Politics of Hate category archive
The Unifying Factor 0
In a letter to the editor of the Des Moines Register, Donald Orf submits that he has identified the common threat that unites Donald Trump’s dupes, symps, and fellow travelers.
Methinks he may be onto something.
It’s 1984 . . . 0
. . . and Big Brother is indeed watching.
The Army of Occupation 0
Farron decodes de code.
What’s in a Name? 0
Bill Press would like to know.
An Open Warrant? 0
Via Michael in Norfolk (who has commentary), an explanation as to why the Trump maladministration has become fixated on antifa, which is not an entity, merely a label:
The Rule of Lawless 0
Charles Parrish has a question.
The Bad Bunny Hop 0
Rick Strom discusses how comedian Josh Johnson ridicules the furor over Bad Bunny at the Superbowl while also pointing out the bigotry behind it.
Republican Thought Police 0
Methinks my old Philly DL friend Noz pretty much nails it.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
- Thom hears a rhyme
From another time
When men in hoods
Roamed the woods,
With crosses ablaze
Through nights and days.
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*Mark Twain.
Republican Thought Police 0
Der Spiegel takes a deep dive into Republican attempts to suppress dissenting views. A snippet:
Follow the link for context.
The Rule of Lawless 0
In a longer article about Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard to subjugate those who might disagree with his edicts occupy American cities, Roy S. Johnson decodes de code:
Translation: Trump is sending American troops to “protect” his swelling flotilla of barely-trained, masked and thuggish ICE agents who are attacking brown and Black people, including children and the elderly, even in their homes, as they did this week in Chicago.
The Rule of Lawless 0
David suggests that we are seeing
. . . authoritarian theater at its worst.