The Secesh category archive
Indoctrination Nation, Republican Thought Police Dept. 0
If you don’t like historical fact, why, just teach students historical fiction.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At AL.com, John Archibald hears a rhyme from a long ago time. Here’s how he opens his article:
The words of the notorious John B. Knox come to mind.
“And what is it that we do want to do?” he asked. “Why, it is, within the limits imposed by the Federal Constitution, to establish white supremacy in this State.”
It was May of 1901, 125 years ago this month if it sounds like yesterday . . . .
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*Mark Twain.
Still Rising Again after All These Years, Reprise 0
The Rude One argues that the Supreme Supremacist Court has traded in their robes of black for the gray.
(Warning: Rudeness.)
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At AL.com. Kyle Whitmire reports that, in Alabama, the New Secesh are already planning to take advantage of the Supreme Supremacist Court’s recent decision further gutting the Voting Rights Act.
Image via Job’s Anger.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Doug Jones sums up the Trump maladministration’s attempt to prosecute the Southern Poverty Law Center for being:
“This is a pure political retribution,” Jones said in a video posted to social media.
Follow the link for context.
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John Young argues that it’s obvious why Donald Trump broke precedent to attend the Supreme Court arguments over the Trump maladministration’s effforts to get rid of birthright citizenship as guaranteed in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. A snippet; follow the link for his reasoning.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
The Trump maladministration’s campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion shouldn’t be called “anti-DEI.”
It should be called what it is: Resegregation.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Michael in Norfolk has a rather disturbing notion as to what is behind the Republican thought police’s efforts to whitewash America’s history.
The Rebel Tell 0
In its editorial calling out the Trump maladministration’s violation of the Constitution in arresting Don Lemon, a journalist, for having the unmitigated gall to practice journalism, my local rag makes this telling observation:
I commend the entire piece to your attention.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Field looks at the actions of the Trump maladministration and decodes de code. Here’s a tiny bit from his article:
Most of us know what the agenda is: To make America white again.
Still Rising Again after All These Years . . . 0
. . . and still trying to white-wash (you will pardon the expression) America’s original sin of chattel slavery.
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At The Charlotte Observer, Justin Perry notes that
Then Perry masterfully dissects the duplicitous thinking behind Vance’s remark.
His piece is worth the two or three minutes it will take to read.
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At the Las Vegas Sun, Eric Foster decodes de code.
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Via The Sacramento Bee, LZ Granderson reminds us that the Founders lied to themselves as well as others. He points out that
He goes on to remind us that that lie persists–indeed, is being perpetuated–today. He argues persuasively that the Trump maladministration’s attempt to eradicate DEI is yet another attempt to (you will pardon the expression) whitewash America’s history.
Follow the link for more examples of the whitewashing.
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Sam and the crew point out that the Trump maladministration’s racism is in plain sight.