The Secesh category archive
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Quin Hillyer writes of the resurrection of a rationale for rebellion and reminds us that it once led to the Civil War. Here’s a tiny bit from his article:
This “nullification” idea is demonstrably, factually wrong — and dangerous. It was already discredited long before the Civil War by none other than “Father of the Constitution” James Madison. And that war itself, at the cost of some 750,000 lives, settled the issue once and for all.
Follow the link for the rest.
Indoctrination Nation 0
The Tamba Bay Times tells one teacher’s story of working under the rule of Florida’s Grand Wizard Governor DeSantis.
Just go read it.
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I don’t watch awards shows, but, I must say, I almost wish I had made an exception so I could have seen this.
Still Rising Again after All These Years . . . 0
. . . and they want you to know it.
A staff member found the rope hanging from a tree on the school’s property, according to a letter sent to families.
“This has caused some understandable feelings of fear and stress amongst our staff and we’re making you aware because we believe it is important to be transparent with our school community,” the letter reads.
Follow the link for details.
Built-in Bias 0
Writing at Psychology Today Blogs, Karim Bettache takes a penetrating look at how structural racism permeates society. (Structural racism is that thing that racists and their dupes, symps, and fellow travelers say does not exist because they don’t want to admit that it does.) Furthermore, he suggests that it’s a world-wide phenomenon that can be traced back to the age of empire, when European nations used racism–that is, white superiority–to help justify rationalize subjugating foreign lands and peoples.
Bettache cites research that demonstrates that children start absorbing racist messages from the culture almost before they learn how to talk, let alone learn how to read or think critically. Here are a couple of snippets from his article:
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For black girls, discrimination based on hair texture is a common experience that reinforces their position as outsiders in some environments. Some schools have even prohibited natural hairstyles, considering them “unruly” or contrary to policies requiring a “professional” appearance (Macon, 2014). The message is that to succeed and be accepted, black women must conform to white norms rather than embrace their cultural heritage and identity. Such policies inflict psychological harm and perpetuate racist beliefs that natural black hair is somehow unkept (sic) or unclean.
Given the efforts of the New Secesh to rise again, I think his piece is well worth the few minutes it will take to read it.
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At the Tampa Bay Times, historian Charles B. Dew takes Florida Governor DeSantis to task for perpetuating America’s first big lie. He cites an example from early in DeSantis’s career, when DeSantis taught history (or, at least, his version of history). A nugget:
How does this interpretation hold up?
Not very well, the overwhelming majority of American historians working in this field today would say, and I am among them.
(“Not very well” is–er–a bit of an understatement.)
Follow the link to see what the Secesh themselves said to explain why they took up arms.
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
The “Green Book” returns:
According to the NAACP national headquarters, the advisory is a “direct response to Governor Ron DeSantis’ aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools.”
Details at the link.
Still Rising Again after All These Years . . . 0
. . . and still spreading America’s first Big Lie.
Aside:
The next time someone tells you that the Civil War was about “state’s rights,” ask, “The state’s right to do just what, exactly?”
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They just can’t seem to stop themselves from idolizing icons of iniquity.
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A Florida teacher celebrates Confederate History Indoctrination Month.
The next time you hear someone spout off about “state’s rights,” ask, “The state’s right to do just what, exactly?” and see what distraction dance he or she breaks out into.
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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.
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thom talks with professors Marchi Pally and Pamela Cooper-White about the rise of “Christian” nationalism.
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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.
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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.
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If the truth hurts, ban the truth.
Naming Frights 0
Michael Paul Williams explores the history of Fort Pickett and of one of the families whose land was–er–repurposed for its construction.
It is not a pretty story (indeed, I suspect that it could not be told in Florida and other states which are committed to CRT, that is, to consciously rejecting truth), but it is one which bears telling.