Politics of Hate category archive
Visions Delusions of the Fall Foul
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It seems that one of the constructs of the racist right way is something called “white genocide,” which, as near as I can figure out, means not getting their racist right-wing way and therefore not returning, if not to slavery, at least to Jim Crow.
Don’t believe me? Listen to the audio at the link.
Patriot Games 2
According to Atlanta’s Channel 2 News, conservative “patriot” Michael Sibley confessed to police that he was trying to educate people that terror strikes can happen anywhere and without warning when he planted the bombs last November.
Words fail me.
Facebook Frolics 0
The idea of a black man in the White House continues to drive Republicans bonkers.
Signs of the Times 0
Steven M. savages wingnuts’ compulsion to hurl feces at those with whom they differ.
Twits on Twitter 0
Yet another racist twit.
No Huddled Masses Need Apply 0
Jim Wright looks at the current kerfuffle over immigration and pulls no punches. Here’s a bit of one of his typically long and scathing posts (emphasis added):
Republicans say the government is broken, and they’re going to keep on breaking it until they’re proven right.
Read the whole thing.
None Dare Call It Terrorism 0
In the Charlotte Observer, Glenda Gilmore, an ex-pat North Carolinian now living in Connecticut, comments on the case of Craig Hicks, who killed three Muslim students for reasons that remain unclear.* A snippet:
Know Them by the Company They Keep 0
Joe Conason contemplates the Republican Party’s incoming House whip, Steve Scalise, fellow traveler of white supremacists.
Follow the link for Conason’s thoughts on the matter.
My thoughts are quite simple. Richard Nixon set out to capture the bigot vote with his odious Southern Strategy. The bigot vote now has captured the Republican Party.
Via Progressive Populist.
Whitewashing Terrorism 0
Chauncey Devega and Mike discuss, “When is terrorism not terrorism?”
Read Devega’s post-interview comments.