I will have Mr. Giuliani to give you a call and I am also going to have [[William Barr|Attorney General Barr]] call and we will get to the bottom of it. I'm sure you will figure it out. I heard the prosecutor was treated very badly and he was a very fair prosecutor so good luck with everything.}}
[[Alexander Vindman]] is a Ukrainian nationalist born in Soviet Ukraine who immigrated to the United States as a child. Vindman harbors rabid anti-Russian and fanatical pro-Ukrainian sentiments. Vindman prepared the public readout of President Trump's congratulatory phone President-elect Zelensky.<ref>https://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-in-town-pool-report-4-1834208078</ref> The public readout differed from the actual transcript and served as the basis for the [[Impeachment sham|Trump impeachment inquiry]]. According to Lt. Col. Jim Hickman who served on a combined US-Russian exercise with Vindman,<ref>https://twitter.com/Jim_Hickman13/status/1190077852680634368?s=20</ref>
{{quotebox-float|I verbally reprimanded him for his actions, & I’ll leave it at that, so as not to be unprofessional myself. The bottom-line is LTC Vindman was a [[partisan]] [[Democrat]] at least as far back as 2012. So much so, junior officers & soldiers felt uncomfortable around him. This is not your professional, field-grade officer, who has the character & integrity to do the right thing. Do not let the uniform fool you…he is a political [[activist]] in uniform. I pray our nation will drop this [[hate]], vitriol & division, & unite as our founding fathers intended!<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/11/revealing-military-official-who-worked-with-top-schiff-witness-alex-vindman-reprimanded-him-for-inappropriate-and-partisan-behavior-in-military/</ref>}}
Vindman gave sworn testimony to the [[House Intelligence Committee]] that he gave orders countermanding the [[Commander-in-Chief]], President Donald Trump.<ref>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/10/31/how-the-army-officer-who-testified-against-trump-could-end-up-in-a-court-martial/</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVvd5MlRYxQ&feature=youtu.be</ref> Vindman feared that President Trump was not doing enough to confront [[Vladimir Putin]] over the [[Crimean Annexation]]. A secret memorandum alleging President Trump acted improperly on the phone call with Zelensky was prepared by Vindman and handed off to [[Eric Ciaramella]], who then gave it to [[Trump-Russia hoax]]er [[Adam Schiff]], prompting the [[sham impeachment]] of President Donald Trump.

===Foreign policy===
[[File:Globalist fascism.PNG|right|400px|thumb|Macron speaking at globalist conference with open display of a [[swastika]].<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/tslwm7ajUxbK/</ref>]]
On February 8, 2022 French President [[Emmanuel Macron]] announced at a joint press conference in Kiev that Zelensky was ready to implement the [[Minsk Agreements]],<ref>https://scooptrade.com/macron-announced-zelenskys-readiness-to-implement-the-minsk-agreements-on-donbass/</ref> promising that everything will go according to the wishes of the international community. On the next day: "The official Kiev has declared this evening that it was not willing to fulfill the Minsk agreements, and lead to direct negotiations with the Donbass. This happened only twenty-four hours after the joint press conference, Macron and Zelensky, when it was claimed that Ukraine would start with the implementation of the agreements. Of which the decision on war and peace directly depended.“<ref>https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2022-02-23-ambassador-antonov--washington-encouraged-kiev-not-to-comply-with-the-minsk-agreements.H1GTFmQ7ec.html</ref>

Addressing the 2022 World Economic Forum (WED), Zelensky said,
{{quotebox-float|"Although there is a rather good and long history between Ukraine and China, I would like to have an advantage in these relations compared to Russia."<ref>https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3491830-zelensky-ukraine-is-fine-with-chinas-position-on-war-with-russia.html</ref>}}

[[Hungarian]] Parliament Speaker Laszlo Kover said of Zelensky's personal conduct in diplomacy: “I can’t recall when a leader of a country in need of help would dare to speak out against anyone in a fashion like President Zelensky did, not only against Hungary, but even against the German Chancellor...One should threaten enemies, not those you want to make your friends…There is some kind of personal mental problem, and I don’t know what can be done about it."<ref>https://serbia.postsen.com/world/8310/You-know-a-donkey-</ref>

In early June 2022 the weekly news magazine ''[[Der Spiegel]]'' reported that Germany does not trust Zelensky: “The fear that German weaponry could be sent into Russia highlights a certain distrust in Berlin of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…And that, too, is a reason why the defense industry in Germany has not been authorized to deliver battle tanks”<ref>https://thepressunited.com/updates/germany-doesnt-trust-zelensky-der-spiegel/</ref>

==Criticism==

[[Swiss]] MP and former editor-in-chief of the ''Tribune de Genève'', Guy Mettan, painted a portrait of the acrobat who plays the role of president of Ukraine.<ref>https://www.voltairenet.org/article217403.html</ref> He shows how this public entertainer became an ally of the [[Banderist]]s and set up a dictatorship for them. Western media and leaders no longer know what superlatives to use to sing the praises of the Ukrainian president, so fascinated are they by the “amazing resilience” of the comedian miraculously transformed into a “warlord” and “saviour of democracy”.

Since 24 February, 2022vVolodymyr Zelensky has unquestionably proved himself to be an exceptionally talented artist in international politics. Those who had followed his career as a comedian were not surprised because they knew his innate sense of improvisation, his mimetic abilities and his audacity in acting. The way he campaigned and defeated tough opponents like former president Poroshenko in a few weeks between 31 December 2018 and 21 April 2019, mobilizing his production team and generous oligarch donors, had already proved the extent of his talents.

He was elected with a score of 73.2% of the votes, promising to put an end to corruption, to lead Ukraine on the path of progress and civilization, and above all to make peace with the Russian-speaking Donbass. As soon as he was elected, he betrayed all his promises with such untimely zeal that his popularity rating fell to 23% in January 2022, to the point of being outdistanced by his two main opponents.

From May 2019, to satisfy his oligarch sponsors, the newly elected president is launching a massive land privatisation programme covering 40 million hectares of good agricultural land under the pretext that the moratorium on land sales would have cost the country’s GDP billions of dollars. In the wake of the “de-communization“ and “de-Russification“ programs begun since the pro-US coup of February 2014, he is launching a vast operation of privatization of state assets, fiscal austerity, deregulation of labor laws and dismantling of trade unions, angering a majority of Ukrainians who had not understood what their candidate meant by “progress”, “westernization” and “normalization“ of the Ukrainian economy. In a country that, in 2020, had a per capita income of 3,726 dollars against 10,126 dollars for the Russian opponent, while in 1991 the average income of Ukraine exceeded that of Russia, the comparison is not flattering.

As for the march towards civilization, it will take the form of another decree which, on 19 May 2021, ensures the domination of the Ukrainian language and bans Russian from all spheres of public life, administrations, schools and businesses, much to the satisfaction of the nationalists and the astonishment of the Russian-speaking people in the south-east of the country.
[[File:Zelensky Kolomoisky.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Ukrainian dictator [[Vladimir Zelensky]] (center) meets with Kolomoisky, September 10, 2019.<ref>https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/07/20/how-corrupt-is-ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelensky/</ref>]]
Zelensky’s main sponsor, Ihor Kolomoïsky, who lives in Geneva where he has luxurious offices overlooking the harbour, is not the least of these oligarchs who profit from the prevailing corruption: on 5 March 2021, [[Anthony Blinken]], who probably had no choice, announced that the State Department had frozen his assets and banned him from the United States because of “involvement in significant corruption“. It is true that Kolomoysky was accused of embezzling $5.5 billion from the state-owned Privatbank. Coincidentally, the good Ihor was also the main shareholder of the oil holding company Burisma, which employed Joe Biden’s son Hunter for a modest compensation of $50,000 a month and which is now under investigation by the Delaware prosecutor.

This is the same Kolomoïsky, who was a key figure in Ukraine’s progress, and who made Zelensky’s entire career as an actor and who is implicated in the Pandora Papers affair revealed by the press in October 2021. These papers revealed that since 2012, the TV channel 1+1 belonging to the sulphurous oligarch had paid no less than 40 million dollars to its star Zelensky and that the latter, shortly before being elected president and with the help of his close guard of Kryvyi Rih – the two Shefir brothers, one of whom is the author of Zelensky’s scripts and the other the head of the State Security Service, and the producer and owner of their joint production company Kvartal 95 – had prudently transferred considerable sums to offshore accounts opened in his wife’s name, while acquiring three undeclared flats in London for the sum of $7.5 million.

For the rapprochement of the flamboyant Volodymyr with the most extreme representatives of the Ukrainian nationalist right is not the least of Zelensky’s oddities. This complicity was immediately denied with the greatest virulence by the Western press, which judged it scandalous because of the president’s suddenly rediscovered Jewish origins. How could a Jewish president sympathize with neo-Nazis, who are presented as a tiny minority of outsiders? One should not give credit to Vladimir Putin’s “denazification” operation… What they fail to acknowledge is that left-wing Jews such as [[George Soros]] sometimes admit that they do not care for Jewish interests. Since the time of Moses, the worst enemies of the Jews came from within, not from without.

In July 2022 Zelensky added American journalist [[Glenn Greenwald]] to his enemies list.

===Neo-Nazi groups===
One has to go back to October 2019 to understand the nature of the relationship between Zelensky and the far right. And you have to understand that these far-right formations, even if they only weigh 2% of the electorate, still represent nearly a million highly motivated and well-organized people who are spread across numerous groupings and movements, of which the Azov regiment (co-founded and financed as early as 2014 by Kolomoysky, still him!) is only the best known. To it must be added the organizations Aïdar, Dnipro, Safari, [[Svoboda]], Pravy Sektor, [[C14]] and National Corps to be complete.

C14, named after the number of words in the American neo-Nazi David Lane’s phrase (“We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children”), is one of the least known abroad but most feared for its racist violence in Ukraine. All of these groups were more or less merged into the Ukrainian army and national guard at the initiative of their leader, former interior minister [[Arsen Avakov]], who ruled the Ukrainian security apparatus unchallenged from 2014 to 2021. They are the ones Zelensky calls “veterans” since autumn 2019.

A few months after his election, the young president went to Donbass to try to fulfil his election promise and enforce the [[Minsk agreements]] signed by his predecessor. The far-right forces, who have been shelling the cities of Donetsk and Lugansk since 2014 at the cost of ten thousand deaths, welcome him with the greatest circumspection because they are suspicious of this “pacifist” president. They are waging a merciless campaign against peace under the slogan “No surrender”. In one video, a pale Zelensky pleads with them: “I am the president of this country. I am 41 years old. I am not a loser. I’m coming to you and saying: take the guns out.” The video was released on social networks and Zelensky immediately became the target of a hate campaign. This will be the end of his desire for peace and the implementation of the Minsk agreements. Shortly after this incident, a minor withdrawal of the extremist forces took place, and then the bombing resumed in earnest.

The problem is that not only has Zelensky given in to their blackmail but he is joining them in their nationalist crusade. After his failed expedition in November 2019, he receives several far-right leaders, including Yehven Taras, the leader of C14, while his prime minister stands by Andryi Medvedko, a neo-Nazi figure suspected of murder. He also supports the footballer Zolzulya against Spanish fans who accuse him of being a Nazi because of his proclaimed support for [[Stepan Bandera]], the nationalist leader who collaborated with Nazi Germany during the war (and with the [[CIA]] after the war) and participated in the Jewish Holocaust.

Collaboration with nationalist radicals is well established. In November 2021, Zelensky appointed the ultra-nationalist Pravy Sektor [[Dmytro Yarosh]] as special adviser to the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army and, since February 2022, as head of the [[Territorial Defense|Volunteer Army]], which is waging terror in the rear. At the same time, he appointed Oleksander Poklad, nicknamed “the strangler” because of his taste for torture, as head of the SBU’s counter-intelligence unit. In December, two months before the war, it was the turn of another Pravy Sektor leader, Commander Dmytro Kotsuybaylo, to be rewarded with the title of “Hero of Ukraine” while, a week after the start of hostilities, Zelensky had the regional governor of Odessa replaced by Maksym Marchenko, commander of the ultranationalist Aïdar battalion, the very same one with whom [[Bernard-Henri Lévy]] would make a point of marching.

Desire to appease the far right by giving them positions? Shared ultra-patriotism? Or a simple convergence of interests between a neo-liberal, Atlanticist, pro-Western right and a nationalist far right that dreams of smashing Russians and “leading the white races of the world in a final crusade against the Untermenschen guided by the Semites”, in the words of former deputy [[Andriy Biletsky]], leader of the National Corps? It is not clear, as no journalist has ventured to ask Zelensky this question.

What is not in doubt, however, is the increasingly [[authoritarian]], even [[criminal]], drift of the Ukrainian regime. So much so that its zealots should think twice before nominating their idol for the Nobel Peace Prize. While the media look the other way, a real campaign of intimidation, kidnappings and executions is underway against local and national elected officials suspected of being Russian agents or of connivance with the enemy because they want to avoid an escalation of the conflict.

===Zelensky kill list===
{{See also|Myrotvorets}}
[[File:Myrotvorets.PNG|right|1000px|thumb|The Myrotovets ("Peacemaker") website, a kill list authorizing on the spot execution of journalists and anyone deemed a "Russian sympathizer", shows [[Langley, Virginia]] home of the CIA as its headquarters.<ref>https://myrotvorets.center/</ref>]]
“One less traitor in Ukraine! He was found killed and was tried by the people’s court!” This is how the adviser to the Interior Minister, Anton Gerashenko, announced on his Telegram account the murder of [[Volodymyr Strok]], mayor and former deputy of the small town of Kremnina. Suspected of having collaborated with the Russians, he was kidnapped and tortured before being executed. On 7 March, the mayor of Gostomel was killed because he had tried to negotiate a humanitarian corridor with the Russian military. On 24 March, the mayor of Kupyansk asked Zelensky to release his daughter, who had been kidnapped by SBU agents. At the same time, one of the Ukrainian negotiators was found dead after being accused of treason by the nationalist media. No less than eleven mayors have been reported missing to date, including in regions never occupied by the Russians…

In February 2021, Zelensky closed down three opposition channels deemed to be pro-Russian and supposedly owned by the oligarch [[Viktor Medvedchuk]], NewsOne, Zik and 112 Ukraine. The State Department hails this attack on press freedom, stating that the US supports Ukrainian efforts to counter Russia’s malign influence…” In January 2022, a month before the war, Nash was shut down. After the war began, the regime went on a hunt for left-wing journalists, bloggers and commentators. At the beginning of April, two right-wing channels were also affected. Channel 5 and Pryamiy. A presidential decree obliges all channels to broadcast a single, pro-government tone of voice, of course. Recently the witch-hunt even extended to the country’s most popular critical blogger, Ukraine’s Navalny, [[Anatoliy Shariy]], who was arrested on 4 May by the Spanish authorities at the request of the Ukrainian political police. Attacks on the press at least equivalent to those of the autocrat Putin, but never heard of in the Western media…

The purge was even more severe for political parties. It decimated Zelensky’s main opponents. In the spring of 2021, the home of the main opponent, Medvedchuk, was ransacked and its owner placed under house arrest. On 12 April, the oligarch deputy was forcibly interned in an undisclosed location, visibly drugged, deprived of visits before being shown on TV and offered in exchange for the release of the Azovstal defenders, in defiance of all the [[Geneva Convention]]s. His lawyers, threatened, had to give up defending him in favour of someone close to the services.

Last December, it was Petro Poroshenko, who was rising in the polls, who was accused of treason. On 20 December 2021, at 3.07 pm, the official SBU website listed him as a suspect for crimes of treason and support for terrorist activities. The former president was accused of “making Ukraine energy dependent on Russia and the leaders of the Russian-controlled pseudo-republics.”

On 3 March, activists of the Lizvizia Left were raided by the SBU and imprisoned by the dozen. Then on 19 March, repression hit the whole of the Ukrainian left. By decree, eleven left-wing parties were banned: Party for Life, Left Opposition, Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine, Socialist Party of Ukraine, Union of Left Forces, Socialists, Sharyi Party, Ours, State, Opposition Bloc Volodymyr Saldo.

Other activists, bloggers and human rights defenders are arrested and tortured, journalist [[Yan Taksyur]], MMA boxer [[Maxim Ryndovskiy]] or activist [[Elena Brezhnaya]],<ref>https://seemorerocks.is/focusing-on-the-many-crimes-of-the-zelensky-regime/</ref> whose father was charred to death in the pogrom of 2 May 2014 at the [[Odessa Trade Unions House massacre|Odessa House of Trade Unions]].

To complete this list, we should mention the men and women stripped naked and whipped in public by the nationalists in the streets of Kiev, the Russian prisoners beaten and shot in the legs before being executed, the soldier whose eye was pierced before being killed, the members of the Georgian Legion who executed Russian prisoners in a village near Kiev, while their leader boasted that he never took prisoners. On the Ukraine 24 channel, it was the head of the army’s medical service who said he had given the order “to castrate all Russian men because they are subhuman and worse than cockroaches”. Finally, Ukraine is making extensive use of facial recognition technology from the company Clearview to identify dead Russians and broadcast their photos on Russian social networks, ridiculing them…
[[File:Darya Dugina.PNG|right|300px|thumb|[[Darya Dugina]]<ref>https://twitter.com/JayTharappel/status/1561917268669255680</ref> ]]
The examples could be multiplied, as there are so many quotes and videos of atrocities committed by the troops of the defender of democracy and human rights who presides over the destiny of Ukraine. But this would be tedious and counterproductive with a public opinion convinced that these barbaric behaviors are solely due to the Russians.

This is why no NGO is alarmed, the Council of Europe is silent, the International Criminal Court is not investigating, and press freedom organizations are silent. They have not listened well to what the kindly Volodymyr told them during a visit to Bucha at the beginning of April: “If we do not find a civilized way out, you know our people, they will find an uncivilized way out.”

Ukraine’s problem is that its president, willingly or unwillingly, has ceded power to extremists internally and to the NATO military externally in order to indulge in the pleasure of being worshipped by crowds around the world. Was it not he who told a French journalist on 5 March, ten days after the Russian invasion: “Today, my life is beautiful. I believe I am wanted. I feel that this is the most important meaning of my life: to be wanted. To feel that you are not just breathing, walking and eating something. You are living!”

==Quotes==
*''The activities of those politicians aimed at division or collusion will not succeed, but will receive a harsh response.''

*''There will be consequences for collaborators.''

*''Unfortunately, all the holidays have a bitter aftertaste for us this year. And we can feel the traditional Spirit of [[Christmas]] differently. Dinner at the family table cannot be so tasty and warm. There may be empty chairs around it. Our houses and streets can't be so bright. And Christmas bells can ring not so loudly and inspiringly. Through air raid sirens, or even worse – gunshots and explosions. And all this together can pose a bigger threat. It is a disappointment. Of the higher forces and their power, of goodness and justice in the world. Loss of [[hope]]. Loss of love. Loss of myself.''<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/zelenskys-sobering-christmas-message-to-ukraine-describes-loss-of-hope/ar-AA15DJYl Zelensky Christmas Message], December 24, 2022.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Transvestism]]
*[[NordStream II]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://rumble.com/vx6un1-zalensky-before-he-was-installed-as-so-called-president..html Zalensky before he was installed as so called president.]
*[https://bombardsbodylanguage.com/2022/05/06/body-language-volodymyr-zelensky-on-60-minutes/ Body Language – Volodymyr Zelensky on 60 Minutes]

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Gina Carano

2023-08-20T14:03:18Z

DanAP:

'''Gina Joy Carano''' (born April 16, 1982) is an American actress, television personality, fitness model, and former mixed martial artist. Carano, played Cara Dune on Disney+ ''[[Star Wars]]'' series ''[[The Mandalorian]]''. She is known for her conservative values.

In February 2021 it was announced by Lucasfilm that Carano had been fired for an Instagram post where she compared the behavior of the [[Nazi Party]] and their collaborators toward the Jewish people before and during [[World War II]] to the actions of the [[Democratic Party|Democrat Party]] and their brownshirt collaborators toward conservatives (or anyone else holding differing views from [[woke]] [[far-left]]ist orthodoxy) today.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/02/two-mandalorian-actors-posted-nazi-analogies-social-media-lucasfilm-fired-conservative-one/ Two ‘Mandalorian’ Actors Posted Nazi Analogies to Social Media, But Lucasfilm Only Fired the Conservative One] at the Gateway Pundit</ref><ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ted-cruz-among-conservatives-blasting-disney-over-gina-carano-firing Ted Cruz Among Conservatives Blasting Disney Over Gina Carano Firing]</ref> Controversially, actor Pedro Pascal, who plays the title character of the Mandalorian and is himself politically leftist, was not fired for making social media posts (which have since been deleted, but were saved via screencaps by other posters) where he falsely compared supporters of [[Donald Trump]] to the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] and the Nazis (ignoring that the Confederacy was a single-party rogue state under Democrat rule and that the Nazis were far-Left, despite what the "modern" Western mainstream says or omits); as a result, Lucasfilm and its parent [[The Walt Disney Company]] experienced a social media backlash, with the hashtag #CancelDisneyPlus trending heavily in the wake of Lucasfilm's firing of Carano while retaining Pascal.

Carano's posting read, "Jews were beaten in the streets, not by [[Nazi]] soldiers but by their neighbors…even by children. Because history is edited, most people today don’t realize that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first made their own neighbors hate them simply for being Jews. How is that any different from hating someone for their political views," she wrote.

