Culture Warriors category archive
It’s Bubblelicious 0
In a much longer article about Harrison Butker’s misogynistic graduation address at Benedictine College, Joe Kort makes an important point about the dangers of “social” media algorithm.
He goes on to explain why it’s important to look beyond the bubble. Follow the link for the entire article.
Establishmentarians 0
At Slacktivist, Fred Clark takes a deep dive into the efforts in Louisiana to promulgate Cecil B. DeMille’s (yes, noted theologian Cecil B. DeMille) version of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
Real Big Men 0
No doubt you’ve heard of Harrison Butker’s misogynistic commencement address at Benedictine College this past week.
At the Kansas City Star, Melinda Henneberger writes of the response from the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica to said remarks. They–er–had some quibbles with his statements. (As a side note, the Sisters co-founded that college.)
Just go read it. No excerpt of summary will do her piece justice.
Republican Family Values 0
“Republican Family Values” has always been a con and a scam.
Nothing proves that more than Republicans’ fealty to Donald Trump, who has no family values, nor, for that matter, values of any sort.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Michael Paul Williams hears echoes of the rise. Here’s a bit of his article:
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We’ve seen this backlash at pivotal points in U.S. history: the Reconstruction period following the Civil War; the aftermath of the American Civil Rights Movement; and in response to the election of our nation’s first African American president. Its latest iteration is the reaction to the 2020 racial reckoning that occurred after incidents of police brutality that took the lives of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, among others.
I commend the entire article to your attention.
Red Scare Redux 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Ruth takes issue with Senator Rick Scott’s use of the phrase, “the free state of Florida” in a series of ads raising that spectre of Commies and socialists are coming Florida’s way. Here’s a tiny bit of Ruth’s article:
Real Big Men 0
(Warning: some graphic, though not profane, language.)
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You 0
Unless you’ve been asleep, you have seen the news about how Republican Thought Police are busy policing thoughts they don’t like, particularly thoughts granting equality and inclusion to persons who diverge from being white, Evangelical they-call-themselves Christians, or straight. I’ve certainly posted about it a number of times (you can search for “Republican Thought Police” on the sidebar, over there —–>).
At Psychology Today Blogs, Heather Rose Artushin looks at the harm banning books can do. Here’s a tiny bit from her article; follow the link for a detailed look at the harm that Republican Thought Police are causing.
Research supports that book bans are bad for mental health, especially impacting:
1. Marginalized individuals whose stories are contained in the majority of challenged books. . . .
2. Children and teens suffer when books are banned in their schools and public libraries for many reasons. . . .
3. Librarians and school staff experience added stress and anxiety due to the atmosphere of censorship that book banning creates. . . .
4. Authors make their livelihood selling books, and book bans not only impact some authors’ income, but might leave them feeling excluded and marginalized as well. . . .
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Today’s rhymes are brought to you by Michael in Norfolk and by AL.com’s Roy S. Johnson.
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*Mark Twain.
Diagnosis: Delusion 0
I think any psychologist would agree with me that this is a clear case of projection.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
If this is not de facto secession, I don’t know what is.
The Lake Effect 0
At the Arizona Republic, Laurie Roberts notes that Kari Lake personifies the Republican credo that, if one standard is good, two must be better.
Numbers Gamers 0
Kyle Mantyla runs the Establishmentarians’ numbers and finds that they just don’t add up.