The Patriot Post® · Monday Short Cuts

Upright: “Activists would have us believe the government that brought us slavery, Jim Crow, anti-interracial marriage laws, affirmative action and police brutality is the government that will solve the problem. The government that started a war on poverty to bring us a great society actually managed to keep people in poverty and destroy families. But this time, just you wait, the government is going to fix it.” —Erick Erickson

For the record: “In 2018, more than 7,400 black Americans were murdered on the streets. That means for every unarmed black person shot to death by a police officer, more than 700 were murdered by someone else.” —Gary Bauer

Good question: “How many black lives are saved each year by the police? Don’t those thousands of black lives matter?” —Burgess Owens

Another good question: “Democrats want to grab our guns AND abolish the police. What’s left to defend against home invasions and looters then?” —James Woods

Observations: “The [Jeffrey] Epstein case is so relevant today because it’s the extreme example of our dual system. Those at the very top can literally get away with child rape. Those at the bottom find themselves at the whim of any bad cop they may encounter. This sense that there are two Americas, with two sets of rules, is driving so much of the rancor we are seeing in the streets. … Our country today is dominated by the extremes. You may believe the government went too far in shutting down our economy in response to the coronavirus, but you probably don’t think the guys open-carrying assault rifles around our state capitals are there to protect your interests. The antifa terrorists are not speaking for those outraged over George Floyd either. At some point, normal Americans are going to have to take back the conversation.” —Neil Patel

Friendly fire: “Democrats, from top to bottom, are running the cities with the worst police brutality in America right now. We voted for them.” —BLM activist Shaun King

Leftmedia Bubble Award: “Biggest antifa rally in history.” —Social media post by NPR’s Mara Liasson with a photo of the D-Day landing at Normandy

Alpha jackass: “Friend points out on D-Day anniversary that the men who stormed the beaches of Normandy were the true and original antifa.” —The Washington Post’s Paul Farhi

Non compos mentis: “For me, it has to be demonstrated that whoever I pick is two things: One, is capable of being president because I’m an old guy. No, I’m serious. Look, I thank God I’m in great health. I work out. No, I’m serious. You know, I work out every morning. I’m in good shape — knock on wood, as my mother would say. You never know.” —Joe Biden (We presume the second “thing” is “black female.”)

And last… “Riots may excite the keyboard revolutionary, but they won’t bring racial equality. The opposite, in fact. Not only are the anarchists who burn and loot stores subjecting many of their neighbors to a dehumanizing experience, they are destroying poor and minority neighborhoods.” —David Harsanyi