Hate Sells category archive
A Question of Identity 0
Not long ago, I heard an apocryphal quotation from a fictional Native America chief. I forget exactly where, but it stuck with me. The chief was speaking to a cavalry officer and said something like this: “If you win a battle, it’s a victory. If we win, it’s a massacre.”
At Psychology Today Blogs, Joe Pierre explores the line between labeling acts of violence as “terrorism” or as “mental illness.” Here’s a bit:
I think his article a worthwhile read, especially in the light of recent events.
Sound Familiar? 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Mike Murphy asks whether this reminds you anyone in the news.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
In a longer article musing about the long-term potential of what’s been inaccurately dubbed “artificial intelligence,” John Nosta aptly describes the clamoring coming from the American right-wing. Here’s the bit that caught my eye:
Time Bomb 0
Hate sells, because hating is easier than thinking.
Afterthought:
My father fought Nazis in WWII.
We should follow his example and fight them now.
Precedented 0
Michael in Norfolk is not sanguine.
Here’s a bit from his post:
Follow the link for context.
Sheep’s Clothing . . . 0
. . . But Richard Barsanti sees through the disguise.
Precedented 0
Gene Collier, writing at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, says that the behavior of Donald Trump and his dupes, symps, and fellow travelers remind him of a book he recently read.
What’s the book? you might ask?
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
I tried a couple of titles for this post, but I eventually realized that what we are seeing is the New Secesh still rising again, so I recycled a recurring title, because it reflects a recurring theme.
If you are brave enough look behind the rhetoric of Trump and his dupes, symps, and fellow travelers, what you will see is racism, bigotry, and hate.
And hate sells, because hate allows persons to avoid responsibility, to avoid caring, to avoid thought.
The Chaos Gambit 0
Dick Polman takes a look at Donald Trump’s behavior in court. A snippet:
Merchant of Hate 0
In a brilliant article at the Des Moines Register, Kathy Kiely, veteran reporter and Lee Hills Chair in Free Press Studies at the Missouri School of Journalism, calls out the hate-full remarks of Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen.
Just go read it for yourself.
(Broken link fixed.)
Establishmentarians 0
Thom wonders why so many they-call-themselves Christians seem to miss the point of what the Bible reports to be Jesus Christ’s own words.
