Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions<\/p>\n
This culture<\/p>\n
\u201cThe culture of rape, sexual assault and pedophilia is protected in elite institutions across the United States.\u201d \u2014 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sunday<\/p>\n
We say: Can AOC cite one instance of an elite American institution <\/a>protecting pedophilia, or is she just rushing to sloppy, inflammatory language to ride the wave of a new moral panic?\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\tMore From\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPost Editorial Board<\/p>\n This description<\/p>\n \u201cA plane flying from Dubai to Israel was diverted after an altercation between the pilot and co-pilot.\u201d \u2014 New York Times<\/a>, Wednesday<\/p>\n We say: You could call a deranged Islamist co-pilot chopping at his captain with an ax midflight<\/a> an \u201caltercation.\u201d <\/p>\n But \u201cattempted hijacking\u201d or \u201cterrorist attack\u201d<\/a> sure would be more accurate news.<\/p>\n This inequity<\/p>\n \u201cBlack and Latino New Yorkers are not only disproportionately impacted by climate change, but also by rising utility bills.\u201d \u2014 Mayor Mamdani<\/a>, Sept. 24\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet opinions and commentary from our columnists\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n We say: If climate change is a global phenomenon, it should affect everyone more or less equally. <\/p>\n Even if you allow for alleged \u201cenvironmental racism,\u201d <\/a>the utility companies can\u2019t charge black and Latino ratepayers more per kilowatt-hour.<\/p>\n This strategy<\/p>\n \u201cNew York City can and will leverage all of the tools at its disposal to combat antisemitism effectively without needing to adopt a definition for this specific form of hate.\u201d\u00a0 \u2014 \u201cTackling Hate,\u201d the Mamdani strategy to fight antisemitism<\/a>, Monday<\/p>\n We say: If the city plans to \u201ccombat antisemitism effectively,\u201d shouldn\u2019t it define what it aims to combat<\/a>?<\/p>\n