Culture Warriors category archive
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Michael Paul Williams hears echoes of the rise. Here’s a bit of his article:
(snip)
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.
The Woes of Jerry Whinefeld 0
Sam Seder dissects Jerry Seinfeld’s whining about “woke.”
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
The Arizona Republic’s Laurie Roberts stands aghast at remarks on Arizona Republicans’ unmitigated self-serving chutzpah double standard.
Republican Thought Police 0
Farron delights in Florida Man’s being hoisted on his own petard.
Republican Family Values 0
(Warning: Short promo for David’s recent book at the end.)
Republicans’ actions betray the hollowness and hypocrisy of their claim to have “family values.”
Aside:
Many years ago, when I was in college, I knew someone who feared she might be pregnant (and, no, I was not the potential father).
As it turned out, she wasn’t. But, as I watched the agony she went through for those few weeks, I realized that not I nor anyone else had the right to dictate to her.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
They call themselves news hawks, but they are actually carrion crowers.
Republican Thought Police, Reprise 0
Michael Paul Williams relates how the Republican Thought Police came after a girl scout because they didn’t like that she campaigned against their censorship. A snippet, quoting the Girl Scout herself:
“It’s kind of hilarious. For me, it’s very ironic that they decided to censor my project that’s meant to fight censorship.”
Follow the link for the context of her comment.
Republican Thought Police 0
The SPLC tells one teacher’s story.
Afterthought:
The Republican Thought Police have a motto:
Don’t educate. Indoctrinate.