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gilescaroline1993 · 4 years ago

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janeykath318 · 7 years ago

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Broken Shackles 11

"Greetings, Sarek. Greetings, Captain Pike, Doctor McCoy. Welcome, James Tiberius Kirk," said a particularly regal Vulcan with dark red robes and beady black eyes.

"I am Sulak and this is T'Pau" (a equally regal woman bowed slightly) "I trust the Ambassador has made your stay on Vulcan pleasant?" "Yes, he has," confirmed Pike. "Very hospitable. Thank you for allowing Jim to stay here. It's clearly been good for him." Jim felt their eyes on him and didn't know where to look.

"It is good to see your health improving, James, but it is very concerning to discover slavery within our allies. We intend to have very serious discussions with Federation officials about this issue." Jim managed to collect himself to say "I'm grateful, Elder Sulak. My stay here has been very conducive to recovery. I hope my testimony can help to bring about change in the Federation, because I was just one of thousands of illegally purchased slaves by species that claim to be against it, yet frequently support the Orion Syndicate." "Indeed. It was most disconcerting to discover that certain species chose to express their gratitude by offering a human as a gift," spoke T'Pau, looking at Pike intensely. Jim noticed the Captain looked somewhat uncomfortable under her scrutiny. "He was kind of being a cheapskate, honestly," Jim admitted. "He couldn't get any value for me, since my master Girdon had pretty much worked me to a skeleton." Bones agreed. "You can say that again," he muttered, looking at Jim with a frown. "Had you been with that master long?" asked Sulak, with a Vulcan eyebrow raise that boggled Jim's mind. "Three years, sir," Jim replied. "Before that, I was in an Orion household for seven."

He didn't have to say anymore about what THAT had been like. The Vulcans looked even more sober and presently indicated they should sit down and commenced the meeting. It was long, dull, and Jim spent most of it answering questions between trying not to doze off. He was glad they were pressing Pike and inwardly rejoiced to see the captain concede to logic. He told the Vulcans it was out of his hands and their stance to not sanction a planned agreement with Orion that looked beneficial on the surface (more trade and options to put more Starfleet outposts on the planet) but also would end up profiting rich lords with ties to the Syndicate, would speak quite loudly to the Admiralty. "The Tellarites are already showing signs of being very unhappy with the agreement and when two of the founding members of the Federation stand in opposition to this, that will sober them up a bit." Pike finished. "It is alarming that the testimony of those whom have already been rescued from slavery by Starfleet vessels has not already moved them to take action," said T'Pau. She had a severe, but majestic dignity about her that made Jim convinced he was in the presence of royalty. But did Vulcan's have royalty? He filed that away to ask Spock about later. He didn't do much more talking that day. Jim just sat and listened as the Elders questioned Pike and McCoy about Starfleet happenings and what they thought would be the best way to handle Jim's case. At last they all agreed that it would be best for Jim to stay on Vulcan and continue his recovery and that he could testify from the safety of Sarek's home if Starfleet asked for his story. Jim and Bones were glad to finally leave the solemn chambers and exit into the cool Vulcan night.

"Well, they can sure talk the hind leg off a donkey when they want to," the doctor said under his breath. "While saying the same thing twenty different ways," Jim thought, with amusement.

