“We are getting closer. They're scared.”
Love all of this, Marlene, but you knew that already.
The Obamas in the WH started this drama. Until then, they were all still kind of lethargically dozing in their reverie of a society with whites in charge. No more. Now it’s war.
Love all of this, Marlene, but you knew that already.
The Obamas in the WH started this drama. Until then, they were all still kind of lethargically dozing in their reverie of a society with whites in charge. No more. Now it’s war.
Yep, the “tea party” nuts just couldn’t stand those deep tans. Just like now, the same nuts think that a black woman couldn’t possibly be as qualified as a white man. That tan seems to negate brains in the view of these scaredy cats. They think that POC in power will treat them as they have been treated. Lordy, wouldn’t that be a hoot…
See that’s what bothers me. And it’s not just Black Americans. Any Ppl of color that throughout our history that contributed for the “Betterment of All of Us “ go unrecognized . Like for instance the Black Senators that gave us the 13th,14th,and 15th Amendments. If it wasn’t for them there wouldn’t be “ White Privilege “. Only White Rich men had All the privileges . I didn’t learn that in History or Civic class in the late 50’s or 60’s. It was the Black man that gave the White man a hands up.They need to know that.
I worked at NASA during this time and I never heard of her and it was a much smaller organization in the 60's. But I was a Procurement Clerk, so peon at work. She should have been a hero to all of us, grunts and geniuses alike.
Roland, goggle “how do I contact Substack”. A page comes up and you need to click on “I need something else”. Then a form comes up. Fill it out and state your complaint. Strength by numbers!
The Guardian had a good op-ed on this today (link follows)-<snip>Conservatives see Biden’s announcement as an indication of how powerful the forces of liberalism, “wokeism,” and multiculturalism – those radically “Un-American” ideas that are threatening “real” (read: white Christian patriarchal) America – have already become. In this way, Biden’s pledge is perceived as yet more evidence that the Right is on the retreat. It is impossible to understand conservative politics in general without grappling with this pervasive siege mentality. <snip>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/02/joe-biden-supreme-court-nominee-right-reaction-black-female-nominee
Siege mentality is right, only they are the ones "sieging." What bs, they have been on the warpath since Nixon and especially Ronnie and his pal Rupert.
They think that and less Rights for them. It is beyond their comprehension that “ Equal “ means “ Everyone “.They have in their heads they are better off getting screwed by “Big Corp “ ? Right ? Right now they are paying more in Tax’s that them. Just wait until 2025, the Tax Cuts go away for the poor and Middle class and are permeant for Big Corp, the Elite Rich. You think they are whiners now ! Haha ! They better hope a Democrat is in Office.It really is important to read the fine print.
“We are getting closer. They're scared.”
Love all of this, Marlene, but you knew that already.
The Obamas in the WH started this drama. Until then, they were all still kind of lethargically dozing in their reverie of a society with whites in charge. No more. Now it’s war.
Yep, the “tea party” nuts just couldn’t stand those deep tans. Just like now, the same nuts think that a black woman couldn’t possibly be as qualified as a white man. That tan seems to negate brains in the view of these scaredy cats. They think that POC in power will treat them as they have been treated. Lordy, wouldn’t that be a hoot…
And lets remember who manually did all the math to get men on the moon: Katherine Johnson!
See that’s what bothers me. And it’s not just Black Americans. Any Ppl of color that throughout our history that contributed for the “Betterment of All of Us “ go unrecognized . Like for instance the Black Senators that gave us the 13th,14th,and 15th Amendments. If it wasn’t for them there wouldn’t be “ White Privilege “. Only White Rich men had All the privileges . I didn’t learn that in History or Civic class in the late 50’s or 60’s. It was the Black man that gave the White man a hands up.They need to know that.
I worked at NASA during this time and I never heard of her and it was a much smaller organization in the 60's. But I was a Procurement Clerk, so peon at work. She should have been a hero to all of us, grunts and geniuses alike.
Isn’t that just pathetic? You were right in the midst of a heroine and you didn’t even know it!
As Kimberly Jones said: “They are lucky that what Black people are looking for is equality and not revenge.”
Can’t “heart” what you and Hale said. Dang, so frustrating!
I closed that page and opened a new page, and now they’re working again. Baffling.
Having exactly the same problem. Does anyone want to contact Substack?
Roland, goggle “how do I contact Substack”. A page comes up and you need to click on “I need something else”. Then a form comes up. Fill it out and state your complaint. Strength by numbers!
I tried but to no avail…
The Guardian had a good op-ed on this today (link follows)-<snip>Conservatives see Biden’s announcement as an indication of how powerful the forces of liberalism, “wokeism,” and multiculturalism – those radically “Un-American” ideas that are threatening “real” (read: white Christian patriarchal) America – have already become. In this way, Biden’s pledge is perceived as yet more evidence that the Right is on the retreat. It is impossible to understand conservative politics in general without grappling with this pervasive siege mentality. <snip>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/02/joe-biden-supreme-court-nominee-right-reaction-black-female-nominee
So true. Good read.
Great article on the right's reaction to Biden's promise.
Siege mentality is right, only they are the ones "sieging." What bs, they have been on the warpath since Nixon and especially Ronnie and his pal Rupert.
They think that and less Rights for them. It is beyond their comprehension that “ Equal “ means “ Everyone “.They have in their heads they are better off getting screwed by “Big Corp “ ? Right ? Right now they are paying more in Tax’s that them. Just wait until 2025, the Tax Cuts go away for the poor and Middle class and are permeant for Big Corp, the Elite Rich. You think they are whiners now ! Haha ! They better hope a Democrat is in Office.It really is important to read the fine print.
And if it comes to it physically is the Nat’l Guard, Homeland Security and LEO ‘s going to stand for Democracy Or…..The Base ?