{"id":21830,"date":"2018-08-12T00:05:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T08:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/?p=21830"},"modified":"2018-08-12T00:36:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-12T08:36:08","slug":"rouge-forum-dispatch-want-to-defeat-men-with-guns-first-read-some-good-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/rouge-forum-dispatch-want-to-defeat-men-with-guns-first-read-some-good-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Rouge Forum Dispatch: Want to Defeat Men with Guns? First, read some good books."},"content":{"rendered":"

We Say Fight Back!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ryanair cancels 400 flights as pilots strike<\/h1>\n

Ryanair was forced to cancel nearly 400 flights on Friday because of pilot strikes in some of its biggest markets.<\/h2>\n

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The discount carrier said it had canceled flights in Germany, Ireland, Belgium and Sweden, affecting thousands of passengers. About 15% of the carrier’s scheduled flights were affected.<\/p>\n

Ryanair(RYAAY<\/a><\/span>) pilots in the Netherlands were also striking on Friday, but their action did not result in flight cancellations.<\/p>\n

The airline has been rocked<\/a> by a series of staff strikes in recent months that have forced it to cancel hundreds of flights and sullied its reputation for reliable service. Separately, strikes by French air traffic controllers forced Ryanair to cancel about 1,500 flights and delayed 7,000 more.<\/p>\n

Ryanair reversed decades of policy in late 2017 when a pilot shortage and looming holiday strikes forced it to recognize unions for the first time.\u00a0 money.cnn.com\/2018\/08\/10\/news\/companies\/ryanair-cancelled-flights-strike\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n

What Are Capitalists Thinking?<\/span><\/h1>\n

If they\u2019re worried about what\u2019s driving the growing appeal of socialism, they need to look in the mirror.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been fretting lately about the state of mind of America\u2019s capitalists. All these socialists coming out of the woodwork must have them in quite a lather. So I write today with some friendly advice for the capitalist class about said socialists.<\/p>\n

You want fewer socialists? Easy. Stop creating them.<\/p>\n

Every once in a while in history, cause and effect smack us in the face. The conditions under which the czars forced Russians to live gave rise to Bolshevism. The terms imposed at Versailles fueled Hitler\u2019s ascent. The failures of Keynesianism in the 1970s smoothed the path for supply-side economics.<\/p>\n

And so it is here. As I noted recently in The Daily Beast<\/a>, the kind of capitalism that has been practiced in this country over the last few decades has made socialism look far more appealing, especially to young people…www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/05\/opinion\/what-are-capitalists-thinking.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region&region=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region<\/a><\/p>\n

Recruiting operations continue after Berkeley protesters target window of Marine recruiting station<\/h1>\n

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Police deploy flash bang grenades during a rally in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Aug. 4. A day later, protests broke out in Berkeley, Calif. (John Rudoff\/AP)<\/h4>\n
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The window of the Berkeley, California, Marine recruiting station <\/a>fell victim to a protest run amok on Sunday after it was allegedly targeted by members of a loose collection of counter-protesters known as Antifa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Berkeley Police Department said it arrested nearly 20 demonstrators, most of them for \u201cpossession of banned weapons\u201d after rival groups clashed in Berkeley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The rally came to a boil after members of a \u201cNo to Marxism in America 2\u201d rally and a counter group Antifa<\/a> organized protests on the same day that city officials said neither group had obtained a permit for, Fox News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cNo Marine Corps personnel were present in the facility during Sunday\u2019s protest, and although our facilities sustained minor damage, they are still in good condition and recruiting operations are ongoing,\u201d Capt. Chad Hill, a spokesman for 12th Marine Corps District, told Marine Corps Times in an email.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A filmmaker for News2Share, Ford Fischer, uploaded a video to Twitter and Youtube showing the window of the Berkeley recruiting station being hit, allegedly by Antifa protesters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Fischer claims he was threatened by the Antifa protesters after filming the incident: “Get the f–k back. Cops aren\u2019t here. They won\u2019t help you,\u201d he posted on Twitter, which Fischer claims one of the protesters told him after filming the video.\u00a0 www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/08\/06\/recruiting-operations-continue-after-berkeley-protesters-target-window-of-marine-recruiting-station\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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VIDEO: Antifa smashes the windows of Shattuck Ave US Marine Corps Recruiting office in #Berkeley<\/a> #berkeleyprotests<\/a> #Antifa<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SZH5d97CjV<\/a><\/p>\n

— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) August 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n