Politics of Hate category archive
“The Pottery Barn Insurrection” 0
Writing at The Philadelphia Inquirer, Will Bunch notes that most of the persons who stormed the Capitol last week were not poor and downtrodden. He points out that
He goes on to explore why persons from the middle, if not upper, echelons of society chose to attempt to overturn the election. Follow the link for his conclusions.
A Picture Is Worth 0
At the Inky, Tim Tai explains.
Phoning It In 0
The Roanoke Times’s Dan Casey is making a list for the “Democracy Stoppers Hotline.”
Parler Talk 0
He’s a braver person than I am: Bryan Parker joined Parler to see what it was like.
President Dump 0
A lawyer representing Donald Trump’s reelection committee in a Pennsylvania case has petitioned the court for permission to withdraw from the case. His reason for the request may take you aback.
Or it may not.
True Colors 0
At the Bangor Daily News, long-time Republican Kurt Bardella laments the current state of the Republican Party, which he has chosen to abandon. A snippet; follow the link to see his reasoning:
The party’s true platform has become a toxic combination of authoritarianism and white nationalism.
War Correspondence 0
In a fascinating read full of history that may surprise you (some of it certainly did surprise me), Charles Ludington reviews the history of Christmas as a celebration, as well as explores its use as a political weapon by the right-wing. A nugget: