My latest in PJ Media:
Saule Omarova, Biden’s handlers’ nominee for comptroller of the currency, the government’s top bank regulator, is a self-proclaimed “radical,” as Stephen Green has noted. Just how radical became clear in a video clip that surfaced Tuesday, in which Omarova calls matter-of-factly for the destruction of the oil, gas, and coal industries. Well, we can’t say that we haven’t been warned.
In the clip, Omarova, who was born in the Soviet Union and is not a native English speaker, is seen discussing “troubled industries and firms that are in transitioning.” She continues: “And here what I’m thinking about is primarily coal industry and oil and gas industry. A lot of the smaller players in that industry are, uh, going to probably, uh, go bankrupt in, in, in short order, at least we want them to go bankrupt if we want to tackle climate change, right?”
Wrong. The idea of climate change that is caused by human beings and can be ended by human action rests on assumptions that are dubious at best. And the entire climate change hysteria that the Western political and media elites are relentlessly ginning up is not taken seriously in the People’s Republic of China, which stands to benefit the most from the West’s economic self-sacrifice to appease Gaia.
Indeed, while Saule Omarova is calling for the bankrupting of the oil, gas, and coal industries, the People’s Republic mouthpiece Global Times published a bland piece on Monday proclaiming that “China’s coal output hit multi-year high, will help ensure warm winter.” The article reports happily: “China’s daily coal output has reached 11.93 million tons, the highest level in recent years, and increasing coal supplies have laid a good foundation to ensure energy supply security and residential heating during the winter, the nation’s top economic planner said on Monday, as many parts of the country were hit by a severe coal [sic] wave over the weekend.”
Nary a word about shutting down the industry to fight the chimera of climate change. You might almost get the impression that Chinese authorities aren’t being kept awake nights by nightmares of Obama’s and Biden’s luxury beach houses being swept away by rising sea levels, nor eaten away with regret about how it all could have been prevented if only they had gutted their economy. And you’d be right.
This radical and destructive rhetoric was to be expected from Omarova, who, as Stephen Green pointed out, “graduated from the Soviet Union’s Moscow State University in 1989 on the Lenin Personal Academic Scholarship.” Omarova was apparently such a convinced Marxist in the late 1980s that she wrote her thesis on Karl Marx’s thought, and tellingly has refused to release that thesis now.
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mike says
this woman is extremely dangerous
Infidel says
Was she ever educated by the Soviets? She represents the type of thinking that even her Russian compatriots have given up on for at least 30 years
Infidel says
Scratch that, I just re-read and recalled what Wilkow said about Moscow State University not having that thesis from that long ago
Westman says
The Banking Committe is still waiting for her thesis on Karl Marx’s, “Das Capital”, before the Senate confirmation hearing to approvie her for the position of Comptroller of the Currency.
There couldn’t be a greater indicator that Biden is not sufficiently cogent to know his “advisors” have put forth an outright communist to adversely affect the US economy. America’s enemies must be highly amused.
And, of course, she represents the, “free of practical experience”, academic world, much like her hero, Karl Marx, who ignored the suffering of his own wife while creating the ideas that caused the deaths of tens of millions.
Infidel says
Since Biden loves diversity – first gay cabinet member, first female Black VP etc, he’d get his first Soviet-American appointment if she goes thru. I hope Manchin and Sinema block it, and that no RINOs vote w/ her
Doomer says
As one critic of the Left said,to the Leftists, continue doing what you are doing, then,because of it, more and more and more and more and more and more
will leave Marxism-Communism-Leftism-wokism.
The reason Leftists=Progressives hate the redpill ideology is it transforms people of color. The redpill,by coincidence?, created the same principles stated in Ayn Rand’s(creator of Objectivism) book
“The Virtue of Selfishness (1964) ” .
Ayn Rand calls it RATIONAL EGOISM, and it is what the redpill tells all:first work on your mental health, then on your physical health, then on your financial health
ONLY or MOSTLY for yourself,not for a woman or man(if you are a woman ),racial group, country,etc.
The redpill states that Lookism is scientific. In fact Leftists also agree,as can be seen in this 8 min video,where I know it is Leftist since the guy uses the word “diversity”.
The video talks about the book “Survival of the Prettiest:the science of beauty”(2011)
by Nancy Etcoff,psychologist,researcher, and once professor at HARVARD MEDICAL school. She is no amateur youtuber.
https://youtu.be/hrX2fRrdCsw
The video also says that experiments have shown
babies born 14 hours ago, and even CATS ,
prefer beautiful people to non-beautiful ones.Beauty is objective,not subjective.
Beauty of the face based on the Golden Ratio,which is in all books for plastic surgeons.
