And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.
Letter from Alcuin to Charlemagne in 798.
Sunday, December 18, 2022
Vox Populi
"Nec audiendi qui solent dicere, Vox populi, vox Dei, quum tumultuositas vulgi semper insaniae proxima sit."
Monday, June 13, 2022
Stones, Beams, and Righteousness
I've heard the argument from many people many times. It comes in many forms, but it generally resolves into something like this: "Regardless of the consequences, you should be moral in all cases." Of course, it's always in terms of their morals with full benefit of hindsight. It also usually is accompanied by the person doesn't have to make the decision, themselves. It's always easier to make decisions for others.
These are always black-and-white choices for the person making the argument. It's too bad life is full of grey. Often the choices are not between good and bad, but between bad and horrible. Between what one wants and what one needs. Too often it's between two varieties of pain.
Poor people know this struggle too well. When you talk to a low level criminals, usually they do what they know is wrong because they feel like they have few other choices. Do they sell drugs or become homeless? Do they prostitute their bodies or let their children go hungry? Do they rob the corner store or go without medical care?
Sinners:
It's very easy to judge sinners, isn't it? At least, we often think it is. We believe we know someone's heart by looking at their actions. But only God knows their heart, which is why we are admonished to "judge not" in the Book of Matthew (7:1). We are mere humans, full of our own flaws. We are not called, nor qualified, to mete out judgement.
Sinners generally don't even recognize their own sins. In our own minds, we are the heroes of our stories. What we do is right in our own eyes (Proverbs 21:2). But God knows the sins of our heart. Men are not equipped to know these things. We often judge the "mote" while looking around our own "beam" (Matthew 7:3). Our own sinful nature obscures our vision and our ability to judge clearly. We are all sinners (Romans 3:23), and are not able to cast judgement (John 8:7).
The hearts of men are deceitful because we are fallen and broken. We are only saved by the grace of God. Sure, our actions are reflections of our heart. Sinful hearts beget sinful acts. Likewise pure hearts tend toward pure acts. We are to recognize evil "by their fruits" (Matthew 7:16). But we cannot claim to know their sin, as we cannot see inside one's heart. Only God can truly correlate the "fruits" with the heart (Jeremiah 17:10).
Consequences:
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." We hear that in science. But it's not always true. If it were, there would be no motion. What is more accurate would be to say every action has reactions. Those reactions are not always evident. Dropping a ball should have a predictable result, but we all know the ball never quite bounces exactly the same way twice.
Likewise, every situation in life may seem identical on the surface, but they never are. Today, we may absolutely know what is "right". And tomorrow we may believe something else. Our understanding changes moment to moment. Think of all the things you knew were true just five years ago. How much is still true? You likely have a deeper understanding of things because your experience has changed your perception.
"Imagine what you will know tomorrow." - Agent K, "Men In Black"
We also only know our own experience. We cannot know someone else's experience. Even if we "walk a mile in their shoes", it's still us walking, and now. We can't experience them walking then. So we must be careful not to judge harshly the decisions of others. We are not them. They are not us. And if we were them, we might very well make the same decisions.
Personal:
I won't go into great detail, but I think a personal example would help crystallize things. Very often, after CoVid, I would hear people say things like, "You should refuse the vaccine no matter the consequences." That's great to say. And in many ways I agree. Moreso now (with benefit of hindsight) I think it would be better for most to refuse the CoVid vaccine. But not for all consequences, because the consequences can be literally life or death.
My first grandbaby was born in January of 2019. He celebrated his first birthday just as CoVid took over the world. I was blessed to attend that party. I wasn't able to attend his second in 2021 due to many reasons, but one of the biggest reasons was CoVid.
My father-in-law also went into the hospital in January of 2020 about the time of my grandchild's birthday. By the time he came out of the hospital, and into physical rehab, CoVid had fully encompassed the globe. His family was unable to visit him for three weeks.
When he left rehab, he went into a specialty care facility for further recuperation. We were able to see him, but only through a window. His family had to gather outside, speaking to him by telephone. We passed the phone around one at a time just to see how he was doing. The window was by appointment only, so we couldn't see him whenever we desired. So we only saw him once or twice a week.
The rest of the time, he was in there alone with strangers. Every day was the fear that someone would bring death through the door in a cough. Nursing homes tracked every person who came in contact with their patients, down to delivery drivers. Deliveries were wiped down (for an aerosolized virus), and daily on site testing was mandatory for anyone who was allowed through the doors.
Remember, early in 2020, we had no idea how transmissible CoVid was. Nor how deadly. Was five minutes within six feet of an asymptomatic carrier enough? No one knew. Death was around every corner. And at a nursing home, death swung a wide blade. One infection could mean the death of dozens.
Upon release from the home, my father-in-law required additional care. You see, he couldn't swallow food. He had a tube installed in his stomach through which we poured his medicine, nutrition, and anything else he needed. He could drink small amounts of water, but we dared not try anything else. He might end up back in the hospital, and that's where all the CoVid positive people were. It was a death sentence for an 85 year old.
We hired a nurse to come in once a day, Monday through Friday, to feed him breakfast and administer morning medicine. I would take care of him on evenings and weekends, plus do any shopping he needed. The nurse cost $700 per week. CoVid was predicted to last forever. This was to be the "new normal".
Every day I came to care for my father-in-law, was I bringing CoVid with me? How would I know? Should I test every day? Should I wear a mask? Would I get CoVid at the store, just to bring it to him?
Should I get the vaccine?
"You should refuse the vaccine no matter the consequences." But what if death is a realistic consequence?
Deny Him:
There are those who would say, "Yes. I would risk everything to maintain my morals." They'll quote scripture, saying, "What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?" (Mark 8:36) They believe God will provide (Philippians 4:19).
But death and disease strike down sinner and saint, alike. The Black Death, a simple bacteria, decimated the Catholic Church because the monks, like a shepherd, were willing to risk death to save their flock. And die they did, and in great numbers.
