Hate Sells category archive
The Fear Factor 0
Emma, Matt, and Brandon react to a caller’s idea that fear is one driver of conservatism.
Words Have Meaning 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., in responding to some critical comments he has received, finds it necessary to read the dictionary for his critics.
Facebook Frolics 0
The restaurant that posted this claims it did not realize what this was, which leads one to the question: which is worse, conscious, intentional bigotry or ignorant unthinking bigotry?
Personally, methinks it’s a toss-up.
Establishmentarians, Reprise 0
These people worship no Jesus that I know.
An Underlying Factor 0
Steve M. considers the self-delusion that made Republicans susceptible to Trump’s Big Lie.
Methinks he’s onto something.
Establishmentarians 0
Amy Lefkof spells it out.
Establishmentarians 0
This quotation from Barry Goldwater is surfacing a lot these days:
The reason is simple. He was right.
“Paranoia Strikes Deep” 0
At the San Francisco Chronicle, Charlie Jane Anders tries to under stand the sudden explosion in fear and paranoia about trans people. (I would argue that it’s because hate always seems to find a ready market, but that’s just me.) Given the waves of hate crashing into our eardrums every day, I recommend it as a worthwhile read. Here’s bit:
But the past few years have felt different.
The drumbeat of anti-trans articles and rhetoric seems organized, coordinated. And I’ve seen the effects in my own world. A couple of years ago, a liberal cis woman who used to go out for drinks every week with a group of trans women, including myself, suddenly “came out” as a transphobe and started spouting views that wouldn’t have felt out of place in right-wing media. I couldn’t recognize my friend anymore, and I still don’t understand.
Warning Flags 0
They are waving them right in front of us and we are not paying attention.
It Can’t Happen Here? 0
University of Arizona professor Stuart Brody recently visited Auschwitz and his experience left him with a wonder:
Follow the link for his story of the visit.
Republican Family Values, “Red Meat for Rednecks” Dept. 0
Some persons are just not happy unless they are hating.
A Sign of the Times 0
As Mark Twain once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.“
“Pay No Attention to the Man behind the Curtain” 0
In this particular case, it’s the men and women behind the curtain you have to worry about (as Sam and his crew noted in the previous post).
Image via Job’s Anger.