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The subject of the hearing was fossil fuels, but the only subject
Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri wanted to talk about was race.
During her comments, Bush, who labels herself as a member of the House
“squad” of ultra-progressives, denigrated energy sector expert Alex
Epstein as “a philosopher who has previously espoused white supremacist
views.”
Those “white supremacist views” were soon revealed to be 23-year-old
college writings.
“’The African American Studies Department has 23 classes. In many of these classes, African culture is presented not as inferior to Western culture,
but as on equal footing with it,’” Bush quoted Epstein as writing, noting
that he wrote the same thing for “Latin American, Indian and American
Indian culture.”
Bush later criticized him for not disavowing his views.
“We are not inferior to any culture, speaking as a descendant of one of
those cultures,” Bush said.
She said Epstein was there to “promote fossil fuels, which we know are disproportionately harming and killing black and brown people.”
Republican Rep. Pat Fallon of Texas, chair of the House Committee on
Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy
Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, allowed Epstein an extra minute to respond
to Bush.
“Thanks for giving a moment to address a truly despicable and false attack
on me claiming anything I’ve ever said is white supremacist and then try
to imply that somehow applies today,” Epstein said.
“What I argued for my entire adult life is that Western culture is
superior in the sense that it promotes individualism and freedom. And I
have fought my entire life for freedom around the world including in
Africa, including in Asia, including in India,” he said.
Epstein defended labeling some parts of the world as inferior.
“There are different places around the world that are in many ways
inferior. They have female genital mutilation, they have slavery. These
are not as good as not mutilating females’ genitals and not enslaving
people. So I make no apology,” he said.
Epstein said ideas and skin color are not the same.
“The idea that this is associated with skin color is despicable and
racist. Skin color has nothing to do with ideas. Where you came from geographically is irrelevant. What’s relevant is what’s true. That was an insane diversion from the truth,” he said.
Epstein later said he was disgusted with the episode.
“I wrote very thorough testimony and sent it in to advance, and then this
is what she leads with?” he said later on “The Ingraham Angle,” according
to Fox News.
“It was so embarrassing… I made so many points and not one of those points
was addressed. It was only accusations of that [racism] or accusations of
being some sort of stooge for the fossil fuel industry, which I also
refuted,” he said.
During his testimony, Epstein said government needs a 180-degree policy
shift to actually provide energy security, according to the House
Oversight Committee’s website.
“We have a whole-of-government attack on fossil fuels. The first thing we
need is a whole-of-government support for freedom for all forms of energy. Until that stops, the energy industry is going to be terrified,” he said.
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