Cleopatra was black?
A further instance of such distortions can be found here, where a British historian claims that there was an African population in Britain during the Roman empire. Also see here
Netflix has been accused of 'blackwashing' history by casting a black actress as Cleopatra in a new docuseries about the Macedonian-Greek ruler of Egypt.
But Egyptians have reacted with horror to the denial of records which show Cleopatra was Macedonian-Greek. An Egyptian lawyer has filed a case with the country's public prosecutor demanding that Netflix be shutdown.
Meanwhile Cairo's former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass condemned the documentary as 'completely fake. Cleopatra was Greek, meaning that she was light-skinned, not black.'
Hawass said the only rulers of Egypt known to have been black were the Kushite kings of the 25th Dynasty (747-656 BC).
'Netflix is trying to provoke confusion by spreading false and deceptive facts that the origin of the Egyptian civilization is black,' he added and called on his countrymen to take a stand against the streaming giant.
On Sunday, lawyer Mahmoud al-Semary filed a complaint with the public prosecutor demanding that he take 'the necessary legal measures' to block access to Netflix.
He alleged the show featured content that violated Egypt's media laws and accused Netflix of trying to 'promote the Afrocentric thinking ... which includes slogans and writings aimed at distorting and erasing the Egyptian identity.'
Cleopatra was famously played by white English actress Elizabeth Taylor opposite Richard Burton as Mark Anthony in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's historical epic from 1963.
Three years ago plans for a new movie about the queen starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot sparked a backlash from people insisting the role should go to an Egyptian or African actress.
Gadot defended the decision, saying: 'We were looking for a Macedonian actress that could fit Cleopatra. She wasn't there, and I was very passionate about Cleopatra.'
The fury at Netflix's right-on programming comes after it appeared to have ditched the woke messaging last year.
Netflix took a hit in the first half of 2022, losing about 1,170 million subscribers as rivals such as Paramount+ and Disney+ raked them in.
The huge decline was seen by some as a direct consequence of the company's late response to demands from its viewers to tone down their woke agenda.
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Violent mobs are destroying Chicago - but gutless far-left lunatics are defending the thugs... because they want FEAR and TERROR to be the new normal in America
By MEGHAN MCCAIN
America is being gaslighted. We're being told that we should live in fear. Are you ready to accept that?
I'm not. My home is a short drive from the center of Washington D.C. and not a day goes by that I do not worry about rising crime. Our young daughter goes to a playgroup in a city park that I may stop attending because of an alarming rise in carjackings.
It's my worst nightmare that a thug steals my SUV with my toddler helplessly strapped to her car seat inside.
Last week, my hairstylist was carjacked in broad daylight right outside of her salon. As she was unloading her trunk, a group of men pulled up, one jumped into the front seat of her vehicle and took off.
When she called the police at 10am, she was told her incident was the fourth carjacking that morning.
My mother-in-law is a Washington Nationals baseball season ticket owner and for the first time off-duty D.C. police officers may be hired to patrol local sports venues. I now worry about her every time she goes to a game.
Is this the new normal? Apparently, yes, according to Democrats running the nation's cities. What a sorry state of the country.
However well-justified my fears are, they pale in comparison to what millions of other Americans, with far few options than I, face every single day.
For a moment, put yourself in the shoes of 20-year-old Ashley and 22-year-old DJ. They're an out-of-town couple, who were shopping in downtown Chicago this past Saturday night.
After stepping out of Nordstrom, they were looking for a place to eat. It was a perfectly ordinary evening. Then everything spiraled wildly out of control. They were surrounded by a mob of up to 100 teenagers.
'They said they were going to kill us,' remembered Ashley. 'They turned around and started fighting. I got pushed down to the ground and the whole group went to DJ and not to me.'
By now you may have seen the video of the attack. It's terrifying. Ashley shrieks as the crowd swallows her up. Her head dips below the bodies. Her attackers jostle with each other, frantic to get in their punch.
It's one of many stories. Over the weekend, it was absolute mayhem in Chicago.
Hundreds of young people flooded the city's iconic shopping district. Stores were looted and vandalized. Windows were smashed. Traffic was blocked. Tourists were terrified.
Two teen boys were shot. One man was reportedly beaten as he sat in the driver's seat of his car after his windshield was smashed in.
