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Woke world revives Maoist struggle sessions, complete with mandatory self-abasement, after Floyd death

Michael Rectenwald
RT
Mon, 08 Jun 2020 17:49 UTC
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In response to the killing of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin and accomplices, woke culture has intensified cringy prostration and humiliation rituals that can be traced to the Maoist Cultural Revolution.

In social media and physical encounters across the US and beyond, the Black Lives Matter movement, left-leaning political groups, and mainstream organizations have engaged in soft forms of struggle sessions and forced self-criticism routines, eerily resembling those the Red Guards oversaw at Mao's behest during the Communist Chinese Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976.

During the Maoist Cultural Revolution, in struggle sessions, the guilty party - accused of selfishness, ignorance, and the embrace of bourgeois ideology - was pilloried with verbal and sometimes physical assaults by her comrades - until she broke down and confessed her characterological and ideological flaws. 'Autocritique' or self-criticism often began with voluntary submission of the guilty party, who subjected herself to a brutal verbal self-inspection and denigration before the jury of her comrades. Autocritique and struggle sessions could lead to imprisonment or death as the comrade was often found to be insufficiently pure. Today, they lead to diminished social standing, public humiliation, and the loss of jobs.

Comment: From Cary, North Carolina, yesterday:





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Red Pill

Transparency and change in the US under Democrats? 'Don't be fooled,' says UN torture expert


RT
Mon, 08 Jun 2020 17:53 UTC
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The notion that the Democratic Party would be better than Republicans at delivering transparency and accountability is flawed, because US government impunity is "systemic," UN Special Rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer has said.

With the November presidential election looming and protests raging across the US following the police killing of George Floyd, many on the Left are insisting that change will only come if people "vote Democrat" and "vote blue no matter who."

Yet, Democrats taking the wheel in January 2021 would not necessarily bring any significant change in terms of transparency and accountability, Melzer implied. "Do not be fooled," he wrote in a tweet blasting the party on Sunday, adding that US government "secrecy and impunity is systemic."
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Blue Pill

George Floyd rallies are awakening against racism & repression marking 1st post-pandemic push for change - Maduro


RT
Mon, 08 Jun 2020 17:45 UTC
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Americans aren't just rallying over the gruesome death of Minneapolis man George Floyd at the hands of police, they are rising up against racial injustice, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said.

The "awakening of the American people" is directed against "a whole system of racism and structural repression, which does not cease [to exist]," Maduro wrote on Twitter.


Comment: Maduro seems to be buying into the leftist ideological stance that the Western "system" is inherently racist. While there are certainly class issues in the system, the idea of "systemic racism" is phantasm, a tool used by ideologues to initiate their desire to change the system to their benefit. See:


The protests also mark the first push for change since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, he noted.
It is the first post-pandemic political expression of the great changes towards which humanity is heading.
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Better Earth

'I haven't changed my mind': Swedish science chief remains confident country is building immunity

Richard Orange, UK
The Telegraph
Sun, 07 Jun 2020 15:38 UTC
Anders Tegnell
© Peter Kadhammar/AftonbladetState epidemiologist Anders Tegnell enjoying a beer while working on his laptop at an outdoor restaurant in Stockholm
Days after he appeared to admit to flaws in Sweden's outlier coronavirus strategy, the country's state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell has doubled down in an interview with the The Telegraph, saying he is confident Swedes are building immunity and warning his Nordic neighbours that is too early to claim success.

"It's part of the work," Tegnell said of the heavy coverage Sweden's strategy, and as a result its high death toll, has received in the international media. "That's the course we have decided to take in Sweden. And I'm quite happy to tell people about it."

Tegnell faced a cascade of headlines on Wednesday after an interview on Swedish radio in which he said that, in hindsight, the best strategy might have been "something between what Sweden has done and what the rest of the world has done."

He backtracked later that day, saying that he was not suggesting that Sweden should have closed schools, bars, restaurants, or workplaces, or indeed imposed any of the restrictive lockdown measures imposed elsewhere in Europe.

"That interview was unfortunately very wrongly put together and very wrongly advertised," he said. "What I said ... was that after this, we're going to do a lot of evaluation, and of course, there are going to be things we did in Sweden that we think we did right, and there are things in other countries that are also going to be proven right."

