Politics of Hate category archive
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.
“Old Times There Are Not Forgotten” 0
Michael in Norfolk argues that today’s Republican Party wants to bring back those old times.
Tubervillainy, Reprise 2
Just read it.
Afterthought:
Many of the traditions and norms in our federal government are based on trusting that elected officials will act in good faith.
We are now faced with the new Secesh, still rising again after all these years, who act in bad faith.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
As one who trained as an historian (with a focus of U. S. Southern) and as the descendant of persons who, as the saying goes, “held” slaves, I hold DeSantis’s and his tools’ hypocritical denial of the reality of chattel slavery, quite frankly, beneath contempt and disgusting beyond words.
I would add this: A point seldom mentioned is that, as far as slaveholders were concerned, slaves were not persons; they were, to put it bluntly, livestock.
The reason behind racism as it developed during the period of European expansion–the belief that white persons were somehow superior to persons of other skin colors–was to justify treating those persons differently. It was literally whitewashing cruelty.
Market Farces 0
Steve M. reports on the latest step in Republicans’ anti-LGBTQ crusade appears to be attacking retailers who sell merchandise that said crusaders find offensive. Apparently, in their view, admitting the very existence of LGBTQ persons is now being portrayed as “grooming.” Here’s a bit from his article; follow the link for his reasoning.
And this from the party that claims to celebrate the “free hand of the market.”
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
Davidson College Professor Isaac Bailey reacts to a message that he received that started out by addressing him with “Hey, boy!”
I commend the complete article to your attention.