Politics of Hate category archive
Hoist on His Own Petard 0
Veteran journalist John Young seems to think that Donald Trump’s war of choice on Iran may not be going quite as Trump expected.
Here’s a bit from his article; follow the link for context.
By March: “I think we won.”
Come April: “A whole civilization will die tonight.” (Fortunately for civilization, TACO was cheap.)
In June: “There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable.”
A Common Factor 0
At the Psychology Today website, Jer Clifton reports on research that shows that “one primal world belief was uniquely related to violence (sic) extremism.”
Follow the link for more.
Red Scare Redux 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Ron Mitchell suggests (to paraphrase) that, if Republicans are looking Communists, they should start by looking in the mirror.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
American Stasi 0
In Hartford Courant report about how Connecticut officials are alarmed at tactics used by ICE, the state’s Attorney-General, William Tong, sums up what the Trump maladministration is doing:
Stray Thought 0
There’s a difference between interpreting the Constitution and amending it.
As far as I am concerned, today’s Supreme Supremacist Court has arrogated to itself the power to amend.
The Rule of Lawless 0
John Young is not sanguine. Here’s tiny bit from his article:
But this administration has blown any previous standards out of the water.
The capricious use of the National Guard. The transforming of ICE into a paramilitary Legion of Goons. Nothing shames Hegseth, Stephen Miller and their boss, Conman the Barbaric.
The Welcome Zap 0
Somehow, I don’t think this is what Emma Lazurus had in mind when she wrote
Afterthought:
Metninks that the crucial item that our “news” media fears to address is this:
The core value that unites Trump with the Trumpeetes is racism.
Without that, they have nothing.
The Macho Man, Republican Family Values Dept. 0
Thom sees a pattern.
Red Scare Redux 0
At my local rag, retired academician Tom Wallace dissects the misdirection play. A snippet:
The Rule of Lawless 0
Todd Blanche Doubles down on the double-talk.
American Stasi 0
Grung_e_Gene notes that the underlying force in the Trump maladministrations war on immigrants brown people is America’s original sin of chattel slavery and the doctrine of racial superiority that was created to justify it. Here’s a tiny little bit from his article:
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
- Thom hears a rhyme from the American right wing
That sounds just like “make America white again.”
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*Mark Twain.
Know Them by the Company They Keep 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice argues that the Trump maladministration’s legal attach on Southern Poverty Law Center makes gossamer look like corduroy and offers a theory as to why the SPLC is under attack. Here’s a bit from his article (emphasis added); follow the link for context.
Why does such a flimsy a case get brought?
Well, from the president on down, the administration has clearly and, frankly, loudly proclaimed that it brought these charges for the purpose of punishing the SPLC for shining a spotlight on hate groups that Donald Trump considers valued supporters.
Real Big Men 0
At the Psychology Today website, Barbara J. Risman takes a look at Pete Hegseth’s wierd fixation with testerone. She makes three main points; follow the link for her article.
- There is no good scientific reason for testing troops’ testosterone levels.
- Hormones affect us, but not in linear fashion; high levels of testosterone don’t trigger killer instincts.
- Screening for low testosterone provides a seemingly objective way to push women out of the military.
Catch-22 0
As Joe Patrice reminds us at Above the Law, it’s the best catch there is.