The qualities which have transformed Tegnell from an unknown civil servant into one of the stars of the global pandemic - a gift for communication, calm good humour, and impressive sang-froid - have never been put to the test as they have over the past fortnight.

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Pistol

Charges filed against two in murder of retired St. Louis police captain David Dorn

Rachel Rice
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mon, 08 Jun 2020 17:05 UTC
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© St. Louis Metroolitan POlice DepartmentStephan Cannon, 24, has been charged in the murder of retired St. Louis police captain David Dorn, who was trying to defend Lee's Pawn and Jewelry from looters when he was shot on June 2, 2020.
Charges have been filed against a 24-year-old man who police believe fatally shot retired St. Louis police Capt. David Dorn, 77, on the sidewalk outside Lee's Pawn and Jewelry early Tuesday morning.

Stephan Cannon, 24, of Glasgow Village, has been charged with first-degree murder. He is being held without bond.

As downtown St. Louis descended into violence and chaos Monday night into Tuesday morning, Dorn, also a retired municipal police chief, attempted to protect the pawn shop from looting. He was shot multiple times, and his killing was broadcast on Facebook Live.

According to a police probable cause statement, Cannon was seen on surveillance footage pulling up and entering the store with others, and then stealing several televisions. Once Dorn arrived at the store, Cannon walked toward the street corner with a gun in his hand.

Comment: Retired police captain shot to death at St. Louis pawn shop in slaying is caught on Facebook Live

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Bizarro Earth

Thousands rally outside US embassy in Paris against police brutality in America & France


RT
Mon, 08 Jun 2020 15:35 UTC
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© Reuters / Charles PlatiauGeorge Floyd protest, near the U.S. Embassy in Paris.
A huge crowd protested outside the US embassy in central Paris over George Floyd's death and the brutality of law enforcement in France, in violation of the ban on public gatherings introduced by the French capital.

Several hundred people came to Place de la Concorde, not far from the US embassy and the French Presidential Palace, despite the city authorities banning the rally due to the Covid-19 pandemic and violent outbursts during a similar event mid-week.

Comment: It seems the whole Western world is losing it's mind:

Black Lives Matter rally in Berlin descends into violence as police & protesters face off
Some 15,000 flocked to Alexanderplatz, a square in the center of the German capital on Saturday afternoon to voice solidarity with Black Lives Matter protests that have spread across the US. While the main rally, which kicked off around 2 pm local time and lasted for two hours, wrapped up without incident and saw protesters playing jazz music and clapping, the subsequent gatherings around the same area were marred by violence.

Crowds surround US embassy in Madrid as thousands join BLM protest in Spanish capital
A massive crowd has gathered in Madrid to show solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement, with some marching on the US embassy. Anti-racist demonstrations have spread across Europe in recent days.

Photos and videos show demonstrators marching through the streets of Madrid on Sunday as they hold banners reading "No justice, no peace" and other slogans used by Black Lives Matter activists. Other demonstrators were spotted "taking a knee" - an increasingly popular gesture meant to show solidarity with those who purportedly face discrimination from law enforcement.


Thousands of Black Lives Matter protesters march on US embassy in London
Droves of protesters have descended on the US embassy in London, in the city's fourth Black Lives Matter protest in a week. The demonstration comes a day after a similar protest in the city spiralled into mayhem.

The US embassy in Battersea, London, was the focal point for Sunday's Black Lives Matter march, in which demonstrators showed solidarity for George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota nearly two weeks ago.

As thousands of protesters, many with their faces covered, converged on the embassy, the UK cities of Bristol, Glasgow and Edinburgh also saw demonstrations.

WATCH protesters TEAR DOWN statue of slave trader in Bristol
A crowd of protesters has toppled a statue of famed slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol, UK. Cheering as they danced on his effigy, they are just one of several groups to have targeted controversial monuments in recent weeks.

Colston was a 17th-century merchant and philanthropist, whose name graces several streets and schools in his native Bristol. However, his philanthropy was financed in part by the trading of slaves, and as Black Lives Matter protests swept the western world in recent weeks, a petition to have his statue in Bristol's Colston Avenue removed gained traction.

