Convicted felons in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-repeals-right-to-work-law-in-major-victory-for-unions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan</a>, including most murderers and sexual offenders, could have a better chance of returning to society if <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-moves-left-as-dems-celebrate-wins-up-and-down-the-ballot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democrats</a> get their way.
A package of legislation introduced last week by Democrat state Rep. Kara Hope aims to amend Michigan’s penal code to allow nearly every criminal to petition for a reduced sentence after serving 10 years behind bars. Michigan Republicans, led by House Minority Leader Matt Hall, blasted the Democrat-sponsored legislation, arguing that it prioritizes criminals above victims.
“The Democrats make these conversations largely about these criminals and how unfair the criminal justice system is,” Hall, who represents areas around Kalamazoo, told The Daily Wire in a phone interview Friday. “And what we’re trying to do is make sure the voices of the victims are heard.”
Michigan House Republicans held a press conference on Thursday to ensure that victims and the families of victims of violent crimes could speak out on the Democrat-proposed legislation, dubbed “second look.” Hall said that if passed, the resentencing bills would give over 5,000 convicted murderers in the state, who have already served at least 10 years, a chance to get out of prison. Nearly 2,000 criminals convicted of sexual crimes would also be eligible to request lower sentences if the package becomes law.
When petitioned, a court would have 180 days to either deny or grant a hearing to an eligible inmate and could not impose another life without parole sentence if a convict is granted a new hearing. An inmate with an illness, including a “serious mental illness,” would have a hearing denied or granted within 45 days of submitting a petition. Prosecutors would also have the ability to request reduced sentences for violent criminals, according to Hall, who is concerned that leftist district attorneys would take advantage of the law to push for lowering criminal sentences as seen in recent years in cities across America.
If an inmate is denied a new hearing, he can petition the court again every two years, a system Hall said will repeatedly force families of victims back into traumatic cases. 
The legislation has a limited exception for some criminals, denying mass shooters the ability to petition a court for a reduced sentence, but even this exception is ill-defined, Hall said. The legislation defines a mass shooting as “an offense that resulted in convictions for 3 or more counts of first degree premeditated murder arising out of a single incident.” Based on this definition, the exception wouldn’t apply to the Uber shooter who killed six at three different locations in Kalamazoo in 2016.
To pass the reduced sentencing bills, Democrats will need every member of their House caucus to vote in line with the party, something they have consistently done to pass leftist policy since taking control of both chambers of the Michigan legislature in the 2022 election. Hall believes Republicans will unanimously vote against the Democrat-sponsored package, meaning the bills’ passage could come down to the votes of the few “moderate” Democrats in the lower chamber, but Hall isn’t optimistic about any Democrats bucking the party.
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“Several of these Democrats campaigned as moderates to win elections in tight seats, and so far, we have not seen a single one of them deviate from the Democrat leadership on a single vote,” Hall said.
Democrats see the proposed legislation as another way to push their agenda of investing in rehabilitation above retribution to keep people out of prison.
“When we lock someone up, it is a very expensive endeavor, and is on the backs of taxpayer money,” House Majority Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash <a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/democrats-push-cut-inmate-sentences-draws-fierce-pushback-michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Bridge Michigan. “We need to start examining potential tools to allow us to observe and assess some of that efficiency or inefficiency in the system.&#8221;
The state’s Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s spokesman issued a statement that skirted directly addressing whether the governor supports the legislation.
&#8220;For those who do get caught up in the justice system, we believe that people should take responsibility for their actions and pay their debts to society if they’ve made a mistake, but also firmly believe that people deserve second chances especially for non-violent offenses,&#8221; the statement said.
Hall said the Democrats’ view on the criminal justice system is radically different from what Republicans advocate.
“The Republican view on this is if there is a sentence that is unfair, we can look at that sentence and lower it. … You don’t have to sweep in automatic reviews every two years potentially of every criminal in the state who’s in prison,” Hall said, arguing that the proposed legislation has “far-reaching consequences for public safety in our state.”

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Criminals Over Victims: Michigan GOP Blasts Dems’ Proposal To Give Most Violent Convicts Chance For Reduced Sentences

Michigan Dems Pushing Legislation To Allow Most Violent Criminals To Request Reduced Sentences After 10 Years In Prison

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U.S.

