[WND] A year-old study of 3,100 college youth in Canada found that "transgender" and "gender-variant" youth are the highest risk-group for supporting "violent radicalization."
In the aftermath of Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old woman who identified as transgender and advertised her "preferred pronouns" as "He/Him," murdering three 9-year-old children and three adult staff members at a private, Christian elementary school in Nashville, the study, titled, "Meaning in Life, Future Orientation and Support for Violent Radicalization among Canadian College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic," is drawing renewed attention.
"Transgender and gender-diverse youth emerge as the group at the highest risk of support for VR [Violent Radicalization]," the study in the journal Frontiers of Psychiatry by five Canadian academics states. "This is in line with results of a recent survey conducted during the [COVID] pandemic that highlighted high levels of support for VR as well as psychological distress among gender minorities."
The study's authors describe "gender minorities" as an "often-overlooked population who may be suffering more in the present context of social adversity."
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Violent is getting roid rage and punching out someone that annoys you. Storming an elementary school with guns and killing kids and staff is not being radicalized. It is acting in cooperation with the primordial enemy of the human race. Without guns she would have mowed down the kids at recess. The evil is the root cause we need to get to.
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The rainbow mafia and their gummint / corporate shills are all warning us normies - "Don't you dare blame the alphabet mob for this..."
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03/30/2023 12:27 Comments ||
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Fertile ground for radicalization but I want to know who is radicalizing them.
Posted by: Abu Uluque ||
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The most cautionary tale of Emily Rose Nauert aka Louise Rosealma is a good example. For Emily, it only took 1 yr at UC Berkeley. She certainly made another name for herself one sunny April 15: "Moldylocks".
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[Hot Air] Today marks the 50th anniversary of the day the last American soldier left Vietnam, following the signing of the Paris Peace Accords two months earlier.
Fifty years.
58,220 Americans died in that war. More, actually. Those are the military casualties alone, according to the National Archives. Many others died as well in the cause of freedom.
I was born in 1964 and watched footage from the war on the nightly news as I grew up. At the time, the footage was on film and actually developed in Japan and then flown to the United States, but much of it wound up on television.
That made Vietnam the first "television war," where the carnage was often brought into Americans’ living rooms. As a kid, it was weird, because there wasn’t a time during my childhood when the war wasn’t part of the background of daily life. I was 11 when the war finally ended with the surrender of the Vietnamese government. I remember the helicopter evacuations well.
By the time I understood what was going on the anti-war movement was in full swing. I remember Kent State, vaguely, and my parents gave me a book about it (a picture book, believe it or not) at some point. At the time I bought the propaganda that Nixon and the military were on the wrong side, although I never thought of our soldiers as the bad guys as so many did.
But over the years I saw things very differently. The killing fields of Cambodia, which so many blamed on the U.S., proved to me that communism was evil. The Vietnamese refugees who had been betrayed not once but twice were a constant reminder of communism’s evil.
Even as a teen, I began to understand that there are things more evil than war, and my experiences over the years proved that to be true. I developed an abiding hatred for communism, and a deep suspicion of the anti-military sentiment I saw all around me. I am not a militarist, but I believe in defending the West.
In graduate school, I studied the war and came to the conclusion that Lyndon Johnson both started the real war for Americans (we had dipped our toe in years before, but weren’t deeply engaged until Johnson dove in) and lost it through grotesque mismanagement. Nixon promised to "Vietnamise" the war by handing over the ground fighting to Vietnamese troops and eventually succeeded in fulfilling that promise.
It was an imperfect solution, but Johnson’s fecklessness had ensured victory would be impossible. Americans had turned against the war.
At the time he was going for a Korean-type stalemate, and likely would have achieved that but for Watergate. The fall of Saigon and the fall of Nixon were largely contemporaneous. Ford tried to salvage the South by restarting the bombing of the North as we had promised should the fighting break out again, but Congress forbade it.
Congress drove a stake through the South’s heart, but Johnson’s fecklessness lost the war years before.
I bring up this history (or my version of it) in order to make a point: American soldiers were betrayed by their government. They were betrayed by Johnson and by Robert McNamara, the Secretary of Defense at the time. They sent soldiers—most of whom were draftees—into a war zone with no strategy to win the war, demanded they do so with bad tactics and bad leadership, and never properly defended the troops against their domestic critics.
Teenagers risked their lives to come home to cries of "baby killer." They were vilified, abandoned by their leadership, and in the shame of losing the war were forgotten by the country. They never were properly honored.
