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The Morning Rant: J.V. Edition

Sometimes chimps are just...bad. We drive them out of the group. No other way to deal with them. And when bad ones show up from other groups, we throw poo at them until they leave! It's the only way to be sure.

Increasing Numbers of Young People Seek Help Against 'Honour Culture' Violence

"He cut off her nose, lips, and ears. It has symbolic significance in the culture of honour. The cutting of the ears means that you have not listened to the norms and values," she said.

Charles James Napier understood savage religious and cultural rites, and his response to "suttee" in India was perfect. Western culture was ascendent, and he was one of its standard bearers.

"Be it so. This burning of widows is your custom; prepare the funeral pile. But my nation has also a custom. When men burn women alive we hang them, and confiscate all their property. My carpenters shall therefore erect gibbets on which to hang all concerned when the widow is consumed. Let us all act according to national customs."

We need a 21st Century Charles Napier to send a clear and unambiguous message to the world that anti-Western, anti-human behavior will not be tolerated in the West. And the gates to America must close to anyone who would bring this primitive behavior to our shores.

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Maybe somebody can provide an alternate explanation for this hatred of the flag and the anthem. Because the only one I can think of is that these people hate America.
Patterson Park statue honoring national anthem is defaced, found sprayed with red paint
Maybe they should move on to greener pastures. I am sure that Venezuela would be happy to accept them as citizens. Or maybe Cuba. Or Yemen.
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As usual in this country, we have gone completely 'round the bend. Weinstein deserves every bit of ridicule and abuse and maybe jail time. Some poor schmuck who makes a clumsy pass is a completely different issue. Until we return to some sort of equilibrium, mockery such as this is the best medicine.
As A Male Feminist, I Really Think I'd Absolutely Crush It If I Ever Had To Publicly Apologize For Sexual Misconduct
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Model harassment claims cloud Paris men's fashion week
I understand the sometimes tremendous physical differences between men and women, and how physical domination plays a role in sexual manipulation and abuse. But this? Come on. Didn't any of these guys haul off and pop one of these photographers in the nose?

Compare and contrast....

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