Politics of Hate category archive
American Stasi, Reprise 0
Emma and the crew run the numbers.
American Stasi 0
She thought she was going home to surprise her family on her Thanksgiving vacation from university.
Afterthought:
Mean for the sake of mean certainly appears to be a Republican family value.
The Marquis de Sade would be jealous.
American Stasi 0
ICE detains another American citizen for–I don’t know–having a Spanish last name maybe?
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
A century and a half ago, men dressed up in masks to terrorize, capture, torture, and sometimes kill folks whose skin was darker than theirs.
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*Mark Twain.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Farron points out that Donald Trump has been quite happy to hire immigrants to work at his resorts even as he has derided them to attract support from racists and bigots (my words, not Farron’s).
The Numbers Gamer 0
At The Charlotte Observer, Nick Sullivan explains why Stephen Miller’s claim that almost 15% of Charlotte school students are illegal aliens is a flat-out li–not supported by an honest interpretation of the facts.
American Stasi 0
Rick Strom reports on the fellow who boasted that he called ICE on a local business, resulting in legal immigrants being detained in ICE concentration camps. At the very end, Rick expresses his thoughts as to the fellow’s motivation, and, frankly (I do everything frankly), I think he nailed it.
And, in more news to the American Stasi . . . .
What’s in a Name? 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Mike Murphy looks at the Trump maladministration’s military attacks on Venezuelan fishing boats and offers a suggestion:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
American Stasi 0
More mean for the sake of mean, and then he boasted about it.
Know Them by the Company They Keep 0
Ring of Fire’s Jerrod Zisser reacts to Donald Trump’s welcoming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman into the Oval Office.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Via the Washington Monthly, Paul Finkelman looks at Donald Trump’s proposed immigration “policy” changes and hears a rhyme from the past. Here’s a tiny bit (emphasis added); follow the link for the rest.
And the Trump maladministration moves to close that door once more.
America’s original sin of chattel slavery and the myth of racial superiority fabricated to rationalize it continue to take their toll.
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*Mark Twain.
Skin of Thin 0
Farron points out that Donald Trump can’t take a joke and wants to punish the jokesters.
Republican Thought Police 0
Remember, the purpose of intimidation is to motivate persons to censor themselves.
Via the Sacramento Bee, Alli Aldis looks at how intimidation is stifling thought and learning. He explains that teachers are starting the censor themselves due to pressure from government and parents. He cites a survey:
Follow the link for context.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
History professor Michael E. Neagle listens to the Trump maladministration’s justifications for bombing South American fishing boats and hears a number of rhymes. Here’s just one of them:
Applied during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the label denied captured insurgents international rights and protections otherwise afforded state-sanctioned “prisoners of war.”
It enabled the indefinite detention and torture of these individuals, which eroded America’s moral standing in the world and crippled judicial efforts to convict suspected 9/11 planners.
Follow the link for the rest.
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*Mark Twain.
Devolution 0
I fear that my old Philly DL friend Noz is quite correct about one aspect of Donald Trump’s legacy.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the San Francisco Chronicle, Don Lattin, who covered Jonestown, hears a rhyme. Here’s but a tiny bit from his article:
Follow the link to see why hears such eerie echoes.
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*Mark Twain.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The mean for the sake of mean takes one’s breath away–not to mention taking away the lives and livelihoods of persons because they are brown or speak with an accent.