“That Conversation about Race” category archive
Conceptualizing Governor Trumpkin 0
Noting the Virginia’s new Republican governor wants to ban “divisive concepts” from public schools, Jim Marchman, writing at The Roanoke Times, wonders precisely what that term encompasses. For example:
Afterthought:
Of course, Marchman purposely misses the point to make his point.
As Paul Krugman pointed out (see below), a “divisive concept” is nothing more than one which makes Governor Trumpkin and his dupes, symps, and fellow travelers feel uncomfortable.
Governor Trumpkin, Reprise 0
At The Roanoke Times, Martin A. Davis, Jr., points out that Virginia’s new governor’s recent “Executive Order 1” contradicts itself. A snippet; follow the link for more.
It’s hard to understand how children can be taught to think for themselves when the state wants to aggressively ban anything that even hints of controversy.
Afterthought:
In Republican World, truth is to pursued–and vanquished.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Florida Man’s Republican cancel culture cancels (a lecture about) the Civil Rights Movement.
Afterthought:
I think that cancelling the Civil Rights Movement, not just lectures about it, would not be an unwelcome outcome in the eyes of today’s Republican Party.
Still Rising Again after All These Years,
Gutting Out the Vote Dept.
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Sam and his crew highlight the hypocrisy.
“Whitewashing History” 0
The Richmond Times-Dispatch’s Michael Paul Williams explains, in the context of a column about Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, whose first official act was to ban critical race theory in schools, where, again, it is not taught. A nugget (emphasis added):
This all-consuming concern over “inherently divisive concepts” and the Constitution is rich coming from a member of a political party in thrall to a former president so divisive that he inspired an insurrection that the vast majority of GOP lawmakers are loath to acknowledge or investigate.
Image via Job’s Anger.
What Happened Happened 0
The writer of a letter to the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch points out that it can be done: Yes, you can teach history without teaching the dreaded and degrading (to white children according to Republicans, that is) critical race theory.
Neglected Legacy 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., reminds us that Martin Luther King, Jr., gave more than one speech.
Maskless Marauders 0
Just stupid and bullheaded for the sake of stupid and bullheadedness.
But that should come as no surprise.
Misdiagnosis 0
Joe Pierre, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, looks at dis coarse discourse and argues that attributing belief in political or scientific fairy tales to “mass delusion” or “mass psychosis” is, as my old boss used to say, “in error.” Rather, he suggests that such beliefs are symptomatic of a sick society, not of sick individuals.
Here’s a bit of his piece (emphasis added); follow the link for the complete article.
Aside:
I would argue that the ultimate “real root cause”–to use his term–of our present poisonous politics is America’s original sin of chattel slavery and the racist ideology created to justify and excuse it, which is perpetually promoted by political actors for power and profit.
But that’s just me.
Sauce for the Goose . . . 0
The Orlando Sentinel’s Scott Maxwell has a modest proposal. A nugget:
I have a better idea:
Let’s force legislators to strap on body-cams and mics on themselves every time they’re around lobbyists.
Follow the link for his reasoning.