“That Conversation about Race” category archive
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Werner Herzog’s Bear marvels at the irony that the Reagan Foundation has requested that Donald Trump no longer use Ronald Reagan’s name in fundraising. He notes that, even though Reagan knew much better than Trump how to conduct himself in public, Reagan’s policies presaged in many ways Donald Trump’s actions. Here’s one example; follow the link for the rest.
Aside:
I say “Trump’s actions,” not Trump’s policies, for, as far as I can tell, Donald Trump does nothing consistently enough to warrant the sobriquet of “policy.”
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At AL.com, Roy S. Johnson argues that Donald Trump is the Bull Connor of our times.
Cognitive Flailure 0
Via Job’s Anger.
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
Trumpled at the BLM protest (details and context at the link):
Aside:
. . . thus revealing the oft unspoken meaning of the “all lives matter” hockey puck.
The GOP’s One-Note Samba 0
Martin Longman speculates about the long-term results of the Republican Party’s decision to put all its eggs in one pasty-white basket. A snippet:
Of course, each act of racial polarization and every racist utterance and pronouncement only exacerbated the problem and thus served to justify the next round of outrages. Eventually, only a Donald Trump could adequately encompass and express the kind of racial fear and hatred required to keep the GOP viable.
What’s in a Name? 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., explains.
Decoding De Code 0
E. J. Montini interprets the intimations.
Karen Karenlike 0
Karen knocks herself off the air.
Afterthought:
What I find most troubling about this sort of conduct is the gratuitous mean for the sake of mean of it all.
Cruelty must bring these sorts some type of pleasurable release.
In this, she also got released from her radio show.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
At the Orlando Sentinel, Ediberto Roman and Joshua Killingsworth remind us not to forget about Donald Trump’s Republican Family Values.
Immunity Impunity
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At the Des Moines Register, Reka Basu recounts tales of the enforcers. Here’s a tiny bit:
Ahlgren’s own injuries still had him in a knee brace five days later: He twisted an ankle and burst veins in his shins and right palm from falling onto concrete. . . .
“The cops were showing no mercy. They were literally chasing us on foot,” he said. “A few of us fell, and they (police) started yelling, ‘You bastards better run or you’ll get it worse!’”
Asked why he thinks he was spared arrest, Ahlgren said simply: “I’m white.”
Just read it. I guarantee it will ruin your evening.