Politics of Hate category archive
The Bully’s Pulpit 0
At Above the Law, Liz Dye reports on Donald Trump;s efforts to protect his freedom of screech.
I linked to this yesterday, but, really, Gene Collier nailed it.
The Transmogrification 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, letter writer Darryl Cornelius traces the path of the Republican Party from the party of Lincoln to the party of stinkin’.
The Bullies’ Pulpit 0
Mona Charon discusses how threats of violence, both implicit and explicit, have come to pollute our polity coincident with rise of Trump. A snippet:
Follow the link for her supporting evidence.
The Artful Codger 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Jesse Robison marvels at how Donald Trump inspires so much loyalty when, if you look closely, you will see that there’s no there there. A snippet:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Afterthought:
Methinks it’s not the promises that attract the Trumpettes.
It’s Trump’s giving them permission to hate in public.
History teaches us that, all too often, hate sells.
Will Bunch: “Red States Have Become Laboratories of Autocracy” 0
Let Will Bunch explain why he said that.
He can explain his reasoning much better than can I, but here’s a teeny bit more context for the above statement:
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
At the Bangor Daily News, University of Maine professor Nicole Coffey Kellett argues that truth-full truth matters.
A Stark Choice 0
Melinda Henneberger lays it out.
The Marjorie Taylor Greene New Deal 0
Aside:
Methinks David’s suggested term for posts by X Offenders is well-worth adopting.
Lethal Legacy 0
Emma talks with historian Matthew Dallek about how the legacy of the John Birch Society lives on in today’s Republican Party.
The Story of the Moral Is . . . . 0
In a particularly timely article at Psychology Today Blogs, Dale Hartley looks at how propagandists liars use “moral panics” to roil the public and distract it from actual issues. Here’s a bit:
Given that this technique seems to dominate dis coarse discourse even as I write this, what with the fuss over trans kids in sports and truthful books in school and public libraries, the few minutes it will take to read his article are well worth your while.
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
AL.com’s Francis Coleman sees parallels.