Bad-Faith Conservatives Are Just a Time-suck
What’s the cost/benefit of listening to a bad faith conservative? I want to know their concerns, but if I have to research everything they tell me, I’ve wasted my time twice.
The Police Murdered George Floyd. Where are the Republicans?
Derek Chauvin was just found guilty of murdering George Floyd. Democrats are in the news, but where are the Republicans? They’re the hardline, pro-police party. They’re guilty of inciting racial murder. We can’t let the GOP pretend this gristly homicide doesn’t touch them.
The Deep Roots of Trumpism in Republican Lies
Former Republicans cast Donald Trump as the devil. “He broke the party!” they shout. But no, the roots of Trumpism are buried in Republican operatives used deception, manipulation, and racism to corrupt their base. Trump wasn’t an aberration; he is the GOP’s natural heir.
The Institutional Roots of Racism
Forget about police violence for a second. When we depend on fines & penalties to pay the bills, the institutional roots of racism are baked into the Justice system. We are directly responsible, but we can fix it, too.
The Media and Poor Reading Comprehension
(I borrowed the image from an excellent article in Mother Jones: It’s Time for Journalism to Stand for Something.) Here’s a surprise. Apparently, despite publishing hundreds of thousands of words every day, the Washington Post and the New York Times show poor reading comprehension. I thought they’d be better, but...
Control the Language to Control the Argument
There’s an old argument: control the language, and you control the argument. The GOP is very good at reshaping language to their needs. And they use that skill exclusively to swindle us. In another post (Democratic Moral Amnesia), I talked about how, when the GOP brands a liberal idea...
Why I’m a Racist
I’m a racist. I’m nervous saying this out loud, but yes, of course I’m a racist. It isn’t something I want, don’t get me wrong. Nobody wants to be a racist. But I am. I’d change that if I could, and I do change whenever I can, but I’ll never find...
View from #Charlottesville – BACK TO SCHOOL DAYS
Lesson 1 – Hard Lesson to Black Americans I’m calling it. Trump tells America that Free Speech is for White Americans only. Black Americans, nope, you’re fired. This lesson repeats the one from August 12th. President Trump supports free speech for the “Right” causes. Stand up for free speech firmly,...
Spiteful, Purposeful Ignorance and the Misogynist
I was watching a level of lying on CNN yesterday that was so breathtaking, I still struggle to understand it. I’m trying not to jump to anger because anger doesn’t help me. (Plus, ‘jumping to anger’ is pretty much Chockamo’s job description, and he does it so much better.) It...
Republicans and White Resentment
Bear with me. I saw an article that I almost skipped, but it ended up being better than I’d thought, and I wanted to pass it on. I know that we’re all tired of reading breathless articles about Trump being a — gasp! — racist. That’s what I felt when...