Culture Warriors category archive
The Fascists’ Formula 0
Afterthought:
No, that’s not an understatement.
Fascism is knocking on America’s door, and far too many among us are willing to open that door.
American Establishmentarianism 0
An Oklahoma state legislator wants to establish the church.
I think it’s safe to say that, when Michael in Norfolk refers to “Christofascists,” he is not indulging in hyperbole.
News item via Juanita Jean.
“White Fright” 0
Rebecca Watson looks at the long and inseemly history of the theory now referred to as the “Great Replacement” in American history, immigration policy, and culture and how these beliefs feed into right-wing violence, such as the recent mass shooting in Buffalo.
Transcript here.
The Fetishists 0
In the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Tony Norman tries to understand (some) Americans’ fascination with projectile-propelling portable phalli.
No excerpt or summary can do this article justice. Just go read the whole thing.
Buffaloed on the Disinformation Superhighway 0
The SPLC dissects the misdirection play. Here’s how the article begins; follow the link for the evidence.
In the wake of the Buffalo, New York, mass shooting, veteran disinformation posters on Twitter such as male supremacist Mike Cernovich and Malaysia-based RT (formerly Russia Today) contributor Ian Miles Cheong led a campaign to suggest that the terrorist harbored a left-wing ideology . . . .
Hate and Mongers of Hate 0
Seth skewers points out the internal contradictions in the right-wing’s racist “great replacement theory” myth lie.
We are a society of stupid.
Implicit 0
Brian Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, discusses the importance of voting in a era in which Christofascists (to borrow a term from Michael in Norfolk) would seize control of women’s bodies. In the course of his article, he notes an implication of the impending ruling which I have not seen mentioned elsewhere (emphasis added):
And remember this: A government that can force a woman to carry a baby to term can also justify a decision telling her she cannot carry a baby to term. Think China if you are the least bit confused about that.
Follow the link for the rest of his article.
Originalist Sin 0
At the Bangor Daily News, Gordon Weil looks at the implications of Justice (sic) Alito’s draft abortion decision. He is not sanguine. A nugget:
That’s constitutional originalism. That logic could raise the question of whether the Second Amendment right to own a gun, adopted in 1791, should be limited to protecting only muzzle-loader ownership.
If the only rights the federal government can protect are limited to those expressly listed in the Constitution and then only as they applied when the document was adopted, the U.S. would plunge headlong back to the late 1700s.
American Establismentarians 0
Michael in Norfolk calls out the duplicity. A nugget:
The Republican Platform 0
PoliticalProf sums it up.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini dissects the deception behind the dog whistle (emphasis added).
They were playing off a book published in France some years earlier claiming that Europe was being overrun by immigrants (in this case, Muslim and Black immigrants) under a plan by “elites” to replace native-born Europeans.
This ugly “replacement theory” was quickly picked up by nativists here and expanded to “you will not replace us.”
(snip)
Creating an honest and fair immigration system, and a secure border, is a sensible, necessary national policy. This isn’t that.
This is an attempt to use fear and deep-seeded insecurities to win elections. And it works.
American Taliban 0
Robert Elliott is fed up with all those authoritarian voyeurs.
Suffer the Children 0
We are again reminded that that’s not scripture, but that it is Republican policy.
“Just Live with It” Is Not an Option 0
A law professor takes issue with Justice (sic) Clarence Thomas. Here’s how he opens his article; follow the link for the rest.
This is a remarkable statement.
By this same philosophy, we should chide those, who were unwilling to “live with” Dred Scott v. Sanford.
Continental Divide 0
Robert Reich speculates on a best case scenario where this country is headed.
American Taliban 0
Michael in Norfolk explains their obsession with sex. A snippet:
. . . it all comes down to seeking to subordinate women . . . .
Follow the link for his reasoning.
A Moment of Venn, Reprise 0
Have you noticed the overlap between persons who fret about “government overreach” and the “Deep State” and those who would deny the existence of a “right to privacy” because that phrase does not specifically appear in the U. S. Constitution?