American citizens could and should have done better, but our leaders should have backed up the troops. They failed to do so. Photo is of COL Hal Moore commander of the Gary Owen Bde during the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley, LZ X-Ray. 14 Nov 1965.
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I hasd the honor of spending about three hours on a hilltop with LTG Moore, then 6th Army Commander. It was Fort Hunter-Liggett and he took time to mentor 6 young armor and infantry Captains on terrain and war-fighting skills. I'll never forget his relaxed, calm demeanor, and how he simplified the way terrain would influence combat flow, stressing that in main force engagements, consider the terrain and how it would direct flooding, because that is how inevitably it will channelize main efforts.
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Hail to all Vietnam vets. I could've volunteered to go but I didn't. My draft lottery number was 212 but if I'd been drafted I would've gone willingly.
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Every day I see and talk to these fellows and say glad to see your back. Learned that from a Army Combat Medic. He had to treat the prostitutes so they hoped to have fewer infections among the troops. They would say they were clean and would provide food and other things in appreciation. Navy medic fellow corrected me but I forget his title. 70's now. I still see WW11 and Korean Vets but with each year fewer. My contact in Vietnam married a Vietnamese woman and lives there now. He was in security in his time there. The Vietnamese prefer Americans over Chinese. I introduced him to Rantburg and he might have been on. Maybe I shouldn't tell this but his handle on Facebook is Steve Trang. Then another one told me of being on guard duty with another. The other smoked some Cambodian Red. They passed the joint back and forth but near dusk his friend got shot by a sniper because of the red glow. Seems your supposed to cover lit end with your other hand to block red glow. Never smoked after that day being the survivor.
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Amen to these patriots that were mistreated in their service on coming back and should be honored.
Cool story, Dale
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I was stationed at NAS Mirimar during the war. Our guys were told not to wear uniforms off base if they were going to town.
On the aircraft carrier, USS Coral Sea, as we were leaving San Francisco and crossing under the Golden Gate Bridge, gallons of red paint were poured on us from the bridge.
Have never forgotten that.
[Breitbart] Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told House lawmakers during a hearing Wednesday he has "no regrets" on the disastrous and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan.
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Chair Jim Banks (R-IN) asked Austin, "Do you have regrets about the withdrawal from Afghanistan?"
Austin said, "I support the president’s decision."
Banks asked again, "Do you have regrets about the withdrawal or how the withdrawal occurred from Afghanistan that cost the lives of 13 of our service members?"
"I don’t have any regrets," he said.
Banks then asked Austin if there has been any accountability for anyone within the Department of Defense for the "deadly, botched, and embarrassing" withdrawal.
Austin responded, "Our troops evacuated 124,000 people off that airfield."
Banks pressed, "Has anyone been held accountable? If a Navy captain grounded a ship, what happens immediately?"
"Typically that captain is removed," Austin admitted.
"That captain is removed," Banks echoed. "Has anyone been held accountable for what happened in Afghanistan?"
Austin said, "To my knowledge, no."
Banks concluded: "No, you don’t regret it. No one’s ever been held accountable. Mr. Chairman, this is why this Republican majority must provide the accountability that this administration wants to sweep under the rug with what happened in Afghanistan."
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Only thing he has probably ever regretted was an empty steam tray at Golden Corral.
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
03/30/2023 7:32 Comments ||
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No regrets, no shame
Posted by: Frank G ||
03/30/2023 8:58 Comments ||
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Austin is responsible for the fiasco. It was true dereliction of duty on his part, he was paralyzed as it unfolded, gave no guidance, and an absolute disaster ensued.
The HASC needs to request the USFOR-A leadership team to come in front of the Committee and they will tell the real truth.
This will happen again if the persons responsible at the POTUS/NSA and Pentagon leadership level are not held accountable. This should not be a partisan matter, both sides should demand competence.
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Don't regret getting the 13 killed during the pullout?
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Because, this is what they intended to do.
Their long term plan is to humiliate the military and remove it from the board as an asset. Globalization, dontchaknow.
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Just like he wrote it up huh. Print the textbook.
Austin responded, "Our troops evacuated 124,000 people off that airfield."
I think that will come as a surprise to everyone else who thought US Mil was late to the game. Well not late technically, busy getting pallets of cash into bunkers.
In case you missed yesterday's post about equipment loss - 14,000 NVGs. Fourteen. Thousand.
What's the plan Lunch Vader? Get'em on battery sales?
