Introduction for CVille56
We have a new author: CVille56, who can speak with more authority about recent events in Charlottesville, VA.
Satanists Unite!
You just have to love this. Many Christians have described the white-supremacist violence in Charlottesville as ‘satanic’ or the work or Satan. Some of the crazier Republicans even suggest this is just ‘secularism’ run amuck. Somehow. We live in America, land of diversity. Turns out, the Satanic Temple exists, and they’re torqued. Lucien Greaves, the co-founder and spokesperson for the Satanic Temple, wrote an op-ed in...
Trump Goes to War
Listening to Trump’s speech was interesting. He mostly used his indoor voice, and read his speechwriter’s words from the teleprompter. He didn’t wander into red meat stuff very much. Still loving winners and losers, of course, and a lot of explicit emphasis on killing people, but not a lot of crazy for Trump-land. Surprisingly little spittle was involved. (Please god, may some talking head not...
When Even Good Stuff is Bad News
I admit I think that it’s a good thing, the way Trump twists around ineffectually, struggling to respond to the crisis of the hour. It guarantees he can’t actually get things passed. I hate almost every goal Trump seems poised to try, so I’m good with that. But even the good stuff is bad news these days. Note that, perversely, I’d love seeing him try...
Charlottesville: the Missing Story
There are big parts of the Charlottesville riots that we’re not being told. Anyone else notice that? Sorry I’m still harping on this. I’d hoped to find a less tin-foil-hat explanation. God knows the riots were confusing, there were a lot of stories, and so on. I waited for the news to finally catch up, digging into all the open questions. And I wanted. It’s...
Trying to Understand Hate
It seems I’ve been too gullible. Again. I’ve been struggling to understand why we elected Donald Trump. I’m working on ‘how’, too, but like it or not, almost half of voting Americans thought that Trump would be their best option. I hate the assumption those voters were ill-informed, ignorant victims of the Fox News echo chamber. That never made much sense. You’d have to believe...
Trump’s Popularity Shot Up After Charlottesville
Trump’s popularity shot up after Trump’s jaw-dropping press conference yesterday, where he defended the KKK and Nazis. His base is happier with him than ever.
I guess that tells the rest of us who’s behind Trump.
Confederate Monuments Are Statues, Not Memories
As hard as it is to believe, I’m still hearing arguments that confederate monuments are something we should keep. Sure, they say, the KKK and Nazis rioted in Charlottesville at the idea of removing a statue honoring Robert E. Lee. But despite that, they argue that the statues aren’t really white supremacist monuments. They’re about our shared heritage, they argue, and removing those statues would...