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saturday, april 11th, 2026

Europe is lost as a Christian continent, and its demise is self-inflicted.

It is no coincidence that European countries are refusing to aid the US in the present fight against Iran. From not sending ships to open up the Straits of Hormuz to refusal of use of NATO bases on their lands to not even allowing planes bringing weapons to Israel to compete with local birds for the airspace, the Europeans are making it clear that “this is not their war”. That, in spite of most of their oil coming from the region. Even King Charles is not giving an Easter speech this year. What happened to Europe? Let’s look at the five steps of its present demise.

Step One: Believe that Lefty Tripe that All People are the Same. I will say from the get-go that all people are equal before God and none is inherently better than another. God made them all and each one has his own private account with the Creator. What I mean here is that one of the fundamental leftist tenets is that all cultures are good and can be mixed like a salad. The reality is quite otherwise. When Angela Merkel and her colleagues in the European leadership class began bringing in millions of unvetted Muslim immigrants, it was assumed that anyone who puts on a shirt and pants in the morning can get along with everybody else. Because Europeans gave up on their religion, history, and culture, they assumed that the masses coming to their shores were also low-key about their religion and lifestyles. This failure to realize that not all cultures can live together successfully was the first fatal flaw in the decline of Europe. Egypt, Lebanon and many other countries were not Muslim majority in the past but they sure are today. Islam started in Arabia and today is dominant in dozens of countries.

Let’s imagine that I apply for a job and during the interview I am told that workers are expected to come in on Saturdays now and then to work. I explain that as an orthodox Jew I can’t do that. So there are a couple options at this point. I can abandon my religious obligations and take the job. The company can hire me and hope for the best, or finally the most likely outcome is that we shake hands and part company.

Step 2: Losing One’s Values. Let’s continue with my job search. I get the job and I don’t come in at all on Saturdays. Other workers become resentful: why does he get to enjoy his weekends but we don’t? I don’t stop there. I demand that the company cafeteria become kosher. The new kosher offerings are less tasty than their predecessors, but hey I’m happy and the management advertises that it is looking out for minorities.

Once Europe took in huge numbers of Muslim immigrants who were neither asked to become European nor wanted to do the same, the locals had to bend to the lives of the newcomers. The most famous case involves the sexual abuse and worse of tens of thousands of white British girls throughout the country. Nobody wanted to be called a racist for arresting primarily Pakistani Muslim men. The press euphemistically called them “Asian men”, to make one believe that Chinese and Japanese men were running around attacking British schoolgirls. The police knew and either looked the other way or participated in the program. Politicians knew as did social services. It was chalked up as being “part of their culture” and no big deal. Obviously, the girls and their families did not think so. Even today, the Labor government will not initiate a full investigation of the crimes because they were participants.

Once the Europeans decided that the foreigners’ feelings and customs outweighed the locals’ way of life, then the road to destruction was fully paved. One sees over and over again in various European countries locals who desperately try to keep large numbers of generally Muslim men from moving into some local hotel. They are terrified for their daughters as well as their way of life. And they are right.

Step 3: Muslims First. We are witnessing in real time this phase of the descent. Lilly-white European leaders will not participate in defanging the country most recognized as being the source of much of the world’s terror. Even though they depend on oil from the Straits of Hormuz, they will not move themselves to either participate or aid the US in its total destruction of Mullah Central. “Oh, those Americans are flying with those icky Israelis. We had better lay low.”

Macron and Starmer are petrified of full-blown riots should they openly support the fight against Iran. This state of affairs would not have existed ten years ago. They may have stayed out for other reasons, like being sissies. But now they can’t ignore the Muslim masses in their countries and must kowtow to their future masters.

Stage 4: Taking Over. London has been run for several years by Sadiq Khan. He has poo-pooed knife violence which wouldn’t you know it somehow is generally associated with Muslim perpetrators. As in Dearborn, Michigan, the growing Muslim majority will take the helm of local councils and later the Parliament. There will be no revolution, no violent uprising. Rather, it will be massive growth of the incoming Muslim population—paid for by the locals—compared to anemic growth of the citizens. They will take over towns and civic institutions.

