Hate Sells category archive
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy comments at his post on Youtube:
Despite most folks being opposed to the blocking of border crossings between the U.S. and Canada, shamelessly opportunistic American politicians like Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have decided that supporting this economy-damaging, job-killing movement will help them gain points with the average worker.
Birds of a Feather? 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of The Roanoke Times would like to know.
The Impules To Indoctrinate 0
Farron discusses the Republican war against truth in education.
Along the same lines, retired English teacher Todd R. Nelson shares some of his experiences with “banned” books. A snippet:
Facebook Frolics 0
Insurrection frolics come back to haunt a Facebook frolicker.
“Hey! I’m the Victim Here!” 0
Using the Canadian COVID truck convoys as a starting point, Matthew Legge explores the psychology of victimhood. In his opening paragraph, he explains what attracted him to the topic:
Follow the link for the rest.
Facebook Frolics, Omicronvoy Dept. 0
Thom traces the Canadian trucker protests back to a somewhat surprising source.
“But There’s No Other Possible Explanation,” Reprise 0
Psychologist Richard Lettieri explores factors that may predispose persons to fall for embrace conspiracy theories. He identifies five specific characteristics:
- Strong group identity.
- An authoritarian disposition.
- A narrow definition of masculinity.
- Low level of epistemic rationality.
- Insecure attachment.
Follow the link for a detailed discussion of each one.
Why Is the Elephant Afraid of the Maus? 0
At Boston.com. Northeastern professor Hillary Chute tries to answer that question. A nugget:
“I was surprised because it’s so ridiculous and the reasons given were so specious,” she says, “but in some ways I wasn’t surprised, because ‘Maus’ has always been a lightning rod.
(snip)
“So I can see why that would be an argument that is terrifying to people who want to deny that history happened, the way it happened, and so, in some ways I wasn’t surprised,” she says.
The Politics of Moral (Pseudo) Panics 0
Thom wonders, “Who are they going after next?”
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
The Des Moines Register’s Rekha Basu notes a trend.
She speaks specifically about Iowa, but it ain’t just in Iowa folks. Here’s the beginning of her column; follow the link for her evidence that bigoted, racist, hate-full behavior is trending.
Two days earlier, an online meeting of Black Democrats in the Legislature was Zoom-bombed with yelling, racial slurs, threats of violence, swastikas, monkey imagery and profanities, making some members fear for their lives.
It sounds like a coincidence, but reading more about recent vicious threats is enough to make you wonder about a trend.