As they sped back to the house in the hovercar, he gaped at the stars twinkling in the night sky. Somehow, they seemed much more friendly than the stars he'd seen from Orion, even though many of them were the same he'd stayed up late with his friends Gaila and Mona when they had a rare free day or the master and mistress were away. He rather missed Gaila and her unbreakable spirit that was as vibrant as her red hair. She'd been a great comfort to Jim in those days and he hoped wherever she was, she'd found freedom, too. She'd been sold abruptly in the middle of Jim's fifth year, evidently having done something to anger the master. He'd barely had a chance to say good-bye before she was taken away by some ugly giant lizard/toad-like creature and his minions. "You're quiet tonight, Jim," observed Bones. "You okay after all that grilling?" "Sure, Bones," he sighed. "I'm just thinking about my old friend from Orion and wondering where she is now. I lost touch five years ago and I hope she's been able to get free from the pleasure slave industry. It's a nasty world, though." He held up his wrist, where his ID was tattooed clearly on the inside. Bones shook his head sadly. "Man, Jim. Your stepfather was a complete sicko to sell you like that. If George could've risen up and throttled him, I bet he would've." "Don't think I haven't imagined doing it myself," Jim admitted. "But someone beat me to it apparently and he's been dead for years." They climbed out of the car as it stopped in front of the ambassador’s house, which Jim viewed as home now. Spock and Amanda were busy setting the table for supper and Jim's spirits rose at the smell of food (and the sight of Spock, if he was being honest.) He devoured the bean and rice dish with surprising zest. Vulcan dishes had an incredible flavor and spice to them that more than made up for the lack of meat. Bones made sure he took his supplements--by hypo unfortunately-- "How was your experience with the Elders, James?" Spock asked him as he helped her wash up afterwards. He insisted on being allowed to do odd jobs now that he was on the mend. He may not be a slave anymore, but Jim didn't want to be a total bum while he was at their house. "Very interesting, Spock," he said, carefully drying an elaborately glazed bowl. "They're so old and wise, I felt like a mere infant compared to them. They're going to put pressure on The Federation to clean up their act, so I'm glad I went. T'Pau was giving me these searching looks like I was under trial or something." "Vulcan lifespans are twice that of humans, so yes, you would be merely a child in their eyes," Spock informed him, brown eyes holding a touch of mirth. "T'Pau is an important member of our clan and she was likely gauging your intentions and honesty. She has not met you before and wanted to be certain you were trustworthy." Jim nodded, setting the bowl down and picking up a plate. "That's understandable. A lot of slaves learned to do some shady things to survive and it's hard to break the habit when they get free. They don't trust people anymore." "But you are different, James," Spock observed. "Your character clearly outlasted your captivity. I do believe that T'Pau was satisfied with what she saw." "I hope so," Jim shrugged, a sheepish smile tugging at the corners of his mouth, "because I've got so much more to study before the test and I wouldn't want to get kicked off another planet now, would I?" "No, you certainly wouldn't," she agreed. "Speaking of which, I will help you with the next group of equations if you are amenable." Jim was VERY amenable to that suggestion as Spock was fabulous at explaining math concepts and he discovered he enjoyed learning by logic better than he could have ever imagined.

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A Logical and Biblical Refutation of John Piper’s Ethno-Masochism

The recent 50-year anniversary of the Loving v. Virginia case has renewed the discussion about interracial marriage, and how far America has come. In particular, renowned theologian John Piper wrote a piece concerning the topic and encouraging white Christians to marry and have children with Christians of other races. After reading the article I felt compelled to write a point-by-point response, mainly for my own benefit and peace of mind.

This article is best read as a companion to Piper's, which can be found here. All below quotes from John Piper come from this article and are marked in bold font.

After a brief introduction, Piper states, "God’s revealed will for the world is not undermined but advanced when a man and a woman from different ethnicities marry in Christ...Against all of these objections, I believe it is as important as it ever has been that Christians settle it in their minds that interracial marriage in Christ is not only a beautiful picture of Christ’s marriage to his church, but also a flesh-and-blood incarnation of the unity Christ achieved by his death and resurrection."

He continues to cover the reasons he believes the above statements, which I will get to in time. Before I do however, I would like to note that in these statements Piper has shown his thinly veiled "Hybrid Supremacy", and preference to mixed couples over homogeneous ones. This means that if you are a white person and you choose to wed another white person that you are not advancing God's "revealed will for the world" and not creating a beautiful picture of Christ's marriage to the church, or at least one not quite as beautiful. His statements reflect his belief that while a Christian who marries within their race is not exactly sinning, they could (and should) have a mixed marriage in order to advance God's will. His point is that if you are not willing to have your children mate with an children of another ethnic group then you will be distanced from them, and as a result not be able to witness to them. Would he bring this same argument to the many missionaries who sacrificed their lives, sometimes literally, to preach to the unreached tribes in the far corners of the Earth? Piper says "For all these reasons, Christians of every race should search their hearts and search the Scriptures, and bring their hearts, by the power of God’s Spirit into line with God’s word."

In short, his message for all of you whites with a white spouse, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend, or would prefer a white spouse for your children is this: That's not very Christian of you.

