Political Theatre category archive
What’s in a Word? 0
At the Inky, the Angry Grammarian reports that that the Supreme Court will have to decide.
The Seeds of Dysfunction 0
Michael in Norfolk considers the state of today’s Republican Party and considers how it became what it is today. Here’s a bit of his article:
My two or three regular readers know that I agree completely with him about Nixon’s Southern Strategy.
I’m not so sure that the Moral Majority and its ilk deserve to be considered a separate cause. White Southern Protestant fundamentalism and racism have always been intertwined. Just to pick one example, the Southern Baptist Convention seceded (you will pardon the expression) from the national group in 1845 in support of slavery.
If the two causes Michael identifies are not bother and sister, they are at least first cousins–and incestuous ones at that.
Kracken Up 0
Seth takes a closer look at Sidney Powell’s guilty plea.
This is Seth at his best. Watch it.
Decoding De Code 0
I have seen Atrious use this term, but somehow I overlooked the obvious until Badtux decoded de code.
Squeaker of the House 0
Paige Masten testifies to the evidence of things seen.
Nattering Nabobs of Nonsense 0
Andrew Gallline reminds pontificating pundits that Democrats are not responsible for Republicans’ dys- and misfunction.
Tearing Down the House 0
Jason Tebbe sees precedents for the House Republicans’ intentional dysfunction. A nugget:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Elephantiasis Politicus, Reprise 0
Trampling democracy, the Constitution, and the common good . . . .
Unchecked and Unbalanced 0
Two North Carolina state senators are–er–concerned about the direction of the North Carolina Republican Party. Here’s a bit of what they have to say:
Follow the link for their reasoning and, remember, what they have to say is apparent in a number of other states too.
It’s Bubblelicious! 0
Psychology professor Gail K. Sahar explores some of the reasons for increasing political polarization in dis coarse discourse. I recommend her article as a worthwhile read in these fractious times. Here’s a bit:
Chaos Agents, One More Time 0
Michael in Norfolk points out that both sides don’t.
Republican Thought Police 0
Afterthought:
Many years ago, when I was a young ‘un just a couple of years into my first real job (as opposed to summer jobs), my then girl friend and I had occasion to visit an apartment occupied by two young men.
I remember that she was rather taken aback when she saw that there was only one bed in the apartment.
But, really, they were just being who they were, and they were harming nobody.
Who does it harm to just let let persons be who they are in the privacy of their own homes?
As an aside, I can attest that no marriage of mine has ever been harmed by anything that happened in a same sex bedroom.
Chaos Agents 0
Robert Reich, not one given to wild ravings, fears that there is method in the madness. Here’s how he opens his article; follow the link for his reasoning.
Reagan is still revered, especially by Republicans, but his negative view of government has morphed into an authoritarian fervor within the Republican Party.
And that fervor has become the basis of a strategy — led by Trump — for seeking to persuade the rest of America that the nation is ungovernable as a democracy and therefore in need of an authoritarian strongman.