While largely blacked out by the US Corporate Media, the British media has been reporting that President Trump intervened in the Charlie Gard Case during a meeting with British PM May at the recent G-20 Summit. The President allegedly solicited a brief meeting with May at the Summit to address this very issue.
We haven't written about the Gard Case here as of yet; but the story has been covered on many Conservative blogs. Charlie Gard is an infant, diagnosed with a fatal disease and currently on life-support in a British hospital. His parents wish to take him to the US for an experimental treatment, but an arrogant British judge has been blocking their attempts over some Eurocrat so-called Death With Dignity statute. Pope Francis brought the case to world attention and---according to some sources---spoke to President Trump about it as well.
This vile British barrister, according to Metro UK News, is digging in his heels and snorting about Yankees and Romanists not telling him what to do. A typical Leftist hypocrite.
But there are positive signs on the horizon. The Pope's activism has prompted 37 EU parliamentarians to sign an open letter to PM May; and group led by Father Patrick Mahoney gathered at Buckingham Palace to present a request for intervention by the Queen. And Trump's pressure on London is also bearing fruit: the British announced that there is a loophole in their laws which may allow officials to circumvent the Court if the Americans provide evidence that our treatments have a 'reasonable chance of success'. So it is quite likely that the Gards will be able to come here, after all this red tape is sorted out. This is a sad specimen of what 50 years of Socialism does to a country's leadership. It's seriously doubtful whether Disraeli, Lloyd George, or Churchill would have spent much time debating with foolish bureaucrats over this.
The story also illustrates what kind of fundamental change has happened in the White House. Whatever happens to Charlie Gard, President Trump deserves credit for this kind of humanitarian intervention. Recall that just a decade or so ago, we had the Terry Schiavo Case which was very similar. That case ended tragically after a villainous judge ordered Schiavo cold-bloodedly murdered in the most inhumane fashion. Though former Pope John Paul II also spoke out, the RINO Bush Brothers---President Junior and Governor Jeb---turned a blind eye to the horrid proceedings.
Not so President Trump. And his actions should a warning to ghoulish Leftists as to how he will act if another Schiavo Case comes up in the US. It illustrates once again that ending the reign of the Deep State effects everyone on a personal level.
The US Center for Disease Control recently issued an updated medical guideline for what constitutes a normal level of male testosterone. The new levels were slightly lower than previous guidelines; and the whackos in the Red Pill Cult have spun out of this change one of the most ridiculous of their theories yet. The story was picked up on two of the worst Red Pill sites: The Daily Stormer and Chateau Heartiste. Both sites are run by angry, bitter little men whose ravings are a continual source of embarrassment for real Conservatives.
"The chemical castration of the Western male is about to be kicked up another level." pontificates the Stormer, "It's a transparent attempt to feminize men and normalize being a low-T faggot! We could start seeing men with healthy testosterone labeled 'pathological' because their levels are too high compared to the new standard!"
And likely not a single one of the Red Pills doubts that their levels are too high. Now, of course, this argument is entirely absurd---the US Government isn't monitoring men's testosterone levels. The Government currently can't even control drugs in their own hospitals from being abused---how are they going to control male testosterone levels?
And, the Chateau, citing the Stormer article, adds this brilliant insight: "Our Government is evil. It wants to pathologize masculine men and normalize fat women." This is the same CDC, incidentally, which just a few months ago called obesity in American women an "epidemic". Heartiste goes on in his apocalyptic strain:
"There is a Western-wide War on Men, because the effete low-T globohomo taintlickers who have somehow wormed their ways into power at laugh at the plebs assaulted by Diversity from behind their gated communities know...THEY KNOW...that testosterone is the elixir of the god-emperors, and a million god-emperors whose veins flow with the power of T and whose hearts are opened to the ethereal channels of connection to their mighty warrior ancestors through their shared high T heritage are the ONLY FOE WITH THE FORCE OF WILL to oust the degenerate elite from their plush sanctums...Reclaim your rightful place in the pantheon of powerful White Men as heir to a noble race of warrior-poets."
Incredibly, there are actually people who buy into this kind of psychobabble. But if either of these two jugheads had bothered to look at the CDC website before spouting off, they would have learned that guidelines were adjusted from research gathered during an ongoing project to find a cure for Hypogonadism. That's a medical condition that causes low testosterone. In other words, so far from forcing men to accept low-T as a new normal; the CDC is trying to cure men who suffer from it.
Besides that, these Red Pill bobbleheads are also wrong in believing that homosexuality is caused by low testosterone. It's actually a purely psychological condition---something everyone else has known for the last century or so.
But this is kind of thing that Conservatives must do their best to oppose. These extremists are just as great a threat to our cause as the RINOs and Neocons.
President Trump and French President Macron, both political newcomers leading major powers, left the G-20 together for a summit of their own in Paris. The two leaders have been discussing further issues of mutual interest; most notably trade, Middle Eastern policy, and France's position in the EU and NATO.
The French people, though, have found themselves quite captivated by First Lady Melania Trump. The European Press has been following her closely; from some of her charitable activities to what her outfit-of-the-day is. Melania's elegance and femininity resonates with Europeans who've been disgusted with American womanhood: personified most recently by the likes of Hillary Clinton and Michele Obama.
As Americans are predominantly descended from European stock, there has always been a measure of rivalry among the Fair Sex for which are the trend-setters. Europe has held the lead for some time; witness the fact that Melania herself was born in Yugoslavia. In a way, Melania seems to be setting a welcome trend. There hasn't been a higher-than-usual interest in European women among American men since Melania became First Lady. There has though been a growing trend among American women to emulate Melania's traits.
Melania's popularity is obviously perplexing the Corporate Media and the Cultural Marxists who've been writing and tweeting snotty remarks about both Mrs. Trump and the French First Lady, Brigitte Macron. It's been these perverts and radical feminists who've been responsible for cultivating negative trends among American women for the last three decades.
Americans by and large have forgotten that there was a time when European men actually used to come to America---drawn by the beauty of American women. Melania's reception in Paris is reminiscent of the days when a glamorous First Lady's visit was anticipated by the Parisians:
Only a few years before Mrs. Kennedy became the Talk of Paris, a Philadelphia girl turned Hollywood starlet was romanced and married to the dashing Crown Prince of Monaco:
Despite both Feminist and Red Pill mythologies, American women are rediscovering the fact that there is actual value in Femininity. Hating men, competing with men, scorning men as inferiors: none of these attitudes are qualities attractive to normal people of either sex. Feminists hate femininity of envy and neurotic misandry; Red Pills despise it because they can't earn a valuable female and also because of their latent homosexual tendencies.
Draining the Swamp---from a cultural standpoint---means rejecting the phony philosophies of these self-styled Cultural Elites and doing what's always worked instead. Melania is leading by example: and, as an American immigrant, she's perfectly positioned to rebuild that connection that American and European women always had.
In their never-ending quest to save Western Civilization by promoting manhood, the gang at the Red Pill Cult blog Return of Kings are always on to new and valuable insights. Return of Kings is run by manly Alpha leader, Roosh Valizdeh. Roosh has various guest authors from time to time, among whom is Troy Francis. Francis' major contribution to elevating standards of Western masculinity was a famous article titled, How to Get More Sex with Alpha Douchebag Club Game.
So Francis is at it again, with an ROK piece titled How to be the A******e that Beautiful Women Love. Francis' really brilliant insight for the betterment of men is that cultivating the Dark Triad approach to life and relationships isn't sufficient. Now for those unfamiliar with it, the Dark Triad is a malignant neurotic complex characterized by Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and Psychopathy. The Red Pills---who pose as the leaders restoring Christianity, masculinity, and Americanism teach young men to cultivate those traits: mostly in their dealings with women but in business and political relationships as well.
Francis asserts that what men really need is a Dark Tetrad because the missing element in the old behavioral model is Sadism. It's not enough simply to be an egotistical, manipulative maniac---a real man should enjoy himself while hurting and destroying others.
Francis also believes that the amoral psychopath should cultivate radical differentiation that is; rise above the herd of ordinary jerks. His bottom line to all this is that success with women comes from a complete indifference to the will of God or Man.
So what kinds of males would be attracted to a philosophy like that? Just read some of the comments afterwards:
"Totally agree. Female beauty is evil."
"The 'scars on your character' will prevent women from reducing you to a disrespected and wounded mess. It is essentially self-defense."
"Women's value has dramatically decreased for me since I discovered the Red Pill."
"Women are attracted to an a*******e because he mimics their own psychology."
"The one-way ticket to hot women is not to give a f*** about their feelings."
Does anybody see any redeeming value in any this? No---our civilization was built on the monogamous family and needs that same unit intact to survive. This doesn't come by teaching men to behave like barbarians---no matter how refined their barbarity is. Men are the providers and the protectors of women and families: that's how a culture grows strong. Francis is advocating behaviors even lower than the ape. At least apes are simply motivated by instinct. Mankind should not only know better; but it is categorically evil not only to behave like lower animals but employ our divine gifts of Reason to invent methods to exceed lower animals' behaviors with deliberate cruelty.
If it's true that women today are pursing toxic men, then our society needs to do a better job of educating women. Maybe some fathers and brothers should set examples against Hollywood's glorification of the Thug Culture. Maybe instead of cultivating the Dark Triad, single men should set some standards. Becoming the kind of man whom all real men despise doesn't make anybody an 'Alpha'.
