Nicola Sturgeon has told Boris Johnson not to use the coronavirus pandemic as a “political weapon” after the prime minister claimed Scotland’s response to the virus had benefited from being part of the UK. Speaking on Thursday as Mr Johnson visited Scotland, the first minister told reporters: “I don’t think any of us, and I… Continue reading The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 9
Category: Society and Culture
What Is White Privilege Part 2
Douglas Murray – “I can think of lots of communities I’ve been to around the world where there are plenty of men who have never worked, or worked intermittently, and have provided to the extent they can for their families and themselves, but, do you think they’re Privileged? You think the white men in the… Continue reading What Is White Privilege Part 2
Western Culture under Attack Part 6
Chief constables from across the UK issued a joint statement saying they “stand alongside all those across the globe who are appalled and horrified” after black 46-year-old Mr Floyd died in Minneapolis when a white police officer knelt on his neck for eight minutes. His death on May 25 sparked days of protest in the… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 6
What Is White Privilege Part 1
Douglas Murray – “I don’t like when I hear ‘White’ because it returns us to Race when I think we should be trying to avoid it. If you open up that chasm, there’s Hell in there, so I think we should step back from it. The way in which ‘White’ in ‘White Privilege’ is now… Continue reading What Is White Privilege Part 1
Western Culture under Attack Part 5
In Australia, the ABC, through their programme Q&A chose a discussion about a “dead white guy” having influence over the Australian cultural landscape. The dead white guy, is of course, William Shakespeare. The ABC producers wondered if Shakespeare, the person most likely to have given society the foundation of culture through his epics of comedy… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 5
Jul 2020. Russian Historian Sentenced
July 2020. A Russian historian who has spent much of his life unearthing Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s crimes has been jailed in a controversial sexual abuse case. Yury Dmitriyev was sentenced to three and a half years for abusing his fostered daughter. He denies the accusations and his colleagues say he was framed in a… Continue reading Jul 2020. Russian Historian Sentenced
Western Culture under Attack Part 4
When the founder of Ramsay Health Care passed away in 2014 and bequeathed more than three billion dollars so that Western civilisation could be studies in Australian Universities, who would have guessed that the money would lie idle because those same halls of academia would see such studies as a threat. The vice-chancellor of the… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 4
Western Culture under Attack Part 3
Make no mistake, Western culture, our culture, is under attack. This fact has been noted and discussed by commentators across many media outlets, however these discussions appear to have not been taken seriously. Perhaps because such a thing is beyond belief, perhaps because there is no one enemy of Western culture. Perhaps it is because… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 3
Western Culture under Attack Part 2
Kenneth Schultz in “Western Civilization Under Siege,” exposes the existential threats to Western nations, and indeed Western civilization. Schultz puts forward powerful arguments that some of these threats, if not taken seriously and dealt with accordingly, will ultimately usher in the end of the freedoms and lifestyles enjoyed by the citizens of many Western countries,… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 2
Jul 2020. Portland Riots
July 2020. At the end of May, rioting and looting broke out in Portland, Ore., as it did in dozens of other American cities in response to the police-involved death of George Floyd. In one night, hundreds of rioters ravaged downtown, breaking into jewelry stores, the mall and banks. They left a trail of broken… Continue reading Jul 2020. Portland Riots