On October 2022, [[Twitter]] users noted liberal actress [[Susan Sarandon]] reposted a photo to her Twitter which echoed a similar statement expressed by former Star Wars actress Gina Carano, who was cancelled by Disney and her agents for this statement, "It didn’t start with gas chambers. It started with one party controlling the media. One party controlling the message. One party deciding what is truth. One party censoring speech and silencing opposition. One party dividing citizens into 'us' and 'them' and calling on their supporters to harass 'them.' It started when good people turned a blind eye and let it happen," the post read. Twitter users were quick to note the similarities between the two posts, and asked if Sarandon would receive a similar treatment instead of still having several other works in production.

==See also==
*[[My son Hunter]]

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Transgender

2023-08-20T13:53:27Z

DanAP:

'''Transgender''' has two common definitions; both of them are forms of [[gender confusion]]:

# Similar to [[transsexual]], but without having had a sex-change operation.
# As a synonym for transsexual.

61–98% of young people outgrow their [[gender confusion]] if allowed to progress naturally.<ref>Ristori J, Steensma TD. Gender dysphoria in childhood. Int Rev Psychiatry. 2016;28(1):13-20.</ref>

The term "transgender" is not to be confused with a whole host of "gender identities" (which [[the Left]] see as separate from biological [[sex]]) under the umbrella of '''genderqueer''', which includes, besides transgender:

*Bigender (both man and woman)
*Agender (neither man nor woman)
*Genderfluid (alternating between genders)
*Third gender (found in, among other places, [[India]]n culture, some [[Native American]] cultures, and also invented by modern-day people)

Transgenders often adopt the opposite sex's [[gender]] role (assuming there are not scores of genders) through cosmetics, grooming, mannerisms, [[cross-dressing|clothing]] and a name change.

Certain scientific & social organizations which affirm the validity of transgender people include the American Psychological Association, the American Medical Association and the American Psychoanalytic Association. This shows leftist bias in these organizations. According to a [[scientific]] study by [[Dr. Anthony Fauci]]'s [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH), transgenders are 49 times more likely to contract [[HIV]] (or [[AIDS]]) than non-transgenders.<ref>https://reporter.nih.gov/search/03JCZddjXkWD73Qoc9P0JA/project-details/10307630</ref> Whether transgenderism is a [[psychiatric]] disorder, [[leftist]] social movement, [[ideology]], or passing fad is hotly debated. [[Feminist]] Camille Paglia says transgender mania is a sign of cultural collapse.<ref>[https://youtu.be/I8BRdwgPChQ Transgender Mania is Sign of Cultural Collapse]</ref>

==Links to homosexuality==
The link between seeking a sex change and [[sexual orientation]] is hotly disputed in the political arena of Western countries, where sex changes have had the most attention and debate. Some transgendered individuals consider themselves homosexual and some are heterosexual.

==Transgender rights==
[[File:Progressive caucus.png|right|175px]]
In [[California]], the Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act mandates that males who identify as transgender, nonbinary, or intersex be housed with women. California is home to the largest women's prison system in the world. A [[feminist]] group, the Women's Liberation Front filed suit claim the California law can be considered cruel and unusual punishment, which is banned by the [[Eighth Amendment]], and is also a violation of their [[14th Amendment]] [[equal protection]] clause. The women in California prisons face “substantially increased risk of sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape, and physical violence,” as well as sexually transmitted diseases ([[STD]]s) and fear of attacks. The suit said women’s right to privacy is violated by having men around.

The lawsuit alleges that the “vast majority of women in prison have histories of sexual and/or domestic violence, committed against them by men.” WLF executive director Mahri Irvine said, according to ''Just the News''. “Allowing men to be housed with women, such that female inmates are forced to live in close quarters with male inmates, including when engaged in daily activities that necessitate exposing one’s body to other inmates (such as when using a toilet, shower, or changing clothes), constitutes an egregious breach of the social norms that uphold women’s right to bodily privacy from men’s view, scrutiny, commentary, or presence,” the lawsuit said. “Some incarcerated women sharing a cell with a man, along with other women, now make sleep schedules among the women so that a woman is on watch to try to prevent rape by the male cellmate,” the lawsuit said.

According to the suit, when plaintiff Nadia Romero filed a complaint about being “grabbed by a man in her unit,” and plaintiff Krystal Gonzalez requested single-sex housing after a sexual assault, the gender of the attackers was listed as female, even though both were biological males. Doing so changes “the complaining inmate’s own words, perception, and substance of requested corrective action,” the lawsuit said.

“This anti-woman law was overwhelmingly accepted by the California State Assembly members, embraced by our representatives and lauded by our senators,” Ichikawa said. “Sadly, this even includes the California Women’s Caucus. We do not understand how so many people, especially women, had the audacity to turn a blind eye to this abuse.” Ichikawa said, "being degraded and humiliated is now part of the daily routine.”<ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/california-prisoners-file-suit-allege-state-censoring-vile-reports-trans-inmates/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=AE&utm_campaign=can&utm_content=2021-11-21</ref>

==Christophobia==
Many transgenders are [[Christophobic]] and very open about their anti-[[religious]] [[bigotry]].<ref>[https://jdrucker.substack.com/p/from-trans-supremacy-to-ai-how-wokeness From Trans Supremacy to AI, How Wokeness Seeks to Replace God], JD Rucker, March 30, 2023.</ref><ref>[[Tucker Carlson]], [https://youtu.be/ya8Ab-xYig0 The trans movement is targeting Christians], [[Fox News]], March 28, 2923.</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11915513/Controversial-group-Trans-Day-Vengeance-raised-money-firearms-training.html Controversial group behind 'Trans Day of Vengeance' raised money for firearms training - as other trans protestors pose with guns ahead of march in DC on Saturday], EMMA JAMES, DAILYMAIL.COM, 29 March 2023.</ref>

==See also==
* [[Transgender activism]]
*[[Sam Brinton]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*Richardson, Bradford (February 28, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/22/transgender-movement-rejected-growing-body-researc/ Growing body of research rejects transgender movement]. ''The Washington Times''.
*Shupe, Jamie (March 10, 2019). [https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/03/10/i-was-americas-first-non-binary-person-it-was-all-a-sham/ I Was America’s First ‘Nonbinary’ Person. It Was All a Sham.] ''The Daily Signal''. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
*[https://www.bitchute.com/video/2t2qwY3SvG4U/ How Russian police deal with transgenders]
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Cherry picking

2023-08-20T13:50:44Z

DanAP:

'''"Cherry picking"''' is the practice of collecting data which supports your point while systematically ignoring all contradictory data (cf. [[Damning the Alternatives]]). This is a blatant violation of the [[scientific method]] and among scientists is generally considered to be unethical.

==Notable Examples==
A political example occurred in the 1990s, when the "[[black church burning epidemic]]" captured headlines:
* The CDR had systematically ignored fires set by blacks and those that occurred in the early part of the decade; it had also labeled some fires as arson that clearly were not — all in an apparent effort to make black church torchings appear to be an escalating phenomenon.<ref>[http://fumento.com/arson/cleveland.html Bestselling author Michael Fumento reports: "USA Todays Arson Artistry."]</ref>

Even science journals have been fooled:
* Consider a report by three environmentalist authors back in 1998 in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), analyzing male-female birth ratios between 1970 and 1990. The authors found male births declining, and predictably blamed man-made chemicals. Yet public data going back to 1940 showed gender ratios are always changing, for no obvious reason. Years that disproved their thesis were simply sliced out.<ref>[http://fumento.com/media/medjournals.html Michael Fumento: Science Journals Delivering "Political Science"]</ref>

[[File:Hurricane.png|thumb|right|Hurricanes are becoming less frequent]]Here is statement widely used to promote the idea that [[global warming]] makes strong hurricanes more frequent:
* "... over the past 35 years ... A large increase was seen in the number and proportion of hurricanes reaching categories 4 and 5." [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16166514?dopt=Abstract]
Here is the rebuttal:
* "... not a trend. Rather, it is likely a part of the large interdecadal variations in the number of intense typhoons related to similar temporal fluctuations in the atmospheric environment." [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16556825]
==See also==
*[[Cafeteria Christianity]] for cherry picking in a religious context
*[[Confirmation bias]]
*[[Damning the Alternatives]]
*[[Fraud]]
*[[Half-truth]]
*[[Nutpicking]]
*[[Wishful thinking]]

==Notes==
<references />

==External links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_picking_(fallacy)#In_science "Cherry Picking in Science"] - at Wikipedia

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[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]
[[Category:Liberal Traits]]

Mohandas K. Gandhi

2023-08-20T13:43:39Z

DanAP: /* Religion */

[[Image:5356356.jpg|right|thumb|Gandhi]]
'''Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi''' (1869-1948) also known by the honorific title ''Mahatma Gandhi,'' was a great leader who obtained [[India]]'s independence from [[Britain]]. Gandhi was [[pro-life]], observing that "It seems to me clear as daylight that [[abortion]] would be a crime."<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2013/09/03/15-of-the-greatest-pro-life-quotes-of-all-time/</ref>

Gandhi's political philosophy in India was "Satyagraha":

:It was his [[philosophy]] of ''Satyagraha'' or nonviolent non-compliance (being willing to suffer so that the opponent can realize the error of their ways)—which led India to independence, and has influenced social reformers around the world, including [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] and the [[Civil Rights Movement|American civil rights movement]], [[Steve Biko]] and other activists in anti-[[apartheid]] struggle in [[South Africa]], and [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] in [[Myanmar]].<ref>[http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mahatma_Gandhi NWE]</ref>

As an Indian lawyer on a one-year assignment in British [[South Africa]], Gandhi experienced racism first-hand.

:He was thrown off a train at Pietermaritzburg for refusing to ride in the third-class compartment while holding a valid first-class ticket. Later, on the same journey, a stagecoach driver beat him for refusing to make room for a European passenger by standing on the footboard.<ref>[http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mahatma_Gandhi NWE]</ref>

He urged peaceful [[civil disobedience]] against the British,<ref>Gandhi's ethic of nonviolence ... calls on each of us to break the self-perpetuating cycle of [[violence]] and [[revenge]] -- of [[action and reaction]] -- by recognizing the common [[humanity]] we share with those we consider our enemies. Gandhi put this philosophy into practice by developing a technique of militant [[nonviolence]] that was intended to force the British to see the humanity of those they oppressed, and the inhumanity of their own actions [http://www.transparencynow.com/news/preface.htm]</ref> calling on Indians to refuse to pay taxes to Britain and refuse to attend British schools. He also called for a boycott of British manufactures, especially for the cloths that Indian weavers are so famous for. The Indians heeded Gandhi's leadership and stopped buying British cloth. Gandhi also called for the Indian National Congress to change from an elite or wealthy group into more of a people's voice that could advocate independence. Gandhi drew upon [[Christian]] concepts as well as his native [[Hinduism]]. His education included studying law at the University College London, though Gandhi makes little mention of that in his autobiography and details are unclear.

One of Gandhi's acts of protest was to lead the Salt March in 1930 for 240 miles to the sea, so that Indians could obtain salt from evaporated salt water rather than buy it from (and pay taxes to) Britain. A law required Indians to buy salt from the British government, but Gandhi's march peacefully disobeyed that law and created much publicity. Gandhi and many of his supporters were eventually arrested for some of their protests.

At one point a British leader agreed to meet with Gandhi, who then attended with the simple Hindu clothing of a single cloth gown. Offended by this, some British demanded an explanation. Gandhi responded that the British official, who was dressed in the customary suit and tie, was wearing enough clothes for both of them!

Eventually Gandhi's protest efforts paid off, as the British Parliament enacted the Government of India Act in 1935, which gave India some self-government and democratic elections, and ultimately India became completely independent in 1947. Muslims, however, feared majority Hindu rule and requested a separate state for Muslims. The Muslim League endorsed the creation of a new country called “[[Pakistan]]” for the predominantly [[Muslim]] population of that region. The British were forced in 1947 to partition India into two countries, India and Pakistan, in order to prevent civil war between the Muslims and Hindus.

[[Image:Gandhi3.jpg|thumb|280px|1947 U.S. editorial cartoon ridicules Gandhi for creating chaos in India]]

Gandhi was inspired by the [[American Revolution]].<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/research/fourth-july-how-mahatma-gandhi-drew-inspiration-from-the-american-independence-struggle-2892889/</ref>

Gandhi was a vegetarian and would go on fasts for causes of peace. He was assassinated by Hindu ultra-nationalists on 20 January 1948, shortly after Indian independence.

==The Real Gandhi==
He once refused to let British doctors inject penicillin in his wife saying that he did not want an alien intrusion in her body, causing her to die, but allowed another alien intrusion into his body while sick, called appendectomy. As he was not exactly a man of racial or religious equality, he had a prejudice against black Africans like any strong practicing Hindu of his time, and his first hunger strike was to protest British authorities' giving equal rights to the untouchables. Gandhi was a pervert who slept with young girls, among them his grandniece. As a pacifist like his pen pal [[Leo Tolstoy]], who he never met in person, his non-violent philosophy went so far as to say that [[Jews]] should lay down their arms during the [[Holocaust]]. At one point, he participated in covering up the murder of an American engineer.<ref>''The Tyranny of Cliches'' by Jonah Goldberg, Chapter 16</ref><ref>''Gandhi: Behind the Mask of Divinity'' by G. B. Singh</ref>

==Religion==
Gandhi's understanding of religion and Indian culture was the key to understanding his public life. While his religion was grounded in the false Hindu beliefs he had been taught as a child, Gandhi fashioned for himself a humanist religious philosophy on which he based his theory of nonviolence as a political method as well as his economic theories. Gandhi was [[Cafeteria Christianity|eclectic]] in seeking and using insights from other religions, especially Christian pacifism. He rejected Christ's unconditional offer of salvation to all humankind, falsely teaching that the Christian gospel was an unnecessary path for all to follow. Jesus actually said that accepting such beliefs as Gandhi taught would lead to everlasting fire and that no one comes to the Father except through Jesus. Gandhi's mixed attitude toward Islam had more direct political consequence. He correctly rejected Islamic claims of universal validity, but political realities led him in the 1920s to support the anti-British Khilafat movement, which was based on an appeal that Islam was in danger because of the British role in overthrowing the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Some historians argue that there were unintended consequences in his support for this pan-Islamic movement, because it brought religion into politics in a highly divisive way, leading to Partition of Pakistan as a separate nation in 1947. Nanda (2002) argues that Gandhi and the Indian National Congress did not see that their vision of nationhood was not shared by the Muslim leadership. Two incompatible nationalisms were contending for living space in the same territory.

==Famous quotes==

*"Nobody can hurt me without my permission." <ref>https://wisdomquotes.com/gandhi-quotes/</ref>

*"There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever"<ref>http://thinkexist.com/quotes/mahatma_gandhi/</ref>

*"Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong." <ref>https://wisdomquotes.com/gandhi-quotes/</ref>

*"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?" <ref>''Non-violence in Peace and War'' (1942) Vol I, ch. 142</ref>

*"Non-violence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed." <ref>Speech at Shahi Bag, 18th March 1922, on a charge of sedition</ref>

*(Later in his life when he was asked whether he was a Hindu, he replied:) :"Yes I am. I am also a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist and a Jew."

*"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."

*"Even as America won its independence through suffering, valour and sacrifice, so shall India, in God’s good time achieve her freedom by suffering, sacrifice and non-violence."

==Motion picture==

Richard Attenborough's 1982 film, entitled simply ''Gandhi,'' won eight Academy Awards, including "best picture," as well as BAFTA and Golden Globe awards. It is a biographical film that stays close to the historical facts of Gandhi's life. Film critic Roger Ebert said that actor [[Ben Kingsley]] (half Indian and half English) "makes the role so completely his own that there is a genuine feeling that the spirit of Gandhi is on the screen."

==Spelling==
[[Image:Gandhi.jpg|left|]]
Gandhi's last name is very frequently spelled incorrectly as "Ghandi," perhaps because "g-h" is a common digraph in English while "d-h" is not.
He was called the Mahatma, or the Great Soul
{{Clear}}

==Bibliography==
* Brown, Judith M. ''Gandhi: Prisoner of Hope'' (1991)
* Chatterjee, Margaret. ''Gandhi's Religious Thought'' (1983)
* Iyer, Raghavan N. ''The Moral and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi (1973)
* Iyer, Raghavan N. ''The Moral and Political Thought of Mahafltma Gandhi'' (1973)
* Kapur, Sudarshan. ''Raising Up a Prophet: The African-American Encounter With Gandhi'' (1992), impact on Americans
* Nanda, B. R. ''In Search of Gandhi: Essays and Reflections.'' (2002).
* Parekh, Bhikhu. ''Gandhi: A Very Short Introduction.'' (2001) 140pp; [http://www.questia.com/read/101652387?title=Gandhi%3a%20A%20Very%20Short%20Introduction online edition]
* Parekh, Bhikhu. ''Gandhi's Political Philosophy'' (1989)

===Primary sources===
* Mahatma Gandhi. ''Selected Writings of Mahatma Gandhi'' ed. by Ronald Duncan (1951) [http://www.questia.com/read/54615149?title=Selected%20Writings%20of%20Mahatma%20Gandhi full text online]
* Mahatma Gandhi. ''The Essential Writings'' ed. by Judith M. Brown (2008) [https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Writings-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/019280720X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229384833&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Mahatma Gandhi. ''Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth'' (1993 edition) [https://www.amazon.com/Gandhi-Autobiography-Story-Experiments-Truth/dp/0807059099/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229384833&sr=8-8 excerpt and text search]

== See also ==
* [[Pratibha Patil]]
* [[Gandhi-Irwin Pact]]
* [[Essay:List of celebrities who support the Second Amendment]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.mkgandhi.org/ MAHATMA GANDHI]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

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Mohandas K. Gandhi

2023-08-20T13:28:02Z

DanAP:

[[Image:5356356.jpg|right|thumb|Gandhi]]
'''Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi''' (1869-1948) also known by the honorific title ''Mahatma Gandhi,'' was a great leader who obtained [[India]]'s independence from [[Britain]]. Gandhi was [[pro-life]], observing that "It seems to me clear as daylight that [[abortion]] would be a crime."<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2013/09/03/15-of-the-greatest-pro-life-quotes-of-all-time/</ref>

Gandhi's political philosophy in India was "Satyagraha":

:It was his [[philosophy]] of ''Satyagraha'' or nonviolent non-compliance (being willing to suffer so that the opponent can realize the error of their ways)—which led India to independence, and has influenced social reformers around the world, including [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] and the [[Civil Rights Movement|American civil rights movement]], [[Steve Biko]] and other activists in anti-[[apartheid]] struggle in [[South Africa]], and [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] in [[Myanmar]].<ref>[http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mahatma_Gandhi NWE]</ref>

As an Indian lawyer on a one-year assignment in British [[South Africa]], Gandhi experienced racism first-hand.

:He was thrown off a train at Pietermaritzburg for refusing to ride in the third-class compartment while holding a valid first-class ticket. Later, on the same journey, a stagecoach driver beat him for refusing to make room for a European passenger by standing on the footboard.<ref>[http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mahatma_Gandhi NWE]</ref>

He urged peaceful [[civil disobedience]] against the British,<ref>Gandhi's ethic of nonviolence ... calls on each of us to break the self-perpetuating cycle of [[violence]] and [[revenge]] -- of [[action and reaction]] -- by recognizing the common [[humanity]] we share with those we consider our enemies. Gandhi put this philosophy into practice by developing a technique of militant [[nonviolence]] that was intended to force the British to see the humanity of those they oppressed, and the inhumanity of their own actions [http://www.transparencynow.com/news/preface.htm]</ref> calling on Indians to refuse to pay taxes to Britain and refuse to attend British schools. He also called for a boycott of British manufactures, especially for the cloths that Indian weavers are so famous for. The Indians heeded Gandhi's leadership and stopped buying British cloth. Gandhi also called for the Indian National Congress to change from an elite or wealthy group into more of a people's voice that could advocate independence. Gandhi drew upon [[Christian]] concepts as well as his native [[Hinduism]]. His education included studying law at the University College London, though Gandhi makes little mention of that in his autobiography and details are unclear.

One of Gandhi's acts of protest was to lead the Salt March in 1930 for 240 miles to the sea, so that Indians could obtain salt from evaporated salt water rather than buy it from (and pay taxes to) Britain. A law required Indians to buy salt from the British government, but Gandhi's march peacefully disobeyed that law and created much publicity. Gandhi and many of his supporters were eventually arrested for some of their protests.

At one point a British leader agreed to meet with Gandhi, who then attended with the simple Hindu clothing of a single cloth gown. Offended by this, some British demanded an explanation. Gandhi responded that the British official, who was dressed in the customary suit and tie, was wearing enough clothes for both of them!

Eventually Gandhi's protest efforts paid off, as the British Parliament enacted the Government of India Act in 1935, which gave India some self-government and democratic elections, and ultimately India became completely independent in 1947. Muslims, however, feared majority Hindu rule and requested a separate state for Muslims. The Muslim League endorsed the creation of a new country called “[[Pakistan]]” for the predominantly [[Muslim]] population of that region. The British were forced in 1947 to partition India into two countries, India and Pakistan, in order to prevent civil war between the Muslims and Hindus.

[[Image:Gandhi3.jpg|thumb|280px|1947 U.S. editorial cartoon ridicules Gandhi for creating chaos in India]]

Gandhi was inspired by the [[American Revolution]].<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/research/fourth-july-how-mahatma-gandhi-drew-inspiration-from-the-american-independence-struggle-2892889/</ref>

Gandhi was a vegetarian and would go on fasts for causes of peace. He was assassinated by Hindu ultra-nationalists on 20 January 1948, shortly after Indian independence.

