Politics of Hate category archive
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The Trump maladministration has another concentration camp in the works.
But, according to the local Republican state representative quoted in the report, it’s a boon to the local economy, because of all the jobs it will create.
Never mind that confining persons without due process violates the very notion of the rule of law.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Bangor Daily News, Mary Ann Larson hears a recent rhyme from across the sea.
Aside:
I know someone who has relatives in the land Larson refers to. What she says is quite correct.
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*Mark Twain.
What’s in a Word? 0
David Masciotra argues that, in today’s Republican Party, the word “conservative” doesn’t mean what it used to mean. Here’s how he starts his article:
That might have seemed like hyperbole during the year Mitt Romney became the Republican presidential nominee. But it rings truer as we pass the six-month mark of Donald Trump’s second term in office.
The entire article is worth your while.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Seton Hall law professor Lori A. Nessel is distressed and dismayed by the Trump maladministration’s policies of mean for the saek of to immigrants. Here’s a tiny bit of her article:
History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Trish Fontana, whose family survived Fascism in Mussolini’s Italy, hears a rhyme with what’s happening in the U. S. today. She notes that
. . . fascism has become a polarizing force in our own nation today.
Follow the link for her reasoning.
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*Mark Twain.
Actions . . . 0
. . . have consequences.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Apparently, the Trump maladministration wants “those people’ to remember their place and stay in it.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
It would appear that, when you give sadists power, sadism is the logical outcome.
Republican Family Values 0
Yet more evidence that mean for the sake of mean is a Republican family value.
Establishmentarians 0
Methinks the editorial board of the Las Vegas Sun makes some good points in advocating that establishmentarians who want to use the government to conduct their inquisitions should pay to play.
Me, I’m a disestablishmentarian. I believe that established churches should be disestablished.
Republican Thought Police 0
Via WHYY, the AP looks at how the Republican thought police are leaning on learning.
All the News that Fits 0
Robert Reich reviews how the Trump maladministration is working to exercise its freedom of suppress. A snippet:
What does “cooperation” entail? Silencing Trump’s potential critics.
Follow the link for context.
Bringing Back the Cuckoo’s Nest 0
A mental health professional calls out the Trump maladministration’s latest foray into mean for the sake of mean.
Republican Family Values 0
Per an article by Mario Nicolais at The Colorado Sun, it would appear that lying about one’s family is a Republican family value.