“That Conversation about Race” category archive
Disenfranchising Dense Demographics 0
At the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Kevin McDermott argues that, in states where they have control, Republicans are are waging urban warfare, that is, warfare against urbans. A snippet:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Thom makes a case that Republicans and the NRA are quite willingly orchestrating a misdirection play about gunnuttery to obscure their true intentions.
America’s original sin of chattel slavery continues to cast its shadow.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
thom talks with professors Marchi Pally and Pamela Cooper-White about the rise of “Christian” nationalism.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Scott Maxwell looks at the latest strategy to turn the Statue of Liberty into a liar. Here’s how his article starts:
Follow the link for the rest.
Plus ca Change 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, history professor Jonathan S. Perry looks back in time and sees parallels to Florida Governor DeSantis’s attempts to pretend history isn’t.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Sam and his crew talk with Vanderbilt professor Jefferson Cowie about how the legacy of George Wallace lives on today.
The Offense 0
At the Nashville Tennessean, LeBron Hill argues that Tennessee Republicans decided to expel two young black progressives from the Tennessee House because they didn’t know their place.
Afterthought:
When I was a young ‘un, back in the olden days, growing up under Jim Crow and attending segregated schools, there was a term for this:
They were “being uppity.”
Over a century and a half after the Civil War, the Secesh are still with us, and they are rising again after all these years.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
As I’ve mentioned before, Richard Nixon’s “southern strategy” has come full circle and consumed the Republican Party.
It is now the party of George Wallace and Bull Connor.
Decoding de Code 0
Robert C. Koehler explains the unstated wishes of those who are “anti-woke”:
Follow the link for context.
The Republican Party Personality Cult
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At the Las Vegas Sun, Casey Harrison explores Republicans’ fealty to Donald Trump in the face of the evidence of–er–somewhat questionable behavior. A snippet (emphasis added):
(snip)
“Unlike figures like Richard Nixon, who faced severe political consequences from his party in the light of the Watergate scandal, Trump has had no consequences meted out to him by the current Republican Party for his antagonism,” Benning said. “In this way, his supporters see a figure who shares their personality traits and values, who promises to put them on top of society, even though Trump has antagonistic and disinhibited traits that would make it difficult for him to enact those promises.”
The complete piece is worthy of your attention.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
If the truth hurts, ban the truth.