The Secesh category archive
Vance Planning 0
. . . in case you needed any more evidence that today’s Republican Party is little more than the party of the New Secesh.
Gutting Out the Vote 0
Thom talks with Greg Palast about Palast’s new film detailing Republicans’ efforts to deny American citizens their right to vote.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Over at Truthout, Carol Anderson, professor of African American studies at Emory University, decodes de code.
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At AL.com, Roy S. Johnson decodes de code.
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As I have mentioned before in these electrons, Dr. William Shade, one of my history professors back in the olden days when I was a young ‘un, was found of saying, “History is irony.”
In the midst of a larger column focusing on a notion of immigrants, AL.com’s John Archibald notes such an irony (emphasis added):
Alabama is so afraid of “divisive concepts” that it won’t let students study the sins associated with that flag. But counties can run ‘em up the flagpole and call that history.
Follow the link for context.
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The New Secesh decide that, if all else fails to bring back the Confederacy, let’s craft a Way-Back machine?
Republican Thought Police 0
“Vengeance is ours,” sayeth the Republican Thought Police.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, history Charles B. Dew contemplates a couplet.
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*Mark Twain.
Tracking the Record 0
Reacting to Donald Trump’s tantrum at the National Association of Black Journalists, the editorial board of the Las Vegas Sun takes a long, detailed look at his track record on race.
No surprises, but, when it’s all collected in one place, it’s–er–rather disquieting.
Still Rising Again after All These Years . . . 0
. . . and, per Nikki Merritt at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Republican Thought Police are providing tactical support.
Stray Thought, Still Rising Again after All These Years Dept. 0
I think I’ve finally figured out just what heritage the “Heritage” Foundation is determined to preserve.
“When People Show You Who They Are, Believe Them the First Time”* 0
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier takes a close look at the implications of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. He finds it–er–less than attractive.
Indeed, he characterizes it as a “MAGA Manifesto.”
Follow the first link for 900 pages of secessionist propaganda said project.
Follow the second to learn why Collier sees it as a “MAGA Manifesto.”
Aside:
I not exactly sure what heritage the “Heritage” Foundation is celebrating, but it sounds not unlike the legacy of one of my late relatives.
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*Maya Angelou.
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Thom points out that, under the policies of today’s Republican Party, a rising tide lifts only those who own the boats.
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I commend to your attention Bob Nightengale’s article on Reggie Jackson’s recent remarks on what it was like being a black man playing minor league baseball in the South in the 1960s.
Remember that there are many who not only wish those days were still, but are working to bring them back.