Comments by "nuqwestr" (@nuqwestr) on "spiked" channel.

  1. "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past." - George Orwell (Eric Blair) "1984" George Orwell faced criticism for his views on Soviet communism. His works, particularly "Animal Farm" and "1984", were seen as direct critiques of the Soviet regime under Joseph Stalin. Orwell's outspoken criticism of communist factionalism and abuses of power, especially based on his experiences during the Spanish Civil War, alienated him from many on the British left
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  2. More than essentialist identity Race/Marxists, it's the "clarion call for gender equity", whatever that means.
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  3. ? Zionist do not require you to SUBMIT to their beliefs. Very different.
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  4. 53% of Hispanics in Virginia voted for GOP Gov Youngkin, and Virginia voted a GOP Black Woman for Lt. Gov, who was born in Jamaica and moved to the US as a 6 year old. Shout out to Lt. Gov Winsome Sears.
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  5. The founder of today's stand-up, Lenny Bruce, would be cancelled, not to mention Mel Brooks, who carries a comb around so he can do his Hitler jokes.
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  6. Adult children receiving "positive parenting" from the State.
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  7. Nikki? I would have never voted for her, she's weak.
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  8. Yes, I am a native to California in the US, registered as a Democrat in 1974, a left of center liberal who did not vote for Trump in 2016, but did vote for him in 2020. The Dems lost their minds, their values, and my vote. We are now recalling the Dem Governor of California, Newson, for the high crime of hypocrisy.
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  9. The commissars and bureaucrats of censorship will always be with us, regardless of religious or political framework. This behavior is endogenous, it's up to people of free will to mitigate its consequence.
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  10. San Francisco, 1985, gay man says to lesbian woman, "let's start a movement called GL", lesbian woman, "no, men are always 1st, let's call it LG", bi-person says, "what about us?", gay man says, "nonsense, no such thing as bi, but okay, let's call it LGB". I was there, it started just so; both gender and ID politics were injected at the get-go.
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  11. Israel is a secular state, 21% are Arab with full citizenship.
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  12. Hate = Blasphemy
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  13. "The Vanity of Small Differences" - Grayson Perry
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  14. In California, a U.S. state with almost 40 million people, access to abortion services by women of color, as well as woman in the US illegally, have few barriers. There are federal laws which prevent federal money to be used, but California pays for Abortion services out of State funds. It's free for those who cannot afford it. Not all US states have this "service", but many do. So lack of access is a myth, except is some States where services are not free. Even in states that do not pay, the fee is quite low, less than $600.
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  15. "Agency" is problematic since here in America "Health of the Mother" now includes "Mental Health". Does someone suffering a mental illness due to pregnancy have legal "agency" to make a medical decision?
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  16. No, that happened because of rule changes that stopped ballots in places like California going out to everyone whether they asked for one or not. Trump had a much better legal and ground game this time out. It's still in place and already working toward the mid-Terms.
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  17. Not "contempt", it's the Platonic Lie of the credentialed class who know better what you need than you do. They really believe in "noblesse oblige".
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  18. I'm in the Los Angeles area, even with record cold and marine layer all along the Coast of California, our local news beats loud the drumbeat of excessive heat. I'm at the Beach wrapped in a blanket this morning, have not seen much sun since early April.
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  19. sure, sure you do, Taqiyya.
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  20. Authorities now saying he acted alone.
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  21. DW News repetitively calls the AfD "far-right". Their manifesto is online in English. No question populist, Eurocentric nationalism. That's no longer "far-right".
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  22. The Qur'an gives a believer the right to lie in this circumstance, it's called Taqiyya. Allah is called in the Qur'an "The Best Deceiver". Your rules don't work in that context.
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  23. Attack was charged as a misdemeanor, not a felony, the fake gun had a folding knife inside of it, and it was either in his backpack or not within reach as he tackled Dave, so he was not charged with Assault With a Deadly Weapon (ADW) also not automatically a felony here in Los Angeles, these charges are called "Wobblers" which allows us to make the charge simple or serious. This guy will get a year in County Jail, that's it. The bigger crime committed is by the people who are laughing at what happened. More to come.