==The Real Gandhi==
He once refused to let British doctors inject penicillin in his wife saying that he did not want an alien intrusion in her body, causing her to die, but allowed another alien intrusion into his body while sick, called appendectomy. As he was not exactly a man of racial or religious equality, he had a prejudice against black Africans like any strong practicing Hindu of his time, and his first hunger strike was to protest British authorities' giving equal rights to the untouchables. Gandhi was a pervert who slept with young girls, among them his grandniece. As a pacifist like his pen pal [[Leo Tolstoy]], who he never met in person, his non-violent philosophy went so far as to say that [[Jews]] should lay down their arms during the [[Holocaust]]. At one point, he participated in covering up the murder of an American engineer.<ref>''The Tyranny of Cliches'' by Jonah Goldberg, Chapter 16</ref><ref>''Gandhi: Behind the Mask of Divinity'' by G. B. Singh</ref>

==Religion==
Gandhi's understanding of religion and Indian culture was the key to understanding his public life. While his religion was grounded in the Hindu beliefs he had been taught as a child, Gandhi fashioned for himself a humanist religious philosophy on which he based his theory of nonviolence as a political method as well as his economic theories. Gandhi was eclectic in seeking and using insights from other religions, especially Christian pacifism. He rejected the theology that the Christian gospel was the necessary path for all humankind to follow. Gandhi's mixed attitude toward Islam had more direct political consequence. He rejected Islamic claims of universal validity, but political realities led him in the 1920s to support the anti-British Khilafat movement, which was based on an appeal that Islam was in danger because of the British role in overthrowing the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Some historians argue that there were unintended consequences in his support for this pan-Islamic movement, because it brought religion into politics in a highly divisive way, leading to Partition of Pakistan as a separate nation in 1947. Nanda (2002) argues that Gandhi and the Indian National Congress did not see that their vision of nationhood was not shared by the Muslim leadership. Two incompatible nationalisms were contending for living space in the same territory.

==Famous quotes==

*"Nobody can hurt me without my permission." <ref>https://wisdomquotes.com/gandhi-quotes/</ref>

*"There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever"<ref>http://thinkexist.com/quotes/mahatma_gandhi/</ref>

*"Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong." <ref>https://wisdomquotes.com/gandhi-quotes/</ref>

*"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?" <ref>''Non-violence in Peace and War'' (1942) Vol I, ch. 142</ref>

*"Non-violence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed." <ref>Speech at Shahi Bag, 18th March 1922, on a charge of sedition</ref>

*(Later in his life when he was asked whether he was a Hindu, he replied:) :"Yes I am. I am also a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist and a Jew."

*"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."

*"Even as America won its independence through suffering, valour and sacrifice, so shall India, in God’s good time achieve her freedom by suffering, sacrifice and non-violence."

==Motion picture==

Richard Attenborough's 1982 film, entitled simply ''Gandhi,'' won eight Academy Awards, including "best picture," as well as BAFTA and Golden Globe awards. It is a biographical film that stays close to the historical facts of Gandhi's life. Film critic Roger Ebert said that actor [[Ben Kingsley]] (half Indian and half English) "makes the role so completely his own that there is a genuine feeling that the spirit of Gandhi is on the screen."

==Spelling==
[[Image:Gandhi.jpg|left|]]
Gandhi's last name is very frequently spelled incorrectly as "Ghandi," perhaps because "g-h" is a common digraph in English while "d-h" is not.
He was called the Mahatma, or the Great Soul
{{Clear}}

==Bibliography==
* Brown, Judith M. ''Gandhi: Prisoner of Hope'' (1991)
* Chatterjee, Margaret. ''Gandhi's Religious Thought'' (1983)
* Iyer, Raghavan N. ''The Moral and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi (1973)
* Iyer, Raghavan N. ''The Moral and Political Thought of Mahafltma Gandhi'' (1973)
* Kapur, Sudarshan. ''Raising Up a Prophet: The African-American Encounter With Gandhi'' (1992), impact on Americans
* Nanda, B. R. ''In Search of Gandhi: Essays and Reflections.'' (2002).
* Parekh, Bhikhu. ''Gandhi: A Very Short Introduction.'' (2001) 140pp; [http://www.questia.com/read/101652387?title=Gandhi%3a%20A%20Very%20Short%20Introduction online edition]
* Parekh, Bhikhu. ''Gandhi's Political Philosophy'' (1989)

===Primary sources===
* Mahatma Gandhi. ''Selected Writings of Mahatma Gandhi'' ed. by Ronald Duncan (1951) [http://www.questia.com/read/54615149?title=Selected%20Writings%20of%20Mahatma%20Gandhi full text online]
* Mahatma Gandhi. ''The Essential Writings'' ed. by Judith M. Brown (2008) [https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Writings-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/019280720X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229384833&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Mahatma Gandhi. ''Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth'' (1993 edition) [https://www.amazon.com/Gandhi-Autobiography-Story-Experiments-Truth/dp/0807059099/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229384833&sr=8-8 excerpt and text search]

== See also ==
* [[Pratibha Patil]]
* [[Gandhi-Irwin Pact]]
* [[Essay:List of celebrities who support the Second Amendment]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.mkgandhi.org/ MAHATMA GANDHI]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

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User talk:DanAP

2023-08-19T13:03:50Z

DanAP: /* Sussex */

Hate

2023-08-17T12:19:37Z

DanAP: Removing the stupid moonie cult stuff

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'''Hate''' is the emotion involving severe abhorrence and detestation being felt and/or directed towards another person, animal, location, object or situation. It has many causes, most of which involve the feeler perceiving a wrongful act being committed against him, and in turn feels a desire to exact revenge or to assert his or her authority. The condition of feeling hate is known as hatred.

In extreme cases, hatred can lead to rage or irrationality. Often these will develop if hate is not dealt with for extended periods of time, or if the initial cause is very severe. In these cases the emotion can be expressed in the form of physical or verbal abuse. Lesser forms of hatred can lead to the breakdown of relationships and the social shunning of a person.

==Historical Views of Hate==

The Reverend Dr. [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] once said, "like an unchecked cancer, '''hate''' corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Hate destroys a man's sense of [[values]] and his [[objectivity]]. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse the true with the false and the false with the true."

Historically, others have defended hate as a valid expression of one's feelings or as a tool inspire the defense of a way of life. Rev. Jeremiah Wright, for example, sees hate as a potential source of good in that it can inspire communities to better themselves at the expense of their oppressors.

==See also==
*[[Misogyny]]
*[[Racism]]
*[[Intolerance]]
*[[Bigotry]]
*[[Romantic paintings]]

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Jerry Sandusky

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''Jerry Sandusky'' was a [[football]] coach at the University of Pennsylvania State. He became well known for his innovative and ingenious defensive schemes. Nevertheless, it was alleged that he had been committing disgusting acts with other male athletes in the locker room. Nothing was ever proven against him; it was all allegations by people trying to grab money until he died before he could finish presenting his proof of innocence. Because it was still pending in the court of appeals, Sandusky is and will always be legally innocent.

Harvey Weinstein

2023-08-15T09:26:56Z

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[[File:Harvey-weinstein-Hillary-clinton-dinner-with-after-election-loss (2).jpg|right|200px|thumb|'''Hillary Clinton dines with Democrat mega donor Harvey Weinstein after the 2016 election, December 13, 2016.''' Weinstein, a charter founder of the Clinton Legal Defense Fund organized to defend President Clinton from sexual harassment and assault charges, has been accused of [[rape]] by 97 women.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-women-who-have-accused-harvey-weinstein-of-sexual-harassment-or-assault-2017-10</ref>]]
'''Harvey Weinstein''', born March 19, 1952 (age {{age|1952|3|19}}), is a [[liberal]] Democrat [[Hollywood]] film producer. In October 2017, following numerous allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and [[rape]] against him, Weinstein was fired by his company's board of directors and expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

On May 25, 2018, he was arrested and charged with rape and other sexual offenses involving women.

Weinstein was one of the founders of the [[Bill Clinton]] legal defense fund to defend against allegations of sexual assault.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/starr082298.htm</ref>

On March 11, 2020, Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison.

== See also ==
[[File:Oprah Weinstein.PNG|left|250px|thumb|[[Oprah Winfrey]] procuring young women for Democrat megadonor and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein.]]
*[[Me Too Movement]]

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Sir Jimmy Savile

2023-08-15T09:19:27Z

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'''(Sir) James Wilson Vincent "Jimmy" Savile''' (1926–2011) was a British [[entertainer]] and TV presenter who was knighted for his charitable work with children. Since his death he has been exposed as a [[homosexual]] and a serial [[pedophile]].

==Career==
Savile was born in [[Leeds]] on 31 October 1926, son of a book-maker. Towards the end of [[World War II]] he worked for some time as a coal miner, one of "Bevin's Boys". He went to become an all-in wrestler before becoming manager of the Mecca Locarno ballroom in his home city of Leeds. He was an early DJ on the [[BBC]]'s [[pop music]] [[radio]] station Radio 1 and was the first presenter on BBC Television's iconic and long running show ''Top of The Pops''. From the 1970s he hosted ''Jim'll Fix It'' where he granted requests to (mainly) children; the show was revived in 2007. Savile cultivated a comic caricature of an image, with long unkempt white hair and a large cigar always in his mouth, [[Groucho Marx]] style.

In the 1960s, he featured in the UK government's campaign to encourage the use of safety-belts in cars, using the slogan "Clunk-click".

He was also noted for his [[charity]] work: he ran in charity marathons and made frequent hospital visits, ostensibly to boost the morale of patients. Several hospitals gave him their keys as he was such a frequent visitor and enthusiastic patron. This charity work was the reason he was knighted.<ref>Quentin Letts, ''50 People Who Buggered Up Britain'', pub. Constable, 2008.</ref>

Savile mixed in the highest circles, being photographed with prime ministers [[Edward Heath]] and [[Tony Blair]], as well as all the leading celebrities of the media and entertainment world. Savile died on 29 October 2011.

==Secret Life==
Since his death he has been accused of being a serial sex offender against children who appeared on his shows or who came into contact with him through his various charitable activities. Police investigations have revealed that during his lifetime numerous complaints of sexual abuse were made against him, and rumors circulated, yet no charges were ever brought. During the official investigation, Operation Yewtree, hundreds more allegations were brought, by girls, boys, and adult women. It has even been alleged that the reason he wanted the keys to the mortuary of the hospital was so that he could sexually abuse dead patients.

Savile posed as being a celibate or just an enigma. He was actually bisexual but this has been covered up or denied by the LGBT media. His homosexual relationship with another prolific child-abuser, Peter Jaconelli, was known to the police but not revealed until 2016. There are photographs of the two of them together. Their relationship confirms a typical pattern of homosexual/pedophile behavior (see also [[Benjamin Britten]], [[Peter Righton]]).

''The Mirror'' newspaper reported in 2015:

:Child sex predator Jimmy Savile had a twisted love affair with a 21-stone ice cream magnate accused of abusing young boys.

:According to previously unseen police intelligence reports: “Savile had a sexual relationship with Peter Jaconelli”.

:They were suspected of being involved in the abuse of 35 young victims as part of a paedophile ring but never faced justice.

:The police file says that the late Jaconelli – nicknamed King of the Cornets – enticed young boys into his ice cream parlour by throwing cash at them.

:It states: “Jaconelli would sexually touch the young boys in a scramble for the money.”

:Another intelligence report refers to Savile being a “close associate” of “suspected child abuser” Jaconelli, considered untouchable by many victims due to his role as mayor of Scarborough in the 1970s and powerful contacts.

:The North Yorkshire Police reports raise further questions over whether Savile, believed to have abused more than 450 victims, could have been stopped and brought to justice before he died aged 84 in 2011.

:[[Surrey]], [[Sussex]] and the Met police forces missed chances to arrest him or failed to properly investigate him.

:The Independent Police Complaints Commission will soon release a report on how the force handled information from a 15-year-old girl in 2002 regarding Savile.

:The watchdog’s report will also examine how it treated allegations made by a prison inmate about Jaconelli in December 2008 and January 2009.

:As well as running his vast ice cream business, “pillar of the community” Glasgow-born Jaconelli was mayor and chairman of North Yorkshire’s planning committee.

:He was once pictured with then Tory Prime Minister Edward Heath on a visit.

:He died aged 73 in 1999 and a police report suggests that the day before his funeral the church had the words “Peter sex case” daubed on it.

:It is feared he and Savile were part of a wider paedophile ring in the town.

:Savile had a home there and was buried in the same cemetery as Jaconelli after his death in 2011.

:Savile’s headstone, which has since been removed, included the chilling epitaph: “It was good while it lasted.”

:North Yorkshire Police recently admitted that, if alive, both men would likely have faced abuse charges.

:Following a probe last year, the force said 35 people had come forward claiming to have been sexually abused or raped by Jaconelli or Savile. Two claimed they were abused by both.

:Assistant chief constable Paul Kennedy admitted: “Information indicates that, historically, the police missed opportunities to look into allegations against these men while they were still alive.”

:The intelligence report referring to their gay relationship is one of three which mention the ''Jim’ll Fix It'' star. Summaries are contained in a heavily censored 27-page report the ''Sunday Mirror'' has obtained under Freedom of Information laws.

:One reveals how police were told “in the 60s and 70s Jimmy Savile had a flat on Esplanade where he took girls of all ages”.

:It adds: “People thought it was normal as he was a pop star.” A summary of the third report claims: “Savile was a close associate of Peter Jaconelli (deceased)... a prominent Scarborough businessman and suspected child abuser.”<ref>Corke, Jonathan (June 13, 2015). [https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jimmy-savile-love-affair-21-stone-5878177 "Jimmy Savile had love affair with 21-stone King of Cornets accused of abusing young boys".] ''Mirror''.</ref>

As reported by Tony Aster,

:[Savile] molested many boys along with hundreds of girls and some adult female victims.

:In 1960 a 10-year-old boy saw Savile outside a hotel and asked for his autograph.<ref>*Rayner, Gordon and Swinford, Steven Swinford (January 11, 2013). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/jimmy-savile/9795252/Jimmy-Savile-spent-every-waking-minute-thinking-about-abusing-boys-and-girls.html "Jimmy Savile spent 'every waking minute' thinking about abusing boys and girls"]. ''The Telegraph''/Home/News/UK News/Crime/Jimmy Savile.</ref> Savile took him inside, gave him the autograph and also molested him.</ref>

:In 1975, a boy scout named Kevin Cook appeared with members of his cub scout pack on ''Jim’ll Fix It'', the popular BBC show that made Savile into an unofficial saint. After the show Savile took Kevin to his dressing-room, [and molested him.]

:Savile sued the ''Sun'' newspaper in 2008 over a series of articles linking him to Haut de la Garenne, the Jersey children’s home. He initially denied ever visiting the home. When shown photographic evidence to the contrary, Savile got a court injunction against ''The Sun'' who had to withdraw the picture. Later a boy testified that he had been molested by Savile at Haut de la Garenne when he was aged ten.

:[According to ''The Guardian'':]

::Alan Collins, a solicitor for several Haut de la Garenne victims, said ‘a handful’ of former residents have now made abuse allegations about Savile. He said Savile’s name was mentioned several times during the police investigation of 2008 but the evidence did not seem to stack up at the time.<ref>Halliday, Josh and Viner, Katharine (October 8, 2012). [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/oct/08/jimmy-savile-jersey-childrens-home "Jimmy Savile linked with Haut de la Garenne children's home scandal"] The Guardian website/News/UK/Jimmy Saville.</ref>

:Police on the island confirmed in October 2012 that Savile was investigated as part of the 2008 inquiry into abuse at the children’s home.

:Savile’s name has also been linked with the Elm Guesthouse CSA scandal.

:Police now conclude that almost one in five of his victims were boys. When it came to really young victims, Savile’s taste for boys was most marked. A total of 18 girls and 10 boys under the age of 10 were abused by Savile, with 23 girls and 15 boys aged 10 to 13.<ref>Aster, Tony (September 29, 2014). [http://voice1nthecrowd.blogspot.com/2014/09/homosexuality-and-paedophilia-part-5.html "Savile, Jimmy (Sir)"] The Dissident blog/N-S ''Homosexuality and Paedophilia'', Part 5, N - S: The fifth installment of our serialised book ''Homosexuality and Paedophilia: A Reference Guide''.</ref>

The allegations have now spread to include Savile pimping children for other celebrities and evidence is accumulating all the time. His name is linked to the infamous [[Pedophile Information Exchange]].

The fact that Savile was never prosecuted during his lifetime, despite so many proven complaints, had led to much speculation about powerful pedophile networks, corruption and an Establishment cover-up.

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Sir Jimmy Savile

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

2023-08-15T09:07:18Z

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'''Arnold Alois "Arnie" Schwarzenegger''' (born July 30, 1947) is an [[Austria]]n-born American actor, former politician, former [[steroid]]-enhanced [[bodybuilding|bodybuilder]], film producer, and businessman. Schwarzenegger served as the [[RINO]] [[Governor]] of [[California]] from 2003 to 2011. A [[Never Trump|Never-Trumper]], Schwarzenegger unsuccessfully replaced [[President Trump]] on his reality show ''The Apprentice'', resulting in collapse of the show's ratings. Schwarzenegger was an advocate of nonpartisan [[redistricting]],<ref>https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/bill-whalen/article138898898.html</ref> and most recently has become a cheerleader for [[globalist]]'s so-called "[[climate change]]" (a name that Schwarzenegger wants to replace with something more alarming).<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2023/06/01/arnold-schwarzenegger-laments-no-one-gives-a-s-t-about-climate-change/</ref>

In complete disregard of the [[First Amendment]] rights of Trump supporters, Schwarzenegger absurdly compared the mostly peaceful political protest at the [[United States Capitol Building]] on January 6 to brutality by [[Nazi Germany]] on [[Kristallnacht]].<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-compares-capitol-riots-132443688.html</ref> Schwarzenegger's own father, Gustav Schwarzenegger, was himself a [[Nazi]]. Schwarzenegger has defended his father's Nazi affiliation, as well as his drunkenness and abuse, claiming this behavior was a result of the guilt and shame he faced, and that his father was lied to by the Nazi government. He also discussed these experiences in a statement concerning the [[Russia-Ukraine war]], which has senselessly wasted more than $50 billion of [[American]] money and many lives fighting [[Vladimir Putin]] and [[Russia]].<ref>https://variety.com/2022/politics/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-ukraine-russia-nazi-father-1235208273/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1348249481284874240</ref>

Schwarzenegger has also failed to stand up for [[election integrity]], and California has been completely taken over by [[liberal]]s rewriting election procedures there. '''''To his credit, Schwarzenegger does promote [[chess]] and has acted in several of the [[Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies|greatest conservative movies]]'''''.

==Acting career==

Schwarzenegger rose to fame with action movies including Commando, Conan the Barbarian and the Terminator franchise. His on-screen presence was characterized by his large stature, as well as his thick Austrian accent. Once one of the highest paid actors in [[Hollywood]], Schwarzenegger has recently returned to acting, following the end of his term as Governor.

==Recall Election==

After sitting Governor [[Gray Davis]] mismanaged electric power deregulation and instituted a new registration tax by [[executive order]], infuriated citizens initiated a petition to place a measure on the ballot to remove him from office. Despite [[Democratic]] predictions that the petition would fail, it was delivered to then-Secretary of State Kevin Shelley with more than the required number of signatures. In accordance with the law, Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante became Acting Governor and called a special election for October 7, 2003.

The election was only the second of its kind in United States history. Approximately 180 citizens, from all walks of life, declared candidacy. Schwarzenegger was rumored to be considering a run for office, which was confirmed on an appearance on the NBC TV [[Tonight Show]]. Schwarzenegger easily defeated Cruz Bustamante in the election.

After the election was over, Schwarzenegger was sworn in on November 17, 2003, to serve the remainder of Davis' term. Despite a period of sagging poll numbers, Schwarzenegger was reelected by a landslide on November 7, 2006. He defeated Democrat Phil Angelides, the then-State Treasurer of California.

==Political views==
Despite supposedly being a "[[Republican]]", he holds mainly [[liberal]] views. He is a supporter of [[gun control]] and [[environmentalism]]. He is a staunch supporter of a law that mandates the use of Californian taxpayer money to fund [[stem cell research]] - which is the cloning and killing of human embryos for experimentation; he is also [[pro-abortion]]. Arnold officially approved an [[assisted suicide]] measure, allowing nurses to sedate, dehydrate and [[starve]] depressed or confused individuals they consider to be "[[terminally ill]]"<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76713 California approves nurse-assisted suicide] Worldnetdaily, October 02, 2008</ref> (See [[euthanasia]]). Governor Schwarzenegger also campaigned against the famous California [[Proposition 8]]. He married [[Maria Shriver]], a famous journalist who is a member of the historically liberal [[Kennedy Family]]. Because of these and other policies, he is often referred to as a "[[RINO]]," a "Republican in Name Only", by many real [[Republicans]]. Other sources have labeled him a "California Republican", meaning that his fiscal policies are conservative but his views on culture are liberal, reflecting the general attitude of many Californians. During his time as governor, the debt of California continued to balloon, forcing the state to pay IOU's for a period in 2009. Due to the budget crisis's under his tenure, Republicans lost the state to Democrat Former Governor [[Jerry Brown]] in the 2010 Gubernatorial election.{{citation needed}}

==Quotes==
{{cquote|Screw your freedom.}}

==External links==
* [http://gov.ca.gov/ Governor of California Official Site]
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org&q=Arnold+Schwarzenegger&submit=Search OCLC WorldCat keyword search for Arnold Schwarzenegger]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[https://youtu.be/9sQuRIUlt0U Answer to Arnold Schwarzenegger from a Russian girl. Very worthy].