This kind of heretical rhetoric must be condemned in the strongest way possible.

Here are his five points on why you should race-mix, and refutations for each of them (number 5 will shock you!).

“1. The biblical description of how so-called racial differences emerged from one pair of human beings, Adam and Eve, shows that interracial marriage does not contradict God’s purpose for diversity in this world and the next.”

Piper states that God's plan for humanity involves "ethnic diversity" and that having many different types of human brings more glory to God than if everyone was the same. His reference is the verse in Revelation that states there will be people of every tribe, tongue, and nation in Heaven. I have always understood that verse means salvation is offered to all peoples, not that God requires us to be as different as possible. There is no reason why the existence of different languages and races in Heaven is a reason to destroy your own, or merge it with a vastly different one.

The story of Creation, of Adam and Eve, and all humans beings descended from that pair is more of a curse to Mr. Piper's beliefs than a boon. Since all humans came from the same place there is no excuse for the abject desolation the Africans have been subjecting their people and continent to. It means that any disparity, mentally or morally, between the races is solely the fault of that race and their ancestors. Moreover, simply because a species starts in the same place, doesn't mean each branch finishes the same. Dogs are a perfect example of this. Different breeds of dog are genetically viable with each other, and all fall under the umbrella of Canis familiaris, but I doubt you would find many people who think a Shih Tzu and a Tibetan Mastiff would make a good mix. This is the logical conclusion of Piper's virtue signalling piety.

The next point is a silly and confusing argument that totally misrepresents the point of view of someone who prefers not to race mix. He says that because Noah's three sons did not have distinct and well-defined races, and because their children intermarried, that the very concept of race is fluid and without boundaries. Piper is taking a unique time in very early Biblical history when all of "diversity" was literally three men and saying that because they were similar enough to mix that we should do the same now. The fundamental misunderstanding that Mr. Piper has shown through this argument is that a people's genetic makeup remains unchanging throughout history. Put simply, as time goes on, certain genetic lines are purged from the group because those people possess undesirable traits. That could mean traits that get them killed before they can reproduce -either by the state or other violent humans- or traits that make them unattractive to potential mates, or only attract low quality mates. Over time a people is refined and traits deemed negative -in strictly evolutionary terms- are expunged from the gene pool. At the same time, positive traits mean an individual is more likely to get a quality mate. A good example of this is can be seen in how well Africans preform in Olympic sprinting verses swimming events. The list of world record holders of one of theses events is very black and the other is very white. Be honest, you already know which is which. The environment and people of Africa allowed for fast runners to prosper, thus propagating that specific gene and changing the African's genetic makeup.

Add to this knowledge the fact that nearly every aspect of our lives including intelligence, culture, and temperament can be linked to genetics and mate selection, and you should start to think about what 2,000 years of Christianity has done for Europeans, and what 10,000+ years of animism has done for Africans.

“2. The Bible forbids intermarriage between believer and unbeliever — not between races or ethnic groups.”

If the Bible verses in the Old Testament about not intermarrying were really about protecting religious purity and not racial purity, then they would say, "Don't intermarry with other nations, unless they convert." But they don't. They just say, "Don't intermarry" and leave no allowance for converts. Deuteronomy 7 does give further reasoning by saying that foreigners will turn your children against God, but there are many more verses that do not give that reasoning and simply state that marrying outside the group is negative.

For example: “And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, addressed Ezra: “We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this. Therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord...” (Ezra 10:2-3)

Surely some of the offspring of the interracial marriages should be able to stay, right? Why weren't they given the same chance of repentance as the rest of the Israelites? Verses 18-44 of the same chapter offer a list of the sons of priests that are guilty of intermarriage. Their crime was so significant that it has been listed as God's word to be read throughout eternity. The last verse mentions that some of these foreign wives had even borne children, as if to add to the severity of the offense.

As for the story of Ruth, Piper does not notice a very specific and significant verse in Deuteronomy. Chapter 23:3 states, “No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of the Lord. Even to the tenth generation, none of them may enter the assembly of the Lord forever”. I find it difficult to believe that Ruth was a Moabite since she was three generations away from David and four from Solomon, which would bar both from entering the Temple. The more likely interpretation is that Ruth was an Israelite living in Moab.

