Hate Sells category archive
A First for Florida Man 0
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier thinks the Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may have earned a place in the Guinness Book:
At least three different entities — the NAACP, the League of United American Citizens, the biggest Hispanic and Latin American organization in the country, and Equality Florida, which advocates for the civil rights of the LGBTQ+ community — have issued travel advisories warning that policies put into practice by DeSantis have rendered the Sunshine State a credible threat to the health, safety, and freedom of their constituencies.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
And if you need more evidence . . . .
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
The “Green Book” returns:
According to the NAACP national headquarters, the advisory is a “direct response to Governor Ron DeSantis’ aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools.”
Details at the link.
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.)