Culture Warriors category archive
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Will Bunch sees a parallel:
Gov. Robert K. Scott told the president that loyalists to the party that got fewer voters “will not submit to any election which does not place them in power.” He further warned: “I am convinced that an outbreak will occur here [on] the day appointed by law for the counting of ballots.”
The year was 1870, and the state was South Carolina.
Follow the link for more echoes from the past.
Thought Police 0
If they see a thought, they’re gonna put it under lock and key.
“The Victim Complex” 0
Farron suggests that Trump voters fear that karma is real and that it’s coming for them.
Triggers 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Daniel Smith offers an interesting perspective on why some Republicans are so frightened by “wokeness.”
The Time Machine 0
John Young, discussing the recent Supreme Supremacist Court ruling in Moore v. Harper, argues that MAGA Republicans and their sponsors (might one call them “groomers”?), such as the Federalist Society, want to roll back the clock by packing the Court with their dupes, symps, and fellow-travelers.
Here’s a bit of his article:
And so, in a right-wing laboratory, rows of judge-robots were programmed:
“I will destroy democracy.”
“I will destroy democracy.”
“I will destroy democracy.”
MAGA true believers will say this is not the intention of their chosen jurists. They mean only to return the workings of our democracy back to the way they were in the — uh, oh, what the heck — 18th century.
Before the invention of flush toilets. When slaves, not electricity, powered the economy. When only property owners, White ones, ran the place.
Republican Family Entertainment 0
And, in related news . . . .
Image via Job’s Anger.
Afterthought:
It’s just another Republican culture war misdirection play, but it is truly an exceptionally stupid one
Republican Family Values 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Elliot D. Cohen takes a look at the likely effects of the recent spate of anti-LGBTQ legislation in Republican-controlled states. His conclusions are disturbing.
He makes three main points:
- LGBTQ youth are twice as likely to entertain and attempt suicide as all other adolescents.
- LGBTQ-based discrimination is a major risk factor for poor mental health and suicidality in LGBTQ youth.
- Legislation that discriminates against LGBTQ people increases the likelihood of suicidality among LGBTQ youth.
Follow the link for a detailed exploration of the topic.
An Unintentional Truth 2
The editorial board of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch found itself somewhat taken aback by the statements of Florida Governor DeSantis defending chattel slavery. Here’s a little bit from their editorial:
What’s next? Suggesting that the Nazis’ horrendous wartime experiments on Jews weren’t entirely evil, because they yielded medical data?
Little did they expect that what they intended, in my opinion, as rhetorical hyperbole for emphasis would, within a matter of days, become a prophecy come true.
“Goodbye, Dollie” 0
Sam and the crew marvel at how the Barbie movie seems to have triggered wingnuts.
We are a society of stupid.
Beyond the Vacuity of the Dolls 0
At Above the Law, Chris Williams tries figure out why some right-wingers seem to have been triggered by the Barbie movie.
Freedom of Screech 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Bruce L. Wilder argues that, contrary to the recent ruling of the Supreme Supremacist Court, freedom of speech and freedom to discriminate are not the same thing.
