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Chivalry

2022-05-30T04:10:35Z

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'''Chivalry''' is a code of respectful behavior toward others, including sportsmanship. It originated during the [[feudal]] [[Middle Ages]] among [[knight]]s, mandating loyalty to one's [[lord]] and to [[God]], and a [[Man|manly]] respect for [[women]] as inspired by the [[Virgin Mary]]. The code of chivalry created strong warriors among knights while endowing them with morals and [[faith]]. The word chivalry comes from the French word for "knight", ''chevalier''. The popular game of [[chess]] is based on chivalry, and a prominent historical example of chivalry was the self-sacrifice during the sinking of the ''[[RMS Titanic|Titanic]]''. In 2022, an example of chivalry was [[Will Smith]] face-slapping [[Chris Rock]] on stage at the [[Academy Awards]] for Rock's unfunny joke about Smith's wife.

[[Leftist]]s hate chivalry, perhaps because it is intrinsically [[heterosexual]]. By undermining chivalry, Leftists erode the cultural support of heterosexuality. They initiated "disciplinary proceedings" against actor [[Will Smith]] for his act of chivalry at the [[Oscars]] in 2022, and he resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Knights typically took an [[oath]] of chivalry before partaking in the [[Crusade]]s, leading and protecting the [[pilgrims]] on their journey to [[Jerusalem]]. The [[Bible]] has many examples of chivalry, some subtle and easy to overlook (such as [[John the Apostle|John]] waiting for [[Peter]] before entering the tomb). Today, [[liberal]] [[troll]]s engage in repugnant anti-chivalry behavior, particularly on the [[internet]].

'''Chivalry''' today includes:

* sportsmanship rather than a senseless obsession with who wins or loses a meaningless game
* treating women with flattering respect, such as holding a door or standing for a woman
* protecting the weaker elements of society
* refraining from degrading or profane speech in the presence of women
* recognizing that certain tasks should be done by men, such as taking out the garbage or carrying heavy boxes
* supporting, and treating, women graciously, and adopting a work ethic to make that possible
* honesty and [[fidelity]] in business dealings
* avoiding [[gossip]]
* courtesy and humility in everyday life
* in religious terms, it can be the devotion and defense of one's belief
* minimizing competition between genders, and recognizing innate differences that prevent such fair competition
* maintaining a posture and demeanor that is respectful to others and to yourself

Chivalric romances, books which recounted the deeds of heroic knights such as King Arthur and Amadís de Gaula, were a popular genre of fiction in 16th century [[Europe]]. They were satirized (and immortalized) in [[Don Quixote]], where an aging aristocrat attempts to apply anachronistic chivalric values to his own time, with disastrous results.

== Chivalry and Education ==
The concept of '''chivalry''' originated from various codes of behavior that were impressed upon knights. This took the form of a codified Code of Chivalry in or about the 12th century, largely spurred on by writings of Medieval courtly literature. Medieval courtly literature glorifies the valor, tactics and ideals of ancient Romans. For example, the ancient hand-book of warfare written by Vegetius called ''De Re Militari'' was translated into French in the 13th century as ''L'art de chevalerie'' by Jean de Meun. Later writers also drew from Vegetius such as Honore Bonet who wrote the 14th century ''L'arbes des batailles'', which discussed the morals and laws of war. In the 15th century Christine de Pizan combined themes from Vegetius, Bonet and Frontinus in ''Livre des faits d'armes et de chevalerie''.

In medieval times, the concept of '''chivalry''' was instilled in the minds of all who became knights, as part of their training. Today, the modern notion of chivalry is often ignored in western public education - false notions of [[gender equality]] are taught instead. The lack of chivalrous education in the public school system is one of many reasons why parents may prefer [[homeschooling]] for their children. (See [[Homeschooling#Reasons for Homeschooling|Homeschooling: Reasons for Homeschooling]].)

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== See also ==
*[[Chivalry denial]]

== Sources ==

* http://www.chivalrynow.net/articles/chivalry.htm

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Dinosaur

2022-05-29T03:09:38Z

ClaudeMcH: /* Dinosaur-like creatures in history and modern sightings */

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'''Dinosaurs''' (Greek: δεινός, deinos + σαῦρος, sauros) are an extinct superorder of the class Reptilia, and known from recovered remains and tracks found in sedimentary rock worldwide.

==Description==
Dinosaurs were immensely varied, and included both herbivores and carnivores. Although many have been found in the fossil record, paleontologists expect that they have barely scratched the surface of the vast superorder that the dinosaurs encompassed.<ref>[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/09/060905-dinosaurs_2.html Vast Majority of Dinosaurs Still to Be Found, Scientists Say], ''National Geographic''</ref>

The superorder Dinosauria has been divided into two main orders, the division based exclusively on the structure of the pelvic bones.

===Order ''[[Saurischia]]''===
Saurischian dinosaurs are characterized by "lizard hips", i.e. the pubic bone of the pelvis juts forward towards the rib cage. Herbivorous species were almost all quadrupedal. They carried peg-like teeth which cut, rather than chewed, plant material, with the actual grinding of this food aided by gastroliths. Carnivorous species were exclusively bipedal.
*Infraorder Sauropoda
::Species of this infraorder are characterized by long necks and tails, barrel-shaped bodies, and column-like legs. In three families (notably Diplodocidae, Brachiosauridae, and Titanosauroidea) several species were determined to be of extreme size, estimated in excess of 125 feet in length and 100 tons, making them the largest animals to have walked the earth.
:::''[[Apatosaurus]]''
:::''[[Brachiosaurus]]''
:::''[[Ultrasaurus]]''
:::''[[Seismosaurus]]''
:::''[[Argentinosaurus]]''
:::''[[Diplodocus]]''

*Infraorder Theropoda
::Exclusively bipedal; forearms meant for grasping or holding. Fossil evidence for several species indicate pack hunting.
:::''[[Coelophysis]]''
:::''[[Ornithomimus]]''
:::''[[Allosaurus]]''
:::''[[Tyrannosaurus]]''
:::''[[Deinonychus]]''
:::''[[Velociraptor]]''
:::''[[Giganotosaurus]]''

===Order ''[[Ornithischia]]''===
Ornithischian dinosaurs are characterized by "bird hips", i.e. the pubic bone of the pelvis juts towards the rear of the animal. All species were herbivorous; most were quadrupedal. Front teeth were lacking, while a predentary bone was present in the front of the lower jaw. Several species (mainly within ''Ceratopsia'') had a distinctive parrot-like beak.
*Infraorder Ceratopsia
::Species of this infraorder carried one or more horns on their heads, as well as a shield-like frill to protect the neck.
:::''[[Triceratops]]''
:::''[[Pachyrhinosaurus]]''
:::''[[Torosaurus]]''
:::''[[Protoceratops]]''
:::''[[Styracosaurus]]''
*Infraorder Stegosauria
::Large dinosaurs with a row of bony plates on top of their backs, and several spikes used as a defensive weapon at the end of their tails.
:::''[[Stegosaurus]]''
:::''[[Huayangosaurus]]''
:::''[[Kentrosaurus]]''
*Infraorder Ankylosauria
::Heavily-armored dinosaurs, some with a row of spikes along each side, and possessing a bony tail club.
:::''[[Ankylosaurus]]''
:::''[[Euoplocephalus]]''
:::''[[Edmontonia]]''
*Infraorder Ornithopoda
::Large, herd-dwelling dinosaurs that could run bipedaly. Several species had a "boss" of bone on their heads (Pachycephalosaurs) which may have been used for head-butting similar to bighorn sheep; others a crest of bone (hadrosaurs) which may have been sound resonators.
:::''[[Camptosaurus]]''
:::''[[Iguanodon]]''
:::''[[Pachycephalosaurus]]''
:::''[[Parasaurolophus]]''
:::''[[Edmontosaurus]]''
:::''[[Bactrosaurus]]''
:::''[[Maiasaura]]''

==History==
The first published description of a dinosaur occurred years before the word was created. In his ''Natural History of Oxford-shire'' Robert Plot, a professor of chemistry at the University of Oxford in 1676, described the lower end of a petrified femur which was too large to be from any known animal in Europe;<ref>http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/23488#/summary</ref> the femur itself was lost, but the description as well as an accompanying engraving would lead others to determine later that it belonged to the theropod ''Megalosaurus''. In 1824, the British scientist William Buckland published a paper titled ''"Notice on the Megalosaurus or great Fossil Lizard of Stonesfield"'', the first scientifically-described dinosaur; a second dinosaur (''Iguanodon'') would be similarly-described the following year by Gideon Mantell, with a third dinosaur (''Hylaeosaurus'') discovered in Brighton in 1832.

Despite having reptilian characteristics, the size and structure of the remains justified the creation of a new biological category, and in 1842 Richard Owen coined the name "dinosaur" from two Greek words meaning "terrible lizard".<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=dy5LAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA60&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> The three dinosaurs were reconstructed and displayed at the Crystal Palace in London as part of the Exhibition of 1851. In 1878, several dozen ''Iguanodon'' fossils were discovered in the course of mining operations at a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium. This find suggested that dinosaurs could travel in herds.

===U.S. finds===
[[Image:Osborn.jpg‎‎|thumb|150px|right|[[Henry Fairfield Osborn]] was president of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City from 1908 to 1935.]]
In July, 1806 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark unsuccessfully tried to retrieve ''"...the rib of a fish which was Semented within the face of the rock"'' at the Hell Creek formation, in what is now Yellowstone County, Montana; the ribs were later determined to have come from a terrestrial dinosaur.<ref>http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/read/?_xmlsrc=1806-07-25&_xslsrc=LCstyles.xsl</ref>

In 1858, ''Hadrosaurus'', the so-called "duck-billed dinosaur", was found in a mineral pit in New Jersey. It was put on display at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1868. In 1869, Edward Drinker Cope (1847-1897) had reconstructed a ''[[plesiosaur]]''. Othniel Charles Marsh (1831-1899) was able to establish that Cope had put the skull on the wrong end of the skeleton, humiliating Cope, and beginning a long and bitter rivalry derisively-called the "Bone War". While previous skeletons had been discovered by accident, Cope and Marsh went on expeditions to arid parts of the American West. The two found numerous fossils in Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico as they competed to find and name as many species as they could. Their museums worked out the techniques for mounting and displaying them. The feud between Cope and Marsh reached a climax in 1890 when letters containing bitter recriminations were published in ''The New York Herald''. Congress responded by dismissing Marsh and revoking funds for his entire department.

In 1877, Marsh began digging at Como Bluff, Wyoming. This site proved to be the greatest of all paleontological finds. Many Late Jurassic dinosaurs, including ''Stegosaurus'' and ''Brontosaurus'' (later renamed ''Apatosaurus'') were discovered here. J.B. Hatcher collected dozens of Late Cretaceous horned dinosaurs at Lance Creek in northeastern Wyoming in 1889–1894, including ''Triceratops.''

In 1905, [[Henry Fairfield Osborn]] applied the name ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', meaning "“king of the tyrant lizards" to a fossil recently discovered at Hell Creek. This fearsome predator, perhaps 21 feet tall, would capture public imagination. In 1909–1923, 350 tons of dinosaur bones were removed from what is now Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado under the direction of paleontologist Earl Douglass of the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

===History of dinosaurs===
[[Creation science]] asserts that the biblical account, that dinosaurs were created on day six of [[creation]]<ref>{{bibleverse||Genesis|1:25|ESV}}</ref> approximately 6,000 years ago, along with other land animals, and therefore co-existed with humans, thus [[Counterexamples to Evolution|debunking the Theory of Evolution]] and the beliefs of evolutionary scientists about the age and creation of the earth.

Creation science posits that dinosaurs lived in harmony with other animals, (probably including in the [[Garden of Eden]]) eating only plants;<ref>{{bibleverse|Genesis|1:29-30|ESV}}</ref> that pairs of each dinosaur [[kind]] were taken onto [[Noah's Ark]] during the [[Great Flood]] and were preserved from drowning;<ref>[http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3967/ Were dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark?], ''Creation Ministries International''</ref> that many of the fossilized dinosaur bones originated during the mass killing of the Flood;<ref>Carl Wieland, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/219/ Dinosaur bones—just how old are they really?], ''Creation'', vol. 21 No. 1 p. 54</ref> and that possibly some descendants of those dinosaurs taken aboard the Ark are still around today.<ref Name="Today">Robert Doolan, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/833/ Are dinosaurs alive today?], ''Creation'', vol. 15 No. 4 p. 12.</ref> At least 300 distinct [[genera]] of dinosaur have been identified.<ref>[http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/types.html USGS]</ref>

[[Archaeological]], [[fossil]], and documentary evidence supports the [[faith and science|logical]] conclusion that dinosaurs co-existed with mankind until at least relatively recent times.

Because the term only came into use in the 19th century, the [[Bible]] does not use the word "dinosaur." However, there are numerous references throughout the biblical account. For example, the [[behemoth]] in [[Job]] and the [[leviathan]] in [[Isaiah]] are clearly references to dinosaurs,<ref>Allan K. Steel, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/1799 Could Behemoth have been a dinosaur?], ''Journal of Creation'' vol. 15 No. 2 p. 42.</ref><ref>[http://www.answersincreation.org/job4041a.htm], ''Answers in Creation''</ref> although others have claimed that Behemoth and Leviathan are references to a hippopotamus or elephant and a crocodile respectively. However, the Biblical descriptions do not fit those creatures, note that hippopotamuses and elephants do not have a "tail like a cedar". Furthermore, even if the terms did refer to other animals, this does not necessarily invalidate the existence of dinosaurs. The Creation account was not intended as a comprehensive list of all animals God created - it does not for instance state explicitly that He created the [[ferret]]. However, Genesis does state that God created all animals, which would include any not mentioned by name.

==== Extinction ====

Creation science rejects the great impact theory, and find a number of faults in that theory.<ref>Jonathan Sarfati, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/2426 Did a meteor wipe out the dinosaurs?].</ref> Despite these critiques, the great impact theory is widely considered by the scientific community to be fact. However, those scientists cannot prove the great impact theory definitively.

Creation scientists point out that evolutionists are frequently coming out with new theories to explain the supposed extinction of the dinosaurs, and that those theories are laden with false assumptions.<ref>Michael Matthews, [http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2002/1115dinosaur.asp Dinosaur demise theory, version #451], ''Answers in Genesis''</ref>

====Dinosaur-like creatures in history and modern sightings====

Creation science cites a number of reasons to believe that dinosaurs have existed until relatively recent times, and perhaps still survive.
[[Image:AZ_RockArtDino1a.jpg‎|right|thumb|right|Charles W. Gilmore, Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology with the United States National Museum, examined an ancient pictograph which he claimed portrays dinosaurs and man coexisting]]
* There have been a number of sightings of dinosaur-like creatures reported by the [[best of the public]].
** A thousand people reported seeing a dinosaur-like monster in two sightings around Sayram Lake in Xinjiang according to the Chinese publication, China Today.<ref name="Today" />
** Locals in the Congo have reported a creature they name ''Mokele-mbembe'',<ref name="Today" /><ref>[http://www.mokelembembe.com/ Mokele-mbembe The Living Dinosaur!]</ref> and from its description it appears to be a small plant-eating dinosaur. The reports have been taken seriously enough that a biologist from the [[University of Chicago]] has made several expeditions to find the creature. Another biologist has reported seeing the creature.<ref name="Today" />
** Dinosaur-like creatures have been seen by several people in two different parts of [[Papua New Guinea]] since 1990.<ref>Anon., [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/381 A living dinosaur?], ''Creation'' 23(1):56, December 2000. Irwin, Brian, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/5847 Theropod and sauropod dinosaurs sighted in PNG?] 1st July, 2008 (Creation Ministries International).</ref>
* There are drawings of creatures resembling dinosaurs.
** An expedition which included Charles W. Gilmore, Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology with the United States National Museum, examined an ancient pictograph which he claimed portrays dinosaurs and man coexisting.<ref>[http://www.creationism.org/swift/DohenyExpedition/Doheny01Main.htm Doheny Scientific Expedition, Hava Supai Canyon, Arizona], ''Creationism.org''</ref><ref>[http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/read/the_hava_supai_dinosaur_carving The Hava Supai Dinosaur Carving], ''ChristianCourier.com''</ref>
** The Nile Mosaic of Palestrina, a second century BC piece of art, contains a portion which depicts a group of Ethiopians hunting what some claim appears to be a dinosaur; there is much debate on this, however, and most modern art historians consider the mysterious animal to be a lion or a crocodile (the latter theory is supported by the presence of the Greek word for "crocodile" written near the image of the mysterious animal).<ref>[http://www.s8int.com/dinolit2.html Dinosaurs in Literature, Art & History-- Page 2], ''s8int.com''</ref>
[[Image:Palestrina1.jpg|right|thumb|A portion of the [[Nile Mosaic of Palestrina]], depicting the hunting of an animal which is often said to resemble a dinosaur (but which appears to be labelled "crocodile" in Greek).]]
* Engravings in the floor of Carlisle Cathedral appear to be of dinosaurs. They are on the tomb of bishop Richard Bell, who died in 1496.<ref>See picture on page 241 of Batten, Don, et. al., 2007, ''The Creation Answers Book''.</ref>
* Creatures matching dinosaurs and similar creatures have been described by various people groups.
* Descriptions of [[dragon]]s are widespread and match descriptions of dinosaurs, showing that dragons were real creatures and were actually very likely dinosaurs.
** The World Book Encyclopedia states that: "The [[dragon]]s of legend are strangely like actual creatures that have lived in the past. They are much like the great reptiles [dinosaurs] which inhabited the earth long before man is supposed to have appeared on earth." <ref>Quoted in [http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/FAQ25.html What about the Dinosaurs?], ''CreationScience.com''</ref> Dragons exist in the folklore of many European and Asian cultures.<ref name="WB2000">''Dragon'' entry in World Book Millennium 2000 CD ROM</ref> World Book Encyclopedia says, "In Europe, dragons are traditionally portrayed as ferocious beasts that represent the evils fought by human beings. But in Asia, especially in China and Japan, the animals are generally considered friendly creatures that ensure good luck and wealth."<ref Name="WB2000" />
** Dragons appear in the flag of [[Wales]], in traditional [[China|Chinese]] New Year's Day celebrations, and in the Chinese [[calendar]]. Every other creature on the calendar is a real creature.
* That dinosaurs are not known from the fossil record above the [[Cretaceous]] strata is not reason to believe that they have not survived until more recent times.
** Living specimens of orders of animals that were believed to have been extinct for millions of years have been found before, such as the Diatomyidae Squirrel,<ref>[http://news.softpedia.com/news/They-Thought-It-Went-Extinct-11-Million-Years-Ago-19557.shtml Diatomyidae Squirrel]</ref> the Wollemi Pine <ref>[http://www.biotechnologyonline.gov.au/enviro/wollemi.cfm Wollemi Pine ''Biotechnology Australia'']</ref> and the [[Coelacanth]].<ref>[http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/coelacanth/coelacanths.html Sulawesi Coelacanth. ''University Of California, Berkeley'']</ref><ref>[http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=54 More on the Coelacanth ''marinebio.org'']</ref>
* The recent dinosaur tissue find is a strong rebuttal of the claim that dinosaurs lived millions of years ago.<ref>Carl Wieland, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3042 Still soft and stretchy], ''Creation Ministries International''</ref>
*The [[Welsh|Wales]] flag features an image of a [[dragon]], strongly implying that the ancient people in that part of the world were familiar with large, lizard-like creatures like dinosaurs.



==== Dinosaurs and birds ====
[[Creation science]] shows that the idea that birds are descendants of dinosaurs is not demonstrated by the evidence,<ref>[http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3833/106/ Bird evolution?], ''Creation Ministries International''</ref><ref>Andy McIntosh, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/540/ 100 years of airplanes—but these weren’t the first flying machines!], ''Creation'' vol. 26 No. 1 p. 44</ref> and that the dinosaur-bird connection is even disputed by some evolutionists.

In his article, "Fifteen ways to refute materialistic bigotry", Dr. [[Jonathan Sarfati]] wrote regarding dinosaurs being descendants of birds:
{{cquote|“The same logic applies to the dinosaur-[[bird]] debate. It is perfectly in order for creationists to cite [[Alan Feduccia|Feduccia]]’s devastating criticism against the idea that birds evolved ‘ground up’ from running dinosaurs (the cursorial theory). But the dino-to-bird advocates counter with equally powerful arguments against Feduccia’s ‘trees-down’ (arboreal) theory. The evidence indicates that the critics are ''both'' right — birds did not evolve either from running dinos or from tree-living mini-crocodiles. In fact, birds did not evolve from non-birds at all!<ref>Jonathan Sarfati, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/2610 15 ways to refute materialistic bigotry], ''Creation Ministries International''</ref>}}

Creation science also cites the evolutionist and [[atheism|atheist]] [[Ernst Mayr]]<ref>Matthews, Michael, [http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2003/1208mayr.asp 99 and still fighting God], 8th December, 2003 (Answers in Genesis).</ref> who stated the following:
{{cquote|“It must be admitted, however, that it is a considerable strain on one’s credulity to assume that finely balanced systems such as certain sense organs (the eye of vertebrates, or the bird’s feather) could be improved by random mutations." <ref>[http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/ReferencesandNotes10.html In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood], ''Center for Scientific Creation''</ref><ref>Find the full quote on [https://books.google.com/books?id=mAIjnLp6r_MC&pg=PA296&lpg=PA296&dq=Ernst+Mayr+1942+%22It+must+be+admitted,+however,+that+it+is+a+considerable+strain+on+one%27s+credulity+to+assume%22&source=bl&ots=TRDzBtumPF&sig=XwvnT327A9sn3Uvs0RLOaQNo5Zo&hl=en&ei=P6H6Te37LMSwhAf03fimAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false], starting from line 6.</ref> }}

The March 2003 issue of ''Scientific American'' is also cited by creation scientists:
{{cquote|Of all the body coverings nature has designed, feathers are the most various and the most mysterious...The origin of feathers is a specific instance of the much more general question of the origin of evolutionary novelties--structures that have no clear antecedents in ancestral animals and no clear related structures (homologues) in contemporary relatives. Although evolutionary theory provides a robust explanation for the appearance of minor variations in the size and shape of creatures and their component parts, it does not yet give as much guidance for understanding the emergence of entirely new structures, including digits, limbs, eyes and feathers...." <ref>Michael Matthews, [http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2003/0313sciam.asp Scientific American admits creationists hit a sore spot], ''Answers in Genesis''</ref><ref>[http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000CD7F6-B16F-1E41-89E0809EC588EEDF Which Came First, the Feather or the Bird?], ''Scientific American''</ref>}}

Creation science also shows that the comparative anatomy analysis done by evolutionists comparing bird bones and dinosaur bones is flawed.<ref>Dr. David N. Menton, [http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2005/0328discovery.asp "Ostrich-osaurus" Discovery?], ''Answers in Genesis''</ref>

===Evolutionary/Old Earth Perspective===
The view of [[atheism|atheists]], evolutionists, and others who accept the uniformitarian timescale is that dinosaurs existed on earth from 230 million years ago to 65 million years ago. In this view, the entire population of dinosaurs were wiped out by a mass extinction event (usually thought to be a meteorite) about 65 million years ago.
This precludes humans and dinosaurs co-existing.

====Extinction====

According to evolutionists, close to 65 million years ago, at the end of the [[Cretaceous]] period, and the beginning of what is called the [[Tertiary]] period, an event occurred which has come to be known as the [[K-T Event]]. This event would have obliterated most life on Earth, plunging the world into something that would now be likened to global nuclear winter, through which few extant species could survive. Although these scientists dispute the nature of the K-T Event (selecting among any number of catastrophes that could have caused the significant global cooling that resulted), most believe that the claimed K-T Event was caused by the collision of a massive asteroid with the Earth, the dust and debris from which would have shrouded the sky for thousands of years, cooling Earth considerably.<ref>Kevin O Pope, "Meteorite impact and the mass extinction of species at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary," Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, available at [http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/95/19/11028]</ref> According to this view, the dinosaurs did not survive this cataclysm.<ref>[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/08/0823_020823_asteroid.html Prehistoric Asteroid "Killed Everything"], ''National Geographic''</ref> A layer of rock containing high concentrations of [[Iridium]], a metal that is extremely rare on earth but common in asteroids, is said to be due to the vaporization and then fall of dust from the meteorite's impact, and its compression within the subsequent geological record.<ref>''Ibid''</ref> The evidence of a large impact crater can be found in rocks of the [[Yucatán]] Peninsula of the supposed age of this layer.<ref>[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/03/0307_030307_impactcrater.html "Dinosaur-Killer" Asteroid Crater Imaged for First Time], ''National Geographic''</ref><ref>http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/events/cowen1b.html</ref>
Creationists assert that the assumptions underpinning the methods used by modern geologists are incorrect, and even though the validity of a large impact is accepted, this does not constitute proof that the impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.{{fact}}

====An explosion of new species ====

Evolutionists speculate that a mass extinction of the dinosaurs removed a major food competitor, and predator, of smaller animals. As a result of a new "vacancy" in the food chain, following the [[K-T Event]], it is theorized that vast speciation occurred, as the evolutionary pressure of a new cold age propelled animal species to adapt or die out. According to this view, [[mammals]] were some of the main beneficiaries of this explosion: their fur allowed them to adapt to the cold, and their small size allowed them to conserve energy relative to the huge dinosaurs of the previous age.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Life-Universe-Jeffrey-Bennett/dp/0805385770 Bennet, Shostak, Jakotsky, "Life in the Universe," viewable at]</ref>

====Dinosaurs and birds====

As a number of feathered fossils (claimed to be dinosaurs) have been discovered, and evolutionary scientists claim the similarity in the bone structure between birds and dinosaurs show that modern birds are a descendants of dinosaurs. This is often cited as an example of [[macroevolution]].<ref>[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1006_041006_feathery_dino.html New Dinosaur Discovered: T. Rex Cousin Had Feathers], ''National Geographic''</ref>

==Dinosaur fossils, human fossils and geological strata ==
Some evolutionary scientists assert that if human bones aren’t found with dinosaur bones, then dinosaurs and man didn’t live together.<ref name="HaD">Hodge, Bodie, [http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v1/n1/humans-and-dinosaurs If humans and dinosaurs lived together, why don’t we find human fossils with dinosaur fossils?] ''Answers'' 1(1):52, May 2006.</ref><ref>[http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CH/CH710.html Claim CH710] (The TalkOrigins Archive)</ref>
Creation scientists point out that this is a false assumption; if human bones aren’t found buried with dinosaur bones, it simply means they weren't buried together.<ref name="HaD" />

Evolutionists speculate that [[radiometric dating]] of rocks containing dinosaur bones indicates them to have formed between 65 million years ago and 250 million years ago, whereas rocks with human bones in them are dated as being much newer (less than 5 million years old). Creation science shows that those methods of dating rocks provide false results, and therefore reject this argument.<ref>https://creation.com/radiometric-dating-questions-and-answers</ref>

Creation science points out that the fossil record contains mainly marine organisms and that a small sliver of the fossil record contains vertebrates and thus shows that we shouldn't expect to find many human fossils at all.<ref name="HaD" />
Moreover, as the biblical [[Great Flood|Flood]] would be a marine catastrophe, it would be expected that marine fossils would dominate the fossil record. This is in fact what we find.<ref name="NAB">Hodge, Bodie, [http://www.answersingenesis.org/PublicStore/pdfs/SampleChapter/10-2-267.pdf Why Don’t We Find Human & Dinosaur Fossils Together?] (chapter 13 of the New Answers Book), 2006.</ref>

Approximately 70% of the Earth is covered in salt water which would also explain the dominance of marine fossils. In addition, creation scientists show there may have been a small pre-flood human population and that massive amounts of flood sediment are why we haven’t found human fossils in pre-biblical flood sediments.<ref name="NAB" />
Also, creation scientists point out that we don't find human bones buried with [[coelacanth]]s yet humans and coelacanths coexist today.<ref name="HaD" />

== In Popular Culture ==
Dinosaurs have been a fixture of popular culture since their discovery. It is theorized that some of the myths of fantastical creatures stem from the accidental discovery of dinosaur fossils. More recently, dinosaurs have featured in popular stories including books, movies, television, video games, even music.

In the 1912 novel "The Lost World" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (of Sherlock Holmes fame), was published describing an expedition into an Amazon basin where animals thought to be extinct (including dinosaurs) had survived.

Dinosaurs were introduced to a wide modern audience when movies like the Jurassic Park series were released.

== See also ==
*[[Evolution]]
*[[Theory of Evolution and Cases of Fraud, Hoaxes and Speculation]]
*[[Irreligion and superstition]]
*[[Young earth creationism]]

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

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Talk:Incels

2022-05-28T00:29:49Z

ClaudeMcH: /* Atheist */

== Atheist ==

Any information on this? I suspect that it's highly likely? Also maybe there should be some discussion of the causes of this malady – social anxiety disorder, maybe? To blame women doesn't make sense, except to misogynists. --[[User:Jackin the box|Jackin the box]] ([[User talk:Jackin the box|talk]]) 23:05, May 26, 2022 (EDT)
:Revise to: <who believe that they are systematically denied the opportunity for physical intimacy by society>? There is, however, need for a source, and a much expanded discussion, including of the so-called terrorist attack in Canada (see [https://www.rebelnews.com/would_you_date_an_incel_torontonians_respond_to_incel_terrorism_charge ''Rebel News'']).--[[User:Jackin the box|Jackin the box]] ([[User talk:Jackin the box|talk]]) 09:43, May 27, 2022 (EDT)
::Jordan Peterson has called for enforced monogamy as a way to ensure that the resource of women's sexual attention is more equitably distributed. That's probably the framework that fits best with CP's mandate. [[User:ClaudeMcH|ClaudeMcH]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcH|talk]]) 20:29, May 27, 2022 (EDT)

David Perdue

2022-05-26T23:51:48Z

ClaudeMcH:

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'''David Alfred Perdue, Jr.''' (born December 10, 1949 (age {{age|1949|12|10}})) is the former senior United States Senator from [[Georgia]]. He was a member of the [[Republican Party]], and was elected in November 2014.

Perdue served on the Agriculture Committee; Budget Committee; Foreign Relations Committee; Judiciary Committee; and the Special Committee on Aging.

Sen. Perdue holds [[globalist]] leanings, as evident with his positions on visas for foreign workers who compete with Americans for jobs.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/27/gop-lawmakers-lobbied-for-more-foreign-workers-before-joblessness/ Republicans Lobbied for More Foreign Workers Before Joblessness Jumped Nearly Fivefold]</ref> However, he has generally been a strong ally of President [[Donald Trump]] and is a supporter of the latter's [[conservative]] agenda.<ref>Westwood, Sarah (September 3, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/david-perdue-the-outsider-who-has-become-trumps-man-inside-the-senate/article/2632946 David Perdue, the outsider who has become Trump's man inside the Senate]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved September 3, 2017.</ref>

Perdue, despite having Trump's endorsement, lost a primary bid for the governorship of Georgia in 2022 to [[Brian Kemp]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000612 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''
* [http://www.perdue.senate.gov Official Website]

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Incels

2022-05-26T18:02:21Z

ClaudeMcH:

'''Incels''' (derived from the term "involuntarily celibate") are people, generally though not always [[men]], who are frustrated at the fact that they are systematically denied the opportunity for physical intimacy.

==See also==
*[[Feminism]]

Incels

2022-05-26T18:01:44Z

ClaudeMcH: A start, please expand.

Great Replacement

2022-05-26T17:59:19Z

ClaudeMcH: A start, please expand.

The '''Great Replacement''' is a plan by [[liberals]] and [[Democrats]] to use demographic forces, notably [[immigration]], to weaken and undermine America's fundamentally [[conservative]] nature in order to ensure and maintain their grip on power.

NATO war in Ukraine

2022-05-25T18:13:17Z

ClaudeMcH: Undo revision 1861341 by SoManyIPs (talk)

{{World War 2
| image = Azov Nazis.PNG
| conflict = Globalist/Neo-Nazi
| date = April 2014 - ongoing
| location = Ukraine and Donbas region
| combatant1 = Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) [[NATO]] insurgent partisan groups foreign mercenaries
| combatant2 = Donetsk Peoples Republic [[Luhansk Peoples Republic]] Russian Federation
| commander1 = [[Joseph Robinette Biden]] [[Boris Johnson]] [[Antony Blinken]] [[Jake Sullivan]] [[Jens Stoltenberg]] [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] Andriy Parubiy Dmytro Yarosh [[Andriy Biletsky]]
| commander2 = [[Vladimir Putin]] Sergei Shoigu Aleksandr Dvornikov [[Ramzan Kadyrov]]
| strength1 = 300,000
| strength2 = 100,000
| casualties1 = 30,000 KIA; 7,500 POWs of which 300 are officers
| casualties2 = 4,000 KIA; 300 POWs}}
The '''Russia-Ukraine War''' is a proxy war started by the [[United States]] in 2014 with the violent overthrow of the [[democracy|democratically]] elected government of [[Ukraine]]<ref>https://mronline.org/2022/04/09/the-u-s-proxy-war-in-ukraine/</ref> with the aid of [[neo-Nazi]] forces.<ref>https://youtu.be/5SBo0akeDMY</ref>

There are multiple issues that led to the [[Russian]] incursion into Ukraine in February 2022:
*[[ethnic cleansing]] of native Russians in the [[Donbas]] region and unrelenting shelling of civilian communities by the [[Maidan]] regime since 2014;
*the Kyiv regime's [[discrimination]] against Russian speaking people and making them second-class citizens in the country of their birth;
*collective security between the Donbas Republics and the Russian Federation;
*the 2014 NATO overthrow of the democratically-elected government;
*[[NATO]] infiltration into [[Ukraine]] and supplying weapons and training to [[neo-Nazi]] groups;
*efforts to dispose of old Soviet-era weapons stockpiles among former [[Warsaw Pact]] members and upgrade them with modern standard NATO equipment;
*U.S. biological laboratories doing research with dangerous [[pathogens]] on the territory of Ukraine near the Russian border;
*the transformation of Ukraine into a testing ground for pharmaceutical experiments by [[Big Pharma]] in circumvention of international safety standards and to by-pass regulations, informed consent, and disclosure laws in Western countries;<ref>https://thesaker.is/empire-of-bioweapon-lies/</ref>
*competition between the [[European Union]] and the [[Eurasian Economic Union]] over the boundaries of their respective trade zones, playing a central role in the illegal [[Maidan coup]];
*oil and natural gas deposits beneath the predominantly Russian areas of Donbas and [[Crimea]];
*efforts by the United States to scuttle Germany and other NATO allies dependency on Russian gas, kill the [[Nord Stream 2]] pipeline trade agreement, and force NATO allies to purchase more expensive US liquified natural gas (LGN) for home heating and cooking;
*NATO interference in the internal affairs of Belarus;
*The EU and NATO's desire to dismember the Russian Federation in order to plunder its vast energy and natural resources;
*Central Asia, the heart of the "Eurasian Balkans" deemed to be the key to ensuring American global hegemony by [[Zbigniew Brzezinski]] and [[Henry Kissinger]] and their contemporary cohorts;
*the petrodollar system, which [[Russia]] has the potential to compete with and disrupt;
*religious sectarian rivalry between orthodox churches which claim to be the legitimate [[Eastern_Orthodox_Church|Orthodox Church]] of the Ukrainian people,<ref>https://youtu.be/CM9kKNxR6rM</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/B6Lpn3lDHDY</ref> which has led to violations of religious liberty by the Kyiv regime ''per'' the UN Human Rights Commission;<ref>https://spzh.news/en/news/83910-komitet-po-pravam-cheloveka-oon-potreboval-zashhitity-verujushhih-upc-ot-nasilija</ref>
*the [[Culture War]] as [[Leftists]] in [[the West]] attempt to extend their agenda into Ukraine with [[gay pride]] marches to challenge the [[conservative]] values of both Ukrainians and Russians.<ref>http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=62947</ref>

NATO-backed neo-Nazi proxy forces attacked the [[Donbas]] again on February 14, 2022.<ref>https://mronline.org/2021/11/13/military-knows-it-looks-bad-but-works-with-neo-nazis-anyway/</ref><ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/2022/02/17/western-media-is-literally-peddling-neo-nazi-propaganda-to-prompt-war-between-russia-and-ukraine/</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3848518841859137</ref> Military forces of the Russian Federation (RF) entered Ukraine on February 24, 2022 to put an end to the ethnic violence and de-nazify the areas where the children and grandchildren of World War II Nazi collaborators had been carrying an ethnic hatred of Russians since the [[Holodomor]] of the 1930s and earlier. A wave of [[patriotism]] swept over Russian society, viewing the operation as a second [[Great Patriotic War]].<ref>https://thesaker.is/two-videos-from-the-ukrainian-blogger-iurii-podoliaka-must-see/</ref> Soldiers felt they were sent to finish the job of de-nazifying Ukraine that their grandfathers left unfinished after World War II. The use of civilian human shields by the U.S-trained Armed Forces of Ukraine led to civilian casualties and was a primary strategy of the NATO proxies. Ukrainian security forces committed reprisal actions and atrocities against ethnic Russians and Russian speakers in areas which Russian forces vacated. Numerous attacks by Ukrainian forces on its own citizens, which had been ongoing in the Donbas region for the eight previous years, spread outside the Donbas to create [[false flag]] images of attacks by Russians. Efforts to rehabilitate the image and reputation of Nazis and Nazism by Western and Ukrainian media and [[psyop]]s were non-stop since the beginning of the Russian incursion, with permanent and debilitating damage to the West's educational system and image throughout the civilized world. By early April 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had been so degraded and decimated, or were out of fuel and unable to retreat, the Maidan regime doubled down on soft power, [[psyops|psychological operations]] and propaganda to garner sympathy from the West for continued support.

==Background==
{{See also|Donbas war}}
When the [[Soviet Union]] collapsed in 1991, 25 million ethnic Russians woke up the next day finding themselves citizens of countries outside Russia proper. Working and retired ethnic Russians in their new countries of citizenship lost the social security pension benefits that the former Soviet regime had promised them. None of these citizens and workers had any democratic voice in their fate. Many if not most of these ethnic Russians themselves were the descendants of victims of the Soviet [[communist]] regime whose parents or grandparents had been deported to Soviet Republics outside of the Russian Federation by the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]'s security services, the [[NKVD]] for being uncooperative in the Soviet system. Putin called the loss of Russian citizenship and citizenship rights as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union a "genuine tragedy". As of 2014 when the U.S.-backed Maidan coup occurred in Ukraine, 10 million Russians lived as a minority in [[multicultural]] Ukraine. Immediately after the new unelected regime was installed by the West, discriminatory laws and ethnic violence targeted the Russian minority. The [[Donbas war]] claimed nearly 14,000 lives between 2014 and 2022, mostly civilians including children and elderly, as the West and the rest of the "civilized" world ignored the crisis.

In the run up to the wider war, both the [[United States]] and NATO rejected, without consideration, two formal diplomatic proposals by the [[Russian Federation]] for peace treaties between the Russian Federation, United States and NATO to avoid war. The treaty proposals would require NATO to pledge not granting Ukraine and the [[Republic of Georgia]] NATO membership; U.S. missiles in Poland and [[Romania]] to be removed; and NATO deployments to [[Eastern Europe]] reversed. The U.S. and NATO rejected the proposals out of hand in December 2021, and instead acted aggressively by sending more NATO forces to Eastern Europe and continued to heavily arm Ukraine.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2022/02/24/what-putin-says-are-the-causes-aims-of-russias-military-action/</ref>

===Ethnic cleansing in Donbas===
{{See also|Ethnic cleansing in the Donbas|}}
[[File:Alley of Angels.PNG|right|300px|thumb|The Alley of Angels commemorates children killed by the Ukrainian government's ethnic cleansing campaign of Donetsk during the 8 years of the Donbas war, 2014-2022.]]
During the U.S.-backed Maidan coup many inhabitants of the Donbas wanted to join Russia. In April 2014 the government building of Donetsk was occupied by separatist resistance fighters.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26910210</ref> On April 7, 2014 the resistance declared the independent "Republic of Donetsk".<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/07/ukraine-officer-shot-dead-russian-soldier-crimea</ref> It was only recognized by [[South Ossetia]].<ref>http://itar-tass.com/en/world/738110</ref> Since 2014 the Ukrainian government tried to regain the city. The Ukrainian government's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion fired artillery shells from Mariupol on Donetsk's civilian and residential areas. They artillery shelling from Mariupol, 30 kilometers from the border, continued for 8years killing many innocentsd, including children. The [[Azov Battalion]] received training, weapons, supplies and satellite intelligence information from NATO.<ref>https://news.antiwar.com/2022/04/07/austin-us-giving-ukraine-intelligence-for-attacks-against-russia-in-the-donbas/</ref><ref>[https://thefrontierpost.com/who-gets-natos-weapons-in-ukraine/#:~:text=The%20Ukrainian%20government%20allows%20the%20Azov%20Battalion%20and,portion%20of%20the%20massive%20wea-pons%20deliveries%20by%20NATO]</ref>

Hromadske TV media is one of the most-watched networks in Ukraine. Hromadske is funded by the [[Dutch]] and US Embassies in Kyiv, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the European Endowment for Democracy, and Free Press Unlimited. [[Silicon Valley]] oligarch Pierre Omidary was also involved in creating the outlet.<ref>https://www.mintpressnews.com/ukraine-propaganda-war-international-pr-firms-dc-lobbyists-cia-cutouts/280012/</ref> Hromadske hosted Ukrainian Nazi journalist Bogdan Boutkevitch<ref>https://beyondhighbrow.com/2014/08/03/us-supported-ukrainian-nazi-calls-for-killing-1-5-novorussians/</ref> during the Maidan coup, demanding [[genocide]] of ethnic Russians. Boutkevitch said that Donbas,
{{quotebox-float|"is severely overpopulated with people nobody has any use for. Trust me I know what I am saying. If we take, for example, just Donetsk oblast, there are approximately 4 million inhabitants, at least 1.5 million of them are superfluous. We don't need to "understand" Donbass, we need to understand Ukrainian national interests. Donbass must be exploited as a resource, which it is. I don't claim to have a quick solution recipe, but the most important thing that must be done - no matter how cruel it may sound, there is a certain category of people that MUST BE EXTERMINATED."<ref>https://youtu.be/S9SOVarOFJk</ref>}}
In early December 2021 it was reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine deployed 125,000 troops, half of its forces, against the predominantly Russian speaking Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine.<ref>https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2021/12/01/russia-ukraine-has-deployed-half-of-its-army-to-donbass-conflict-zone</ref> Previously, on October 19, 2022, ''The Jerusalem Post'' reported that Canada, the US, France, the UK and other Western countries helped train neo-Nazi extremists in Ukraine.<ref>https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/western-countries-training-far-right-extremists-in-ukraine-report-682411</ref> Military analyst Boris Rozhin predicted an escalation of the conflict by the Kyiv regime and their NATO consultants with a full-scale provocation in Donbas. Using the 1995 model employed in Serbia called Operation Storm,<ref>https://euromaidanpress.com/2017/12/28/what-ukraine-can-take-from-the-croatian-scenario-of-conflict-resolution/</ref> 230,000-250,000 Serbs fled the territory of Serbian Krajina, and [[Croatia]]n soldiers committed numerous war crimes against convoys of refugees and the remaining civilians, including the Dvor and Grubori massacres. The Ukrainian authorities intend to repeat the “Serbian scenario” in the territory of Donbas in order to expel citizens of the Donetsk and Luhansk republics from their homeland at gunpoint and take control of the region.<ref>https://en.news-front.info/2022/01/17/ethnic-cleansing-in-donbass-kiev-prepares-republics-for-croatian-storm/</ref> More than 600,000 Russian citizens reside in Donbas.<ref>http://uawire.org/kremlin-almost-640-000-donbas-residents-received-russian-passports</ref>

In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 18 and 20 February 2022, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine recorded 2,158 ceasefire violations, including 1,100 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 591 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 18 and 20 February, the Mission recorded 1,073 ceasefire violations, including 926 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 975 ceasefire violations in the region.<ref>https://www.osce.org/special-monitoring-mission-to-ukraine/512683</ref> The OSCE was later found to have faked reports over years of the duration of the conflict by hiding Ukrainian attacks on civilians as well as actually smuggling mortar shells to neo-Nazi forces.

As tensions escalated in mid-February 2022, some 700,000 women, children, and elderly were being evacuated to Rostov in neighboring Russia.<ref>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ukraine-russia-separatists-shelling-civilians_n_620fc47de4b0f2c343f3d4fa</ref><ref>https://tass.com/world/1406247</ref> Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] instructed the Russian government to house and feed people fleeing the Ukrainian military advance once they arrived in southern Russia. Each refugee arriving from Donbass is to be given a payment of 10,000 roubles ($129). [[RT]] reported Denis Pushilin, the head of the [[Donetsk Peoples Republic]] warned, "Kiev can start a full-scale assault on Donbass at any moment, the situation is critical”<ref>https://www.rt.com/russia/549912-donetsk-leader-ukraine-invasion-war/</ref> A full-scale mobilization was ordered, and men 18 to 55 were conscripted to remain and defend against the Ukrainian military attack.<ref>https://youtu.be/GksixfgW_Q0</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/hUTXV4VusTM</ref>

===US owned biological labs===
Ukraine has no control over the military bio-laboratories on its own territory. According to the 2005 Agreement between the [[US Department of Defense]] (DoD) and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. The Ukrainian government is prohibited from public disclosure of sensitive information about the US program and Ukraine is obliged to transfer to the US DoD dangerous pathogens for biological research.<ref>https://2001-2009.state.gov/documents/organization/95251.pdf</ref> The [[Pentagon]] has been granted access to certain state secrets of Ukraine in connection with the projects under their agreement. The DoD Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has funded 11 bio-laboratories in Ukraine.
[[File:Biological research labs.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Russian military reported it had identified 30 sites where biological research with pathogens had been occurring under the direction of the [[Pentagon]].]]
Among the set of bilateral agreements between the US and Ukraine is the establishment of the Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU) – an international organization funded mainly by the US government which has been accorded diplomatic status. The US personnel in Ukraine work under diplomatic cover. The STCU officially supports projects of scientists previously involved in the Soviet biological weapons program. Over the past 20 years the STCU has invested over $285 million in funding and managing some 1,850 projects of scientists who previously worked on the development of weapons of mass destruction.<ref>https://21wire.tv/2018/01/21/wmd-america-inside-the-pentagons-global-bioweapons-industry/</ref>

One such biological lab contractor is [[Metabiota]], a company financed by [[Hunter Biden]]'s [[Rosemont Seneca]] partnership with the state owned Bank of China. Metabiota was awarded a $18.4 million federal contract under the so-called "Defense Threat Reduction Program" in the former Soviet [[Republic of Georgia]] and Ukraine.<ref>https://govtribe.com/contract/award/hdtra114c0104</ref> Metabiota receives the lion's share of funding as a U.S. defense contractor for bio labs in Ukraine.

Captured documents published by Russia claimed the labs were working on [[biological weapons]] such as [[anthrax]] and plague and that the Pentagon instructed the labs to destroy them in violation of Article 1 of the UN Biological Weapons Convention.<ref>https://twitter.com/ASBMilitary/status/1500499205663645700</ref> Russia released captured U.S. documents indicating that among the work of the U.S.-funded biolabs was the testing of 400 and 4000 Ukrainian soldiers, respectively, for antibodies to Crimea-Congo fever and regional hantaviruses, and a search for anthrax spores in soil at livestock graves.

On March 7, 2022, the Russian military claimed to have identified 30 sites where pathogenic research under the direction of the U.S. Defense Department had been occurring on the territory of Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated, "The Ukrainian biological laboratories in [[Lvov]] were conducting work with infectious agents of plague, anthrax, and brucellosis, while the labs in Kharkov and Poltava were working with infectious agents of [[diphtheria]], [[Salmonella|salmonellosis]], and [[dysentery]]…The government in Kiev had sent to the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in the United States thousands of patients’ serum samples, primarily from patients of “[[Slavic]] [[ethnic]]ity”, under the pretext of testing [[COVID-19]] treatment methods”.<ref>https://sputniknews.com/20220307/30-biolabs-whose-activities-were-commissioned-by-pentagon-were-formed-in-ukraine---russian-mod-1093662299.html</ref>

The term "biological weapons" includes biological formulations that contain pathogenic micro-organisms and toxins, as well as the means of delivery and use of said formulations. While the priority for Ukrainian healthcare is socially significant diseases such as [[HIV]], [[poliomyelitis]], [[measles]] and [[hepatitis]], US customers are interested in a completely different nomenclature: [[cholera]], [[tularemia]], [[plague]] and hantaviruses.

As a result of the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, facts of work with the specified pathogens, which are potential agents of biological weapons, have been revealed. At the same time, it was noted that Ukraine had sent a request to the manufacturing company regarding the possibility of equipping the [[Bayraktar drone]]s with aerosol equipment. In addition on March 9, 2022 three unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with 30-litre containers and equipment for spraying formulations were detected by Russian reconnaissance units in Kherson region. At the end of April 2022, ten more were found near Kakhovka.<ref>https://telegra.ph/Briefing-on-the-results-of-the-analysis-of-documents-related-to-the-military-biological-activities-of-the-United-States-on-the-t-05-11</ref>

===NATO expansion===
{{See also|North Atlantic Treaty Organization#NATO expansion: Russia reaction}}
Unprovoked, NATO began arming and training Ukrainian military and para-military [[neo-Nazi]] forces after the 2014 [[Obama administration]]-backed [[Maidan coup]] which overthrew the [[democracy|democratically]] elected administration of [[President Viktor Yanukovych]].<ref>https://kanekoa.substack.com/p/how-obama-and-biden-installed-neo?s=r</ref> When the U.S. Congress barred funding for the neo-Nazi [[Azov Battalion]] in 2018,<ref>https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms-to-controversial-ukrainian-militia-linked-to-neo-nazis</ref> NATO proceeded to train Azov Battalion Nazis in [[Canada]] as part of [[the West]]'s supposed "rules based order."<ref>https://mronline.org/2021/11/13/military-knows-it-looks-bad-but-works-with-neo-nazis-anyway/</ref> The neo-Nazi Azov Battalion, which was incorporated into the Ukrainian National Guard after the Maidan coup, had been conducting an unrelenting war against Russian civilians in the [[Donbas]] region since 2014.<ref>[https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:kle0A5mimFIJ:https://consortiumnews.com/2022/02/26/robert-parry-the-mess-that-nuland-made/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us Robert Parry: The Mess That Nuland Made], 2018 ''Consortium News''.</ref> Azov's International Department trained [[white supremacist]] protesters in the 2017 [[Charlottesville]] march.<ref>https://archive.ph/I9PS4</ref> The Donbas war is recognized by the Orthodox Christian Church as a struggle between the Western globalists' [[gay agenda]] and traditional family, moral, and religious values.<ref>http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=62947</ref> For this reason, the international media has ignored what otherwise would be considered a policy of ethnic cleansing of Russians from the Donbas by the NATO-backed fascist Kyiv regime.<ref>
https://www.rferl.org/a/death-toll-up-to-13-000-in-ukraine-conflict-says-un-rights-office/29791647.html</ref>

President Putin remarked in 2021, "As for NATO’s enlargement and the advancement of NATO infrastructure towards Russia’s borders, this is a matter of paramount significance as far as the security of Russians and Russia goes...I do not want to use harsh words, but they simply spat upon our interests."<ref>https://tass.com/politics/1300975</ref> French Premier [[Emmanuel Macron]] said at the height of the crisis, "The geopolitical objective of Russia today is clearly not Ukraine but to clarify the rules of cohabitation with NATO and the EU."<ref>https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-russia-tensions-frances-macron-flies-to-moscow-to-meet-putin-in-high-risk-diplomatic-mission-12535079</ref>

In March 2022 NATO warlord Jens Stoltenberg said that any support from [[China]] would help Russia to continue to wage war and that China has an obligation as a member of the UN Security Council to uphold international law. The spokesperson of the Chinese Mission to the [[EU]] responded:
{{quotebox-float|"we will never forget who had bombed our embassy in the Federal Republic of [[Yugoslavia]]. We need no lecture on [[justice]] from the abuser of international law. As a [[Cold War]] remnant and the world’s largest military alliance, NATO continues to expand its geographical scope and range of operations. What kind of role it has played in world peace and stability? NATO needs to have good reflection.<ref>[http://www.chinamission.be/eng/fyrjh/202203/t20220317_10652463.htm Spokesperson of the Chinese Mission to the EU Speaks on a Question Concerning NATO Leader’s Remarks on China], 2022-03-17. www.chinamission.be</ref>}}
{{Anchor|Special Military Operation}}

==Special Military Operation==
[[File:You are trash that must be wiped off the face of the earth.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Ukrainian TV host calls for the extermination of Russian families and children.<ref>https://www.opindia.com/2022/03/ukrainian-tv-show-host-fakhruddin-sharafmal-calls-for-genocide-of-russians-including-children/</ref>]]
On February 23, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into Greater Ukraine in a demilitarization and denazification operation.<ref>https://tass.ru/politika/13825671</ref> As it is crucial in purging neo-Nazis, the Russian military is stopping genocidal extermination in Donbas, arresting human sex traffickers, and destroying extremely dangerous biowarfare labs.

In a televised speech shortly before 4:00 AM Moscow time on February, 24, 2022, Putin announced that he had ordered Russian forces to enter Donbas. He insisted it was not Russia's intention to annex the Donbas Republics or Ukraine, but stated that Russia would protect the right of the Donbas Republics to [[self-determination]], and that it would do so by forcing the "demilitarization" of the remainder of the Ukraine. Minutes later, explosions were reported at various points throughout the country, including the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv as well as at [[Kharkiv]], Odessa, and several other cities. Ukrainian officials attributed these to cruise and ballistic missiles launched by Russian units at their military installations.

Russian ground troops were reported entering Ukraine at around 06:48 local time near the city of Senkivka on the northern border, with others entering from Crimea in the south shortly thereafter.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/23/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-military-operation-donbas-intl-hnk/index.html Russia launches military attack on Ukraine with reports of explosions and troops crossing border]. CNN. Thu February 24, 2022.</ref> Kyiv regime sources reported throughout the day that Russian units had launched attacks on numerous targets,<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/ma54DNDKy0FN/</ref> including a landing of airborne soldiers at the Antonov International Airport outside Kyiv, but claimed that their own forces inflicted heavy casualties on the Russians. A press conference by Ukrainian President Zelensky at 16:00 Kyiv time claimed that heavy fighting was occurring in the [[Chernobyl]] Exclusion Zone, site of the 1986 nuclear accident, which lies along the direct route of advance towards Kyiv from the north.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/chernobyl-nuclear-russia-attack-ukraine-b2022444.html Fighting breaks out close to Chernobyl nuclear waste facility, says Ukrainian president] Rory Sullivan, ''The Independent'' (UK). Thu 24 Feb 2022.</ref> Zelensky had just days earlier threatened Russia with a dirty nuclear bomb made from nuclear waste.<ref>https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2022-02-26-will-kiev-use-a-%22dirty%22-nuclear-bomb-against-russia-!.H1ylF8Dec.html</ref>
[[File:Pravy Sektor black and red.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Ukrainian soldiers invading the [[Donetsk People's Republic]] with the flags of the United States and Ukraine along with the red and black blood and soil banner of the fascist Pravy Sektor group.<ref>https://www.sott.net/article/425877-4-month-countdown-NATOs-largest-exercise-in-25-years-Normandy-Four-meets-and-another-false-flag-in-Syria</ref>]]
During ceasefire<ref>"regime of silence" is the literal translation from Russian and Ukranian for "ceasefire".</ref> negotiations on a Russian proposal to create humanitarian corridors for civilians to escape encirclement in Ukranian Neo-Nazi strongholds, Ukrainian Security forces murdered a top Ukrainian negotiator trying to avert a humanitarian crisis.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/member-of-ukrainian-peace-negotiation-team-dead-report</ref>

{{Anchor|Kinzhal}}
On March 12, 2022, Russian forces combat tested for the first time the hypersonic ''Kinzhal'' (''Daggar'') missile against a NATO weapons storage facility at Deliatyn. A hypersonic missile can fly at 5 times the speed of sound (3,800 mph) and even greater. NATO, which has used the Ukraine conflict to showcase new weapons technology which only serves to prolong the conflict and increase the death toll, at the time had no such weapon operational nor defense against hypersonic missiles.

Four weeks into the incursion, Kherson and most of the Zaporozhye region were under the Russian control. The Ukrainian Air Force and air defense system were almost completely destroyed, the Ukrainian Navy did not exist anymore.<ref>https://tsarizm.com/news/eastern-europe/2022/03/25/ukraine-sitrep-march-25-2022/</ref> According to the Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD), the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) amounted to about 30 thousand servicemen, including more than 14 thousand KIA.

In the Donbas, Ukrainian forces entered a village and prodded an elderly couple to say, "Slava Ukraine" ("Glory to Ukraine"), the Ukrainian Nazi equivalent of the fascist "Heil Hitler" greeting,<ref>https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/250641</ref> upon hearing the elderly wife say "Slava Russia" thinking that it was actually Russian soldiers who had arrived. The Ukrianian soldiers attempted to bribe the couple with humanitarian aid to use the fascist greeting. In a viral video, the elderly woman approached the Ukrainian troops holding a World War II Soviet flag. A Ukrainian soldier handed the woman a plastic bag with food, took the flag, laid it on the ground and stood on it. The elderly babushka said pointing at the flag, "My parents died for this flag, and you are stepping on it. Here, I don't want it," as she handed the food back. The video went viral, and became an iconic symbol of Russian resistance to NATO and Ukrainian fascism.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/9ttm23dLLNbU/</ref>

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, to date, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have amounted to about 30 thousand servicemen, including more than 14 thousand KIA. The smuggling of NATO anti-tank weapons into Ukraine forced the Russians to depend upon long range artillery to pulverize Ukrainian forces. Ukraine lacked both the artillery and ammunition to respond. NATO supplies could not compete with the Russian arsenal, and efforts to transport NATO heavy weapons by rail to the front where they were needed led to the destruction of Ukrianian infrastructure and the rail network by the Russian airforce and cruise missiles across the territory.
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On March 25, 2022 the Russian Ministry of Defense officially confirmed that storming of Ukrainian cities was not a priority but rather the destruction of Ukrainian armed forces.<ref>https://youtu.be/tGJf60o9-mk</ref> Russian troops only entered cities on the independent territories of the [[DPR]] and [[LPR]].<ref>https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/03/forces-halt-kyiv-advance-russia-says-donbass-was-only-goal-all-along/363650/</ref> High-precision weapons were used to suppress the entire military infrastructure of the enemy, the main goal being to exhaust the AFU units and force them to surrender. NATO warlords kept some units fighting, exposing civilians to risk as AFU units used civilians as [[human shields]].

According to reports from ''[[The Times]]'' of London on March 27, 2022, Zelensky sent a handwritten letter to Putin via Roman Abramovich giving full details about Ukraine’s conditions for ending the war. Putin is reported to have responded saying, "Tell him I will destroy him."<ref>https://hindustannewshub.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-talks-speak-to-zelensky-i-will-ruin-it-putin-threatens-ukrainian-presidents-handwritten-peace-proposal/</ref> Abramovich, owner of the Chelsea football club in London and a target of Uk sanctions, suffered a suspected [[poison]]ing in Kyiv while preparing for peace talks with Putin.<ref> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10660555/Roman-Abramovich-suffered-suspected-POISONING-Ukraine-peace-negotiators.html</ref>

On March 29, 2022 the Russian Defense Ministry announced it would be reducing offensive operations in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine intensified attacks on civilian infrastructure in the territory of the DPR and LPR.

On April 8, 2022 dozens of people were reported to have died in a Ukrainian Tochka-U missile attack on a railway station in the Donbas city of Kramatorsk.<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/04/a-ukrainian-tochka-u-missile-killed-dozens-at-kramatorsk-train-station.html?cid=6a00d8341c640e53ef02788075c349200d</ref> The missile was fired from the southwest territory controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The serial number on the missile identified it as coming from Ukrainian stocks. As in Mariupol, Ukrainian forces denied civilians access to escape in order to use them as human shields in urban combat.

April 11, 2022 was reported to be the worst day of the war for the Zelensky regime thus far, with over 1,100 AFU either killed, wounded, or captured in a single day. When AFU soldiers began to surrender in large groups, reports emerged that the commanders of the nationalist Azov formation, deployed their fighters in other AFU units as political commissars in order to prevent AFU fighters from surrendering.<ref>https://southfront.org/first-footage-from-illich-plant-in-mariupol-under-dpr-control-photos-video-18/</ref> AFU snipers were instructed to shoot AFU soldiers in the back if they were seen running the wrong direction. Bodies of AFU soldiers carrying surrender instructions were found, executed by their own command with a shot in the back.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/8IQdm7AmA7YQ/</ref> AFU POWs attest to the presence of commissars and a rite of passage for newcomers to a unit which was videotaped - newcomers had to kill either a Russian POW or civilian.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/SOzTQI1lmpPF/</ref>
[[File:Brimstone.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Captured UK Brimstone missile.]]
On April 12, 2022 it was reported that Ukraine remains in the state of permanent chaos and security collapse. Regular reports about incidents involving organized crime, looting and shooting appear from almost all areas controlled by Kyiv’s forces. Units of the so-called ‘territorial defense’ formed by the Kyiv government are among the main sources of civilian casualties and friendly fire incidents in the Kyiv-controlled part of Ukraine.<ref>https://southfront.org/last-days-of-kyivs-troops-in-mariupol-and-other-battlefield-developments/</ref>

On May 1, 2022 ''Defense Updates'' reported on the delivery of hundreds of the UK ''Wunderwaffen'' Brimstone precision guided missiles to Ukraine. ''Defense Updates'' reported:
{{quotebox-float|"UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has stated that victory for Ukraine is a "strategic imperative" for the West and Russian forces must be pushed out of "the whole of Ukraine". This is the clearest statement that has been made yet regarding Britain's war aims which have, until now, been limited to stating that President Putin's invasion of Ukraine "must fail and be seen to fail"....The missile has a range of 60+ km or 37+ mi and a maximum speed of Mach 1.3....It has been estimated that Brimstone is 3 times more effective than the AGM-65G Maverick missile against modern tanks, and 7 times more effective than the BL755 cluster bomb. In combat, Brimstone has demonstrated accuracy and reliability "both well above 90 percent"...This capability will fundamentally change the tactical scenario since the Russian forces will now know that they may have to face long-range precision attacks, chances of which were very limited earlier. It is to be noted that The West is sharing critical intelligence with Ukraine which can be used to prioritize and target the most important Russian assets."<ref>https://youtu.be/x4Nb5XVjezY</ref>}}
[[File:American Howitzers.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Two American Howitzers were wiped out by a single kamikaze drone that landed between them. The basic drone before upgrades can be purchased at any hobby store. The Howitzers were part of an $800 million arms package. A single artillery round costs $70,000.]]
On May 8, 2022 it was reported that the Russians captured a fully intact Brimstone missile which can now be reversed engineered.<ref>https://youtu.be/ZmdZN77avfI</ref> By the time the "hundreds" of Brimstones are launched against thousands of Russian tanks, a Russian and Chinese version of the Brimstone will likely be available. From that point forward it is only a question of who can produce more faster. The US and EU's sanction regime against Russia limits the availability of certain component materials needed. Brimstone is a next generation improvement on the American Hellfire missile, bringing Hellfire and Brimstone to the battlefield. On the same day as the disastrous and humiliating defeat and surrender at Azovstal, May 17, 2022, a Russian missile hit a military barrack at Desna, a military base 46 miles northeast of Kyiv, killing 87.<ref>https://sonar21.com/desna-is-just-one-disaster-for-the-ukrainian-military/</ref>

The 90 Howitzers supplied by the United States to Ukraine had their digital fire control systems removed to avoid capture or being sold to the Russians reportedly. On May 18, 2022, the Russian MOD showed video footage of two American Howitzers knocked out by a suicide drone when it landed between them.<ref>https://ria.ru/20220518/gaubitsy-1789199038.html</ref> On May 19, 2022 the CIA-controlled ''Kyiv Independent'' finally report that Zelensky claimed Ukraine was losing 100 soldiers daily;<ref>https://kyivindependent.com/uncategorized/zelensky-ukraine-may-be-loosing-up-to-100-soldiers-fighting-in-the-east-every-day/</ref> others had placed the figure at 500 daily two weeks earlier;<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/05/ukraine-sitrep-russians-break-through-us-bolsterism.html</ref> still others placed the figure at 400-700 daily.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/sBMtDJYIHiiS/</ref>

In early May 2022, Ukrainian commanders withdrew defenders from Popasana in order to send them north to the Russian border to plant a blue and yellow ''papier-mâché'' pole in unguarded, desolate territory for a [[photo-op]] to be used in their global propaganda campaign ahead of the vote in the U.S. Congress for $40 billion in aid.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10820403/Ukraine-war-Kyivs-men-pose-Russian-border-Kharkiv-attack-crumbles.html</ref>

Two months into the fighting on the Donbas front Ukrainian commanders were deserting the men they were leading.<ref>https://youtu.be/ADGMeZV_cms</ref> Many of the conscripts had only two days training, as most of Ukraine's front-line soldiers had either been captured, killed, or deserted and began walking home. Morale in the AFU, as well as in the general society, dropped quickly after the fairy tale of proud and committed soldiers bravely resisting in Azovstal was shattered. On May 22 , 2022, 230 AFU members were killed and 33 armored vehicles were destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces, according to the Russian MOD. In the Donetsk People’s Republic, the DPR and LPR troops with support from the Russian Armed Forces had liberated and established control over 216 settlements as of this date. War Gonzo reported the presence of two battalions of Polish infantry in the city of Pavlograd in the Dnipropetrovsk region being prepared for further transfer to the Avdiivka front.<ref>https://twitter.com/AZmilitary1/status/1528343685334704128</ref> Each battalion has four "Rapier" anti-tank guns, as well aso American made armored personnel carriers. It was not clear whether they were Polish regulars or mercenaries.<ref>https://lenta.ru/news/2022/05/22/pavlograd/?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop</ref>

===Legality of operation===
[[File:Number-of-Explosions-in-Donbass-19-20-February-2022.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
Vladimir Putin set forth a claim under the doctrine of 'anticipatory collective self-defense', devised originally by the [[Clinton administration]] and NATO in regard to the 1998 [[Kosovo]] conflict,<ref>https://youtu.be/rsSB_2RShBQ</ref> as it applies to Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.<ref> https://consortiumnews.com/2022/03/29/russia-ukraine-the-law-of-war-crime-of-aggression/</ref> The unilateral declarations of independence by the Donbas republics are completely legal and precedented by [[the West]]'s successful demands for Kosovo to be recognized as independent from [[Serbia]], and adjudicated as such by the International Courts.<ref>https://www.icj-cij.org/en/case/141</ref>

The Organization of World Peace reported in 2021, “according to Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Decree no. 117/2021, Ukraine has committed to putting all options on the table to taking back control over the Russian annexed Crimea region. Signed on March 24th, President Zelensky has committed the country to pursue strategies that . . . ‘will prepare and implement measures to ensure the de-occupation and reintegration of the peninsula.’”<ref>https://theowp.org/ukraine-declares-all-options-possible-even-war-to-retake-crimea-from-russia/</ref> Given that the residents of Crimea, most of whom are ethnic Russians, are quite happy with the current state of affairs under Russian governance – this, according to a 2020 ''[[Washington Post]]'' report – Zelensky’s threat in this regard was not only a threat against Russia itself but was also a threat of potentially massive bloodshed against a people who do not want to go back to Ukraine.<ref>https://archive.ph/5s7Cd</ref> The Donbas war represents a much more compelling case for justifying Russian intervention under the ''Responsibility to Protect'' (R2P) doctrine which has been advocated by such Western ‘humanitarians’ as [[Hillary Clinton]], [[Samantha Power]], and [[Susan Rice]], and which was relied upon to justify the NATO interventions in countries like the former [[Yugoslavia]] and [[Libya]].

On February 24, 2022 Vladimir Putin addressed the nation and made clear the objective of the [[Special Military Operation]] in Ukraine was not [[regime change]]:
{{quotebox-float|"The purpose of this operation is to protect people who, for eight years now, have been facing humiliation and [[genocide]] perpetrated by the Kiev regime. To this end, we will seek to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, as well as bring to trial those who perpetrated numerous bloody crimes against civilians, including against citizens of the Russian Federation. It is not our plan to occupy the Ukrainian territory. We do not intend to impose anything on anyone by force."<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-24/full-transcript-vladimir-putin-s-televised-address-to-russia-on-ukraine-feb-24</ref>}}

===Expansion of war===
The "interagency consensus" of the United States government has conducted an armed proxy war against ethnic Russians living in the Donbas for eight years, since 2014.<ref>"The West has used everything from signals intelligence operations, espionage, fighter jet saber-rattling, and diplomatic standoffs to stem the rise of Russian influence around the world. These efforts are coming to a dangerous head in Ukraine — a classic Eastern Bloc proxy state — where the presence of NATO troops is driving tensions to Cold War-era levels.

As the armed conflict between the Ukrainian army and Russian-backed separatists enters its third year, VICE travels to the frontline to take a closer look at what international assistance really looks like for those caught in the line of fire. [https://youtu.be/e7D4r8OTgTw On the Frontlines of Ukraine's Proxy War Between the West and Russia], VICE News, Oct 5, 2016.</ref> [[President Donald John Trump]] was [[impeachment and removal|impeached]] in 2019 by the [[Democratic party]], who control the [[United States House of Representatives]], for going against this "interagency consensus" of the [[Executive Branch]].<ref>https://nationalinterest.org/feature/groupthink-resurgent-106951</ref>

On April 27, 2022 the [[Exxon]] corporation declared ''force majeure'', or exemption from liability for its [[Sakhalin]]-1 operations which produces about 273,000 barrels of crude oil per day for export to [[South Korea]], [[Japan]], [[Australia]], [[Thailand]] and the United States. On April 30, the electrical plant at Sakhalin went up in flames.<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1603555/russia-fire-coal-fired-power-plant-sakhalin-smoke-clouds-oblast-thermal-plant</ref>

Russian military analyst Viktor Litovkin, who is also head of the military news editorial office for the [[TASS]] news agency, said in a May 9, 2022 show on Sky News Arabia ([[UAE]]) that if the West declares war on Russia or sends soldiers to fight in Ukraine, it would mean all-out war. He said that sending weapons to Ukraine is one thing, but sending Western armed forces to Ukraine would be a different matter altogether. Litovkin added: “Russia has [[nuclear weapons]] that can destroy many European and non-European countries.”<ref>https://youtu.be/YHfmVPMSws0</ref>

====NATO aggressive acts====

On May 4, 2022 the ''New York Times'' reported that NATO was complicit in the assassination of several Russian generals through real time intelligence sharing of geolocation surveillance. At least 10 Generals were reported to have been targeted and killed, and numerous Colonel and Lt. Colonel battalion commanders.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/us/politics/russia-generals-killed-ukraine.html</ref>

On May 24, 2022 Hungary declared a state of emergency.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/hungary-declares-wartime-state-emergency</ref>

=====Black Sea engagements=====

On April 19, 2022 the ''[[Times of London]]'' reported that the United States was indeed responsible for the April 13 sinking of the ''Moskva'' by relaying information to the AFU on the location of the ship via P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft with anti-ship and anti-submarine capabilities.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10733677/Moskva-sinking-Did-supply-Kyiv-location-Black-Sea-flag-ship.html</ref> ''Moskva'' was positioned near one of 3 drilling rigs, used for monitoring a whole sector of the Black Sea with hydrophones and NEVA-BS radar, the most westward one, BK-2 Odessa, approximately 66 km northeast from Snake Island (''Russian: Zmeiny Island''). The whole thing was integrated in the regional monitoring systems. According to an article in the ''Strategic Culture Foundation'' a source in [[Brussels]] told independent journalist Pepe Escobar,<ref>https://archive.ph/pNNKf</ref>
[[File:Moskva.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|The ''Moskva'' was disabled and sunk on April 13, 2022 reportedly with NATO assistance.<ref>https://www.wionews.com/world/watch-russian-state-tv-says-moscow-has-entered-world-war-3-against-nato-471291</ref>]]
{{quotebox-float|"The ''Moskva'' was on combat duty 100-120 km away from Odessa – controlling the airspace within a radius of 250-300 km. So in fact it was ensuring the overlap of the southern half of Moldova, the space from Izmail to Odessa and part of Romania (including the port of Constanta). Its positioning could not be more strategic. Moskva was interfering with NATO’s covert transfer of military aircraft (helicopters and fighter jets) from Romania to Ukraine. It was being watched 24/7. NATO air reconnaissance was totally on it.

As the ''Moskva'' “killer”, NATO may have not chosen the Neptune, as spread by Ukrainian propaganda; the source points to the fifth-generation NSM PKR (Naval Strike Missile, with a range of 185 km, developed by Norway and the Americans.) He describes the NSM as “able to reach the target along a programmed route thanks to the GPS-adjusted INS, independently find the target by flying up to it at an altitude of 3-5 meters. When reaching the target, the NSM maneuvers and deploys electronic interference. A highly sensitive thermal imager is used as a homing system, which independently determines the most vulnerable places of the target ship.”

As a direct consequence of hitting the ''Moskva'', NATO managed to reopen an air corridor for the transfer of aircraft to the airfields of Chernivtsi, Transcarpathian and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.}}
The provocation marked a significant escalation of electronic warfare in international waters and airspace with Russian public opinion and the families of missing sailors demanding a response from their government.


=====Transnistria=====
[[File:We will liberate Transnistria.PNG|right|300px|thumb|"We will liberate Transnistria!" digital propaganda poster by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s psychological operations branch in Ukrainian and Romanian languages circulated in April 2020.]]
By late April 2022 in the territory of Moldova, warehouses of military uniforms and shoes, NATO army rations and other auxiliary military equipment were being hastily created and filled from abroad. But not weapons depots. There is no need to import weapons, since when Moldova is occupied by the Romanian army, the latter will "come with everything of its own".<ref>https://t.me/ZradaXXII/1898</ref> The objective appears to be a storage depot in Kolbasnaya of roughly 20,000 tons of munitions left over from the [[Red Army]]’s evacuation of former [[Warsaw Pact]] countries.<ref>https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/27-april-shots-were-fired-in-the-morning-and-drones-observed</ref> There is also information about the concentration of Ukrainian units on the border with [[Transnistria]]. Most of Transnistria is no more than 10 kilometers wide. The Transnistrian army has zero chance to counter the offensive for any significant period of time without external support in the event of an attack from both sides (and this is exactly what is being planned, as the Nazi governor of the Odessa region Marchenko has already hinted). Polish, Romanian and Moldovan armed forces are concentrating thousands of troops,<ref>https://t.me/ZradaXXII/1959</ref> while from the east, AFU troops and a group of thousands of foreign mercenaries, including Canadian and Croatian units, fighters from [[Scandinavia]]n countries, and at least 1,000 fighters from the Turkish far-right organization [[Grey Wolves]] are concentrated.

The number of the Operational Group of Russian troops in Transnistria is about 1,300. The Armed Forces of Transnistria count up to 7,500, while the Armed Forces of Moldova count up to 5,200 servicemen with a reserve of 60,000 people. The number of Romanian Armed Forces is up to 70,000.

A joint group of 22,000 – 25,000 Polish-Romanian-Moldovan soldiers would be enough to carry out such an operation in the region. The main combat work will fall on the Romanian and Polish assault units. It is estimated that 6,000 Romanian and 3,000 Polish troops of the rapid reaction forces would be enough.

Military clashes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with the Armed Forces of Poland and Romania on the territory of a non-member state of NATO is the perfect scenario for the Kyiv and Washington regimes. In case of the opening of another front in the neighboring country, the AFU counter offensive should be expected in the south of Ukraine with active defense in the East.

This was the main scenario Zelensky was briefed on by [[Blinken]] and [[Lloyd Austin|Austin]] on April 24, 2022 which follows ongoing international political developments. The preparation and composition of the sixth package of EU sanctions are associated with events in Transnistria. The escalation of the situation in Transnistria corresponds to Washington’s statements that the United States is changing course towards Russia, from the desire to exhaust Moscow economic sanctions, to a direct military confrontation. This was announced by Washington after the meeting with Zelensky. Vladimir Putin responded to NATO's challenge on April 27, 2022 in speech to the Council of Lawmakers of the Russian Federation in [[St. Petersburg]]:.
{{quotebox-float|"if anyone intends to intervene from the outside and create a strategic threat to Russia that is unacceptable to us, they should know that our retaliatory strikes will be lightning-fast. We have the tools we need for this, the likes of which no one else can claim at this point. We will not just brag; we will use them if necessary. And I want everyone to know this; we have already made all the decisions on this matter."<ref>http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68297</ref>}}
The expected timing of the scenario is from May 12 to May 25, 2022, or from June 15 to June 25, depending on the actions and successes of the Russian Federation in the Donbas region.

Speculation existed that Russian POWs taken in Transnistria can then be bartered for the 4,000 Ukrainian POWs already in Russian hands as well as the 1,500 Azov Nazis still held up in the Azovstal. The NATO occupation of Transnistria would complicate operations on the western flank of the Odessa cauldron.

'''Provocations'''

On April 25, 2022 the State Security building and two Russian language broadcast facilities were bombed.<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/1e811d5d-3972-4bde-abc5-acac7dd4832b</ref> Igor Girkin reported that a large number of Romanian soldiers and officers were sent to Moldova under the guise of "Moldovan military". In particular, in all headquarters, a significant part of Moldovan officers were replaced by officers of the Romanian army in all key positions, and in the commandant's companies of military units performing the functions of military police, the entire personnel had been replaced with Romanians.

On May 3, 2022 a quadcopter carrying explosives was intercepted over the TV and radio center in the village of Mayak. On May 5, shooting was reported in the area of a border crossing between Ukraine and Transnistria. [[Law enforcement]] agencies confirmed that indiscriminate shooting took place on the territory of Ukraine near the village of Pavlovka, near the village of Kuchurgan, in the area of the railway bridge, which was blown up on March 4. An unidentified UAV dropped two explosive devices in the area of the former airfield near the village of Voronkovo. On May 6, another UAV dropped two explosive devices in the same area. The attack was repeated about an hour later. The UAVs reportedly flew from the territory of Ukraine

=====Poland=====
Evidence suggests Polish intelligence has fed exaggerated and phony anti-Russian information on Russian activities in Ukraine to NATO to inflame tensions since at least 2014.
[[File:Russian Ambassador attacked.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Russian Ambassador attacked on [[Victory Day]] with fake blood while laying a wreath at the monument to Russian war dead who liberated Poland from the Nazis. The head of the Russian State Duma commented "such actions may lead to the fact that the ambassadors will no longer be needed."<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/wu3iULO3vuhT/</ref>]]
On March 8, 2022, the government of [[Poland]] announced it would transfer all of its Russian-made MIG-29 jets to the Rammstein Air Base in Germany. The jets will be placed “at the disposal of the Government of the United States of America” which in turn is expected to send them to Ukraine.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/poland-announces-all-its-mig-29-jets-will-be-transferred-us-send-ukraine</ref> The Pentagon responded to the Polish announcement: "The prospect of fighter jets "at the disposal of the Government of the United States of America" departing from a U.S./NATO base in Germany to fly into airspace that is contested with Russia over Ukraine raises serious concerns for the entire NATO alliance. It is simply not clear to us that there is a substantive rationale for it.'<ref>[https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2960180/statement-by-pentagon-press-secretary-john-f-kirby-on-security-assistance-to-uk/ Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby on Security Assistance to Ukraine], MARCH 8, 2022. www.defense.gov</ref> Simply put, [[Blinken]] and Biden tried to bribe Poland with new upgraded replacement jets to attack Russia and begin World War III so that NATO Article 5 could be invoke. Poland refused on at least two earlier occasions in the previous two weeks. When Poland said it would fly the old MIGs to Germany and let Germany or the U.S. begin World War III, or let the US transport the MIGs to Slovakia or Romania and let Romania or Slovakia get nuked in addition to the United States, the whole duplicitous game the [[Biden regime]] was playing with the lives of people on the planet was exposed. Biden, the "leader of the free world", wanted to start World War III but didn't want to take the blame for it, and was looking a NATO ally to bribe and become the fall guy.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/03/08/blinken-and-biden-fold-pentagon-rejects-poland-offer-for-united-states-to-start-world-war-iii/</ref>

On March 24, 2022 Biden flew to Poland. Reports emerged that Poland was "contemplating" an incursion into Western Ukraine.

On April 5, 2022 according to the Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczynski, leader of Poland's ruling [[Law and Justice]] (PiS) party, agreements were fully reached allowing Washington to relocate its nuclear arsenals to the country in any required quantity, the German newspaper ''Welt am Sontag'' reported.<ref>https://youtu.be/nYx-W9Do--4</ref>
[[File:Polish mobilization for invasion of Ukraine.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Polish armored vehicles being transported to border for invasion of Ukraine, May 2022.]]
On April 28, 2022 the Polish Defense Ministry announced that there would be intensive movement of convoys with equipment in the country’s north and east from May 1, 2022 until the end of the month due to “military exercises”.

One of the development options of the Polish leadership’s plan is to create an advanced bridgehead on the territory of Moldova to promptly take control of Transnistria and deploy a “peacekeeping contingent” on the territory of the Odessa region. The Odessa command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is ready to support a Moldovan-Polish-Romanian invasion of Transnistria under the guise of a "humanitarian" operation.

On May 18, 2022 Maurycy Hawranek, an Administrator of WolneMedia.net published this:
{{quotebox-float|"Independent freedom portal WolneMedia.net from Poland was censored preventively contrary to Article 54 of the Polish Constitution. The pro-Ukrainian government does not allow criticism of the Ukrainian propaganda and the government's policy. After 15 years of activity for freedom of speech, the owner of the portal encountered brutal censorship by the state security police. He has not received a decision on censorship or information on how to appeal. The Polish law does not allow for an appeal. The secret list of censored sites is growing. Sites in the .pl domain are disabled, and portals with international domains are blocked by Polish telecoms in DNS. They can be read from abroad, via VPN, Tor, proxy gateways or by changing the Polish DNS to a foreign one. Ordinary people do not know about this. ... Is the promotion of a Polish-Ukrainian union in the media to mask a secret capitulation? Has Poland become a colony of Ukraine? The Polish parliament displays the flag of Ukraine in the place of the host country and the Polish flag in the place of a guest. Some offices have swapped the flags of Poland for those of Ukraine..,.."<ref>https://wolnemedia.net/polish-government-censors-free-media/</ref>}}

======Revanchism======
[[File:NATO partitioning of Ukraine.PNG|right|300px|thumb|NATO proposed partitioning of Ukraine.]]
On March 10, 2022 a document emerged of Poland's plan to occupy Ukraine with 9,500 soldiers and further partition the country.<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/05/ukraine-congress-passes-the-bucks-realism-sneaks-in-poland-plans-for-more-war.html</ref>

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) stated that the Polish military’s priority “combat tasks” would include the gradual seizure of control over strategic facilities in West Ukraine. Poland discussed with the Biden regime an action to “reunite” with West Ukraine. According to [[Warsaw]]'s estimates, the entrenchment of the Polish military in West Ukraine would amount to a partitioning of Ukraine. On April 28, 2022 FIS spokesman Sergei Naryshkin said that Washington and Warsaw were planning to deploy a Polish “peacekeeping contingent” in the western part of Ukraine.
{{quotebox-float|“According to information received by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Washington and Warsaw are working on plans to establish tight military and political control over ‘their historical possessions’ in Ukraine,”}}
According to the FIS, the first stage of the “reunification” should be the introduction of Polish troops into the western regions of Ukraine under the guise of 'peacekeepers' with the participation of ‘willing states’. Warsaw has not yet been able to agree on potential participants in a ‘coalition of like-minded’,” the FIS said.

At the same time, the FIS pointed out, the Polish leadership is not interested in “unnecessary spies” in its operation. “The so-called peacekeeping contingent is planned to be deployed in those parts of Ukraine where the threat of direct clash with the Russian Armed Forces is minimal. And the priority “combat tasks” of the Polish military will include gradual interception of control over strategic objects located there from the National Guard of Ukraine. Polish special services are already searching for “agreeable” representatives of the Ukrainian elite to form a Warsaw-oriented “democratic” counterweight to the nationalists,” the FIS said in its report.

Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces Jaroslaw Mika signed on order to bring the Polish Army into a state of full combat readiness for the invasion of western Ukraine.<ref>https://youtu.be/DzHlHaphi3I</ref> This document was published online by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.<ref>https://t.me/MedvedevVesti/9303</ref> According to the Polish government’s estimates, a deployment into western Ukraine is highly likely to split the country. Warsaw will essentially gain control of the territories where Polish "peacekeepers" will enter. Essentially, it is an attempt to repeat the historical “deal” for Poland after the [[First World War]], when the collective West, represented by the [[Triple Entente|Entente]], recognized Warsaw’s right first to occupy part of the Ukraine to protect its population from the “[[Bolshevik]] threat”, and then to incorporate those territories into the Polish state. The events that followed were a clear illustration of the [[colonialism|colonial]] order and forced Polonization as the main methods of building a ‘Greater Poland’,” the FIS concluded.<ref>https://southfront.org/transnistria29042022/</ref>

On May 3, 2022, Polish President [[Andrzej Duda]] said in a nationally televised speech,<ref>https://twitter.com/intermarium24/status/1521652429024120832</ref>
{{quotebox-float|"I hope that Ukraine will be a brotherly state to Poland; that it will not have a [[border]] between them, that there will in fact be no border; that we will live together on this land, rebuilding ourselves and building our common happiness, our common strength."<ref>https://twitter.com/intermarium24/status/1521652429024120832</ref>}}
Other reports indicated that Zelensky and his entire cabinet had been offered UK citizenship, by-passing the ordinary process for acquiring citizenship and in preparation for a government-in-exile of a shrunken landlocked Ukrainian rump state. Writing in ''The American Conservative'' Col. Douglas Macgregor observed:
{{quotebox-float|"The war against Russia in Ukraine has evolved, but not in the way Western observers predicted. Ukrainian forces look shattered and exhausted. The supplies reaching Ukrainian troops fighting in Eastern Ukraine are a fraction of what is needed. In most cases, replacements and new weapons are destroyed long before they reach the front.

Confronted with the unambiguous failure of U.S. assistance and the influx of new weapons to rescue Ukrainian forces from certain destruction, the Biden administration is desperate to reverse the situation and save face....the Polish general staff was quietly instructed to formulate plans for intervention in the Ukrainian conflict by seizing the western part of Ukraine. Naturally, military action of this scale would require Kiev’s approval, but given Washington’s de facto control of the Zelensky government, approval for Polish military intervention should not be a problem."<ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-threat-of-polish-involvement-in-ukraine/</ref>}}
Rumours emanating from inside Ukraine of another false flag chemical weapons attack to excuse a Polish alleged "peacekeeping" invasion between May 22-24 in the weeks beforehand were rampant.<ref>https://youtu.be/zdpJDo5dwPg</ref>

====Moldova====

[[Moldova]] has not joined European sanctions against Russia.
[[File:Moldova Victory Day Parade May 9, 2022.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Russian Victory Day Parade in Moldova, May 9, 2022 as NATO fascists prepared invasion.<ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2022/5/10/moldova-victory-day</ref>]]
On April 19, 2022, Moldova banned wearing the black and orange Ribbon of St. George, established in 1769 as the highest military decoration in [[Russian Empire|Czarist]] times, continued in the Soviet era, and reaffirmed in 1998 by Presidential decree signed by Russian Federation [[President Boris Yeltsin]]. The ribbon has come to commemorate veterans of the [[Operation Barbarossa|Eastern Front]] of the Second World War. Citizens interpreted banning the ribbon as pressure by the United States on the Moldovan government to exterminate any memory of Russian culture.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rslJDKNdj4M</ref> The same day, four days before the NATO terrorist attack on Transnistria, the U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory for Moldova.<ref>[https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/moldova-travel-advisory.html Moldova Travel Advisory, April 19, 2022.] state.gov</ref>

On April 29, 2022 it was reported that [[Israel]], [[Bulgaria]], Romania, USA, UK, France, Canada, Germany, and Russia have called on their citizens to leave Moldova and/or the Transnistria region as soon as possible. This follows an escalation in tensions in Moldova, with several explosions occurring, reports of gunfire, and a general mobilization in Transnistria which is outside of Moldovan control.<ref>https://tsarizm.com/news/eastern-europe/2022/04/29/nations-warn-citizens-to-leave-moldova-as-ukraine-war-spills-over-to-neighbors/</ref>

On May 21, 2022 UK foreign minister Liz Truss said Moldova should be armed to NATO standards.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/20/uk-and-allies-discuss-arming-moldova-with-nato-standard-weapons</ref>

====Romania====
On April 12, 2022 a column of NATO military equipment was spotted in [[Romania]] moving in the direction of the border with Ukraine.

Russian sources reported that the Polish Armed Forces established a strike group on the territory of Romania. The total contingent is estimated at up to 8,000 servicemen. A consolidated contingent is planned to enter Moldovan territory under a plausible pretext, such as a humanitarian operation or an official government request.

As NATO prepared to invade Transnistria, women in the bordering city of Khust (pop. 28,000) threw stones at the Ukrainian military registration office on April 30, 2022, tried to break into the building, and demanded that their husbands and sons be returned home from the frontline.<ref>https://youtu.be/cGsxgfbYucw</ref>

The United States Nacy operates an Aegis Ashore missile system in Romania.

====Finland====
On February 28, 2022 [[Finland]], a non-NATO country, announced they would deliver 2,500 assault rifles, 150,000 cartridges, 1,500 single-shot anti-tank weapons, and 70,000 combat ration packages to the Kyiv regime.<ref>https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-send-arms-assistance-to-ukraine</ref> A Kremlin spokesman said Russia would have to rebalance the situation.

In early April 2022 Finland opened negotiations to join NATO. The people of Finland were denied any right to a plebiscite over such a crucial matter. If Finland joins NATO, Russia will put nuclear weapons in [[Kaliningrad]].

Russia warned of a "military-technical" response if Finland joined NATO<ref>https://tass.com/politics/1450057</ref> - the same language Russia used to warn Ukraine against joining NATO two months before the Russian incursion into Ukraine.<ref>https://www.iiss.org/blogs/analysis/2022/02/russias-military-technical-solution-for-ukraine</ref> Turkish President [[Recep Erdoğan]] warned that "[[Scandinavia]]n countries are 'guesthouses' for terrorist organizations."<ref>https://zeenews.india.com/world/scandinavian-countries-are-guesthouses-for-terrorist-organisations-erdogan-says-turkey-not-supportive-of-finland-sweden-joining-nato-2463392.html</ref>

===Donbas cauldron===
[[File:Donbas cauldron.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Classic pincer movement:<ref>https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Pincer_movement</ref> the Donbas cauldron (in green), March 9, 2022. Half the Armed Forces of Ukraine were being encircled.]]
On March 7, 2022 Russian state media announced that half of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) - 120,000 soldiers - were trapped in the Donbas cauldron.<ref>https://thesaker.is/the-russian-military-intervention-in-the-ukraine-a-macro-view/</ref> The Donbas cauldron was confirmed closed on March 14, 2022.<ref>https://thesaker.is/on-maps-wars-and-hate-filled-mobs-canceling-russia/</ref> By March 27, 2022, it was estimated that close to half of this force has already been killed, wounded, taken prisoner, or probably accounting for by far most, deserted and fled.

The city of Volnovakha was liberated on March 11, 2022.<ref>https://nypost.com/2022/03/12/ukraine-city-of-volnovakha-falls-to-russians/</ref> On March 12, 2022 the second Battle of Avdiivka, just north of Donetsk city, began. On March 15, Ukrainians counterattacked.

To free up strength for the encirclement of what remained of the Ukrainian army group in the Donbas, Russian units were partially de-blockaded and redeployed away from Sumy to the northwest and Nikolaev to the southwest. The forces redeployed from Sumy moved through Russia proper towards the Izium area. Fresh forces also were brought in through the port of Berdiansk on the Sea of Azov, where a Russian cargo ship was set on fire and sunk under unclear circumstances.<ref>https://youtu.be/1A3-ee5iDxc</ref>

Survivors allege that Ukrainian terrorists took hostage more than 70 people who were in the Kremensk boarding school for the elderly and disabled. As a result of a fire caused by shelling from the Ukronazis, more than 50 people were burned alive. Ukrainian nationalists used employees and wards as human shields. The command decided to occupy the building. The defense was organized on the third floor. Below were people who could not move on their own. Ukrainian media reported that the orphanage was shelled by the Russian armed forces and the People's Militia. However, the survivors blame the Kyiv security forces for this.<ref>https://youtu.be/Hr7hgUwjiGY</ref>

The Ukraine’s extensive, deeply-layered defense in the Donbas was broken apart, one hedgerow or defense line at a time. Every town or village taken by DPR forces was an absolute mess of destroyed homes, sliced-up trees, abandoned trenches or bunkers, wrecked Ukrainian equipment, Ukrainian bodies, and the weapons and munitions, disorganized piles of supplies, and trash that the Ukrainians left.<ref>https://videopress.com/embed/LWJWQXqA</ref> By March 27, 2022 DPR forces, with support from their own and Russian artillery as well as Russian airstrikes, finally broke through the painstakingly-engineered, heretofore-impenetrable first line of defense around Ukrainian-held Avdiivka.

By the time the Mariupol cauldron was boiling over on April 1, 2022 some 60,000 Ukrainian forces remained trapped, lacking fuel, in the Donbas cauldron.

On April 10, 2022 [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] ordered the AFU to attack the territory of Russian Federation.<ref>https://youtu.be/6EEQkyurD-Q</ref>

On April 13, 2022 it was reported that Ukraine formed three new battalions from the Alekseevska, Kachanivska and 43rd penal colonies in Kharkiv, where those convicted of grave and especially grave [[crime]]s were kept. These new battalions are supposed to blockade Kharkiv from the southern side and by no means allow the local population to leave the city and the subsequent retreat of AFU combat units.

On May 7, 2022 six civilian vehicles with white flags mounted on them were shot at by AFU soldiers on a stretch of road between Staryi and Novyi Saltov. The photo and video footage were made by specialists from the AFU’s Centre for Information and Psychological Operations.

On May 13, 2022 Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled the civilian areas in the city of Gorlovka (pop. 240,000).<ref>https://youtu.be/QLlPswoZIkU</ref>

Strategic and tactical military logic would dictate that the Kyiv regime and its Western allies withdraw AFU troops slowly from the cauldron, line to line, with the task of inflicting the maximum possible losses on the advancing Russian troops and, as far as possible, maintaining the combat capability of their troops deployed in the west bank regions of the Seversky Donets river, while accumulating reserves. At the same turn, it was advisable to deploy the equipment received from NATO. But the Ukrainians did not do all this. On the contrary, Kyiv threw more and more reserves into the Donbas meat grinder, which were methodically destroyed by Russian artillery, aircraft and missile strikes.

====Seversky Donets front====
The cities of Severodonetsk (pop.110,000), Kramatorsk (pop. 150,000), and Slovyansk (pop. 107,000), south of the Izium front, formed the heart of the cauldron.
[[File:Map-on-April-first.jpg|right|300pc|thumb|The Donbas cauldron on April 1, 2022.]]
On April 14, 2022, sources said the Pentagon instructed the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to withdraw all the remaining artillery to the cities on the eastern front – Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, where they can fire behind civilians. Restraining the offensive of the Russian troops is prescribed by small mobile groups armed with mortars and anti-tank systems, moving across the steppe in civilian vehicles. There is nothing surprising in the fact that the Americans impose the use of [[terrorist]] tactics on their client state, in which the Ukrainian people are taken [[hostage]]. Ukrainian sources write about this quite openly, and treat such methods with understanding, and as the only correct one.<ref>https://t.me/intelslava/25287</ref> The CIA-controlled ''Kyiv Independent'' stated that Zelensky said there are 44,000 AFU troops on the Donbas front.<ref>https://kyivindependent.com/national/explainer-what-to-expect-from-the-battle-of-donbas-russias-new-offensive/</ref>

By April 15, 2022 the front became more active. Fourteen hours of artillery bombardment across a two hundred mile front on April 19, 2022 sent a foreboding message.
[[File:AFU HQs.PNG|left|300px|thumb|In any city, town, or village the AFU entered, they went straight to the local schools to set up headquarters, making the building a legitimate target per international conventions and rules of war. This was foundational to Ukraine's propaganda strategy and not its military strategy. ]]
On April 18, 2022 the NATO-controlled Ukrainian General Staff reported the number of Russian forces deployed to the Donbass were 70,000, however Pentagon disinformation specialists lowered the estimate to 60,000 so as not to demoralize Ukrainian troops and the public.

On April 20, 2022 AFU pulled out of Ribezhnoe and commenced an organized withdrawal from Severodonetsk across the Severskii Donets river into Lisichansk. The AFU launched another Tochka-U missile armed with cluster munitions against the civilian population of Donbas, killing 5 people including one child.

On April 22, 2022 reports emerged of the capture of the largest weapons depot in Ukraine by Russian forces in the Kharkiv region.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/Br5qFtL1yhja/</ref>

As Russian forces swept through the rural areas of Donbas, it was easy to find were the retreating AFU soldiers had established bases in villages - usually without exception in the local school building.<ref>https://youtu.be/pYLalJRMfiw</ref> Resistance in Popasna (pop. 20,000) was unexpectedly fierce with street to street fighting with linked underground trenches between most civilian houses. Chechen fighters and the Wagner Group<ref>In April 2022 there were a reported 8,000 Wagner Group personnel in Ukraine.</ref> took part in the fighting.<ref>https://youtu.be/DecnmPTvmck</ref>

By April 29, 2022 the daily reports of the Russian Ministry of Defense noted that Ukraine was losing several hundred soldiers and some 30 armored vehicles daily, mostly to artillery. A flood of gruesome pictures posted on Telegram by both sides confirmed this. Several Ukrainian attempts to counterattack Russian forces failed. Western propagandists for the first time noted that their side was losing.<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/04/ukraine-doubling-down.html#more</ref>

On April 30, 2022 it was reported that over 70% of buildings in Severodonetsk were hit by artillery strikes.
[[File:Donbas Front May 13 2022.PNG|right|300pc|thumb|Donbas front on May 13, 2022 showing AFU entrenchments.]]
In early May 2022, AFU forces began withdrawing from the outskirts of Severodonetsk; reports indicated that the Russian military forces were grinding down Ukrainian ground forces by extensive use of heavy artillery. The Ukrainian artillery has either been destroyed or lacks ammunition. The Ukrainian forces have orders from the Zelensky regime to stay in their position and to hold the line,<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/05/ukraines-forces-are-told-to-hold-the-line-where-russian-artillery-is-pulverizing-them.html</ref> only making sure that Russian artillery strikes will destroy them.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bWVBsT5J6s8</ref> Videos of survivors of Ukrainian combat groups appeared on line accusing Ukrainian commanders of having abandoned the troops on the battlefield.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/qlR1P8jJcTAC/</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/kg58INeiPN4 Servicemen of the Vinnitsa Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the actual state of affairs in the troops of Ukraine 1,071,758 views May 5, 2022]. [https://youtu.be/exubjkiNQhI?t=529]</ref> Conscripts and members of the Territorial Defense militia, teenagers below draft age with no military training at all, were sent outside their home regions, in violation of their contracts, to the frontlines as cannon fodder. Captured POWs at the front said they were thrown into the meat grinder with only two days training.

On May 5 the mayor of Severodonetsk report that LPR and Russian forces began entering the city. According to LPR military officials, the AFU grouping of about 15,000-16,000 servicemen is deployed in the Severodonetsk-Lisichansk region.

On May 7, 2022 Popasana fell to the Russians. Since the Wagner Group and Chechens showed up a week earlier, the AFU began losing about 150 troops per day. Popasana sits on the high ground. The fall of Popasana cut off the main supply line to 12,000 AFU troops in Severodonetsk-Lisichansk. According to residents, Ukrainian tanks were deployed near residential buildings on Popasna and purposefully fired at buildings where local civilians were hiding. Polish mercenaries were deployed alongside Ukrainians, shot at civilians, and would not allow people out of their houses for 4 days even to get water.<ref>https://southfront.org/in-video-polish-fighter-committed-war-crimes-against-civilians-in-popasnaya-lpr/</ref>
[[File:AFU deployment May 15, 2022.PNG|right|300px|thumb|AFU deployment, May 15, 2022.]]
On May 11, 2022 the AFU blew up a dam near Avdiivka, endangering the lives in civilian settlements and creating a humanitarian catastrophe, in order to slow down the advance of the DPR army and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.<ref>https://twitter.com/Levi_godman/status/1524411961454309382</ref>

On May 13, 2022 Biden defense minister [[Lloyd Austin]], who only a week earlier boasted of weakening Russia, called Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu to beg for mercy for the Nazi proxies.<ref>https://sonar21.com/the-art-of-disinformation-western-lies-about-the-war-in-ukraine/</ref>
[[File:Severodonetsk- Lisichansk pocket.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Relative AFU troop strength in the Severdonetsk-Lisichansk-Zolote pockets.<ref>https://youtu.be/0nKidMrwhME</ref>]]
As of May 20, 2022 Russian VDV mobile infantry and Wagner group fighters advanced up to 15 kilometers west of Popasana and captured several towns or villages within 3 kilometers of the one paved, continuous, Ukrainian-controlled main road into Lisichansk-Severdonetsk. Without this road, there will be no meaningful resupply for, or organized evacuation of, thousands of Ukrainian servicemen in the eastern part of the north Lugansk cauldron.

By May 21, 2022 most of the AFU troops operating in Severdonetsk had been withdrawn across river to Lisichansk, leaving about 2,000 Ukrainian troops hiding from Russian strikes in the industrial zone of Severodonetsk. Partisan forces of [[Novorossiya]] were reported to be taking part in the fighting. An estimated 10,000 AFU troops were concentrated west of the river in Lisichansk and 3,000 in the Zolote pocket. Some AFU units were refusing to fight after their battlefield commanders fled the field.<ref>https://youtu.be/Vj9lH00pK-M</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/5YrrdDtycrk</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/pa_0_bGRwQw</ref> Elite Ukrainian paratroopers began surrendering.

====Izium front====
Since the capture of Izium in eastern Kharkiv province by the Russians in early April 2022, the civilian population of the city became the target of Grad rockets (many bearing cluster submunitions) on a daily basis by the Kyiv regime. On April 28, 2022 Russian air defense forces repelled an attack by a Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missile on residential areas of Izium. The target of the strike was the city hospital, where the Russian medical detachment is located providing assistance to the population of Kharkiv Region. “The Kyiv nationalist regime’s indiscriminate missile strikes on the residential areas of Izium and Kherson are a war crime and a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The optical plant at Izium, where the viewfinder for the Stugna-P anti-tank device is manufactured, was seized in early April 2022.

As a high priority in Operation Denazification, on April 11, 2022 the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that it had eliminated a notorious neo-Nazi leader 5 kilometers south of Izium. Taras Bobanich was the leader of the [[Lviv]] Pravy Sektor. Tass reported,
{{quotebox-float|"Since 2014, he had participated in the Kiev regime’s punitive operation in Donbass. He personally gave orders for bombardments of Donetsk and Lugansk residential areas from heavy artillery guns. He is guilty of the deaths of hundreds of civilians of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, including children," the ministry stressed.<ref>https://tass.com/politics/1435691</ref>}}
The Russians have been firing 400,000-600,000 artillery shells per day, mostly on the Izium front. The United States pledged to send 190,000 artillery shells to Ukraine, which is about how many shells the Russians fire for breakfast. Ukrainian soldiers complained of high losses, constant shelling day and night, of commanders having deserted, no treatment for the wounded, low ammunition, no sleep, and despite malfunctioning weapons, soldiers were told they were forbidden to retreat.

On May 13, 2022 Russian forces took control of the village of Dolgenkoe located 20 km to the South of Izium. The heights near the village fell under Russian control. A large grouping of the AFU was deployed in the forests nearby. After Russian servicemen entered one of the Ukrainian checkpoints, they found the corpse of a woman who had been [[rape]]d and killed by Ukrainian soldiers.

Ukrainian forces blew up a tank with [[ammonium nitrate]]. According to the statement of the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian nationalists under the leadership of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) blew up a fertilizer storage facility near the village of Dolgenkoe. They aimed to poison the local population and blame the Russian army for this.

{{Anchor|Mariupol}}

===Mariupol cauldron===
{{See also|Battle of Mariupol}}
[[File:Ukrainian tactics.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Illustration of Ukrainian tactics, illegally turning residential compounds into legitimate military targets, presented to the UN Security Council, May 6, 2022.<ref>https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1pvngjn8e</ref>]]
Mariupol on the [[Sea of Azov]] is predominantly a Russian city. After the Maidan coup in 2014, many Ukrainian nationalist from western Ukraine and the Kharkiv region were relocated to Mariupol in the Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior's National Guard. Mariupol became the hot bed of neo-Nazi activity from 2014 to 2022 and the site of some of the most intense fighting during the Russian special denazification operation.

The Russians attempted to establish humanitarian corridors for civilians with passages west toward Kyiv and Europe, or east toward Russia. However, the first reaction by the SBU was to murder the chief Ukrainian negotiator just prior to completion on the details of the agreement with the Russians. Eventually humanitarian corridors were set up, but Ukrainian forces killed many civilians attempting to evacuate. Of those refugees who did get out, most chose to go to Russia. Red Cross relief convoys were held up by Ukrainians outside the city. Zelensky ordered Ukrainian forces in the city not to surrender, and to fight to the last Ukrainian. The neo-Nazis had desecrated memorials to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War.<ref>https://youtu.be/IZAcE-clNOE</ref>

The city's high rise apartment complexes, built of concrete and rebar in the Soviet era, were built with bomb shelters which residents lived in throughout the battle. Azov forces took control of upper-level apartments to use as firing points on Russian and DNR forces. On March 1, 2022, ''Greek City Times'' reported: "With Russian forces besieging Mariupol, in which 120,000+ ethnic [[Greek]]s live, SKAI news spoke with a Mr Kiouranas who lives in the city and exposed that Ukrainian “fascists” are killing people for trying to leave the city. When asked by SKAI news if he planned to leave the city, Kiouranas responded “how can I leave? When you try to leave you run the risk of running into a patrol of the Ukrainian fascists, the Azov Battalion. They would kill me and are responsible for everything.”<ref>https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/03/01/greek-in-mariupol-fascist-ukrainian/</ref>
[[File:Azov victim 1.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Female victim of Ukrainian Nazis found in the basement of Mariupol School #25, which the Azov Battalion used as a headquarters, with a [[swastika]] painted on her chest in her own blood.<ref>https://videopress.com/embed/pZ2UoEfN?cover=1&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=1&hd=1Video:</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/j0GDBUpmj3I</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/6LQSYmda0Sc</ref>]]
Encirclement of the city was complete by March 4, 2022. On March 6 units of the People's Militia of the Donetsk Republic (DPR) entered the city. The main clashes were in the west of the city and in the east. The Azov fighters and some Ukrainian regular army units took up firing positions in civilian homes and high rise apartment blocks. Advancing Russian and Donetsk forces would take fire from the homes or apartments, identify its source, and aim tank fire or other means against the given window or floor or building.

Nothing was done by the Ukrainian government to feed or evacuate the predominantly Russian-speaking civilians. The municipality was run by Ukrainians, hand selected by the Kyiv regime, unresponsive to local needs. Shortly before combat erupted, the mayor disappeared only to reappear on Zoom in Western propaganda media to tell the world what [[barbarian]]s the Russians are.

Late in the afternoon of March 6, on Pobedy Avenue, the Donetsk People's Militia clashed with Ukrainian armed nationalist units. More than 150 evacuating civilians were used as human shields by Ukrainian neo-Nazis who were hiding behind them.<ref>https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/ukrainian-nationalists-in-mariupol-used-civilians-as-human-shield-opened-fire-on-dpr-fighters-russian-defense-ministry/</ref> The Ukrainian nationalists opened fire on DPR servicemen from behind the backs of civilians. As a result of the firing by Ukrainian Nazis,<ref>https://southfront.org/second-attempt-of-evacuation-from-mariupol-dpr-secured-humanitarian-corridors-destroyed-ukrainian-forces-in-suburbs-18/</ref> several civilians were wounded and killed. The People's Militia of DPR guided the remaining group of civilians through the Vinogradnoye district from Mariupol to DPR controlled territory where they received food and medical services. Similar scenarios were repeated for weeks.

Russia informed the [[UN Security Council]] that the Mariupol maternity hospital had been used by the Azov Battalion on March 7 or March 6, 2022.<ref>https://technofog.substack.com/p/ukraine-maternity-hospital-shelling?s=r</ref> On March 12, 2022 Russian T-72 tanks entered the city. On March 13, Russians began evacuation of civilian women, children, and elderly from Crimea to escape shelling from Ukrainian forces in Mariupol.<ref>https://youtu.be/SPP1isOXOJo</ref> By March 15 the Russians deployed Chechen fighters on the streets of Mariupol.<ref>https://youtu.be/uFBZ1IGVwsQ</ref> The legendary Somali Battalion also took part in the fighting.

The denazification of Mariupol was delayed more than a week when a Tochka-U missile attack by the Kyiv regime hit the city center of Donetsk, killing 23 civilians, and DPR forces were withdrawn to deal with the site where the missile had been launched from.

Like the [[Battle of Stalingrad]], Ukrainian forces trapped in Mariupol pleaded for relief to the Kyiv central command. And like Stalingrad, the government told them reinforcement of troops and supplies was not possible and forbad them to surrender.<ref>https://youtu.be/oOrSQVb8tzY?t=456</ref>

On March 20, 2022 when Russian forces gave Ukrainian forces a deadline till 5:00 AM (Moscow time) (2 AM GMT) on Monday, March 21 to lay down their arms in the city. Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev of the Russian Defense Management Center guaranteed that all those who lay down their arms will be provided a safe passage out of the city. He also stated that all humanitarian corridors for civilians from Mariupol to the east and, in agreement with the Ukrainian side, to the west. Mizintsev also claimed that certain Ukrainian “bandits”, “neo-Nazis” and nationalists are engaging in carrying out “mass terror” and are going on a killing spree in the city.<ref>https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-crisis/russia-urges-ukrainian-forces-to-surrender-warns-of-terrible-catastrophe-unfolding-articleshow.html</ref> The Ukrainian resistors laid naval mines throughout the city.<ref>https://youtu.be/9sZuz4dlVAo?t=835</ref>
[[File:Kadyrov the Chechen.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Kadyrov the Chechen, Head of the Chechen Republic, defeated [[Wahhabism|radical Islamic terrorists]] in Chechnya and [[Banderite]] Nazis in Mariupol.]]
On March 23, 2022 it was reported that what remained of the Azov Battalion was pinned down by Chechen fighters in the steel plant in the eastern portion of the city.<ref>https://youtu.be/6uMGMgZvWLo</ref> Azov, which originally consisted of about 14,000 fighters, was whittled down to about 6,000. They were cut off from NATO resupply of weapons and ammunition, without water, food, fuel or electricity. Many were either killed in Mariupol, or escaped posing as civilians through humanitarian corridors. Some dressed as women to escape.<ref>https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/03/24/ukrainian-soldier-mariupol-video/</ref> Azov fighters, like their Nazi SS forebearers, are all tattooed and easily identifiable when captured. The International Red Cross agreed to deliver humanitarian relief and investigate Ukrainian war crimes, but according to reports was held up by Ukrainian attacks on Red Cross supply trains.

On April 8, the Russians took control of the port of Mariupol. All hostages, including foreigners, were released. The Ukrainians had mined the harbor. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that radio intercepts showed a significant number of foreign mercenaries carried out communications in six other [[European]] languages. It was estimated there were at least about 100 foreign fighters. The ministry spokesman stressed that the forces trapped in Mariupol are not the celebrated "defenders of so-called European values, but foreign mercenaries, who have come here to kill [[Slav]]s for [[American]] [[dollar]]s while hiding behind a human shield of civilians."

By April 10, 2022, virtually all the civilian residential neighborhoods had been cleared and all the fighting was confined within the industrial zone.

On April 16, 2022 the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of residential areas and summarized the situation in Mariupol:<ref>https://youtu.be/LqZ8ltN5xr8</ref>
{{quotebox-float|"The entire urban area of Mariupol is completely cleared of militants of the Nazi formation "Azov", foreign mercenaries and Ukrainian troops. The remnants of the Ukrainian group are currently completely blocked on the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant. Their only chance to save their lives is to voluntarily lay down their arms and surrender.

*Let me remind you that at the time of its encirclement on March 11, there were in Mariupol: the 36th separate brigade of the marines, the 109th brigade of territorial defense, the 503rd separate battalion of the marines, a company of the 53rd separate mechanized brigade, units of the 17th anti-tank brigades, Nazi formations "Azov", "Aidar", "Right Sector", units of the police and state border services, as well as foreign mercenaries.

*The total number of this group was about 8100 people.

*During the liberation of Mariupol, 1,464 Ukrainian servicemen have already surrendered. The number of surrenderers is increasing daily. Including those who escaped from the territory of Azovstal.

*According to their testimonies, the total number of Ukrainian servicemen, Nazis and foreign mercenaries who took refuge at Azovstal does not exceed 2.5 thousand people.

*Thus, on April 16, only in Mariupol, the losses of the Ukrainian group amounted to more than 4,000 people.

*Therefore, Zelensky’s recent statements to the Western media that the irretrievable losses of the Ukrainian military during the operation allegedly amount to 2.5-3 thousand are a common lie for him.

*The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has reliable data on the true losses of the Ukrainian army, the National Guard and arrived foreign mercenaries, which Zelensky is afraid to tell the people of Ukraine. Today, irretrievable losses amount to 23,367 people."}}
On April 21, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed Gen. Sergey Shoigu to halt the storming of Azovstal, apparently shifting to a strategy of starving out the encircled remaining holdouts. It was thought that about 1,400 Ukrainian fighters and foreign mercenaries, along with dozens of NATO officers, civilian families of the fighters and possibly some civilian hostages were still holed up in the bunkers. The Azov regiment apparently had stockpiled enough food and drinking for a lengthy holdout. The Russians did not cut internet access.<ref>https://southfront.org/liberation-of-mariupol/</ref> More than 142,000 civilians had been evacuated from the city. Gen Shoigu declared victory in the battle. An estimated 9,000-10,000 Ukrainian forces and mercenaries had been killed in the battle.

The Azov neo-Nazis at Azovstal in Mariupol were the best-equipped unit of the Ukrainian armed services. In the end they were totally outmatched by a numerically inferior Russian/Chechen [[Spetsnaz]] contingent, and in record time for such a big city.<ref>https://thecradle.co/Article/columns/10277</ref> On May 17, 2022 all fighting in Mariupol and within the confines of the massive Azovstal steel plant came to an end with the surrender of the last holdouts.

====US biological labs in Mariupol====

Evidence of emergency destruction of documents confirming work with the US military establishment in two biolaboratories in Mariupol was obtained. A preliminary analysis of extant documentation indicated the use of Mariupol as a regional center for cholera pathogen collection and certification. The selected strains were sent to the Public Health Centre in Kyiv, which was responsible for the onward shipment of biomaterials to the United States. These activities were carried out since 2014, as evidenced by the transfer of strains.

An act of destruction of the pathogen collection dated February 25, 2022, according to which cholera, tularemia and anthrax pathogens were handled there, was found in the sanitary and epidemiological laboratory. Part of the collection of the [[veterinary]] laboratory was not destroyed in a hurry. The presence in the collection of pathogens that are uncharacteristic of veterinary medicine, such as typhoid, paratyphoid fever and gas gangrene, is a cause for concern. This could indicate the laboratory's misuse and involvement in a military biological program.<ref>https://telegra.ph/Briefing-on-the-results-of-the-analysis-of-documents-related-to-the-military-biological-activities-of-the-United-States-on-the-t-05-11</ref>


====Ukrainian use of civilian human shields====
According to the testimony of civilian survivors, Azov Nazis shot civilians attempting to flee Mariupol.<ref>https://twitter.com/qwirkygyal/status/1504574416239349766</ref> One civilian survivor testified that Ukrainian forces shot up whole "busloads" of fleeing civilians.<ref>https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1pvngjn8e</ref> In a [[YouTube]] broadcast from AZOV Media, Ukrainian Nazis admitted they use civilians as human shields:.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYAFf2ZyPOk</ref>
[[File:SBU Pravy Sektor.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Fascist Pravy Sektor flag discovered on the wall of the Security Service of Ukraine (gestapo) by liberating Russian forces in Mariupol.<ref>https://videopress.com/v/L0mIYmbt</ref>]]
{{quotebox-float|"''"In total, as of this hour, over the past day, the irrevocable losses of horde barbarians reached up to 50 people of infantry, 2 tanks, 2 armored personnel carriers, 1 MTLB and one armored personnel carrier they left on the battlefield. Several trucks were also destroyed. The land component of the enemy horde suffers heavy losses. '''These savages distribute white armbands to civilians, thereby making it harder for our military to work.''' But believe me, orcas, we understand where you are and where are the civilians!"'' <ref>[https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&diff=prev&oldid=1846839 From Google Translate]</ref>}}
In the so-called 'Bucha massacre,' all the dead bodies, or at least those bodies which were not crisis actors, had white armbands.

Mariupol residents accused Americans of training Azov fighters to fight near houses in residential areas causing interminable suffering and damage.<ref>https://youtu.be/dWaNtAentO4?t=131</ref> Survivors also testified that AZOV went about the city in civilian dress without uniforms.<ref>https://youtu.be/-itwXZTSJKU</ref>

On the morning of March 30, 2022 Ukrainian troops told residents to go to Mariupol school #37 and there they would be safe; in the evening the school was shelled and destroyed.<ref>https://youtu.be/eim2BIliwmA?t=651</ref>

On April 18, 2022 the "Azovstal [[CHOP]]", as they were nicknamed by the militias, began broadcasting videos of family members of Azov fighters in the Azovstal bunker.<ref>https://youtu.be/tFt_Dlo6CIQ</ref> Reports On April 19, one hundred forty civilian were liberated from Azovstal.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/QGeRJWSzDCRG/</ref> These were not the civilians who were allegedly held hostage, but people who lived near the facility. On April 30, 2022, twenty-five civilians including 6 children escaped Azovstal through humanitarian corridors provided by the Russians.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/4sH6OLcMl3rZ/</ref>

{{Anchor|Azovstal}}

====Final surrender====
On April 21, 2022, Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] instructed Gen. Sergey Shoigu to halt the storming of Azovstal, apparently shifting to a strategy of starving out the encircled remaining holdouts. It was thought that about 1,400 Ukrainian fighters and foreign mercenaries, along with dozens of NATO officers, civilian families of the fighters and possibly some civilian hostages were still holed up in the bunkers. The Azov regiment apparently had stockpiled enough food and drinking for a lengthy holdout. The Russians did not cut internet access.<ref>https://southfront.org/liberation-of-mariupol/</ref> More than 142,000 civilians had been evacuated from the city. Gen Shoigu declared victory in the battle. An estimated 9,000-10,000 Ukrainian forces and mercenaries had been killed in the battle.
[[File:Ukrainian Nazis surrender.PNG|left|400px|thumb|Ukrainian Nazis surrender at Azovstal: (left) SS Galicia Division insignia, (right) SS Totenkopfverbände insignia.]]
As of May 9, 2022, roughly 1,000 people, civilian and military, were reported to have been evacuated from Azovstal under the plan negotiated by UN General Secretary António Guterres and evacuations ended, leaving about 500 deadenders in the bunkers below. Humanitarian corridors were closed. ''[[RT]]'' reported over 300 more Azovstal holdouts surrendered on May 15.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/lONiVlqpXJJ7/</ref>

On May 16, 2022 all fighting within the confines of the massive Azovstal steel plant came to an end when the remaining Azov fighters asked to surrender. They had ran out of food a week earlier. With help from Russian soldiers, the Azov fighters first had to de-mine booby traps that had been set up leading from the exit. Mass unconditional surrenders began, taking 3 full days to process. 55 seriously wounded (ambulatory) were taken immediately east to the Novoazovsk hospital in the Donetsk Republic Another 221 people the first day were sent north to the Elenovka POW camp in the Donetsk Republic. Searches, screenings, and preliminary interrogations to look for Nazis were conducted. A tattoo can make the difference between the status of regular POW and accused war criminal, especially if it’s a swastika or other Nazi insignia.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/d5kDqZs9Hmep/</ref> Russian war correspondent Dmitry Steshin who was at the surrender for its entirety, recorded this:
{{quotebox-float|"Steshin is accompanied by a [[DPR]] soldier named Vlad, who hails from Poltava. They have been inseparable for the past 3 months on the road. Vlad was filled with [[hatred]] against these Ukrainian Nazis, and wanted revenge. But now something is happening to him: At the sight of the captives, his hatred and anger start to melt away, and he becomes calmer. Steshin philosophizes about the “Russian soul”, and how this effect works: At the sight of a conquered enemy, the Russian rage wilts, then [[compassion]] becomes more dominant within the psyche. To be sure, these Nazis will be put on trial for their crimes. But it is not the Russian way to carry out battlefield justice."<ref>https://awfulavalanche.wordpress.com/2022/05/19/ukraine-war-day-85-up-close-look-at-azovstal-surrender-i-mean-evacuation/</ref>}}

In Elenovka, interrogation of Ukrainian prisoners of war, some of whom have open [[criminal]] cases (e.g., for abuse/torture or killing of civilians, or of rebel captives) for years in Russia. Among the Ukrainian military who surrendered, 144 people are fighters of the Interior Ministry's National Guard, of which the Azov Battalion is part. The [[Kremlin]] reportedly refused to exchange Nazi members of the Azov regiment as they committed numerous war crimes. Membership in a terrorist organization is itself a criminal charge. There is a possibility that after a trial verdict, some Azov militants may be exchanged for Russian prisoners of war. At the same time, those convicted of murder and torture will not be subject to exchange. In turn, the ordinary servicemen of the National Guard, the Border Guard Service and regular units of the AFU, who are accused of war crimes, are considered regular POWs. The exchange of other servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine could be negotiated. The Russian state Duma, however immediately began debate on a bill forbidding the exchange of any POWs captured at Azovstal for fear of a demoralizing effect on the public and soldiers.

Steshin noted the prevailing attitude among the captive Ukrainian soldiers: "One conclusion they are all reaching is this: The Kiev regime has no use for them any more." The [[psychotic]], [[delusion]]al Presidential adviser to Zelensky, Mykhailo Podoliak, posted on Twitter:
{{quotebox-float|"83 days of Mariupol defense will go down in history as the [[Battle of Thermopylae|Thermopylae]] of the XXI century. “Azovstal” defenders ruined 🇷🇺’s plan to capture the east of 🇺🇦, took a hit on themselves and proved the real "combat capability" of 🇷🇺… This completely changed the course of the war."<ref>https://twitter.com/Podolyak_M/status/1526502875261706250</ref>}}
Steshin reported on a conversation between Vlad and some Azovites:
{{quotebox-float|"Nazar is the only person in the whole group of captives who speaks in pure Ukrainian dialect. He is from Lvov. He overhears Steshin chatting with Vlad and philosophizing, how this all came about. Nazar butts into the conversation and says, in Ukrainian dialect: ''“People were pitted against people.”'' Ukrainian Dmytro objects to this: He says he is from Mariupol, and he says that people were getting used to the new life (under [[Maidan regime|Maidan rules]]). Vlad objects angrily: ''“I am from Poltava, I had to leave my home in 2014, because I understood that it was impossible to live under the new rules. We all spoke Russian, and they started to forbid the Russian language, they passed a lot of laws…”''

Dmytro exhales: “Yeah…” But then quickly collects himself and dives into the political debate: ''“All the same, these were our internal, Ukrainian affairs. Why did Russia have to stick its nose in?”''

Vlad retorts angrily: ''“You wanted them to just kill us all, with nobody intervening? You have [[Europe]] and the U.S. behind you, so we have Russia behind us. Does that seem normal to you? Is it normal to waste your youth fighting in a war?”''

Dmytro: ''“I have also been fighting since 2014. I also wasted my youth in this.”''

Vlad [getting curious]: ''“Really? Whereabouts were you fighting?”''

Steshin leaves these two soldiers to their reminiscing, noting that they kept up their conversation for at least an hour.

[...]

Steshin and Vlad collect their gear and leave the scene. Vlad reveals, surprisingly, “You know. when this war is over, I would be happy to go out with Dmytro and have a drink with him.”

“You forgive them?”

“No. But I like him. We had a lot of things to talk about.”

“What about him do you like?”

“Well, he was the only one of them who didn’t pretend to be a cook. He was honest with me. He is a worthy adversary.”}}
On May 18, 2022, the total number of surrenders rose to 959. It was previously thought to be about 1,700 holdouts until the end. DPR leader Denis Pushilin told journalists, “A court will rule on the fate of Ukrainian militants who surrendered at Mariupol’s Azovstal plant…As for war criminals and those who are nationalists, if they laid down their arms their fate should be decided by the court. Regardless of the emotions of some people, I heard various opinions, if an adversary laid down the arms, the future fate is decided by the court. If this is a Nazi criminal, then by a court martial"<ref>https://tass.com/politics/1452579</ref>

The total number of unconditional surrenders since Monday, May 16, 2022 cascaded to 2,439 by May 20,<ref>https://youtu.be/v0GaoTJ4lKA</ref> more captures than were taken in the two major battles of Ilovaisk and Debaltseve combined in 2014 and 2015 during the earlier Donbas war. This figure included at least 717 Azov fighters. People who swore to fight Russians until the last drop of blood surrendered. Kyiv tried to whitewash that embarrassment.<ref>https://thesaker.is/a-major-national-embarrassment-is-being-hidden-from-ukrainians/</ref> Azov Regiment commander Lt. Colonel Denys Prokopenko (call sign "Radish") surrendered and was transported to Russia to face a denazification Tribunal in an armored vehicle for fear of reprisals against the accused by the civilian population of Mariupol.<ref>https://www.mk.ru/politics/2022/05/20/komandir-azova-denis-prokopenko-sdalsya-rossiyskim-voyskam.html?</ref><ref>[https://ria.ru/20220520/azovstal-1789847272.html «Командира» нацистов вывезли с «Азовстали» в специальном бронеавтомобиле]</ref>

Commenting on the defeat, Jacob Dreizen said:
{{quotebox-float|"Now, everyone understands, if you are surrounded by Russia, you have two options: Surrender. Or death. That’s it. There will be no de-blockade, the [[Pope]] won’t ride to the rescue, and Russia doesn’t care what its NATO enemies think. This is a huge psychological shift, comparable to what happened to the Germans after Stalingrad.

After Stalingrad, the Germans, if faced with an imminent risk of encirclement, with very few exceptions, ran the hell away (or tried to.) And, the Ukrainian army, despite all the “[[Iron Cross]]” emblems on its hardware, is no ''[[Wehrmacht]]''. This bodes ill for the Ukraine’s attempt to hold and defend the Severodonetsk-Lisichansk agglomeration in northern Lugansk—a hard-core Russian loyalist area, and likely the next big “cauldron.” Those two cities combined, are roughly half the size of Mariupol. Russian and Lugansk/Donetsk forces moving in on them, will be more numerous, and (by now) much more experienced than the forces that took Mariupol."<ref>https://thedreizinreport.com/2022/05/18/details-of-the-mariupol-surrender/</ref>}}
Russia does not have [[capital punishment]]. While some of the AFU regulars may be released once the conflict is declared over, which may take years given the United States declared intention to fund sabotage activity and a partisan insurgency after the AFU surrenders and the country is fully "demilitarized," Azov Nazis are looking at "busting rocks north of the [[Arctic Circle]] until the year 2040 or 2050," in the words of Jacob Dreizen.

=== Zaporozhye line===

On May 16, 2022 the Ukraine General Staff requested a counter-attack along the Zaporozhye line no matter what the cost. They launched a counter attack with of battalion strength in an attempt to push back the Russian attack. However, the Ukrainians were not prepared. Even worse, on open ground.
Ukrainian forces lost two MLRS systems, 40 vehicles, 26 tanks, 12 IFVS destroyed and 300 Ukrainian casualties. One of the Ukrainian tanks destroyed
destroyed was a Polish built T-72M recently sent to Ukraine.<ref>https://youtu.be/laXpEgGlEsM</ref>

{{Anchor|Donbas cauldron}}

===Odessa cauldron===

Some dispute existed between analysts and observers whether Russian war planners intended an encirclement of Odessa. After 31 days of fighting, no serious efforts appeared to have taken place.

General Dmytro Marchenko, who is in charge of the garrison in Mykolaiv, vowed that for each Ukrainian who dies, he and his men will kill ten Russians and warned that any attacking troops will end up as food for stray dogs in the streets.<ref>https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/russian-soldiers-become-dog-food-26447989</ref>

On April 13, 2022, a Russian Ministry of Defense spokesman said,
{{quotebox-float|"We have seen attempts at sabotage and attacks by the Ukrainian military against facilities in Russian territory. If such attempts continue, the Russian Federation’s Armed Forces will strike at the decision-making centers, including Kiev – something we have so far refrained from."<ref>https://freepress.substack.com/p/what-russians-are-hearing?s=r</ref>}}
This was interpreted to mean Ukrainian attacks or provocations on Crimea, which was accepted into the Russian Federation in 2014 by a vote of the Russian State Duma after a popular plebiscite in Crimea overwhelmingly made the request, could result in missile attacks on military and political command centers in Kyiv. NATO would like to occupy the deep water port of Sevastopol, which has been a major objective of NATO's actions in Ukraine since 2008. On February 19, 2022, five days before the Special Military Operation in Ukraine began, the [[Atlantic Council]] published a paper which had been long in the works entitled, ''NATO must seize the current strategic opportunity in the Black Sea.''<ref>https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/nato-must-seize-the-current-strategic-opportunity-in-the-black-sea/</ref> On April 14, 2022, ''The Washington Examiner'' reported members of Congress asked the U.S. [[intelligence community]] specifically to aid Ukraine if it made efforts against Crimea.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/gop-wants-us-intelligence-community-to-help-ukrainians-retake-russian-occupied-territory</ref>

On April 23, 2022 fascist dictator Volodymyr Zelensky said that Odessa may become “another Mariupol” soon. The AFU was accumulating forces for the defense of the city and providing the supply of weapons from Romania and fuel from Moldova to the troops in the Mykolaiv and Krivoy Rog regions. Russian missile strikes targeted AFU military infrastructure facilities. Russian servicemen struck a military airfield near Odessa. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, a large batch of weapons from the United States and the EU was destroyed.

To marr Moscow's May 9 [[Victory Day]] celebrations in commemoration of the 77th Anniversary of the defeat of the [[Banderite]]'s Western allies, [[Nazi Germany]], the Kyiv regime in conjunction with US and NATO war planners attempted a massive assault to retake Snake Island. The offensive failed, with more than 60 AFU forces dead, the loss of 4 bombers, 10 helicopters, 3 amphibious assault ships, and at least 30 [[Bayraktar drone]]s. Sources say an American and UK high-ranking officers went missing after the attack. An American marine lieutenant colonel and an English major from the commando brigade of the marine corps, landed on Snake Island together with Ukrainian fighters. They coordinated the work of NATO intelligence assets and the Ukrainian landing forces. Russian missiles also destroyed a massive NATO ammunition dump housed in a civilian infrastructure shopping mall in Odessa.

====Kherson====
When the Russians initially entered Kherson, they did not take down Ukrainian flags, replace the mayor, or interfere with the running of city government. The Kyiv regime issued nationwide decrees that any cooperation with the Russian military (including accepting humanitarian aid) was collaboration and treasonous activity. The SBU's reprisal actions against Ukrainian citizens in areas that the Russian military vacated, the Russian military restored the World War II war memorial in Kherson and introduced the Rubel to replace Ukrainian currency.

By the end of March 2022, the AFU became more active in the Mykolaiv region. After an unsuccessful counteroffensive towards the Kherson Peoples Republic, Ukrainian forces opened massive fire from MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) and artillery on two villages near Kherson, and destroyed civilian houses. The Russians repelled the attack with precise strikes. A NATO backed partisan militia group was organized in Kherson and surrounding regions to carry out [[terrorist]] attacks against Russians and civilians. The Kherson Peoples Republic was then organized. Pensions were restored to all citizens.

In late April 2022, the Kyiv regime began shelling the civilian population of Kherson. Overnight on April 28, 2022 the AFU launched a massive missile strike with Tochka-U ballistic missiles and high-powered multiple rocket launchers on the city center of Kherson. The target of the missile attack on Kherson were residential areas where kindergartens, schools and many social institutions are located.

From an area of private houses in Belaya Krinitsa, Kherson region, the Ukrainian armed forces’ artillery struck several positions of the Russian Armed Forces in order to provoke retaliatory fire on residential buildings with civilians, whom the territorial defence fighters are not letting out of the blockaded settlement by holding them as a “human shield”. A [[Norwegian]] media representatives was standy by in Belaya Krinitsa for photo ops and video of allegedly indiscriminate Russian shelling.

On May 15, 2022 Kherson authorities urged residents not to be intimidated by the fascist forces of Ukraine' security service and assured that the Russian army would protect the local population. “Do not be afraid, the Russian army will protect us, because every day, every hour, every second, at the cost of his own life, a Russian soldier protects the peace in Kherson, because we do not abandon our own,” Stremousov wrote. Stremousov stressed that for the past month and a half he has been receiving messages from the residents of Kherson that a 15,000-strong group of the Ukrainian army is concentrated near the borders of the region, which is preparing for an offensive. “I will make every effort to close the information attack of fear from Nazi propaganda,” Stremousov emphasized.<ref>https://en.news-front.info/2022/05/15/kherson-authorities-urged-residents-not-to-be-afraid-of-the-ukrainian-offensive-promised-by-kyiv/</ref>

===Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)===
In a state of martial law, Ukrainian civilians have been taped or tied to trees and street poles, abused and humiliated by the Territorial Defense under the Ministry of Interior and [[Security Service of Ukraine]] (SBU). The victims usually are Russians, Russian-speakers, Gypsies, or petty offenders. Elderly women and children have been subjected to this abuse.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/MtOig6UsjC72/</ref><ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/VMS5cET98HOU/</ref><ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/w1zvj2TAyWhL/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/OAyWmOcj0q8</ref><ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/SIf9NgzIi4fG/</ref><ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/mTzRkEWl2ykv/</ref><ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/xCt3MPtAPPjT/</ref><ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/8AyLRBr4iHZo/</ref><ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/a0RuhwSvHopF/</ref>

More egregious forms of [[torture]] and killing are systematically carried out by the [[Ukrainian gestapo]] and neo-Nazi groups under their control.

In Luhansk, a former sausage factory converted into a torture facility in 2014 was liberated in May 2022.<ref>https://youtu.be/X61zQqz6dn0</ref>

====Atrocities committed against civilians====
[[File:Safari.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Ukraine Special Forces SAFARI was sent into Bucha after the Russian withdrawal to hunt down so-called "collaborators", for example, people who accepted Russian humanitarian relief.<ref>https://youtu.be/9vGUJXuYQZQ?t=686</ref>]]

Joe Lauria of Consortium News reported that on March 30, 2022, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, all Russian forces left Bucha. This was confirmed on March 31 Bucha mayor Anatolii Fedoruk in a video on the Bucha City Council official Facebook page. The translated post accompanying the video says:
{{quotebox-float|“March 31 – the day of the liberation of Bucha. This was announced by Bucha Mayor Anatolii Fedoruk. This day will go down in the glorious history of Bucha and the entire Bucha community as a day of liberation by the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Russian occupiers."<ref>https://youtu.be/BL8R6K5VdtI?t=519</ref>}}
There was no mention of a massacre of hundreds of civilians littering the streets. Evidence of crimes appeared only on the fourth day after the Security Service of Ukraine and representatives of Ukrainian media arrived in the town.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2022/04/04/questions-abound-about-bucha-massacre/</ref>
[[File:SBU actions in Bucha April 2, 2022.PNG|right|300px|thumb|[[SBU]] special forces with Cyrillic '''СБУ''' acronym brutalizing civilians, April 2, 2022.<ref>https://twitter.com/NG_Strategy/status/1511921181259022343</ref>]]
''The New York Times'' was in Bucha on April 2, 2022 and did not report a massacre. Instead, the ''Times'' confirmed the Russian withdrawal was completed two days after the mayor of Bucha said it was, and that the Russians left “behind them dead soldiers and burned vehicles, according to witnesses, Ukrainian officials, satellite images and military analysts.” The ''Times'' said reporters found the bodies of six civilians. “It was unclear under what circumstances they had died, but the discarded packaging of a Russian military ration was lying beside one man who had been shot in the head,” the paper said. In Bucha, the ''Times'' was close to the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion, whose soldiers appear in the newspaper’s photographs. The ''Times'' suggests that Azov Nazis may be responsible for the killings:
{{quotebox-float|“Something very interesting then happens on [Saturday] 2 April, hours before a massacre is brought to the attention of the national and international media. The US and EU-funded Gorshenin Institute online [Ukrainian language] site Left Bank announced that:

:''‘Special forces have begun a clearing operation in the city of Bucha in the Kyiv region, which has been liberated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The city is being cleared from saboteurs and accomplices of Russian forces.’''<ref>[https://en.lb.ua/news/2022/04/02/12441_special_forces_regiment_safari.html Special Forces Regiment SAFARI Begins Clearing Operation in Bucha from Saboteurs and Accomplices of Russia - National Police], 2 April 2022. https://en.lb.ua</ref>

The Russian military has by now completely left the city, so this sounds for all the world like reprisals. The state authorities would be going through the city searching for ‘saboteurs’ and ‘accomplices of Russian forces.’ Only the day before [Friday], Ekaterina Ukraintsiva, representing the town council authority, appeared on an information video on the Bucha Live Telegram page wearing military fatigues and seated in front of a Ukrainian flag to announce ‘the cleansing of the city.’ She informed residents that the arrival of the Azov battalion did not mean that liberation was complete (but it was, the Russians had fully withdrawn), and that a ‘complete sweep’ had to be performed.”}}
According to War On Fakes, "the first unit of the Ukrainian armed forces to enter Bucha was the special forces of the National Guard of Ukraine. The official Telegram channel of the National Guard posted a video, filmed by the fighters of this detachment themselves. We can see on this video that the Ukrainian military calmly pass through the streets of the city—and no ‘mountains of corpses’ are visible on these streets.” War On Fakes then asks, “So where did the corpses on the streets of Bucha come from. And who are these people?
The answer may lie in the video of the territorial defense of Ukraine, which clearly states the question ‘Can I shoot at them if there are no blue armbands?’<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/6ZHPL2pTuadJ/</ref> To which a positive response follows. The video was originally posted by the leader of the territorial defense Sergey ‘Botsman’ Korotkikh.”<ref>https://mronline.org/2022/04/07/staged-massacre-in-bucha/</ref> Sergey ‘Botsman’ Korotkikh later makes startling postings about the disappearance of Chilean/American journalist [[Gonzalo Lira]] from Kharkiv<ref>Sergey ‘Botsman’ Korotkikh</ref>

On April 3, 2022 when the story broke, Russia immediately requested a meeting if the [[UN Security Council]] for the following Monday, April. The [[United Kingdom]], another permanent member of the Security Council, [[veto]]ed holding a Security Council meeting in the matter.<ref>https://www.sott.net/article/466326-Britain-blocking-UN-investigation-into-Bucha-massacre-in-Ukraine-Russia</ref>
Russian UN Ambassador said in a statement:
{{quotebox-float|"[[London]] shows clearly what does the so-called [[new world order]] looks like, the order based on rules and based, it seems, on violation of all possible and impossible norms of international law, treaties and any norms of civilized behavior at all."<ref>https://tass.com/world/1432333</ref>}}
The [[Pentagon]] refused to confirm the Ukrainian government's claim that Russians were responsible for the massacre. <ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/pentagon-cant-independently-confirm-atrocities-ukraines-bucha-official-says-2022-04-04/</ref><ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/pentagon-cant-independently-confirm-atrocities-ukraines-bucha-official-says-2022-04-04/</ref><ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/04/us-military-intelligence-official-refutes-russian-atrocities-claims/comments/page/5/</ref>

Former leader of the Socialist Party of Ukraine, Ilya Kiva said that the story in Bucha was planned and prepared in advance by the [[counterintelligence]] of Ukraine, with the assistance of the British [[MI6]]. Kiva said,
{{quotebox-float|"The whole story in Bucha was prepared and planned in advance by the SBU and [[MI6]]. They arrived early in the morning, cordoned off the area, scattered the corpses and then sent [[journalist]]s there. That's why that clown Zelensky even came back. To raise the interest of the international press in the alleged tragedy, but it's all a pure fake. Why didn't such a situation take place in other areas? Don`t you understand that it was staged in advance, which was supposed to arouse the aggression and hatred in you first of all. But it didn't happen."<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ot894JsANM</ref>}}
All the corpses wore white arm bands which were distributed by the Russian military to identify civilian non-combatants, who then became the victims of Ukrainian security forces as collaborators in reprisal actions. Some alleged corpses sat up after television cameras filmed them.<ref>https://rumble.com/vzl3qf-evidence-of-bucha-false-flag.html</ref><ref>https://southfront.org/leaked-recording-allegedly-confirms-massacre-in-bucha-was-staged-by-ukrainian-militants/</ref> Ukrainian television showed footage of Ukrainian security forces dragging corpses into place for the TV cameras.

====Kidnappings, murder, assassination====
Dan Cohen, the Washington DC correspondent for ''Behind The Headlines'' reported on the testimony of a former prisoner of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) under the pseudonym “Igor,” as follows:<ref>https://www.mintpressnews.com/volodymyr-zelensky-secret-police-hunted-down-opposition-anatoly-shariy/280200/</ref>
[[File:Truth of the Zelensky regime.PNG|right|230px|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 Kharkov.<ref>https://twitter.com/Anabel_Villeroy/status/1516131041672638464</ref>]]
{{quotebox-float|"Inside the sports complex-turned temporary torture prison, Igor says the sack over his head was replaced with a blindfold, leaving him so he could only see his legs.

A Ukrainian businessman who had long worked in transportation logistics – including stints in [[Moscow]] – a story typical of many Ukrainians, since returning to Kiev, Igor had maintained business ties to Moscow and Crimea, which had joined the Russian Federation after a successful referendum in 2014.

Several family members, including his mother, live in Russia and he regularly visited them until relations between the two countries reached a boiling point in 2021. “With the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the events of February 24, my mother started to call me very often because she was very afraid of my status,” he told me.

Territorial Defense began to round up anyone suspected of sympathizing with Russia, as well as Ukrainians with cross-border ties, whether family or business.

Inside the makeshift prison, Igor says he identified 25 to 30 distinct voices of imprisoned men, and saw 10 to 12 men in Russian military uniforms, what he believes were [[prisoners of war]]. Two of the Russians were severely beaten in order to motivate the others to give on-camera testimony about their hate for Putin and opposition to the war.

Other detainees were [[religious]] people known for assembling at military installations to [[pray]] for peace and homeless people who had no way to abide by the evening curfew and were swept up by nighttime patrols.

While many of those inside the complex were kept for a couple of hours and released, others were severely beaten. “It was like a small [[Guantanamo]],” Igor recalled.

Igor says that he was interrogated three times, with each session lasting between 15 and 30 minutes. The beatings were carried out by Territorial Defense volunteers while SBU officers instructed them on how to [[torture]] and asked him questions.

“They used a lighter to heat up a needle, then put it under my fingernails,” he told me. “The worst was when they put a plastic bag over my head and suffocated me and when they held the muzzle of a [[Kalashnikov]] rifle to my head and forced me to answer their questions.

But he says the suffering he endured was minor in comparison to the torture of the Russian prisoners of war, who were beaten with metal pipes while the Ukrainian national anthem played on repeat in the background. “I could hear it because all the torture was done in a nearby room. It was [[psychological]]ly severe. This was done at night, the sounds of beatings were constant. It was difficult to sleep.”

Listening to conversations of other prisoners, Igor understood that two prisoners from Belarus were beaten to death, identifying one as a man named Sergey. …

When SBU agents found videos of [Anatoly Shariy] on Igor’s phone,<ref>Also spelled 'Sharia' sometimes. Shariy has nearly [https://www.youtube.com/user/SuperSharij/videos 3 million subscribers on YouTube], 340,000 on Facebook, and 268,000 on Twitter, becoming one of Ukraine's most popular journalists despite living in [[Lithuania]] and later [[Spain]] for a decade. Shariy has been considered a possible contender for the presidency of Ukraine in a future election, causing Zelensky to feel threatened and accusations by Zelensky levelled at Shariy.</ref> officers from a separate department were called in. From then on, they began to treat him better, removing his handcuffs and giving him larger quantities of food. …

“As far as I understood, based on the information that I had to convey, the liquidation of [[Anatoly Shariy]] was being prepared, since he poses a danger to the government of Ukraine and criticizes the actions of the SBU, the government, and President Zelensky,” he told me.}}
On March 24, 2022 Mayor Hennadiy Matsegora of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, who was accused by the Kyiv regime of treason for allowing Russian troops to enter the city, recorded a video message to Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelensky about the abduction and hostage taking of his daughter by [[SBU]] gestapo officers and asked for her release.<ref>https://www.objectiv.tv/objectively/2022/03/24/mer-sdavshij-kupyansk-trebuet-chtoby-zelenskij-spas-ego-doch-video/</ref>

On April 15, 2022 the Zelensky regime gestapo abducted YouTube reporter [[Gonzalo Lira]].<ref>https://twitter.com/Anabel_Villeroy/status/1516131041672638464</ref> Tweets from the account of the notorious [[Banderite|Ukrainian Nazi]] Sergei “Botsman” Korotkikh, who is deeply implicated in the Bucha massacre, say Gonzalo Lira had been kidnapped, tortured and possibly beheaded.<ref>https://twitter.com/dancohen3000/status/1516070868610387971</ref>

===Ukrainian hostage taking and use of human shields===
[[File:Ukrainian tanks.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Ukrainian tanks illegally stationed outside residential apartment complex.]]
''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported on March 28, 2022 that the Ukrainian military has “a responsibility under international law to remove their forces and equipment from civilian-populated areas, and if that is not possible, to move civilians out of those areas. If they don’t do that, that is a violation of the laws of war because what they are doing is they are putting civilians at risk. All that military equipment are legitimate targets. Andriy Kovalyov, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense's [[Territorial Defense]], whose forces and equipment are positioned in Kyiv, scoffed at that reasoning. [[Alexei Arestovich]], senior adviser to Volodymyr Zelensky, told the ''Post'' that "international humanitarian laws or the laws of war don’t apply in this conflict." In response to written questions from ''The Post'', Arestovich said the country’s military doctrine, approved by parliament, provides for the principle of “total defense.”<ref>https://archive.ph/wip/IUpIM</ref> Nonetheless, with full knowledge the government of Ukraine was committing war crimes and endangering the lives of civilians, the US and NATO continued to supply Ukraine with weapons.
[[File:Ukrainian chem attack.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Ukrainian chemical attack near Mazanovka, May 16, 2022.<ref>https://stanislavs.org/russia-and-lnr-prevented-a-large-chemical-terrorist-act-by-ukro-nato-yesterday-today-saw-a-smaller-chemical-provocation-by-kiev-people-are-disappearing-in-odessa/</ref>]]
''Tass'' reported that on May 5, 2022 Russian UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya presented to the Security Council video interviews of Ukrainian civilians who had managed to escape from the zone of hostilities.<ref>https://tass.com/politics/1448191</ref> Nebenzya stressed that the Ukrainian authorities and their Western sponsors were doing their utmost to prevent this sad truth from coming under the spotlight, and asked his foreign counterparts to pay due attention to the fact that the Ukrainian army repeatedly deployed heavy weapons to residential areas and used civilians as a human shield, which was a violation of international humanitarian law. Nebenzya stated, “We have enough reasons to believe that all these principles are systematically violated by the Ukrainian army and paramilitaries…There are many eye-witness accounts of how the Ukrainian army uses civilians as hostages and a human shield”.

On May 16, 2022 at 1:35 p.m. local time, the special services of Ukraine blew up a land mine reinforced with an overlay of up to 1 ton of ammonium nitrate in the area of Mazanovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported. As a result of the explosion, a poisonous cloud of about 1 kilometer headed towards the town of Kramatorsk which is under the control of Kyiv’s forces. The doctrine of “total defense” proclaimed by Kyiv officials as noted by ''The Washington Post'' on March 28, 2022, supposes that any sacrifice, including the lives, health and safety of a large number of civilians, is nothing if the AFU actions may harm Russian soldiers, even if just potentially.<ref>https://southfront.org/ukrainian-forces-staged-another-provocation-with-chemicals-on-donbass-frontlines-videos/</ref>

===Ukrainian mistreatment of POWs and war crimes===
{{See also|Abu Ghraib}}
The Kyiv government paraded captured Russian prisoners of war before television cameras and posted videos on [[social media]]. Some prisoners had injuries, were being interrogated, or were crying before the cameras.<ref>https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/ukraine-s-videos-of-crying-russian-prisoners-could-violate-the-geneva-conventions-20220307-p5a2f7.html</ref> Amnesty International issued a statement reminding the fascist regime that Article 13 of the [[Geneva Convention]] states: “Prisoners of war must at all times be protected, particularly against acts of violence or intimidation and against insults and public curiosity”. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, this includes circulating images on social media.<ref>https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/03/russia-ukraine-prisoners-of-war-must-be-protected-from-public-curiosity-under-geneva-convention/</ref>
[[File:Ukrainian nazis castrate Russians.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Former Commissioner for Ethno-National Policy in the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers instructed doctors to castrate Russian POWs "because they are cockroaches, not human."<ref>https://youtu.be/15UjP-H2CMA</ref>]]
Gennadiy Druzenko, a Fulbright-Kennan Institute Research Scholar at the Kennan Institute and fellow at the Wilson Center in [[Washington, D.C.]],<ref>https://www.wilsoncenter.org/person/gennadiy-druzenko</ref> head of the Center for Constitutional Design,<ref>https://ccd.group/en/team/gennadiy-druzenko/</ref> a former researcher at the Center for Constitutional Democracy at Indiana University, and served as the Government Commissioner for Ethno-National Policy in the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine<ref>[https://independent.academia.edu/GennadiyDruzenko/CurriculumVitae Curriculum Vitae Gennadiy Druzenko.] independent.academia.edu</ref> who now operates a war-zone mobile hospital in eastern Ukraine told a Ukrainian Channel 24 TV interviewer that he had instructed his doctors to castrate captured Russian POWs. Druzenko said:
{{quotebox-float|"I have always been a great humanist and said that if a man is wounded, he is no longer an enemy but a patient. But now [I gave] very strict orders to castrate all [captured Russian] men, because they are cockroaches, not people."<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10636597/Ukrainian-doctor-tells-TV-interviewer-ordered-staff-CASTRATE-Russian-soldiers.html</ref>}}
Since 2014 when the Kyiv regime initiated the Donbas war against Russian civilians, some 500 doctors have worked with Druzenko's mobile hospital. In March 2022 a pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel called White Lives Matter released a video of a Ukrainian soldier calling the fiancee of a Russian POW, taunting her with promises to castrate the captive.
<ref>https://videopress.com/v/wnzk7oQc</ref>
[[File:Tortured and executed Russian POW.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Tortured and executed Russian POW.]]
Ukrainian soldiers' used of the cellphones of dead Russian soldiers to mock and hector their relatives. In fact, the Ukrainian government has begun using facial recognition technology from Clearview AI, a US tech company, to identify Russian casualties and taunt their relatives on social media.<ref>https://twitter.com/raczylo/status/1508046216420020225</ref> The facial recognition service is provided by Clearview to the Kyiv regime free of charge.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/15/ukraine-facial-recognition-warfare/</ref>

On March 27, 2022 very disturbing videos emerged of mistreatment of Russian POWs by Armed Forces of Ukraine. One video shows Russian soldiers with canvas bags over their heads and then beaten in the face with rifle butts. The prisoners are shot in the kneecaps and genitals, and they are left on the ground to bleed to death. Several vans then arrive at the Ukraine military compound in Kharkiv, and as each POW is removed from the van they are shot in the knees. A second video shows Russian POW’s lying face down in a paved courtyard, or compound, and then being shot in the knees from the rear.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/03/27/zelenskyy-worried-about-western-financial-support-after-video-surfaces-showing-ukraine-military-torturing-russian-pows/</ref> On May 1,2022 Sergey Velichko (call sign "Chili") was captured by Russian forces and confessed to the war crime.<ref>https://twitter.com/AZmilitary1/status/1520769703165280256</ref>

The notorious Kraken special forces unit of the Azov nationalist regiment are particularly well known for openly conducting safaris for civilians with a pro-Russian position in the Kharkiv region.

Reporters stood idly by while POWs were paraded and beaten in public which went unreported in Western media.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/OQelUXM5RPlI/</ref>

On May 10, 2022 a former French Army soldier who spent several weeks in Ukraine delivering medical equipment and supplies told Sud Radio that Ukrainian Nazis "wanted to skin blacks and [[Jews]]":<ref>https://rumble.com/v14h93b-they-wanted-to-skin-blacks-and-jews-french-volunteer-on-ukrainian-neo-nazis.html</ref>
{{quotebox-float|"There, on the spot I saw war crimes. I saw a lot of war crimes. The only crimes I saw during the days I was there were perpetrated by Ukrainian forces...I saw Russian soldiers who were taken prisoner, bound and badly beaten…They were brought [to a detention area] in groups of three or four in minibuses. Every soldier exiting the minibus received a bullet from a Kalashnikov rifle in the knee…Those who admitted that they were officers got shot in the head...When I returned to France, I was extremely shocked by what the people who were invited on the TV shows were saying. A chasm exists between what I see and hear on TV and what I saw on the spot. For me it’s abominable...It shocks me enormously that Europe still gives weapons to a force which in my view are neo-Nazis, who have neo-Nazi insignia. We don’t talk about it. It’s an SS insignia brandished across Ukraine, everywhere...No one in Ukraine seems concerned about this, while we arm them with European weapons. They go off and commit war crimes, I saw this myself."<ref>https://youtu.be/FKKRj-8DvCM</ref>}}
On May 6, 2022 Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of [[Rio de Janeiro]] and a geopolitical consultant, wrote about the evidence of similarities between known CIA torture techniques and torture techniques documented to have been used by neo-Nazis in Ukrainine.<ref>https://southfront.org/did-cia-train-ukrainian-torturers/</ref>

===NATO-backed foreign mercenaries===
{{See also|NATO-backed foreign mercenaries}}
====Belarusian neo-Nazis====
The United States and NATO support the Belarussian neo-Nazi movement.<ref>https://youtu.be/XSkOIx2_oMg?t=824</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210413022103/https://www.ponarseurasia.org/for-the-sake-of-a-brighter-future-belarusians-argue-about-the-past/</ref> Belarussian neo-Nazis have flooded into Ukraine as NATO-backed mercenaries.

===US-backed Nazi insurgency===
[[File:Der Untermensch.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Nazi propaganda from World War II depicting Russians as 'The Subhuman'.<ref>Der Untermensch "The subhuman" Editor: The Reichsführer-SS. SS Office, Berlin, 1942, DHM, Berlin. Do 56/685. Revised: SS Office - Training Office, SS Hauptsturmführer King, SS-Obersturmführer Ludwig Pröscholdt in conjunction with the Association of Graphic Jupp Daehler. [http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/holoprelude/deruntermensch.html ''The Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team has faithfully translated this infamous Nazi text from the original versions printed in both the German and Russian language. The purpose of this translation is for readers to understand the methods in which the Nazi propaganda machine would seek to dehumanize the victims of its genocidal actions.''] www.holocaustresearchproject.org</ref> Azov Battalion Commander Andriy Biletsky said "Ukraine's mission is to lead the white races of the world in a final crusade against [[Semite]]-led Untermenschen."<ref>https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fighting-russia-takes-focus-off-azov-battalions-nazi-roots-x07lkjl7r</ref> ]]
''[[Yahoo News]]'' reported on January 13, 2022:
{{quotebox-float|"The CIA is overseeing a secret intensive training program in the U.S. for elite Ukrainian special operations forces and [[Security Service of Ukraine|other intelligence personnel]], according to five former intelligence and national security officials familiar with the initiative. The program, which started in 2015, is based at an undisclosed facility in the Southern U.S., according to some of those officials.

The program has involved ‘very specific training on skills that would enhance’ the Ukrainians’ ‘ability to push back against the Russians,’ said the former senior intelligence official.

The training, which has included ‘tactical stuff,’ is ‘going to start looking pretty offensive if Russians invade Ukraine,’ said the former official.

One person familiar with the program put it more bluntly. ‘The United States is training an insurgency,’ said a former CIA official, adding that the program has taught the Ukrainians how ‘to kill Russians.’”<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/cia-trained-ukrainian-paramilitaries-may-take-central-role-if-russia-invades-185258008.html</ref>}}
Kherson had been the first city to fall in the incursion. The first commemoration of the city's liberation from Nazism in 1944 was held since the Maidan coup. The eternal flame to the victims of Nazism and the soldiers who died liberating the city was relit.<ref>https://youtu.be/M68NrUWJCdc</ref>

By early March, 2022 partisan activity was reported in Kherson. NATO trained Ukrainian partisan militias and military units to use civilian vehicles to infiltrate and strike behind Russian units with mortar attacks and call in targeted artillery strikes.

Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence, vowed a guerrilla insurgency after the devasting defeat of Armed Forces of Ukraine on the battlefield.<ref>https://www.telegraphindia.com/world/ukraine-says-russia-wants-to-split-nation-into-two/cid/1857888</ref>

The United States flooded Ukraine with billions of dollars of sophisticated weaponry, with some of those arms ending up in the hands of actual neo-Nazi battalions integrated into the Ukrainian government and military. The ''[[New York Times]]'' admitted that “[[C.I.A.]] officers are helping to ensure that crates of weapons are delivered into the hands of vetted Ukrainian military units."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/19/us/politics/us-ukraine-russia-escalation.html?smid=tw-share</ref> By definition, the U.S. is waging a proxy war against Russia, using Ukrainians as their instrument, with the goal of not ending the war but prolonging it, making the United States a cobelligerent.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2022-03-17/u-s-is-in-a-proxy-war-with-russia-panetta-video</ref>

On March 8, 2022, the [[U.S. Congress]] approved a $14 billion aid package for Ukraine - nearly equal to 10% of Ukrainian [[GDP]] ''before'' its loss of territory and population - insuring and funding an insurgency long past the Ukrainian military's defeat in the field by Russian forces.<ref>https://thehill.com/policy/international/597379-congress-reaches-deal-on-billions-in-ukraine-aid</ref>

===NATO looting Russian art===
The UK looted the priceless handcrafted, gold and diamond clad Fabergé eggs that once were gifts of Czars [[Alexander III]] and [[Nicholas II]] as [[Easter]] gifts for their wives and mothers.<ref>https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/03/18/vanda-london-uk-russia-sanctions-viktor-vekselberg-faberge-egg-exhibition-loan</ref>

On April 6, 2022 it was reported that Finland seized $46 Million worth of art on loan from the [[State Hermitage Museum|Hermitage]] museum of [[St. Petersburg]]. The collection included works by [[Titian]] and [[Picasso]].<ref>https://news.artnet.com/art-world/finland-seizes-russian-art-under-sanctions-2095012</ref>

===Denazification trials===
On May 19, 2022, trials of Ukrainian Nazis and war criminals were underway at Leninsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don in the Russian Federation. Denis Nuryga, an Aidar Battalion militant, was the first to appear before the court. He was accused of blowing up a bridge in the Lugansk region in 2019, as a result of which sentries of the People's Militia of the LPR were killed.<ref>https://t.me/intelslava/29230</ref> Nuryga, a junior sergeant captured in April 2022, said under interrogation that the Ukrainian army disguises itself as doctors and uses ambulances for movement. Inside the ambulance Ukrainians install mortars.
{{quotebox-float|"I saw a case in the village of Yuzhny, when they arrived by ambulance, people came out, thinking that the doctors came to provide medical care, wanted to ask them for medicines. And they began to shoot up first from automatic weapons to disperse the civilian population. And then they set up a mortar, fired a couple of shots, got into an ambulance and left.”<ref>https://vk.com/wall-54214311_816887?lang=en&ysclid=l3cnnqpwj5</ref>}}
Authorities of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and their counterparts in Russia have been investigating and recording the crimes by the Ukrainian military and neo-Nazi militias going back to early 2014, when the Kyiv junta first initiated its policy of ethnic cleansing in the Donbas.

==Refugees==
{{See also|Ukrainian refugees}}

A group 30-40 child refugees disappeared between the Ukraine and the [[Canary Islands]] raising fears they may have become victims of Western child sex trafficers.<ref>https://www.kiratas.com/the-mysterious-journey-of-the-ukrainian-children-lost-between-huelva-and-the-canary-islands/</ref>

Ukrainian girl refugees have been exploited in the West in the organized sex trade.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60891801</ref>

In March 2022, ''[[The Guardian]]'' reported that a group of Polish nationalists attacked and abused groups of African, south Asian and [[Middle East]]ern people who fled Ukraine.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/mar/02/people-of-colour-fleeing-ukraine-attacked-by-polish-nationalists</ref>

On May 8, 2022 in [[Warsaw]], a group of intoxicated Ukrainians were harassing a young woman. A Polish man intervened on her behalf and was beaten to death. Polish citizens questioned why the media covered up the nationality of the suspects when they clearly spoke Ukrainian on the video of the killing.<ref>https://rrussianews.com/news/video-18-ukrainian-refugees-beat-pole-to-death-in-warsaw/</ref>

Refugees who drove to Germany were granted temporary asylum and received 4,000 euros per month for the first two months; the third month they were notified that because they had an asset, a car, they needed to sell their cars to reimburse the state for the government assistance they had recieved.<ref>https://youtu.be/Wz7MrO64k2o</ref>

==Economic war==
{{See also|Great Reset}}
Anti-Russian sanctions did not strengthen, but, on the contrary, undermined the global dominance of the United States and the EU, which the rest of the world began to treat with distrust and apprehension. They dramatically accelerated the transition to a new world economic order and the shift of the center of the world economy away from the West. Three months after the incursion began and sanctions imposed on Russia, the Russian Ruble strengthened from 80 to the dollar to 58.5, more than a 25% rise.<ref>https://i0.wp.com/thedreizinreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ruble.5.20.22c.jpg?w=713&ssl=1</ref> The Ruble strengthened even more against the [[euro]]. Russia profited from the American and EU sanctions,<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-environment/russia-doubles-profits-from-oil-and-gas-sales-to-eu-during-war-study</ref> while the United States and the EU shot itself in the foot under the discombobulated and mistaken notion that they could take Russia down economically, convince the Russian people to rise up, storm the [[Kremlin]], and force Vladimir Putin to resign.

By the first week of May 2022, gas prices for civilian vehicles in Ukraine hit over $12 per gallon, and consumers were limited to 2.5 gals. Deisel fuel for non-military consumption was non-existent, and rail traffic virtually came to a halt, affecting the delivery of food and gasoline.

Meanwhile, the United States and European Union fell into a self-inflicted economic [[recession]] with [[inflation]], [[food]] supply and [[gas]] shortages.

==Propaganda war==

{{See also|Ukrainian propaganda war}}
A clear democratic majority of planet [[Earth]] does not support NATO's war on Russia. The two most populous countries on the planet, India and China, are not opposing Russia. Most of [[Africa]] is not condemning Russia. Similarly, the [[Arab]] and [[Muslim]] world has not condemned Russia. Only traditional US allies support America's efforts to overthrow the legitimate government of Russia, and many of them are seriously divided on the issue.

In their drive to stoke hostilities between the West and Russia, corporate media ignored the fact that the U.S. and NATO forces have been supporting openly Neo-Nazi paramilitaries in Ukraine for many years. A MintPress study of the op-ed pages of ''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post'' and ''The Wall Street Journal'' found that only one of 91 articles published in January 2022 mentioned this connection at all, with far more asserting that Vladimir Putin himself is Hitler incarnate. Around 90% of opinion columns pushed a “get tough on Russia” message, with anti-war voices few and far between.<ref>https://www.mintpressnews.com/279612-2/279612/</ref> “People who take at face value the Western media coverage would have a very distorted perception of the Ukraine conflict and its origin,” Ivan Katchanovski, Professor of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa, told MintPress, adding:
[[File:US intel.PNG|left|300px|thumb|[[NBC News]] reported U.S. 'intelligence' were using dubious reports even when the source was questionable.<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/04/us-intelligence-says-its-intelligence-is-bullshit.html</ref>]]
[[File:Wolfsangel.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Ukrainian flag with Nazi SS Wolfsangel insignia. Ukranian Nazis served in the Nazi SS Galacia Division to fight against Russia in [[World War II]] and are known for horrific atrocities against Russian, [[Polish]], and [[Jewish]] civilians.<ref>https://spzh.news/en/zashhita-very/68324-ss-galichina-uniaty-kholokost-i-zhizny-v-sostojanii-lzhi</ref>]]

{{quotebox-float|"They omit or deny that there is a civil war in Donbas even though the majority of scholars who [have] published or presented concerning this conflict in Western academic venues classify it as a civil war with Russian military intervention. The Western media also omitted that recent ‘unity marches’ in Kharkiv and Kyiv and a staged training of civilians, including a grandmother, were organized and led by the far right, in particular, the Neo-Nazi Azov [Battalion].”<ref>https://twitter.com/I_Katchanovski/status/1490034084600594436</ref>}}

Virtually all the [[fake news]] stories came from the mouth of Volodymyr Zelensky. In the [[United Nations]], though two votes were mostly symbolic and watered down, the number of nations voting with the US fell from a majority of 141 to a less-than-majority of 93 in just a matter of weeks, revealing how the propaganda war faltered outside of Western media markets.<ref>https://vivabarneslaw.locals.com/post/1971335/countries-flipping-toward-russia-since-start-of-the-war</ref> At least 150 Western-based global communications firms participated in creating and spreading propaganda for the Kyiv regime, using exclusively the Kyiv regime reporting since the beginning of hostilities.<ref>https://www.prweek.com/article/1748159/global-pr-community-rallies-help-ukraine-government-comms</ref> Throughout the conflict, Ukrainian news crews repeatedly passed off to Ukrainian audiences and the world at large, destroyed Ukrainian equipment and the bodies of dead Ukrainian soldiers as being Russian.<ref>https://thedreizinreport.com/2022/05/19/the-ukraine-in-one-video/</ref>

On May 16, 2022 it was reported that French television viewers were outraged when a female Ukrainian neo-Nazi was invited to speak live on BFMTV.<ref>https://youtu.be/5IyPMm-rUcg</ref> ''Reuters'' reported that AFU forces repelled Russians in the Sumy region with [[paintball]] guns.<ref>https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2022/05/16/ummm-guys-pic-of-armed-ukrainians-reuters-shares-with-ukraine-repelling-russia-in-sumy-region-story-looks-a-little-off-lol/</ref> In Novozolovska, Russian forces found NATO propaganda materials in schools aimed at Ukrainian children, designed to convince them that an American [[Superman]] was going to defend them against Russia.<ref>https://youtu.be/0ZKwdjocVNY?t=336</ref>

===''The Kyiv Independent''===

The Kyiv “Independent” was slapped together in November 2021 with what the Committee to Protect Journalists called “an emergency grant from the European Endowment for Democracy.” The European Endowment for Democracy is a spinoff of the U.S. government-funded “[[NGO]]” National Endowment for Democracy (NED), which according to its own co-founder was set up to do overtly what the [[CIA]] used to do covertly, namely orchestrate [[coup]]s and manage narratives to advance U.S. interests. A page on an NED website says that “All EU member states are members of EED’s Board of Governors, together with members of the [[European Parliament]] and civil society experts."<ref>https://www.cima.ned.org/donor-profiles/european-endowment-democracy/</ref> This makes ''The Kyiv Independent'' a media outlet funded by a government-run “NGO” being forcefully pushed in front of millions of western eyeballs on [[Twitter]], a major [[Silicon Valley]] corporation that people have come to rely on for getting information about the world. In the same way Silicon Valley facilitates government [[censorship]] by proxy, it also facilitates government [[propaganda]] by proxy.<ref>https://humanevents.com/2022/03/15/the-fog-of-information-war-in-ukraine/</ref>

===Bucha massacre===
{{See also|Bucha massacre}}
Evidence points to the Security Service of Ukraine, in conjunction with UK MI6, having committed the Bucha massacre.<ref>https://en.news-front.info/2022/04/03/whats-wrong-with-the-ukrainian-srebrenica-story/</ref>

====Western coverup====
Western media and the NATO allies [[coverup]] came unglued by their own investigation. A team of forensic investigators from Kyiv reported that dozens of civilians who died in the city of Bucha were killed by tiny metal arrows from shells fired by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) artillery.

Pathologists and coroners who are carrying out postmortems on bodies found in mass graves in the region north of Kyiv said they found small metal darts, called fléchettes, embedded in people’s heads and chests. “We found several really thin, nail-like objects in the bodies of men and women and so did others of my colleagues in the region,” Vladyslav Pirovskyi, a Ukrainian forensic doctor, told ''[[The Guardian]]''. “It is very hard to find those in the body, they are too thin. The majority of these bodies come from the Bucha-Irpin region.”

Independent weapons experts who reviewed pictures of the metal arrows found in the bodies confirmed that they were fléchettes, an anti-personnel weapon widely used during the first world war. These small metal darts are contained in tank or field gun shells. Each shell can contain up to 8,000 fléchettes. Once fired, shells burst when a timed fuse detonates and explodes above the ground.

“According to a number of witnesses in Bucha, fléchette rounds were fired by artillery a few days before Russian forces withdrew from the area at the end of March”, – ''The Guardian'' reported.<ref>https://youtu.be/MpSM-aiaxK4</ref> The same fléchettes were used by the AFU in 2014 in the [[Lugansk Peoples Republic]] (LPR) at the start of the Donbas war.

Fléchettes were not widely used during the [[Second World War]], but were brough back by the US during the [[Vietnam war]]. “Fléchettes are an anti-personnel weapon designed to penetrate dense vegetation and to strike a large number of enemy soldiers,” according to Amnesty International. “They should never be used in built-up civilian areas.”<ref>https://southfront.org/bucha-investigation-contradicts-itself-confirms-afus-atrocities/</ref>

A team of 18 experts from the forensic department of France’s national gendarmerie, alongside a team of forensic investigators from Kyiv, have started documenting the situation after the re-occupation of Bucha by the SBU Safari force. “We are seeing a lot mutilated (disfigured) bodies,” said Pirovsky. “A lot of them had their hands tied behind their backs and shots in the back of their heads. There were also cases with automatic gunfire, like six to eight holes on the back of victims. And we have several cases of cluster bombs’ elements embedded in the bodies of the victims.”

Evidence collected by experts during a visit to Bucha, Hostomel and Borodianka, and reviewed by independent weapons experts, showed that cluster munitions and powerful unguided bombs were used in the region. They killed a large number of civilians and destroyed at least eight buildings. These types of weapons are banned by the Ottawa Convention, which Ukraine is party to. Illegal cluster munitions were discovered in Ukrainian weapons storage depots.

===Chemical weapons===

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an intergovernmental organisation and the implementing body for the [[Chemical Weapons Convention]] (CWC), which entered into force on April 29, 1997. The organisation promotes and verifies the adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention, which prohibits the use of chemical weapons and requires their destruction. Verification consists both of evaluation of declarations by member states and onsite inspections. The OPCW, with its 193 member states, is based in [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]] and oversees the global endeavour for the permanent and verifiable elimination of chemical weapons. The organisation was awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 2013.

On September 27, 2017, OPCW announced that Russia had destroyed its entire chemical weapons stockpile.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ru/society/27/09/2017/59cb9f2b9a79472490943b5b|title=Путин поучаствовал в уничтожении последнего в России килограмма химоружия|website=РБК|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.opcw.org/media-centre/news/2017/09/opcw-director-general-commends-major-milestone-russia-completes|title=OPCW Director-General Commends Major Milestone as Russia Completes Destruction of Chemical Weapons Stockpile under OPCW Verification|website=OPCW}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.opcw.org/fileadmin/OPCW/CSP/C-22/national_statements/UK_Statement.pdf|title=UK Delegation to the OPCW}}</ref>

According to Jacques Baud, a former high-ranking NATO and UN official, on January 18, 2022 Donbas defense units captured Polish speaking saboteurs equipped with Western equipment and who were seeking to create chemical incidents in Horlivka.<ref>https://mronline.org/2022/04/10/the-military-situation-in-the-ukraine/</ref>

Every indication by the Americans early on was for preparation of another false flag chemical weapons attack. By early April, it appeared it would possibly occur in Kharkiv, Kyiv, or Poland. On April 6, 2022 the Russian Ministry of Defense accused Ukraine of preparing a false flag chemical weapons attack with [[chlorine]] in Pervomaiskyi, in the Kharkiv region.<ref>https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/6-april-russian-ministry-of-defense-accuse-ukraine-in-preparation</ref> In a story published by NBC News on April 6, 20222 about the U.S. [[intelligence community]]'s use of [[fake news]] in its propaganda war against Russia entitled, ''In a break with the past, U.S. is using intel to fight an info war with Russia, even when the intel isn't rock solid,''<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-using-declassified-intel-fight-info-war-russia-even-intel-isnt-rock-rcna23014</ref> the article included this statement:
{{quotebox-float|"three U.S. officials told NBC News this week there is no evidence Russia has brought any chemical weapons near Ukraine."}}
Nonetheless the fake news about Russia plotting a chemical weapons attack can be traced back to the mouth of [[White House]] chief propagandist [[Jen Psaki]].<ref>https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-jen-psaki-chemical-weapons-weapons-of-mass-destruction-f01cedf434ec697034b2912696a3448b</ref>

On April 11, 2022 Western-backed Nazi remnants hopelessly trapped in the [[Azovstal]] steel plant broadcast details of an alleged chemical weapons attack.<ref>https://youtu.be/1NplyTyCjL0</ref> This 'red line' that Russophobic hardliners in the West vowed would bring about NATO intervention was largely ignored by Western media and governments.

===Morale===
After the defeat at Azovstal, morale dropped quickly both among the AFU and Ukrainian general public, as well. People began to realize that they had been lied to and deceived by the daily reporting and announcements coming out of Kyiv and broadcast globally on social media.

A day after the total surrender at the Azovstal plant, a video was broadcast with Azov commander Sviatoslav Palamar, call sign "Kalina", claiming he and his command were still at the plant and some sort of secret special operation was going on. Speculation ensued that it most likely was a [[sex change operation]].<ref>https://t.me/russianonwars/701</ref>

==Belligerents==
[[File:Lavrov March 19 2022.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov comment during Q & A at the Leaders of Russia Management Competition, Moscow, March 19, 2022.<ref>https://thesaker.is/foreign-minister-sergey-lavrov-leaders-of-russia-management-competition-moscow-march-19-2022/</ref>]]
''[[Reuters]]'' reported that the heads of 22 diplomatic missions, including those of [[European Union]] member states, released a joint letter on March 1, 2022 urging [[Pakistan]] to support a resolution in the [[United Nations General Assembly]] (UNGA) condemning Russia. Pakistani prime minister [[Imran Khan]] responded at a public event in [[Islamabad]] saying, "What do you think of us? Are we your [[slave]]s ... that whatever you say, we will do?"<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistani-premier-hits-out-western-envoys-joint-letter-russia-2022-03-06/</ref>

U.S. Col Douglas MacGregor, a critic of the globalist and [[Uniparty]] war on Russia said, "Russia to them [the Uniparty and globalists] represents the last major European state that is not part of the globalist internationalist empire, if you will. They've [Russia] resisted [[LGBTQ]], they've resisted what I would call this interesting blend of [[nihilism]], [[Marxism]], [[atheism]], and as a result, they [Russia] have to be [[subvert]]ed and overthrown."<ref>https://youtu.be/v3Gn4FG_BFY</ref> On April 11, 2022 Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said,
{{quotebox-float|"Russia's military action in Ukraine is meant to put an end to the US-dominated world order…Our special military operation is also meant to put an end to the unabashed expansion of NATO and the unabashed drive towards full domination by the United States and its Western subjects on the world stage...This domination is built on gross violations of international law and under some rules, which they are now hyping so much and which they make up on a case-by-case basis”.}}
On April 25, 2022, NATO carried out another terror attack on the Russian city of Bryansk.<ref>https://youtu.be/rwQzZt5GyiE</ref>

===Sweden===
On February 28, 2022 [[Sweden]], a non-NATO member, announced the country would supply the Kyiv regime with 5,000 anti-tank weapons, 135,000 field rations, 5,000 helmets, and 5,000 pieces of body armor. It was the first time Sweden sent finished weapons to a country since the [[Russo-Finnish war]] of 1939. Sweden sold iron ore vital to [[Nazi Germany]]'s war effort throughout World War II and allowed passage of German troops via rail to Finland to fight the Soviet Union. On March 3, 2022, Sweden claimed two Russian SU-27 and two SU-24 fighters invaded its airspace.<ref>https://www.euronews.com/2022/03/03/sweden-summons-russian-officials-after-fighter-jets-fly-near-gotland-island</ref>

===European Union===
For the first time in its history, the [[European Commission]] financed the purchase and transport of weapons. The package cost 450 million euros ($502m) to be delivered to the Kyiv regime.<ref>https://www.telegraphindia.com/world/russia-ukraine-crisis-us-tells-nationals-to-consider-leaving-russia-immediately/cid/1853839</ref> The European Commission also closed its airspace to Russian commercial airflight.

On March 11, 2022, EU external minister Josep Borrell back peddled on EU policy which provoked the war,
{{quotebox-float|"I am ready to admit that we made a number of mistakes and that we lost the possibility of Russia’s rapprochement with the West. There are moments that we could do better, there are things that we proposed and then could not implement, such as, for example, the promise that Ukraine and Georgia will become part of NATO."<ref>https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/west-made-mistake-in-promising-ukraine-nato-membership-borrell</ref>}}
On April 9, 2022 Borrell announced more military aid to Kyiv saying that the conflict “will be won on the battlefield," a rather curious, if not foolish and downright dangerous statement given that the European Union has no military forces of its own.<ref>https://armedia.am/eng/news/103100/this-war-will-be-won-on-the-battlefield-borrell.html</ref> Borrell appeared to be encouraging Ukrainian forces to continue fighting in a lost cause to perpetuate more needless slaughter.

===World Economic Forum===
The [[World Economic Forum]] (WEF) announced that it severed “all relations” with the Russian government and President Vladimir Putin due to the ongoing Ukraine denazification operation. “We are not engaging with any sanctioned individual and have frozen all relations with Russian entities,” a spokesperson told ''[[Politico]]''.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/08/davos-putin-russian-oligarchs-00015344</ref> Putin was completely scrubbed from the [[WEF]] website.<ref>https://twitter.com/teddyfenton1/status/1498792512772784128|</ref> 99 year old [[Henry Kissinger]] addressed the WEF on May 23, 2022 warning, "Negotiations need to begin in the next two months before it creates upheavals and tensions that will not be easily overcome," and direct military confrontation with Russia itself.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/05/23/henry-kissinger-warns-against-defeat-russia-western-unity-sanctions/</ref>

===NATO===
NATO is a system whereby European powers allow the US military to operate on their territory in exchange for the United States picking up a large portion of their defense costs. It essentially saddles US taxpayers with the cost of upholding European [[Socialism]] at the expense of America's own social welfare system, like [[healthcare]].

''Sputnik'' reported that a laptop with intelligence data was found at one of the headquarters of the neo-Nazi Pravy Sektor. The computer allegedly has a licensed NATO registry number, Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) head Denis Pushilin said. "The militants of the nationalists battalions have a special level of security clearance from the North Atlantic Alliance. This laptop contains a detailed map of the area with the location of our units," Pushilin said.<ref>https://sputniknews.com/20220306/nato-labelled-laptop-with-intelligence-found-at-ukrainian-nationalists-hq-dpr-head-says--1093639199.html</ref>
[[File:Nato Libya war crimes.PNG|right|300px|thumb|NATO has been accused of [[lawlessness]] and war crimes in the post-[[Cold War]] period, particularly in the [[Kosovo]] and [[Libyan war]]s.]]
On March 12, 2022, NATO Secretary-General [[Jens Stoltenberg]] began walking back NATO threats to Russia by saying membership for Ukraine was not relevant or on the agenda.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/ukraines-nato-membership-is-not-relevant-or-on-the-agenda-jens-stoltenberg_4333429.html</ref> According to reports, Stoltenberg said that any support from [[China]] to Russia would help Russia to continue to wage war and that China has an obligation as a member of the UN Security Council to uphold international law. The spokesperson of the Chinese Mission to the [[EU]] responded:
{{quotebox-float|"we will never forget who had bombed our embassy in the Federal Republic of [[Yugoslavia]]. We need no lecture on [[justice]] from the abuser of international law. As a [[Cold War]] remnant and the world’s largest military alliance, NATO continues to expand its geographical scope and range of operations. What kind of role it has played in world peace and stability? NATO needs to have good reflection.<ref>http://www.chinamission.be/eng/fyrjh/202203/t20220317_10652463.htm</ref>}}
In an interview with CNN on March 20, 2022, President Zelensky said “I requested them personally to say directly that we are going to accept you into NATO in a year or two or five, just say it directly and clearly, or just say no. And the response was very clear, 'you’re not going to be a NATO member, but publicly, the doors will remain open.'”<ref>https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-20-22/h_7c08d64201fdd9d3a141e63e606a62e4</ref>

Former [[Warsaw Pact]] NATO members sent their old Soviet-era weapons and equipment to Ukraine, not out of fear of Russia or Putin, but in exchange for free, upgraded replacement equipment courtesy of the US taxpayer and [[military industrial complex]]. The exchange of equipment keeps Raytheon and other US defenses contractors' employees employed, as well as Congressional funding flowing for upgrades and development of new weapons systems.

On March 28, 2022 ''[[Yahoo News]]'' reported that NATO was conducting combat exercises on the Belarusian border.<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/belarusian-border-nato-military-exercise-152954622.html</ref>

On April 1, 2022, ''Reuters'' reported an attack on a fuel storage facility in the Russian city of Belgorod, north of the Russia-Ukraine border.<ref>https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-702949</ref> Ukrainian National Security Council Oleksiy Danilov denied any Ukrainian involvement.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-strikes-fuel-depot-russias-belgorod-regional-official-says-2022-04-01/</ref> On April 13, 2022 more attempts at sabotage and strikes were reported against facilities on Russian Federation territory. Moscow said that if such incidents continue, the Russian Armed Forces will strike at decision-making centers, including those in Kyiv.

On the night of April 13-14 , the flagship of the Russian Black Sea fleet, the cruiser ''Moskva'', was seriously damaged. A ship of this class in the Black Sea conditions could have been successfully attacked either by a complex of anti-ship systems, including both missiles and aircrafts, or by a submarine. According to ''Southfront'' NATO military was directly involved in the attack.<ref>https://southfront.org/war-in-ukraine-day-48-wheel-of-war-heads-downhill</ref> Russia sent a formal ''[[demarche]]'' to [[Washington, D.C.]] warning the United States to stop arming Ukraine or face "unpredictable consequences."<ref>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/04/16/world/russia-warning-us-weapons-ukraine/</ref>

To impede NATO supply lines to the fascist Kyiv regime, on the night of April 24, 2022 and morning of April 25, Russian cruise missiles destroyed six traction substations within the Ukrainian rail system, paralyzing all electric trains in western Ukraine, leaving all the NATO heavy equipment stuck on the rails and an easy target for cruise missiles.

On May 14, 2022 it was reported that AFU forces were given orders not to complain on social media about having to use foreign weapons. Western weapons, such as the Javelin anti-tank missile, are too complicated and fail in use.<ref>https://youtu.be/zAgAWMOiK5Y</ref> Video evidence and eyewitness testimony claim that Russian tanks were hit six and seven times with Javelins which merely bounced off. Ukrainian soldiers felt it wasn't worth risking their lives with this much vaunted weapon only to be exposed and defenseless in the end. The Italian newspaper ''Il Giornale'' reported that military-grade weaponry in Ukraine was allegedly being sold to international buyers on the encrypted messaging app Telegram. Weapons said to be for sale include not just Ukrainian-origin arms such as old Soviet-era AK-47 rifles, but also American-made rifles like the [[M16]] and the M4, along with other NATO member-origin firearms like the ARX 160 A1 manufactured by the Italian weapons company Beretta.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/05/14/western-weapons-in-ukraine-being-sold-on-via-encrypted-messaging-app-report/</ref>

On May 20, 2022 [[Italy]] presented a four-point peace plan to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to end the conflict in Ukraine.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-05-20/card/italy-circulates-4-point-peace-plan-h2o9EfwULf6P1mwDbjdn</ref> The
final point makes it plain that the EU and other nations would struggle to survive without Russian gas and oil.<ref>https://tfiglobalnews.com/2022/05/22/now-italy-begins-backtracking-on-its-promises-and-extending-an-olive-branch-toward-russia/</ref>

====United States====

On February 7, 2022 Michael Hudson, a research professor of Economics at University of Missouri, Kansas City, wrote:
{{quotebox-float|"The only way left for U.S. diplomats to block European purchases [of Russian gas] is to goad Russia into a military response and then claim that avenging this response outweighs any purely national economic interest. As hawkish Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs, [[Victoria Nuland]], explained in a State Department press briefing on January 27 [2022]: “If Russia invades Ukraine one way or another [[Nord Stream 2]] will not move forward.” The problem is to create a suitably offensive incident and depict Russia as the aggressor.<ref>https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2022/02/michael-hudson-americas-real-adversaries-are-its-european-and-other-allies.html</ref>}}
[[File:Hunter Biden the crackhead.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Hunter Biden, who was paid over $4 million from a corrupt Ukrainian oil and gas firm, arranged funding for, and is a stockholder in, the largest contractor operating US bioweapons laboratories bordering Russia in Ukraine which Russia deems a national security threat.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/03/25/hunter-biden-laptop-revelations-uncover-depth-of-elite-institutional-corruption/</ref>]]
The United States owns and operates biological laboratories in Ukraine.<ref>https://21wire.tv/2018/01/21/wmd-america-inside-the-pentagons-global-bioweapons-industry/</ref><ref>https://badvolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/US-Biolabs-in-Ukraine-BadVolf-Investigation.pdf</ref> An agreement to operate the laboratories was signed in 2005.<ref>https://2001-2009.state.gov/documents/organization/95251.pdf</ref> On March 21, Joe Biden announced a second "new world order"<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-real-reset-is-coming_4359506.html</ref> after the failure of the first, which was announced by President [[George H.W. Bush]] on September 11, 1991 - exactly ten years to the day prior to the [[9/11 attacks]] which spelled the doom of the first new world order and was completed by Joe Biden with his humiliating [[Fall of Kabul|withdrawal from Afghanistan]] nearly twenty years later to the day. On March 22, 2022 the Russian state [[Duma]] established a parliamentary commission to investigate the American biological laboratories operating in Ukraine.<ref>https://interkomitet.com/live/leonid-slutsky-the-state-duma-almost-unanimously-voted-for-a-parliamentary-investigation-into-the-circumstances-of-the-creation-of-biological-laboratories-on-the-territory-of-ukraine/</ref> Deputy Leonid Slutsky, who is a member of the committee, issued a statement:
[[File:Buffalo shooter manifesto.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Cover page of the Buffalo, New York supermarket shooter's manifesto with Ukrainian neo-Nazi Azov regiment logo.<ref>https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1525601782197817344</ref>]]
{{quotebox-float|"Russia will continue to raise the issue of the need to investigate US activities in the field of biological research, including in the UN structures. Obviously, we can talk about a direct violation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons (BTWC).

What is known today from the materials that were discovered during the special military operation in Ukraine? The biolaboratories were formally under the jurisdiction of the Central Sanitary and Epidemiological Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, but Americans were placed as curators everywhere. In fact, pathogens of dangerous diseases were tested on the local genotype (Slavic). At the same time, pathogens were created that, most likely, they tried to make resistant to commercial [[vaccine]]s or [[antibiotic]]s. There were about 30 such laboratories in total, 13 of them had a very high level of protection.

Against this background, according to experts, in recent years Ukraine has turned into some incomprehensible hotbed of old and new diseases. For example, we all remember that [[measles]] was defeated in the [[USSR]]. But in 2005-2007, measles returned to Ukraine, moreover, in the form of an [[epidemic]], and until 2021 it was present as a significant disease. [[WHO]] even named Ukraine the capital of measles.

A similar situation was with cholera. The last cases of cholera were registered in the country in the 90s, but in 2011 33 people fell ill with cholera in Mariupol, in 2014 there were already 800 people, in 2015-2017 more than 100 cases were recorded annually in Nikolaev.

Further more interesting: in 2009 Ternopil, 450 Ukrainians suffered from a virus that causes hemorrhagic pneumonia, which has never been present in the north of [[Eurasia]], this [[virus]] is characteristically noted in Equatorial Africa. How he got there is a big question.

I specifically cite this data in detail in order to show the scope of everything that existed in the immediate vicinity of the territory of Russia. And it’s really scary."}}
Joe Biden's son, the corrupt self-admitted crackhead Hunter Biden, secured millions of dollars in funding for Metabiota, a [[U.S. Department of Defense]] contractor in Ukraine specializing in deadly pathogen research which he himself, through his company [[Rosemont Seneca]], had invested in.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10652127/Hunter-Biden-helped-secure-millions-funding-military-biotech-research-program-Ukraine.html</ref>
[[File:DTRA contractors in Ukraine.png|left|250px|thumb|Metabiota, a company financed by Hunter Biden's [[Rosemont Seneca]] partnership with the [[CCP]], receives the lion's share of Defense Department funding for its Ukrainian bio labs.<ref>https://archive.fo/fVtcf</ref>]]
An American military aircraft was seen in the emergency area with the Russian cruiser ''Moskva''. The ''Moskva'' was near Odessa, closer to Romania. The ''Moskva'' was equipped with a new phased array locator with illumination range is 500 km. At about 19 pm, an American military patrol and reconnaissance anti-submarine aircraft of the [[US Navy]] was spotted in the western part of Romanian airspace. The latter was located approximately 70 kilometers from the location of the Russian missile cruiser ''Moskva''. According to data available to the Avia.pro news agency, a US military patrol reconnaissance and anti-submarine Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft was in the eastern part of Romanian airspace, flying with an unknown target. According to a number of data, the flight of the Boeing RC-135 aircraft was also carried out, however, the latter could not be tracked by the [https://globe.adsbexchange.com/ ADS-B Exchange] resource. According to the ADS-B Exchange resource, the American Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft with the ICAO identification code AE681B was flying near the Zhurilovka settlement (Romania). However, due to the transponder periodically turned off by the crew, experts do not exclude that the bird could also fly over the western part of the Black Sea, where, according to preliminary information, the Russian missile cruiser ''Moskva'' was located. What kind of information could be collected by the American military reconnaissance aircraft Boeing P-8 Poseidon is still unknown, however, judging by the data presented, the bird was still in the air at 21 hours and 17 minutes.<ref>https://avia-pro.net/news/v-rayone-chp-s-rossiyskim-kreyserom-moskva-byl-zamechen-amerikanskiy-voennyy-samolyot</ref> The reaction of public opinion in the Russian Federation to the interference and provocation by the United States and killing of their sailors was one of outrage, and demanding that their government and leaders take appropriate action.

