Egalitarianism Broadens

On this day:

1863
Richmond Bread Riot: Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia, and demand that the Confederate government release emergency supplies.
1865
American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
1865
American Civil War: The Siege of Petersburg is broken – Union troops capture the trenches around Petersburg, Virginia, forcing Confederate General Robert E. Lee to retreat.
2002
Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated. A siege ensues. Ecumenism.
2004
Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid. Their attack is thwarted

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A cult is a religion with no political power.--Tom Wolfe

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Obama campaigned on a slogan to "fundamentally change America." What does that mean?

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The Petersburg campaign consisted of nine months of trench warfare in which Union forces commanded by Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant assaulted Petersburg unsuccessfully and then constructed trench lines that eventually extended over 30 miles (48 km) from the eastern outskirts of Richmond, Virginia, to around the eastern and southern outskirts of Petersburg. Petersburg was crucial to the supply of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army and the Confederate capital of Richmond.
Key battles included the Battle of the Crater and the Battle of Fort Stedman.

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Egalitarianism Broadens

The one-worlders in this country, a bit behind an increasingly alarmed Europe (Asia is not participating), hope to improve upon the vision of freedom and man's individual worth and responsibility by randomizing the American population base. Why a nation would earnestly assimilate people who have no interest in its future--and, in some instances, active hostility to it--is unclear. Yet such an effort is underway.

Many of the new breed Americans see the country as a theme park where they can hunt the locals for sport. One such pioneer recently shot a young girl in Chicago, an event that seems at best casual. He likely was uninformed of her right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
He also has a case of open tuberculosis.

Consistent with previous years, in 2025, TB disease disproportionally affected non-U.S.–born persons. Among non-U.S.–born persons, there were 7,858 (77%) provisionally reported TB cases, with a corresponding rate of 15.4 per 100,000 persons. Among U.S.-born persons, there were 2,252 (22%) provisionally reported TB cases with a corresponding rate of 0.8 per 100,000 persons.

This is a serious, communicable illness that American science has been trying to wipe out-- with a lot of success--for 100 years.
One wonders if our eagerness to be unselective in our immigrant population might have some medical limits. 

Maybe they have a misunderstanding of 'white plague.' Or maybe they see third-world illnesses as egalitarian. But seemingly, these people don't feel an obligation to protect Americans medically, either.