Politics of Hate category archive
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
Richard Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” has come full circle.
The Republican Party has become the party of racism.
The Cowardice of Their Convictions 0
The Des Moines Register’s Reka Basu calls out Republicans’ efforts to ban “critical race theory” and, along with that, honest discussion of American history. A snippet:
It’s too guilt-inducing, they say.
Aside:
Methinks it induces guilt because the guilt is deserved, and they can’t face that.
Or perhaps they feel no guilt and don’t want others to do so.
Borderline Insanity 0
The Arizona Republic’s Elvira Diaz is fed up with right-wingers’ faux outrage over Vice President Harris’s decision to skip a meaningless photo op and, instead, do something substantive.
Critical of Critical Critics 0
At The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia’s 2017 Teacher of the Year is taken aback at the movement to forbid the teaching of “critical race theory” in public schools (where, as a matter of fact, it generally is not taught, being largely a topic in academia). Here’s tiny bit from her article (emphasis added):
I commend the entire piece to your attention.
A Big “If” 0
F. T. Rea wonders whether it can happen here. His wonderings are worth a read; a snippet:
Likewise, there have always been loners and perpetual victims who hated the federal government so much that storming the Capitol building would sound like fun. Throw in the gangs, such as the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, maybe some new wave Confederates, etc. And, for that matter, fascism has been lurking in the shadows in this country since the 1930s. After all, fascists and gangsters have a lot in common.
Sadly, in view of what happened January 6, the potential is all too real.
Taking the Low Road 0
A century after the Tulsa riot, which destroyed a thriving black neighborhood and led to the murder of many of its residents by the white mob, Oklahoma has chosen to name a highway after Donald Trump.
All the History that Fits 0
Thom takes a look at the new Texas law designed to whitewash (you will pardon the expression) American history.
It’s Bubblelicious, The Origins Issue 0
Thom looks back at the inception of the right-wing think tank bubble.
Suffer the Children 0
There is a crisis at the southwestern border of the United States, but it’s not the one that right-wingers and Fox News portray.
Wall-Eyed Pikers 0
Here’s a picture of a wall that didn’t work.
The Great Wall of China did not prevent China from being overrun by the Mongols.
Not that immigrants and refugees seeking refuge in the U. S. are trying to overrun anything, but making the point that walls don’t work.