“That Conversation about Race” category archive
American Stasi 0
The only surprising thing about this story is that he’s being held to account.
American Stasi 0
And this surprises you how (emphasis added)?
Details at the link.
Arc Angles 0
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
Thom argues that the arc of American conservatism is wrong, for it bends towards fascism, spurred on by America’s original sin of chattel slaver.
Watch the video for his reasoning.
American Stasi, Reprise 0
More (somewhat bizarre but very real) evidence that the Trump maladministration’s crackdown on immigrants is all about the color of their skin.
American Stasi 0
The agents blocked his work truck with unmarked vehicles, broke its windows, and pointed guns at the passengers, according to Portillo. He said his requests for a warrant or explanation of the stop were denied.
He’s been a naturalized citizen for over a decade, has a clean record, and owns a successful small business.
But he has brown skin.
American Stasi 0
ICE agents attacked and injured an American citizen as he was walking to his school. Here’s a snippet from the report:
(Santa Maria City Council member Gloria–ed.) Soto said it appears the student was racially profiled.
Afterthought:
I do not see how anyone who’s paying attention can take issue with Soto’s statement.
Methinks the proper spelling of ICE under the Trump maladministration has become “KKK.”
Suffer the Children 0
As has been amply demonstrated, that’s not scripture. That’s a Reupuvlican family value.
American Stasi 0
Thom comments on the Trump maladministration’s persecution of Ilhan Omar and the implications thereof.
Aside:
I’m a Southern boy. I grew up under Jim Crow. I went to segregated schools. I know naked racism when I see it.
This is naked racism.
Originalist Sin 0
“Originalist” Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has just published a new book, So Ordered, a defense of the doctrine of Constitutional originalism (a misnomer if there ever was one, but I digress). At the legal website, Balls and Strikes, Madiba K. Dennie debunks de bunk.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
As I have observed before, Richard Nixon’s southern strategy has come full circle and consumed today’s Republican Party. As further evidence, in a longer article about the Trump maladministration’s pursuit of Ilhan Omar, Michelle Goldberg notes, almost in passing, the obvious:
For Trump and his movement, real Americans are defined by race and ancestry.
Follow the link for the context of her comment.
American Stasi 0
ABC News runs the numbers.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Honest to Betsy, you can’t make this stuff up.
America’s original sin of chattel slavery and the myth of racial superiority created to justify it continue to pollute our polity.
They Got It in Writing 0
David comments on the buried lede in an editorial comment.