The [[Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022]] (S. 3522 [[117th Congress]]), by which Congress appropriated $40 billion in aid to Ukraine, was introduced into Congress on January 19, 2022, more than 5 weeks before the Russian incursion began.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3522/summary/00 Introduced in Senate (01/19/2022) Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022]</ref> Critics assailed the action as just another [[money laundering]] bonanza for the [[military-industrial complex]] and not a coherent or well-thought-out military strategy.<ref>https://beforeitsnews.com/war-and-conflict/2022/05/u-s-aid-to-ukraine-looks-like-money-laundering-scheme-west-used-ukraine-as-pretext-for-undeclared-war-with-russia-2475234.html</ref>

On May 14, 2022 an 18 year old man in [[Buffalo, New York]] shot and killed 10 civilians at a supermarket. The shooter left behind a manifesto ornamented with the Azov Battalion Black Sun logo and highly critical of opponents of US support for the Ukrainian regime.<ref> https://creativedestructionmedia.com/analysis/2022/05/14/buffalo-shooter-references-ukrainian-azov-battalion-nazi-symbols-hated-those-opposing-us-involvement-in-ukraine-conflict/</ref>

On May 19, 2022 '' The New York Times'' editorial board wrote, “it is still not in America’s best interest to plunge into an all-out war with Russia, even if a negotiated peace may require Ukraine to make some hard decisions; and the U.S. aims and strategy in this war have become harder to discern."<ref>https://archive.ph/2022.05.20-080400/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/opinion/america-ukraine-war-support.html#selection-613.40-613.332</ref>

On May 20, 2022 former Ambassador to Russia, the notorious [[racist]] [[xenophobe]] [[Michael McFaul]], admitted publicly that the United States [[lie]]d to Ukraine about granting them NATO membership in order to senselessly drive Ukraine to [[war]] with Russia.<ref>https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-crisis/former-us-ambassador-to-russia-claims-washington-was-lying-to-ukraine-about-nato-bid-articleshow.html</ref>

====Canada====

On November 9, 2021, ''Ottawa Citizen'' military reporter David Pugliese revealed that when [[Canadian]] military officials met with the neo-Nazi [[Azov Battalion]] in June 2018, they knew the group used the Nazi “Wolfsangel” symbol and praised officials who helped slaughter [[Jews]] and [[Polish|Poles]] during World War II. “A year before the meeting,” reports Pugliese, "Canada’s Joint Task Force Ukraine produced a briefing on the Azov Battalion, acknowledging its links to Nazi ideology."<ref>https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canadian-officials-who-met-with-ukrainian-unit-linked-to-neo-nazis-feared-exposure-by-news-media-documents</ref> Rather than express public disagreement with their views, Canadian military officials sought to manage any potential public relations fallout from at least two meetings, which included Azov representatives boasting about their Canadian support.
[[File:Freeland nazism.PNG|left|350px|thumb|Deputy Prime Minister [[Chrystia Freeland]] holding a nazi banner.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/canadas-deputy-pm-caught-holding-pro-nazi-scarf-at-ukraine-rally</ref>]]
A September 2021 report from an Institute at George Washington University revealed that Centuria boasted about being trained by some of the 200 Canadian troops in the Ukraine. The report detailed Centuria members making Nazi salutes, praising [[SS]] units and promoting [[white supremacy]].<ref>https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/far-right-extremists-in-ukrainian-military-bragged-about-canadian-training-report-says-1.5631304</ref>

In March 2016 retired Canadian soldier Oksana Kuzyshyn spoke at an event titled “A Canadian’s experience training the AZOV Battalion to NATO standards”.<ref>https://ucpbacalgary.ca/event/march-31-2016-one-canadians-experience-training-the-azov-batallion-to-nato-standards/</ref> One month earlier “nearly 200 officer cadets and professors of Canada’s Royal Military College” attended a screening of Ukrainians/Les Ukrainiens: God’s Volunteer Battalion, which praised fascist militias fighting in the [[Donbas]].<ref>https://ucpbacalgary.ca/event/march-31-2016-one-canadians-experience-training-the-azov-batallion-to-nato-standards/</ref>

Since U.S. and Canadian backed ultranationalists overthrew [[democracy|democratically]] elected President [[Viktor Yanukovych]] in the 2014 Maidan coup, Canadian politicians have spoken alongside and marched with Canadian members of Ukraine’s Pravy Sektor,<ref>http://theleftchapter.blogspot.com/2016/09/what-is-far-right-organisation-right.html</ref> which said it was “defending the values of white, Christian Europe against the loss of the nation and deregionalisation.”<ref>https://mondediplo.com/2014/03/02ukraine</ref> Pravy Sektor has been implicated in the [[Odessa Trade Unions House massacre]] wherein at least 46 ethnic Russians were burnt alive by Maidan fascists. The black and red flag of Pravy Sektor is based on the Nazi-era "bloods and soil" flag.

Alongside the U.S., Canada has funded, equipped and trained the neo-Nazi infiltrated National Police of Ukraine (NPU), which was founded after the democratically Yanukovych was overthrown. A former deputy commander of the Azov Battalion, Vadim Troyan had a series of senior positions in the NPU, including acting chief.<ref>https://yvesengler.com/2020/03/01/neo-nazis-arrest-highlights-ottawas-support-for-ukrainian-far-right/</ref>

Efraim Zuroff, the Director of the [[Simon Wiesenthal|Simon Wiesenthal Center]] in [[Israel]], denounced Canadian troops for training neo-Nazi fighters in Ukraine, saying Ottawa has a responsibility to prevent such things from happening. “The Government of Canada did not exercise due diligence” Ephraim Zuroff told ''Citizen'' of Ottawa. “There is no doubt that there are neo-Nazis in Ukraine in various forms, whether in the Azov Regiment or other organizations."<ref>https://www.b92.net/eng/news/world.php?yyyy=2022&mm=04&dd=14&nav_id=113531</ref>

During his trip to Ukraine in 2016 [[Justin Trudeau]] was photographed with Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy, who had a background with the ultranationalists and was accused of praising [[Hitler]].<ref>https://www.mondialisation.ca/meet-andriy-parubiy-the-former-neo-nazi-leader-turned-speaker-of-ukraines-parliament/5520502</ref> In ''Canada is Not Back: How Justin Trudeau is in Over His Head on Foreign Policy'', Jocelyn Coulon, who was a member of Trudeau’s International Affairs Council of Advisers and then an adviser to former foreign minister Stephane Dion, described how the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) sabotaged efforts to lessen tension with Russia. “Dion’s determination to restore relations with Russia quickly came up against pro Ukrainian pressure groups,” he wrote.

To a large extent Ottawa and Washington view the Ukraine as a proxy to weaken Russia. As part of this geopolitical competition, they’ve backed neo-Nazi militia members fighting the independent [[Donbas]] republics.<ref>https://mronline.org/2021/11/13/military-knows-it-looks-bad-but-works-with-neo-nazis-anyway/</ref>

=====Canadian mercenaries=====

A celebrated Canadian sniper nicknamed Wali who served in [[Afghanistan]] answered Zelensky's call for mercenaries with much fanfare and signed a three-year contract in early March 2022,<ref>https://youtu.be/HofYk2KPLTQ</ref> according to the [[CBC]]. By May, Wali broke his contract with the Kyiv regime, deserted, and returned to Canada without adding any kills to his reputation after seeing two Ukrainians blown apart by a tank shell.<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-canadian-forces-1.6443048</ref>

Other Canadian mercenaries tell how at one point they discovered one of the Ukrainians had a tattoo on his hand of a “black sun,” a symbol used by the SS in Nazi Germany and sometimes by the Neo-fascist movement. “My friend James who was there literally spat on the ground in front of him … and said ‘this is everything our grandfathers fought against in the Second World War.’”<ref>https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/turmoil-for-norman-brigade-canadian-led-foreign-battalion-in-ukraine</ref>

====United Kingdom====
According to ''RIA Novosti'', British officers were abruptly redeployed to Kyiv on February 24, 2022 to command defense of the city from a headquarters set up in a school. “A source in the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that after a swift offensive by a group of Russian troops on February 24 against Kiev, the British, who were assisting with intelligence to the ATO headquarters in Kramatorsk, moved to Kiev to lead the city’s defence from a headquarters based at school No 72″, – he said.<ref>https://en.news-front.info/2022/05/13/british-officers-already-working-in-kramatorsk-12-days-before-russian-special-operation-in-ukraine-begins/</ref>

Ukrainian commanders told ''[[The Times of London]]'' that soldiers from Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS) trained Ukrainian troops in Kyiv.<ref>https://archive.ph/5CG2z</ref>

====France====
On March 26, 2022 two officers of the main department of external security of the Ministry of Defense of the French Republic (DGSE) flying by helicopter were shot down by [[Russian]] forces while on a mission to withdraw fighters from the [[Battle of Mariupol]].<ref>https://avia--pro-net.translate.goog/news/na-ukraine-sbit-vertolyot-s-oficerami-francuzskoy-razvedki-dgse</ref> The two were immediately taken prisoner by the Russians. According to reports by both a Russian and Ukrainian source, French soldiers from the Special Operations Command were in Mariupol side by side with the Azov Nazis. Troops attached to the Special Operations Command are under the orders of Chief of the Defense Staff, General Thierry Burkhard, but they receive their orders directly from the Chief of the Armed Forces, President Emmanuel Macron. On March 31, 2022, General Eric Vidaud, the head of the Direction of Military Intelligence (DRM), was fired.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/03/31/frances-intelligence-chief-failed-predict-invasion-step-immediately/</ref>

Public broadcaster France-Télévision presented a report on during the France-2 evening news, on March 31, 2022.<ref>https://www.voltairenet.org/article216354.html?id_article=216354#social</ref> The report acknowledged that the Azov Battalion consisted of neo-Nazi elements since 2014, singling out one of its founders, Andriy Biletsky, but insisted that it had evolved into a respectable defense force. However, France-2 omitted to mention its other founder, [[Dmytro Yarosh]], who during the Russia-Ukraine war was Adviser to the [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

The French channel referred to an old United Nations report documenting systematic torture in [[Donbas]], but it neglected to mention either the Azov Battalion's special prisons uncovered by the Russian army,<ref>https://thesaker.is/former-sbu-employee-revealed-information-about-secret-prisons-in-donbass-and-kievs-involvement-in-downing-mh17/</ref> or statements issued by the UN in this regard. France-2 also failed to explain the weight of the [[Banderite]]s in [[Ukrainian nationalist]] history, reducing the prominence of the neo-Nazis to brandishing the [[swastika]]. France-2 reported the threat to be between 3,000 and 5,000 men, while ''[[Reuters]]'' reported the paramilitary [[Banderite]]s number to be 102,000 men, split into several militias incorporated within the Territorial Defense.

With Macron facing re-election in weeks, the fact French officers were holed up training neo-Nazis in Azovstal was an embarrassing revelation. <ref>https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/04/09/nato-fails-to-evacuate-military-advisors-from-mariupol-in-dry-cargo-ship/</ref>

On May 10, 2022 Macron, speaking to the [[European Parliament]] in [[Strasbourg]], quashed Ukrainian ambitions to join the EU, proposing instead a "new European political community" open to non-member states like Ukraine, adding that it may take "several decades" for Kyiv to fully realize its EU ambitions.<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/macron-ukraine-eu-russia-france-1705232</ref>

=====Hate crimes against Russians=====

The Paris office of Rossotrudnichestvo, a Russian federal government agency carrying out responsibilities for foreign aid and cultural exchange, was under attack after a [[Molotov cocktail]] thrown at it. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova asked French authorities to act on the matter and claimed that similar [[hate crimes]] are at spike by writing, "We demand that French authorities ensure proper security for our official institutions. Exactly the same kinds of attacks regularly faced Russian missions on the territory of Ukraine until 2022 - including the Russian Consulate General in Lvov in December 2021." Russians living abroad have reportedly experienced a worrisome rise in [[discrimination]], hate crimes and acts of [[vandalism]] amidst the ongoing global NATO-inspired [[Russophobic]] [[psyop]]s.<ref>https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-crisis/russian-agency-building-attacked-in-paris-with-molotov-amid-ukraine-invasion-articleshow.html</ref>

====Germany====
[[File:Florence Gaub.PNG|right|300px|thumb|NATO propaganda to dehumanize Russians.]]
On February 26, 2022 [[Germany]] announced it would deliver 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 [[Stinger]] missiles to the Kyiv regime. The German Interior Ministry declared on March 28, 2022 that any individual who displays the letter “Z” would be liable for prosecution. The letter was displayed on Russian military vehicles during Operation Denazification.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2022/03/28/1089229499/german-states-outlaw-z</ref>

Florence Gaub, deputy director of the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), which describes itself as “the Union’s agency dealing with the analysis of foreign, security and defence policy issues,” used this racist language to dehumanize Russians on April 12, 2022,
{{quotebox-float|“We should not forget, even if Russians look European, they are not European, in a cultural sense. They [Russians] think differently about violence or death. They have no concept of a [[liberal]], [[post-modern]] life, a concept of life that each individual can choose. Instead, life simply can end early with death."<ref>https://www.memri.org/reports/liberal-post-modern-life</ref>}}
On April 22, 2022 Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]] said he's reluctant to renew a [[German-Russian war]] through proxies by sending heavy weapons to Ukraine because of the real threat of nuclear war.<ref>https://twitter.com/bopanc/status/1517581893037875202</ref> Four days later, bowing to pressure from the [[Biden regime]], the German government flipped and announced it will deliver Gepard anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine. The Gepard (Cheetah) is a short range (5 km / 3 miles) anti-air system on a tank chassis useful against helicopters, drones and low flying planes.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/major-reversal-after-warning-nuclear-war-germany-approves-tanks-ukraine</ref>

On May 3, 2022 ''Yahoo News'' reported that Ukraine Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk insulted Chancellor Scholz in Berlin, calling him a "sulky liver sausage" for not visiting the war zone. The Kyiv regime had denied German president Frank-Walter Steinmeiner, who helped broker the Minsk Agreements, a welcome to Kyiv in April. Scholz responded to the Ukrainian government's chief representative in Germany, “You can’t do that. It can’t work that when a country has provided so much military aid, so much financial aid — which is needed — when it’s a question of the security guarantees that will be important to Ukraine in the future — you then say: But the president can’t come.”<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/sulky-liver-sausage-ukraine-ambassador-113038099.html</ref>

60 Ukrainian soldiers arrived in Germany on May 11, 2022 to begin 40 days training on the five-man operated Howitzer 2000 artillery system. Other training centers are reportedly opened or opening, thus making Germany a proxy of Ukraine and a participant in the conflict.<ref>https://www.nairaland.com/7107300/germany-warned-role-ukraine-conflict#112461045</ref> Berlin is officially supplying weapons and training to a regime that upholds Nazi ideology.

In a speech at the [[Bundestag]] on May 19, 2022, Scholz said he was against granting Ukraine a "shortcut" to join the bloc out of fairness to six [[Balkan]] countries which have been waiting to join for years. "French President Emmanuel Macron is right to stress that the accession process is not a matter of a few months or a few years." In response, the [[white supremacist]] regime in Kyiv complained it was getting "second-class treatment" by having to take a back seat to the people of the Balkans.<ref>https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/05/19/ukraine-slams-second-class-treatment-after-scholz-dashes-kyiv-s-hopes-of-quick-eu-membersh</ref>

===Australia===
In 2018 Western media reported that two [[Australia]]ns who had been part of the New Zealand based Right Wing Resistance, Ethan Tilling and Jared Bennett, had fought as mercenaries in Donbas. Tilling fought with the Georgian legion, and Bennett with the Pravy Sektor.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-01/foreign-fighters-return-to-australia-with-military-training/9696784</ref> Brenton Tarrant, another Australian who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch [[New Zealand mosque shooting]],<ref>https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-the-transnational-network-that-nobody-is-talking-about/</ref> travelled to Ukraine for training with the Azov Battalion and wore Azov Nazi insignia on his flak jacket during the mass killing, according to ''The New York Times''.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/world/asia/christchurch-mass-shooting-extremism.html</ref> Tarrant was also a member of the NZ Right Wing Resistance. Former adviser to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine and founder of the Faithful Cossacks organization,<ref>https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/cossack-against-cossack/</ref> Alexei Selivanov claimed that Tarrant also served as a mercenary like Tilling and Bennett who fought in special battalions in Donbass.<ref>https://www.agoravox.fr/actualites/international/article/fusillade-de-christchurch-neo-213596</ref> He accused them of having killed civilians: "They shot at civilians. These people consider Muslims and [[Slav]]s to be inferior peoples. They don't care who they're shooting at. Muslims in [[mosque]]s in [[New Zealand]], or Russian speakers in Donbass."

French war correspondent Christelle Néant wrote in 2019 at the time of the [[Christchurch]] shooting,
{{quotebox-float|"[N]umerous warnings issued by Russia, the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, several Russian and Ukrainian analysts, and myself, about the danger that post-Maidan Ukraine poses to international security were justified.

Turning a blind eye as the West has been doing for the past five years to Ukrainian neo-Nazi groups and their battalions, to their war crimes in the Donbass, and to the fact that they recruit foreign neo-Nazis who can thus come and afford "safaris"<ref>"safari" or "political safari" is the euphemism Ukrainian Nazis use to hunt down and kill political opponents.</ref> during which they can train in the use of weapons and kill human beings without risking ending up in prison before returning home quietly without being disturbed or monitored, can only lead to this kind of disaster.

It is not only physical diseases such as [[measles]], for which Ukraine is a hotbed of infection that contaminates other countries, it is also for ideological diseases such as neo-Nazism.

And unfortunately against the latter there is no other [[vaccine]] than not to repeat the mistakes of Western governments in the 1930s, which had turned a blind eye to the horrors of Nazism in the name of the fight against [[communism]]. Yet anyone who has studied [[history]] knows how these sordid compromises ended for everyone.

Today, Western governments are doing the same thing. They turn a blind eye to the galloping development of neo-Nazism in Ukraine under the guise of fighting Russia. They turn a blind eye to the fact that these groups are armed through their battalions sent to Donbass. They turn a blind eye to the fact that their nationals will serve in these same neo-Nazi battalions, to commit war crimes against civilians in Donbass. And they turn a blind eye when these war criminals return home from their "safaris."

If the information of the Cossacks is verified, and Brenton Tarrant served well in a neo-Nazi battalion in Ukraine, then the responsibility of the Western countries in the Christchurch massacre will be overwhelming and it will be difficult for them to erase in the eyes of history and the families of the victims this indelible filth.

It is time for the West to stop covering Ukraine and the neo-Nazi groups that are developing within it, and it is especially time for Western countries to look at their nationals who served in the Ukrainian neo-Nazi battalions in the Donbass, before more killings like the one in Christchurch take place."<ref>https://www.donbass-insider.com/fr/2019/03/18/fusillade-de-christchurch-neo-nazis-et-ukraine-les-liaisons-dangereuses/</ref>}}

===Belarus===
On March 15, 2022 [[Belarus]] was hit with an organized sabotage campaign aimed at railroad lines carrying Russian troops and humanitarian supplies into Ukraine.<ref>https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-699184</ref>

On May 10, 2022 Belarus announced that Ukraine created “an armed group of up to 20,000 personnel” on the border with the country. The military of Belarus announced that “in order to ensure security … in the southern direction, the forces of the special operations forces units are deployed in three tactical directions,” he said.

==Neutrals==
===Republic of Georgia===
[[File:Lugar Center.jpg|left|300px|thumb|The Lugar Center Biological Weapons Research Laboratory in Georgia owned and operated by the U.S. Department of Defense.<ref>https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/genomeA.00256-17</ref>]]
On March 26, 2022, Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security Council Oleksiy Danilov openly started discussing in Ukrainian media the creation of a second front in the [[Republic of Georgia]], and the plausibility of transferring the conflict in Ukraine to Georgia.<ref>http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/5118_march_29_2022/5118_natalia.html</ref>
The regional headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense's biological weapons labs, including those for Ukraine, are located on the Russian border at The Lugar Center, just outside the capital of [[Tbilisi]].<ref>https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/pentagon-biological-weapons-program-never-ended-us-bio-labs-around-the-world/</ref>

In 2007 Georgia ended its policy of having compulsory annual livestock anthrax vaccination. As a result, the morbidity rate of the disease reached its peak in 2013. The same year NATO started human based anthrax vaccine tests at the Lugar Center in Georgia.

In 2007 despite the anthrax outbreak the Georgian government terminated the compulsory vaccination for 7 years, 2013 saw NATO start human trials on a new anthrax vaccine in Georgia.

[[Anthrax]] is one of the bio agents weaponized by the US Army in the past.<ref>https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB58/RNCBW_USABWP.pdf</ref> Despite the Pentagon’s claims that its program is only defensive, there are facts to the contrary. In 2016 at the Lugar Center American scientists carried out research on the “Genome Sequence of the Soviet/Russian Bacillus anthracis Vaccine Strain 55-VNIIVViM”,<ref>http://genomea.asm.org/content/4/6/e01401-16.full</ref> which was funded by DTRA's Cooperative Biological Engagement Program and administered by Metabiota. In 2017 the DTRA funded further research – Ten Genome Sequences of Human and Livestock Isolates of Bacillus anthracis from the Country of Georgia, which was performed by USAMRU-G at The Lugar Center.<ref>https://silview.media/2021/06/03/us-ran-grewsome-bioweapon-research-in-over-25-countries-wuhan-tip-of-an-iceberg-ecohealth-alliance-implicated-again/</ref>

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is caused by infection through a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus). The disease was first characterized in Crimea in 1944 and given the name Crimean hemorrhagic fever. It was then later recognized in 1969 as the cause of illness in Congo, thus resulting in the current name of the disease. In 2014 34 people became infected (among them a 4-year old child) with CCHF, 3 of which died.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26483375</ref> The same year Pentagon biologists studied the virus in Georgia under the DTRA project “Epidemiology of febrile illnesses caused by Dengue viruses and other Arboviruses in Georgia”.<ref>http://www.ncdc.ge/Category/Article/1480</ref> The project included tests on patients with fever symptoms and the collection of ticks, as possible vectors of CCHV for laboratory analysis.

The cause of the CCHF outbreak in Georgia is still unknown. According to the local Veterinary Department report,<ref>https://www.ghsagenda.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/archive---vietnam-zdap-files/day-2/s5-2-georgia-cchf-in-georgia-one-health-02.pdf</ref> only one tick from all of the collected species from the infected villages tested positive for the disease. Despite the claims of the local authorities that the virus was transmitted to humans from animals, all animal blood samples were negative too. The lack of infected ticks and animals is inexplicable given the sharp increase of CCHF human cases in 2014, meaning that the outbreak was not natural and the virus was spread intentionally.

In 2016 another 21 590 ticks were collected for DNA database for future studies at The Lugar Center under the Pentagon project “Assessing the Seroprevalence and Genetic Diversity of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) and Hantaviruses in Georgia”.<ref>https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=1861649bef259cd12877c74f0c912924&tab=core&_cview=0</ref>

===South Ossetia===
''Al Jazeera'' reported on March 31, 2022 that the independent [[Republic of South Ossetia]] would soon take steps to request annexation to the Russian Federation.<ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/31/georgias-south-ossetia-plans-to-take-legal-steps-to-join-russia</ref>

===Serbia===
Geopolitical analyst Paul Antonopoulos noted in early 2022 that the UK began arming Kosovo Albanians with Javelin and NLAW anti-tank missile systems. Serbian Minister of the Interior Aleksandar Vulin tole the UK foreign ministry, “You are creating an army, arming them, giving them armored vehicles, anti-tank systems, drones, conducting training, we hear that you are sending them to trial courses in Turkey and Albania,” adding that the integration of Kosovo into NATO is only intended to “provoke Serbia.” NATO so far has trained Kosovo Albanian soldiers in special forces, support units, telecommunications, anti-armour, PVO systems and more. However, this is likely just elementary training and an incomplete process with a future aim of fully equipping Kosovo’s forces with much more powerful weapon systems.

[[London]] is arming [[Kosovo]] even though there is no consensus in NATO regarding the status of the territory, with Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Spain refusing to recognize its illegally declared independence from Serbia. Despite a consensus not being reached, London and Washington are working timelessly to assist Pristina and construct some kind of Kosovo Army. In effect, the Anglo Alliance are further radicalizing Kosovo’s Albanians and encouraging destabilization in the [[Balkans]]. Instead of punishing Kosovo’s de facto Prime Minister Albin Kurti for banning Kosovo Serbs from voting, they reward him with weapons and further integration into NATO.

Lightweight anti-missile and Javelin anti-tank systems have become part of the arsenal of Kosovo’s so-called security forces. The acquisition was agreed at a meeting between Albin Kurti and Boris Johnson in February 2022. The first contingent of 50 systems was delivered in April 2022.

==Indo-Pacific Theater==
===China===
The Ukrainian regime accused the [[Peoples Republic of China]] (PRC) of supplying drones to the Russian Federation. <ref>https://twitter.com/FedorovMykhailo/status/1504068644195733504</ref>

In late March 2022 [[Shanghai]], the world's largest city, went back into [[covid lockdown]]. Supermarkets were closed, and food shortages became widespread. <ref>https://observers.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20220408-china-shanghai-lockdown-quarantine-food</ref>

On April 6, 2022 China state television informed viewers that Zelensky is a professional actor, and that the Bucha massacre was staged.<ref>https://youtu.be/EF0rnAAwEa4</ref>

By mid-May 2022, as the United States pivoted to war with China,<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/news/us-prepare-drawn-conflict-china-invades-taiwan-war-game-suggests-rcna28580</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/a0HInORk5vg</ref> it was reported that China was preparing for World War III with [[biological weapons]].<ref>https://youtu.be/F9Lv10zh_Kk</ref>

===Solomon Islands===
On March 26, 2022 ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that the [[Peoples Republic of China]] (PRC) and the [[Solomon Islands]] signed a secret security pact.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://youtu.be/bN68OfFKaWs Donbass: 8 years of war" - Documentary by French journalist Anne Laure Bonnel (2016)]
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Liberal denial

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[[Image:Obama messiah.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' Magazine, one of many published "halo-effect" photos of Barack Obama; the emphasis is on the claims that he is a "messiah," and is an example of liberal deification of a government official in accordance with point #26.]]
'''Liberal denial''' is the tendency of [[liberals]] to conceal, [[denial|deny]], or [[Censorship|censor]] the facts for ideological reasons. The root cause of liberal denial is a desire to marginalize and exclude religion, especially [[Christianity]], from society. Liberal denial promotes a secularized, politically liberal one-world [[government]], as well as illogical denial of the [[Bible|Biblical]] [[God]] and [[Jesus]].

First [[liberal denial]] requires denying [[Christ]], then [[God]], then the greatness of accomplishments by those inspired by Christ, then the superiority of political systems based on [[Christianity]], and so on, ultimately resulting in underachievement and selfishness.

A list of examples of '''liberal denial''' are the following:

# While hiding data from the public, the [[CDC]] tweets statements about issues it has not properly researched, like this: "There is no evidence that any vaccines, including #COVID19 [[vaccine]]s, cause fertility problems in women or men."<ref>https://twitter.com/CDCgov/status/1501281102354268165</ref> There is often no evidence where there is no earnest search for it, and in fact there is overwhelming evidence of harm.<ref>https://vaersanalysis.info/2022/03/05/vaers-summary-for-covid-19-vaccines-through-2-25-2022/</ref>
# The sensational movie ''[[The Exorcist]]'', which broke the box office record at the time, was snubbed with only two very minor [[Oscar]]s because of [[liberal denial]] about the existence of the [[devil]].
# Nearly two years after the spread of the [[COVID-19]] virus began, and despite NO evidence of any natural origin while there is evidence of its manmade origin, the [[liberal]] medical journal ''The Lancet'' shamelessly says that the jury about the issue is still out (and always will be, if liberals get their way).
# Denial of [[eternity]] leads to false denial of the powerful reach and uses of [[infinity]], ''see'' [[Talk:Pi#Pi_contains_every_other_number.3F|Pi contains pi]] and [[Infinity denial]].
# Liberals deny that the abrupt termination of the tyrannical statewide shutdown by [[Leftist]] [[California]] Gov. [[Gavin Newsom]] was because a [[recall election|recall petition]] approached the 1.5M signatures needed to hold an election to remove him from office.
# Liberals deny the dangers and harms caused by sexually transmitted diseases, downplaying them as minor irritations when in fact they are incurable illnesses with severe consequences.
# Liberals deny or downplay the deadly harm caused by floods, in an attempt to steer people away from accepting the truth of the [[Great Flood]].
# The [[liberal media]] typically react to a mass murder with a flood of stories denying that there any warning signs or addiction to drugs or violent [[video game]]s by the perpetrator, and the truth can only leak out through [[conservative]] news or [[British]] newspapers.
# Liberals continue to deny that [[Donald Trump]] legitimately defeated [[Hillary Clinton]] for president in 2016, and earlier that [[George W. Bush]] defeated [[Al Gore]] for president in 2000 (e.g., Joe Biden denied it in remarks on June 12, 2013; Al Gore himself denied it in remarks on August 4, 2017).<ref>https://www.bostonherald.com/2018/06/11/liberals-blind-to-donald-trumps-wins/</ref>
# Liberals deny that vaccines cause severe, even deadly, side effects despite how warnings on package inserts which parents rarely see admit to that fact.
# [[European migrant crisis|Mass immigration to Europe from the Middle East]] has brought an increased threat and the greater occurrence of [[terrorism]]. Yet European leaders deny the threat of [[Islam]]ic terrorism, and terrorist attacks have shown how poorly prepared and secured their countries and facilities are.<ref name="Denial">Scarborough, Rowan (May 23, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/23/manchester-bombing-reveals-europes-denial-of-islam/ Europe’s denial of Islamic terrorism threat perplexes security specialists]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 24, 2017.</ref> When attacks occur, the leaders often state that they "are a part of daily life", and they refuse to admit that the motive of the terrorists is Islamic radicalism.<ref name="Denial"/> This is likely due to [[political correctness]] and the blindness that comes with liberalism and their pet goal for a utopian [[one-world government]] where nations and borders are abolished.
# Lies about a false armed robbery were spread by the [[liberal media]] in smearing the gracious host of the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], and yet [[liberals]] did not fully correct and apologize for the lies even after [[Brazil]]ians worked hard to uncover the truth.
# [[Terrorism]] was not mentioned once during the entire first day of the [[Democratic National Convention]] in 2016, while increasing numbers of widely reported terrorism occurred in Florida, France, and elsewhere.
# [[Obama]] refused to mention ISIS, radical Islam, or Islamic extremism in his comments on the worst attack since [[9/11]]—a mass murder committed by an admitted supporter of ISIS in a Florida gay nightclub in June 2016.
# Liberals deny that the much-publicized "proof" of the [[general theory of relativity]] in 1919 was, in fact, scientific misconduct by [[Arthur Eddington]] who "cherry-picked"<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-brooks/scientists-behaving-badly_b_1448729.html</ref> his data to reach his desired result, which would have him expelled from any Ph. D. program worth its salt today.
# Liberals deny the lack of racial diversity on the women's [[World Cup]] 2015 team, which had an all-white coaching staff and an all-white starting line-up.
# Falsification of a theory, for which a [[Nobel Prize]] has been awarded, is never admitted by the English [[lamestream media]].<ref>http://en.yibada.com/articles/26197/20150412/nobel-prize-physics-2011-falsified-universe-dark-energy-expanding-rapid.htm</ref>
# Multiple murders committed by an atheist is neither a hate crime nor terrorism, but a rarely occurring murder committed by a Christian must be both.
# Liberals deny whenever there is a cold winter, as well as the fact that the world has not significantly warmed for many years.
# Liberals deny that violent [[video games]] incite and train [[young mass murderers]] to go on unspeakable killing rampages.
# Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the mass murderer who perpetrated the [[Boston Marathon]] bombing, likely committed a gruesome triple murder in 2011 on the 10th anniversary of [[9/11]], but liberals refuse to admit it, and the U.S. government insists the investigation is still ongoing.
# Liberals refuse to admit that "crime [has become] a major part of [[South Africa]]n life, be it violent robberies or drive-by shootings."<ref>http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-11-15-south-africas-criminal-underworld-is-the-media-reporting-the-real-story/#.UqNvpMRDtHS</ref>
# Liberals deny that [[Abraham Lincoln]] developed a strong faith in the [[Lord]] in the last few years of life, as proven by his declaration of [[Thanksgiving Day]] as an official holiday, his insertion of "under [[God]]" into the [[Gettysburg Address]], and in his personal comments.<ref>http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/faithquotes.htm</ref>
# Liberals deny that a shutdown of the federal government is a good thing.
# Liberals deny that some disciples likely wrote down teachings of Jesus while he was living, as a means to deny Jesus's words. (Ironically, liberal theologians then use those same "red letter" words to make the claim that, since Jesus never mentioned homosexuality anywhere in them, all other Biblical condemnation of the topic can be ignored - while those same theologians choose to ignore that the words of Jesus are also the words of God and that Jesus, in pointing out that the only acceptable sexual relations are that of one man and one woman in marital union, ''did'' in fact condemn homosexuality.)
# Liberals deny even the possibility of women having different aptitude for math than men, even though every [[Fields Medal]] recipient has been male, nearly every Putnam fellow has been male, and the highest achievers on the SAT math exam are predominantly male.
# Liberals deny that the [[Apostle Paul]] wrote most of the epistles which, in their opening, clearly state that he was the author. Similarly they deny that the [[Apostle John]] was the author of the gospel account bearing his name, all three epistles bearing his name, and the Book of Revelation (they usually concede the gospel account was his, are divided on the epistles, and almost universally deny his authorship of Revelation).
# Liberals deny that human intelligence inevitably and demonstrably declines from generation to generation, and that if there were another 100 generations into the future, the people of that time would not be able to understand simple concepts.
# Liberals deny the very real existence of [[fetal pain]] during [[abortion]].
# Liberals deny that there are only two genders – male and female – and that they are born different<ref name="5ScientificFacts">Bokhari, Allum (April 23, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/23/5-scientific-facts-the-science-march-refuses-to-acknowledge/ 5 Scientific Facts The ‘Science March’ Has Yet to Acknowledge]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 30, 2017.</ref>
# Liberals deny the very real existence of [[Hell]], which [[Jesus]] referenced more than Heaven.
# Liberals deny how they censor the [[Bible]] from their daily activities, and encourage the censorship for others too.
# For nearly three months after his death, liberals denied that [[Hugo Chavez]] had died.
# Liberals deny the [[Nobel Prize]] is an award given by liberals to other liberals, sometimes even granted in an awkward manner to punish a critic of liberal falsehoods.<ref>For instance, a Nobel Prize was granted to an understudy of [[Fred Hoyle]] to punish him.</ref>
# Liberals deny how they deify government officials, similar to how communists continue to deify Stalin, Lenin, and Castro.<ref>For example, they have adulated [[Ted Kennedy]] despite his paucity of achievements.</ref>
# Liberals deny how fellow travelers engage in [[deceit]], or at least refuse to admit it.
# Liberals deny they are [[liberal]] and that most of the media are [[liberal]].
# Liberals deny that [[Hollywood values]], [[professor values]], and general [[liberal]] values have consequences for their believers and any victims of the believers.
# Liberals deny that they have censored [[prayer]] in [[public school]].<ref>A [[public school]] student who once "tape recorded a teacher making religious remarks to his students" to complain about it then later objected to a textbook explaining how prayer is censored from [[public school]] schools by court decisions. [https://abcnews.go.com/US/WireStory?id=4614012]</ref>
# Liberals deny that a woman significantly reduces her risk of [[breast cancer]] by having children rather than [[abortions]]
# Liberals deny that about half of promiscuous people carry sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and that those STDs cause infertility.<ref>"Among those who admitted having sex, the rate was even more disturbing -- 40 percent had an STD."[http://www.tulsaworld.com/lifestyle/article.aspx?articleID=20080312_1_C12_hUShe15125]</ref>
# Liberals deny that the strident promoters of [[evolution]] generally have weaker credentials than advocates of [[intelligent design]]<ref>See, e.g., [[Richard Sternberg]]</ref>
# Liberals deny that college faculties at nearly every American school are dominated by [[liberals]] and have virtually no [[conservatives]].
# Liberals deny that [[Homosexuality]] shortens lifespan or increases risk fo disease for a wide variety of reasons.
# Liberals deny that reducing the number of guns, which are primarily defensive weapons, results in an increase in crime.
# Liberals deny that [[Hitler]] and the [[Nazi]] party were in fact [[Liberals]] (anti-Semitism is a well-documented characteristic of [[Liberal Christianity]] as is the [[PETA]]-like Green wing of the Third Reich.<ref>[http://www.spunk.org/texts/places/germany/sp001630/peter.html Fascist Ecology: The "Green Wing" of the Nazi Party and its Historical Antecedents]</ref>).
# Liberals, such as [[Joe Biden]], deny that [[China]] poses any threat to the U.S.<ref>Tomlinson, Lucas; Pappas, Alex (May 3, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pentagon-bidens-assessment-of-china-says-country-is-a-strategic-competitor Pentagon disputes Biden's assessment of China, says country is a 'strategic competitor']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 3, 2019.</ref><ref>Spiering, Charlie (May 1, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/01/cmon-man-joe-biden-scoffs-at-china-threat/ ‘C’mon Man!’ Joe Biden Scoffs at China Threat]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 3, 2019.</ref>

== Liberal denialism and Donald Trump ==
''See also:'' [[Liberal denialism and Donald Trump]]

After the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, many liberals went into in denial that [[Donald Trump]] was going to be the President of the United States. Before the election, liberal media outlets took the line that Donald Trump could not win the [[Republican]] primary and could not win the presidential election.<ref>
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/09/the-wrongest-media-predictions-about-donald-trump/?utm_term=.febb2623a89f The wrongest media predictions about Donald Trump The wrongest media predictions about Donald Trump], ''Washington Post'', 2016</ref>

== General Denial ==
Generally, liberals deny that:

'''Abortion'''
# Choosing [[abortion]] over childbirth increases the risk of [[breast cancer]].
# They support taxpayer-funded [[abortion]].
# A child in a mother's womb has rights established by the [[Constitution]].
# A person is not insane for disagreeing with abortion and homosexuality.

'''Atheism'''
# People like [[young mass murderers]] who take [[atheistic]] beliefs to their logical conclusions are not delusional but are true believers.
# [[Young mass murderers]] fit the profile of [[public school]]-trained [[atheism]].
# Atheism is a nontheistic religion, not an absence of religion.
# Atheists were and still are responsible for the deaths of millions of people through the decades. Nevertheless, liberals resort to [[moral equivalence]] by falsely making the same claims about [[Christianity]], ridiculously exaggerating the numbers of people murdered by those claiming to be Christian while conveniently ignoring that Christian teachings forbid murder.

'''Crime'''
# [[Gun control]] motivates people to commit more gun-related [[crime]]s.
# Illegal immigrants contribute to crime and poverty in the towns and cities they occupy.
# Legalizing drugs will increase crime because drug addiction causes thievery and murder.
# A [[border wall]] is the most effective and, ultimately, the most peaceful way to protect the large southern border separating the U.S. and Mexico from illegal immigrants.
# Aggressive interrogation is often the best way to obtain answers from [[terrorists]].
# Socially dangerous people exhibit a well-documented pattern of reading habits.

'''Economics'''
# Reducing taxes stimulates the [[economy]].
# Privately run [[transport]] is more efficient than government-run transport.
# [[Labor union|union]]s interfere with [[employment]] opportunities.
# Free trade strengthens global democracies.
# Americans can drill oil to avoid high gas prices.
# Americans can't fully replace oil with green technologies; both oil and green technologies are needed to solve energy crises.

'''Education'''
# [[Homeschoolers]] are more likely to succeed than those who attend [[public school]].
# A school having few to no [[conservative]] teachers and a majority of [[atheists]] and/or [[liberals]] is a [[liberal]] school.
# [[Liberals]] attempt to intimidate and ostracize [[conservatives]], particularly in school environments and some occupations.<ref>See [[liberals and friendship]].</ref>
# The [[liberal]] ideology is pushed on unsuspecting others, particularly young people.
# [[Lawrence Summers]] was fired as President of [[Harvard]] for making a [[political correctness|politically incorrect]] suggestion about women and mathematical aptitude.
# [[Public Schools]] are breeding grounds for indoctrination and are a waste of taxpayers money.
# [[Children]] require [[disciplining|discipline]] and [[spanking]] is an effective way to correct their behaviour. This is denied by liberals even though a clear majority of American adults believe spanking is sometimes necessary, and despite the the fact that the effectiveness of spanking is backed by both scientific research<ref>[https://sites.oxy.edu/clint/learn/articles/ComparingChildOutcomesofPhysicalPunishmentandAlternativeDisciplinary.pdf]Larzelere and Kuhn (2007) Comparing Child Outcomes of Physical Punishment and Alternative Disciplinary
Tactics: A Meta-Analysis</ref> and the bible.

'''Environment'''
# Modern technology can make [[coal]] clean.
# Modern drilling methods result in minimal environmental impact, even if they were implemented in uninhabited lands such as the [[Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]].
# [[Global Warming|Human-caused climate change]] is [[junk science]].
# Companies like [[Exxon]] should pay billions of dollars in damages to the general public ''in addition'' to the money they spend to clean up industrial accidents and to recompense those directly affected.
# [[Selective logging]] keeps forests healthier by reducing the risk of wildfire.
# High food prices are not caused by [[ethanol]] production but rather by the million acres of cropland and pastureland that have been taken out of production in the interest of wildlife conservation.
# The life of a human is more important than the life of an animal or plant.

'''Health and medicine'''
# [[Socialized medicine|State run health care]] has lead to Islamic terrorism in Britain and would do so in the US.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMu6wCqdeyQ ''FOX News analyzes the new terror in state healthcare.''</ref>
# Obesity is a bigger problem than hunger in the Western world.
# Eating [[meat]] and [[dairy]] is important for physical and mental health.
# Using [[marijuana]] or other mind- or mood-altering drugs has lasting negative psychological effects.
# [[Universal health care]] is inferior medical care and will lead to crowding in hospitals.
# Girls and women in sports have debilitating ACL knee injuries at 3-4 times the rate of men,<ref>''Compare'' [http://www.universityhealthmatters.com/article.php?artid=50] (with an explanation of why there is a big difference) ''with'' [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/health/18knee.html?ex=1204088400&en=3a5abfaa6104ac63&ei=5070&emc=eta1 New York Times] (downplaying the difference and pretending that no one knows why). The New York Times denies overwhelming evidence, including the following:
:"Female athletes, particularly basketball players, are far more likely than their male counterparts to suffer ACL [Anterior Cruciate Ligament] injuries." Stephen Hargis, "Girls have more torn ACLs," Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), D1 (Feb. 4, 2005). According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the risk of women tearing their ACL is 1 in 100. This number drops significantly to only 1 in 500 for men. See Nikki Usher, "Knee injury takes toll on girls playing soccer five times more likely than males to suffer a torn ACL," Philadelphia Inquirer, A01 (Nov. 29, 2004). "Compared with guys, female athletes run an eight-times-greater risk of tearing the ACL, a fibrous band that connects the shinbone (tibia) to the thighbone (femur). Basketball, soccer and other sports that require cutting moves or jump shots can put athletes at risk." Kathleen Fackelmann, "Girls face higher knee injury risk," USA Today, 15B (Aug. 24, 2004). Timothy Hewett, PhD, the lead researcher on a definitive study at the Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center at the University of Cincinnati, says this is "close to a billion-dollar problem in girls and women in the USA. ... Even after girls have recovered from the acute injury, the changes in the joint may set the stage for osteoarthritis of the knee ...." ''Id.'' That obvious suspicion was quickly confirmed: a study subsequently published in Arthritis & Rheumatism demonstrated that "more than half of ... 103 soccer players, who were ages 14 to 28 at the time of the ACL injury, suffered osteoarthritis of the knee at the time of the study -- about 12 years later." Kathleen Fackelmann, "Girls' knee injuries have later consequences," USA Today, 9D (Oct. 7, 2004). "Many of the women, who were about 31 by that time, also said they had pain or some other disability that made it hard to conduct daily activities." ''Id.''</ref> and are vulnerable to other injuries<ref>"Amber Scull ruptured her spleen after she was tackled during a practice drill at Nature Coast Tech in Brooksville 2 1/2 months ago. Had she [not] arrived at the hospital 30 minutes later, doctors told her mother, she might have died." [http://www.sptimes.com/2004/01/06/news_pf/Sports/Girls_face_dangers_on.shtml]</ref>

'''History'''
# America's [[founding fathers]] were devout Christians.
# The American model of [[democracy]] succeeded because it was founded on [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Christianity]].<ref>[http://www.apologetics.com/default.jsp?bodycontent=/articles/cultural_apologetics/snyder-democracy1.html Calvinism and the Success of Liberal Democracy, by John Snyder]</ref>
# The [[Democratic National Party]] founded the [[Ku Klux Klan]] and supported it for decades, and that the Democrats not only championed slavery of blacks before and during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], plus segregation and suppression of blacks for decades afterward, but still champion a form of slavery and suppression against blacks (in the form of the [[welfare state]]) and still have the same attitudes toward blacks today as they did 150 years, 100 years, and even 50 years ago.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2017/06/dsouza-dems-want-to-shift-blame-with-confederate-crusade/ D'Souza: Dems want to "shift blame" with Confederate crusade] at [[WorldNetDaily]]</ref>

'''Homosexuality'''
# [[Same sex adoption]] is harmful to children.
# Banning [[same-sex marriage|same-sex "marriage"]] is analogous to banning [[polygamy]].
# Opposing same-sex "marriage" is justified (though they try to prove otherwise by drawing absurd connections to decriminalized interracial marriage bans).
# Homosexuals can be switched back into heterosexuals. (See [[ex-homosexuals]])

'''Liberalism'''
# They are [[intolerant]] of opposing viewpoints and then try to stifle further discussion.
# [[Socialism]] and liberalism have the same political agenda.
# They suppress any criticism rather acknowledge it.
# They make sweeping generalizations about conservatives.
# Ideas do matter and can cause great harm, including liberal falsehoods.

'''Media'''
# The [[mainstream media]] is [[bias]]ed.
# Wikipedia has a systematic bias.
# Liberal media tycoons such as [[Ted Turner]] support population control.
# Restricting free speech by the [[Fairness Doctrine]] is actually neither fair nor democratic.

'''Politics'''
# [[Barack Hussein Obama]] ran the dirtiest campaign since [[Lyndon Johnson]].
# Former President Bill Clinton committed adulterous behavior while in office.
# Politicians who proclaim 'change' actually do not break very far from policies of the past.
# [[God]] and religion should be allowed a place in government.
# Removing [[Saddam Hussein]] from power was beneficial for Iraq.
# [[Ronald Reagan]]'s public exhortation, "[[Mikhail Gorbachev|Mr. Gorbachev]], tear down this wall," helped cause the nearly 30-year-old [[Berlin Wall]] later be torn down.
# They support [[Totalitarianism]].
# Their leaders engage in shocking wrongdoing, [[Liberal hypocrisy|hypocrisy]], and abuse of power<ref>See, e.g., leading [[liberal]] [[Eliot Spitzer]] and how fellow [[liberals]] downplayed or were silent about his misconduct.</ref>
# A [[vote]] for (yea) or a vote against (nea) is an absolute position.
# People can be held accountable for the statements uttered in a vote.
# Former President George W. Bush being in power did not cause Hurricane Katrina.
# Former President Bill Clinton was responsible for Rwanda inaction.
# The Democratic party discriminates against African-Americans.
# [[Fidel Castro]] could have died a decade earlier than his disclosed death date, specifically around the last time he was seen in public in 2006.

'''Religion'''
# [[Islam]]ic extremism is a threat to the [[Western civilization]]<ref>Leftist [[Sam Harris]] admitted and complained about this liberal denial [http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061009/REPOSITORY/610090301/1028/OPINION02 here].</ref>
# Faith and logic are compatible.
# Both God and Jesus, the Lord and Savior, exist (in the case of secular liberals). Some secular liberals do acknowledge that Jesus walked among humans, but they deny that he performed any miracles.
# Morality should be objective.
# [[Heavy metal]] music is generally sacrilegious and has themes such as mind- or mood-altering drugs, sexual perversion, and [[Satan]] worship.

'''Science'''
# Life begins at conception.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (November 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/05/abortion-lobby-denies-science-concerning-beginning-of-human-life/ Abortion Lobby Denies Science Concerning Beginning of Human Life]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 5, 2017.</ref>
# There are only two genders, and men and women are different, even from birth.<ref name="5ScientificFacts"/>
# Green energy is nowhere near as efficient as advertised.<ref name="5ScientificFacts"/>
# [[Entropy]] – including [[genetic entropy]] – is increasing, which confounds several liberal theories.
# Virtually all fossil evidence for evolution has been proven wrong and affirms Biblical creation.
# The intellectual justification for [[Hitler]]'s attempt to build a master Aryan race was the [[theory of evolution]].
# Evolution and human-caused climate change are scientifically dubious at best.
# There is scientific accuracy contained in the Bible.
# Climate forecasts 50 years from now are as inaccurate as 15 days from now.

'''Social issues'''
# More than 80% of child molesters are [[pornography]] addicts.
# [[Feminists]] censor discussion about differences between men and women, and boys and girls.
# The [[nuclear family]] is beneficial to children.
# [[Culture]] affects [[politics]] as well as people's views and lifestyles.
# The numerous premature deaths of [[Hollywood]] stars are the result of [[Hollywood values]]<ref>Liberal [[Wikipedia]] lists numerous [[actor]]s who died of drug overdoses, but will not acknowledge the role played by [[Hollywood values]], for which Wikipedia does not even have an entry. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_drug-related_deaths]</ref>
# That English will cease being the language of the United States in 20 years unless it is protected as the [[official language]] (and that this would be a loss if it happened).

Often, [[liberal]]s refuse to admit that they are [[liberal]]s in the hope of appearing more "reasonable". [[Hillary Clinton]] refused to admit in a presidential debate in 2007 that she is a [[liberal]]. Similarly, [[Michael Dukakis]] refused for a while to admit that he was a [[liberal]] during the 1988 presidential campaign. Only out of desperation did Dukakis admit that he was a [[liberal]], and even then, he admitted only that was a liberal like President [[Harry Truman]], who served 40 years earlier.

Liberals like to bash President George W. Bush as a war monger and cite [[President Bill Clinton]] for his eight years of peace and prosperity. Liberals will deny record low unemployment, more people owning their homes, and President Bush going after [[terrorists]] while protecting Americans from further attacks. Liberals will selectively forget that during Clinton's term, the [[Rwanda]] massacre, the bombing of the USS Cole, the war in the [[Balkans]], the two US embassies bombed in [[Africa]], the Kobar tower bombing in Saudi Arabia, the [[Somalia]] conflict, the missile strike against [[Afghanistan]], and the bombing campaign against Iraq all occurred. Moreover, [[liberals]] deny that Clinton's economic policy ignored a series of high-profile companies that eventually collapsed due to fraud: Enron, Tyco, Worldcom and Qwest.

As part of their denial, liberals often use the word "denial" pejoratively against conservatives. Alleging that conservatives are "[[racist]]" and "reject [[science]]", they use terms like "[[global warming]] deniers" and "[[climate change]] deniers" in an attempt to link conservative viewpoints with [[Holocaust denial]], [[Nazism]], [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]], and [[pseudoscience]].

== References ==
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== See also ==
*[[ACLU]]
*[[Longest liberal denials]]

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Talk:Southern Middle School

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== "On Friday In Someday of September, " ==

This is already the subject of editwarring, so I'm not gonna touch it, but if you're gonna put stuff written like this into a wiki, nobody should take you seriously. [[User:ClaudeMcH|ClaudeMcH]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcH|talk]]) 00:12, May 24, 2022 (EDT)
:Yah, it does look pretty ridiculous. I was giving time for somebody to fix it. Judging from context, the bombing never occurred. But this also may have been the second or third such event in recent years. Clearly the parents and school board in this system must have some problems. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Z]] 01:30, May 24, 2022 (EDT)
::Indeed. At least the stuff I make up here is grammatically coherent. --[[User:ClaudeMcH|ClaudeMcH]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcH|talk]]) 02:51, May 24, 2022 (EDT)

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Southern Baptist Convention

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The '''Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)''' is the largest organization of [[Baptists]] in the world, the second-largest denomination in the United States (behind Roman Catholicism) and the largest Protestant denomination in the United States. In terms of classification among denominations it is considered [[Evangelical]] (and in a category where there is no consensus on what denomination should be considered such, it is the only denomination where there is consensus that it should be).

It has over 16 million members in 42,000 churches across America, with greatest strength in the South.<ref>There are four other major national Baptist denominations (excluding [[Independent Baptist]]s who do not organize into formal denominations): the [[American Baptist Churches USA|American Baptist Churches]] (strongest in the North), National Baptist Convention (African Americans, strong in the South and northern cities), the Conservative Baptist Association, and the Progressive National Baptist Convention (a more liberal body of African Americans, strong in the South and northern cities).</ref> It also sponsors 10,000 missionaries in 157 countries. It holds 41 state conventions and one national convention annually, and in recent years it tends to identify with [[Conservative Christianity|conservative Christian]] values and supports Biblical [[inerrancy]]. Insistence on baptism by immersion, as it is presented in the Bible, fulfills the twin symbolism of washing from sin and of death and rebirth, as well as pointing to the Baptists' conviction that Scripture is the complete and sufficient basis of the Christian faith, and (in the more traditional congregations) is also mandatory to become a church member.

Leonard (2000) explores the bitter internal divisions within the SBC since 1979. Conflict between fundamentalist and moderate factions at the national level has continued to impact state conventions, Baptist associations, and local congregations. Important recent changes include the establishment of relationships with other Protestant groups (and, to a lesser extent, Catholics, generally limited to the [[pro-life]] cause) and other ethnic and racial groups, the emergence of mega-churches with very powerful ministers and multimillion-dollar budgets (and which often downplay any ties they may have to the denomination), the reorganization of stewardship programs, and the founding of new theological schools.<ref>Bill J. Leonard, "Baptists in the South: a New Connectionalism." ''American Baptist Quarterly'' 2000 19(3): 208-221.</ref>

Southern Baptists are facing a membership decline that could shrink the nation's largest Protestant denomination by nearly half in 40 years, its convention president Rev. Johnny Hunt, warned in June 2009.<ref>Dylan T. Lovan, "Southern Baptist Convention opens in Kentucky," [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gLeJCkvML4zZQ0aAUjlwP_Vthi5wD990LDD03 Associated Press Jun 23, 2009]</ref>

In May 2022, leaders of the group revealed that they had [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6108172d83d55d3c9db4dd67/t/628a9326312a4216a3c0679d/1653248810253/Guidepost+Solutions+Independent+Investigation+Report.pdf a database that documented a systematic cover-up of hundreds and hundreds of cases of sexual abuse within the community].

==History==
American Baptists emerged in the 18th century with bases in Rhode Island, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Influenced by the [[First Great Awakening]] they adopted [[revival]]s. By 1800-1830 they were major participants in the [[Second Great Awakening]]. Most historians view these evangelicals as radicals who were on society's fringe during the colonial period, only to become conservative by the nineteenth century after they had achieved social acceptance.<ref>But for an alternative view see Janet Moore Lindman, ''Bodies of Belief: Baptist Community in Early America'' (2008)</ref>
===Growth===
The denomination grew very rapidly throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, becoming the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. by the 1870s. After 1945 it began to expand outside the South, first to the western states then to the north. Patterson (1979) attributes the growth of Southern Baptists since the 18th century, apart from sociological, demographic, and cultural influences, to religious factors:
#heritage of the revival emphasis
#denominational pride growing out of Landmark exclusiveness
#development of efficient and adaptable denominational organizations
#sense of denominational loyalty
#massive program of tuition-free theological education
#dispersion of Southern Baptists across the United States
#a gift for organizing and promoting programs and methods to share the gospel in a more effective way.
By 1955 the SBC counted 8,200,000 members, and were baptising an average 1,000 new members a day. The 30,000 affiliated churches reached 24 states, but were still heavily concentrated in the South. Local churches were worth $1.2 billion, up from $276 million in 1945. Yearly contributions reached $305 million. Sunday school membership was 6,400,000. The denomination supported 30 colleges and universities, 22 junior colleges, six seminaries, eight academies and four Bible schools. Most were still small and the total enrollment was only 50,080. They ran 33 hospitals and 23 magazines.<ref>"The Oldtime Religion," [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,893230,00.html ''Time'' Dec. 05, 1955]</ref>

===20th century===
The dominant leader in the early 20th century was [[Edgar Young Mullins]]. He led the SBC between 1899 and 1928 and was successful at mediating theological, political, and organizational conflicts within among Baptists. He was a theologian as well, and synthesized theology and democratic political thought in his writings.<ref>H. Clark Maddux, ''Edgar Young Mullins and Evangelical Developments in the Southern Baptist Convention." ''Baptist History and Heritage'' 1998 33(2): 62-73.</ref> Another major Baptist clergyman was [[George W. Truett]], the pastor from 1897 to 1944 of the First Baptist Church of [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], which for a time was considered the largest congregaqtion in the world. Truett headed the SBC from 1927 to 1929 and the Baptist World Alliance from 1934 to 1939.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.baylor.edu/baylorproud/2017/05/george-w-truett-a-texas-baptist-and-baylor-legend/|title=George W. Truett: A Texas, Baptist, and Baylor legend|publisher=Baylor.edu|date=May 4, 2017|accessdate=March 20, 2018}}</ref>

The [[Great Depression]] of the 1930s was a hard blow for most churches, for they were based in impoverished rural areas and money was very scarce. Prosperity returned with World War II, especially with heavy migration to Southern cities (and some western cities like Los Angeles as well), where high paying jobs were plentiful. Affluence came in the 1960s, but meanwhile careful stewards rebuilt the financial base. For example, Avery Hamilton Reid, executive secretary of the Alabama Baptist State Convention during 1944-62, resolved the convention's financial crisis. He led fund-raising drives, established the Advance Programs to improve Howard and Judson colleges, built handsome, modern new churches, and increased membership. Reid oversaw the building of a new headquarters for the convention and removed from the convention's budget hospitals taking federal grant money for construction.<ref>George E. Bagley, "Avery Hamilton Reid," ''Alabama Baptist Historian'' 1996 32(1): 9-29. 0002-4147</ref>

===Fighting Sin===
Religious leaders in the South were theologically conservative, but most denominations supported the [[Social Gospel]]. The Southern Baptists strongly supported some of the main Social Gospel campaigns, especially against liquor and saloons and sexual slavery. The spirit of today's campaigns against abortion very closely resemble the language and rhetoric and organizing techniques of the prohibition campaigns. The Southern churches were also active opponents of prostitution, obscenity and gambling, and they aligned with like minded politicians like [[Alben Barkley]] of Kentucky (who later became Truman's vice president). Most of the state Baptist conventions had "Christian Life Commissions" that echoed the Social Gospel (they were especially active in Alabama and Virginia).

Few local SBC ministers considered issues related to the labor movement until 1930-50, long after Northern Protestant denominations had taken pro-union positions. In 1930, ayt the start of the [[Great Depression]], the SBC issued a statement supporting workers' rights, yet focusing on evangelization as a means of spiritual redemption that would offer relief from the problems of industrialization, rather than proposing structural solutions. The convention's 1938 report was largely drafted in response to fears of communism, urging capital and labor to cooperate to safeguard American political order. Steeped in the patriotism accompanying World War II, convention leaders' 1944 statement looked to the principles of democracy and Christian morality as panaceas for tense industrial relations. Amid postwar [[Congress of Industrial Organizations]] (CIO) drives to unionize Southern textile unions—drives that failed—SBC statements from 1946 to 1948 targeted the dangers of consumerism and decried an increasing polarization of unions and management, arguing that individuals must concentrate on the Kingdom of God and not substitute their personal spirituality with secular group solidarity.<ref>H. B. Cavalcanti, "God and Labor in the South: Southern Baptists and The Right to Unionize, 1930-1950." ''Journal of Church and State'' 1998 40(3): 639-660.</ref>

===Missionaries===
In 1888, the Southern Baptist Convention created the Woman's Missionary Union, which in the early 21st century continued to function as an umbrella group coordinating the activities of local groups. The Laymen's Missionary Movement was founded by the Southern Baptist Convention in 1907, quickly followed by state groups such as the Alabama Baptist Laymen in 1908. These brotherhood organizations have championed evangelism, charitable giving, and fraternal brotherhood.
===Ending segregation===
Newman (1999) explores the changing attitudes of the Georgia Baptist Convention and Georgia Southern Baptists toward desegregation. He identifies three phases: during 1945-53 the state convention defended segregation and urged equalization of facilities in order to stave off desegregation; during 1954-58 the convention urged Baptists to respond calmly to desegregation
rulings and to abide by law and order; from 1959 on the convention called for support of the public schools during a period when the state legislature planned to close all the schools if any desegregated. John Jeter Hurt, Jr., and Jack U. Harwell, who successively edited the Baptist weekly magazine ''The Christian Index'' during the 1950s-1960s, exercised a moderate and eventually progressive influence. By 1980 most Georgia Southern Baptists rejected segregation and accepted African Americans in their schools and churches.<ref>Mark Newman, "The Georgia Baptist Convention and Desegregation, 1945-1980." ''Georgia Historical Quarterly'' 1999 83(4): 683-711.</ref> Newman (2001) examines the more hard-line approach of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, the state's largest Protestant denomination and the dominant religious group in the northern part of Louisiana. It endorsed segregation and barred black church membership during 1954-80. Many Southern Baptists were less firmly committed to maintaining segregation than the actions of their convention would suggest. A majority of Baptists, the moderate segregationists, accepted the demise of [[Jim Crow]] and racial segregation in the mid 1960s as the price of maintaining public school education and because attempts to maintain it conflicted with their commitment to law and order.<ref>Mark Newman, "The Louisiana Baptist Convention and Desegregation, 1954-1980." ''Louisiana History'' 2001 42(4): 389-418.</ref> By contrast, the Florida Baptist Convention's took a much more moderate stand on racial desegregation of the state's schools from 1954 to 1980. While initially reluctant in accepting the 1954 ''Brown v. Board of Education'' decision, W. G. Stracener, editor of the ''Florida Baptist Witness,'' and other leaders of the state convention urged Florida Baptists to oppose efforts to circumvent desegregation because of their "primary commitments to scripture, evangelism, law and order, peace, and public education."<ref>Mark Newman, "The Florida Baptist Convention and Desegregation, 1954-1980." ''Florida Historical Quarterly'' 1999 78(1): 1-22.</ref>

The SBC's Christian Life Commission, established in 1948, aroused
controversy when it supported integration during the civil rights movement under the direction of Foy Valentine, and it continues to be a voice of conscience within the SBC under the current head, Richard D. Land, who has led the commission since 1988. Land has said his idea is, "America in 1955 without the racism and without the sexual discrimination against women."<ref>Quoted in Hankins (2002) pp. 59-60</ref>

===Women===
The ordination of women was forbidden between 1845 and 1996. However women comprised a majority of the membership, and wanted outlets for their piety and energy. Starting in 1907, the Personal Service Department of the Woman's Missionary Union (WMU) has encouraged women to participate in social reform as a form of missionary activity, making explicit the connection to the Social Gospel.<ref>Carol Crawford Holcomb, "The Kingdom at Hand: the Social Gospel and the Personal Service Department of Woman's Missionary Union, Auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Convention." ''Baptist History and Heritage'' 2000 35(2): 49-66.</ref> Flowers (2000) explores the history of the WMU and its emphasis on social reform in the Social Gospel mode from its founding in 1888 to the eve of the Great Depression in 1928. WMU activities reveal a commitment to its historical ideal of service as both material and spiritual.<ref>Betsy Flowers, "Southern Baptist Evangelicals or Social Gospel Liberals? The Woman's Missionary Union and Social Reform, 1888 to 1928." ''American Baptist Quarterly'' 2000 19(2): 106-128.</ref> In the late-20th century conflict arose between the SBC leadership the WMU. The SBC leaders sought to return the WMU to more traditional evangelistic action, with an emphasis on attacking homosexuality and abortion, and away from the type of broad-gauge social work WMU women had been doing. In 1995 the SBC terminated a 105-year relationship with the WMU when the WMU decided to affiliate with the breakaway moderate Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and to become more involved in social issues.

The SBC became formally committed to the husband's "headship" in marriage at its convention in 1998, and at the same time ousted "evangelical feminists" from some of its seminaries. In October 1997 a mass rally in Washington, D.C., saw the culmination of the rise of the [[Promise Keepers]], a loosely organized, mixed-faith grouping that campaigned for male leadership and female submission within the family.

===Politics===

Early in the 20th century, some leaders, such as Mullins, attempted to forge ties with Northern evangelicals. The effort collapsed in the 1920s when the "Scopes Monkey Trial" showed an unbridgeable gap between the regions on the issues such as evolution.. Thereafter the SBC stood aloof and avoided any connections with other religious bodies. The lingering influence of Landmarkism, Southern regionalism, and Northern opposition to Southern race relations stood in the way of closer connections. Though its theology had sectarian elements, the SBC dominated white Southern culture into the 1970s.

By the 1980s, however, conservatives had taken firm control of the SBC and saw value in allying with Northern evangelicals (and to a lesser extent, Catholics, specifically on the abortion issue) because both felt threatened by secular humanism and the Left. No longer as dominant in the South, the SBC shared with the neo-evangelicals in "straddling the Christ-and-culture-in-paradox and Christ-and-the-transformer-of-culture positions." Religious alliances were possible because evangelicals North and South had arrived at similar cultural positions, and the SBC membership itself was growing rapidly outside the South by appealing to migrating Southerners and even more to like-minded Northerners.<ref>Barry Hankins, ''Southern Baptists and Northern Evangelicals: Cultural Factors and The Nature Of Religious Alliances". ''Religion and American Culture'' 1997 7(2): 271-298.</ref>

To form a successful political coalition, SBC leaders had to rethink the relationship of church and state. Hankins (1998) examines the thought of key leaders of the SBC from the 1940s through the mid-1990s who advocated accommodationism - the belief that the government should actively support and promote Christianity. This was a new idea, for the Baptists had long insisted on a sharp separation of church and state. However influential conservatives popularized accommodationism in the SBC since the 1980s.<ref>Barry Hankins, “The Evangelical Accommodationism of Southern Baptist Convention Conservatives." ''Baptist History And Heritage'' 1998 33(1): 54-65.</ref> Politically most Southern Baptist leaders had shown little interest in partisan politics before about 1980, when [[Ronald Reagan]] encouraged prominent ministers to form a political coalition with the [[Republican Party]] based on moral issues, including opposition to abortion and support for school prayer. Many GOP leaders have joined SBC churches (including [[Newt Gingrich]]<ref>Though Gingrich later converted to his (third) wife's Roman Catholicism.</ref> and [[John McCain]]), but the first insider to show wide political appeal was [[Mike Huckabee]] (a lifelong Southern Baptist and former pastor) in 2008.<ref>Oran P. Smith, ''The Rise of Baptist Republicanism'' (1997)</ref>

Although Southern whites began voting Republican in presidential elections in the 1960s, they considered themselves Democrats and voted for state and local Democrats for many more years. The table shows that SBC pastors were only 27% Republican in the 1970s; they then moved into the GOP, followed by their parishioners a few years later. By 2004 all elements of the SBC were heavily Republican in orientation. The GOP identification slipped a little in 2008, but about 80% of the Southern Baptists voted for McCain over Barack Obama.

The following table shows the percentages of certain Christian "groupings" that consider themselves Republican:<ref>Source: Lyman A. Kellstedt et al., "The Soul of the South: Religion and Southern Politics in the Twenty-first Century" in Charles S. Bullock III and Mark J. Rozell, eds. ''The New Politics of the Old South'' (2007) p. 316</ref>

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<TR> <TD>
All</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.32">
32%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.39">
39%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.5">
50%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.58">
58%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,+E4-B4">
 +26%</TD> </TR>
<TR> <TD>
SBC members</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.27">
27%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.38">
38%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.46">
46%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.65">
65%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,+E5-B5">
 +38%</TD> </TR>
<TR> <TD>
SBC pastors</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.27">
27%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.66">
66%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.77">
77%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.81">
81%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,+E6-B6">
 +54%</TD> </TR>
<TR> <TD>
other evangelicals</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.28">
28%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.37">
37%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.52">
52%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,0.61">
61%</TD><TD QP::NUMFORMAT:="288,-1,+E7-B7">
 +33%</TD> </TR>
</TABLE>

In 2017, the SBC called for the defunding of [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref>Berry, Susan (June 19, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/19/southern-baptist-convention-funding-planned-parenthood-is-subsidizing-piracy-of-defenseless-infants/ Southern Baptist Convention: Funding Planned Parenthood Is ‘Subsidizing Piracy of Defenseless Infants’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 19, 2017.</ref>

==Theological Controversies==
During its tenure the SBC was greatly impacted, and shaped, by three major theological controversies: the Landmark controversy of the 1850s and continuing in some form until around 1910, the Modernist controversy of the 1920s-1930's, and the "Conservative-Moderate" controversy beginning in 1979 and continuing for approximately two decades.

===Landmark Controversy===
Wamble (1964) surveys the Landmark theology which emerged in Tennessee in the 1850s, was quite strong by 1900, and can still be found among Baptists, even though the organized Landmarker (or "Landmarkean") movement has largely disappeared. Landmarkism insists upon Baptist exclusivism because (1) only Baptist ministers are authentic gospel ministers. (2) Only baptism by immersion, authorized by an authentic minister, upon an authentic candidate (believer), as a symbol (not means) of salvation, is true baptism. (3) The church is a visible, local and independent congregation, exercising plenary authority in a democratic manner, and only Baptist churches fit this description. (4) Baptist churches –unlike all other churches—have an unbroken succession since the time of Christ.<ref>Hugh Wamble, "Landmarkism: Doctrinaire Ecclesiology among Baptists." ''Church History'' 1964 33(4): 429-447. [ http://www.jstor.org/stable/3162835 in JSTOR]</ref> Landmarkers refuse to recognize the legitimacy of other denominations, or the validity of their baptisms. By 1859 the movement failed to take control of the Southern Baptist Convention, and always remained a minority viewpoint.

J. R. Graves, a Baptist pastor in Nashville, Tennessee, during the 1840s-1860s, became the leader of the Landmark movement among Baptists, asserting that Southern Baptists alone possessed the true version of Christianity.<ref>Chad W. Hall, “When Orphans Became Heirs: J. R. Graves and the Landmark Baptists,” ''Baptist History and Heritage'' 2002 37(1): 112-127.</ref> James Madison Pendleton (1811-1891) was one of the "Great Triumvirate" of the Landmark Movement. Not as intensely doctrinaire as James R. Graves or Amos Cooper Dayton, he accepted the concept of the universal church, never adhered to the theory of Baptist successionism, and was able and willing to work within the framework of Baptist conventions and societies in a way that many Landmarkists were unable to do. He named the movement with his book, ''An Old Landmark Reset'' (1854). His basic contribution to the Landmark movement lay in his refusal to accept non-immersionists (non-Baptists) as gospel ministers. Although born in the South, he favored the gradual emancipation of slaves, a position which finally forced him out of his pastorate in Tennessee during the Civil War. He subsequently moved to Ohio and later to Pennsylvania. He wrote numerous works, two of which have significantly influenced American Baptist practice and thought until recent days: ''Church Manual'' (1867) and ''Christian Doctrines: A Compendium of Theology'' (1878).<ref>Bob Compton, "J. M. Pendleton: a Nineteenth-century Baptist Statesman (1811-1891)". ''Baptist History and Heritage'' 1975 10(1): 28-35.</ref> Amos Cooper Dayton (1813-1865) was the most prolific Landmarkean writer, and indeed was the first Baptist in the South to write a religious novel, ''Theodosia Ernest'' (1857). It covered baptism and church polity. Seeking to disseminate Baptist doctrine through the medium of fiction, he defined the church in one of his novels as a "local" group, organized independently of Christian people - a definition of the church which became a major cornerstone of Landmarkism. Beginning as a Presbyterian, he became a Baptist in 1852, and launched his literary career the following year. He authored 13 volumes of fiction and theology and contributed nearly 1,000 articles to 20 different religious periodicals.<ref>James E. Taulman, "The Life and Writings of Amos Cooper Dayton (1813-1865)." ''Baptist History and Heritage'' 1975 10(1): 36-43.</ref>

In 1898 a major controversy arose when Baptist church
historian Dr. William Heth Whitsitt challenged the Landmarkean belief that, from St. Peter to contemporary times, an unbroken chain of churches practiced immersion in the baptismal rite and thereby established themselves as part of the "one, true church." Texas Baptists, led by Benajah Harvey Carroll, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Waco, organized the Landmarkeans to reject Whitsitt's findings.

The central idea of Landmarkism is the authority of the local congregation in Baptist ecclesiology. Landmarkism can be viewed as a doctrinal aberration from the English and early American Baptist theology and polity. Tull (1975) traces the movement from its 1851 beginning in Cotton Grove, Tennessee to its present small remnant. In its full intensity Landmarkism was sectarian in its emphasis on the role of the local church, its denial of the validity of "alien" immersion, an adherence to strict, local church communion, and a hostile response to the ecumenical movement - all of which, Tull concludes, are quite foreign to the ecclesiological traditions which had been developed by English and American Baptists in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Patterson (1975) identifies specific historical situations in which the Landmark movement influences the Baptist church. The greatest influence was and is among Baptists of the Old Southwest, largely due to the 50 year editorial ministry of Graves in Nashville and Memphis. Seaboard Baptists were more settled, and thus less susceptible to the controversies which raged along the frontier and the newly settled lands. Landmarkism was responsible for the idea that the local church, not boards, should be responsible for the conduct and administration of missionary activity, which spawned the gospel missions concept. The Landmark theory of Baptist succession was challenged at the end of the last century, creating the Whitsitt Controversy.

In the late 1890s, William H. Whitsitt (a professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, one of six SBC-operated seminaries) contended that (contrary to Landmarkism), English Baptists (then called Anabaptists) did not begin to practice baptism by immersion until 1641, as opposed to the Landmark view that this practice could be traced to the earliest Baptists.

Landmarkism peaked by 1910, and has nearly faded away (to the extent it still exists it does so within the [[Independent Baptist]] ranks, which formed around the 1930s), but its long-term impact is still seen in a resistance to outside influences.<ref>W. Morgan Patterson, "The Influence of Landmarkism among Baptists." ''Baptist History and Heritage'' 1975 10(1): 44-55.</ref>

===Modernist Controversy===
This controversy originated initially in the Presbyterian denomination, but spilled over into the Southern Baptist ranks. Pastors such as [[J. Frank Norris]] contended that Baptist universities (such as [[Baylor University]]) were teaching [[Modernism]] (a form of liberal Christianity which argued that "antiquated beliefs" needed to be discarded). The ensuing result was that many churches (or large segments of churches) left the SBC. Although some minor denominations were formed (such as the Texarkana, Texas-based [[American Baptist Association]]), the movement greatly spawned the modern-day [[Independent Baptist]] movement.

==="Conservative Resurgence"===
For most of the 20th century, the factions that became known as "conservatives" and "moderates"<ref>These are the terms preferred by the conservative wing, which ultimately gained control of the convention and refers to their regaining control as the "Conservative Resurgence"; the "moderates" -- who were really theological and social gospel liberals -- preferred to be called "conservatives" while labeling their opponents as "fundamentalists" (notwithstanding that true fundamentalists -- who had formed other denominations or were in the [[Independent Baptist]] camp a half-century or more before -- thought that the conservatives were, and still believe they are, misguided at best and apostate at worst) and the conservatives' actions as the "Fundamentalist Takeover".</ref> were at the fringe of the SBC. That changed when the Civil Rights issue and opposition to [[Jim Crow]] (racial segregation) energized the moderate in the 1950s and 1960s. By the 1970s the conservatives had coalesced. Conservatives believe that moderates were right to support desegregation but that they went too far by accepting changes in changing national social norms, especially regarding abortion, homosexuality and women's roles in society and the ministry.<ref>See Hankins (2002).</ref>

Beginning in the late 1960s, conservatives under the leadership of layman Paul Pressler and minister Paige Patterson claimed that the denomination's institutions had come under the influence of liberalism and that a redirection was necessary. At one point the liberalism was so rampant, the SBC actually passed a resolution during its 1971 Annual Meeting in St. Louis—nearly two years before the infamous ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' decision—supporting abortion in such cases as "clear evidence of severe fetal deformity, and carefully ascertained evidence of the likelihood of damage to the emotional, mental, and physical health of the mother",<ref>See [http://www.sbc.net/resolutions/13/resolution-on-abortion SBC Resolution on Abortion, 1971 Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri.]</ref> and three years later in Dallas (the year after Roe v. Wade) reaffirmed the resolution, saying that it "dealt responsibly from a Christian perspective with complexities of abortion problems in contemporary society" while also in the same resolution claiming that the SBC "historically held a high view of the sanctity of human life".<ref>See [http://www.sbc.net/resolutions/14/resolution-on-abortion-and-sanctity-of-human-life SBC Resolution on Abortion and Sanctity of Human Life, 1974 Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas.]</ref>

Patterson and Pressler were aided by William Powell, an SBC employee who noted that the structure of the SBC presidency could be used to gain this redirection: the SBC president solely nominates the Committee on Committees, which in turn nominates the Committee on Nominations (previously known as the Committee on Boards), which in turn nominates the Executive Committee, heads of all SBC organizations, and other open positions.<ref>SBC bylaws did not permit firing except in very rare cases; a position was vacant only at the end of a term (most terms were five years, with a limit of two consecutive terms), or if the incumbent died, retired, or resigned.</ref> A conservative-minded President would fill vacancies on the Committee on Committees with similarly conservative-minded persons, and when that faction had control it would, in turn, fill nominees for the Committee on Nominations (again with similarly conservative-minded persons), and thereafter fill all other positions similarly; the entire process (which overlapped in part; in Year 2 the President would nominate a new Committee on Committees who would nominate a new Committee on Nominations, while the prior Committee on Nominations was nominating persons for open positions) would take roughly 10–11 years to complete.

Starting in 1979 they mobilized delegates to attend the annual convention and to elect strong conservative candidates. Usually winning by ratios of about 55%-45% they elected a series of strong conservative presidents. In turn the presidents appointed strong conservative committees and trustees, and systematically transformed the mindset of the SBC's six seminaries, its publishing house, its mission boards, and its numerous agencies to a conservative view. Theologically the issue has focused on the inerrancy of Scripture. In 1980 the SBC had completely reversed itself on abortion, passing a much stronger resolution condemning the practice (ironically, meeting again in St. Louis, the site of the 1971 convention where they initially supported the practice)<ref>See [http://www.sbc.net/resolutions/19/resolution-on-abortion SBC Resolution on Abortion, 1980 Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri.]</ref>; the SBC has since passed numerous resolutions on this and other issues involving the sanctity of life, taking the conservative view in all cases.

Some Baptist colleges and universities not officially owned by the SBC but historically tied to it resisted the trend and broke their ties with the SBC ([[Baylor University]] being one example). The moderates protested that the fundamentalists had downplayed the historic emphasis on evangelism to impose a particular reading of Scripture, thereby breaking with the denomination's historic unwillingness to impose creeds. The more openly-liberal churches broke away in 1987 to form the [[Alliance of Baptists]], while the moderates in 1991 established a splinter group (the [[Cooperative Baptist Fellowship]], or CBF), convincing two state associations (the Baptist General Convention of Texas and the Baptist General Association of Virginia) to dually align with it and the SBC (this, in turn, resulted in two new conservative-minded state associations, solely aligned with the SBC, to form: the [[Southern Baptists of Texas Convention]] and Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia).

The success of the conservatives led to two major changes to the [[Baptist Faith and Message]] (the SBC's official "statement of faith"): a 1998 amendment adding a section on The Family and a 2000 revision which repudiated homosexuality and stood for the sanctity of life.

In 2004, conservatives at the SBC introduced a resolution calling on all parents to pull their children out of public schools due to the [[liberal indoctrination]] there. The resolution was defeated, not because Baptists disagreed with the motivation, but because the SBC did not want to usurp parental authority over how to educate their children.<ref>see [https://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38986 news]</ref>

==Doctrine==
In all the major tenets of the faith ([[Biblical inerrancy]], the [[Virgin Birth]], the [[substitutionary atonement]] of [[Jesus Christ]], [[resurrection of Jesus Christ|His bodily resurrection]], and his ultimate return to Earth to judge humanity), as well as on the view of the [[Trinity]], the SBC holds to traditional Christian views and generally has for most of its existence (notwithstanding arguments over Biblical inerrancy during the Conservative Resurgence).<ref>Paul Basden, ''Has Our Theology Changed? Southern Baptist Thought since 1845.'' (1994)</ref>

On non-major tenets the SBC holds to views traditionally held by Baptists in general. A notable example is that the SBC believes in two ordinances, both of which are considered to be symbolic:
*"believers' [[baptism]]", whereby a person must come to saving faith in Jesus Christ ''before'' baptism by immersion (the SBC does not believe in [[infant baptism]], sprinkling or pouring, or the doctrine of baptismal regeneration)
**Historically baptism has been the means by which a previous non-member and new Christian (or someone who had previously been baptized by any means other than immersion subsequent to salvation) became an official church member for the first time (though the trend is for churches to require prospective members to attend "new members classes" instead, and some in the "seeker movement" do not require believers baptism for church membership though it is strongly encouraged).
**Although "baby dedication" services (where parents pledge to raise their child(ren) in the Christian faith) have increased in popularity within SBC churches, the service does not involve any practice common with christening, and is more a celebration that the congregation is reaching parents and families.
*the Lord's Supper (the term Eucharist is not used, and the more traditional Baptist churches also avoid using the term Communion, due to those terms commonly being associated with Catholicism or mainline denominations); as Southern Baptists historically have preached against drinking alcohol, grape juice is used as the "wine"
**Each congregation may decide whether to practice [[open communion]] or [[closed communion]] or some intermediate position; open communion is the most common (though among those congregations holding to Reformed doctrine, closed communion is the predominant practice).

Other ordinances, such as foot washing, are generally not practiced.

With the Conservative Resurgence the SBC has taken a more conservative stand on issues such as [[sanctity of life]], [[homosexuality]], and the limitation of the pastorate to males. However, it has always maintained a view of [[separation of church and state]] (believing that each has its role, but not to the extent of liberals who would push religion completely out of the public).

In nearly all other areas, the SBC is quite diverse. For example, there are fairly equal numbers of individuals holding to [[Calvinism]] as to [[Arminianism]],<ref>Though nearly all Southern Baptists hold to [[eternal security]], and this viewpoint is in the Baptist Faith & Message.</ref> and although the SBC believes in Jesus' ultimate return, there is no majority viewpoint on [[eschatology]]. This is due in great part to the Baptist views of [[priesthood of all believers]] and [[autonomy]] of the local church. Although Southern Baptists in general do not hold to Pentecostal or Charismatic practices such as [[glossolalia]] ("speaking in tongues"), Independent Baptist author [[David Cloud]] believes the practice within the SBC to be far greater than officially discussed.<ref>https://www.wayoflife.org/database/charismatic_southern_baptists.html</ref><ref>It should be noted that two persons mentioned in Cloud's report – noted charismatic televangelists [[James Robison]] and [[Pat Robertson]] – though at one time were Southern Baptist, have since left the denomination.</ref>

Like other Baptist bodies the SBC does not have a formal confession of faith or creed. It publishes a doctrinal statement, the [[Baptist Faith and Message]] (BF&M), which summarizes its key beliefs. The SBC, nor any state convention or local association, cannot force a congregation to adhere to the BF&M;<ref>However, the [[Southern Baptists of Texas Convention]] requires that a supporting church adhere to the BF&M 2000 Edition as a condition of membership in its convention.</ref> however, adherence to the BF&M is required for missionaries, key leadership, and faculty at SBC-supported universities. Most congregations, however, generally adopt the BF&M (in whole or in part) as their doctrinal statement.<ref>The general trend is for moderate churches to adopt the 1963 version of the BF&M (without the 1998 amendment generally opposed by those churches) while conservative churches adopt the 2000 version.</ref>

==Organization==
In accordance with the traditional Baptist principle of church autonomy, the lowest level (or highest, depending on your perspective) of the SBC is the local church. With the exception of a "mission church",<ref>A mission church is one sponsored by another congregation, either to start a congregation in an area without a church (such as a new subdivision) or to minister to an ethnic group in their own language.</ref> every congregation is autonomous of every other.<ref>In the case of a multi-site arrangement, all sites are considered to be one congregation,</ref> Furthermore, no higher organization has any authority to fire ministers, discipline members, or force the congregation to cease operations; their only power is that they can choose not to seat the congregation's delegates (called "messengers") at the annual meeting, for such matters as failing to support the Cooperative Program or for holding views not in accordance with the association's statement of faith (e.g. having a female pastor, ordaining a practicing homosexual, or having a known sexual predator on staff).

The next level is the local association. These are usually organized by county in the larger metro areas; less populated counties are usually combined into one association. These groups handle matters involving local issues, such as operating a food pantry or supporting a [[pregnancy resource center]].

The next level is the state convention. Most states in the Southern United States have a single state convention; however, due to the moderates-conservatives controversy discussed above, three states (Missouri, Texas and Virginia)<ref>The Texas and Virginia conservative state conventions formed when the existing state conventions refused to accept the Conservative Resurgence; in Missouri the liberal state convention formed after the existing convention refused to associate with the liberal Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.</ref> have two separate ones; a more conservative one aligned solely with the SBC and a more liberal one aligned both with the SBC and the liberal splinter group [[Cooperative Baptist Fellowship]]. Less populated states in northern and western parts of the United States, where the SBC is not as strong, are organized into multi-state conventions. These groups handle statewide matters such as speaking on political issues involving the state (e.g. a bill to limit abortions) or disaster relief.

The highest level is the national convention. The name "Southern Baptist Convention" refers to both the denomination as a whole and its Annual Meeting, held in June for two days and generally at a major city. The convention handles both national and international matters, mainly in the area of missions, though it also publishes literature and other materials and has a public policy arm. Its main function is to operate the SBC's '''Cooperative Program''', its unified program for collecting and distributing funds for various mission projects. Each supporting church is permitted a minimum of two delegates (called "messengers") to the Annual Meeting but may send up to 12 messengers depending on the amount given to the SBC (either in terms of dollars or a percentage of undesignated receipts, whichever method provides the most messengers is the one used).

==SBC Entities==
===Mission Boards and Auxiliary===
*[[North American Mission Board]] (formerly Home Mission Board), located in Alpharetta, Georgia, coordinates mission work in the United States and Canada; it is also well known for its disaster relief efforts
*[[International Mission Board]] (formerly Foreign Mission Board), located in Richmond, Virginia, coordinates mission work outside of the United States and Canada
*[[Woman's Missionary Union]], an auxiliary located in Birmingham, Alabama; its primary function is to raise money for missions through the SBC's two main annual missions offerings: the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions.

===Seminaries===
* [[Southern Baptist Theological Seminary]] in Louisville, Kentucky
* [[Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]] in Fort Worth, Texas
* [[New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary]] in New Orleans, Louisiana
* [[Gateway Seminary]] in Ontario, California
* [[Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary]] in Wake Forest, North Carolina
* [[Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]] in Kansas City, Missouri

===Other SBC Entities===
*[[Baptist Press]] is the SBC's official news agency, reporting on SBC work worldwide and on other issues pertinent to the SBC and its membership
*[[GuideStone Financial Services]] (formerly the Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention) provides insurance, investments, and retirement plans to churches and to church and agency ministers and employees.
*LifeWay Christian Resources (formerly the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention) provides publications (including the [[Holman Christian Standard Bible]]) and formerly operated the Ridgecrest Conference Center in North Carolina (sold in 2021 to an independent group). It is best known, though, for its operation of [[LifeWay Christian Stores]] (formerly Baptist Book Stores), previously one of the two major Christian bookstores in the United States but as of 2019 operates on an e-commerce platform along with affiliated independent stores.
*[[Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission]] (formerly the Christian Life Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention) is the SBC's [[public policy]] arm, providing information and research on political issues. It also files ''[[amicus briefs]]'' (sometimes with other religious liberty organizations) on matters involving religious liberty before the courts.

==See also==
* [[Baptists]]
* [[Chris Clarke]]
* [[J. D. Grey]]
* [[Infant baptism]]
* [[Essay: Water baptism cannot save, the Church cannot save, Born again by faith alone]]

==Bibliography==
==== Secondary sources ====
* Basden, Paul, ed. ''Has Our Theology Changed? Southern Baptist Thought since 1845.'' (1994). 344 pp.
* Baker, Robert. ''The Southern Baptist Convention and Its People, 1607–1972.'' Broadman Press, 1974.
* Barnes, William. ''The Southern Baptist Convention, 1845–1953'' Broadman Press, 1954.
* Eighmy, John. ''Churches in Cultural Captivity: A History of the Social Attitudes of Southern Baptists.'' University of Tennessee Press, 1972.
* ''Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists: Presenting Their History, Doctrine, Polity, Life, Leadership, Organization & Work'' Knoxville: Broadman Press, v 1–2 (1958), 1500 pp; 2 supplementary volumes 1958 and 1962; vol 5 = Index, 1984
* Fuller, A. James. ''Chaplain to the Confederacy: Basil Manly and Baptist Life in the Old South'' (2002)
* Gatewood, Willard. ''Controversy in the 1920s: Fundamentalism, Modernism, and Evolution.'' Vanderbilt University Press, 1969.
* Harper, Keith. "Old Landmarkism: a Historiographical Appraisal." ''Baptist History and Heritage'' 1990 25(2): 31-40, reviews the scholarly studies
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* Heyrman, Christine Leigh. ''Southern Cross: The Beginnings of the Bible Belt'' (1998) 1770–1860
* Hill, Samuel, et al. ''Encyclopedia of Religion in the South'' (2005), comprehensive coverage
* Leonard, Bill J. ''Baptist Ways: A History'' (2003), comprehensive international history
* Leonard, Bill J. ''Baptists in America.'' (2005), general survey and history by leading Southern Baptist
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* Marsden, George. ''Fundamentalism and American Culture: The Shaping of 20th Century Evangelicalism.'' Oxford University Press, 1980. the major scholarly history of the movement
* Morgan, David T. ''Southern Baptist Sisters: In Search of Status, 1845–2000.'' (2003)
* Patterson, W. Morgan. "Baptist Growth in America: Evaluation of Trends." ''Baptist History and Heritage'' 1979 14(1): 16-26.
* Scales, T. Laine. ''All That Fits a Woman: Training Southern Baptist Women for Charity and Mission, 1907–1926'' Mercer U. Press 2002
* Shurden, Walter B. and Lori Redwine Varnadoe. "The Origins of the Southern Baptist Convention: a Historiographical Study." ''Baptist History and Heritage'' 2002 37(1): 71-96. How 12 church historians have interpreted the organization's 1845 founding. Although early historians ignored the importance of the issue of slavery, gradually historians began to realize the xcentrality of the issue in the group's founding.
* Spain, Rufus B.'' At Ease in Zion: A Social History of Southern Baptists, 1865–1900'' (1961)
* Sutton, Jerry. ''The Baptist Reformation: The Conservative Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention'' (2000).
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** Tull, James E. "A Study of Southern Baptist Landmarkism in the Light of Historical Baptist Ecclesiology," ''Church History,'' Vol. 31, No. 3 (Sep., 1962), pp. 359–360, short summary
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* Yarnell III, Malcolm B. ''The Formation of Christian Doctrine'' (2007), on Baptist theology
===Since 1960s===
* Ammerman, Nancy, ''Baptist Battles: Social Change and Religious Conflict in the Southern Baptist Convention.'' Rutgers University Press, 1990.
* Ammerman, Nancy, ed. ''Southern Baptists Observed'' University of Tennessee Press, 1993.
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* Hankins, Barry. ''Uneasy in Babylon: Southern Baptist Conservatives and American Culture.'' (2002) 344 pp Argues that Baptist conservatives see themselves as cultural warriors critiquing a secular and liberal America
* Kell, Carl L. and L. Raymond Camp, ''In the Name of the Father: The Rhetoric of the New Southern Baptist Convention.'' (1999) [http://www.questia.com/read/105268786?title=In%20the%20Name%20of%20the%20Father%3a%20%20The%20Rhetoric%20of%20the%20New%20Southern%20Baptist%20Convention online edition]
* Leonard, Bill J. ''God's Last and Only Hope: The Fragmentation of the Southern Baptist Convention.'' Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1990.
* Morgan, David T. ''The New Crusades, the New Holy Land: Conflict in the Southern Baptist Convention, 1969-1991.'' (1996). 246 pp.
* Rosenberg, Ellen. ''The Southern Baptists: A Subculture in Transition.'' University of Tennessee Press, 1989.
* Smith, Oran P. ''The Rise of Baptist Republicanism'' (1997), on recent voting behavior

===State and regional studies===
* McBeth, Harry Leon. ''Texas Baptists: A Sesquicentennial History'' (1998)
* Williams, C. Fred, S. Ray Granade, and Kenneth M. Startup. ''A System and Plan: Arkansas Baptist State Convention, 1848-1998'' (1998)
* Flynt, Wayne. ''Alabama Baptists in the Heart of Dixie'' (1998)
* Wardin, Jr., Albert W. ''Tennessee Baptists: A Comprehensive History, 1779-1999'' (1999).

==== Primary sources ====

* Baker, Robert. ed. ''A Baptist Source Book.'' Broadman Press, 1966.
* Glenmary Research Center. ''Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States'' 2000.
* Kell, Carl L., ed. ''Exiled: Voices of the Southern Baptist Convention Holy War.'' (2006) 228pp
* McBeth, H. Leon, (ed.) ''A Sourcebook for Baptist Heritage'' (1990), primary sources for Baptist history.
* McGlothlin, W. J. (ed.) ''Baptist Confessions of Faith.'' Philadelphia: The American Baptist Publication Society, 1911.
* Shurden, Walter B. and Randy Shepley, eds. ''Going for the Jugular: A Documentary History of the SBC Holy War.'' Mercer U. Press, 1996. 281 pp.
==External links==
* [https://www.sbc.net/ SBC Website]
* [http://www.baptisthistory.org/ Baptist History and Heritage Society]
* [http://www.abpnews.com/ Associated Baptist Press] - An Independent Baptist news agency
* [http://www.bpnews.net/ Baptist Press] - A Southern Baptist news agency
* [http://www.sbc.net/bfm2000/bfm2000.asp Baptist Faith and Message 2000 edition]

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Fourteen words

2022-05-21T02:50:11Z

ClaudeMcH:

[[File:Acab-adl.jpg|thumb|250px|right| Nazis using 1488 as well as [[ACAB]], as seen in a tattoo.]]
The '''Fourteen Words''', (abbreviated as 14, or 1488), is a reference to two 14-word slogans, one being "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children", and the other being "Because the beauty of the White [[Aryan]] woman must not perish from the earth". The terms were coined by prolific [[white supremacist]] David Eden Lane as he was serving his 190-year prison sentence for racketeering, conspiracy, and violation of civil rights, in connection to the murder of [[Jewish]] [[radio]] host Alan Berg. They are commonly used by [[Neo-Nazis]], the [[Ku Klux Klan]], and other hate groups. "88" is a reference to the 8th letter of the alphabet twice, "HH", or "Heil [[Hitler]]".

The slogan has connections to multiple plans and executions of [[mass murder]], such as a plot to [[assassination|assassinate]] [[Barack Obama]] in 2008<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/us/politics/28plot.html</ref>, the [[Wisconsin]] [[Sikh]] temple shooting<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/wisconsin-gunman-wade-michael-pages-tattoos-racist-beliefs/story?id=16949676</ref>, the [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] Church shooting<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11689037/Charleston-church-massacre-Things-we-learned-from-shooter-Dylann-Roofs-racist-manifesto.html</ref>, The [[Pittsburgh]] [[Synagogue]] shooting<ref>https://heavy.com/news/2018/10/robert-bowers-social-media-rob-gab</ref>, and the [[Christchurch mosque shootings]]<ref>https://apnews.com/597933f5d8454f448db02d1fc077730d</ref>.

During the [[Russo-Ukraine war]], in which the [[Democrat]] [[Biden regime]] supported known [[Nazi]]s, Russian forces screened captured [[Ukrainian]] [[POW]]s for Nazi insignia, tattoos, and sympathies. Personal cell phones were inspected for Nazi material. If the password was "1488", that could be enough [[probable cause]] to raise more suspicions.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/4PCuNFI0ZumJ/</ref>

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Essay: Pro-life should mean....

2022-05-18T23:05:09Z

ClaudeMcH:

Hey, you're pro-life? Great! Life is really awesome.

But if you're really "pro-life," ask yourself a question: "Does my obligation to do whatever is best for that fetus end when it comes flying out from between a woman's legs?"

Now that Roe seems to be in the rear-view mirror, it's time for "pro-lifers" to put their awesome political commitment and energy into supporting the lives they were protecting when they were inside a uterus. Things like fully-funded pre-maternal care and paid parental leave. If you were deeply invested in that human being before he was breathing air, well, l don't see how that commitment ends in the maternity ward.

[https://getpocket.com/read/660607708 A recent essay] in the journal ''[[American Conservative]]'' argues that:

"If a woman considers herself too destitute to care for a child, there is no transvaginal ultrasound demoralizing enough and no accompanying narration excoriating enough to make her decision seem any less plausible. The specter of criminalization in some pro-life discourse is equally disturbing: surely the penal carceral system is the very last structure we would relegate poor mothers to. Even pro-life picketers seem to recognize as much. Fortunately, if the goal really is reducing abortion and supporting the ability of mothers to care for their infants, the data directs us to a very intuitive solution: give would-be moms, especially the poorest, the financial boost they need to give birth while maintaining financial security. A child allowance program fits the bill neatly."

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Al-Aqsa Mosque

2022-05-18T03:37:00Z

ClaudeMcH: Is there any other type?

