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Tag Archives: racism
Victory Is Just Step One
Hey! It’s a new year! In the United States, we have a new President, new leadership in the Senate, and new prospects for actually improving the lives of Americans. And since its a new year, its time for me to … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Governance, Politics, Social Justice
Tagged credit, Joe Biden, politics, race, racial equality, racism, Stacey Abrams, White defensiveness
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A Conversation with White Folks
Hey, white people! What’s our problem? Why have we broken society so badly? There’s no other way to put it. This mess is all white people’s fault. And yeah, that has to include me, too. We’re all complicit. What exactly … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics, Social Justice
Tagged Ahmaud Arbery, Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, news, Police, police abuse, police brutality, police overreach, politics, race, race relations, racism, White defensiveness, white people, White supremacists
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It’s Time To Politicize
“Don’t politicize this tragedy.” That’s what constantly we hear when someone murders a bunch of people and terrorizes the populace. Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said as much after the mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017. … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Politics, Quick post, Rant
Tagged cowardice, Domestic terror, Donald Trump, GOP, government, gun control, gun laws, guns, lies, Marco Rubio, mass shootings, massacre, Mitch McConnell, NRA, politics, racism, Republican, Republican Party, republicans, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Steve King, stooges, Ted Cruz, terrorism, Tomi Lahren, violence, White supremacists
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Sticks and Stones
“I’d like to punch him in his face.” “Maybe he should have been roughed up.” “Part of the problem is nobody wants to hurt each other anymore.” “I don’t know if I’ll do the fighting myself or if other people … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, foreign policy, Governance, immigration, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics, Social Justice
Tagged anger, anti-semitism, bigotry, discrimination, dishonesty, Domestic terror, Donald Trump, fear, hate crimes, hatred, inciting violence, Kevin McCarthy, lies, politics, racism, rhetoric, right-wing terror, Robert Bowers, Ron DeSantis, short-sightedness, stoking anger, violence, xenophobia
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Political Hostages in Texas
When I discuss current events, I do my best to do so in a logical, fact-based way. It’s important to make sure the truth is told. Emotions can cloud that truth. Getting angry about a situation frequently leads to overreaction … Continue reading
Posted in foreign policy, Governance, History, immigration, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics, Rant, Social Justice
Tagged abuse, bad arguments, bad policy, bigotry, camps, Central America, children, concentration camps, crime, cruelty, Donald Trump, evil, fear, Godwin's Law, history, immigration, internment, Jeff Sessions, Mexico, President, racism, Stephen Miller, United States
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It’s the end of the year as we know it
…and I feel ambivalent. That doesn’t rhyme. With apologies to Michael Stipe and Co., nothing else has occurred in any sort of rational way in 2017, so why should I come up with a clever lyrical parody? I’m just trying … Continue reading
Posted in foreign policy, Governance, Healthcare, Politics, Rant, Social Justice
Tagged #metoo, 2017, corruption, Donald Trump, politics, racial equality, racism, retrospective, sexism, sexual assault, Social Justice
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False Equivalence
I posted this on Facebook yesterday. After the riots and terror perpetrated by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend, a significant percentage of the right-leaning media bent over backward to shift focus, and claim that the Black Lives … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Media, Quick post, Rant, Social Justice
Tagged Black Lives Matter, false equivalence, FoxNews, media, Nazis, race, race relations, racism, White defensiveness, White supremacists
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A Skewed Perspective
When we look at another person of approximately equal height, we often perceive them to be a bit taller than we are. We’re often looking at their height as peakingĀ at the top of their head, and our eyes will be … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Social Justice
Tagged bias, fear, progress, race, race relations, racism
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One down, 207 to go…
Donald Trump has been President of the United States for one week now. Just typing that feels strange. Like a different reality. I’ve been re-watching episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine lately, and I’ve recently gotten to one of … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Civil Rights, Economics, Elected yet unelectable, foreign policy, Governance, Healthcare, immigration, Infrastructure, Politics, Science, Social Justice
Tagged abortion, bigotry, Christianity, climate change, culture, democracy, Democratic Party, Democrats, dishonesty, domestic policy, Donald Trump, environment, facts, fear, Feminism, foreign policy, GOP, government, ignorance, Islam, Kellyanne Conway, misogyny, news, oppression, propaganda, race relations, racism, refugees, religion, religious extremism, religious liberty, Republican, Republican Party, republicans, science denial, Sean Spicer, sexism, Standing Rock, Steve Bannon, systemic oppression, walls, Women, women's rights
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Raiding the henhouse
Two years ago, I discussed the appointment of various climate change deniers to posts as heads of Senate committees in charge of science-based institutions. Those institutions areĀ tasked with addressing (among other things) climate change. That was a perfect example of … Continue reading
Posted in foreign policy, Governance, Healthcare, Politics
Tagged anti-government, Ben Carson, Betsy DeVos, cabinet posts, climate change, dishonesty, Donald Trump, Federal government, governance, governing, government, hypocrisy, Jeff Sessions, politics, racism, Rex Tillerson, Rick Perry, science denial, Scott Pruitt
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