Politics of Hate category archive
Misdirection Play, Bogus Excuse Dept. 0
A psychology professor explains that, as far as clinical psychologists are concerned, “sex addiction” is not a thing.
Right now, there is no diagnosis of “sex addiction” in any diagnostic manual that psychologists consult when working with patients. It’s not a recognized disorder in the mental health community. This may come as a surprise to some, as many people do believe that sex can be addictive.
Follow the link to find out what is a thing.
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
The Majority Report explores the continuing influence of the John Birch Society.
Read Ted Miller’s article.
The Disinformation Superhighway, Facebook Frolics Dept. 0
A new study indicates that Facebook is the high speed lane on the Disinformation Turmpike, particularly for right-wing rot. Here’s a bit from the news the NPR report.
But it wasn’t just one day of high engagement. A new study from Cybersecurity For Democracy found that far-right accounts known for spreading misinformation are not only thriving on Facebook, they’re actually more successful than other kinds of accounts at getting likes, shares and other forms of user engagement.
It wasn’t a small edge, either.
Follow the link for more about the study and its findings.
Patriot Gamers 0
Capitol insurrectionist is tired of waiting and wants out of the pokey.
What’s in a Word? 0
Actually, as the Angry Grammarian points out at the Inky, quite a lot. He discusses the current federal administration’s efforts to remove the language of hate and bigotry left behind in regulations, policies, and pronouncements by its predecessor. Here’s a bit of his article; follow the link for specific examples
Language of persecution and hate permeated government websites, press releases, and laws for much of the last four years. As the Times detailed, it’s because of Miller’s linguistic influence that President Biden has had so much work to do since taking office to change the language of government to reflect values of dignity, equity, and fairness. Biden’s team is making quick progress undoing the damage.
The Rule of Lawless, Nuremberg Dept. 0
The Trumpettes’ “I was just following orders” defense doesn’t look like it’s going to fly.
Afterthought:
We are a society of stupid.
Cancel Culture, Unreconstructed Style 0
As Leonard Pitts, Jr., points out (see below), until white America is willing to confront its past, it will continue to deny its present.
The Cultist 0
Robert Bruce Adolph is a former U. S. Army special forces member and ex-U. N. Security Chief. In the Tampa Bay Times, he tells of meeting an unreconstructed Hitler fan while serving in Germany almost four decades ago.
The tale is a disturbing one which I fear may be relevant today to our politics today.
To attempt to excerpt or summarize would be to do it an injustice. Just read it.