Winter 2022 Part 6

  

 

 

 

Conclusion (for Winter of 2022)

 

U.S. Representative Ihan Omar played recorded threats made against her. This comes after Lauren Boebert made offensive comments about her. Boebert's racist and Islamphobic remarks are abhorrent. She or Boebert disrespected Andre Carson and Rashida Tlaib, who are Muslim members of the House of Representatives too. Boebert once said that Omar never had a backpack, so she was safe. Democratic leaders strongly condemned Boebert's remarks. She made the lie that Omar sympathizes with terrorists. Boebert have slandered progressives and Muslim members of Congress as part of the "jihad squad." The fascist Republican representative Majorie Taylor Greene of Georgia defended Boebert's hate speech. Greene made the lie that someone is anti-Semitic if they defend the humanity of Palestinian people. Even Republican Nancy Mace (who publicly condemned the racism and bigotry of Boebert and Greene) of South Carolina criticized Majorie Greene as going too far. Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is a coward for not controlling the Republicans' extremism. The GOP is a fascist party, and they attempted to enact their coup on 1/6. Our democratic rights must be protected against fascism indeed.

Dr. Oz is running for the Senate as a Republican in the state of Pennsylvania. As time is going on, we know more about his political views. For years, he has promoted dubious drugs and assertions about cancer fighting foods that ended up being false. FOX News hosts him on their shows, because he is aligned with FOX News' pro-GOP views. Donald Trump once appointed him as part of his council on sports, fitness, and nutrition back in 2018. Dr. Oz has financially endorsed Republican candidates in the past too. He believes that the federal government response to the conoravirus took away freedom but living on this Earth would be better when health safety measures are enacted.

There has been a lot talk about Enes Kanter. He plays for the Boston Celtics. He said many comments that people agree with and other comments that many don't agree with. He is in the NBA. From his social media accounts, he criticized China for human rights abuses and NBA's links to China. The truth is clear. The vast majority of the people in China are just like us. They are trying to survive, live on this Earth, and contribute to society. Yet, there is a select few leaders in China (in the Xi regime influenced by the neoliberal Deng era) that have issues with civil liberties. Here are some examples. The Internet in China is completely censored. Black people in Shanghai have been discriminated against for years. Uyghurs, many Christian minorities, and others have been violated of their human rights. The one child policy is a violation of human autonomy. We know about the crushing of protests in Hong Kong. Anyone who denies these facts don't know history in my view. Now, this reality doesn't mean that people should invade China as some have advocated. Some have exploited the errors found in China to promote a Sinophobic racism. That is wrong. Kanter criticized Lebron James for not going far enough on criticizing China's human rights records. 

Kanter also criticized Michael Jordan the worst to say that he doesn't do anything for the black community because of his shoe sales. Kanter is a liar on that point. Michael Jordan is not perfect, but Jordan has invested in the black community by funding a community clinic in Charlotte, by investing in programs to address police brutality, and working in charities helping black people for decades. The gall of Kanter to criticize black people without knowing all of the facts shows his arrogance. A lot of people don't know that Kanter is a member of the Gulen movement. This is an extreme political sect in Turkey links to the CIA linked, anti-Palestinian Fethullah Gulen. Kanter has been pictured with Bill and Hillary Clinton, John Bolton, and Jared Kushner. He has the nerve to criticize black people who disagrees with him when he allies with the neo-con Bolton (who was involved in promoting the disastrous, unjust war in Iraq that started back in 2003). Kanter is silent on the human rights abuses from Gulf monarchies, silent on NED-funded groups, and silent on Palestinian liberation. Therefore, we don't need worldwide tensions. We need to separate the right of us to legitimately expose human rights abuses done in China by a minority of people, and the vast majority of the world's population who want justice for all people. That is the point. 

By Timothy