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  24. Trans-Feminism - look it up.
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  25. "innocent", by whose count? Taqiyya.
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  26.  @SmartGuides99  Then you would designate abortion a "justifiable homicide", I would agree.
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  27.  @essiotll  "Agency" as defined by law, which has changed over time, and here in America, holds different legal definitions based on geography and whether a criminal or civil case. An insanity defense is basically a lack of agency defense. "Health of the Mother" now includes "Mental Health", which only adds to the complication of the use of the word "Agency".
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  28. Look closer at the demo on life expectancy in US and remove suicides and opiate deaths, looks a whole lot better than the rest of the world. I've lived through many dark "predictions" since my birth in 1955, few have come true. Relax, if you didn't stress folks with your doom and gloom there'd be less suicides and drug overdoses, I'm sure. Lomborg does sometimes cherry pick, but we need balance in the conversation like his, thanks Bjorn.
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  29.  @shane99ca  I hesitate to quote Orwell, almost seems cliché, but he nailed the authoritarian left character. We are deep in it for sure. The Gov on New York set a $15 toll to drive into NYC, there was push back so she dropped it to $9 and is now taking credit for saving the people $1500 a years. Kathy Hochul, almost an Orwellian parody.
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  30. China's 35 years of "One Child" rule lead to abortions if a "female" was to be born, was that a "moral" choice in that culture?
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  31. California University is doing a major study on "Climate Anxiety Therapy" for Women of Color. Don't let this happen to you: UC Riverside has been actively researching climate anxiety and its impacts. One notable study is *"Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question"* by Jade S. Sasser. This study explores how environmental emotions influence decisions about parenthood in the context of climate change. It highlights the mental health impacts of climate anxiety and the need for culturally appropriate mental and emotional health services to ensure climate justice for vulnerable communities.
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  32. Yes, I'm in California, it's a Woke Religion. Our governor Newsom has already announced legal battles against the new Trump admin.
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  33.  @evolassunglasses4673  And Christianity in the, what, 1s? Just another baited trap filled with images of paradise on earth.
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  34. Read Report on the State of Palestine presented to the Right Honourable Mr. Winston Churchill P.C., M.P. by the Executive Committee of the Third Arab Palestine Congress. Jerusalem, March 28, 1921. It's all there.
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  35. Qur'an states Jesus did not die on the cross, but Allah deceived the people into thinking he did. No death or resurrection in the Qur'an. That's blasphemy.
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  36. Norman Borlaug was of Norwegian origin born in the United States, won the Nobel for work with Mexican Wheat production and is known as the father of the "Green Revolution? Breton Woods/World Bank saved the planet after WW2. I agree regenerative techniques are progress, but without what came before, not possible. Most of the tech you use came from initiatives fostered by the World Bank and venture capitalists.
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  37. 3rd Wave Feminist call abortion "An Act of Love" which is an extreme "moral" position.
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  38.  @JohnHaveaguessGoogle  The word blasphemy can be used figuratively to describe irreverence towards something that is considered sacred or inviolable. For example, you might say "It's blasphemy to insult the local team".
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  39. Trump refers to himself as a "Popularist", not a populist, which Steve Bannon reports came out in direct conversation with Trump. Trump had no idea what a "populist" was, or is.
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  40. Islamacists and Woke Marxist don't believe you are worthy of the Truth, or can understand the truth, until you submit to their ideology. This gives them the moral and ethical cover to lie, deceive, and in some cases, kill. Time to stand up, push back, and moderate both extremes.
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  41. Amazed progressives value and embrace the culture of indigenous peoples around the world but not their own.
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  42.  @GeryonA  Israel is a secular state, 21% Arab, who sit on the Knesset, the Supreme Court and serve in the IDF. There's a Bedouin Battalion in the IDF and a Muslim/Arab/Women network news anchor on Israeli TV. Show me the comparable in the region.
