2018 archive
The Silent Majority 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear reflects on the legacy America’s original sin of chattel slavery and on the silent, complicit racism of many white Americans.
He suggests that their silence and apathy in the face of racist behavior (as when police kill unarmed innocent young black men for the crime of being while black) betray their own internalized racism.
I commend his article to your attention. Here’s an excerpt:
It’s something they’d rather not think about at all. They have internalized the racist hierarchy in their minds, and so feel no need to examine their skin privilege, or even to think that such a thing exists.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Play politely.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
“Peak Narcissist” 0
The Rude One lets fly at Donald Trump’s Nuremberg rallies:
Follow the link for the totality of the tirade (warning: language):
A Formula for Success 0
Katherine Foss considers Americans’ creepy phobia about mothers’ breast-feeding babies the way nature intended. She thinks she may have found the culprits.
More at the link.
Responsible Fiduciaries 0
Apology, schmapology. What’s gone is gone.
Where are the criminal charg oh, never mind. They have impunity.
Follow the link for more responsible fiduciaries.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite to your friends.
. . . and another gun fires itself.
Recommended Listening 0
This is an excellent and quirky mystery series from the CBC. It stumbles a bit towards the end, but regains its stride in the last episode. Click the “More Information” button for more, well, you know, information.
Walking in Another’s Shoes 0
Peter Gray, who is not black, tries to imagine how his daily routine might change if he were. A nugget:
Follow the link for the rest.
Small Hands, Big Feet 0
Dana Milbank reflects on Virgina Republican Denver Riggleman’s–er–obsession? dalliance? preoccupation?–with Bigfoot and offers a modest proposal. A snippet:
For a party slogan, I suggest a twist on Robert F. Kennedy’s famous paraphrasing of George Bernard Shaw: There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that are not, and say, yes they are!
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Practice random acts of politeness.
A 63-year-old male was identified as the accidental shooter, the injury a result of unsafe use of a firearm. The bullet had gone through a wall of the house before hitting the woman.