Left-wing extremism and aggression are linked to psychopathic and narcissistic tendencies, a new study has found.
People with narcissistic or psychopathic tendencies are more likely to strongly endorse left-wing aggression against authority, according to a <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-023-04463-x" target="_blank" rel="noopener">study</a> published in the peer-reviewed journal Current Psychology.
The study found that people with dark personality traits like narcissism and psychopathy tend to be drawn more to certain aggressive left-wing political and social activities. Their desire to engage in these activities is not always rooted in a genuine desire for social justice, though, but rather is a way to satisfy their ego, the study suggests.
The study introduced a new term for this behavior called the “dark-ego-vehicle principle.”
“According to this principle, individuals with dark personalities – such as high narcissistic and psychopathic traits – are attracted to certain forms of political and social activism which they can use as a vehicle to satisfy their own ego-focused needs instead of actually aiming at social justice and equality,” study authors Dr. Ann Krispenz and Dr. Alexander Bertrams <a href="https://www.psypost.org/2023/05/antagonistic-narcissism-and-psychopathic-tendencies-predict-left-wing-antihierarchical-aggression-study-finds-163497?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> PsyPost.
Bertrams <a href="https://www.edu.unibe.ch/ueber_uns/personen_a___z/educational_psychology_lab_abteilung_paedagogische_psychologie_app/prof_dr_bertrams_alexander/index_ger.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is the head</a> of the Educational Psychology Lab at the University of Bern in Switzerland, and Krispenz <a href="https://www.edu.unibe.ch/ueber_uns/personen_a___z/educational_psychology_lab_abteilung_paedagogische_psychologie_app/dr_dr_krispenz_ann/index_ger.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is a postdoctoral associate</a> at the same university.
The study was actually made up of two studies, both of which found that &#8220;individuals who strongly endorse anti-hierarchical aggression to overthrow those in power are narcissistic individuals with psychopathic attributes and thus driven by ego-focused motives.&#8221;
“In particular, certain forms of activism might provide them with opportunities for positive self-presentation and displays of moral superiority, to gain social status, to dominate others, and to engage in social conflicts and aggression to satisfy their need for thrill seeking,” the authors told PsyPost.
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The study authors warned that, &#8220;minority groups should be made aware of the narcissistic ‘enemies’ from within their activist movement, as these individuals could hijack the cause thereby reducing the success of the activism in many ways.&#8221;
Narcissists pretend to be prosocial, they said, but actually tend to have &#8220;low empathy,&#8221; the authors said.
The authors said they wanted to investigate the personality traits linked with left-wing authoritarianism because the concept has been met with skepticism by many researchers and there is not a lot of research on the subject.
“We were interested in the psychological factors behind authoritarianism,” they said. “There is a wide range of literature and research in the field of right-wing authoritarianism (RWA). However, research on authoritarianism observed in individuals who are supportive of left-wing political ideologies are still rare,” they said.
They used another researcher&#8217;s <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/pops.12470" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new measure</a> for left-wing authoritarianism.
That new measure defined left-wing authoritarianism as a combination of three things, anti-hierarchical aggression or wanting to use force to overthrow established hierarchies, anti-conventionalism or embracing progressive moral values, and top-down censorship or wanting to use the government to suppress speech.
The authors cautioned, however, that authoritarianism can be found on both sides of the political spectrum.
Violent left-wing activism has cropped up frequently in the U.S. in recent years, most notably during the summer of 2020, when activists <a href="https://www.startribune.com/unrest-damaged-businesses-state-revitalization-grants/600128458/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">destroyed</a> the downtown areas of major cities during protests around the death of George Floyd.

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Left-Wing Extremism Tied To Psychopathy And Narcissism, Study Finds

People With Psychopathy And Narcissism More Likely To Support Left-Wing Extremism, Study Finds

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Scholars and commentators expose how political and cultural agendas have been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/leftism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subverting Western values</a> and civil liberties in a new documentary released on Monday, titled “Civilization in the Danger Zone.”
Released under the non-profit corporation Doc Emet Productions, filmmaker Gloria Z. Greenfield said in a news release that the documentary comes amid dedicating her career to studying Judeo-Christian tenets, which she adds lie at the heart of Western civilization.
“This documentary exposes, for the first time ever, the ongoing effort by extreme ideologues to undermine the philosophical pillars of the West,” Greenfield said. “From corporations pushing radical gender ideologies to the woke indoctrination of children, we are witnessing a concerted attempt to destabilize the foundations of our society.”
The film includes a list of several scholars and writers who claim secular forces have been dismantling American democracy since the late 1960s during the sexual revolution.
“As our nation became more secularized, institutions like churches and schools, which used to be unifying forces, lost their significance,” a news release said. “As a result, the decline of family and religious identity has also led to a decline in national unity.”
The film includes author and crime expert Heather Mac Donald, who recently released her new book published by DW Books, “When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives.”
“Americans have forgotten the lessons that the creators of our civilization knew too well,” Mac Donald said in the documentary. “The human spirit can be barbaric, it can be cruel, it can be sadistic — it can strive for as much power as it can get. That’s true of individuals, it’s very much true for governments.”
American historian Victor Davis Hanson, who also appears in the documentary, said the film exposes how the left assaults Western values and liberties.
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“People will be shocked by what they learn in this film,” Hanson said in a news release. “The documentary details the divisive ideologies of the radicals who are attempting to subvert our most cherished shared beliefs and traditions.”
Other appearances in the film include Kenneth Marcus, Eric Cohen, Rich Lowry, Larry Arnn, Dave Rubin, Peter Wood, David Brog, Ben Weingarten, Moshe Koppel, John Hinderaker, Nicole Neily, Jason Hill, Robert Paquette, Mark Tapson, Carol Swain, Frank Gaffney, Rachelle Peterson, and Michael Medved.
Audiences can stream “Civilization in the Danger Zone” on the digital streaming platform SalemNOW.
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‘Civilization In The Danger Zone’ Documentary Featuring Daily Wire Author Uncovers How The Left Subverted Western Values

'Civilization In The Danger Zone' Documentary Featuring Daily Wire Author Uncovers How The Left Subverted Western Values