“3. In Christ, our oneness is profound and transforms racial and social differences from barriers to blessings.”

For this point Piper brings out the big guns, the oft quoted Colossians 3:11 which, along with Galatians 3:28, is a favorite of the left and egalitarians.

"There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. " Galatians 3:28

What these verses are referring to is the shared connection all believers have in Christ, and that all believers are valuable in the eyes of God. It does not mean that we need to abolish all differentials between believers. If this verse can be used to endorse interracial marriage, then it can be used justify homosexual marriage as well. Piper does not argue this point -although many leftists do- instead he goes even further. What Piper is saying is that these differences (Jew/Gentile, Male/Female, free/slave), become blessings in Christ. Which, ironically, might be a case against the abolition of slavery. You wouldn't want to get rid of that blessing among believers, would you?

4. God severely disciplined the critics of one interracial marriage.

Piper brings up Moses and his wife Zipporah, who is often thought to have been black. While there are many different views on the subject of Moses' wife, including the fact her father was a priest of Midian (Exodus 18:1, Genesis 25:1-2, related through Abraham), my main contention is that Piper's interpretation misplaces the sins of Miriam and Aaron. In the very next verse,

Numbers 12:2,8-9 shows what God was so angry about: "And they (Aaron and Miriam) said, 'Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?' And the Lord heard it...'With him (Moses) I speak mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in riddles, and he beholds the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?' And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them, and he departed.”

The Lord was clearly angry that Miriam and Aaron were speaking out against Moses, and by proxy, against The Lord. If God was really so concerned about racism, why did he not even mention it after going through all the trouble of coming down as a pillar of cloud and handing out free leprosy? Piper states that God was not pleased with the criticism of Moses marrying a Cushite, but completely fails to mention that God's wrath was directed at them for trying to usurp his prophet. And to imply that Miriam was punished with leprosy for her "white supremacy" is completely ridiculous. Honestly, how tan do you think people living in ancient Egypt were? "White supremacy” did not even existed as a concept in those days. In-group preference is not a sin. Were all the founding fathers sinning when they only allowed white men to vote? Why do the following verses seem to condone treating people of other races and tribes differently?

Hosea 5:7

They have dealt faithlessly with the Lord; for they have borne alien children. Now the new moon shall devour them with their fields.

Nehemiah 10:30

We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.

Genesis 28:1

Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women."

Nehemiah 13:3

As soon as the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all those of foreign descent.

Deuteronomy 23:3

No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of the Lord. Even to the tenth generation, none of them may enter the assembly of the Lord forever...

Leviticus 19:18-19

You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material.

So we’re left with a nice list consisting of discrimination, segregation, and anti-miscegenation. “Racism” is not listed as an act punished by God, but endorsed or even commanded by Him, even though it goes against our modern culture.

Weird, I’ve never seen anything like that before.

“5. In Christ, the good effects of interracial marriage are worth the challenges it can bring.”

John Piper: "Will it be harder to be married to another “race” than to your own? Will it be harder for the children? Maybe. Maybe not. But since when is that the way a Christian thinks?"

Will it be harder to be married to someone HIV positive?

Will it be harder to be married to a transitioned transvestite?

Will it be harder to be married to someone with Downs? With Autism? With Tay-Sachs?

Will it be harder to be married to a pedophile? Will it be harder for the children?

Will it be harder for the children? Since when is that the way a Christian thinks? Since when did Christians care about their children? What a contemptuous viewpoint to have! Why on God's green Earth would Christians want what's best for their children? How hard does Christ want us to make our lives? How far should we go? Why not voluntarily blind yourself?

"It’s hard to take a child and move into a diverse neighborhood where he may be teased or ridiculed."

Let’s be honest, that’s probably only true if he's white in modern America.

"It’s hard to help a child be a Christian in a secular world where his beliefs are mocked."

It's a lot easier in a Christian world or nation, which is why our ancestors fought to create one.

"It’s hard to raise children when dad or mom dies or divorces."

Immensely difficult, which is why you should do everything in your power to prevent that, right?

"Whoever said that marrying and having children was supposed to be trouble free? It’s one of the hardest things in the world. It just happens to be right and rewarding."

