Hate Sells category archive
Republican Thought Police 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, seven former presidents of Florida universities unite to speak out against efforts in Florida (and other states) to pretend that history isn’t and certain persons aren’t. A snippet (emphasis added):
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much,
Dis Coarse Discourse Dept.
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At her blog at Psychology Today, Marlynn Wei explores the who benefits from AI lies and deep fakes. A snippet:
In a world of AI-generated videos and audio, the liar’s dividend benefits people who use this technology to dispute and raise skepticism about objective evidence; in other words, a strategy to deny reality.
I commend the entire article to your attention.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Emma talks with Professor John S. Huntington about the deep racist and anti-worker roots of today’s it calls itself “conservative” movement. Those roots go deeper than you might think.
The Endless Loop 0
At the Colorado Sun, Mike Littwin tries to make some sense out what’s going on. His article is worth your while.
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A Notion of Immigrants 0
Clarence Page sees an uncomfortable parallel. A tiny bit from his article:
Yes, also new in this campaign, Trump’s attack invokes a theme from Hitler’s autobiographical manifesto, “Mein Kampf,” in which the Nazi Party leader railed about what he called the impurity of immigrants, Jews and interracial couples.
Chaos Agents 0
Robert Reich, not one given to wild ravings, fears that there is method in the madness. Here’s how he opens his article; follow the link for his reasoning.
Reagan is still revered, especially by Republicans, but his negative view of government has morphed into an authoritarian fervor within the Republican Party.
And that fervor has become the basis of a strategy — led by Trump — for seeking to persuade the rest of America that the nation is ungovernable as a democracy and therefore in need of an authoritarian strongman.
The Weather Vane 0
The Kansas City Star’s Melinda Henneberger reviews recent events in the Republican Party, particularly in the House of Representatives. She comes to a disturbing conclusion and offers a way of predicting what might happen next.
And none of the current chaos on or off the Hill makes any sense unless you ask yourself this question: What would Putin do?
Follow the link for her reasoning.
Twits Own Twitter X Offenders
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Sam and the crew talk with lawyer Mark Bankston about the libel suit he filed on behalf of Ben Brody against Elon Musk for Musk’s failure to exercise “reasonable care” in propagating an online lie. (Bankston is the lawyer who successfully sued Alex Jones.)
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Sam and his crew dissect the falsehoods and delusions in Fox News’s Greg Gutfeld’s call for Civil War v. 2.0.
In a similar vein, Will Bunch highlights Donald Trump’s continuing calls for violence. Just go read it.
Thought Police 0
In recognition of Banned Books week, the Bangor Daily News reran a column by Stephen King, one that first appeared over three decades ago. Here’s a snippet:
The whole piece is worth your while.
The Lake Effect 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini makes a case that there a precedent for Kari Lake in Arizona politics. A snippet:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
Disinformation campaigns are nothing new. So too are disinformation campaigns on the Disinformaation Superhighway, particularly in the past two decades via “social” media.
At his website, security expert Bruce Schneier offers a thoughtful take on the effects chatbots and large language models on dis coarse discourse. Here’s a bit:
The entire piece is worth the few moments it will take you to read it.
Twits on Twitter X Offenders
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“Freedom of speech” is not freedom to lie, though some persons act as though it is.
(snip)
“The reality is that too many powerful people with enormous audiences are being reckless with their accusations against private people,” reads the lawsuit against Musk. “The damage they cause is not easily repaired by apologies or counter-speech, no matter how persuasive. Repair of reputations, compensation for harm, and effective deterrence can only occur in our courts.”
Much more at the link.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Fani Willis talks about the threats and hatred directed at her for doing her job.
Via Above the Law.
Backfire 0
In a longer piece springboarding off Mitt Romney’s decision to retire when his Senate term expires, Paul Krugman sums up how Richard Nixon’s loathsome southern strategy backfired on the Republican Party:
I commend the complete article to your attention.
Hate and Mongers of Hate 0
The Portland Press-Herald reports on a surge in antisemitic Zoombombing.
I don’t have any words,
Just go read it for yourself.
Doomed To Scroll 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Phil Reed looks at the depressing effects of drowning oneself in an unending torrent of news, both from traditional and “social” media. A snippet (emphasis added):
Follow the link for the full article, including some suggestions for escaping the maelstrom of maliciousness and maintain a sense of perspective.
The Enemy Within 0
Michael in Norfolk highlights one of our most toxic fifth columnists.