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Public corruption

2023-08-11T08:39:37Z

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[[Image:Public corruption 1998-2007.png|right|300px|thumb|Number of successful convictions by state of corrupted public officials between 1998-2007 (USA Today)]]
'''Public corruption''' is abuse of power or position, or a breach of trust by an official either elected or appointed to public office, often involving an exchange of something of value for some type of personal or political benefit. A common example is [[bribery]]. Although [[bribery]] is criminalized at the federal level in a specific provision, Public Corruption is often prosecuted through the [[mail fraud]] statute. Specifically, these prosecutions are called "Honest Services Fraud," and is criminalized at 18 U.S.C. Section 1346. Section 1346 prohibits "a scheme or artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest services." Section 1346 is therefore effective since virtually all government functions touch the United States mails, and since properly fulfilling ones governmental duties qualifies as honest services.

==Links==
*[http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/pubcorrupt/pubcorrupt.htm Federal Bureau of Investigation page on public corruption]
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28141995/ "Illinois has long legacy of public corruption"; article from MSNBC, Dec. 9, 2008]
*[http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:14gKao6bkRYJ:www.corporatecrimereporter.com/corruptreport.pdf+public+corruption&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us "Public Corruption In The United States", report from the National Press Club, Jan. 16, 2004]

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Least common multiple

2023-08-11T08:31:36Z

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The '''Least Common Multiple''' of two numbers is the smallest possible number that evenly divides both of them. For example, the multiples of 31 are 1 and 31. The multiples of 62 are 1, 2, 31, and 62. So the least common multiple of the two numbers is 62.

Race Mixing

2023-08-11T08:24:17Z

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Miscegenation

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'''Miscegenation''' is defined by the ''American Heritage Dictionary'' as:
#"The interbreeding of different races or of persons of different racial backgrounds."
#"Cohabitation, sexual relations, or marriage involving persons of different races."
#"A mixture or hybridization: There was musical miscegenation at a time when segregation was the common rule".

== Word origin ==

The term miscegenation was coined in a 1863 [[propaganda]] pamphlet titled ''Miscegenation: The Theory of the Blending of the Races, Applied to the American White Man and Negro''. The pamphlet was ostensibly by an [[Abolitionist]] who was in favor of "miscegenation" and the complete blending of the races, claiming it was the goal of the [[Republican Party]] to make the [[American]] race the finest on earth by "engrafting upon our stock the negro element". However, later in 1864 it was revealed that the pamphlet was a [[hoax]] written by two men named George Wakeman and [[David Croly|David Goodman Croly]] working for the [[Democratic Party]]. They hoped to bring ridicule upon the Republicans, the [[Lincoln]] administration, and the [[Conservative]] Abolitionist movement in general by playing on the irrational fears and bigotry of their fellow Democrat racists.<ref>[http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/Hoaxipedia/Miscegenation_Hoax/ "Miscegenation Hoax"], Museum of Hoaxes.</ref>

== Christian perspectives ==
In the Book of Ruth, Ruth was a [[Moab]]ite whom God had forbidden the Israelites to make marriage with. Ruth however accepted the God of Israel as her God and Boaz as her kinsman-redeemer, whom she married. Ruth went on to be [[King David]]'s great-grandmother, and [[Jesus]] was born of the [[House of David]]. The Book of Ruth teaches that God loves all people, and by Ruth is the [[salvation]] that is in Christ available to the [[gentile]]s, who now can be adopted into God's family.

== See also ==
*[[Loving Day]] (holiday celebrating [[Loving v. Virginia]])

== References ==
*American Psychological Association (APA):
Miscegenation. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved April 5, 2008, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Miscegenation

*Chicago Manual Style (CMS):
Miscegenation. Dictionary.com. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Miscegenation (accessed: April 5, 2008).

*Modern Language Association (MLA):
"Miscegenation." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 05 Apr. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Miscegenation>.

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NAACP

2023-08-11T08:15:40Z

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The '''NAACP''' (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) was founded in 1909 to work for the rights and advancement of [[African Americans]] (then called "Colored").
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund was involved in the famous [[Brown vs. Board of Education]] case in 1954 in which the Supreme Court declared segregated schools were illegal.
It supported the end of [[Jim Crow]] and [[segregation]] in the 1960s.

In recent decades it has been torn by identity politics, liberalism, internal strife and plays a minor role in national affairs but plays a major role in [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]ic affairs.
The organization's first head, [[W.E.B. DuBois]], was awarded the [[Lenin Peace Prize]]<ref>The Lenin Peace Prize is named for [[mass murder]]er [http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/bcaplan/museum/comfaq.htm#part4] [[Vladimir Lenin]], founder of the Soviet state.</ref> in 1959, and the organization ended up liberal.

The NAACP has always been the largest organization of its kind; today it has 300,000 members in local chapters around the country.

==History==

The NAACP was founded by [[W.E.B. DuBois]], [[Ida B. Wells]], [[Archibald Grimké]], [[Henry Moskowitz]], [[Mary White Ovington]], [[Oswald Garrison Villard]], [[William English Walling]], [[Florence Kelley]], and [[Charles Edward Russell]].

==Advancement ends==
The last twenty years has seen the NAACP removed from its noble past to an organization that is just a wing of the Democrat party. As such, the advancement of colored people became a casualty, just rhetoric. The NAACP has wholeheartedly endorsed the genocidal destruction of their very own race by means of [[abortion]]. An overwhelming number of black babies are aborted and [[abortion mills]] are located in predominately inner cities. The NAACP doesn't just look the other way,<ref>[http://www.jillstanek.com/genocide/naacp-conventio.html NAACP convention attendees in NYC see black genocide, JillStanek.com, July 21, 2009]</ref> they actual promote the destruction of their own people via the racist liberal agenda.<ref>[http://www.maafa21.com www.maafa21.com]</ref>

More recently, it supports "[[affirmative action]]". Also, black economist [[Thomas Sowell]] wrote:
*The NAACP's decision to back the teachers' unions, who donate money to them, against charter schools that provide thousands of black children their only hope of a better life, means that the NAACP should no longer be considered part of the civil rights movement, but just another part of the race hustling racket.<ref> [http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2016/11/01/random-thoughts-n2239596 Thomas Sowell, Random Thoughts - Nov. 1, 2016]</ref>

==2010 Annual Convention==
[[Michelle Obama]] delivered the keynote speech at the convention just one day before the civil rights group condemned racism in the [[Tea Party Movement]]. After the NAACP received national headlines for race-baiting, [[Joe Biden]] said he and Barack Obama don't believe the Tea Party is racist. Muslim American group [[CAIR]] issued a press release defending the NAACP resolution that the Tea Party is racist.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cair-backs-naacp-resolution-on-tea-party-racism-98532894.html CAIR Backs NAACP Resolution on Tea Party Racism, PR newswire, July 15, 2010]</ref>

==Further reading==
* Jonas, Gilbert S. ''Freedom's Sword: The NAACP and the Struggle against Racism in America, 1909-1969'' (2005). 240 pp.
* Verney, Kevern and Lee Satan, eds. ''Long Is the Way and Hard: One Hundred Years of the NAACP'' (2009), 16 essays by scholars

==See also==
*[[International Labor Defense]]
*[[Scottsboro case]]
*[[Civil rights movement]]
*[[Charter schools]]
*[[Sarah Breedlove Walker]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=38352 Top 10 Examples of NAACP Racism]

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De novo

2023-08-11T07:43:25Z

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'''''De novo''''' review, also called review '''without deference,''' is one of the standards of review used by an [[appellate court]]. It literally means "from the beginning" and indicates that the reviewing court considers the issue as though the issue had arisen for the first time in the reviewing court.

''De novo'' review is typically applied only to questions of law, since the [[trial court]]'s holdings of law are considered not to be entitled to the same level of deference as the findings of fact made at trial. However, if the originating court is a [[state court]] that is not a court of record, the court hearing the first appeal may hear all questions ''de novo,'' including questions of fact, as there is no record on which to rely. When the [[Supreme Court]] reviews a ruling by a lower court, it always rules De novo. (See Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.)

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NAACP

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Negro

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'''Negro''' is an obsolete term for a person of [[African]] ethnicity or racial characteristics. Through the middle of the 20th century, it was commonly used in the [[United States]], and was generally considered a well-intentioned and polite term. As an example of this, it was used 15 times in Martin Luther King Jr.'s [[I Have a Dream]] speech. But during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s the term fell out of favor, and has generally been replaced by "black person" or "African-American".

The reasons for this change are a bit subtle. The point is that "negro" is a noun, whereas "black" is an adjective, used with the noun "person". The use of the word "negro", just by itself, therefore suggested in a subtle way that the subject was something other than a person. Reading things that were written prior to around 1960, one can sometimes see the word used in a way that slyly makes the distinction between a "negro" and an ordinary "person". This difference may seem trivial and picayune now, but it was felt by many to be very real at the time.

The word comes from the word for "black" in the [[Latin]]-based languages, such as [[Spanish]], where the word is simply an adjective meaning "black". The names of the nations of [[Nigeria]] and [[Niger]] are both widely assumed to come from this root, but the etymology is somewhat obscure.

This word is not to be confused with the deliberate mispronunciation that has historically been used in an explicitly racist and hateful way. That word is simply unacceptable in modern society, and, when it must be described, is referred to as the "N word".

Although the term "negro" is obsolete in modern society, it, and the similar term "colored person" still appear in the names of two well-respected and long-standing organizations—the United Negro College Fund and the [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]]. The term "Negro Spiritual" is also still used for a musical style that grew out of American slave society.

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Biology Terms N

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{{Biology Index}}

[[Nastic movement]]

[[Nematocysts]]

[[Nervous system]]

[[Neurotoxin]]

[[Notochord]]

[[Nuclear membrane]]

[[Nucleus]]

[[Nulliparous]]

User talk:Joaquín Martínez

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Hi Jóáquin! Haven't heard from you in a long time. I used to enjoy your posts about art very much; wish you hadn't stopped presenting them here. Where are you posting these days? Please keep posting on Conservapedia as well as wherever you've been posting lately. Keep posting pics of your granddaughter; she's such an adorable little kid!! - [[User:DanAP]].
:Jóáquin was very busy improving his property for a while. He did post some very nice artwork, church pictures, etc. to Conservapedia.

:In addition, he likely didn't like Donald Trump's initial statements about Mexico/Mexicans which were not diplomatic at first. For example, Trump said that the USA was going to build a wall across the Mexican border and have the Mexicans pay for it.

:I had a cordial relationship with Jóáquin and I might still have his email. Get back to me in 30 days about this matter if I don't follow up with you. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 07:57, July 31, 2023 (EDT)
::I just sent him an email indicating that you posted a nice message to him. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 08:03, July 31, 2023 (EDT)
:::My email to Joaquín Martínez bounced back. The email address that I have is no longer valid. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 17:40, July 31, 2023 (EDT)
::::That's unfortunate, but thank you for trying. [[User:DanAP|DanAP]] ([[User talk:DanAP|talk]]) 09:16, August 1, 2023 (EDT)

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North American Indians

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[[File:American indians map.jpg|thumb|400px|North American Indians map, Census 2000. See larger map: [http://www.conservapedia.com/File:American_indians_map_big.jpg]]]
'''North American Indians''' (also '''Native Americans''') are the original inhabitants of the Americas. The Native Americans of [[North America]] are typically considered to be all those tribes north of Central [[Mexico]]. While technically part of North America, most archaeologists tend to place the civilizations of Central Mexico into a separate category.<ref>Swidler, Nina, Dongoske, Roger. 1997. ''Native Americans and Archaeologists: Stepping Stones to Common Ground.'' Walnut Creek: AltaMira Press.</ref> Tribes in North America maintained a wide variety of [[subsistence pattern]]s, from hunting and gathering, to intensive agriculture. North America is also home to two of the most unusual groups of hunter-gatherers, the Northwest Coast tribes, and the Aleuts. According to the evolutionary worldview, the first Native Americans have migrated from Asia via the [[Bering land bridge]], the exposed continental shelf through Alaska between Asia and North America during the last Ice Age.

While the American Indian population once numbered over 100 million, over 90% were killed by [[smallpox|European diseases]] augmented by changes in the natural habitat caused by the new arrivals.<ref>[http://www.powersource.com/cocinc/history/trail.htm Trail of Tears]</ref>

== Culture Areas of North America ==

American Indians of North America are generally divided into culture areas according to similarities in geography, environment, subsistence patterns, language family, and similar social practices. According to the ''Handbook of North American Indians'', there are ten such cultural areas.<ref>Washburn, Wilcomb E. 1998. ''Handbook Of North American Indians, Vol. 4, History of Indian-White Relations.'' Washington: Smithsonian Institute.</ref>
;Arctic
:Greenland, extreme northern Canada, and the northern and western coastlines of Alaska: [[Inuit]].
;Subarctic
:Most of central Canada and interior Alaska.
;Northeast
:New England, Nova Scotia, the Great Lakes region, the Chesapeake Bay area, and most of current day W. Virginia, the Ohio River valley, and Illinois: [[Huron]]s, [[Shawnee]], [[Iroquois]].
;Southeast
:N. Carolina excluding the NE corner, western Virginia, southern W. Virginia, and all the southern states east of the Mississippi River, in addition to parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, and eastern Texas: [[Cherokee]], [[Creek]], [[Seminole]].
;Plains
:the entire Midwest United States from Texas north to southern parts of Canada: [[Sioux]], [[Cheyenne people|Cheyenne]].
;Southwest
:Central Mexico north into W. Texas, NM, and AZ: [[Navajo]], [[Pueblo]], [[Apache]].
;Great Basin
:Nevada, Utah, N. Arizona, W. Colorado, W. Wyoming, S. Idaho, SE Oregon, and parts of W. California: [[Shoshone]], [[Ute tribe|Utes]].
;California
:Interior and Coastal California and N. Baja: [[Modoc]].
;Northwest Coast
:N. California to S. Alaska along 1500 miles of coastline: [[Tlingit]], [[Tsimshian]].
;Plateau
:Parts of Oregon, Washington, N. Idaho, W. Montana, and SW Canada: [[Nez Perce]].

==Historical role of disease and war on Indian populations==

===Deaths by disease===

Indian populations suffered substantial losses over time, mainly due to disease and warfare. As author Guenter Lewy reports, great disparities exists in estimates of Native American Indian populations before the arrival of Europeans, from around 1.2 million to 12 million, with assertions being given of inflation or deflation of numbers. However, it is generally accepted that that only 250,000 Native Americans were alive in the territory of the United States at the end of the 19th century. The major cause of the reduction of population is understood by many scholars to be ''virgin-soil epidemic'', that of death through the spread of highly contagious diseases to which the Natives had no immunity. The principal pathogen was smallpox, the effects of which also killed by hunger by reducing the food gatherers. Other killers included measles, influenza, whooping cough, diphtheria, typhus, bubonic plague, cholera, and scarlet fever. It is estimated that between 75 and 90 percent of all Indian deaths resulted from such killers. While there is evidence that some Europeans promoted this decimation, and certain liberal historians are given to ideological-driven charges, specific accounts of such are in dispute, but poor medical understanding, as well as poor conditions and later forced relocations, such as that of Cherokee resettlement 1838, certainly fostered it. However, the largest loss of life occurred well before such forced relocation, and sometimes after only little contact with European traders from Europe.

====Death by war====

[[Puritans]] first regarded the Natives as potential friends and converts, and relations for some time were amicable. However, later developments would result in the Puritan seeing the Indians as hostile. The murder of several colonists in late 1636 by the feared (by colonists and other Indians alike) Pequot tribe, resulted in increased alarm and hostilities. Torture of prisoners was a routine practice for most Indian tribes, and the Pequots in particular had a reputation for cruelty and ruthlessness, and openly flayed the skin of one of their captors alive, and cut off his fingers and toes, while roasting another. Some Indians also engaged in cannibalism, eating certain body parts of their enemies. While the colonists sometimes engaged in torture in order to gain information, and the means of war on both sides could be brutal, the revelation of the type of cruelty these warring Indians engaged in resulted in a fear and a determination to subdue them.

A particularly brutal war followed, that of King Philip's War (1675–76), in which fifty-two of New England's 90 towns were attacked, and seventeen were razed to the ground, and 25 were pillaged. Although Boston's colonial council in Boston had declared "that none be Killed or Wounded that are Willing to surrender themselves into Custody", this would not be English "civilized warfare", and Indian deaths were even higher, with many captured Natives being executed or sold into slavery to foreign countries. Soon, the colonists would become more like their enemies in brutality, albeit somewhat tempered in places by religious restraints.

Enlistment and incitement of Indians by the French, and expansion westward by European settlers resulted in escalating hostilities, and substantial deaths on both sides. The premise that force was the answer was challenged by a number of federal commissioners, but the Europeans overall had the upper hand, and both sides engaging in indiscriminate killing. True and perhaps exaggerated stories of savage killings by Indians spread, and with it increasing animosity toward them outside the East, and desire to exterminate them. The Reverend William Crawford reported in September 1864 that the attitude of the white population of Colorado was, “There is but one sentiment in regard to the final disposition which shall be made of the Indians: ‘Let them be exterminated—men, women, and children together.’” To which he added, "I do not myself share in such views." Violent conflicts due to the [[Gold Rush]] saw great decimation of the Indian population of California, mainly by disease but also by killing, with settlers sometimes killing any who were in their way, and retaliating to Indian savagery with greater intensity.<ref>[http://hnn.us/articles/7302.html Guenter Lewy, ''Were American Indians the Victims of Genocide?'']</ref>

For a more through and balanced account of wars between the Indians and settlers, the reader is directed to the main source for the above, [http://hnn.us/articles/7302.html ''Were American Indians the Victims of Genocide?''], by Guenter Lewy.

=====Deaths by internecine conflicts=====
In addition to decimation by war with European groups (in contrast to those who worked to convert Indians to faith in Christ), armed conflict and ritual violence between Indians themselves are of considerable antiquity in North America. In ''North American Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence'', it is evidenced that in contrast to revisionist history that tribal warfare was more like football games, recent findings provide more evidence that from antiquity Indians fought each other, that internecine "warfare was ubiquitous; every major culture area of native North America reviewed herein has produced archaeological, ethnohistorical, osteological, or ethnographic evidence of armed conflict and ritual violence." This could involve the taking of human trophies being encouraged before contact with Europeans, and hostilities that at least among some areas resulted in "the massacre and mutilation of men, women, and children."

While the effects of wars by European against Indians are not to be minimized, trade with Europeans could reduce traditional forms of intergroup conflict during the early contact period. However, as unjust warring is the usually the result of lust (Ja, 4:2) tribal warfare also could shift from "raiding each other based on revenge, and a desire to acquire prestige goods and status, to an extremely violent pattern of engagements arising from unequal access to foreign trade goods and the quest for war booty, revenge killings, status intensification, and slaves", as it did among Northwest Coast Indians.<ref>[http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/catalogs/dlg_show_excerpt.php?id=1872&title=North+American+Indigenous+Warfare+and+Ritual+Violence&subtitle=&author=Edited+by+Richard+J.+Chacon%3B+Rub%E9n+G.+Mendoza ''North American Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence'', summary]</ref>

=====Slavery among tribes=====
Prior to (and after) the arrival of [[Christopher Columbus]] in 1492, most of the differing tribes practiced slavery.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/indianslavery00laubrich Indian slavery in colonial times within the present limits of the United States], by Almon Wheeler Lauber</ref> After the arrival of Europeans, systems of slavery amongst natives were modified to sometimes include the enslavement of persons from Africa. One of the most notable events was the [[1842 Slave Revolt in the Cherokee Nation]].

==Praying Indians==
===New England praying Indians===

A once numerous class of Christian Indians existed in America known as ''praying Indians'' mainly in New England. These helped the [[Patriot]] cause in the American Revolution, but were treated shamefully due to distrust by most of the Colonialists during the period of [[King Phillip's War]], reducing their numbers from an estimated estimated 20 percent of Massachusetts Indians to a few hundred.

[[Roger Williams]] of [[Rhode Island]] and Thomas Mayhew of [[Martha's Vineyard]] were the first English missionaries to seek the conversion of New England's natives, but [[John Eliot]] was much more successful, largely because of his command of the complex native Algonquian language (spoken by many Indian nations) which was without a written tradition, but which Eliot provided and translated the Bible into.

Historian and author Robert D. Hall stated that “Eliot was a genius." "He was a missionary, a teacher, a linguist. He founded the Roxbury Latin School. He learned the Algonquin tongue and translated it into English.’’

Between 1646 to 1674, Eliot saw some 1100 Massachusetts natives convert to the Christian religion, and played a central role in establishing fourteen “Praying Indian” communities in the eastern part of Massachusetts.<ref>"Talk on first Christian Indians," The Boston Globe Newspaper, May 13, 2010</ref><ref>http://www.braintreehistorical.org/NewsLetters/March2007.pdf</ref>

The praying town of Natick is considered the oldest, being founded in 1651, and by 1674 six more principal praying towns existed: Hassanamesit, Magunkaquog, Nashobah, Okommakamesit, Punkapog, and Wamesit. However, the praying Indians were practically destroyed by the other Native Americans in [[King Philip's War]] circa 1675 and by the English, both of whom viewed them as traitors. From an estimated population of 1,100 in 1674, they were reduced to only 300 by 1680.<ref>"praying Indians," The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com; http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/praying_Indians.aspx</ref>
<ref>The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2008</ref>

====Mission work with John Eliot====
John Eliot (1605 - 1690), born in Widford, Hertfordshire, [[England]] in 1604, was the younger son of Bennett Eliot, a wealthy landowner. At the age of only fifteen he entered Jesus College at Cambridge University, where he soon was recognized as a brilliant linguist and classical scholar.

In 1631 Eliot joined a great migration of Puritans to North America, resulting from the persecution of nonconformists (men who in conscience toward God could not assent to the [[Church of England]]). Eliot found a home in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], and was immediately hired as a substitute for the then-absent Reverend John Wilson. Although the Boston congregation wanted Eliot to be an associate minister when Wilson returned from England, he chose to become the pastor of the church of neighboring Roxbury. Eliot served in that pastorate for almost sixty years, while also fathering six children during his long and happy union with his wife, Ann (Mumford) Eliot, which lasted until his death in 1690.

Eliot learned the language of the local Native Americans, and some fifteen years after his arrival in America he began his missionary work to the American Indians. In addition to his personal burden, Eliot had official support during that period, as the English government had required of the Bay Colony that conversion of the natives be a high priority in granting its charter in 1628. The seal of the Mass Bay Colony even featured an Indian pleading with the English to “Come over and help us,” based on Acts 16:9, but very little had been accomplished as yet.

In a letter written to Thomas Thorowgood in 1660 concerning his work in translating and printing the Bible in the language of the Algonquin people, Eliot expressed his motive for engaging in the work:
<blockquote>
The Godly undertakers of this plantation had it so much in their hearts, to make the conversion of the Indians one end of their coming, as that they made it one clause in their patent, which did lay a publik ingagement upon us thereunto: and when God was pleased to put me upon that work of preaching to them, that publik ingagement, together with pitty to the poor Indians, and desire to make the name of Christ chief in these darke ends of the earth, and not the rewards of men, were the very first, and chief movers, if I know what did first, and chiefly, move in my heart.
<ref>[http://www.tyndalesploughboy.org/eliot-bible/ Tyndal's ploughboy, ''Eliot Bible'']</ref></blockquote>

However, Eliot found hardness of heart in his first attempt mid-1646, that being was to the Indian community under Sachem Cutshamekin at Neponset (in Dorchester), as the older Sachem rejected the gospel and his braves openly ridiculed and mocked the clergyman.

Eliot found more hope among a small band of Indians under a native leader of somewhat lesser stature named Waban, "a wise and grave Indian" whom Eliot described as "one who gives more grounded hope of serious respect for the things of God, than any as yet I have known of that forlorn generation. Waban was son-in-law of the Sachem of Concord, whose community lived on the southwest slope of Nonantum Hill (presently on Brighton-Newton line.)

Accompanied by two of three other clergymen, Eliot delivered about a one hour sermon in the Algonquian language in October, 1646, followed later by extended exchanges with them, in which Eliot his fellow clergy gave further instruction and answered questions put forth to them by the Indians, such as:

*How may we come to know Jesus Christ?
whether Jesus Christ did understand, or God did understand Indian prayers?
*Whether Englishmen were ever at any time so ignorant of God and Jesus Christ as themselves?
*How is all the world become so full of people, if they were all once drowned in the flood?
*How came the English to differ so much from the Indians in the knowledge of God and Jesus Christ, seeing they had all at first but one father?'
*How may we come to serve God?

As a result of this ongoing evangelism many were convicted in heart of their sins and need of salvation in Christ, some to the point of weeping, and Waban turned to the Lord [[Jesus Christ]] and progressively many others of his people. The Indians offered all their children for Christian education, and some even reproved Englishmen: "An Indian seeing a profane Englishman fall a tree on the Sabbath said to him, 'Do you not know that this is the Lord's day in the Massachusetts, much matchet man, (i. e. much wicked man,) what, break you God's day?'" They also exhorted other Indians to turn to the faith, and endured persecution, with at least one suffering martyrdom by being poisoned.

The official sanction of the work by the government also meant that the need for more land was made to Eliot, who interceded for them (leading liberal historians to impugn their motives)

On November 4 of the next month, the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony voted "for the good of the Indians" to give the desired land, with Eliot being part of the commission which was to handle the matter. Asked by the Indians what to call their Christian village, Eliot recommended that it be called Nonantum, which in English signifies rejoicing, because “they hearing the word, and seeking to know God, the English did rejoice at it."

In 1663 Eliot, with help from Christian Indians, completed the first Bible printed in America, a [[Bible]] written in the Massachusett-Natick Algonquian Indian language, which was a long and difficult task requiring much perseverance, as this language was completely oral. Martin Moore, in ''Memoirs of the life and character of Rev. John Eliot,'' stated,
<blockquote>
The enormous length of many of its words, the consequent slow communication of ideas, the harshness of their pronunciation, and its little affinity with the European tongues, would have discouraged any but a most determined student. "Our readers will stand aghast," says Mather, "at a few instances. The words ' our lusts' are expressed in Indian by a word of thirty two letters—Nummatchekodtantamoonganunnonash."
</blockquote>

Eliot had his translation printed at Harvard College by Christian Indians who were trained to read both languages and to set type. Entitled ''The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New. Translated into the Indian Language,'' the translation of the New Testament took ten years and came off the press in 1663, with printing of the Old Testament following in in 1665, with and one thousand copies of the Algonquin Bible being distributed to the Indian people. Eliot also prepared grammars and primers in the Algonquian language.

The Indian Bible was the first book printed in an American Indian language, and was also the second book of any kind printed in Massachusetts (''The Bay Psalm Book'' of 1640 being held as being the first, which Eliot is also credited as being an editor of). The Eliot Bible appeared some 120 years before the first complete English edition of the Bible was published in what is now the United States (due to the economics of printing versus importing)

In seventeenth century New England, Christian practice was a way of life, and steady, dutiful habits and working towards economic stability were part of what constituted true Christian faith, and which living in English-style buildings and maintaining English work rhythms on geographically defined homesteads was conducive to.

An early historian of Newton, pastor Jonathan Homer, provided the following description of the "Praying Indian" village of Nonantum:

Mr. Eliot...furnished them, by the public aid, with shovels, spades, mattocks, and iron crows, and stimulated the most industrious with money.... The houses of the meanest were found to be equal to those of the sachems or chiefs in other places. They surrounded the town with ditches...and with a stone-wall.

The Indians, thus settled, were instructed in husbandry, and were excited to a prudent as well as industrious management of their affairs. Some of them were taught such trades as were most necessary for them, so that they completely built a house for public worship, 50 feet in length and 25 feet in breadth.

However, in less than five years after its foundation, Eliot was obliged to migrate the entire population of this North American Christian Indian community to a 3,000-acre site some fifteen miles to the southwest, in the present town of Natick.<ref>[http://www.braintreehistorical.org/NewsLetters/March2007.pdf The Lantern] Braintree Historical Society, VOL March 2007 XXV No.3</ref><ref>http://hassanamesit.org/images/documents/History%20Report%20-%20Final%2012012006.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm036.html</ref><ref>http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm004.html</ref><ref>http://www.tyndalesploughboy.org/eliot-bible/</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=FZ8DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA18&dq=rev+john+elliot&output=text Memoirs of the life and character of Rev. John Eliot], pp. 24-43</ref>

Twenty years after the arrival of Eliot, the Massachusetts General Court established Natick (meaning “Place of Searching”) as the praying Indian village/town in 1651, helping them to be able to worship in peace. This is considered by some to be the first '''formally''' "Christian town" in America, and consisted at first of 51 inhabitants in seven villages, with seven more being later established. The beloved (by the Indians at least) Eliot became known as the “Apostle to the Indians.”

Other praying Indian Towns also were established, including Ponkapoag (Stoughton, MA) and Nashoba (Littleton, MA), but also covering portions of Dover, Wellesley, and Needham in addition to Dedham. By 1675, it is estimated that 20 percent of the Native Indians in New England lived in praying Towns.

====Removal and decimation====
The winter of 1675 began an intense trial in the wilderness for the Indians. The colonists, being largely distrustful of the these Praying Indians of a different language and culture, and being fearful that they might join "[[King Phillip]]" (Metacom), the mighty Wampanoag Indian Chief in an ongoing war, they forced the removal of the approximately 200 Natick Praying Indians to Deer Island at midnight on October 30. Despite only being given half an hour's notice, the Indians made no opposition, and were left unprotected on the frigid Island, being forbidden to light fires, hunt game, build shelters, and so suffered from hunger and little clothing, though they may have been able to dig clams and fish. A month later this crime was multiplied as the praying Indian Villages of Ponkapoag and Nashoba were sent to suffer interment on the Island, which lasted until into 1676. An attempt by the now elderly Eliot going by boat to bring supplies to the Natives is said to have ended when the boat was capsized by some angry colonists. Despite that winter being one of the coldest winters on record, Eliot recorded that no word of complaint ever issued from their lips. Most of the 500 Indians died of cold and starvation, while some of the Praying Indians worked as spies for the colonists and fought for them.

After the death of King Phillip Pastor Eliot and Daniel Gookin secured the Indians release, personally removing the Indians from the Island and bearing the financial cost to do so. They returned to face the loss of homes and property, and means of survival. A remnant lived on however, as a testimony of enduring faith.

Deer Island today exists mainly as a sewage treatment plant, but with a park with an open walk which remembers the plight of the Natives that were once imprisoned there.<ref>[http://natickprayingindians.org/history.html Praying Indians of Natick and Ponkapoag]</ref><ref>[http://www.helloboston.com/BookFiles/Pg_303-382.pdf The Memorial History of Boston 1630-1880 Vol. I, p. 321]</ref><ref>Blackwell Reference Online; A Dictionary of American Reference; Purvis, Thomas L. 1997</ref><ref>http://www.tyndalesploughboy.org/eliot-bible/</ref>

===Praying Indians in Delaware===

During the period of the 1730s to the 1770s, the Delaware Indians had been forced out of their homelands in the east and had found temporary refuge along the Ohio River.

Among these was a contingent of Moravian Indian converts in western Delaware. During the 1740s the Moravians had established communities of Indian Christians from Georgia to New York, but these were gradually moved westward further away from "civilization", due to increasing pressures of European settlements. Yet the Moravians believed that healthy communities could exist separate from both the negative influences of European society as well as the pagan customs of non-Christianized Indians.

In the early 1770s settlements of Christian Indians were established in Gnadenhutten, Salem and New Schonbrunn where Delawares, Mohicans, and other tribal affiliations mingled together as religious communities.

However, war between some of the Delawares outside these communities and the Americans broke out, resulting in the destruction of Coshocton on April 19, 1781, which was located in the middle of the warpath between the American forces at Pittsburgh, and the British stronghold of Detroit.

The Christian Indians in the Moravian villages were unarmed noncombatants and at this time were not molested, but in September 1781, certain Indian tribes who were allied with the British forced the Christian Indians and the white missionaries to move from their Moravian villages to a new village on the Sandusky. The missionaries were also taken to Detroit and tried for treason by the British, but were acquitted.

Being in need of food, over 100 of the Christian Indians returned to their old Moravian villages in February 1782, seeking to harvest the crops they had been forced to leave behind. However, war was still ongoing, and an ''ad hoc'' militia of 160 Pennsylvania local frontiersmen led by Colonel David Williamson, seeking to destroy Indian villages and looking for Indian scalps, found the Christian Indians at Gnadenhutten. Although the pacifism of the Moravian Indians was well known, and they had been very helpful to the American cause, the militiamen accused them of taking part in ongoing raids against them, and sought to frame them as guilty. At a council called by Williamson, his men (some of whom had recently lost relations to Indians) voted to kill them all, with records showing only 18 voting to spare them.

A website<ref>http://gnadenhutten.tripod.com</ref> created to honor the slain (and the main source for this section), states,
{{cquote|
On the evening of the 7th, the Indians spent their last hours praying and singing, knowing that their spirits would soon be in the presence of their God. They did not resist, they did not struggle. The next morning the slaughter began. The women were killed in one building, the men in the other. The old, the young and the infants were all massacred. The lists of the victims contain the names of infants and toddlers who were killed. As the victims were brought into the slaughter houses, many sang hymns, others prayed. The word of God was on their lips as the mallet or tomahawk crashed into their skulls...

The other abandoned Moravian towns were then burned as well. Two Indian boys, one of whom had been scalped, survived to tell of the massacre. The bordermen who had committed the mass murder were hailed as heroes by most of their fellow frontiersmen, but were deemed as criminals by most of the rest of America.}}

90-96 Delaware (Lenni Lenape), Mohican, and other Indians who had been converted by Moravian missionaries to Christianity died, and as a result of the massacre, Indian distrust of Americans and resistance to them much increased.<ref>[http://gnadenhutten.tripod.com Gnadenhutten Massacre]</ref><ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gwilli824/moravian.html Information on the Militia Criminals]</ref>

==Negative effects of resettlement==

Later, after the American Indian Peoples were rounded up onto reservations, the sudden dependence on the government created situations that are often associated with welfare situations. Both because of biology (Indian people, like many other Asian people, are not capable of breaking down alcohol as normal European people do) and the lack of being a "bread winner" that men throughout history find critical to identity as head of the family, alcohol and drug abuse became very common both among reservation and urban Indians, as is the case today.<ref>12% of Indian deaths are related to alcohol, several times the national average. https://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Aug28/0,4670,IndianDeathsAlcohol,00.html</ref> A strong rise in child and spousal abuse occurred after the "welfare state" like existence for the men came into being. Without the need to provide for the family, depression sets in, and is a common problem on the reservation.

Conflicts between "traditionalists" and "modernists", between "Christian Indians" and "tribal religion" Indians, between urban Indians and reservation Indians, and "full bloods" and "mixed bloods" are common among Indian people and effect their politics and social life. In the 1980s, Indian reservations began to see a rise in gangs, often as a result of drugs and drug wars with other social cultures in large cities.

==Indian tribes today==

Indian People have a proud heritage and find strength there to renew their cultures. They are, as a people, generally both proud to be American and (since World War I), proud soldiers for this country. At any Indian gathering, the first people onto the dance floor, or introduced politically, or recognized for contributions to the tribe are the elder male veterans, then the elder women (non veterans), the all other veterans, and only then people who have not served in the US military.

Indian People have many problems to solve, but new social services, generally run and funded by the tribes themselves, along with new recognition of Indian People's contributions to society are ways that tribes and individuals are trying to change things.

Today, many Indian tribes are seeing a resurgence, such as in [[California]], with outreach programs working to reunite urban Indians with both their reservation families and other urban tribal members; programs set up both by the tribe themselves (often with assistance of state and local governments) to teach their languages and open schools that focus on a tribal way of life. Most tribes have been granted some limited power in self governance as well, significantly in the area of the sentencing of tribal members in various criminal and civil issues. Special tax breaks have helped Indian people and Indian reservations become more self-sufficient. Some states have even revisited the definition of 'reservation' based on the Dawes Act which originally provided for substantially more "reservation" land if the Indian people would buy it as individual land, and either market it or farm it (the intent was to help Indian Peoples integrate into the American social and economic systems). So for instance in [[Wisconsin]], Indian reservation land can include buying real estate in [[Milwaukee]] - far from the physical location of the tribes themselves. Laws have been enacted in some States that give Indians special privileges in allowing [[gambling]] in the form of slot machines and other gaming, resulting in economic gains but with increased addictive behavior, and at the expense of spiritual and social values.<ref>Don A. Cozzetto, "The Economic and Social Implications of Indian Gaming: The Case of Minnesota," American Indian Culture and Research Journal (Winter 1995), p. 126</ref><ref>Judy Zelio, "The Fat New Buffalo," State Legislatures (June 1994): p. 38-41</ref><ref>Marci McDonald, "Tribal Gamblers," Maclean's (May 30, 1994): p. 32-33</ref><ref>Magnuson, "Casino Wars: Ethics and Economics in Indian Country," Christian Century (February 16, 1994): pp. 169-171</ref>

Self governance is a huge issue, with each of the over 300 recognized tribes having different rules and regulations placed on them by the Government. As with every other political system in the world, Indian People disagree with each other about many issues from how to spend government money to how "traditional" to become, to what religion should be the focal point of the tribe.

Other issues remain between recognized Sovereign Nations and the US government including mineral right issues, natural resource husbandry and mediation, conflicts with government run museums (as well as a few private museums) over who has the right to various artifacts, what rights modern Indian peoples should and should not have when dealing with artifacts that are clearly earlier than the oldest known existence of any particular tribe (for example, who has rights to archaeological finds at Mesa Verde, which represents an extinct tribe, the Anisazii).

== References ==
<references/>

==See also==

* [[American Indian]]
* [[Native American]]
* [[Colombian Exchange]]
* [[Cherokee]]
* [[Ethnic Groups Gallery]]

==Further reading==
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=Qmhumu27RG0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=%E2%80%9CHistorical+Account+of+the+Doings+and+Sufferings+of+the+Christian+Indians+in+New+England&source=bl&ots=QdV_ofGv07&sig=rjN1PJHZYZj___JHtKJh1Zjsj_s&hl=en&ei=Xn-FS-6aBpTENu_npTQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=&f=false Daniel Gookin,''Historical Account of the Doings and Sufferings of the Christian Indians in New England in the years 1675-1677'']
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=xzH0-U6PaSgC&dq=north+american+indians+internecine+conflict&source=gbs_navlinks_s William L. Traxel, ''Footprints of the Welsh Indians: settlers in North America before 1492]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=n78RAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false John McIntosh, ''The origin of the North American Indians'']
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=FZ8DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA13&dq=rev+john+elliot&output=text#PA13 Martin Moore, ''Memoirs of the life and character of Rev. John Eliot'']

[[Category:Native Americans]]

North American Indians

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[[File:American indians map.jpg|thumb|400px|North American Indians map, Census 2000. See larger map: [http://www.conservapedia.com/File:American_indians_map_big.jpg]]]
'''North American Indians''' (also '''Native Americans''') are the original inhabitants of the Americas. The Native Americans of [[North America]] are typically considered to be all those tribes north of Central [[Mexico]]. While technically part of North America, most archaeologists tend to place the civilizations of Central Mexico into a separate category.<ref>Swidler, Nina, Dongoske, Roger. 1997. ''Native Americans and Archaeologists: Stepping Stones to Common Ground.'' Walnut Creek: AltaMira Press.</ref> Tribes in North America maintained a wide variety of [[subsistence pattern]]s, from hunting and gathering, to intensive agriculture. North America is also home to two of the most unusual groups of hunter-gatherers, the Northwest Coast tribes, and the Aleuts. According to the evolutionary worldview, the first Native Americans have migrated from Asia via the [[Bering land bridge]], the exposed continental shelf through Alaska between Asia and North America during the last Ice Age.

While the American Indian population once numbered over 100 million, over 90% were killed by [[smallpox|European diseases]] augmented by changes in the natural habitat caused by the new arrivals.<ref>[http://www.powersource.com/cocinc/history/trail.htm Trail of Tears]</ref>

== Culture Areas of North America ==

American Indians of North America are generally divided into culture areas according to similarities in geography, environment, subsistence patterns, language family, and similar social practices. According to the ''Handbook of North American Indians'', there are ten such cultural areas.<ref>Washburn, Wilcomb E. 1998. ''Handbook Of North American Indians, Vol. 4, History of Indian-White Relations.'' Washington: Smithsonian Institute.</ref>
;Arctic
:Greenland, extreme northern Canada, and the northern and western coastlines of Alaska: [[Inuit]].
;Subarctic
:Most of central Canada and interior Alaska.
;Northeast
:New England, Nova Scotia, the Great Lakes region, the Chesapeake Bay area, and most of current day W. Virginia, the Ohio River valley, and Illinois: [[Huron]]s, [[Shawnee]], [[Iroquois]].
;Southeast
:N. Carolina excluding the NE corner, western Virginia, southern W. Virginia, and all the southern states east of the Mississippi River, in addition to parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, and eastern Texas: [[Cherokee]], [[Creek]], [[Seminole]].
;Plains
:the entire Midwest United States from Texas north to southern parts of Canada: [[Sioux]], [[Cheyenne people|Cheyenne]].
;Southwest
:Central Mexico north into W. Texas, NM, and AZ: [[Navajo]], [[Pueblo]], [[Apache]].
;Great Basin
:Nevada, Utah, N. Arizona, W. Colorado, W. Wyoming, S. Idaho, SE Oregon, and parts of W. California: [[Shoshone]], [[Ute tribe|Utes]].
;California
:Interior and Coastal California and N. Baja: [[Modoc]].
;Northwest Coast
:N. California to S. Alaska along 1500 miles of coastline: [[Tlingit]], [[Tsimshian]].
;Plateau
:Parts of Oregon, Washington, N. Idaho, W. Montana, and SW Canada: [[Nez Perce]].

==Historical role of disease and war on Indian populations==

===Deaths by disease===

Indian populations suffered substantial losses over time, mainly due to disease and warfare. As author Guenter Lewy reports, great disparities exists in estimates of Native American Indian populations before the arrival of Europeans, from around 1.2 million to 12 million, with assertions being given of inflation or deflation of numbers. However, it is generally accepted that that only 250,000 Native Americans were alive in the territory of the United States at the end of the 19th century. The major cause of the reduction of population is understood by many scholars to be ''virgin-soil epidemic'', that of death through the spread of highly contagious diseases to which the Natives had no immunity. The principal pathogen was smallpox, the effects of which also killed by hunger by reducing the food gatherers. Other killers included measles, influenza, whooping cough, diphtheria, typhus, bubonic plague, cholera, and scarlet fever. It is estimated that between 75 and 90 percent of all Indian deaths resulted from such killers. While there is evidence that some Europeans promoted this decimation, and certain liberal historians are given to ideological-driven charges, specific accounts of such are in dispute, but poor medical understanding, as well as poor conditions and later forced relocations, such as that of Cherokee resettlement 1838, certainly fostered it. However, the largest loss of life occurred well before such forced relocation, and sometimes after only little contact with European traders from Europe.

====Death by war====

[[Puritans]] first regarded the Natives as potential friends and converts, and relations for some time were amicable. However, later developments would result in the Puritan seeing the Indians as hostile. The murder of several colonists in late 1636 by the feared (by colonists and other Indians alike) Pequot tribe, resulted in increased alarm and hostilities. Torture of prisoners was a routine practice for most Indian tribes, and the Pequots in particular had a reputation for cruelty and ruthlessness, and openly flayed the skin of one of their captors alive, and cut off his fingers and toes, while roasting another. Some Indians also engaged in cannibalism, eating certain body parts of their enemies. While the colonists sometimes engaged in torture in order to gain information, and the means of war on both sides could be brutal, the revelation of the type of cruelty these warring Indians engaged in resulted in a fear and a determination to subdue them.

A particularly brutal war followed, that of King Philip's War (1675–76), in which fifty-two of New England's 90 towns were attacked, and seventeen were razed to the ground, and 25 were pillaged. Although Boston's colonial council in Boston had declared "that none be Killed or Wounded that are Willing to surrender themselves into Custody", this would not be English "civilized warfare", and Indian deaths were even higher, with many captured Natives being executed or sold into slavery to foreign countries. Soon, the colonists would become more like their enemies in brutality, albeit somewhat tempered in places by religious restraints.

Enlistment and incitement of Indians by the French, and expansion westward by European settlers resulted in escalating hostilities, and substantial deaths on both sides. The premise that force was the answer was challenged by a number of federal commissioners, but the Europeans overall had the upper hand, and both sides engaging in indiscriminate killing. True and perhaps exaggerated stories of savage killings by Indians spread, and with it increasing animosity toward them outside the East, and desire to exterminate them. The Reverend William Crawford reported in September 1864 that the attitude of the white population of Colorado was, “There is but one sentiment in regard to the final disposition which shall be made of the Indians: ‘Let them be exterminated—men, women, and children together.’” To which he added, "I do not myself share in such views." Violent conflicts due to the [[Gold Rush]] saw great decimation of the Indian population of California, mainly by disease but also by killing, with settlers sometimes killing any who were in their way, and retaliating to Indian savagery with greater intensity.<ref>[http://hnn.us/articles/7302.html Guenter Lewy, ''Were American Indians the Victims of Genocide?'']</ref>

For a more through and balanced account of wars between the Indians and settlers, the reader is directed to the main source for the above, [http://hnn.us/articles/7302.html ''Were American Indians the Victims of Genocide?''], by Guenter Lewy.

=====Deaths by internecine conflicts=====
In addition to decimation by war with European groups (in contrast to those who worked to convert Indians to faith in Christ), armed conflict and ritual violence between Indians themselves are of considerable antiquity in North America. In ''North American Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence'', it is evidenced that in contrast to revisionist history that tribal warfare was more like football games, recent findings provide more evidence that from antiquity Indians fought each other, that internecine "warfare was ubiquitous; every major culture area of native North America reviewed herein has produced archaeological, ethnohistorical, osteological, or ethnographic evidence of armed conflict and ritual violence." This could involve the taking of human trophies being encouraged before contact with Europeans, and hostilities that at least among some areas resulted in "the massacre and mutilation of men, women, and children."

While the effects of wars by European against Indians are not to be minimized, trade with Europeans could reduce traditional forms of intergroup conflict during the early contact period. However, as unjust warring is the usually the result of lust (Ja, 4:2) tribal warfare also could shift from "raiding each other based on revenge, and a desire to acquire prestige goods and status, to an extremely violent pattern of engagements arising from unequal access to foreign trade goods and the quest for war booty, revenge killings, status intensification, and slaves", as it did among Northwest Coast Indians.<ref>[http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/catalogs/dlg_show_excerpt.php?id=1872&title=North+American+Indigenous+Warfare+and+Ritual+Violence&subtitle=&author=Edited+by+Richard+J.+Chacon%3B+Rub%E9n+G.+Mendoza ''North American Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence'', summary]</ref>

=====Slavery among tribes=====
Prior to (and after) the arrival of [[Christopher Columbus]] in 1492, most of the differing tribes practiced slavery.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/indianslavery00laubrich Indian slavery in colonial times within the present limits of the United States], by Almon Wheeler Lauber</ref> After the arrival of Europeans, systems of slavery amongst natives were modified to sometimes include the enslavement of persons from Africa. One of the most notable events was the [[1842 Slave Revolt in the Cherokee Nation]].

==Praying Indians==
===New England praying Indians===

A once numerous class of Christian Indians existed in America known as ''praying Indians'' mainly in New England. These helped the [[Patriot]] cause in the American Revolution, but were treated shamefully due to distrust by most of the Colonialists during the period of [[King Phillip's War]], reducing their numbers from an estimated estimated 20 percent of Massachusetts Indians to a few hundred.

[[Roger Williams]] of [[Rhode Island]] and Thomas Mayhew of [[Martha's Vineyard]] were the first English missionaries to seek the conversion of New England's natives, but [[John Eliot]] was much more successful, largely because of his command of the complex native Algonquian language (spoken by many Indian nations) which was without a written tradition, but which Eliot provided and translated the Bible into.

Historian and author Robert D. Hall stated that “Eliot was a genius." "He was a missionary, a teacher, a linguist. He founded the Roxbury Latin School. He learned the Algonquin tongue and translated it into English.’’

Between 1646 to 1674, Eliot saw some 1100 Massachusetts natives convert to the Christian religion, and played a central role in establishing fourteen “Praying Indian” communities in the eastern part of Massachusetts.<ref>"Talk on first Christian Indians," The Boston Globe Newspaper, May 13, 2010</ref><ref>http://www.braintreehistorical.org/NewsLetters/March2007.pdf</ref>

The praying town of Natick is considered the oldest, being founded in 1651, and by 1674 six more principal praying towns existed: Hassanamesit, Magunkaquog, Nashobah, Okommakamesit, Punkapog, and Wamesit. However, the praying Indians were practically destroyed by the other Native Americans in [[King Philip's War]] circa 1675 and by the English, both of whom viewed them as traitors. From an estimated population of 1,100 in 1674, they were reduced to only 300 by 1680.<ref>"praying Indians," The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com; http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/praying_Indians.aspx</ref>
<ref>The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2008</ref>

====Mission work with John Eliot====
John Eliot (1605 - 1690), born in Widford, Hertfordshire, [[England]] in 1604, was the younger son of Bennett Eliot, a wealthy landowner. At the age of only fifteen he entered Jesus College at Cambridge University, where he soon was recognized as a brilliant linguist and classical scholar.

In 1631 Eliot joined a great migration of Puritans to North America, resulting from the persecution of nonconformists (men who in conscience toward God could not assent to the [[Church of England]]). Eliot found a home in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], and was immediately hired as a substitute for the then-absent Reverend John Wilson. Although the Boston congregation wanted Eliot to be an associate minister when Wilson returned from England, he chose to become the pastor of the church of neighboring Roxbury. Eliot served in that pastorate for almost sixty years, while also fathering six children during his long and happy union with his wife, Ann (Mumford) Eliot, which lasted until his death in 1690.

Eliot learned the language of the local Native Americans, and some fifteen years after his arrival in America he began his missionary work to the American Indians. In addition to his personal burden, Eliot had official support during that period, as the English government had required of the Bay Colony that conversion of the natives be a high priority in granting its charter in 1628. The seal of the Mass Bay Colony even featured an Indian pleading with the English to “Come over and help us,” based on Acts 16:9, but very little had been accomplished as yet.

In a letter written to Thomas Thorowgood in 1660 concerning his work in translating and printing the Bible in the language of the Algonquin people, Eliot expressed his motive for engaging in the work:
<blockquote>
The Godly undertakers of this plantation had it so much in their hearts, to make the conversion of the Indians one end of their coming, as that they made it one clause in their patent, which did lay a publik ingagement upon us thereunto: and when God was pleased to put me upon that work of preaching to them, that publik ingagement, together with pitty to the poor Indians, and desire to make the name of Christ chief in these darke ends of the earth, and not the rewards of men, were the very first, and chief movers, if I know what did first, and chiefly, move in my heart.
<ref>[http://www.tyndalesploughboy.org/eliot-bible/ Tyndal's ploughboy, ''Eliot Bible'']</ref></blockquote>

However, Eliot found hardness of heart in his first attempt mid-1646, that being was to the Indian community under Sachem Cutshamekin at Neponset (in Dorchester), as the older Sachem rejected the gospel and his braves openly ridiculed and mocked the clergyman.

Eliot found more hope among a small band of Indians under a native leader of somewhat lesser stature named Waban, "a wise and grave Indian" whom Eliot described as "one who gives more grounded hope of serious respect for the things of God, than any as yet I have known of that forlorn generation. Waban was son-in-law of the Sachem of Concord, whose community lived on the southwest slope of Nonantum Hill (presently on Brighton-Newton line.)

Accompanied by two of three other clergymen, Eliot delivered about a one hour sermon in the Algonquian language in October, 1646, followed later by extended exchanges with them, in which Eliot his fellow clergy gave further instruction and answered questions put forth to them by the Indians, such as:

*How may we come to know Jesus Christ?
whether Jesus Christ did understand, or God did understand Indian prayers?
*Whether Englishmen were ever at any time so ignorant of God and Jesus Christ as themselves?
*How is all the world become so full of people, if they were all once drowned in the flood?
*How came the English to differ so much from the Indians in the knowledge of God and Jesus Christ, seeing they had all at first but one father?'
*How may we come to serve God?

As a result of this ongoing evangelism many were convicted in heart of their sins and need of salvation in Christ, some to the point of weeping, and Waban turned to the Lord [[Jesus Christ]] and progressively many others of his people. The Indians offered all their children for Christian education, and some even reproved Englishmen: "An Indian seeing a profane Englishman fall a tree on the Sabbath said to him, 'Do you not know that this is the Lord's day in the Massachusetts, much matchet man, (i. e. much wicked man,) what, break you God's day?'" They also exhorted other Indians to turn to the faith, and endured persecution, with at least one suffering martyrdom by being poisoned.

The official sanction of the work by the government also meant that the need for more land was made to Eliot, who interceded for them (leading liberal historians to impugn their motives)

On November 4 of the next month, the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony voted "for the good of the Indians" to give the desired land, with Eliot being part of the commission which was to handle the matter. Asked by the Indians what to call their Christian village, Eliot recommended that it be called Nonantum, which in English signifies rejoicing, because “they hearing the word, and seeking to know God, the English did rejoice at it."

In 1663 Eliot, with help from Christian Indians, completed the first Bible printed in America, a [[Bible]] written in the Massachusett-Natick Algonquian Indian language, which was a long and difficult task requiring much perseverance, as this language was completely oral. Martin Moore, in ''Memoirs of the life and character of Rev. John Eliot,'' stated,
<blockquote>
The enormous length of many of its words, the consequent slow communication of ideas, the harshness of their pronunciation, and its little affinity with the European tongues, would have discouraged any but a most determined student. "Our readers will stand aghast," says Mather, "at a few instances. The words ' our lusts' are expressed in Indian by a word of thirty two letters—Nummatchekodtantamoonganunnonash."
</blockquote>

Eliot had his translation printed at Harvard College by Christian Indians who were trained to read both languages and to set type. Entitled ''The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New. Translated into the Indian Language,'' the translation of the New Testament took ten years and came off the press in 1663, with printing of the Old Testament following in in 1665, with and one thousand copies of the Algonquin Bible being distributed to the Indian people. Eliot also prepared grammars and primers in the Algonquian language.

The Indian Bible was the first book printed in an American Indian language, and was also the second book of any kind printed in Massachusetts (''The Bay Psalm Book'' of 1640 being held as being the first, which Eliot is also credited as being an editor of). The Eliot Bible appeared some 120 years before the first complete English edition of the Bible was published in what is now the United States (due to the economics of printing versus importing)

In seventeenth century New England, Christian practice was a way of life, and steady, dutiful habits and working towards economic stability were part of what constituted true Christian faith, and which living in English-style buildings and maintaining English work rhythms on geographically defined homesteads was conducive to.

An early historian of Newton, pastor Jonathan Homer, provided the following description of the "Praying Indian" village of Nonantum:

Mr. Eliot...furnished them, by the public aid, with shovels, spades, mattocks, and iron crows, and stimulated the most industrious with money.... The houses of the meanest were found to be equal to those of the sachems or chiefs in other places. They surrounded the town with ditches...and with a stone-wall.

The Indians, thus settled, were instructed in husbandry, and were excited to a prudent as well as industrious management of their affairs. Some of them were taught such trades as were most necessary for them, so that they completely built a house for public worship, 50 feet in length and 25 feet in breadth.

However, in less than five years after its foundation, Eliot was obliged to migrate the entire population of this North American Christian Indian community to a 3,000-acre site some fifteen miles to the southwest, in the present town of Natick.<ref>[http://www.braintreehistorical.org/NewsLetters/March2007.pdf The Lantern] Braintree Historical Society, VOL March 2007 XXV No.3</ref><ref>http://hassanamesit.org/images/documents/History%20Report%20-%20Final%2012012006.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm036.html</ref><ref>http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm004.html</ref><ref>http://www.tyndalesploughboy.org/eliot-bible/</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=FZ8DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA18&dq=rev+john+elliot&output=text Memoirs of the life and character of Rev. John Eliot], pp. 24-43</ref>

Twenty years after the arrival of Eliot, the Massachusetts General Court established Natick (meaning “Place of Searching”) as the praying Indian village/town in 1651, helping them to be able to worship in peace. This is considered by some to be the first '''formally''' "Christian town" in America, and consisted at first of 51 inhabitants in seven villages, with seven more being later established. The beloved (by the Indians at least) Eliot became known as the “Apostle to the Indians.”

Other praying Indian Towns also were established, including Ponkapoag (Stoughton, MA) and Nashoba (Littleton, MA), but also covering portions of Dover, Wellesley, and Needham in addition to Dedham. By 1675, it is estimated that 20 percent of the Native Indians in New England lived in praying Towns.

====Removal and decimation====
The winter of 1675 began an intense trial in the wilderness for the Indians. The colonists, being largely distrustful of the these Praying Indians of a different language and culture, and being fearful that they might join "[[King Phillip]]" (Metacom), the mighty Wampanoag Indian Chief in an ongoing war, they forced the removal of the approximately 200 Natick Praying Indians to Deer Island at midnight on October 30. Despite only being given half an hour's notice, the Indians made no opposition, and were left unprotected on the frigid Island, being forbidden to light fires, hunt game, build shelters, and so suffered from hunger and little clothing, though they may have been able to dig clams and fish. A month later this crime was multiplied as the praying Indian Villages of Ponkapoag and Nashoba were sent to suffer interment on the Island, which lasted until into 1676. An attempt by the now elderly Eliot going by boat to bring supplies to the Natives is said to have ended when the boat was capsized by some angry colonists. Despite that winter being one of the coldest winters on record, Eliot recorded that no word of complaint ever issued from their lips. Most of the 500 Indians died of cold and starvation, while some of the Praying Indians worked as spies for the colonists and fought for them.

After the death of King Phillip Pastor Eliot and Daniel Gookin secured the Indians release, personally removing the Indians from the Island and bearing the financial cost to do so. They returned to face the loss of homes and property, and means of survival. A remnant lived on however, as a testimony of enduring faith.

Deer Island today exists mainly as a sewage treatment plant, but with a park with an open walk which remembers the plight of the Natives that were once imprisoned there.<ref>[http://natickprayingindians.org/history.html Praying Indians of Natick and Ponkapoag]</ref><ref>[http://www.helloboston.com/BookFiles/Pg_303-382.pdf The Memorial History of Boston 1630-1880 Vol. I, p. 321]</ref><ref>Blackwell Reference Online; A Dictionary of American Reference; Purvis, Thomas L. 1997</ref><ref>http://www.tyndalesploughboy.org/eliot-bible/</ref>

===Praying Indians in Delaware===

During the period of the 1730s to the 1770s, the Delaware Indians had been forced out of their homelands in the east and had found temporary refuge along the Ohio River.

Among these was a contingent of Moravian Indian converts in western Delaware. During the 1740s the Moravians had established communities of Indian Christians from Georgia to New York, but these were gradually moved westward further away from "civilization", due to increasing pressures of European settlements. Yet the Moravians believed that healthy communities could exist separate from both the negative influences of European society as well as the pagan customs of non-Christianized Indians.

In the early 1770s settlements of Christian Indians were established in Gnadenhutten, Salem and New Schonbrunn where Delawares, Mohicans, and other tribal affiliations mingled together as religious communities.

However, war between some of the Delawares outside these communities and the Americans broke out, resulting in the destruction of Coshocton on April 19, 1781, which was located in the middle of the warpath between the American forces at Pittsburgh, and the British stronghold of Detroit.

The Christian Indians in the Moravian villages were unarmed noncombatants and at this time were not molested, but in September 1781, certain Indian tribes who were allied with the British forced the Christian Indians and the white missionaries to move from their Moravian villages to a new village on the Sandusky. The missionaries were also taken to Detroit and tried for treason by the British, but were acquitted.

Being in need of food, over 100 of the Christian Indians returned to their old Moravian villages in February 1782, seeking to harvest the crops they had been forced to leave behind. However, war was still ongoing, and an ''ad hoc'' militia of 160 Pennsylvania local frontiersmen led by Colonel David Williamson, seeking to destroy Indian villages and looking for Indian scalps, found the Christian Indians at Gnadenhutten. Although the pacifism of the Moravian Indians was well known, and they had been very helpful to the American cause, the militiamen accused them of taking part in ongoing raids against them, and sought to frame them as guilty. At a council called by Williamson, his men (some of whom had recently lost relations to Indians) voted to kill them all, with records showing only 18 voting to spare them.

A website<ref>http://gnadenhutten.tripod.com</ref> created to honor the slain (and the main source for this section), states,
{{cquote|
On the evening of the 7th, the Indians spent their last hours praying and singing, knowing that their spirits would soon be in the presence of their God. They did not resist, they did not struggle. The next morning the slaughter began. The women were killed in one building, the men in the other. The old, the young and the infants were all massacred. The lists of the victims contain the names of infants and toddlers who were killed. As the victims were brought into the slaughter houses, many sang hymns, others prayed. The word of God was on their lips as the mallet or tomahawk crashed into their skulls...

The other abandoned Moravian towns were then burned as well. Two Indian boys, one of whom had been scalped, survived to tell of the massacre. The bordermen who had committed the mass murder were hailed as heroes by most of their fellow frontiersmen, but were deemed as criminals by most of the rest of America.}}

90-96 Delaware (Lenni Lenape), Mohican, and other Indians who had been converted by Moravian missionaries to Christianity died, and as a result of the massacre, Indian distrust of Americans and resistance to them much increased.<ref>[http://gnadenhutten.tripod.com Gnadenhutten Massacre]</ref><ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gwilli824/moravian.html Information on the Militia Criminals]</ref>

==Negative effects of resettlement==

Later, after the American Indian Peoples were rounded up onto reservations, the sudden dependence on the government created situations that are often associated with welfare situations. Both because of biology (Indian people like many Asian people do not break down alcohol the same way Europeans do) and the lack of being a "bread winner" that men throughout history find critical to identity as head of the family, alcohol and drug abuse became very common both among reservation and urban Indians, as is the case today.<ref>12% of Indian deaths are related to alcohol, several times the national average. https://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Aug28/0,4670,IndianDeathsAlcohol,00.html</ref> A strong rise in child and spousal abuse occurred after the "welfare state" like existence for the men came into being. Without the need to provide for the family, depression sets in, and is a common problem on the reservation.

Conflicts between "traditionalists" and "modernists", between "Christian Indians" and "tribal religion" Indians, between urban Indians and reservation Indians, and "full bloods" and "mixed bloods" are common among Indian people and effect their politics and social life. In the 1980s, Indian reservations began to see a rise in gangs, often as a result of drugs and drug wars with other social cultures in large cities.

==Indian tribes today==

Indian People have a proud heritage and find strength there to renew their cultures. They are, as a people, generally both proud to be American and (since World War I), proud soldiers for this country. At any Indian gathering, the first people onto the dance floor, or introduced politically, or recognized for contributions to the tribe are the elder male veterans, then the elder women (non veterans), the all other veterans, and only then people who have not served in the US military.

Indian People have many problems to solve, but new social services, generally run and funded by the tribes themselves, along with new recognition of Indian People's contributions to society are ways that tribes and individuals are trying to change things.

Today, many Indian tribes are seeing a resurgence, such as in [[California]], with outreach programs working to reunite urban Indians with both their reservation families and other urban tribal members; programs set up both by the tribe themselves (often with assistance of state and local governments) to teach their languages and open schools that focus on a tribal way of life. Most tribes have been granted some limited power in self governance as well, significantly in the area of the sentencing of tribal members in various criminal and civil issues. Special tax breaks have helped Indian people and Indian reservations become more self-sufficient. Some states have even revisited the definition of 'reservation' based on the Dawes Act which originally provided for substantially more "reservation" land if the Indian people would buy it as individual land, and either market it or farm it (the intent was to help Indian Peoples integrate into the American social and economic systems). So for instance in [[Wisconsin]], Indian reservation land can include buying real estate in [[Milwaukee]] - far from the physical location of the tribes themselves. Laws have been enacted in some States that give Indians special privileges in allowing [[gambling]] in the form of slot machines and other gaming, resulting in economic gains but with increased addictive behavior, and at the expense of spiritual and social values.<ref>Don A. Cozzetto, "The Economic and Social Implications of Indian Gaming: The Case of Minnesota," American Indian Culture and Research Journal (Winter 1995), p. 126</ref><ref>Judy Zelio, "The Fat New Buffalo," State Legislatures (June 1994): p. 38-41</ref><ref>Marci McDonald, "Tribal Gamblers," Maclean's (May 30, 1994): p. 32-33</ref><ref>Magnuson, "Casino Wars: Ethics and Economics in Indian Country," Christian Century (February 16, 1994): pp. 169-171</ref>

Self governance is a huge issue, with each of the over 300 recognized tribes having different rules and regulations placed on them by the Government. As with every other political system in the world, Indian People disagree with each other about many issues from how to spend government money to how "traditional" to become, to what religion should be the focal point of the tribe.

Other issues remain between recognized Sovereign Nations and the US government including mineral right issues, natural resource husbandry and mediation, conflicts with government run museums (as well as a few private museums) over who has the right to various artifacts, what rights modern Indian peoples should and should not have when dealing with artifacts that are clearly earlier than the oldest known existence of any particular tribe (for example, who has rights to archaeological finds at Mesa Verde, which represents an extinct tribe, the Anisazii).

== References ==
<references/>

==See also==

* [[American Indian]]
* [[Native American]]
* [[Colombian Exchange]]
* [[Cherokee]]
* [[Ethnic Groups Gallery]]

==Further reading==
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=Qmhumu27RG0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=%E2%80%9CHistorical+Account+of+the+Doings+and+Sufferings+of+the+Christian+Indians+in+New+England&source=bl&ots=QdV_ofGv07&sig=rjN1PJHZYZj___JHtKJh1Zjsj_s&hl=en&ei=Xn-FS-6aBpTENu_npTQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=&f=false Daniel Gookin,''Historical Account of the Doings and Sufferings of the Christian Indians in New England in the years 1675-1677'']
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=xzH0-U6PaSgC&dq=north+american+indians+internecine+conflict&source=gbs_navlinks_s William L. Traxel, ''Footprints of the Welsh Indians: settlers in North America before 1492]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=n78RAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false John McIntosh, ''The origin of the North American Indians'']
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=FZ8DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA13&dq=rev+john+elliot&output=text#PA13 Martin Moore, ''Memoirs of the life and character of Rev. John Eliot'']

[[Category:Native Americans]]

Best of the public

2023-07-31T10:48:46Z

DanAP: /* Intellectual examples */

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The '''"best of the public"''' is a successful approach to education, scholarship, art, sports, science, and biblical translation that was the topic of discussion when [[Andy Schlafly]] appeared on the [[Stephen Colbert|''Colbert Report'']] on December 8, 2009.<ref>[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/258144/december-08-2009/andy-schlafly The Colbert Report Videos: Andy Schlafly], ColbertNation.com, December 08, 2009.</ref> Mr. Schlafly, the founder of ''Conservapedia'', originally coined the expression during an interview published a week earlier, on December 3, 2009:<ref>Tom Breen. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34270487/ns/us_news-faith/ Blessed are the conservative in Bible translation], ''Yahoo! News'', December 03, 2009.</ref>
{{cquote|<big>'''The best of the public is better than a group of experts.'''</big>}}
Another way of expressing this concept is that "extraordinary achievements are attained by ordinary people." [[Jesus]]'s enigmatic, repeated reference to himself as the "[[Son of Man]]" illustrates how great achievement comes from the ostensibly ordinary rather than esteemed experts. Most [[prophet]]s were also ordinary men.<ref>In early February 2010, [[Supreme Court]] Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] implicitly endorsed the concept of the "best of the public" with this response to a question by a state college student:
{{cquote|I think there are smart kids a lot of places. ... [T]here is a bias. If you look at smart bloggers — or self-proclaimed smart bloggers — they referred to my clerks last year as TTT — 'third tier trash.' That's the attitude that you're up against.}} [http://abovethelaw.com/2010/02/clarence_thomas_rejects_ttt_label_for_his_law_clerks.php]</ref> "Experts," on the other hand, frequently mislead the public and promote faulty ideas,<ref>Duke, Selwyn (April 21, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/32071-tucker-on-the-smartest-people-in-the-world-why-are-they-wrong-on-everything Tucker on “The Smartest People in the World”: Why Are They Wrong on Everything?!] ''The New American''. Retrieved April 22, 2019.</ref><ref>Cohen, Adriana (December 27, 2019). [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/12/27/ignore_the_so-called_experts_they_keep_getting_it_wrong_142037.html Ignore the So-Called Experts; They Keep Getting It Wrong]. ''RealClearPolitics''. Retrieved December 29, 2019.</ref> as "expert" [[Anthony Fauci]] with his [[liberal denial]] that [[Covid-19]] was man-made. On March 6, 2023, ''[[Forbes Magazine]]'' listed [[Silicon Valley Bank]] as “one of [[America]]’s Best Banks for the 5th straight year,”<ref>https://twitter.com/SVB_Financial/status/1632818336391213059</ref>
yet merely 4 days later SVB was seized by [[California]] regulators and the [[FDIC]].

==Examples==

[[Bob Dylan]]'s famous lyric about not needing experts expresses disdain for over-reliance on experts: "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows."<ref>from Subterranean Homesick Blues, on Bringing it All Back Home (Columbia 1965).</ref>

Intellectual and other examples illustrating the "best of the public" include:

===Intellectual examples===

*[[Walt Whitman]], perhaps the finest [[America]]n poet ever, dropped out of [[public school]] at age 11, and glorified the common man in his poetry.
*[[Mark Twain]] left school at age 12 and went on to become one of the greatest American writers.<ref>https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/647747/famous-novelists-early-careers</ref>
*[[Bobby Fischer]], born to a nearly homeless mother, won the [[chess]] [[Greatest Chess Games|Game of the Century]] at age 13, became U.S. Chess Champion at age 14, and spectacularly won the world title for the [[U.S.]] in 1972.
*the [[Bible]]
:*the earliest gospel -- the [[Gospel of Mark]] -- was likely written by a non-Apostle who witnessed the events as a young boy, and includes Jesus's advice to welcome good by the public
:*the [[Parable of the Good Samaritan]] describes how the best of the public -- even someone ostracized -- is better than a group of experts; the destitute widow gave more than anyone else.<ref>Mark 12:41-44</ref>
:*[[Encouragement of Jesus]] by ordinary, unexpected people who played an essential role
:*[[Psalms]] and [[Proverbs]] are filled with gems and yet have unknown authorship
:*the Stranger on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) -- ostensibly a random, uniformed member of the public -- knew more
:*the [[Epistle to the Hebrews (Translated)|Epistle to the Hebrews]] has unknown authorship, despite having the highest intellectual level; it was possibly written by [[Jesus]]
*[[Shakespeare]] was an unknown commoner in aristocratic [[England]], and yet Shakespeare became the greatest playwright of all time; some refuse even now to accept that an ordinary, relatively uneducated person could have surpassed the elite by so much.
*[[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] dropped out of [[Princeton University|Princeton]], was rejected by literary critics of his day, and was banished by his girlfriend's family for being too poor, but he is now credited with having written the greatest American novel, ''[[The Great Gatsby]]''.<ref>http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/</ref>
*[[Kurt Gödel]] single-handedly changed mathematics by proving its incompleteness, contrary to what all leading mathematicians thought, and yet Godel never received a tenured professorship or high award.
*the [[Apostles]]
*Justice [[Robert Jackson]], the finest Supreme Court jurist of the 20th century, did not attend college and never graduated from law school.
*pamphleting, as in ''[[Common Sense]]''
*the solution to the [[Poincaré conjecture]] (see below); also, the proposed solution to the "abc conjecture," merely posted on a website [http://www.nature.com/news/the-biggest-mystery-in-mathematics-shinichi-mochizuki-and-the-impenetrable-proof-1.18509]
*[[Georg Cantor]], founder of the basis for modern math ([[set theory]]), taught at an obscure university and never lectured on his brilliant breakthrough in [[mathematics]] for which he is revered today
*[[Ronald Coase]], an originally obscure economist, developed the now-accepted [[Coase theorem]] despite nearly unanimous rejection and opposition by experts; ultimately Coase was recognized by the award of an unshared [[Nobel Prize]]
*[[Evariste Galois]], an unknown teenager, developed [[group theory]] and it took the mathematical experts a century to appreciate it
*[[Alexander Hamilton]], the most intellectually productive of the [[Founding Fathers]], was abandoned by his father, orphaned by the premature death of his mother, and then orphaned again by the suicide of his adopted father; he was stigmatized due to his social background and excluded from the local [[British]] school for it.
*the principle of trial by a jury of one's peers
*letters to the editor
*the design of [[Vietnam War]] Memorial (competition won by a college student, featuring ordinary soldiers)
*the design of the immensely successful [[:File:Gateway Arch.jpg|St. Louis Arch]] (the result of a competition won by an obscure architect,<ref>However, he was the son of a famous one; in fact when the five finalists were announced for the second design round, the telegram of congratulations was errantly sent to his father.</ref> awarding a design featuring openness)
*an obscure, unsuccessful author, [[Herman Melville]], wrote the greatest novel in English literature, ''[[Moby-Dick]]''
*The [[Constitution of the United States of America]]. The [[Founding Fathers]], in their wisdom, chose to eschew the idea of "expert" hereditary nobility, but were also wary of the mob rule that could result with pure democracy; thus, they chose a democratic republic instead.
*The [[Electoral College]] was intended to be composed of the best of the public, who would judge who was best qualified to be president.
*'''''Conservapedia''''' posted [[Flaws in Richard Lenski Study|errors and flaws]] in a pro-[[evolution]] article by Professor [[Richard Lenski]] (published after a mere 14-day peer review), but [[PNAS]] [[Letter to PNAS|refused to correct the errors]] and Lenski responded with [[Conservapedia:Lenski dialog|petulant rants]] insisting his critic lacked "expertise".
*design of the distinctive Coca-Cola glass bottle, which resulted from a public contest in 1915.
*Internet blogs. Anyone can start a blog, and readers read the best blog posts. Such blogs have been responsible for breaking crucial news stories well before the "experts" of the traditional media—for example, the [[Monica Lewinsky]] story and [[Rathergate]]
*Layman Allen devised games like "WFF 'n proof" and Equations which reduced absenteeism, increased math achievement and achieved voluntary integration in the segregated Chicago school system. [http://o.b5z.net/i/u/6035566/f/pdfs/articles/chicagoreader.pdf]
*[[Homeschooled]] students tended to dominate the annual Math Counts competition to such an extent that the competition changed the rules to ban teams of homeschoolers from participating.<ref>http://theaquilareport.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2760:homeschoolers-count-national-math-competition-bans-homeschoolers&catid=49:people&Itemid=132</ref>
*In 1939, George Dantzig, a graduate student at [[Stanford University]] solved two problems in statistics that were previously considered unsolvable after mistaking them for a homework assignment. Until Dantzig's professor told him what he had done, he was unaware that there was anything special about the problems.<ref>http://www.snopes.com/college/homework/unsolvable.asp</ref>
*All wikis, such as [[Conservapedia]], are an example of the 'Best of the Public' because their accuracy depends upon the premise that the public can outdo encyclopedias written by experts.
*[[Elon Musk]] revolutionized space travel and automobile production, while "expert" types insisted that what he aspired to do was impossible. Now, while revolutionizing social media, the same liberal "experts" deny that he will succeed in revolutionizing the global financial system despite the fact that he is on the verge of that, too.

=== Political and legal examples ===

*[[Phyllis Schlafly]] was born into a poor [[Great Depression|Depression]]-era family, and yet as a small-town housewife with six children defeated the presidents of both parties, [[Ted Kennedy]], the entire media, the [[Establishment]], and all the experts by stopping [[ERA]].
*Spending only $153, a furniture company truck driver defeated the most powerful entrenched [[Dem]] legislator in [[New Jersey]] in 2021.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/spending-153-edward-durr-ousts-nj-senate-leader-sweeney/ar-AAQk4fy</ref>
*[[William Penn]]'s approach to colonial [[Pennsylvania]], which even advertised to attract hard-working settlers of all ethnicity and religious beliefs; as a result [[Philadelphia]] quickly became the most prosperous and highly populated city in colonial [[America]].
*[[Ronald Reagan]] was a "C" student and a "B" actor who was second-rate at virtually everything he did outside of politics, and yet won landslides to become president and embodied the best of the public in his speeches and political philosophy. He was underestimated by all of his political opponents. His famous "tear down this wall!" speech was mocked and yet achieved the seemingly impossible, peacefully.
*the recall of the governor, the attorney general, and another top official in North Dakota in 1921—who were corrupt politicians devoted to state ownership of industry—was organized and achieved by someone who never held public office<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/23/opinion/recalling-the-first-recall.html?pagewanted=1</ref>
*the "[[common law]]" developed over centuries based on many day-to-day judicial decisions, relying on logic, custom and precedent, and such law was considered better than a statute drafted by one or a few experts
*the [[U.S. Constitution]], in its prohibition on nobility and religious tests for office, its frequent elections of House members, and its term limitation on the president.
*the [[Australian]] 2020 summit employed the best of the public by bringing together 1,000 people from all over Australia to discuss and make plans for the country's future.<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/summit-not-just-another-talkfest/story-e6frg726-1111115465754</ref>

===Moral examples===

*[[Mary]], the mother of [[Jesus]]
*[[Stephen]], the first martyr
*[[Prophet]]s in the [[Old Testament]]
*Lenny Skutnik, the [[Mississippi]] native who dove into the icy [[Potomac River]] to rescue passengers from Air Florida Flight 90 on Jan. 13, 1982.<ref>"I wasn't a hero," Lenny Skutnik said. "I was just someone who helped another human being. We're surrounded by heroes. What made this different was that it was caught on film and went all over the world." [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/12/AR2007011202052.html]</ref> Tragically, a passenger aboard the plane (Arland D. Williams Jr.), after assisting in the rescue of four passengers, succumbed to the cold and perished; the bridge which the plane struck was renamed in his memory.
*the [[faith]] of the woman from [[Canaan]], Matthew 15:21-28
*individuals who display [[stigmata]], as [[Padre Pio]] did

===Art, movie, and music examples===
*The movie ''[[Jesus Revolution]]'' (2023) was panned by [[liberal]] movie critics (due to its open portrayal of Christian faith) but became a sensation with the public, receiving an extraordinary 99% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes (a site not known for positive ratings of Christian films) and an A+ score on CinemaScore (the fourth consecutive such rating for director Jon Erwin, a first in the rating's history).
*A Flock of Seagulls produced "(I Ran) So Far Away" in 1982.
*An untitled painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, a young formerly homeless man, broke all records for [[America]]n works with its sale price of $110M at an auction, stunning art experts. Basquiat's politically inspired art denounced institutions and [[colonialism]].
*Adele, who has broken numerous records in music sales, was raised in an underprivileged home by a single mother and Adele first became known based on a posting of her work on ''MySpace.com''.
*[[Orson Welles]], whose mother died when he turned 9 years old, his [[alcoholic]] father died when he was 15, and he declined a scholarship to [[Harvard University]] to pursue work; he wrote, directed, produced and acted in what most critics say is the greatest film ever made, ''Citizen Kane''.
*''Battle Hymn of the Republic'', the only significant song by Julia Ward Howe, written in the dark during a pre-dawn inspiration.
*''I Can See Clearly Now'' (1972), a massive one-hit wonder by Johnny Nash.
*''You Light Up My Life'', the only hit by Debby Boone, was a tribute to [[God]] that topped the charts for many weeks.
*''Sunshine'' (1971), which was not only a one-hit-wonder by Jonathan Edwards, but it was included in his album only because a preferred song had been accidentally erased.<ref>here was a song on the album called ‘Please Find Me,’ and for some reason the engineer rolled over it. It got erased. We spent hours looking for it. We fired the engineer and put ‘Sunshine’ in its place.” [http://www.jonathanedwards.net/general/presskit-biography.php]</ref>
*''Ice Ice Baby'' was the "B-side" filler panned by "experts" which became a massive hit because a disc jockey played it by chance; reportedly written by Vanilla Ice when he was 16.<ref>"There's just something about the way its hook — a sample from Queen and David Bowie's ''Under Pressure'' — grabs you and flings you out onto the dance floor." [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318500,00.html]</ref>
*[[American Idol]], which lasted from 2002 to 2016 and was restarted in 2018.
*''[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]'', the [[national anthem]] of the United States.
*''96 Tears'' by Question Mark and the Mysterians reached Number One on the charts, and overshadowed subsequent successes by the band.
*Cher Lloyd's song ''Want U Back''.
*''In the Year 2525'', by Zager and Evans, reached number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The group had no other Top 40 songs in either country, making them the only group to have this kind of "one-hit wonder" in both countries.
*''Spirit in the Sky'' by Norman Greenbaum.
*Michael Sembello and ''Maniac''.
*Tommy Tutone produced ''867-5309 (Jenny)''.
*Soft Cell's song ''Tainted Love''.
*Quarterflash ''Hearden my Heart''.
*''[[Casablanca (film, 1942)]]'' - a low-budget film which gained a massive audience only years later.
*''It Never Rains in Southern California'' by Albert Hammond (1972)
*''Runaway'' by Del Shannon (1961) - #1 on all the major [[English]]-speaking national charts, none of his other songs close
*''The Final Countdown'' by the band Europe was a one-hit wonder.
*''Take On Me'' (1985) by the Norwegian group a-ha was a one-hit wonder that became the 5th song to reach 1 billion views on YouTube.
:(add more one-hit wonders)<ref>[https://bestlifeonline.com/best-one-hit-wonders/ List of the top 50 one-hit wonders of all time]</ref>

=== Military examples ===

*Eddie Rickenbacker, who had to drop out of school at age 12 in order to support his mother after his father died, became the "American Ace of Aces" with 26 victories in [[World War I]] (despite being relatively old), survived on a life raft for 24 days after his plane went down in [[World War II]] (despite being over 50 years old), and later spoke out for [[conservative]] views; Rickenbacker, a phenomenal race-car driver when WWI broke out, was rejected for flying but then fixed [[Billy Mitchell]]'s car and persuaded him to give Eddie a chance at aviation.<ref>http://www.acepilots.com/wwi/us_rickenbacker.html</ref>
*"Expert" General [[Robert E. Lee]] devised the military strategy for the [[Confederacy]] at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]], but was crushed by a military strategy developed by the unheralded Union General George Meade, who then failed to heed the advice of his underlings to pursue the enemy for a total victory.<ref>http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-gettysburg</ref>
*[[David]], a boy of slight build with no prior military experience, defeated the most feared warrior of all time, the mammoth [[Goliath]].

===Athletics===

Anyone can enter, and winning is based solely on skill. Examples include the following:
====Competitions====
*The [[Olympic Games]],<ref>Since 1990 there has been a qualifying requirement of reasonable success at a prior event.</ref> known for setting the most world records. When [[Francois Duvalier]] was the dictator of Haiti, he decided to abandon common sense and instead use [[nepotism]] to select who would compete in the Olympics. High-ranking military officials were sent to represent Haiti regardless of athletic ability, and typically finished last. The International Olympic Committee has since taken steps to ensure all athletes are reasonably qualified, although they do make exceptions in the Summer Olympics for countries with no reasonably qualified athletes in any sport (also, the host country is allowed to enter its athletes into any event). Today, all countries send their best athletes, rather than use the methods Duvalier used.
*The [[Tour de France]].<ref>In the 1920s it was open to all; now there is a qualifying process for teams.</ref>

====Achievements====
=====Football=====
*[[Joe Montana]] was passed over in [[Heisman Trophy]] voting despite leading [[Notre Dame]] to a national championship, was drafted only 82nd, and spent his first two [[NFL]] seasons on the bench, yet became one of the greatest [[NFL]] quarterbacks.
*Terrell Davis, only a sixth-round [[NFL]] draft pick, carried the Denver Broncos to two [[Super Bowl]] championships and was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2017.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/08/05/nbcs-sunday-night-football-honored-by-hall-of-fame/104322286/</ref>
*Jim Plunkett, a Mexican American raised by blind parents who had met at a school for the blind, won two stunning [[Super Bowl]] victories in addition to the [[Heisman Trophy]], despite how his college coach had tried to talk him out of being a quarterback.<ref>http://www.davidpietrusza.com/Plunkett.html</ref>
*Kurt Warner, one of the greatest football quarterbacks by multiple yardsticks,<ref>Warner is only of only three quarterbacks who led two ''different'' teams to the Super Bowl, participating in three Super Bowls and winning one.</ref> was not drafted by any team out of college, was originally cut by the Green Bay Packers, was denied a tryout by the Chicago Bears, ended up working as a grocery store stocker, and was ultimately given a chance only due to another player's injury.
*[[Tim Tebow]], a devout Christian dismissed by the media, led the Denver Broncos to the playoffs his first season as a starter, and was inexplicably traded to the New York Jets, who preferred to play "expert" quarterback Mark Sanchez, costing them the season and finishing a pathetic 6–10. Tebow was again rejected by the [[New England Patriots]] in favor of "expert" quarterback Tom Brady. The team performed poorly in the first quarter of the 2013 season, with Brady playing at a mediocre level of play.
*Brock Purdy dubbed "Mr. Irrelevant",<ref>The title is given to the last player picked in the NFL Draft. The player is given the "Lowsman Trophy" (a spoof of the Heisman Trophy) which features a player dropping a football.</ref> as the last selection in the 2022 NFL Draft, stepped in as the third-string quarterback for the [[San Francisco 49ers]] (the starter was injured for the season in the first game, and the backup—the former starter—also went down with a season-ending injury later on) and won 7 straight games to place them into the NFC Championship game in Jan. 2023.

