The Secesh category archive
Metamorphosis 0
David discusses how Nixon’s southern strategy led to today’s Republican Party. Methinks he makes valid points. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
Still Rising Again after All These Years, Reprise 0
America’s original sin of chattel slavery and the myth of racial superiority that was fabricated to justify excuse it continue to exact their toll. (Warning: Language.)
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Thom discusses the current gerrymandering struggle going on in Texas. (Warning: Short commercial at about the two minute mark.)
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In a longer article about some of the ways in which J. D. Vance tries to twist history, Yastreblyansky makes a telling observation: that, in attacking birthright citizenship, today’s Republican party, AKA the Party of the New Secesh, echoes the arguments of pre-civil war slaveholders.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Michael in Norfolk is not sanguine. A snippet; follow the link for the rest.
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Per the link, they haven’t yet identified the aspiring Klansman.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but If Often Rhymes”* 0
AL.com’s J. D. Crowe visualizes a rhyme.
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*Mark Twain.
Still Rising Again after All These Years . . . . 0
. . . and still trying to promote the lie that the Civil War was about something other than perpetuating chattel slavery.
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SFGate reports that the Trump maladministration’s attempt to whitewash (I use that term advisedly) America’s history as told in America’s National Parks is not being received well by vistors to said parks.
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At Above the Law, Chris Williams parses the three planks of the platform of today’s Republican Party.
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Grung_e_Gene minces no words as to what he sees as the goal of today’s Republican Party. Here’s a bit from his article:
Courting Disaster 0
At Above the Law, Kathryn Rubino reports that the American public is getting wise to the Supreme Supremacist Court.
Not that it matters so long as the party of the New Secesh today’s Republican Party controls all three branches of government . . . .
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Lawrence O’Donnell minces no words in commenting on Donald Trump’s restoring the names of military bases so as to honor the Secesh.
Via C&L, which has the transcript.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
The New Secesh’s efforts to white-wash (I use that term advisedly) America’s history find another target.
On May 20, U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed all park units to display the signs to comply with President Donald Trump’s earlier executive order, which claims that U.S. history has been distorted by ideology and seeks to counter what it describes as revisionist narratives that portray the country’s past in a negative light.
To translate, the words
portray the country’s past in a negative light
is New Speak for
tell the truth about.
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Sam and the crew explain why the Trump maladministration is renditioning refugees, including Afghan refugees who helped American forces during George Bush’s Great and Glorious Patriotic War for a Lie, but making exceptions for white folks from South Africa.
(Spoiler alert: No surprises here.)
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Indiana’s Lt. Governor tries to rewrite history.
Afterthought:
They don’t want to admit the reality of slavery because that would require them to come face to face with who they really are.
They would rather believe that Gone with the Wind was an historical document, rather than what it was, probably the single most effective piece of political propaganda in America’s history.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
“Woke”? Not if today’s Republican Party gets its way.
Via Boston.com, Republicans are now opposing efforts to remove bigotry and racism from AI.
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.
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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.)