The real shame of this is that sites like Return of Kings is given credence by many prominent commentators in the Conservative Movement. It's not a Conservative site, by any means. The Dark Triad represents behaviors we've grown accustomed to seeing from the Left: including, and especially, Sadism. We gain nothing by becoming like that.
While the US Corporate Media has been fanning anti-Russian fake-news, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has moved to join President Trump's initiative in fighting the Opioid Epidemic. The Center for Disease Control announced recently that an average of 91 Americans die per day from Opioid overdoses. Overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under 50.
The Trump Administration has taken steps to increase support for First Responders and has made funds available for new rehabilitation centers. Additionally, they have loosened federal restrictions on involuntary commitment. Hundreds of federal bureaucrats and contractors have been jailed for selling government-provided drugs on the Black Market.
Most of the Political Left is in denial that a problem even exists: in fact, Oregon has just voted to decriminalize Heroin. The fact that the epidemic exploded under the Obama Administration is worth noting.
Bishop Edward Malesic of Pennsylvania, whose Diocese saw hundreds of overdose deaths, proposed an initiative which would mandate parish educational programs addressing the crisis. But more importantly, he endorsed a growing movement among parishes to build support-groups for families effected by the problem. "This is a plague that has come into the homes and families of every city, town, and even rural areas in the Diocese." he stated. "We must accompany them with a courageous faith."
Bishop Christopher Coyne of Vermont has such a program already in place in Burlington. He testified before the Conference that his ministry also has taken the initiative to unite babies and children born to addicts to foster-families within the parish. Bishop Coyne noted that his support programs are designed also to help family members support a relative in recovery.
Similar programs have been established elsewhere. There actually though is nothing new about the approach; it is a restoration of the type of community activism and involvement that local churches engaged in until recent times. Over the last several decades, churches have ceded social welfare to state and federal agencies. The Denizens of the Deep State marginalized the church to the point that they had nearly become irrelevant. And indeed, without church participation in community affairs, religious institutions tend to lose much of their relevance. As St. James the Apostle bluntly wrote: what good does it do to tell the destitute to have faith if they see no good works supporting that faith?
State welfare programs have their purpose, but the State is not an institution that, at least on a collective level, considers itself answerable to God for the stewardship of a community. State officials are answerable to their superiors, the governor, and the legislature. While the Church and family may have intimate knowledge of a particular person's situation, the State typically does not; and follows a universal policy that may or may not be in the best interests of the needy.
"The closer you get to the Catholic Church, the closer you get to the Wounds of Christ," Bishop Burns said at a press conference after the initiative was endorsed, "And it is important for us to recognize that we accompany many people who are wounded. It is the very essence of the Church to reach out to those who are wounded."
True words, and we might add here that it is rarely the case that the State reaches out to anyone in need. That's a main distinction between legal and religious duty.
In closing, it should also be noted that this resurgent spirit of Christian community activism seems to parallel the advent of the Trump Administration. Both President Trump and Vice-President Pence have voiced support for greater religious participation in community affairs. The previous three Administrations positively discouraged it. The three previous to those attempted a sort of government-church partnership in community affairs which was very ineffective other than to politicize churches and create religiously-based political lobbies (although it should be stated that Presidents Carter, Reagan, and Bush Sr. were probably well-intentioned in pursuing these policies).
The Trump-Pence approach is far more pragmatic. Their policy seems to be that if Churches can do a better or equal job to the government in solving local problems---then don't interfere. It's very possible that younger generations of church leaders are seizing the opportunity to practice a dynamic and proactive faith after 40 years of stagnation. In America, churches have historically been community leaders. Bringing that back to American culture could only help.
Readers may recall a story we've been following since last December about Red Pill leader Andrew Anglin and the anti-Semitic harassment campaign he waged against the Gersh family of Whitefish, Montana. We last encountered this story in April, when a consortium of lawyers filed charges against Anglin for Invasion of Privacy and violating Montana's Anti-Intimidation Act.
So it appears now that Anglin himself is intimidated. Attorneys for the Gersh Family have been unable---after three months---to locate Anglin and serve him with official papers. Yes, Anglin is still spouting off his hatreds on The Daily Stormer. His disciples---all alleged victims of Jewish economic oppression---have managed to come up with over $150,000 in spare change to donate to his legal defense fund.
But where Anglin actually is physically, no one seems to know. Or at least nobody who does know is telling.
It doesn't seem to occur to Anglin's minions that his actions are quite at variance with what he preaches at The Daily Stormer, An avowed White Supremacist and Red Pill MGTOW fleeing in terror from a Jewish girl's threats is hardly the sort of thing one would expect from a manly Alpha leader. But the story gets even more interesting.