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  43.  @GeryonA  Did you ask the "Palestinians" if that's what they want. Doesn't seem like it. There are 23 Arab "ethno-states", why do you have an issue with one "Jewish-State", if it were one. Check out the Queen of Jordan. Is she Arab?
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  44.  @GeryonA  The first draft of the Israeli Declaration of Independence, which is not a Constitution, has no force of law, was written by, Zvi Berenson, an "indigenous" Jew to the region, his family was there for hundreds of years and faced "ethnic cleansing" in the city of Safed. The Muslim Brotherhood and Arab League have made those "Arab State" claims, and have done so for more than 100 years, including their opposition to any Jewish majority in the region. Read this: "Report on the State of Palestine presented to the Right Honourable Mr. Winston Churchill P.C., M.P. by the Executive Committee of the Third Arab Palestine Congress. Jerusalem, March 28, 1921." - Library of Congress PDF.
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  45. California requires a "Cultural Inclusivity Assessment", this assessment is also being used in corporate hiring practices. In California, cultural inclusivity assessments for teachers are part of a broader effort to promote *culturally relevant pedagogy* - These assessments aim to ensure that educators can effectively support and respect the diverse cultural backgrounds of their students. The *California Department of Education* provides resources and guidelines to help teachers develop cultural competence and create inclusive classroom environments - California Department of Cultural Relevant Pedagogy.
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  46.  @lynndenault8198  I've heard the "two-years" comment before. The ground-game for the new GOP is well-funded and continues. Charlie Kirk and America First already headed for Arizona to start working on the mid-terms. This is a tidal shift, not a one-time aberration.
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  47.  @spm36  To cherry pick would be to omit or hide, I did not.
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  48. Wow, he just ran past the "Farmer's Alliance", these WERE NOT Worker's Unions, but farmer cooperatives, and he did not even mention William Jennings Bryan. FDR crushed the populist movements of the 1930's in California and Louisiana. Richard Hofstadter was a card-carrying COMMIE in the 1930's. O'Neill is disingenuous at best, but I do agree, the left see the current "Populist" movements as in the frame of Hofstadter's 1964 book on American Anti-Intellectualism. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-traumatic-birth-of-the-modern-and-vicious-political-campaign-70717968/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hofstadter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-intellectualism_in_American_Life
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  49. The word Semite has a number of meanings, the more relevant is language, not ethnicity. Arabic and Hebrew are both Semitic languages, but they are NOT the same.
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  50. Our highest court does not make law or confer rights, and this issue needs to be turned back to the people, who are still "unsettled" on when life begins. Other "Democratic" countries in Europe, including the UK, still have guidelines as to when an abortion is legal and when it is not. Sweden has an 18-week on demand abortion law with only special circumstances after that. You have indeed miss the mark on this discussion.
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  51. Suicide, not Jihadist.
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  52. American law presumed innocence, DA Bragg inverted this foundational rule of US law.
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  53. Nonsense, Hamas took their own videos from drones taking out the cell tower fence sensors. It was a holiday and much of the defense had stood down. There was a ceasefire with Gaza and almost 20,000 Gazans a day were coming in to Israel. October 1972 same thing happened. Oh, and Apollo 11 did really land on the moon.
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  54.  TheNobullman  Ah, you probably have a 1st Edition of The Protocols of Zion, brilliant!
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  55. Penny is facing civil charges now
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  56. Jesus is a fictional character, there is no material proof of his existence, not like Saul/Paul, who was indeed a Jew, and the great franchiser of the religion.
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  57. no, why would you say anything like that. this guy committed suicide by cop.
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  58.  @thunderous-one  No, I'm born in California to Jewish parents who were born in California over 100 years ago. I see human behavioral traits as endogenous and ubiquitous regardless of religious, political or social framework. In this case, self-consciousness and self-focus bred misery and depression. This human sought recognition for their pain and an answer to the failure in their life, but were unable to face and take personal responsibility. The oppressor/oppressed and believer/unbeliever answer was external and worked well for their impulse and action. The Tesla driver wrote a manifesto, it is to be published today.
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  59. How do I get your job? Fear mongering commenting must pay well. Teheran?
