The woke immersion with the Super Bowl obviously isn’t an attempt to educate or persuade. It’s an open expression of power. “You have to listen to us. We’re superior to you. Either you submit to our drag shows and moralistic lectures against America, or we call you a bigot.” It’s an argument via intimidation and emotion. Millions understand this fact, and millions more sense it, on some perhaps not fully articulated level. If wokesters cared about “marginalized” groups, they would make their point in more compelling, thoughtful ways, in a manner respectful of the people they were allegedly trying to persuade. Instead, it’s in your face. It’s riddled with condescension, hostility and insults.

And don’t blame it on the Trump presidency. During the Biden presidency, it was exactly the same message, with the add-on: “You will listen to us or the FBI is coming for you.” Leftism is a form of totalitarianism. It starts with psychological intimidation; it ends with concentration camps. Woke does not mean “liberal”. It means control. It means domination. I will not dignify leftism by calling it a movement. A bowel movement, maybe. More accurately: a form of psychosis merged with sadism. They call us haters for refusing to submit. The hatred has overtaken the accusers.

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A proposed California billionaire’s tax is being criticized because it will drive wealth producers — and prosperity — out of the state. No worries. Just make it illegal for the billionaires to leave the state. Or confiscate all their present and future wealth, if they do. It’s called Communism. Ever hear of the Berlin Wall? It’s also called the warmth of collectivism.

Enjoy, California!

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New Yorkers have been enduring extremely harsh winter weather, but temperatures are expected to gradually increase into this week.

The bitter winter weather was “colder than parts of Antarctica” with temperatures dropping to three degrees on Sunday, the New York Post reported, noting wind chills made it feel like 14 degrees below zero.

According to the Weather Channel:

Bitterly cold temperatures are here for the Northeast, including New York City and Boston. Cold alerts blanket most of the region through Sunday, where wind chills up to 15 degrees below zero are possible for millions. Single-digit high temperatures are possible for interior portions of the Northeast, and frostbite is a major concern. These temperatures are expected to be the coldest this winter season for the region.

This winter, it’s a good thing New York City has the warmth of collectivism and Communism to sustain it. Dear New Yorkers who support Mamdani: Huddle together with your fellow citizens who voted for economic annihilation so Muslims can score another victory in their unending quest to decimate America and return us to the state of 

Michael J. Hurd