Yes, Father Damien: “Even when we select figures to tell the stories of colonized places, it is the colonizers and settlers whose stories are told – and virtually no one else. Check out Hawaii’s statues,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote. “It’s not Queen … Continue reading →
At John Lewis’ funeral Obama sowed division, both racially and otherwise. One of Obama’s statements was, “George Wallace may be gone, but we can witness our federal government sending agents to use tear gas and batons against peaceful demonstrators.” But … Continue reading →
I think the above has been clear for a long time. I have never been part of Twitter, although if memory serves I initially set up an account. But as soon as I checked out the site, I realized it … Continue reading →
Here. Attkisson is one of the few who do. The rest of the media would rather pretend the transcript didn’t exist or spin it against the police, because the content taken as a whole doesn’t jibe with the favored narrative.
Continue reading →At least, not yet: A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 75% of American Adults think the term “racism” refers to any discrimination by people of one race against another. Just 15% say it refers only … Continue reading →
There have been periodic hints that some black people who would ordinarily vote Democratic – which is over 90% of black people – might lean towards Trump this time. I tend to doubt it. After all, we’ve heard it before … Continue reading →
Government malfeasance. Please read the whole thing.
Continue reading →Meritocracy has been dying a slow and painful death for many many decades. It used to be a basic American value. I don’t know when that began to change, but the first thing I noticed along those lines was many … Continue reading →
Some suggestions for responding to White Fragility trainers, particularly if your exposure to the program happens in the workplace. The book White Fragility has also become very popular among book groups. In addition, it increasingly serves as fuel to cause … Continue reading →
Till last night I hadn’t realized that a transcript of the police interactions with George Floyd had already been released over a week ago. I would have thought it would have created a far bigger stir than it did, and … Continue reading →
…and even prior to that, I don’t think I had watched them for several decades. I watch very little network TV and not much TV at all. I suppose somebody does, though. And now this: CBS has announced a target … Continue reading →