So why is Mr. Piper trying to make it even more difficult? The level of difficulty does not align with the level of righteousness.

Piper says, "Who knows what blessings through pain God may have in store? Interracial marriage has an amazing potential for great joy and peace...Over time the suspicions and prejudices and hostilities die away, and something beautiful is born: reconciliation and respect and harmony, spreading out beyond the marriage in ways no one thought possible."

Sure, the genetic disorders aren't optimal, but everyone will be so much more respectful of the autistic if you have children with them! At this point, I would doubt your salvation if you aren't willing to marry someone who would add the most suffering to your life and the life of your kids. Since when do Christians think of their children? The very idea is absurd.

Give it all up for the vain, untested hypothesis that people won't be as bigoted anymore.

"The once-angry father now views all his ethnic colleagues at work differently."

What’s that? You're not willing to potentially sacrifice your relationship with your father to alleviate him of his mortal sin of not liking black people?

As for the positive effects, can they really be that great if 97% of Black fathers who have children with White women are not active in their children’s lives? Should Asian people also be compelled to mix with white, knowing the children of this coupling are twice as likely to suffer mental illness?

(You can read more about these statistics, and other studies, here.

Concluding Remarks

John Piper finishes, "The freedom and the beauty and peace of interracial marriage..." the same one that is significantly more likely to end prematurely and, in Piper's words, will bring you "pain", "...is one ray of the glory of Christ that should be shining from this new humanity — this “chosen race” — which Jesus Christ died and rose again to create."

And just as Christ modeled his marriage to the church, so should you model your painful marriage with a disabled man of any race other than your own. And when it hurts, just remember that all the pain means you're doing the right thing. He's a Christian after all, that negates all other factors, and you have to keep creating the "chosen race"! Which speaking of, why not preach this message of love and tolerance among the "bigots" in Israel, Mr. Piper?

I'm not sure what possessed Piper to write this article and take the unbiblical and hateful stance on race that he has. Maybe he looked at history and saw an image of The Church as pale as the White Cliffs of Dover and thought to himself, "Heaven doesn't need any more white Christians, it's clearly got enough."

Matthew 15:8-9 “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”

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republicstandard · 7 years ago

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Kermit The Frog Should Be Arrested For Hate Crimes

It's not that easy being green, as Kermit the Frog sang nearly 50 years ago, at the tail-end of the hippy movement. Ride on brother, I feel you. The notable puppet is talking about the difficulty inherent in existence, that you are, for better or worse, trapped inside a shell that is immutable. Kermit, being enlightened, realized by the coda of a two-minute song that there are just some things that we cannot change- they are integral to us. You cannot be someone other than yourself, but you can take joy in that and make yourself a better version of that same self, right? A Radical idea in the late 1960s, and still one today. It must be said, Kermit hasn't quite been the classic frog we grew up with since the death of Jim Henson in 1990.

What then, I wonder, would everyone's amphibian friend make of the modern West? Kermit always struck me as a very self-reliant kind of guy, despite his slightly toxic relationships; and that included making up your own mind about things. I bet he liked Ron Paul. The problem is for Kermit is that we do not live in a world where it is a good thing to make up your own mind, or thing very hard about anything at all.

In the light of Kermit the Frog's curious past, I read with interest the new hate crime sentencing guidelines just published by the UK authorities that, as one might expect, still fail to define what they mean by hate crime in any objective sense. Instead, we are reliably informed that;

"Among the cases analysed there were a number of ‘hate speech’ type offences, where inflammatory speeches were given by influential figures with the intention of stirring up racial hatred.

Other cases involved publication on YouTube of content inciting serious violence towards particular racial or religious groups, websites being published including abusive and insulting content, with some activity continuing over a long period of time and intended to reach global audiences.”

This is very un-green. See, it's very hard to produce people who are satisfied within their society and culture when you pose them as the permanent out-group, and create victim-classes held in a perpetual state of having a grievance. Neither party benefits very much from this state of affairs; so, one must conclude that the system itself hates us all equally, but hates some of us more than others.

As I wrote back in December in The Religion of the Faithless Left:

It will stun future generations to hear that we have become such a self-hating society, riddled with such preposterous levels of self-inflicted and undeserved guilt and paranoia.

