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Quote of the Day: Wokie-Wiki-Vandals Eat Their Own
Eli Broad died. He was a Democrat and a billionaire. The two just seem to go together, don’t they? He gave billions to K-12 education, art museums, and similar projects. But that doesn’t stop the Wokies from vandalizing his Wikipedia page. When I checked it out earlier today, I saw this at the beginning of the article:
Eli Broad (/broʊd/ BROHD;[2] June 6, 1933 – April 30, 2021) was an American billionaire entrepreneur, philanthropist, and anti-union wealth criminal.
Note the last few words of that first sentence. Broad’s father was a union organizer, by the way. There is nothing in the article that supports that opening statement. Nothing matters to the Wokies other than he accumulated a lot of money, so he must be a criminal. That he made his first fortune helping people buy affordable homes doesn’t matter. How dare he help people own detached housing? They should all be packed into high-rises in cities to not have such a huge footprint. How dare he?!
The Wikipedia page was fixed within less than fifteen minutes. That is a good thing. But it still leaves us seeing the main thing about the Wokies: They eat their own.
Published in Group Writing
It’s a name for gentler eugenics. Yes.
Exactly. Our motto should be, “Don’t just do something – stand there!”
Eugenics literally translated as good genes.
Not at all. There is nothing wrong with doing things. For instance, I am breathing, petting a rather demanding cat, typing this, etc. “Something has got to be done!”-ism is an attitude. It requires that something be done immediately, regardless how bad that something may be. It does not allow for consideration of alternative solutions or even bothering to identify the real problem or determining if there is a real problem. It is an emotional response of the “Ready, Fire, Aim” variety.
The problem with, “Don’t just stand there, do something!” is that the result is often a knee-jerk reaction that does more harm than good.
Exactly, but that doesn’t mean the converse is good, either.
Well, at least we know that one is better advice for you, and the other is better advice for the federal government.
The appropriate response may be no action. How about that?