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Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Does this signify America may face many a long hot summer? In more ways than just the obvious? Black Lives Matter movement does deserve credit for their action (decision) to remain outside and above political party manipulation. Activists with the Black Lives Matter movement rejected the Democratic Party's recent statement of support, making clear that they are not affiliated with any political party. "A resolution signaling the Democratic National Committee's endorsement that Black lives matter, in no way implies an endorsement of the DNC by the Black Lives Matter Network, nor was it done in consultation with us," the Black Lives Matter Network wrote in a statement Sunday. "We do not now, nor have we ever, endorsed or affiliated with the Democratic Party, or with any party. The Democratic Party, like the Republican and all political parties, have historically attempted to control or contain Black people's...

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Political correct speech has held great popularity in some institutions of higher learning for quite some time. Enforced indoctrination is now on college campuses. Thought police are likely not far behind. "1984" (George Orwell's classic novel) may be soon to follow. Washington State students risk a failing grade in one course if they use any common descriptors professor considers “oppressive and hateful language. In another class, students will lose one point every time they use the words “illegal alien” or “illegals” rather than the preferred terms of “‘undocumented’ migrants/immigrants/persons.” Via: Memeorandum

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Trump the Rump tapping into, and whipping up the seething discontent that many Americans feel. A large part of which is the Tea Party wing of the GOP and it's active obstruction of the Obama presidency, Which by the way was put in place by the American people not once, but twice. Scratching my heads trying to figure out what it is Trump the Rump fails to understand about democratic election results. BTW, can anyone tell me exactly what, if anything Trump the Rump said of any substance? Other than a whole lot of people are pissed off. No substance. All blustery brawn. Dude is nothin more than a wealthy loudmouth without a serious plan. In other words, the blind wanting to lead the blind. Article BELOW THE FOLD . Via: Memeorandum

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth DNC to vote on acceptance of the following. WHEREAS, the Democratic Party believes in the American Dream and the promise of liberty and justice for all, and we know that this dream is a nightmare for too many young people stripped of their dignity under the vestiges of slavery, Jim Crow and White Supremacy; and  WHEREAS, we, the Democratic National Committee, have repeatedly called for race and justice – demilitarization of police, ending racial profiling, criminal justice reform, and investments in young people, families, and communities — after Trayvon Martin, after Michael Brown, after Tamir Rice, after Freddie Gray, after Sandra Bland, after Christian Taylor, after too many others lost in the unacceptable epidemic of extrajudicial killings of unarmed black men, women, and children at the hands of police; and  WHEREAS, we hear the “Black lives matter” cry from the inspiration of creators Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tomet...

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth KNOXVILLE (WATE) – The University of Tennessee is asking students to use “ze, hir, hirs, and xe, xem, xyr.” No, those words are not another language. They’re actually the gender-neutral singular versions of pronouns. The University of Tennessee Office for Diversity and Inclusion is asking students and faculty to use the pronouns in order to create a more inclusive campus. They say it alleviates a heavy burden for people expressing different genders or identities. “We should not assume someone’s gender by their appearance, nor by what is listed on a roster or in student information systems,” Donna Braquet, the Director of the University of Tennessee’s Pride Center said. “Transgender people and people who do not identify within the gender binary may use a different name than their legal name and pronouns of their gender identity, rather than the pronouns of the sex they were assigned at birth.” For the first week of classes, Braquet is ...

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth the Donald, aka Trump the Rump The Donald, while leading the republican field of presidential candidates has negative numbers almost as high as his positive numbers. Trump, appealing to the anti immigration crowd and those with a general extreme dislike for the established order in general, has tapped into the negativity that drives the Tea Party and conservative/reactionary movement. Trump will ultimately fail, as will the movement that has propelled him to national political attention. reason .com    does an exemplary job explaining the Trump campaign strategy.  It is defines why  ultimately it is destined to failure. A very good thing for America. To the extent that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is about any actual issue, it is about opposition to immigration. Trump has, among other things, proposed deporting 11 million unauthorized immigrants currently in the United States, expressed support for red...

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth America, a "civilized" modern industrial nation highly values the right of it's civilian population to own and keep firearms. The founding fathers and citizens  of a  fledgling nation, some 228 years ago, insured that the right of the people to keep and bear arms   would not be infringed.  Our right to firearm ownership is guaranteed  by the 2'nd Amendment to our constitution.  United States of America has the highest rate of firearm violence among industrialized nations . It also has the highest rate of firearm ownership in the world/. The data is chilling and anyone with a modicum of common sense and thinking rationally knows we have a problem and that our present patchwork system of managing firearm purchase and ownership is failing us. Follow are just the highlights as outlined in VOX . America has six times as many firearm homicides as Canada, and 15 times as many ...

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Irrespective of The Donald's own belief that Hispanics love him and will vote for him if nominated reality presents a different view.