However,Leftists-Marxists in the media always call redpillers racists,white supremacists,haters,
extremists, dangerous because the redpill is convincing people of color to abandon them by telling them:
first work on your mental health, then on your physical health, then on your financial health
ONLY or MOSTLY for yourself,not for a woman or man(if you are a woman ),racial group, country,etc.
gravenimage says
Doomer, you appear to be obsessed by the idea that only beautiful people can have any success–probably because it meshes with your “incel” beliefs. But the fact is that many less than attractive people can be very successful.
The story above is about Saule Omarova–hardly the most beautiful of women–who may become comptroller of the currency. I don’t think she should occupy this position, not because of her looks, though, but because she is a vicious marxist.
People *do* tend to prefer attractive people–but mature people are able to take merit–stance, experience, competence, and other important factors–into account.
As for the references to babies and cats, they, like others, have a preference for good looking *strangers*. When it comes to their loved ones and care-givers, bonds of affection trump looks.
And while Ayn Rand did indeed quite rightly decry condemnation of beauty as such, she certainly didn’t think that the most competent person was always the most physically attractive, nor did she believe that unattrative people do not deserve achievement and happiness. If you believe this, you are misreading her work.
Some of our greatest, most admired leaders would not win many beauty contests–George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill. Some have been quite good looking, like Thomas Jefferson and John F. Kennedy–but their looks were not the basis for their achievements.
And the video you link to is not actually lauding discrimination on the basis of looks–just the opposite, in fact,
Good looks are great–but they are not everything.
Doomer says
The science of Lookism simply means that at the Same Level, looks makes it more probable, but it is not 100% sure, to get something.
It is called the Halo Effect.
Hmmm, imagine 2 women who are EQUALLY qualified for a high tech job.
One looks like Anne Hathaway, the other is fat,plain.
It is more probable that the Hathaway look-alike will get the job.
Lookism has links with racism ( different races have different typical looks ),and the Left will try to use it to promote the
idea of systemic racism, the “whites are born racist” concept,White Privilege arguments.
Holy crap, Leftists-Progressives-Marxists are even affirming:
1.Punctuality and logic are aspects of “whiteness”.
2.Capitalism is racist.
3.Math is racist.
4.Asians and Indians(Hindus), who,on average, are more educated,earn more money per year, are wealthier
than whites, do not really count as people of color but as “white adjacent”.
The “capitalism is racist” affirmation gives away their real agenda:progressives want to impose socialism ( government control of the economy). If capitalism is racist,then it is logical to destroy it.
While capitalism is
free markets and little government interference in the economy.
gravenimage says
Doomer, certainly you are right that claiming that Capitalism and math are “white” is ludicrous–these are concepts that can be used by anyone. In fact, east Asians and Hindu Indians generally thriving in the US and in the sciences prove this. You are right that these groups are often now–somehow–deemed to be honorary whites.
Westman says
Here is Saule Omarova’s idea on banking: Eliminate all regional and local banks and force the US citizens to have only a bank account with the Federal Reserve, under US government control.
And Congress is expected to confirm her as the controller of the US currency? If any Democrat or Republican Senator votes for her confirmation, they deserve replacement in their next election cycle.
gravenimage says
Has Omarova said this, Westman? Given her beliefs, this would not surprise.
Infidel says
I have been following the analysis on her by Andrew Wilkow on Sirius XM’s Patriot Channel (who also has a show on Blaze TV). He reported extensively on her plans for a ‘National Investment Authority’, or just as we have Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae, this one would be called ‘Nikkie Mae’. Essentially, it’s the Government acting as a giant Hedge fund that could replenish itself w/ money whenever it makes a bad call. It would thereby wipe out its entire investment competition, and it would decide which businesses get invested in and which ones don’t. That would open the door for private businesses to become even more woke as it starts flurrying for ‘investments’ from this agency
Once it’s established, it would have the power to take a coal company and ‘repurpose’ it into solar. They include pipedreams of taking people who work in coal and re-employing them in renewables. Never mind that the type of talent that’s needed in wind or solar is completely different from what’s needed in coal or oil
Say ‘Adios’ to Capitalism if this sort of an agency ever gets established. After all, as President Reagan once noted, the closest thing to eternal life is a government program. I’d add to that – a government bureaucracy
Essentially, this is communism at a very sophisticated level that only matches the Chicoms
Westman says
One of the outcomes of her policy desires would be the government picking business winners and losers. This is how the USSR manufactured consumer goods that the world didn’t want and many Russians couldn’t get.
Infidel says
True, but this is several orders of magnitude greater than what the Soviets had. I doubt that the Soviets even had the concept of investing in any businesses: all they had were the Central Planners of the 5 year plans. A better comparison is w/ China, where under previous leaders, they built up some of the institutions to manage the economy, but under President Xi, the CPC, leveraging those institutions, maintains an iron grip on the economy. That’s where Omarova’s ilk wanna take us
gravenimage says
Scary stuff.
