This quote from the article almost says it all: "This is the moment where we should all have a thorough understanding of how supporters of this administration have no respect, decorum, or common decency for anybody — including themselves."
Further, the race to the bottom is over. The orange convicted felon and everything related to him, be it family, donor, voter, whatever, arrived at the bottom with the cruelty used against immigrants and the killing of US citizens in Minnesota and elsewhere.
To see the subtleties of racism requires white people to have grown up in the South and its shadow of Jim Crow. I have seen white liberals from the North just flat not picking up dog whistles and strategic moves that are designed to cut black people out of society. When I was a child in the 60's, Jim Crow was still there. Every white person in the South starts seeing it in childhood. Your black friends from elementary are no longer acceptable to your parents when you are in high school.
Southern race discipline is never explained, it is never announced, it is just done. White people from up North therefore don't see it. In fact, as a white Southerner trying to explain this to white liberals from up North, all I used to get from them is blowback on me.
Well, if you live down south, white, liberal, whatever, oh yeah, you see it. Sorry, but it’s not as subtle as you think. There is definitely a New South, but the old one is alive and plenty obvious.
Yes, there is plenty of overt racism. Subtle racism is the way Mitch McConnell and the Republicans in Congress undermined Obama. In they way they talked to the press about him. In the way they set up the narrative that he was not up to the job. There were many social signals they evinced which weren’t challenged in real time. On the surface, they were respectful, but there was a condescension there being used to undermine them.
Hegseth and trump are despicable people. What you would expect from a Fox weekend (not even during week) mouthpiece for maga. Hegseth is so out of his league and a disgrace to our country. Same for the man Hegseth idolizes. Ij
Time to start singing "We Shall Overcome" in earnest again.
When I was young we sang it in earnest in support of our Black friends in their quest for civil rights. We would sing it nostalgically from time to time to remind ourselves that there was more to do.
With this blatant assault on everything decent, we must all get out and SING it!
I truly do not understand why these so-called humans are so blind...and prejudiced...that they can't see we are at our best and strongest and brightest when everyone is treated with kindness and respect. I don't have access to the studies any more, but it was shown years ago (like 30-50 years) that companies and organizations that had diverse representation made more intelligent decisions than those who did not. The homogenic groups were lemmings following the 'leader'...sometimes successful but many times tumbling off the ledge.
This quote from the article almost says it all: "This is the moment where we should all have a thorough understanding of how supporters of this administration have no respect, decorum, or common decency for anybody — including themselves."
Further, the race to the bottom is over. The orange convicted felon and everything related to him, be it family, donor, voter, whatever, arrived at the bottom with the cruelty used against immigrants and the killing of US citizens in Minnesota and elsewhere.
To see the subtleties of racism requires white people to have grown up in the South and its shadow of Jim Crow. I have seen white liberals from the North just flat not picking up dog whistles and strategic moves that are designed to cut black people out of society. When I was a child in the 60's, Jim Crow was still there. Every white person in the South starts seeing it in childhood. Your black friends from elementary are no longer acceptable to your parents when you are in high school.
Southern race discipline is never explained, it is never announced, it is just done. White people from up North therefore don't see it. In fact, as a white Southerner trying to explain this to white liberals from up North, all I used to get from them is blowback on me.
Well, if you live down south, white, liberal, whatever, oh yeah, you see it. Sorry, but it’s not as subtle as you think. There is definitely a New South, but the old one is alive and plenty obvious.
Yes, there is plenty of overt racism. Subtle racism is the way Mitch McConnell and the Republicans in Congress undermined Obama. In they way they talked to the press about him. In the way they set up the narrative that he was not up to the job. There were many social signals they evinced which weren’t challenged in real time. On the surface, they were respectful, but there was a condescension there being used to undermine them.
It’s just an opinion. Disagreement is allowed.
You misunderstood. I am saying one sees the SUBTLE too. Northerners understand the South better than you realize. Bless your little heart!
I believe the 30’ tall confederate memorial belongs in Arlington National Cemetery…
At the bottom of a 32’ hole.
Hegseth and trump are despicable people. What you would expect from a Fox weekend (not even during week) mouthpiece for maga. Hegseth is so out of his league and a disgrace to our country. Same for the man Hegseth idolizes. Ij
We've never stopped fighting the Civil War, it seems.
Time to start singing "We Shall Overcome" in earnest again.
When I was young we sang it in earnest in support of our Black friends in their quest for civil rights. We would sing it nostalgically from time to time to remind ourselves that there was more to do.
With this blatant assault on everything decent, we must all get out and SING it!
I truly do not understand why these so-called humans are so blind...and prejudiced...that they can't see we are at our best and strongest and brightest when everyone is treated with kindness and respect. I don't have access to the studies any more, but it was shown years ago (like 30-50 years) that companies and organizations that had diverse representation made more intelligent decisions than those who did not. The homogenic groups were lemmings following the 'leader'...sometimes successful but many times tumbling off the ledge.
Illuminating article! Thanks!
At the nation knew Reagan
was an actor.