The following article, Compassion’s Cruel Hoax, was first published on The Black Sphere.
I’d like to examine the stark reality of how we’ve allowed insanity to hijack the steering wheel of society. My muse is Dave Chappelle, the comedic ninja who’s been slicing through cultural absurdities with the precision of a sushi chef.
In his 2023 Netflix special “The Dreamer,” Chappelle zeroed in on the transgender community, cracking jokes that had audiences howling while activists fumed. He compared identifying as trans to his own hypothetical “identification” as a woman, quipping about pronouns and biology in ways that were equal parts hilarious and heretical to the woke brigade.
But here’s the genius: Chappelle isn’t spewing hate; he’s highlighting the hypocrisy of a movement that demands absolute allegiance or brands you a bigot. Remember the backlash to his 2021 special “The Closer”? Netflix employees staged walkouts, protesters picketed, and the media painted him as public enemy number one for daring to question the sanctity of self-identification.
Yet Chappelle survives—and thrives—because like me, he’s unapologetic. He mocks the madness while pretending it’s a profound philosophical debate, turning comedy into a mirror that reflects our collective slide into silliness.
But Chappelle’s routine isn’t isolated; it’s a symptom of a broader cultural coup where “crazy” has been promoted to CEO.
Since when did we elevate delusion over decency? Flash back to the 1960s, when the seeds of identity politics were sown amid civil rights struggles and anti-war protests. What started as a noble push for inclusion—think Black feminists like Barbara Smith coining “identity politics” in 1974 to confront systemic oppression—morphed into a Frankenstein’s monster of division.
By the 1970s, groups like Indians, gays, lesbians, and women organized for rights, drawing on historical precedents like Mary Wollstonecraft’s 18th-century advocacy for women’s equality.
Fast-forward to today, and identity politics has gone from empowering the marginalized to enforcing a rigid orthodoxy where questioning 71 genders or men in women’s sports gets you canceled.
The transgender movement’s political ascent is particularly telling. Historical accounts of trans individuals in the U.S. date back to the 1600s, with figures like Public Universal Friend challenging gender norms in colonial times. But the modern push for “gender identity” traces to 1920s Berlin, migrating to America post-WWII through medical and psychological discourses.
By the 1960s, amid broader liberation movements, trans rights intertwined with civil rights, leading to milestones like the 2015 Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage that indirectly bolstered gender protections.
Yet, this evolution has bred irony: a quest for respectability now demands society bend reality.
Schools now teach kids to pick pronouns before they pick their noses. It’s compassion’s cruel hoax—professing love while punishing dissent.
This lunacy isn’t confined to comedy specials; it’s the beating heart of Leftism, where conservatives are perpetually told to yield to the absurd. We’re talking policies that prioritize pronouns over public safety, like allowing biological men in women’s prisons or sports, all under the banner of inclusivity. And don’t get me started on borders: illegals often snag better perks than citizens, from free healthcare to legal loopholes, while veterans sleep on sidewalks.
Sadly, Conservatives, we’ve been complicit, abrogating our duty like absentee landlords.
Look at the crime wave washing over Democrat-run cities. In 2025, homicide rates continue to plague blue enclaves in red states, with places like Jackson, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee, topping the charts for violence.
Mid-year data shows violent crimes dipping below pre-pandemic levels in some areas, but overall, cities like Baltimore and Chicago remain hotbeds, with murder rates far outpacing national averages.
And why? Enter the “defund the police” fiasco, born from 2020’s George Floyd protests. What started as a call to reallocate funds to community services devolved into slashed budgets, officer shortages, and skyrocketing crime.
In Minneapolis, the movement’s epicenter, activists failed to define or build support for defunding, leading to a backlash and partial reversals—but not before morale tanked and assaults on officers rose.
The result? A predictable spike in violence, with critics arguing it disproportionately harms communities of color the Left claims to protect.
Take a real gut-punch example: the tragic stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train in August 2025. The 23-year-old fled war-torn Kyiv for safety in America, only to be brutally killed by Decarlos Brown Jr., a career criminal with 14 prior arrests.
Horrific surveillance footage captured the random attack, yet in a twist that defies sanity, fundraisers popped up on GoFundMe for the accused killer before the platform yanked them amid outrage.
The mere attempt to crowdfund for her assailant showcases Leftist logic in action—sympathizing with predators over victims, all while cities market themselves as cultural havens.
Is a symphony ticket worth dodging bullets? I think not.
Back when I lived in St. Louis, I caught a James Taylor concert—smooth tunes, mellow vibes. Walking out, some thug pulls a gun on me as I’m trying to exit the parking lot. In the grand scheme, my brush with death was minor compared to today’s Leftist-condoned criminal chaos. However, my situation underscores how Leftist policies have made the world less safe. News cycles in major cities are like infomercials for anarchy: crime and corruption sold as features. And the gap between Left and Right? It’s a chasm.
This reminds me of marriage, that age-old institution where roles historically divided along gender lines—dads dishing tough love, moms offering nurture. Politics mirrored this: Designed as a balanced partnership, with Republicans as the stern dads enforcing rules and Democrats as empathetic moms fostering care. Both aimed for the same goal—a thriving society. But Democrats veered off course, embracing a free-for-all where every fringe idea gets a trophy.
Historically, U.S. political polarization isn’t new; it cycles like bad fashion. The Civil War era was peak division, with parties polarized around slavery until the Gilded Age’s end.
Depolarization followed, but since the 1970s, we’ve seen a steady climb, with parties drifting ideologically apart—Democrats leftward, Republicans rightward.
Today, affective polarization (hating the other side) fuels violence, spiking post-2016 underscoring decades of brewing tension.
Gen Z’s gender divide exemplifies this: Young men lean conservative, women progressive, amplifying the rift.
The irony? The Left preaches compassion but enables cruelty—defunding cops while crime surges, elevating identity over unity. Trump’s 2025 threats of federal crackdowns on cities like Chicago highlight the backlash, with GOP governors sending troops amid soaring violence.
It’s time to reclaim sanity, not with apologies, but with Chappelle-style swagger. Laugh at the lunacy, but fight it too.
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