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Source: Trump Will Withdraw U.S. From Paris Climate Agreement – The New York Times

Since the election of Donald Trump, the media world has become a never ending  low budget TV melodrama.  Every day brings some new alleged transgression against another segment of mankind on the part of the Donald.  Apparently, no one is safe from his crazy and depraved policies.  Every utterance brings forth indignant wails akin to keening at an Irish funeral. Personalities from all quarters of the media take their obligatory turns at denouncing every breath that Trump takes.

The latest round of chest beating and wailing is coming from the usual  and expected places after the announcement of the decision to withdraw the US from the Paris agreement on global warming so beloved by his predecessor.  The cacophony of baleful moaning makes one’s eyes spin like pinwheels because of their abject stupidity.

Consider the critics: If there was ever an all star team of disingenuous double talkers, hypocrites, drama queens and just plain bald face liars, then these are all among the top candidates.  Only Joe Izuzu is missing.   We’re talking Ben Rhodes, John Kerry, Dan Rather,  Al Gore, CNN and of course the previous President who signed on to the agreement.  Let’s not forget the famous climate intellectual,  Leo Decaprio.  And of course, the ACLU thinks this is racist.  Can’t make that stuff up.  All of those mentioned have advanced degrees in hyperbole and they couldn’t communicate at all without the hysterical exclamation point.

The narrative goes that to withdraw from this agreement is tantamount to no less than a death sentence for the world.  Nobody points out that the expiry date tipping point forecast by such as Al Gore, has already passed.  If that is to be believed, then it makes no difference what happens now.

Few will admit to a naïve public that the Paris accord was not an environmental agreement to restrict warming, but rather an economic one designed to transfer wealth from the US to other countries.  It’s essentially an income redistribution scheme so loved by socialists, in the guise of climate alarmism.  Few things are as effective as pictures of sad polar bears on dwindling ice floes to capture the sentiment of those naively being sold this fairy tale.  A radically rational viewpoint on this can be viewed here.

Some may be old enough to recall the hysteria half a century ago about the ‘imminent’ calamity of world overpopulation.  Now, years later, the earth still spins and its population has probably doubled.  There’s no money in restricting births….but there is money in taxing a larger population.  They’ve got that figured out.

Source: Miami man arrested after two men are shot dead | Daily Mail Online

It’s not clear from this story why the man arrested for this shooting is being characterized as a ‘rapper’ as if it’s a legitimate occupation like plumber or waiter.  Presumably, at one time he had been involved in stringing a series of unconnected words together which happened to rhyme.  It’s possible that he was once paid some money to perform this bit of artistry at some bar.   Since the perp is only nineteen years of age, unless he had years of performing such artistry for money, labeling him with the moniker of ‘rapper’ seems presumptuous, the same as calling Karaoke crooners, singers.

It’s also unlikely that at only nineteen, he would have accumulated the kind of conspicuous wealth that ‘rappers’ are known for.  More likely, he had to supplement his lifestyle by other means, legal or otherwise.  If legal, why wasn’t this guy labeled as, say a grocery store bag guy?  Or if not legal, why not just label him as for example, petty criminal?  Actually, how do we even know he was ever employed?  Judging from his mugshot, I’d bet 20 bucks on never.

In the manner of today’s liberals, the characterization of Mr. Alexander is racist any way you look at it.  To be characterized as a rapper simply because he happens to be black, is racially presumptuous.  On the other hand, if Mr. Alexander simply liked to hang out and dabble in the odd bit of crime, it’s equally racist because labeling him a rapper implies that he’s an entertainer not a thug.  I wonder if a bookish Jewish kid who happened to be able to string three rhyming words together to beat box timing would be called a rapper if he had shot people?

The glamorization of rappers is essentially crack cocaine for young black men.  To be drawn into the faux glamor world of violence and conspicuous wealth is no doubt alluring for them, but let’s not perpetuate the myth that there’s any artistry involved.  It’s not art.  It’s an industry and there are many that profit from its proliferation and acceptance for mainstream consumption.  Most kids who fall for the aura of rap culture are tragically misled since as we know, there are no old rappers.