At that point, it is only a matter of time before they will have their own majorities in critical political bodies like the Parliament. None of this would matter if the folks involved took upon themselves to be good citizens and subjects of the king. But many have made it clear that their ONLY allegiance is to Sharia Law and have no respect for the local laws, customs or people. I saw during the June war such people enjoying missile hits in Tel Aviv. Like Ilhan Omar, their allegiance is not to the country in which they live but to their religion and possibly to the country that they left.

Step 5: The End of Christian Europe. When England and other countries have Muslim prime ministers, their allegiance will not be to king and crown, but rather to Sharia. One can see it with New York’s new mayor, who does not hide his allegiance to the centrality of Islamic law. When England becomes a part of a larger new caliphate, will the US really want its Trident D5 missiles on British nuclear subs? Will there be any point in still being a part of NATO? For Israelis, Europe will join Iran and more recently Turkey as countries that must be avoided.

The Europeans don’t believe that such a set of events will occur or consider talking about the same as a form of racism. To paraphrase Arnold in Commando, “They’ll kill them [the leaders] last.”

And don’t think that the AfD or Marine LePen or Tommy Robinson will come to the rescue. I admire their love of country and their tireless efforts to save their peoples. But even if they can somehow get elected, the police, military, courts, and EU institutions will make any effort to stop boats and eject people impossible. Germany wants to throw out 80% of the Syrians who have come during the past few years. The visitors scoffed: we’re not going anywhere. We hate your country but soon it will be ours. Short of full-fledged revolution against the institutions and the invaders, Europe has no way to go back to the way we always knew it. Kiss England, France, Belgium, Germany, Norway and Holland goodbye. They were quaint. They were lovely. And then they were gone.

© 4.5.2026 by Alan Joseph Bauer, "Townhall".

A Day In The Life.

Up at 8:30a on Saturday, another very mild, sunny, breezy, 55°F morning, I upped the heat, made coffee, fired-up the Win-7 Pentium HP Desktop to let its 32 million lines of code load, had breakfast, had a couple smokes in the garage and checked the leftover errands list. Pain free this morning. I scanned the weather and the rapidly-breaking news, tuned into the "CP Show" Podcast on Radio.net, and relaxed for most of the morning.

I had a couple local errands to do, grab a short snooze, call Sherry and enjoy the afternoon on the back patio. I closed the condo when the evening news came on, made dinner, and watched "Expedition X" and "Iron Resurrection" until 1a, and unplugged.

Up at 8a Easter Sunday, an overcast, rainy, 54° morning, with very heavy rain on the way. No pain so far. I had the heat on for a few hours, but nixed it around 11. After starting a load of laundry, I got ready for the day, did a few condo chores, some garage cleaning, and took a short walk around the condo complex. We needed the rain, and a drought is likely ahead.

The day went fast, I closed the condo, watched the evening news, talked to Sherry, and switched to "American Pickers" until 1a. Lights out.

Up at 8:30a on Monday, a bright, sunny, breezy, cold 41° morning, upped the heat, made coffee and tuned into the "CP Show". I scanned the news and weather websites, and planned the day. I had 4 stops to do on my usual trip to Dallastown, so I left at 12:30p, made good time in mixed traffic, and was home by 1:45. After unloading, I had some heavy Mex food for lunch, tired out quickly and took a short siesta.

I closed the condo around 6p, watched the evening news, skipped dinner and watched "Iron Resurrection" until 1a, and bagged it for the night.

Up at 7:30a on Tuesday, a bright, sunny, cold 40° morning, fired-up the heat, made coffee and tuned into the "CP Show". I had pain again; not nice, but tolerable with aspirin and Tramadol, I took a 250mg aspirin with the morning's 13 other Rx/OTC pills, all day long. I skipped breakfast, had lunch and Sherry arrived around 1:0p. We had a very nice 4+ hours together, as usual, and she was gone before 6.

I had dinner, watched the evening news, and switched to History's "Curse of Oak Island" until 1a, and bagged it for the night.

Up at 9:30a on Wednesday, a blue sky, clear, sunny, cold, 37° morning. I upped the heat, made coffee, and scanned the weather and news. ***FROST WARNING*** for tonight/tomorrow morning. After tuning into the "CP Show", I planned the rest of the day. After the "CP Show", 9-12, I did some errands in the afternoon, had lunch around 2:30p, and grabbed a 2hr nap on the LR couch. Nice.

I closed down the condo around 6p, watched the evening news, had some dinner, and switched to Discovery's "Expedition Files" and TWC's "Weather Gone Viral", until 1a, and bagged it for the night.