[[File:Al-Aqsa Mosque Jerusalem.jpg|thumb|Al-Aqsa Mosque.]]
'''Al-Aqsa Mosque''' (Distant Mosque) (Arabic: المسجد الاقصى, ''translit'': al-Masjid al-Aqsa), is a [[mosque]] on Temple Mount in the Old City of [[Jerusalem]]. It is adjacent to the famous [[Dome of the Rock]]; they form part of the platform "Al-Haram ash-Sharif" or "Noble Sanctuary" (Temple Mount). This mosque is the third holiest site in Islam after "Masjid al-Haram", a mosque in [[Mecca]], and "Masjid al-Nabawi", a mosque in Medina.

The [[Temple Mount]] contains the holiest site in [[Judaism]].

The original name of the Temple Mount in Islam is 'Haram al-Quds A-sharif', meaning 'the sacred and glorious compound'. Today the entire mountain is called Al-Aqsa for political aims in order to expand the territory of the "Palestinian" struggle in Israel, but in the beginning the focus was the mosque itself and not beyond it, and by definition as 'haram' it was designated as one of the places where no war or political elements should be held.<ref name=inn-240422/>

Today, the Islamic Al Aqsa Mosque complex stands on the ruins of the Jewish Temples, and the Muslim Waqf (an Islamic agency run by the Jordanian government) administers the site.<ref>Ari Soffer, [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/185731 The Muslim Obsession with Jews on the Temple Mount], ''INN'', 02.10.14.<blockquote>
What lies behind the alarming harassment of Jewish worshippers at Judaism's holiest site? And why aren't Temple Mount activists afraid?

"It is unconscionable that this travesty takes places in the heart of Jerusalem," he added, condemning the fact that amid all the violence by Muslim extremists, the police only made one arrest - of a young Jewish man who eventually responded in kind to the verbal abuse his group had been receiving throughout their visit...

Today, the Islamic Al Aqsa Mosque complex stands on the ruins of the Jewish Temples, and the Muslim Waqf (an Islamic agency run by the Jordanian government) administers the site. Under pressure from the Waqf and amid violence and threats by Islamists, Israeli police impose severe restrictions on Jews from even entering the site: only small groups are allowed on at a time, accompanied by police and Waqf agents to ensure they do not engage in prayer or any other forms of worship - which is strictly forbidden for Jews under penalty of arrest. This despite numerous Israeli court rulings that Jews should by granted freedom of religion on the Mount and not be prevented from worshipping there.</blockquote></ref>

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After the Crusaders captured Jerusalem in 1099, Al-Aqsa was used as the royal palace of the Crusader kings, then as the headquarters of the Knights Templar in 1118. The legacy of these European occupants remains in the Romanesque central bays of the main facade. [http://www.sacred-destinations.com/israel/jerusalem-al-aqsa-mosque]
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Main facade and dome.
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==Islamization==
Many Biblical legends ("asatir al-awwalin"), which were familiar to the pagan Arabs before the dawn of Islam, underwent an Islamic conversion, and the Koran as well as the Hadith (the Islamic oral tradition), are replete with them. Islamization was practiced on places as well as persons:<ref>Dr. Mordechai Kedar, [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/15953 Why and When was the Myth of al-Aqsa Created?], ''INN'', 2014-11-10.<blockquote>
How did Jerusalem become so important to Muslims?

[Tags: Al Aqsa Martyr's Brigades]

The importance of Jerusalem for Jews and Christians is beyond dispute, since the connection of this city to Judaism and Christianity is part of universal concepts about history and theology. However, when it comes to modern politics, we hear over and over that Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims demand that Jerusalem become the capital of the future Palestinian state, owing to its holiness to Islam. The question is how and when this city became holy to Muslims.

When the .. Muhammad established Islam, he introduced a minimum of innovations. He employed the hallowed personages, historic legends and sacred sites of Judaism, Christianity, and even paganism, by Islamizing them. Thus, according to Islam, Abraham was the first [sic] "Muslim" .. Many Biblical legends ("asatir al-awwalin"), which were familiar to the pagan Arabs before the dawn of Islam, underwent an Islamic conversion, and the Koran as well as the Hadith (the Islamic oral tradition), are replete with them.

Islamization was practiced on places as well as persons: Mecca and the holy stone - al-Ka'bah - were holy sites of the pre-Islamic pagan Arabs. The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus and the Great Mosque of Istanbul were erected on the sites of Christian-Byzantine churches - two of the better known examples of how Islam treats sanctuaries of other faiths.

Jerusalem, too, underwent the process of Islamization: at first Muhammad attempted to convince the Jews near Medina to join his young community, and, by way of persuasion, established the direction of prayer (kiblah) to be to the north, towards Jerusalem, in keeping with Jewish practice; but after he failed in this attempt he turned against the Jews, killed many of them, and directed the kiblah southward, towards Mecca.

Muhammad's abandonment of Jerusalem explains the fact that this city is not mentioned even once in the Koran. After Palestine was occupied by the Muslims, its capital was Ramle, 30 miles to the west of Jerusalem, signifying that Jerusalem meant nothing to them.

Islam rediscovered Jerusalem 50 years after Muhammad's death. In 682 CE, 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr rebelled against the Islamic rulers in Damascus, conquered Mecca and prevented pilgrims from reaching Mecca for the Hajj. 'Abd al-Malik, the Umayyad Calif, needed an alternative site for the pilgrimage and settled on Jerusalem which was then under his control. In order to justify this choice, a verse from the Koran was chosen (17,1 = sura 17, verse 1) which states (trans. by Majid Fakhri):

"Glory to Him who caused His servant to travel by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque, whose precincts We have blessed, in order to show him some of Our Signs, He is indeed the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing."

The meaning ascribed to this verse (see the commentary in al-Jallalayn) is that "the furthest mosque" (al-masgid al-aqsa) is in Jerusalem and that Muhammad was conveyed there one night (although at that time the journey took three days by camel), on the back of al-Buraq, a magical horse with the head of a woman, wings of an eagle, the tail of a peacock, and hoofs reaching to the horizon. He tethered the horse to the Western Wall of the Temple Mount and from there "ascended" to the seventh "heaven" together with the angel Gabriel. On his way he met the prophets of other religions ...

Islam tries to gain legitimacy over other, older religions, by creating a scene in which the former prophets agree to Muhammad's mastery, thus making him Khatam al-Anbiya' ("the Seal of the Prophets"). According to this legend, Islam came to the world in order to replace Judaism and Christianity rather than to live side by side with them.

Not surprisingly, this miraculous account contradicts a number of the tenets of Islam: How can a living man of flesh and blood ascend to heaven? How can a mythical creature carry a mortal to a real destination? Questions such as these have caused orthodox Muslim thinkers to conclude that the nocturnal journey was a dream of Muhammad's. The journey and the ascent serves Islam to "go one better" than the Bible: Moses "only" went up to Mt. Sinai, in the middle of nowhere, and drew close to heaven, whereas Muhammad went all the way (so to speak, edited) up to Allah, and from Jerusalem itself.

What are the difficulties with the belief that the al-Aqsa mosque described in Islamic tradition is located in Jerusalem? For one, the people of Mecca, who knew Muhammad well, did not believe this story. Only Abu Bakr, (later the first Caliph), believed him and thus was called al-Siddiq ("the believer"). The second difficulty is that Islamic tradition tells us that al-Aqsa mosque is near Mecca on the Arabian peninsula. This was unequivocally stated in "Kitab al-Maghazi" (Oxford University Press, 1966, vol. 3, pp. 958-9), a book by the Muslim historian and geographer al-Waqidi. According to al-Waqidi, there were two "masjeds" (places of prayer) in al-Gi'irranah, a village between Mecca and Ta'if, one was "the closer mosque" (al-masjid al-adna) and the other was "the further mosque" (al-masjid al-aqsa), and Muhammad would pray there when he went out of town.

This description by al-Waqidi which is supported by a chain of authorities (isnad), was not "convenient" for the Islamic propaganda of the 7th century. In order to establish a basis for the awareness of the "holiness" of Jerusalem in Islam, the Caliphs of the Ummayad dynasty invented many "traditions" upholding the value of Jerusalem (known as "fadha'il bayt al-Maqdis"), which would justify pilgrimage to Jerusalem for the faithful Muslims. Thus was al-Masjid al-Aqsa "transported" to Jerusalem. It should be noted that Saladin also adopted the myth of al-Aqsa and those "traditions" in order to recruit and inflame the Muslim warriors against the Crusaders in the 12th century.

Another aim of the Islamization of Jerusalem was to undermine the legitimacy of the older religions, Judaism and Christianity, which consider Jerusalem to be a holy city. Islam is presented as the only legitimate religion, destined to replace the other two, because Jews and Christians had "changed and distorted" [sic] ("ghyyarou wa-baddalou") the Word of God, each in their turn. On the alleged "forgeries" [sic] of the Holy Scriptures, made by Jews and Christians, see the third chapter of: M. J. Kister, "haddithu 'an bani isra'il wa-la haraja", IOS 2 (1972), pp. 215-239. Kister quotes dozens of Islamic sources).

Though Judaism and Christianity can exist side by side in Jerusalem, Islam regards both of them as betrayals of Allah and his teachings, and has always done, and will continue to do, all in its power to expel both of them from this city. It is interesting to note that this expulsion is retroactive: The Islamic broadcasters of the Palestinian radio stations consistently make it a point to claim that the Jews never had a temple on the Temple Mount and certainly not two temples. (Where, then, according to them, did Jesus preach?)

Arafat, himself a secular person (ask the Hamas!), did exactly what the Caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty did 1300 years ago: he marshaled the holiness of Jerusalem to serve his political ends. He could not give control of Jerusalem over to the Jews since according to Islam they are "impure" and the wrath of Allah is upon them ("al-maghdhoub 'alayhim"; Koran 1,7, see al-Jalalayn and other commentaries; note that verse numbers may differ slightly in the various editions of the Koran). The Jews are (say the teaching, edited) the sons of monkeys and pigs (5,60). (For the idea that Jews are related to pigs and monkeys see, for instance, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, (Beirut 1969) vol. 3, p. 241. See also pages 348, 395, 397, 421, and vol. 6, p. 135.) The Jews are those who distorted the holy writings which were revealed to them (2,73; 3,72) and denied God's signs (3,63). Since they violated the covenant with their God (4,154), He cursed them (5,16) and they are forever the inheritors of hell (3,112). So how could Arafat abandon Jerusalem to the Jews?

The Palestinian Arab media these days are full of messages of Jihad, calling to broaden the national-political war between Israel and the Palestinians into a religious-Islamic war between the Jews and the Muslims. READ THEIR LIPS: for them Christianity is no better than Judaism, since both "forfeited" their right to rule over Jerusalem. Only Islam - Din al-Haqq ("the Religion of Truth") - has this right, and forever. This was and still is the leitmotiv in Friday sermons in Palestinian mosques and official media. (Note: photo acccompanying this article is a keffiya showing the hoped-for taking Jerusalem from Israel and the destruction of Israel on the scarf. On the right side it says "Jerusalem is ours" and the left: "Palestine" with no Israel on the map.)

Since the holiness of Jerusalem to Islam has always been, and still is no more than a politically motivated holiness, any Palestinian Arab politician would be putting his political head on the block should he give it up. Must Judaism and Christianity defer to myths related in Islamic texts or allegedly envisioned in Muhammad's dreams, long after Jerusalem was established as the ancient, real center of these two religions which preceded Islam?

Should the world reshape the Middle East map just because Muslims decided to recycle the political problems of the Umayyads 1250 years after the curtain came down on their role in history?</blockquote></ref><blockquote>The Palestinian Arab media these days are full of messages of Jihad, calling to broaden the national-political war between Israel and the Palestinians into a religious-Islamic war between the Jews and the Muslims. READ THEIR LIPS: for them Christianity is no better than Judaism, since both "forfeited" their right to rule over Jerusalem. Only Islam - Din al-Haqq ("the Religion of Truth") - has this right, and forever. This was and still is the leitmotiv in Friday sermons in Palestinian mosques and official media.</blockquote>

==Use for Jihad==
===Origin of incitement===

Origin - 1920s

The false claim that the Jews were scheming to destroy the Al-Aksa and build the Temple, was started by Mufti [[Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini|Haj Amin al-Husseini]].
<ref>[https://jcpa.org/al-aksa-is-in-danger-libel/al-aksa-libel-advocate-mufti-haj-amin-al-husseini “Al-Aksa Is in Danger” Libel Advocate Grand Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini], JCPA.<blockquote>
The claim that the Jews were scheming to destroy the Al-Aksa and build the Temple, was started by Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini.</blockquote></ref>

A photomontage of a flag hanging over the mosque in [[Jerusalem]] was distributed ahead of the kilings.<ref>[http://nextweb.lib.ohio-state.edu/projects/hebrew-lexicon/99995-files/99995081/99995081-266/99995081-266.pdf Bitzaron, Volumes 55-56. pp. 77-78, 1966. Chaviv Canaan, "The Mufti's War on the Jews"] ... ''For a week before the day of the eruption, photographs of Omar Mosque with a Zionist flag on its turret. It was a fake photomontage he needed to prove to the ignorant masses that Haj Amin's struggle against the Jews' attempts to take over the mosque was right...''</ref>

He had distributing tens of thousands of the well-known forged photographs showing the mosque.. a pile of black blackened ruins. The inscription on these pictures brazenly announced that the .. shrine in Islam had been bombed [sic] to pieces by the Jews... forged photographs showing the mosque lying in ruins.<ref name=paassen>Van Paassen, Pierre. [https://books.google.com/books?id=HjtDvwEACAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22Ruins%22 Days of Our Years]. 1943. 392, 398.<blockquote>
... of distributing tens of thousands of the well-known forged photographs showing the mosque of Omar [sic] in Jerusalem a pile of black blackened ruins. The inscription on these pictures brazenly announced that the holiest shrine in Islam had been bombed to pieces by the Jews. Pamphlets also had been scattered setting forth in the Egyptian...detail… (a) plan to rebuild the Hebrew Temple on the site.... forged photographs showing the mosque lying in ruins...</blockquote>

*Ricki Hollander, "[https://www.camera.org/article/anti-jewish-violence-in-pre-state-palestine-1929-massacres/ Anti-Jewish Violence in Pre-State Palestine/1929 Massacres]", CAMERA, August 23, 2009.<blockquote>
According to Dutch-Canadian journalist Pierre Van Passen who was in Palestine at the time, fabricated pictures of Muslim holy sites in ruins were handed out to Hebron Arabs as they were leaving their mosques on Friday, August 23, 1929. The captions on the pictures claimed that the Dome of the Rock was bombed by the Zionists.</blockquote>

*Julian Zuckerbrot, "[https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/resisting-and-reporting-myth-making-in-the-hundred-years-of-war-against-israel/ Resisting and reporting: Myth-making in the hundred years of war against Israel]", ''TOI'', Sep 15, 2021.

<blockquote>In the year 1929, the Mufti of Jerusalem called on his followers to rally to the defence of the Haram al-Sharif – the Arabic name for the Temple Mount – from an attack by the city’s Jews. It is the place where, for centuries, the First and Second Temples stood, and so for Jews it the most sacred place on earth. It is also important to Christians as the setting for events described in the Bible. After the Islamic conquest of the region, it was where the al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock were built, and is considered one of the most holy of places to Muslims.

There was no threat to the site, on which many Jews will not set foot because of its sanctity, but the Mufti knew that that the Haram al-Sharif is such a powerful, unifying symbol that any perceived danger to it would rouse his followers to violence. Even then he had quite a bit of expertise in inciting anti-Jewish riots, having done so in 1920 and 1921. In 1929 the hoax achieved the desired effect and, after six days of rioting in several locations, many had been injured and 243 had died, including 100 Arabs...

Back in 1929, Great Britain was governing a territory they called Palestine, putting back on the map a name from history, just as they then referred to Iraq as Mesopotamia. They were doing so, not as colonizers, but in order to carry out the will of the League of Nations –the body representing the world community in those days – that a Jewish state should arise there.

It was concept at first championed by Britain in its Balfour Declaration of 1917, but by 1929 London had shifted its position to what it considered even-handedness towards the Jewish and Arab communities. In practice that meant abandoning their responsibility to assist the Jews in nation-building, including by limiting Jewish (but not Arab) immigration. For the local British administration, even-handedness somehow meant actually encouraging the Arabs to commit anti-Jewish violence.
The League of Nations / United Nations Mandate ended in 1948 and, against all the odds, the State of Israel declared its independence, although it didn’t get control of the entire area set aside by the League until 1967. That was all long ago, but what goes on at the UN today – and among many of its members – nevertheless reveals a sense of being entitled to rule on Israel’s every action, to the point of determining the right of the country – and only that particular country – to exist.

Just as once the British saw themselves as even-handed referees, today there is a new fairness doctrine. Under its rules, Israel – an open, democratic, peace-loving nation – is no better than a totalitarian, death-worshipping regime; in defending itself it is no more in the right than the aggressors; and in endangering its own people to protect the enemy’s non-combatants, it is equivalent to those who intentionally kill and maim.
Israel’s enemies are never allowed to lose the wars they start. None of their territory is considered permanently forfeited, and all the damage they incur must be “proportional” to what they can inflict, with the bill for the repairs paid by someone else.

And if the media, most of which covered the recent round of fighting by adopting the narrative of Israel’s enemies – “Hamas’s truth,” if such an oxymoron is possible – it hasn’t much different over the decades. One foreign correspondent who was an exception to that pattern, who chose to sought out the facts and reported events truthfully, was the Dutch-born Canadian journalist Pierre Van Paassen.

Van Paassen was in Jerusalem in 1929, when the mob rampaged through the city, attacking any Jew they happened to encounter. He wrote that they screamed not only “Death to the Jews,” but also “The government is with us.” The British administration was indeed with the Arabs, refusing to allow the Jews to arm themselves until – because there was no else to stop the mob from attacking the government headquarters – they finally distributed guns to them. “A few shots fired into the air dispersed the bloodthirsty mob,” he wrote. “The Jews alone had saved British prestige in the Holy Land and in the entire Near East.”

When riots spread to other locations, van Paassen headed to Hebron, arriving soon after the violence had subsided. He discovered that doctored photos depicting the Haram al-Sharif apparently in ruins had been distributed in order to incite Friday worshippers, with labels falsely claiming the holy site had “been bombed by the Zionists.” For six days, with the police absent, mobs of Arabs had attacked their Jewish neighbours, killing 67 of them in what became known as the Hebron Massacre.

Van Paassen entered the house of a rabbi, where some of the Jews had sought protection. “We found the twelve-foot-high ceiling splashed with blood. The rooms looked like a slaughterhouse…The blood stood in a huge pool on the slightly sagging stone floor of the house.” Smashed personal possessions lay strewn about, along with severed body parts. Although the authorities prevented him from collecting the body parts as evidence, he was still able to provide the world with a first-hand description of what had happened.

While in Jerusalem, Van Paassen managed to obtain an interview with the Mufti himself, Muhammad Amin al-Husseini, the chief instigator of the 1929 riots. The same man had been behind the riots of 1920 (with the encouragement of some British officers) and in 1921; he would go on to foment killing on an even greater scale, particularly during the Arab Revolt of 1936-39.
In 1920, the violence had been timed to take place just before the San Remo Conference, where the First World War allies would finalize the division of the territories surrendered by the Ottoman Turks. The allies, with the endorsement of the League of Nations, would create a series of “mandates,” new proto-nations that would take the place of the defunct 400-year-old empire.

Those mandates included Syria, Lebanon, Iraq – today failed states all. Another was Israel, which was to inherit “Palestine,” which originally accounted for four per cent of the Ottoman territories. After the British took the lion’s share of the Palestine Mandate to form what is now Jordan, the Jews were left with only one per cent – and they’re still fighting to hold on to that.
The Mufti was very clear with van Paassen that he would never tolerate any kind of Jewish state, no matter how small: “There will be no peace until they go,” Husseini told him, “The British will have to put a soldier with a bayonet in front of every Jewish home if they want peace without a wholesale exodus of Jews. Our people are at the end of their patience. They cannot bear the sight of the Jews any longer.” Taking the journalist to a window in his chambers, the Mufti indicated the Muslim holy places: “That is the sanctuary the Jews want to tear down. Here they plan to rebuild the Temple of Solomon.”...

From Palestine, van Paassen travelled to Egypt, where he discovered that the pogroms in Jerusalem were being presented not as Arab attacks on Jews but as the opposite. There were “tens of thousands of forged photographs showing the Mosque of Omar (sic) in Jerusalem a pile of blackened ruins,” he later wrote. “The inscription on these pictures brazenly announced that the holiest shrine in Islam had been bombed to pieces by the Jews. Pamphlets also had been scattered setting forth in detail… (a) plan to rebuild the Hebrew Temple on the site.” There were photographs displaying an image from Hebron Massacre, the bodies of murdered rabbinical students lying in the foreground, but with a caption claiming they were slain Arabs.

While in Cairo, van Paassen managed to obtain an interview with the head of Al-Azhar University, the foremost place of learning in the Muslim world.

He later recalled his thoughts as he anticipated the interview: “One would have expected Cairo, capital city of the most progressive Arab state, to be the logical fountainhead of Pan-Arabism.” Surely this eminent Sunni leader would believe the “official” version of the events in Jerusalem, in which his fellow Muslims were the victims and the Jews were intent on destroying the holy places. So Van Paassen must have been taken aback by what the “Sheik-President” of Al-Azhar said to him:

“We know perfectly well that the Jews have no designs on the mosque, but they have very different ambitions in Palestine. That is a legitimate aspiration. We, too, here in Egypt want to rebuild an Egyptian culture. We are Egyptians first. We have nothing in common with Pan-Arabism. Its aims are absolutely outside the sphere of our national interests.”

Van Paassen asked the Al-Azhar president – he is unnamed in the journalist’s account – what he thought of the Grand Mufti. The laughing reply was that “there were no ‘grand’ muftis or ‘eminences’ in Islam.” At one point, van Paassen recalled, “The Sheik jumped to his feet. His face…was now distorted with anger…’</blockquote></ref>

After the Mufti al-Husseini's led atrocious attack of the Hebron Jews (pious non-Zionists) in [[1929 Hebron massacre]], al-Husseini disseminated photos of the slaughtered Jewish corpses with the switched-around libel that the dead where actaully "Arabs" as if killed by Jews!<ref name=paassen/><ref name=gs-2008/>

Explained: This type of blood-libel is today frequently used against Israel by the Palestinian Authority together with the Axis of the Islamists and the International Left, and is widely dissmeninated in the media and universities worldwide.<ref name=gs-2008>[http://www.yadvashemusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2008_jan_feb.pdf Yad Vashem USA, Vol. 34-No.3, January/February 2008.].<blockquote>

The Nazi Connection to Islamic Terrorism: Adolf Hitler and Haj Amin alHusseini. By Chuck Morse. iUniverse, Inc. 2003. 186pp. Reviewed by Gary Selikow...

In 1922, al-Husseini was appointed Grand Mufti of Jerusalem by the British. He organized a reign of terror against moderate Moslems who showed any sign of accepting the Jews, and in 1929 organized further pogroms agianst Jews in Jerusalem, Motza, Hebron, Safed, Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jaffa, as well as Jews living in the countryside. The ancient Jewish community of Hebron was destroyed.
After the massacre of the Hebron Jews, al-Husseini disseminated photos of the slaughtered Jewish corpses with the (false) claim that the dead where actaully Arabs killed by Jews!
This type of blood-libel is today frequently used against Israel by the Palestinian Authority together with the Axis of the Islamists and the International Left , and is widely dissmeninated in the media and universities worldwide. As Morse points out: "The preposterous and quite bizzare proposition prsented today is that the State of Israel and it's armed forces are deliberately and knowingly killing innocent Palestinian Arabs. Such propaganda ,serves the same purpose today as it did in the time ofal-Husseini, not to mention mediaeval times, namely as a means of fanning the flames and hatred, and stoking the fires of genocide against the Jews."</blockquote></ref>

===Campaign of lies===
Historian on Islamic lies about Jerusalem and the al-Aqsa Mosque:<ref>Mordechai Keidar, [https://mida.org.il/2016/08/09/%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%94%D7%90%D7%A1%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%90%D7%A7%D7%A6%D7%90/ The Islamic lies about Jerusalem and the al-Aqsa Mosque], ''Mida'', 09/08/2016.
<blockquote>
I photographed the lesser-known document during a recent visit to New York to my friend Haim Steinberger, who has a large collection of maps of the Land of Israel (see below). Haim presented me with a Jordanian tourism map of Jerusalem drawn in 1965, two years before the Six Day War, when East Jerusalem was completely illegally occupied by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, without the world shouting or even whispering a word against this illegal occupation. The map was drawn by a Jordanian named 'Abd al-Rahman Ratzatz who worked as an official surveyor, and received approval from the official tourism authority of the Jordanian government. It can therefore be said that this is an official Jordanian map.

A look at the map shows that in 1965 the Temple Mount compound was still called 'Al-Haram al-Sharif', and it is located on "Mount Moriah" - the site of the Temple, the drinking stone, etc. Al-Aqsa Mosque, on the other hand, is just the building to the south of the compound. That is, almost thirty years before the peace treaty between Jordan and Israel, the kingdom saw the al-Aqsa Mosque only in a building located in southern al-Haram al-Sharif, built entirely on Mount Moriah.

It was only after the Jews liberated their temple site during the Six Day War in June 1967 that the rays of Islam decided to expand the Al-Aqsa Mosque - originally in the Saudi desert - from the building south of the Temple Mount to the entire Temple Mount, lest the Jews build a synagogue on the mountain, as the aspirations of Rabbis Goren and Shear-Yashuv-Cohen.</blockquote></ref><blockquote>Jordanian tourism map of Jerusalem drawn in 1965, two years before the Six Day War, when East Jerusalem was completely illegally occupied by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, without the world shouting or even whispering a word against this illegal occupation. The map was drawn by a Jordanian named 'Abd al-Rahman Ratzatz who worked as an official surveyor, and received approval from the official tourism authority of the Jordanian government. It can therefore be said that this is an official Jordanian map.

A look at the map shows that in 1965 the Temple Mount compound was still called 'Al-Haram al-Sharif', and it is located on "Mount Moriah" - the site of the Temple, the drinking stone, etc. Al-Aqsa Mosque, on the other hand, is just the building to the south of the compound. That is, almost thirty years before the peace treaty between Jordan and Israel, the kingdom saw the al-Aqsa Mosque only in a building located in southern al-Haram al-Sharif, built entirely on Mount Moriah.

It was only after the Jews liberated their temple site during the Six Day War in June 1967 that the rays of Islam decided to expand the Al-Aqsa Mosque - originally in the Saudi desert - from the building south of the Temple Mount to the entire Temple Mount.</blockquote>

===Pallywood===
[[File:Palestinian_fireworks.jpg|thumb|Misrepresenting a pic of Muslim Palestinians firing fireworks from Temple Mount at Jews who were at the Western Wall - into hyping old bloodlibel - the "all aqsa under atrack" lie (May/2021)]]
May 2021. 
In a picture, shared with some 15.2 million, Islamist MK Ayman Odeh<ref>Yoseph Haddad @YosephHaddad Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/YosephHaddad/status/1513389235209973761 Apr 11, 2022]):<blockquote>
Less than a year ago, Ayman Odeh raised this tweet, which reached millions around the world, to present a distorted picture as if Jews were burning al-Aqsa and inciting at the beginning of the Wall Guard operation against Israel, thus helping to ignite the fire that led to fighting and riots inside Israel And his rebellion!
[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FQCjfTyXsAIv0N2?format=jpg&name=small]</blockquote></ref> shows, supposedly [[Al Aqsa Mosque]] on fire and blames Jews who are celebrating their occasion at Western Wall which was not only unrelated but false.

Actually, fireworks were fired by Muslims from the Temple Mount toward the Western Wall below where thousands of Jews were gathered for Jerusalem Day celebration.<ref>Judah Ari Gross @JudahAriGross Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/JudahAriGross/status/1391813279559860228 May 10, 2022])
<blockquote>Additional footage of the incident appears to show that the fireworks were fired from the Temple Mount toward the Western Wall below (where thousands of Jews were gathered for Jerusalem Day celebrations).</blockquote></ref>
Even biased [https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/3098/production/_118504421_0005_976_misleading.jpg BBC] exposed it.

*Apr 2022. 
As usual, on top of Islamic leaders' incitement, adding fuel to the fire, a radical left wing anti-Israel org. pushes a [[Pallywood]]y lie, such as on a terrorist firing at Jews from within their mosque.<ref>[https://rotter.net/forum/scoops1/740165.shtml Incitement and Fake: A left-wing organization distributes documentation of a terrorist firing fireworks from a mosque on the Temple Mount as if it were a police officer firing into the mosque.], ''Rotter'', Apr 21, 2022.<blockquote>Ariel Danino @arieldanino Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/arieldanino/status/1517091660462800896 Apr 21, 2022]): 
The propaganda machine against Jews:
A video taken from the mosque of Arab terrorists who broke the window of their "holy place," and an Arab terrorist sits and fires fireworks direct fire at police and Jews.

The kangaroo-court organization "Mistaklim" tweets this lie and all the left-wing bots share without even looking at the video.</blockquote></ref>

===Recent: organized chaos===
[[File:Al Aqsa riot.jpg|thumb|[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FQiRnyrXwAEZ5Sb?format=jpg Rocks (sizes of rocks being used by worshippers rioters) - 04.15.22]]]
[[File:Rioters wear shoes in mosque.jpg|thumb|[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FQYN6lNWQAAVcq4?format=jpg Rioters wear shoes in mosque, have their stones ready]]]
[[File:Al Aqsa stockpile rocks.jpg|thumb|[https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2022/04/how-human-rights-groups-covered-or.html?m=1 Stockpiling rocks]]]

This is<ref name=ynet-04.17.22/> how the "confrontation array" of the Al-Aqsa Mosque works. The fireworks are hidden in hiding places in the mountain compound, the rocks, before using them in their holy site to attack<ref name=ofir-041522>Ofir Gendelman (@ofirgendelman) Tweeted: ([https://twitter.com/ofirgendelman/status/1514915057272074240 Apr 15, 2022])
<blockquote>
The Palestinian rioters who had previously planned to riot in the Haram al-Sharif this morning and smashed the walls of buildings and mosque in order to use crushed stones as weapons and fired firecrackers from inside the Mosque and vandalized it, they also desecrated it (according to their laws, their religion - editor) when they entered it wearing shoes.

We protect freedom of worship, not freedom of orgy.</blockquote></ref> are collected from the Mercy Gate area, and Hamas support signs are smuggled through those entering the compound. The "Shabab al-Aqsa" group is ready to ignite riots on the Temple Mount at any time - and is just waiting for instruction.<ref name=ynet-04.17.22>Elior Levy, [https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/sj87ksdv5 Another tense morning on the Temple Mount: This is how the "confrontation array" of the Al-Aqsa Mosque works], Ynet. 04.17.22.<blockquote>Another tense morning on the Temple Mount: This is how the "confrontation array" of the Al-Aqsa Mosque works. The fireworks are hidden in hiding places in the mountain compound, the stones are collected from the Mercy Gate area, and Hamas support signs are smuggled through those entering the compound. The "Shabab al-Aqsa" group is ready to ignite riots on the Temple Mount at any time - and is just waiting for instruction.</blockquote></ref>
And [[Hamas]] plays a major role.<ref>Ilan Ben Zion, [https://apnews.com/36e70e83ded264fbd6e73831fb431aed Israeli FM accuses Hamas of orchestrating Jerusalem violence], ''Associated Press'', April 24, 2022.</ref>

The Supreme Muslim Council, and the director of the al- Aqsa mosque are all charged with the management of the site, some among them are regarded by Israeli security officials as dominant forces behind the violence.
Jihad terror groups are coordinating behind the scenes too.<ref>E. Levy, [https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sktj1pk4c Israel estimates Temple Mount riots 'organized' plot], 04.17.22
<blockquote>
Analysis: Police believes hundreds of Palestinian youths who have been clashing with forces are funded by the PA, local contributions and Turkey, who want Hamas to join the fight for al Aqsa by firing rockets into Israel

The violent clashes on Temple Mount that broke out last Friday and resumed on Sunday, did not break out spontaneously.

The scope of violence required means and advanced preparation, which are the result of daily efforts by some Palestinians.

The rioters on Sunday, were told to remain inside the al-Aqsa mosque, by activists in order to engage with the police.

Calls on loud speakers urge Palestinian youth to stay and 'protect the Muslim holy sight' claiming it was under threat from Jews, as the instigators called on the Hamas rulers of Gaza, to join in the defense of the mosques by launching rocket fire on Israel.

Police officials said on Sunday, that ahead of the visit of non-Muslims on Temple Mount, hundreds of Palestinian youth began accumulating stones and other objects and set up makeshift barrier to be used in the intended clashes.

Police forces are working to remove the barriers and the stones from the site in order to ensure the safety of visitors," the police said.

"We intend to enable visits to Temple Mount and the freedom of worship for all faiths," the force said in a statement.

Jerusalem Mufti, Mohammed al-Husseini the Sunni Muslim cleric in charge of Jerusalem's Islamic holy places, his deputy, the chairman of the Supreme Muslim Council, and the director of the al- Aqsa mosque are all charged with the management of the site.

Some among them are regarded by Israeli security officials as dominant forces behind the violence, Although the Waqf refrains from participation in the violence.

The Waqf officials condemned the police actions and their silence on the rioting, was seen as a tacit agreement to the violence.

The protesting youth, police sources said, calling themselves, the gang of al-Aqsa, are mostly residents of east Jerusalem. They are affiliated with various religious political factions including followers of the Hamas terror group. Their numbers are in the hundreds and their motivation to clash with Israeli forces, is high.

According to sources, the youth who have been rioting, are led by a 43-year old resident of the city, Nihad Zreiyer who is close to the Fatah faction.

The group, the sources said is funded by the Palestinian Authority, contribution of local residents as well as funds sent from Turkey.

The group used fire crackers, stones and other objects that were hurled at the police. Those were smuggled into the mosque compound over days in advance, and prepared in several locations.

In their signs and chants, the rioters expressed support for the Hamas and Islamic Jihad.</blockquote></ref>

Those hundreds that come to make trouble, make a mockery out of their own holy site.<ref name=eyaldror-041622/><ref name=ofir-041522/>

Israeli police move in only when in danger from rocks on them or when Arabs throw rocks on Jews going to the [[Western Wall]].<ref>(AJC Global's) Avi Mayer (@AviMayer) Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/AviMayer/status/1516581927284875270 Apr 19, 2022]):<blockquote>
To be clear: Israeli police entered the Temple Mount *after* hundreds of Palestinians stockpiled rocks and other weapons inside Al-Aqsa Mosque, using them to attack police and Jewish worshipers at the Western Wall below.

Any item that leaves out these facts is lying by omission. https://t.co/HgAoO2LdZf </blockquote></ref><ref>[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/326168 PM Bennett to CNN: 'I object - these are not occupied territories'], ''INN'', 20.04.22.<blockquote>

Grilled by CNN's Amanpour, PM Naftali Bennett provides the necessary background and perspective to understand the current wave of violence.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was interviewed on Wednesday by Christiane Amanpour of CNN and grilled on the latest wave of violence and its implications for his and his government's political future.
Asked to explain why he allowed IDF soldiers to enter the Al Aqsa Mosque, given the fact that the footage is then broadcast over the world and inflames tensions, Bennett replied, "As usual, you're starting in the middle of the story.

"Last Friday, 300 Palestinians barricaded themselves on the Temple Mount, preventing other Muslims from praying," Bennett continued, as Amanpour grimaced. "My responsibility is to ensure freedom of religion for everyone, and that's why I was obligated to send in police officers ... enabling 80 thousand Muslims to pray there peacefully afterward... I had to send in policemen to remove the rioters. And it worked.
"When faced with violence you have to act tough," Bennett added...

"What you've been projecting is blatantly false," responded Bennett. "I object to the symmetry you're trying to create here ... who's getting murdered? We're not seeing Israelis murdering Palestinians."
Over Amanpour's protests, the Prime Minister continued:
"I also object - these are not occupied territories...

"Israel is peaceful," he said. "About a month ago, unfortunately, a new wave of terror was thrown upon the Israeli public. We lost 14 people in four terror attacks. In Tel Aviv center, Arab Muslim terrorists, some of them affiliated with ISIS, came with rifles and started shooting people on the street. This is unacceptable.

"I object to the notion of 'both sides.' When they don't attack us, we have no issue with them. But when they do attack us, I have to fight back and hit them at their terror bases. That's what any leader would do and that's what I'm doing."

Bennett explained that when Israel pulled out of Gaza over a decade ago, pulling back to the '67 lines, “What we got in return is hell, tens of thousands of rockets shot at us.
"I’m not in the business of playing experiments on the Israeli people," he stressed. "What I am doing is people to people peace. Bottom up. Getting more jobs for Palestinians, better paying jobs. Improving the economy. That’s what I believe in. And I have to say the Palestinians are experiencing unprecedented prosperity."</blockquote></ref>

"Palestinian" official [[Fatah]]'s repeated posted cartoon depicts a Muslim woman, with full make-up - eyes and cheeks holding a broom. On the floor, the racist [[Palestinian Authority]] routine of using Nazi inspired noses on two individuals. The dirty [[Islamist]] propaganda depicts the woman as "cleanning..."<ref>"Fatah cartoon calls to "clean" Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa...". ''PMW'', Sep 29, 2016.<blockquote>
History of cartoon:
1- First posted: Facebook page of the Palestinian National Security Forces on Nov. 8, 2014.
2- Published again on Fatah-run Awdah TV, July 17, 2015.
3- Official Facebook ‎page of Fatah, Oct. 28, ‎‎2015, with the text: “This occupation will ‎pass Allah willing.”‎
4- Facebook page of the Palestinian National Security Forces, Sept. 29, 2016.</blockquote></ref>

[[File:3rd Intifada recipe.PNG|thumb|Plot]]

2022<ref>[https://www.camera.org/article/a-timeline-of-terror-and-tensions-spring-2022/ A Timeline of Terror and Tensions, Spring 2022], ''Camera'', Apr 20, 2022.</ref> example:
Palestinian thugs launched firecrackers from inside mosque for the purpose of inflaming thoughts and incitement, thus endangering its contents. As you can see, there is no Israeli policeman in this place.
<ref>Ofir Gendelman @ofirgendelman Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/ofirgendelman/status/1515625694604279809 Apr 17, 2022]):
<blockquote>
بالفيديو: هكذا أطلق البلطجية الفلسطينيون اليوم المفرقعات من داخل أحد المساجد في #الحرم_الشريف لأغراض تأجيج الخواطر والتحريض, وعرضوا بذلك محتوياته لخطر. كما ترون, لا يوجد أي شرطي إسرائيلي في هذا المكان. #المسجد_الأقصى

Video: This is how the Palestinian thugs today launched firecrackers from inside a mosque in the #Haram_Al-Sharif for the purpose of inflaming thoughts and incitement, thus endangering its contents. As you can see, there is no Israeli policeman in this place. #Al-Aqsa Mosque</blockquote></ref><ref>Ofir Gendelman @ofirgendelman Tweeted:
بالفيديو: مصلون مسلمون ينظفون المسجد #الأقصى وباحاته بعد تدنيسه من قبل المشاغبين الفلسطينيين وذلك بعد أن قامت الشرطة بتفريقهم. وقبل أن تلوموا الشرطة الإسرائيلية بتلويث المسجد وباحاته, أسألكم - من كان يجمع ويرمي الحجارة والمفرقعات من داخل المسجد؟ المشاغبون أو الشرطة؟
[https://twitter.com/ofirgendelman/status/1515691724559069189 Apr 17, 2022]:<blockquote>
Video: Muslim worshipers clean Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyards after being desecrated by Palestinian rioters, after the police dispersed them.

And before you blame the Israeli police for polluting [sic] the mosque and its courtyards, I ask you - who was collecting and throwing stones and firecrackers from inside the mosque? Hooligans or the police?</blockquote></ref>

Even "moderate" [[Jordan]] (whose majority of its population<ref>Uri Savir, [https://www.jpost.com/opinion/columnists/a-palestinian-jordanian-confederation A Palestinian-Jordanian confederation], ''JPost'', Jan 10, 2013.
<blockquote>About 70 percent of Jordan’s population is of Palestinian origin..</blockquote></ref> or at least it's half, is of Arab "[[Palestinian]]s"<ref>Roi Kais, [https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4751617,00.html Is Jordan hiding how many Palestinians are in the country?], ''YNet'', 01.12.16.<blockquote>
The 2015 census in the Hashemite Kingdom put its number of inhabitants at 9.5 million, 6.6 million of whom are Jordanian. The number of Palestinians stands at 630,000. Yet estimates say that Palestinians make up half of Jordan's population.</blockquote></ref><ref>Moshe Dann, [https://www.jpost.com/opinion/palestinians-living-in-jordan-deserve-to-be-jordanian-citizens-649117 Palestinians living in Jordan deserve to be Jordanian citizens], ''JPost'', Dec 14, 2020.<blockquote>

Palestinian Arabs living in UNRWA-administered towns in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan should be given the opportunity to become citizens in their host countries.

Arabs who consider themselves to be Palestinians deserve a state; they have one – it’s called Jordan. Terrorist organizations, such as the PLO, Hamas, PLFP, Islamic Jihad and others, do not deserve support, or a state.</blockquote></ref>) "helped" in instigation, with Jordan’s PM, lawmakers praising Arab attackers, rocks throwers.<ref>Alon Ben David, Gil Tamari, Hezi Simantov, [https://13tv.co.il/item/news/politics/state-policy/lapid-critisize-903000690/ Foreign Ministry v. Jordan...], Reshet 13, Apr 18, 2022.<blockquote>
In response to the summons of the Deputy Ambassador to the Jordanian Foreign Ministry and the announcement of the Foreign Ministry itself, Israel wrote that the Jordanians "are harming efforts to establish peace in Jerusalem." It will be recalled earlier today that the Jordanian Prime Minister said: "Salute every Palestinian and every employee of the Waqf in Jerusalem who throws stones at the Zionists."</blockquote></ref><ref>Hana Levi Julian, [https://www.jewishpress.com/news/middle-east/jordan/jordan-further-incites-temple-mount-rioters-summons-israeli-envoy-for-rebuke-traps-israeli-tourists/2022/04/18/ Jordan Further Incites Temple Mount Rioters, Summons Israeli Envoy for Rebuke & Traps Israeli Tourists], JP, April 18, 2022.</ref><ref>Lahav Harkov, [https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-704505 ‘Don’t join the lies,’ Bennett says as Jordanian PM praises Palestinian rioters], ''JPost'', Apr 18, 2022.<blockquote>Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh praised "every Palestinian and Jordanian Islamic Wakf worker" throwing stones.</blockquote></ref>
The Islamic Wakf who controls the mosque, is still Jordanian.

Instead of telling the truth and seek peace, the [[Palestinian Authority]]<ref name=eyaldror-041622>LTC Res Eyal Dror (@LTCEyalDror) Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/LTCEyalDror/status/1514861733051084806 Apr 15, 2022]):<blockquote>
هكذا يتعامل الفلسطينيون ، بتشجيع من السلطة الفلسطينية وحماس ، مع أحد أقدس الأماكن للإسلام .... عيب عليكم!
[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FQXeZhSXIAAiZu7?format=jpg]
This is how the Palestinians, with the encouragement of the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, deal with one of Islam's holiest places... Shame on you!</blockquote></ref> helps spreading the fake news.<ref>Lior Haiat @LiorHaiat Tweeted: ([https://twitter.com/LiorHaiat/status/1515657696695001091 Apr 17, 2022]):<blockquote>
Instead of calming down, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs chose to join extremist elements in the distribution of Fake News, with the aim of escalating violence and violence. Israel maintains religious freedom and worship in Jerusalem, in the holy places of the three religions that celebrate their holidays during this period.</blockquote></ref> Instead of calming down, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs chose to join extremist elements in the distribution of Fake News, with the aim of escalating violence and violence. While, Israel maintains religious freedom and worship in Jerusalem.

Not all Muslims went along with it. Ammunition on the Temple Mount: Saudi outrage over al-Aqsa "desecration" as they see it, per their religion, by "Palestinians."<ref name=inn-240422>Shimon Cohen, [https://www.inn.co.il/news/547702 Ammunition on the Temple Mount: Saudi outrage over al-Aqsa "desecration" (sic) by Palestinians], ''INN'', 24.04 22 <blockquote>
...We spoke with Itamar Tzur, a researcher at the Pre-Historian Forum.

Tzur tells of rage in Saudi Arabia over turning the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Temple Mount into a political compound and battlefield ... To get to know the historical background to the status of the Temple Mount in Islam, Itamar Tzur takes us back to the seventh century AD, even before the period of Islam. During this period, Arab tribes lived with common legislation, and among the laws was also the treatment of the Kaaba who was a (so-called) "goddess" that those tribes believed in...

The original name of the Temple Mount in Islam is 'Haram al-Quds A-sharif', meaning 'the sacred and glorious compound'. Today the entire mountain is called Al-Aqsa in order to expand the territory of the Palestinian struggle in Israel, but in the beginning the focus was the mosque itself and not beyond it, and by definition as 'haram' it was designated as one of the places where no war or political elements should be held. Tzur emphasizes that according to Islam, no flags should be displayed in a mosque for the same reason, its definition as 'harem'. The hanging of the PLO flag on the dome of the mosque is in fact contrary to the Islamic decision that has taken root since those days.

In his remarks, Tzur mentions that Haj Amin al-Husseini hid from the Mandatory regime in the Temple Mount compound on the understanding that the British army would not reach there out of respect for Islam or for fear of a Muslim response if military forces entered the mountain. For the same reason, Yasser Arafat was also offered to move to the Temple Mount when the section was intercepted by the IDF.

But Muslim rules have been violated and are violated almost every year, and as early as 101 years ago King Abdullah I was assassinated...

Tzur tells of anger in the Muslim world over the Palestinian behavior on the Temple Mount and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and most of the anger comes from Saudi Arabia, which has two most sacred places in Islam and sees the third place, the Temple Mount, as a rival. In the Saudi media, Tzur says, there is sharp and open criticism against the introduction of weapons in the Al-Aqsa Mosque and against the football games there...

He said that while we are hearing the voice... (of Russia - due to pure politics in Ukraine where it was denounced by almost all nations including Israel, thought actively neutral, despite being threatened by Russia for consequences -- editor) criticizing Israel's conduct on the Temple Mount, the Saudi and Muslim criticism outside it towards the Palestinians and their conduct on the mountain is much sharper.</blockquote></ref>

[[File:Molotov cocktail thrown from Al Aqsa.PNG|thumb|"Palestinian" Muslims throw Molotov cocktails - at police guarding the area - from their mosque. It explodes inside compound. At their Ramadan, 04.20.22.<ref name=lh-apr2022/>]]

On April 20, 2022, Temple Mount: Molotov cocktail thrown from mosque at police forces fell on a carpet inside mosque and fire broke out at their own compound.<ref>[https://www.hamal.co.il/post/-N04vmexzdK0fP8JEUY1 Hamal, April 20, 2022].<blockquote>
Temple Mount: A Molotov cocktail was thrown from one of the mosques at police forces. The bottle fell on a carpet inside the mosque and a local fire broke out.
הר הבית: בקבוק תבערה נזרק מאחד המסגדים לעבר כוחות המשטרה. הבקבוק נפל על שטיח בתוך המסגד ובמקום פרצה שריפה מקומית.

جبل الهيكل: تم إلقاء زجاجة حارقة من أحد المساجد على قوات الشرطة. سقطت الزجاجة على سجادة داخل المسجد واندلع حريق محلي.
</blockquote></ref><ref name=lh-apr2022>Lior Haiat (@LiorHaiat) Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/LiorHaiat/status/1516699845918134276 April 20, 2022]):<blockquote>
See here rioters throw a Molotov cocktail from within the AlAqsa Mosque during Ramadan, which landed short, causing the mosque’s rug to be set ablaze.
Palestinian extremists burning their own holy site, harbinger violence in their twisted goal to incite hatred. https://t.co/gK1jDBXvwt</blockquote>-Lior Haiat (@LiorHaiat) Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/LiorHaiat/status/1516699900779577351 Apr 20, 2022]):<blockquote>
Here is another video from a different angle.</blockquote></ref>

Jerusalem Mayor: “We are overly sensitive to the point of denying freedom of worship to Jews!” Explaining: "There is freedom of worship for everybody in this city except for Jews who want to pray on the Temple Mount. That’s how sensitive we are.”<ref>[https://israelbehindthenews.com/2022/04/21/jerusalem-mayor-dismantles-bbc-assertion-that-israel-provoked-temple-mount-riots/ Jerusalem Mayor Dismantles BBC Assertion That Israel Provoked Temple Mount Riots], Israel Today, Apr 21, 2022.<blockquote>

“We are overly sensitive to the point of denying freedom of worship to Jews!”

The world instinctively blamed Israel for the violence at the Temple Mount this past weekend, ignoring almost entirely the facts of the events as they unfolded and Israel’s stated and demonstrated commitment to maintaining the status quo.
It was no surprise that Muslim nations were among the loudest to condemn Israel, though it was a bit disconcerting to find our new Abraham Accords allies among them. But that same day the United Arab Emirates also agreed to take part in Israel’s upcoming Independence Day celebrations, showing that we can disagree and still remain friends.
The most shocking reaction to the Temple Mount flare-up came from one of Israel’s oldest peace partners in the Middle East, neighboring Jordan.
Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh went so far as to openly praise the Palestinian Muslims who had engaged in violence against Israeli police and civilians.

“I salute every Palestinian, and all the employees of the Jordanian Islamic Waqf, who proudly stand like minarets, hurling their stones in a volley of clay at the Zionist sympathizers defiling the Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the Israeli occupation government,” Khasawneh told the Jordanian parliament.

Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called this incitement, though refrained from pointing a finger directly at Jordan or Khasawneh.
In a short video clip posted online, Bennett slammed those who “accuse Israel of the violence directed against us…those who are encouraging rock-throwing and the use of violence against the citizens of the State of Israel.”

“This is unacceptable to us,” he added. “This is a reward for the inciters, especially Hamas, who are trying to ignite violence in Jerusalem. We will not allow this to happen.”

Bennett stressed that Israel is committed to security and freedom of worship for all local residents, Muslims included, all of whom are harmed by the actions of the rioters.
And that was the point Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum had to reinforce when she was interviewed by a BBC journalist who had simply copy-pasted Hamas accusations as his talking points.

Suggesting that the Israeli police action had been entirely arbitrary, the BBC anchor asked: “Why did Israeli police storm the Aqsa compound at a sensitive time, during Friday prayers, during Ramadan?”
Hassan-Nahoum was having none of it: “Actually, the question is why did rioters come early in the morning with stones and fireworks and start throwing stones from the Temple Mount, from Haram al-Sharif, to the Wailing Wall? They showed up this morning to cause trouble.”
Indeed, ample social media evidence shows Muslim youth arriving early and stockpiling stones inside Al-Aqsa Mosque before engaging the Israelis.

Several clips also show older Muslim worshippers berating the youngsters and demanding that they stop disrupting Ramadan by attacking Israelis.

Hassan-Nahoum echoed Bennett in stating that the action of the Israeli police was aimed at restoring calm so that the majority of Muslims who arrived to the Temple Mount could enjoy [their] Ramadan.

“Israel protects freedom of worship above anything else and that’s whywe needed to get rid of the troublemakers so that the rest of the peaceful Muslim pilgrims could come and pray as they normally do every single Friday,” she stressed.
And that’s just what the rest of the Muslims did, unmolested by Israeli police, once the rioters had been forcibly ejected.

That wasn’t good enough for the BBC anchor, who persisted in his assertion that Israel’s actions had been disproportionate and provocative.
And that’s when Hassan-Nahoum sounded like she’d had enough and sought to set the record straight:
“Let me tell you something. I am the head of tourism for the city of Jerusalem, and I consider Haram al-Sharif holy to Jews and holy to Muslims. And we are so sensitive [to Muslim concerns] that by Israeli law Jews aren’t allowed to go and pray at Haram al-Sharif. There is freedom of worship for everybody in this city except for Jews who want to pray on the Temple Mount. That’s how sensitive we are.”</blockquote>פלר חסן נחום Fleur Hassan-Nahoum @FleurHassanN Tweeted:
<blockquote>
My @BBC interview https://youtu.be/fON2xpENZ1o via @YouTube to clarify all the misinformation going around about the Friday riots.</blockquote>
[https://twitter.com/FleurHassanN/status/1515697286562594817 Apr 17, 2022]

[Excerpts:

Well, first of all the rioters who entered the al-Aqsa Mosque started doing property damage inside the mosque, and the Israeli police came in to stop the damage they did...

When someone throws a five-pound rock at your head, I'm not sure you can say that the Israeli police fired the first shot...

And we are very, very sensitive to it, so much so that under Israeli law Jews are not allowed to pray in a harem to a sheriff, so there is freedom of worship for everyone in the city, except Jews.]
</ref> She added: Well, first of all the rioters who entered the al-Aqsa Mosque started doing property damage inside the mosque, and the Israeli police came in to stop the damage they did... When someone throws a five-pound rock at your head, I'm not sure you can say that the Israeli police fired the first shot...

Video exposes "Palestinian" violence at al-Aqsa Mosque - refuting Islamic Anum Qaisar Scottish MP propaganda.<ref>Lee Harpin, [https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/scottish-mp-makes-one-sided-statement-on-al-aqsa-mosque-violence/ Scottish MP makes one-sided statement on Al-Aqsa Mosque violence], ''Jewish News UK'', April 22, 2022.<blockquote>

Israel's Foreign Ministry releases footage of Islamic extremists appearing to provoke clashes during Ramadan prayers..

"Every Muslim in the world must see this video. This is what truly happened on the Temple Mount this morning: a small group of Islamic extremists tried to take over Al-Aqsa Mosque. They want to forcibly remove the moderates who simply want to observe Ramadan and pray in peace."</blockquote></ref>

As Arab-Muslims riot on those Ramadan days they hold, on Apr 23, 2022, Swastikas on vehicles at the Arnon haNatziv Palace in Jerusalem.<ref>If You Will (@ImTirtzu) Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/ImTirtzu/status/1517965067282747392 Apr 23, 2022]):<blockquote>
The muted intifada.
Swastikas tonight on vehicles at the Arnon haNatziv Palace
Arab terrorism raises its head.
[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FRDlLySXwAU8zvn?format=jpg]</blockquote></ref><ref>[https://www.hamal.co.il/post/-N0PSMOMZrFtXQpz-Uqt Swastikas were spray-painted yesterday on vehicles in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood...], Hamal, Apr 24, 2022.<blockquote>
- Swastikas were spray-painted yesterday on vehicles in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood of Jerusalem. Police have opened an investigation into the incident.</blockquote></ref>
Often at disturbances, Israel closes [[Temple Mount]] to Jews and allows access to the area for Muslims only. Yet, Islamic-Arab riots go on.<ref>[https://rotter.net/forum/scoops1/740826.shtml While closed to Jewish visitors: riots now on the Temple Mount], ''Rotter'', 27.04.22.</ref>

====Genocidal jihad====
"Palestinian" Islamic Scholar Abu Taqi Al-Din Al-Dari at Al-Aqsa Mosque (May/2022):<ref>MEMRI @MEMRIReports Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/MEMRIReports/status/1521762956891017217 May 4, 2022]):<blockquote>
Palestinian Islamic Scholar Abu Taqi Al-Din Al-Dari at Al-Aqsa Mosque: We Will Have an Islamic State with Its Own Military Industry under an "Emir of Jihad"; Nuclear Weapons? We Need Something Stronger [#Palestinians #AlAqsaMosque]</blockquote></ref><blockquote>We Will Have an Islamic State with Its Own Military Industry under an "Emir of Jihad"; Nuclear Weapons? We Need Something Stronger.</blockquote>

====Fake news====

In May 2022, fake news distributed claiming that Israel conducts excavations under al-Aqsa.<ref>[https://rotter.net/forum/scoops1/742366.shtml Incitement in Arab networks: Fake News distributed claiming that Israel conducts excavations under al-Aqsa], ''Rotter'' News, May 8, 2022.</ref>

== Global ambition ==
* In 2008, Younis Astal, Hamas, MP: Islam will conquer world to "save humanity from (Hell) Fire." Al-Aqsa TV, Hamas.<ref>[https://palwatch.org/page/924 Islam will conquer world to "save humanity from [Hell] Fire"], ''PMW.''
<blockquote>Al-Aqsa TV, Hamas | Apr 11, 2008 — Younis Astal, Hamas, MP "Soon, Allah willing, Rome will be conquered, like Constantinople was conquered..."</blockquote></ref>

* In 2010, on Al-Aqsa TV, [[Hamas]] Sermon in [[Gaza]]: "Rome Will Be Conquered by Islam."<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/hamas-sermon-gaza-rome-will-be-conquered-islam Hamas Sermon in Gaza: Rome Will Be Conquered by Islam], ''Memri'' Mar 5, 2010.<blockquote>

Source: Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas/Gaza)

Following are excerpts from a Friday sermon delivered in the Gaza Strip, which aired on Al-Aqsa TV on March 5, 2010.

Preacher: The prophecy of the conquest of Rome remains valid, Allah willing. Just like Constantinople was conquered some 500 years ago, Rome too will be conquered.

Our prayers, our fasting, and the charity we give will be to no avail, if we doubt the .. Muhammad. How can we proceed along the path of righteousness, if we are not secure in our belief that Rome will be conquered, as promised by the Prophet Muhammad and as proclaimed by Allah?</blockquote></ref>

* In 2015, speaker at Al-Aqsa: 'Muslim armies will conquer Washington and London, Islam will rule the entire world.'<ref>[https://palwatch.org/page/29313 Muslim armies will conquer Washington and London, Islam will rule the entire world, speaker at Al-Aqsa], ''Palwatch'', July 3, 2015. 
Hizb Ut Tahrir YouTube channel | Jul 3, 2015
Sheikh Muhammad Ayed...</ref>

* In 2019,<ref>[https://www.jns.org/palestinian-sheikh-says-army-of-islam-will-set-out-from-jerusalem-to-conquer-to-world/ Palestinian sheikh says ‘army of Islam’ will set out from Jerusalem to conquer the world], ''JNS'' June 12, 2019.
<blockquote>
Al-Aqsa mosque address by Abu Hanifa Awda: "We will lay siege to Rome, turn White House black, impose ‘jizya’ tax on London, and pray on the slopes of the Rockies and Andes."</blockquote></ref> "Palestinian" sheikh Abu Hanifa Awda, in an Al-Aqsa mosque address says ‘army of Islam’ will set out from Jerusalem to conquer to world.

* On Jan 17, 2020,<ref>[https://palwatch.org/page/18614 Speaker at the Al-Aqsa Mosque calls to establish Islam's Caliphate throughout the world, conquer Rome], ''Palwatch'', Jan 17, 2020. 
Aqsa Calls, YouTube, Jan 17, 2020.</ref> Al-Aqsa preacher: Jerusalem will soon be capital of global caliphate. The crowd cheered as Nidhal "Abu Ibrahim" Siam called upon them to wage Jihad and seek martyrdom.<ref>Donna Rachel Edmunds, [https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/al-aqsa-preacher-jerusalem-will-soon-be-capital-of-global-caliphate-614700 Al-Aqsa preacher: Jerusalem will soon be capital of global caliphate], ''JPost'', Jan 20, 2020.<blockquote>
The crowd cheered as Nidhal "Abu Ibrahim" Siam called upon them to wage Jihad and seek martyrdom.

Jerusalem will soon become the capital of a global caliphate, a Palestinian preacher has told a crowd of Muslim worshipers at the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, before calling on them to seek martyrdom.</blockquote></ref>

* In 2022, on Al Aqsa channel, "Palestinian" Islamic scholar: "We Want to Conquer the World."<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/palestinian-islamic-scholar-afeef-shadid-our-goal-conquer-the-whole-world Palestinian Islamic Scholar: We Want to Conquer the World], ''MEMRI'', May 11, 2022.<blockquote>
Palestinian Islamic Scholar Mohammed Afeef Shadid: Our Right Of Return Is Not Only To Palestine; We Must Use Palestine As A Starting Point To Conquer The World, Deliver It From Darkness To Light.

Source: The Internet - "Al-Aqsa Call on YouTube"

..."The whole world is our battlefield. Our goal is not to liberate Palestine alone, but to liberate this sick world and deliver it from darkness to light."</blockquote></ref> Mohammed Afeef Shadid lectured: 'Our ight of "return" [sic] Is not only to Palestine; we must use Palestine as a starting point to conquer the world, deliver it from "darkness to light."' [sic] (Asides from playing on the myth<ref>Lissak, R. S. (2021). [https://books.google.com/books?id=zQA8EAAAQBAJ When and How the Arabs and Muslims Immigrated to the Land of Israel—Period of British Rule, 1918–1948: Volume Two]. United States: Xlibris US.</ref> of supposedly all being "native" to the land, there is that dark idea of "light.")

==See also ==

*[[The Crusades]]
*[[Israel Tourism]]
*[[Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades]]

== External links ==

* [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/biblephotos/8 Photographs of Scriptural Sites: Jerusalem, scriptures.lds.org]
* [http://www.sacred-destinations.com/israel/jerusalem-al-aqsa-mosque Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem.]
* [http://www.atlastours.net/holyland/al_aqsa_mosque.html Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem.]
* [http://www.templarhistory.com/alaqsa.html The Al Aqsa Mosque and the Templars.]
* [http://ummuammaryasir.multiply.com/journal/item/3/Masjidil_Al-Aqsa Masjidil Al-Aqsa.]
==References==

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Alien (1979 film)

2022-05-17T00:58:47Z

ClaudeMcH:

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'''Alien''' is an R rated science fiction horror movie. It was directed by [[Ridley Scott]] and starred [[Sigourney Weaver]]. It was made in 1979, and won an Academy Award for best visual effects.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748/awards</ref>

== Plot ==
A cargo ship (Nostromo) is ordered by their company to investigate a strange crash landed ship. After their shuttle lands a three-man away team onto the ship, they discover a face-hugger alien who attaches itself to the second officer's (Kane) face. Back on the ship, the doctor (Ash) cannot get the alien off. Shortly after, it is found that the alien has detached itself and died. Kane seems fine, but during a meal his chest explodes and releases a baby alien who was growing inside of him. The remaining crew make different plans to kill the Alien. Every time a member of the crew is killed including the captain. Third officer Ripley (played by Sigorney Weaver) takes command of the ship. She finds out on the ship's computer that the company wants Ash to deliver the alien to earth where it can be researched. Ash confronts and attacks Ripley. When the other crew members arrive they manage to cut off Bishop's head and discover him to be an android who is loyal only to the company. Ripley and the two surviving crew members make preparations to escape on board the escape ship, then blow up the Nostromo to kill the alien. The other members of the crew are killed by the alien and Ripley escapes with the ship cat (Jones). The Nostromo self-destructs but Ripley finds the alien sleeping on board the escape ship. She opens an airlock and the alien is sucked into space, but it manages to grab onto the sides of the airlock. Ripley shoots the alien with a grappling gun, knocking it free of the ship. She then activates the craft's engines and kills the alien. The movie ends with her sending out a call for help to any nearby ship before placing herself and Jones into hyper-sleep.

The ultimate lesson of the film is that the most frightening possibility a human can face is having something unwanted inside of them that they can't get rid of.

== Technology ==
Space travel is extremely slow so crew members must spend time in hyper sleep for years possibly.

The Nostromo is a massive ship but it only requires the a crew of seven. The ships computer, named "Mother," runs most of the function.

== Sequels ==
*Aliens
*Alien III
*Alien: Resurrection

==Trivia==
*Only the actor involved and Director Ridley Scott were in on the filming of the "chest bursting scene." The director had called cut and the other actors had no idea their dialogue and reactions were being filmed. Scott did this to heighten the reality of the scene.

==See also==
* [[Survivalist fiction]]: [[Dystopia]]

==References==
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Talk:Madison Cawthorn

2022-05-14T19:08:23Z

ClaudeMcH:

Ahem, it was Buzzfeed that first published the Steele dossier. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Z]] 01:00, May 14, 2022 (EDT)
:So you don't trust the claim that Cawthorn has never been sexually inappropriate? Interesting. --[[User:ClaudeMcH|ClaudeMcH]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcH|talk]]) 02:56, May 14, 2022 (EDT)
::I don't buy Buzzfeed's efforts to beat a dead horse to keep lies alive. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Z]] 13:39, May 14, 2022 (EDT)
::So, when did you stop beating your wife? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Z]] 13:41, May 14, 2022 (EDT)
:::Proverbs 21:19 ESV:"It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman." [[User:ClaudeMcH|ClaudeMcH]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcH|talk]]) 15:08, May 14, 2022 (EDT)

Talk:Madison Cawthorn

2022-05-14T06:56:43Z

ClaudeMcH:

Madison Cawthorn

2022-05-14T04:31:20Z

ClaudeMcH: /* Isolated, rare criticism by Conservatives */

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'''David Madison Cawthorn''' (born August 1, 1995 (age {{age|1995|8|1}})) is a Republican Representative from [[North Carolina]]'s 11th congressional district, elected in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]] to replace [[Mark Meadows]], who resigned in May to become the White House Chief of Staff to [[President Trump]].

Cawthorn was [[homeschooled]].<ref name="The fighter">[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-fighter The fighter]</ref> A motivational speaker, he is very critical of [[leftist]] higher education: "If you are not becoming an engineer or a doctor or a lawyer, I highly encourage you to drop out. It's a scam."<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/madison-cawthorn-urges-fellow-conservatives-leave-college-i-am-proudly-dropout-1661932</ref>

While the [[Deep State]] and [[neocons]] were unanimously trying in March 2022 to send as many billions of [[American]] dollars to [[Leftist]] [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] politicians as possible, Cawthorn courageously advocated differently:
<blockquote>“Remember that [[Zelensky]] is a thug ... Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt, and it is incredibly evil, and it has been pushing woke ideologies.”</blockquote>

Despite having heavily prepared for and aspired to join the [[United States Naval Academy]],<ref name="The fighter"/> Cawthorn was severely injured and left partially paralyzed from the waist down after a deadly car accident in 2014.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/26/who-madison-cawthorn-what-know-rnc-speaker/5640110002/ Who is Madison Cawthorn? RNC speaker would be youngest member of Congress if he wins in November]</ref>

==2020 U.S. House election in North Carolina's 11th district==
After Rep. [[Mark Meadows]] resigned to become the White House [[Chief of Staff]] only to prove [[Trump's_inept_advisers#Mark_Meadows|his ineptitude]], several Republicans announced their candidacies to replace him, including Cawthorn as well as [[Lynda Bennett]]. After no one won a majority of the vote in the primary<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-primary-election.html North Carolina Primary Election Results: 11th House District</ref>, a runoff proceeded between Bennett, who finished first place with a plurality of 22.7% of the votes cast, and Cawthorn, who narrowly trailed her in second place. While the former received the endorsements of [[Donald Trump]],<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary">[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/madison-cawthorn-wins-north-carolina-republican-primary-election-house-of-representatives/ Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary]</ref><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary">[https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/politics/north-carolina-primary-madison-cawthorn/index.html Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary]</ref> the [[Senate Conservatives Fund]],<ref>[https://www.senateconservatives.com/post/4017/three-new-endorsements Three New Endorsements]</ref> and Meadows himself,<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2020/02/12/mark-meadows-backs-only-woman-in-crowded-race-to-replace-him/ Mark Meadows backs only woman in crowded race to replace him]</ref> Cawthorn won the runoff in a landslide upset.<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary"/><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary"/><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/23/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-republican-primary-runoff-election.html North Carolina Republican Primary Runoff Election Results: 11th Congressional District - The New York Times]</ref> He is mostly<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings 2020 House Race ratings | The Cook Political Report]</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/race-forecasts-and-predictions/house/ Who wins 2020? House Election Predictions & Key Races - Politico]</ref><ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/house/2020_elections_house_map.html Battle for the House 2020 - RealClearPolitics]</ref> expected to win the general election in the heavily Republican district.

Cawthorn gave a speech at the 2020 [[Republican National Convention]], where he ended by rising out of his wheelchair despite being paralyzed.<ref>Two references:
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/08/26/madison-cawthorn-rnc-n2575127 Young Conservative Rising Star Madison Cawthorn Had an Incredible Ending to His RNC Speech]
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/madison-cawthorn-rnc-stands-paralyzed RNC speaker Madison Cawthorn rises out of wheelchair, after recalling accident that left him paralyzed from waist down]</ref> For this, he was attacked by racist<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bSMiSTdthE WATCH: 'That's such a racist question,' Trump tells NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor]</ref> [[PBS]] hack Yamiche Alcindor.<ref>Two references:
*[https://nypost.com/2020/08/27/yamiche-alcindor-ripped-for-tweet-about-madison-cawthorns-rnc-speech/ Madison Cawthorn’s standup moment at RNC a ‘rebuke’ of protests, reporter says]
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hottest-take-of-the-night-pbs-reporter-slammed-for-tweet-about-madison-cawthorns-speech-disavowing-kneeling-protests 'Hottest take of the night': PBS reporter slammed for tweet about Madison Cawthorn's speech disavowing kneeling protests]</ref>

Cawthorn has been falsely attacked by his [[Democrat]] opponent Moe Davis, who spread a smear based on a tweet that was misconstrued.<ref>Two references:
*[https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/jim-treacher/2020/08/11/nc-republican-madison-cawthorn-gets-smeared-for-celebrating-hitlers-loss-n774081 NC Republican Madison Cawthorn Gets Smeared for Celebrating Hitler's Loss]
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/alexcorey/2020/08/11/democrat-candidate-for-congress-floats-bonkers-conspiracy-theory-about-opponent-n2574135 Democrat Candidate for Congress Floats Bonkers Conspiracy Theory About Opponent]</ref>

In late September 2020, Cawthorn wrote an op-ed on [[The Daily Wire]] denouncing the [[2020 Leftwing insurrection]].<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/cawthorn-left-wing-violence-and-anti-police-rhetoric-are-outrageous-unacceptable-and-unsustainable CAWTHORN: Left-Wing Violence And Anti-Police Rhetoric Are Outrageous, Unacceptable, And Unsustainable]</ref> His home was later vandalized in mid-October by [[far-left]]ists.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-have-no-soul-far-left-activists-allegedly-vandalize-home-of-north-carolina-congressional-candidate ‘You Have No Soul’: Far-Left Activists Allegedly Vandalize Home Of North Carolina Congressional Candidate]
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gop-congressional-candidate-madison-cawthorn-says-vandals-struck-north-carolina-home GOP congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn says vandals struck North Carolina home]
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/14/gop-house-candidate-madison-cawthorn-says-his-home-was-vandalized/ GOP House Candidate Madison Cawthorn Says His Home Was Vandalized]</ref> (See also: [[Left-wing violence in the Trump era]])

==Isolated, rare criticism by Conservatives==

Despite all this, he has occasionally faced criticism from a few [[conservatives]] for taking [[neoconservative]] positions and caving to the [[Establishment]] on several occasions. For example, he once supported keeping [[Liz Cheney]] in her position,<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cawthorn-removing-cheney-leadership-greene-assignments</ref> as well as voting with [[Democrats]] and [[RINOs]] to pass a red flag gun confiscation bill in September of 2021.<ref>https://welovetrump.com/2021/09/25/here-are-the-135-republicans-who-just-voted-for-red-flag-gun-confiscation/</ref><ref>https://americanfaith.com/read-the-names-135-republicans-vote-with-democrats-to-advance-red-flag-gun-confiscation-bill-as-part-of-ndaa/</ref>

In a 2020 debate, Cawthorn said that “[[Black lives matter]],” <ref>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/13/madison-cawthorn-injury-profile-00032002?utm_source=pocket_mylist</ref>

About Trump, he said: "I was unhappy with the way the president treated the death of George Floyd and the lack of empathy he showed after that death happened" <ref>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/13/madison-cawthorn-injury-profile-00032002?utm_source=pocket_mylist</ref>

He has also been critical of Trump's tweets: "It does more to add to the partisan divide rather than try to heal it and unite us all as Americans. It makes people enemies of each other instead of saying we are Americans first and let’s work towards the future."<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/13/madison-cawthorn-injury-profile-00032002?utm_source=pocket_mylist</ref>

Cawthorn claims that the [[Biden junta]] was legitimately elected. <ref.https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/24/politics/madison-cawthorn-president-joe-biden-election/index.html</ref>

Madison Cawthorn has not been endorsed by President Donald Trump in the 2022 Primaries.

==Controversy==
During an interview with John Lovell on the Warrior Poet Society podcast, Cawthorn said leaders he looked up to invited him to orgies and also watched them do cocaine.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEEpnrZgoJU</ref> <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovn66qMHiyQ</ref>
{{cquote|Aside from that, I mean the sexual perversion that goes on in Washington – I mean it being kind of a young guy in Washington with the average age of probably 60 or 70. And look at all these people, a lot of them that I, you know, I’ve looked up to through my life. I’ve always paid attention to politics guys that, you know, then all of a sudden you get invited to like well, hey, we’re going to have a kind of a sexual get together at one of our homes. You should come there like. What – what did you just ask me to? And then you realize they’re asking you to come to an orgy. Or the fact that you know, there’s some of the people that are leading on the movement to try and remove addiction in our country and then you watch them doing, you know, a key bump of cocaine right in front of you. And it’s like wow, this is wild.}}

Madison Cawthorn is adamant that he has "never done anything sexually inappropriate in [his] life." <ref>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/addybaird/madison-cawthorn-sexual-misconduct-allegations-patrick</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://madisoncawthorn.com/ Official Website]
*[https://www.ballotpedia.org/Madison_Cawthorn Madison Cawthorn - Ballotpedia]

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Madison Cawthorn

2022-05-14T04:28:30Z

ClaudeMcH: /* Isolated, rare criticism by Conservatives */

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'''David Madison Cawthorn''' (born August 1, 1995 (age {{age|1995|8|1}})) is a Republican Representative from [[North Carolina]]'s 11th congressional district, elected in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]] to replace [[Mark Meadows]], who resigned in May to become the White House Chief of Staff to [[President Trump]].

Cawthorn was [[homeschooled]].<ref name="The fighter">[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-fighter The fighter]</ref> A motivational speaker, he is very critical of [[leftist]] higher education: "If you are not becoming an engineer or a doctor or a lawyer, I highly encourage you to drop out. It's a scam."<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/madison-cawthorn-urges-fellow-conservatives-leave-college-i-am-proudly-dropout-1661932</ref>

While the [[Deep State]] and [[neocons]] were unanimously trying in March 2022 to send as many billions of [[American]] dollars to [[Leftist]] [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] politicians as possible, Cawthorn courageously advocated differently:
<blockquote>“Remember that [[Zelensky]] is a thug ... Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt, and it is incredibly evil, and it has been pushing woke ideologies.”</blockquote>

Despite having heavily prepared for and aspired to join the [[United States Naval Academy]],<ref name="The fighter"/> Cawthorn was severely injured and left partially paralyzed from the waist down after a deadly car accident in 2014.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/26/who-madison-cawthorn-what-know-rnc-speaker/5640110002/ Who is Madison Cawthorn? RNC speaker would be youngest member of Congress if he wins in November]</ref>

==2020 U.S. House election in North Carolina's 11th district==
After Rep. [[Mark Meadows]] resigned to become the White House [[Chief of Staff]] only to prove [[Trump's_inept_advisers#Mark_Meadows|his ineptitude]], several Republicans announced their candidacies to replace him, including Cawthorn as well as [[Lynda Bennett]]. After no one won a majority of the vote in the primary<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-primary-election.html North Carolina Primary Election Results: 11th House District</ref>, a runoff proceeded between Bennett, who finished first place with a plurality of 22.7% of the votes cast, and Cawthorn, who narrowly trailed her in second place. While the former received the endorsements of [[Donald Trump]],<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary">[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/madison-cawthorn-wins-north-carolina-republican-primary-election-house-of-representatives/ Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary]</ref><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary">[https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/politics/north-carolina-primary-madison-cawthorn/index.html Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary]</ref> the [[Senate Conservatives Fund]],<ref>[https://www.senateconservatives.com/post/4017/three-new-endorsements Three New Endorsements]</ref> and Meadows himself,<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2020/02/12/mark-meadows-backs-only-woman-in-crowded-race-to-replace-him/ Mark Meadows backs only woman in crowded race to replace him]</ref> Cawthorn won the runoff in a landslide upset.<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary"/><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary"/><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/23/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-republican-primary-runoff-election.html North Carolina Republican Primary Runoff Election Results: 11th Congressional District - The New York Times]</ref> He is mostly<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings 2020 House Race ratings | The Cook Political Report]</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/race-forecasts-and-predictions/house/ Who wins 2020? House Election Predictions & Key Races - Politico]</ref><ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/house/2020_elections_house_map.html Battle for the House 2020 - RealClearPolitics]</ref> expected to win the general election in the heavily Republican district.

Cawthorn gave a speech at the 2020 [[Republican National Convention]], where he ended by rising out of his wheelchair despite being paralyzed.<ref>Two references:
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/08/26/madison-cawthorn-rnc-n2575127 Young Conservative Rising Star Madison Cawthorn Had an Incredible Ending to His RNC Speech]
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/madison-cawthorn-rnc-stands-paralyzed RNC speaker Madison Cawthorn rises out of wheelchair, after recalling accident that left him paralyzed from waist down]</ref> For this, he was attacked by racist<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bSMiSTdthE WATCH: 'That's such a racist question,' Trump tells NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor]</ref> [[PBS]] hack Yamiche Alcindor.<ref>Two references:
*[https://nypost.com/2020/08/27/yamiche-alcindor-ripped-for-tweet-about-madison-cawthorns-rnc-speech/ Madison Cawthorn’s standup moment at RNC a ‘rebuke’ of protests, reporter says]
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hottest-take-of-the-night-pbs-reporter-slammed-for-tweet-about-madison-cawthorns-speech-disavowing-kneeling-protests 'Hottest take of the night': PBS reporter slammed for tweet about Madison Cawthorn's speech disavowing kneeling protests]</ref>

Cawthorn has been falsely attacked by his [[Democrat]] opponent Moe Davis, who spread a smear based on a tweet that was misconstrued.<ref>Two references:
*[https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/jim-treacher/2020/08/11/nc-republican-madison-cawthorn-gets-smeared-for-celebrating-hitlers-loss-n774081 NC Republican Madison Cawthorn Gets Smeared for Celebrating Hitler's Loss]
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/alexcorey/2020/08/11/democrat-candidate-for-congress-floats-bonkers-conspiracy-theory-about-opponent-n2574135 Democrat Candidate for Congress Floats Bonkers Conspiracy Theory About Opponent]</ref>

In late September 2020, Cawthorn wrote an op-ed on [[The Daily Wire]] denouncing the [[2020 Leftwing insurrection]].<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/cawthorn-left-wing-violence-and-anti-police-rhetoric-are-outrageous-unacceptable-and-unsustainable CAWTHORN: Left-Wing Violence And Anti-Police Rhetoric Are Outrageous, Unacceptable, And Unsustainable]</ref> His home was later vandalized in mid-October by [[far-left]]ists.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-have-no-soul-far-left-activists-allegedly-vandalize-home-of-north-carolina-congressional-candidate ‘You Have No Soul’: Far-Left Activists Allegedly Vandalize Home Of North Carolina Congressional Candidate]
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gop-congressional-candidate-madison-cawthorn-says-vandals-struck-north-carolina-home GOP congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn says vandals struck North Carolina home]
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/14/gop-house-candidate-madison-cawthorn-says-his-home-was-vandalized/ GOP House Candidate Madison Cawthorn Says His Home Was Vandalized]</ref> (See also: [[Left-wing violence in the Trump era]])

==Isolated, rare criticism by Conservatives==

Despite all this, he has occasionally faced criticism from a few [[conservatives]] for taking [[neoconservative]] positions and caving to the [[Establishment]] on several occasions. For example, he once supported keeping [[Liz Cheney]] in her position,<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cawthorn-removing-cheney-leadership-greene-assignments</ref> as well as voting with [[Democrats]] and [[RINOs]] to pass a red flag gun confiscation bill in September of 2021.<ref>https://welovetrump.com/2021/09/25/here-are-the-135-republicans-who-just-voted-for-red-flag-gun-confiscation/</ref><ref>https://americanfaith.com/read-the-names-135-republicans-vote-with-democrats-to-advance-red-flag-gun-confiscation-bill-as-part-of-ndaa/</ref>

In a 2020 debate, Cawthorn said that “[[Black lives matter]],” <ref>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/13/madison-cawthorn-injury-profile-00032002?utm_source=pocket_mylist</ref>

About Trump, he said: "I was unhappy with the way the president treated the death of George Floyd and the lack of empathy he showed after that death happened" <ref>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/13/madison-cawthorn-injury-profile-00032002?utm_source=pocket_mylist</ref>

He has also been critical of Trump's tweets: "It does more to add to the partisan divide rather than try to heal it and unite us all as Americans. It makes people enemies of each other instead of saying we are Americans first and let’s work towards the future."<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/13/madison-cawthorn-injury-profile-00032002?utm_source=pocket_mylist</ref>

Madison Cawthorn has not been endorsed by President Donald Trump in the 2022 Primaries.

==Controversy==
During an interview with John Lovell on the Warrior Poet Society podcast, Cawthorn said leaders he looked up to invited him to orgies and also watched them do cocaine.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEEpnrZgoJU</ref> <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovn66qMHiyQ</ref>
{{cquote|Aside from that, I mean the sexual perversion that goes on in Washington – I mean it being kind of a young guy in Washington with the average age of probably 60 or 70. And look at all these people, a lot of them that I, you know, I’ve looked up to through my life. I’ve always paid attention to politics guys that, you know, then all of a sudden you get invited to like well, hey, we’re going to have a kind of a sexual get together at one of our homes. You should come there like. What – what did you just ask me to? And then you realize they’re asking you to come to an orgy. Or the fact that you know, there’s some of the people that are leading on the movement to try and remove addiction in our country and then you watch them doing, you know, a key bump of cocaine right in front of you. And it’s like wow, this is wild.}}

Madison Cawthorn is adamant that he has "never done anything sexually inappropriate in [his] life." <ref>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/addybaird/madison-cawthorn-sexual-misconduct-allegations-patrick</ref>

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

==External links==
*[https://madisoncawthorn.com/ Official Website]
*[https://www.ballotpedia.org/Madison_Cawthorn Madison Cawthorn - Ballotpedia]

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Madison Cawthorn

2022-05-14T04:19:21Z

ClaudeMcH: /* Isolated, rare criticism by Conservatives */

{{Infobox officeholder
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'''David Madison Cawthorn''' (born August 1, 1995 (age {{age|1995|8|1}})) is a Republican Representative from [[North Carolina]]'s 11th congressional district, elected in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]] to replace [[Mark Meadows]], who resigned in May to become the White House Chief of Staff to [[President Trump]].

Cawthorn was [[homeschooled]].<ref name="The fighter">[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-fighter The fighter]</ref> A motivational speaker, he is very critical of [[leftist]] higher education: "If you are not becoming an engineer or a doctor or a lawyer, I highly encourage you to drop out. It's a scam."<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/madison-cawthorn-urges-fellow-conservatives-leave-college-i-am-proudly-dropout-1661932</ref>

While the [[Deep State]] and [[neocons]] were unanimously trying in March 2022 to send as many billions of [[American]] dollars to [[Leftist]] [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] politicians as possible, Cawthorn courageously advocated differently:
<blockquote>“Remember that [[Zelensky]] is a thug ... Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt, and it is incredibly evil, and it has been pushing woke ideologies.”</blockquote>

Despite having heavily prepared for and aspired to join the [[United States Naval Academy]],<ref name="The fighter"/> Cawthorn was severely injured and left partially paralyzed from the waist down after a deadly car accident in 2014.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/26/who-madison-cawthorn-what-know-rnc-speaker/5640110002/ Who is Madison Cawthorn? RNC speaker would be youngest member of Congress if he wins in November]</ref>

==2020 U.S. House election in North Carolina's 11th district==
After Rep. [[Mark Meadows]] resigned to become the White House [[Chief of Staff]] only to prove [[Trump's_inept_advisers#Mark_Meadows|his ineptitude]], several Republicans announced their candidacies to replace him, including Cawthorn as well as [[Lynda Bennett]]. After no one won a majority of the vote in the primary<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-primary-election.html North Carolina Primary Election Results: 11th House District</ref>, a runoff proceeded between Bennett, who finished first place with a plurality of 22.7% of the votes cast, and Cawthorn, who narrowly trailed her in second place. While the former received the endorsements of [[Donald Trump]],<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary">[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/madison-cawthorn-wins-north-carolina-republican-primary-election-house-of-representatives/ Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary]</ref><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary">[https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/politics/north-carolina-primary-madison-cawthorn/index.html Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary]</ref> the [[Senate Conservatives Fund]],<ref>[https://www.senateconservatives.com/post/4017/three-new-endorsements Three New Endorsements]</ref> and Meadows himself,<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2020/02/12/mark-meadows-backs-only-woman-in-crowded-race-to-replace-him/ Mark Meadows backs only woman in crowded race to replace him]</ref> Cawthorn won the runoff in a landslide upset.<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary"/><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary"/><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/23/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-republican-primary-runoff-election.html North Carolina Republican Primary Runoff Election Results: 11th Congressional District - The New York Times]</ref> He is mostly<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings 2020 House Race ratings | The Cook Political Report]</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/race-forecasts-and-predictions/house/ Who wins 2020? House Election Predictions & Key Races - Politico]</ref><ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/house/2020_elections_house_map.html Battle for the House 2020 - RealClearPolitics]</ref> expected to win the general election in the heavily Republican district.

Cawthorn gave a speech at the 2020 [[Republican National Convention]], where he ended by rising out of his wheelchair despite being paralyzed.<ref>Two references:
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/08/26/madison-cawthorn-rnc-n2575127 Young Conservative Rising Star Madison Cawthorn Had an Incredible Ending to His RNC Speech]
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/madison-cawthorn-rnc-stands-paralyzed RNC speaker Madison Cawthorn rises out of wheelchair, after recalling accident that left him paralyzed from waist down]</ref> For this, he was attacked by racist<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bSMiSTdthE WATCH: 'That's such a racist question,' Trump tells NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor]</ref> [[PBS]] hack Yamiche Alcindor.<ref>Two references:
*[https://nypost.com/2020/08/27/yamiche-alcindor-ripped-for-tweet-about-madison-cawthorns-rnc-speech/ Madison Cawthorn’s standup moment at RNC a ‘rebuke’ of protests, reporter says]
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hottest-take-of-the-night-pbs-reporter-slammed-for-tweet-about-madison-cawthorns-speech-disavowing-kneeling-protests 'Hottest take of the night': PBS reporter slammed for tweet about Madison Cawthorn's speech disavowing kneeling protests]</ref>

Cawthorn has been falsely attacked by his [[Democrat]] opponent Moe Davis, who spread a smear based on a tweet that was misconstrued.<ref>Two references:
*[https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/jim-treacher/2020/08/11/nc-republican-madison-cawthorn-gets-smeared-for-celebrating-hitlers-loss-n774081 NC Republican Madison Cawthorn Gets Smeared for Celebrating Hitler's Loss]
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/alexcorey/2020/08/11/democrat-candidate-for-congress-floats-bonkers-conspiracy-theory-about-opponent-n2574135 Democrat Candidate for Congress Floats Bonkers Conspiracy Theory About Opponent]</ref>

In late September 2020, Cawthorn wrote an op-ed on [[The Daily Wire]] denouncing the [[2020 Leftwing insurrection]].<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/cawthorn-left-wing-violence-and-anti-police-rhetoric-are-outrageous-unacceptable-and-unsustainable CAWTHORN: Left-Wing Violence And Anti-Police Rhetoric Are Outrageous, Unacceptable, And Unsustainable]</ref> His home was later vandalized in mid-October by [[far-left]]ists.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-have-no-soul-far-left-activists-allegedly-vandalize-home-of-north-carolina-congressional-candidate ‘You Have No Soul’: Far-Left Activists Allegedly Vandalize Home Of North Carolina Congressional Candidate]
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gop-congressional-candidate-madison-cawthorn-says-vandals-struck-north-carolina-home GOP congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn says vandals struck North Carolina home]
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/14/gop-house-candidate-madison-cawthorn-says-his-home-was-vandalized/ GOP House Candidate Madison Cawthorn Says His Home Was Vandalized]</ref> (See also: [[Left-wing violence in the Trump era]])

==Isolated, rare criticism by Conservatives==

Despite all this, he has occasionally faced criticism from a few [[conservatives]] for taking [[neoconservative]] positions and caving to the [[Establishment]] on several occasions. For example, he once supported keeping [[Liz Cheney]] in her position,<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cawthorn-removing-cheney-leadership-greene-assignments</ref> as well as voting with [[Democrats]] and [[RINOs]] to pass a red flag gun confiscation bill in September of 2021.<ref>https://welovetrump.com/2021/09/25/here-are-the-135-republicans-who-just-voted-for-red-flag-gun-confiscation/</ref><ref>https://americanfaith.com/read-the-names-135-republicans-vote-with-democrats-to-advance-red-flag-gun-confiscation-bill-as-part-of-ndaa/</ref>

Madison Cawthorn has not been endorsed by President Donald Trump in the 2022 Primaries.

==Controversy==
During an interview with John Lovell on the Warrior Poet Society podcast, Cawthorn said leaders he looked up to invited him to orgies and also watched them do cocaine.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEEpnrZgoJU</ref> <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovn66qMHiyQ</ref>
{{cquote|Aside from that, I mean the sexual perversion that goes on in Washington – I mean it being kind of a young guy in Washington with the average age of probably 60 or 70. And look at all these people, a lot of them that I, you know, I’ve looked up to through my life. I’ve always paid attention to politics guys that, you know, then all of a sudden you get invited to like well, hey, we’re going to have a kind of a sexual get together at one of our homes. You should come there like. What – what did you just ask me to? And then you realize they’re asking you to come to an orgy. Or the fact that you know, there’s some of the people that are leading on the movement to try and remove addiction in our country and then you watch them doing, you know, a key bump of cocaine right in front of you. And it’s like wow, this is wild.}}

Madison Cawthorn is adamant that he has "never done anything sexually inappropriate in [his] life." <ref>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/addybaird/madison-cawthorn-sexual-misconduct-allegations-patrick</ref>

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

==External links==
*[https://madisoncawthorn.com/ Official Website]
*[https://www.ballotpedia.org/Madison_Cawthorn Madison Cawthorn - Ballotpedia]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cawthorn, Madison}}
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Madison Cawthorn

2022-05-14T04:18:40Z

ClaudeMcH: /* Controversy */

{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Madison Cawthorn
|image=MadisonCawthorn.jpg
|party=[[Republican]]
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|religion=[[Christian]]
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'''David Madison Cawthorn''' (born August 1, 1995 (age {{age|1995|8|1}})) is a Republican Representative from [[North Carolina]]'s 11th congressional district, elected in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]] to replace [[Mark Meadows]], who resigned in May to become the White House Chief of Staff to [[President Trump]].

Cawthorn was [[homeschooled]].<ref name="The fighter">[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-fighter The fighter]</ref> A motivational speaker, he is very critical of [[leftist]] higher education: "If you are not becoming an engineer or a doctor or a lawyer, I highly encourage you to drop out. It's a scam."<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/madison-cawthorn-urges-fellow-conservatives-leave-college-i-am-proudly-dropout-1661932</ref>

While the [[Deep State]] and [[neocons]] were unanimously trying in March 2022 to send as many billions of [[American]] dollars to [[Leftist]] [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] politicians as possible, Cawthorn courageously advocated differently:
<blockquote>“Remember that [[Zelensky]] is a thug ... Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt, and it is incredibly evil, and it has been pushing woke ideologies.”</blockquote>

Despite having heavily prepared for and aspired to join the [[United States Naval Academy]],<ref name="The fighter"/> Cawthorn was severely injured and left partially paralyzed from the waist down after a deadly car accident in 2014.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/26/who-madison-cawthorn-what-know-rnc-speaker/5640110002/ Who is Madison Cawthorn? RNC speaker would be youngest member of Congress if he wins in November]</ref>

==2020 U.S. House election in North Carolina's 11th district==
After Rep. [[Mark Meadows]] resigned to become the White House [[Chief of Staff]] only to prove [[Trump's_inept_advisers#Mark_Meadows|his ineptitude]], several Republicans announced their candidacies to replace him, including Cawthorn as well as [[Lynda Bennett]]. After no one won a majority of the vote in the primary<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-primary-election.html North Carolina Primary Election Results: 11th House District</ref>, a runoff proceeded between Bennett, who finished first place with a plurality of 22.7% of the votes cast, and Cawthorn, who narrowly trailed her in second place. While the former received the endorsements of [[Donald Trump]],<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary">[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/madison-cawthorn-wins-north-carolina-republican-primary-election-house-of-representatives/ Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary]</ref><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary">[https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/politics/north-carolina-primary-madison-cawthorn/index.html Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary]</ref> the [[Senate Conservatives Fund]],<ref>[https://www.senateconservatives.com/post/4017/three-new-endorsements Three New Endorsements]</ref> and Meadows himself,<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2020/02/12/mark-meadows-backs-only-woman-in-crowded-race-to-replace-him/ Mark Meadows backs only woman in crowded race to replace him]</ref> Cawthorn won the runoff in a landslide upset.<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary"/><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary"/><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/23/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-republican-primary-runoff-election.html North Carolina Republican Primary Runoff Election Results: 11th Congressional District - The New York Times]</ref> He is mostly<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings 2020 House Race ratings | The Cook Political Report]</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/race-forecasts-and-predictions/house/ Who wins 2020? House Election Predictions & Key Races - Politico]</ref><ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/house/2020_elections_house_map.html Battle for the House 2020 - RealClearPolitics]</ref> expected to win the general election in the heavily Republican district.

