Hard to believe, but it's that time of year again. One of the biggest stories of the year was, of course, the war started by Hamas against the Jewish people. As more stories come out from some of the hostages, the atrocities that were committed makes it clear that Hamas is ISIS, and Hamas is the new Nazi Party. The concomitant rise in antisemitism, on college campuses and in our city streets, has been quite disheartening.
But tonight, this first night of Chanukah, my wife and I attended a community Menorah lighting put on by Chabad. There was a large turnout - seniors, young people and all ages in between. All to show that the Jewish people will not be cowed by the supporters of evil. And how good to read about so many non-Jews saying they will be lighting a Menorah in a show of solidarity with the Jewish people.
In other news this year, former President Trump was indicted four times; indictments that were politically motivated. Meanwhile the Democrat-Mainstream Media Complex (which I'll now refer to as D-MSMC) avoids, or excuses, the actual corruption allegations that involve the Biden family. And the televised January 6 hearings, put on during prime time, had the sole purpose of destroying the Republican Party.
While Trump remains the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis remain strong contenders. But they have a lot of catching up to do if they hope to beat Trump. The early primaries may give us a clue as to who may be favored. Will Biden run? He says he is running because Trump is. But who knows. Kamala Harris is weak. California Governor Gavin Newsom says he's not running, but seems to be doing everything to demonstrate he is. And why not? He wrecked San Francisco as Mayor, and got promoted to Governor of the State. He wrecked the State, so maybe he gets promoted to President.
I had occasion to speak with two California Highway Patrol officers in Court today. The State Police used to be responsible for security at state offices, but they merged with the Highway Patrol a long time ago. We were discussing how the CHP is down by maybe 1000 officers, not good for the most populous state in the country. I asked what the problem was - Sacramento? No.
I was told that far fewer people want to be law enforcement officers. Who can blame them. In many places there is little or no support from local or state political leaders. Everything they do is second guessed, and may result in being sued or even incarcerated. Besides, think what young kids are taught about cops. The same problem exists for our Army. Who wants to fight for a country that is racist, sexist, etc. etc. etc. That's what many young kids and college students are taught.
It is no accident that college students are often pro-Palestinian. Arab money has funded Middle East Study Centers at schools across the country. The Saudis have a long history of funding and publishing public school books. But the Left in this country has the same perception of America and Israel and Western societies as do the Islamic countries and the Communist Chinese. It is up to conservatives and classical liberals to gain back control of our education system.
There is clearly a long way to go, when the presidents of 3 of the most "elite" universities in the country, Harvard, MIT and UPenn, were unable to categorically state that calling for the genocide of the Jewish people would be a violation of school policy. Each one said it would depend on the "context." Really? So, if someone called for the genocide of black people, they would say that might be acceptable, depending on the "context." How about calling for the genocide of the LGBTQ community? Would that depend on the "context?"
Obviously neither would be acceptable to these university presidents. So what's the "context" for Jews? That the State of Israel exists, and calling for the destruction of that state and the killing of all the Jews there, a la Hamas, might make the "context" acceptable? These 3 university presidents are despicable. But there can be no clearer demonstration of the immoral and evil beliefs of the Left. (I am not speaking of Classical Liberals.)
In other news this year, the war against Ukraine by Putin continues. As support for Ukraine diminishes in this country, I do hope that the Europeans step up. Putin must not be allowed to win. We have a new Speaker of the House. I was not happy with the Republican infighting, and the display put on by Matt Gaetz. Let's hope that new Speaker Mike Johnson, currently the top Republican in Congress, can unite the party, and lead us to success next November.
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