“That Conversation about Race” category archive
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Writing at AL.com, Will Ferniany reads the famous piece, “First They Came,” and hears a contemporary rhyme.
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*Mark Twain.
Orderly Conduct 0
Carlos Lozada suggests that you can learn a lot about how Donald Trump sees the country and his job from a reading of the over 100 executive orders his has issued a pace of more than one a day. Here’s a bit from his article (emphasis added); follow the link, where he decodes the more of de code.
America was great until Biden ruined it. The economy is shackled by misguided regulations and must be set free. Trump’s opponents are ideological, while he relies on common sense. American values are always in danger and must be shielded from enemies, often enemies from within. The president is not just the head of the executive branch but also the sole interpreter of law and the lone representative of the people.
Word Salad 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini tries to make sense of the anti-DEI* bill passed by the Arizona legislature and finds that it doesn’t–make sense, that is.
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*Remember, that translates to pro-uniformity, pro-inequality, and pro-exclusion.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
More mean for the sake of mean:
The story goes on to point out that, natch, he’s not illegal, he’s not an immigrant, and he’s not even of Mexican descent.
We have lost our way.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
If you get deported by ICE, you can expect to fly the fiendly skies.
Republican Family Values . . . 0
. . . are a malleable thing.
In a longer piece in which he discusses how the MAGA movement is fed by, and feeds on, white nationalism and racism, Field notes an irony:
I commend the entire article to you attention.
Recommended Viewing 0
If you can find them, these two episodes of Family Ties:
All in the Neighborhood: Part 1
All in the Neighborhood: Part 2
They are 35 years old and still quite timely.
A Tune for the Times 0
From the Youtube page:
From mass deportations, to mass firings to the crippling of our social support institutions, in two short months we have changed into something unrecognizable; Something we could accurately call “The Broken Promise Land.”
Still Rising Again after All These Years . . . 0
. . . and they’re not even trying to pretend about it any more.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
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Little Marco takes the time
To find himself a rhyme.
Now don’t you have a fit, Sir,
When you find it rhymes with Hitler.
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*Mark Twain.
The Rule of Lawless 0
David comments on Brian Kilmeade’s argument for ignoring constitutional rights. Spoiler: David finds it to be somewhat questionable. (Warning: Short promo at the end.)
Oh, and speaking of Fox News . . . .
A Moment of Duh! 0
It came to me today, as I was reading about this, that the reason the white right-wing is against DEI is right there in the words themselves.
The opposite of DEI is UIE: uniformity, inequality, and exclusion.
The Unwelcome Mat 0
Sam and the crew discuss how Trump’s hate-full behavior is turning tourists, especially Canadian tourists, away from the United States.
Republican Thought Police 0
Heaven forbid that school students should be equipped to deal with America’s racism problems.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
At Above the Law, Chris Williams points out that, under the Trump maladministration, you can be found guilty without being charged, let alone tried and convicted.
Along the same lines, Robert Reich warns that, if it could happen to members of a “them,” it could easily happen to members of an “us.”
The Unwelcome Mat 0
Per truthout, foreign governments are responding to Donald Trump’s regime of mean for the sake of mean. A snippet:
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Texas A&M professor Andrew Dessler dissects the misdirection play.