Posted on 09/07/2018 4:48:22 PM PDT by davikkm
The culture war continues to grind forward, on and on. Every day social media is filled with hysteria because Trump did this or the left did that. This week, there was a ridiculous level of outrage over Nike’s endorsement of Colin Kaepernick, who has become a symbol of leftist ideology. In response, Trump supporters took to the internet to destroy their Nike apparel. Last week, it was Democrats boycotting In-N-Out Burger because they donated to the Republicans. Like I said, on and on.
But all this exaggerated commotion often distracts from genuinely important issues. Whenever you see the outrage machine dialed up to 10, you should look around and see what you are being distracted from.
This week, it is the extraordinary buildup of military tensions in Syria, which I told you was coming last week. But I have also been talking about a possible showdown between the US and Russia, in Syria, for over a year. The last few weeks have all but confirmed the coming conflict.
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