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Lamar W. Hankins : Republican Mind is Terrible Thing to Waste
Congressman Paul Ryan: A terrible thing to waste. Image from rrstar.com. A Republican mind isa terrible thing to waste By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | May 2, 2012 “The GOP has become an insurgent outlier in American … Continue reading
Danny Schechter : ‘March Madness’ in American Politics
Digital photomanipulation from deviantart.‘March Madness’ takes on new meaning:Peddling the irrational in American politics By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / March 9, 2011 Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold — William Butler Yeats The term class war … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Danny Schechter, Extremism, Politics
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Steve Russell : Hate Speech Without Hate
Cartoon from NJ.com.The hypocritical heckle:Hate speech without hate What strikes me is that much of the hate speech directed towards Indians, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans and homosexuals is uttered by people who know better. By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged Extremism, Hate Speech, Immigration, Native Americans, Republican Party, Steve Russell
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Rebecca Solnit : Reflections on Fanaticism
John Brown depicted in detail from a mural by John Steuart Curray titled “Tragic Prelude,” in the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka.Today’s fanatic, tomorrow’s saint It’s popular to think that the world gets changed by nice people, but the lives … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Climate Change, Extremism, Globalization, Philosophy, Religious Fanaticism, Slavery, Social Activism
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Extremism and Right Wing Populism : The Face of the Republican Party
The GOP and its extremists The recent tea parties sponsored by some Republican columnists and Fox News were frightening because they so catered to people on what was once the lunatic fringe… The ugly spirit of the tea parties soon … Continue reading
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Tagged Extremism, Populism, Racism, Republican Party, Right Wing Extremists, Right Wing Media, Tea Baggers
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Scott Roeder : The Anti-Abortion Zealotry of the Radical Right
Right wing militant Scott Roeder, accused of murdering Dr. George Tiller. Photo from Sedgwick County Jail. The [right wing] nationalists, including a more virulent white nationalist extreme, are gathering strength and getting bold, even though they are still a militant … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Anti-Semitism, Christian Right, Extremism, Right Wing, White Supremacists
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The Right Wing Vision of the Future
I received this unsolicited from someone identified as Linda Hunnicutt. I thought it suitable to share because it is such a fear-filled (and racist) image that the right insists on painting. Some of the statements are truly remarkable. Richard Jehn … Continue reading
Feds Warn Cops : Watch Out for Right Wing Hate
Klan cross burning. Could the fire next time be sooner than we think? Homeland Security has issued an alarming report — alarming, at least, to those who haven’t been paying attention — that warns of further substantial growth in already … Continue reading
Paul Krugman on the Republican Rump : Hard Right All That’s Left
Anger from the Republican right: Gayle Quinnell who calls Barack Obama an Arab during town hall meeting, in Lakeville, Minn. on Oct. 10, 2008. Photo by Jim Money / AP.‘What will defeat do to the Republicans?’By Paul Krugman / November … Continue reading
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Tagged Extremism, Paul Krugman, Racism, Republican Party, Republican Right, Right Wing
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Bill Ayers? McCain Campaign Connected to REAL Terrorists
McCain’s terrorist: Eduardo Arocena.Convicted murderer Eddie Arocena, being taken from FBI headquarters. Photo by Marice Cohn / Miami Herald.‘McCain’s campaign and advisers find themselves allied with and/or supporting militants who have committed acts that any reasonable observer would define as … Continue reading
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Tagged Counter-Revolutionaries, Cuba, Cuban Exiles, Extremism, Joe Lieberman, McCain Campaign, Right Wing, Terrorism
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