The Fictions Demanded by the Political Far Left

John McWhorter lists some today's most prominent fictions pushed by the political far left in his NYT article: "Here’s a Fact: We’re Routinely Asked to Use Leftist Fictions."

These days, an aroma of delusion lingers, with ideas presented to us from a supposedly brave new world that is, in reality, patently nonsensical. Yet we are expected to pretend otherwise. To point out the nakedness of the emperor is the height of impropriety, and I suspect that the sheer degree to which we are asked to engage in this dissimulation will go down as a hallmark of the era: Do you believe that a commitment to diversity should be crucial to the evaluation of a candidate for a physics professorship? Do you believe that it’s mission-critical for doctors to describe people in particular danger of contracting certain diseases not as “vulnerable (or disadvantaged)” but as “oppressed (or made vulnerable or disenfranchised)”? Do you believe that being “diverse” does not make an applicant to a selective college or university more likely to be admitted?

In some circles these days, you are supposed to say you do.

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About Trump’s “Friendly” Relationship with Russia

Tribal forces are strong and counter-narratives are a bitch. Glenn Greenwald points out that on two key issues, Trump was most definitely not under Russian control. These incidents should have stopped Russiagate in its tracks, but they didn't.

Here's more evidence of the counter-narrative that was ignored and suppressed. It should have been big news and it should have given left-leaning news media pause. Acknowledging facts like this makes you less popular at your friends' cocktail parties.  Greenwald's words are harsh but well-deserved:

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Kenosha Documentary Allows you to Make Up Your Own Mind

Three hellish days of Kenosha told in raw recordings, without commentary. Below is the trailer. I support this project, which is a good step for circumventing filters and lies of legacy media outlets. Now you can make up your own mind.

Hi, I'm Matt Orfalea, producer/director/editor of "Killing Kenosha".

"Killing Kenosha" is a feature-length film documenting the 2020 civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It covers the dramatic 48 hours between the police shooting of Jacob Blake and the shootings of Kyle Rittenhouse, who is currently on trial for murder. Here's a 10-minute opener.

WHY I'M MAKING THIS FILM The full story of the 2020 Keosha unrest must be told and understood in order to prevent such tragedies from repeating.

WHY I NEED YOUR HELP Unfortunately, even though "Killing Kenosha" has all the aspects of a blockbuster movie (drama, crime, horror), it is not a lucrative endeavor. Everywhere I've tried to secure funding, I've been told, "It's too controversial". Likewise, my YouTube videos on the events have been demonetized. I've been passionately researching and editing this project myself for months and I need your financial support to complete the following tasks. . .

Here's Matt Orfalea's gofundme page.

It should make us all pause to hear anyone criticizing raw footage. It's coming from the political left, unsurprisingly. They are trying to preserve their chosen narrative at all costs, even if it requires attacking classic liberals like the producer of this documentary, Matt Orfalea:

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