It's easy, when we aren't faced with death, to say we too would risk certain death for faith. We believe we would act faithfully.
This is vanity and pride.
Even the disciples who walked with Jesus were unable to act faithfully. When the shepherd leaves, the flock stays (Mark 14:27). Even Peter, he whom was the "rock upon which" the church was built (Matthew 16:18) denied knowing Jesus at the end (Luke 22:54-62). When death was certain, even Peter failed the test. And we believe we would do any better than Peter, who literally walked with Jesus?
Summary:
I have already belabored the point, but I feel this needs to be summarized briefly. But what more can really be said? We are called to be like Jesus, for no one comes to God but through him (John 14:6). But we are not him. We are not perfect. We are sinners, and fallen from grace. And we should treat each other with the kindness and consideration which we hope to receive should we find ourselves in that position (Matthew 7:12). We should council and listen, pray for and pray with, but never should we judge. "For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again." (Matthew 7:2)
Sunday, May 31, 2020
#specificallyTHIS is Lives Matter
US Population - Demographic makeup (2017 est.):[1]
White - 73.0%
Black - 12.7%
US Police - Demographic makeup (2018):[2]
White - 73.2%
Black - 12.1%
Officers killed:[3]
White officers killed as a percentage of officers killed: 83.3%
Black officers killed as a percentage of officers killed: 14.6%
Offenders who killed officers:[4]
Officers killed by white offenders as a percentage of offenders: 58.3%
Officers killed by black offenders as a percentage of offenders: 30.6%
Arrests by ethnicity:[5]
Arrests for Property Crime by ethnicity:[5]
Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
Arrests for Violent Crime by ethnicity:[5]
Violent crimes are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Arrests for Murder by ethnicity:[5]
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter.
Police-initiated contacts:[6]
Murder offenders:[7]
Murder victims:[8]
Violent Victimization (percent):[9]
Violent Victimization (rate per 1,000):[9]
Violent Victimization by Strangers:[9]
Violent Victimization by White Offenders / Strangers:[9]
Violent Victimization by Black Offenders / Strangers:[9]
Violent Victimization Involving Weapon (firearm):[9]
People Killed By Officers (includes assumed race):[10] (source 1)
People Killed By Officers (includes assumed race):[11] (source 2)
Crime per year, by city:[12]
(top 6 total violent crime)
Crime per year, Rate per 100,000 persons, by city:[12]
(top 6 total violent crime)
[13]
sources:
White - 73.0%
Black - 12.7%
US Police - Demographic makeup (2018):[2]
White - 73.2%
Black - 12.1%
Officers killed:[3]
| 2010 thru 2019 | 2019 | |
| Total killed | 511 | 48 |
| White officers | 442 | 40 |
| Black officers | 55 | 7 |
White officers killed as a percentage of officers killed: 83.3%
Black officers killed as a percentage of officers killed: 14.6%
Offenders who killed officers:[4]
| 2010 thru 2019 | 2019 | |
| Total offenders | 537 | 49 |
| White offenders | 303 | 28 |
| Black offenders | 199 | 15 |
Officers killed by white offenders as a percentage of offenders: 58.3%
Officers killed by black offenders as a percentage of offenders: 30.6%
Arrests by ethnicity:[5]
| 2018 | ||
| Total arrests | 7,710,900 | 100.0% |
| White arrests | 5,319,654 | 69.0% |
| Black arrests | 2,115,381 | 27.4% |
Arrests for Property Crime by ethnicity:[5]
Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
| 2018 | ||
| Total arrests | 880,473 | 100.0% |
| White arrests | 589,224 | 66.9% |
| Black arrests | 264,748 | 30.1% |
Arrests for Violent Crime by ethnicity:[5]
Violent crimes are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
| 2018 | ||
| Total arrests | 392,562 | 100.0% |
| White arrests | 230,299 | 58.7% |
| Black arrests | 146,734 | 37.4% |
Arrests for Murder by ethnicity:[5]
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter.
| 2018 | ||
| Total arrests | 8,957 | 100.0% |
| White arrests | 3,953 | 44.1% |
| Black arrests | 4,778 | 53.3% |
Police-initiated contacts:[6]
| 2015 population | Contacts | Number | Percent of demographic population |
253,587,400
| All races | 27,415,900 | 10.8% |
164,813,500
| White contacts | 18,426,800 | 11.2% |
31,056,200
| Black contacts | 3,509,800 | 11.3% |
Murder offenders:[7]
| 2018 | ||
| Total murderers | 16,335 | 100.0% |
| White murderers | 4,884 | 29.9% |
| Black murderers | 6,318 | 38.7% |
Murder victims:[8]
| 2018 | ||
| Total victims | 14,123 | 100.0% |
| White victims | 6,088 | 43.1% |
| Black victims | 7,407 | 52.4% |
Violent Victimization (percent):[9]
| 2012-2015 | White offender | Black offender | ||
| Total victims | 5,833,800 | 100.0% | 43.8% | 22.7% |
| White victims | 3,679,410 | 63.1% | 56.6% | 14.7% |
| Black victims | 850,720 | 14.6% | 10.9% | 63.2% |
Violent Victimization (rate per 1,000):[9]
| 2012-2015 | White offender | Black offender | ||
| Total victims | 5,833,800 | 22.0 | - | - |
| White victims | 3,679,410 | - | 12.0 | 3.1 |
| Black victims | 850,720 | - | 2.8 | 16.5 |
Violent Victimization by Strangers:[9]
| 2012-2015 | White offender | Black offender | ||
| Total (#) | Stranger (%) | Total (#) | Stranger (%) | |
| White victims | 2,081,520 | 27.2% | 540,360 | 64.4% |
| Black victims | 91,470 | 49.9% | 537,470 | 37.6% |
Violent Victimization by White Offenders / Strangers:[9]
| 2012-2015 | White offender | ||||
| Total | Offenders (#) | Stranger (# / %) | Strangers by Percent of Total Victims | ||
| White victims | 3,679,410 | 2,081,520 | 566,173 | 27.2% | 15.4% |
| Black victims | 850,720 | 91,470 | 45,644 | 49.9% | 5.4% |
Violent Victimization by Black Offenders / Strangers:[9]
| 2012-2015 | Black offender | ||||
| Total | Offenders (#) | Stranger (# / %) | Strangers by Percent of Total Victims | ||
| White victims | 3,679,410 | 540,360 | 347,992 | 64.4% | 9.5% |
| Black victims | 850,720 | 537,470 | 202,089 | 37.6% | 23.8% |
Violent Victimization Involving Weapon (firearm):[9]
| White offender | Black offender | |
| White victims | 3.5% | 11.1% |
| Black victims | 10.1% | 13.1% |
People Killed By Officers (includes assumed race):[10] (source 1)
| 2018 | 2019 | |||
| Total killed | 1,851 | 100% | 1,797 | 100% |
| White victims | 884 | 47.8% | 822 | 45.7% |
| Black victims | 443 | 23.9% | 476 | 26.5% |
People Killed By Officers (includes assumed race):[11] (source 2)
| 2018 | 2019 | |||
| Total killed | 1,142 | 100% | 1,098 | 100% |
| White victims | 490 | 42.9% | 406 | 37.0% |
| Black victims | 257 | 22.5% | 259 | 23.6% |
Crime per year, by city:[12]
(top 6 total violent crime)
| 2018 | Total Violent Crime | Murders | Total Property Crime | Burglary |
| #1 - New York City | 46,113 | 295 | 128,051 | 10,837 |
| #2 - Los Angeles | 30,126 | 258 | 101,267 | 15,988 |
| #3 - Chicago | 27,357 | 563 | 86,513 | 11,686 |
| #4 - Houston | 24,062 | 276 | 94,033 | 16,317 |
| #5 - Philadelphia | 14,420 | 351 | 49,145 | 6,497 |
| #6 - Detroit | 13,478 | 261 | 28,897 | 7,440 |
Crime per year, Rate per 100,000 persons, by city:[12]
(top 6 total violent crime)
| 2018 | Total Violent Crime | Murders | Total Property Crime | Burglary |
| #1 - Detroit | 2,008 | 39 | 4,305 | 1,108 |
| #2 - Memphis | 1,943 | 29 | 6,406 | 1,302 |
| #3 - Birmingham | 1,912 | 42 | 6,314 | 1,213 |
| #4 - Baltimore | 1,833 | 51 | 4,495 | 999 |
| #5 - Flint | 1,818 | 33 | 2,701 | 832 |
| #6 - St. Louis | 1,800 | 61 | 5,912 | 971 |
[13]
sources:
[1] Demographics of the United States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States
[3] FBI - Uniform Crime Reporting
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Race, Ethnicity, and Sex of Victim Officer, 2010–2019
https://ucr.fbi.gov/leoka/2019/tables/table-15.xls
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Race, Ethnicity, and Sex of Victim Officer, 2010–2019
https://ucr.fbi.gov/leoka/2019/tables/table-15.xls
[4] FBI - Uniform Crime Reporting
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Race, Ethnicity, and Sex of Known Offender, 2010–2019
https://ucr.fbi.gov/leoka/2019/tables/table-42.xls
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Race, Ethnicity, and Sex of Known Offender, 2010–2019
https://ucr.fbi.gov/leoka/2019/tables/table-42.xls
[5] FBI - Uniform Crime Reporting
Arrests by Race and Ethnicity, 2018
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/topic-pages/tables/table-43
Arrests by Race and Ethnicity, 2018
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/topic-pages/tables/table-43
[6] Bureau of Justice Statistics
Contacts Between Police and the Public, 2015
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cpp15.pdf
Contacts Between Police and the Public, 2015
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cpp15.pdf
[7] FBI - Uniform Crime Reporting
Murder Offenders
by Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnicity, 2018
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/topic-pages/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-3.xls
Murder Offenders
by Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnicity, 2018
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/topic-pages/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-3.xls
[8] FBI - Uniform Crime Reporting
Murder Victims
by Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnicity, 2018
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/topic-pages/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-2.xls
Murder Victims
by Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnicity, 2018
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/topic-pages/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-2.xls
[9] Bureau of Justice Statistics
Race and Hispanic Origin of Victims and Offenders, 2012-15
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/rhovo1215.pdf
Race and Hispanic Origin of Victims and Offenders, 2012-15
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/rhovo1215.pdf
[11] Mapping Police Violence
https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/s/MPVDatasetDownload.xlsx
Downloaded 2020-06-17
https://github.com/washingtonpost/data-police-shootings
https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/s/MPVDatasetDownload.xlsx
[12] FBI - Uniform Crime Reporting
Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City, 2010
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/10tbl08.xls/view
[13]Washington Post database of fatal shootings by a police officer; 2015-2020Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City, 2010
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/10tbl08.xls/view
Downloaded 2020-06-17
https://github.com/washingtonpost/data-police-shootings
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
#specificallyTHIS is Dershowitz on Impeachment
Alan Dershowitz Defense Argument Transcript: Trump Impeachment Trial January 27
Mr. Chief Justice, distinguished members of the Senate, our friends, lawyers, fellow lawyers it’s a great honor for me to stand before you today to present a constitutional argument against the impeachment and removal not only of this president, but of all and any future presidents who may be charged with the unconstitutional grounds of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. I stand before you today as I stood in 1973 and 1974 for the protection of the constitutional and procedural rights of Richard Nixon, who I personally abhorred and whose impeachment I personally favored, and as I stood for the rights of Bill Clinton, who I admired and whose impeachment I strongly opposed.
Mr. Chief Justice, distinguished members of the Senate, our friends, lawyers, fellow lawyers it’s a great honor for me to stand before you today to present a constitutional argument against the impeachment and removal not only of this president, but of all and any future presidents who may be charged with the unconstitutional grounds of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. I stand before you today as I stood in 1973 and 1974 for the protection of the constitutional and procedural rights of Richard Nixon, who I personally abhorred and whose impeachment I personally favored, and as I stood for the rights of Bill Clinton, who I admired and whose impeachment I strongly opposed.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Monday, November 11, 2019
Shakespeare and the Geneva Bible - Re-Blog
Shakespeare and the Geneva Bible
ARTICLE BY LELAND RYKEN JULY 2009
Shakespeare's indebtedness to the Bible is a subject of neglect in mainstream Shakespeare scholarship. This is surprising, inasmuch as the relevant data has been compiled by a coterie of Shakespeare scholars, most notably Naseeb Shaheen in his book Biblical References in Shakespeare's Plays. [1] The story of Shakespeare and the Bible is partly the story of Protestant English Bible translation in the sixteenth century. Shakespeare was the beneficiary of a movement in which English Reformers poured their energies into translating the Bible. In fact, English Bible translation in the sixteenth century galvanized a society in a manner that invites comparison with the building of cathedrals in the Catholic Middle Ages. The Protestant Reformation also created an edifice--an edifice of the Word.
ARTICLE BY LELAND RYKEN JULY 2009
Shakespeare's indebtedness to the Bible is a subject of neglect in mainstream Shakespeare scholarship. This is surprising, inasmuch as the relevant data has been compiled by a coterie of Shakespeare scholars, most notably Naseeb Shaheen in his book Biblical References in Shakespeare's Plays. [1] The story of Shakespeare and the Bible is partly the story of Protestant English Bible translation in the sixteenth century. Shakespeare was the beneficiary of a movement in which English Reformers poured their energies into translating the Bible. In fact, English Bible translation in the sixteenth century galvanized a society in a manner that invites comparison with the building of cathedrals in the Catholic Middle Ages. The Protestant Reformation also created an edifice--an edifice of the Word.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Registration: The Nazi Paradigm - Re-Blog
Registration: The Nazi Paradigm
By Stephen P. Halbrook, Ph.D., J.D.
It would be instructive at this time to recall why the American citizenry and Congress have historically opposed the registration of firearms. The reason is plain. Registration makes it easy for a tyrannical government to confiscate firearms and to make prey of its subjects. Denying this historical fact is no more justified than denying that the Holocaust occurred or that the Nazis murdered millions of unarmed people.
I am writing a book on Nazi policies and practices which sought to repress civilian gun ownership and to eradicate gun owners in Germany and in occupied Europe. The following sampling of my findings should give pause to the suggestion that draconian punishment of citizens for keeping firearms necessarily is a social good.
By Stephen P. Halbrook, Ph.D., J.D.
It would be instructive at this time to recall why the American citizenry and Congress have historically opposed the registration of firearms. The reason is plain. Registration makes it easy for a tyrannical government to confiscate firearms and to make prey of its subjects. Denying this historical fact is no more justified than denying that the Holocaust occurred or that the Nazis murdered millions of unarmed people.
I am writing a book on Nazi policies and practices which sought to repress civilian gun ownership and to eradicate gun owners in Germany and in occupied Europe. The following sampling of my findings should give pause to the suggestion that draconian punishment of citizens for keeping firearms necessarily is a social good.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
#specificallyTHIS is Shibboleth
A shibboleth is a kind of linguistic password: A way of speaking (a pronunciation, or the use of a particular expression) that is used by one set of people to identify another person as a member, or a non-member, of a particular group. The group making the identfication has some kind of social power to set the standards for who belongs to their group: who is "in" and who is "out".
The purpose of a shibboleth is exclusionary as much as inclusionary: A person whose way of speaking violates a shibboleth is identified as an outsider and thereby excluded by the group. This phenomenon is part of the universal use of language for distinguishing social groups. It is also one example of a general phenomenon of observing a superficial characteristic of members of a group, such as a way of speaking, and judging that characteristic as 'good' or 'bad', depending on how much the observers like the people who have that characteristic.
A shibboleth is one specific phenomenon involving observing use of language of "out-group" people. It is a linguistic marker that is characteristic of members of a group, which is used by another group to identify members of the first group. Such identification typically has bad consequences for the members thus identified.
The story behind the word is recorded in the biblical Book of Judges. The word shibboleth in ancient Hebrew dialects meant 'ear of grain' (or, some say, 'stream'). Some groups pronounced it with a sh sound, but speakers of related dialects pronounced it with an s.
In the story, two Semitic tribes, the Ephraimites and the Gileadites, have a great battle. The Gileadites defeat the Ephraimites, and set up a blockade across the Jordan River to catch the fleeing Ephraimites who were trying to get back to their territory. The sentries asked each person who wanted to cross the river to say the word shibboleth. The Ephraimites, who had no sh sound in their language, pronounced the word with an s and were thereby unmasked as the enemy and slaughtered.
Here is the relevant excerpt from the Book of Judges. The full account is in Chapter 12, verses 1-15.
source:
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/shibboleth - Rice University - Prof. S. Kemmer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shibboleths
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-07/haitch-vs-aitch-its-a-class-war/9845154
The purpose of a shibboleth is exclusionary as much as inclusionary: A person whose way of speaking violates a shibboleth is identified as an outsider and thereby excluded by the group. This phenomenon is part of the universal use of language for distinguishing social groups. It is also one example of a general phenomenon of observing a superficial characteristic of members of a group, such as a way of speaking, and judging that characteristic as 'good' or 'bad', depending on how much the observers like the people who have that characteristic.
A shibboleth is one specific phenomenon involving observing use of language of "out-group" people. It is a linguistic marker that is characteristic of members of a group, which is used by another group to identify members of the first group. Such identification typically has bad consequences for the members thus identified.
The story behind the word is recorded in the biblical Book of Judges. The word shibboleth in ancient Hebrew dialects meant 'ear of grain' (or, some say, 'stream'). Some groups pronounced it with a sh sound, but speakers of related dialects pronounced it with an s.