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  60.  @eamari87  Sure, we can have that discussion, but I was responding to the myth about the economics of "access" myth. Ann is walking a fine line against a 3rd rail that can kill. At first gave this a thumbs down, but changed to thumbs up. My one criticism is her use of the word "agency", which in itself has a "moral" definition as well as a legal one, which is why this is so complicated for me. Sometimes a homicide is both legally and morally justified.
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  61. Al Gore, inventor of the Internet, which consumes between 200 to 400 terawatt-hours per year of energy, and based on Moore's Law, growing exponentially. Time to grow next-gen Nukes.
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  62. Bi-racial children are being told their grand-mothers are racist, and kids ask their parents, "is gradma a racist" this is actually happening in the States.
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  63. Qur'an states Jesus did not die on the cross. That's blasphemy.
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  64.  @michaelsteane9926  yeah, that line cuts a number of ways and should be avoided. Talmud
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  65.  @laurabambam5342  I understand and agree, but is tangential to the original comment about Jesus as Prophet
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  66. Millions were starving because of the level of per-acre production in India and Asia. Are you saying the hybrids were evil?
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  67. like in Syria right now?
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  68.  @frankwhite4643  "Real", point is as stated. The attacker, based on preliminary data, was a loner motivated by something yet to be revealed, if it ever will. Attacks like this are endemic to our species, but often have social value which the lone actor will seek to receive. This one is receiving value, so others will mimic the behavior in hopes of receiving the same. The bigger crime is the current framework of value we confer to acts like this.
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  69. Qur'an says Jesus did not die and cross and was not resurrected. That's blasphemy.
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  70. "herd-like", yes, female driven, yes, with many authoritarian antecedents in history, yes.
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  71. Texas, Florida and South Dakota are run by Jews? Is that what you are saying?
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  72. Christians and Jews only have "protection" if they both submit and pay.
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  73.  @JohnHaveaguessGoogle  NO, the Qur'an says Jesus did not die on the cross, that Jesus was not resurrected, that's blasphemy.
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  74.  @JohnHaveaguessGoogle  The Qur'an lies about Jesus and contradicts the very foundation of the Christian faith, that Jesus was G_d, shed blood for our sins, died on the cross and was resurrected. That's blasphemy. Qur'an says Allah the "Best Deceiver". Taqiyya
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  75.  @JohnHaveaguessGoogle  I'm secular and agree, the only blasphemy for me is the lack of epistemic humility.
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  76.  @JohnHaveaguessGoogle  Also, the Mormons belief they have the Prophets the 1st being Joseph Smith Jr
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  77. 20 million more ballots were sent out as C-vid policy in 2020. No question why Trump lost.
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  78.  @ryeguy7941  I voted for Trump in 2020 and 2024, take your rabbit hole and shove it. He won in a mandate, time to get on with it, don't look back. But perhaps you just want to maintain the fear and doubt of Americans. Is that your game?
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  79.  @Michael-jx9bh  maybe russian bots still sewing the seeds of doubt, step off
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  80. "huge proportion"? 80+ million but that's on 50%
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  81.  @nothanks3236  proportion or "portion" is relative and depends on context. If I have half and you have half the proportion is equal. In a statistical context, if the sample size is large, or "huge", than each half, or each 50% could be considered equally "huge", but in reference to your comment, irrelevant.
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  82. Tesla driver did not die from explosion but from self-inflicted would, no others injured seriously and hotel open for business. you should take down this video, it is misinformation. Tesla driver's manifesto will be released today, it was sent to a brother Green Beret.
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  83. renewables are not unreliable, but require expensive storage, which we can afford. nuclear is needed, no question, but renewables may provide more employment and help stabilize economies. C02 sequestration is also being studied to mitigate the affect, lots of work going on that does not make the press. I like the "whale poop" idea, check it out.
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  84. Trump has Nevada and Arizona, with Georgia and Pennsylvania he has the win. GOP will get Senate majority, too. The DNC/DEM fail has ceded the next DECADE to the GOP.
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