At this point in the decline of America's cities, I don't expect city leaders to be appalled. Those days are long gone.
Mob violence is a regular occurrence in this once great city. And predictably, there were few demands for arrests and accountability for those literally destroying their own community.
In America today, violence, destruction, and nihilism is accepted. It's the new normal.
'Here's the thing,' outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot told reporters on Monday, long after the full picture of the chaos was clear. 'The vast majority of the young people that came downtown came downtown because it was great weather and an opportunity to enjoy the city… I'm not going to use your language, which I think is wrong, to say that it was mayhem.'
Nothing to see her, folks. Just move along.
Even worse -- the response of Illinois State Senator Robert Peters. He didn't only ignore the vandalism, beatings and shootings – he outright justified it. 'I would look at the behavior of young people as a political act and statement,' Peters tweeted Sunday. 'It's a mass protest against poverty and segregation.'
Arguably, the most troubling reaction of all came from Chicago Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson. He makes clear that nothing is going to change in the Windy City. 'In no way do I condone the destructive activity we saw in the Loop and lakefront this weekend. It is unacceptable and has no place in our city,' he hedged – a reliable signal that what comes next is going to be bad.
'However,' he wrote, 'it is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities in their own communities.'
Let's be clear, no one is demonizing law-abiding teens. They are pleading for basic safety. But in Chicago and across America – that's too much to ask.
Frankly, if you're shocked by these reactions – you haven't been paying attention.
The summer of 2020 was my red pill event. It was the moment that I recognized a paradigm shift in our country. As mobs and criminals exploited justified outrage over the murder of George Floyd to loot and riot – the left defended them.
I watched and listening to all of this and felt helpless. I was disgusted when the neighborhoods of innocent Americans were destroyed. But anyone who objected to this outpouring of anger was labeled a racist.
Recall Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez in July 2020 blaming spiking New York City crime on economic desperation.
'They need to feed their child and they don't have money, so they feel like they either need to shoplift some bread or go hungry,' she said in a virtual town hall.
Of course, shoplifting doesn't explain a reported 130% spike in shootings year over year. But that didn't matter to AOC.
'Do we think this has to do with the fact that there's record unemployment in the United States right now?' she said.
Well, Alexandra, how do you rationalize crime today? Unemployment is at its lowest rates in American history. I'm sure she'll find another excuse, because these far-left lunatics capitalize on the destruction. To them, crime is not the result of lawlessness. It's the result of social ills. When they blame shootings on unemployment they skirt the blame, they let themselves off the hook.
The irony is lost on no one that Chicago has been ruled by Democrats for decades, yet it only continues to circle the drain. Maybe they're to blame?
Now, nearly three years after the BLM Summer of 2020, our society has deteriorated even further. Maybe most sickeningly of all, the people that Lori Lightfoot, Brandon Johnson and AOC claim to represent are bearing the brunt of it.
Sadly, it's not just Chicago. It's Los Angeles, it's New York City, it's Washington D.C., it's Detroit, it's St. Louis, it's Baltimore... When will these thoughtless politicians and the voters who put them in office learn? At this rate, maybe never.
And while I will hold on to city living for as long as I can, I will not put my family at risk. If Washington, D.C. continues getting worse – the McCain's will leave.
We will be ok. But where will that leave our fellow Washingtonians? Some can't flee the chaos.
As people like me escape, the decline of cities will only accelerate.
So, will I accept living in fear? The answer is 'no'. But I'm one of the lucky ones.
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De Blasio’s Victory in New York vs. Florida Debate Is a Wake-Up Call for Conservatives
On April 28, a debate between the Democratic former mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, and the Manhattan Institute’s president, Reihan Salam, will be released. Having watched the taping, I can say it’s a much-watch for liberals and conservatives alike for very different reasons.
I expected Mr. DeBlasio, with a governing record to defend, to be the underdog on the question, “Is Florida Eating New York’s Lunch?” The more than 1.6 million former New Yorkers who now call the Sunshine State home would seem to disprove his side of the argument.
The Census shows more New Yorkers relocated to Florida in 2022 than in any year since it joined the union in 1845. New York also has, at almost 10 percent, the highest income tax in the nation, while Florida has none.