I slept-in until 10a on Thursday, another sunny, cold 35° morning, awakened by the lawncare crews' mowers outside, finishing-up last week's mowing/trimming, upped the heat and made coffee. No serious pain today, so after the 9-12 "CP Show", I did a couple of errands. Traffic was heavy and the errands ate-up most of the afternoon,

I enjoyed sitting on the back patio in the nice weather, closed the condo around 6p, while watching some of the evening news, and switched to MT's "Roadworthy Rescues" and History's "Unexplained Mysteries" until 1a. Lights out.

Up at 9a on Friday, a sunny, 49° norninf, foirecast to reach 80°. I upped the heat, made coffee and tuned into the in-progress "CP Show", and scanned the news and weather. Beautiful day ahead, as is the forecast for the next 7-8 days, but wo/ any rain. Fire hazard ahead, too. I had a light breakfast, spent time on paperwork, skipped lunch, and Sherry arrived around 1p.

As usual, we had a wonderful time together, catching-up on things in our lives, and all too soon, she was gone at5:30. I made dinner, watched the evening news and switched toDiscovery';s "Gold Rush" and "Gold Rush: Mine Rescue" until 1:30a, and unplugged.

Today starts a new week here in the "Journal" and except for a mid-week meeting at our funeral home choice for Sis and me, it's clear. I'll talk to Sherry over the weekend and will try to get a day we can do some walking at the nearby Springettsbury Park.

The Antisemitism Mainstreaming Pipeline — and Why Ben Shapiro Drives It Crazy.