Cawthorn gave a speech at the 2020 [[Republican National Convention]], where he ended by rising out of his wheelchair despite being paralyzed.<ref>Two references:
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/08/26/madison-cawthorn-rnc-n2575127 Young Conservative Rising Star Madison Cawthorn Had an Incredible Ending to His RNC Speech]
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/madison-cawthorn-rnc-stands-paralyzed RNC speaker Madison Cawthorn rises out of wheelchair, after recalling accident that left him paralyzed from waist down]</ref> For this, he was attacked by racist<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bSMiSTdthE WATCH: 'That's such a racist question,' Trump tells NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor]</ref> [[PBS]] hack Yamiche Alcindor.<ref>Two references:
*[https://nypost.com/2020/08/27/yamiche-alcindor-ripped-for-tweet-about-madison-cawthorns-rnc-speech/ Madison Cawthorn’s standup moment at RNC a ‘rebuke’ of protests, reporter says]
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hottest-take-of-the-night-pbs-reporter-slammed-for-tweet-about-madison-cawthorns-speech-disavowing-kneeling-protests 'Hottest take of the night': PBS reporter slammed for tweet about Madison Cawthorn's speech disavowing kneeling protests]</ref>

Cawthorn has been falsely attacked by his [[Democrat]] opponent Moe Davis, who spread a smear based on a tweet that was misconstrued.<ref>Two references:
*[https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/jim-treacher/2020/08/11/nc-republican-madison-cawthorn-gets-smeared-for-celebrating-hitlers-loss-n774081 NC Republican Madison Cawthorn Gets Smeared for Celebrating Hitler's Loss]
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/alexcorey/2020/08/11/democrat-candidate-for-congress-floats-bonkers-conspiracy-theory-about-opponent-n2574135 Democrat Candidate for Congress Floats Bonkers Conspiracy Theory About Opponent]</ref>

In late September 2020, Cawthorn wrote an op-ed on [[The Daily Wire]] denouncing the [[2020 Leftwing insurrection]].<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/cawthorn-left-wing-violence-and-anti-police-rhetoric-are-outrageous-unacceptable-and-unsustainable CAWTHORN: Left-Wing Violence And Anti-Police Rhetoric Are Outrageous, Unacceptable, And Unsustainable]</ref> His home was later vandalized in mid-October by [[far-left]]ists.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-have-no-soul-far-left-activists-allegedly-vandalize-home-of-north-carolina-congressional-candidate ‘You Have No Soul’: Far-Left Activists Allegedly Vandalize Home Of North Carolina Congressional Candidate]
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gop-congressional-candidate-madison-cawthorn-says-vandals-struck-north-carolina-home GOP congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn says vandals struck North Carolina home]
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/14/gop-house-candidate-madison-cawthorn-says-his-home-was-vandalized/ GOP House Candidate Madison Cawthorn Says His Home Was Vandalized]</ref> (See also: [[Left-wing violence in the Trump era]])

==Isolated, rare criticism by Conservatives==

Despite all this, he has occasionally faced criticism from a few [[conservatives]] for taking [[neoconservative]] positions and caving to the [[Establishment]] on several occasions. For example, he once supported keeping [[Liz Cheney]] in her position,<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cawthorn-removing-cheney-leadership-greene-assignments</ref> as well as voting with [[Democrats]] and [[RINOs]] to pass a red flag gun confiscation bill in September of 2021.<ref>https://welovetrump.com/2021/09/25/here-are-the-135-republicans-who-just-voted-for-red-flag-gun-confiscation/</ref><ref>https://americanfaith.com/read-the-names-135-republicans-vote-with-democrats-to-advance-red-flag-gun-confiscation-bill-as-part-of-ndaa/</ref>

==Controversy==
During an interview with John Lovell on the Warrior Poet Society podcast, Cawthorn said leaders he looked up to invited him to orgies and also watched them do cocaine.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEEpnrZgoJU</ref> <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovn66qMHiyQ</ref>
{{cquote|Aside from that, I mean the sexual perversion that goes on in Washington – I mean it being kind of a young guy in Washington with the average age of probably 60 or 70. And look at all these people, a lot of them that I, you know, I’ve looked up to through my life. I’ve always paid attention to politics guys that, you know, then all of a sudden you get invited to like well, hey, we’re going to have a kind of a sexual get together at one of our homes. You should come there like. What – what did you just ask me to? And then you realize they’re asking you to come to an orgy. Or the fact that you know, there’s some of the people that are leading on the movement to try and remove addiction in our country and then you watch them doing, you know, a key bump of cocaine right in front of you. And it’s like wow, this is wild.}}

Madison Cawthorn is adamant that he has "never done anything sexually inappropriate in [his] life." <ref>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/addybaird/madison-cawthorn-sexual-misconduct-allegations-patrick</ref>

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

==External links==
*[https://madisoncawthorn.com/ Official Website]
*[https://www.ballotpedia.org/Madison_Cawthorn Madison Cawthorn - Ballotpedia]

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Nancy Pelosi

2022-05-14T04:08:33Z

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'''Nancy Patricia Pelosi''', born March 26, 1940 (age {{age|1940|3|26}}), has been the Speaker of the House of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] since 2002. She represents the 12th congressional district of [[California]] and is often criticized for imposing [[San Francisco values]] on mainstream America. She served as first [[birthing person]] [[Speaker of the House]]. Pelosi called for an insurrection against the United States government in mid-2018.<ref>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/06/14/pelosi_i_dont_even_know_why_there_arent_uprisings_all_over_the_country_over_migrant_child_separation.html</ref><ref>https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/01/07/flashback-nancy-pelosi-called-for-uprisings-against-the-trump-administration-n1321409</ref> Since assuming the Speakership after the 2018 midterm elections, Pelosi's personal family fortune increased from $114 million to $315 million.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/watters-world-investigates-nancy-pelosis-315-million-in-assets</ref> Pelosi remains a high-profile [[apologist]] for the [[genocidal]] [[Chinese Communist Party]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rather-side-with-the-chinese-communist-party-gop-congressman-attacks-pelosi-for-tougher-talk-toward-trump-than-china</ref>

Pelosi backs [[Left-wing violence in the Trump era|mob violence]],<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/18/nancy-pelosi-supports-collateral-damage-against-those-who-disagree-with-democrats</ref><ref>https://bearingarms.com/tom-k/2018/06/16/open-letter-nancy-pelosi-regarding-uprisings/</ref> [[class warfare]] and [[socialist]] revolutionary fervor. She is the oldest speaker in U.S. history<ref>Ferrechio, Susan (December 14, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/nancy-pelosi-due-to-be-americas-oldest-house-speaker Nancy Pelosi due to be America's oldest House speaker]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved December 14, 2018.</ref> with many questions regarding her mental capacity and fitness to serve.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republican-introduces-resolution-to-remove-pelosi-as-speaker-over-mental-capacity</ref> She is considered by many, including those in her own party,<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/13/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-nancy-pelosi/1987514002/</ref> as "a third rate politician." In January 2019, in order to win re-election as Speaker, Pelosi pledged to retire at the end of the 116th Congress, a pledge she dutifully broke at the start of the 117th Congress in January 2021 as she vindictively pursued a second set of failed impeachment charges against President Trump who had only 9 days remaining in office.

Desptire Pelosi's net worth estimated at more than $26.4 million when she assumed the Speakership,<ref name="Celebs">"[https://celebsnetworth.org/nancy-pelosi-net-worth/ Nancy Pelosi Net Worth]", ''Celebs Net Worth''</ref> she supposdly tries to address "[[income inequality]];"<ref>[https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2018/11/14/inside-the-house-democrats-first-meeting-since-the-election-346412 Inside the House Democrats’ first meeting since the election: PELOSI said income disparity is a top Democratic priority.] CEOs, she said, once made ...[bla bla bla]. She said Democrats won’t think or work incrementally.</ref><ref>https://www.mediaite.com/online/mob-of-protestors-harasses-nancy-pelosi-in-florida-you-dont-belong-here-you-fking-communist/</ref> during the 2008 banking bailout, her net worth more than tripled from $31.38 (2008) to $101.12 million (2010).<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances/net-worth/Nancy-Pelosi?cid=N00007360&year=2015 "Nancy Pelosi," ''OpenSecrets.org.''</ref> This increase is "attributed to stock gains and smart investments,"<ref name="Celebs" /> yet this was a period during which the markets dropped significantly and ordinary Americans had their life savings and retirement 401(k)s wiped out.<ref>http://www.multpl.com/s-p-500-historical-prices/table/by-year</ref>

Pelosi incited the [[2020 leftwing insurrection|Leftist anti-Trump Resistance movement]] to insurrection against the United States.<ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/nancy-pelosi-suggests-uprisings-all-over-the-country/</ref> The [[Tacoma suicide bomber attack]] occurred shortly afterward.

Pelosi is married to San Fransisco real estate [[oligarch]] Paul Pelosi.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/pelosi-subsidies-benefit-husbands-investment-in-dem-mega-donors-company/</ref>

Pelosi is an [[alcoholic]].<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10612769/Madison-Cawthorn-claims-Nancy-Pelosi-drinking-problem-sober.html</ref>

==Speakership 2019–present==
:{{Main article|Totalitarianism}}
Pelosi has a long history of backing totalitarian ideals. Pelosi is a [[xenophobe]] who demands people of all races, nations, ethnicities and who are different from her to be banned from entering the United States.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fK_cwI7kZM</ref> Pelosi has a long and dedicated hostility toward members of the [[United States Armed Forces|armed services]], [[veteran]]s, and veterans' healthcare. Pelosi backs [[Medicare for All]].

In the early days of the 116th Congress, Pelosi wanted to flood the country with [[narcotic|dope]], [[slave trade|human traffickers]], [[human trafficking]], [[grooming gangs]] and [[illegal immigrant|criminal migrants]]. She referred to it as a [[moral]] issue and canceled the President's constitutionally mandated State of Union, which traditionally is held in the House chamber. Pelosi was willing to shut down the government rather than allow Congress to vote funding for border defense.

The [[U.S. State Department]] has on its website as part of its definition of anti-Semitism: {{quotebox| Making mendacious, dehumanizing, [[demonizing]], or [[stereotype|stereotypical]] allegations about [[Jew]]s as such or the power of Jews as [[collective]] — such as, especially but not exclusively, the [[myth]] about a world Jewish [[conspiracy]] or of Jews controlling the [[media]], [[economy]], [[government]] or other societal institutions.<ref>https://www.state.gov/s/rga/resources/267538.htm</ref>}} In March 2019, the Democrat-controlled [[House of Representatives]], under Speaker Nancy Pelosi, refused to pass a resolution rebuking Rep. [[Ilhan Omar]] for a persistent pattern of anti-Semitic statements.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-passes-resolution-indirectly-calling-out-omars-anti-semitic-comments-without-mentioning-her-name</ref><ref>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/house-democrats-anti-hate-resolution-anti-semitism-islamophobia-ilhan-omar.html</ref> Omar received support for her views from [[Ku Klux Klan]] Grand Wizard [[David Duke]].<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/07/david-duke-ilhan-omar-important-congress/</ref>

When Democrat megadonor and two-time convicted [[pedophile]] [[Jeffrey Epstein]] was arrested on charges of child sex trafficking dozens of underage girls, Speaker Pelosi's daughter braced party loyalists for more bad news to come in a tweet: "It is quite likely that some of our faves are implicated."<ref>https://twitter.com/sfpelosi/status/1147657745253855233</ref> This came just days before [[Robert Mueller]] was to testify about why he allowed a [[pedophile]] to walk free who gave supposed "evidence" in his Mueller Report on Russia collusion.<ref>https://www.redstate.com/bonchie/2019/06/04/sure-looks-like-mueller-let-pedophile-run-free-desperate-ploy-nail-trump-collusion/</ref> Mueller had allowed Epstein to roam free as well ten years earlier because Epstein was supposedly a reliable FBI informant, as well.<ref>https://twitter.com/Techno_Fog/status/999708976936767488</ref>

===117th Congress===
[[File:U crane.PNG|right 300px|thumb|Pelosi could not fine Ukraine on a map if there was a picture of "U" and a crane.<ref>https://youtu.be/9yk9D7DEp_A</ref>]]
{{See also|117th United States Congress}}
Pelosi violated her promise to fellow Democrats to retire at the end of the 116th Congress and give up the Speakership. This, coming on the heels of two embarrassing [[coup]] attempts to upset the will of the American people and overthrow President Donald J. Trump, first through the Russia collusion hoax, and secondly through the [[Ukrainian collusion|Ukrainian impeachment sham]]. At the outset of 2021, a third attempt to thwart free and fair American elections and destroy American [[democracy]] was underway with the [[Biden Putsch]], using [[fraud]]ulent mail-in ballots from corrupt Democratic party machines throughout America.

As a result of the deadly [[2021 Capitol protests|January 6 capitol insurrection]], an [[Oklahoma]] man pled guilty to stealing a [[beer]] from Pelosi's office and was sentenced to six months in prison.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/09/oklahoma-man-pleads-guilty-misdemeanor-nancy-pelosis-beer-january-6-will-serve-6-months-federal-prison-crime/</ref> Pelosi has expressed a willingness to ignore [[genocide]] and the suppression of [[democracy]] in the [[Peoples Republic of China]] if the communists work with her on climate change.<ref>https://youtu.be/rI4KhU1C8tg</ref>

====Collusion with Milley====
{{see also|U.S. Color Revolution}}
[[Deep State]] [[subversive]]s openly talked about military intervention in politics and presidential succession in August 2020.<ref>https://www.captainsjournal.com/2020/08/12/john-nagl-and-paul-yingling-advocate-oath-breaking/</ref> Pelosi engaged in what was described as a "crypto-fascist" conspiracy with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. [[Mark Milley]]. ''Defense One'', which describes itself as "a portfolio brand of GovExec, whose market-leading services help contractors support government leaders and their missions," is in short one of numerous daily globalist newsletters for the [[administrative state]] and [[military-industrial complex]]. Thomas Crosbie of the Royal Danish Defence College’s Centre for Joint Operations wrote in ''Defense One'':
{{quotebox-float|"there are two competing visions of the military in the public sphere today. One is the orthodox view, steeped in the reassuring Huntingtonian principles of subordination and nonpartisan, apolitical professionalism. The other is the heterodox view — despised and scorned wherever it appears — that dispenses with the self-serving myth that the military (or indeed any million-person, trillion-dollar organization) can ever be apolitical. Nonpartisan, yes; professional, yes; but never apolitical.

The problem is that the first perspective cannot abide any debate on the role of the military in politics, since these thinkers believe there is no acceptable role. For them, any overt action by the military in the political arena is forbidden. For reasons that have never been clear to me, covert action by the military in the political arena — for example, community relations, industrial relations, congressional relations, or public relations — seems to be fine.

From the second perspective, the military has a gravitational effect on American political life,<ref>[[President Eisenhower]] described it as "The total influence -- economic, political, even spiritual -- is felt in every city, every State house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the [[military-industrial complex]]. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.</ref> and so inaction is no less politically charged than action.

These two perspectives are not distributed equally. Only the first is taught at military colleges and debated in polite society. The second is '''hounded wherever it appears, dismissed as a form of crypto-fascism. From my perspective, however, the opposite is closer to the truth.'''

On one hand, the orthodox view to keep the military separate from politics has had a long-term corrosive effect, contributing to an ineffective, wasteful military that is never criticized or audited thoroughly enough, and must be left alone as an autonomous, honorable organization for so long as it forsakes any overt political behavior. On the other hand, that same view poses an immediate danger as it insists that the military roll over and accept whatever anti-democratic actions are undertaken by a president clearly intending to do what he can to break the Constitution.

The second perspective — that the military simply is not above or outside of the nation’s politics — demands that we call military silence and inaction by its name: in the worst scenarios, complicity in the shredding of the Constitution, comfort to the enemies of democracy, and facilitation of an authoritarian coup (not by the military itself, but rather the unlawful seizure of power by Trump).

In their open letter,<ref>https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/08/all-enemies-foreign-and-domestic-open-letter-gen-milley/167625/</ref> Nagl and Yingling were asking the general to act if and only if an authoritarian coup has already taken place — and to do so strictly in accordance with his personal oath to the Constitution. We see the ascendency of the first perspective in the vitriol poured upon their argument. These otherwise respected figures are vilified as advocating a military take-over and mocked for suggesting that a staff officer (especially the chairman, who has no direct command authority over any troops) should somehow be involved. It is as though the authors were channeling Othello’s Iago, a Spartan dog if ever there was one, in their advice to Milley: “follow him, to serve your turn upon him.”

Nagl and Yingling’s critics are right in describing such military intervention as unlawful and outrageous, but they err in labeling it a military take-over and are wrong in assuring the public it won’t be preferable to the alternative.

'''A forced transfer of power from Trump to someone else is not a traditional coup but rather a ''pronunciamento''. Although unknown in American history, the type of political transition does occur globally."''' <ref>https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/08/six-scenarios-military-intervention-after-january-20/167777/</ref>}}
On January 8, 2021 Pelosi sent a Dear Colleague letter to Democrat members loaded with falsehoods and exaggerations in the effort to cover her role in denying [[National Guard]] protection for the [[U.S. Capitol building]] during the [[2021 Capitol protests|January 6 protests]]. The letter reads in part:<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/08/politics/pelosi-letter-on-nuclear-codes/index.html</ref>
{{quotebox-float|"It is a spirit of pride and with great solemnity that I write to you about the events of this past week. [...]

Capitol Police: It is with great sadness that I also write to share the news that a twelve-year veteran of the U.S. Capitol Police, Officer Brian Sicknick, died after defending the Capitol complex and protecting all who serve and work here. The perpetrators of Officer Sicknick's death must be brought to justice. Five people have now died because of the act of insurrection. This is a stain on our nation's history.

While we are appreciative of the bravery of the Capitol Police, we are disappointed in the lack of leadership. For that reason I called upon the Chief of the Capitol Police to resign, and he has. I have also accepted the resignation of the House Sergeant-at-Arms. Chair Lofgren will discuss on our noon Caucus call how we will move forward with responding to the failures that allowed this tragedy to happen.

Removing the President From Office: As you know, there is growing momentum around the invocation of the 25th Amendment, which would allow the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet to remove the President for his incitement of insurrection and the danger he still poses. Yesterday, Leader Schumer and I placed a call with Vice President Pence, and we still hope to hear from him as soon as possible with a positive answer as to whether he and the Cabinet will honor their oath to the Constitution and the American people.

Nearly fifty years ago, after years of enabling their rogue President, Republicans in Congress finally told President Nixon that it was time to go. Today, following the President's dangerous and seditious acts, Republicans in Congress need to follow that example and call on Trump to depart his office -- immediately. If the President does not leave office imminently and willingly, the Congress will proceed with our action.

Preventing an Unhinged President From Using the Nuclear Codes: This morning, I spoke to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley to discuss available precautions for preventing an unstable president from initiating military hostilities or accessing the launch codes and ordering a nuclear strike. The situation of this unhinged President could not be more dangerous, and we must do everything that we can to protect the American people from his unbalanced assault on our country and our democracy...."}}
After the supposed insurrection,<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/fbi-finds-no-evidence-trump-153636457.html</ref> which evidence points to another [[FBI]] [[false flag]] operation, Milley then had the supposed justification "to act if and only if an authoritarian coup has already taken place" that Crosbie spoke of, and colluded with Pelosi and his Chinese [[PLA]] counterpart<ref>https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/nationwide-call-explodes-for-gen-mark-milley-to-be-court-martialed-for-treason-working-with-china-to-undermine-trump/</ref> in the coup against President Trump.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/08/politics/house-speaker-joint-chiefs-milley/index.html</ref> Thomas Crosbie of the Royal Danish Defence College, who outlined the coup plot, was born in [[Canada]] and is not an American citizen.

====Anti-science====
After the [[Center for Disease Control]] rescinded its guidelines on wearing [[covid]] masks during the [[CCP pandemic]], Pelosi refused to remove her authoritarian decrees requiring masks in the [[U.S. Capitol building|Capitol building]] affecting members of Congress and staff.<ref>https://youtu.be/t8bjgeBy750</ref>

====Big Tech anti-trust====
In the weeks before the House Judiciary Committee voted on the antitrust legislation — aimed at [[Apple, Inc.]], [[Amazon.com]], and Alphabet’s [[Google]] — that was meant to limit the way companies organize and offer their products, Speaker Pelosi's husband who handles the family's finances exercised call options that netted the Pelosi's $5.3 million.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/08/report-pelosis-husband-secured-5-3-million-from-alphabet-options/#</ref>

====JEDI contract====
Under [[Lloyd Austin]], the [[Pentagon]] canceled a $10-billion ‘JEDI’ cloud-computing contract with [[Microsoft]] in July 2021 and handed it back to tech giant [[Amazon]], which had sued after [[President Trump]] took it away from Amazon in 2019.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/pentagon-cancels-10-billion-jedi-cloud-deal-awarded-microsoft</ref> Weeks earlier, [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]]'s husband, who handles the families finances, bought $1 million in Amazon call options.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/pelosis-husband-bought-amazon-stock-pentagon-jedi-shakeup-sent-shares-soaring</ref>

====J6 insurrection hoax====
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:{{See also|J6 insurrection hoax}}
The Pelosi Panel was a [[partisan]] [[witchhunt]] and [[demonization]] project formed by Pelosi after the [[United States Senate]] and Joe Biden<ref>https://www.axios.com/biden-jan-6-commission-67eb120f-5c0b-48e6-be77-08158ef94441.html</ref> rejected the idea of forming a [[bipartisan]] commission to investigate the [[2021 Capitol insurrection hoax]].<ref>https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-senate-votes-block-panel-probe-capitol-riot</ref> While first offering [[Republican]]s to participate, Pelosi booted off Republican members<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/pelosi-rejects-jordan-and-banks-for-jan-6-committee-as-house-gop-says-it-will-launch-its-own-investigation-194806464.html</ref> and named two of her own hand-selected Republican [[NeverTrump]]ers to give it the appearance of bipartisanship. Pelosi did not want to answer questions about her own involvement in rejecting National Guard security in the days before the January 6 fiasco.<ref>https://freedomjournalist.com/it-was-a-set-up-both-dc-mayor-pelosi-turned-down-national-guard-on-jan-6/</ref>

Republicans also withdrew from the [[communist]] dominated House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth after Pelosi's arrogant dismissal of the people's elected representatives.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/07/28/mccarthy-pulls-gop-picks-off-economy-panel-amid-pelosi-clash/</ref>

Pelosi ordered the House Sargeant-at-Arms, the U.S. Capitol Police, and the National Guard to stand down despite warnings by the FBI that Antifa had infiltrated a Trump Rally in Washington and was planning a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/gop-rep-claims-pelosi-is-trying-to-distract-from-her-own-capitol-riots-responsibility-she-is-ultimately-responsible/</ref>

During the horrendous events a protester left a pile of human excrement on Pelosi's desk. The unknown offender may still be at large.

====Rape of Afghanistan====
{{See also|Rape of Afghanistan}}
[[File:KabulHasFallen.png|right|350px|thumb|]]
Pelosi commended Biden's handling of the U.S. withdrawl from [[Afghanistan]]:
{{quotebox-float|“The President is to be commended for the clarity of purpose of his statement on Afghanistan and his action.<ref>https://saraacarter.com/pelosi-commends-biden-for-strong-and-decisive-action-in-afghanistan/</ref>}}
Marketwatch wrote: “In a stunning rout, the [[Taliban]] seized nearly all of Afghanistan in just over a week, despite the billions of dollars spent by the U.S. and [[NATO]] over nearly 20 years to build up Afghan security forces. Just days earlier, an American military assessment estimated that the capital would not come under insurgent pressure for a month.”<ref>https://www.marketwatch.com/story/afghan-president-flees-the-country-as-taliban-move-on-kabul-01629048671?mod=home-page&mod=article_inline</ref>

Taliban atrocities included executions,<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/08/03/afghanistan-advancing-taliban-execute-detainees Afghanistan: Advancing Taliban Execute Detainees], HRW, Aug 3, 2021</ref> even killing kids in front of their parents.<ref name=mid-day/> [[CNN]] reported that on July 12, 2021 the Taliban knocked on the door of a mother of four in a small village in northern Afghanistan. They were demanding food. The mother told them, "I am poor, how can I cook for you?" The Taliban beat her to death.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/17/asia/afghanistan-women-taliban-intl-hnk-dst/index.html</ref> In Takhar province, the Taliban shot and killed a woman when she went out in public without a [[burqa]].<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/08/17/taliban-kill-woman-not-wearing-burqa-after-vowing-to-honor-womens-rights/</ref>

===116th Congress===

:{{See also|116th United States Congress}}
As the 116th Congress was sworn in, one thing was certain and obvious to the American people: the Democratic party no longer had any regard or respect for [[democracy]] and the [[human rights]] of other people. The Democratic party organization, from poll workers, to members of the [[civil service system]], to elected officials, had rejected the fundamental tenets of a [[two-party system]] and embraced full-fledged [[single party control|single party]] [[communism]] and [[totalitarianism]], including rigged elections, [[censorship]], lack of [[due process]] rights, a rejection of the right of free association, a perverted [[law enforcement]] and [[judicial]] system, wholesale domestic spying, a [[globalism|globalized]] and [[collectivist]] [[planned economy]], a rejection of [[God]] and [[religion]], and an attack on the rights of armed citizens to defend themselves.

====Dump Pelosi movement====
[[File:Ocasio-Cortez leads insurrectionists in takeover of Pelosi office.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Rep. [[Ocasio-Cortez]] leads insurrerctionsts in a takeover of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, Nov. 13, 2018.<ref>https://theintercept.com/2018/11/13/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-sunrise-activists-nancy-pelosi/</ref>]]
Pelosi and [[AOC]] united on the Progressive agenda after AOC called Pelosi a racist and President Trump came to Pelosi's defense.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/12/politics/nancy-pelosi-donald-trump-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/index.html</ref>

The Dump Pelosi movement was led by Reps. [[Seth Moulton]], [[Tim Ryan]], [[Ed Perlmutter]], [[Kathleen Rice]], [[Bill Foster]], [[Filemon Vela]], [[Kurt Schrader]], [[Conor Lamb]], [[Jim Cooper]], [[Brian Higgins]], [[Stephen Lynch]], [[Linda Sánchez]], Reps.-Elect [[Abigail Spanberger]], [[Jason Crow]], [[Mikie Sherrill]], [[Andy Kim]], [[Haley Stevens]], [[Joe Cunningham]], [[Max Rose]], [[Jeff Van Drew]], [[Anthony Brindisi]] and [[Ben McAdams]]. NeverNancy Democrats vowed to {{Quotebox-float|"support new leadership because voters in hard-won districts, and across the country, want to see real change in Washington."}}

The organizers of the Dump Pelosi movement were two white men, Seth Moulton and Tim Ryan who, for appearance sake, proposed replacing a woman with woman. Reps. [[Marcia Fudge]], [[Cheri Bustos]] and [[Karen Bass]] all were put forward.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/416836-insurgents-seek-female-challenger-to-replace-pelosi?amp</ref> Pelosi issued the obligatory charges of [[bigot]]ry, [[misogyny]], and [[sexism]] against elected Democrats.<ref>https://youtu.be/rBgKtbj167g</ref> The 16 NeverPelosi members represent 12 million citizens, of which more than 6 million are Democratic voters. Pelosi adopted a racist and condescending attitude toward a [[Fox News]] reporter who called her out for her lack of transparency and truthfulness in negotiations.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/11/nancy-pelosi-harris-faulkner-fox-news-transparency-shutdown-funding/</ref>

Rep. Marcia Fudge of the Congressional Black Caucus considered running against Pelosi for Speaker. Rep. [[Keith Ellison]], who was relegated to the back of the bus in the newly created position of vice-chair of the [[DNC]] despite his frontrunner status as top fundraiser, was kicked out of party leadership after the [[2018 midterms]].<ref>https://bongino.com/keith-ellison-resigns-from-the-dnc-to-focus-on-new-job/</ref> Racist progressives increased their power when they dumped longtime [[civil rights]] activist Rep. [[Barbara Lee]] for the position of Democrat Caucus leader. Post-election recount ballot box stuffing to steal a dozen House seats may have offset the Dump Pelosi movement and provided the difference to insure Pelosi's survival.<ref>https://youtu.be/yd2tjFHhq0I</ref><ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/11/since-election-day-democrats-pick-off-over-a-dozen-gop-house-seats-and-2-senate-seats-and-theyre-going-for-more/?omhide=true</ref>

Some members of the rebellion were willing to vote for Pelosi if she would agree to a "Sell by" date for her retirement which she agreed to.<ref>https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/pelosi-agrees-to-term-limit-deal-limiting-her-speakership-to-4-years</ref> Others who vowed on the campaign trail not to vote for Pelosi as Speaker were given an option: they could vote against Pelosi in the closed door caucus meeting, "Present" on the floor vote (thus keeping their promise to voters) and keep their committee assignments as well. Pelosi's biographer made it clear that if the [[coup]] plotters against Pelosi failed, "life would become uncomfortable."<ref>Listen to Why Nancy Pelosi Won't Back Down by CQ Roll Call Podcast #np on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/cq-rollcall/why-nancy-pelosi-wont-back</ref>

[[Justice Democrats]], a group that backed Reps.-elect Ocasio-Cortez and [[Ayanna S. Pressley]], urged progressive Democrats to withhold their votes to {{quotebox|“extract concessions...[[Medicare For All]], rejecting corporate donations, free college, dismantling mass incarceration and mass deportation."}} As California burned, Rep.-elect [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] led a mob of [[environmentalist|tree huggers]] in a takeover of Pelosi's office. For years California has transferred money from forest management - removing dead trees - to social spending for Democrat vote-buying schemes. California was wracked by unprecedented wildfires taking scores of lives and burning down whole cities.<ref>https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2018/9/1/17800358/california-mendocino-wildfire-dead-trees</ref>

With 233 seats in the bag, Pelosi could only afford to lose 15 votes. 16 members publicly joined the NeverPelosi movement. [[President Trump]] weighed in and said he could guarantee enough Republican votes to save Pelosi.<ref>https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/trump-casts-pelosis-speaker-savior</ref> Pelosi became so desperate she began an online petition at pelosiforcongress.org, {{Quotebox|“Let Nancy know you’ve got her back. Add your name."}}

Traditionally Speaker races were strictly internal affairs. With Pelosi's election on the ropes, Pelosi invited big money special interest [[lobbying]] groups to muscle in. [[MoveOn.org]], [[NARAL Pro-Choice America|NAMBLA/Pro-Choice America]], [[People for the American Way]], [[Service Employees International Union]], [[Protect Our Care]], [[End Citizens United]], [[League of Conservation Voters]], [[Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence]], [[United Farm Workers]], [[Communications Workers of America]], [[American Federation of Government Employees]], [[United Auto Workers]], [[National Association of Letter Carriers,]] and [[Tax March]] voiced support for Pelosi. The groups essentially threatened to withhold money from NeverPelosi Democrats. The bosses of [[Center for American Progress]], [[AFL-CIO]], and [[Moms Demand Action]] also voiced support.

15 Democrats surprisingly held their integrity and kept their promises to voters, refusing to vote for Pelosi as Speaker.

====Mental health concerns====
[[File:Kamalatweet.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Tweet put out by the [[Kamala Harris]] presidential campaign after Pelosi's famous Oval Office meltdown.]]
:{{Main article|Alzheimer's disease}}
Pelosi has been the subject of much concern over her deteriorating mental health condition.<ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/07/as_pelosi_increasingly_incoherent_in_public_dems_face_a_battle_over_leadership_succession.html</ref> There are seven stages of [[dementia]]; the consensus of opinion among experts and observers is that Pelosi is somewhere between Stage 3 and Stage 6. The frequent brain freezes, facial tics, mumbling, mispronouncistion of words, confusion of what decade she's living in and so on can actually be a reaction to medication, rather than a symptom of the underlying disease.

In 2014, Pelosi became unhinged and chased Rep. [[Tom Marino]] across the House floor during a debate on Border Security funding. Marino said on the House floor, {{quotebox-float|"Under the leadership of the former Speaker, and under the leadership of their former leader, when in 2009 and 2010, they had the House, the [[Senate]] and the [[White House]], and they knew this problem existed, they didn't have the strength to go after it back then, but are trying to make a political issue out of it now."<ref>http://itsateapartyyall.com/pelosi-chases-marino-house-floor/</ref>}}
Pelosi fumbled for words when Prof. Jonathan Gruber - who wrote the [[Obamacare]] bill - was exposed for lying and deceiving the American public.<ref>https://youtu.be/kDomkBtJC7Q</ref> Even Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer admitted Obamacare was a mistake.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/11/chuck-schumer-passing-obamacare-in-2010-was-a-mistake/449700/</ref>

Pelosi is in the habit of referring to President Trump as "President Bush".<ref>Yilek, Caitlin (July 12, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nancy-pelosi-again-refers-to-trump-as-president-bush/article/2628411 Nancy Pelosi again refers to Trump as 'President Bush']. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 13, 2017.</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/7zEMXJv1EI4</ref> Pelosi wished journalists "Happy Thanksgiving" for Valentines Day.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzIDBus8l6M</ref>

====House Rule changes====
In the 117th Congress, Pelosi made significant rule changes to previous the 116th Congress.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/396700100/Pelosi-House-Rules-for-New-Congressional-Session-2019</ref> She greatly expanded the size of the House Counsel Office, and authorized them to challenge the U.S. Justice Department in court over the constitutionality of [[Obamacare]].

Critics say Pelosi essentially created her own Justice Department within the [[Legislative Branch]], and nothing is stopping her from creating her own FBI.

Pelosi lifted term limitations on committee chairpersons and buried the [[Gingrich]] reform requiring members to pay their own race discrimination and sexual harassment settlements. Additionally, staffers can be forced to sign non-disclosure agreements without the agreements first being vetted by the House Ethics Committee. This, coupled with the expansion of [[civil service system|civil servants]] on staff, is a potentially frightening development.

'''Background checks on illegal immigrants who attempt to purchase a gun.''' On February 27, 2019 House Republicans offered a ‘[[motion to recommit]]‘ to legislation that would increase federal background checks on gun purchases, adding an amendment requiring [[Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] (ICE) to be notified if an [[illegal alien]] attempted to purchase a firearm. 26 moderate Democrats voted in favor of the amendment.

In response, Pelosi announced she would change the House Rules removing the ‘motion to recommit’ process that allows the voice of the minority to be heard.

Minority Leader [[Kevin McCarthy]] commented, “Rather than reconcile the differences within their party that are driving this division, Democrats want to rig the rules and suppress the minority party’s speech on the House floor."<ref>https://www.republicanleader.gov/democrats-want-to-rig-the-rules/</ref>

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez proposed targeting dissenting Democrats, and providing violent activists a list of their names, and unleash the jackboots. Ocasio-Cortez {{quotebox|"suggested in a closed-door meeting of House Democrats that she would help liberal activists unseat moderate Democrats skirting the party line, a spokesperson for Ocasio-Cortez said according to the ''[[Washington Post]]''. “She said that when activists ask her why she had to vote for a gun safety bill that also further empowers an agency that forcibly injects kids with psychotropic drugs, they’re going to want a list of names and she’s going to give it to them,” spokesperson Corbin Trent said, referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement."<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/ocasio-cortez-threatens-to-put-moderate-democrats-on-a-list-to-be-unseated</ref>}}

====Green Leap Forward====
[[File:Pelosi poop map.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The City of San Francisco official "poop map" to warn tourist of areas to avoid due to reportings of human feces on the street covers Nancy Pelosi's 12th Congressional district.<ref>https://www.mrctv.org/blog/new-report-shows-nancy-pelosis-district-seat-piled-high-dirty-needles-and-human-feces</ref>]]
{{Main article|Climate Crisis Committee|Great Leap Forward}}
The '''House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis''' was formed by Pelosi on a suggestion from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and two [[Marxist]] groups known as the [[Sunrise Movement]]<ref>https://www.sunrisemovement.org/gnd/</ref> and the [[Justice Democrats]].<ref>https://www.justicedemocrats.com/about/</ref> Its scope and mandate makes clear its vision: {{quotebox-float|"The select committee shall have authority to develop a detailed national, industrial, economic mobilization plan for the transition of the United States economy to become [[greenhouse gas]] emissions neutral and to significantly draw down greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and oceans and to promote economic and [[environmental justice]] and equality."}}
The Green New Deal advances non-environmental projects, such as "social, economic, [[racial]], regional and gender-based justice."<ref>https://news.grabien.com/story-ocasio-cortezs-green-new-deal-radical-mandate-government-con</ref> Ocasio-Cortez's claims it will eliminate [[poverty]]: {{quotebox-float|"The Plan for a [[Green New Deal]] (and the draft legislation) shall recognize that a national, industrial, economic mobilization of this scope and scale is a historic opportunity to virtually eliminate poverty in the [[United States]] and to make prosperity, wealth and economic security available to everyone participating in the transformation."}}
The new committee is responsible for creating a plan with draft legislation. The [[Green New Deal]] was introduced as H.Res.109 on February 7, 2019. Six weeks into Democrat control of the House it already claimed victory for destroying 25,000 jobs.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/tech/amazon-blasts-ocasio-cortez-says-we-dont-want-to-work-in-this-environment-in-the-long-term</ref> Rep. [[Carolyn Maloney]] of [[New York]], who supports the Green New Deal, was livid when her fellow [[communist]]s killed the prospect of [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] bringing its main headquarters to New York and creating 25,000 jobs with wages averaging $150,000.<ref>https://youtu.be/nnVS-Zah54k</ref> Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. [[Elizabeth Warren]] and Ocasio-Cortez took credit for killing the Amazon deal.

[[CNN]] reported the fight over Amazon is the fight for the future of the Democratic Party. Ocasio-Cortez tweeted: {{quotebox|"Anything is possible: today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers & their neighbors defeated Amazon's corporate [[greed]], its worker exploitation, and the power of the richest man in the world."}} Warren tweeted {{quotebox|"How long will we allow giant [[corporation]]s to hold our democracy hostage?"}} Amazon was promised up to $1.5 billion in tax abatements in exchange for the promise of creating 25,000 jobs. Ocasio-Cortez believes a tax abatement is a bucket of cash the government can spend on subways or teachers. Warren called the tax incentives "bribes."<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/14/politics/amazon-aoc-democrats-future/index.html</ref>

During the 2020 election, a constituent defecated on Pelosi's driveway in San Fansiscvo as a 'peaceful protest'.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/man-poops-on-nancy-pelosis-driveway-says-it-was-a-peaceful-protest/</ref> The protester told the ''[[New York Post]]'', that he’s “not really very political,” although he supports Trump’s accomplishments and is scared about rising crime and the state of the country. “I fear America is becoming one big burned-down city,” he said.

Just a few hours after the incident the protester was detained by officers with the Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department at the behest of [[Capitol Police]], the agency tasked with protecting members of Congress. “They kept asking me, ‘Are you this? Are you that? Are you Antifa?’ And the Capitol Police were definitely watching my channel, because I could hear them on the radio like, ‘Tell him to turn off the stream.'”

Immediately following the incident the protester apologized to Pelosi on Twitter, saying, “@SpeakerPelosi I know you may not ever see this but I want you to know, I meant no foul harm yesterday when I did what I did. I’m not proud of it at all and I just would like for you to know that. I have no ill will against you or anyone in an elected officials position.” The protester told ''The New York Post'' that the act is “not something I’m particularly proud of,” and that he does not hold any ill will toward Pelosi or anyone else.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/14/man-who-pooped-on-pelosis-driveway-calls-it-peaceful-protest/</ref>

====2020 State of the Union address====

Following the 2020 State of the Union address delivered by President Trump on February 4, 2020, in a moment captured on live television, Pelosi tore up her copy of the address right behind Trump's back in a gesture widely condemned as childish and utterly classless, as the address contained the names of deceased American citizens who had been memorialized by Trump during the address, along with honoring a 100 year old [[Black]] [[Tuskegee Airmen|Tuskegee Airman]] and other positive accomplishments made during the Trump administration.<ref>Multiple sources:
*[https://www.wnd.com/2020/02/pelosi-goes-bonkers-tears-trumps-state-union-national-tv/ Pelosi goes bonkers, tears up Trump's State of the Union on national TV] on [[WorldNetDaily]]
*[https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/04/nancy-pelosi-tears-speech-sotu/ Nancy Pelosi Ripped For Tearing Up Speech Copy As Soon As Trump Concludes] at the Daily Caller
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/02/wow-what-a-witch-pelosi-rips-up-trumps-sotu-speech-video/ Wow! What a Witch! Pelosi Rips Up Trump’s SOTU Speech] at the Gateway Pundit
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/04/live-updates-trump-delivers-state-of-union-address-2/ ***Live Updates*** Trump Delivers State of Union Address] at Breitbart News Network</ref> In addition to being condemned, Pelosi's gesture, along with those of other Democrats present at the address, was also taken as a gesture of how much contempt and hatred the Democrat Party and its supporters<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/02/04/hollywood-melts-during-trump-sotu-address-jackass-fear-mongering-pig/ Hollywood Melts During Trump SOTU Address: ‘Jackass,’ ‘Fear Mongering Pig’] at Breitbart News Network</ref> truly have for the American public.<ref>Multiple sources:
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/02/white-house-issues-blistering-statement-in-response-to-pelosi-ripping-up-president-trumps-sotu-speech/ White House Issues Blistering Statement in Response to Pelosi Ripping up President Trump’s SOTU Speech] at the Gateway Pundit
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/02/when-the-president-talked-about-7-million-people-coming-off-of-food-stamps-congressional-democrats-hissed-ted-cruz-goes-off-on-sotu-democrats-video/ “When the President Talked About 7 Million People Coming Off of Food Stamps – Congressional Democrats Hissed” – Ted Cruz GOES OFF on SOTU Democrats] at the Gateway Pundit
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/02/wow-democrats-even-sit-on-their-butts-wont-even-stand-for-the-hand-of-almighty-god-video/ WOW! Democrats Even Sit on Their Butts, Won’t Even Stand for the “Hand of Almighty God”] at the Gateway Pundit
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/02/democrats-sit-on-their-hands-refuse-to-applaud-as-president-trump-announces-record-unemployment-rates-for-blacks-women-minorities/ DEMOCRATS SIT ON THEIR HANDS – REFUSE TO APPLAUD as President Trump Announces Record Unemployment Rates for Blacks, Women, Minorities] at the Gateway Pundit
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/02/omg-democrat-response-to-trumps-historic-sotu-address-we-can-fill-potholes-with-dirt-video/ OMG! Democrat Response to Trump’s Historic SOTU Address — WE CAN FILL POTHOLES WITH DIRT!] at the Gateway Pundit
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/04/pelosi-does-not-applaud-as-trump-announces-scholarship-for-4th-grade-student/ Pelosi Does Not Applaud as Trump Announces Scholarship for 4th Grade Student] at Breitbart News Network
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/04/democrats-tim-ryan-rashida-tlaib-storm-out-of-sotu-address-its-all-fake/ Democrats Rashida Tlaib, Tim Ryan Storm Out of SOTU Address: ‘It’s All Fake’] at Breitbart News Network</ref> Ironically, several Democrat voters also condemned Pelosi for this action, with many of them even calling C-SPAN immediately afterwards and citing how they will never vote for the Democrat Party ever again thanks largely to her actions as well as the other Democrat Representatives during and after the speech.<ref>[https://pjmedia.com/trending/backfire-i-will-never-vote-democrat-again-say-angry-dems-on-c-span-after-pelosis-tantrum/ BACKFIRE: 'I Will Never Vote Democrat Again,' Say Angry Dems on C-SPAN After Pelosi's Tantrum] at PJ Media</ref>

Pelosi, who later found out that destruction of federal documents (including the State of the Union address) is a federal crime that can lead to prosecution of those caught doing so, subsequently demanded that Twitter and Facebook take down the video showing her ripping up the address, while her spokesman Drew Hamill delusionally claimed that the video was a "fake", even though the video clearly shows Pelosi tearing up the speech.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2020/02/pelosi-wants-video-shredding-trump-speech-removed/ Pelosi wants video of her shredding Trump speech removed] at WND.com</ref> Many called for Pelosi's resignation and ethics complaints were filed against her. The Constitution requires the President to deliver an annual State of the Union report to Congress. It does not require giving a speech. America witnessed the President hand deliver the annual report and Pelosi destroying the Constitutionally mandated report. The document is not Pelosi's personal property to destroy.

After attempting to torpedo the Republican [[CARES Act|Relief bill]] for the American people caused by the [[CCP pandemic]], Pelosi claimed on [[CNN]] that her behavior at the State of Union reflected her spirit of [[bipartisan]]ship in the midst of a national emergency.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPeA8sl4yBI]</ref>

====First sham impeachment====
[[File:Pelosi gold pens.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|In a gesture reminiscent of an earlier San Francisco progressive cult leader passing out Kool-Aid - the [[Rev. Jim Jones]] of the [[Peoples Temple]], Pelosi passes out gold-tipped pens during a signing ceremony of Articles of Impeachment before the bitter end.]]
:{{Main article|Trump impeachment}}
To negate the bad news stories coming out about the [[Obama administration]], Clinton campaign, and DNC illegal activities during the [[2016 presidential election]], Pelosi appointed Rep. [[Adam Schiff]] to open an ''[[impeachment inquiry]]'' of President Trump without an authorization by the full House of Congress. Pelosi greatly expanded the powers of HPSCI chair [[Adam Schiff]]. Investigating committees can subpoena and depose people without the minority being notified or present. These committees are targeting the Executive Office of the President, President Trump, and the Trump family.
Schiff's handling of the so-called "impeachment inquiry" violated [[6th Amendment]] [[due process]] rights of the accused, denying the right of counsel, to cross-examination, and to present evidence and witnesses. The inquiry was mounted on [[hearsay]] and manufactured hearsay evidence. Many have likened the House hearings to the [[Stalinist show trials]] of the 1930s.

Democrats had failed to gain authority from a vote of the full House to begin an impeachment investigation and designate a committee of jurisdiction with [[subpoena]] power to override administration claims of [[Executive privilege]]. Article I Section 4 of the Constitution grants the sole power of impeachment to the House, and not to an individual member such as the Speaker to declare an "impeachment inquiry" by proclamation. Without authorization by a vote of the full House, the so-called "impeachment inquiry" committees are limited to their regular oversight function and lack judicial enforcement of subpoenas to override Executive privilege in their "impeachment inquiry".

An anonymous accuser came forward with third hand [[hearsay]] alleging the President had engaged in a ''[[quid pro quo]]'' with the Ukrainian president in exchange for arms and aid. In an unprecedented action, the president was not allowed counsel and the minority was denied rebuttal witnesses and independent [[cross-examination]] of disgruntled [[Administrative state|civil servant]]s. Neither committee, not the Judiciary Committee nor the Intelligence Committee, was ever authorized by a Resolution of the full House to conduct an impeachment inquiry and gather evidence.
[[File:Nadler has an accident.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|[[Jerry Nadler]] and Speaker Pelosi.<ref>https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4909220/user-clip-nadler-poops-pants</ref>]]
When the pre-fabricated term "''[[quid pro quo]]''" failed to catch on with [[CNN]] viewers as a basis for abrogating constitutional rights and nullifying elections,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Xomryg6Ac&t=171s</ref> Democrats switched to "bribery,"<ref>https://nypost.com/2019/11/12/democrats-word-games-show-they-cant-find-a-true-impeachable-offense/</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/Breitbart/posts/10163980012850354</ref> the implication evidently being that when the [[executive branch]] disburses funds authorized by Congress, the chief executive can be held to account for bribery. A focus group conducted by the [[DCCC]] in key swing states of the [[2020 presidential election]] found voters reacted more positively the term "bribery" rather than "''quid pro quo''" as an impeachable offense.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pelosi-calls-trumps-actions-bribery-as-democrats-sharpen-case-for-impeachment/2019/11/14/0ee9a202-0702-11ea-b17d-8b867891d39d_story.html</ref> DNC talking points were immediately dispatched to [[mainstream media]] to drop "''quid pro quo''" and insert "bribery" as the key offense Democrats were looking for.

The Judiciary Committee of the [[House of Representatives]] voted on Friday, December 13, 2019, to approve two articles of impeachment against President [[Donald Trump]] based on the findings of Schiff's committee. No actual crime was alleged in either article. The articles were approved by a partisan vote of the full House, with bi-partisan opposition. One Democrat House member switched parties after the Democratic House's naked abuse of power.

The Senate ultimately rejected the claim of Obstruction of Congress based on violations of the [[due process]] rights of the accused and lack of authority in the sham impeachment "investigation." As to the Abuse of Power article, Senators determined President Trump acted properly while combating corruption. He was acquitted on February 5, 2020.

In an especially infamous example of her involvement in the scam, Pelosi during the late stages of the scam had personally handed out gold-tipped pens that indicated support for impeaching President Trump. Close inspection of the pens revealed that the tips suspiciously resembled bullet casings from high-caliber rifles.<ref>https://pjmedia.com/trending/nancy-pelosis-impeachment-pens-look-like-bullets/</ref>

====Covid-19 and mail-in ballots====
Pelosi took advantage of the [[coronavirus]], which had been released by the [[Chinese Communist Party]] to encourage Democrat political machines across the United States to flood the country with manil0in ballots in an effort to influence the [[2020 Presidential election]].

'''Early response'''

In late February 2020 Nancy Pelosi encouraged the people of San Francisco to gather in large crowds in Chinatown. She visited Chinatown to show that it was perfectly safe. On local television Pelosi said,
{{quotebox|"It's exciting to be here, especially at this time, to be able to be unified with our community. We do want to say to people, 'Come to Chinatown. Here we are. Come join us."}}
[[File:Hypocritical Pelosi.jpeg|thumb|right|170px|Rep. Pelosi is seen here entering a salon without a face mask.]]
Having tacitly denied the severity of coronavirus and warnings by experts, Pelosi's urged people to congregate in huge groups. A month later Pelosi blamed President Trump for the spread of the virus. People were dying while Pelosi was pushing impeachment. People were dying while Pelosi was sneaking in funding for the Kennedy Center, the Green New Deal, [[vote harvesting]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG3FVJNuSCo</ref> and other projects unrelated to CCP virus emergency relief.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/the-country-should-be-pulling-together-right-now-but-then-again-we-have-democrats-and-the-media/</ref> While the nation and its newly unemployed were preoccupied with surviving the CCP virus, Pelosi then proposed a [[tax]] cut for millionaires and billionaires.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2020/03/31/how-pelosi-and-the-democrats-plan-to-give-a-lot-of-money-to-millionaires-n2566029</ref><ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2020/03/31/grassley-rips-pelosi-on-salt-rollback-n2566045</ref>

'''Chinatown visit'''

Nancy Pelosi she is one of main responsible for spreading China virus in America by encouraging people to visit Chinatown, after her visit Chinatown in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] in February 2020, while simultaneously she was working with House Democrats to try to block Trump’s ability to executively issue travel bans. Pelosi visited Chinatown in San Francisco and spoke to local media on February 24, telling them, “we should come to Chinatown,” adding that it was “very safe”. At the same time, Pelosi actively worked with Democrats on the No Ban Act to “prohibit religious discrimination in our immigration system and limit the President’s ability to impose such biased and bigoted restrictions,” as Pelosi detailed. No ban would allowed travelers from Wuhan, China — the origin of the coronavirus — to continue to arrive in the U.S. while Trump received guidance from Congress.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/22/fact-check-trump-says-pelosi-danced-in-chinatown-as-democrats-criticized-him-for-restricting-travel-from-china/ Fact Check: Trump Says Pelosi Danced in Chinatown as Democrats Criticized Him for Restricting Travel from China]</ref>

'''Salongate'''
:''See main article: [[Salongate]]
In early September 2020, Pelosi violated her own city's [[coronavirus]] lockdown rules when heading into a salon with no face mask on in what is known as [[Salongate]].<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/01/maskless-nancy-pelosi-goes-to-san-francisco-hair-salon-despite-coronavirus-restrictions/ Maskless Nancy Pelosi Goes to San Francisco Hair Salon Despite Coronavirus Restrictions]
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2020/09/02/pelosi-hair-salon-n2575476 The Pelosi Effect: 'Special' People, Different Rules]</ref> After being called out on the matter,<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/01/nancy-pelosi-visited-hair-salon-despite-coronavirus-closures/5686944002/ Nancy Pelosi criticized for visiting San Francisco hair salon despite coronavirus restrictions]</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/02/donald-trump-mocks-nancy-pelosi-for-getting-caught-unmasked-in-hair-salon/ Donald Trump Mocks Nancy Pelosi for Getting Caught Unmasked in Hair Salon]</ref> she ''blamed the salon owner for her own actions'', absurdly and ridiculously asserting that it had all been a "setup".<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pelosi-calls-private-hair-salon-visit-san-francisco/story?id=72770701 Pelosi calls private hair salon visit in San Francisco, against local regulations, 'clearly a setup']
*[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/speaker-pelosi-calls-salon-visit-a-set-up-refuses-to-apologize/ar-BB18EgCs Nancy Pelosi calls salon visit a ‘setup,’ refuses to apologize]
*[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pelosi-calls-controversial-salon-incident-a-setup/ar-BB18EjRR Pelosi calls controversial salon incident a 'setup']
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/01/nancy-pelosi-pleads-ignorance-admits-hairdo-blames-salon-for-violation/ Nancy Pelosi Pleads Ignorance: Admits Hairdo, Blames Salon for Violation]</ref> A San Francisco lawmaker, Pelosi allegedly didn't know the laws in her own city. The owner of the business later received death threats.<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/09/san-francisco-salon-owner-railroaded-nancy-pelosi-target-outrage-death-threats-will-relocate-business/ San Francisco Salon Owner Railroaded by Nancy Pelosi Target of Outrage and Death Threats – Will Relocate Her Business]
*[https://dailycaller.com/2020/09/02/erica-kious-tucker-carlson-esalon-nancy-pelosi-lockdown/ ‘I Think I’m Pretty Much Done Now’: San Francisco Salon Owner Speaks Out On Pelosi, Death Threats And Possibly Closing For Good]</ref> Liberal hack [[Fredo the Younger|Chris "Fredo the Younger" Cuomo]] blamed Pelosi's actions on [[Donald Trump]].<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/09/02/cnns-cuomo-on-pelosi-salon-visit-maybe-she-was-listening-to-the-president/ CNN’s Cuomo on Pelosi Salon Visit: ‘Maybe She Was Listening to the President’]</ref>

====Democrat riots and U.S. Color Revolution====
:{{See also|2020 Leftwing riots}}
Democrat lawmakers, led by Pelosi faced overwhelming backlash after wearing Kente cloth during their nearly nine-minute moment of silence in a [[photo-op]] staged to show their alleged sympathy for black victims of police brutality. Some fiddled with iphones while allegedly mourning Floyd. Many users across social media questioned their motives and blasted them for missing the mark.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/08/outrage-at-democrats-wearing-kente-cloth-during-moment-of-silence-so-woke-it-actually-feels-racist/</ref>

Author Obianuju Ekeocha posted a video telling Democrats to stop "[[virtue signalling]]" by wearing African cloth.
{{quotebox|"In your tokenism, you didn't wait to find out that this thing that you're hanging around your neck is not just some African uniform -- it's actually the kente material. The kente belongs to the Ghanaian people, mainly the Ashanti tribe."<ref>https://twitter.com/obianuju/status/1270053042340139008</ref>}}
[[File:Kente cloth of Ashante slave traders.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Democrats wearing the kente cloth of the Ashanti slave trading tribe.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/06/figures-democrats-wore-kente-cloth-honor-geoge-floyd-fabric-ashanti-slave-traders/</ref>]]
Kente reflects the history of the Ashanti people, from the emergence of the various Ashanti kingdoms to the development of the slave trade up to and including contemporary life in [[Ghana]].<ref>http://ultimatehistoryproject.com/kente-cloth-and-the-history-of-the-ashanti-people.html</ref>
Slavery was historically a tradition with the Ashanti, slaves typically taken as captives from enemies in warfare. The welfare of their slaves varied from being able to acquire wealth and intermarry with the master's family to being a human sacrifice in funeral ceremonies.<ref>[[Alfred Burdon Ellis]],
[https://archive.org/details/tshispeakingpeo01elligoog/page/n302  , ''The Tshi-speaking peoples of the Gold Coast of West Africa''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610125849/https://books.google.com/books?id=jtMSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA290 |date=2016-06-10 }}, 1887. p. 290</ref><ref>Rodriguez, Junius P. ''The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery, Volume 1'', 1997. p. 53.</ref>

By the early 1800s the Ashanti had become a major [[export]]er of enslaved people. The slave trade was originally focused north with captives going to Mande and Hausa traders who exchanged them for goods from [[North Africa]] and indirectly from [[Europe]]. By 1800, the trade had shifted to the south as the Ashanti sought to meet the growing demand of the British, Dutch, and French for captives. In exchange, the Ashanti received luxury items and some manufactured goods including most importantly [[firearm]]s. The consequence of this trade for the Ashanti and their neighbors was horrendous. From 1790 until 1896, the Ashanti were in a perpetual state of war involving expansion or defense of its domain. Most of these wars afforded the opportunity to acquire more slaves for trade.<ref>https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/ashanti-empire-asante-kingdom-18th-late-19th-century/</ref>

The modern-day Ashanti claim that slaves were seldom abused,<ref>Johann Gottlieb Christaller,
''Ashanti Proverbs: (the primitive ethics of a savage people)'', 1916, pp. 119-20.</ref> and defend the "humanity" of Ashanti slavery by noting that those slaves were allowed to marry, and that their children were born free.<ref name="History of the Ashanti Empire">
[http://www.ashanti.com.au/pb/wp_8078438f.html ''History of the Ashanti Empire''.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413213927/http://www.ashanti.com.au/pb/wp_8078438f.html |date=2012-04-13 }}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' fact checkers rated the claim as True that Democrats wore the garb of slave traders.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/16/fact-check-kente-cloths-have-ties-west-african-slave-trade/5345941002/</ref>

Pelosi ordered portraits of four Democrat Speakers removed to whitewash more of the party's racist history.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/06/18/pelosi-orders-portraits-of-confederatetied-speakers-removed-from-capitol-building-n2570931</ref>

====Pelosi to America: Let them eat ice cream====
In response to the [[Wuhan coronavirus]] [[epidemic]], a [[bipartisan]] group of United States Senators had fashioned an emergency relief spending bill as the U.S. [[economy]] nose-dived with layoffs, shutdowns, and state-wide lockdowns to prevent spread of the deadly disease. Pelosi nixed the entire emergency stimulus package which would have given families on lockdown at home emergency cash assistance and allocated immediate funding for doctors, hospitals, and medical staff to fight the deadly virus which was claiming over 100 lives daily.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/03/23/us-coronavirus-deaths-exceed-100-for-first-time-in-a-single-day/</ref>

Pelosi demanded elements of the [[Green New Deal]] be included, such as airline carbon emission restrictions, tax credits for windmills and solar panels, and a plethora of other [[social justice warrior]] schemes targeted at destroying American [[capitalism]].

On the next package to boast payroll protection for American workers, Pelosi claimed there was no evidence working families needed any help, even with 16 million people unemployed.<ref>https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/pelosi-says-there-is-no-evidence-that-americans-need-financial-assistance-right-now/</ref> As 16 million American women and men lost their jobs in the space of two weeks due to the CCP virus, Pelosi's lieutenant [[Steny Hoyer]] sent out an email saying "absent an emergency" Congress would not meet for another three weeks.<ref>https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2020/04/13/this-is-fine-democratic-house-majority-leader-steny-hoyer-says-absent-an-emergency-house-wont-meet-before-may-4/</ref> With tens of millions of working families struggling to survive unemployment, limitations on purchases of essential goods, and food riots erupting around the world, Pelosi—displaying an elitist attitude akin to the Jacobin propaganda against [[Marie Antoinette]]—showed off her $12 a pint ice cream that she was gorging herself with in her palatial residence during an episode of ''The Late Late Show with James Corden'' on CBS.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_YKKlGxNK4</ref> President Trump subsequently mocked Pelosi for that video and for her elitism in his newest campaign ad by also comparing her to Marie Antoinette.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2020/04/trump-ad-mocks-nancy-pelosi-modern-day-marie-antoinette/ Trump ad mocks Nancy Pelosi as modern-day Marie Antoinette] at WorldNetDaily</ref>

==Minority leader 2011-2019==
===115th Congress===
:{{Main article|115th United States Congress}}
[[File:Pelosi insurrection.PNG|right|350px|thumb|Speaker Nancy Pelosi fanned the flames of resistance and violence with false claims of election theft.]]
Since taking office the Left has tried to delegitimize President Trump and create chaos so that socialism can be portrayed as rational opposition to an abnormal situation.<ref name="realclearpolitics.com">https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/08/30/victor_davis_hanson_democrats_delegitimize_trump_create_chaos_to_make_socialism_the_solution.html</ref> Prof. Victor Davis Hanson observed:
{{quotebox-float|"The Democratic Party of [[Hubert Humphrey|Humphrey]], [[JFK]], or even [[Bill Clinton]] no longer exists. It's a pyramid with a few grandees on top that have enough [[money]] they can be immune from the consequences of their own [[ideology]], and then a group on the bottom who depend on [[entitlements|subsidies]]. And they have alienated the [[middle class]]."<ref name="realclearpolitics.com">https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/08/30/victor_davis_hanson_democrats_delegitimize_trump_create_chaos_to_make_socialism_the_solution.html</ref>}}

Pelosi raised $130 million for the midterm elections. The 78 year old promised "new leadership" and an intention to create "a House Diversity Office." Trump's approval ratings stood higher than Pelosi as she regained power. After former Trump lawyer [[Michael Cohen]] delivered testimony that embarrassed the House Judiciary and Democrats, Pelosi declared forget about impeaching Trump, it's "just not worth it."

====Call for uprisings====
====Black Lives Matter====
In August 2016, a memo from Pelosi to the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] (DCCC) instructs staffers how to “handle” the [[Black Lives Matter]] (BLM) terror group. Pelosi was very careful to tell DCCC staffers to talk to BLM members but make sure not to meet with them in large numbers. The memo describes BLM as “radical” and advises: “Don’t offer support for concrete policy positions”. Most notable was advising Democrats not to say ‘All lives matter’ or to talk about ‘black-on-black crime’ as this is the ‘worst thing’ to say to Black Lives Matter activists.<ref>https://www.weaselzippers.us/292546-pelosi-hack-memo-to-dccc-staff-on-black-lives-matter-dont-say-all-lives-matter-or-black-on-black-crime/</ref>

==Speakership 2007–2011==
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Botox) was elected Speaker of the House after the 2006 midterm elections when Democrats gained majorities in the House and Senate. [[John McCain]] referred to her as "one of the great American success stories" and "an inspiration."<ref>[https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/29/MN0I121CI9.DTL&type=politics McCain extends olive branch to Pelosi, Gore], [[San Francisco Chronicle]]</ref>

When coming into her leadership position in 2007, Pelosi's "6 for 06" 100-hour campaign promise turned out being 100-legislative hours, and took several weeks.

On [[Earth Day]] in 2008, Pelosi stated: "The Bible tells us in the Old Testament, 'To minister to the needs of God's creation is an act of worship. To ignore those needs is to dishonor the God who made us.'" Pelosi has used the quote many times, often attributing it to Isaiah. The verse is non-existent.<ref>Christianity Today, June 2008, Pg. 15</ref>

During the 2010 congressional elections, largely due to the unpopularity of Pelosi's extreme positions, [[Republican]]s gained a historic 60+ seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Pelosi was stripped of power on January 3, 2011, when the 112th Congress was sworn in.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/vote-2010-elections-nancy-pelosi-ousted-house-speaker/story?id=12034633 Nancy Pelosi Ousted as House Speaker, John Boehner Waits in Wings], [[ABC News]]</ref>

===Scuttled ethics reform===
Corruption and reform were big issues in the 2006 Midterm elections. Pelosi pledged reform during the election. Members of Pelosi's own Democratic Caucus warned failure to deliver on their promises to clean up corruption could be damaging.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0507/4014.html Democrats divided on lobbying reform], Josephine Hearn and Jeff Patch, May 15, 2007. Retrieved from [[Politico]] 06/01/07.</ref> Twenty freshmen Democrats asked for legislation to establish an independent ethics commission within the legislative branch to investigate future ethical lapses by fellow members.<ref>Alexander Bolton, [https://thehill.com/leading-the-news/dems-press-pelosi-for-ethics-panel-2007-04-18.html''Dems press Pelosi for ethics panel''], The Hill, April 19, 2007.</ref> Pelosi resisted the reform.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7hE4HX-Cwo&NR=1 The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same], ''[[ABC News]]'', April 25, 2007.</ref>

Members regularly abuse the appropriations process by [[earmark]]ing public money to fund projects in their own districts, such as the San Francisco was project from which she and her family financially gained. Earmarks are an area of the legislative process particularly susceptible to corruption.

Pelosi's famous comment- the 'culture of corruption' was only meant to apply to Republicans.<ref>In another example of her hypocrisy, Democrat [[Charles Rangel]] was under investigation for ethics violations. Nancy said "she has no intention of forcing Rangel out"[https://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/charles_rangel_ethics/2008/09/10/129539.htmlPelosi, Republicans in Rangel Tug of War] [[Newsmax]], September 10, 2008</ref>

===2008 election===
On October 28, 2008 Pelosi said "Elect us, hold us accountable, and make a judgment and then go from there. But I do tell you that if the Democrats win, and have substantial majorities, the Congress of the United States will be more bipartisan." Commenting on Pelosi, Republican [[Mike Pence]] said, “As it’s been said before, I have an open mind but not an empty mind.” <ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=39385 More ‘Bipartisan’ Congress Not Likely, Pence Says] [[CNSNews]], November 17, 2008</ref>

Anti-war protester [[Cindy Sheehan]] challenged Pelosi as an independent. Although Sheehan won 16% of the vote, more than the Republican nominee's 10%, Pelosi was reelected with 72%.

When Obama was elected Pelosi said that Obama is "a leader God has blessed us with at this time."
<ref>[http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/430377.aspx Pelosi Suggests Obama is a Gift from God] [[Associated Press]], August 19, 2008</ref>

===Obamacare disaster===
The passage of [[Obamacare]] cost Pelosi her job as Speaker as Democrats took a shellacking in the 2006 midterm elections. Pelosi and 60 Democrats were unceremoniously tossed out.

At the time of passage Pelosi claimed passage of the "Affordable Health Care for America Act" [[H.R. 3962]] as a major achievrment. The bill cost $1.1 trillion. It just barely passed 215–210, as 39 Democrats voted against the bill. The bill laid a tax on Americans requiring all Americans to purchase insurance they did not want or may not need. The bill was incomprehensible to most, even House members. Pelosi famously said, "We have to pass it to see what's in it."

Like most Democrat legislation, the bill created massive new bureaucratic agencies will administrative powers to create new regulations. Senate Democrat Leader [[Chuck Schumer|Cuck Schumer]], in a moment of candid realism, admitted passage of Obamacare was a mistake.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/449700/</ref> Obamacare retarded economic growth for the remainder of President Obama's term.<ref>https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2016/06/09/It-s-Time-Blame-Obamacare-Losing-So-Many-Full-Time-Jobs</ref>

Pelosi is a strong supporter of abortion, but to get 215 votes she gave in to Catholic leaders nationally and abortion opponents in her own caucus, allowing tight restrictions of the [[Stupak Amendment]] which barred any insurance plan purchased with government subsidies from covering abortions. Numerous liberals denounced the bill even as they voted for it.<ref>David M. Herszenhorn and Jackie Calmes, [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/health/policy/08scene.html?_r=1 "Abortion Was at Heart of Wrangling," ''[[The New York Times]]'' Nov 7, 2009]</ref> The bill went to the Senate where it was adopted with amendments.

Eventually the [[authoritarian]] and [[socialist]] legislative nightmare was declared [[unconstitutional]].<ref>https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/12/14/us-federal-judge-rules-obamacare-unconstitutional/23618628/</ref>

===Abortion and Planned Parenthood===
In 2009, student [[Lila Rose]] exposed several instances of illegal behavior by [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref>[http://dotherightthing-cyberpastor.blogspot.com/2009/01/lila-rose-wins-award.html Undercover activist awarded for pro-life work]</ref> However, Pelosi still wanted $200 million for Planned Parenthood as part of the 2009 economic stimulus bill.<ref>[http://politicalhousewyf.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/speaker-pelosi-likes-leather/ Speaker Pelosi Likes Leather]</ref> When asked to explain why this money would promote economic stimulus, Pelosi was never able to give a sensible answer and Planned Parenthood funding was dropped from the bill.<ref>[https://www.lifenews.com/2009/01/29/nat-4799/ Abortion Advocates Upset Planned Parenthood Bailout Dropped From Stimulus Bill], [[LifeNews.com]]</ref>

Commenting on her erroneous understanding of the [[Catholic Church]] beliefs regarding conception, Nancy quips “And what I know is, over the centuries, the doctors of the church have not been able to make that definition. And [[St. Augustine]] said at three months. We don’t know.” <ref>[http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/26/archbishop-of-washington-chides-pelosi-denver-archbishop-warns-biden-to-skip-communion/ Archbishop of Washington Chides Pelosi] [[Fox News]], August 26, 2008</ref> [[Archbishop]] Donald Wuerl rebuked her saying "From the beginning, the Catholic Church has respected the dignity of all human life from the moment of [[conception]] to natural death."

Marc Sheppard of American Thinker has asked how can,
:"one of the most outspoken advocates for unrestricted abortion in Congress -- with a perfect 100% rating from the radical [[pro-abortion]] group [[NARAL]], -- maintain a straight face when declaring a concern for children? How can you vote NO to making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime (Lacy and Conner’s Law - H.R.1997) and pretend to care about infants? How does anyone who voted against restricting interstate transport of minors for the purpose of [[abortion]] (H.R 748) or outlawing the barbaric [[infanticide]] which is [[partial birth abortion]] (H.R 3660) seriously proclaim that anything she does is “about children”.<ref>Marc Sheppard, [https://www.americanthinker.com/2007/01/pelosi_god_bless_the_child_tha.html Pelosi: God Bless the Child that’s not at Home], [[American Thinker]], January 14, 2007.</ref>

In 2013, then-Chief Justice of the [[Vatican]], Cardinal [[Raymond Burke]], stated that she should be denied [[communion]] because “[t]his is a person who obstinately, after repeated admonitions, persists in a grave sin--cooperating with the crime of procured [[abortion]]--and still professes to be a devout [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]].”<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/vatican-chief-justice-nancy-pelosi-must-be-denied-communion</ref>

In defense of children in the mother's womb and the sanctity of Jesus in the host, a priest at the Saint's Peter and Paul Church in Nancy Pelosi's home district, Fr. John Malloy wrote a letter regarding her abortion stance and church services. The letter makes mention of her 100% rating with [[NARAL]] and her support for partial birth abortion. The last line says "...Nancy, do not receive the Eucharist when you attend Mass." <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070208233537/http://www.calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=695280f1-c90e-44d8-a866-d8e28f5ef457 California Catholic Daily A priest writes to Nancy Pelosi], February 1, 2007</ref>

===Gay rights===
In the 2001 San Francisco [[Lesbian]], Gay, [[Bisexual]], Transgender Pride Parade Pelosi marched along with long time [[CPUSA]] <ref>''The Boston Phoenix'', [http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/other_stories/documents/02511115.htm The real Harry Hay], Michael Bronski, October 31 - November 7, 2002.</ref> member and [[homosexual "rights"]] pioneer [[Harry Hay]].<ref>The [[American Spectator]] Special Report, [http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10450 When Nancy Met Harry], Jeffrey Lord, 10/5/2006.</ref><ref>The [[San Francisco Chronicle]], [https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/06/22/DD115758.DTL Official Guide & Program] Parade Lineup, page SP - 14, June 22, 2001.</ref> A homosexual activist group calling itself the [[Human Rights Campaign]] (HRC), eulogized Hay as "the first to realize that the dream of equality for our community could be attained through visibility and activism".<ref>[http://www.hrc.org/Content/ContentGroups/News_Releases/20021/HRC_Mourns_the_Death_of_Gay_Rights_Pioneer_Harry_Hay.htm Human Rights Campaign Mourns the Death of Gay Rights Pioneer Harry Hay], Press Release, Oct. 24, 2002.</ref> An outspoken advocate of pedophile advocacy group the North American Man-Boy Love Association [[NAMBLA]], Hay regularly addressed NAMBLA conferences.{{fact}} NAMBLA carries published material by Hay on its website dating back to 1984. The [[ACLU]] defended NAMBLA against a $200 million lawsuit by parents of a 10 year old murder victim who claimed their sons’ killer was motivated by published material on NAMBLA's website.<ref>Deroy Murdock, [https://www.nationalreview.com/murdock/murdock200402270920.asp No Boy Scouts: The ACLU defends NAMBLA], [[National Review Online]], February 27, 2004.</ref><ref>[http://www.thecpac.com/Curleys-v-NAMBLA.html Curley Vs. NAMBLA]</ref> The Human Rights Campaign contributed $10,000 to Pelosi's campaign.<ref>[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?CID=N00007360&cycle=2006 Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Top Contributors]</ref>

Pelosi made special rights for homosexuals a priority in the 109th Congress including [[Hate Crime]] legislation.<ref>Concerned Women for America, [http://www.cwfa.org/articles/12147/CWA/family/index.htm Homosexual Bills Top House Speaker Pelosi’s List], January 10, 2007.</ref>

Every year, the homosexual and lesbian community participates in the Folsom Street Fair that is located in her [[San Francisco]] district. They are barely dressed and publicly expose themselves in depraved sex acts. In addition, crucifixes made into sex toys are sold on the street during the fair.<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=41858 San Francisco Catholic Church Attacked by Pro-Homosexual Marriage Vandals], [[CNSNews]], January 13, 2009</ref> In 2007, the Fair mocked the 'Last Supper' image of Christians, with homosexuals in leather posing as [[Christ]] and the Apostles. Not a word of condemnation from Pelosi on the sacrilegious display.

====Boy Scouts====
Pelosi also tried to pass legislation to illegally block the [[Boy Scouts]] from using public facilities like schools.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080110235203/http://pelosiwatch.us/Pelosi-Record/Truth-About-Nancy-Pelosi.html The Truth About Nancy Pelosi]</ref> According to the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', her position on the bill was in response to the Boy Scouts not allowing homosexual scoutmasters, but this was proven to be false.<ref>[http://mediamatters.org/research/2006/10/05/journal-editorial-falsely-claimed-pelosi-voted/136844 Journal editorial falsely claimed Pelosi "vot[ed] to revoke the Boy Scouts' charter for its ban on gay scoutmasters"], [[Media Matters for America]]</ref>

===Logan Act violations and support for dictatorship===
[[File:Pelosi Logan Act (2).jpeg|right|250px|thumb|Speaker Nancy Pelosi, an Assad apologist, violating the Logan Act.]]
Pelosi traveled to Damascus, Syria in April 2007 to meet with Syrian [[Ba'athist]] leader [[Bashar al-Assad]]. Pelosi indicated at a press conference that she had carried a message from the government of Israel. "Our message was President Bush’s message," Pelosi told The Associated Press in Portugal.<ref>[http://cnsnews.com/news/article/pelosi-delivered-wrong-message-assad-israel-says Pelosi Delivered Wrong Message to Assad, Israel Says], [[CNSNews]] Apr 7 2007.</ref> Pelosi told reporters the meeting "enabled us to communicate a message from Prime Minister [[Ehud Olmert|Olmert]]".

The Israeli Prime Minister's office stated Olmert told Pelosi that Israel continued to regard Syria as "part of the axis of evil and a party encouraging terrorism in the entire Middle East." The ''Jerusalem Post'' reported sources at the Prime Minister's Office said, "Pelosi took part of the things that were said in the meeting, and used what suited her." <ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=845618&contrassID=2&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0 PMO: Pelosi did not carry any message from Israel to Assad], Yoav Stern and Amiram Barkat, Haaretz Correspondents and AP, 5 April 2007.</ref>

The trip was praised by terrorists as "brave". Members of the [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] have said Pelosi aligns to their views about terror much better than Bush and Dr. [[Condoleezza Rice]].<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3385140,00.html Terrorists endorse Pelosi's 'good policy of dialogue'], Aaron Klein, Israel News, 04.05.07. "Palestinian terror group members call US House speaker's visit to Damascus 'brave' and hope for talks with Iran; ‘I think the Democratic Party can do things the best,’ Islamic Jihad member says"</ref> Khaled Al-Batch, spokesman for Islamic Jihad, which along with [[Fatah|Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades]] has taken responsibility for every suicide bombing in Israel since 2005,<ref>http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3392403,00.html</ref> expressed [[hope]] Pelosi and the Democratic Party will pressure Bush to create dialogue with Syrian rebel and Middle East "resistance movements" and prompt an American withdrawal from Iraq.

In the lead editorial of Thursday, April 5, The ''[[Washington Post]]'' commented on '''"The Pratfall in Damascus":'''<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040402306.html Pratfall in Damascus], [[Washington Post]]</ref>

<blockquote>
HOUSE SPEAKER Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) offered an excellent demonstration yesterday of why members of Congress should not attempt to supplant the secretary of state when traveling abroad. After a meeting with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Ms. Pelosi announced that she had delivered a message from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that "Israel was ready to engage in peace talks" with Syria. What's more, she added, Mr. Assad was ready to "resume the peace process" as well. Having announced this seeming diplomatic breakthrough, Ms. Pelosi suggested that her Kissingerian shuttle diplomacy was just getting started. "We expressed our interest in using our good offices in promoting peace between Israel and Syria," she said.</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Only one problem: The Israeli prime minister entrusted Ms. Pelosi with no such message. "What was communicated to the U.S. House Speaker does not contain any change in the policies of Israel," said a statement quickly issued by the prime minister's office. In fact, Mr. Olmert told Ms. Pelosi that "a number of Senate and House members who recently visited Damascus received the impression that despite the declarations of Bashar Assad, there is no change in the position of his country regarding a possible peace process with Israel." In other words, Ms. Pelosi not only misrepresented Israel's position but was virtually alone in failing to discern that Mr. Assad's words were mere propaganda. ...</blockquote>

<blockquote>Never mind that that statement is ludicrous: As any diplomat with knowledge of the region could have told Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Assad is a corrupt thug whose overriding priority at the moment is not peace with Israel but heading off U.N. charges that he orchestrated the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri. The really striking development here is the attempt by a Democratic congressional leader to substitute her own foreign policy for that of a sitting Republican president. Two weeks ago Ms. Pelosi rammed legislation through the House of Representatives that would strip Mr. Bush of his authority as commander in chief to manage troop movements in Iraq. Now she is attempting to introduce a new Middle East policy that directly conflicts with that of the president. We have found much to criticize in Mr. Bush's military strategy and regional diplomacy. But Ms. Pelosi's attempt to establish a shadow presidency is not only counterproductive, it is foolish. </blockquote>

Pelosi was roundly criticized from all quarters for making the trip. The ''[[New York Post]]'' said, "the sad reality is that Pelosi is sending Assad the same message she and her Democratic colleagues in Congress have sent the terrorist [[Iraq insurgency 2004-2008|insurgency in Iraq]]: Just wait until President Bush leaves office and a Democratic administration will hand you what you want on a platter."<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/04032007/postopinion/editorials/nancys_nonsense_editorials_.htm Nancy's Nonsense], [[New York Post]], 3 April 2007.</ref> The ''Philadelphia Enquirer'' ran an editorial declaring Pelosi "was nuts" to visit Assad.<ref>Claudia Rosett, [http://articles.philly.com/2007-04-05/news/25243155_1_president-bashar-assad-syrian-involvement-damascus Pelosi was nuts to visit with Assad], ''Philadelphia Enquirer'', Thu, Apr. 05, 2007.</ref>

===Refusal to pay American troops===
Pelosi was for the War in Iraq before she was against it. During the [[Clinton administration]] Pelosi's said {{Quotebox|"[[Saddam Hussein]] has been engaged in the development of [[weapons of mass destruction]] technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."}} In 2003 Leader Pelosi voted for the [[Operation Iraqi Freedom|War in Iraq]]. By 2005 Pelosi called eliminating a [[fascist]] [[dictatorship]] and establishing a [[parliamentary]] [[democracy]] in Iraq a "grotesque mistake".

As Speaker, a major setback for Pelosi was the rejection by Democrats in both Houses for her plan to cut and run from Iraq. Pelosi promised in the csmpaign a [[Vietnam]]-style solution to stop funding the troops. In a stunning rebuke to her leadership, the House voted 280–142 to continue fighting radical [[Islamic]] extremists. Only radical fringe Democrats voted against paying the troops.<ref>[http://washingtontimes.com/national/20070525-122215-4854r.htm Congress OKs war bill sans timeline,] By S.A. Miller, ''[[The Washington Times]]'', May 25, 2007.</ref> In [[bi-partisan]] compromise Pelosi won a raise in the [[minimum wage]] in exchange for paying the troops.<ref>[http://www.optimalsolutionsgroup.com/pubs/Duncan-Turner-Pape.pdf Minimum wages and school enrollment of teenagers: a look at the 1990’s.] Duncan D. Chaplin, Mark D. Turner, Andreas D. Pape. ''Economics of Education Review''. 22 (2003) 11–21.</ref><ref>"Hamilton and Madison knew what they were doing when they gave the bulk of the war powers to the President, and it's hard to imagine a more telling vindication of their wisdom...Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader [[Harry Reid]] claim to oppose the war and want it to end, yet they refused to use their power of the purse to end it. Instead, they tried every legislative gimmick imaginable to hamstring President Bush's war strategy without actually having to take responsibility for cutting off funds.[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118014289006815463 Congress and Iraq], ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', May 26, 2007.</ref>

===John Brennan and torture===
:{{See also|John Brennan}}
Pelosi has been caught lying about her knowledge of [[CIA]] interrogations. She claims she was never briefed by the [[Bush Administration]]. In fact, Pelosi was briefed through the [[Gang of Eight]] process. The ''[[Washington Post]]'' reported "In September 2002, four members of Congress [House members including Pelosi] met in secret for a first look at a unique CIA program designed to wring vital information from reticent terrorism suspects in U.S. custody," and "Among the techniques described, said two officials present, was waterboarding..." <ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/public/Content/Article.aspx?rsrcid=47108 Pelosi Says She Was 'Never Briefed' on Waterboarding] [[CNSNews]], April 24, 2009</ref>

After doing nothing to improve the intelligence of the CIA, after admonishing the CIA for lying, and providing no evidence weeks after her allegation, Pelosi then said she has confidence in the intelligence community.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/08/house-democrat-joins-pelosi-accusing-cia-misleading-lying-congress/ House Democrats' Letter Says Panetta Testified CIA 'Misled' Congress] [[Fox News]], July 8, 2009</ref>

On November 2, 2007, Brennan defended the [[torture]] program:
{{Cquote|the C.I.A. has acknowledged that it has detained about 100 terrorists since [[9/11]], and about a third of them have been subjected to what the C.I.A. refers to as enhanced interrogation tactics.and only a small proportion of those have in fact been subjected to the most serious types of enhanced procedures.<ref>''The Early Show'' on [[CBS]], John Brennan interview with Harry Smith. [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/01/07/us/politics/07brennan-issues.html]</ref>}} President Obama appointed Brennan to head the CIA, despite his promise to shut down Brennan's torture program.

===China: Human rights vs global warming===
Pelosi left the U.S. at a time when she is under verbal attack at home for her CIA comments. During her travel to China she made no mention of Chinese human rights abuses but raised awareness for [[Global warming]]. Earlier she was calling for President Bush to boycott the Olympics held in China over human rights abuses in [[Tibet]].

===Opposed energy Independence===
Rising pump prices was a big issue in the 2006 elections. Many Americans were paying more for gasoline than they were on housing. A poll showed more than 75% of Americans supported expanding domestic drilling. The poll showed 85% of Republicans, 71% of Democrats and 68% of Independents favored more drilling.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/062108_energy_release_web.pdf Fox News Polling Opinion Dynamics] [[Fox News]], June 21, 2008</ref> The poll found the public split on whether domestic drilling would have an impact on gas prices.<ref>An anti-Bush CNN poll found "just over half say that the Bush administration and the war in Iraq are major causes of high fuel prices."[https://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/31/congress.session/index.html GOP lawmakers want special session on energy crisis]</ref>

Pelosi wanted oil companies to drill on federal lands already leased and refused to allow a vote for additional domestic drilling. In July 2008 Pelosi told [[George Stephanopoulos]] on [[ABC News]]'s ''[[This Week]]'' program, {{quotebox|"I'm trying to save the planet I'm trying to save the planet."<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeUx6o9qpYY</ref><ref>She did allow a vote to close the [[House of Representatives]] early for a five-week recess without addressing energy issues. [http://www.townhall.com/blog/g/77da4653-28ce-4c3e-a8a9-37ae52671b15 A Month Off for Bad Behavior] [[Townhall]], July 30, 2008. Pelosi wanted to tap into the Strategic Oil Reserves. "America's greatest strategic reserves lie beneath taxpayer-owned lands - including ANWR's northern coastal plain and the outer continental shelf - that are currently off limits to energy production,” said Daniel Kish, senior vice president of the Institute for Energy Research, an oil industry-supported think tank. [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/11/us-oil-reserves-sought-for-relief/ U.S. oil reserves sought for relief], [[The Washington Times]], July 11, 2008</ref> }}
Pelosi espouses the [[Marxist]] view of blaming producers and [[capitalist]] speculators for price increases rather than growing demand of a growing population on finite resources.<ref>Pelosi's support for renewable energy and new technologies did not lower energy prices. "A New Direction", the Democrats' Six for '06 campaign promised energy independence, however once elected she refused to deliver. "For 25 years, Democrats have blocked more American-made oil and gas. That's why we're in the predicament we're in, voters want Congress to vote on more American made oil and gas. We want to do that. She, [[Harry Reid]], [[Barack Obama]] are standing in the way." "She's got time to go out and promote her new book tour and her new book, but she doesn't have time to schedule a vote on the floor of the House and let the American people have their will expressed?" said Republican Leader John Boehner, who made energy independrnce a reality when he assumed the Speakership.</ref>

Pelosi is a supporter of increasing taxes and regulation on oil production to lower output and raise consumer prices to support advocates of the anti-[[global warming]] agenda.<ref>Pelosi was scheduled to speak at a March 2, 2009 global warming protest, but did not make it because her plane, a huge gas guzzler, was delayed due to a snowstorm.[http://cnsnews.com/news/article/pelosi-snowed-out-global-warming-rally Pelosi Snowed-Out of Global Warming Rally], [[Cybercast News Service]]</ref>

'''Wilderness years''' In May 2017, Pelosi claimed the Democratic Party was not divided, despite clear examples to the contrary.<ref>Nazarian, Adelle (May 3, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/03/nancy-pelosi-claims-broken-democratic-party-is-100-percent-unified/ Nancy Pelosi Claims Broken Democratic Party Is ‘100 Percent Unified’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 3, 2017.</ref>

==Personal life==

===Attends racist hate rally===
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Pelosi's father was a Congressman from [[Maryland]] and later the Mayor of [[Baltimore]] for twelve years. On the day her father dedicated Baltimore's monument to Confederate generals [[Stonewall Jackson]] and [[Robert E. Lee]], Nancy joined in the celebrations together with the grandchildren of Lee and Jackson.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/08/19/pelosis-dad-once-praised-the-lives-of-robert-e-lee-and-stonewall-jackson-at-statue-dedication/</ref>

While her father was serving as mayor, Pelosi's brother, Roosevelt D'Alasandro, was one of thirteen boys charged with kidnapping 2 girls aged 11 and 13, holding them for a week, and rape.

When she graduated from Trinity College in 1962, Pelosi did not remain to serve her community,<ref>https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2006/10/07/family-dynasty-may-boost-pelosi-to-head-of-house-2/amp/</ref> but rather joined the [[white flight]] out of Baltimore as so many other [[white]]s did and moved to [[California]] where [[blacks]] were fewer in number.<ref>https://qz.com/393128/white-flight-decimated-baltimore-businesses-long-before-rioters-showed-up/amp/</ref> She married and had five children. Pelosi rose through the ranks to become chair of the California Democratic Party and representative to the [[Democratic National Committee]].

Pelosi is a protege of California progressive [[Willie Brown]]. In 1987, Pelosi made the leap into elected office by winning the special election called after the death of Representative Sala Burton. She served on the House Appropriations Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Previously Pelosi represented California's 8th district (1993-2013) and its 5th district (1987-1993). She was [[Speaker of the House]] from 2007 to 2011, succeeding [[J. Dennis Hastert]] and preceding [[John Boehner]].

Since being elected Democrat Leader in 2002 Pelosi has raised $750,000,000 for Congressional Democrats.

===Rich one percenter===
Pelosi is among the ten richest members of the House with a net worth estimated at over $150 million.<ref>[https://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.asp?CID=N00007360&year=2005 opensecrets.org]</ref>

Pelosi's rise in the Democrat party [[nationalism|national]] leadership began with her election in one of the richest and bluest districts in America. With a safe seat guaranteed, she could raise money from Democrat millionaires in her district and funnel the cash to other Democrat House candidates around the country, making those members indebted to her and buying their loyalty.

She prides herself in "being called a [[liberal]]" and rejects the label of "moderate".<ref>[http://www.newrepublic.com/article/follow-the-leader Follow the Leader], Michael Crowley, [[New Republic]], November 25, 2002.</ref>

===Environmental polluter===
One of Nancy Pelosi's largest investments is a private golf development partnership called Lions Gate Limited. The Santa Clara County Planning Committee approved a plan to build a 275-acre golf course 30 minutes south of [[San Jose]], but only under strict conditions. They agreed to allow 60% public usage of the course and to abide by strict environmental rules, since a number of [[endangered species]] were present in the area. The club, CordaValle, opened in 2000 and did very well, making $250,000 for each member and $400,000 for corporations.<ref>Barry Witt, "Cordevalle club not living up to 60 percent language," San Jose Mercury News Jan. 10, 2002.</ref>

But then the Planning Commission took a look to see if the guidelines had been followed. First of all, only about a dozen non-members had been actually able to play on the course, a far cry from 60%. CordeValle had also set up obvious anti-public rules, such as requiring people to call seventy-two hours in advance and pay close to $300 for 18 holes. Upon investigation, the Commission learned that non-members were told that the club was "full" and turned away even when the club was relatively empty. There were a series of public hearings on the matter and it was concluded that Lion's Gate was in clear violation of the agreement they had made.<ref>Barry Witt, "CordeValle Update," San Jose Mercury News, May 8, 2003.</ref>

During the hearings, it emerged that Lion's Gate had also ignored many of the applicable environmental regulations. They failed to build two ponds that were necessary to preserve two species of lizard and turtle. And only one mandatory annual environmental report had been submitted in seven years.<ref>Barry Witt, "What to do on CordeValle; open it up to the public, or open up its wallet", San Jose Mercury News, August 7, 2003</ref> In 2004, a county report complained that improperly abandoned wells and urban [[pollutant]]s from the resort were causing water quality degradation in the area.<ref>File 5950-68-28-94P, Lions Gate Limited Partnership Staff Report, San Jose Planning Commission, August 5, 2004, and November 4, 2004 (same file name)</ref>

In 2003, the Pelosis and the development partnership finally hired some [[lobbyist]]s and put a few government employees on the payroll. This caused the commission to cave and give up their [[fraud]] investigation as long as the course agreed to host a charity golf tournament for children.<ref>Barry Witt, "Help for CordeValle," San Jose Mercury News, June 13, 2003.</ref>

===Personal gains from pork===
In May 2007 Pelosi inserted a $25 million earmark into the Water Resources Development Act for a project that involved renovating ports near four commercial properties owned by her husband, Paul Pelosi, which boosted the value of the property he owned.<ref>[http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZGIwYzc2MTQ4YTBlMTg3YjJmZGVhODc4NmJhYjg4YjY Pelosi’s Waterworks], Stephen Spruiell, ''[[National Review Online]]'', May 9, 2007.</ref> The properties earn combined annual income of more than $3 million.<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/05082007/news/nationalnews/her_an_fran_treat_nationalnews_geoff_earle.htm Her $an Francisco Treat: Pelosi Water-Bill Bid Drawing Fire], Geoff Earle, ''[[New York Post]]'', May 8, 2007.</ref>

===Illegal and non-union employees===
According to opensecrets.org, nearly half of Pelosi's assets are invested in a Napa County, California, vineyard called Zinfandel Lane. Capitolnews.com has reported Pelosi only employs non-union laborers and does not provide health coverage for her workers. In addition, it is believed [[illegal alien]]s have been exploited by Pelosi on the work farm, as well as a general question surrounding paying a basic liveable wage for many of society's most vulnerable.<ref>[http://www.capoliticalnews.com/s/spip.php?article13 Does Pelosi’s Non-Union Vineyard Use Illegal Aliens?], Monday 30 October 2006.</ref>

===Memoir===
''Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters''. She writes "If [[women]] can learn from me, it will make the honor of being [[Speaker of the House]] even greater." Currently, the majority rating is one star on Amazon.com and is doing poorly in sales, ranked at 1620 for a non-fiction memoir.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=71104 Corsi's Obama title soars to No. 1, Pelosi's tanks] [[WorldNetDaily]], July 31, 2008</ref>

==Corruption==
Nancy Pelosi son Paul Pelosi, Jr is involved in the [[Biden-Ukraine scandal]]. He was board member of Viscoil and executive at its related company NRGLab, which did energy business in Ukraine in 2017.<ref>[https://rightwingtribune.com/2020/05/23/pelosis-son/ Pelosi’s Son Now Involved In Ukraine Scandal- Democrat Party In Shambles]</ref> He was employed with Karina Feng, who has known the Pelosi family for years and frequently treated Nancy Pelosi at her spa. Naveen Singha confirmed to ''National File'' that Pelosi Jr. did energy business in Ukraine during the period that Singha knew him, and that Pelosi Jr. offered him a flight on Air Force One with President Obama as part of a delegation to India in exchange for $30,000. The report below is extensively documented with records compiled over the past year, as ''National File'' has worked to expose the Pelosi family’s global business dealings, including Pelosi Jr.’s work for related energy companies called Viscoil and NRGLab, which did business in Ukraine and employed Russians to influence American politicians.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/pelosis-son-tied-to-fraud-ring-that-tried-to-sell-nancys-solar-tax-credits-for-millions/</ref>

==See also==
*[[Congressional Progressive Caucus]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.house.gov/pelosi/ Nancy Pelosi's Congressional Page]
*[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?CID=N00007360&cycle=2006 Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Top Contributors]
*[http://www.themilitant.com/1995/5944/5944_5.html Ed Shaw: 50 Years In Fight For Socialism], ''The Militant'', Vol.59/No.44, November 27, 1995.
*[https://www.opensecrets.org/1996os/contrib/H8CA05035.htm]
*FBI Records: The Vault. [https://vault.fbi.gov/thomas-dalesandro-jr/thomas-d-alesandro-jr.-part-01-of-01/view Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.]

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Petro Poroshenko

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[[File:Korotkykh and Poroshenko.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Azov Battalion]] [[neo-Nazi]] Serhiy Korotkykh (left), Ukrainian strongman Petro Poroshenko (right).<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30414955</ref> Neo-Nazis, in conjunction with the [[Obama]] [[State Department]], facilitated Poroshenko's rise to power.]]
'''Petro Poroshenko''' (b. September 26, 1965) led the illegal [[Maidan regime]] after the overthrow of the legitimate [[democracy|democratically]] elected government of [[Ukraine]] by the [[Obama administration]]. From 2009 to 2010 he was foreign minister under [[Viktor Yanukovych]]. Poroshenko is also known as seventh richest [[oligarch]] in Ukraine. He is also called the "Chocolate King" for his sweets group "Roshen". According to [[Forbes]] Poroshenko is worth 1.3 billion dollars.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26822741</ref>

Beginning under the Poroshenko regime, military assistance from the [[United States]], which amounted to more than 2.7 billion dollars in the period from 2014 to 2021, depended on military reforms within Ukraine. One of these reforms focused on Ukraine’s ability to integrate its logistical support with other [[NATO]] units during joint operations. In 2016, Poroshenko sought and obtained experienced military advisers from United States, [[Canada]], [[Great Britain]], [[Lithuania]] and [[Germany]], whose purpose was to modernize Ukrainian units and reach NATO standards by 2020, thus achieving a high degree of compatibility with units from other alliance countries.

