Politics of Hate category archive
Mongers of Hate, Misdirection Play Dept. 0
Thom discusses the normalization of political violence and what may be behind it and offers some possible solutions.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Jamelle Bouie offers a theory as to who is most responsible for making dis coarse discourse so much coarser. He notes that
Fantasies of violence against political enemies are, in fact, a defining feature of Trump’s political language.
Methinks he has a point. Follow the link for his evidence.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
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.
Trumpled Allies 0
Trudy Rubin stands aghast at the mean for the sake of mean. Here’s how she opens her article:
After the suspension in November of a resettlement program for Afghans who helped U.S. soldiers and civilians, the Trump administration is now trying to send up to 1,100 of such Afghan refugees to the Democratic Republic of Congo. These include former interpreters for the U.S. military, former members of the Afghan Special Operations forces who worked alongside their U.S. counterparts, and families of U.S. service members — including about 400 children.
The Blame Game 0
Mary Trump discusses who is the actual enemy within.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
In a much longer post about the many flaws in the Trump maladministration’s suit against the Southern Poverty Law Center, Above the Law’s Joe Patrice offers a theory as to the purpose of said performance artlessness:
American Stasi 0
Thom is not sanguine about the course IDE is taking.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Sam and the crew are taken aback by racism in full display.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At the Portland Oregonian, letter to the editor writer Kyle J. Tobin reminds Ciatta Thompson, candidate for the Oregon House, that, when she points a finger at someone else, four fingers are pointing back at her.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Pamela B. Rutledge, writing at the Psychology Today website, argues that dis coarse discourse and “social” media are teaching chilren that being rude and nasty pays. A snippet:
This is not about policy. This is about the fundamental ways people relate to one another, how they deal with differences of opinion, talk and listen to each other, and their willingness to problem-solve, compromise, and seek solutions. The conflict-resolution strategies children learn early are the ones they carry into friendships, workplaces, and romantic relationships.
I would quibble with her about her phrase, “across the spectrum.” To an extent, perhaps, but my observation is that one end of the spectrum is more given to hate-full speech than the other. Nevertheless, methinks she makes some excellent points.
American Stasi 0
Via SFgate, I caught a long article by Los Angeles Times writer Sonja Sharp, in which she addresses the Department of Justice’s failure to comply with court orders regarding immigrants (and non-immigrants) caught in the Trump maladministration’s round-up of persons who, in their opinion, don’t look white enough.
One paragraph caught my eye. It emphasizes the indiscriminate, willful sadism masquerading as “law enforcement.”