America: Tipping is racism You must stop it.
In 2019, “The 1619 Project” was thrust into the American conscious as a reframing of our nation’s founding. The New York Times, and Nikole Hannah Jones, its author, attempted to change history. When it appeared in the New York Times, it was originally presented as the “true founding” of America — America exists only because of slavery.
Hannah-Jones’s America started in 1619 — when the first slave was brought to the new world, not when the founders debated and signed the Declaration of Independence, or ratified the Constitution or the Bill of Rights. Her assertion that the Revolution was not fought to free Britain from British tyranny but rather to protect slavery is also a key part of her argument.
But historians were not as enthusiastic about the 1619 Project. Actual historians eviscerated the historical falsehoods asserted by Hannah-Jones, beginning with the claim by Hannah-Jones that 1619 was our “true founding.” The New York Times quietly changed that lede, removing the reference to “understanding 1619 as our true founding.”
Although Hannah-Jones’ opus was widely critiqued as inaccurate, at best, less-than-accurate, or an outright political hit-piece, it won a Pulitzer.
Hannah-Jones is now more confident than ever since winning the Pulitzer and being recognized for her historically inaccurate history-telling. She’s been active on Twitter, posting more nonsense and semi-nonsense, making outrageous feckless claims on the semi-literate site. She accused America of nuking Japan last November because it had spent so much money on the bomb. Hannah Jones claims that Japan was close to surrender, but America dropped the nuke on Hiroshima. Why? It’s an expensive tool, so we should use it!
“You’re the only one who poorly understands history,” she tweeted. “They dropped the bomb when they knew surrender was coming because they’d spent all this money developing it and to prove it was worth it.”
The New York Times’ favorite pseudo-historian deleted her tweet, but not before she was raked over the coals for her historic ineptitude. She was even called out by 1619 supporters.
At Hannah-Jones’s core is the belief that everything can be traced to racism, in general, and American slavery, in particular. Every aspect of human existence can be traced to America and not just racism but white racism because it’s the only racism that exists. The only reason anyone cares about Ukraine is — Ukrainians are white.
Hannah Jones would like you to understand that tipping your waiter, or the guy who delivered your refrigerator is racist. At the very least, it’s traced back to American slavery and that, of course, makes it racist.
Wait, what? pic.twitter.com/ylpH1UigLe
— Phil Magness (@PhilWMagness) March 22, 2022
Hannah Jones has an annoying habit of deleting and posting tweets. However, the internet will never end.
Is the claim really true? It is not. The beginning point of America is 1619, which also means that slavery was preserved during the Revolution.
Legendary are the Twitter replies to Phil Magness, an actual historian. For the Kool-Aid snobs and Hannah-Jones cultists, no amount of evidence will suffice. She makes outrageous fact-free claims and her acolytes will cite “fact-checks” that are no better than tabloid trolls.
Bottom line, if you’re a jerk and don’t tip, you have an out. In fact, you’re an anti-racist hero.
“Sorry I can’t tip you, it’s racist”.
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