George Rebane
Democrat Xavier Becerra (54%) leads Republican Steve Hilton (37%) in the polls for California governor. Becerra is demonstrably unqualified for the office, having literally accomplished nothing in his 40 years in politics and now promises to keep taking our state down the road to social and commercial ruin with time-tested ruinous policies. California’s dimwit Democrat voters will again vote for another dose of incompetence while expecting something better this time. Besides being a successful free market capitalist, Hilton’s political experience has been as director of strategy for British prime minister David Cameron. The bottom line is that Hilton will bring some new and diametrically different governance to our state, which it sorely needs. Meanwhile, socialist Becerra is predictably starting to promise free giveaways to lock in his constituents – this time free electricity for the needy.
America’s adults (16 to 65) are to a high degree illiterate and innumerate. This fact has been reflected for years in my writings and is a fundamental tenet of Rebane Doctrine. The assertion is supported by PIAAC (q.v.) testing conducted by our NCES and the OECD, and confirmed by the National Literacy Institute. Bottom line, 54% of U.S. adults read below a sixth-grade level, and roughly 21% are considered functionally illiterate; 50% of American adults read so poorly that they are unable to perform simple, vital tasks like reliably reading prescription drug labels. 34% score at the lowest level in numeracy, only able to add and subtract with whole numbers, struggling with multi-step calculations, solving proportions, or extracting information from charts and graphs. Overall, about one in four US adults score in the lowest proficiency levels across literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving simultaneously, and the trend is markedly downward. The Left denies all of this because they have been in charge of the country’s education system for two generations.
Latin America goes capitalist. After decades of ‘pink tide’, flirting with socialism and communism influenced by Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, several South American countries are beginning to rediscover the blessings of free market capitalism. Key Latin American countries visibly shifting away from collectivist governance include Argentina, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru, and El Salvador. Still having to shake leftist governance are Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, and Guatemala. Firmly in the grip of authoritarian socialist regimes remain Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba.
Hormuz will remain effectively closed until the November election. It is now clear that President Trump is not willing to spend either military or political capital to restore the strait’s traffic to pre-war levels. During this time we will continue to be subjected to the administration’s bullshit that the US is in “complete control” of the waterway – “it belongs to us”. To show the heights of Trump’s unrequited and diversional triumphalism, the man claims preparations to make Hormuz a US territory. Hubris maximus.
When shit happens on our streets, obviously fomented by activists from a multitude of extreme leftwing outfits, the Dems and the lamestream immediately claim that extremism is a symmetrical aspect of America’s political life. Their go-to argument is to position the Tea Party as the equally extreme counter of their own Democrat Socialists of America. On its face that is a facetious lie that anyone can confirm by looking at the platforms of both organizations and the politicians they support. The TP’s platform replicates a stable set of conservative policies embraced by the Republicans for decades. The DSA platform outlines a clear rush to socialism/communism that is giving old-time Dems maximum indigestion as November approaches.
[18aug26 update] Miss to our modestly read locals who consider being labeled socialist, Marxist, communist, … as pejorative and even libelous. These are legitimate ideological appellations proudly acknowledged and worn by millions of leftwing Americans. Recent polls show that 2 of 3 Democrats are either socialists or view socialism favorably. And the DSA, today the party’s most active and organized faction, is led by people over half of whom declare themselves to be communists. So, we should understand and acknowledge the provenance of the tenets that we include in our published screeds. If it walks and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck.
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