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But the post that caught my eye was his take on the story<\/a> that women want to take Andrew Jackson\u2019s picture off the 20.00 bill and replace it with a feminine hero. \u00a0At the rate we\u2019re going, most will likely be women and minorities within a generation, so I guess this is the first step. \u00a0Mark mostly makes fund with it, but he drops the \u2018Jackson as crazy racist\u2019 that is common in progressive and non-Anglo-European, Catholic views. \u00a0That is, America was pretty much a racist, imperialist, genocidal men who were wicked and evil and devoid of much value. <\/p>\n

I decided to play a little, and suggested that racism as a deal breaker means rethinking my statement that racism shouldn\u2019t be a strike against Chesterton\u2019s popularity contest<\/strike> canonization. \u00a0The results are predictable. \u00a0Of course Jackson was evil, a genocidal murderer, a tyrant, evil, a liar, dishonest, and unworthy of any regard. <\/p>\n

The fun was watching the usual liberal stereotypes, childish responses, and hilarious attempts to remain consistent while explaining why suddenly racism may not be that big a deal, when set against American genocide. \u00a0I only took it somewhat seriously. \u00a0But it shows the absolute plummet of credibility that marks the blog, and unfortunately, a fairly large swath of Catholic apologetic media today. \u00a0But this is ground zero for the bizarre evolution, so there I will remain for a couple more weeks. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"