Hate Sells category archive
Suffer the Children 0
Let them be sacrificess to Republican posturing.
The Bullies’ Pulpit 0
F. T. Rea explores the fear factor.
Animated by Anomie 0
Vinay Orekondy offers an interesting take on the rise of authoritarianism, not just in the U. S., but across the globe. He argues that, in a time of globalization and weakening community,
To put it another way, it’s antisocial behavior animated by anomie, a concept which I first encountered in the writings of Emile Durkheim.
I think Orekondy’s point is worth considering.
Authoritarianism does seem to foster a perverted sense of community for those on the inside, one that appeals to persons’ darkest impulses and one fed by demonizing “the other” (whoever the most convenient “other” may be). His theory may shed some light on how persons can do evil (like, for example, driving a car into a group of peaceful protestors) while telling themselves that they are somehow on the side of truth, justice, and virtue.
Yes, they may have found themselves a community, but it is a community of toxin that poisons the larger polity from within.
(Speaking of Durkheim, if you have not read The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life, do so.)
Durham’s Bull 0
Despite the hype about John Durham’s report, Farron, who has actually read it, explains why there’s no there there.
Decoding de Code 0
Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville speaks the quiet part out loud.
Why Am I Not Surprised? 0
Going back to Philosophy 101, I’ll start by defining a term:
Romeo Vitelli, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, takes a look at the opposition of hate crime laws. Not surprisingly, he finds that those who oppose hate crime laws are motivated by (wait for it) hate. Here’s a tiny little bit from his much longer article:
Follow the link for context.
Disciples of the Portable Phallus, Reprise 2
Sam and his crew discuss the recent death toll in Texas and the implications thereof.
A Tune for the Times 0
From the Youtube page:
After hearing about the humiliating questions that attorney Joe Tacopina fired at E. Jean Carrol in an effort to undermine her claims against a failed former President, Mangy Fetlocks wanted to point out the absurdity of the old-school victim-blaming that was used in an attempt to get Donald off the hook AGAIN. My guess is, it won’t prove effective.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Driven to destruction.
We are a broken society.
(With a broken link, which is now unbroken.)
Guilty! Guilty! Guilty! 0
Trials, not to mention convictions, on the charge of seditious conspiracy are rare, but four leaders of the they-call-themselves Proud Boys beat the odds and were found guilty.
At the Inky, Philadelphia activist Gwen Snyder details the years of harassment she has endured from the they-call-themselves Proud Boys. This was how it started; follow the link for full account.
My downstairs neighbor was home, out on our building’s porch for a smoke break. The far-right gang members approached him, demanding to know if I was there.
He didn’t know, he told them. They demanded that he tell me to stop writing about their racist activities and posting members’ names on Twitter. Then they plastered a sticker with their logo onto my front door. They placed more around the neighborhood for good measure.
Image via Balloon-Juice, which has commentary.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
At NJ.com, Lisa Davis takes a deep look at the efforts of Republicans, particularly in the South, to pretend that history isn’t. A snippet.
Read the whole piece for her reasoning.
The Crash the Economy Dummies 0
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier has some questions about today’s Republican Party:
Follow the link for his answer. (Hint: He is less than sanguine.)
Aside:
Today’s Republican Party is a vile and loathsome thing willing to sacrifice the honor and integrity of the nation on the altar of faction.