Thomas Sowell: STOP THE BLEEDING

STOP THE BLEEDING….by Thomas Sowell   at realclearpolitics:

“There was a painful irony when France’s immediate response to the terrorist attacks in Paris was to close the borders. If they had closed the borders decades ago, they might have avoided this attack.

Someone once said that the First World War was the most stupid thing that European nations ever did. Countries on both sides of that war ended up worse off than before, whether they were on the winning side or the losing side.

History may yet record that an even greater stupidity, with even more catastrophic consequences in the long run, was the European nations’ decisions to import millions of people with a culture that was not merely very different, but hostile, to the culture, the values and the people of the Western world.

Even now, people who publicly warn of the dangers can be prosecuted in various European countries under “hate speech” laws.

And what about us? When, if ever, are we going to close our borders? When will we even take control of our borders, so that we can decide who, and how many, will be admitted? Certainly not before a new president takes office in January 2017 — and maybe not even then.”  Please read on:

 http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/11/17/stop_the_bleeding_128747.html

Whenever Did Black Lives Matter Savages Attend School?

Where ever would  inner city blacks under age 45 nearly all  without traditional fathers,  much less somewhat educated ones, learn about  the eternal power of seeking truth,  of knowing   honesty,  the importance of learning knowledge,  of finding harmony studying among and communicating with others who valued  the goals of normal civilized Western life?

Where would they have learned the evil of the lie and the causes for social dysfunction?      The following article was written by Paul Mirengoff at PowerLine:

DOES “MISMATCH” HELP EXPLAIN MILITANT BLACK FRAGILITY?

How should we explain the fact that black student militancy is now manifesting itself in the disruption of campus libraries and demands for postponement of exams? Here’s one plausible explanation: mismatch is to blame.

“Mismatch” refers to the fact that, due to aggressive race-based admissions preferences, many African-American college students fall short of the white students with whom they attend school in terms of the credentials most closely associated with academic success — high school performance and SAT scores. As such, they are less likely to succeed academically than their white counterparts. Through no fault of their own, they are running uphill (to the extent they choose to run).

Exams are the main mechanism that, in many classes, separates high performing students from average and poor performing ones. Studying is an important mechanism through which highly capable students convert their potential into high performance.

Most colleges do what they can to reduce and mask the disparity between the performance of affirmative action admittees and their better-credentialed peers. Grade inflation means that below average performers can still get decent-sounding grades. Courses in which little more than mastery of politically correct jargon can yield an A or A-minus are offered. On a more salutary note, tutoring and writing assistance are available.

 

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2015/11/does-mismatch-help-explain-militant-black-fragility.php