WALTER E. WILLIAMS: Some things to ponder
Apr 17, 2019 14:07:58 #
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WALTER E. WILLIAMS: Some things to ponder
April 17, 2019
There’s a push to change laws to permit both criminals serving time and ex-criminals the right to vote. Guess which party is pushing the most for these legal changes.
If you guessed that it was the Democrats, go to the head of the class. Bernie Sanders says states should allow felons to vote from behind bars. Elizabeth Warren doesn’t go that far but believes felons should have the right to vote.
Democrats want the criminal class to have voting rights restored because they could become a significant part of the Democratic base.
These are America’s murderers, rapists, burglars, child molesters and drug dealers. Over two million of these people are in prison.
If we add in the number of people on probation and parole, there are 6.7 million people currently under correctional control. If cons and ex-cons get the right to vote, it’s almost a guarantee that most of these people will cast their vote for a Democratic candidate.
Democrats don’t stop with wanting cons and ex-cons to vote. It turns out that more than 50 percent of Democrats surveyed want illegal immigrants to have the right to vote, as they already do in some Democratic-controlled cities.
America’s gun control advocates have the belief that outlawing guns would drastically reduce crime. Almost all handguns have been outlawed from private citizen use in the U.K. since 1996. Nonetheless, violent crime in the U.K. has risen almost every year since the ban.
Criminals love the idea of a disarmed populace. While there are few gun crimes in the U.K., there’s a recent report that in 2018 there were over 40,000 knife crimes committed. It’s gotten so bad that some stores have stopped selling kitchen knives.
America’s gun control advocates might have some solutions for the citizens of the U.K. They might advocate a thorough MI5 (U.K.’s secret service) background check for anyone wishing to purchase any kind of knife, including kitchen knives. They might advocate knife registration. There might be lengthy prison sentences for anyone caught with an illegal unregistered knife.
With London’s murder rate higher than New York City’s, Mayor Sadiq Khan has implemented knife control policies as violent crime surges. Khan deployed over 300 additional London police officers to stop and search anyone they suspect is carrying a knife.
Here’s something else to ponder: Democratic candidates for the 2020 presidential elections are calling for reparations for slavery or for the study of reparations. Senators Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren are leading the charge.
Slavery was a gross violation of human rights. Justice would demand that slave owners make compensatory payments to slaves. Since both slaves and slave owners are no longer with us, such punishment and compensation is beyond our reach.
So which white Americans owe which black Americans how much? Reparations advocates don’t want that question asked, but let’s you and I ask it. Are the millions of European, Asian and Latin Americans who immigrated to the U.S. in the 20th century responsible for slavery?
What about descendants of Northern whites who fought and died in the War of 1861 in the name of freeing slaves? Should they cough up money for black Americans? What about non-slave-owning Southern whites, who were a majority of Southern whites — should their descendants be made to pay reparations?
On black people’s side of the ledger, thorny questions arise. Some blacks purchased other blacks as a means to free family members.
But other blacks owned slaves for the same reason whites owned slaves — to work farms or plantations. Would descendants of these blacks be eligible for reparations?
The bottom line is because blacks are doing well in the economic arena under the Trump administration, Democrats fear losing a significant portion of the black vote. Their call for reparations is another attempt to use the promise of handouts to insure that the black vote remains in their pocket.
Reparations talk is simply another insulting Democratic rope-a-dope strategy.
April 17, 2019
There’s a push to change laws to permit both criminals serving time and ex-criminals the right to vote. Guess which party is pushing the most for these legal changes.
If you guessed that it was the Democrats, go to the head of the class. Bernie Sanders says states should allow felons to vote from behind bars. Elizabeth Warren doesn’t go that far but believes felons should have the right to vote.
Democrats want the criminal class to have voting rights restored because they could become a significant part of the Democratic base.
These are America’s murderers, rapists, burglars, child molesters and drug dealers. Over two million of these people are in prison.
If we add in the number of people on probation and parole, there are 6.7 million people currently under correctional control. If cons and ex-cons get the right to vote, it’s almost a guarantee that most of these people will cast their vote for a Democratic candidate.
Democrats don’t stop with wanting cons and ex-cons to vote. It turns out that more than 50 percent of Democrats surveyed want illegal immigrants to have the right to vote, as they already do in some Democratic-controlled cities.
America’s gun control advocates have the belief that outlawing guns would drastically reduce crime. Almost all handguns have been outlawed from private citizen use in the U.K. since 1996. Nonetheless, violent crime in the U.K. has risen almost every year since the ban.
Criminals love the idea of a disarmed populace. While there are few gun crimes in the U.K., there’s a recent report that in 2018 there were over 40,000 knife crimes committed. It’s gotten so bad that some stores have stopped selling kitchen knives.
America’s gun control advocates might have some solutions for the citizens of the U.K. They might advocate a thorough MI5 (U.K.’s secret service) background check for anyone wishing to purchase any kind of knife, including kitchen knives. They might advocate knife registration. There might be lengthy prison sentences for anyone caught with an illegal unregistered knife.
With London’s murder rate higher than New York City’s, Mayor Sadiq Khan has implemented knife control policies as violent crime surges. Khan deployed over 300 additional London police officers to stop and search anyone they suspect is carrying a knife.