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The Daily Wire

<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/tucker-carlson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tucker Carlson</a> delivered a speech on Friday contending that the American political debate has moved beyond a contest between rival policy positions and is now driven by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/leftism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">factions</a> with fundamentally “evil” objectives.
The veteran television host and journalist, whose Fox News show attracts millions of viewers every evening, remarked at an <a href="https://twitter.com/ColumbiaBugle/status/1649601516783665153" target="_blank" rel="noopener">event</a> for the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/heritage-foundation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Heritage Foundation</a> that fellow conservatives must swiftly adjust their approaches to the national conversation since some political forces desire to tear down the nation rather than engage in legitimate political dialogue.
“We write our papers and they write their papers, and may the best papers win. I don’t think that’s what we’re watching now at all. I don’t think we’re watching a debate on how to get to the best outcome. I think that’s completely wrong,” Carlson said. “There is no way to assess, say, the transgenderist movement with that mindset. Policy papers don’t account for it at all. If you have people who are saying, ‘I have an idea, let’s castrate the next generation, let’s sexually mutilate children,’ I’m sorry, that’s not a political debate. That has nothing to do with politics.”
LGBTQ activists and Democratic lawmakers have indeed opposed legislation in various states which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennessee-gov-signs-bills-protecting-children-from-sex-change-procedures-drag-shows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prohibit</a> sex change surgeries and hormone treatments for children, ban sexually explicit drag shows for minors, and protect female sports leagues from men who identify as women. President Joe Biden and other senior White House officials have meanwhile <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-dylan-mulvaney-and-the-collapse-of-the-west" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hosted</a> roundtable discussions with prominent activists about “gender-affirming health care” for children.
Carlson also referenced Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/treasury-secretary-yellen-claims-restricting-abortion-access-would-have-damaging-effects-on-americas-economy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asserting</a> last year that regulating abortion would have “very damaging effects on the economy” as women leave the labor force to care for their children. The commentator noted the drastic pivot which the conversation about the sanctity of life has taken in recent years toward seeing abortion as a “positive good.”
“If you’re telling me that ‘Abortion is a positive good,’ what are you saying? Well, you’re arguing for child sacrifice,” he continued. “When the Treasury Secretary stands up and says, ‘You know what you can do to help the economy? Get an abortion,’ well, that’s an Aztec principle, actually.”
Carlson likewise described such a sentiment as a “theological phenomenon” that fundamentally cannot be considered a rational policy position. “And that’s kind of the point I’m making: none of this makes sense in conventional political terms,” he added. “What you’re watching is not a political movement. It’s evil.”
Carlson told the Heritage Foundation audience that older conservatives must shift their mindset in order to effectively engage in the current political arena. “I’m just noting what’s super obvious. Those of us who are in our mid-50s are caught in the past on how we think about this,” he remarked. “One side’s like, ‘I’ve got this idea, and we have this idea, and let’s have a debate about our ideas.’ They don’t want a debate. Those ideas won’t produce outcomes that any rational person would want under any circumstances. Those are manifestations of some larger force acting upon us.”
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Despite multiple self-deprecating remarks about his affiliation with the Episcopal Church, a communion widely regarded for socially and theologically liberal standpoints, Carlson noted that Americans should turn to heaven for hope as the nation’s foundations collapse. “Maybe we should all just take 10 minutes per day to say a prayer about it,” he concluded. “And I’m saying that to you not as some kind of evangelist. I’m literally saying that to you as an Episcopalian.”

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Tucker Carlson Calls For Conservative Paradigm Shift In Dealing With Leftist ‘Evil’

Tucker Carlson Calls For Conservative Paradigm Shift In Dealing With Leftism

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Daily Wire host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/matt-walsh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Walsh</a> broke his silence Wednesday after a hacker gained access to his Twitter account, disclosing that the hack was more comprehensive than people thought.
Many of Walsh’s followers noticed something was awry when his Twitter account started posting uncharacteristic messages. Although he has since regained access, Walsh said that his phone and private online files were also infiltrated by a stranger.
“My entire life laid bare,” Walsh said. “As expected, the Left and many in the media were eagerly cheering on this series of felonies that were committed against me and my family. Reporters took to Twitter to openly solicit the hacker to send the reporters stolen information from my phone, so they could use it to try to embarrass me. Prominent leftists and trans activists gloated, declaring that a criminal infringement on my privacy and safety is okay in this case, because they don’t like me.”
Walsh, speaking on the topic of transgenderism at the University of Iowa, also said that an “insider” helped the outsider gain access to Walsh’s information by switching Walsh’s phone number over to a sim card controlled by the hacker. But the Daily Wire firebrand had a message to those who took the hack as an opportunity to try and solicit his private information: “lawyer up.”
“What was motivating the insider to distribute my personal data to a hacker?” Walsh asked. “We can make some educated guesses, but we don’t know at this point. There is still a lot we don’t know about what happened — who did it? How? Why? But I’ll tell you, we are going to get answers to all of those questions. We’re getting them right now — and there are going to be consequences. … That includes the journalists who solicited stolen information from my phone.”
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MattWalshBlog</a> on being hacked:
&quot;They&#39;re going to be severe consequences&#8230; that includes the journalists who solicited stolen information from my phone. I hope you can afford more expensive lawyers than I can because&#8230;lawyer up.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/t2L43OhUcx">pic.twitter.com/t2L43OhUcx</a>
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Hours before his speech at Iowa, Wired <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/matt-walsh-twitter-hack-doomed/">published</a> an interview with someone purporting to be the person who accessed Walsh’s personal information. The hacker, identified as “Doomed,” told the outlet that he just wanted to stir up controversy and chaos on Twitter, and was “bored.”
Walsh also revealed that he and his family have been subjected to recent threats from radical leftists and trans activists. The conservative commentator said that one trans activist threatened online that he would kill Walsh, but when Walsh reported it to the local district attorney, the threat was dismissed as “harmless trolling.”
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“We have been doxxed so many times I’ve basically lost count at this point. We have been threatened by message, by email, by snail mail to our house. People have shown up to our house. We’ve been blackmailed,” Walsh said. “It got to the point where we need 24-hour armed security in our house. … Security is our only option because the system has no interest in prosecuting these people.”
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MattWalshBlog</a> to the woke Left:
&quot;I have never been more motivated to oppose you&#8230;I truly see the fight against gender ideology as the last stand for western civilization. If the sane side loses this, it’s over. It&#39;s over after this&#8230;I’m staying put.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/N8TWen1oIO">pic.twitter.com/N8TWen1oIO</a>
&mdash; Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1648861967711444992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Matt Walsh Breaks Silence After Major Hack, Says An ‘Insider’ Was Involved

