John Hawkins was one of the established bloggers that helped GraniteGrok rise from the “small blog sea of tens of millions” at the beginning of the blogosphere by linking to us fairly often. Yes, it was a treat to see that someone far higher in the “rankings” would take note of us and what we wrote. We used to talk a lot when our paths crossed at different conventions – always pleasant, informed, and opinionated! A lot of fun!
He’s had a number of blogs he’s started, notably Right Wing News, but like a lot, it suffered when the closed environments like Twitter and Facebook came along (heck, so did we). While we do this as a hobby/obsession, he has always been a professional blogger and his latest incarnation if Culturcidal on substack. I do get his eblasts but it is a paid subscription writing platform.
One of his latest creations is the title, above. He helped us – I’ll return the favor:
America is turning into such an intolerant, victim-centered, outrage-based, politically correct, that joke isn’t funny, how dare you hold an opposite opinion-centered culture, that a lot of people are afraid to tell you the truth anymore. It’s easier for people to sometimes just keep their heads down and hope that the outrage mob will pick another victim. But, unfortunately, when people become afraid to speak the truth, common sense can die in the darkness because everyone is caught up in saying what we’re “supposed to” believe instead.
An America that encourages free speech, discourages censorship, and believes in a free exchange of ideas will ALWAYS be superior to the ugly, backward “safe space” of a culture that so many people are trying to create. With that in mind, here are 25 common-sense truths that you’re no longer supposed to say.
1) Knowing what sex you are really is as simple as looking in your pants when you’re born and no, you can’t change it just because you feel like it.
4) Gender and sex are the same thing and anyone who disagrees has no business teaching children.
5) Racism still exists, but it isn’t a serious impediment to anyone’s success in America as it used to be several decades ago.
7) The proper remedy for speech isn’t censorship, it’s more speech.
8) We should deport children that enter the United States illegally not just because they’re breaking the law, but because if we don’t, it only encourages more bad parents to bring or send their children here.
11) Diversity isn’t a strength that makes us better, it’s a weakness that takes many special steps (emphasis on assimilation, patriotism, colorblindness, etc.) to overcome.
13) Drag queens are deviants and shouldn’t be allowed near children, much less allowed to be part of storytimes for kids.
15) Yes, we get lots of good immigrants, but bums and parasites flooding in with them have made immigration bad for America.
16) Young black men aren’t primarily dying because of white people or the police, they’re dying because other young black men are shooting them.
17) Given how many Americans are uninformed, don’t pay taxes, or are looking for handouts, we’d be better off if far fewer Americans voted.
20) Teachers shouldn’t be able to withhold any information from parents about their kids unless a potential crime by the parents is involved that may be a police matter.
23) Most adults that are rich or poor long-term deserve to be.
25) Slavery was a nearly universal phenomenon and Americans should be proud that we, along with Great Britain, did the most of any nation in history to end the practice, rather than be ashamed that our nation had slaves just like everybody else.
