Culture Warriors category archive
Thought Police 0
In recognition of Banned Books week, the Bangor Daily News reran a column by Stephen King, one that first appeared over three decades ago. Here’s a snippet:
The whole piece is worth your while.
The Transmogrification 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, letter writer Darryl Cornelius traces the path of the Republican Party from the party of Lincoln to the party of stinkin’.
Whitewashing History 0
At the Des Moines Register, Gerald Ott reacts to Republican attempts to pretend that America’s history wasn’t.
“When the Truth Hurts, Hurt the Truth” 0
Michael Paul Williams points out that those who complain most vociferously about “indoctrination” in schools are, in truth, the indoctrinators.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Hate and Mongers of Hate 0
The Portland Press-Herald reports on a surge in antisemitic Zoombombing.
I don’t have any words,
Just go read it for yourself.
Will Bunch: “Red States Have Become Laboratories of Autocracy” 0
Let Will Bunch explain why he said that.
He can explain his reasoning much better than can I, but here’s a teeny bit more context for the above statement:
In Loco Parentis 0
And, in news of the truly loco . . . .
A Notion of Immigrants 0
A false notion, spread, natch, on “social” media.
Karen Karen-Like 0
They just can’t seem to keep from showing us who they really are.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
So often, it seems that those who spout the slogan “America, Love it or leave it” are the sort that hate an awful lot of their fellow citizens and hate a good portion of The Constitution and even the basic tenets of democracy. Funny it never occurs to them that perhaps THEY should be the ones leaving, since the principles upon which our nation was founded seem to really rub them the wrong way. Marjorie Traitor Greene is a prime example of this type. She has said that states need to think about seceding. I imagine this is in an effort to make America more like Marjorie and her fellow unhinged conspiracy-loving friends, and less like the clear-headed, logical, well-informed citizenry Thomas Jefferson dreamt of. Good luck with that Marge. Mangy Fetlocks thought it was time someone told her that maybe SHE is the one who needs to leave, not the rest of us.
Still Rising Again after All These Years, Reprise 0
Disparate treatment in the Sunshine State. Who woulda thunk?
Still Rising Again After All These Years 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Leonard Hitchcock looks at the current threat of the New Secesh. His summary gives one pause:
Nevertheless, he finds some straws at which to grasp. He outlines them at the link.
Lethal Legacy 0
Emma talks with historian Matthew Dallek about how the legacy of the John Birch Society lives on in today’s Republican Party.
Republican Family Values 0
Michael in Norfolk https://michael-in-norfolk.blogspot.com/2023/09/republicans-word-games-on-abortion-will.html.
This New Gilded Age 0
Methinks Michael in Norfolk has figured it out. Here’s a bit of his post: