Politics of Hate category archive
American Stasi 0
Yet another persons held in an ICE detention center concentration camp tells his story.
Just read it, and, as you do, remind yourself that this is being done in the name of liberty and justice for all..
“The Stew of Aggrievement” 0
Sam and the crew argue that today’s Republican Party is all about the grievances, using a Republican congress person’s obnoxious response to a letter from a fourth grader as a springboard.
There’s a Price Tag on Prejudice 0
Farron runs the numbers.
All the News that Fits 0
David dissects the torrent of lies that a Fox News host is able to cram into a 41 second clip. (Short promo at the end.)
Republican Family Values, American Stasi Dept. 0
In the midst of a longer article about conditions at a privately-owned ICE detention center concentration camp, New Jersey Congressman Rob Menendez offers his theory as to why the Republican-controlled House and Senate are resisting efforrs to look into conditions at said locations:
Methinks he may be onto something. Follow the link for the context of his comment.
And, while we’re on the subject . . . .
Establishmentarians 0
Michael in Norfolk looks at Republicans’ flouting of the Constitutional mandate for separation of church and state.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Tom Harper makes a strong case that Donald Trump has normalized nastiness.
Suffer the Children, Reprise 0
Sam and the crew talk with Nicholas Enrich, former civil servant who worked at USAID under four administrations, about the damage done to USAID by the Trump maladministration.
Republican Thought Police 0
Via the Tampa Bay Times, Scott Maxwell identifies a sub-species of the Republican thought police, which he has dubbed “bro-flacks.” Here’s how he defines them:
Bro-flakes are convinced they’re victims. So they get enraged when anyone offers facts that contradict their narrative of self-pity. They want history books censored and all talk of racial disparity silenced — unless it’s their talk about how white guys have it rougher than anyone else.
They’re angry snowflakes … so bro-flakes.
Follow the link for examples of bro storms.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Michael in Norfolk listens to the Trump maladministration and hears a rhyme:
All of this . . . traces back to Richard Nixon and his “Southern Strategy” . . . .
Follow the link for his parsing of the poesy.
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*Mark Twain.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice looks at the Virginia Supreme Supremacist Court’s overturning of Virginia’s attempt to gerrymander House districts in response to Republican’s own gerrymander and concludes that it means only one thing. From the title of his article:
Redistricting Isn’t Legal Unless It Disenfranchises Black Voters
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Indoctrination Nation, Republican Thought Police Dept. 0
If you don’t like historical fact, why, just teach students historical fiction.
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.