Hate Sells category archive
The New Golden Rule 0
According to right-wing evangelical they-call-themselves Christians. it’s “do unto others.”
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Heather Lynch explores how dis coarse discourse got so coarse.
American Taliban 0
Thom discusses the danger posed by right-wing evangelical they-call-themselves Christians.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Via Rolling Stone, meet one of the New Secesh.
Real Big Men 0
No doubt you’ve heard of Harrison Butker’s misogynistic commencement address at Benedictine College this past week.
At the Kansas City Star, Melinda Henneberger writes of the response from the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica to said remarks. They–er–had some quibbles with his statements. (As a side note, the Sisters co-founded that college.)
Just go read it. No excerpt of summary will do her piece justice.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Robert Reich argues that the America’s second Civil War has already begun.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Courting Disaster 0
Speaking as an ex-husband, my experience tells me that “blame the wife” is seldom a productive strategy.
Red Scare Redux 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Ruth takes issue with Senator Rick Scott’s use of the phrase, “the free state of Florida” in a series of ads raising that spectre of Commies and socialists are coming Florida’s way. Here’s a tiny bit of Ruth’s article:
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
If this is not de facto secession, I don’t know what is.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Writing at the Las Vegas Sun, Charles Parrish tells of hearing an echo.
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*Mark Twain.
The Republican Veepstakes 0
Robin Abcarian has a wonder:
Slaughtering wolves from helicopters?
Castrating hogs?
Shooting up Priuses with assault weapons?
Murdering misbehaving puppies?
Is this what it takes for a Republican woman to be a credible candidate for higher office?
Follow the link, where she explores the Republican politics of mean for the sake of mean.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
They call themselves news hawks, but they are actually carrion crowers.
Republican Thought Police 0
The SPLC tells one teacher’s story.
Afterthought:
The Republican Thought Police have a motto:
Don’t educate. Indoctrinate.
Twits Own Twitter X Offenders
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Above the Law reports that Elon Musk seems ill-deposed.