The facts, figures, and comparisons of legal and regulatory climates all favored Mr. Salam, so liberals will enjoy seeing Mr. De Blasio prevail. Still, conservatives would do well to watch, not to suffer, but to see just what they’re up against in the arena of ideas.
The debate — to be shared on public radio, video, and the Intelligence Squared U.S. podcast — was hosted by the non-partisan Open to Debate group, whose mission is to address “the extreme polarization of our nation and our politics.”
Mr. Salam, like many on the right, seemed to interpret avoiding “extreme polarization” as refusing to punch or even block. This posture was striking since he used to be the executive editor of William F. Buckley’s National Review.
Mr. Buckley earned universal praise for his geniality yet never let anyone run roughshod over him. Even when confronting radicals and racists as the host of “Firing Line,” he never showed his belly, marshaling intelligence and humor to lay out the strongest possible case.
Mr. De Blasio, too, has core beliefs. He was unafraid to launch haymakers and score some hits below the belt. Even when the moderator, John Donvan, stepped in to defend Mr. Salam, the mayor would go right on flogging straw dogs.
Like “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” from the Jim Croce song, Mr. De Blasio concealed “a razor in his shoe” and used it to carve up Mr. Salam with such skill, the man seemed not to notice until he grew woozy.
It was like watching a pitcher on a team I don’t root for throw a perfect game. “Why can’t our guy whip a fastball like that?” Mr. De Blasio pulled off the upset because while Mr. Salam aimed for viewers’ brains, Mr. De Blasio zeroed in on their hearts, painting Florida as an intolerant, dystopian hellscape dominated by “MAGA extremism.”
“Florida is choosing a path of banning books,” Mr. De Blasio said, “and disallowing a woman’s right to choose. Florida’s turning against trans youth.” Despite the state having larger black and Hispanic populations, he said it was hostile to “diversity.”
Mr. De Blasio also warned — as the Democratic senator from New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan did in 1969 — that Florida would soon be underwater due to greenhouse gas, and heralded the Empire State’s social spending while sidestepping that its unsustainable deficit is the nation’s largest.
“When I factor in pre-K for my child,” Mr. De Blasio said, quoting a new arrival from Seattle, “my cost of living is actually cheaper.” I could almost hear the picture of Thomas Sowell on the book behind Mr. Salam screaming that this is tempting people to New York on the promise the state will give them cash stolen from their neighbors.
Mr. De Blasio also touted his city’s rent control and $15 minimum wage. Conservatives used to have answers for these subjects: If rent control works, why does Gotham have the highest rent in the country? What about the minimum wage pricing out entry-level jobs, etc.?
The left ought to watch this debate to exalt in victory and the right to relearn the lesson of the 2022 midterms — that statistics won’t win elections for them, and until they learn to wield the rhetorical razor once more, the left is going to go right on charging lunch to their tabs.
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"Nazi" message in Australia
A worker behind the wheel of a well-known traffic control company vehicle which displayed a racist message on its electronic board last Friday has been sacked according to the company’s senior executives.
On Tuesday morning A2O Traffic Solutions chief executive officer James Bowe and general manager Sean Fitzpatrick said the firm was, “shocked and in complete disbelief over what has occurred”.
“We are completely devastated by such a disgraceful action,” they said.
“Such behaviour goes against every value we hold dear and we shall be taking steps to ensure it never happens again.
“As soon as we were made aware of this incident we instigated a thorough investigation with the allocated driver”.
Mr Fitzpatrick said the investigation included an intense check of the vehicle and its vehicle management system which provides detailed information about its use.
“We have sophisticated monitoring systems and interviewed the driver and concluded it was a deliberate act of serious misconduct,’ he said.
“He admitted liability. The outcome of our investigation has resulted in the swift termination of the person’s employment.”
Mr Bowe said the management and staff of A20 “apologise unreservedly for the offence and distress this disgraceful act has caused in our community”.
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http://dissectleft.blogspot.com (DISSECTING LEFTISM)
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http://snorphty.blogspot.com/ (TONGUE-TIED)
http://jonjayray.com/blogall.html More blogs
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A debate featuring a Bush family proxy? Never defends himself? Never takes the other side to task for their stupidity? No thanks, I already know all I need to know.
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