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Trump Issues Executive Order Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
On September 22, 2020 President Donald Trump issued an executive order which bans Federal Contractors who implement controversial CRT Training.
…with our Country, the United States Military, Government Contractors, and Grantees. Americans should be taught to take PRIDE in our Great Country, and if you don’t, there’s nothing in it for you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2020
Excerpt:
“Executive departments and agencies (agencies), our Uniformed Services, Federal contractors, and Federal grant recipients should, of course, continue to foster environments devoid of hostility grounded in race, sex, and other federally protected characteristics. Training employees to create an inclusive workplace is appropriate and beneficial. The Federal Government is, and must always be, committed to the fair and equal treatment of all individuals before the law.
“Today, however, many people are pushing a different vision of America that is grounded in hierarchies based on collective social and political identities rather than in the inherent and equal dignity of every person as an individual. This ideology is rooted in the pernicious and false belief that America is an irredeemably racist and sexist country; that some people, simply on account of their race or sex, are oppressors; and that racial and sexual identities are more important than our common status as human beings and Americans.
“This destructive ideology is grounded in misrepresentations of our country’s history and its role in the world. Although presented as new and revolutionary, they resurrect the discredited notions of the nineteenth century’s apologists for slavery who, like President Lincoln’s rival Stephen A. Douglas, maintained that our government “was made on the white basis” “by white men, for the benefit of white men.” Our Founding documents rejected these racialized views of America, which were soundly defeated on the blood-stained battlefields of the Civil War. Yet they are now being repackaged and sold as cutting-edge insights. They are designed to divide us and to prevent us from uniting as one people in pursuit of one common destiny for our great country.
“All of this is contrary to the fundamental premises underpinning our Republic: that all individuals are created equal and should be allowed an equal opportunity under the law to pursue happiness and prosper based on individual merit.
“Therefore, it shall be the policy of the United States not to promote race or sex stereotyping or scapegoating in the Federal workforce or in the Uniformed Services, and not to allow grant funds to be used for these purposes. In addition, Federal contractors will not be permitted to inculcate such views in their employees.”
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-combating-race-sex-stereotyping/
The Jump in New U.S. Covid Cases is “Completely Explained” by a Surge in Testing: BofA
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National Foundation for Gun Rights (NFGR) Sending a Check for Over $50,000 to Kyle Rittenhouse
The NFGR stated that it will send a check to Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who saved his life in self-defense in Kenosha, WI and is now facing criminal charges as a result. The check is supposed to help finance his court and attorneys’ fees to allow him to have a legal defense.
https://tennesseestar.com/2020/09/21/gun-rights-group-raises-50000-for-kyle-rittenhouse/
Limits to Ties Between Russia and China – A Great Opportunity for the West and World Peace
Russia and China are not natural allies. In fact, through most of history they have been adversaries. And while it is not unprecedented for enemies to become allies (see U.S. relations with Britain, Germany and Japan), a closer look at the relationship between Russia and China shows that this relationship is still largely characterized by reluctance and mistrust.
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has actually repeatedly signaled to the West that he actually prefers closer ties to the West than to China, and occasionally continues to do so. However, anti-Russian media narratives in many western countries make it risky for European and American politicians to pursue such an alliance.
This is precisely what forced Russia into cooperation with China for the time being: protecting itself against a perceived threat from the West.
The great news is that if Western leaders realize this and have the courage to take the media flak in order to do what is in the interest of their countries, an alliance between the West and Russia is still possible.
This would substantially strengthen the West’s position against China and curtail China’s global influence. It would also dramatically reduce the risk of global war, as China could no longer act as aggressively as it recently has, while Russia would likely be very reluctant to join any military adventure on either side, given that due to its large land borders with both China and Nato, its stakes in the game are too high.
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16517/china-russia-cooperation