May, 2022 archive
American Establishmentarianism 0
An Oklahoma state legislator wants to establish the church.
I think it’s safe to say that, when Michael in Norfolk refers to “Christofascists,” he is not indulging in hyperbole.
News item via Juanita Jean.
“White Fright” 0
Rebecca Watson looks at the long and inseemly history of the theory now referred to as the “Great Replacement” in American history, immigration policy, and culture and how these beliefs feed into right-wing violence, such as the recent mass shooting in Buffalo.
Transcript here.
And Now for a Musical Interlude 0
(Broken link fixed.)
The News Cycle Spiral
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The Pack of Lone Wolves 0
Thom eviscerates the myth of the “lone wolf” mass shooter.
The Fetishists 0
In the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Tony Norman tries to understand (some) Americans’ fascination with projectile-propelling portable phalli.
No excerpt or summary can do this article justice. Just go read the whole thing.
Buffaloed on the Disinformation Superhighway 0
The SPLC dissects the misdirection play. Here’s how the article begins; follow the link for the evidence.
In the wake of the Buffalo, New York, mass shooting, veteran disinformation posters on Twitter such as male supremacist Mike Cernovich and Malaysia-based RT (formerly Russia Today) contributor Ian Miles Cheong led a campaign to suggest that the terrorist harbored a left-wing ideology . . . .
Hate and Mongers of Hate 0
Seth skewers points out the internal contradictions in the right-wing’s racist “great replacement theory” myth lie.
We are a society of stupid.
Implicit 0
Brian Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, discusses the importance of voting in a era in which Christofascists (to borrow a term from Michael in Norfolk) would seize control of women’s bodies. In the course of his article, he notes an implication of the impending ruling which I have not seen mentioned elsewhere (emphasis added):
And remember this: A government that can force a woman to carry a baby to term can also justify a decision telling her she cannot carry a baby to term. Think China if you are the least bit confused about that.
Follow the link for the rest of his article.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Ensure that your children are exposed to politeness at an early age.
