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Jul 27, 2023Liked by Helen Raleigh

I’m sorry for only now commenting Helen, but I wanted to say that this piece was an exceptional one in your catalogue. You make a lot of great points and bring forth good research, and the part that stuck out the most to me was you bringing up how the reaction of the Left against Asian Americans who fought for this racial discrimination to end was how they are treating Asian Americans as entities with no agency or ability to think for themselves. It’s a pathetic, racist trope, but it’s one that they feel comfortable utilizing, making them and their fellow radicals believe they are “on the right side of history.”

I think this goes back to the view Leftists posses that, in some way, racial minorities “owe” allegiance to their political ideology. They assume that because of Asian Americans being non-white, they will naturally align with their political ideology that says white supremacy is the cause of societal ills. When individuals like yourself, Mrs. Chu, and others don’t follow that alignment, this causes resentment, a moral conundrum. They have to resort to baseless attacks like what you described, as this is the only way to salvage their ideology. They just cannot accept that other people disagree with their political views, the narcissistic authoritarians that call the Left home.

It’s sad, but informative and telling, the reaction the Left has shown in this case. At the end of the day, these people are race-obsessed, and they are also bullies. That’s a scary combination, but it’s great that there are people like yourself and Mrs. Chu and many others who are calling these fraudulent, racist jerks out.

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Thank you for your comment. You are spot on that the radical left believes racial minorities “owe” allegiance to their extreme political ideology, which is why they treat those of us who think differently the worst. I received more hateful emails and attacks on social media from the radical left than from the far right.

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Jul 27, 2023Liked by Helen Raleigh

That is incredibly sad that you have to experience that level of vitriol, Helen. I’m sorry for you having to go through that, and it’s all the more impressive that it does not deter you from doing the good work that you engage in. We’re all better for reading your posts and seeing what you have to say on the interviews you do.

At the end of the day, these fiends are power-hungry, narcissistic radicals who believe their preferred ends justify any means, no matter how odious they are. They have replaced God with left-wing politics, and it’s a religion to them, and they think they’re on some sort of holy crusade or jihad. It’s sickening, and it’s why people like you are so crucial to call them out. You inspire myself and many others, thank you for that.

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Jul 25, 2023Liked by Helen Raleigh

Great article, Helen! We're all unique individuals with agency and deserve to be treated that way.

We're not pawns on a leftist chessboard whom they can pigeonhole and treat differently based on our skin color. It's racist and unfair to do that, and makes no sense. I'm grateful the Supreme Court finally realized that and abolished racial quotas in higher education. And indicated that racial hiring quotas in the workplace were illegal and racist, too. The leftist racists will try to cheat their way around the Court's ruling, but I hope they fail.

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