Antisemitism rarely introduces itself honestly. For much of its history, it has tried to initially arrive in disguise — entering public life not as overt Jew-hatred, but as something designed to appear as a concern about public welfare, power, influence, corruption, or social decay. In medieval Europe, it appeared through the blood libel — the accusation that Jews murdered Christian children for ritual purposes. During the Bubonic Plague pandemic, it surfaced in charges that Jews poisoned wells. By the 19th century, the accusation adopted a modern vocabulary: hostility toward “cosmopolitan financiers” or shadowy bankers manipulating nations. The 20th century refined the charge further, replacing superstition with ideology — Jews recast as “rootless elites,” global conspirators supposedly undermining civilization. In the 21st century, the costume has changed again. Antisemitism now frequently arrives wrapped in language generally treated as respectable: “only criticizing” Israel, denunciations of globalization, or warnings about corrupt “elites” controlling Western institutions. The rhetoric evolves. The structure does not. Ideas that begin on the fringe migrate into respectable conversation until what once sounded extreme begins to feel familiar. What has changed is the speed — and the machinery. In earlier centuries antisemitic conspiracies spread through pamphlets and fringe publications. Today they move through podcasts, YouTube channels, and broadcast platforms hosted by personalities who insist they are merely facilitating debate or “just asking questions.” The result is the antisemitism mainstreaming pipeline: a system through which fringe ideas gain legitimacy simply by appearing on platforms with massive audiences and ostensibly respectable hosts. Few figures illustrate this more clearly than Piers Morgan, Megyn Kelly, and Tucker Carlson. Each presents himself or herself as a champion of open discourse. Each insists controversial guests deserve a hearing and that viewers can judge for themselves. In theory, that sounds like a commitment to free speech. In practice, it functions as a laundering mechanism — moving conspiratorial narratives rooted in Jew-hatred into mainstream discussion. The pattern is now familiar. A guest known for trafficking in conspiracy theories appears on a widely viewed show. The host frames the claims as legitimate debate. Clips spread to millions. Later the host insists that interviewing someone does not imply endorsement. By then the damage is done. The narrative has already escaped the fringe ecosystem that produced it. Consider Piers Morgan’s program. Morgan insists he is moderating debate. Yet his guest list regularly includes figures whose currency is outrage and antisemitic tropes. Dan Bilzerian has claimed that Israel controls American politics and global media while warning of “Jewish supremacy” as the world’s “greatest danger.” Nick Fuentes traffics openly in conspiracies about Jewish power and Western decline. On the far-left, commentators such as Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian have repeatedly echoed barely updated versions of Henry Ford’s “Jews control America” trope. On Morgan’s stage these claims sit beside legitimate commentary as though they deserve equal footing. The result is not scrutiny. It is normalization. Megyn Kelly’s approach is subtler, but no less revealing. Her program often frames controversial ideas within broader critiques of elite hypocrisy and institutional decay. Within that frame, conspiracy theories about hidden networks slip into discussion disguised as cultural criticism. Kelly has even suggested that figures such as avowed Hitler-fan Nick Fuentes raise “good points,” illustrating how fringe rhetoric — and the people advancing it — enter mainstream discourse. She has also portrayed criticism from Ben Shapiro as evidence that he only criticizes her because he objects to her willingness to criticize Israel. Yet when Shapiro criticized Kelly, Israel was never mentioned. His objection concerned her embrace of figures such as Candace Owens, who has promoted grotesque conspiracy theories — including the claim that Erika Kirk was complicit in her husband’s murder. Rather than address that criticism, Kelly reframed the dispute as one about her being “critical of Israel.” The maneuver is telling. When antisemitic narratives are challenged in this pipeline, those in the pipeline seek to shift focus away from the claim and toward the motives of the person objecting to it. The implication becomes that the Jewish critic is acting out of tribal loyalty — shielding Israel rather than confronting falsehood. In other words, the argument moves from “is this conspiracy true?” to “why is this Jew objecting?” That shift is not incidental. It is the point. Tucker Carlson represents the most advanced stage of the pipeline. During his time at Fox, Carlson cultivated a narrative in which Western civilization faces existential danger from shadowy elites and corrupt institutions. Earlier versions avoided explicit references to Jews, relying instead on the language of globalism and hidden influence. Once he left Fox, the euphemisms started to disappear. His guest list expanded to include figures who openly promote antisemitic conspiracies or offer revisionist interpretations of 20th-century history designed to soften — or outright invert — the moral verdict on Nazi Germany. Each appearance serves the same purpose: the guest gains legitimacy simply by sharing a stage with a host whose audience numbers in the millions. None of these hosts need to identify as antisemites for the pipeline to function. The mechanism is normalization. Morgan does not need to repeat Bilzerian’s rhetoric, and Carlson does not need to echo his guests’ most grotesque claims. Ideas once confined to the fringe become more mainstream because they are repeated in supposedly respectable settings. The host maintains plausible deniability. The guest gains reach, credibility, and a larger audience. This helps explain why Ben Shapiro has become such a lightning rod. Shapiro occupies a rare position in American public life: openly Jewish, unapologetically pro-Israel, firmly rooted in conservative politics, and consistently condemning antisemitism from both the far right and the far left. That combination disrupts several narratives at once. For elements of the populist right, his prominence challenges the notion that conservatism must purge Jewish influence. For the radical left, he is not a complication but a confirmation — evidence used to reinforce their claims about Zionism, power, and Western alignment. What unsettles both sides, however, is not his identity but his refusal to indulge their premises. He does not debate conspiracy. He rejects it. When Shapiro criticizes media figures for platforming such narratives, the response follows a predictable script. Rather than address his argument — or confront the conspiracy itself — critics claim he is reacting to their “criticism of Israel.” The maneuver is clever. It is also pure deflection. The facts do not cooperate. In these exchanges Shapiro almost never mentions Israel. His criticism targets the decision to give enormous platforms to voices promoting dangerous and false conspiracies, including those about Jewish power or hidden networks controlling world events. Within hours, that accurate criticism is reframed as an attempt to silence dissent. Shapiro’s conduct, however, is far less dramatic. He criticizes hosts he believes are behaving irresponsibly and declines invitations to appear on their shows. That is not censorship. It is editorial judgment. And that is where the conflict sharpens. Because the pipeline depends on participation. It requires credible voices to sit across from conspiracists, to treat the exchange as meaningful debate, and to lend legitimacy through proximity. Shapiro refuses. That refusal is not incidental to the feud with Morgan, Kelly, and Carlson — it is the feud. It exposes the gap between what these platforms claim to be doing and what they are really doing. If this were simply open inquiry, the absence of one guest would not matter. But when the model depends on staging spectacle between credibility and conspiracy, refusal becomes disruption. And that leads us to the real question at the center of this fight: will platforms that profit from outrage, clicks, and the steady elevation of the worst ideas continue to drag the public square downward — or will enough people will simply stop showing up for the performance?

© 3.18.2026 by Micha Danzig, "algemeiner". [H/T Ben]