Hate Sells category archive
Stray Thought, Mongers of Hate Dept. 0
Mark Twain observed that history does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.
Methinks that there is a rhyme between the current kerfuffle over gay and trans kids and rumors of groomers and Joe McCarthy’s “Red Scare” of the 1950s.
Just off the top of my head: Both were created and promoted by politicians craving power and influence, both tap visceral emotions and fears, both glorify victimizing innocents, both allow persons to feel virtuous about irrational and unjust acts.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Psychologist Kevin Cokley rips the curtain off the Supreme Supremacist Court’s recent ruling on affirmative action in college admissions and says what went unsaid.
Here’s a tiny bit from his article:
Follow the link for a thoughtful exploration of this issue.
Unprecedented 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice argues convincingly that our current Supreme Supremacist Court is just making stuff up; he considers their ruling about the web designer who didn’t want to do a website for a gay couple despite never having been asked to do a website for a gay couple. Here’s a tiny bit from his article:
I commend the rest of his article to your attention.
Base Desires 0
David Atkins suggests that those who believe that Donald Trump, billionaire donors, or even Fox News is in charge to the Republican Party are, as my old boss would have said, in error. Here’s a bit from his article:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
The Trojan Horse 0
LZ Granderson looks behind the curtain and concludes that
. . . the legislative attacks on drag are nothing but a Trojan horse.
Conservatives speak of protecting children, but laws aimed at drag are really about weaponizing homophobia and transphobia to score political points.
Go read the article for his reasoning.
Strollin’ in the Park One Day,
Spreading Hate Along the Way
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Our domestic terrorists strike again. Here’s the lede from the report:
Misdirection Play 0
Michael in Norfolk looks inside the Trojan Horse of “parents’ rights.” Here’s a bit of his piece:
Mean for the Sake of Mean 0
Sam and his crew call out the cruelty.
Merchants of Hate 0
Thom points out that culture war hate is becoming one of our major exports.
Misdirection Play, Child Prey Dept. 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Victoria Hugo-Vidal parses the perfidy. Here’s a tiny bit from her article:
(snip)
The Christofascists will not stop at banning health care for transgender children. They are coming for adult care – they’ve said so.
A Viral Infection 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Leonard Hitchcock reveals that, to his horror, he just might be infected with the “woke mind virus.” Here’s one symptom:
As proof, she reminded me that I have expressed concern over the proposed relaxing of child labor laws. Surely that is a “wokeness” symptom when I know that conservatives support such a move. Deceased conservative billionaire David Koch even once pledged to “abolish” child labor laws altogether.
More symptoms at the link.
