Politics of Hate category archive
“Us” and “Them” 0
Nigel Barber looks at the dynamic of tribalism. Here’s a bit:
Read it. It will help you understand our collective descent into the maelstrom.
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Big Bucks in Bigotry 0
In the Des Moines Registry, Todd Blodgett, who used to monitor hate groups for the FBI, explains that not only does hate sell, it pays, and pays big. A snippet:
Creature of Chaos 0
Thom and Chauncey Devega discuss the vortex of vile (and of bile) that is the Trump administration and suggest that it is not an aberration, but rather a culmination.
Anti-Humans 0
When I became eligible to vote, the first vote I cast in a election was a write-in for Shirley Chisholm. I have never regretted it.
Image via Job’s Anger.
Shoot the Messenger 0
Professors Jennifer E. Moore and Michael J. Socolow look at the recent physical attacks on reporters and their places of work and remind us that Americans have a long history of shooting the messenger when they don’t like the message. A snippet:
From our vantage point as historians in 2018, we can now see this era of objectivity lasted from about 1930 to 2000, beginning with the introduction of broadcast journalism via radio to the emergence of the multichannel cable television universe and the web’s development.
Suffer the Children 0
One more time: It’s not scripture. It’s Republican policy. For example:
“I am your mommy, papi,” she says in Spanish.
He squirms to get away.
“What is wrong with my son?” she sobs in a heartbreaking video shared by the American Civil Liberties Union.
He doesn’t recognize her. They’ve been separated for more than three months. That’s a lifetime at 3.
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Suffer the Children 0
It’s not scripture; it’s Republican pollcy: