Politics of Hate category archive
“I Was Just Following Orders” 0
Citing a column by Michel Goldberg, Mike goes off on Cancel Kirstjen and her supporters. Warning: More profanity than usual, so I put the video below the fold.
“A Notion of Immigrants” 0
Ruben Navarette sums up Donald Trump’s immigration “policy.” A snippet (emphasis added):
This was true with the English, Irish, Italians and Jews. It’s true with the Mexicans, Salvadorans, Guatemalans and Hondurans.
It’s the American story. The only difference is skin color. Unfortunately, that’s all some people see.
It’s All about the Algorithm 0
The Bad Voltage crew discuss “social” media.
This is really worth a listen, folks, especially in view of stuff like this.
Republican Family Values 0
Shorter Dick Polman: Kirstjen Nielsen fired for being insufficiently sadistic.
A Nation of Immigrant Haters 0
A recurring pattern in U. S. history is that some members of each generation of immigrants have tried to close the “golden door” behind them. Donald Trump, a second-generation American, is not unique in this.
He recently ludicrously claimed that “the country is full.” (Really, Donald? Have you been to say for example Montana or New Mexico?)
Field explains that the country is not full, but Donald Trump is full of it.
Jonesing for Jones 0
Dick Polman delights in the videoed deposition of hate-monger Alex Jones. A snippet:
Not surprisingly, Donald Trump loves the guy; during an appearance on Jones’ show in 2015, candidate Trump gushed: “Your reputation is amazing! I will not let you down…My audience, 90 percent of them, they support you.”
Do please read the rest.
Courted Disaster 0
Congressman Ro Khanna discusses Donald Trump’s anti-refugee policies.
“Ins” and “Outs” 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Elizabeth A. Segal explores tribalism. After explaining that humans lived for centuries in small, homogeneous groups because geography and (lack of) means of traveling and mixing with others mandated it, we evolved with a predisposition to identifying with our “tribe.” But there is downside. Here’s a nugget (emphasis added):
Trumpling Puerto Rico 0
Words fail me.