In the story, two Semitic tribes, the Ephraimites and the Gileadites, have a great battle. The Gileadites defeat the Ephraimites, and set up a blockade across the Jordan River to catch the fleeing Ephraimites who were trying to get back to their territory. The sentries asked each person who wanted to cross the river to say the word shibboleth. The Ephraimites, who had no sh sound in their language, pronounced the word with an s and were thereby unmasked as the enemy and slaughtered.
Here is the relevant excerpt from the Book of Judges. The full account is in Chapter 12, verses 1-15.
12, 4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.
5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, art thou an Ephraimite? If he say Nay;
6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
source:
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/shibboleth - Rice University - Prof. S. Kemmer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shibboleths
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-07/haitch-vs-aitch-its-a-class-war/9845154
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
#specificallyTHIS is Obama lying
President Obama
FEB. 24, 2009.“We import more oil today than ever before.” (Oil imports peaked in 2005.)
MAR. 10, 2009.“Our high school dropout rate has tripled in the past thirty years.” (It had actually declined by a third.)
JUNE 1, 2009.“If you actually took the number of Muslims [sic] Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.” (Almost 60 other countries were home to more Muslims.)
JUNE 11, 2009.“No matter how we reform health care, I intend to keep this promise: If you like your doctor, you'll be able to keep your doctor; if you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan.” (Some people had to switch plans as a result of the Affordable Care Act)
SEPT. 9, 2009.“One man from Illinois lost his coverage in the middle of chemotherapy because his insurer found that he hadn't reported gallstones that he didn't even know about. They delayed his treatment, and he died because of it.” (Delayed treatment didn't cause his death.)
DEC. 3, 2009.“I mentioned that I was in Asia on this trip, thinking about the economy. When I sat down for a round of interviews, not one of them asked me about Asia. Not one of them asked me about the economy.” (Several journalists did ask.)
APRIL 21, 2010.“The vast majority of the money I got was from small donors all across the country.” (It wasn't.)
SEPT. 20, 2010.“Keep in mind the previous administration had been helping them, giving billions of dollars and just asking nothing in return.” (The Bush administration imposed multiple conditions on auto companies.)
MAY 10, 2011.“Doubled our exports.” (Exports increased by less than half.)
JUN. 29, 2011.“What I have done – and this is unprecedented, by the way, no administration has done this before – is I’ve said to each agency, 'Don't just look at current regulations – or don't just look at future regulations, regulations that we’re proposing. Let’s go backwards and look at regulations that are already on the books, and if they don't make sense, let’s get rid of them.'” (Several previous administrations did.)
FEB. 17, 2012.“American manufacturers are hiring for the first time since 1990.” (Manufacturing employment grew at times during the 1990s.)
SEPT. 18, 2012. "Extremists and terrorists used [a video] as an excuse to attack a variety of our embassies." (They didn't.)
SEPT. 20, 2012.“I think it’s important for us to understand that the Fast and Furious program was a field-initiated program begun under the previous administration.” (The program began under Obama.)
MARCH 1, 2013.“The janitor, the security guards, they just got a pay cut and they've got to figure out how to manage that.” (Their pay wasn't cut.)
MAY 3, 2013. "And we also recognize that most of the guns used to commit violence here in Mexico come from the United States." (They don't.)
AUG. 6, 2013. "There is no spying on Americans." (There was.)
SEPT. 4, 2013.“First of all, I didn’t set a red line; the world set a red line.” (He did set a red line.)
MAR. 11, 2014.“Most young Americans right now, they’re not covered.” (Most were.)
MAY 7, 2014.“Since 2007, [Republicans] have filibustered about 500 pieces of legislation that would help the middle class.” (The real number was closer to 50.)
SEPT. 7, 2014.“I wasn’t specifically referring to ISIL” (He was.)
MAR. 6, 2015. "There are neighborhoods where it’s easier for you to buy a handgun and clips than it is for you to buy a fresh vegetable." (There aren't.)
MAR 6, 2015. "Our homicide rates are so much higher than other industrialized countries. I mean by like a mile." (They aren't. Not by a mile. Not by several feet.)
JUNE 29, 2016.“I mean, the steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was.” (Steel production peaked in 1973.)
also:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/14/opinion/sunday/trump-lies-obama-who-is-worse.html
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/365393-how-quickly-ny-times-forgets-obamas-lies-and-frauds
FEB. 24, 2009.“We import more oil today than ever before.” (Oil imports peaked in 2005.)
MAR. 10, 2009.“Our high school dropout rate has tripled in the past thirty years.” (It had actually declined by a third.)
JUNE 1, 2009.“If you actually took the number of Muslims [sic] Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.” (Almost 60 other countries were home to more Muslims.)
JUNE 11, 2009.“No matter how we reform health care, I intend to keep this promise: If you like your doctor, you'll be able to keep your doctor; if you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan.” (Some people had to switch plans as a result of the Affordable Care Act)
SEPT. 9, 2009.“One man from Illinois lost his coverage in the middle of chemotherapy because his insurer found that he hadn't reported gallstones that he didn't even know about. They delayed his treatment, and he died because of it.” (Delayed treatment didn't cause his death.)
DEC. 3, 2009.“I mentioned that I was in Asia on this trip, thinking about the economy. When I sat down for a round of interviews, not one of them asked me about Asia. Not one of them asked me about the economy.” (Several journalists did ask.)
APRIL 21, 2010.“The vast majority of the money I got was from small donors all across the country.” (It wasn't.)
SEPT. 20, 2010.“Keep in mind the previous administration had been helping them, giving billions of dollars and just asking nothing in return.” (The Bush administration imposed multiple conditions on auto companies.)
MAY 10, 2011.“Doubled our exports.” (Exports increased by less than half.)
JUN. 29, 2011.“What I have done – and this is unprecedented, by the way, no administration has done this before – is I’ve said to each agency, 'Don't just look at current regulations – or don't just look at future regulations, regulations that we’re proposing. Let’s go backwards and look at regulations that are already on the books, and if they don't make sense, let’s get rid of them.'” (Several previous administrations did.)