=====Basketball=====
*[[Nikola Jokić]] was drafted only 41st by the [[NBA]], and yet shattered many records and is now ranked "amongst the very best to have ever stepped on the hardwood floor."<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/nikola-joki%C4%87-how-the-denver-nuggets-center-achieved-basketball-immortality/ar-AA1cuGVD</ref>
*[[Villanova University]] won two [[NCAA]] men's basketball titles in three years (2016 and 2018) despite having a relatively obscure athletic program. It also won the national title in 1985 despite being a #8 seed, the lowest seed to ever win the title, and defeated defending national champion (and conference foe) Georgetown in the championship game.
*The Dallas Mavericks, having few stars, swept the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers and then crushed the star-studded Miami Heat to win the 2011 [[NBA]] title.
*Similarly, the Toronto Raptors stunned the overwhelmingly-favored Golden State Warriors to win the 2019 NBA championship despite not having any lottery picks on their roster.
*Giannis Antetokounmpo, the "Greek Freak" born to [[Nigeria]]n parents, was drafted by the NBA only 15th, far below the lottery choices, and was unremarkable but gradually improved each season in the NBA until he won its coveted MVP award in 2019. His motto is a quote from the [[Bible]]: "walk by [[faith]], not by sight."<ref>http://evangelicalfocus.com/lifetech/4555/NBA_MVP_Antetokounmpo_walks_by_faith_</ref>
*[[Jeremy Lin]], denied college basketball scholarships, left undrafted by the [[NBA]] and cut by a weak NBA team, joined the 8-15 Knicks and then took them on a seven-game winning streak, including wiping the floor with [[liberal]]-promoted [[Kobe Bryant]] of the favored Lakers
*Stephen Curry, one of the smallest players in the [[NBA]], was drafted only 7th in his year and yet has become perhaps the finest basketball shooter ever.
*In an even more extreme example of the above, Sarunas Marciulionis, drafted 127th in the 1987 [[NBA]] draft, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014, and during his career, pioneered the use of the Euro step, which was almost unknown in his day, but is now a very common basketball move.

=====Baseball=====
*[[Albert Pujols]] was a community college baseball player with only one year of experience at that level, was panned by a [[scouting report]] and as a result, was not drafted until the 402nd selection in 1999, and yet after only one season in the minors was on the St. Louis Cardinals major league roster the following year. Pujols became one of the greatest hitters of the 21st century and led the Cardinals to two World Series championships. (It is commonly, though wrongly, reported that Pujols' chance came only because of an injury to Bobby Bonilla; Tony La Russa (the Cardinals' manager) stated that this was not the case; he had impressed the staff and several players and was going to be promoted before the injury.<ref>''One Last Strike''. LaRussa, Tony, with [[Rick Hummel]]. 2012, Harper Collins Publishers, {{ISBN|978-0-06-220738-8}}, p. 41-42</ref>)
*[[Don Larsen]], then a little-known pitcher, threw the only perfect game in [[World Series]] history (Game 5, 1956).
*In baseball, most of the stars were not considered to be strong prospects for success, as only two number-one draft picks ever made it to the Hall of Fame: Ken Griffey, Jr., and Chipper Jones.<ref>http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2018/01/24/chipper-jones-hall-of-fame-by-the-numbers-atlanta-braves/</ref> On the opposite extreme is Mike Piazza, a 62nd round selection (and drafted solely because his father was a good friend of Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda) who went on to a successful career, finally being selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.

=====Tennis=====
*Unseeded woman Marketa Vondrousova won the [[Wimbledon]] singles title in 2023.<ref>https://clutchpoints.com/wimbledon-news-marketa-vondrousova-makes-mind-boggling-history-with-epic-win-over-ons-jabeur</ref>
*Marion Bartoli, a relatively obscure tennis player with a low seed at [[Wimbledon]], won the women's single title in 2013 without losing a single set the entire tournament, a feat achieved by only five other players in modern history.
*15-year-old Cori Gauff became the youngest to qualify for [[Wimbledon]] through the public qualifying rounds, and then defeated 5-time champion Venus Williams in straight sets, in 2019.
*Simona Halep had never won [[Wimbledon]], but played near-perfect tennis to crush in only 56 minutes the overpowering, 7-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams, in 2019.
*Sloane Stephens, an African American ranked No. 934 in the world in women's tennis the month before, easily won the U.S. Open in 2017, while no player in the finals of the 2015 U.S. Open in women's tennis was ranked in the top 20.
*Arthur Ashe, son of a policeman, at the relatively old age of 31 crushed the nearly invincible 22-year-old Jimmy Connors in 1975 to become the only African American men's Wimbledon singles champion;<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/5/newsid_2798000/2798971.stm</ref> Ashe won this upset with an ingenious strategy of using offspeed volleys unfamiliar to the hard-hitting Connors.

=====Track and Field=====
*An unsuccessful Olympian, the medical student Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute barrier for the mile, which some experts considered impossible; now the record is 3:43.
*Dick Fosbury invented the Fosbury Flop despite criticism by all the experts. He won the 1968 Gold Medal with it, and now nearly everyone imitates his style.
*Bob Beamon, an obscure 22-year-old long jumper who barely qualified for the 1968 Olympic finals after fouling out on most attempts, then broke the world record by nearly two feet. In the preceding 30 years, the world record for the long jump had increased by only about 8 inches.<ref>http://www.infoplease.com/spot/summer-olympics-bob-beamon.html</ref>

=====Other Sports=====
*[[Muhammad Ali]] was not expected to win the heavyweight boxing championship, and even after he won some experts doubted his ability, yet he was arguably the greatest ever.
*''I'll Have Another'', a longshot underdog colt (at 15-1 going into the 2012 [[Kentucky Derby]]) and ridden by Kentucky Derby rookie Mario Gutierrez, won the fabled race in an upset, later winning the [[Preakness]] before being scratched and unable to complete the Triple Crown at the [[Belmont Stakes]].
*[[Atletico Madrid]], a Spanish soccer team whose roster had far fewer stars and cost much less than the expensively-assembled [[Real Madrid]], which contained the two most expensive players in the world, and the star-laden and [[liberal]]-promoted [[FC Barcelona]], won the 2013-14 La Liga championship over both clubs. Furthermore, their star striker, Diego Costa, had only scored 52 league goals over seven prior career years and had bounced around seven different teams before the 2013–14 season, but in that season alone, he scored 27 league goals, easily surpassing his previous career-best and leading Atletico to the title.

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===Science, engineering, architecture, and technology===
*the [[Loretto spiral staircase]] was designed and constructed by unknown carpenter without nails, electricity, or a supporting beam, and defies ordinary explanation to this day
*the greatest river engineer ever, James B. Eads, lacked any formal education and his revolutionary successes (such as the Eads Bridge) were opposed by leading experts<ref name="Eads bridge">https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eads/peopleevents/p_jbeads.html</ref>
*perhaps the greatest health program of the 20th century, using a new term he coined for his program ("aerobics"), was developed by military physician Kenneth Cooper outside of a major medical research facility
*"Moldy" Mary Hunt, a low-level lab worker, used a rotten cantaloupe to facilitate the first ''mass'' production of [[penicillin]].<ref>"Then, in 1943, Mary Hunt, a lab worker in Peoria, Illinois brought in a cantaloupe melon. It was said to have been infected with a 'pretty, golden mould'. This mould was 'Penicillium chrysogeum'. It yielded about 200 times as much penicillin as Fleming's mould. Florey used x-rays to mutate the mould, which eventually gave 1000 times the yield of penicillin from the original." [http://www.qi.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=11777&start=0&sid=270d7f1ec3dc7c97bbb3c84a264676cc]</ref>
*the [[free software]] movement and its ongoing development of the [[Linux]] operating system
*the development of a heavier-than-air, fixed-wing aircraft by the [[Wright Brothers]], despite opposition and mockery by aviation "experts."
*[[Henry Ford]]'s mass-production techniques, which turned automobiles from a curiosity into the backbone of American industry despite Ford's lack of formal education.
*the investigation of the [[Challenger Disaster]] by maverick physicist [[Richard Feynman]]
*[[Steve Wozniak]] developed the first popular personal computer from a garage-based operation
*[[Leonardo Da Vinci]] is one of the most well-known designers in history, yet was illiterate in Latin, and never attended a university.
*the [[intelligent design]] theory explaining the origins of our universe.
*Tired of being denied a voice in the elite liberal media, [[Conservative media]] finds its voice and is widely popular; [[FOX News]], Drudge Report, Breitbart.com, NewsMax, ''[[National Review]]'', Worldnetdaily.com.
*New astronomical discoveries are regularly reported by amateur astronomers, to then be published by "experts", advancing their careers in the process.
*The leading and most innovative internet browser, [[Firefox]], was developed in a not-for-profit effort outside of the multibillion-dollar [[Microsoft]] and [[Google]] empires.
*[[Mikhail Kalashnikov]] was drafted by the Russian military, and despite being trained in poetry and literature, eventually was made a firearms designer. He drew upon inspiration from Russian literature, and the Bible to focus on simplicity, and dependability. This simplicity resulted in the atheist experts rejecting his designs, and declaring them unworkable. The experts were however ultimately proven wrong, when one of his designs went on to win an open design contest, and became the single most reliable and prevalent firearm in the world: the [[AK-47]].
*In 1919, philanthropist Raymond Orteig offered $25,000 to the first person to fly a solo, non-stop flight between New York and Paris. Although many wealthy aviation experts attempted to win this prize, it was an unknown amateur pilot named [[Charles Lindbergh]] who won it.
*In 1873, [[homeschooled]] [[Scotland|Scottish]] scientist [[James Clerk Maxwell]] discovered the system of equations bearing his name that describe [[electromagnetism]].
*[[Michael Faraday]], a son of a poor blacksmith, had no formal education and became literate only after age thirteen. However, he discovered that magnetic fields could produce electricity, which no expert had attempted. Faraday later denied all patents, knighthood, and large funerals.

===Finance===

*Studies show that the public does as good a job at picking good stock investments as the experts do. For example, stock market indexes typically outperform funds managed by experts.

===Exploration and discovery===

*Despite billions of research dollars, technical experts and equipment for professional astronomers, amateur astronomers play a crucial role in outer space discoveries. ''See [[Comet Lovejoy]]''
*[[Christopher Columbus]] discovered the New World, despite the near-unanimous expert opinion that his first voyage was doomed to failure. On his second voyage, he successfully returned to the same place he had previously reached, despite the limited navigational skills of the experts of the time.

===Journalism===
*As noted in Conservapedia's breaking news, the [[lamestream media]] is being replaced by [[YouTube]] videos of breaking news.<ref>Fernandez, Richard. "A Wired World in its Own Mirror." March 11, 2011. Pajamas Media. http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/2011/03/11/a-wired-world-in-its-own-mirror/?singlepage=true</ref>
*Large media outlets have begun presenting amateur reports from viewers. This began with [[CNN]]'s iReport<ref>http://ireport.cnn.com</ref> and later was adopted by [[Fox News]] (uReport<ref>http://ureport.foxnews.com</ref>) and others.

===Law Enforcement===
*Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was caught, not by the thousands of police experts swarming uselessly over a shut-down Watertown, MA, but by an individual keeping his eyes open in his own back yard.

== Obstacles Created by Liberal Experts ==

[[Liberal]] and [[conservative]] experts have a self-interest in defending their theories, even if incorrect, and in perpetuating the system that has rewarded and applauded them. Some experts receive prodigious sums by promoting theories that are false or implausible, either in the media or in courtrooms.

Most conservatives who are experts in their own right reasonably fear a loss in grants, compensation or awards if they take a position at odds with a [[liberal]] counterpoint, especially one that has gained wide acceptance with the general population.

Despite their status as "experts," they have frequently made wrong predictions.<ref>Williams, Walter E. (July 25, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/29615-can-we-trust-experts Can We Trust Experts?] ''The New American''. Retrieved July 28, 2018.</ref>

===Examples===

One expert said about the revolutionary design of the Eads bridge to transport heavy ships by railroad over the [[Mississippi River]]:<ref name="Eads bridge"/>
{{cquote|I deem it entirely unsafe and impracticable.}}
The Eads bridge continues to stand and carry much rail and car traffic to this day, despite the intense opposition by experts to its design.<ref>https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eads/sfeature/sf_footage.html</ref>

==The Best of the Public and the Invisible Hand==

The concept of best of the public was first articulated on [[Conservapedia]], although the effects have been observed by many great thinkers over the years. In a free society where the best of the public is allowed the latitude to excel, benefits accrue on many levels. [[Adam Smith]], the father of capitalism, observed this principle in effect; in his book ''[[The Wealth of Nations]]'', he described how the best of the public, when given the freedom to generate wealth, could generate a net beneficial and uplifting effect that goes beyond their individual enterprises. Smith called this the "[[Invisible Hand]]." However, he confined his observations to the sphere of economics, whereas the "Best of the Public" principle operates on many different levels.

Marriage and family, for example, serve as an illustration of the principle in the social arena. When marriage is allowed to function without government interference and misguided attempts at social engineering, the result is strong families; the best of the public raise children of superior virtue and character, who in turn grow up to pass those values on to their children. This, in turn, leads to a net positive effect on society known as the [[Invisible Hand of Marriage]].

The same uplifting principle can be seen in any situation in which the best of the public is allowed to freely function and attain its potential. Events like the Olympics and the Tour de France permit the best of the public to strive on a physical level, resulting in many new record-breaking performances. The principle has seldom (as of yet) been applied to academic endeavors.

==Opposition to the Best of the Public==

===Ordering of the Gospels===

The [[Gospel of Mark]] was chronologically the first, and the most direct of [[the Gospels|the four Gospels]]. But it was written by an outsider, someone never invited by [[the Apostles]] into their inner circle. Mark was a young son of a woman disciple, an eyewitness who was not excluded during [[Jesus]]'s ministry because Jesus welcomed his mother.

So the [[Gospel of Mark]] was misplaced as the second, rather than the first, in the ordering of [[the Gospels]].

===Movie critics===
Movie critics try to put down films that typify the best of the public, such as ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' (1941), ''Blade Runner'' (1982), ''The Thing'' (1982), and ''Scott Pilgrim vs. The World'' (2010). ''Citizen Kane'' is now considered the finest movie ever made, and the others were later honored also.

===Government restrictions===
History demonstrates that the best of the public can only thrive in a free society. The cream cannot rise to the top if it is weighted down; eagles cannot soar if they are shackled by an oppressive government. This understanding is at the heart of conservative wisdom.

For example: it is only in a [[free market economy]] that the best of the public will be truly free to drive innovation, develop new technologies, and generate new wealth. In an overly-regulated economy, the incentive to excel is greatly reduced. Innovation is replaced by stagnation, and achievement by mediocrity.

===Elite gatekeepers===
Likewise, in an academic environment in which elite "experts" serve as gatekeepers, truly innovative research is frequently squelched in favor of orthodoxy and blind consensus. The chilling effect "scientific experts" can have on honest research was clearly demonstrated by the [[Climategate]] scandal. Even when such "experts" do not actively conspire to suppress dissent, their use of expertise and consensus as a bully pulpit can still silence opposing (and possibly correct) viewpoints.

===Mobs===
It is important to note the difference between "Best of the Public" and "mob rule." Simply allowing the loudest or most numerous voices to prevail is not the same thing as allowing the best of the public to drive achievement. Sites such as [[Wikipedia]] operate on the principle of mob rule, and as a result, are plagued with bias, inaccuracy, and an inability to differentiate between significant insights and trivia.

One of the most pointed illustrations of this difference is the [[United States]] itself. The [[Founding Fathers]], despite not naming it, applied the "Best of the Public" principle in their attempts to craft a new government. Realizing the danger of mob rule, they rejected a pure democracy in favor of a democratic Republic—a system designed to ensure that, while all of the public would have a voice in their new government, the best of the public would guide that government. To ensure that only the best of the public was selected, with the exception of members of the [[U.S. House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], officials in the federal government were not directly elected. The framers of the [[U.S. Constitution]] conceived of the [[Electoral College]] as a body of men who would exercise independent judgment in choosing the [[President of the United States|President]] and [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]], not merely cast their ballots as directed by their state's voters. Moreover, electors in most states were initially appointed by state legislatures. Likewise, members of the [[U.S. Senate|Senate]] were originally selected by state legislatures. Judges, ambassadors, and other federal officials are chosen by the President and subject to approval by the Senate. Thus, although the people would directly choose their Congressmen, they would only indirectly choose other officials, and this filtering mechanism would ensure that only the best of the public was in charge of the government, rather than having mob rule.

By choosing this compromise, they clearly affirmed that they believed the best of the public was better than a group of experts; in contrast, the nations of Europe still firmly subscribed to the notion that government should be in the hands of elite "experts" (the ruling families and nobility.)

===Obscurity===
The "best of the public" must be able to be heard. There are millions of books published, and even more books self-published without approval of traditional publishing houses. Many authors protest<ref>Paul Biba. [http://www.teleread.org/2009/09/18/self-publishing-e-books-and-legitimacy-part-3-of-a-series/ Self-publishing, E-books, and Legitimacy: Part 3 of a series], teleread.org, September 18th, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.baen.com/library/palaver6.htm Prime Palaver #6]", Eric Flint</ref> that this is the greatest problem with modern publishing.

==Experts versus the Best of the Public==
Some confusion may exist over the difference between an "expert" and the "best of the public." The primary difference lies in the manner in which expertise is obtained. Most "experts" undergo highly specialized training, and in the process, become immersed in a sub-culture of like experts. This always carries the danger of [[groupthink]] and the pressure to conform. Also, academic credentialing consists almost entirely of repeating what professors say, rather than criticizing their errors.<ref>See, e.g., the movie "Dark Matter" for a candid portrayal of academic credentialing.</ref>

For instance, someone interested in obtaining a job in the field of climate science (whom we shall refer to as "Student A") would likely pursue a degree at an established university. In so doing, he would be immersed in the academic subculture of researchers and professors who have already obtained their degrees in that field. He would be subjected to their political views, preconceptions, and biases, and would likely find that these were presented as facts and as an integral part of the subject. Any questioning or dissent on his part might be harshly punished. Ultimately, he would be faced with a difficult choice: abandon his desire to be an accredited expert in that field, dishonestly pretend to believe in the questionable claims of his superiors, or convince himself that those claims were, in fact, the truth.

On the other hand, someone interested in learning about climate science, but not interested in becoming a credentialed expert (we'll call him "Student B,") would likely study a diverse variety of sources. Not confined to the insular and clannish academic subculture, he would speak with a wider range of people, and be exposed to a wider range of viewpoints. This would, in all probability, cause him to examine the claims of the experts with a more critical eye. Ultimately, his studies would not gain him a degree or the official imprimatur of the scientific community, but his understanding of climate science would very likely be more rounded and complete than that of Student A. He very well might disagree with the experts' point of view; at the very least, he would have a much better knowledge of its shortcomings.

A traditional, expert-dominated inquiry would dismiss the contributions of Student B, since he has not an "expert" - he has not received the official approval of the gatekeepers. A "best of the public" approach would accept the contributions of both Student A and Student B, since they are both members of the public. However, it would not place Student A's contributions on a pedestal and make them sacrosanct and immune to questioning. Student B would be free to bring in HIS expertise as well; as a result, the ensuing discussion would be much less one-sided and more comprehensive, and thus far more likely to result in accurate and truthful insights. Perhaps many ideas coming from people like Student B would be wrong, unprofitable, and therefore rightly rejected; the "best of the public" approach recognizes that not all ideas from the public are better than those of experts. However, it is very likely that some ideas from people like Student B will be true and helpful. This is the difference between the two approaches: such ideas will be heard under the "best of the public" method.

== Solution of the Poincaré Conjecture ==

The solution to the [[Poincaré conjecture]], one of the greatest unsolved math problems of the 20th century, was by the little-known [[Gregori Perelman]] who worked on his own and merely posted his solution on the internet. He had never been offered a permanent job and was critical of the lack of openness among mathematical experts as he described a rare exception:<ref>[http://www.notablebiographies.com/supp/Supplement-Mi-So/Perelman-Grigory.html Grigory Perelman Biography (emphasis added)], Encyclopedia of World Biography.</ref>
{{cquote|He actually told me a couple of things that he published a few years later. He did not hesitate to tell me. Hamilton's openness and generosity—it really attracted me. '''I can't say that most mathematicians act like that'''.}}
At great monetary sacrifice, Perelman refused to accept the awards conferred on him by experts after they eventually recognized the brilliance of his proof. A leading expert was accused of improperly trying to take credit for Perelman's work.

The Steklov Institute apparently declined to re-elect Perelman as a member in 2003, supposedly because the experts continued to doubt his proof. Reportedly Perelman has quit mathematics and was "jobless, living with his mother in St. Petersburg, and subsisting on her modest pension." He was quoted as saying:<ref>Mike Ciavarella. [http://imechanica.org/node/3360 Perelman limit case: not a single paper, refuse the Field medal, refuse reviewers], imechanica.org, June 17, 2008.</ref>
{{cquote|I can't say I'm outraged. Other people do worse. Of course, there are many mathematicians who are more or less honest. But almost all of them are conformists. They are more or less honest, but they tolerate those who are not honest. ... It is not people who break ethical standards who are regarded as aliens. It is people like me who are isolated.}}

In 2006, the mathematical establishment delivered another backhanded compliment to Perelman's achievement: he was awarded the [[Fields Medal]] on a shared basis with (1) an Obama-supporter who had jointly worked on a number theory problem, (2) a French mathematician-actor, and (3) a younger countryman who had achieved far less. This four-way split of the prize with far less significant achievements was inappropriate. Perelman declined this prize also.

== References ==
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==See also==
* [[Expert Error]]
* [[Independent review]]
* [[Essay:Everyday Heroes]]
* [[Free software movement]]

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