Politics of Hate category archive
Actualizing Fiction 0
Robert Reich looks at Donald Trump’s and J. D. Vance’s attitudes (and, in the case of Trump, documented behavior) and warns,
Follow the link for his reasoning.
A Notion of Immigrants, Carrion Crows Dept. 0
The parents of Aiden Clark have had enough of Republicans’ politicizing the death of their son. Aiden died in a traffic accident involving a Haitian immigrant in Springfield, Ohio.
Here’s bit from Aiden’s father’s statement before the Springfield City Commission:
They can vomit all the hate they want about illegal immigrants. The border crisis, and even untrue claims about fluffy pets being ravaged and eaten by community members. However, they are not allowed, nor have they ever been allowed, to mention Aiden Clark from Springfield, Ohio. I will listen to them one more time to hear their apologies.
Follow the link for the video and more background.
“This Is What Racism and Xenophobia Look Like” 0
San and the crew discuss how the right-wing spins lies about immigrants and how Trump seizes on and amplifies the lies. (The post title is a quote from the video.)
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Various right-wing commentators operatives have been criticizing Kamala Harris for “code-switching.”
At Above the Law, Mark Herrmann notes the fatuousness of that attack. He writes
. . . don’t blame Kamala Harris for code-switching.
We all code-switch in endless situations.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Afterthought:
Of course, to anyone who can decode de code, this criticism of Harris is a coded–you will pardon the expression–attempt to appeal to racists without sounding overtly racist.
Republican Family Values 0
Apparently, suffer the children (and the parents and the grandparents) is a Republican Family Value.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
In a letter to the editor of The Charlotte Observer, Dan Busch describes a sign of the times.
The Fifth Columnist 2
The Arizona Republic’s Laurie Roberts is less than pleased at how Arizona state senator Wendy Rogers has embraced fascism.
The Bullies’ Pulpit 0
Thom looks at the right-wing’s use of bullying as a political tactic.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
At the Roanoke Times, Jeanne Larsen highlights Republicans’ hypocrisy.
Foxy Shady 0
Emma and the crew take another look at Fox News’s attempt toe make birtherism great again.
Snakes on a Campaign 0
Charles M. Blow make the case that Donald Trump has a way with the reptilian amongst us. Here’s how his article opens:
One wouldn’t be wrong to think that this results in a treacherous environment. But Trump prefers this sort of snake pit because he understands snakes.
Follow the link for his arguments.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Michael in Norfolk feels a need to point out what is obvious to anyone willing to look. A snippet:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Criminalizing Camping 0
Emma talks with investigative reporter and journalist Rebecca Burns about the right-wing’s effort to punish homeless persons for being in this new gilded age.
A Questioning of Identity 0
Thom calls out Republican race-baiting and puts it into historical context.
What’s in a Name? 0
Boston University Professor Joshua Pederson offers a theory as to why Donald Trump continually and (apparently) intentionally mispronounces Kamala Harris’s first name (and, note, it is not a difficult name to pronounce). Here’s a bit from his article:
Read the full article for context.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
And, just as Rebecca Watson predicted, dis coarse discourse gets even coarser.
The outrage surrounding William Formica came after an alleged comment on a social media post.
He’s accused of writing that Kamala Harris performed a sex act in response to a question about the vice president’s political accomplishments.
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Victoria Hugo-Vidal predicts an avalanche of sexism in response to Kamala Harris’s run for president. She starts by discussing an email signed “A Friend” that she received in response to an earlier column:
This sexism will come from the mouths of friends, strangers, family members and household names.
I think her prediction will be borne out and commend her article to your attention.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Sam and the crew debunk the racist lies that Republicans, who are citizens of this “nation of immigrants,” are using to demonize immigrants.