In May 2015 president Poroshenko signed a law which ordered the removal of statues and monuments erected in the Soviet era. 1,320 statues of [[Lenin]] had been dismantled along with 1,069 other monuments.<ref>Bennetts, Marc (August 19, 2017). [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ukraine-removes-all-1-320-statues-of-lenin-wqsz8b6nh Ukraine removes all 1,320 statues of Lenin]. ''The Times''. Retrieved September 16, 2018.</ref>

Poroshenko said he supports “the march of equality [LGBT pride parade] as a Christian and as a president-European. This aligns things. I will not participate in it, but I see no reason that someone should prevent it for it is the constitutional right of every Ukrainian citizen.”<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/05/will-kiev-s-lgbt-pride-go-ahead.html Will Kiev’s LGBT Pride Go Ahead?]</ref>

On June 20, 2017 Poroshenko met with [[President Trump]]. Thus the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on 38 Russian individuals and entities involved in the conflict with Ukraine.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.voanews.com/a/us-treasury-russia-ukraine-separatists-sanctions/3909028.html US Expands Sanctions Against Russia, Ukraine Separatists]. ''Voice of America''. June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/20/treasury-moves-to-pressure-russia-with-new-sanctions-in-ukraine-conflict.html Treasury moves to 'pressure' Russia with new sanctions in Ukraine conflict]. ''Fox News''. June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
*Gehrke, Joel (June 20, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-hits-russia-ukrainian-separatists-with-sanctions/article/2626488 Trump hits Russia, Ukrainian separatists with sanctions]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
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==See also==
*[[Ukrainian collusion]]

==References==
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User talk:ClaudeMcH

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Instead of attacking me for every article I create or edit, Why do you not create any article?, why you have not any contributions here? I want to see how much you are great linguist --[[User:Alex Kosh|Alex Kosh]] ([[User talk:Alex Kosh|talk]]) 17:36, March 29, 2022 (EDT)
:1. "Why" shouldn't be capitalized, as it's in the middle of a sentence and not a proper noun. 2. It should read "articles," not "article." 3. There is an extra comma after the question mark. 3. The final sentence would be clearer if you wrote "I want to see how great of a linguist you are." Hugs and kisses. [[User:ClaudeMcH|ClaudeMcH]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcH|talk]]) 18:43, March 29, 2022 (EDT)

Ok, If you have so much times to correct mistakes of others, try to improve this encyclopedia by your articles and contributions which not exist. and stop bothering me --[[User:Alex Kosh|Alex Kosh]] ([[User talk:Alex Kosh|talk]]) 20:53, March 29, 2022 (EDT)
:1. "So much time," not "times." 2. You need the article "the" between "correct" and "mistakes." For the second half of that sentence, you have a real mess there. I would try something like "Try to improve this encyclopedia by writing articles and making other contributions. You have done little in that regard." Something similar, anyway. Certainly "which not exist" borders on meaninglessness. Your final sentence should, of course, be capitalized. Hugs and kisses. [[User:ClaudeMcH|ClaudeMcH]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcH|talk]]) 21:45, March 29, 2022 (EDT)

Ok Mr Linguist. I am didnt ask you here for correction, thank you. I want create articles here. You can correct article as much you want without bothering --[[User:Alex Kosh|Alex Kosh]] ([[User talk:Alex Kosh|talk]]) 18:56, March 30, 2022 (EDT)
:"Mr." takes a period, as it's an abbreviation. "I am didnt" -- three words, two mistakes: you don't need the "am," and the contraction "didn't" requires an apostrophe. "Article" should be plural. "Without bothering" requires an object, as in "without bothering me." Hugs and kisses. [[User:ClaudeMcH|ClaudeMcH]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcH|talk]]) 19:04, March 30, 2022 (EDT)

==Harriet Tubman==
This edit, [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Women&diff=next&oldid=1851050] can only be deemed [[racist]]. If you have a better explanation, I'd be interested to hear. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Let's Go Brandon!]] 00:18, April 11, 2022 (EDT)

==Dear Sir==
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You can't even spell Bibby right. Is it Bibby or Biddy? [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special%3ANewPages&namespace=0&tagfilter=&username=%E2%80%8EClaudeMcH] [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Z]] 18:18, May 4, 2022 (EDT)
::No idea. I'm makin' it up as I go along, son. Hugs and kisses.... [[User:ClaudeMcH|ClaudeMcH]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcH|talk]]) 18:20, May 11, 2022 (EDT)

Talk:Donald Trump

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==Fear of giving offense==

Trump shows no more fear of giving offense than early American patriot [[Patrick Henry]], who said of the momentous questions facing the nation in his time:

:For my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery; and in proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom of the debate. It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings. [http://www.earlyamerica.com/ebooks/books/GiveMeLiberty/GiveMeLiberty.html]

Should we add this to the media section? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 16:20, 14 February 2016 (EST)

=="Unlike most other candidates,"==
There is nothing before this sentence that indicates that Mr. Trump is a candidate for anything. The article is locked (...at least for me), but the intro needs a few words about the fact that he is running for something, or the passage lacks context and does not make sense. [[User:GerryV|GerryV]] ([[User talk:GerryV|talk]]) 14:49, 7 April 2016 (EDT)

== Trump & Jehu ==

I see by doing a little internet search that I am not the only one who has seen a possible parallel between Donald Trump as president and King Jehu of N. Israel (2 Kings 9-10) IMHO very entertaining stories (black humor). Jehu methinks exterminated the Baal priesthood & gave Baal worship in N Israel a fatal blow, tho Jehu was quite ungodly & continued the idolatry at Dan & Bethel (perhaps done in the name of YHWH). http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/2016/05/14/trump-is-gods-choice-for-president/. You may compare other internet postings and the series on ChristianChat http://christianchat.com/christian-news-forum/132268-cruz-trump-josiah-jehu.html. Imagine Trump with a repub congress impeaching in mass all the federal judges who have legislating abominations from the bench, like Jehu got rid of Baal priests. ([[User:Thunkful2|Thunkful2]] ([[User talk:Thunkful2|talk]]) 00:40, 22 August 2016 (EDT))

:Ha! I missed this comment before, but I can see that. "His campaigning is like the campaigning of Jehu, for he campaigns furiously!" It looses something in "translation," but he does seem the type. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 23:39, 19 January 2017 (EST)

== religious affiliation? ==

Do we have any information on what church or denomination he is in.
:Presbyterian.[http://religionnews.com/2016/01/31/donald-trump-religion-bible-evangelicals/] [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 06:58, 6 September 2016 (EDT)

== New image ==

Which of these three images of Trump does anyone think should be uploaded to this article?[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Donald_Trump_by_Gage_Skidmore_13.jpg][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Donald_Trump_(29273256122)_-_Cropped.jpg][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Donald_Trump_by_Gage_Skidmore_10.jpg] All three of these images have a much higher quality, give a much more lifelike image of Trump, and are all more recent that the current one, so we should definitely replace the current one. I am just having trouble deciding which one, of the three, is the best. I personally like Trump's facial expression in the middle image, but I also like the American flag backgrounds in the other two. In addition, it might be worth noting that the third image is currently being discussed on Wikipedia for becoming the new article image, but it will take several days, at least, for it to be changed (however, the current image at the top of this article is also at the top of the Wikipedia article). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 10:20, 13 September 2016 (EDT)
:Nobody's responded, so I will request for the middle one to be uploaded. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:29, 16 September 2016 (EDT)

::Alright, I've uploaded it. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 00:35, 17 September 2016 (EDT)

==Undermining his legitimacy==

In addition to claiming that Russia influenced the election, some are pointing out that Trump didn't get the popular vote - as if this implies
*he's not really the president;
*he shouldn't be; or,
*he simply has no mandate

Should we include this (implied) argument in the lede? Or create a section on detractors? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 13:38, 18 December 2016 (EST)

:The flawed arguments of naysayers would be better placed near the end of this entry, wouldn't it?--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 14:23, 18 December 2016 (EST)

::It probably would be a good idea to mention and refute it, but I agree with Mr. Schlafly--let's not give it prominence. It's funny how they had no problem getting Obama without popular vote, but now that it isn't working in their favor, they get all mad. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:16, 18 December 2016 (EST)

:::Obama had the popular vote. But 4 Presidents didn't, John Quincy Adams, Rutherford Hayes, Benjamin Harrison and GW Bush. And I guess now it's 5. I think it makes more sense to just point out that a popular vote is NOT required to win the election. The framers created the electoral college on purpose. Pretending that he did win the popular vote or that millions of "illegals" voted just makes conservatives look bigoted. The bottom line is that it doesn't matter. --Unsigned comment by User:KarateElf

::::KarateElf, all that ignoring the fact that illegal immigrants ''did'' vote (in violation of federal law, which forbids non-citizens from voting) and calling conservatives "bigots" for pointing out that fact only serves to put your argument on quicksand. [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 19:55, 7 August 2017 (EDT)

:::We wait for investigation to see who actually got the popular vote after counting & excluding the votes of non-citizens illegally cast in this election. ([[User:Thunkful2|Thunkful2]] ([[User talk:Thunkful2|talk]]) 11:42, 23 December 2016 (EST))

::::And when that's done, it'll show that, when the votes from illegal immigrants, those who illegally voted multiple times, votes from those in prison (who forfeit their right to vote when they go to prison for their crimes) and votes from "the dead" - all of which would have voted Democrat - are removed from the equation, Hillary will have far less votes than first claimed, which will give Trump both the electoral college ''and'' the popular vote, thereby pulling the Democrats' and other detractors' last flimsy argument out from under them. [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 13:46, 23 December 2016 (EST)

:::::Despite being a rather stupid debate, the popular vote doesn't matter one iota, I have trouble seeing why anybody is talking about it. Russian intervention in the election is now looking like a near certainty, although it could be anything from a lot to almost nothing. I think it is tangible enough thing that we start to look a bit biased if we don't at lease mention it.

::::::Good point. If popular vote doesn't matter, it doesn't. Also, try to sign your comments with the button above, Kent.--[[User:Abcqwe|Abcqwe]] ([[User talk:Abcqwe|talk]]) 18:49, 24 March 2017 (EDT)

== Added discussion ==

After reading [http://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/andy-schlafly-pro-life-groups-misleading-trump-on-supreme-court-picks this] I wonder if anyone may question Trump's judgement. I never did trust Trump, and I still hold that he said all the conservative things he needed to say just to get in office and not because he really cared. Now that he's going to be our president in two weeks, I am both curious and apprehensive what he'll do. --[[User:KommissarReb|KommissarReb]] ([[User talk:KommissarReb|talk]]) 2:20, 4 January 2017 (EDT)
:All I can say is that we'll see what happens. I hope Trump appoints a truly pro-life nominee, but let's not forget that if he doesn't, it would be equally the fault of the "pro-life" groups who are pushing him to appoint [[PLINO]] justices when they should know better. These groups seems to have a lot of influence in this (but I could be wrong). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:27, 4 January 2017 (EST)
::Most politicians are expected to appoint people who supported them during the campaign. If a candidate did not draw support from, say, Latinos, it is not a historic example of discrimination if none of the cabinet are Latino. Trump wants the best people in these jobs and is not under some law that says, "You must appoint a woman and Latino cabinet secretary."[[User:JDano|JDano]] ([[User talk:JDano|talk]]) 05:20, 20 January 2017 (EST)
:::So has the [[National Right to Life Committee]] been infiltrated by opponents, or are they staffed by incompetents who do sloppy research?<s> And why doesn't CP have an article on them?</s> [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Make Exxon Great Again]] 07:21, 20 January 2017 (EST)
::::I heard a few days ago that Donald Trump was planning on replacing Obamacare with a different form of healthcare. [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-to-keep-some-obamacare-says-clintons-gracious/ He said on 60 Minutes] that he would try to keep some aspects of Obamacare. Because of this, he's already facing opposition from Republicans that want absolutely ''no'' healthcare at all. I'm actually kind of proud of Trump for this, my relatives and I have high hopes for him. I hope he'll have good luck facing the kingmakers in the GOP.

::::I also heard that Trump was going to [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/06/donald-trump-break-campaign-pledges-asking-congress-cash-build/ ask Congress for 10 billion dollars to build the wall he proposed]. Apparently, he can't get Mexico to pay for it like he promised. I support the idea of more efficient border security, but I fear what this'll do to our economy. --[[User:KommissarReb|KommissarReb]] ([[User talk:KommissarReb|talk]]) 9:33, 20 January 2017 (EDT)
:::::Trump can get Mexico to pay for the wall--it just won't be in the form of a direct payment. Also, national and border security, preserving the rule of law and national identity and sovereignty outweigh any economic downturn that could result from this (also, Trump could create many jobs through this). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:49, 20 January 2017 (EST)
::::::Does the Mexico Government even have the money to pay for such a wall? Private businesses based in Mexico probably do, but I don't know how Trump would get ''them'' to help fund the wall. Maybe via tarrifs or something? --[[User:KommissarReb|KommissarReb]] ([[User talk:KommissarReb|talk]]) 10:10, 20 January 2017 (EDT)
:::::::Maybe tariffs. Leaving or changing NAFTA would be a big deal. Trump has other options as well, but we'll see what happens. Hopefully Ryan won't balk on the wall. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:53, 20 January 2017 (EST)

==Donald Trump's religious beliefs==

I don't agree with the conclusions and premises made in the article about Trump's religious beliefs. In fact, I would like to see them removed. But if they are removed, I would like to see them removed in an orderly way. It may be called for that the person or persons who added them be reprimanded or restricted from editing the Trump article. Accounting for the sources cited may be an appropriate first step, but that orderliness doesn't mean I have the energy to go through the whole process of reversing the conclusions where it is called for and confronting the parties involved at any given time. That shouldn't be taken as me agreeing with the opinions presented in the article; it may be that I'm hoping to remove them soon. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 02:53, 13 March 2017 (EDT)
:I didn't have time to do any major revision, but I did remove a section because Jesus did not repudiate the Mosaic Law. He merely gave higher standards (eye for an eye, love your enemies, etc. etc.), The person who wrote the content I deleted didn't understand this matter. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 03:33, 13 March 2017 (EDT)
::I added additional content and tried to improve the existing content. I agree with Conservative's edit, but I don't think any other information should be removed. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:19, 13 March 2017 (EDT)
:::Here is another source: "[http://ijr.com/opinion/2017/04/265196-yes-trump-goes-church-goes-church-heres-happens-sits-next/ Yes, Trump Goes To Church. He Goes To My Church. Here's What Happens When The President Sits Next To You]." [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 04:45, 20 April 2017 (EDT)

==Edit request==

Under the section "Media", can the "three times a day" phrase be removed? Without a source (and I have not heard that frequency), that seems unreasonable. It still gets the point across without it. [[User:A lad insane|A lad insane]] ([[User talk:A lad insane|talk]]) 13:32, 13 December 2018 (EST)

==We are approaching a milestone in GOP and conservative history==
Ronald Wilson Reagan‏‎ (391,528 views)
Donald Trump‏‎ (390,855 views) [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 18:17, 5 September 2019 (EDT)

== The allegation that the Kurds didn't fight on the Allied side in WW2 is probably wrong ==

"The Kurds DID fight on the Allied side in WW2! They helped break the seize following the 1941 pro-Nazi Coup d’etat in Iraq and were part of the (pro-Allied) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_Levies Iraq Levies]. By 1942 Kurds made up 25% of the force. By 1943, 10 of the 44 companies the Iraq Levies were Kurdish." 
Information obtained from the talk page of the article ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-says-little-as-his-gop-allies-condemn-turkeys-incursion-into-syria/2019/10/09/c46210f6-eaab-11e9-9306-47cb0324fd44_story.html Trump downplays U.S. alliance with Syrian Kurds, saying ‘they didn’t help us in the Second World War’]'' 
--[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 12:49, 10 October 2019 (EDT)

== Remark on Ecclesiastes ==
The book of Ecclesiastes is often misrepresented by using it merely as a quotation source (like "there is a time for ..."). It is deeply religious while totally anti-fundamentalist.--[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 17:29, 14 October 2019 (EDT)
:I have no idea what that even means. The point of Ecclesiastes is that it's futile to put our hope in, or find meaning in, earthly things, and that the entire meaning of life is fearing God and obeying Him (see the last two verses of the book). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:00, 14 October 2019 (EDT)
::And it's anti-stupid, i.e. atheist. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 19:30, 14 October 2019 (EDT)
:::The book is unique in that it appears to be written by one author with perhaps the exception of the second epilogue. That epilogue was perhaps a compromise towards the religious authorities to get it into the cannon but it nevertheless rightfully belongs to the book because ... ''no spolier'': If one has enough time one should read it on one weekend. --[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 14:11, 15 October 2019 (EDT)
::::That's a load of BS. Most books of the Bible have a single human writer, and the content of Ecclesiastes is unified and, thus, doesn't contain compromises (which also suggests it wasn't God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16). --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:43, 15 October 2019 (EDT)

== A vote from the House: Guess who sided with the president on the side of the Democrats? ==
Resolution against Trump's policy to abandon the Kurds was passed with huge bipartisan support. From 197 Republican members 129 voted yes, 60 no, 3 present and 5 did not show up. That's a huge Republican majority. And from 234 member of the Democrats 225 voted yes and 9 did not show up. Guess how was among those who didn't vote against the president? (Not Rep. Tlaib but: ....) [http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll560.xml] --[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 16:27, 16 October 2019 (EDT)

:The GOP establishment is strongly globalist on trade, foreign policy, and foreign worker visas. We've known that for a long time. That's why the GOP rejected 16 other candidates in 2016 and nominated Trump -- they had enough with the elite consensus. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:12, 16 October 2019 (EDT)

It is more interesting who missed the October 16th vote against the president on the side of the Democrats, in alphabetical order:
* [[Tulsi Gabbard]]: also missed the vote on October 18th but voted on October 17th, missed the vote on July 17th on the disapproval of arms exports to Saudi Arabia, missed 21 votes in 2019 so far, [https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/129306/tulsi-gabbard/?p=1#.Xat9BiBCTcs voting records]
* Al Lawson: Rep. from Florida, also missed the votes on October 17th and 18th, [https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/24263/al-lawson-jr#.Xat36yBCTcs voting records]
* [[Ilhan Omar]]: she voted on October, 17th and 18th but not on 16th, not on Syria. Most interesting since she and Trump otherwise are warring with each other. She missed a vote only twice, one on the (anti Putin) "Europe energy security" bill and one on including Puerto Rico disaster relief, [https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/171628/ilhan-omar/?p=1#.XatpUiBCTcs voting records]
* Collin Peterson, Rep. from Minnesota: missed the vote on Syria, but voted on October 17th and 18th, missed only one vote in 2019: the equality act that amends protections given under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sexual orientation and gender identity, [https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/26926/collin-peterson/?p=1#.XaxkxWbgrIV voting records]
* [[Bobby Rush]]: he voted on October 17th, missed the vote on October 16th (Syria) and 18th, was one of 17 who voted against the anti-BDS bill, [https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/26831/bobby-rush/?p=1#.XatqZiBCTcs voting records]
* [[Tim Ryan]]: he voted on October 18th, but missed the votes on October 17th and 16th (Syria), in 2019 he missed 17 votes so far, [https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/45638/tim-ryan/?p=1#.XatuwyBCTcs voting records]
* [[Jackie Speier]]: she missed the vote on October 16th (Syria), but voted on October 17th and 18th. She also missed to vote on July 17th on the disapproval of arms exports to Saudi Arabia, and one including Puerto Rico disaster relief and on (anti Putin) "Europe energy security" bill and one other vote in 2019 (her mother lost many extended relatives in the [[Armenian Genocide]]), [https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/8425/jackie-speier/?p=1#.Xat0LSBCTcs voting record]

Two members couldn't vote because of a serious illness:
* [[Elijah Cummings]]
* Donald McEachin: Rep. from Virginia, missed all the 12 votes in September and October and 4 in April due to a [https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/rep-donald-mceachin-hospitalized-developing-blood-clot serious health issue], while he only missed 4 votes in the years 2006-2018, [https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/8230/donald-mceachin/?p=1#.XatltiBCTcs voting records]

Most members (perhaps as many as six) of the group of seven mentioned before seem to have "missed" their vote(s) on purpose.--[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 09:48, 20 October 2019 (EDT)
:"on the side of the Democrats." HA! Don't you mean the [[neocon]] warmongers? Let's be clear about your frame of reference. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 11:46, 20 October 2019 (EDT)

::Don't you think that Rep. Omar and Rep. Speier missed to vote on purpose? Omar dislikes Syrian Kurds and Christians more than she dislikes Trump. And Rep. Speier whose mother is of Armenian heritage can't get over the past even when this time it were the Syrian Kurds that protected the remnants of Christianity in the region, the people who speak Aramean. Erdogan, Trump, Omar and Speier are on the same side, the Syrian Kurds and the Syrian Christians on the other. --[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 12:39, 20 October 2019 (EDT)
:::I don't know that there are really "sides" in this war. Obama was on the side of al Qaeda. Trump terminated that alliance. One or the other, either Turkey or Iran, will emerge as the dominant force in the region. Trump sided with the NATO ally Turkey. What Trump did is no different than what FDR and Truman did to Poles who fought with us against the Nazis. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 12:44, 20 October 2019 (EDT)
::::Obama wasn't on the side of al Qaeda. It is true that under his presidency bin Laden was killed instead of being captured and so it was impossible to interrogate him and find his Saudi backers. Obama did a favor to the Saudis. That was wrong and a let-down to Western values. But what Bush did was much much worse, he initiated a war in Iraq instead of capturing bin Laden. And after the war Bush dissolved the Iraqi army. And the soldiers who knew nothing but fighting and didn't receive any help then joined the ranks of ISIS. And Al Baghdadi was in American captivity in the torture prison Abu Graib and was released as a terror mastermind in 2004 and eventually became the head of ISIS. ISIS is the product of Bush's incompetence. And the Syrian Kurds were those who fought against ISIS and lost more than 10000 of their soldiers. And now that they are exhausted Trump abandons them. Shame on you Trump and Bush. Destroyers of Syrian Christianity! --[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 13:15, 20 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::(a) Obama armed the groups in 2012 that became ISIS in 2014;
:::::(b) Bush fought a war of prevention, not retribution (i.e. killing bin laden. Bin Laden was under house arrest by Pakistani allies who could not (i) kill him, (ii) try him, and (iii) extradite him.
:::::(c) "Obama did a favor to the Saudis. That was wrong..."; Saudi Arabia is an ally. Turkey is an ally. Why the double standard being applied to non-state actor allies, the Kurds?
:::::(d) ISIS is the product of Obama, Brennan' and Hillary Clinton's machinations. [[Gen. Michael Flynn]] paid a terrible price for opposing it.
:::::(e) The Kurds are neither a untied or monolithic entity. There are Syrian, Iraqi, and Turkish Kurds. There are Sunni Kurds and Shia Kurds. There are secular and religious Kurds. There are pro-democratic Kurds and pro-caliphate Kurds {And we haven't considered the political views of Kurds in the diaspora of former Soviet Republics, Western Europe, or America, which follow the same sectarian divisions). The Kurds, in fact, harbored [[Abu Musab al-Zarqawi]] and his chemical weapons lab (which [[Colin Powell]] wrongly attributed to Saddam in his famous UN speech) under the protection of the American No-fly Zone of Northern Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan. What baffles me is, why do globalists and warmongers now promote [[nationalism]] among the Kurds, if nationalism is indeed such a destructive force? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 13:38, 20 October 2019 (EDT)
Here's the facts: Obama created ISIS. Then he armed the Kurds when the "JV team" got out of hand. Then the Kurds used U.S. arms to commit terrorist attacks on a U.S./NATO ally, Turkey. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 13:45, 20 October 2019 (EDT)
::::It is well documented that it was Erdogan that armed the Syrian Islamist rebels and channeled them trough his country. He took over the newspapers and imprisoned the journalists that reported the facts. Turkey is our ally, but Erdogan isn't. He's the greedy destroyer of secularist Turkey. Neither is prince bone-saw of Saudi-Arabia our ally. They're only Trump's allies along with Kim Jong-un and other dictators. Thank God you have a term limit of 8 years. So in the worst case we have 5 more years of Trump. And I believe in America that it can survive that time. But it will be a dark time.--[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 13:57, 20 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::The war against al-Qaeda wasn't a war of retribution. It was a war of defense but Bush botched it and created ISIS by dissolving the Iraqi army without reintegration of its soldiers into civil life. And they then joined ISIS. In one thing we agree, the killing of bin Laden was shameful. But you're the first American conservative who criticized that. And on top of the immortality of killing a captive it deprived the U.S. and the world and the people of Saudi Arabia of information about his Saudi backers.--[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 14:12, 20 October 2019 (EDT)
::::::"Syrian Islamist rebels" - you mean anti-Assad forces, don't you.
::::::And when you add the names Trump, MBS, or Kim jong-un to this discussion., you are just spewing Democrat hate. No question about that.
::::::And you are dead wrong if your think American conservatives lauded the murder of Bin Laden. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 14:16, 20 October 2019 (EDT)

::::::To your post before: ISIS started as ''al-Qaeda in Iraq'' in 2004. Only their name change and break with al-Qaeda occurred later.
::::::To your recent post: My post was imprecise. I haven't read from any American conservative who criticized it. That of course doesn't mean that ordinary American conservatives didn't have the same feeling as you expressed here. But where are these websites of real conservatives?
::::::I've checked the article about bin Laden on Conservapedia. What you've written here is written there. But it was you in 2018.--[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 14:50, 20 October 2019 (EDT)
*'''30 July 2012.''' <s>Shortly before the murder of Gadaffi, and</s> while captured arms from Libya were being shipped to the Turkish-Syrian border in preparation for an assault on Assad. ''The Guardian'' reports,<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jul/30/al-qaida-rebels-battle-syria</ref>
{{Quotebox|these were not average members of the Free Syrian Army. Abu Khuder and his men fight for [[al-Qaida]]. They call themselves the ghuraba’a, or “strangers”, after a famous jihadi poem celebrating Osama bin Laden’s time with his followers in the Afghan mountains, and they are one of a number of jihadi organisations establishing a foothold in the east of the country now that the conflict in Syria has stretched well into its second bloody year. 

They try to hide their presence. “Some people are worried about carrying the [black] flags” ... 

...[they] are working closely with the military council that commands the Free Syrian Army brigades in the region. “We meet almost every day,” he said. “We have clear instructions from our [al-Qaida] leadership that if the FSA need our help we should give it. We help them with IEDs and car bombs. Our main talent is in the bombing operations” ... 

“The FSA lacks the ability to plan and lacks military experience. That is what [al-Qaida] can bring. ... 

“In the beginning there were very few. Now, mashallah, there are immigrants joining us and bringing their experience,” he told the gathered people. “Men from [[Yemen]], Saudi, Iraq and Jordan... 

“[Al-Qaida’s] goal is establishing an Islamic state and not a Syrian state,” he replied. “Those who fear the organisation fear the implementation of Allah’s jurisdiction...}}
The "Free Syrian Army" was never more than arms trafficers, based in Switzerland, with more than about 60 people involved. Makes me seriously wonder about the "Syrian Democratic Army" we hear about today.

Check out [[Abbottabad raid]] or [[Muslim agenda of the Obama administration]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 14:55, 20 October 2019 (EDT)
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:Doesn't that imply Erdogan's guilt of endorsing the Syrian Civil War? He's not an ally of the West, he's an enemy of the West and secular Turkey. His proxy lost the elections in İstambul twice and Erdogan faced opponents from his own camp. All the West had to do is ignore him. But what does Trump, he pays tribute to him and consolidates his reign like Chancellor Merkel did in 2015.--[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 15:37, 20 October 2019 (EDT)

::The 50 or so American soldiers at the Kurdish-Turkish border were safe. Even if you assume that the Syrian Kurds only acted for themselves: The Syrian Kurds had an interest to protected them because they knew that Erdogan wouldn't dare to lay a hand on U.S. soldiers. Only after Trump cowardly withdrew the American forces, the Turkish forces had the courage to fire "warning" shots at them. Now the U.S. soldiers are deployed to Iraq, a place much less secure where your "allies" have the habit of detonating bombs. Trump destroyed the honor of the American military in the eyes of the Kurdish and Turkish people. He made the life of the former American soldiers in Syria much more dangerous. Speak softly and carry a big stick. Trump does the exact opposite. Barking "I will destroy the Turkish economy"(??) after giving ground to Erdogan a few days earlier. Is there any better way to endorse him? Trump is so weak against foreign strongmen. He can only be harsh against Americans and their allies. --[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 16:19, 20 October 2019 (EDT)

:::Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Brennan started the Syrian war.
:::*'''21 June 2012.''' ''New York Times'' reports "C.I.A. officers are operating secretly in southern Turkey, helping allies decide which Syrian opposition fighters across the border will receive arms to fight the Syrian government...[weapons] are being funneled mostly across the Turkish border by way of a shadowy network of intermediaries including Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood and paid for by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/world/middleeast/cia-said-to-aid-in-steering-arms-to-syrian-rebels.html</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/03/25/world/middleeast/an-arms-pipeline-to-the-syrian-rebels.html?_r=0</ref>
:::Then you have more recent reporting:
::::'' Erdogan courted Washington’s top think tank luminaries on Tuesday night in an effort to rehabilitate his image and criticize the Obama administration’s policies in Syria. During an off-the-record dinner at Washington’s high-end St. Regis Hotel, a defiant Erdogan ripped the American media’s coverage of his administration’s policies and bashed the White House’s support for Kurdish fighters in Syria. Washington sees the Kurds as their most valuable proxies in the ground battle against the Islamic State, but Erdogan views them as terrorists aligned with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, a militant group struggling for autonomy. Kurdish militants have been tied to several recent bombings inside Turkey. “He kept coming back to that issue: Terrorists are terrorists — there are no good ones”'' [https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/03/30/erdogan-uses-closed-door-meeting-to-blast-white-house/ Foreign Policy magazine, march 2016]
:::Obama, Hillary, and Brennan armed ISIS. Obama, Hillary, and Brennan than armed the Kurds. Trump had nothing to do with this insanity. Trump put a stop to it. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 17:27, 20 October 2019 (EDT)

::::''Obama derangement syndrome''!
::::Erdogan is the <s>bloody</s> [not yet, but he wants to introduce the death penalty and then it will be that, too] dictator who incarcerates tens of thousands of his opponents, silences the media and the buddy of Islamists. Erdogan is even in his own words an enemy of the West and secular Turkey, read what he had to say:
::::"Democracy is like a train: when you reach your destination, you get off"
::::"You cannot be both secular and a Muslim! You will either be a Muslim, or secular! When both are together, they create reverse magnetism [i.e.they repel one another]. For them to exist together is not a possibility! Therefore, it is not possible for a person who says "I am a Muslim" to go on and say "I am secular, too." And why is that? Because Allah, the creator of the Muslim, has absolute power and rule!"[https://www.reddit.com/r/quotes/comments/5zdcjx/democracy_is_like_a_train_when_you_reach_your/]

::::Obama in contrast is the former president twice-elected by the American people with well over 50% of the popular vote. This hatred towards Obama - mainly expressed in the birther movement - is insane. Get over it and elect a real conservative (from "conservare" = lat. to preserve). I didn't like Obama's drone war and the harsh sentence of Bradley Manning and hoped during the campaign that Trump would be better that he would be a second Nixon in the good way. How wrong I was.
:::Nixon's personal failures were so tragic as his plans were so good: Basic income and medicare for all were his projects! That's not socialist, real capitalist economists endorsed that plan. A true conservative who cares for the people not only for the rich like the Hollywood actor after him.[https://money.cnn.com/video/news/2017/10/27/the-crazy-true-story-of-nixon-and-the-basic-income.cnnmoney/index.html] --[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 16:19, 21 October 2019 (EDT)
::::[[Obama war crimes]] have nothing to do with the birther movement. You are sounding increasingly like a liberal/Democrat/communist troll incapable of a rational policy discussion. 18:09, 21 October 2019 (EDT)
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== Campaign mode ==

Isn't it detrimental when a president is in constant campaign mode during his/her first term? Perhaps it would be better to allow only one term. And at the next election the people of the U.S. should decide whether to honor him/her with the right to preside the Senate (together with the current vice president) for the next 4 years. --[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 16:52, 20 October 2019 (EDT)
:Bill Clinton wrote the ''How To'' manual on the permanent campaign. It's how he survived impeachment. Baby Bush's slide in the polls was a result of his inability to read the manual. I've never seen Melania as a guest on the ''Ellen Show'', while Mr. Michael Robinson Obama was a permanent fixture.
:As to presiding over the Senate, the VP never goes to Capital Hill, unless he needs to be on hand for potential tie-breaking vote, which is rare. It's strictly a ceremonial post that's occupied usually by freshmen Senators so they get to learn parliamentary rules and procedures by the Senate Parliamentarian who tutors them over their right shoulder while a lone Senator comes to floor to rage on some important minority issue while everyone else is in an important committee meeting. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 17:09, 20 October 2019 (EDT)
::1st. Why do you enter into such nasty side-topics? I've read a former post from you that was so moderate (Republican party being a big tent,...) and at odds to that meritless imputation: Mrs. Obama mustn't be called a "Mr." as long there is no solid proof (DNA) to the contrary: Women can have quite a muscular body. Or do you think the female sports athletes are disguised men, too?
::2nd. I'm not so familiar with Bill Clinton's time. But he's certainly not an excuse. Neither is his (in-)fidelity towards his wife, his (dis-)honesty before court, his (in-)decency towards young female employees a defense for anybody.
::3rd. With a one-term presidency for every future president the office-holders could better serve the country. In the Roman republic, the reign of the consuls was limited. Sulla sullied the republican traditions. After his downfall the Romans missed to create new safeguards and eventually Rome slipped into Caesarism.--[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 15:50, 25 October 2019 (EDT)
:::Learn some simple decorum in discourse. I cited the ''NYT'' for my assertions. You responded with ''Obama derangement syndrome'', essentially calling me a racist. [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/467007-susan-rice-lindsey-graham-is-a-piece-of-s-t You sound like Susan Rice]. If you wanna get down and dirty, you're playing with one of the best. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 16:08, 25 October 2019 (EDT)
[[File:C9Pak4-W0AIldKy (1).jpg|right|350px|thumb|Jake Sullivan to Hillary Clinton, Feb. 12, 2012, "Al Qaeda is on our side in Syria." ''The Guardian'' reported on July 30, 2012, “[Al-Qaida’s] goal is establishing an Islamic state and not a Syrian state.” [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jul/30/al-qaida-rebels-battle-syria] ]]
::::1st Obama didn't intend to arm ISIS as Bush didn't intend to create ISIS. That's part of the ''Obama derangement syndrome''. Obama possibly had a weak spot towards Shiite Iran and the Sunni Muslim brotherhood president Morsi but definitely not to the Wahhabi/Salafist side. These sides are at odds to each other. Obama chose one side, and it's not the ISIS side.
::::2nd. The even more nasty form of the ''Obama derangement syndrome'' than the birther movement is the insulation that his wife would be a man. This taints the rightful criticism and invalidates it. -- Libya was such a horrendous error. At least after Bush's Iraq war everybody knew what the result of forced regime changes would probably look like and he did it nevertheless, perhaps driven by Cameroon. Only in Syria he finally stopped - but only after the defeat of Cameroon in the House of Commons.
::::3rd. Don't compare everything with Obama or Clinton. Compare for example with [[Theodore Roosevelt]].--[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 17:05, 25 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::DIA document, issued by [[Gen. Michael Flynn]], August 12, 2012:
{{Quotebox|THE WEST, GULF COUNTRIES, AND TURKEY [WHICH] SUPPORT THE [SYRIAN] OPPOSITION… THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A '''DECLARED OR UNDECLARED [[Salafi|SALAFIST]] PRINCIPALITY IN EASTERN SYRIA''' (HASAKA AND DER ZOR), AND THIS IS '''EXACTLY WHAT THE SUPPORTING POWERS TO THE OPPOSITION WANT''', IN ORDER TO ISOLATE THE SYRIAN REGIME…<ref>[http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article41943.htm 2012 Defense Intelligence Agency Document: West Will Facilitate Rise of Islamic State “in Order to Isolate the Syrian Regime”]</ref>}}
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::::Then the corrupt Obama criminal regime tried to frame Flynn up on bogus charges, calling him a Russian asset, to shut him up. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 17:08, 25 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::1st. Supporting Saudi Arabia and Wahhabi fighters had a long tradition that dates back to Jimmy Carter. It was Obama that was reluctant to that ideology but he was too pliable. But with the help of the House of Commons he finally said no to regime change in Syria. Erdogan and the Saudi rulers were not amused.
:::::2nd. Flynn wasn't a Russian asset, he was Erdogan's asset. Read [https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/305021-our-ally-turkey-is-in-crisis-and-needs-our-support his op-ed] on election day 2016. And he did it for money. --[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 17:41, 25 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::"If he [Gülen] were in reality a moderate, he would not be in exile [the U.S.], nor would he excite the animus of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government." Erdogan's poodle for $500,000.
:::::''Flynn disclosed that he had received payments from Inovo BV, a Dutch company owned by a Turkish businessman with ties to Turkey's president and that Inovo reviewed the draft before it was submitted to The Hill. Neither General Flynn nor his representatives disclosed this information when the essay was submitted.'' --[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 17:54, 25 October 2019 (EDT)
::::::So Obama harbored someone who staged a coup against an NATO ally. With friends like that, who needs enemies? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 18:27, 25 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::::''ODS'' once again:
:::::::1st. Obama didn't "habor" Gülen. Gülen is a lawful resident of Pennsylvania since 1999.
:::::::2nd. The Turkish government requested an extradiction but presented no evidence that he was involved in the military coup attempt. And it is very unlikely since Gülen and the military are at odds with each other (read about Ergenekon).
:::::::3rd. It is likely true that the Gülen movement wanted to topple Erdogan after their mutual fallout in 2013, but with civilian methods: Prosecutors tried to investigate his corrupt familily. Sadly Erdogan prevailed.
:::::::Erdogan, Putin, Bin Salman, Jong-un, birds of a feather. The one thing I really like about Obama is that all these crooks dislike him and he dislikes them. Since this month it is sad truth that Trump is obviously on their side, he he gave in to Erdogan AND invited him to Washington. On which side will your heart be on November 13th, 2019? On the side of those who protest against Erdogan and Trump or on the side of Erdogan and Trump? (As you write here you cannot say that you don't care about that - I'll try to say it in neutral words - "historic event" for American conservatism.)--[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 08:41, 27 October 2019 (EDT)
::::::::Oh, so any legal resident of the U.S. can conspire to overthrow a military ally of the US, and Obama DOJ is powerless to do anything about it. I'll have to remember that.
::::::::You don't seem to be able to distinguish between policy and personality. I'll put you in the category of false messiah worshipers. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 14:41, 27 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::::The American law authorities said that they didn't receive evidence. It appears to me that for you Erdogan's words count more. Are you really an American conservative? (I'm not since I'm not living in America and I wasn't born in America.) I'm astonished that the American right would dislike the American left more than a self professed Islamist: "Democracy is like a train: when you reach your destination, you get off". "You cannot be both secular and a Muslim! You will either be a Muslim, or secular!" (BTW "secular" stands as a code word for Turkish Laicism.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemalism#Laicism])
:::::::Guess where the late ISIS leader sought refuge? In Idlib, controlled by Erodgan's Islamist allies, near the Turkish border. And who provided most of the foreign information: the Syrian and Iraqi Kurds, even after Trump's betrayal.[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/us/politics/baghdadi-isis-leader-trump.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage] Trump thanked Erdogan that his military didn't shoot down U.S. helicopters. What an unremarkable ally! --[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 17:10, 27 October 2019 (EDT)
::::::::"American law authorities..." - Who? The people being criminally investigated right now? The Gulen organization were [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/08/23/turkey-coup-plotter-clinton-donor/88991622/ mega-donors to the Clinton Foundation] - that's why they were being protected. Obama's "law authorities" sold out a NATO ally for cash. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 17:19, 27 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::It's $62000 to a PAC for Clinton. Seems to be that he favoured Mrs Clinton over Mr Trump. Money donations are like "free speech" according to the (in-)famous SC ruling: The left is also critical about that. But this amount is quite tiny in comparission to the huge sums involved in the elections and also only a fraction of the sum Turkey paid to Flynn. --[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 15:50, 30 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::Again: Gülen and the Turkish military doesn't go together. Look at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergenekon_(allegation) Ergenekon trial]. It was a plot of the Gülen movement in cohorts with Erdogan and his AKP against the military that was the watchdog against the rise of the Islamists. Thanks to his doings they failed to prevent a Turkish PM who thinks ''Democracy is like a train: when you reach your destination, you get off ...''. --[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 16:05, 30 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::Second again: Obama was elected president twice by the American people (365 electoral votes and 53% of public vote in 2008, and 332 electoral votes and 51% of the public vote in 2012). That doesn't necessarily mean that he was a good president. But to trust Erdogan more than Obama is strange. In my country nobody of the right and nobody of the left would side with Erdogan against the other side without solid evidence (except perhaps our foreign minister against our defence minister).--[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 17:51, 30 October 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::A $62,000 donation from a foreigner - more than the median per capita income of American citizens - is "insignificant", but enough to keep someone from being deported for foreign interference in a U.S. election. I suppose in communist reasoning, that make sense.
::::::::::Then after being paid-off to avoid deportation, the Obama DOJ arrests and prosecutes an American citizen ([[Michael Flynn]]) who wants to defend the NATO alliance, and protects a foreigner who bribed Hillary Clinton and proceeded to attempt a coup against a NATO ally.
::::::::::Again, in communist/leftist reasoning, I suppose that is perfectly justified and makes sense. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 18:26, 30 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::Let's set it in perspective: Flynn received $500,000 from Turkish government for personal use. How much salary did he receive on a yearly basis as a lieutenant general? O-9 (in 2019) approx. $180,000. $500,000 / 180,000 = 278 %.
:::::::::In comparison the $62,000 received the PAC in order to spend it for campaigning. How much money did Clinton campaign burn? 1.4 billion. $500,000 / 1.4 billion = 0.036%
:::::::::So you want to equalize 0.036% with 278% and equalize money for a campaign with money for the personal pocket? That's a double impossibility.
:::::::::And you never engage in the tough question: On which side will your heart be in two weeks? On the side of those who protest against Erdogan and Trump or on the side of Erdogan and Trump (and recently also Rep. Omar)? --[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 15:50, 31 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::Bynote: A legal resident living in the U.S. for 20 years (now) / 17 years (in 2016) is a foreigner? And Erdogan is not an Islamist? That flexibility cannot be conservative.
:::::::::''Editorial note: Do you agree to move that section to my talk page? It's getting too long.'' --[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 16:15, 31 October 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::I'm not "equalizing nothing". That's all in your head. But just for kicks, factor a $500,000 ($400,000 above fair market value) bribe paid to the Clinton's in U1 deal, and graph it out for me, please, in your equation. I'm not sure I could do it right. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 17:42, 31 October 2019 (EDT)

:::Neither the Clintons nor or the Bidens nor the Bushes nor the Obamas are the real issues here. It's about the quasi-subservience of the Trump team to Erdogan and his ilk with the most despicable example of Flynn who did it for Erdogan's big pay-check.
::::This former lieutenant general effectively abandoned the flag with impunity while a former private with courage and honour - who erred in his course of action (but who am I to judge him about that?) - got a dishonourable discharge and was even convicted to 35 years. And the former president waited for the last day to communicate this disgraceful sentence: That was chicken! 
:::The ethnic cleansing of the Kurds and several minority groups including the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_people Assyrian people] going on right now in Northern Syria with the quasi-blessing of Trump is a disgrace. Only Islamists and their enablers like Rep. Omar can like this. Trump is the best example for the need of a one-term limit: He would have been a good president if he could have focused on his work as American president and not in his re-election campaign. After his inauguration, America and the West needed him as American president not a president-candidate. --[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 02:58, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
::::I think your off base. A discussion of Turkey requires revisiting Cold War politics, not trashing Trump or Erdogen. Gen Michael Flynn stood up for the NATO alliance and a traditional NATO ally . He was rewarded by Robert Mueller with a plea deal and Turkey moved closer to the Russian camp (i.e. purchased a Russian missile defense system designed to shoot down American and NATO missiles). You're way off base trying to make this an issue about Trump or Erdogen. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]] 11:56, 2 November 2019 (EDT)
:::::The ethnic cleansing of the Kurds and several minority groups in Northern Syria instigated by the current Turkish government is against the first article of the [https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_17120.htm NATO treaty]. The Turkish government under Erdogan first protecting and empowering Jihadists including those who morphed into ISIS and then relentlessly fighting those who fought ISIS and lost 11000 soldiers is an act against NATO as [https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_77646.htm NATO is/was a member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS]. The current American government abandoning and belittling those who were steadfast allies of their armed forces in the recent years is dishonoring NATO and the American armed forces. Who will want to close a pact with a double-crosser? Only a superior double-crosser!--[[User:James2|James2]] ([[User talk:James2|talk]]) 13:39, 4 November 2019 (EST)

==Impeachment==
This article should point out that Donald Trump is only the third U.S. president to have been impeached. There is also a website saying that Donald Trump is the least popular president of modern times. [[User:Carltonio|Carltonio]] ([[User talk:Carltonio|talk]]) 02:44, 19 December 2019 (EST)
*Donald Trump is the first U.S. president to have been impeached twice - that should be mentioned in the article. [[User:CARDAMOM|CARDAMOM]] ([[User talk:CARDAMOM|talk]]) 09:24, 10 February 2021 (EST)

== clarify ==

Trump is not a conservative. He is center to center-left in his positions.
On March 26, 2020, Trump tweeted,"96-0 in the United States Senate. Congratulations AMERICA!"
This is referencing the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill that received support from EVERYONE.
I guess fiscal conservatism is no longer a goal to achieve.

:In the long run, it's probably a good idea for fiscal conservatism. The economy can't just be shut down without it losing fiscal momentum. If businesses think they can ride a short recession out, they won't shutter their business, close their branches or scrap their establishments. In return for paying fixed costs with no hope of recovery for those months, they can get a lifeline from the government for not doing the things I mentioned that costs the economy a lot of money, risks a cascading fall (like dominos) into depression and puts their employees at financial risk (they can get part of that money you mentioned from unemployment insurance as much as businesses can).

:The [[Congressional Budget Office]], which works for both political parties in Congress, looked at the effects on the economy, and they said the stimulus was an effective move. If you are blaming Trump for the Wuhan Virus bill, he deserves the credit for it that you didn't mention as well. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Sunday, 16:10, 23 August 2020 (EDT)

==Timestamp==
Trump passes half million.

*Bill Clinton‏‎ (540,241 views)
*Republican Party‏‎ (517,871 views)
*Donald Trump‏‎ (500,422 views)
*Jesus Christ‏‎ (497,475 views)
*Clinton body count‏‎ (495,258 views)
[[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Trump 2Q2Q]] 14:13, 11 July 2020 (EDT)

*Bill Clinton‏‎ (542,790 views)
*Republican Party‏‎ (520,405 views)
*Donald Trump‏‎ (505,641 views)
*Clinton body count‏‎ (499,311 views)
*Jesus Christ‏‎ (498,962 views)
*United States of America‏‎ (485,838 views)
[[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Trump 2Q2Q]] 16:41, 1 August 2020 (EDT)

==Section on Trump's religious beliefs==
The section on Trump's religious beliefs could point out that at about the time of Trump's election in 2016, it was reported that he could not cite any of the Bible. [[User:Carltonio|Carltonio]] ([[User talk:Carltonio|talk]]) 15:50, 23 August 2020 (EDT)

:Not by anyone reliable. Do you want to get blocked? [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) Sunday, 15:56, 23 August 2020 (EDT)
*See "[https://religionnews.com/2020/10/23/exclusive-trump-confirmed-a-presbyterian-now-identifies-as-non-denominational-christian/ EXCLUSIVE: Trump, confirmed a Presbyterian, now identifies as ‘non-denominational Christian’]." [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 21:56, 24 October 2020 (EDT)

== Attack on the capitol ==
{{warning collapse|reason=Deliberate left-wing agitprop|content=
A few days before this section was posted, Donald Trump condoned an attack on the capitol and was banned from Twitter and Facebook.
Please add that to this article. Take both sides.}}

:President Trump did no such thing, and the attack was actually instigated and done by Antifa infiltrators within the large group of Trump supporters,[https://conservapedia.com/File:Antifa_flyer.PNG] so let's get that straight here. Also, please sign your posts when you comment. [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 15:21, 10 January 2021 (EST)
::@Northwest You’re right. I didn’t know that. Looks like Antifa purposely got Trump accused. I believe that. Trump was framed... well not quite, because... well correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think Trump is in jail right now. I learned something new. And I believe that liberals tell lies. But could the information about the attack on the capitol still be added to the article? It should say that Trump was falsely accused for condoning the attack on the capitol. I am not a leftist. I am a conservative and republican myself. And I will do my best to sign my posts from now on. - [[User:WorldQuestioneer|WorldQuestioneer]] ([[User talk:WorldQuestioneer|talk]]) 18:23, 11 January 2021 (EST)
:::If Trump brings the insurrectionists to justice, I don't see why a timely reference couldn't be made. However, right now it's too early to tell. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 18:37, 11 January 2021 (EST)
::::I think that all Trump said was "We love you; Go home." Does that sound like condoning attack on the capitol? Not necessarily. [[User:WorldQuestioneer|WorldQuestioneer]] ([[User talk:WorldQuestioneer|talk]]) 10:51, 30 March 2021 (EDT)

== "end" of presidency ==

How will we address Donald Trump in the first line and in the infobox? Biden currently resides in the white house, even though Trump is the legitimate president. Should we mark a term-end or use past tense when we refer to his term in the article, or the opposite? -[[User:MAdams|Mark Adams]][[User Talk:MAdams|(Discuss with me) ]] 15:12, 20 January 2021 (EST)
:I think it should be in past tense because regardless he is no longer carrying out presidential duties. Thoughts?--[[User:IScott|IScott]] ([[User talk:IScott|talk]]) 15:39, 20 January 2021 (EST)
::I would agree that we should put it in that past tense as I see your reasoning now. Given Biden isn't really a true successor to the presidency, as he is more of a Dictator of the United States, I suggest that we mark an end to the term or note "in exile" for Trump, but not mark a successor in the infobox, as that would imply that Biden is president. -[[User:MAdams|Mark Adams]][[User Talk:MAdams|(Discuss with me) ]] 15:44, 20 January 2021 (EST)
:::Hmm, I hear your point about successor but I think it's important to note that a different person/group are carrying out the powers of the office. Maybe swamp Biden Junta for Biden Dictatorship? This would make it clearer that Biden succeeded the powers of the office as dictator rather than a legitimate President --[[User:IScott|IScott]] ([[User talk:IScott|talk]]) 15:48, 20 January 2021 (EST)
::::I think that would be a good plan of action. Just make a note after Biden Dictatorship that it functions as a dictatorship. -[[User:MAdams|Mark Adams]][[User Talk:MAdams|(Discuss with me) ]] 15:50, 20 January 2021 (EST)
:::::Or we could wait and see how the junta proceeds. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 15:55, 20 January 2021 (EST)
::::::Respectfully, I think we need to do something now or the page will be out of date--[[User:IScott|IScott]] ([[User talk:IScott|talk]]) 15:57, 20 January 2021 (EST)
:::::::I think leaving it as Junta will work as a good middle ground for now. We can edit later based on how things turn out. -[[User:MAdams|Mark Adams]][[User Talk:MAdams|(Discuss with me) ]] 16:03, 20 January 2021 (EST)
::::::::Agreed; as of this moment we don't know how far the level of censorship and oppression will proceed. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 16:25, 20 January 2021 (EST)
Regardless of the legitimacy of the current presidency, I see no good reason to include a "/present" on Trump's info box. Whether intended as snark, or outright trolling, this does not seem to be benefiting anyone. --[[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 14:29, 23 February 2021 (EST)
:Trump was not sworn in on January 20. It should be removed. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 16:11, 23 February 2021 (EST)

You guys seem to think Joe Biden supports liberal censorship. The popularity of news sources that are not propaganda is growing by my observations, however, so how can we be sure Biden intends to destroy freedom of the press? After all, Joe Biden is still in power through elections, so signing unpopular law hurts him, and he had to swear an oath to the Constitution. Also, the constitution does not allow for a Biden dictatorship and is protected by a court with many members appointed by Trump. I think believing that any political official would commit treasonous unamerican acts before having the evidence to suggest such is not fair to the leaders who have won the right to lead your country, even if you disagree with them on pretty much everything. - TrumpLover84
:Well, Biden doesn't appear to have any problem with Big Tech censorship (i.e. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube) of conservative voices and viewpoints, and his White House YouTube channel has turned off comment sections on all of its current videos to prevent viewers opposed to the Biden regime from having a say, so there's that. Plus, the Democrat Party's actions over the past four-plus years have demonstrated that they have no regard for the First Amendment, [[Democrat election fraud|election integrity]], the Constitution or the Supreme Court (except as convenient to them alone) and are intent on ruling by fiat in disregard to the American public and its wishes, and that out-in-the-open disregard by the Democrats has been well-documented over that time. [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 19:24, 5 April 2021 (EDT)

:First of all, Big Tech censorship is the fault of Big Tech. Joe Biden couldn't stop them if they tried, and most of the people who lost their accounts lost them by spreading false information, which just happened to be a lot of right-wing accounts (Big Tech might be leftist). Also, there is no evidence to suggest Democrats hate the first amendment over the past 4 years considering they literally didn't have any power. Outside of a 2018 house majority, the Democrats had nothing. Literally, the only evidence anyone has for liberal hate of the First Amendment is stupid Hillary Clinton comments, and you can bet losers have no control over the party. So we still have a long way to go. But as of right now, without any obvious examples of anti-criticism legislation, you can bet those Democrats are going to keep their oath to the Constitution as well as everyone else. Are they probably going to waste billions on ineffective policy? Sure. But as of now, liberal censorship is out of reach. [[User:TrumpLover84|TrumpLover84]] ([[User talk:TrumpLover84|talk]]) 16:01, 7 April 2021 (CDT)

== error in first paragraph ==
The first paragraph states that Donald Trump is the "45th and Current (?) President of the United States"... has the page just not been updated? Or is there vandalism on the page by users trying to revert it to a previous state? Can someone please get this sorted out? thanks, BruceLam
:Oh, my. It looks like some domestic terrorists got to the page. Tell Herr Garland will fix it right away. All power to the Soviets! [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 11:57, July 28, 2021 (EDT)

== Domestic partner ==

I found only one passing mention to this wife, Melania. Is she such a nonentity?--[[User:Jackin the box|Jackin the box]] ([[User talk:Jackin the box|talk]]) 16:59, May 11, 2022 (EDT)
:"I really don't care. Do U?" [[User:ClaudeMcH|ClaudeMcH]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcH|talk]]) 18:19, May 11, 2022 (EDT)

Britain, Birds, Badgers

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ClaudeMcH:

'''Britain, Birds, Badgers''' is a [[British]] [[Environmentalist|environmentalist]] group led by [[Ted Bibby]]. Their work focuses on creating [[Safe space|safe spaces]] for the U.K.'s avian and mammal populations, where they can be free from [[socialist]] attempts to limit their freedom.

Britain, Birds, Badgers

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'''Britain, Birds, Badgers''' is a [[British]] [[Environmentalist|environmentalist]] group led by [[Ted Biddy]]. Their work focuses on creating [[safe spaces]] for the U.K.'s avian and mammal populations, where they can be free from [[socialist]] attempts to limit their freedom.

Ted Bibby

2022-05-04T20:08:11Z

ClaudeMcH:

'''Ted Bibby''' is a [[British]] [[environmentalism|environmental]] activist who has a large online following.

He leads the group [[Britain, Birds, Badgers]].

he is the brother of [[Sebastian Bibby]]

[[Category:Activism]]

Ted Bibby

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'''Ted Bibby''' is a [[British]] [[environmentalism]|environmental]] activist who has a large online following.

He leads the group [[Britain, Birds, Badgers]].

[[Category:Activism]]

Sebastian Bibby

2022-05-04T20:06:00Z

ClaudeMcH:

'''Sebastian Bibby''' is the leader of [[Britain, Brexit, Bible]], a [[British]] youth political group advocating for the return of a great and pure British state. He stands for a Britain independent from [[China]] and socialist [[Europe]], more relaxed [[gun control]] laws in the country (including laws allowing open carry of rifles), and a return to the way of God as written in the holy Bible. Bibby was banned from [[Twitter]] in 2021 for tweeting "keep them out, unless they're gay". This was taken to mean he wishes to keep immigrants out of the country, and [[gay|gay people]] in the proverbial closet. Sebastian Bibby rose to prominence in the youth conservative scene through his telegram and [[Video Games|Xbox]] groups, which he has used to build a sizeable and loud group of young followers.

His brother, [[Ted Bibby]] is a noted [[environmentalism|environmental]] activist, who leads the political group [[Britain, Birds, Badgers]].

[[Category:Activists]]

Britain, Brexit, Bible

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'''Britain, Brexit, Bible''' is a British youth activist group led by [[Sebastian Bibby]]. The group promotes relaxed [[gun control]] laws, limited [[immigration]], and keeping [[homosexuals]] in the proverbial closet.

[[Category:Activists]]

Sebastian Bibby

2022-05-04T17:48:07Z

ClaudeMcH:

'''Sebastian Bibby''' is the leader of [[Britain, Brexit, Bible]], a [[British]] youth political group advocating for the return of a great and pure British state. He stands for a Britain independent from [[China]] and socialist [[Europe]], more relaxed [[gun control]] laws in the country (including laws allowing open carry of rifles), and a return to the way of God as written in the holy Bible. Bibby was banned from [[Twitter]] in 2021 for tweeting "keep them out, unless they're gay". This was taken to mean he wishes to keep immigrants out of the country, and [[gay|gay people]] in the proverbial closet. Sebastian Bibby rose to prominence in the youth conservative scene through his telegram and xbox groups, which he has used to build a sizeable and loud group of young followers.
[[Category:Activists]]

User talk:Northwest

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ClaudeMcH: /* "Sebastian Bibby" */ new section

{{welcome}}[[User:Brenden|brenden]] 23:37, 18 September 2012 (EDT)

== same sex marriage revert? ==

Greetings, and hope you are well. Just wanted to ask, why the revert of my same-sex marriage page edit?

[[User:KatieKomori|KatieKomori]] 10:19, 1 December 2012 (EST)

==Vandal==
A vandal on the loose. [http://www.conservapedia.com/Special:Contributions/Benkumar] I have told four other editors. If you are able, please block him[[User:U.U|U.U]] ([[User talk:U.U|talk]]) 02:34, 27 February 2016 (EST)
:Thank you. When I see an edit of minus five digits on a page like Republican Party, it's pretty obvious that a vandal swept by. Well done. --[[User:Pious|Pious]] ([[User talk:Pious|talk]]) 22:18, 19 April 2017 (EDT)
::Are you sure that was vandalism? It could have been an inadvertent removal of information when he intended on just adding "pro-capitalism" to the article. I have seen numerous times where this has happened, which an editor adding info but for whatever reason accidently removing a whole bunch of information without even knowing it, and in those other times, it was clearly a mistake. I honestly don't see how it was intentional. I request that you review your block. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:35, 19 April 2017 (EDT)
:::It turns out that user was a sock of TAR, and he was blocked by an admin (but for a different reason). Thank you for your work on this site, Northwest. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:43, 20 April 2017 (EDT)

== Expansion of Greatest Conservative TV Shows and Greatest Conservative Movies/Worst Liberal Movies, as well as Star Wars. ==

Hi.

I noticed the great job you did in expanding the Worst Liberal TV Shows, and was wondering whether you are planning to do something similar regarding the Greatest Conservative TV Shows and the Greatest Conservative Movies/Worst Liberal Movies lists (namely the opening paragraphs).

Also, since I noticed you're doing a lot of edits regarding Star Wars currently, I was wondering whether you could expand it to include any real life influences on the characters and franchise. I know that the Empire was largely inspired by America during the time of the Vietnam War, and that the Rebel Alliance was based on the Vietcong (in fact, that's actually the reason why I'm, albeit reluctantly, an Empire supporter now, and probably full time as well). I included a bit regarding Palpatine being directly inspired by Richard Nixon, for example. [[User:Pokeria1|Pokeria1]] ([[User talk:Pokeria1|talk]]) 08:53, 3 April 2016 (EDT)

+==
Okay mate, that's enough! If you want to revert my edits then give me reasons that have more veracity than the weasel words you gave in the Summary of one of the pages.
:I have reread the article(s), struggled through TAR's attached blogs, read your [[Northwest]] edit history and have realised you have no real understanding or knowledge of the words involved. Nor do you understand it is not advisable to link to non-existent pages which your reverts always do.
:I am about to revert... again! If you revert me without good reason I will ban you.
:[[User:AlanE|AlanE]] ([[User talk:AlanE|talk]]) 00:59, 13 April 2016 (EDT)

== re: Lenin quote in Bourgeoisie article ==

re: [[Bourgeoisie]] article

AlanE is acting in good faith about the Lenin quote: http://www.azcentral.com/story/claythompson/2014/10/13/lenin-ronald-reagan-quotes/17226727/

If you want to discuss the matter of the historicity of the quote with AlanE on the talk page of the article, here is a useful resource: [http://historiansgaze.blogspot.com/2009/10/7-habits-of-highly-effective-historians.html 7 habits of highly effective historians]

Thanks. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 02:31, 13 April 2016 (EDT)

== re: your note to me ==

I respond to your email from me.

Second, I will write a note to AlanE.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 13:04, 13 April 2016 (EDT)

== Princess and the Frog revert. ==

Just writing because I'm not sure why you reverted the Princess and the Frog removal from Worst Liberal Movies. The movie promoteshard work and family while condemning hedonism and nihilism and p k it's out the danger of accepting handouts and feeling entitled. This seems to me to be a deeply conservative film. --[[User:Whizkid|Whizkid]] ([[User talk:Whizkid|talk]]) 07:47, 1 June 2016 (EDT)

==Evolution==
A simple question: do you believe in it, Creationism, or otherwise?--[[User:Pious|Pious]] ([[User talk:Pious|talk]]) 03:29, 23 August 2016 (EDT)

==Account promoted==
Your account has just been given a promotion to 24x7 editing and blocking privileges. Congratulations!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 22:02, 6 March 2017 (EST)
:Congratulations! You do very good work on this wiki, which I appreciate. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:20, 6 March 2017 (EST)
::Congrats! Keep up the good work! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:55, 6 March 2017 (EST)
:::Congratulations. It is good working with you. [[User:JDano|JDano]] ([[User talk:JDano|talk]]) 03:36, 7 March 2017 (EST)
==JohnZ==
Dear Northwest, I changed your two-year block to 1 day for [[User:JohnZ]]. While I do not like profanity, I think that we should show a kind and understanding approach to users who have been around for years. Let's give him a second chance, and if he does it again, then we would be justified in coming down hard. This is a volunteer project, and CP wants to avoid a reputation of long-blocks-at-the-drop-of-a-hat. Thank you for your understanding. [[User:JDano|JDano]] ([[User talk:JDano|talk]]) 14:57, 12 March 2017 (EDT)

==I like that==
Replace "religion" with "ideology™. Because of certain legal issues the US will face in the future, I go out of my way never to refer the a certain collective entity as a "faith" or "religion". " Political system" I use a lot, but haven't of thought of "ideology". We should collect a whole basket of different terms that can be used, and always insert them wherever necessary. Thanks. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|''CIA v Trump updated score'':CIA 3, Trump 2]] 05:10, 2 April 2017 (EDT)

== IRC ==

Hello, 
After some discussion (on [[User_talk:DavidB4#Conservapedia_IRC_channel|my talk page]] and [[User_talk:Aschlafly#IRC|Andy's]]) it has been decided that I start an [[Internet Relay Chat]] channel for Conservapedia, since our old one has been dead since 2009. It is now registered and somewhat set up. I don't know if you use IRC or are interested in doing so, but anyone with block privileges on Conservapedia can also get block privileges on the new IRC channel. Unfortunately, IRC accounts are deleted after 30 days of being unused, so unless you plan on using the IRC at least once a month, there is probably not much point in registering. In any case, feel free to try it out--if you account gets deleted, we can always make another one later. If you are interested, please let me know! 
The IRC channel is: #conservapedia @irc.accessIRC.net 
Let me know if you have any questions or need anything else, also! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 15:36, 11 April 2017 (EDT)

== Blocking of User:Misslizzynj ==

Please don't block new users due to the name policy unless they have usernames that are obviously offensive or silly. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 09:58, 11 May 2017 (EDT)

== Length of blocks ==

Hello Northwest, Andy recently messaged me on my talk page and told me to refrain from using blocks longer than around six months because many people's IP addresses change by then. I see you changed the length of a block for an impersonator of you, and I am not going to challenge that, but please refrain from doing long blocks for non-serious vandalism, per what Andy told me. Thanks. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:37, 2 August 2017 (EDT)

== Trolls ==

Don't feed them. Block them and move on. I would have emailed this to you, but you don't seem to have email activated. [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 16:04, 27 October 2017 (EDT)
:Just block trolls. Do not communicate with them.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 17:22, 27 October 2017 (EDT)

== Blocking of User:Whizkid ==

One comment, as blunt and rude as it may have been, is not enough to block a long-time editor for any amount of time. You should have warned him about making such comments first. Don't ever make such a block again.

While I'm commenting here, you realize that the links [[Democrat Party]] and [[Democratic Party]] link to two different articles? I see that you're changing every link to "Democrat Party" (which I support, for the most part), but you're having every article link to a different article. Please change the links so they link to the actual article about the party, even if you pipe it so the reader sees "Democrat Party." --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:32, 8 January 2018 (EST)

:It was made clear to me when I was promoted to Assistant SysOp that this role is only for blocking blatant vandals, not working in good faith. While I haven't carefully studied the issue, he was disputing your changes in good faith. As [[Conservapedia:User_rights#Blocking_rights|officially stated]], only full administrators are to resolve disputes. Just because you have the block button doesn't mean you should use it whenever someone disagrees. In your defense, edit warring is discouraged, but it takes two to edit war. If you are the one making a change, then it is reasonable to assume that the original version should take precedence until the dispute can be resolved. Please discuss it with an administrator rather than just blocking someone. Should he have kept reverting your changes? Probably not. Should you have kept forcing your change back in? Probably not. Please take it to an admin next time, rather than just abusing the block button. Thank you. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 22:28, 8 January 2018 (EST)

::First of all, I apologize for being rude. It was a fit of pique, brought on by my feeling you weren't paying any attention to what I was saying. Still, it was inappropriate, and I don't believe you're vandalizing the site, or that you're attempting to be deceitful. So I hope that you can forgive me and we can come to the understanding that, even if we disagree on things, we're both working for what we believe to be the good, and we should treat each other with respect and charity. I hope we can agree on that much at least.

::That being said, I still strongly disagree with your position about this, and don't feel that it's ultimately good for the site, but I have no desire to get into an edit war with you that won't do anything but waste both our time. So maybe we could agree to make our cases before an administrator or someone, for the sake of harmony, and get a decision on this. Let me know what you think.--[[User:Whizkid|Whizkid]] ([[User talk:Whizkid|talk]]) 23:32, 8 January 2018 (EST)

== Liberal Denial revert? ==

Why did you do this? We know that the ultimate goal of liberals is to do more than just censor Christianity in America. A site made for American conservatives should be about politics as much as it is about religion.

[[User:MacTavish|MacTavish]] ([[User talk:MacTavish|talk]]) 16:44, 29 January 2018 (EST)

== Please backup your recent edits ==

Please try to either save a copy of your recent edits, or just refrain from editing for the next 24 hours or so. Conservapedia is changing web servers, and there is a risk that pages might be exported before you make the change, meaning your change will be lost. Thanks for understanding! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]]) 17:56, 12 March 2018 (EDT)

== Islam ==

I saw you reverting my edits to the article on [[Islam]]. There is a belief system to Islam, but it's more about worshiping an ''ideology'' than any God or gods. Even so, the source cited says Islam "…is an amalgam of social, political and judicial systems '''as well as''' a belief system. It is neither one thing nor the other – Islam is unique."

== Marijuana article ==

Did you see that there was a talk page discussion on the marijuana article about the content in question? I recommend that you explain [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Marijuana&curid=7524&diff=1412346&oldid=1412214 your reverting] there and reach an agreement with the other editors, and I strongly recommend that you leave an edit summary when you revert. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:35, 4 April 2018 (EDT)
:Same, an edit summary would really be helpful there to clarify your intent. Did you read the Talk page discussion about how those portions of the lede undermine our argument? Please see [[Talk:Marijuana#Objections_to_presentation_of_lead]]. [[User:DavidLReyes|DavidLReyes]] ([[User talk:DavidLReyes|talk]]) 21:27, 4 April 2018 (EDT)

== Discussing Christian Denominations on This Site ==

I am someone who believes very staunchly in the five solas. I think that Ephesians 2:8-9 indicates the validity of Sola Gratia and Sola Fide, John 14:6 for Solo Christo, and Psalm 115 for Sola Deo Gloria. I am not here to debate religious issues with you, but as you are a high-ranking admin on this site and Catholic, I have to ask you, what would you do if you saw edits to certain articles promoting a Protestant point of view? [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 12:58, 16 December 2018 (EST)

== My Ban ==

Hi, I was banned for making edits that I thought were accurate on the Political Spectrum page under my account Classical Liberal. I didn't know how to contact you, so I created this page instead so I could. I'm really sorry. I'm a new user who just registered within the same hour of getting banned, I am a conservative, but I prefer that we take our title of being the liberals back, I'm not a troll, and I'm a student who's interested in politics and all I'm trying to do is inform people about modern conservatives so women and minorities aren't deceived anymore and will come back home to the Republican Party. I don't see how my edits were lies or revisionist history. I was just trying to inform people who wrongly accuse us of what the Democrats did like the Trail of Tears, slavery, secession, and segregation because they always claim whenever you tell them that the Democrats were responsible for all of it that that's when the Democrats were the conservative party because they think that the parties switched and since I learned that the word liberal was redefined in the 1930s, I also thought the word conservative was redefined as well and that classical conservatism meant modern liberalism now just like how classical liberalism means modern conservatism now. I thought that I should've informed people that the conservatives of the past who the modern liberals pin the actions of on us modern conservatives were the modern liberals because the word liberal was hijacked from us and redefined and they like to accredit modern liberals for the things we classical liberals and modern conservatives actually did before the word liberalism was redefined. They'll argue with us conservatives and tell us that Lincoln would be a Democrat since he was a liberal because they don't realize that he was a liberal when the definitions of liberal and conservative were reversed. They believe the parties were reversed instead. I thought that since we were called the liberals in the past before they hijacked and redefined the term for themselves, they were called the conservatives because they're trying to pin the Trail of Tears, slavery, secession, and segregation on modern conservatives and blame us for it and insist that since Democrats are now called the liberals and Republicans are called the conservatives, that the parties switched rather than the definitions of liberal and conservative. I thought this was the correct explanation since liberals of today whenever you point out the Democrats' history say "that's when the Republicans were the liberals and the Democrats were the conservatives and Lincoln would be a Democrat today since the liberal party is the Democratic Party now." They're unaware that when we were the liberal party, that the word liberal did not mean what it does now. I was just trying to clear the confusion that the Democrats created up when they redefined the word liberal and hijacked it from us. I thought that since classical liberalism means what modern conservatism does, classical conservatism must've meant what modern liberalism does now because I thought that since we were called the liberals before the New Deal, that the Democrats must've been called the conservatives then because what else would that have made them if we were called the liberals before the New Deal and conservatives after? If we were called liberals prior to the New Deal, what were they called? Conservatives wanting to keep blacks enslaved and minorities and women oppressed who had a bad reputation and stole our term? And I thought that them stealing the term liberal from us and us having to call ourselves the conservatives instead of liberals which we used to be called was part of their plan to push the party switch myth 30 years later because we have the title of conservative and they have the title of liberal that they stole from us and I thought the Democrats did this to make it look like the parties switched instead of the titles and to make it look like they were the good guys since they're now called "liberals" instead and no longer us which we used to be called until they hijacked the term from us. I thought this was the best way to debunk the claim that modern conservatives of the Republican Party who used to be called liberals prior to the definition switch had anything to do with what the Democrats did in the past. I thought that if being a conservative meant what being a liberal meant before the word was redefined, that being a liberal meant what being a conservative meant because I thought that since the term liberal belonged to us at one time, the term conservative must've belonged to them and that if classical liberalism means modern conservatism, classical conservatism must mean modern liberalism. You see where I'm getting at? I thought that if the word liberal belonged to us at one time, the word conservative belonged to them if we were called the liberals because what is the opposite of liberal? Conservative. And I thought that since the word liberal had a different definition, the word conservative had a different definition too. So I'm sorry if I in your words inserted historical revisionism and lies. That was not my intent. My intent was to clear up confusion, not create it. I want people to stop accrediting modern liberals for what we did and stop claiming that we used to be the Democrats and that the Republicans used to be what Democrats are now which is not true. I'm new to all this and I'm a beginner. I'll probably need some help with editing. I'm still learning my history. History and philosophy and studying the Bible are my favorite things. I'm obsessed with politics. I'm really good at explaining things and I was just trying to help. You could've just let me know where you thought I was wrong instead of slapping a 2-year ban on me. If unbanned, from now on, I will verify with you the things I want to add to pages before I add them so this won't happen again. Please give me another chance. I'm only a guy in his late teens whose been into politics for 7 years now. I share your information with everyone I can and I've convinced many family members to become Republicans while even being disowned by several others which you could just imagine how that makes someone feel. Especially someone my age. {{unsigned|Modern Conservative}}
:I have unblocked the "Classical Liberal" account. I strongly recommend you first go to the article talk pages before making changes like this before unilaterally making them. Then, we can discuss those changes, which will be helpful. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:59, 11 February 2019 (EST)

== Sissy punk site ==

[[User_talk:DMorris/Archive_1#Sissy_punks|Per Jpatt and the late TK, I would try to avoid mentioning that vandal site at all, fair enough?]] [[User:DMorris|DMorris]] ([[User talk:DMorris|talk]]) 21:10, 24 March 2019 (EDT)

The atheist page has straw man arguments and generalisations against atheism like that atheism is a worldview. You cannot just delete and ban everybody that doesn't agree with you. The evolution page is full of inconsistencies too.

== New show ==

Hey, since you seem to be the most active person on the [[Essay:Greatest_Conservative_TV_Shows|Greatest Conservative TV Shows]] page I figured you might want to add Preacher to the page. It is about a disgraced preacher coming back to church and trying to find God.

== Please help defend Catholicism from the baiters! ==

Hi Northwest, if you have the time, can you please look out for the Catholic-baiters on this site (RobSmith, Conservative, VargasMilan, and Shobson20) and rebuke them if need be? They have [[User talk:NishantXavier|harshly attacked NishantXavier on his talk page]], and it's evident that they spread lies, smears, baiting rhetoric, and mischaracterizations to "prove" their points, which are often times fallacious. Thank you! —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Thursday, 15:03, 23 July 2020 (EDT)

:Don't listen to him, he has as much of a victim complex as BLM supporters. Actually, the most mature thing you can do is not get involved in this argument like you have all along. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 16:06, 23 July 2020 (EDT)

::Wait, I have the victim mentality in the same manner of BLM idiots? Need I remind you, Shobson20, for the gazillionth time that ''you'' were the one whining immediately after NishantXavier was promoted and you weren't yet? —[[User:Liberaltears|Liberaltears]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May Dataclarifier be well!]] | [[Special:Contributions/Liberaltears|Don't be an anti-Catholic zealot!]]''''' Thursday, 16:10, 23 July 2020 (EDT)

:::Deflection. You've done plenty of whining yourself and STILL doing it. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 16:33, 23 July 2020 (EDT)

:::You're the one who's posting on other people's talk pages trying to get them involved, not us. First you tried to get Karajou, now Northwest. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 18:18, 23 July 2020 (EDT)

I'm really sorry this guy is trying to drag you into his fight. If you want to, you can contribute [[Debate:Does the Catholic Church have the biblical authority of Christ Himself to preach and to teach the truth forever?| this debate page]]. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 17:01, 23 July 2020 (EDT)

The truth is that a Catholic vs. Protestant argument was getting out of hand, so User:Conservative suggested making that debate page to make the debate more structured and civil. Since then, both sides have been mostly talking there, but Liberaltears just can't let things go. [[User:Shobson20|Shobson20]] ([[User talk:Shobson20|talk]]) 17:10, 23 July 2020 (EDT)

== Great to see you around again! ==

Great to see you back, Northwest! How are you doing? —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Friday, 00:26, 9 October 2020 (EDT)

==Check this out==
[https://apelbaum.wordpress.com/2020/10/11/murder-for-ratings/ Murder for Ratings]. I'm fairly certain I put the assault by Jacob Lebron Kelly at a Sanders rally in the February 2020 list of violence. I'm checking it now. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 20:27, 13 October 2020 (EDT)

Here it is https://www.conservapedia.com/Left-wing_violence_in_the_Trump_era_(2020)#cite_note-49 and footnote 50

== Juvenile Delinquent ==

What can we do, if the Juvenile Delinquent comes after us? He came after me again. --[[User:United States|United States]] ([[User talk:United States|talk]]) 19:41, 2 December 2020 (EST)

== A note about that troll ==

Please don't take this the wrong way, but the troll whose socks you were quick to block was probably trying to make a fool out of you and CP in general. Since the imbecile thought that you would immediately block him upon sight, he trolls you with usernames like [https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=&user=&page=User%3ALightningBlocks&year=&month=-1&tagfilter= this] to prove he's correct in a sense and make us look paranoid. —[[User:Liberaltears|<code>'''LT'''</code>]]'''''[[User:Liberaltears/mail|May D.C., his mother, and I.S. be all well!]]''''' Friday, 22:50, 31 December 2020 (EST)

== Please help formulate the Mission Statement ==

I need input on [[Conservapedia:Mission Statement]]. Please contribute. I want Conservapedia to leave Wikipedia in its dust.--[[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] ([[User talk:Amorrow|talk]]) 01:22, 21 January 2021 (EST)

==Chimpout==
Good catch on User:Chimpout. [https://conservapedia.com/Special:Contributions/Chimpout] I never would have caught it. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 03:25, 30 January 2021 (EST)
:Just doing what needs to be done. [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 03:26, 30 January 2021 (EST)

== Debate ==

:Hi Northwest. I would like to get your input on a debate page I just created [[Debate:Should the United States attack Pakistan?]]. Thanks.[[User:Bytemsbu|Bytemsbu]] ([[User talk:Bytemsbu|talk]]) 21:37, 1 February 2021 (EST)

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==Proposal==
We would appreciate your input at [[Conservapedia:Community_Portal#Proposal]]. Thanks. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 19:59, 1 February 2021 (EST)
:You have no real interest in "civil" discussion, only to be disruptive, to act in an uncivil manner and to hide comments I make specifically calling you out for your behavior here in the past four days because you don't like what I have to say. Karajou's even had to undo what you're trying to do, but your reversals of his undos show that you're just not interested in doing the right thing and would rather seize power here and do exactly what Pokeria1 pointed out you're trying to do - take Conservapedia in a more leftward direction, which is not what this site is about. [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 22:12, 1 February 2021 (EST)
== Thanks ==
Thanks for the tremendous blocking last night on the avalanche of vandal accounts. Today I've written and installed a program to minimize that from occurring again. Really appreciate your blocks!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 16:07, 3 February 2021 (EST)

== re: RobS ==

Later in this week, I will be attempting to mediate the dispute involving RobS as RobS creates a lot of content.

In the meantime and in the future, please do not provoke RobS. I cannot stress this enough.

Also, thank you for all your contributions to Conservapedia.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 18:08, 9 February 2021 (EST)
:Who was this topic made by? --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi ~ Talk]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 04:31, 9 February 2021 (EST)

== Re: your editing warring with RobS about Obama's birthplace ==

Northwest, you wrote about Obama: "because of him not being a natural-born citizen".

At Conservapedia, you cannot '''definitively state''' that Obama was not a natural born citizen because there is no definitive/absolute/direct proof to that effect. The best you can do is point out that certain sources/people suspect that Obama was not a natural born citizen for X, Y, Z, etc. reasons. If you are definitively insisting that Obama was not a natural born citizen in articles, please stop. In many cases, historical claims are probabilistic. This is one of those cases.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 20:34, 10 February 2021 (EST)

== Why are you and rob fighting ==

Why. --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi ~ Talk]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 01:03, 20 February 2021 (EST)

== RobS' talk page. It's his castle ==

Please stop endeavoring to retain your postings on RobS' user talk page.

As per Mr. Schlafly, "We respect users' control over their own talk pages as much as possible. Wikipedia treats users' own talk pages like government or public property, and it becomes a place for Wikipedia editors to bully users."[https://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:How_Conservapedia_Differs_from_Wikipedia] Source: [[Conservapedia:How Conservapedia Differs from Wikipedia]].[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 17:25, 21 February 2021 (EST)
:Also, "Your user page/discussion pages, are indeed your castle, from which you can agree, disagree and discuss issues as you will. However you cannot use them to bully, ridicule (make fun of) or attack (denigrate) Conservapedia or other users, and their opinions. Users are free to remove comments from their own user talk pages."[https://conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Guidelines] Source: [[Conservapedia:Guidelines]].[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 17:28, 21 February 2021 (EST)

== There’s no RationalWiki article yet. ==

Why is that? --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi ~ Talk]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 07:42, 2 March 2021 (EST)
:Basically denying the site traffic. Probably for the best. [[User:Pokeria1|Pokeria1]] ([[User talk:Pokeria1|talk]]) 08:22, 2 March 2021 (EST)
::Multiple admins there are ruining what was already a bad site and made it even worse --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi ~ Talk]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 08:23, 2 March 2021 (EST)

== Don't take content disputes to user talk pages. It unnecessarily inflames matters. Keep things on the article talk pages ==

You immediately took a content dispute to a user's personal talk page.

You shouldn't immediately take content disputes to a user's talk page. It unnecessarily inflames matters. Keep things on the article talk pages and endeavor to have a cordial, constructive dialogue with the person to resolve matters. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 04:09, 29 March 2021 (EDT)

=== Re: Don't take content disputes to user talk pages ===
Unfortunately, that was easier said than done when RobS chose ''not'' to be cordial or constructive (as per his history) with me or other editors during the kerfuffle back in January that led to his being desysopped and stripped of his admin powers. [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 04:32, 29 March 2021 (EDT)
:For all parties involved, I suggest practicing forgiveness and trying to start things over with a new slate.

:I have been talking to Andy about this matter and he wants greater civility and constructive dialogue by all parties involved.

:This coming weekend, I will be talking to Andy about upgrading Conservapedia's civility guidelines.

:In addition, I will be talking to Andy about Conservapedia articles/content having an more encyclopedic tone. Why? Because Andy raised this issue with me and would like to see Conservapedia have a more encyclopedic tone in all cases where it is important to do so (I will explain this matter). Encyclopedia articles should first and foremost be designed to inform and shouldn't go out of their way to troll. For example, as far as a an article dispute you had with RobS, you insisted that the word "transgender" be struck out and "gender confusion" be used instead because you said that liberals don't like the phrase "gender confusion". But the purpose of articles is not to tick off liberals, but to inform the public. From what I understand, the topic had to do with transgenderism so when you insisted that "gender confusion" be used it unnecessarily clouded the meaning of the article as that is a broader term. Even when I write on provocative topics like [[Gay bowel syndrome]], [[Homosexuality and Parasites|Homosexuality and parasites]], [[Atheism, pederasty and NAMBLA]] and [[Atheism and bestiality]], I make every effort to keep the articles encyclopedic in tone. I am also not a fan of RobS using "Biden junta" for article titles or article content. The term "Biden junta" is fine for essays, but not articles in my estimation. Andy wants main page right content to have a more encyclopedic tone too. I plan on talking to RobS about this matter this coming weekend and to talk to Andy about this matter too. In short, if you want content to have a very provocative tone, that is fine, but do it in essays.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 05:10, 29 March 2021 (EDT)
::I upgraded the [[Conservapedia:Guidelines|Conservapedia guidelines]] as far as the civility portion. I will be talking to Andy this week to get it approved.

::This is my addition: "For content disputes, be reasonable and make every effort to use an article's talk page to have a cordial and constructive dialogue. Stick to the facts in content disputes and back up your facts with a source or sources. If you are proposing alternative content, it must be sourced. Do not engage in personal attacks. Avoid bringing up irrelevant past disputes with editors and stick to the content dispute at hand. If you have a content dispute with another editor, do not immediately post to the other editor's personal talk page. The article talk pages is where the vast majority of discussion should take place. Avoid unneccesary content disputes by sourcing your article content."[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 05:24, 29 March 2021 (EDT)

:::Well, what I actually stated in my edit summaries was that since this is a conservative wiki, use of liberal-preferred terms should be avoided except in certain contexts (such as in quotes made by public figures, or names of liberal organizations). If liberals don't like their preferred terms not being used, that's their issue, but giving in on that subject is essentially a matter of "give them an inch..." (or to be more specific, give liberals an inch and they'll eventually demand the distance between Earth and Pluto, as they always do). [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 06:43, 29 March 2021 (EDT)

::::The issue has more to do with the selection of popular and trending keywords occurring in Google searches to generate traffic, rankings, and exposure. Any differences in meaning on an ideological plane can be spelled out in text. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 07:04, 29 March 2021 (EDT)

:::::Really? You're using Google searches for viability? Newsflash, Google manipulates search results. We even have an entire article on the subject on here. Even if we kowtow to Liberal redefining of things, Google STILL will end up manipulating search results to block us out. Better be a pure conservative site than sacrifice even a small amount of conservativism under the belief it would give us more traffic. If anything, you should go by DuckDuckGo or even Bing. [[User:Pokeria1|Pokeria1]] ([[User talk:Pokeria1|talk]]) 07:14, 29 March 2021 (EDT)

::::::You are correct. Here's my revised statement: "The issue has more to do with the selection of popular and trending keywords occurring in <s>Google</s> searches to generate traffic, rankings, and exposure. Any differences in meaning on an ideological plane can be spelled out in text." I removed the offensive proper noun. That should be helpful now, [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 14:17, 29 March 2021 (EDT)
Andy approved my addition to the civility portion of the [[Conservapedia:Guidelines|Conservapedia guidelines]].[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:32, 29 March 2021 (EDT)
::This is the update I created: "For content disputes, be reasonable and make every effort to use an article's talk page to have a cordial and constructive dialogue. Stick to the facts in content disputes and back up your facts with a source or sources. If you are proposing alternative content in a content dispute, it must be sourced. Do not engage in personal attacks. Avoid bringing up irrelevant past disputes with editors and stick to the content dispute at hand. If you have a content dispute with another editor, do not immediately post to the other editor's personal talk page. The article talk pages is where the vast majority of discussion should take place. Avoid unnecessary content disputes by sourcing your article content."[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:35, 29 March 2021 (EDT)

== Re: latest edit war with RobS ==

As far as your latest edit war with RobS, If you are going to source material, please do better than Quora or sites like it such as Yahoo Answers. Anyone can put material on sites like that. The fourth footnote for the [[Conservapedia:Commandments|Conservapedia Commandments]] indicates, "Sources should be authoritative works, not merely published opinions by others. No sources advocating or supporting unlawful activity of any kind are allowed."

Quora is not an authoritative work.

Under the new civility rules update that Andy approved, it does state you have to properly source material.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 09:01, 31 March 2021 (EDT)

== Friendly invite to a new Conservapedia project ==

Hello Northwest! I hope you are having a good day. I wanted to invite you to [[Conservapedia:Project Current Events]] since it is a new project that I recently started. The goal of the project is to improve Conservapedia within current events, Hopefully you will consider joining. --[[User:Elijahandskip|Elijahandskip]] ([[User talk:Elijahandskip|talk]]) 12:36, 31 March 2021 (EDT)

== RobS and Northwest content disputes involving historical matters ==

I see a lot of disputes between RobS and NorthWest involving historical disputes. Below I give some great rules of weighing historical evidence.

=== Recommendations related to historical claims made by this article and information related to historiography ===

*[http://amorebeautifulquestion.com/historians-view-of-questioning/ Some keen insights from Pulitzer Prize–winner David Hackett Fischer]

*[http://historiansgaze.blogspot.com/2013/09/history-1701-reading-for-week-two.html Introduction to history]

*[http://historiansgaze.blogspot.com/2009/10/7-habits-of-highly-effective-historians.html 7 habits of highly effective historians]

"Fischer, David Hackett, Historians’ Fallacies: Toward a Logic of Historical Thought (New York: Harper Collins, 1970). In only approximately 300 pages, Fischer surveys an immense amount of background historical literature to point out a comprehensive variety of analytical errors that many, if not most, historians commit. Fischer points out specific examples of faulty or sloppy reasoning in the work of even the most prominent historians, making it a useful book for beginning students of history. While this book presumably did not make Fischer popular with many of his peers, it should be noted that his contributions as a historian have not been limited simply to criticizing the work of others; since 1976, he has published a number of well-received books on other historical topics."[http://history.nasa.gov/thinking/hist-4.html]

==== Fischer's 7 habits of sound historiography ====

Fischer's 7 rules for historians taken from [[Josh McDowell]]'s book The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict:

(1) The burden of proof for a historical claim is always upon the one making the assertion.

(2) Historical evidence must be an answer to the question asked and not to any other question.

(3) "An historian must not merely provide good evidence, but the best evidence. And the best evidence, all other things being equal, is the evidence which is most nearly immediate to the event itself."

(4) Evidence must always be affirmative. Negative evidence is no evidence at all. In other words, Fischer is saying that an absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence.

(5) The meaning of any historical evidence is dependent upon the context from which it is obtained from.

(6) "An empirical statement must not be more precise than its evidence warrants."

(7) "All inferences from historical evidence are probabilistic."

Josh McDowell's Evidence that Demands a Verdict, page 674, 1999, Mark MCGarry, Texas Type and Book Works, Dallas, TX, ISBN 0-7852-4219-8)

=== Fischer's 6 principles of question framing for historical investigations ===

*[https://sites.google.com/site/historiography101fischer/ Fischer's 6 principles of question framing] [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:11, 9 May 2019 (EDT)

I hope this helps. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 12:46, 31 March 2021 (EDT)

== re: your edit to the European migrant crisis article ==

Please look at this edit of yours: https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=European_migrant_crisis&diff=prev&oldid=1309224 which you posted in 2017.

1990sguy and RobS spent countless hours on the article.

I want to focus on one aspect of your edit to that article. In 2017, after Barack Obama served 8 years as the president of the USA, your edit indicated the following and I will quote it : "When Barack Hussein Obama became "president"". Norwest, when you posted "president", with no explanation, its obvious your intent was to merely "stick it to the libs" and not to educate the public. The purpose of an encylopedia is to inform the public and not merely to upset people who hold to a certain political ideology.

Now in an article devoted to specific topic of [[Barack Hussein Obama]] one can certainly briefly go over the pro/con arguments of Obama's actual birthplace (like the various arguments of computer experts on Obama's online long form birth certificate giving the pro-con arguments of the various computer experts opinions on its authenticity). In addition, in that main Obama arrticle one can have a link to a longer article specifically geared to the issue of Obama's birthplace controversy.

But an article which merely refers to "President" Obama for example is potentially confusing to the reader as he/she may not know what it means. For example, a young person in India who reads "President" Obama could easily be confused on why the quotation marks are there.

One the reasons why I shared Fischer's rules above is to point out that historical investigations/conclusions are often probabilistic. A historian looking into the birthplace of Obama would carefully weigh all the evidence and after doing so would not make dogmatic statements like "Obama was definitely not born in the USA" because he would actually have no absolute certainty. For example, I know that one Republican computer expert said the online rendition of Barack Obama's birth certification document was a bona fide copy of Obama's birth certificate. Some computer experts on the other hand say the online, long form birth certificate was a fraud.

If you stick the facts in articles and not needlessly inject opinions that claim to be facts, you will have more harmony with other editors.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 23:41, 31 March 2021 (EDT)

==Re: Trump Reverts==
Thanks for leaving a message. You bring up a very good point about whether Joe Biden should even legally be in power, because of how greatly distrusted last year's election was. But it also raises the question of, if Joe Biden is not the legal president, then who is? It can't be Donald Trump, because he failed to win Michigan, Georgia, and Arizona (which had no voting law changes and the suburbs and working-class voters there were almost certainly going to hand the state to Joe Biden), so massive voter fraud in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, which was declined by a leftist agenda of the courts in those locations, would not have been able to change the election. Plus, courts with a political agenda are nothing new either. Bush v. Gore, for example, only favored Bush because of a rightist agenda of the court. So even if there was massive voter fraud in the 2020 election like we suspect, don't courts and local election officials serve the bottom line for presidential legitimacy? Not only do I find it very unlikely that Republican officials wish to promote a big-government leftist agenda, but the reason I say all this is because even if Joe Biden didn't receive as many votes as it seemed in 2020, he may still be a legal president. Even if it is the fault of the people who ran the election, the Biden administration may not be the one to blame. - [[User:TrumpLover84|TrumpLover84]]([[User talk:TrumpLover84|talk]])

==Vandal patrol==
While on vandal patrol, you missed the most obvious. [https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Stacey_Abrams&curid=152713&diff=1741677&oldid=1717133 This edit] claims Stacey Abrams is a bizarre conspiracy theorist cause she accused brian Kemp and Brad Raffensperger of election rigging with voting machines before Sidney Powell or Donald Trump did.

== Question ==

Do I use infobox officeholder or dictator bio for this person https://conservapedia.com/Albert_René as he was accused of using torture against people. --[[User:Yeschayi|Yeschayi ~ Talk!]] ([[User talk:Yeschayi|talk]]) 19:28, 25 April 2021 (EDT)

==Conservapedia Guidelines==
[[Conservapedia:Guidelines#Civility]] states:
*''Your user page/discussion pages, are indeed your castle, from which you can agree, disagree and discuss issues as you will. However '''you cannot use them to bully, ridicule (make fun of) or attack (denigrate) Conservapedia or other users''', and their opinions.''
You Userpage mainspace presently has an attack upon another CP editor placed by you. [https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User:Northwest&curid=123230&diff=1753219&oldid=1752798] Please remove the abusive content. Thank you. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 16:58, 10 May 2021 (EDT)
:If you ask me, the only one actually coming across as a bully is you, Rob. And quite frankly, I have to agree with Northwest, your actions are coming across as unjust, and more likely to aid the liberal agenda as it is. We formed Conservapedia specifically to get AWAY from the liberal bias that is Wikipedia. We cannot allow ourselves to become Wikipedia-lite. [[User:Pokeria1|Pokeria1]] ([[User talk:Pokeria1|talk]]) 23:22, 10 May 2021 (EDT)

==John Wayne==
Why don't you go fix the [[John Wayne]] article and change it to [[Marion Wayne]]? [https://turtledove.fandom.com/wiki/John_Wayne] [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 23:04, 21 May 2021 (EDT)
:And how was my edit summary regarding the Bruce Jenner article a "snide comment" (which you yourself are guilty of leaving in other past edits of yours[https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Aschlafly&diff=next&oldid=1730163][https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Aschlafly&diff=next&oldid=1730429]), even though it was not - it simply stated the truth, which you then proceeded to hide (and in so doing, makes you look guilty of covering up that truth) by hiding that summary and by protecting the [[Bruce Jenner]] redirect[https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Bruce_Jenner&action=history] to prevent a move back to what the article should be - which, in your doing, makes it look like you're trying to coddle, enable and encourage a mental disorder instead of treating it as what it is.[https://fwipetitions.org/fwi/16-facts-on-gender-confusion/]

:And, oh yeah - [[Conservapedia:Guidelines#Civility|civility]], remember? [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 23:43, 21 May 2021 (EDT)

Don't worry. You don't have edit war with [https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Northwest&diff=next&oldid=1758240 the guy harassing you.] I reverted to [https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Jehovah%27s_Witnesses&curid=24281&action=history your version] and locked the page. Thanks. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 23:55, 21 May 2021 (EDT)

==Unjustified block==
The blockee here was not "lying". [https://conservapedia.com/Special:Contributions/Rozovoevino] [https://clarion.causeaction.com/2021/05/21/house-candidate-says-he-impregnated-14-year-old-when-he-was-18/] He should have been asked for a citation and more context. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 13:55, 22 May 2021 (EDT)

== Earlier I had View source message and couldn't edit? ==

Does Conservapedia ever lock its editing at night to only trusted contributors? I couldn't edit earlier & the edit tab was displayed as "View source". [[User:Patriotic Gamer|Patriotic Gamer]] ([[User talk:Patriotic Gamer|talk]]) 09:23, 26 May 2021 (EDT)
:Got it, that's what I thought. Good idea for you guys to do that. By the way, have I been doing good thus far? I've noticed that you've been adding some articles as well, such as episodes on [[Popeye the Sailor]]. Has Conservapedia expanded its scope in recent times (especially because liberalism is slowly corrupting more and more things). [[User:Patriotic Gamer|Patriotic Gamer]] ([[User talk:Patriotic Gamer|talk]]) 11:01, 26 May 2021 (EDT)

==Discussion==
Why does a 90 minute discussion warrant a 48 hour block? [https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Ivermectin&action=history] [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 19:28, September 2, 2021 (EDT)

:Well, let's run down the highlights:

:*I originally told Astaka that Wikipedia [[Wikipedia#Unreliability of Wikipedia|was not a credible source]][https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Aschlafly&diff=1794054&oldid=1794053] when he used a Wikipedia article as his source when he was arguing about the history of writing;
:*Astaka then proceeded (as Andy later explained when he replied[https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Aschlafly&diff=1794150&oldid=1794137]) to argue in circles and tried to have it both ways in his argument (see the text) after I pointed out to him that two sources that he supplied, which he hoped to use to bolster Wikipedia's claims, actually discredited them;[https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Aschlafly&diff=1794060&oldid=1794059]
:*I warned him about his behavior[https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Aschlafly&diff=next&oldid=1794095] after he started getting abusive[https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Aschlafly&diff=1794094&oldid=1794092] because he didn't like my pointing out that he discredited his own arguments with his own sources;
:*After his arguments got shot down at Andy's talk page, I offered Astaka an easy out to cut his losses and walk away from the argument,[https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Aschlafly&diff=1794086&oldid=1794085][https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Aschlafly&diff=1794095&oldid=1794094] but he refused to take it and insisted on continuing to argue;
:*At the [[Ivermectin]] talk page, Astaka denied the effectiveness of that medication using a biased website as his "source", then he started arguing after I countered his claim by posting how Joe Rogan cured his case of the CCP flu using Ivermectin;[https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Ivermectin&diff=1794064&oldid=1794061]
:*After I shot down all of his arguments there (finishing by pointing out how his source would have reason to lie about Ivermectin[https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Ivermectin&diff=1794089&oldid=1794087]), he descended to trolling[https://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Ivermectin&diff=1794103&oldid=1794101] - and that's what earned him the block. [[User:Northwest|Northwest]] ([[User talk:Northwest|talk]]) 06:03, September 3, 2021 (EDT)
:: Okay, good. You issued a warning first. We are trying to foster a friendlier editing environment less dependent on arbitrary blocking. Thank you. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]] 05:28, September 4, 2021 (EDT)

== Are you also called Northwest on Wikipedia, or is that someone else? ==

[[User:ChenXiansheng|ChenXiansheng]] ([[User talk:ChenXiansheng|talk]]) 12:06, September 8, 2021 (EDT)

== Reason I blanked my old user page ==

Hi Northwest, I should be allowed to blank my old user talk page, as I don't want my future employer to know that I was on a site like this. Thanks for your understanding! [[User:ChenXiansheng|ChenXiansheng]] ([[User talk:ChenXiansheng|talk]]) 19:32, October 29, 2021 (EDT)

==Please don't bite the newbies==
[https://conservapedia.com/Special:Contributions/Pino-Basher] There was nothing objectionable that I could see in this lone contrib. Let's let the newbies who aren't trolling get comfortable and adjust before removing their work. Offering a helping hand or suggestions is more effective at retaining editors. Thanks. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Let's Go Brandon!]] 22:47, December 12, 2021 (EST)

:as to User:Hokkainado, the inscription wasn't Japanese, it was Chinese. Even at that, the behavior does not necessarily require getting hit with the maximum for a first-time offense. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Let's Go Brandon!]] 20:23, December 20, 2021 (EST)

::psst, take a hint: we don't block for "lying" anymore. [https://conservapedia.com/Special:Contributions/Sisko] [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Let's Go Brandon!]] 03:37, December 29, 2021 (EST)

==Sports and such==
I would personally like to thank you, Northwest, for helping keep the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] page (and template) up to date. If you need anything at all, please let me know if you need anything.
[[User:Man O Wisdom]][[User talk:Man O Wisdom|Remember the Alamo!]] 01:22, December 31st, 2021 (CST)

== help needed ==

Hi, wondering why I got blocked. All I wanted to do was help build this wiki. I can't email you so I made a new account if thats okay. Thanks!

