Boogie On Down To The Rally Tonight
I do believe this young lady captures a certain reality and ethos quite effectively: do — Courtney Jaye (@TropicaliJaye) June 20, 2020 Not sure if the youngsters below would agree,…
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They Indict Themselves
A wealth of words, many of them scathing and acrimonious, have been written about Donald Trump and those who continue to support him; I have nothing to add except a…
Heroes No More
The more things change, the more they stay the same, eh? Things like corporate greed, for example. The public was much heartened when grocery store magnates granted pay boosts to…
What Manner Of Man Is This?
The short answer is that he is not a man at all. A man, as opposed to a raging narcissist/sociopath, would never do what Donald Trump is planning as he…
Strange Fruit
H/t Michael De Adder Those who say the police are just doing their job are just not paying attention. Be warned. Both of these videos are hard to watch: This…
With A Humble Heart
These past many weeks have been difficult ones. We have been largely confined to our homes; social ties we have nurtured for years are under stress, if for no other…
Putting Things Into Perspective
Few people do it as well as Robert Reich. And there are lessons here for Canada as well: I don't know who needs to hear this, but refusing to disclose…
A Free Lesson
Something for the discerning amongst us:H/t Linwood Barclay This is how it’s done. https://t.co/NT0haqXu5x — Linwood Barclay (@linwood_barclay) June 11, 2020 Recommend this Post
When In The Wrong, Go On The Attack
Here is a how-to lesson: “Everybody’s trying to shame us.” pic.twitter.com/T1ISTiZpEe — Rex Chapman?? (@RexChapman) June 9, 2020 Recommend this Post
Not A Pleasing Reflection
Yesterday’s post revolved around the painful reality of Black people having to tell their children, often at a very young age, the harsh facts of racialized life and the things…
A Lesson In Empathy
In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch famously tells his daughter Scout, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view ……
Repost: The Blood of Emmett Till
Almost two years ago I wrote a series of posts on racism, starting with the 1955 murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy horribly tortured before his death. Here…
A More Apt Comparison
I’ms sure you have heard about White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s utterly shameless extolment of Donald Trump’s prop walk with The Bible the other day. McEnany claimed during a…
A Modern-Day Prophet
If you know anything about Old Testament traditions (and I confess to knowing only a little about them), you may be aware of the role played by the prophets. Contrary…
Obvious? Perhaps
But apt nonetheless.H/t Theo Moudakis Recommend this Post
A Plague Nation
I wonder if Americans realize that is how their country is seen by the rest of the world, in no small measure thanks to their having elected a raging racist…
"The System Can’t Reform Itself"
So says the always fearless and indefatigable Cornell West. As I watched the following, I couldn’t help but think that if one feels threatened, distressed, dismissive of or outraged by…
America’s Broken Contract
Trevor Noah certainly has a way of putting things into perspective. H/t Marie Snyder (2/2) Trevor on George Floyd and the Minneapolis protests: “If you felt unease watching that Target…
An Abysmal Nation Led By An Abysmal Racist
Whenever I post something about racial injustice, I feel some unease. By what stretch can I, as a white person who lives a comfortable existence, truly feel the murderous oppression…
They Just Can’t Help Themselves
Every time they speak, they show their absolute contempt for ‘the people’. Who am I referring to? The British Conservation government. As a companion to yesterday’s post about the hapless…