John Wilder published his latest Civil War Weather Report which follows certain trend lines that would indicate our approaching a civil war along with commentary about a notable event or trend. As he explains, this latest report does not include the riots in Los Angeles this past weekend, which will be included in the next Civil War Weather Report. Rather, his focus is on the shift in the Overton Window caused by Shiloh Hendrix calling a spade a spade (although she used another word). Hendrix's act, and the public response, legitimized discussion of what is currently being called "Black fatigue": not the older, woke meaning of the term which had to do with blacks' being sick and tired of whites; but, rather, the converse:
[E]haustion from being labeled racist or bigoted for expressing dissent from liberal talking points. Whether it's opposition to critical race theory in schools, concerns over crime, or support for law enforcement, their views are often instantly dismissed as rooted in hate. They are fatigued not by race itself, but by the constant accusation of racism for daring to think differently.
Even blacks are suffering from "black fatigue" although not in the way the woke would like:
Many conservative and traditional Black voices are tired of the narrative that portrays Black America as perpetually oppressed, helpless, and devoid of agency. They’re weary of the cultural silence when it comes to addressing the internal issues plaguing our communities—issues like absentee fathers, rising drug use, spiraling youth violence, and the devastating toll of Black-on-Black crime.
Or, as John phrases it:
My belief is this is part of the reaction to the tiresome numbers of stories and videos of black people behaving badly, in many cases extremely badly. These videos had that effect, perhaps because they were combined with a criminal justice system that has been perverted to the point where Ms. Hendrix was under investigation for “something” but actual rapists get probation.
The system is broken. People are noticing.
What will be the consequences? Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is credited with saying that "the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference". In other words, like Hendrix, people might just cease to care.
VIDEO: "Phil Collins - I Don't Care Anymore (Official Music Video)" (5 min.)
Nice choice in the song. Yeah, the "Care-o-meter" is on empty.
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