Hate Sells category archive
The Void 0
At NJ.com, a woman describes witnessing first-hand an outburst of hatred against an aged man of Asian descent. It is quite appalling. But, in her article, I think she may have gotten to a nugget of truth:
Follow the link and read the rest.
Vaccine Nation 0
Kyle Whitmire looks at Alabama’s recent ban on vaccine passports immunization records and concludes that it is a bill passed by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing (except potential fodder for campaign rhetoric).
They Can’t Handle the Truth . . . 0
. . . so they want to make it go away.
Suffer the Children 0
A sadistic shopper:
Aside:
Am I the only one to see a contradiction in the last two sentences of the excerpt.
Parler Talk, Stringing Apple Along Dept. 0
When you browse to a web site, your browser sends a “user agent” string which typically identifies the browser, the operating system, and other information about your system. (Depending on your browser, you may be able to customize your user agent string.) Generally, the information transmitted is innocuous and betrays no personal information.
Now comes Parler, which is customizing itself especially for iPhones.
I suspect that they are doing so by using iPhone users’ user agent strings to tailor their behavior.
Mean for the Sake of Mean Money
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LZ Granderson takes a look at what’s behind the recent spate of legislation to ban transgender children (which, I would point out, is a miniscule minority of the populace) from participating in school sports and concludes it’s all about the Benjamins. An excerpt (emphasis added):
The real sick thing about all of this is that we have state legislatures willing to hurt democracy, dismiss mental health, even target elementary school children all in an effort to mobilize and monetize the country’s prejudices and worst fears.
“Foxmania” 0
Capitol insurrectionist claims that Fox News made him do it.
All the News that Fits 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Sophia Moskalenko identifies four factors which she believes encourage the spread of “fake news” (also known in some circles as “lies”). Here’s her list; follow the link for a detailed discussion of each one.
1. True lies
2. Mythmakers
3. Heralds
4. Mass emotions
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
George Santayana’s famous saying has never seemed more apt: Those who do not remember the past (or, in this case, those who would pretend the past never happened) are condemned to repeat it.
The Spate of Hate 0
Senator Mazie Hirono talks with Thom. Among the topics is the rise in hate-full acts and crimes against persons of Asian descent.
“The Armed Encampment on a Hill” 0
Thom marvels at what Republicans have done to America.
Cyber-Bigots Cultivate Virtual Bigotry 0
The Seattle Times takes a deep dive into the proliferation racist zoombombings and finds that they are increasingly coordinated efforts:
Follow the link for their evidence.
Stray Thought 0
Some would have you believe that intolerance of intolerance is intolerance.
Merchant of Hate 0
In a powerful essay at The Roanoke Times, Paul Angermeier reflects on the legacy of Rush Limbaugh.
I commend his piece to your attention.
Scars 0
At the San Francisco Chronicle, Cynthia Lin Sugiyama writes powerfully of her experiences with anti-Asian racism and bigotry as she grew up in the United States. Here’s how she starts her tale:
I remember the day I was targeted just because I was Asian.
I was 7, maybe 8? It was sunny. I was outdoors, happy and carefree. A group of much bigger, older Caucasian boys started walking toward me. That alone scared me. When they then proceeded to poke fun at me, saying, “Ching ching, chong chong,” laughing hysterically as they walked off, that then scarred me.
Follow the link for the rest.