FEB. 17, 2012.“American manufacturers are hiring for the first time since 1990.” (Manufacturing employment grew at times during the 1990s.)
SEPT. 18, 2012. "Extremists and terrorists used [a video] as an excuse to attack a variety of our embassies." (They didn't.)
SEPT. 20, 2012.“I think it’s important for us to understand that the Fast and Furious program was a field-initiated program begun under the previous administration.” (The program began under Obama.)
MARCH 1, 2013.“The janitor, the security guards, they just got a pay cut and they've got to figure out how to manage that.” (Their pay wasn't cut.)
MAY 3, 2013. "And we also recognize that most of the guns used to commit violence here in Mexico come from the United States." (They don't.)
AUG. 6, 2013. "There is no spying on Americans." (There was.)
SEPT. 4, 2013.“First of all, I didn’t set a red line; the world set a red line.” (He did set a red line.)
MAR. 11, 2014.“Most young Americans right now, they’re not covered.” (Most were.)
MAY 7, 2014.“Since 2007, [Republicans] have filibustered about 500 pieces of legislation that would help the middle class.” (The real number was closer to 50.)
SEPT. 7, 2014.“I wasn’t specifically referring to ISIL” (He was.)
MAR. 6, 2015. "There are neighborhoods where it’s easier for you to buy a handgun and clips than it is for you to buy a fresh vegetable." (There aren't.)
MAR 6, 2015. "Our homicide rates are so much higher than other industrialized countries. I mean by like a mile." (They aren't. Not by a mile. Not by several feet.)
JUNE 29, 2016.“I mean, the steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was.” (Steel production peaked in 1973.)
also:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/14/opinion/sunday/trump-lies-obama-who-is-worse.html
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/365393-how-quickly-ny-times-forgets-obamas-lies-and-frauds
Thursday, May 10, 2018
#specificallyTHIS is 90s riots
| 1991 – 1991 Washington, DC riot, Mount Pleasant riot, May 5–9, Washington, D.C. A Salvadorian man was shot and left paralyzed. While he was handcuffed, crowds of youths, most in their teens and twenties, formed and started to attack the police. Around 400 youths fought running street battles with the police for several hours, late into the night. Police cars were torched and several stores looted. Hoping to avoid a second night of rioting, city officials met with Hispanic community leaders the next day. But the meeting did little to stop the violence. By evening, even with 1,000 riot police on the streets, the rioting started again. Police fought with as many as 600 black and Hispanic youths, some with bandanas over their faces. By Tuesday night, after two nights of rioting, the curfew reduced the disorder; only isolated incidents of violence and 33 arrests were reported on the third night of rioting. Hundreds of police officers descended onto the neighborhood to enforce the 7:00 pm curfew and curb violence. Fifty people had been injured, mostly police. Over 60 police vehicles had been either destroyed or damaged, along with 21 city transit buses. At least 31 businesses had been looted or damaged and losses to both city and private property totaled in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. |
| 1991 – Crown Heights riot, August 1991, Brooklyn, New York After the death of Gavin Cato, members of the black community believed that the decision to remove Lifsh from the scene first was racially motivated. About three hours after the riots began, early on the morning of August 20, a group of approximately 20 young black men surrounded 29-year-old Australian Jew, Yankel Rosenbaum, a University of Melbourne student in the United States conducting research for his doctorate. For three days following the accident, numerous African Americans and Caribbean Americans of the neighborhood, joined by growing numbers of non-residents, rioted in Crown Heights. In the rioting of the ensuing three days, according to Edward Shapiro, many of the rioters "did not even live in Crown Heights." During the riots, Jews were injured, stores were looted, and cars and homes were damaged. The rioters identified Jewish homes by the mezuzot affixed to the front doors. An additional 350 police officers were added to the regular duty roster on August 20 and were assigned to Crown Heights in an attempt to quell the rioting. After episodes of rock- and bottle-throwing involving hundreds of blacks and Jews, and after groups of blacks marched through Crown Heights chanting "No Justice, No Peace!", "Death to the Jews!", and "Whose streets? Our streets!", an additional 1,200 police officers were sent to confront rioters in Crown Heights. By the time the three days of rioting ended, 152 police officers and 38 civilians were injured, 27 vehicles were destroyed, seven stores were looted or burned, and 225 cases of robbery and burglary were committed. At least 129 arrests were made during the riots, including 122 blacks and seven whites. Property damage was estimated at one million dollars. |
| 1992 – L.A. Rodney King riots, April–May 1992, Los Angeles, California The unrest began in South Central Los Angeles on April 29, after a trial jury acquitted four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department for usage of excessive force in the arrest and beating of Rodney King, which had been videotaped and widely viewed in TV broadcasts. The rioting spread throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area, as thousands of people rioted over a six-day period following the announcement of the verdict. Widespread looting, assault, arson, and murder occurred during the riots, and estimates of property damage were over $1 billion. |
| 1992 - West Last Vegas riots The West Las Vegas riots were sparked on April 29, 1992, after the Rodney King verdict, where all four white Los Angeles Police Department officers were acquitted for the beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles, California. After the Los Angeles riots were sparked, Black residents of West Las Vegas had already started to loot and burned several stores. Gun battles had started with snipers at intersections and one white motorist was pulled from his vehicle and beaten. The violence occurred just 7 miles away from the Las Vegas Strip. Las Vegas police officers placed buses under Interstate 15 to keep rioters from crossing out of West Las Vegas and into the downtown area. After the riots, $6 million in property was damaged and the tensions with the police lasted the next 18 days. |
| 1992 – 1992 Washington Heights riots, July 4–7, Manhattan, New York, Dominican community The Washington Heights riots occurred July 4–7, 1992 when protests over the fatal police shooting of Jose Garcia, a Dominican immigrant from Washington Heights, Manhattan, turned violent throughout a 40-square-block area of New York City. One man was killed after falling five stories off a building, 15 were injured and 11 were arrested. |
| 1994 – Eastside Lexington riots, October 26, 1994, Lexington, Kentucky After a police officer fatally shot a teen-ager in a predominantly black neighborhood, hundreds of blacks roamed the city's downtown today, damaging police cars and throwing rocks at whites. About 100 police officers in riot gear were quickly dispatched to keep the crowds away from government buildings. Several people, including at least one police officer, were injured, but none of the injuries were believed serious. The police said a handful of people had been treated at hospitals and released. By dark, most people had left the downtown area, but many people remained on the streets in black neighborhoods, some throwing objects at passing cars. |
| 1996 – St. Petersburg, Florida Riot 1996, October 1996, St. Petersburg, Florida During the investigation immediately following this event, a large crowd had gathered and became agitated due to the police department not sharing information and a number of witnesses describing events. The situation quickly got out of hand and the crowd began throwing rocks, bottles, and other items at police officers. At least 20 people were arrested and 28 arson fires were confirmed as groups of youths ran back and forth throughout the night, throwing rocks, bricks and bottles at officers in riot gear, businesses and passing cars. At least 11 people were injured, including a police officer who was shot and a newspaper photographer who was beaten, as hundreds of people swarmed through the streets after the shooting on October 24. Stores were looted and thick smoke clouded the neighborhood just south of downtown. |
Monday, March 13, 2017
#specificallyTHIS is NYC holocaust
New York City - 2013 vital statistics
The 2013 citywide crude birth rate was 14.3 births per 1,000 population, the lowest rate since 1936 when, according to historical records, the rate was 13.6. Since 2004, the rate decreased 7.1% from 15.4 births per 1,000 population and since 2012, the rate decreased 3.4% from 14.8.
New York City - 2014 vital statistics
The 2014 citywide crude birth rate was 14.4 births per 1,000 population. Since 2005, the rate decreased 5.9% from 15.3 births per 1,000 population; since 2013, the rate increased 0.7% from 14.3.
source:
Summary of Vital Statistics 2013 - The City of New York
Summary of Vital Statistics 2014 - The City of New York
The 2013 citywide crude birth rate was 14.3 births per 1,000 population, the lowest rate since 1936 when, according to historical records, the rate was 13.6. Since 2004, the rate decreased 7.1% from 15.4 births per 1,000 population and since 2012, the rate decreased 3.4% from 14.8.
| Year: 2013 | Black Abortions | Hispanic Abortions | Asian/Pacific Islanders | White/Other Abortions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Aborted: | 29,007 | 21,555 | 4,615 | 14,663 | 69,840 |
| Percent: | 41.5% | 30.9% | 6.6% | 21% | 100% |
| Total Live Births: | 24,108 | 35,581 | 19,767 | 41,001 | 120,457 |
| Percent: | 20% | 29.6% | 16.4% | 34% | 100% |
| Abortions per 100 Births: | 120 / 100 | 61 / 100 | 23 / 100 | 36 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
New York City - 2014 vital statistics
The 2014 citywide crude birth rate was 14.4 births per 1,000 population. Since 2005, the rate decreased 5.9% from 15.3 births per 1,000 population; since 2013, the rate increased 0.7% from 14.3.
| Year: 2013 | Black Abortions | Hispanic Abortions | Asian/Pacific Islanders | White/Other Abortions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Aborted: | 27,367 | 20,371 | 4,547 | 15,335 | 67,620 |
| Percent: | 40.5% | 30.1% | 6.7% | 22.7% | 100% |
| Total Live Births: | 23,680 | 35,650 | 20,746 | 42,008 | 122,084 |
| Percent: | 19.4% | 29.2% | 17% | 34.4% | 100% |
| Abortions per 100 Births: | 116 / 100 | 57 / 100 | 22 / 100 | 37 / 100 | 55 / 100 |
source:
Summary of Vital Statistics 2013 - The City of New York
Summary of Vital Statistics 2014 - The City of New York
Monday, January 30, 2017
#specificallyTHIS is about Visa Program
Years ago, on my first deployment to Iraq, I befriended a local boy, Brahim, who would quickly become one of our interpreters. He was able to do so, because the turnover rate for local nationals work with us was enormous. And not because they quit, because they were killed.
Besides the money, we were able to get them to volunteer with us by promising them refugee status in the U.S. if they completed a tour. (But really, I think the chain of command knew that most interpreters wouldn’t make it through their contracts alive.)
Anyway, Brahmin would tell me about all the family members he lost in the conflict–brothers, cousins, aunts, uncles, all of em. He told me how he lived in a one bedroom house with 7 people. No clean, power every other week because of the rolling blackouts, etc.
Monday, January 16, 2017
The Second Coming - Yeats
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
THE SECOND COMING
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out
When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
Troubles my sight: a waste of desert sand;
A shape with lion body and the head of a man,
A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
Wind shadows of the indignant desert birds.
The darkness drops again but now I know
That twenty centuries of stony sleep
Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?
source:
The Second Coming - Yeats
'via Blog this'
THE SECOND COMING
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out
When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
Troubles my sight: a waste of desert sand;
A shape with lion body and the head of a man,
A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
Wind shadows of the indignant desert birds.
The darkness drops again but now I know
That twenty centuries of stony sleep
Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?
source:
The Second Coming - Yeats
'via Blog this'
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
#specificallyTHIS is A Message from President-Elect Donald J. Trump
A Message from President-Elect Donald J. Trump
Today, I would like to provide the American people with an update on the White House transition and our policy plans for the first 100 days. Our transition team is working very smoothly, efficiently, and effectively. Truly great and talented men and women, Patriots indeed, are being brought in, and many will soon be a part of our government, helping us to make America great again.
My agenda will be based on a simple core principle; putting America first. Whether it's producing steel, building cars, or curing disease, I want the next generation of production and innovation to happen right here, in our great homeland, America, creating wealth and jobs for American workers.
