Hate Sells category archive
Time Bomb 0
Hate sells, because hating is easier than thinking.
Afterthought:
My father fought Nazis in WWII.
We should follow his example and fight them now.
Precedented 0
Michael in Norfolk is not sanguine.
Here’s a bit from his post:
Follow the link for context.
Sheep’s Clothing . . . 0
. . . But Richard Barsanti sees through the disguise.
Precedented 0
Gene Collier, writing at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, says that the behavior of Donald Trump and his dupes, symps, and fellow travelers remind him of a book he recently read.
What’s the book? you might ask?
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
I tried a couple of titles for this post, but I eventually realized that what we are seeing is the New Secesh still rising again, so I recycled a recurring title, because it reflects a recurring theme.
If you are brave enough look behind the rhetoric of Trump and his dupes, symps, and fellow travelers, what you will see is racism, bigotry, and hate.
And hate sells, because hate allows persons to avoid responsibility, to avoid caring, to avoid thought.
The Chaos Gambit 0
Dick Polman takes a look at Donald Trump’s behavior in court. A snippet:
Merchant of Hate 0
In a brilliant article at the Des Moines Register, Kathy Kiely, veteran reporter and Lee Hills Chair in Free Press Studies at the Missouri School of Journalism, calls out the hate-full remarks of Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen.
Just go read it for yourself.
(Broken link fixed.)
Establishmentarians 0
Thom wonders why so many they-call-themselves Christians seem to miss the point of what the Bible reports to be Jesus Christ’s own words.
Establishmentarians 0
Michael in Norfolk is less than sanguine about the new Speaker of the House. A snippet:
Tricky Treating, Republican Thought Police Dept. 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, Stephanie Hayes has some ideas as to what Halloween costumes will be acceptable to Floria Man’s Republican Thought Police.
The Coronation 0
Dick Polman is less that taken with the Republicans’ choice for Speaker of the House. Here’s a bit of what he has to say:
Follow the link to find out what he really thinks.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Aside:
You can listen to the threatening phone call for the Congressman’s wife.