Here’s something else to ponder: Democratic candidates for the 2020 presidential elections are calling for reparations for slavery or for the study of reparations. Senators Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren are leading the charge.
Slavery was a gross violation of human rights. Justice would demand that slave owners make compensatory payments to slaves. Since both slaves and slave owners are no longer with us, such punishment and compensation is beyond our reach.
So which white Americans owe which black Americans how much? Reparations advocates don’t want that question asked, but let’s you and I ask it. Are the millions of European, Asian and Latin Americans who immigrated to the U.S. in the 20th century responsible for slavery?
What about descendants of Northern whites who fought and died in the War of 1861 in the name of freeing slaves? Should they cough up money for black Americans? What about non-slave-owning Southern whites, who were a majority of Southern whites — should their descendants be made to pay reparations?
On black people’s side of the ledger, thorny questions arise. Some blacks purchased other blacks as a means to free family members.
But other blacks owned slaves for the same reason whites owned slaves — to work farms or plantations. Would descendants of these blacks be eligible for reparations?
The bottom line is because blacks are doing well in the economic arena under the Trump administration, Democrats fear losing a significant portion of the black vote. Their call for reparations is another attempt to use the promise of handouts to insure that the black vote remains in their pocket.
Reparations talk is simply another insulting Democratic rope-a-dope strategy.
Apr 17, 2019 14:31:53 #
no propaganda please wrote:
WALTER E. WILLIAMS: Some things to ponder br April... (show quote)
Most of the criminals act like Republicans...do something wrong and say they are innocent or were railroaded into a confession.
Apr 17, 2019 14:41:22 #
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Sew_What wrote:
Most of the criminals act like Republicans...do something wrong and say they are innocent or were railroaded into a confession.
Which page from Saul Alinsky Rules for Radicals did you get that moronic statement from?
Apr 17, 2019 14:51:23 #
Sew_What wrote:
Most of the criminals act like Republicans...do something wrong and say they are innocent or were railroaded into a confession.
Clang!.....damn....Clang....Clang, Clang, Clang!!
This ball won't bounce......
Apr 17, 2019 15:55:24 #
Sew_What wrote:
Most of the criminals act like Republicans...do something wrong and say they are innocent or were railroaded into a confession.
Damn, you just can't resist proving your ignorance. I guess that silly leftist bat-crap silliness makes you feel better, ... even though you and everyone here knows it is stupid BS!
Apr 18, 2019 07:35:43 #
Apr 18, 2019 07:56:31 #
America 1
Loc: South Miami
Sew_What wrote:
Most of the criminals act like Republicans...do something wrong and say they are innocent or were railroaded into a confession.
And we want to be railroaded into allowing criminals to vote.
Apr 18, 2019 10:14:52 #
America 1 wrote:
And we want to be railroaded into allowing criminals to vote.
I want to understand why someone that committed a crime can't vote or more importantly shouldn't vote? The only requirement is being a citizen, that is: to vote. Back in the day, they were forced to serve in the military.
Apr 18, 2019 10:17:17 #
America 1
Loc: South Miami
Sew_What wrote:
I want to understand why someone that committed a crime can't vote or more importantly shouldn't vote? The only requirement is being a citizen, that is: to vote. Back in the day, they were forced to serve in the military.
Most will do anything for money, a few bucks you have their vote.
Apr 18, 2019 10:18:34 #
America 1 wrote:
Most will do anything for money, a few bucks you have their vote.
...so no one should vote, except for you? Oh, like Trump voters who thought they were getting a big tax break and better pay at work.
Apr 18, 2019 10:19:55 #
no propaganda please wrote:
Which page from Saul Alinsky Rules for Radicals did you get that moronic statement from?
...the tattoo on your shoulder blade...
Apr 18, 2019 10:22:08 #
America 1
Loc: South Miami
Sew_What wrote:
...so no one should vote, except for you? Oh, like Trump voters who thought they were getting a big tax break and better pay at work.
Where did I post no one should vote except for me?
Ever honest citizen should have and deserves the right to vote.
No illegal should be voting in any of our elections.
Apr 18, 2019 20:48:14 #
no propaganda please wrote:
Which page from Saul Alinsky Rules for Radicals did you get that moronic statement from?
Bravo! That certainly did read like something way out of left field. Glad you called him on that.
Apr 19, 2019 08:59:33 #
Well said Professor. I have followed you and professor Thomas Sowell for years and had hoped one or both of you would run for the presidency but can understand why you didn't. Washington is a chess pool and once in a cess pool, hard to get out.
There is no normalcy in Washington now days nor in the education system. When you have idiots brainwashing our youth during their educational process, we can pretty well guess what the outcome is going to be. It's pretty easy to guess why these libs want all the cons and misfits to be able to vote.
There is no normalcy in Washington now days nor in the education system. When you have idiots brainwashing our youth during their educational process, we can pretty well guess what the outcome is going to be. It's pretty easy to guess why these libs want all the cons and misfits to be able to vote.
Apr 19, 2019 09:03:21 #
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Phantom one wrote:
Well said Professor. I have followed you and profe... (show quote)
One of the things that I find most telling about responses to Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell is that the"progressives" often refer to either one as "uncle Tom"
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