As part of this plan, I've asked my transition team to develop a list of executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs. It’s about time. These include the following:
- On trade, I'm going to issue our notification of intent to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a potential disaster for our country. Instead, we will negotiate fair bilateral trade deals that bring jobs and industry back onto American shores.
- On energy, I will cancel job-killing restrictions on the production of American energy, including shale energy and clean coal, creating many millions of high-paying jobs. That's what we want. That's what we've been waiting for.
- On regulation, I will formulate a role which says that for every one new regulation, two old regulations must be eliminated. So important.
- On national security, I will ask the Department of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to develop a comprehensive plan to protect America's vital infrastructure from cyberattacks and all other form of attacks.
- On immigration, I will direct the Department of Labor to investigate all abuses of visa programs that undercut the American worker.
- On ethics reform, as part of our plan to “drain the swamp,” we will impose a five-year ban on executive officials becoming lobbyists after they leave the administration, and a lifetime ban on executive officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government.
These are just a few of the steps we will take to reform Washington and rebuild our middle class. I will provide more updates in the coming days as we work together to make America great again for everyone. And I mean everyone.
Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xX_KaStFT8
Published on Nov 21, 2016
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
#specificallyTHIS is how many voted 2016-2012-2008
| YEAR | TOTAL VOTES | DEM % | REP % | DEM # | REP # |
| 2016 | 129,213,243 | 47.57% | 46.96% | 61,460,437 | 60,682,969 |
| 2012 | 129,237,642 | 51.01% | 47.15% | 65,918,507 | 60,934,407 |
| 2008 | 131,473,705 | 52.86% | 45.60% | 69,499,428 | 59,950,323 |
source:
Presidential General Election Results Comparison - National
2016 Presidential General Election Data - National
Cook Political Report national popular vote tracker
Monday, November 14, 2016
#specificallyTHIS is who voted 2016
| Demographic | % For Hillary | Dem 2012 | Change | % For Trump | Rep 2012 | Change |
| Male | 41 | 54 | -13 | 53 | 52 | +1 |
| Female | 54 | 55 | -1 | 42 | 44 | -2 |
| White | 37 | 39 | -2 | 58 | 59 | -1 |
| Black | 88 | 93 | -5 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 65 | 71 | -6 | 29 | 27 | +2 |
| Asian | 65 | 73 | -8 | 29 | 26 | +3 |
| Other | 56 | 58 | -2 | 37 | 38 | -1 |
| 18-29 | 55 | 60 | -5 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
| 30-44 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 42 | 45 | -3 |
| 45-64 | 44 | 47 | -3 | 53 | 51 | +2 |
| 65 and over | 45 | 44 | +1 | 53 | 56 | -3 |
| Some college/associate degree | 43 | 49 | -6 | 52 | 48 | +4 |
| College graduate | 49 | 47 | +2 | 45 | 51 | -6 |
| Postgraduate study | 58 | 55 | +3 | 37 | 42 | -5 |
| Under $30,000 | 53 | 63 | -10 | 41 | 35 | +6 |
| $30,000 - $49,999 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 42 | 42 | 0 |
| $50,000 - $99,999 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 50 | 52 | -2 |
| $100,000 - $199,999 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 48 | 54 | -6 |
| Democrat | 89 | 92 | -3 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
| Republican | 7 | 6 | +1 | 90 | 93 | -3 |
| Independent or something else | 42 | 45 | -3 | 48 | 50 | -2 |
| Protestant or other Christian | 39 | 42 | -3 | 58 | 57 | +1 |
| Catholic | 45 | 50 | -5 | 52 | 48 | +4 |
| Jewish | 71 | 69 | +2 | 24 | 30 | -6 |
| Something else | 62 | 74 | -12 | 29 | 23 | +6 |
| None | 68 | 70 | -2 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Married | 43 | 42 | +1 | 53 | 56 | -3 |
| Not married | 55 | 62 | -7 | 38 | 35 | +3 |
| GLBT | 78 | 76 | +2 | 14 | 22 | -8 |
| Not GLBT | 47 | 49 | -2 | 48 | 49 | -1 |
source:
Election 2016: Exit Polls
Produced by JON HUANG, SAMUEL JACOBY, K. K. REBECCA LAI and MICHAEL STRICKLAND - NOV. 8, 2016
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Presidential Election Results
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| 2016 Presidential Election Results County-by-county |
Presidential Election Results: Donald J. Trump Wins – Election Results 2016 – The New York Times
Is Donald Trump a fascist?
Donald Trump’s overwhelming victory in Tuesday night’s New Hampshire primary makes him, according to both betting markets and many analysts, the favorite to win the Republican nomination. Trump has been written off as an entertainer and circus clown, but he has been tagged with another, much more serious label: fascist. Trump’s campaign has stirred bigoted feelings in the electorate and played to voters’ worst fears and prejudices. And so far, it’s working. Two-thirds of New Hampshire Republicans, according to exit polls, favored Trump’s ban on Muslim immigration.
To discuss Trump’s rise and its historical echoes, I called Robert Paxton, a leading authority on the history of fascism. A regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and an expert on Vichy France, Paxton has written numerous books on European history. We discussed the ways in which Trump is and is not a fascist, whether Trump believes what he says, and why now, of all times, so many Americans seem to be embracing him. The conversation has been edited and condensed.
To discuss Trump’s rise and its historical echoes, I called Robert Paxton, a leading authority on the history of fascism. A regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and an expert on Vichy France, Paxton has written numerous books on European history. We discussed the ways in which Trump is and is not a fascist, whether Trump believes what he says, and why now, of all times, so many Americans seem to be embracing him. The conversation has been edited and condensed.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
#specificallyTHIS is stock market 2016
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| Dow Jones Industrial Average Wednesday, November 7, 2012 The day after Obama's re-election |
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| Dow Jones Industrial Average Wednesday, November 9, 2016 The day after Trump's election |
source:
http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/dow/
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