“That Conversation about Race” category archive
Dis Coarser Discourse 0
Arnie D. Fielkow and Tracie Washington, writing at NOLA.com, have a history of political disagreements. However, writing at NOLA.com, they report that there is one thing on which they do agree. Two snippets:
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Clearly, the actions and dog-whistles of certain political leadership have empowered and legitimized bigots. Most thought neo-Nazis and the KKK were in the past, but frighteningly they have publicly re-emerged with new allies from QAnon, the Proud Boys, and others. Who would have ever thought that our nation’s Capitol would be attacked or, maybe worse, that some would try to justify one of the worst days in US history? Is this really the America we all want?
Meanwhile, Will Bunch offers a theory as to the underlying cause; follow the link for his complete essay:
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
AL.com’s Cameron Smith explores the lie that will not die, the myth of the noble “lost cause.” Here’s a bit; follow the link for the rest.
Punishing the Peons in the New Gilded Age 0
At the San Fransisco Chronicle, Lorena Gonzalez looks at how Elon Musk’s arbitrary, capricious, and erratic (mis)treatment of employees at Twitter, then at his track record as an employer, and concludes, “No surprises here.”
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Jean Guerrero rips the hood off those who claim to be “colorblind” as they campaign against affirmative action. Here’s a tiny bit from the article (emphasis added):
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But those same activists who’ve stoked the flames of antagonism toward affirmative action have close ties to the architects of this country’s metastasizing white nationalist movement. These links reveal the activists’ ultimate agenda, which has nothing to do with ending racism.
Follow the link for the evidence.
One Thing Is Not Like the Other Thing 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of The Roanoke Times calls him out some whataboutism.
Misdirection Play 0
Methinks Solomon Jones is onto something.
The Real Groomers 2
In looking at the results of Arizona’s elections, the Arizona Republic’s Laurie Roberts identifies the real groowmers. A snippet:
I have had neighbors who worked the polls on election day.
It’s a grueling long day that starts before dawn and doesn’t end until the votes are counted.
They did it because they cared about the country and they cared about democracy, and they tried to do it right. If they are paid at all, the pay is de minimis.
They certainly don’t deserve to be reviled and abused by a bunch of whiny sore losers whose ultimate motivations, when you dig through the layers of gibberish and obfuscation, are racism and bigotry and hatred.
Mean for the Sake of Mean 0
You couldn’t make this stuff up.
Freedom of Screech 0
At Above the Law, Liz Dye digs into a Federal Judge’s ruling that FLorida’s “Anti-Woke” law violates the U. S. Constitution. She quotes a bit from the decision (emphasis added):
Follow the link for the rest.
As the Twig Is Bent . . . (Updated) 0
Virginia’s Governor Trumpkin is looking to bend him some twigs.
Afterthought:
Hillsdale College was in on the rewrite.
Somehow or another, I got on Hillsdale College’s propaganda mailing list.
Talk about right-wing agitprop . . . .
Addendum:
A bit of a backtrack.
Still Rising Again after All These Years . . . 0
. . . and now they’re phoning it in.they’re phoning it in.they’re phoning it in.
Freedom of Screech 0
They’re just fighting for their right to be mean for the sake of mean.
Twits on Twitter 0
Yet more hate-full twits.
Still Rising Again after All These Years . . . 0
. . . and they’re mailing it in.
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At least three businesses here (The Bronx–ed.) including Archie’s tap and table and Caliente’s seafood – another black owned business – were allegedly targeted.
The story goes on to say that, for all practical purposes, that particular neighborhood used to be a sundown town.
Courting Disaster 0
Robert Reich is less than impressed by the track record of Supreme Supremacist Court Chief Justice John Roberts. A nugget:
Blind Justice 0
Honest to Pete, you can’t make this stuff up.