Matt Walsh Breaks Silence After Twitter Hack

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The second Tennessee Democrat — who was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennessee-gop-expels-democrat-following-state-capitol-storming" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ousted</a> for his role in the storming of the state capitol earlier this month — was unanimously reappointed by a Memphis commission Wednesday.
Justin Pearson was expelled last week in a vote of 69-26 for breaking decorum rules after he joined fellow Democrats and gun-control protesters who stormed into the state capitol, demanding more gun restrictions following the mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville. Hundreds of Pearson&#8217;s supporters joined him in Memphis as city officials voted 7-0 to send him back to the state House.
“The message for all the people in Nashville who decided to expel us: You can’t expel hope. You can’t expel justice,” Pearson said at the meeting, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-expulsion-justin-pearson-35fd0a2e366e98fa170c4f7348246d03" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Associated Press. &#8220;You can’t expel our voice. And you sure can’t expel our fight.&#8221;
After being reappointed, Pearson promised that the events of the past week are only the beginning. &#8220;They’ve awakened a sleeping giant,&#8221; he said.
Pearson was accused of using a &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fake-southern-preacher-videos-show-expelled-tennessee-lawmakers-oratorical-transformation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fake Southern preacher voice</a>&#8221; as his fame grew nationwide following his expulsion. Video resurfaced online of Pearson back in his college days, pitching a moderate brand of politics absent the fiery rhetoric and dramatic, preacher-like delivery the Memphis lawmaker has employed since his ouster from the statehouse.
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Tennessee Representative Justin J. Pearson is a total fraud
Pearson in 2016 vs 2023: <a href="https://t.co/iPLXFFJ6r2">pic.twitter.com/iPLXFFJ6r2</a>
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Pearson&#8217;s fellow Democrat Justin Jones — who admitted to sneaking a bullhorn into the chamber under his coat, after which he led chants with people sitting in the balcony — was unanimously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-ousted-tennessee-state-rep-justin-jones-reappointed-to-seat-by-nashville-city-council" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reappointed</a> on Monday by the Nashville Metropolitan Council.
Democrats on the floor and protesters in the gallery were emotional when the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennessee-gop-expels-democrat-following-state-capitol-storming" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vote unfolded</a> to expel the Democrat members. Some screamed that the Republicans were turning Tennessee into a “fascist state.” After the expulsion of Pearson, observers in the gallery started screaming at Republicans with at least one protester shedding tears and screaming “shame.”
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The two lawmakers, along with their fellow Democrat Gloria Johnson who was nearly expelled as well, were joined by Vice President Kamala Harris at Fisk University in Nashville last week. The vice president&#8217;s visit showcased her solidarity with the expelled Democrats as she called on Tennessee to pass more gun control. Harris <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/08/kamala-harris-ripped-for-meeting-expelled-tenn-dems-and-not-mass-shooting-victims/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">did not meet</a> with any of the families of the Covenant School shooting victims during her time in Nashville.
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

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Second Expelled Tennessee Dem Reinstated To State House

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A far-left climate activist was forced to resign in disgrace this week from an environmental organization that she helped found after a jury awarded a former employee hundreds of thousands of dollars because the organization did not sufficiently investigate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sexual-harassment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sexual harassment</a> claims.
Native American environmentalist Winona LaDuke resigned as executive director of Honor the Earth, an organization that she co-founded with the Indigo Girls — whose band members, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, also support far-left causes.
LaDuke&#8217;s exit from the organization comes after a Minnesota jury awarded Margaret Campbell $750,000 this week &#8220;for sexual harassment, mental suffering and retaliation, after Campbell reported the allegations to LaDuke and other organization leaders&#8221; and she was not protected, the Minnesota Reformer <a href="https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/04/04/honor-the-earth-hit-with-750k-civil-court-judgment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“She reported the harassment to her boss, but rather than protect her the organization protected her harasser at her expense,” said Campbell’s attorney, Christy Hall of Gender Justice. “But Margaret did not back down. Her lawsuit, and the jury’s findings, are an important reminder of the responsibility every employer has to end workplace harassment and abuse.”
LaDuke <a href="https://www.facebook.com/winona.laduke.5/posts/pfbid023fmafpaRDnhNdfFFnWyMECfHdGaCWw1A7nfvNDMJdPmNCnTH81WnG22DiwBiPk5pl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a Facebook post that she was responsible for failing to protect Campbell from sexual harassment before claiming that the organization was the victim of &#8220;colonial carceral court systems.&#8221;
&#8220;The court system is a punitive, white, carceral system that targets Native Peoples,&#8221; LaDuke claimed. &#8220;In such a forum, it was unsurprising that the result would be a staggering and disproportionate fine against Honor the Earth.&#8221;
Despite the the jury&#8217;s ruling, the Indigo Girls praised LaDuke in a statement announcing that she would no longer lead the organization.
&#8220;Working under her mentorship these past 30 years has been the privilege of a lifetime, and we will continue to learn from Winona as she does her life’s work,&#8221; they <a href="https://www.facebook.com/winona.laduke.5/posts/pfbid023fmafpaRDnhNdfFFnWyMECfHdGaCWw1A7nfvNDMJdPmNCnTH81WnG22DiwBiPk5pl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on Facebook. &#8220;We will always be grateful to Winona LaDuke for her tireless work, her wisdom, her brilliance and her humanity.&#8221;
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The story has garnered significant national attention, leading notable figures, like Donald Trump Jr., to weigh in on the matter.
&#8220;Meanwhile, we&#8217;ve got another wacko far-Left maniac (@WinonaLaduke) having to resign for letting sexual harassment run rampant at @HonorTheEarth, which I guess makes them kind of like the new @ProjectLincoln (aka Predator Project),&#8221; Trump Jr. tweeted on Wednesday.
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Meanwhile, we&#39;ve got another wacko far-Left maniac (<a href="https://twitter.com/WinonaLaduke?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WinonaLaduke</a>) having to resign for letting sexual harassment run rampant at <a href="https://twitter.com/HonorTheEarth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HonorTheEarth</a>, which I guess makes them kind of like the new <a href="https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ProjectLincoln</a> (aka Predator Project) <a href="https://t.co/CAmQQYTXZB">https://t.co/CAmQQYTXZB</a>
&mdash; Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1643736224748675074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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A former Trump White House official who dealt with tribal issues told The Daily Wire that these types of activists are some of the biggest hypocrites they&#8217;ve ever seen.
“These are people that spend all their time telling other people how to live: what their values should be, where they should be allowed to utilize natural resources, deciding who’s ‘good’ and who’s ‘bad,’” the official said. &#8220;Then come to find out, they’re letting this poor girl get sexually harassed and not doing anything about it. Good luck maintaining the moral high ground.”
Another former Trump White House official who also dealt with tribal issues told The Daily Wire, “The tribal chiefs were great, always very positive and advocating for their constituents.&#8221;
&#8220;They thought this Winona Duke lady was a fraud, a bad person,&#8221; the official said. &#8220;Sure enough, they’re being proven right.”