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Posted by: Abu Uluque ||
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Me, too Abu. Despite being on Social Security which isn't enough to live on so I have to work I got taxed on 85% of my Social Security. Had to pay a bundle.
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[Breitbart] Why has inflation been so stubbornly persistent this year? One reason may be that the money supply stayed elevated for even longer than previously thought.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released its estimate of the money supply on Tuesday. It showed that M2—a broad measure of money supply in the economy that includes savings deposits, currency in circulation, and balances in retail money-market funds—fell 0.6 percent in February, a decline of $12 billion from $21.1835 trillion in January to $21.0625 trillion.
There was also a very notable revision to the prior month. The preliminary estimate for M2 in January had shown an increase of $30.9 billion compared with December. The revised figure shows a contraction from December to January of $141.7 billion. This comes from a significant upward revision to the December estimate of M2 from $21.2362 trillion to $21.3252 trillion and a downward revision for the January estimate from $21.2671 trillion to $21.1835 trillion.
This means that the money supply had been higher around the end of the year than was thought, which could go some of the way to explaining why inflation was surprisingly resurgent as this year kicked off. The much bigger decline than previously thought as the year started could also be part of what has roiled banks. Deposits are not just fleeing because investors are seeking higher interest on their money or are panicked over the health of banks. The money supply was contracting rapidly in January and February.
[Moneywise] You’ve done it: After decades of waiting, your retirement is here and you’re gonna meet it head on. Yet depending on how you look upon your precious nest egg, that could mean using your head — or losing it.
Make no mistake, big money purchases often feel like the reward for many years of hard work. If you want to tour North America in a brand-new RV, good for you. But once you tack on a pool, six cruises and a lavish wedding for your kid, it may not belong before debt and regret set in.
That being said, living frugally for decades can be exhausting. Frustrating. Who’s to stop the person who’s finally retired from splurging?
But if you want to ensure your retirement funds last, you’ll need to be a bit choosy about those splurges.
Before you start swiping your plastic with reckless abandon, you might want to take a good, long look down the money pit. There’s no shortage of foolish purchases you can make in retirement, but here are five that could leave you with a lingering feeling of buyer’s remorse.
[BoredPanda] I'll bet we all have seen dozens of sneaky Shrinkflation got-ya's in the stores. My worst is Folgers Coffee dropping from 48oz to 46oz to 44 to 42oz in SAM's all while the price went from $9.95 to $14.95 all during the Pandemic years.
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A Baker's Dozen , i.e. 13 pastries, is now ten (10) cookies.
[American Thinker] America has a problem: a subculture of black crime. Every race has criminals, but when 6% of the population, black males, are responsible for over 50% of the murders and violent crimes, one must ask why. The answer lies in the irony that blacks inherited the worst of old-time, white Scots-Irish culture, over which leftists placed racial grievance politics. The former created bad behavior; the latter leaves blacks unprepared or unwilling to address that behavior.
Thomas Sowell’s fascinating Conquests and Cultures discusses how different societies evolved. The primary takeaway is that, in the last 500 years, the Europeans have far surpassed the rest of the planet while Africans have lagged farthest behind. This isn’t race-based. It’s because of water and geography.
Europe has numerous easily navigable rivers and deep-water harbors. Additionally, almost every spot on the continent is within 500 miles of the sea, allowing most Europeans to trade within Europe and around the world. That ability to easily trade foods, manufactured goods, people and, most of all, ideas with one another allowed Europeans to incorporate everything from gunpowder from China to numbers from India, crafting a civilization that far surpassed anything found anywhere else. The inventiveness, efficiencies, freedoms, and prosperity Europeans developed allowed them to dominate the world for centuries.
Certainly, geography plays a big role in how you start the game. Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs And Steel looks at the world from that perspective. But culture matters, too. The sooner you invent the rule of law, writing, medicine, pottery, math, science and such, the sooner your people start doing better. And better accumulates over time, like compound interest.
I wonder if there is a spike in black crime starting with the Great Society cohort? Maybe even a decline in socio-economic status, which is to say, more poverty.
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The first Chinese carrier caught fire soon after it was launched on its maiden voyage. I wouldn't be too afraid of the Chinese navy. Unless you're a Vietnamese fishing boat or similar.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[WND] A year-old study of 3,100 college youth in Canada found that "transgender" and "gender-variant" youth are the highest risk-group for supporting "violent radicalization."
[Hot Air] Today marks the 50th anniversary of the day the last American soldier left Vietnam, following the signing of the Paris Peace Accords two months earlier.
