Comments on: On the treatment of Henry Nowak: it didn’t happen in a vacuum

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:22:48 +0000

…And yet, for all his brilliance, Koestler was only able to rationalize supporting the Allies during WWII as “the lesser of two evils”….

File under: “Out damned blind spot!”(?)

By: David Foster

David Foster — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:54:46 +0000

The writer Arthur Koestler (‘Darkness at Noon’) was himself a former Communist, and he wrote about how when he was under the control of that ideology he couldn’t see things that were right in front of his eyes. He describes a mental mechanism that selectively processes information—essentially a cognitive “sorting” or filtering process that discards or rationalizes away inconvenient facts while preserving ideological consistency. “By setting up this automatic sorting machine in his mind, it was still possible in 1932 for a European to live in Russia and yet to remain a Communist.”

I think something like that is going on here: the words and categories (racist!) are more real than the actual visible events seen by one directly

By: Selfy

Selfy — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:08:06 +0000

Richard Aubrey,
I agree with your point that the corruption of police Criminal Justice in the USA hasn’t gotten to the point it has in the UK. But, as you write, “the resemblance socially is very strong.” That resemblance includes Jury Nullification (O. J. Simpson), as well as intimidation of a jury, and prosecutorial corruption (George Floyd).

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:02:53 +0000

Admittedly a bit too much to expect them to admit they’re totally morally bankrupt.

The fish, as they say, stinks from the head…and the current head is a National arsonist.

Though to be fair to this particular pyromaniac, he too is merely following orders…of the the EU/WEF variety.

By: Richard Aubrey

Richard Aubrey — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:00:25 +0000

Somebody should start the Church of Fairbairn. Each adherent is required to carry two, one for the left hand when the other guy is looking at the right hand. Says so in the Bible. Someplace. But you have to be English to qualify. Says so in the Bible. Someplace.

By: Richard Aubrey

Richard Aubrey — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:55:17 +0000

Barry
Presuming the cops were actual human beings of the western culture when they started, I figured they’d need to be cured of that before being on the street.

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:47:50 +0000

So now it’s merely “Just Following Orders”…

“UK Police Officers Admit DEI Training Pressured Them To Ignore Dying White Teen Henry Nowak”—
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/uk-police-officers-admit-dei-training-pressured-them-ignore-dying-white-teen-henry-nowak

By: huxley

huxley — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:32:50 +0000

In the UK Sikhs get a legal exception for carrying a kirpin, a knife usually 3-6 inches long, but can be longer:

https://www.sikhnet.com/news/sikhs-uk-are-allowed-keep-large-kirpans

Though schools and colleges are allowed to reduce the size. I understand the UK is now reconsidering that exemption.

By: Lab Rat

Lab Rat — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:04:09 +0000

I know Sikhs are allowed the ceremonial knife, the “kirpan”. Nowak was killed with, if I get the reports right, a substantial dagger. Are Sikhs allowed knives the rest of the British, or at least the English, are not?

From what I have read, everyone is(?) allowed a knife of blade less than 3 inches, although there may be a further stipulation that it folds, but I am not 100% certain on the law. I’ve also seen mention that while the Sikh religion requires carrying a blade, a small 2-inch ceremonial dagger worn as a pendant around the neck, under the clothing, fulfills the requirement. Digwa was wearing one of those, therefore fulfilling his Sikh religious duties. He also apparently belongs to a Sikh sect where a second, larger knife/dagger/sword carried outside the clothing is “customary”. This second blade is illegal under UK law, and also is *not* required by the general Sikh religion and is not part of the Sikh exemption.

This second 8-inch blade, carried outside Digwa’s clothing was what prompted the tipsy Nowak to call Digwa a badman, a gangsta, after they apparently collided on the sidewalk. I’ve seen gangsta’s carrying pistols tucked into the elastic waistband of their soccer shorts in Walmart, and do my best to avoid bumping into them, making eye contact, etc. (I am unsure if this state allows open carry, but legal open carriers generally use proper holsters). But I’m also sober and on alert, and there’s a reason I never visit local bars, clubs, pubs, or anything else that would require me to walk down the street after dark, even with only one drink in me. Sad, but there you have it.

PS I got most of my info from links here, at Instapundit, and at Samizdata. MilleniumWoes on Substack has a good summary.

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:50:59 +0000

Heh, speaking of Starmer’s Kingdom…

“HENRY NOWAK: THE CALL FOR CALM”—
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/06/henry-nowak-the-call-for-calm.php
Opening grafs:

It has been decreed by official Britain: the unprovoked, brutal murder of Henry Nowak shall not be “politicized,” lest the wishes of Henry’s surviving family be dishonored.

In practice, to avoid politicization, one must refrain from any criticizing or questioning any errors or omissions by anyone in government. How dare you.

The only prominent political figure to not go along with the Omerta is Reform leader Nigel Farage. For this incivility he was defamed on the BBC….

But of course!