Indigo Girls

Far-Left Climate Activist Resigns In Disgrace Over Sexual Misconduct Accusations at Indigo Girls-Backed Org: Report

Far-Left Climate Activist Resigns In Disgrace Over Sexual Misconduct Accusations At Indigo Girls-Backed Org: Report

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Actress and former mixed martial artist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gina-carano" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gina Carano</a> came to the defense of champion collegiate swimmer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/riley-gaines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Riley Gaines</a> after she was forced to barricade herself in a safe room to protect herself from a threatening crowd of students at <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/san-francisco" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco</a> State University.
Gaines, a recent University of Kentucky graduate who tied for fifth place with self-identified transgender swimmer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lia-thomas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lia Thomas</a> at the NCAA Championship last year, spent a harrowing night <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/swim-champ-riley-gaines-attacked-by-radical-trans-mob-forced-to-barricade" target="_blank" rel="noopener">barricaded</a> at the California school where she had been scheduled to deliver a talk for Turning Point USA. She reported on social media that she was “ambushed and physically hit twice by a man” as she attempted to leave the room.
Students demonstrating against Gaines shouted slogans such “trans rights are human rights” and demanded that she pay them in order to secure safe passage off of the campus.
Carano <a href="https://twitter.com/ginacarano/status/1644393765069783041" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on social media that the campus leftists were entirely out of line for their attack against Gaines, a leading proponent of protecting female sports leagues from men who identify as women. “This is so disgustingly abusive and harmful and it is encouraging acts of violence against women,” Carano remarked. “These protestors cannot debate this with logic or words so they resort to bullying and violence. Cowards.”
Carano, who maintained a 7-1 record when she competed in mixed martial arts league Strikeforce, added that female sports leagues promote wellbeing among their participants and that permitting men to compete in the events could eliminate such opportunities.
“The knowledge that comes with training, the excitement of getting a college scholarship to go play for a team or go to the Olympics and compete on a fair stage, the ability to make money and support themselves, sponsorships, entire futures are built on women competing in sports,” she continued. “Even if someone doesn’t end up becoming a professional, just playing for a team in high school can be life changing.”
Rising backlash against opponents of radical gender theory comes as Republican governors and legislators advance bills to protect female sports leagues and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennessee-gov-signs-bills-protecting-children-from-sex-change-procedures-drag-shows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">outlaw</a> sex change procedures for minors, noting the permanent damage that surgeries and cross-sex hormones can render upon patients. Other bills passed by Republican states prohibit sexually suggestive and explicit drag shows in public or near children.
Gaines presently <a href="https://www.iwf.org/people/riley-gaines/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">works</a> with the Independent Women’s Forum to raise awareness about the risks that the erosion of female spaces by radical gender theorists poses to women. The organization condemned the violence against Gaines and <a href="https://twitter.com/IWF/status/1644260315071127559" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lauded</a> the courage she demonstrated in order to advocate for “truth, science and common sense.”
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Carano, who starred in the film “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/terror-on-the-prairie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Terror on the Prairie</a>” released by The Daily Wire and Bonfire Legend last year, also warned that violence against women who support sports leagues protected from males is “going to get worse” unless more people “speak out.”
Gaines had started her speech on protecting female athletes from unfair competition when demonstrators burst into the room. She said she was assaulted while police escorted her to safety.
“The prisoners are running the asylum,” Gaines <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1644206766165737472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1644206766165737472%7Ctwgr%5E23b193cb150a4af57dabb18ada1c2f395ce2b48e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fswim-champ-riley-gaines-attacked-by-radical-trans-mob-forced-to-barricade" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on social media. “This is proof that women need sex-protected spaces. Still only further assures me I’m doing something right. When they want you silent, speak louder.”

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‘Disgustingly Abusive’: Gina Carano Defends Swim Champ Riley Gaines After Attack From Left-Wing Campus Mob

Gina Carano Defends Swim Champ Riley Gaines After Attack From Left-Wing Campus Mob

