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Monday, August 25, 2025

Links - 25th August 2025 (1 - General Wokeness)

Pregnancy not protected ground under Ontario Human Rights Code: Google - " “Google Canada denies it discriminated against Lilleyman in her employment or on termination on the basis of sex, gender, or any other protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code,” Google says in its statement of defence.   Lilleyman’s job, “along with many other positions,” was eliminated in a company-wide reduction and her pregnancy or leave were not factors."
With trans mania, pregnancy is not linked to women, but I'm sure they'll find a cope to justify fining Google

Bill Maher lays into Whoopi Goldberg over 'stupid woke' remark - "Liberal comedian Bill Maher laid into Whoopi Goldberg on Monday after "The View" host sparked controversy by comparing the lives of Black Americans as essentially the same to women living under Iran’s dictatorship."

Are Americans turning politics into their new religion? - "for many Americans, politics has become a quasi-religion – especially as participation in actual, organized religion has plummeted. Indeed, Mandy says she believes in God, and grew up Southern Baptist, but is not currently a churchgoer. The United States has long been known for what some sociologists call “civil religion” – a shared, nonsectarian faith centered on the flag, the nation’s founding documents, and God. But the God factor is waning, as so-called nones – atheists, agnostics, and those who self-identify as “nothing in particular” – have risen to one-third of the U.S. population... as American politics has become polarized, so too has the nation’s religious profile. The mainstream Protestant center has hollowed out, its population shrinking dramatically. Today, religious Americans tend to choose their congregation with an eye toward partisanship – to the point where the choice of presidential candidate can lead a voter to move to a new church.  “Liberals and ‘nones’ went to the left; conservatives and Evangelicals went to the right,” says Ryan Burge, an expert on religion and politics at Eastern Illinois University, and author of a new book called “The Nones.” “There’s no middle anymore.”  Atheists, he says, are now the most politically active group in the U.S. They’re far from the largest, at 6% of the population, but statistically they are the most likely to engage in political activity.  “Our politics has become religion. It has a religious fervor to it now that it didn’t have even 20 or 30 years ago,” says Professor Burge, who is also a Baptist pastor. Why is this happening? Some point to social media and news consumption habits that have cordoned Americans off into ideological echo chambers that are all-consuming and provoke emotional responses. The sense of connection some find online may be replacing social networks once formed by houses of worship. Geographic sorting, in which people tend to live near those with similar political views, is another component. Higher education, dominated by an increasingly secular culture, may help explain why so many college-educated young people now reject religion, with some instead finding a sense of purpose and meaning in political activism. A cultural emphasis on science and “rationalism” is also a factor... Americans overall are moving away from organized religion, particularly the mainline faiths. And that shift has dovetailed with the rise of an intense form of partisan politics that some see as quasi-religious, providing adherents with a sense of devotion, belonging, and moral certitude.   Especially among young people, “if your candidate wins, you have that ecstatic feeling,” Professor Burge says. Political conventions can have the feel of old-time denominational meetings. A stump speech is like a tent revival. Donating regularly to candidates is like tithing. Still, he suggests, some who eschew religion in favor of politics may ultimately find it lacking in certain ways. Politics “doesn’t have the legs that religion does – which carries you through all parts of life.”... It has become a cliché to suggest that atheism is itself a form of “religion.” Writer Andrew Sullivan, who is gay and Roman Catholic, maintains that “everyone has a religion,” that it’s “in our genes.” Seventeenth-century mathematician and theologian Blaise Pascal conceptualized what in Christian circles became known as “the God-shaped hole” – the idea that all humans contain an “infinite abyss” that can only be filled by “an infinite and immutable object; in other words by God himself.”... “Whether religious or political, sectarianism is about two hostile identity groups who not only clash over policy and ideology, but see the other side as alien and immoral,” writes Nate Cohn, a polling expert at The New York Times. “It’s the antagonistic feelings between the groups, more than differences over ideas, that drive sectarian conflict.”... In liberal neighborhoods across the country, a rainbow-hued sign can be seen dotting lawns. It proudly lists a set of principles: “In this house we believe: Black lives matter; Women’s rights are human rights; Love is love; Science is real,” and so on.    Peter Juul of The Liberal Patriot calls it “the Nicene Creed and shahada of the new religion of progressive politics.” “It’s a faith that’s rapidly won converts at the highest levels of American politics and society,” Mr. Juul writes, “one that uncannily mirrors much of the thinking and many of the practices of its ancient predecessors, complete with its own dogmas, heresies, and rituals as well as apocalypses and forms of mysticism.”   Dating back to Colonial times, religious “awakenings” in America have come and gone. At times of upheaval, a flocking to religion has often been a central feature... Instead of another “Great Awakening,” America is experiencing what some have dubbed the “Great Awokening” – centered on calls for social justice... Even some Democrats express concerns about the larger movement promoting “anti-racism.” John McWhorter, an African American linguist and social critic at Columbia University, describes white people’s expressions of “wokeness” as a form of virtue-signaling that has morphed into a misguided civic religion.   “White people – educated white people, especially – really enjoy the idea of showing that they’re not racists,” Professor McWhorter said in a recent discussion with Reason magazine. “It has slowly transmogrified into a kind of replacement for Protestantism ... where your grace is that you are not a racist.” Some observers draw a straight line from the Puritans of Colonial times to the “woke scolds” of today who are quick to “cancel” transgressors and see no room for grace and forgiveness. Indeed, enforcement of progressive standards today can seem even harsher than Christianity’s approach, which allows space for sinners to atone and be given another chance... Among those who checked off “nothing in particular” on the CCES survey on religion in the Harvard study in 2010, follow-up interviews over four years showed that 1 in 6 migrated toward a Christian tradition."
More evidence on politics being the new religion for Progressive Democrats / secular left wingers. As Dawkins observed, the retreat of Christianity has opened the way to worse

'They begged for that beatdown': Cincinnati council member defends downtown fight comment - "Cincinnati City Councilmember Victoria Parks was feeling the weight of all those views after posting a comment on Facebook saying the people who police were calling victims, begged for the beating they received.  "When I first saw the brawl, I was devastated,” said Parks. “But then I realized that there was more to the story."... Local 12 asked Parks: "So, you wrote, ‘They begged for that beatdown.’ Does anyone deserve that kind of beatdown?"  "Nobody deserves a beating,” said Parks. “There is such thing as inappropriate actions, and there are consequences to actions. And that is what my post meant."  Regardless of what Parks meant, the reaction has been swift and pointed... “I'm not going anywhere,” she said. “Because this is my seat. I come to serve. In this country, I have a freedom of speech. And, you know, I am a grown woman. That night, when I wrote on the internet, I meant it. That's the way I felt, and I'm not going to back down from it right now.” Parks went on to say she doesn't condone the beatings, but when a black person is hit by a white person, generations of frustration, pain and terror is released."
Damn anti-blackness and misogynoir! This literally shows how exhausting it is to be a Black Woman in Amerikkka!

Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff: "Islamophobia" is Islamic Slander - "Pax Europa believes that Islam denies equal rights to men and women. According to the above definition, simply raising this point has been considered Islamophobia. Pax Europa believes that for many, there is a political ideology component to Islam. Since its ideology informs the doctrine of political organizations like the Muslim Brotherhood, it is indeed a political ideology. Pax Europa is accused of Islamophobia for speaking to this reality, even when it can demonstrate a factual basis for the statements it makes in this regard.  Pax Europa is of the opinion that criticism of a religion, including Islam, must remain legitimate. This is echoed by the OSCE: “Criticisms of religious practices (just religious practices, not religions themselves?; BPE) are legitimate speech.” We believe, however, that while Muslims are not a monolithic group, for those Muslims who accept Islam as an ideology, there are elements of Islamic law that are monolithic, in that all Muslims worldwide, whether they live in Europe, Asia, Africa, or America, consider the Koran and the Hadith (authentic sayings of Mohammed) as the basis of their legal system. Certainly groups like the Muslim Brotherhood profess this! How are groups like Pax Europa to discuss such issues if not allowed to speak to the language and doctrines that define them?   We further note that the distinction between “acceptable” and “unacceptable” speech is one of grave concern. We would like to recall the OSCE commitments (Copenhagen 1990) which state with respect to freedom of expression... Pax Europa is of the opinion that the OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) require public expression to conform to Shariah law. This includes perceived “anti-Muslim discourse” as well as cases of “discrimination”, whether intentional or unintentional. This is not speculation. In December 2005, at the Third Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, the OIC implemented a ten-year plan “to meet the challenges facing the Muslim Ummah”...
The OIC thus intends to redefine “racial discrimination”. Furthermore, according to the OIC, defamation “seeks to incite a particular civilization against another” — that is, speaking out is considered “incitement”, so that silence is being demanded under threat of violence. Also, defamation “ultimately lead[s] to terrorism”. That is: a citizen who stands up for his own viewpoint can be considered to have incited terrorism against himself and his culture.  This shifts responsibility for acts of violence from the perpetrator to the victim. The word “calumny” used in the above extract must be understood as it is defined in Islamic law. The insistence that “the international community must counter campaigns of calumny against Islam and Muslims” constitutes a state-sponsored policy to demand that non-Muslim jurisdictions implement Islamic legal doctrine on “slander”... contemporary forms of racial discrimination are actually discrimination based on religion, especially Islam. Once again, “defamation” is held to be equivalent to racism, and the “defamation of religions” means “Islamophobia”. These are extraterritorial claims: the OIC is calling on non-Muslim nations to pass laws that are specifically designed to implement Islamic law...
to slander someone is to say something about him that he would not like...  the legal ruling is absolute. There is no disagreement about it among Muslim scholars...  if a non-Muslim says something about Islam that is true, but which Muslims do not want infidels to know, he is still guilty of slander under Islam. This is far different from a Western understanding of slander."

