Hypocrisy Watch category archive
Incarceration Nation 0
At the Inky, Will Bunch uses the recent shooting (gang fight?) in Sacramento as a starting point to consider whether self-proclaimed tough-on-crime prosecutors, who tend disproportionately to target minorities and the poor (remember New York City’s “broken windows” policy?), make a difference. After crunching the numbers, he argues that they do not, despite their preening posturing and pandering to the prejudiced.
A snippet:
Freedom of Screech 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice explains that one thing is not like the other thing. An excerpt; follow the link for more.
Practicing License without Medicine 0
Rebecca Watson traces the trajectory of a quack-up.
Uncomfortable Truths 0
At The Roanoke Times, Rob Neukirch reminds us that, taught honestly, history is not about feelings.
It’s about stuff that happened.
They Can’t Won’t Handle the Truth
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At The Philadelphia Inquirer, journalism professor Linn Washington Jr. looks at the continuing attempts to conceal* “critical race theory” (which, again, is not taught in schools; it’s grad school topic) and, indeed, any discussion of America’s history regarding race and racism, from school children. He concludes
Critical race theory is not an existential threat to America.
The greater threat remains continued denial of truths about racism.
Follow the link for his path to that conclusion.
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*Which, indeed, is what this is about: concealing truth in a cloud of pious, hypocritical “concern for the children.” They aren’t concerned about the children. They are concerned about their own damned white privilege.
A Taxonomy of Tale-Telling 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Susan A. Nolan and Michael Kimball discuss the differences among misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation (yeah, that last one is a new one on me, also; they define it at the link and methinks it a useful coinage). It’s a worthwhile read in these days of viruses, viral memes, and “social” media.
How Stuff Works, Racism in Schools Dept. 0
Apparently, one town has decided that, if no one talks about it, it must not have happened.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Jeremy Sherman offers a taxonomy of hypocrisy.
It Was All about the Benjamins 0
Dartmouth professor Randall Balmer tells the story of the rise of the “religious right.” It’s not what you might think, and certainly not the stories they tell themselves. A nugget:
Follow the link for the rest.
Aside:
Many years ago, I visited Bob Jones U. while researching a paper I was working on for some class I forget which one but most likely a sociology class my senior year.
It was one of the spookiest places I have ever seen.
Courting Disaster 0
At Above the Law, Elizabeth Dye minces no words.
History Bluff 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Jesse Robison comments on America’s stubborn refusal to face its own history. A snippet:
Many Americans are stretched thin, and people aren’t doing their homework in the United States when it comes to analyzing and understanding issues. Numerous political jurisdictions in America are also trying to control and/or revise the direction of our history through legislation.
Read the rest.
The History Buff 0
Elsewhere, coincidental but relevant, Betsy Biesenbach reflects on what I can only call “selective historiography,” and Tony Norman delivers a case study.
Image via Juanita Jean.
