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If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.


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The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.



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Capitalism knows only one color: that color is green; all else is necessarily subservient to it, hence, race, gender and ethnicity cannot be considered within it.



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