Conor McGregor’s words are leading to violence on the streets, says Muslim council chair : r/europe_sub - "This is the fella that held a sermon in croke park which is the centre of Irish sports (gaa) and held in the hearts of all republicans due to Bloody Sunday which happened in 1920 were the Brit army shot 14 civilians dead and wounded 60 while they were watching a Gaelic football match. He then walked to the GPO were the Easter rising took place in 1916 which is the holy grail to modern day republicans, were he proclaimed that the Muslims love this land more than the Irish. And he wonders why"
Conor McGregor’s words are leading to violence on the streets, says Muslim council chair : r/europe_sub - "Isn’t that indirectly proving that people of a certain religion can’t control their emotions?"
Conor McGregor’s words are leading to violence on the streets, says Muslim council chair : r/europe_sub - "Yet, some Muslims preach actual violent sermons with impunity, and commit actual violence in the streets."

Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston - Wikipedia - "Martin Luther King Jr. said, "When Cassius Clay joined the Black Muslims and started calling himself Cassius X, he became a champion of racial segregation.""
Damn internalised racism and white supremacy!

Meme - "I have learned that white racists can't tell one Asian person from another. To them, every Asian is Chinese. #racism"
"When you say white, do you mean Slavic, Germanic, Caucasian, Latin, Turkic, Celtic, Scandanavian or can't you tell?"

Meme - "Things Leftists think you need an ID for
Having a wank - yes
Voting - no
Having a different political opinion - yes
Entering the country - no"

Meme - "A very absolutist generalisation that lacks nuance, Nevertheless we must all just nod our heads and agree to it without question, as denial is proof of guilt, and we are 'part of the problem' if we don't."
Kafkatrapping

Meme - "THE HILL THE DEMOCRATS HAVE CHOSEN TO DIE ON
*pile of skulls and bones*
DEFENDING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
DEFUNDING THE POLICE
CRITICAL RACE THEORY
NO VOTER ID TO VOTE
DEI
ABORTION ON DEMAND
TRANSGENDER CHILDREN
MEN IN WOMEN'S SPORTS
DEFENDING FRAUD WASTE, AND ABUSE IN GOVERNMENT SPENDING
ABOLISHING ICE
STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS
NO CASH FOR BAIL
GUN GRABBING"

Meme - mai: "Just a friendly reminder saying "people can't take a joke" is actually ableist rhetoric. A lot of neurodivergent literally can't tell when people are joking especially on the internet. That's why we ask people to use tone tags such as /j for joking and /s for sarcasm."

Meme - Flurk: "HE MADE A 41% JOKE? HOw CAN PEOPLE BE SO AWFUL?"
Flurk: "List of people I need to murder:" *modifies it, with at least 6 names on it already*

Endymion on X - ">Be James Gunn
>Claims Superman is an immigrant
>Father wants him to destroy & replace the world with Kryptonians only
What did James Gunn mean by this?"

Thoughts on the new Superman movie? : r/Israel - "Have you all seen the new Superman movie? I find it so disrespectful and distressing that a superhero created by two Jewish artists, is now being used to promote anti-Israeli messages to the world. The entire story of Superman is even believed to be based on Jewish history (with strong parallels to Moshe). I can't understand how this was green-lit at a time like this with global antisemitism on a rise. Without giving too much away about the film, there is a highly-advanced fictional country (an ally of the U.S.) that is attacking a defenseless neighboring people who live behind a fence in order to colonize their land. Of course, the invaders are portrayed as white while the victims are predominantly brown. And of course, if Israel speaks out against the film, it would be seen as "well, if the shoe fits"."
Clearly Jews control Hollywood
I see people saying that Zionists feeling called out is a "the lady doth protest too much, methinks" moment. Of course, dog whistles need to be ignored when doing so pushes the left wing agenda, including the largest dog whistle in the world

Meme - "Calling white people racist to get ahead in the office job
#BrownExcellence
It started a few years ago when I noticed my company never hiring other Indians (besides me of course). I called them racist to their faces and the look of shame was shown through clearly. I asked them "why they don't hire more Indians, even directly from India?". They had no response, but I was placed on the hiring board for my team. After that I green lit every Indian name I came across on the resumes. Eventually more and more Indians were hired at my company and I got promoted. Calling white racist helped me indirectly get a promotion and help other Indians get hired. You have nothing to lose, try it yourselves. People will instantly have your back and support your claim."

