Politics of Hate category archive
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.
Gutting Out the Vote 0
If you’re disabled, Texas Governor Abbot doesn’t want to make it any easier for you to vote.
More at the link.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The Sacramento Bee has obtained a copy of Florida Governor DeSantis’s trafficking ticket (that is, the “release” his minions had migrants sign before trafficking them to California).
The Party of Law and Order, Reprise 0
Thom decodes de code.
Indictment Incitement? 0
Robert Reich looks at the possible reactions to Donald Trump’s indictment and finds a cause for a bit of optimism. Here’s a bit of what he has to say (emphasis in the original):
Violence is possible, but there will be no civil war.
Nations don’t go to war over whether they like or hate specific leaders. They go to war over the ideologies, religions, racism, social classes, and/or economic policies these leaders represent.
But Trump represents nothing other than his own grievance with a system that refused him a second term and is now beginning to hold him accountable for violating the law.The
A Quibble:
It seems to me that Trump has tapped into at least two of five potential causes that Reich listed.
The “Con” in “Conservative” 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, James Unnever makes a compelling case that Lyndon Johnson was right.