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Two debates over how to define a woman between Daily Wire host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/matt-walsh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Walsh</a> and self-identified transgender audience members at New Mexico State University on Tuesday night hit nearly 20 million Twitter views combined in less than 24 hours.
Walsh spoke at a Young America&#8217;s Foundation-sponsored event at the university, where the conservative commentator decried radical transgender theory, telling audience members it leaves its victims broken, mutilated, and psychologically damaged.
During the Q&amp;A portion of the event, two trans-identifying biological males tallied about 15 minutes of conversation surrounding transgenderism ideology with Walsh in front of nearly 600 people who pre-registered to attend.
&#8220;A trans EMT tried to use his medical training to prove that sex is not binary,&#8221; Walsh wrote on Twitter with a video clip with over 12 million views. &#8220;He ran into trouble when I asked him how he&#8217;d respond to a patient with a penis who claims he&#8217;s having a miscarriage.&#8221;
The unknown individual initially asked Walsh to define a woman in an attempt to question the star of The Daily Wire&#8217;s “What is a Woman?” Documentary — the golden question in the world of transgender discourse.
&#8220;An adult human female,&#8221; Walsh responded.
Walsh returned the question to the self-described medical professional, who argued that defining sex involves &#8220;several different categories,&#8221; listing off only two — chromosomes and hormone levels — and &#8220;all sorts of other categories.&#8221; 
&#8220;Lots of people don&#8217;t fit neatly into a gender binary, even people we don&#8217;t consider to be intersex,&#8221; the trans questioner said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a complicated spectrum.&#8221;
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Arguing that there are no simple answers in human biology, the questioner said biological researchers would disagree with Walsh&#8217;s view denouncing sex as a spectrum.
&#8220;Well, they&#8217;re full of s***,” Walsh said. &#8220;The ones that would say that.&#8221;
&#8220;You&#8217;re responding to a health emergency,&#8221; Walsh said. &#8220;Biological male &#8212; somebody with a penis &#8212; is having a medical emergency, and they say to you, &#8216;I think I&#8217;m having a miscarriage.&#8217; Would you check them for having a miscarriage? Would you consider that a possibility for them?&#8221;
&#8220;No,&#8221; the trans EMT responded. &#8220;But that&#8217;s because some people don&#8217;t have body parts &#8212; doesn&#8217;t mean they&#8217;re not a woman.&#8221;
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A trans EMT tried to use his medical training to prove that sex is not binary. He ran into trouble when I asked him how he’d respond to a patient with a penis who claims he’s having a miscarriage. 
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In a separate conversation, another trans-identifying questioner told Walsh that listening to &#8220;transgender persons describe their experience in their own words&#8221; made the individual transgender.
&#8220;But you are relying on other people to tell you who you are, is what we&#8217;re establishing,&#8221; Walsh said, later asking the trans-identifying questioner to define a woman.
&#8220;A woman is somebody who is included and respected and seen and participates in society recognized by other women,&#8221; the unidentified questioner said.
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I asked a “trans woman” to explain how he knows that he’s a woman. The answer was about as coherent as you’d expect 
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&mdash; Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1643440067921444866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Ahead of the event, protests against Walsh&#8217;s speech formed, which increased police and security presence at the university campus.
&#8220;How trans people specifically are a threat to the very existence of life,&#8221; Michel Wing, peer facilitator for the Las Cruces Trans and Non-Binary Support Group, told <a href="https://www.ktsm.com/news/controversial-commentator-scheduled-to-speak-at-nmsu-protests-expected/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local media</a>. &#8220;Which is so ironic because it&#8217;s trans lives that are on the line here, not the other way around.&#8221; 
A university spokesperson told KTSM 9 News, &#8220;NMSU encourages free expression and peaceful assembly.&#8221;
&#8220;The university also realizes that certain speech may have a negative impact on some members of our community,&#8221; the statement reads. &#8220;It&#8217;s written into NMSU policy that the free exchange of ideas is a reflection of the university&#8217;s public land-grant heritage, interest in diverse points of view, and commitment to excellence in education and research.&#8221;
Zeke Rodriguez, a former Republican candidate for New Mexico state representative, told KTSM 9 News at least 550 people had already registered to attend the event.
&#8220;We&#8217;re a peaceful people,&#8221; Rodriguez said. &#8220;We just want to bring our message together and impart positive change in the community.&#8221;
Watch the full speech here:
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Debates About Defining Women Between Matt Walsh And Trans-Identifying New Mexico University Audience Members Go Viral

