The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

The nitty gritty: “The founding vision for unity presupposed a flawed human nature: People were capable of sin individually but capable of the greatest sin when backed with the power of federal force. The founding vision for unity also presupposed an agreement on the nature of rights and liberty: No man had a right to demand anything from his neighbor. Furthermore, the founding vision for unity presupposed that our strongest bonds would exist outside of government — in our families, our communities, our churches. The founding vision has now been abandoned in pursuit of something more fulfilling: a communitarian vision of reality in which the will of the mob is perceived as virtuous; in which every man has the right to protect himself from the vicissitudes of life and the cruelties of history by demanding redress from his neighbors; in which our strongest bonds are forged at the most centralized level.” —Ben Shapiro

For the record I: “Lawlessness is the hallmark of many black communities. Ultimately, the solution to this lawlessness rests with black people. … Unfortunately, politicians who call for law and order are often viewed negatively. But that makes little sense. Poor people are more dependent on law and order than anyone else. In the face of high crime or social disorder, wealthier people can afford to purchase alarm systems, buy guard dogs, hire guards and, if things get too bad, move to a gated community. These options are not available to poor people. Their only protection is an orderly society.” —Walter Williams

For the record II: “The president was the most presidential I’ve seen him talking to the families [Tuesday]. It was not about anything other than finding justice for the victims and their families. … We’re not a racist country.” —Senator Tim Scott

Upright: “I have an idea… For all these people who don’t want any police, I’d love to meet with American Airlines, Delta, and Southwest and make a deal to fly them to countries that don’t have police. I want them to be happy!” —Herschel Walker

Political futures: “Tucker Carlson, The Federalist, ZeroHedge … the left wants to demonetize / deplatform all non-leftist media heading into the election. They will not like the backlash.” —Jon Gabriel

Double standards: “Google’s decision to target The Federalist is transparently politically motivated. … While Google demands that it cannot be held financially accountable for unlawful speech on its own platform, it is all too willing to use its market power to hold a conservative media outlet financially responsible for allowing disfavored speech on its platform.” —Senator Ted Cruz

Race bait: “If you grew up in America, you came out of American soil, considering the history of this country … how can you not be racist? How can you not have racial blind spots? How can you not see that the factory reset in America is whiteness?” —CNN’s Don Lemon

And last… “You can fight with a cop and steal his taser after you’re busted for being drunk behind the wheel but don’t you dare go to the playground with your kids during a pandemic.” —Dana Loesch