After Interior Secretary Zinke put a stop to Anglin's activities in Whitefish, Columbus Alive did a profile story on Anglin on February 8th. The article contains this interesting passage: "Anglin's current whereabouts remain unknown. Citing FBI sources and Anglin's social media activity, a November, 2016 Huffington Post article believed him to be residing in Germany."
How about that? If that story is true, it would mean that Anglin was inciting Troll Storms, Harassment Campaigns, and even an armed Skinhead march on Whitefish while safely out of the country to avoid any conflict or suffer any consequences himself.
But that is what we've come to expect from these phonies. Vox Day, Matt Forney, and Ramzpaul are among many provocateurs who foment problems in America while hiding out in Europe. And they funnel through the Internet European extremist ideologies that they palm off as 'Americanism'.
During the night, a rumor originating from ISIS' media sources announced---with few details---that ISIS Supreme Leader Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead and that a successor would be named soon. The report came from the Iraqi village of Tal Afar, an ISIS-occupied redoubt west of Mosul.
The story was met with initial skepticism, as there have been conflicting reports about Baghdadi since he fled Raqqa in May, 2016. Russian Military Intelligence claimed at the end of June that the believed the Caliph was killed in a Russian airstrike in Eastern Syria. During the final days of the Battle of Mosul, ISIS religious leaders issued a fatwah against publically announcing Baghdadi's death; and the fiends even burned an Imam who violated that policy at the stake to make their point.
Fars News, an Iranian publication very closely connected to Iranian Intelligence and Military sources also confirmed the story today. Iranian Intelligence has actually proven quite accurate during the course of the war. According to them, there is an internal battle going in ISIS now for control of the group---although why anyone actually would want this job right now is difficult to comprehend. (Well, we are talking about madmen here). It is noteworthy though, that Iran didn't confirm the earlier Russian report, even though the two countries are allies and share intelligence.
Iranian officials are not certain as to the cause of the Caliph's demise; but some unnamed sources told Fars that there is suspicion that al-Baghdadi was overthrown in an internal coup following the Battle of Mosul. Others believe that he may have died this weekend in Mosul from some battle-related cause.
Regardless of how Baghdadi met his demise, the world is now rid of one of the 21st Century's most notorious master-criminals. Baghdadi unleashed a Reign of Terror on par with other political killers of the modern era: Robespierre, Hitler, Lenin, Pol Pot, etc. And unfortunately---as was true of these others---he'll serve as inspiration for future collections of fanatics. Baghdadi was especially noted among this infamous group for his refined cruelty. These others at least sought efficiency in their means of killing innocents; Baghdadi seemed to delight in, and even encourage, his followers to kill with the most hideous means that their evil imaginations could suggest.
Political and religious fanatics are invariably driven by an obsessive hatred. Classical psychologists believe that the fanatic---driven mad by the evil within himself---sublimates this hatred under an affected superiority and then projects what he hates of himself onto other groups or individuals. Psychologists also believe that the reason that fanatics gain followers is that they attract others of a similar neurotic inclination whose evil tendencies find validation in the fanatic's approval. This explains the so-called charisma that such personalities seem to have---and why it effects some people deeply while having no effect on others. As the fanatic's movement grows, others are lured in through cunning propaganda and the social effect of the fanatic's popularity.
Baghdadi seemed to have been consumed with such a hatred of humanity in general that he was able to act as a human conduit for anybody else with a hatred they wished to act out upon. Any one who hated the Allied Governments; or the West, or Christians, or Jews, or Moderate Moslems; or Westerners who hated their own cultures; or hated women---all were welcome to join ISIS. ISIS was truly innovative in that was an equal-opportunity hate group. Adherents had to pledge a superficial loyalty to the Wahhabi Cult; but they were basically free to commit sins against Islam and Crimes Against Humanity afterwards.
From the sociological standpoint, let us all pray that Baghdadi's innovations aren't setting a trend for the 21st Century. At least fanatics of earlier times had to seize control of governments to cause global mayhem; the world is really going to have a problem if ISIS-like groups can spring up out of nowhere in various discontented parts of the world.
ISIS will survive Baghdadi's death, but in much the same way that Naziism continued after Hitler. It's always going to be a problem, but its main driving-force is now gone. ISIS, as a worldwide movement effectively died with Baghdadi. There is no real threat of them any longer building a Caliphate in the Fertile Crescent, which was Baghdadi's objective. Yes, they will still be active here and there and commit some further attacks on occasion. And the Allies still have to liberate Raqqa and a few other areas under their control. But it's only a matter of time now before this exceptionally evil group recedes into history.
As Leslie Charteris, the author of The Saint series, once had his character say to a Nazi commander, "You and your kind represent nothing in world history more significant than a forest fire. You burst onto the world scene bringing your black gifts of terror and destruction; but one day the forest will be green again and nobody will remember you."
And we can't think of a better eulogy for Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi than that.
