“That Conversation about Race” category archive
Woke to the Misdirection Play, Reprise 0
You can see the “woke” misdirection play in all its gloried story in one of the most appallingly bogus pieces of deceptive drivel that I’ve read in years. I hesitated about mentioning it, but it illustrates how a misdirection play spreads and pollutes dis coarse discourse.
For one thing, the author claims that “woke” is a movement, when it is, in fact, a right-wing pejorative. There is no “woke” movement except in the minds of bigots who resent being called out for their bigotry.
Then he argues that somehow “woke” is a mirror image of MAGA, whereas, if there were a “woke” movement (remember, no such movement), it would not be a mirror image, it would be the antithesis of MAGA, of bigotry, the antithesis of hate, of–oh, heck, words fail me.
Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0
It’s also on the curriculum in a nearby county’s public schools.
(snip)
Other new principles outlined in the policy include that “parents or guardians have the sole responsibility for guiding their children’s views on controversial topics” and that “no one is inherently a victim or oppressed due to their race (consciously or unconsciously), skin color, gender, religion, national origin, sex, medical condition, age, martial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, or disability.”
Aside:
Oh, yeah, by the way, it’s this county.
The White-Washing 0
Why am I not surprised?
. . . which is, natch, exactly what the New Secesh want: to pretend–and to teach the children–that the past never happened.
Full story at the link.
Riding with a Racist 0
New York Daily News columnist Leonard Greene tells the story of a bus ride with an unpleasant companion.
Just read it for yourself.
But, be forewarned, it’s a truly appalling tale.
In Translation 0
Finally! Someone has come up with a reasonable definition of the right-wing’s favorite new pejorative
Yastreblyansky offers a definition of “woke.”
The Way-Back Machinationist 0
Anthony Dixon argues that
DeSantis has chosen education as a tool to set this country back 100 years.
His reasoning is spot on (follow the link for details), but methinks his math is off.
A more accurate figure is 164 years.
Precisely 164 years.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Sam speaks with Suzanne Nossel about Florida Man’s thought police.
Afterthought:
Richard Nixon’s southern strategy has come full circle and consumed the Republican Party. Florida Man’s antics are rooted in America’s original sin of chattel slavery and the ideology of racism that was fabricated to justify it.
If you can’t see that, you just aren’t looking.
Stormin’ Snowflakes 0
Badtux catches the drift.
The White-Washing 0
As one who trained as an historian, I have not the words to express the disgust I feel at Republicans’ desire to white-wash (I use that term advisedly) the reality of America’s history.
Image via Job’s Anger.
All the News that Fits, Foxy Shady Dept. 0
Michael in Norfolk discusses the bubbleliciousnes of right-wing news “coverage.” A snippet:
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Missouri’s attempt at Nullification v. 2.0 fails in Federal Court, as anyone who understands the concept of a federal republic could have predicted.
Nullification was all the rage in the slave states the 1850s.
To cut through the multi-syllabic verbiage, nullification was an attempt to secede without actually seceding, and the New Secesh have decided to give it another whirl.
Afterthought:
As Mark Twain said, “History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”
Hoist on His Own Petard 0
The Chicago Tribune’s Clarence Page offers a perceptive perspective on the perturbing performance of Scott Adams, the Dilbert cartoonist, who has recently been in the news for recommending racism.
Adams, you may recall, got worked up because of a survey in which a significant minority of black person answered “no” to a survey question. I was particularly struck by this bit, which indicates that Adams punk’d himself:
In other words, it’s a trick question — and Adams, who leans quite conservative on such matters, appears to have been a bit too eager to fall for it.
Follow the link for details.
The Bullies’ Pulpit 0
Stephanie Hayes thinks she has identified the location of said pulpit.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Mike Littwin is an optimist.
Guns and Posers 0
The ADL runs the numbers. A snippet (emphasis added); follow the link for the report.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Honest to Betsy, you can’t make this stuff up.
