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Donald Trump, white resentment, racism,
and a ‘great’ America
More than 40 years of racist actions and comments demonstrate what we normally call racism. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | August 6, 2016 I have been aware of white resentment toward blacks since at least 1954, … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, Genotyping, Lamar W. Hankins, Racism, Rag Bloggers, Right Wing Extremists, White Privilege, White Supremacy
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Donald Trump, the unexpected guest
with my curry
When I found my young friend, the attorney, was considering voting for Trump, it suggested to me that Trump might win. By David McReynolds | The Rag Blog | July 15, 2016 NEW YORK — A few weeks ago a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, David McReynolds, Donald Trump, Presidential Campaign, Rag Bloggers
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Here’s how I evaluated this year’s presidential candidates
And my quick list makes it clear to me why I voted in the Democratic Primary for Bernie Sanders. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | May 4, 2016 After nearly four months of following the presidential campaigns … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Lamar W. Hankins, Presidential Campaign, Rag Bloggers
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Terror in Trumpland: The Donald names his foreign policy team
The major complaint in U.S. policy shops is that Trump has picked backbenchers who do not point to any coherent policy orientation. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | May 3 , 2016 In 2016, what was old has … Continue reading
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Chicago activists should be commended, not scolded, for shutting down Donald Trump’s rally
Peaceful resistance doesn’t egg on Trump’s supporters: It forces them to back down. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | March 23, 2016 CHICAGO — Something strange is happening here, and it merits a serious discussion. In the week … Continue reading
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Stopping Trump: The Chicago model
Faced not with the threat of violence but lack of control of the message or the montage, Trump retreated. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | March 15, 2016 CHICAGO — Congratulations to the people of Chicago — young … Continue reading
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Trump rallies: The case for silent protest
This is not about ‘freedom of speech.’ It is about proper tactics for confronting an enormous evil. By Jimmy Lohman | The Rag Blog | March 15, 2016 It is a mistake to shout down Trump and disrupt his rallies. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, Donald Trump, Jimmy Lohman, Political Tactics, Rag Bloggers, Republican Primaries, Social Protest
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The Donald Virus: ‘Who’s Gonna Build
Your Wall?’
This shoe was not cobbled to order for Mr. Trump. It just happens to fit his foot. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | March 11, 2016 I think it’s viral when several people who don’t know each other … Continue reading
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Tagged Border Wall, Donald Trump, Drug War, Immigration, Music Video, Rag Bloggers, Steve Russell, Tom Russell
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New Hampshire Berning: The Nationalist
and the Socialist
To win the general election against The Donald, Bernie would run a positive hope campaign against a negative fear campaign. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | February 14, 2016 If Vine Deloria, Jr. was correct when he claimed … Continue reading
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Wall-to-wall deja voodoo
Walls can’t stop ideas. A wall itself is an idea, or rather, an admission that the builder of the wall has run out of ideas. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | October 27, 2015 QUITO, Ecuador — From … Continue reading
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Tagged Border Wall, Donald Trump, James McEnteer, Rag Bloggers, World History
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The Republican debate and the raw ego of
Donald Trump
The most glaring problem was how little this group understands the world in which we now live. By David McReynolds | The Rag Blog | August 10, 2015 NEW YORK — My assumption is that most of you watched the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, David McReynolds, Donald Trump, Rag Bloggers, Republican Debate, Republican Party
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Donald Trump: From here to obscurity
Trump may imagine himself as president, but what he can’t imagine is the perception of himself as a loser. By Bill Freeland | The Rag Blog | July 27, 2015 Here’s a first: the entire U.S. media, from the most … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, Bill Freeland, Donald Trump, Presidential Campaign, Rag Bloggers, Republican Primary
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