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The film that saved &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-saved-hollywoods-a-spielberg-praises-cruise-for-top-gun-maverick" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollywood&#8217;s a**</a>&#8221; was rewarded for its heroism with a paltry Oscar for Best Sound at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The 95th Academy Awards</a> Sunday night.
So why did &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/top-gun" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Top Gun: Maverick</a>&#8221; get burnt by The Academy despite its high-flying success? Well, Hollywood bigwigs cannot openly give too much credit to the highest-grossing film of 2022 for its success; Doing so would admit that their anti-American and woke crusade has been an abject failure that has hurt their bottom dollar.
Ultimately, leftists can never admit they were wrong about a topic because doing so would weaken their power — whether that be cultural or political. The reality is that the audience does not want to go to movies for a lecture and forced diversity — they want to be enthralled by the magic of film and a cinematic experience.
&#8220;Maverick&#8221; hauled in <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/10/top-gun-maverick-disney-top-box-office-2022.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CTop%20Gun%3A%20Maverick%E2%80%9D%20was%20the%20highest%20grossing%20theatrical%20release,of%20the%20domestic%20box%20office." target="_blank" rel="noopener">$719 million</a> at the box office last year. The instant classic received rave reviews, including from the legendary producer/director Steven Spielberg, who recently told Tom Cruise at the 2023 Oscar Luncheon, “You saved Hollywood’s a**, and you might have saved theatrical distribution.”
“Seriously, &#8216;Maverick’ might have saved the entire theatrical industry,&#8221; he emphasized.
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TOM CRUISE SAVED the entire movie industry with Top Gun Maverick, according to Steven Spielberg. 
&quot;You Saved Hollywood&#39;s A**&quot;
Spielberg told Cruise at the Oscar luncheon, Top Gun 2 saved the theatrical distribution business, likely because he produced a traditional film that… <a href="https://t.co/QI8jYaF18Z">https://t.co/QI8jYaF18Z</a> <a href="https://t.co/opvwooB76q">pic.twitter.com/opvwooB76q</a>
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So why didn&#8217;t a film like that experience more success Sunday night?
Its critics would say that the film is too pro-America, too anti-Chinese, and too pro-military. All things that Hollywood — Hollyweird as some people like to call it — despise.
To admit that a masculine movie of that caliber is popular — unifying even — would be to admit that the American people do not welcome their message — no matter how hard they try.
Detractors would say that the film is simply Pentagon propaganda. Maybe so. But that&#8217;s still more fun than the woke propaganda we typically get out of Tinseltown.
Better yet, everybody going into the movie understood what they were getting — an entertaining experience displaying good ol&#8217; U-S-of-A bravado. That is a better sell than the usual mental rot of diversity, equity, and inclusion snuck into movies, if not the central plot device.
Again, that lesson can never be outright admitted in Hollywood; Dissent is never tolerated by the Left. As documented in numerous instances, if you dissent and offer even a semi-conservative viewpoint, then you are treated like an outcast.
Yet thanks to the near-universal praise of &#8220;Maverick&#8221; from outside leftist circles, Hollywood execs were reminded that &#8220;there’s money on the table&#8221; for movies such as &#8220;Maverick,&#8221; The Federalist&#8217;s Emily Jashinsky <a href="https://thefederalist.com/2023/03/13/the-top-gun-oscars-too-little-too-late/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">observed</a>. As she put it, Hollywood was reminded of the &#8220;monocultural magic&#8221; films can hold and their ability to attract customers.
As a result, the Oscars show was relatively scant on politics. The entire gambit, Jashisnky concluded, might be too late to save the industry.
Whether that is true remains to be seen.
Yet, one thing that is evident is that, like so many industries <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/not-a-chance-atlantic-writer-begs-for-pandemic-amnesty-forgiveness-for-pandemic-tyranny" target="_blank" rel="noopener">infected by leftist politics</a>, Hollywood cannot humble itself to admit that it has failed because of its ideology. For now, it seems that if wokeness is going to end in Hollywood, it will go out not with a bang, but with a whimper.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 19: Tom Cruise attends the Royal Film Performance and UK Premiere of “Top Gun: Maverick” at Leicester Square on May 19, 2022 in London, England.

Why The Oscars Can’t Give ‘Top Gun’ Too Much Credit For ‘Saving Hollywood’s A**’

Why The Oscars Can't Give 'Top Gun' Too Much Credit For 'Saving Hollywood's A**'

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Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> on Tuesday rolled out a sweeping proposal to protect children from what he called &#8220;left-wing gender insanity&#8221; by barring chemical and surgical procedures meant to change the sex of confused minors.
In declaring war on radical gender theory, Trump blasted the Biden administration&#8217;s &#8220;cruel policies&#8221; on so-called gender-affirming care, and vowed to stop federal agencies from promoting such policies. Conservatives broadly oppose chemical and surgical treatments for children suffering from gender dysphoria, and several red states have in recent months outlawed such procedures on minors
&#8220;Left-wing gender insanity being pushed on our children is an act of child abuse,&#8221; said Trump, who launched his third bid for the nation&#8217;s highest office last November and is so far the only major Republican to have declared his candidacy for 2024. &#8220;Very simple.&#8221;
The announcement comes as radical gender ideology has become a hot-button issue, with The Daily Wire at the forefront of the conversation. Much of the debate revolves around the distinction between biological sex and the social and cultural differences between the sexes — masculinity and femininity — with some on the Left insisting that gender is not tied to biological sex.
Biden&#8217;s Department of Justice issued a letter last year to state attorney generals &#8220;reminding them&#8221; that laws and policies that prevent individuals from receiving gender-affirming medical care may infringe on federal constitutional protections, which includes youth seeking so-called gender-affirming care.
“The Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that all children are able to live free from discrimination, abuse and harassment,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a news release. “Today’s letter reaffirms state and local officials’ obligation to ensure that their laws and policies do not undermine or harm the health and safety of children, regardless of a child’s gender identity.”
Trump pledged that if elected president again, his administration would revoke Biden&#8217;s policies, which include giving kids puberty blockers, altering their physical appearance, and in some cases performing surgery such as double mastectomies on young girls.
Through an executive order, Trump said he would instruct federal agencies to cease all programs that promote the concept of sex and gender transition at any age and ask Congress to permanently stop spending federal taxpayer dollars to promote or pay for such procedures.
Trump&#8217;s plan would also bar any hospital or health care provider participating in a minor&#8217;s chemical or physical mutilation from benefiting from Medicaid and Medicare programs. Other reforms Trump announced included creating a private right of action for victims to sue doctors who have performed such procedures on minors.
Trump said he would instruct the Department of Justice to investigate pharmaceutical companies and hospitals that have covered up long-term side effects of sex transitions &#8220;in order to get rich at the expense of vulnerable patients&#8221; and whether such companies have illegally marketed hormones and puberty blockers, which he said have not been licensed or approved for such use.
Trump&#8217;s Department of Education would further inform states and school districts that if any teacher or school official suggests to a child that they could be trapped in the wrong body, they would face &#8220;severe consequences,&#8221; including potential civil rights violations for sex discrimination and the elimination of federal funding.
The 45th president said he would also ask Congress to pass a bill prohibiting what he termed child sexual mutilation in all 50 states and a bill establishing that the only genders recognized by the United States government are male and female, and they are assigned at birth, which would make Title IX clear prohibiting men from participating in women&#8217;s sports.
&#8220;We will protect the rights of parents from being forced to allow their minor child to assume a gender — which is new — and an identity without the parent&#8217;s consent,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;The identity will not be new, and it will not be without parental consent.&#8221;
&#8220;No serious country should be telling its children that they were born with the wrong gender, a concept that was never heard of in all of human history,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;Nobody&#8217;s ever heard of this, what&#8217;s happening today.&#8221;
&#8220;It was all when the radical Left invented it just a few years ago,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Under my leadership, this madness will end.&#8221;
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Trump Unveils Plan To Protect Children From ‘Left-Wing Gender Insanity’