== Spectacular work! ==

Absolutely fabulous, Northwest! I nominate you as goaltender for our next [[Olympics]] soccer team. Seriously, thanks for your unbelievable quick and effective work!!!!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 15:53, March 4, 2022 (EST)
:You are not going to be able to block all troll accounts - and they just turn around and create ''more'' accounts. Good faith users get caught up in the blocking spree.

:The way to fight this is wait until violations occur, then apply page protect. Also, removing talk page comments that do not contain profanity, personal attacks or other violations is not helpful. You removed a link to where this vandal attack was organized 23 hours ago, how many participants, and what pages and subjects are being targeted and other useful information. Simply because a comment on talk is made by a troll or suspected troll, that is not profane or a personal attack, '''''is not cause to remove the comment'''''. Communication between sysops is vital, and covering up the motivations for this attack is not helpful. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Let's Go Brandon!]] 17:54, March 4, 2022 (EST)

:They are provoking you to limit our userbase, and do ''their'' dirty work for them. Karajou did that for 15 years, and you see the results. 17:58, March 4, 2022 (EST)

==American Thinker ==
If I were to edit the American Thinker article with language and a link from the actual website, would that be considered ‘liberal POV’?--[[User:LSimons|LSimons]] ([[User talk:LSimons|talk]]) 20:39, March 26, 2022 (EDT)
:At least 86 judges, nominated by Democrats and Republicans, including President Donald Trump, from the lowest level state courts to the U.S. Supreme Court, rejected lawsuits filed by Trump and his supporters contesting the election result. Yet here you are brazenly insisting Dominion is exercising criminal behavior. I am not making excuses for the mythical criminal actions you are directing at Dominion. If you are correct, why didn’t Trump and his lawyers succeed at any of their lawsuits? I’d like an answer to my question. Is it alright if I post an edit to the American Thinker article that comes exclusively from their website? Or would that be ‘liberal POV’? --[[User:LSimons|LSimons]] ([[User talk:LSimons|talk]]) 23:27, March 26, 2022 (EDT)

== CCP virus in Canada ==

Edit rather than revert, and provide ''your'' better source. --[[User:Jackin the box|Jackin the box]] ([[User talk:Jackin the box|talk]]) 14:50, April 12, 2022 (EDT)
:So you believe that covid is a mild flu and that there have been no deaths in Canada? US? What ivory tower do you live in? --[[User:Jackin the box|Jackin the box]] ([[User talk:Jackin the box|talk]]) 20:15, April 12, 2022 (EDT)

== Obama ==

See this edit [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Michelle_Obama&diff=1851764&oldid=1850444]] and this discussion [https://www.conservapedia.com/User_talk:Aschlafly#Obscenity:_Lewd_pictures_and_comments]. I'm presuming that you didn't look closely at the picture. Thanks. --[[User:Jackin the box|Jackin the box]] ([[User talk:Jackin the box|talk]]) 11:10, April 16, 2022 (EDT)

== Image Upload ==

:Is it possible if you can upload this image [[https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/51542744_rare-ku-klux-klan-kkk-original-robe-postcard]]?Thanks.

== It's in the username ==

Now will you? [[User:ReadTheAnswerKeyMan|ReadTheAnswerKeyMan]] ([[User talk:ReadTheAnswerKeyMan|talk]]) 01:31, May 4, 2022 (EDT)

== "Sebastian Bibby" ==

Hey there.
Rob has decided that "Sebastian Bibby" (the article about a fake person you deleted after I had flagged it as trolling) is real, so I'm going to double down on that and expand it. Hugs and kisses, [[User:ClaudeMcH|ClaudeMcH]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcH|talk]]) 13:45, May 4, 2022 (EDT)

Mary Trump

2022-05-04T06:57:34Z

ClaudeMcH:

'''Mary Trump''' is the [[far-Left]] and Communist niece of President [[Donald Trump]] and is considered to be a "black sheep" of the Trump family by much of the public because of [[Trump Derangement Syndrome|her extreme hatred of her uncle]]. She has demanded the prosecution of Trump for [[Trump-Russia collusion hoax|alleged "crimes" she claimed he committed]] (although those claims have since been discredited). In her extreme radicalism, she demanded that Donald Trump resign from the Oval Office, which he disregarded.<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/tv/mary-trump-says-president-should-resign-in-interview-on-new-book/</ref> She is the daughter of Fred Trump, who died in 1981 due to alcoholism when she was aged 16. Her feud with her uncle Donald Trump began after death of her grandfather Fred Trump Sr. She and her brother Fred Trump III filed suit against Donald Trump and two of his three living siblings, Maryanne Trump Barry and Robert Trump, for exerting what she claimed was "undue influence" on the elderly Fred Sr.'s will. The lawsuit was settled in 2001, with Mary and Fred III selling their interests in the family business (which included ground leases for two of Fred Sr.'s major properties).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200703171024/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/politics/mary-trump-book-publication.html</ref>

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User talk:ClaudeMcH

2022-05-04T05:09:33Z

ClaudeMcH: /* A note */

Instead of attacking me for every article I create or edit, Why do you not create any article?, why you have not any contributions here? I want to see how much you are great linguist --[[User:Alex Kosh|Alex Kosh]] ([[User talk:Alex Kosh|talk]]) 17:36, March 29, 2022 (EDT)
:1. "Why" shouldn't be capitalized, as it's in the middle of a sentence and not a proper noun. 2. It should read "articles," not "article." 3. There is an extra comma after the question mark. 3. The final sentence would be clearer if you wrote "I want to see how great of a linguist you are." Hugs and kisses. [[User:ClaudeMcH|ClaudeMcH]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcH|talk]]) 18:43, March 29, 2022 (EDT)

Ok, If you have so much times to correct mistakes of others, try to improve this encyclopedia by your articles and contributions which not exist. and stop bothering me --[[User:Alex Kosh|Alex Kosh]] ([[User talk:Alex Kosh|talk]]) 20:53, March 29, 2022 (EDT)
:1. "So much time," not "times." 2. You need the article "the" between "correct" and "mistakes." For the second half of that sentence, you have a real mess there. I would try something like "Try to improve this encyclopedia by writing articles and making other contributions. You have done little in that regard." Something similar, anyway. Certainly "which not exist" borders on meaninglessness. Your final sentence should, of course, be capitalized. Hugs and kisses. [[User:ClaudeMcH|ClaudeMcH]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcH|talk]]) 21:45, March 29, 2022 (EDT)

Ok Mr Linguist. I am didnt ask you here for correction, thank you. I want create articles here. You can correct article as much you want without bothering --[[User:Alex Kosh|Alex Kosh]] ([[User talk:Alex Kosh|talk]]) 18:56, March 30, 2022 (EDT)
:"Mr." takes a period, as it's an abbreviation. "I am didnt" -- three words, two mistakes: you don't need the "am," and the contraction "didn't" requires an apostrophe. "Article" should be plural. "Without bothering" requires an object, as in "without bothering me." Hugs and kisses. [[User:ClaudeMcH|ClaudeMcH]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcH|talk]]) 19:04, March 30, 2022 (EDT)

==Harriet Tubman==
This edit, [https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Women&diff=next&oldid=1851050] can only be deemed [[racist]]. If you have a better explanation, I'd be interested to hear. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]][[User talk:RobSmith|Let's Go Brandon!]] 00:18, April 11, 2022 (EDT)

== A note ==

Tell your family they have my deepest sympathies for having brought you into existence. It's not their fault you turned out to have your head so far up your ass that you simultaneously eat and shit, they certainly didn't ask for the burden that is you. [[User:ClaudeMcHsaHoNsineP|ClaudeMcHsaHoNsineP]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcHsaHoNsineP|talk]]) 01:04, May 4, 2022 (EDT)
:Will do! Hugs and kisses! --[[User:ClaudeMcH|ClaudeMcH]] ([[User talk:ClaudeMcH|talk]]) 01:09, May 4, 2022 (EDT)

Essay: Pro-life should mean....

2022-05-04T05:01:41Z

ClaudeMcH: Created page with "Hey, you're pro-life? Great! Life is really awesome. But if you're really "pro-life," ask yourself a question: "Does my obligation to do whatever is best for that fetus end..."

Anti-Semitism

2022-05-02T18:43:06Z

ClaudeMcH: /* Origins of Anti-Semitism */

[[Image:Aldershot Cemetery.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Anti-Semitic graffiti on Jewish graves, Aldershot Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England, November, 2004. (c. Community Security Trust/Fox News)]]
'''Anti-Semitism''' (or '''antisemitism''') is [[discrimination]] against, [[Hate|hatred]] against, or criticism of [[Jews]], Jewish culture, or the state of [[Israel]], or Semitic ethnic groups such as Arabs, Assyrians, and Samaritans. As a word it is first recorded in the English language in 1882,<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antisemitism</ref> but as an idea and argument of hatred examples exist from much earlier times. It was Wilhelm Marr (1819–1904), a German agitator who coined the term ''"anti-semitism"'' in 1879.

==Origins of Anti-Semitism==
The first Christians were Jews, including Jesus Christ. The story of Jesus was remembered and retold in the synagogues. Splits appeared very soon after the death of Jesus between the [[Pharisees]] and the Revisionist Jews. The [[Gospel of John]] was written quite soon after he and other revisionist Jews were barred from the [[synagogue]] by the Orthodox party. The references to Jews in the Gospel according to St John does not refer to Jews as a whole, but to the Pharisees. However, this was not well understood by later readers, and once the early generations of Jews had died out John's gospel was often used to justify acts of anti-Semitism.

According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, whose country is actively combating [[Nazism]] in [[Ukraine]], "Wise Jewish people say that the most ardent anti-Semites are usually Jews." <ref>BBC News - Israel outrage at Sergei Lavrov's claim that Hitler was part Jewish https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-61296682</ref>

==Blood Libel==
One of the oldest instances of anti-Semitic claims was made in the first century AD by Apion who claimed Jews sacrificed Greeks in their temple in a type of accusation known as a "blood libel".

The "Blood libel" myth reappeared in England in 1144, after [[William of Norwich]] was found murdered. William was called a martyr and created a second wave of anti-semitism, this time in Europe. It was mostly popularized with the story of Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln, and was even present in the [[Canterbury Tales]]. This continued on for many centuries until modern times. This "blood libel" accusation has survived the centuries and is today seen in [[Islam]]ic anti-Semitic propaganda.

==Middle Ages: Teachings about the Virgin Mary, Jesus and Boiling Excrement, and Unjustified Punishment of Jews==
In the [[Middle Ages]], Catholics blamed Jews for the death of Jesus Christ. This fueled Christian antipathy against Jews in most of Europe. This also led to rumors that Jews "desecrated the host" (tortured [[communion]] bread as per the [[Catholic]] doctrine of [[transubstantiation]]), and that they "poisoned the wells", leading to the [[Black Death]]. Another element that resulted in Jewish persecution was some quotations from the Talmud that had the Rabbis making various claims inferring that the Virgin Mary was a prostitute who had pre-marital relations with a Roman Centurion that resulted in Jesus's birth, and also claimed that Jesus (titled "Yeshu" in the Talmud as an insult<ref>https://jewsforjesus.org/newsletter-mar-2008/y-shua-or-yeshu</ref>) was boiling in hot excrement for all eternity,<ref>http://answering-christianity.com/jews1.htm</ref><ref>http://www.answering-christianity.com/jews2.htm</ref><ref>http://www.halakhah.com/gittin/gittin_57.html</ref> especially after the Jewish convert Nicolas Donin exposed these passages in 1239.<ref>http://www.traditioninaction.org/HotTopics/a028htJPII_VisitToSynagogue1986.htm</ref><ref>http://exodusmyth.com/2017/02/18/the-truth-about-the-talmud-michael-hoffman/</ref> It didn't help that Christians expelled practitioners of Judaism from various places. Professing Jews were expelled from England in 1290, from France in 1306, and from Spain in 1492 and Portugal in 1496. (Those who converted to Christianity could remain.) Many went to Holland and Poland. Napoleon removed most of the restrictions that kept Jews in ghettoes in Germany.

==1800–1914==
===New nationalism===
Secular nationalism became a trend in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. As a result, anti-Semitism was transformed in the 19th century from a matter of religion to a matter of language and culture. Each "nation" rediscovered its historic language and culture and tried to establish a national homeland. However, this did not remove old biases against Jews in Europe. In most cases, Jews were excluded or distrusted and were not treated as part of the cultural center but as part of the periphery. Anti-Semitic references were common in the popular literature of both the 19th and early 20th centuries. It became more "scientific", and often connected with pseudo-scientific racial theories. The most notable example being the theory of [[evolution]].

===Germany===
In Germany, leading 19th century anti-Semites include composer [[Richard Wagner]] and his son-in-law writer [[Houston Stewart Chamberlain]].

Historians have long debated whether or not the Anti-Semitism of imperial Germany directly prepared the ideological climate for Nazism. One way of testing the thesis of direct continuity is to examine how Judeophobes proposed to solve the "Jewish problem" in the Second Reich, 1870–1914. At that time, most anti-Semites stopped short of calling for the exclusion of Jews from German society, and in fact, many advocated full integration. A handful of exclusionists, believing in the preordained struggle with the Jews and being pessimistic about getting them to leave Germany, did, however, plant the seeds of genocide.<ref>Donald L. Niewyk, "Solving The 'Jewish Problem': Continuity and Change in German Antisemitism, 1871-1945." ''Leo Baeck Institute. Year Book'' 1990 35: 335-370.</ref>

===Socialism===
Leftist scholars examining the connection between socialism and anti-Semitism before 1914 generally have assumed that capitalist exploitation of the workers was responsible for the "Jewish question," and that the labor movement was largely immune to anti-Semitism. At a deeper level, factors such as retarded economic development in Central and Eastern Europe, Christian cultural traditions, the fragility of political liberalism outside Western Europe, the intensity of national conflicts and the quality of leadership and class consciousness among the proletariat led to anti-Semitism in Russia, Germany, France and Britain before 1914.

===Austria===
The national government of the Austro-Hungarian Empire deliberately protected Jews from violent Anti-Semitism. However, popular antipathy toward Jews was more deeply rooted and stubborn in Austria than in most European countries. Reasons included slow development of a secular, pluralist society based on individual rights and open career opportunities; survival of corporatist ideas of economic organization; replacement of the multinational ideal of the Austro-Hungarian Empire by political division and ethnic antagonism; and the conspicuous role of individual Jews in finance capitalism, mass media, arts, and radical politics.

Karl Lueger, the popular mayor of Vienna (1897–1910) and routinely used high powered Anti-Semitic rhetoric. It caught the attention of one young resident, Adolf Hitler, who had come from Linz. But there was no action takes against Jews, who played a major role in Vienna's cultural and business life. Lueger operated within a strong national government that tolerated Jews. The Habsburg dynasty did not allow significant anti-Jewish actions in its domains. The inviolate character of the Rechtsstaat and of a political culture based on law still existed. Mass violence within this political system was rare, and economic life was not yet caught up in the disastrous economic cycles of the post-1918 era. All these structural factors were serious barriers to the translation of anti-Semitic rhetoric in Vienna from words into deeds during the Habsburg era. In the 1930s, however, as Austria became culturally and politically dominated by its northern neighbor, Vienna became increasingly hostile, and many Jews fled even before the Nazis marched in and took over in 1938.

Anti-Semitism was an integral part of the political platform of the Austrian Socialist Left before 1914. Given the depths of anti-Jewish feelings among the Austrian masses, the Socialists endeavored to woo the working class from right-wing political parties through employing the latter's anti-Semitic arguments concerning Jewish control of the Austrian economy. This approach was even utilized by such Socialists of Jewish background as Victor Adler. Once Lueger's anti-Semitic party gained control of the Vienna municipal government in 1897, the Socialist press attacked him and his associates for their alleged lack of fidelity to their anti-Semitic principles through covert dealings with the Jewish upper class.

===Russia===
Alone among the major European nations, Russia in the 19th century did not emancipate its Jewish subjects. Popular anti-Semitism (which had an anti-capitalist bias) proceeded from, and flourished with the support of, anti-Jewish laws and official policies that tried either to forcibly integrate Jews into or to segregate them from the rest of Russian society - especially rural society. Pogroms – systematic slaughters of thousands of Jews in certain areas — happened in clusters, as in 1881-82 and 1905–06, and were related to severe political crises involving the issue of Jewish emancipation.

===Italy===
Anti-Semitism played a far smaller role in Italy than in other European countries. One possible explanation is the high degree of assimilation achieved by the Italian Jewish community. However, assimilation elsewhere in Europe was not a bar to anti-Semitism. A more plausible reason is the lateness of industrialization, which meant that the lower middle classes did not fall victim to the economic and social anxieties experienced by the petite bourgeoisie of Germany and France. Other factors are the extremely small numbers of Italian Jews, the ethnically homogeneous nature of the Italian population, which meant that the Italians did not suffer from the paranoid insecurity of Germans who were confronted by large minorities within their borders, and Italy's long history of not succumbing to xenophobia and its weak race consciousness.

===France===
[[Alfred Dreyfus]] (1859–1935) was a Jewish officer in the French Army falsely accused of spying in the 1890s. The Dreyfuss Affair became a central issue in French politics, with critics like Émile Zola—who creed "[[J'accuse]]"—insisting it was a miscarriage of justice brought by a conspiracy of Catholic army officers. Dreyfuss was proven innocent and released in 1899.

==1914–1945==
Anti-Semitism was the core belief of [[Adolf Hitler]] and the Nazis (National Socialists), helping them gain power in Germany in 1933 and leading to their murder of six million Jews during the [[Holocaust]] of World War II.

In the 1920s [[Henry Ford]]'s newspaper, ''The Dearborn Independent'', reprinted the false ''[[The Protocols of the Elders of Zion|Protocols of the Elders of Zion]]''. Ford publicly apologized to Jews.

American aviator [[Charles Lindbergh]] disparaged Jews at a critical debate over intervention in the war in Europe in 1940. He led the "[[America First]]" movement opposed to war. He suggested the drive to war was orchestrated by Jews and would hurt the U.S.

The modern [[Democratic party]] of the [[United States]] and its leadership is pervaded with anti-Semitism in the 21st century.

== Soviet Union and anti-semitism (1922–1991) ==
{{See also|Atheism and anti-semitism|Left-wing Anti-Semitism#20th century: Stalinist anti-Semitism}}

==Post 1945==
Following World War II there was a steady decline of anti-Semitism, and a virtual disappearance of discrimination against Jews, in North America and Western Europe. Despite an apparent resurgence in Russia and Eastern Europe after the collapse of communism and occasional outbreaks elsewhere, anti-Semitism outside the Middle East by the early 1990s was only one - and a relatively minor - type of the xenophobia found in multiethnic, multicultural societies.

Anti-Semitism was in total disrepute after the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945. After 1945 Anti-Semitism was not significantly greater in Germany than in Britain or France. For some years after 1945, the overwhelming majority of Jews in Germany were refugees and displaced persons from the East. Most of them emigrated to Israel, North and South America, or Australia, leaving behind small numbers who would not or could not leave. Some German Jews had "assimilated" and were criticized by Eastern Jews as being too lax in their religious observance, but all Jews faced problems arising from questions of reparations and remembrances of the Holocaust. Democratic [[West Germany]] admitted its guilt and made large-scale financial reparations to Israel. Communist [[East Germany]], however, denied everything, opposed Israel and promoted anti-Semitism as the Nazis before them had.

===United States===
[[File:Antifa fascists attack Jews,jpeg.jpg|right|350pc|thumb|Far left Antifa [[fascist]]s attack Jews For Trump rally in New York.<ref>https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/10/26/brawl-erupts-at-jews-for-trump-event-in-nyc/</ref>]]
Republican President [[Richard Nixon]] hurt his reputation after recordings of informal conversations laden with racial slurs and invective known as the [[Watergate Tapes]] were made public. These informal comments about Jewish control of the media and calling Robert Vesco "a cheap kike" among other comments suggested to Nixon critics that his views were informed by a mistrust of Jewish culture.<ref>http://hnn.us/articles/657.html</ref> Nixon defenders note his support of [[Israel]] during the [[Yom Kippur War]] and his many Jewish friends and associates such as [[Henry Kissinger]], [[Herb Stein]] and others.<ref>http://www.slate.com/id/1003783/</ref>

In 1958, the [[American Nazi Party]] was founded by [[George Lincoln Rockwell]], who is known for his Holocaust denial and racist positions.

In 1984, [[Democrat Party]] presidential candidate, and noted liberal, [[Jesse Jackson]] uttered anti-Semitic slurs to a reporter for the ''Washington Post'' when discussing the state of African-American and Jewish relations, which had been a key [[New Deal Coalition]] for half a century. Jackson is reported to have referred to Jews as "Hymies", and to New York City as "Hymietown". Jackson apologized, but it was never forgotten.<ref>[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=187440 Jesse and the Jews], Michael W. Hirschorn, ''The Harvard Crimson'', March 05, 1984.</ref> Mayor Ed Koch even said that any Jews who vote for Jackson in 1988 were "crazy".

The Left has falsely tried to claim that most anti-Semitism comes from the Right, and that it is increasing, something the Israeli government has rejected.<ref>Glick, Caroline (November 2, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/02/caroline-glick-israeli-cabinet-minister-challenges-never-trump-propaganda-antisemitism-adl/ Caroline Glick: Israeli Cabinet Minister Challenges Propaganda on Trump and Antisemitism]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 2, 2018.</ref>

==Modern anti-Semitism==
[[File:Trump-antisemitic-3.jpg|right|350px|thumb|A blatantly [[anti-Semitic]] cartoon depicting [[Israel]]i [[Prime Minister]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] as a guide dog with a [[Star of David]] collar leading a blind [[President Trump]] wearing a skullcap. The cartoon accompanied an op-ed published 4/25/19 in the International Edition of the ''New York Times''.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/440957-ny-times-opinion-apologizes-for-cartoon-depicting-anti-semitic-tropes</ref>]]
During the [[Gulf War]] of 1991 anti-Semites alleged the United States was being used to fight Israel's wars.<ref>[http://newint.org/features/2004/10/01/conspiracism/ ''Zog ate my brains''], [[Chip Berlet]], New Internationalist, October 2004.</ref>

The [[U.S. State Department]] ''Report on Global Anti-Semitism'' in 2005 said this about the current state of anti-Semitism worldwide:

:Beginning in 2000, verbal attacks directed against Jews increased while incidents of vandalism... surged. Physical assaults including beatings, stabbings and other violence against Jews in Europe increased markedly, in a number of cases resulting in serious injury and even death. Also troubling is a bias that spills over into anti-Semitism in some of the [[leftist|left-of-center]] press and among some intellectuals.

:The United States is frequently included as a target of such attacks, which often assert that U.S. foreign policy is made in Israel or that Jews control the media and financial markets in the United States and the rest of the world. ...Similarly, allegations that Jews were behind the [[9/11]] attacks were widely disseminated, especially in the Islamic world.<ref>[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/40258.htm Report on Global Anti-Semitism], U.S. Department of State Report to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on International Relations, Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, January 5, 2005.</ref>

In the United States, [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Senator [[Ernest Hollings]] was recently ostracized for public criticism of the [[George W. Bush|Bush Administration]] <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040506-20051231re_/http://hollings.senate.gov/~hollings/opinion/2004506A17.html Bush's failed Mideast policy is creating more terrorism], U.S. Senator Ernest F. Hollings, Charleston Post and Courier, 6 May 2004.</ref> considered to be anti-Semitic.<ref>[http://www.adl.org/PresRele/ASUS_12/4496_12.htm Anti-Semitism: USA, ADL Urges Senator Hollings to Disavow Statements on Jews and the Iraq War], ADL Press Release, New York, 14 May 2004.</ref> On March 3, 2003 Rep. [[James Moran]] (D-Va.) said, "If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for this war with Iraq, we would not be doing this".<ref>[http://judaism.about.com/library/2_antisemitism/bl_moran_iraq.htm Are Jews Behind the War on Iraq?] A Case of Classical Anti-Semitism.</ref> Moran has since made further anti-semitic comments.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/16/AR2005061601570.html Democrats Play House To Rally Against the War], Dana Milbank, ''Washington Post'', June 17, 2005.</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/14/AR2007091402171.html</ref>
Some supporters of the anti-[[Iraq War]] movement have been accused of anti-Semitism, including a group known as ANSWER-[[Act Now to Stop War and End Racism]], one of the first organizations formed to protest the policies of the Bush administration after 9/11.<ref>[http://www.forward.com/articles/the-%E2%80%98answer%E2%80%99-question-poses-difficult-choices/ "The 'Answer' Question Poses Difficult Choices for Liberals"] by Gal Beckerman, ''The Forward'', September 30, 2005.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041019075845/http://www.tikkun.org/magazine/index.cfm/action/tikkun/issue/tik0305/article/030512a.html Authoritarianism and Anti-Semitism in the Anti-War Movement?]. ''Tikkun'', May/June 2003. Link is to page on the Internet Archive, archived Oct 19, 2004.</ref>

Liberal activist [[Cindy Sheehan]], though she found popular support among [[leftist]]s and the mainstream media, was condemned for her outspoken anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.<ref>[http://www.davidduke.com/index.php?p=350 Why Cindy Sheehan is Right!], David Duke, 8/14/2005.</ref> Sheehan traveled to [[Venezuela]] <ref>[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/40258.htm Report on Global Anti-Semitism] U. S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, January 5, 2005.</ref> to appear with Venezuelan dictator [[Hugo Chavez]] to denounce U.S. foreign policy which she blames as responsible for the death of her son.

Former [[President of the United States|U.S. president]] [[Jimmy Carter]] has recently come under much criticism for his writings and comments that have been viewed as anti-Semitic. In his book, "Palestine Peace Not Apartheid", Carter endorsed Islamic terrorism against Israel as a tactic to achieve political ends. The sentiment was widely criticized by people across the political spectrum. In early 2007, it was revealed that Carter once complained there were "too many Jews" on the U.S. government's Holocaust Memorial Council. The council's former executive director, Monroe Freedman, also revealed that a noted Holocaust scholar who was a Presbyterian Christian was rejected from the council's board by Carter because the scholar's name "sounded too Jewish." <ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/staticarticles/article53954.html</ref>

While the contemporary American left's hatred for Jews and Jewish traditions has been documented, others who were on the right have been ostracized by conservative commentators. [[William F. Buckley]], Jr., founder and publisher of the ''National Review'' said of [[Reform Party]] presidential candidate and former Nixon speechwriter [[Patrick Buchanan]], "I find it impossible to defend Pat Buchanan against the charge that what he did and said during the period under examination amounted to anti-Semitism..." referring to comments Buchanan made regarding the U.S. involvement in the first [[Gulf War]] which lead to military action against [[Saddam Hussein]] and [[Iraq]].<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n24_v43/ai_11810753 In search of anti-semitism], William F. Buckley, Jr., ''National Review'', Dec 30, 1991.</ref>

The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain increased by 34 percent in 2006.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290187,00.html Increase in Anti-Semitic Violence Troubles Jews in Britain] by Donald Snyder, Fox News, July 20, 2007</ref>

[[Swastika]]s have been carved into several cornfields in the United States. A 130-foot-square swastika was carved into a field in July 1998. A bigger 600-by-600 foot version of the [[National Socialist German Workers Party|Nazi]] symbol was found in a nearby cornfield almost a year later. In September 2007, a giant swastika covering several acres was discovered.<ref>
[http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-8/1190695524193000.xml&coll=1 Police helicopter finds swastika cut into a Mercer County cornfield] The Star-Ledger, September 25, 2007</ref>

===Anti-Semitism and the Left===
[[File:CCP anti-semitism.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The communist controlled Chinese embassy in Paris tweeted an anti-Semitic image portraying the United States as the grim reaper carrying an [[Israel]]i flag knocking on [[Hong Kong]]'s door.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/chinese-embassy-in-france-tweets-quickly-deletes-anti-semitic-imagery/</ref>]]
{{See also|Left-wing Anti-Semitism}}
Anti-semitism has been growing rapidly at a phenomenal rate in Liberal countries, especially European countries.

It has also been growing amongst liberals in the United States of America, The Institute for Jewish & Community Research, did a study of who is anti-Semitic, and found that people who identify as Democrats are consistently more likely to believe any anti-Semitic belief than are Republicans. The data from the survey also revealed a connection between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. This is important since liberals are more likely to be anti-Zionist than conservatives. The study found that the young, who are more likely to be liberal, are also more likely to be anti-Semites than people over age 35. The study found that more than 75% of Democrats hold at least one anti-Semitic belief. According to the study 20% of Democrats believe Jews care only about themselves.<ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30503</ref>

Recently, [[liberal]] [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] [[Richard Dawkins]] (see: [[Richard Dawkins and agnosticism]]) came under criticism for saying that the Religious Jews monopolize control over the American government.

Many left-wing anti-Semites claim to love Jews while condemning Zionism and Israel, though their comments in relation to Judaism shown otherwise.<ref>Brog, David (January 21, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/beware-the-fork-tongued-anti-semites-who-claim-to-love-jews Beware the fork-tongued anti-Semites who claim to love Jews]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.</ref>

Journalist in [[Germany]] decried on Islamic hate crimes being hidden. Crime statistics on anti-Semitic attacks are manipulated to hide Muslim perpetrators, blatantly misleading for years and which automatically classify alleged anti-Semitic crimes as ‘right-wing’ motivated if they cannot be attribute to anything else.<ref>[https://medforth.biz/german-newspaper-complains-that-crime-statistics-on-anti-semitic-attacks-are-manipulated-to-hide-muslim-perpetrators/ German newspaper complains that crime statistics on anti-Semitic attacks are manipulated to hide Muslim perpetrators], Medforth| September 25, 2021.
<blockquote>
German politics misses the point when it comes to anti-Semitism. Journalist Lennart Pfahler is convinced of this. As he writes in the early edition of the newspaper “Welt am Sonntag” (September 26), Muslim anti-Semitism is still taboo in Germany.

Whoever names it must fear being called a “right-winger” or a “fig leaf” if they are Muslim themselves. This is a “criminal failure of discourse”: “Apart from the police crime statistics, which have been blatantly misleading for years and which automatically classify alleged anti-Semitic crimes as ‘right-wing’ motivated if they cannot be attributed to anything else, there is little to support the convenient thesis of the marginal phenomenon.

In a survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 41 per cent of Jews in Germany said they felt most threatened by Islamic anti-Semitism.

Conservative politicians and Jewish associations regularly pointed out the problem. Too often, the response from “left-liberal columnists and Muslim activists” was appeasing. The debate about the broadcaster Nemi El-Hassan shows how much the fight against anti-Semitism has degenerated into a political question of opinion.

Background: German public broadcaster WDR wanted to hire the journalist as a presenter. After protests – among other things because of El-Hassan’s participation in an anti-Israel Al-Quds demonstration – WDR suspended its decision. Prominent voices now wanted to stall the reappraisal of the case, Pfahler writes. Especially for those Muslims who tried to address the issue in their own community, this defensive attitude was a slap in the face...</blockquote></ref>

==See also==
*[[Wandering Jew]]
*[[Blood libel|Blood Libel]]
*[[Jules Isaac]]
*[[Liberal Christianity#Liberal Christianity's Anti-semitism]]
*[[Theory of Fundamentalist anti-Semitism]]
*[[Suicide bomber: a personal account]]
*[[Left-wing Anti-Semitism]]
*[[Christianity and anti-semitism]]
*[[The Establishment and Zionism]]
*[[Triple parentheses]]
*[[Nazism at Arab Palestinians]]

==External links==
*[http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=86 DiscoverTheNetworks.org - Anti-Semitism in Academia]
*[http://www.freemasonry.bcy.ca/anti-masonry/antisemitism.html What’s in a Hyphen?] by Shmuel Almog.
*[http://www.relativitycalculator.com/anti_semitism_special_relativity.shtml anti - Semitism and Special Relativity - Or, Who was the Very First German Nazi?]

==Further reading==
*Arendt, Hannah. ''Antisemitism'', (1968)
* Bellah, Robert N., and Frederick E. Greenspahn eds. ''Uncivil Religion: Interreligious Hostility in America'' (Part I: Jewish-Christian Tensions pp. 1–37), (1987)
* Beller, Steven. ''Antisemitism: A Very Short Introduction‎'' (2007) 132pp [https://books.google.com/books?id=pOgpsjWEAQkC&dq=intitle:antisemitism&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=2000&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=30&as_brr=0 excerpt and text search]
* Bering, Dietz. ''The Stigma of Names: Antisemitism in German Daily Life, 1812-1933.'' (1992). 345 pp.
* Bishop, Claire Huchet. ''How Catholics Look at Jews: Inquiries into Italian, Spanish, and French Teaching Materials'', (1974)
* Chanes, Jerome A. ''Antisemitism: a reference handbook‎'' (2004) 347 pages; [https://books.google.com/books?id=ju7U83nRDt8C&dq=intitle:antisemitism&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=2000&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=30&as_brr=0 excerpt and text search]
* Flannery, Edward. '' The anguish of the Jews: twenty-three centuries of antisemitism‎'' (2004) 369 pages [https://books.google.com/books?id=r1ulI_N0zW8C&dq=intitle:antisemitism&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=2000&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=30&as_brr=0 excerpt and text search]
* Gager, John G. ''The Origins of Anti-Semitism: Attitudes Toward Judaism in Pagan and Christian Antiquity'', (1983)
* Holmes, Colin. ''Antisemitism in British Society, 1876-1939'' (1979)
* Laquer, Walter. '' The changing face of antisemitism: from ancient times to the present day‎'' (2006) 228 pages [https://books.google.com/books?id=xMGeXXBSY8wC&dq=intitle:antisemitism&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=2000&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=30&as_brr=0 excerpt and text search]
* Levy, Richard, ed. '' Antisemitism: a historical encyclopedia of prejudice and persecution'' (2005) 828 pages; a major scholarly resource [https://books.google.com/books?id=Tdn6FFZklkcC&dq=intitle:antisemitism+inauthor:richard+inauthor:levy&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=30&as_brr=0 excerpt and text search]
* Levy, Richard S., ed. ''Antisemitism in the modern world: an anthology of texts‎'' (1990) 270 pages, primary sources
===Holocaust and Nazis===
* Burleigh, Michael. ''The Third Reich: A New History.'' (2000). 864 pp. Stress on antisemitism; [https://www.amazon.com/Third-Reich-New-History/dp/080909326X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198874312&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Dawidowicz, Lucy. ''The War against the Jews, 1933-45,'' (1977).
* Friedlander, Saul. ''Nazi Germany and the Jews: Volume 1: The Years of Persecution 1933-1939'' (1998)
* Friedlander, Saul. ''The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945'' (2007), the standard history [https://www.amazon.com/Years-Extermination-Nazi-Germany-1939-1945/dp/0060190434/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195979435&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Gilbert, Martin. ''The Holocaust: A History of the Jews of Europe During the Second World War'' (1987) [https://www.amazon.com/Holocaust-History-Europe-During-Second/dp/0805003487/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195979238&sr=8-3 excerpt and text search]
* Gilbert, Martin. ''The Routledge Atlas of the Holocaust'' (2002)[https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Atlas-Holocaust-Historical-Atlases/dp/0415281466/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195979238&sr=8-6 excerpt and text search]
* Gutman, Israel, ed. ''Encyclopedia of the Holocaust,'' 4 vol (1989)
* Landau, Ronnie. ''The Nazi Holocaust'' (2002)
* Niewyk, Donald, and Francis Nicosia. ''The Columbia Guide to the Holocaust.'' (2000) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=99854126&oplinknum=4 online edition]
* Wachsmann, Nikolaus. "Looking into the Abyss: Historians and the Nazi Concentration Camps," ''European History Quarterly,'' 4 2006; vol. 36: pp. 247 – 278. fulltext in Sage; historiography
* Wistrich, Robert S. ''Hitler and the Holocaust.'' 2001. 295 pp.

==References==
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Madison Cawthorn

2022-05-02T03:34:44Z

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'''David Madison Cawthorn''' (born August 1, 1995 (age {{age|1995|8|1}})) is a Republican Representative from [[North Carolina]]'s 11th congressional district, elected in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]] to replace [[Mark Meadows]], who resigned in May to become the White House Chief of Staff to [[President Trump]].

Cawthorn was [[homeschooled]].<ref name="The fighter">[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-fighter The fighter]</ref> A motivational speaker, he is very critical of [[leftist]] higher education: "If you are not becoming an engineer or a doctor or a lawyer, I highly encourage you to drop out. It's a scam."<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/madison-cawthorn-urges-fellow-conservatives-leave-college-i-am-proudly-dropout-1661932</ref>

While the [[Deep State]] and [[neocons]] were unanimously trying in March 2022 to send as many billions of [[American]] dollars to [[Leftist]] [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] politicians as possible, Cawthorn courageously advocated differently:
<blockquote>“Remember that [[Zelensky]] is a thug ... Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt, and it is incredibly evil, and it has been pushing woke ideologies.”</blockquote>

Despite having heavily prepared for and aspired to join the [[United States Naval Academy]],<ref name="The fighter"/> Cawthorn was severely injured and left partially paralyzed from the waist down after a deadly car accident in 2014.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/26/who-madison-cawthorn-what-know-rnc-speaker/5640110002/ Who is Madison Cawthorn? RNC speaker would be youngest member of Congress if he wins in November]</ref>

==2020 U.S. House election in North Carolina's 11th district==
After Rep. [[Mark Meadows]] resigned to become the White House [[Chief of Staff]] only to prove [[Trump's_inept_advisers#Mark_Meadows|his ineptitude]], several Republicans announced their candidacies to replace him, including Cawthorn as well as [[Lynda Bennett]]. After no one won a majority of the vote in the primary<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-primary-election.html North Carolina Primary Election Results: 11th House District</ref>, a runoff proceeded between Bennett, who finished first place with a plurality of 22.7% of the votes cast, and Cawthorn, who narrowly trailed her in second place. While the former received the endorsements of [[Donald Trump]],<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary">[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/madison-cawthorn-wins-north-carolina-republican-primary-election-house-of-representatives/ Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary]</ref><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary">[https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/politics/north-carolina-primary-madison-cawthorn/index.html Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary]</ref> the [[Senate Conservatives Fund]],<ref>[https://www.senateconservatives.com/post/4017/three-new-endorsements Three New Endorsements]</ref> and Meadows himself,<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2020/02/12/mark-meadows-backs-only-woman-in-crowded-race-to-replace-him/ Mark Meadows backs only woman in crowded race to replace him]</ref> Cawthorn won the runoff in a landslide upset.<ref name="Madison Cawthorn, 24, beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP House primary"/><ref name="Political newcomer beats Trump's pick in North Carolina GOP congressional primary"/><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/23/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-11-republican-primary-runoff-election.html North Carolina Republican Primary Runoff Election Results: 11th Congressional District - The New York Times]</ref> He is mostly<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings 2020 House Race ratings | The Cook Political Report]</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/race-forecasts-and-predictions/house/ Who wins 2020? House Election Predictions & Key Races - Politico]</ref><ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/house/2020_elections_house_map.html Battle for the House 2020 - RealClearPolitics]</ref> expected to win the general election in the heavily Republican district.

Cawthorn gave a speech at the 2020 [[Republican National Convention]], where he ended by rising out of his wheelchair despite being paralyzed.<ref>Two references:
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/08/26/madison-cawthorn-rnc-n2575127 Young Conservative Rising Star Madison Cawthorn Had an Incredible Ending to His RNC Speech]
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/madison-cawthorn-rnc-stands-paralyzed RNC speaker Madison Cawthorn rises out of wheelchair, after recalling accident that left him paralyzed from waist down]</ref> For this, he was attacked by racist<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bSMiSTdthE WATCH: 'That's such a racist question,' Trump tells NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor]</ref> [[PBS]] hack Yamiche Alcindor.<ref>Two references:
*[https://nypost.com/2020/08/27/yamiche-alcindor-ripped-for-tweet-about-madison-cawthorns-rnc-speech/ Madison Cawthorn’s standup moment at RNC a ‘rebuke’ of protests, reporter says]
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hottest-take-of-the-night-pbs-reporter-slammed-for-tweet-about-madison-cawthorns-speech-disavowing-kneeling-protests 'Hottest take of the night': PBS reporter slammed for tweet about Madison Cawthorn's speech disavowing kneeling protests]</ref>

Cawthorn has been falsely attacked by his [[Democrat]] opponent Moe Davis, who spread a smear based on a tweet that was misconstrued.<ref>Two references:
*[https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/jim-treacher/2020/08/11/nc-republican-madison-cawthorn-gets-smeared-for-celebrating-hitlers-loss-n774081 NC Republican Madison Cawthorn Gets Smeared for Celebrating Hitler's Loss]
*[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/alexcorey/2020/08/11/democrat-candidate-for-congress-floats-bonkers-conspiracy-theory-about-opponent-n2574135 Democrat Candidate for Congress Floats Bonkers Conspiracy Theory About Opponent]</ref>

In late September 2020, Cawthorn wrote an op-ed on [[The Daily Wire]] denouncing the [[2020 Leftwing insurrection]].<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/cawthorn-left-wing-violence-and-anti-police-rhetoric-are-outrageous-unacceptable-and-unsustainable CAWTHORN: Left-Wing Violence And Anti-Police Rhetoric Are Outrageous, Unacceptable, And Unsustainable]</ref> His home was later vandalized in mid-October by [[far-left]]ists.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-have-no-soul-far-left-activists-allegedly-vandalize-home-of-north-carolina-congressional-candidate ‘You Have No Soul’: Far-Left Activists Allegedly Vandalize Home Of North Carolina Congressional Candidate]
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gop-congressional-candidate-madison-cawthorn-says-vandals-struck-north-carolina-home GOP congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn says vandals struck North Carolina home]
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/14/gop-house-candidate-madison-cawthorn-says-his-home-was-vandalized/ GOP House Candidate Madison Cawthorn Says His Home Was Vandalized]</ref> (See also: [[Left-wing violence in the Trump era]])

==Isolated, rare criticism by Conservatives==

Despite all this, he has occasionally faced criticism from a few [[conservatives]] for taking [[neoconservative]] positions and caving to the [[Establishment]] on several occasions. For example, he once supported keeping [[Liz Cheney]] in her position,<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cawthorn-removing-cheney-leadership-greene-assignments</ref> as well as voting with [[Democrats]] and [[RINOs]] to pass a red flag gun confiscation bill in September of 2021.<ref>https://welovetrump.com/2021/09/25/here-are-the-135-republicans-who-just-voted-for-red-flag-gun-confiscation/</ref><ref>https://americanfaith.com/read-the-names-135-republicans-vote-with-democrats-to-advance-red-flag-gun-confiscation-bill-as-part-of-ndaa/</ref>

==Controversy==
During an interview with John Lovell on the Warrior Poet Society podcast, Cawthorn said leaders he looked up to invited him to orgies and also watched them do cocaine.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEEpnrZgoJU</ref> <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovn66qMHiyQ</ref>
{{cquote|Aside from that, I mean the sexual perversion that goes on in Washington – I mean it being kind of a young guy in Washington with the average age of probably 60 or 70. And look at all these people, a lot of them that I, you know, I’ve looked up to through my life. I’ve always paid attention to politics guys that, you know, then all of a sudden you get invited to like well, hey, we’re going to have a kind of a sexual get together at one of our homes. You should come there like. What – what did you just ask me to? And then you realize they’re asking you to come to an orgy. Or the fact that you know, there’s some of the people that are leading on the movement to try and remove addiction in our country and then you watch them doing, you know, a key bump of cocaine right in front of you. And it’s like wow, this is wild.}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://madisoncawthorn.com/ Official Website]
*[https://www.ballotpedia.org/Madison_Cawthorn Madison Cawthorn - Ballotpedia]

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Neo-Nazis

2022-05-02T03:33:44Z

ClaudeMcH:

[[File:Wolfsangel.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Ukrainian neo-Nazi banner of the [[Azov Battalion]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/10/azov-far-right-fighters-ukraine-neo-nazis</ref>]]
'''Neo-Nazis''' are a number of loosely defined [[far-Left]] groups that admire the works and philosophies of [[Adolf Hitler]]. They have a tendency to attract the young and disenfranchised of society from the population that forms part of the majority groups. General beliefs include a desire to keep racial or ethnic purity. While generally small in number, the groups are reported upon due to the fear of what would occur if they ever spread. Popular locations for Neo-Nazi activity included the [[United States]] and [[Germany]]. Arguably, the most famous Neo-Nazi group is the [[Skinheads]]. They consist of otherwise diverse group affiliations - like the early Nazis: [[heterosexual]]s ([[Goebbels]]) and [[homosexual]]s ([[Röhm]]), [[asexual]]s and [[bisexual]]s ([https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/10/adolf-hitler-bisexual-according-declassified-1942-cia-profile/ the arch-criminal himself]), people with megalomania and decent-appearing people ([[Eichmann]]), social outcasts and party animals.

In 2014 the [[Obama regime]] empowered organized Neo-Nazi groups (including the [[Azov Battalion]]) during the [[Ukrainian]] [[Maidan Revolution]] to seize power and oust a democratically elected regime.

===Charlottesville===
[[File:Charlottesville Ukraine.jpg|left|350px|thumb|Charlotteslville [[white supremacist]]s received training from Ukrainian Nazis.<ref>https://worldbeyondwar.org/letter-charlottesville-ukraine/</ref>]]
In October 2018 an unsealed FBI indictment of four American white supremacists from the Rise Above Movement (RAM) declared that the defendants had trained with the Azov Battalion.<ref>https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2019/02/15/defend-the-white-race-american-extremists-being-co-opted-by-ukraines-far-right/</ref> The training took place after the white supremacist gang participated in violent riots in Huntington Beach and Berkeley, California and Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017 where a counter-protester, Heather Heyer, was killed in a vehicular homicide by a white supremacist. The indictment stated that the [[Azov Battalion]] “is believed to have participated in training and radicalizing United States-based white supremacy organizations.”<ref>https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/421-robert-rundo-complaint/0f1e76cdeef814133f24/optimized/full.pdf</ref>

The FBI indictment details RAM's meetings with one of the key figures in Ukraine’s neo-Nazi Azov Battalion militia. In August 2018 RAM members published photos on [[Instagram]] showing themselves meeting with Olena Semanyaka,<ref>https://www.illiberalism.org/olena-semenyaka-the-first-lady-of-ukrainian-nationalism/</ref> the leader of the International Department of the Ukrainian National Corps, which functions as a civilian arm of the Azov Battalion. RAM’s Gab account provides additional details of the group’s foray through Ukraine in May 2018. The trip centered around the Paneuropa conference, an event that brings together fascists from across the West to encourage international collaboration. It is hosted at the Reconquista Club in [[Kyiv]]. The visit, which followed on the heels of meetings with white supremacists in [[Germany]] and with [[Italy]]’s fascist CasaPound party, highlighted the centrality of Ukraine to international fascist organizing. Further, the Paneuropa conference, where fascists build connections across national borders, revealed the Azov Battalion as much more than a militia fighting for control of a sliver of contested territory in eastern Ukraine. Azov leaders openly acknowledge that were it not for the Obama-backed Maidan coup, their organization would never have developed into the powerhouse it is. As Semanyaka said this year, according to a summary:
[[File:Azov-reconquista.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ukrainian neo-Nazi poster]]
{{quotebox-float|"The Ukrainian nationalist movement would have never reached such a level of development unless the war with Russia had begun. For the first time since the [[Second World War]], nationalist formations have managed to create their own military wings, the brightest example being the Azov regime of the National Guard of Ukraine.”<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2018/11/15/blowback-how-us-funded-fascists-in-ukraine-mentor-us-white-supremacists/</ref>}}

[[Max Blumenthal]] wrote in 2018,<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2018/11/17/blowback-us-funded-ukraine-neo-nazis-mentor-us-white-supremacists/</ref> "Azov boasts combat experience, unlimited access to light weapons, and supporters honeycombed throughout the upper echelons of Ukraine’s military and government. No longer just a militia, the organization has developed into a political juggernaut that can overpower Ukraine’s government. Two years ago [2016],<ref>https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/3685301-azovtsy-pryhrozyly-fyzycheskoi-raspravoi-nardepam</ref> the group flexed its muscle on the streets of Kiev, bringing out 10,000 supporters to demand that the government bend to their will or face a coup." Ivan Katchanovski, a professor of political science at the University of Ottawa and leading investigator of the 2014 [[Odessa Trade Unions House massacre]] where at least 46 [[Russian]]s were burnt alive by Ukrainian Nazis, said “With its military experience and weapons, Azov has the ability to blackmail the government and defend themselves politically against any opposition. They openly say that if the government will not advance an ideology similar to theirs, they will overthrow it.”

==See also==
*[[List of Neo-Nazi Media Publications]]
*[[Alexandra Chalupa]]
*[[Victoria Nuland]]
*[[Stepan Bandera]]
*[[Fancy Bear]]
*[[Ukrainian collusion]]
*[[Donbas war]]
*[[Russia-Ukraine war]]
*[[Chrystia Freeland]]

==References==
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Canada

2022-05-01T02:03:20Z

ClaudeMcH: /* Public Health Care */

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'''Canada''' is a Representative [[Democracy]] in [[North America]] which extends from the [[Pacific Ocean]] in the west to the [[Atlantic Ocean]] in the east and northward to the [[Arctic Ocean]]. Canada is the largest country by total area in [[North America]] and the second largest in the world behind [[Russia]]. It also has the longest coastline of any nation, as well as the longest border with the [[United States]] to the south and northwest. Its border with the [[U.S.]] is the longest undefended border in the world. Increasingly [[socialist]], it is illegal in Canada to purchase your own medical care as may be needed.

Canada's motto, ''A Mari usque ad Mare'' (From sea to sea), is based on [[Bible|biblical]] scripture: "He shall have dominion from sea to sea and from the river unto the ends of the earth (Psalm 72:8)."<ref>[http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/arm2_e.cfm The Arms of Canada- Description]</ref>

Canada suspended the civil liberties of all its citizens on February 14, 2022 under its [[Liberal Party of Canada]] ruling party.<ref>https://www.newswars.com/canada-has-abolished-civil-liberties-in-the-name-of-safety/</ref>

Many Canadian musicians have been successful in the [[United States]],<ref>https://seerocklive.com/70-canadian-singers-and-bands-who-made-it-big-in-america/</ref> including such performers as Guy Lombardo, Percy Faith, Paul Anka, [[Neil Young]], Joni Mitchell, Bryan Adams, David Foster, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne and Justin Bieber.

==Etymology==
The name Canada originated in 1535 by [[Jacques Cartier]] is based on the Iroquoian word "kanata", meaning "village."<ref name="Canadian_Encylopedia">[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0001216 The Canadian Encyclopedia]</ref> By 1545, Europeans began referring to this region as Canada.

The name ''Dominion of Canada'' was adopted during [[British North America Act|confederation]] in 1867. The name continued until the [[Constitution Act]] of 1982, when "Canada" became the legal name. Canada Day, on July 1, used to known as be Dominion Day.

== Anthem==
[[File:E-canada.jpg|thumb|450px|political map of Canada]]
The Canadian national anthem, '[[O Canada]]', was written by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier as a poem, to which music, composed by Calixa Lavallée, was later added, in 1880. The original was composed in French, and was first translated into English by Dr. Thomas Bedford Richardson of Toronto, Ontario, in 1906. However, it was not officially adopted as the national anthem until 1980.<ref>[http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/anthem_e.cfm National Anthem: O Canada]</ref> It is important to distinguish between 'O Canada', the national anthem, and 'God Save The Queen', which is the Royal anthem, played as a salute to Her Majesty [[Queen Elizabeth II]] as Queen of Canada. The English lyrics and French lyrics have several notable differences, with the French version being slightly longer.

==Geography==

At the time of Confederation, Canada was comprised of four provinces: Upper Canada (now Ontario), Lower Canada (now Québec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. Since that time, six additional provinces have joined Canada or have been created. From west to east, the provinces are [[British Columbia]], [[Alberta]], [[Saskatchewan]], [[Manitoba]], [[Ontario]], [[Québec]], [[New Brunswick]], [[Prince Edward Island]], [[Nova Scotia]], and [[Newfoundland|Newfoundland and Labrador]]. Newfoundland was the last province to join Canada, in 1949. The provinces all elect a single (unicameral) legislature, headed by Premier, who is selected the same way as the Prime Minister. A Lieutenant-Governor represents the Queen, similar to the Governor General.
Canada has three territories: the [[Yukon Territory]], the [[Northwest Territories]], and [[Nunavut]],. Territories have only have those powers delegated to them by the federal government. Nunavut is the newest territory, created as a homeland for the Inuit people in 1999.

*Area: 9.9 million km2. (3.8 million sq. mi.); second-largest country in the world.
*Cities: Capital—Ottawa (pop. 1.1 million). Other major cities—Toronto (5.1 million), Montreal (3.6 million), Vancouver (2.1 million), Calgary (1.1 million), Edmonton (1.0 million), Quebec City (0.7 million), Winnipeg (0.7 million), Hamilton (0.7 million).
*Terrain: Mostly plains with mountains in the west and lowlands in the southeast.
*Climate: Temperate to arctic.
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==People==
[[File:Canadian Aboriginal Festival.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Aboriginal leader at the 13th Annual Canadian Aboriginal Festival, 2006.]]
*Population (2008 est.): 33.1 million.
*Ethnic groups: British/Irish 28%, French 23%, other European 15%, Asian/Arab/African 6%, indigenous Amerindian 2%, mixed background 26%.
*Religions: Roman Catholic 43.6%, Protestant 29.2%, other Christian 4.3%, Muslim 2.0%, Jewish 1.1%, Buddhist 1.0%, Hindu 1.0% other 1.3%, none 16.5%.
*Languages: English (official) 57.8%, French (official) 22.1%, other 20.1% (including Chinese and aboriginal languages).
*Education: Literacy—99% of population aged 15 and over has at least a ninth-grade education.
*Health: Infant mortality rate—5.4/1,000. Life expectancy—77.7 yrs. male, 82.5 yrs. female.
*Work force (2008, 18.2 million): Goods-producing sector—25%, of which: manufacturing 15%; construction 6%; agriculture 2%; natural resources 2%; utilities 1%. Service-producing sector—75%, of which: trade 16%; health care and social assistance 11%; educational services 7%, accommodation and food services 7%; professional, scientific, and technical services 7%; finance 6%; public administration 5%; transportation and warehousing 5%; information, culture, and recreation 5%; other services 4%.

In 2005 the city of [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] was voted "the world's best place to live" in the world.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4306936.stm Vancouver is "best place to live"] ("Canadian cities scored well, as did Austria's Vienna and Switzerland's Geneva, because they are not seen as targets for terror attacks.")</ref> Calgary has been named on several occasions the world's cleanest city.
Canada's population is increasingly urban, with 6 cities recording a population over 1 million ([[Toronto]], [[Montreal]], [[Vancouver]], [[Ottawa]]-Gatineau, [[Calgary]], [[Edmonton]]); these 6 cities represent over 45% of Canada's population. Canada is becoming an increasingly multicultural country, with most new immigrants settling in [[Toronto]], [[Montreal]] and [[Vancouver]]. [[Toronto]] is the world's most multicultural city, with 43% a member of a visible minority.<ref>http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=bb0fee45-b305-490a-b161-a21bcb1d7329&k=34160</ref>

====Culture====
[[Image:800px-Canada-satellite.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A satellite image of Canada.]]
Due to its colonial past, Canadian culture has historically been heavily influenced by British culture. Quebec maintains a French culture but has been largely cut off from Parisian trends for 250 years. Since 1800 Canadian culture has been greatly influenced by American culture, due to the proximity and the migration of people, ideas, and capital. Amidst this, Canadian culture has developed some unique characteristics, and many Canadian movies, authors, television shows, and musicians are equally popular in United States. The Canadian television industry has a local content requirement, which requires the use of Canadian actors in Canadian productions. Canadian culture has also been influenced by indigenous cultures, and by immigrant groups from around the world. It has the highest per capita immigration rate of any country in the world, with the percentage growing every day.<ref>http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/080402/d080402a.htm</ref>

Canada has two federal official languages, French and English. The province of Quebec has French as its official language, New Brunswick both French and English, making it the only bilingual province, and all other provinces English (although in some parts of Ontario French has special status). The territory of Nunavut has Inuktitut and Innuinaqtun as official languages in addition to French and English, the North West territories has eleven official languages, and the Yukon recognizes French and English.

Canada tends to reflect significantly more liberal social policies than the neighboring states of the northern U.S. One such example is the legalizing of [[same-sex "marriage"]] in June 2005.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2005/06/28/samesex050628.html CBC news article on passing of gay marriage law]</ref> Another is its single-payer health care system.

In comparing the suicide rates between Canada and its closest neighbour the US, Canada has a slightly higher rate.<ref>[http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/suiciderates/en/ WHO: Suicide rates]</ref> It has been suggested that this slightly higher rate of suicide is induced by Seasonal Affective Disorder, a mental health disorder prevalent in northern countries due the significantly reduced or non-existent daylight hours during the winter. Severe episodes of Seasonal Affective Disorder can cause suicidal thoughts.<ref>http://www.cmha.ca/bins/content_page.asp?cid=3-86-93-291</ref>

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Panorama of Toronto, Ontario.
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===Sports===
See [[Canadian sports]]
[[File:Canada Orchestra.jpg|thumb|Collegiate band.]]
Notable sports which are enjoyed throughout Canada include [[hockey]], [[curling]], [[lacrosse]], and [[football]]. Canada collected 18 medals in the Summer Olympics, more per capita than the United States but less than Australia. The country finished third overall in the Torino Winter Olympics, with a total of 24 medals, one less than the United States and 10 more than next-place [[Sweden]]. The most recent winter Olympics was held in 2010 in Vancouver and Whistler. Canada finished third overall in the medal count and was first in the gold medal count with 14 gold. This was the first instance of Canada winning a gold medal on home ground and a moment of national pride.

====Cultural Style====

Canadian culture puts stress on open-mindedness and tolerance of multiple viewpoints.<ref>See [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/features/cucanada.xml&source=EMC-exp_01102008 National Cultural Profiles, a guide from the London ''Telegraph'' to the thinking patterns of all the world's major cultures]</ref> Canadian opinion shows a strong sense of wanting to be independent of the U.S., although their economy, society, and culture closely resembles the U.S., and most Canadians live a short drive from the border. Canada is usually contrasted as a "cultural mosaic" to the United States' "melting pot". Canadian and U.S. polls habitually confirm citizens of both countries view the relationship with each other in a highly positive light, and consider each other with a special respect afforded to common allies.<ref>http://www.freeonlineresearchpapers.com/canadian-cultural-mosaic-american-melting-pot</ref>

====Education====
[[File:Mount St Helens erupting at night by Paul Kane.jpg|thumb|330px|Mount St Helens erupting at night by Paul Kane, 1847.]]
Education in Canada is the responsibility of provincial and territorial governments; curriculum and marking schemes are completely removed from the control of the federal government. Each province uses a different method of administering education, with variation in the number of years and the curriculum. Quebec, for example, has five years of secondary school finishing at the equivalent of grade 11 followed by two years of CEGEP, while Ontario has two years of kindergarten. Most provinces have kindergarten with school starting at age 5 going to grade 12 (age 17) as part of the public system. Some provinces have standardized provincial exams at the end of secondary school and/or at other designated grades.

Several provinces have two publicly funded school systems: public and private(either corporate or religious). The constitution also guarantees education in one's first official language and, as such, all provinces and territories have both English and French language schooling. Additionally, private schools both religious and secular exist throughout the country. Alberta has an additional category, known as charter schools. Charter schools are schools that have been created in the community to surround a particular theme. They could be artistic, vocational, etc.

A source of comparison is the Human Development Index, a measurement of literacy, education, life expectancy and standard of living. Using this scale, Canada scores +.967 and the U.S. +950.

====Religion====
''See also:'' [[Canada and irreligion]]
[[File:Gurion Hyman Jewish people of Canada.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Jewish people of Canada.]]
For the total population, in 2001, 12.9 million (44%) were Roman Catholic, with 8.7 million Protestants (29%). 4.9 million (16% ) report no religious affiliation (including atheists and agnostics). Other religions of significance in Canada include 580,000 Muslims; 330,000 Jews; 300,000 Buddhists; 297,000 Hindus; and 278,000 Sikhs.<ref>See [http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/demo30a-eng.htm "Population by religion, by province and territory (2001 Census)"]</ref>

Catholicism formerly dominated Quebec until the "[[Quiet Revolution]]" of the 1960s, which has greatly reduced the power of the Catholic Church in Quebec, and its participation rates.

The proportion attending religious services on a regular basis has declined over the past 20 years. According to the General Social Survey (GSS), 21% of Canadians aged 15 and over reported they attended a religious service at least once a week in 2005, down from 30% in 1985.<ref>Colin Lindsay, "Canadians attend weekly religious services less than 20 years ago," [http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-630-x/2008001/article/10650-eng.htm ''Statistics Canada'' (2008)]</ref> Between 1985 and 2004, the share of Canadians aged 15 and older reporting no religious affiliation increased by seven percentage points from 12% to 19%. 37% of Canadians who rarely attend formal services nevertheless regularly engage in personal religious practices. Of of those who had not attended any religious services over the previous year, 27% engaged in weekly religious practices on their own. Overall this group of adults who regularly engage in private religious practices, but infrequently or never attend religious services, represent, 21% of the adult population. This pattern was most prevalent among older Canadians.<ref>Warren Clark and Grant Schellenberg, "Who's religious?" [http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2006001/9181-eng.htm '"Statistics Canada'' (2008)]</ref>

Civil liberties organizations, the media, and some members of Parliament occasionally criticized federal and provincial human rights commissions and tribunals for their application of hate speech restrictions included in federal and provincial human rights acts, claiming that the commissions and tribunals at times limited free speech and expression, and religious rights. The commissions are required by law to process all complaints they receive.

A complaint against the editor of ''Catholic Insight'', alleging the magazine promoted hatred against homosexuals, remained before the Canadian Human Rights Commission at the end of 2008. The complainant alleged that he was upholding Catholic teaching on homosexuality in the magazine.

In June 2008 members of the Ontario legislature voted unanimously to maintain the tradition of reading the Lord's Prayer in the provincial legislature and to add a rotation of prayers from other major religious traditions and a moment of silent reflection for atheists. The vote was prompted by a proposal by Ontario's premier in February 2008 to discontinue the religious observance.

==Government==
[[File:Justin Trudeau blackface2.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Canadian socialist fuhrer Justin Trudeau, 2015-present.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/09/20/canadas-liberals-defend-trudeau-from-resignation-calls-amid-blackface-scandal/ Canada’s Liberals Defend Trudeau from Resignation Calls amid Blackface Scandal]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 20, 2019.</ref>]]
The government of Canada is split into two orders, federal and provincial, as outlined by the BNA Act. Each has very specific responsibilities, with some overlap. For instance, universal health care is mandated by the Federal Government, but it is administered by the Provincial Governments. Neither level has supremacy over the other. The Federal Government is run out of [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]]; the provincial governments are run out the ten provincial capitals.

The federal parliament is bicameral, including both a lower house - the Canadian House of Commons - and an upper house - the Canadian Senate. The parliamentary system is based on the British parliament. Members of Parliament represent specific geographical areas, generally chosen to have approximately equal population. A single member is elected from each on a [[first past the post]] system. The [[prime minister]] is usually the leader of the party with the most seats, though two or more parties may form a [[coalition]] to form a government. The governor General (GG) thus appoints the Prime minister.

The Senate is made up of senators appointed for life by the prime minister (acting on behalf of the Governor General).

In almost all cases, Acts of Parliament are created in the House of Commons. After passing three readings in the House of Commons, the bill is passed to the Senate. The job of the Senate is to further debate the proposed legislation, before passing it to the Governor General for Royal Assent. The Governor General is the official representative of Her Majesty [[Queen Elizabeth II]], Queen of Canada. The senators and the governor general are appointed positions by the sitting government. Senators are "lifetime" (until 75 years old) appointments and the Governor General will sit for, approximately, five yerars. The Prime Minister of Canada is the head of Government of Canada, acting as the Minister of the Crown, a practise inherited from the British system. The PM's term can last up to five years.

All provincial legislatures are unicameral. The legislative process for provincial legislation is the same as for federal legislation, except that there is no Senate and the legislation is given royal assent by the provincial Lieutenants Governor, who represent the monarch at the provincial level.

From 1841 to 1844, the capital city of what would become Canada was located in [[Kingston|Kingston, Ontario]]. Subsequently, the capital alternated between [[Toronto]] and [[Montreal]] until 1857, when the capital moved to [[Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario]].

The 40th Canadian Federal General Election occurred on October 14, 2008.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/09/07/election-call.html "Vote set for Oct. 14"]</ref> Currently, the Prime Minister is Justin Trudeau, a member of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]], while His Excellency David Lloyd Johnston is the Governor General. At present Canada is governed by a liberal [[majority government]].<ref>http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/</ref>

===Principal Government Officials===
*Head of State—Queen Elizabeth II
*Governor General—David Lloyd Johnston
*Prime Minister—Justin Trudeau
*Minister of Foreign Affairs—Stéphane Dion
*Ambassador to the United Nations—John McNee

===Politics===

On October 19, 2015, Liberal Party [[racist]] Justin Trudeau was elected; he was re-elected in 2021.

On February 6, 2006, [[Stephen Harper]], leader of the Conservative Party, became Canada's twenty-second prime minister, succeeding Liberal Paul Martin. A policy wonk from Alberta, Harper rose from the ranks of conservative political party staffers. In Parliament, he became Leader of the Opposition (2002-6). In 2003 he became head of the western-based Canadian Alliance. He was elected the first leader of the Conservative Party of Canada when it was created in 2003 through the merger of Harper's Canadian Alliance and Peter MacKay's Progressive Conservative Party. The January 23, 2006 election victory by the Conservative Party ended twelve years of Liberal Party rule that, in the end, was tainted by accusations of corruption and ethical missteps. In the federal election on October 14, 2008, the Conservatives won 38% of the vote and formed a second minority government with 143 seats in the House of Commons. The Liberals won 26% of the vote and 77 seats in the House of Commons. As the party with the second-largest number of seats, the Liberals form the "official opposition."
[[Image:Supreme Court of Canada.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The Supreme Court of Canada.]]
The Conservatives made unexpected gains in Quebec by winning ten seats in the January 2006 election, but failed to increase their number of seats in the province in the 2008 election. The separatist Bloc Quebecois (BQ) had a majority (49) of Quebec's 75 seats (the BQ runs candidates only in Quebec). The left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) had 37 seats, and two independents also sat in Parliament. Harper beat off a threatening no-confidence vote in late 2008 by warning that a government that included the BQ separatists—who want Quebec to break away from Canada—was hostile to Canada's national unity.

On May 2, 2011 there was another election. The outcome was very dramatic and ground breaking. The Liberals traditionally placing first or second were reduced to just 34 seats becoming the third party of Canada. This happened from vote splitting in Ontario in which the leftists split their votes between the Liberals and the NDP. The Bloc Quebecois were destroyed in Quebec as the so-called "Orange Crush" of the NDP swept that province taking 59 out of 75 seats, leaving the BQ with a mere 4 seats. The NDP had their best results of all time and for the first time in history became the Official Opposition. The Conservatives came out on top though with 166 seats giving them their coveted majority. The Conservative lost the election of 2015 to the Liberal Party by a large margin.

Canada is ranked 5th on the [[Fraser Institute]]'s [https://www.fraserinstitute.org/economic-freedom/map?page=map&year=2014 Economic Freedom Index], with a score of 7.98 out of 10.

[[File:Commie vandals.png|right|300px|thumb|Communists vandalized the Memorial to the 100 million dead victims of Communism.]]
====2020 Leftist insurrection====

:{{See also|2020 Marxist insurrection}}
Canada did not escape the [[violence]], mayhem, and destruction of the 2020 [[Marxist]] uprising. In Toronto, [[Antifa]] declared [[class war]].<ref>https://youtu.be/XEQbLsRn6Zo</ref> In Montreal, a check cashing establishment was looted and destroyed<ref>https://streamable.com/3hwkx2</ref> and other businesses.<ref>https://streamable.com/92h4rr</ref> The Memorial to the 100 million dead [[victim]]s of [[Communism]] was vandalized.

====Leftwing totalitarianism====
[[File:2022 Freedom Convoy.PNG|left|250px|thumb|The 2022 winter Freedom Convoy protests against fascist [[vaccine mandate]]s and [[mask mandate]]s was the beginning of a movement to rollback leftwing totalitarianism.]]
{{main article|CCP virus in Canada}}
On April 1, 2021, [[Fox News]] host [[Tucker Carlson]] took aim at Canadian "COVID-19 hotels" created and funded by Liberal party boss Justin Trudeau, which Carlson compared with internment camps and which he pointed out illegally violate human rights by forcing Canadian travelers returning from overseas vacations to either be detained for quarantine at the facilities or risk heavy fines and imprisonment.<ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/tucker-carlson-canadas-covid-internment-camps-violate-the-most-basic-human-rights Tucker Carlson: Canada’s COVID internment camps violate ‘the most basic human rights’] at LifeSiteNews</ref> Carlson also reported on the substandard conditions of the detainment facilities, including food and water shortages, missing locks on doors and female detainees being sexually assaulted, and he also criticized state broadcaster the CBC for spreading [[disinformation]] about the facilities. In a similar earlier criticism of those facilities and the Trudeau regime's actions, Rebel News reporter Keean Bexte, who had similarly been illegally targeted and coerced after returning from an assignment in Florida, compared them to [[gulag]]s, pointed out that what the Trudeau regime is doing flagrantly violates sections of the Charter and announced that Rebel News would be suing the regime to force the abolition of the pandemic facilities program.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/no_covid_jails_donation Update: We're suing the Trudeau government over COVID jails] at Rebel News</ref> On April 26, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the "COVID-19 hotels" violated Charter protections (specifically, against Section 7, covering the right to life, liberty and security of person, and Section 9, covering the right to not be arbitrarily detained), though it did not issue an injunction against the program; a full hearing on the constitutionality of said facilities is scheduled for June 1-3, 2021.<ref>[https://www.jccf.ca/federal-court-rules-isolation-hotels-violate-charter-protection-against-arbitrary-detention-declines-to-issue-injunction/ Federal Court agrees isolation hotels violate Charter protection against arbitrary detention, declines to issue injunction]</ref>

On April 26, 2021, the ''Toronto Sun'' newspaper published the results of a study by Douglas W. Allen, an economics professor at Simon Fraser University in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby, British Columbia, indicating that the CCP flu lockdowns are ineffective and that the long-term societal harms of the lockdowns, including job losses and mental health challenges, are 282 times greater than any presumed benefits.<ref>[https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/furey-new-canadian-study-breaks-down-ineffectiveness-and-harms-of-lockdowns FUREY: New Canadian study breaks down 'ineffectiveness' and harms of lockdowns] at the Toronto Sun</ref> On the basis of that report, independent (formerly [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]) Member of Parliament Derek Sloan pointed out that the lockdowns are destroying Canadian communities and that few politicians in Canada were willing to oppose the lockdown diktats due to cowardice and lack of courage;<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/lockdowns_are_destroying_our_communities_derek_sloan_with_ezra_levant Lockdowns are destroying our communities | Derek Sloan with Ezra Levant] at Rebel News</ref> Sloan also spoke out against "vaccine passports" and the mass injection of children with the experimental CCP flu "vaccines", calling them "...an absolute negligent crime against Canadians."<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/it_is_an_absolute_negligent_crime_against_canadians_derek_sloan_on_experimental_covid_vaccines "It is an absolute negligent crime against Canadians": Derek Sloan on experimental COVID vaccines] at Rebel News</ref>

Prior to an anti-lockdown rally in Toronto on May 15, 2021, [[People's Party of Canada]] leader [[Maxime Bernier]] stated in an interview with Rebel News reporter Alexa Lavoie that all CCP flu lockdowns in Canada should be ended immediately, citing how the lockdowns have negatively affected many small businesses across the country; he also voiced opposition to "vaccine passports", saying that such documents would cause the creation of a "show me your papers" society (akin to [[Nazi Germany]] and the [[USSR]] and other Communist-ruled countries) and the creation of new societal classes based on vaccination status (i.e. medical apartheid<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.stopmedicalapartheid.org/ Stop Medical Apartheid website]
*[https://billmuehlenberg.com/2021/06/09/forced-vaccines-health-fascism-and-medical-apartheid/ Forced Vaccines, Health Fascism, and Medical Apartheid]
*[https://www.rebelnews.com/thousands_of_torontonians_rally_to_voice_concerns_about_medical_apartheid_and_government_overreach Thousands of Torontonians rally to voice concerns about medical apartheid and government overreach] at Rebel News</ref>).<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/we_need_to_have_an_ideological_revolution_maxime_bernier_on_lockdowns_vax_passports_bill_c10 People's Party leader Maxime Bernier on lockdowns, vax passports, Bill C-10] at Rebel News</ref>

As in the United States,<ref>[https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/10/09/the-governments-unfair-treatment-of-churches-during-covid-pandemic/ The Government’s Unfair Treatment of Churches During COVID Pandemic] at the Daily Signal</ref> worship services,<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoOpd3N5R9M Pastor James Coates returns to GraceLife, RCMP try to disrupt services] at Rebel News YouTube channel
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdpKoymxJAo Freedom of religion vs. B.C.'s Dr. Bonnie Henry: Time to open churches] at Rebel News
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pUgkSv5WV8 Religion vs. State Day 2: should churches in B.C. really be closed?] at Rebel News YouTube channel
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz2mOy-TjeY “Without hope, people have nothing”: Pastor criticizes Alberta COVID-19 response] at Rebel News YouTube channel</ref> other public gatherings<ref name="Edmonton Police">[https://www.rebelnews.com/edmonton_police_attack_peaceful_protesters_then_turn_against_journalists Edmonton police attack peaceful protesters, then turn against journalists] at Rebel News</ref> and many businesses in Canada<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.rebelnews.com/they_dont_care_if_my_business_shuts_down_ontario_small_biz_owner_speaks_out_against_town_council_covid_rules “They don't care if my business shuts down”: Ontario small biz owner speaks out against town council COVID rules] at Rebel News
*[https://www.rebelnews.com/manitoba_businesses_individuals_are_being_charged_its_time_to_fight_the_fines FIGHT BACK: Manitoba businesses, individuals are being charged & it's time Fight The Fines] at Rebel News
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5-SS5lr21w “Alienated” from Alberta Health: New Dimension Tattoos followed mask bylaw, ticketed anyway] at Rebel News YouTube channel
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIZl5y3rwRE Spa THREATENED with $100,000 a day in fines — Boho owner says microblading safer than WalMart] at Rebel News YouTube channel
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkA1uCFgfqk “Common sense has gone out the window”: Noble Fox still fighting AHS] at Rebel News YouTube channel</ref> have been negatively affected by the illegal and unconstitutional diktats, police harassment/persecution and unjust punishments imposed by Justin Trudeau, Theresa Tam and their liberal provincial and municipal counterparts (including British Columbia premier [[John Horgan]],<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/bc_slapped_with_new_lockdown_restrictions_for_only_three_weeks B.C. slapped with new lockdown restrictions — for only “three weeks”] at Rebel News</ref> Ontario premier [[Doug Ford]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOwBv17Qbas&t=6s WATCH: Doug Ford THIRD Lockdown Announcement!] at Rebel News YouTube channel</ref> Calgary mayor [[Naheed Nenshi]]<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/mayor_nenshi_is_the_one_who_asked_for_tougher_covid_enforcement_keean_bexte_joins_ezra_levant Mayor Nenshi is the one who asked for tougher COVID enforcement | Keean Bexte joins Ezra Levant] at Rebel News</ref> and Toronto mayor [[John Tory]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w0MJS2it-g Toronto's “top doctor” lays out the plan for the New World Order] at Rebel News YouTube channel</ref>) during the pandemic while hypocritically allowing leftists to hold "protest" events.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/bc_judge_rules_to_keep_churches_closed_but_peaceful_protests_wide_open B.C. judge rules to keep churches closed but peaceful protests wide open] at Rebel News</ref> [[Rebel News]] has also questioned why Theresa Tam and Canada's unelected provincial public health officers have turned into tyrants drunk on their own power, shutting down churches, fitness gyms, restaurants and various small businesses based solely on flaunting the power bestowed upon them by Justin Trudeau and the provincial premiers.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/tyrants_public_health_officials_drunk_with_power TYRANTS: Our public health officials have become drunk with power] at Rebel News</ref>

====Liberals declare martial law====
{{See also|Justin Trudeau|Vaccine mandate|Faucism#Opponents of Faucism}}
[[File:Liberal fascist goons murder elderly disabled woman.PNG|right|500px|thumb|Canadian police trample an elderly [[Native American]] covid mandate protester in February 2022 whom the government labeled as a [[Nazi]] with "unacceptable views".]]
Canada illegally suspended the civil liberties of all its citizens in violation of the [[Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]] on February 14, 2022 under its ruling [[Liberal Party of Canada]] regime via [[Justin Trudeau]]'s invocation of the [[Emergencies Act (Canada)|Emergencies Act]] in a paranoid and desperate attempt to crush the anti-[[CCP flu]] mandate [[Freedom Convoy]] peaceful protests in the capitol of [[Ottawa]] and related protests elsewhere in the country.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/justin_trudeau_invokes_emergencies_act_against_peaceful_truckers_rebellion Justin Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act against peaceful truckers' rebellion] at Rebel News</ref>

Under Canadian law, Parliament must ratify implementation of the Act within 7 days; on the fourth day of debate, the Liberals suspended parliament, ending debate.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10529061/Canadas-Parliament-SUSPENDS-debate-Trudeaus-Emergencies-Act.html</ref>

Trudeau refused to negotiate with the freedom truckers. Instead, Trudeau consulted with U.S. socialist premier Joe Biden who urged him to use federal force and coercion against the protesters by invoking martial law. Trudeau promised "quick action."<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/11/readout-of-president-bidens-call-with-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-of-canada/</ref> On February 14, 2022, at the urging of [[Joseph Biden|Biden]]<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/14/trudeau-invoked-emergency-act-only-after-biden-urged-canada-to-use-federal-powers/ Trudeau Invoked ‘Emergency’ Act Only After Biden Administration Urged Canada to Use ‘Federal Powers’] at Breitbart News Network</ref> Trudeau invoked martial law against peaceful protesters in the [[Freedom Convoy]].<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/14/justin-trudeau-grabs-powers-under-never-before-used-emergencies-act-to-stomp-out-trucker-protests/ Justin Trudeau Grabs Powers Under Never-Before Used Emergencies Act to Stomp Out Trucker Protests] at Breitbart News Network
*[https://dailycaller.com/2022/02/14/justin-trudeau-invokes-emergencies-act-canada-freedom-convoy/ Justin Trudeau Invokes ‘Emergencies Act’ In Unprecedented Move] at the Daily Caller</ref> Trudeau's move drew massive criticism and condemnation on social media from the public, while in response, the truckers in Ottawa announced that they will not back down from Trudeau (in spite of his threats to illegally freeze their assets and crowdfunding support<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/wow-trudeau-regime-announces-terrorist-funding-will-now-include-crowdfunding-donations-anything-dont-like-video/ WOW! Trudeau Regime Announces Terrorist Financing Will Now Include Crowdfunding Donations for Anything They Don’t Like] at the Gateway Pundit
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/14/trudeau-targets-crowdfunding-platforms-cryptocurrencies-under-terrorist-financing-rules/ Trudeau Targets Crowdfunding Platforms, Cryptocurrencies Under ‘Terrorist Financing’ Rules] at Breitbart News Network</ref> and revoke their insurance for standing up to him and his diktats<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/14/trudeau-threatens-freeze-assets-suspend-insurance-freedom-convoy-truckers/ Trudeau Threatens to Freeze Assets, Suspend Insurance of Freedom Convoy Truckers] at Breitbart News Network</ref>) or give in to his illegal power grab.<ref>[https://youtu.be/oBnVGDzbFVw Trucker Freedom Convoy 2022 Coverage (Ottawa, Windsor Ambassador Bridge, Coutts)] at YouTube</ref> Polls showed Trudeau's approval ratings at 16%.<ref>https://www.independentsentinel.com/trudeau-tries-to-get-his-16-favorability-up-with-martial-law-against-truckers/</ref>

On February 16, 2022, Trudeau delivered an address in the Canadian House of Commons on the implementation of the ''Emergencies Act''. After [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative MP]] Mellissa Lantsman grilled Trudeau for fanning the flames of an “unjustified national emergency.”, Trudeau implied that the those in the [[Freedom Convoy]] were "[[Nazi]]s" when he said,
{{Quotebox-float|"[[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] members can stand with people who wave [[swastika|swastikas]]; they can stand with people who wave the [[Confederate flag]].” —[[Justin Trudeau]] <ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/ottawa-playbook/2022/02/17/ottawa-deserves-better-00009716</ref>}} Mellissa Lantsman is [[Jewish]]. In response to this egregious comment by Trudeau, members of the opposition immediately demanded Trudeau retract his comment. Conservative MP Dane Lloyd rose to the floor and called him out saying,

{{Quotebox-float|"I've never seen such shameful remarks coming from this Prime Minister – my great grandfather [[Bombing of Germany|flew over 30 missions]] over [[Nazi Germany]]. My great great uncle's body [[World War II|lies at the bottom]] of the [[English Channel]]. There are members of this body who are descendants of victims of the [[Holocaust]]. For the Prime Minister to accuse any colleagues in this House of standing with the [[swastika]]<ref>www.conservapedia.comflag_of_nazi_germany.png</ref> is shameful – I'm giving the Prime Minister an opportunity. I'm calling upon him to unreservedly apologize for this shameful remark,”

—Dane Lloyd<ref>[https://www.thedesertreview.com/opinion/columnists/trudeau-takes-a-beating-in-parliament/article_2ac42b8c-9026-11ec-abd3-53b2d2c1bb89.html]</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/17/parliament-scolds-justin-trudeau-for-saying-conservative-jewish-lawmaker-stands-with-nazis/</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/newsletters/ottawa-playbook/2022/02/17/ottawa-deserves-better-00009716]</ref>}}
After Trudeau continued to ignore<ref>[https://www.thedesertreview.com/opinion/columnists/trudeau-takes-a-beating-in-parliament/article_2ac42b8c-9026-11ec-abd3-53b2d2c1bb89.html]</ref> the multiple<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/ottawa-playbook/2022/02/17/ottawa-deserves-better-00009716</ref> requests for apology, Dane Lloyd again rose and said,
{{Quotebox-float|"The fact is, I don't know how any member of the Government Caucus can stand by this Prime Minister – when he accuses honorable members of the House of standing with a swastika! I'm calling on ALL members of the Liberal Caucus to denounce the Prime Minister. I've given him two chances to apologize – he has refused to apologize. Mr. Prime Minister – APOLOGIZE!"<ref>www.conservapedia.comflag_of_nazi_germany.png</ref> is shameful – I'm giving the Prime Minister an opportunity. I'm calling upon him to unreservedly apologize for this shameful remark,”

—Dane Lloyd<ref>[https://www.thedesertreview.com/opinion/columnists/trudeau-takes-a-beating-in-parliament/article_2ac42b8c-9026-11ec-abd3-53b2d2c1bb89.html]</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/17/parliament-scolds-justin-trudeau-for-saying-conservative-jewish-lawmaker-stands-with-nazis/</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.com/newsletters/ottawa-playbook/2022/02/17/ottawa-deserves-better-00009716]</ref>}}

===Policy===

Policy priorities of the Conservatives under Harper have remained fairly consistent since 2006: fighting the [[Recession of 2008]]; aiding the ailing [[Automobile]] industry; improving accountability and ethics in government; lowering taxes; fighting crime; reinvesting in defense; bolstering Canada's Arctic sovereignty; promoting national unity; and raising the profile of Canada's role abroad, through its combat mission in Afghanistan, contributions to stabilization in Haiti, and renewed partnership with Latin America. Harper has been friendly with the U.S., despite growing Canadian annoyance with restrictions on border crossings. Harper has been a strong supporter of [[NAFTA]], and works to increase Canada's oil exports to the U.S. He remains strong in the polls as Canada has suffered less from the worldwide [[Recession of 2008]] than the EU or the U.S.

[[Quebec]], with 23% of the national population, its distinctive French-language ("francophone") culture, angered the western provinces by wielding undue influence on the Federal Government and its repeated threats to national unity. Until Harper of Alberta became prime minister in 2006, the western provinces had denounced Ottawa's failure to appreciate the oil interests, one of Canada's major industries. Ontario complains that it pays out far more to the Federal Government than it gets back in revenues, while the Atlantic Provinces seek to assert greater control over fishing and mineral rights off their shores. The Federal Government ceded some power in a few areas of provincial jurisdiction, while seeking to strengthen the federal role in many other areas such as inter-provincial trade and the regulation of securities.

====National Unity====
Popular support for Quebec sovereignty appears to be on the wane, although Francophone pride in that province's unique cultural and linguistic identity remains very strong. Most Quebec voters seem to appreciate the economic benefits of remaining in the Canadian confederation and aim to advance their separate Francophone identity within the confederation. In a provincial election held on December 8, 2008, provincial Liberal Leader Jean Charest won a majority government. The separatist Parti Quebecois placed second.

====Quebec Secession Movement and the October Crisis====
[[File:Quebec1759.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Painting of British landing at Quebec, 1759.]]
There are trivial separatist movements lobbying for independence from Canada in British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec. The only movement of real significance is in Quebec, where the province has twice voted on whether or not to separate from Canada, once in 1980 and again in 1995; the vote in 1995 failed by just 1 percent. On November 27, 2006, the Federal Government passed a motion declaring Québec a nation "within a united Canada".<ref>http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Pub=hansard&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=39&Ses=1&DocId=2544166&File=0#OOB-1799206</ref>

This movement did reach a violent level however when the [[FLQ]] (Front de liberation du Quebec) undertook a series of letterbombings from 1963-1970 [http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0005880.com] The terror campaign reached a fever pitch when Pierre Laporte and James Cross were kidnapped in their own homes by gun wielding FLQ members. [http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/civil_unrest/topics/101/] The government initiated a crackdown in which the War Measures Act was put in place. This allowed the government to detain suspected terrorists without trial, and is the only time where the measure has been enacted in peace time. [http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/terrorists_spies/terrorists/flq/11.html]. The measure was widely supported by Canadians at the time. The action was short-lived however as the members of the FLQ were tracked down and arrested. The body of Pierre Laporte was discovered in the trunk of a car outside a Canadian military base. James Cross was released after intense negotiations with the government. The remaining members of the FLQ were either jailed or as a result of negotiations deported to Cuba.

===Taxation===
The average tax rate in Canada is higher than in the United States. In 2003, Canada's tax burden equals about 33.8% of GDP placing it in the middle of the G7 countries, with Japan lowest at 25.3% and France highest at 43.4%.<ref>[http://www.fin.gc.ca/activty/faq1e.html#Taxation Department of Finance Canada: FAQs]</ref> The US rate is roughly 25.6%; this discrepancy is consistent with the differing levels of social services which the governments funds. Canada also had managed to run without a budget deficit for a number of years under the last Liberal government.

Equalization payments, worth 11.7 billion Canadian dollars are made by the federal government to the provinces from richer provinces (currently Alberta, Newfoundland,<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2008/11/03/have-not.html]</ref> and British Columbia) and the poorer provinces (Ontario,<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/11/03/flaherty-ministers.html]</ref> Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan). This is to ensure that reasonably uniform standards of services and taxation are kept between the richer and poorer provinces.<ref>[http://www.budget.gc.ca/2007/bp/bpc4e.html Budget 2007]</ref> These payments have not been without controversy as provinces begin to make more revenues from natural resources they do not want to give up the Equalization payments.
[[File:Urmas Paet Canadian Minister of International Trade Peter Van Loan, 2010.jpg|thumb|250px|The Minister of International Trade Peter Van Loan with Urmas Paet, Estonian Foreign Minister, 2010.]]
British Columbia's combined federal and provincial corporate tax rate is lower than any jurisdiction in the United States.<ref name=tax>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcolumbia.ca/Invest/Business-Climate/Pages/CompetitiveTaxClimate.aspx|title=Competitive Tax Climate|publisher=British Columbia|accessdate=Aug 12, 2012}}</ref> The BC corporate rate is 10% and the federal rate is 15%.<ref name=tax/>

Canada also has a national sales tax, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 5% on all purchases. Some provinces add an additional percentage in the form of a Provincial Sales Tax (PST), or a combined Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) combining GST and the Provincial Sales Tax. Based on actual income, and a number of other factors, the government will refund GST/HST to eligible tax payers in quarterly installments on the fifth of the month in July, October, January, and April.

====Public Health Care====

{{See also|Two-tier system}}
In 1984, the Federal Government, under the leadership of the Liberals and The Right Honourable [[Pierre Trudeau|Pierre Elliot Trudeau]], enacted the Canada Health Act. This act was based on the five principles of "universality, accessibility, portability, comprehensiveness, and public administration".<ref>[http://www.fin.gc.ca/FEDPROV/hise.html History of Canada Health and Social Transfer]</ref> This public health care system is run in partnership by Health Canada and provincial Ministries of Health, who both contribute tax revenues. The federal government sets policy, while the provinces are responsible for actual administration. In 1995, the Canada Health and Social Transfer was created to replace existing systems for the transferral of tax funding to the provinces to administer social programs. The rationale behind the system is to allow all Canadians equal access to equal treatment, regardless of socio-economic status.

In Canada health care is frequently listed as top issue in election campaigns and is both a topic of frequent debate and a point of pride for many Canadians, Tommy Douglas the founder of medicare was, for example, voted the "Greatest Canadian" on a CBC television programme in 2004.<ref>
http://www.cbc.ca/greatest/</ref>

The current state of Canada's public health care system is gathering increasing media attention due to rising wait times. David Gratzer wrote:
<blockquote>... government researchers have provided the best data on the doctor shortage, noting, for example, that more than 1.5 million Ontarians (or 12 percent of that province’s population) can’t find family physicians.<ref>[http://city-journal.org/html/17_3_canadian_healthcare.html The Ugly Truth about Canadian Healthcare]</ref></blockquote>
Most of the blame for the current state of affairs has been placed on successive government mismanagement. This represents a failure of the federal government to properly regulate the level of service being offered in the provinces. People regularly have to wait between four and eight months for non-emergency surgeries. The median wait time for an MRI across Canada is 10.3 weeks in 2006.<ref>http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/shared/readmore.asp?sNav=nr&id=753</ref> In fact, former Prime Minister [[Jean Chretien|Jean Chrétien]] campaigned on a promise to shut down private MRI clinics because it creates a two tier system, regardless of the demand for more facilities.

In recent years, there has been suggestion from some lobby groups that Canada should adopt a two-tier health care system, while others have expressed strong opposition to this idea, including the federal government under the Liberal Party. Some argue that Canada already does have a two-tier health care system as the very wealthy can go to the United States for treatment. The argument for allowing private health care is twofold. The first reason is that competition may improve the quality of products and services, while the increase in options will allow those with the means to access private health care and may relieve some of the burden off the public system. Critics argue that health is a right, and that everyone should have access to the same standard of care.

Recently, in [[Québec]], a provincial judge has ruled that private health care providers must be allowed to compete with the government-run health care system.

Much as was the case in [[Nazi]] Germany, poor, disabled and sick Canadians are routinely [[Genocide|executed]] by the Government, with the taxpayer footing the bill. <ref>https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-is-canada-euthanising-the-poor-</ref>

===Foreign relations===
====Ukraine====
[[File:Freeland nazism.PNG|right|350px|thumb|Deputy Prime Minister [[Chrystia Freeland]] holding a nazi banner.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/canadas-deputy-pm-caught-holding-pro-nazi-scarf-at-ukraine-rally</ref>]]
On November 9, 2021, ''Ottawa Citizen'' military reporter David Pugliese revealed that when [[Canadian]] military officials met with the neo-Nazi [[Azov Battalion]] in June 2018, they knew the group used the Nazi “Wolfsangel” symbol and praised officials who helped slaughter [[Jews]] and [[Polish|Poles]] during World War II. “A year before the meeting,” reports Pugliese, "Canada’s Joint Task Force Ukraine produced a briefing on the Azov Battalion, acknowledging its links to Nazi ideology."<ref>https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canadian-officials-who-met-with-ukrainian-unit-linked-to-neo-nazis-feared-exposure-by-news-media-documents</ref> Rather than express public disagreement with their views, Canadian military officials sought to manage any potential public relations fallout from at least two meetings, which included Azov representatives boasting about their Canadian support.

A September 2021 report from an Institute at George Washington University revealed that Centuria boasted about being trained by some of the 200 Canadian troops in the Ukraine. The report detailed Centuria members making Nazi salutes, praising [[SS]] units and promoting [[white supremacy]].<ref>https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/far-right-extremists-in-ukrainian-military-bragged-about-canadian-training-report-says-1.5631304</ref>

In March 2016 retired Canadian soldier Oksana Kuzyshyn spoke at an event titled “A Canadian’s experience training the AZOV Battalion to NATO standards”.<ref>https://ucpbacalgary.ca/event/march-31-2016-one-canadians-experience-training-the-azov-batallion-to-nato-standards/</ref> One month earlier “nearly 200 officer cadets and professors of Canada’s Royal Military College” attended a screening of Ukrainians/Les Ukrainiens: God’s Volunteer Battalion, which praised fascist militias fighting in the [[Donbas]].<ref>https://ucpbacalgary.ca/event/march-31-2016-one-canadians-experience-training-the-azov-batallion-to-nato-standards/</ref>

Since U.S. and Canadian backed ultranationalists overthrew [[democracy|democratically]] elected President [[Viktor Yanukovych]] in the 2014 Maidan coup, Canadian politicians have spoken alongside and marched with Canadian members of Ukraine’s Pravy Sektor,<ref>http://theleftchapter.blogspot.com/2016/09/what-is-far-right-organisation-right.html</ref> which said it was “defending the values of white, Christian Europe against the loss of the nation and deregionalisation.”<ref>https://mondediplo.com/2014/03/02ukraine</ref> Pravy Sektor has been implicated in the [[Odessa Trade Unions House massacre]] wherein at least 46 ethnic Russians were burnt alive by Maidan fascists. The black and red flag of Pravy Sektor is based on the Nazi-era "bloods and soil" flag.

Alongside the U.S., Canada has funded, equipped and trained the neo-Nazi infiltrated National Police of Ukraine (NPU), which was founded after the democratically Yanukovych was overthrown. A former deputy commander of the Azov Battalion, Vadim Troyan had a series of senior positions in the NPU, including acting chief.<ref>https://yvesengler.com/2020/03/01/neo-nazis-arrest-highlights-ottawas-support-for-ukrainian-far-right/</ref>

During his trip to Ukraine in 2016 [[Justin Trudeau]] was photographed with Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy, who had a background with the ultranationalists and was accused of praising [[Hitler]].<ref>https://www.mondialisation.ca/meet-andriy-parubiy-the-former-neo-nazi-leader-turned-speaker-of-ukraines-parliament/5520502</ref> In ''Canada is Not Back: How Justin Trudeau is in Over His Head on Foreign Policy'', Jocelyn Coulon, who was a member of Trudeau’s International Affairs Council of Advisers and then an adviser to former foreign minister Stephane Dion, described how the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) sabotaged efforts to lessen tension with Russia. “Dion’s determination to restore relations with Russia quickly came up against pro Ukrainian pressure groups,” he wrote.

