Hate Sells category archive
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Victoria Hugo-Vidal takes a look at the Supreme Supremacist Court’s recent abrogation of Roe v. Wade. It is a thoughtful and well-reasoned article, but one bit leapt out at me as highlighting the misogyny and arrogance underlying that decision:
You’ll notice nobody ever proposes punishing men who get their jollies.
Follow the link for the rest.
“But It’s the Only Possible Explanation” 0
University of Pennsylvania professor Donovan Schaefer analyzes the appeal of conspiracy theories. He notes that they have existed for centuries, but that this appears to be their golden age (which I would attribute to the internet and “social” media and persons who believe what they read on a computer screen simply because it’s on a computer screen, but that’s just me). Here’s a bit from his piece (emphasis added):
But what if the whole world were like that? In essence, that’s the illusion of conspiracy theory. All the answers are there, and everything fits with everything else. The big players are sinister and devious – but not as smart as you.
Democracy Plutocracy
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A member of the European Parliament argues that the United States is a failing state.
His arguments are difficult to counter, as one of our two major political parties has dedicated itself, not to democracy, but to minority rule at any cost.
Craven Imagers 0
Mrs. Betty Bowers lampoons the Christofascists’ claim that “America is a Christian nation.”
Aside:
Religious fervor has waxed and waned over the course of America’s history, but seldom has America’s religious fervor seemed so poisonous and hate-full as it is today.
Video via C&L.
Bumper Sticker Shock 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear decodes de code.
American Taliban 0
The editorial board of the Las Vegas Sun sounds a warning.
“A Republic, If You Can Keep It” 0
William Rivers Pitt fears that we cannot.
Twits on Twitter 0
Yet more racist twits, these ones reacting to Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas’s condemnation of the Supreme Supremacist Court’s overturning Roe v. Wade:
“This is stuff I haven’t seen since” the civil rights movement, she said.
Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0
It’s also a law in Florida.
Afterthought:
Denying history means never learning its lessons.
In this case, it is quite clear that those who would deny history also reject its lessons, because they are too busy still rising again after all these years.
The Obvious Will Out 0
Emma points out, “Lay in bed with a tiger and it claws your face.”
He laid in bed with a tiger. It (figuratively) clawed his face.
The Authoritarian Appeal, Reprise 0
Uriel Abulof, like Daniel F. Seidman whom I mentioned yesterday, is exploring the appeal of authoritarianism.
In Part 2 of two-part series (Part 1 is linked at the link), he makes three main points:
- Some leaders are like toxic therapists: By displaying both power and victimhood, they abuse people’s fears and frustrations.
- People tend to project their pains onto their leader’s wounds and introject the leader’s strength to seek revenge and redemption.
- Some Americans feel like victims, a sensation that may be driven by narcissism and manipulation.
Follow the link for a detailed discussion of each.
The Authoritarian Appeal 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Daniel F. Seidman compares and contrast democracy, authorianism, and laissez faire approaches to making decisions, with particular attention the the first two. Along the way, he discusses what attracts persons to authoritarianism. Much of what he says sounds eerily familiar . . . .
Here’s a tiny little bit:
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Melinda Hennenberger marvels at the pretzel logic fantasy world of the New Secesh. A snippet:
Follow the link for the rest.