Trump Unveils Plan To Protect Children From 'Left-Wing Gender Insanity'

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Just be normal. 
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ron-desantis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis</a>&#8216; vision of the world is so normal that he is now considered an exceptional individual in contemporary politics by comparison to the vast majority of politicians who are disconnected from reality.
What is meant by normal is the idea that hard work matters, families are the bedrock of any community, and America is an exceptional nation that deserves protection from threats from outside and within, among other tried and true methods of governance.
All of that used to be commonplace in society. Men and women living out those ideas made America the greatest country in the history of the world. Anything that went against those notions was considered an aberration in politics that should be guarded against.
However, over the past few decades, the Left has trashed those principles. Instead, generations have been taught that the U.S. is an evil nation with irredeemable sins. The institutions that created America and transformed the world — the argument goes — need to be completely dismantled and remade in a collectivist vision for a better future.
That message has received very little pushback in the public sphere. It has been hard to find anybody expressing those values concisely and effectively.
Yet on Tuesday, the re-elected chief executive laid out his successes in the Sunshine State and guiding belief system in a complete rejection of the status quo.
&#8220;We reject this woke ideology,&#8221; DeSantis <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/freedom-lives-here-ron-desantis-sworn-in-for-second-term-as-florida-governor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, speaking on behalf of Floridians&#8217; opposition to leftism run amok. &#8220;We seek normalcy, not philosophical lunacy! We will not allow reality, facts, and truth to become optional. We will never surrender to the woke mob.&#8221;
What exactly does that &#8220;woke&#8221; ideology entail?
As the potential 2024 presidential candidate put it, it&#8217;s one that &#8220;rejects merit and achievement&#8221; while advocating  &#8220;identity essentialism.&#8221; It coddles criminals while attacking families. It expands the government while trampling on individual rights. It spoils the innocence of children while shielding the guilt of &#8220;entrenched bureaucrats in D.C., jet-setters in Davos, and corporations wielding public power&#8221; who want to control life.
In other words — it is a complete abandonment of the Judeo-Christian principles laid out by our Founding Fathers and the belief in individual responsibility and limited government.
Those promoting said &#8220;philosophical lunacy&#8221; are not limited to the Democrats alone, it should be noted. Many establishment Republicans are all too happy to go along with this as well.
So, if that is what the Left in all its forms stands for, then what does DeSantis&#8217; brand believe should be put forth?
Well, he really stands for the idea that Americans should have pride in their country, work to make a community better, have a government that defends its citizens, and a nation that promotes its founding ideals.
More than that, he wants each person to believe in himself or herself.
&#8220;Decline is a choice. Success is attainable. And freedom is worth fighting for,&#8221; the governor stated on Tuesday.
None of what he said are new ideas, really. He spoke a timeless message that can be applied to any American in any situation — not just politics.
DeSantis also emphasized his state&#8217;s reliance on God, in the great tradition of American history. He promised to fight back against a federal government that has let America&#8217;s borders become porous and enacted energy policies that make us dependent on others.
But more than that, the governor also emphasized that &#8220;results matter.&#8221;
&#8220;We lead not by mere words, but by deeds,&#8221; he claimed. &#8220;Four years ago, we promised to pursue a bold agenda. We did just that and we have produced results.&#8221;
Again, that is an entirely all-American message. In the U.S., we don&#8217;t play to have fun, we play to win; well done is better than well said; rely on yourself and your family, not welfare; all men are created equal; having responsibility is a good thing; faith matters above anything else.
Even the mere fact that DeSantis was willing to describe that as &#8220;normalcy&#8221; shows that he is ready and willing to fight the Left.
Consider that for most of our history, it hasn&#8217;t been the goal to view others in terms of racial or class groups, but to view each other as individuals. That hasn&#8217;t always happened in practice, but in theory, that was the objective as laid out in the Declaration of Independence. It isn&#8217;t in our heritage to depend on the government. Yet now, with radical gender theory and Critical Race Theory pervasive, all of that is at risk. The Left truly wants to &#8220;fundamentally transform&#8221; America and divide us by race, gender, and class while increasing government control.
The worldview that is being pushed now by the Democratic Party isn&#8217;t &#8220;normal&#8221; in America.
For some reason, many Republicans are afraid to put forth a positive vision of the future.
DeSantis is one of the best communicators of what our nation can look like — if only we have politicians willing to stand up. He does so not by lamenting upon the past, but by taking the lessons from history and applying them to the challenges at hand. Furthermore, he isn&#8217;t afraid to wield government power to implement his goals.
There are other Republicans who fit that description as well — Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) and Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), for example.
To that extent, perhaps the greatest lesson of recent elections is that voters simply want competent Republicans in office who reflect the values they were raised with.
Americans are looking for elected officials who you would trust your kids around, or ones you would want to attend a BBQ with. These are men and women who have manners, but aren&#8217;t wussies and are tough when needed, and above all, are actually conservative populists with the results to back it up — in other words, authentic Americans.
If the GOP is looking for a creed to follow as the fight continues, they should glean ideas from DeSantis&#8217; second inaugural address.
Ultimately, DeSantis&#8217; speech is refreshing because it&#8217;s a message that we haven&#8217;t heard in a while, but one all patriotic Americans understand all too well.
The full text of the address can be read <a href="https://www.flgov.com/2023/01/03/governor-desantis-delivers-inaugural-address-sets-priorities-for-second-term/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
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