“That Conversation about Race” category archive
Still Rising Again after All the Years 0
The New Secesh have decided that, if they can’t acually undo history, they can hide it away so that no one remembers it.
Collateral Damage 0
The first crew of the U. S. S. Barry chose as a motto “Strength and Diversity” (meaning diversity of tactics and weaponry) over three decades ago.
Now comes James Stavridis, who served on that ship, to report that the anti-DEI crowd now is coming after its motto.
We are a society going backwards.
Republican Thought Police 0
David points out that
Silencing dissent doesn’t show strength. It shows fear.
(Warning: Short commercial starts at about the 5 1/2 minute mark.)
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Haajrah Gilani writes that Americans of Japanese descent see Donald Trump’s treatment of immigrants and hear rhymes of the Japanese internment camps of World War II. Here’s a bit from his article:
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*Mark Twain.
A Notion of Immigrants, Catch-22 Dept. 0
He went for a walk, got lost, got arrested by ICE, was incarcerated for over a week, and nearly got deported exiled.
ICE claimed that he did not have “proper immigration documents.”
Not being an immigrant, of course he didn’t.
Catch-22.
It’s the best catch there is.
You can read the full news report here.
(Broken link fixed.)
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Laura Loomer complains that “uppity blacks” don’t know their place.
Yup, she actually said, “Uppity.”
They’ve taken off their hoods.
They’re not even trying to hide their racism in these Trumpled times.
(Slightly edited for style.)
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Via the Las Vegas Son, Juan Esparza Loera notices a pattern (emphasis added):
Follow the link for the context of his conclusion.
Aside:
Why am I not surprised?
The Rule of Lawless 0
The quiet part is now out loud.
Real Big Men, Reprise 0
Via AL.com, Tom Moran marvels at the Trump administration’s and today’s Republican Party’s embrace of mean for the sake of mean.
No excerpt or summary will do his piece justice. Just go read it.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Michael in Norfolk hears several most unpleasant rhymes. Here’s the first line from one of them; follow the link for more.
You can find the second line of this couplet over at Boston.com.
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*Mark Twain.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
It occurs to me that this whole anti-DEI movement is all about making sure those folks (you know who they are) know their place and stay in it.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Clarence Page takes a look at Donald Trump’s recent directive, in which he directed the Republican thought police to assault the Smithsonian Institution for having the unmitigated gall to attempt to portray American history with accuracy. A snippet:
Follow the link for the rest.
Disappeared under the Rule of Lawless 0
Emma talks with journalist Prem Trakker about how Trump and ICE are disappearing persons without showing legal cause for doing so and about the implications thereof.
Afterthought:
I do not think it is an exaggeration to fear that, if we continue on this course, we in danger of becoming a police state.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
At The Philadelphia Inquirer, Faye Anderson takes issue with Donald Trump’s attempt to white-wash (I use that term advisedly) America’s history. Here’s a tiny bit from her article; follow the link for her reasoning.