Hate Sells category archive
Seeking Refuge 0
It has been noted that persons have responded differently to different groups of refugees; a number of examples have been in the news recently.
Here in the States, for example, some want to build a wall go keep out persons from Central America fleeing violence and climate change, while welcoming persons fleeing Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. (And this is not a new phenomenon.)
In a timely post at Psychology Today Blogs, Professor Natalia Kucirkova explores the reasons for this.
I commend it to your attention.
The Disinformation Superhighway of Hate 0
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
Idiot Test 0
Methinks he failed the test . . . .
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
At the Bangor Daily News, Bowdoin professor Aliosha Barranco Lopez explores the dangers of echo chambers, with a focus on QAnon. A snippet (emphasis added):
The Bullies’ Pulpit 0
Writing at the Des Moines Register, Rachelle Chase worries that we are becoming a nation of bullies. Here’s one of her examples; follow the link for the rest.
Cavalcade of Crazy 0
(Note: Unrelated phone call about COVID prevention efforts in Davis County, CA, starts at the 3:41 mark.)
Aside:
I’ve read the Bible through six times in two different translations. It gave me great comfort in one of the worst times of my life, now some decades ago. I can assure you that Jesus said nothing about shooting Commies–or anyone else, for that matter–in the face.
If you are looking for a readable English translation of the Bible, I recommend the Jerusalem Bible. It’s the only contemporary translation I’ve encountered that combines readability with an elegance of language that can stand with the KJV.
Hurdles 0
Helen Ubiñas points out that Republicans’ blatantly rude and disrespectful behavior towards Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is not unprecedented.
A Question of Identification 0
David and a caller discuss the rise of the right as it relates to cultural identification and prejudice. (Warning: short commercial at the end.)
The Out-Liars 0
Thom follows the money.
Russian Impulses 0
At the Arizona Republic, E. J. Montini comments on the Republicans who are supporting Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine. A snippet:
I bet he would if they were Democrats.
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*A reference to Congresswoman Liz Cheney’s characterizing the Republicans who voted against sanctions against Russia as the “Putin wing” of the Republican Party.
Russian Impulses 0
LZ Granderson points out that Florida’s Governor DeSantis is taking a page out of Vladimir Putin’s book.
As the saying goes, birds of a feather . . . .