To a large extent Ottawa and Washington view the Ukraine as a proxy to weaken Russia. As part of this geopolitical competition, they’ve backed neo-Nazi militia members fighting the independent [[Donbas]] republics.<ref>https://mronline.org/2021/11/13/military-knows-it-looks-bad-but-works-with-neo-nazis-anyway/</ref>

==Defense==
[[File:Canadian Army ambulance Medical Truck.jpg|left|250px|thumb|]]
[[File:Afghanistan Canadian army.JPEG|thumb|280px|Canadian army at Afghanistan.]]
As of the most recent cabinet shuffle, Conservative MP Peter MacKay has assumed the role of Minister of National Defense.

The Canadian Forces is comprised of the Regular Force and the Reserve Force. The Regular and Reserve Forces employ over 62,000 and 25,000 members respectively. While the various branches wear distinctive elemental uniforms (DEU), the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force were amalgamated in 1968 into one common command structure.<ref>http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/about/index_e.asp</ref>
The Canadian Forces are <ref>http://www.canadianally.com/ca/forces-cf-en.asp</ref> equipped with modern vehicles such as the Canadian-built LAV III, the German-built Leopard CII tanks and both the American-built CF-18 Hornet and CC-177 Globemaster III. The Canadian government spends about 17 billion Canadian dollars annually on defence.<ref>[http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20072008/me-bd/part1/ME-030_e.asp http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20072008/me-bd/part1/ME-030_e.asp]</ref>

The Conservative government has continued the trend of increased defense spending initiated by the Liberals, and have also taken steps to decrease red-tape preventing the troops from having the necessary equipment to keep them safe and effective. They have also taken steps to establish Canada's sovereignty over its arctic regions.

Over 3000 Canadian troops are currently deployed around the world, including a few fighter planes used in operations in the middle East. Another 500 are deployed to the Middle East where they are attached to a US-led coalition fleet and the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1). These are prime examples of Canada's capability for interoperability with foreign military forces.

==Economy==
[[File:O-bad-for-canada.jpg|thumb|200px|Leading Canadian newsmagazine evaluates Obama's threat to Canada, June 29, 2009]]

*GDP: $1.700 trillion (2020)
*GDP growth rate: 1.9% (2020)
*GDP per capita: 44,737 (2020)
*Natural resources: Petroleum and natural gas, hydroelectric power, metals and minerals, fish, forests, wildlife, abundant fresh water.
*Agriculture: Products—wheat, livestock and meat, feed grains, oil seeds, dairy products, tobacco, fruits, vegetables.
*Industry: Types—motor vehicles and parts, machinery and equipment, aircraft and components, other diversified manufacturing, fish and forest products, processed and unprocessed minerals.
*Trade: U.S. merchandise exports to Canada (2007)--$248.9 billion: motor vehicles and spare parts, industrial and electrical machinery, plastics, computers, chemicals, petroleum products and natural gas, and agricultural products. In 2007, 65% of Canada's imports came from the United States. U.S. merchandise imports from Canada (2007)--$313.1 billion: motor vehicles and spare parts, crude petroleum and natural gas, forest products, agricultural products, metals, industrial machinery, and aircraft. In 2007, 76% of Canada's exports went to the U.S.

===Liberal fascist expropriation of property===

In February 2022 Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced an expansion of “terrorist financing” rules that would allow banks to freeze assets with no oversight. The new measures also apply to crowdfunding outlets and payment processing providers. “We are broadening the scope of Canada’s anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules so that they cover crowdfunding platforms and the payment service providers they use,” Freeland said. The expanded rules also apply to digital assets, such as cryptocurrency. In enacting the changes, Freeland said that what she claimed were "illegal" blockades "...have highlighted the fact that crowdfunding platforms and some of the payment service providers they use are not fully captured under the proceeds of crime and terrorist financing act." All crowdfunding platforms and service providers were required to register with the Canadian government’s financial intelligence unit, FINTRAC, and report “large and suspicious transactions.”<ref>https://nationalfile.com/canada-expand-scope-terrorist-financing-rules-will-allow-banks-freeze-assets-no-oversight/</ref>

GPS tracking of cell phone data is able to identify anyone within the vicinity of where protests take place.

Freeland went on to threaten Canadian Freedom Truckers with extreme measures if they do not go home. “If your truck is being used in these illegal blockades, your corporate accounts will be frozen, the insurance on your vehicle will be suspended,” Freeland added. Banks and financial services providers will also be allowed by Freeland to freeze or suspend accounts without a court order, intended by her to specifically target the Freedom Convoy and its supporters while hypocritically ignoring crowdfunding campaigns by violent leftist groups such as Antifa. “In doing so, they will be protected against civil liability for actions taken in good faith,” the Deputy PM continued - while she ignored that by acting at Freeland's behest in targeting the Freedom Convoy and other peaceful and legal protests, the banks would be acting in ''bad'' faith and thus would ''not'' be protected against civil liability.
[[File:Trudeau run on the banks.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Run on banks as a result of the liberal fascist regime's expropriation orders.]]
As part of his continued overreach of power, the Trudeau regime and the RCMP began sending the names of those taking part in the Freedom Convoy protests to Canadian banks with orders to freeze the accounts of the participants for standing up to Trudeau's actions.<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/17/canada-police-to-distribute-names-of-trucker-protesters-to-financial-institutions/ Canada Police to Send Names of Trucker Protesters to Financial Institutions] at Breitbart News Network
*[https://www.rebelnews.com/confirmed_bank_accounts_are_being_frozen_under_justin_trudeaus_emergency_economic_measures_order CONFIRMED: Bank accounts are being frozen under Justin Trudeau's Emergency Economic Measures Order] at Rebel News</ref> The opposition Conservatives condemned Trudeau and Freeland's heavy-handed move of freezing bank accounts without evidence of what the regime claimed was "extremist activity", with acting Conservative leader Candice Bergen stating that Trudeau "...has jumped straight to the most extreme measure."

Canadian Justice Minister David Lametti told CTV News that citizens identified as supporting [[President Donald Trump]] are subject to “de-banking” as part of the Canadian government’s official target identification process. During the segment, Lametti hedged and dodged questioning about what terms and conditions the Canadian government is using to instruct the RCMP and financial institutions. However, after equating the Trudeau order to the same principles around terrorism, the ‘Justice Minister’ finally said:
{{quotebox-float|”If you are a member of a pro Trump movement who is donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to this kind of thing, then you ought to be worried.”<ref>https://youtu.be/Qisd2juHvps</ref>}}
Trudeau's expropriation order caused a panic and a run on the banks.<ref>https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/trudeau-inadvertently-caused-a-bank-run-in-canada/</ref> People rushed to ATM's to withdraw their cash before the government could seize it. Five major Canadian banks went offline, preventing a number of customers from using e-Transfers, online banking, and mobile banking services. The financial institutions affected by the outage included the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), BMO (Bank of Montreal), Scotiabank, TD Canada Trust, and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).<ref>https://finbold.com/five-major-canadian-banks-mysteriously-go-offline-in-hours-long-outage/</ref>

===Business===

Canada has invested heavily in high-tech, export-oriented businesses, achieving major success in:
* Aerospace: Canada's global share of aerospace activity has tripled in the last 20 years, making Canada the world's 5th largest aerospace producer.
* Ag-biotech: Canadian firms’ revenues exceed those of US agro-based companies and are more than double those of Japan and the UK.
* Agri-food: Canada is the world's fourth-largest exporter of agricultural products.
* Automotive: Canada is among the Top 10 automotive countries and the 3rd largest exporter of automotive products after Japan and the U.S. Most of the output goes to the U.S. market.
* Biotechnology: Canada is a leader in biotechnology—one of the top five countries in the world.
* Plastics: Canada is the world's fourth largest exporter of moulds and eighth largest exporter of plastics processing machinery.
* see also [[Canadian railways]]

Canadians worry that Obama's economic policies will damage Canada's economy, especially [[cap and trade]], the Buy America rule in the 2009 stimulus, and environmental hostility to Canadian oil produced from oil sands.

===Energy===
Canada has vast natural resources and is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of energy. In 2005, Canada produced 19.1 quadrillion British Thermal Units (Btu) of total energy, the fifth-largest amount in the world. Since 1980, Canada's total energy production has increased by 86%, while its total energy consumption has increased by only 48% during that period. Almost all of Canada's energy exports go to the United States, making it the largest foreign source of U.S. energy imports: Canada is consistently among the top sources for U.S. oil imports, and it is the largest source of U.S. natural gas and electricity imports.<ref>See Energy Information Administration, [http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Canada/Background.html "Canada" (2009 report)]</ref>

In 2005, the largest source of energy consumption in Canada was oil (31%), followed by hydroelectricity (25%) and natural gas (24%). Both coal (12%) and nuclear (7%) constitute a smaller share of the country's overall energy mix. From 1985-2005, Canada's overall energy mix has remained relatively stable, though hydroelectricity has decreased from 31%to 25%, as oil drilling is more popular than dam building. As of 2011, the trend has reversed, and Hydroelectricity is making 32% of the country's electricity. The remainder is produced by oil, and renewables.

==History==
[[File:800px-Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Tombe du Soldat inconnu.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.]]
* See [[History of Canada]]
On October 20, 2014, during the [[Obama administration]]'s support for the [[global jihad]],<ref>https://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/18032</ref> a homegrown Canadian jihadist struck two soldiers with his car in a Quebec shopping mall parking lot, killing one and injuring the other.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror/man-who-killed-soldier-car-was-radical-muslim-authorities-say-n230526</ref> Two days later, a Canadian born [[jihad]]i shot and killed an honor guard in the back at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the grounds of the National War Memorial in Ottawa. The jihadi fled to the Parliament building where Members of Parliament were caucusing. In an exchange of gunfir, the jihadi was shot and killed by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons. Three others sustained injuries in the melee.

==See also==
*[[Canadian Security Intelligence Service]]

==Further reading==
* '''See [[History of Canada]] for a more detailed bibliography.'''
[[File:VC John Robert Osborn Statue Military of Canada Hong Kong.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Statue, Military of Canada, John Robert Osborn, VC, [[Hong Kong]]'s Park.]]
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCESubjects&Params=A1 ''Canadian Encyclopedia'' (2008)] reliable detailed encyclopedia, on-line free
* Artibise, Alan F. J., ed. ''Interdisciplinary Approaches to Canadian Society: A Guide to the Literature.'' McGill-Queen's U. Press, 1990. 156 pp.
* Bickerton, James, and Alain Gagnon. ''Canadian Politics'' (2004) 584 pages, textbook
* Blore, Shawn. ''Frommer's Canada'' (2004) 828 pages travel guide
* Campbell, Robert Malcolm et al. ''The Real Worlds of Canadian Politics: Cases in Process and Policy,'' (2004) 342 pages
* Conrad, Margaret, and Alvin Finkel. ''Canada: A National History.'' (2003), college textbook.
* DK Publishing. ''Canada'' (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by Hugh Thompson (2002) [https://www.amazon.com/Canada-Eyewitness-Travel-Guides-Publishing/dp/0789495619/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1249580319&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Hallowell, Gerald, ed. ''The Oxford Companion to Canadian History'' (2004) 1650 very good entries
* Johnson, William. ''Stephen Harper and the Future of Canada'' (2006) [https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Harper-Future-William-Johnson/dp/0771095546/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239348955&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Morton, Desmond. ''A Short History of Canada'' 5th ed (2001)
* ''National Atlas of Canada'' (1st ed. 1906; 2nd ed. 1915; 3rd ed. 1957; 4th ed. 1974; 6th ed. 1999 is electronic)
* Pammett, Jon H., and Christopher Dornan. ''The Canadian Federal Election of 2006'' (2006)
* Pryke, Kenneth G. and Walter C. Soderlund, eds. ''Profiles of Canada.'' (2003). 3rd edition of textbook
* Toye, William, ed. ''The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature.'' (1983). 843 pp.
* Wells, Paul. ''Right Side Up: the Fall of Paul Martin and the Rise of Stephen Harper's New Conservatism'' (2006)
* Westhues, Anne. '' Canadian Social Policy: Issues and Perspectives,'' 2003

== External links ==
[[File:David Sorensen Horizon Center Focus No 2 Horizon-Series 2004.jpg|thumb|David Sorensen, Horizon Center Focus No. 2, Horizon-Series, 2004.]]
* [http://www.gc.ca/ Government of Canada]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]
* [http://www.pch.gc.ca/ Department of Canadian Heritage]
* [http://cansim2.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-win/cnsmcgi.pgm?Lang=Eng&SP_Action=Main-Principal&SP_Mode=2 Statistics Canada current data]
* [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html CIA World Factbook:Canada]
* [http://www.forces.ca The Canadian Forces], military
* [http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-516-x/3000140-eng.htm ''Historical Statistics of Canada'' (1983)] The major historical data source.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwDvF0NtgdU Canadian National Anthem]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNlTwaPQQH4&feature=related Canadian National Anthem (French)]
*[http://www.asianramblings.com/travel/hong-kong/battle-hong-kong/canadian-heroes-china-john-robert-osborn/ Battle of Hong Kong - Canadian Heroes in China: John Robert Osborn, VC.]

=== Political Party Websites (Major) ===
* [http://www.conservative.ca Conservative Party of Canada]
* [http://www.liberal.ca Liberal Party of Canada]
* [http://www.ndp.ca New Democratic Party of Canada]
* [http://www.blocquebecois.org Bloc Québécois]
* [http://www.greenparty.ca Green Party of Canada]
* [https://www.peoplespartyofcanada.ca/ People's Party of Canada]

=== Political Party Websites (Minor) ===
* [http://www.fpnpoc.ca/ First Peoples National Party of Canada]
* [http://www.partyofalberta.org/ Party of Alberta]
* [http://www.progressivecanadian.org/ Progressive Canadian Party]
* [http://www.mlpc.ca/ Marxist-Leninist Party]
* [http://www.canadianactionparty.ca/ Canadian Action Party]
* [http://www.peoplespoliticalpower.ca/ People's Political Power Party]
* [http://www.animalalliance.ca/ Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party]
* [http://www.westernblockparty.com/ Western Bloc Party]
* [http://www.chp.ca/en/index.html Christian Heritage Party of Canada]

== References ==
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[[Category:North American Countries]]
[[Category:NATO Members]]
[[Category:Christian-Majority Countries]]
[[Category:Canadian History]]
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[[Category:Gun Control]]
[[Category:Anti Second Amendment]]

Pedophilia

2022-04-30T21:32:26Z

ClaudeMcH:

A '''pedophile''' or '''paedophile''' (non-US spelling) is an adult or adolescent 16 years or older, who is mainly or only sexually attracted to [[children]] who have not started puberty. The child must be at least 5 years younger than the adult in the case of adolescent pedophiles for the attraction to be diagnosed as pedophilia. A pedophile who acts out his wishes in the form of viewing child [[pornography]] or sexually abusing children is committing a [[crime]]. Most moral codes; and in particular, the [[Bible]] explicitly forbid it.<ref>[http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Gal&c=5&t=NIV#16 Galatians 5:16-21 (NIV)]</ref> It is closely linked to [[immorality]] and [[sociopathy]].

The term pedophilia is sometimes incorrectly used to mean sexual attraction by adults to any minor, even one that has reached puberty.<ref>Seto, Michael (2008). Pedophilia and Sexual Offending Against Children. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. p. vii.</ref><ref>Fagan PJ, Wise TN, Schmidt CW, Berlin FS (November 2002). "Pedophilia". JAMA 288 (19): 2458–65. doi:10.1001/jama.288.19.2458. PMID 12435259.</ref> Scientists state incorrect uses like this should be avoided, because it fails to distinguish sexual attraction to prepubescent children from sexual attraction to pubescent or post-pubescent minors.<ref>Ames MA, Houston DA (August 1990). "Legal, social, and biological definitions of pedophilia". Arch Sex Behav 19 (4): 333–42. doi:10.1007/BF01541928. PMID 2205170.</ref>

==Diagnosis and treatment==
Pedophilia is a mental illness according to the ''[[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]]''. Although some survey and [[penile plethysmograph]] results suggest that double-digit percentages of the adult male population may be capable of being sexually aroused by children,<ref>{{cite journal|title=Is Pedophilia a Mental Disorder?|author=Green, Richard|journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior|volume=31|number=6|date=December 2002|pages=467–471|url=http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1020699013309}}</ref> the best estimates are that only between 1% and 5% of men are full-blown pedophiles. 30% of pedophiles are left-handed or ambidextrous, triple the general rate. Pedophiles are nearly an inch shorter on average than non-pedophiles and lag behind the average IQ by 10 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/14/local/la-me-pedophiles-20130115|title=Many researchers taking a different view of pedophilia|date=14 January 2013|author=Zarembo, Alan|publisher=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> It may be possible to identify potential pedophiles using [[magnetic resonance imaging]] of the [[brain]] as they tend to have less [[white matter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2220818/Paedophiles-spotted-cured-MRI-scans-detect-brain-activity-low-IQs.html|title=Paedophiles could be 'spotted and cured' through MRI scans to detect brain abnormalities and low IQs|publisher=Daily Mail Reporter|date=20 October 2012}}</ref> Some evidence suggests that pedophilia results from cross-wiring in which the stimuli that usually evoke nurturing and protective reactions in adults instead evokes sexual reactions in pedophiles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2013/12/22/is_pedophilia_a_sexual_orientation.html|title=Is pedophilia a sexual orientation?|author=Kane, Laura|date=22 December 2013|publisher=The Star}}</ref> There is no cure for pedophilia; even [[castration]] does not completely eliminate a pedophile's sexual interest in children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Expert-says-castration-no-cure-for-pedophilia-1913426.php|title=Expert says castration no cure for pedophilia|author=Crowe, Robert|date=10 May 2005|publisher=Houston Chronicle}}</ref>

==Claims that pedophilia is a sexual orientation==
Pedophilia is sometimes described as a [[sexual orientation]] by researchers who claim it has a similar age of onset, correlations with sexual and romantic behavior, and stability over time as homosexuality. Michael C. Seto proposes a two-axis "modular person preferences system" in which [[asexual]] persons would be placed at the [[Origin (mathematics)|origin]] and the X and Y axes would range from infant to senior and from male to female, respectively. Other axes could be added for body shape, body size, and other characteristics of interest. Seto concludes that "[a]ccepting that pedophilia is a sexual orientation akin to heterosexuality or homosexuality, rather than a preference that is chosen or somehow learned, may" create a culture in which pedophiles feel safer seeking clinical and assist "efforts to better understand this sexual orientation and thereby prevent child sexual exploitation."<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-011-9882-6|title=Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation?|author=Seto, Michael C.|date=February 2012|volume=41|issue=21|pages=231–236|journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior}}</ref> In 2013, the [[American Psychiatric Association]] issued a statement clarifying that it does not regard pedophilia as a sexual orientation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/31/apa-correct-manual-clarification-pedophilia-not-se/|title=APA to correct manual: Pedophilia is not a ‘sexual orientation’|author=Wetzstein, Cheryl|publisher=The Washington Times|date=31 October 2013}}</ref>

== Frontal lobe injury and pedophilia ==

''See also:'' [[Homosexuality and frontal lobe injury]] and [[Religiosity and larger frontal lobes]] and [[Atheism and the brain]]

The frontal lobe plays a role in controlling sexual behavior.<ref>[http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/frontal-lobe/male Frontal lobe], Healthline.com</ref>

According to the 2007 medical journal article (and its abstract) entitled ''Neurological control of human sexual behaviour: insights from lesion studies'' which was published in the ''Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry'':
{{cquote|We review the human literature examining the effects of neurological insult on human sexual behaviour. We provide a synthesis of the findings to date, and identify key brain regions associated with specific aspects of human sexual behaviour. These include subcortical and cortical regions, with the mesial temporal lobe and the amygdala in particular being a crucial structure in the mediation of human sexual drive...

Disinhibited sexual behaviour has been reported following damage to the frontal lobes, particularly the orbitofrontal region of the limbic system.

Kolarsky and colleagues54 examined the relationships between “sexual deviation”, age of lesion onset and localisation of lesion (temporal vs extratemporal). The authors defined two diagnostic categories: (1) “sexual deviation”, involving a deviation of sexual object (for example, paedophilia). [[Homosexuality]] was included in this category, which would now be considered inappropriate, and (2) “sexual disturbances other than deviations”, including orgasm in response to stimuli unrelated to the subject's sexual preference, hypersexuality and hyposexuality...

An association between temporal lobe abnormalities and paedophilia has been reported by Mendez and colleagues.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2117556/ Neurological control of human sexual behaviour: insights from lesion studies],J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2007 Oct; 78(10): 1042–1049.</ref>}}

=="Pedosexual"==
There is some dispute about the difference (if any) between "pedophilia" and "pedosexuality". [[Urban Dictionary]] describes "pedosexual" as a "non-existent word invented by [[pedophile activist]]s as part of their ongoing effort to legitimize and legalize the sexual exploitation of children."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pedosexual&defid=1011956|title=pedosexual|author=Ed|publisher=Urban Dictionary|date=21 January 2005}}</ref> dont-offend.org, a website of the Institute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine, directed by Klaus M. Beier,<ref>{{cite book|isbn=978-1461444206|date=6 November 2012|title=Sexual Medicine in Clinical Practice|author=Beier, Klaus M. and Loewit, Kurt K.|pages=xv}}</ref> states that pedosexuality "as a clinical term denotes a sexual behaviour towards children and is the equivalent to ‘child sexual abuse’. The expressions ‘pedosexuality’ and ‘pedophilia’ are related but are not identical and cannot be used synonymously."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dont-offend.org/story/88/3888.html|title=FAQ|author=dont-offend.org|publisher=Institute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine}}</ref>

== Atheism, pedophilia and NAMBLA ==

See: [[Atheism, pederasty and NAMBLA|Atheism, pedophilia and NAMBLA]]

==Moral Pedophilia==
Although it is more strongly stigmatized by most cultures than other sins, pedophilia can be resisted and overcome through sincere repentance just like homosexuality and all other forms of sexual immorality. Once the struggling pedophile recognizes their inclinations as a problem, they must abstain from things which can trigger their tendencies such as child pornography, or isolation with children. It is also because of this heavy stigma that many pedophiles do not publicly admit to their issue, more so than even recovering pornography addicts or ex-homosexuals. Some, who have likely found redemption through a strong faith, will usually only confess such past sins in private. Therefore, it is hard to say statistically how many have achieved true recovery from their desires. It is often thought that reformed pedophiles are rare in society. Nevertheless, some notable exceptions have come to light. Actor Stephen Collins created a storm of controversy when he confessed his past involvement of child sexual abuse. He was known for playing a father and priest character on the family show Seventh Heaven. As a practicing Episcopalian, however, he took himself to account for his mistakes and apologized to one of his prior victims in person.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/12/17/stephen-collins-admits-sexual-abuse-terribly-wrong-katie-couric/20524835/</ref><ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/7th-heaven-dad-stephen-collins-admits-sexually-abusing-girl-article-1.1965747</ref>

== Pedophilia and hard-core Star Trek fans ==

[[Star Trek]] is a science fiction television series produced by [[Atheism|atheist]] [[Gene Roddenberry]] (1966–69), and includes four other TV series and several movies.

Ellen Ladowsky wrote in ''Huffington Post'':
{{Cquote|The ''LA Times'' recently ran a story about the Child Exploitation Section of the Toronto Sex Crimes Unit, which contained a mind-boggling statistic: of the more than 100 offenders the unit has arrested over the last four years, "all but one" has been "a hard-core Trekkie." Blogger Ernest Miller thought this claim was improbable. "I could go to a science fiction convention," he explained "and be less likely to find that 99+ percent of the attendees were hard-core Trekkies." While there may be quibbling about the exact numbers, the Toronto detectives claim that the connection is undeniable.

In fact, Star Trek paraphernalia has so routinely been found at the homes of the pedophiles they've arrested that it has become a gruesome joke in the squad room. (On the wall, there is a Star Trek poster with the detectives' faces replacing those of the crew members). This does not mean that watching Star Trek makes you a pedophile. It does mean that if you're a pedophile, odds are you've watched a lot of Star Trek.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ellen-ladowsky/pedophilia-and-star-trek_b_5857.html Pedophilia and Star Trek fans]</ref>}}

===Links to Homosexuality===

There is overwhelming evidence that homosexuals are more likely than heterosexuals to be pedophiles. Homosexuals and [[LGBT]] groups in the United States and worldwide campaign vigorously to legalize and normalize pedophilia. Almost of the founders and members of the UK [[Pedophile Information Exchange|Paedophile Information Exchange]] (PIE) were homosexual. In 1981 the book ''The Age Taboo, Gay Male Sexuality, Power and Consent,'' appeared, “a collection of writings about intergenerational (and especially man-boy relationships)". All the contributors were prominent homosexual and lesbian activists, indicating how the pedophile movement has never been merely allied to the homosexual movement - it is a central part of it. The pedophiles and the homosexuals are the same people. As the book appeared just before the identification of AIDS nobody commented on the prospect of spreading this to children. Contents: -
"Introduction," Daniel Tsang.
"Loving men," Sylvère Lotringer and Mark Moffett.
Cultural analyst Sylvère Lotringer interviews 15-year-old Mark Moffett about his relationships with men.
"Loving boys," Tom Reeves.
"Men and boys: the Boston conference," Daniel Tsang.
Tsang reports on the 1978 Boston conference.
"Children and sex," Youth Liberation.
"Happy families? Pedophilia examined," Gay Left Collective.
"Childhood sexuality and pedophilia," Jamie Gough.
"Whose power? Whose consent?," Eric Presland*.
"Sexual revolution and the liberation of children," Mark Blasius and Kate Millett.
Mark Blasius questions feminist Kate Millett on the sexual freedom of children.
"I know what I am: gay teenagers and the law," Joint Council for Gay Teenagers.
"The case for abolishing age of consent laws," North American Man/Boy Love Association.* An editorial originally published in NAMBLA News.
"Sexual politics, the New Right and the sexual fringe," Gayle Rubin.
"Recipe for a witchhunt," John Mitzel.Mitzel reviews the history of America's pedophile witchhunt.
"'Lesbians Rising' editors speak out," Editors of Lesbians Rising.
"A militant young dyke’s feminist perspective on the age of consent question," anonymous.
"Man/boy love and the lesbian/gay movement," Pat Califia&. Califia opines against the age-of-consent in an abridged version of her article for The Advocate.
"Man/boy love and the Left," Roger Moody*.
"Confronting ageism," Michael Alhonte. An 18-year-old who began having relationships with men at 13 criticizes ageism in both the mainstream and the boylove community.
"Struggling against racism," Daniel Tsang.
"Resources: an annotated guide to the literature," Daniel Tsang.<ref>''The Age Taboo, Gay Male Sexuality, Power and Consent,'' edited by Daniel Tsang, Alyson Publications, 1981.</ref>

== See also ==

*[[Atheism and child pornography]]

*[[Atheism, pederasty and NAMBLA]]

*[[Bernie Ward]]

== External links ==
*[https://archive.is/SXZYk Pastoral Letter to the Catholics of Ireland.]

==Notes==
<references/>

{{Ten Commandments}}

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[[Category:Sexual Immorality]]
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Elon Musk

2022-04-30T21:31:27Z

ClaudeMcH: /* Jeffrey Epstein */

'''Elon Musk''' (born June 28, 1971, age 50) is an [[American]] billionaire entrepreneur who supports [[freedom of speech]] and has been critical of tyrannical lockdowns during [[COVID-19]]. His immense wealth is based mostly on the meteoric rise in value of the [[Tesla Motors]] electric car company. He is also a co-founder of [[PayPal]], a CEO for SpaceX, and chairman of SolarCity. He supposedly is "socially [[liberal]] and fiscally [[conservative]]"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1OPxitgvmw Elon Musk: The Way Of The Future]</ref> but endorsed [[hyperinflation]]ist [[Andrew Yang]] for the [[Democratic party]] nomination in the [[2020 presidential election]]. He believes in man-made [[global warming]]. Musk was born in [[South Africa]], raised in [[Canada]] and resided in Los Angeles before moving in 2020 to [[Texas]]. At times he has been ranked as the wealthiest man in the world, depending on fluctuations in the [[stock market]].

Musk companies are thriving due to [[socialism|government subsidies]]. Tesla Motors and SolarCity have taken a huge financial hit in 2016. Both these companies are based on the green energy movement and are being punished by the markets due to extremely low oil prices. Musk lost a personal fortune upwards of $4 billion. In 2017, Tesla Motors would acquire all of SolarCity stocks. The highly anticipated [[Tesla Model 3]] starts shipping at the end of July. The stock valuation of Tesla, which may be due to its software development, far exceeds that of [[GM]], Ford, and Chrysler.

He smoked the killer drug [[marijuana]] during an appearance on the [[Joe Rogan]] podcast. <ref>https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/356305</ref>

Elon Musk indicates that [[atheism|he does not pray to or worship any divine being]]. However, he asked "any entities that [were] listening" to "bless [the] launch" before the important Falcon 1 launch by SpaceX, a company he founded in 2002.<ref>[https://baron-magazine.com/2018/09/11/elon-musk/ Elon Musk - biography]</ref>

During California's [[CCP global pandemic]] lockdown, according to ''The Verge'' Musk said,
{{quotebox|If somebody wants to stay in the house that’s great. They should be allowed to stay in the house and they should not be compelled to leave. But to say that they cannot leave their house and they will be arrested if they do… this is [[fascist]]. This is not democratic. This is not freedom. Give people back their g*****n freedom … Everything people have worked for all their lives is being destroyed in real time. I think the people are going to be very angry about this and are very angry.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/29/21242102/elon-musk-coronavirus-fascist-shelter-in-place-tesla-covid-19-safety-science</ref>}}

In 2021, he mocked far-left Senator Elizabeth Warren and called her "Senator Karen."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/12/14/elon-musk-calls-elizabeth-warren-senator-karen-in-spat-over-taxes/</ref>

In 2022, Musk acquired a 9% stake in [[Twitter]], and subsequently its Board accepted a buy-out offer by Musk. But the deal has been slow to complete and there is a relatively low penalty if Musk abandons it.

==Jeffrey Epstein==
In August 2018, reporters at ''[[The New York Times]]'' and other publications received word Elon Musk was relying on [[Jeffrey Epstein]] to advise him on whom to consider hiring as board chair or chief executive. Editors at the ''Times'' sent business columnist James Stewart to talk to Epstein. "I wondered why would Musk, if this is true, be using a registered sex offender to recruit new members to the board," Stewart told The Kicker, a podcast from the Columbia Journalism Review. Stewart wrote, "He said that [[Pedophilia|criminalizing sex with teenage girls]] was a cultural aberration and that at times in history it was perfectly acceptable."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-interview.html</ref>

==Purchase of Twitter==
On April 25, 2022, it was announced that Musk had purchased social media platform [[Twitter]] for $43 billion, with the intent of ending liberal control of the platform (along with its related censorship and silencing of conservative voices and factual information in favor of promoting and encouraging liberal voices) and restoring free speech.<ref name="Musk Twitter">[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/breaking-official-twitter-sold-twitter-shares-halted-pending-news-sale-company-sold-elon-musk-43-billion/ BREAKING: IT’S OFFICIAL! TWITTER IS SOLD! Twitter Shares Halted Pending News of Sale – Company Sold to Elon Musk for $44 Billion] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Earlier in the month, Musk had become the biggest single shareholder of Twitter (with 9.2% of the shares, well over the 2.25% held at the time by Twitter co-founder and former CEO [[Jack Dorsey]]) when he bought 73 million shares of stock in the company (worth $2.89 billion),<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/elon-musk-becomes-biggest-shareholder-twitter-buys-9-2-shares/ Elon Musk Becomes the Biggest Shareholder in Twitter as He Buys 73 Million Shares] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> but when he attempted to buy more shares, he ran into resistance from several [[Saudi Arabia]]n Twitter shareholders, which caused Twitter stock to fall.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/breaking-saudi-owners-twitter-decline-musks-offer-twitter-stock-tumbling/ BREAKING: Saudi Shareholders of Twitter Decline Musk’s Offer – Twitter Stock is Tumbling] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> To prevent Musk from buying more shares, Twitter tried to entice him with a seat on its board of directors as part of a deal that would keep him from owning more than 14.9% of its common stock,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-appoint-elon-musk-board-directors-prevent-buying-majority-stake/ Twitter to Appoint Elon Musk to its Board of Directors and Prevent Him from Buying Majority Stake – Musk Teases ‘Significant Improvements’] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> but Musk turned down that offer, thereby allowing him to buy more Twitter stock.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/developing-elon-musk-turns-seat-twitters-board-move-will-allow-buy-stock-company/ Elon Musk Turns Down Seat on Twitter’s Board, Move Will Allow Him to Buy More Stock in Company] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In response, bitter leftist Twitter shareholders attempted to sue Musk for delaying in disclosing the amount of stock he owned in the company.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/go-angry-twitter-shareholders-sue-elon-musk-delay-stock-disclosures/ Here We Go… Angry Twitter Shareholders Sue Elon Musk Over Delay in Stock Disclosures] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

When Musk announced plans to purchase Twitter outright and turn it into a private company,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/elon-musk-wants-buy-twitter-43-billion-transformed-private-company/ BREAKING: Elon Musk Wants to Buy Twitter for $43 Billion and Transform It Into ‘Private Company’] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> pro-censorship/anti-free speech leftist company management decided to attempt to implement a "poison pill" to sabotage the transaction and fight for censorship and silencing of conservative voices and allowing the voices of liberals and other enemies of freedom to flourish<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-fascists-release-statement-dont-care-elon-musk-board-will-continue-censor-conservatives-trump-not-coming-back/ Twitter Fascists Release Statement: They Don’t Care that Elon Musk Is On Board – They Will Continue to Censor Conservatives and Trump Is Not Coming Back] at the Gateway Pundit
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-management-fight-control-company-president-trump-remains-censored-iranian-leaders-not/ Twitter Management Fight for Control of Company So They Can Continue to Censor President Trump and Promote Iranian Leaders on The Site] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> rather than allow Musk, who is anti-censorship and favors free speech, to buy the company and put an end to that censorship.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-board-adopts-poison-pill-rather-consider-musks-offer-free-speech-damned/ Twitter Board Adopts a ‘Poison Pill’ Rather than Consider Musk’s Offer – Free Speech Be Damned] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In response to the "poison pill" move by Twitter, Florida Governor [[Ron DeSantis]] threatened to hold the company's board of directors legally accountable for breaching their fiduciary duty.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/ron-desantis-threatens-hold-twitters-board-directors-accountable-breaching-fiduciary-duty/ Ron DeSantis Threatens to Hold Twitter’s Board of Directors Accountable for Breaching Fiduciary Duty] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Musk later announced that he would be bringing investor partners into his Twitter bid to thwart the company's "poison pill" sabotage attempt, whose legality was questioned by the Gateway Pundit.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/elon-musk-considering-bringing-partners-twitter-bid-company-adopts-poison-pill/ Elon Musk Considers Bringing in Partners on Twitter Bid After Company Adopts ‘Poison Pill’] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In an attempt to protect Twitter and its anti-free speech mandate against a Musk takeover, the [[Biden regime]]-controlled [[Department of Justice]] and the Securities and Exchange Commission tried to step in by launching frivolous sham investigations against Musk.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/swamp-steps-doj-sec-launch-joint-investigation-targeting-elon-musk-attempts-hostile-takeover-twitter-reports/ Swamp Steps In? DOJ, SEC Launch “Joint Investigation” Targeting Elon Musk as He Attempts His ‘Hostile Takeover’ of Twitter: Reports] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

When Musk's purchase of Twitter became official, pearl-clutching liberals [[snowflake|went into meltdown mode]]<ref>[https://youtu.be/-C9ERYLlNY8 BREAKING! TWITTER SOLD TO ELON MUSK! LEFTISTS IN MELTDOWN!!!] at Dr. Steve Turley YouTube channel</ref> over their loss of control of one of their means of censoring free speech and silencing conservative voices/opinions and factual information.<ref name="Musk Twitter"/> President [[Donald Trump]] congratulated Musk on his purchase of Twitter, saying of him "...I hope Elon buys Twitter because he’ll make improvements to it and he is a good man," but he added that he will not return to Twitter, even with the restoration of his account there, choosing instead to stay with his own social media platform Truth Social.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/breaking-president-trump-will-not-come-back-twitter-despite-elon-musk-takeover/ Breaking: President Trump WILL NOT Come Back to Twitter Despite Elon Musk Takeover] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> As part of the announcement of his Twitter purchase, Musk said, "Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated...", adding in a tweet that "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means".<ref>[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1518623997054918657 Elon Musk: "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means"] at Twitter</ref> Among the liberals having tantrums over Musk's purchase of Twitter are actress and leftist activist Jameela Jamil, who rage-quit the platform over the announcement in a petulant tweet,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/one-former-good-place-actress-turned-annoying-activist-jameela-jamil-quits-twitter-elon-musk-purchase/ ONE DOWN: Former Good Place Actress Turned Annoying Activist Jameela Jamil Quits Twitter Over Elon Musk Purchase] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> liberal race activist [[Shaun King]] (a white man who claims to be "black"), who also threw an online hissy-fit and rage-quit Twitter via deletion of his account in response to the Musk purchase,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/shaun-king-rage-quits-twitter-elon-musks-purchase/ Shaun King Rage Quits Twitter Over Elon Musk’s Purchase] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> and other prominent liberals with online presences such as [[Joy Reid]], [[Howard Dean]], [[NBC]] "journalist"/hack Ben Collins, [[CNN]] hack [[Brian Stelter]], former Twitter employees Israel Camacho and Laura Gomez and several members of hate group [[Antifa]].<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/meltdown-glorious-democrats-thugs-fascists-react-elon-musk-purchase-twitter-predictable-fury/ THE MELTDOWN IS GLORIOUS: Democrats, Thugs and Fascists React to Elon Musk Purchase of Twitter with Predictable Fury] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

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Elon Musk

2022-04-30T21:30:45Z

ClaudeMcH: Wrong Rogan!!!

'''Elon Musk''' (born June 28, 1971, age 50) is an [[American]] billionaire entrepreneur who supports [[freedom of speech]] and has been critical of tyrannical lockdowns during [[COVID-19]]. His immense wealth is based mostly on the meteoric rise in value of the [[Tesla Motors]] electric car company. He is also a co-founder of [[PayPal]], a CEO for SpaceX, and chairman of SolarCity. He supposedly is "socially [[liberal]] and fiscally [[conservative]]"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1OPxitgvmw Elon Musk: The Way Of The Future]</ref> but endorsed [[hyperinflation]]ist [[Andrew Yang]] for the [[Democratic party]] nomination in the [[2020 presidential election]]. He believes in man-made [[global warming]]. Musk was born in [[South Africa]], raised in [[Canada]] and resided in Los Angeles before moving in 2020 to [[Texas]]. At times he has been ranked as the wealthiest man in the world, depending on fluctuations in the [[stock market]].

Musk companies are thriving due to [[socialism|government subsidies]]. Tesla Motors and SolarCity have taken a huge financial hit in 2016. Both these companies are based on the green energy movement and are being punished by the markets due to extremely low oil prices. Musk lost a personal fortune upwards of $4 billion. In 2017, Tesla Motors would acquire all of SolarCity stocks. The highly anticipated [[Tesla Model 3]] starts shipping at the end of July. The stock valuation of Tesla, which may be due to its software development, far exceeds that of [[GM]], Ford, and Chrysler.

He smoked the killer drug [[marijuana]] during an appearance on the [[Joe Rogan]] podcast. <ref>https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/356305</ref>

Elon Musk indicates that [[atheism|he does not pray to or worship any divine being]]. However, he asked "any entities that [were] listening" to "bless [the] launch" before the important Falcon 1 launch by SpaceX, a company he founded in 2002.<ref>[https://baron-magazine.com/2018/09/11/elon-musk/ Elon Musk - biography]</ref>

During California's [[CCP global pandemic]] lockdown, according to ''The Verge'' Musk said,
{{quotebox|If somebody wants to stay in the house that’s great. They should be allowed to stay in the house and they should not be compelled to leave. But to say that they cannot leave their house and they will be arrested if they do… this is [[fascist]]. This is not democratic. This is not freedom. Give people back their g*****n freedom … Everything people have worked for all their lives is being destroyed in real time. I think the people are going to be very angry about this and are very angry.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/29/21242102/elon-musk-coronavirus-fascist-shelter-in-place-tesla-covid-19-safety-science</ref>}}

In 2021, he mocked far-left Senator Elizabeth Warren and called her "Senator Karen."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/12/14/elon-musk-calls-elizabeth-warren-senator-karen-in-spat-over-taxes/</ref>

In 2022, Musk acquired a 9% stake in [[Twitter]], and subsequently its Board accepted a buy-out offer by Musk. But the deal has been slow to complete and there is a relatively low penalty if Musk abandons it.

==Jeffrey Epstein==
In August 2018, reporters at ''[[The New York Times]]'' and other publications received word Elon Musk was relying on [[Jeffrey Epstein]] to advise him on whom to consider hiring as board chair or chief executive. Editors at the ''Times'' sent business columnist James Stewart to talk to Epstein. "I wondered why would Musk, if this is true, be using a registered sex offender to recruit new members to the board," Stewart told The Kicker, a podcast from the Columbia Journalism Review. Stewart wrote, "He said that criminalizing sex with teenage girls was a cultural aberration and that at times in history it was perfectly acceptable."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-interview.html</ref>

==Purchase of Twitter==
On April 25, 2022, it was announced that Musk had purchased social media platform [[Twitter]] for $43 billion, with the intent of ending liberal control of the platform (along with its related censorship and silencing of conservative voices and factual information in favor of promoting and encouraging liberal voices) and restoring free speech.<ref name="Musk Twitter">[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/breaking-official-twitter-sold-twitter-shares-halted-pending-news-sale-company-sold-elon-musk-43-billion/ BREAKING: IT’S OFFICIAL! TWITTER IS SOLD! Twitter Shares Halted Pending News of Sale – Company Sold to Elon Musk for $44 Billion] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Earlier in the month, Musk had become the biggest single shareholder of Twitter (with 9.2% of the shares, well over the 2.25% held at the time by Twitter co-founder and former CEO [[Jack Dorsey]]) when he bought 73 million shares of stock in the company (worth $2.89 billion),<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/elon-musk-becomes-biggest-shareholder-twitter-buys-9-2-shares/ Elon Musk Becomes the Biggest Shareholder in Twitter as He Buys 73 Million Shares] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> but when he attempted to buy more shares, he ran into resistance from several [[Saudi Arabia]]n Twitter shareholders, which caused Twitter stock to fall.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/breaking-saudi-owners-twitter-decline-musks-offer-twitter-stock-tumbling/ BREAKING: Saudi Shareholders of Twitter Decline Musk’s Offer – Twitter Stock is Tumbling] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> To prevent Musk from buying more shares, Twitter tried to entice him with a seat on its board of directors as part of a deal that would keep him from owning more than 14.9% of its common stock,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-appoint-elon-musk-board-directors-prevent-buying-majority-stake/ Twitter to Appoint Elon Musk to its Board of Directors and Prevent Him from Buying Majority Stake – Musk Teases ‘Significant Improvements’] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> but Musk turned down that offer, thereby allowing him to buy more Twitter stock.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/developing-elon-musk-turns-seat-twitters-board-move-will-allow-buy-stock-company/ Elon Musk Turns Down Seat on Twitter’s Board, Move Will Allow Him to Buy More Stock in Company] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In response, bitter leftist Twitter shareholders attempted to sue Musk for delaying in disclosing the amount of stock he owned in the company.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/go-angry-twitter-shareholders-sue-elon-musk-delay-stock-disclosures/ Here We Go… Angry Twitter Shareholders Sue Elon Musk Over Delay in Stock Disclosures] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

When Musk announced plans to purchase Twitter outright and turn it into a private company,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/elon-musk-wants-buy-twitter-43-billion-transformed-private-company/ BREAKING: Elon Musk Wants to Buy Twitter for $43 Billion and Transform It Into ‘Private Company’] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> pro-censorship/anti-free speech leftist company management decided to attempt to implement a "poison pill" to sabotage the transaction and fight for censorship and silencing of conservative voices and allowing the voices of liberals and other enemies of freedom to flourish<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-fascists-release-statement-dont-care-elon-musk-board-will-continue-censor-conservatives-trump-not-coming-back/ Twitter Fascists Release Statement: They Don’t Care that Elon Musk Is On Board – They Will Continue to Censor Conservatives and Trump Is Not Coming Back] at the Gateway Pundit
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-management-fight-control-company-president-trump-remains-censored-iranian-leaders-not/ Twitter Management Fight for Control of Company So They Can Continue to Censor President Trump and Promote Iranian Leaders on The Site] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> rather than allow Musk, who is anti-censorship and favors free speech, to buy the company and put an end to that censorship.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-board-adopts-poison-pill-rather-consider-musks-offer-free-speech-damned/ Twitter Board Adopts a ‘Poison Pill’ Rather than Consider Musk’s Offer – Free Speech Be Damned] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In response to the "poison pill" move by Twitter, Florida Governor [[Ron DeSantis]] threatened to hold the company's board of directors legally accountable for breaching their fiduciary duty.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/ron-desantis-threatens-hold-twitters-board-directors-accountable-breaching-fiduciary-duty/ Ron DeSantis Threatens to Hold Twitter’s Board of Directors Accountable for Breaching Fiduciary Duty] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Musk later announced that he would be bringing investor partners into his Twitter bid to thwart the company's "poison pill" sabotage attempt, whose legality was questioned by the Gateway Pundit.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/elon-musk-considering-bringing-partners-twitter-bid-company-adopts-poison-pill/ Elon Musk Considers Bringing in Partners on Twitter Bid After Company Adopts ‘Poison Pill’] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In an attempt to protect Twitter and its anti-free speech mandate against a Musk takeover, the [[Biden regime]]-controlled [[Department of Justice]] and the Securities and Exchange Commission tried to step in by launching frivolous sham investigations against Musk.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/swamp-steps-doj-sec-launch-joint-investigation-targeting-elon-musk-attempts-hostile-takeover-twitter-reports/ Swamp Steps In? DOJ, SEC Launch “Joint Investigation” Targeting Elon Musk as He Attempts His ‘Hostile Takeover’ of Twitter: Reports] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

When Musk's purchase of Twitter became official, pearl-clutching liberals [[snowflake|went into meltdown mode]]<ref>[https://youtu.be/-C9ERYLlNY8 BREAKING! TWITTER SOLD TO ELON MUSK! LEFTISTS IN MELTDOWN!!!] at Dr. Steve Turley YouTube channel</ref> over their loss of control of one of their means of censoring free speech and silencing conservative voices/opinions and factual information.<ref name="Musk Twitter"/> President [[Donald Trump]] congratulated Musk on his purchase of Twitter, saying of him "...I hope Elon buys Twitter because he’ll make improvements to it and he is a good man," but he added that he will not return to Twitter, even with the restoration of his account there, choosing instead to stay with his own social media platform Truth Social.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/breaking-president-trump-will-not-come-back-twitter-despite-elon-musk-takeover/ Breaking: President Trump WILL NOT Come Back to Twitter Despite Elon Musk Takeover] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> As part of the announcement of his Twitter purchase, Musk said, "Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated...", adding in a tweet that "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means".<ref>[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1518623997054918657 Elon Musk: "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means"] at Twitter</ref> Among the liberals having tantrums over Musk's purchase of Twitter are actress and leftist activist Jameela Jamil, who rage-quit the platform over the announcement in a petulant tweet,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/one-former-good-place-actress-turned-annoying-activist-jameela-jamil-quits-twitter-elon-musk-purchase/ ONE DOWN: Former Good Place Actress Turned Annoying Activist Jameela Jamil Quits Twitter Over Elon Musk Purchase] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> liberal race activist [[Shaun King]] (a white man who claims to be "black"), who also threw an online hissy-fit and rage-quit Twitter via deletion of his account in response to the Musk purchase,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/shaun-king-rage-quits-twitter-elon-musks-purchase/ Shaun King Rage Quits Twitter Over Elon Musk’s Purchase] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> and other prominent liberals with online presences such as [[Joy Reid]], [[Howard Dean]], [[NBC]] "journalist"/hack Ben Collins, [[CNN]] hack [[Brian Stelter]], former Twitter employees Israel Camacho and Laura Gomez and several members of hate group [[Antifa]].<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/meltdown-glorious-democrats-thugs-fascists-react-elon-musk-purchase-twitter-predictable-fury/ THE MELTDOWN IS GLORIOUS: Democrats, Thugs and Fascists React to Elon Musk Purchase of Twitter with Predictable Fury] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

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Elon Musk

2022-04-30T21:30:00Z

ClaudeMcH:

'''Elon Musk''' (born June 28, 1971, age 50) is an [[American]] billionaire entrepreneur who supports [[freedom of speech]] and has been critical of tyrannical lockdowns during [[COVID-19]]. His immense wealth is based mostly on the meteoric rise in value of the [[Tesla Motors]] electric car company. He is also a co-founder of [[PayPal]], a CEO for SpaceX, and chairman of SolarCity. He supposedly is "socially [[liberal]] and fiscally [[conservative]]"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1OPxitgvmw Elon Musk: The Way Of The Future]</ref> but endorsed [[hyperinflation]]ist [[Andrew Yang]] for the [[Democratic party]] nomination in the [[2020 presidential election]]. He believes in man-made [[global warming]]. Musk was born in [[South Africa]], raised in [[Canada]] and resided in Los Angeles before moving in 2020 to [[Texas]]. At times he has been ranked as the wealthiest man in the world, depending on fluctuations in the [[stock market]].

Musk companies are thriving due to [[socialism|government subsidies]]. Tesla Motors and SolarCity have taken a huge financial hit in 2016. Both these companies are based on the green energy movement and are being punished by the markets due to extremely low oil prices. Musk lost a personal fortune upwards of $4 billion. In 2017, Tesla Motors would acquire all of SolarCity stocks. The highly anticipated [[Tesla Model 3]] starts shipping at the end of July. The stock valuation of Tesla, which may be due to its software development, far exceeds that of [[GM]], Ford, and Chrysler.

He smoked the killer drug [[marijuana]] during an appearance on the [[Seth Rogan]] podcast. <ref>https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/356305</ref>

Elon Musk indicates that [[atheism|he does not pray to or worship any divine being]]. However, he asked "any entities that [were] listening" to "bless [the] launch" before the important Falcon 1 launch by SpaceX, a company he founded in 2002.<ref>[https://baron-magazine.com/2018/09/11/elon-musk/ Elon Musk - biography]</ref>

During California's [[CCP global pandemic]] lockdown, according to ''The Verge'' Musk said,
{{quotebox|If somebody wants to stay in the house that’s great. They should be allowed to stay in the house and they should not be compelled to leave. But to say that they cannot leave their house and they will be arrested if they do… this is [[fascist]]. This is not democratic. This is not freedom. Give people back their g*****n freedom … Everything people have worked for all their lives is being destroyed in real time. I think the people are going to be very angry about this and are very angry.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/29/21242102/elon-musk-coronavirus-fascist-shelter-in-place-tesla-covid-19-safety-science</ref>}}

In 2021, he mocked far-left Senator Elizabeth Warren and called her "Senator Karen."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/12/14/elon-musk-calls-elizabeth-warren-senator-karen-in-spat-over-taxes/</ref>

In 2022, Musk acquired a 9% stake in [[Twitter]], and subsequently its Board accepted a buy-out offer by Musk. But the deal has been slow to complete and there is a relatively low penalty if Musk abandons it.

==Jeffrey Epstein==
In August 2018, reporters at ''[[The New York Times]]'' and other publications received word Elon Musk was relying on [[Jeffrey Epstein]] to advise him on whom to consider hiring as board chair or chief executive. Editors at the ''Times'' sent business columnist James Stewart to talk to Epstein. "I wondered why would Musk, if this is true, be using a registered sex offender to recruit new members to the board," Stewart told The Kicker, a podcast from the Columbia Journalism Review. Stewart wrote, "He said that criminalizing sex with teenage girls was a cultural aberration and that at times in history it was perfectly acceptable."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-interview.html</ref>

==Purchase of Twitter==
On April 25, 2022, it was announced that Musk had purchased social media platform [[Twitter]] for $43 billion, with the intent of ending liberal control of the platform (along with its related censorship and silencing of conservative voices and factual information in favor of promoting and encouraging liberal voices) and restoring free speech.<ref name="Musk Twitter">[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/breaking-official-twitter-sold-twitter-shares-halted-pending-news-sale-company-sold-elon-musk-43-billion/ BREAKING: IT’S OFFICIAL! TWITTER IS SOLD! Twitter Shares Halted Pending News of Sale – Company Sold to Elon Musk for $44 Billion] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Earlier in the month, Musk had become the biggest single shareholder of Twitter (with 9.2% of the shares, well over the 2.25% held at the time by Twitter co-founder and former CEO [[Jack Dorsey]]) when he bought 73 million shares of stock in the company (worth $2.89 billion),<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/elon-musk-becomes-biggest-shareholder-twitter-buys-9-2-shares/ Elon Musk Becomes the Biggest Shareholder in Twitter as He Buys 73 Million Shares] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> but when he attempted to buy more shares, he ran into resistance from several [[Saudi Arabia]]n Twitter shareholders, which caused Twitter stock to fall.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/breaking-saudi-owners-twitter-decline-musks-offer-twitter-stock-tumbling/ BREAKING: Saudi Shareholders of Twitter Decline Musk’s Offer – Twitter Stock is Tumbling] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> To prevent Musk from buying more shares, Twitter tried to entice him with a seat on its board of directors as part of a deal that would keep him from owning more than 14.9% of its common stock,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-appoint-elon-musk-board-directors-prevent-buying-majority-stake/ Twitter to Appoint Elon Musk to its Board of Directors and Prevent Him from Buying Majority Stake – Musk Teases ‘Significant Improvements’] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> but Musk turned down that offer, thereby allowing him to buy more Twitter stock.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/developing-elon-musk-turns-seat-twitters-board-move-will-allow-buy-stock-company/ Elon Musk Turns Down Seat on Twitter’s Board, Move Will Allow Him to Buy More Stock in Company] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In response, bitter leftist Twitter shareholders attempted to sue Musk for delaying in disclosing the amount of stock he owned in the company.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/go-angry-twitter-shareholders-sue-elon-musk-delay-stock-disclosures/ Here We Go… Angry Twitter Shareholders Sue Elon Musk Over Delay in Stock Disclosures] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

When Musk announced plans to purchase Twitter outright and turn it into a private company,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/elon-musk-wants-buy-twitter-43-billion-transformed-private-company/ BREAKING: Elon Musk Wants to Buy Twitter for $43 Billion and Transform It Into ‘Private Company’] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> pro-censorship/anti-free speech leftist company management decided to attempt to implement a "poison pill" to sabotage the transaction and fight for censorship and silencing of conservative voices and allowing the voices of liberals and other enemies of freedom to flourish<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-fascists-release-statement-dont-care-elon-musk-board-will-continue-censor-conservatives-trump-not-coming-back/ Twitter Fascists Release Statement: They Don’t Care that Elon Musk Is On Board – They Will Continue to Censor Conservatives and Trump Is Not Coming Back] at the Gateway Pundit
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-management-fight-control-company-president-trump-remains-censored-iranian-leaders-not/ Twitter Management Fight for Control of Company So They Can Continue to Censor President Trump and Promote Iranian Leaders on The Site] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> rather than allow Musk, who is anti-censorship and favors free speech, to buy the company and put an end to that censorship.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-board-adopts-poison-pill-rather-consider-musks-offer-free-speech-damned/ Twitter Board Adopts a ‘Poison Pill’ Rather than Consider Musk’s Offer – Free Speech Be Damned] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In response to the "poison pill" move by Twitter, Florida Governor [[Ron DeSantis]] threatened to hold the company's board of directors legally accountable for breaching their fiduciary duty.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/ron-desantis-threatens-hold-twitters-board-directors-accountable-breaching-fiduciary-duty/ Ron DeSantis Threatens to Hold Twitter’s Board of Directors Accountable for Breaching Fiduciary Duty] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Musk later announced that he would be bringing investor partners into his Twitter bid to thwart the company's "poison pill" sabotage attempt, whose legality was questioned by the Gateway Pundit.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/elon-musk-considering-bringing-partners-twitter-bid-company-adopts-poison-pill/ Elon Musk Considers Bringing in Partners on Twitter Bid After Company Adopts ‘Poison Pill’] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In an attempt to protect Twitter and its anti-free speech mandate against a Musk takeover, the [[Biden regime]]-controlled [[Department of Justice]] and the Securities and Exchange Commission tried to step in by launching frivolous sham investigations against Musk.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/swamp-steps-doj-sec-launch-joint-investigation-targeting-elon-musk-attempts-hostile-takeover-twitter-reports/ Swamp Steps In? DOJ, SEC Launch “Joint Investigation” Targeting Elon Musk as He Attempts His ‘Hostile Takeover’ of Twitter: Reports] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

When Musk's purchase of Twitter became official, pearl-clutching liberals [[snowflake|went into meltdown mode]]<ref>[https://youtu.be/-C9ERYLlNY8 BREAKING! TWITTER SOLD TO ELON MUSK! LEFTISTS IN MELTDOWN!!!] at Dr. Steve Turley YouTube channel</ref> over their loss of control of one of their means of censoring free speech and silencing conservative voices/opinions and factual information.<ref name="Musk Twitter"/> President [[Donald Trump]] congratulated Musk on his purchase of Twitter, saying of him "...I hope Elon buys Twitter because he’ll make improvements to it and he is a good man," but he added that he will not return to Twitter, even with the restoration of his account there, choosing instead to stay with his own social media platform Truth Social.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/breaking-president-trump-will-not-come-back-twitter-despite-elon-musk-takeover/ Breaking: President Trump WILL NOT Come Back to Twitter Despite Elon Musk Takeover] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> As part of the announcement of his Twitter purchase, Musk said, "Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated...", adding in a tweet that "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means".<ref>[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1518623997054918657 Elon Musk: "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means"] at Twitter</ref> Among the liberals having tantrums over Musk's purchase of Twitter are actress and leftist activist Jameela Jamil, who rage-quit the platform over the announcement in a petulant tweet,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/one-former-good-place-actress-turned-annoying-activist-jameela-jamil-quits-twitter-elon-musk-purchase/ ONE DOWN: Former Good Place Actress Turned Annoying Activist Jameela Jamil Quits Twitter Over Elon Musk Purchase] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> liberal race activist [[Shaun King]] (a white man who claims to be "black"), who also threw an online hissy-fit and rage-quit Twitter via deletion of his account in response to the Musk purchase,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/shaun-king-rage-quits-twitter-elon-musks-purchase/ Shaun King Rage Quits Twitter Over Elon Musk’s Purchase] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> and other prominent liberals with online presences such as [[Joy Reid]], [[Howard Dean]], [[NBC]] "journalist"/hack Ben Collins, [[CNN]] hack [[Brian Stelter]], former Twitter employees Israel Camacho and Laura Gomez and several members of hate group [[Antifa]].<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/meltdown-glorious-democrats-thugs-fascists-react-elon-musk-purchase-twitter-predictable-fury/ THE MELTDOWN IS GLORIOUS: Democrats, Thugs and Fascists React to Elon Musk Purchase of Twitter with Predictable Fury] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

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The White House

2022-04-29T01:01:08Z

ClaudeMcH: Adding Roger Stone revelation.

[[Image:56eugyjnm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The White House, the official home and workplace of the [[President of the United States]] of America.]]
'''The White House''' is the combined home and workplace of the [[President of the United States of America]] and his family. The term the "White House" is often used to refer to the office of the presidency, or the president and his staff, as in ''"the White House had no comment on the controversy."''

The official street address of The White House is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20050, the same wide avenue that connects directly to [[Capitol Hill]] ([[Congress]]). on the same wide road as the [[Capitol]]. While every president since [[John Adams]] has lived in the White House, it is not a requirement for the President to reside there. [[Harry Truman]] lived across the street in the Blair House (also owned by the government) while the White House was thoroughly renovated in 1949-52.

== History ==
Its history, and the history of the nation's capital, began when President George Washington signed an Act of Congress in December 1790 declaring that the federal government would reside in a district "not exceeding ten miles square…on the river Potomac." President Washington, together with city planner Pierre L’Enfant, chose the site for the new residence, which is now 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. As preparations began for the new federal city, a competition was held to find a builder of the "President’s House." Nine proposals were submitted, and Irish-born architect [[James Hoban]] won a gold medal for his practical and handsome design.

Construction began when the first cornerstone was laid in October 1792.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/about/history/ WHITE HOUSE HISTORY]</ref> [[George Washington]] ordered the construction and helped to choose the site while he was president. Adams and his wife Abigail, moved into the mansion while it was still under construction.
[[File:Leinster House.jpg|thumb|The Leinster House.]]

[[Thomas Jefferson]] was among the many people who submitted a plan for the White House. His design, however, was not chosen. Instead, James Hoban, an Irish immigrant architect living in Charleston, [[South Carolina]], won the competition and a $500 prize, with a design modeled after Leinster House in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]].<ref>[http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/nation/whitehse_2 The Cornerstone Of The White House.]</ref>

The original name was the Presidential Palace or President's House; it acquired the sobriquet ''The White House'' after it was burned by the British in 1814 during the [[War of 1812]], and subsequently covered over by white paint to hide the exterior scorch marks. In 1901 (1902?), President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] officially gave the White House its current name.

== Facts ==
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* A main residence and architectural wings on the east and west sides
* 4 stories, plus a basement and sub-basement
* 55,000 ft² (5,100 m²) of floor space (67,000 ft² including the wings)
* 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms, including 16 family-guest rooms, 1 main kitchen, 1 diet kitchen, 1 family kitchen
* The White House hosts about 5,000 visitors a day, or 1,825,000 visitors a year. It regularly holds tours for the public (except during the eight years in which [[Barack Obama]] occupied the White House, during which time public tours were suspended; the tours resumed after [[Donald Trump]] assumed the Presidency<ref>[http://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2017/03/07/watch-donald-trump-greets-schoolkids-during-white-house-tour/ WATCH: Donald Trump greets schoolkids during White House tour] at Twitchy</ref>)
* 412 doors
* 147 windows
* 28 fireplaces
* 8 staircases
* 3 elevators (main, pantry, and a lower-levels elevator under the Grand Staircase)
* several gardens
* a tennis court
* a basketball court
* a putting green
* a bowling alley
* a movie theater
* a jogging track
* a swimming pool
*The White House is 168 feet (51.2 meters) long
*The White House is 85 feet 6 inches (26.1 meters) wide without porticoes; 152 feet wide with porticoes.
*The overall height of the White House (to the top of the roof) is 70 feet on the south and 60 feet 4 inches on the north; the façade (grade of lawn to parapet) is 60 feet on the south (lawn at 54 feet above sea level) and 50 feet 4 inches on the north.
*It takes 300 gallons of white paint to cover the exterior of just the residence portion of the White House (center), excluding the West and East Wings.
*The White House fence encloses 18 acres of land.
[[Image:Harnett Cincinnati Enquirer.jpg|thumb|William M. Harnett's "Cincinnati Enquirer," on display at the White House.]]
*The White House has (excluding storage rooms): 10 rooms on the Ground Floor, 1 main corridor, 6 restrooms; 8 rooms on the State Floor, 1 main corridor, 1 entrance hall; 16 rooms, 1 main corridor, 6 bathrooms, and 1 restroom on the 2nd floor; and 20 rooms, 1 main corridor, 9 bathrooms on the 3rd floor.<ref>[http://www.whitehousehistory.org/index.html White House Historical Association.]
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'''[[Oval office|Oval Office]]'''

*Long Axis: 35' 10" (10.9m)

*Short Axis: 29' (8.8m)

*Height: 18' 6" (5.6m)

*Line of Rise: 16' 7" (5.0m) the point at which the ceiling starts to arch.

==Staffing==
Workers from a number of federal departments work at the White House, and the two most notable are the executive office of the President and the Secret Service (which is a part of the [[Department of Homeland Security]]). Congress requires the President to report annually on the salaries paid to the 377 employees in the executive office of the President, which includes 22 people earning the maximum salary of $179,700.<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/docs/disclosures/07012017-report-final.pdf Retrieved July 1, 2017.</ref>

==Under the Biden Regime==
In 2022, [[conservative]] activist [[Roger Stone]] revealed that under the [[Biden Regime]], a [[Satan]]ic portal had opened up above the White House. <ref>https://rumble.com/v12hd6l-special-broadcast-with-robin-bullock-and-roger-stone.html</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Oval office]]
*[[United States Capitol]]
*[[American Painting]]

== External links ==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210119065443/https://www.whitehouse.gov/ Welcome to The White House]

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Tucker Carlson

2022-04-28T01:01:08Z

ClaudeMcH:

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'''Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson''' (born May 16, 1969) is an American [[paleoconservative]] political anchor, pundit, and television personality, who hosts political talk show ''Tucker Carlson Tonight'' on the [[Fox News Channel]]. Carlson formerly co-hosted ''[[Crossfire]]'' on [[CNN]], and ''Tucker'' on [[MSNBC]], and was one of the few conservative anchors on MSNBC before the network strengthened its progressive stance with its "Lean Forward" campaign. Tucker is known to take more consistently conservative stances compared to his fellow Fox commentators, many of whom are flimsy [[neocons]]<ref>Byas, Steve (January 9, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/25081-change-from-kelly-to-carlson-may-give-fox-viewers-a-new-perspective Change from Kelly to Carlson May Give Fox Viewers a New Perspective]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 12, 2018. See also:
*Buchanan, Patrick J. (September 14, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/30067-the-unpardonable-heresy-of-tucker-carlson The Unpardonable Heresy of Tucker Carlson]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
*Buskirk, Chris (November 26, 2019). [https://amgreatness.com/2019/11/26/the-indispensable-tucker-carlson/ The Indispensable Tucker Carlson]. ''American Greatness''. Retrieved December 1, 2019.</ref>. He has stood up to the leftist mob,<ref>Multiple references:
*Carlson, Tucker (March 12, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-we-will-never-bow-to-the-leftist-mobs-attempts-to-silence-us-no-matter-what Tucker Carlson: We will never bow to the leftist mob's attempts to silence us, no matter what]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
*Samuels, Brett (March 11, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/media/433595-tucker-carlson-says-we-will-never-bow-to-the-mob-amid-resurfaced-comments Tucker Carlson says 'we will never bow to the mob' amid resurfaced comments]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
*Duke, Selwyn (March 13, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/31741-lib-kill-machine-targets-tucker-carlson-for-destruction Lib Kill Machine Targets Tucker Carlson for Destruction]. ''The New American''. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
See also:
*Hanson, Victor Davis (August 9, 2019). [https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/456803-why-target-tucker-carlson-its-part-of-the-lefts-war-on-the-right Why target Tucker Carlson? It's part of the left's war on the right]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved August 9, 2019.</ref> and the cost of ads on his show nearly doubled despite left-wing attempts to boycott him.<ref>Gage, John (August 21, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cost-of-tucker-carlson-tonight-ads-nearly-doubles-despite-boycotts Cost of Tucker Carlson Tonight ads nearly doubles despite boycotts]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 21, 2019.</ref>

After commentator [[Bill O'Reilly]] resigned from Fox News due to sexual abuse allegations, Carlson replaced him at the 8pm EDT time slot. He also replaced O'Reilly as the number one rated cable TV show for that time slot.<ref>Nussbaum, Daniel (April 25, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/04/25/tucker-carlson-dominates-ratings-first-night-8-p-m-time-slot/ Tucker Carlson Dominates Cable News Ratings in First Night at New Time Slot]. ''[[Breitbart News]]''. Retrieved April 26, 2017.</ref> His ratings were nearly as high as O'Reilly's.<ref>Concha, Joe (April 30, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/media/385492-carlsons-ratings-on-fox-closing-in-on-oreillys Carlson's ratings on Fox closing in on O'Reilly's]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 30, 2018.</ref> In late March 2019, his show received more viewers than all of [[CNN]]'s primetime hosts combined.<ref>Nolte, John (April 3, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/04/03/nolte-tucker-carlson-beat-all-of-cnns-prime-time-shows-combined/ Nolte: Tucker Carlson Beat All of CNN’s Prime Time Shows … Combined]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 3, 2019.</ref> In summer of 2020, ''Tucker Carlson Tonight'' broke the all-time record for the highest-rated program in U.S. cable news history.

In 2010, Carlson, with Neil Patel, established online news website ''[[The Daily Caller]]''. The website is considered to be an excellent source for conservative news and a welcome polar opposite to left-wing sources such as the ''[[Huffington Post]]''.

On July 17, 2019, Carlson spoke for nearly an hour at a National Conservatism Conference. He discussed issues such as [[government]] and [[capitalism]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXGoWtK1NnY&t=243s</ref>.

Tucker Carlson does not support [[criminal justice reform]]<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-criminal-justice-reform-enforcement</ref> .

[[Radio]] talk show host [[Rush Limbaugh]] has in jest long referred to Carlson as [[Chatsworth T. Osborne, Jr.]], a character on the old Dwayne Hickman [[CBS]] [[television]] series, ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis,'' played by Stephen Robert "Steve" Franken (1932-2012). Limbaugh uses the nickname to exploit his slightly younger and greater tendencies than average to New England dress and mannerisms into humorously reducing him to the stereotype of the broadly drawn situation comedy character.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2014/04/11/chatsworth_osborne_jr_s_theory_on_obama_s_new_hhs_nominee/|title=Chatsworth Osborne, Jr.'s theory on Obama's new Health and Human Services Secretary|publisher=''The Rush Limbaugh Show''|date=April 11, 2014|accessdate=March 20, 2020}}</ref>

Much to the surprise of many [[conservatives]], Carlson bashed Trump lawyer [[Sidney Powell]] during the [[2020 election]]. Powell claimed that Carlson had spoken rudely to her, and that she never wanted to talk to him again.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/disgusting-tucker-carlson-doubles-hits-sidney-powell-says-no-evidence-switching-votes-11-times-got-caught-switching-votes-video/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-gatewaypundit&utm_content=later-12072300&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram ''Gateway Pundit''. Retrieved November 22, 2020</ref> He claimed she offered him "no evidence", despite the fact that she could not do so until after the court trial is finished.<ref>https://youtu.be/0Me5ZsvicS8</ref>

In a recent television special, Carlson advocated a [[Testicle tanning|tanning procedure]] medically proven to increase [[testosterone]].
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Colorado

2022-04-25T07:27:36Z

ClaudeMcH:

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[[Image:colorado.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Colorado]]
'''Colorado''' became the 38th state of the [[United States]] with its admission to Statehood on August 1, 1876. It is known for its [[skiing]] and snowboarding resorts, such as Vail and Aspen in the [[Rocky Mountains]], which run north-south through the state. In the mountains and plains the winters are usually very cold and produce many snowstorms. However, along the front range (where Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Greeley and most large cities are located), the weather is more mild and is very sunny.

The [[United States Air Force Academy]] and [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]] are located in [[Colorado Springs]], Colorado.

The state Constitution of Colorado, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the ''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''. It says:
:''We, the people of Colorado, with profound reverence for the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, in order to form a more independent and perfect government; establish justice; insure tranquility; provide for the common defense; promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution for the "State of Colorado."''

In Colorado, [[abortion]] is protected by law, and it is possible that the [[murder]] of infants is legal. <ref>https://welovetrump.com/2022/04/23/new-colorado-law-to-allow-abortion-up-to-28-days-after-birth/</ref>

==Elevation==

A number of Colorado cities are located near the Front Range of the Rockies, at elevations of around 5,000 feet. [[Denver]], its capital and largest city, is sometimes called "The Mile-High City", because the official elevation of Denver City Hall is exactly 5,280 feet.

[[Mount Elbert]] is the highest point in Colorado, at an elevation of 14,440 feet. It is one of over 500 mountains in the state that exceed 13,000 feet. The entire state lies at an elevation over 3,000 feet.

At elevations of 5,000 feet, the air is thinner and air pressure is lower than at sea level. It is not unusual for visitors to feel lightheaded for a day or two until they adjust (but actual altitude sickness is very rare). At this altitude, skies are a clearer, brighter blue than at sea level. At that elevation, water boils at only 203 degrees F, compared to 212 degrees at sea level, so cooking recipes have to be modified.

== History ==

The [[Native American]] (Indian) groups indigenous to Colorado were the [[Anasazi]] and Utes who lived in the mountainous regions, and several tribes who lived in the flatlands and near the rivers at various times including the [[Cheyenne]], Arapaho, Kiowa, Comanche, Pawnee and [[Sioux]].<ref>http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/history/histfaqs.htm</ref>

It is believed that in 1541 the Spanish explorer [[Francisco Vázquez de Coronado]] was the first European on record to have entered the land that is now Colorado.<ref>http://www.colorado.gov/</ref> The Spanish called the area Colorado because of its red colored earth.<ref>The name is also sometimes credited to a [[Jesuit]], Francisco Garcia, who in 1776 named the land after the [[Colorado River]]. ''Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names'' (Oxford 2005) p 116</ref>

The United States acquired part of what is now Colorado in 1803 through the [[Louisiana Purchase]]. In 1848 [[Mexico]] ceded claims to the rest of it. There were no European settlers or forts. Before gaining statehood, Colorado was part of the [[Nebraska]], [[Utah]], [[Kansas]], and [[New Mexico]] Territories, and in 1861 Congress created the Territory of Colorado. The state now encompasses 104,247 square miles.

The state is bordered by [[Wyoming]], [[Nebraska]], [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], [[New Mexico]], and [[Utah]]. The population of Colorado is approximately 4,750,000.

===2020 Marxist insurretion===
[[File:Keltner-elliot-dolloff-newman.png|right|300px|thumb|Patriot Lee Keltner, Black Guns Matter (BGM) provocateur Jeremiah Elliot, Antifa hired goon Matt Dolloff, and NBC affiliate producer Zak Newman. Elliot, Dolloff, and Newman were seen colluding together shortly before the murder.<ref>[https://youtu.be/l_Y7toeb_Dk Tucker Carlson interview with Patriot Muster organizer John ‘Tig’ Tiegen] - Matthew Dolloff, Black Guns Matter (BGM) provocateur Jeremiah Elliott, and NBC affiliate producer Zak Newman [[collude]]d shortly before shooting.</ref> The Colorado Democrat and Denver Communist parties<ref>https://www.facebook.com/denvercommunists/posts/3423190361104886</ref>
advertised a counterprotest which hurled projectiles at the Patriots. Newman is a known Antifa terrorist sympathizer, and Elliot disrupted a Bernie Sanders event with a brawl in February 2020 which went viral. ''Denver Post'' 'Crisis Photographer' Helen Richardson was at Elliot's side as he attempted to provoke multiple Patriots, including African American, with racial epithets and insults.<ref>[https://apelbaum.wordpress.com/2020/10/11/murder-for-ratings/ Murder for Ratings]</ref>]]
:{{See also|2020 Marxist insurrection}}
Kris Jacks, chair of [[Our Revolution]] Weld County, who threatened [[assassination]] and [[murder]] of political opponents, is a member of the Colorado [[Democratic Party]]'s Congressional District 4 Committee, the Colorado Democratic Party Executive Committee Central Committee, and dozens of other committees.<ref>https://youtu.be/AScfzMLSq24</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/xo-ijqVJVkI</ref>

A [[white]] [[Black Lives Matter]] attorney shot in the head an innocent pick-up truck driver at a stop light in Alamosa, Colorado.<ref>https://coloradosun.com/2020/06/28/black-lives-matter-shooting-alamosa-colorado/</ref><ref>[https://krdo.com/news/2020/06/06/video-shows-moments-surrounding-alamosa-protest-shooting/ Video shows moments surrounding Alamosa protest shooting]</ref>

[[Conservative]] pundit [[Michelle Malkin]] was attacked by violent Antifa and BLM thugs as those groups charged the stage at a Back the Blue rally in Denver while, ironically, local police, acting under orders of their pro-BLM chief Paul Pazen, acted in dereliction of their duty by refusing to protect Malkin or the rally attendees.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://bigleaguepolitics.com/denver-cops-refuse-to-protect-michelle-malkin-and-conservative-protesters-from-antifa-blm-terror-rampage/ Denver Cops Refuse to Protect Michelle Malkin and Conservative Protesters From ANTIFA/BLM Terror Rampage]
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/07/michelle-malkin-attacked-antifa-black-lives-matter-thugs-denver-back-blue-rally-sends-law-order-sos-president-trump/ Michelle Malkin Attacked by Antifa and Black Lives Matter Thugs at Denver Back the Blue Rally; Sends Law and Order SOS to President Trump] at the Gateway Pundit
*[https://kdvr.com/news/rally-goers-at-back-the-blue-rally-say-denver-officers-didnt-have-their-back/ Rally goers at ‘Back the Blue Rally’ say Denver officers didn’t have their back] at KDVR website
*[https://www.westernjournal.com/michelle-malkin-attacked-blm-antifa-mob-pro-cop-rally-cops-cant-stop/ Michelle Malkin Attacked by 'BLM/Antifa' Mob at Pro-Cop Rally -- And Cops Can't Stop It] at the Western Journal
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/20/michelle-malkin-others-assaulted-by-antifa-at-pro-police-rally-in-denver/ Michelle Malkin, Others Assaulted by Antifa at Pro-Police Rally in Denver] at Breitbart News Network</ref> The anti-police punks, who outnumbered the pro-police side, attempted to overwhelm the rally and acted in their typically childish fashion to drown out and silence the pro-police message while also assaulting rallygoers and police officers, leading Malkin to call out Pazen and Colorado Democrat governor [[Jared Polis]] for their allowance of anarchy and lawlessness by the punks, then to tweet an SOS to President Trump to intervene with federal agents to restore law and order in Denver.

[[Lee Keltner]] was an [[American]] [[Patriot]] [[murder]]ed by a [[leftwing]] [[terrorist]] hired by Denver's [[NBC News]] affiliate.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/10/11/security-guard-in-custody-for-shooting-protester-at-patriot-rally-in-colorado/#6c2c55116233</ref> Keltner was executed by Matt Dolloff, a longtime [[far left]] [[activist]]. Dolloff posted pictures of himself with [[Occupy Wall Street]] on his [[Facebook]] page. Dolloff had a very extensive past speaking out against [[corporation]]s and the [[police]]. Dolloff is a registered [[Democrat]]. His love for [[Bernie Sanders]] runs deep, deep enough to have a [[YouTube]] playlist dedicated to Sanders. Posts from Dolloff's [[Facebook]] page show signs of early [[radical]]ization, [[NeverTrump|anti-Trump]] and [[War on Cops|anti-cop]] rhetoric. Dolloff also openly supports [[Black Lives Matter]] communist organization. Dolloff also has a Space Invaders [[tattoo]], a common logo used among [[ANTIFA]].<ref>https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1315221334478131205.html</ref>

A professional agitator, named Jeremiah Elliott, baited and assaulted multiple peaceful demonstrators while his ''[[Denver Post]]'' camera wing lady, Helen Richards, was busy capturing the fictitious ‘right wing extremists’ in action. During Rlliots multiple verbal assaults on peaceful demonstrators, Richards was always right next to him capturing the action.

This agitprop campaign was lead by Helen Richards and Zak Newman, a Denver NBC affiliate 9News producer, and it was clearly aimed at generating [[progressive]] [[propaganda]] footage. Unfortunately, just as in any [[violent]] [[revolution]]ary activity, the business of manufacturing violent news is riddled with casualties. This event was no exception. Richards’ and Newman’s little Pulitzer prize initiative ended abruptly when Matthew Dolloff, another Antifa-BLM-Green activist and Zak Newman’s paid muscle, murdered Lee Keltner in cold blood, all while Richards was capturing the murder on her cameras and satiating her lust for [[conservative]] blood.

NBC affiliate producer Zak Newman, BGM provocateur Jeremiah Elliot, and hired Anifa goon Matt Dolloff were seen by eyewitnesses [[colluding]] together shortly before the shooting.<ref>[https://youtu.be/l_Y7toeb_Dk Tucker Carlson interview with Patriot Muster organizer John ‘Tig’ Tiegen]</ref>

==Official Symbols==

Colorado has many official state symbols including:<ref>[http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/history/symbemb.htm Colorado Department of Personnel and Adminstration Website]</ref>
*State Bird: Lark Bunting
*[[State flower|State Flower]]: [[Rocky Mountain Columbine]]
*State Animal: Big Horn Sheep
*State Fish: Greenback Cutthroat Trout
*State Tree: Colorado Blue Spruce
*State Folk Dance: Square Dance
*State Fossil: Stegosaurus
*State [[Gemstone]]: [[Aquamarine]]
*State Insect: Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly
*State Song: "Where the Columbines Grow" and "Rocky Mountain High"

==Notable Coloradoans==
*[[James Dobson]], Christian psychologist and writer. Former head of the group [[Focus on the Family]].
*[[John Elway]], former quarterback for the [[Denver Broncos]].
*[[Greg Ryder]], County, Western, Western swing, ballad, folk, and popular singer and guitarist based in Durango
*[[Tom Tancredo]], former US Representative.

==Elected officials==
===Federal===
*Sen. [[Michael Bennet]] (D)
*Sen. [[John Hickenlooper]] (D)
*Rep. [[Diana DeGette]] [D, CO–1]
*Rep. [[Joe Neguse]] [D, CO–2]
*Rep. [[Lauren Boebert]] [R, CO–3]
*Rep. [[Ken Buck]] [R, CO–4]
*Rep. [[Doug Lamborn]] [R, CO–5]
*Rep. [[Jason Crow]] [D, CO–6]
*Rep. [[Ed Perlmutter]] [D, CO–7]

===Statewide===
*Governor [[Jared Polis]] (D)
*Lt. Governor [[Dianne Primavera]] (D)
*Secretary of State [[Jena Griswold]] (D)
*Attorney General [[Phil Weiser]] (D)
*State Treasurer [[Dave Young]] (D)

===Voter fraud===
:{{See also|voter fraud}}
In 2020 Colorado's [[Democrat]] Secretary of State mailed postcards to dead people and non-citizens urging them to go online and register to [[vote]]. Postcards were mailed to around 750,000 people. [[Denver]]'s CBS4 found postcards going to a deceased woman in Las Animas County, six migrant workers in Otero County, a Canadian in Douglas County, a man from Lebanon in Jefferson County, and a British citizen in Arapahoe County. Karen Anderson opened her mail and found one of the postcards addressed to her mother who had been dead for four years and the State of Colorado even issued her mother's death certificate. Colorado Director of the Secretary of State's elections division, Judd Choate, claimed the state goes to 'great lengths' to ensure the accuracy of the state's voter rolls. "Colorado does virtually every single possible thing it can do reasonably to clean its voter rolls," he said, adding that the list they use for the postcards is compiled by the National Electronic Registration Information System - which uses data from the DMV, national and state death records, voter rolls in other states, and change of address forms. He says his office then performs a second vetting.<ref>https://thespectator.info/2020/09/27/democrat-colorado-secretary-of-state-mails-postcards-to-illegals-and-dead-people-urging-them-to-vote/</ref>

==See also==
* [[Gordon Allott]]
* [[Peter Dominick]]
* [[Rocky Mountains]]
* [[Denver]]
* [[:Category:Colorado Universities|Colorado Universities]]
* [[Purple state]]s - swing states that can vote either [[Republican Party|Republican]] or [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
* [[Blue state]]s or Democratic
* [[Red state]]s or Republican

==Bibliography==
* Abbott, Carl, Stephen J. Leonard, and David McComb. ''Colorado: A History of the Centennial State.'' 2nd ed 1982.
* Athearn, Robert G. ''The Coloradans.'' 1976. popular history
* Athearn, Robert G. ''Rebel of the Rockies: A History of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.'' 1962.
* Baker, James H., and Leroy R. Hafen, eds. ''History of Colorado.'' 5 vol State Historical Society of Colorado, 1927, with many short biographical sketches
* Bancroft, Hubert Howe, ''History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888'' (1890) 828 pages; famous classic; [https://books.google.com/books?id=oOgNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=intitle:colorado&num=30&as_brr=1 online edition]
* Eugene H. Berwanger. ''The Rise of the Centennial State: Colorado Territory, 1861-76,'' (2007) 208 pages
* Cassels, E. Steve. ''The Archeology of Colorado.'' Boulder: Johnson Books, 1983
* Cronin, Thomas E. and Robert D. Loevy. ''Colorado Politics & Government: Governing the Centennial State,'' (1993) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=99501359 online edition]
* Ellis, Elmer. ''Henry Moore Teller: Defender of the West.'' 1941.
* Ellis, Richard N., and Duane A. Smith. ''Colorado: A History in Photographs.'' 1991.
* Gulliford, Andrew. ''Boomtown Blues: Colorado Oil Shale, 1885-1985.'' 1989.
* Hafen, Le Roy R. ''Colorado: The Story of a Western Commonwealth.'' 1933.
* Hogan, Richard. ''Class and Community in Frontier Colorado.'' 1990.
* Lamm, Richard D., and Duane A. Smith. ''Pioneers and Politicians: 10 Colorado Governors in Profile.'' 1981. popular
* Lorch, Robert S. ''Colorado's Government.'' 5th ed. 1991. textbook
* Ormes, Robert M. ''Guide to the Colorado Mountains.'' 7th ed. 1979.
* Parsons, Eugene. ''The Making of Colorado: A Historical Sketch'' (1908) 324 pages [https://books.google.com/books?id=zxpTFuvCjkwC&pg=PA13&dq=intitle:colorado&num=30&as_brr=1 online edition]
* Rohrbough, Malcolm J. ''Aspen: The History of a Silver Mining Town, 1879-1893.'' 1986. scholarly study
* Scamehorn, Lee. ''High Altitude Energy: A History of Fossil Fuels in Colorado'' (2002) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=109824963 online edition]
* Scamehorn, Lee. ''Mill & Mine: The Cf&I in the Twentieth Century'' (1992) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=94821694 online edition]
* Schulte, Steven C. ''Wayne Aspinall and the Shaping of the American West'' (2002) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=110174827 online edition]
* Smith, Duane A. ''Henry M. Teller: Colorado's Grand Old Man,'' 2002 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=110175465 online edition]
* Sprague, Marshall. ''Money Mountain: The Story of Cripple Creek Gold'' (1979) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=99375096 online edition]
* Ubbelohde, Carl, Maxine Benson, and Duane Smith. ''A Colorado History.'' 6th ed. 1988. textbook
* Wright, James Edward. ''The Politics of Populism: Dissent in Colorado.'' 1974. on 1890s

===Primary sources===
* Ubbelohde, Carl, ed. ''A Colorado Reader'' (2nd ed 1964)
* Fossett, Frank. ''Colorado: A Historical, Descriptive and Statistical Work on the Rocky Mountain Gold and Silver Mining Region'' (1878) 470 pages [https://books.google.com/books?id=iscJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA5&dq=intitle:colorado&num=30&as_brr=1 online edition]
* Fossett, Frank. ''Colorado, Its Gold and Silver Mines: Farms and Stock Ranges, and Health and Pleasure Resorts'' (1880), 1184 pages [https://books.google.com/books?id=tbWNs55lt3kC&pg=PA1&dq=intitle:colorado&num=30&as_brr=1 online edition]
* Parsons, Eugene. ''A Guidebook to Colorado'' (1911) 390 pages [https://books.google.com/books?id=AgAlAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=intitle:colorado&num=30&as_brr=1 online edition]

==References==
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[[Category:Blue States]]
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Marine Le Pen

2022-04-24T19:31:51Z

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[[File:399px-Le Pen Marine-9586.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Marine Le Pen]]
'''Marine Le Pen''' (August 5, 1968) is a [[Euroskeptic]] French politician and the president of the [[National Rally (France)|National Rally]]. She has run twice to be French president, and although unsuccessful both times, she received high percentages of the vote for a nationalist candidate.

As the nominee in 2017 for President of France, she won 34% of the vote in the election. After the election, she changed the [[Cold War]]-era name of the Front National to the less militant sounding National Rally. She has similarities to [[Donald Trump]] in standing up against the [[Establishment]] and putting her country first.

In 2015 as president of the party, Marine fired her father [[Jean-Marie Le Pen]], the founder of the FN from any position or leadership. She has led a movement of "de-demonization of the Front National" with renovated positions and new ideas, purging members accused of Petainism, racism, and antisemitism. [[Henri Petain|Marshall Petain]], a hero of the [[First World War]], headed the unoccupied, fascist [[Vichy regime]] during the [[Second World War]].

In 2016, she was ranked as second-most influential MEP in the European Parliament by ''[[Politico]]'', behind the President of the European Parliament, an ex-Westphalian mayor with low name recognition.

==Family Life==
Ms. Le Pen has 3 children and also has 2 sisters, Ms. Marie-Caroline Le Pen, and Ms. Yann-Marechal Le Pen. Le Pen's niece, [[Marion Maréchal‎]], also is active in French conservative politics.

==Administrative positions==
Ms. Le Pen was born on 5 August 1968. She graduated with a lawyer's diploma in 1992 and from 1998 to 2004 lead the legal service of the FN. From 2000 onwards she was a member of the political bureau of the FN, and in the 2003 FN congress in Nice, was elected as one of the 8 vice-presidents. In 2007, she was the strategy advisor for the presidential campaign of Mr. Le Pen in the 2007 French presidential elections.

In 2003 she became the chairwoman of the ''Generations Le Pen'' organization, a youth organization of the FN to promote the thought and works of Jean-Marie Le Pen.

==Election Candidate==
[[File:IMG 20170327 115458.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Polling data 6 weeks prior to the April 2017 French elections. ''Source:Vox'']]

===Earlier elections===
She was elected to the European Parliament in the 2004 European elections. In 2004 she ran for office in the Ile-De-France in the Regional elections, getting into the second round with 11%. She has also run for the legislative seat representing the city of Henin-Beaumont in the Nord Pas De Calais area in France in the legislative elections of 2002 and 2007. She got into the second round in the 2007 June legislative elections, and Ms. Le Pen gained 42% of the vote, the best result of the FN in the legislative elections of 2007, the only FN candidate to get into the second round. She was a candidate in Henin-Beaumont for the municipal elections in March 2008.

===2012 presidential election===
In the [[French Presidential Election 2012]] Le Pen received 17.90%.

===2017 presidential election===
[[File:French presidential election, first round, 2017.png|thumb|left|200px|First round results of the French presidential election. Departments won by Le Pen are shaded dark blue.]]
Le Pen ran again in the 2017 presidential election. [[United States]] President [[Donald Trump]] called her the strongest of the presidential candidates, particularly on borders and security.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (April 21, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/04/21/trump-touts-marine-le-pen-strongest-candidate-french-race/ Trump Touts Le Pen As ‘Strongest’ Candidate in French Presidential Race]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 21, 2017.</ref> British politician and radio talk show host [[Nigel Farage]] endorsed Le Pen.<ref>Kassam, Raheem (May 3, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/03/farage-breaks-cover-french-election-want-see-le-pen-win/ Farage Breaks Cover on French Election: ‘I Want to See Le Pen Win’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref> By contrast, former U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] spoke with pro-EU candidate [[Emmanuel Macron]],<ref>Starr, Penny (April 22, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/22/obama-gently-waded-back-politics-speaks-phone-left-leaning-presidential-candidate-macron/ Obama ‘Gently Waded’ Back into Politics: Spoke on Phone with Left-Leaning Presidential Candidate Macron]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 22, 2017.</ref> who stated that terrorism would be "part of our daily lives for the years to come."<ref>Montgomery, Jack (April 21, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/04/21/macron-terrorism-part-daily-lives-years-paris-shooting/ French Presidential Favourite Macron: Terrorism ‘Part of Our Daily Lives for Years to Come’ After Paris Shooting]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 22, 2017.</ref> After the first round, Obama explicitly endorsed Macron's candidacy.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/04/obama-endorses-macron-in-french-presidential-race.html Obama endorses Macron in French presidential race]. ''Fox News''. May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.</ref>

Left-wing opponents of Le Pen stated that even before the election, Le Pen made a large impact, shifting the political debate in France to the right.<ref>Hazareesingh, Sudhir (April 22, 2017). [https://www.politico.eu/article/marine-le-pen-national-front-has-already-won-france-election/ Marine Le Pen has already won]. ''Politico''. Retrieved April 22, 2017.</ref>

Le Pen received second place in the first round of the election on April 23 with over 21% of the vote, meaning she advanced to the second round to face Macron.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/23/french-presidential-election-le-pen-macron-projected-as-winners-in-first-round.html French presidential election: Le Pen, Macron win first round to advance to runoff]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 23, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2017/apr/23/french-presidential-election-results-2017-latest French election first round results 2017 – Macron and Le Pen go through]. ''The Guardian''. April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.</ref><ref>Berton, Elena (April 23, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/23/emmanuel-macron-marine-le-pen-in-runoff-for-french/ French voters reject establishment, send Macron and Le Pen to presidential runoff]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved April 24, 2017.</ref>

Le Pen chose conservative nationalist Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, the president of the political party France Arise, to be her prime minister if elected.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/04/30/endorsement-le-pen-picks-gaullist-conservative-potential-prime-minister/ After His Endorsement, Le Pen Picks ‘Gaullist’ Conservative As Potential Prime Minister]. ''Breitbart News''. April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.</ref><ref>Blamont, Matthias; Carraud, Simon (29 April 2017). [https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/04/29/french-presidential-hopeful-le-pen-names-nationalist-as-prime-minister.html French Presidential Hopeful Le Pen Names Nationalist as Prime Minister]. ''Fox Business''. Retrieved April 30, 2017.</ref>

Although Le Pen lost the election with just under 34% of the vote, the election was a victory for her in a sense as it showed that she, her party, and their ideas had entered and were influencing the French mainstream.<ref>Mohdin, Aamna (May 8, 2017). [https://qz.com/975521/marine-le-pen-lost-the-vote-but-she-won-something-better/ Marine Le Pen lost the vote but she won something better]. ''Quartz''. Retrieved May 8, 2017.</ref> Soon after the election, it was revealed that even if Le Pen had won, the [[liberal elite]] in France would have taken steps to keep her from actually welding power.<ref>Dettmer, Jamie (May 19, 2017). [https://www.voanews.com/a/french-officials-secret-plan-marine-le-pen-win-media-says/3861923.html Media: French Officials Had Secret Plan in Event of Le Pen Win]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved May 22, 2017.</ref>

===2022 presidential election===
She lost to Macron again.

==Political views==
Le Pen prioritizes the national interests of France, a rejection of [[globalism]], an exit from the [[eurozone]], a reduction of [[immigration]], and an increase in security, as well as socioeconomic issues and the [[sovereignty]] of the French state, on matters of currency, borders, the economy, and the rule of law.

Le Pen has expressed that her party has always been [[Zionism|Zionistic]] and always defended [[Israel]]'s right to exist. Still, she opposed the settlement enterprise, wants French Jews to give up Israeli citizenship – but only because of her support for French national unity – and criticized U.S. President Trump's decision to withdraw from the [[Iran nuclear deal]].<ref>Israel, David (February 10, 2017). [http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/despite-dual-citizenship-comment-le-pen-still-pro-israel/2017/02/10/ Despite Dual Citizenship Comment, Le Pen Still Pro-Israel]. ''Jewish Press''. Retrieved September 2, 2018.</ref><ref>(May 12, 2018). [http://freewestmedia.com/2018/05/12/marine-le-pen-bashes-trump-for-pull-out-of-iran-deal/ Marine Le Pen bashes Trump for pull-out of Iran deal]. ''Free West Media''. Retrieved September 2, 2018.</ref>

==Violence against Ms. Le Pen==
Ms. Le Pen has been the target of violence - although not directed at her alone, the Le Pen family was a target when Mr. Le Pen's home in Paris was bombed in 1976. In the June 2007 legislative elections following the announcement of her 42% showing, some youths decided to attack her car with projectiles. They have been brought to court for this behavior. More recently, she was aggressed on 23 September 2007 by 2 youths with a gun, and they fired a shot. Fortunately, she was evacuated by her bodyguard, and the youths have been identified, and have been deported from the Nord-Pas-De-Calais department.

===Censorship against Le Pen's supporters===

[[Facebook]] suspended 30,000 accounts in [[France]] a mere ten days before its national election in 2017, in censorship of supporters of Marine Le Pen.<ref>Hoft, Jim (April 14, 2017). [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/04/facebook-suspends-30000-french-accounts-10-days-election-attempt-censor-le-pen-supporters/ Facebook Suspends 30,000 French Accounts 10 days Before Election in Attempt to Censor Le Pen Supporters]. ''The Gateway Pundit''. Retrieved April 14, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/14/facebook-targets-30000-fake-french-accounts-before-election/ Facebook Targets 30,000 Fake French Accounts Before Election]. ''Breitbart News''. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.</ref>

==See also==
*[[European migrant crisis]]

==References==
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