Meme - Time Traveler: "GREETINGS, HIPPIE MAN! I'M FROM THE YEAR 2024! LIBERALISM WINS IN THE END! WE BASICALLY RUN MOST INSTITUTIONS RIGHT NOW"
HIPPIE MAN: "FAR OUT! DID WE END THE WARS? IMPROVE OUR HEALTH AND PROTECT FREEDOM OF SPEECH?"
Time Traveler: *thinks*
Time Traveler: "ARE YOU FUCKING A FUCKING NAZI?"

Poll from Bonsai Shongwe - YouTube - "If you had to be as SOBER as a UN Judge... According to the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948:
- Genocide applies "whether committed in time of peace or in time of war..." (Article I)
- Genocide means "Causing serious... mental harm to members of the group;..." (Article I)
- And you have an "intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group..." (Article I)
The Evidence Before You Is:
- A video of Malema and a full stadium chanting "shoot to kill... kill the boer",
- A video of Malema saying he's not calling for white murder, "at least not for now"
- A video of Malema shouting "revolution requires you be ready to kill... killing is a revolutionary act..."
And if the defense does not provide a strong record of President Ramaphosa asking him to stop, opposing him or encouraging him.
- A video of the state forcing an Afrkaner podcaster to apologise for speaking against it, and clearly demonstrating that he was suffering serious mental harm from the "kill the boer" chant.
AND
"Complicity in genocide... shall be punishable..." (Article III)
You are a sober UN Judge:
a) Is there an Afrikaner Genocide RIGHT NOW in South Africa?
b) Is President Ramaphosa guilty of the Crime of Complicity in Genocide?"
Ironic that South Africa is claiming Israel is engaging in genocide. Projection, once again

Meme - D Day soldier on beach: "I sure hope this is worth it. I hope my sacrifice leads to gay rights, transgendered children, the normalization of sexual degeneracy, multiculturalism, and the eventual extinction of my race."

The CBC is grooming Canadians to accept less and pay more. : r/CanadianConservative - "What do you imagine the response from cbc would have been if a conservative leader had insisted we increase our population ourselves?  "HARPER WANTS WOMEN IN THE KITCHEN, BAREFOOT & PREGNANT"  "ECHOES OF 1930s AS HARPER WANTS MORE OLD STOCK CANADIANS"  They likely wanted to, but it wouldn't have been worth the dishonest spin."
The CBC is grooming Canadians to accept less and pay more. : r/CanadianConservative - "Basically, see the reeeee-sponse from a decade ago when Harper suggested income splitting for tax relief.  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/harper-s-income-splitting-will-make-rich-canadians-with-babies-richer-1.2818997"

Meme - Alexander @datepsych: "Much like the manosphere, support for Hitler is also disproportionately non-White. The far-right is more of a rainbow coalition than woke libs really. Probably the best thing you could do if you wanted to live in an ethnically homogeneous area is just go to college and become an affluent liberal."
Armand Domalewski @ArmandDoma: "I'm sorry WHAT"
Polling USA @USA_Polling: "Those who said Hitler had some good ideas:
All: 11%
18-29: 21%
30-49: 16%
50-64: 7%
65+: 5%
Black Americans: 21%
Hispanic Americans: 19%
White Americans: 9%
J.L Partners / Oct 7, 2024 / n=1000"
Time to jail all the white men to keep Jews safe

hoe_math on X - ""Liberals" (authoritarian enforced-equality parasites) cannot understand why they lost young men.
Here are their beliefs:
- Men are bad and we should hurt them
- White people are bad and we should hurt them
- Boys are girls and girls are boys
- Violent crimes are just little baby oopsies and criminals are just love babies who need to be hugged
- Defending yourself from the babies should be severely punished
- Anyone who can physically enter your country owns it and you have to obey them
- Women tell you what to do now
- Your taxes should be at 90% while other people don't work and live for free off of your money
- The USA exists to further the interests of Somalia
- Lifting weights or any form of being strong makes you Satan
- You should not be allowed to say anything that any HR lady on her period doesn't want you to say
Yeah guys I think I found your problem. Like I dunno if you need to hire me as a consultant or something (I cost $3M per week for Democrats), but I could give you all the answers you need. It just sorta looks like you don't want them. You just... want men to like these beliefs. They don't. That's your answer. I'll explain it to you for $3M/wk"

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