What Kermit stands for politically is quite well defined.

I don't get too involved in politics, but I am an amphibitarian. I'm in favour of wetlands, green jobs (that's jobs for anyone who is green) and I'm opposed to interspecies marriage between pigs and frogs. - Kermit, speaking to The Guardian, 2012

It appears at the very least, Kermit is identity-woke. He loves his wetlands, and apparently promotes hiring practices that would be discriminatory in every Western nation. I doubt, therefore, he would accept the position of the UK government that certain protected characteristics need to be enforced with draconian codes offering up to 6 years in jail for anyone hate-filled enough to criticize Islam or transgenderism? Clearly not, given his opposition to interspecies relationships; which one need only explore the depths of Tumblr to realize are already on the agenda of the Movement To Accept Everything No Matter What.

In this sense, we might consider Kermit to be leaning towards Ayn Rand's position when she said:

I can accept anything, except what seems to be the easiest for most people: the half-way, the almost, the just-about, the in-between.

It may not be that easy, being green, but it sure is an authentic reality. He might have some slightly edgy opinions about interspecies erotica (which is the exact opposite of what you might think, in that interspecies erotica is good and you are a bigot) but It doesn't appear that at the end of Kermit's classic hit that he is looking for state intervention to protect his green-ness.

When green is all there is to be It could make you wonder why, but why wonder? Why Wonder, I am green and it'll do fine, it's beautiful! And I think it's what I want to be.

Even though he is a member of a species which has great diversity, Kermit, as you should already know, is thus a racial supremacist and a thoughtcriminal. More than this, he is certainly already guilty of hate-crimes. Britain's Sentencing Council points out that:

The most severe punishments will be handed to those “in a position of trust, authority or influence and abuses their position to stir up hatred,” such as political leaders or figureheads and anyone whose offences are “persistent.”

Kermit the Frog is surely a leader of millions of children (and adults), trusted by them and, therefore, a perfect target for arrest by the British state. Not only on the grounds that Miss Piggy surely exhibits many protected characteristics; despite the fact that she is no-doubt an abuser, violent and also haram. Kermit refused the advances of a creature that society considers fat; and that is body terrorism. Let's not even begin to address the inherent misogyny in Kermit's position, or his blatant Green Supremacist ideals. It cannot be allowed that people say it is okay to be green. Can a body of work over 50 years in length be considered a "persistent" offence? I think so. The solution is clear; we must arrest and execute Kermit the Frog for hate crimes. Only when we bring this fiend to justice can the children of the world sleep peacefully once again.

Ok, I'll break character there and circle back to the start. My point in this exercise is, I hope, clear. There's nothing much to be gained by trying to legislate against human nature- whether that was historic laws against race-mixing or homosexuality or postmodernist laws that, I contend, are designed to facilitate a decidely globalist agenda at a state level and are only effective in sowing discord at a time of great civilizational upheaval.

The simple message of Kermit is surely an admonition against Orwellian state power. Though Kermit is an imperfect character, he understands existential reality in incredibly deep ways- ways that, for whatever reason, institutional powers the world over have failed to do. In fact, Kermit the Frog is the antithesis of the social justice ideology that now informs so much of government policy throughout the Western world. Read that again. Kermit the Frog is a libertarian-identitarian guy.

If I can argue (however weakly) that Kermit the Frog is guilty of hate-crimes, what hope for you and I? As Joe Bob Briggs wrote in Taki Magazine yesterday:

Remember the scene in All the King’s Men when Willie Stark, the Governor of Louisiana, tells his idealistic assistant that he wants some dirt on his political opponent, but the assistant tells him that, no, they can’t find anything, the guy he’s running against is totally clean, honest and upright?

Stark knows better. “Man is conceived in sin and born in corruption,” the governor tells the younger man, “and he passeth from the stink of the didie to the stench of the shroud. There is always something.”

Yes indeed, there is always something. Even on Kermit, despite singing on Rainbow Connection which is one of my personal top 10 gay anthems. God only knows how many skeletons are in Gonzo's closet, and Fozzy Bear already dresses like a sex offender. The lens of critical theory is restless, friends.

"Without ridiculous optimism, there's a good chance none of us would be here today." ~Kermit

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