Kenneth J Johnson says
Is there no hope for our country. When I see things like this ???? KEN
gravenimage says
Biden’s Marxist Nominee for Banking Chief Wants Oil, Gas, and Coal Industries to Go Bankrupt
In the clip, Omarova, who was born in the Soviet Union and is not a native English speaker, is seen discussing “troubled industries and firms that are in transitioning.” She continues: “And here what I’m thinking about is primarily coal industry and oil and gas industry. A lot of the smaller players in that industry are, uh, going to probably, uh, go bankrupt in, in, in short order, at least we want them to go bankrupt if we want to tackle climate change, right?”
……………..
Utter insanity. Even if the nebulous “climate change” were a thing, you would hardly want to tackle it by bankrupting random smaller companies.
Energy rates are skyrocketing right now, and Biden is shutting down domestic sources. How much worse is this going to get?
And putting an *actual Communist* in as banking chief is shocking–Biden actually seems intent on destroying America–not something I would say lightly.
Infidel says
Why doesn’t he put headhunters to work in scouting talent from the 80’s KGB, and hiring them into the FBI and CIA? Since those organizations now resemble what the KGB did back in the Andropov era
revereridesagain says
Off-topic and I apologize but has everyone seen THIS? A Marxist banking chief is not our only problem.
Yikes. This is not some Marxist-oriented university’s course description. It is the AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. And it is pure cultural Marxism.
https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ama-aamc-equity-guide.pdf
James Lincoln says
revereridesagain,
Go woke, go broke.
Back in the 1950s, approximately 75% of physicians were members of the American Medical Association.
Today it is less than 15%.
https://www.ocpathink.org/post/hofmeister-praised-by-biden-administration
gravenimage says
revereridesagain, thanks for that link. This is scary “woke” claptrap. I can’t believe this is the AMA.
James Lincoln says
Yes, gravenimage.
This is the new and improved (“woke”) American Medical Association.
I have declined multiple offers to join this organization…
gravenimage says
Scary, James. I can see why you have demurred…
Walter Sieruk says
Joe Biden is a disaster for the United States economy as seen by all the Americans who have lose the jobs because of Biden is awful. Likewise anyone who Biden would nominate, as in the treasury department would also be terrible.
Furthermore, the high prices for fuel and the gas station and at the grocery store, the supermarket empty shelves are becoming more and empty. Likewise, prices are growing higher. Things will get worse.
GreekEmpress says
I fear Solyndra on steroids—
Only it will be a LOT more costly.
peace says
I don’t know why the u.s. & other govt’s don’t just stop selling China coal, their coal is very low quality and you can’t make quality steel out of low grade coal, (although the last thing the world needs is lower grade chinese steel..)
closing down the steel industry even a small amount would bring the chinese economy to it’s knees, at least it would make the government realise you can’t go bossing the world about if you don’t have all the tools …
If the world leaders said,”they would ban all chinese imports”, that would make the Chinese think…….
Infidel says
Good idea. Only reason I can think of is that we don’t have a replacement market for our coal if we stop selling to China
Bikinis not Burkas says
She needs to have everything taken away from her that is made using fossil fuel or transported using fossil fuels, clothing, food, housing, everything!
OLD GUY says
WHY would you even consider this person for Comptroller of Currency? There has to be thousands of other American citizens eligible and more qualified for this position. Russian Collusion? Go Brandon and I hope soon.
Infidel says
More like Soviet: she did her thesis on Marxism in 1989, when Gorby, not Yeltsin, not Putin, were running things. A year after Bernie Sanders honeymooned there. Yeah, there may be thousands of other American citizens eligible, but they happen to be white males, which is a big no-no for Mr ‘First-_____-for-this-position’
Lorensacho says
Our planet will not remain habitable if we keep on burning things to generate power. The future of life on Earth is more important than your need to attack the left.
OLD GUY says
Turn off your lights and computer and heating system and starve to death in the dark. Because the true answer to saving the earth from pollution is less people, who wants to go first?
Walter Sieruk says
Joe Biden’s head Treasury nominee, Saule Omarova , is a Marxist. That means the she and Biden are both very ignorant for accepting a terribly flawed error-filled economic philosophical concept as Marxism.
Furthermore most historians agree that Karl Marx had good intentions when he labored so many hours writing his books .Such as the COMMUNIST MANIFESTO along with his long volumes which are entitled THE CAPITAL. Those volumes and his other written works were intended to remedy the terrible social conditions of the oppressed and exploited working class.
The reality was the only further tyrannical oppression and cruel exploitation came upon humankind as a result of his error filled philosophical economic political thesis. First, this awful disaster is what may be called “The law of unintended consequences.” Second, as already mentioned above Karl Marx had “good intentions.” So this serves a proof that the old saying must actually be true. Which is that “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”