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The philosopher Karl Popper argued that a theory can’t be considered scientific unless there is a way to test it and prove whether it is true or false. It’s therefore ironic that societies that claim to follow “the science” are constantly accused of “white supremacy,” an unfalsifiable concept backed by many who see themselves as democracy’s defenders or, like George Soros, Karl Popper’s ideological heirs. There is no need for evidence. Whites can be barely involved in an outrage; it’s still our fault.

The once-great American city of Memphis, Tennessee, is now just another majority-black ruin. In 2021, the city government dug up the body of General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife and reburied them elsewhere, likewise removing his beautiful equestrian statue. Then-mayor A. C. Wharton said the Forrest statue came from “a time gone by” that’s “not to be honored.” Presumably the present city, which recently broke its own homicide record, is morally superior.

Last fall, a black career criminal who had been released early from prison very likely killed Eliza Fletcher, a Memphis teacher who was white. Another black man, Ezekiel Kelly, went on a shooting spree in the city, killing four and wounding three. He broadcast it all on Facebook Live.

Tucker Carlson used Memphis to symbolize the fall of America:

Memphis is arguably the most dangerous city in America — and it’s about to get worse. On January 7, a group of black Memphis policemen severely beat another black man, Tyre Nichols. He died three days later. Media around the country and the world decided that this would start major protests. There were only a few scattered demonstrations, probably because all the officers who beat him were black.

This didn’t stop analysts and “experts” from blaming white supremacy. The police as an institution are a product of white supremacy, they argue, because they defend white interests and property. Some claim that today’s police are the direct descendent of “slave patrols.” Even if one believed that, it would still not justify abolishing the police. The Memphis police department has nevertheless disbanded its special unit (SCORPION) that patrolled high-crime areas.

During the midterm election campaign, leading Democrats and their media allies assured us that they don’t really want to defund the police and that it’s irresponsible to claim they do. Just don’t bring up what they said at the time.

Black activist Bree Newsome Bass, who is one of those who refer to the police as “slave patrols,” is nothing if not consistent:

Y’ALL DO NOT SHOW THIS LEVEL OF COMMITMENT TO ANYTHING ELSE INCLUDING PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN

— Bree Newsome Bass (@BreeNewsome) January 31, 2023

Still, Democrats in power are not defunding police. In fact, NBC reported that black mayors in big cities nationwide were increasing police budgets in response to rising crime. NBC couldn’t explain why crime was rising, simply noting that “violent crime did indeed rise during the pandemic, though the causes are disputed.” For its part, just before the midterms, NPR said liberal policies aren’t to blame for rising crime, because there’s a more “complicated truth.” NPR listeners were warned against considering mass incarceration as solution but to think about “implications of racism.”

After the Tyre Nichols incident, a few fanatics may be calling for defunding or abolishing the police, but most Democrat politicians are unlikely to fall into this trap. Instead, the problem is “white supremacy.”

Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, a British-Nigerian activist, told Sky News that people who point out that the officers were black must be ignorant. Making such arguments means “you’ve not educated yourself on how systematically white supremacy works”:

Representation and diversity matters, but don't bring in "black and brown gatekeepers" who represent white supremacy and call that representation, says @SholaMos1 when asked about the Tyre Nichols killinghttps://t.co/pIDZkPXLkr