Politics of Hate category archive
The Rule of Lawless 0
It appears that the Trump maladministration has decided that, if they can’t get judges to agree with their actions, they needn’t try to change the law. Instead, they can just change the judges.
American Stasi 0
Via The Charlotte Observer, Amelia Robinson tells the story of a legal Haitian immigrant driven to suicide. A snippet:
Follow the link for context.
Suffer the Children 0
We are again reminded that that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Language.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At AL.com, John Archibald looks at some hate-ful rhetoric directed at Moslems in Alabama on behalf of Senator Tommy Tuberville and hears a rhyme from another hate-filled time.
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*Mark Twain.
Culture Wars and Mongers of Culture Wars 0
It never occurred to me that, in the eyes of the Trump maladministration, bike lines are somehow “woke.”
Hoist on His Own Petard 0
Veteran journalist John Young seems to think that Donald Trump’s war of choice on Iran may not be going quite as Trump expected.
Here’s a bit from his article; follow the link for context.
By March: “I think we won.”
Come April: “A whole civilization will die tonight.” (Fortunately for civilization, TACO was cheap.)
In June: “There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable.”
A Common Factor 0
At the Psychology Today website, Jer Clifton reports on research that shows that “one primal world belief was uniquely related to violence (sic) extremism.”
Follow the link for more.
Red Scare Redux 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Ron Mitchell suggests (to paraphrase) that, if Republicans are looking Communists, they should start by looking in the mirror.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
American Stasi 0
In Hartford Courant report about how Connecticut officials are alarmed at tactics used by ICE, the state’s Attorney-General, William Tong, sums up what the Trump maladministration is doing:
Stray Thought 0
There’s a difference between interpreting the Constitution and amending it.
As far as I am concerned, today’s Supreme Supremacist Court has arrogated to itself the power to amend.
The Rule of Lawless 0
John Young is not sanguine. Here’s tiny bit from his article:
But this administration has blown any previous standards out of the water.
The capricious use of the National Guard. The transforming of ICE into a paramilitary Legion of Goons. Nothing shames Hegseth, Stephen Miller and their boss, Conman the Barbaric.
The Welcome Zap 0
Somehow, I don’t think this is what Emma Lazurus had in mind when she wrote
Afterthought:
Metninks that the crucial item that our “news” media fears to address is this:
The core value that unites Trump with the Trumpeetes is racism.
Without that, they have nothing.
The Macho Man, Republican Family Values Dept. 0
Thom sees a pattern.
Red Scare Redux 0
At my local rag, retired academician Tom Wallace dissects the misdirection play. A snippet:
The Rule of Lawless 0
Todd Blanche Doubles down on the double-talk.