Politics of Hate category archive
Never What It Said It Was 0
Francis Wilkinson points out that Teabaggery has never been about what it claims to be about.
It is not a tax revolt; it is a tax grab.
A snippet (emphasis added):
Until Donald Trump came along.
Trump, whose genuine populist instincts appear unconscious of, and unencumbered by, American history, dispensed with the tri-corner hats. His offer required no validation from neo-colonials, no resort to hallowed principles of limited government. Trump’s deal was straight up: He would secure the government programs — Social Security, Medicare — that benefit older, whiter Tea Party voters while chasing younger, browner Americans away from the public trough. He would even clear out of the country anyone who failed to prove citizenship.
More at the link.
Facebook Frolics 0
Alas, poor troll.
I knew him, Horatio. But I unfriended him all the same.
I do not miss the Zuckerborg. It makes the Slough of Despond look like a resort town.
The Jesus Crumpet 0
Frederick L. Coolidge and Melissa L. Coolidge explore why persons see faces in slices of toast and other places where there are none. A snippet:
What Ailes Fox? 0
Pap goes off on an astounding rant. Excerpt:
All he did was tap into the hate in America.
“Dog Whistle” 0
From Drumpf, the Musical, a work in progress.
RNC Snapshots 0
Susie Sampson delivers snippets of interviews with persons who attended the Republican Convention. It’s not pretty.
Staring into a Stereotype 0
At the Raleigh News and Observer, Mary Roodkowsky explores the origins of Hillary Hatred. A snippet:
But why is Hillary Hatred so intense, so committed, so sure of itself?
It’s because Hillary isn’t feminine or womanly, at least not in traditional ways. She doesn’t emote much publicly, she’s not spontaneous, she’s not touchy-feely. In short, she’s not vulnerable. And this is terrifying.
Women are emotional. Mothers are nurturers. Being a real woman means being spontaneous and responsive. Hillary doesn’t fit these stereotypes, and so she’s not a proper woman. This outrages many Americans, of both sexes.
(snip)
This dislike and fear of serious, reserved women is particularly American.
Fear and Loathing (and Delusion) in Cleveland 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., can only shake his head and sigh at the Republican Hate-Fest in their fact-free Never Never Land:
Did Silicon Valley entrepreneur Peter Thiel really say, “It’s time to end the era of stupid wars,” as if it were Democrats who dragged Republicans into Iraq with promises of flowers strewn beneath American tanks?
Did Ben Carson really link Hillary Clinton to Satan? Did the crowd really chant, repeatedly and vociferously, for her to be jailed? Did at least two Republicans actually call for her execution?
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*Remember, in white-wing world, these are not examples of “terrorism.” These are examples of “putting them in their place.”
Coddled Yeggs 0
Catherine Rampell notes that, despite their small-government protestations, what Republicans truly want is a nanny state, one that mops their tears, protects them from the real world, and coos over their booboos, all the while keeping them swaddled in their bigotry and prejudice. A snippet:
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They . . . want policymakers to bar transgender Americans from using the public bathroom of their choice, lest those in neighboring bathroom stalls feel vaguely threatened.
They want government to protect religious freedom, yet they also want government to expel holders of select religious beliefs — a policy that couldn’t possibly pass constitutional muster even if you could figure out a way to implement it.
They also want their small, spartan government to round up and deport 11 million undocumented immigrants, quickly and on the cheap, but “in a very humane way, a very nice way.”
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