Protesters took matters into their own hands on Sunday though, lashing the bronze statue with chains and pulling it off its pedestal. As the figure hit the pavement with a thump, crowds of demonstrators jumped on it, screaming with excitement.


Black Lives Matter protest in Sweden descends into violence and vandalism
The Swedish city of Gothenburg has been shaken by street violence, after an initially peaceful 'Black Lives Matter' protest turned into a riot. Police clashed with demonstrators, who threw stones and smashed storefronts.

Defying the Swedish government's coronavirus guidelines - which ban gatherings of more than 50 people - an estimated 2,000 people assembled in the city of Gothenburg on Sunday, to show solidarity with the worldwide protests that broke out after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer nearly two weeks ago.

Although the protest began peacefully, by late afternoon groups of demonstrators began throwing bricks, stones, and flower pots at police officers. In one city park, thugs kicked and punched police officers, and fought with each other.



Cops and protesters brawl in London, as PM declares demonstrations 'subverted by thuggery'
The gathering at London's US embassy on Sunday drew thousands of people, and was the city's fourth 'Black Lives Matter' demonstration in a week. However, once the crowd dispersed, not everyone went home. Droves of people marched on Whitehall, rattling barriers outside Prime Minister Boris Johnson's residence on Downing Street.

That tension soon boiled over, with a mob of hoodlums attacking police officers outside the Foreign Office in Whitehall.



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Mr. Potato

Looney Tunes remake will see Elmer Fudd without his rifle as creators declare 'we're not doing guns'

Anita Singh
The Telegraph
Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:25 UTC
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The character will not be armed with a gun when the show is recreated for modern audiences.
Warner Bros has commissioned a new animation series but will not show firearms in response to US gun violence

Elmer Fudd is still hunting wabbits, but now he hasn't got a wifle.

The Looney Tunes cartoons have been remade for a modern audience, and Fudd is no longer allowed to have a gun.

Warner Bros has commissioned a new animation series featuring the classic characters, including Bugs Bunny, which sticks close to the spirit of the originals.

Comment: The culture of political correctness is like a disease and it seems nothing can slow its spread. At this particular time in history, with reports of many former anti-gun lefties buying guns in the wake of the riots that have spread across the US, Warner Brothers may find this particular virtue signal may be less well-received than anticipated.

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NPC

Best of the Web: 'Not enough' - Massachusetts police chief expresses solidarity with BLM protesters by lying FACE DOWN on the street

David Aaro
Fox News
Mon, 08 Jun 2020 11:19 UTC
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A police chief in Massachusetts joined a large crowd of protesters by lying face down on the pavement Saturday amid increased tensions between law enforcement and demonstrators throughout the U.S. following the death of George Floyd.

Urged by the chanting of several hundred people during the Black Lives Matter demonstration, Webster Police Chief Michael Shaw participated and laid face down on the pavement for over eight minutes, as the crowd was heard yelling: "Thank you chief. Thank you chief."

"It's not enough, but it's a start!" one demonstrator also shouted towards the end of the symbolic act, according to the Telegram & Gazette.
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Here's a list of media and politicians who downplayed violence and looting

Mary Margaret Olohan
Daily Caller
Wed, 03 Jun 2020 21:37 UTC
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Media figures and politicians alike have downplayed the violence and looting occurring throughout the United States following the death of George Floyd.

Activists have set cars ablaze, looted and pillaged businesses, and protested against police in cities across the nation over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes.

The police officer, Derek Chauvin, has been fired and charged with murder and manslaughter.

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Pistol

Shootings, murders rose dramatically in NYC last week amid backdrop of protests

Larry Celona
New York Post
Mon, 08 Jun 2020 02:13 UTC
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Murders and shootings in the Big Apple skyrocketed last week compared to the same period last year, law enforcement sources said.

From last Monday to Sunday night, there were 13 murders in the city, compared to five killings during the same week last year, sources said.

The city reported 40 shootings last week — the most in a week since 2015. In the same time period in 2019, there were 24 shootings, sources said.

Comment: Hardly surprising. Given the amount of violence we've seen being perpetrated during these riots, it would be a miracle if people weren't getting shot and murdered.

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