Ned, the important thing is to live and learn. I learned only a few years ago of Reagan's racist, pandering campaign speech to kick off his presidential campaign. The GOP had been involved in this shit since Tricky Dicky. Now they own it, and there is no way to spin it. States' rights my ass.
States have rights. Societies have rights. Majorities AND minorities have rights. Private individuals have rights, and there are human rights, even animal rights, and arguably planetary rights. They all have to work together for there to be justice. Seems a lot a social and political troubles come from those who want to take rights from others.
I agree, J.L. , but not all of these "rights" are described as such in our Constitution -- the 10th Amendment refers to certain "powers" of states, not to States' rights -- and these powers or prerogatives can be taken back /overruled by the US Congress as necessary. I believe "States' Rights" is a term invented by former slave owners and used today as a racist dog whistle.
All of the political parties in America have тАЬbeen involved in this shitтАЭ since the nation was тАЬfoundedтАЭ. Of course the GOP is a prime example of how to build a party based on racism.
The тАЬFusion PartyтАЭ in NC during the 1890s was trying to bring people of goodwill together. The parties remained separate but joined forces to influence certain elections. They were generally in favor of voting rights and education.
Too bad people are so adamant today about choosing sides and never coming together.
How do you come together with racists? You can only defeat them at election time, pass laws they detest, maintain the rule of law and hope their offspring's offspring are subject to better influences and experiences than their parents were. Of course today's disinformation environment makes this nearly impossible.
It is ironic that the party that once defended the proposition that all men (sic) are created equal embraced the tyrants tool of racism after Democrats substantially moved to sacrifice that substantial voting bloc for social justice, a betrayal of historic proportions. Nixon's racism seemed more of a calculation. Ehrlichman is quoted as saying:
"We knew we couldnтАЩt make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin. And then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities,тАЭ тАЬWe could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.тАЭ
Reagan's smarmy racism was also couched. Years after his death "to protect his privacy" taped openly racist remarks to Nixon were released;
The two were discussing the Tanzanian delegationтАЩs reaction to the vote, after delegates danced in the chamber. тАЬTo watch that thing on television, as I did, to see those, those monkeys from those African countries тАУ damn them, theyтАЩre still uncomfortable wearing shoes!тАЭ Reagan tells Nixon, who erupts in laughter. (Guardian)
The remarks seemed to have little impact on Reagan's aura. Now the cult of Trump is numerous enough to drop dog whistles for sirens. I think bullying and phobias of people who are different is persistent because it is part of human nature, which like all innate propensities, manifests in greater or lesser ways depending on what we are formally and informally taught. But those wish to dominate have always had strategies to make use of our "reptile" emotions to exploit and oppress for their own selfish advantage. Check out the shadowy actions of the likes of Leonard Leo, or Harlan Crow, and follow the money.. Even back to the Civil War; who actually gained and who paid the price (even among the white race) for slavery?
Nice comment, J L. Informative, well written, to the point. Your comments are always worth a look and usually food for thought. I hope Reagan's cellmate in Hell is... well, his worst nightmare.
Ned, your "gracias" reminds me that rarely are their comments here that acknowledge the importance of the Hispanic vote in the upcoming election. They are a massive voting block and taken for granted by the Democrats for the most part.
The WH under convicted felon Donald Trump (CFDT) bragged that Melania knew 5 languages. Well, she knows 5 languages about like I do -- which is to understand important words like taco, lasagne, filet mignon and gracias.
Is HCR's newsletter easily translated into Spanish or other languages?
I believe that it is, but I haven't read about it recently. It could also be that these are read in Spanish on one of the YouTube channels.
I have a friend (recent college graduate who was one of the scholarship recipients of the tuba ensemble as he pursued a degree in music) who is Hispanic, and has been working to translate some of the published pedagogy of Arnold Jacobs into Spanish.
There are reports of the G.O.P. making in-roads into the Spanish-speaking community. Hopefully, President Biden will state plainly that the support these citizens is not taken for granted, that we are bi-lingual country and the richer for it.
Hispanics are around 20% of the US population, their numbers quadrupling in the past 40 years. That voting block can make a huge difference in an election. I hope the Democrats pay as much attention to wooing the Hispanics as the Party of Trump.
Ned-DonтАЩt be ashamed. We all have been living the American ways for centuries and it involves ongoing racism that most of us donтАЩt really understand. ThatтАЩs why education and forums like HCRтАЩs are so important.
Many thanks. I was skeptical and unengaged. Shame of me; gracias Dres Cox Richardson and Reich.
Ned, the important thing is to live and learn. I learned only a few years ago of Reagan's racist, pandering campaign speech to kick off his presidential campaign. The GOP had been involved in this shit since Tricky Dicky. Now they own it, and there is no way to spin it. States' rights my ass.
States have rights. Societies have rights. Majorities AND minorities have rights. Private individuals have rights, and there are human rights, even animal rights, and arguably planetary rights. They all have to work together for there to be justice. Seems a lot a social and political troubles come from those who want to take rights from others.
Pecking order
...... amazing how that plays out everywhere
Ok for chickens (I guess), lethal for human contacts
And who engage in zero тАЬsumтАЭism.
I agree, J.L. , but not all of these "rights" are described as such in our Constitution -- the 10th Amendment refers to certain "powers" of states, not to States' rights -- and these powers or prerogatives can be taken back /overruled by the US Congress as necessary. I believe "States' Rights" is a term invented by former slave owners and used today as a racist dog whistle.
All of the political parties in America have тАЬbeen involved in this shitтАЭ since the nation was тАЬfoundedтАЭ. Of course the GOP is a prime example of how to build a party based on racism.
The тАЬFusion PartyтАЭ in NC during the 1890s was trying to bring people of goodwill together. The parties remained separate but joined forces to influence certain elections. They were generally in favor of voting rights and education.
Too bad people are so adamant today about choosing sides and never coming together.
How do you come together with racists? You can only defeat them at election time, pass laws they detest, maintain the rule of law and hope their offspring's offspring are subject to better influences and experiences than their parents were. Of course today's disinformation environment makes this nearly impossible.
It is ironic that the party that once defended the proposition that all men (sic) are created equal embraced the tyrants tool of racism after Democrats substantially moved to sacrifice that substantial voting bloc for social justice, a betrayal of historic proportions. Nixon's racism seemed more of a calculation. Ehrlichman is quoted as saying:
"We knew we couldnтАЩt make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin. And then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities,тАЭ тАЬWe could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.тАЭ
Reagan's smarmy racism was also couched. Years after his death "to protect his privacy" taped openly racist remarks to Nixon were released;
The two were discussing the Tanzanian delegationтАЩs reaction to the vote, after delegates danced in the chamber. тАЬTo watch that thing on television, as I did, to see those, those monkeys from those African countries тАУ damn them, theyтАЩre still uncomfortable wearing shoes!тАЭ Reagan tells Nixon, who erupts in laughter. (Guardian)
The remarks seemed to have little impact on Reagan's aura. Now the cult of Trump is numerous enough to drop dog whistles for sirens. I think bullying and phobias of people who are different is persistent because it is part of human nature, which like all innate propensities, manifests in greater or lesser ways depending on what we are formally and informally taught. But those wish to dominate have always had strategies to make use of our "reptile" emotions to exploit and oppress for their own selfish advantage. Check out the shadowy actions of the likes of Leonard Leo, or Harlan Crow, and follow the money.. Even back to the Civil War; who actually gained and who paid the price (even among the white race) for slavery?
Nice comment, J L. Informative, well written, to the point. Your comments are always worth a look and usually food for thought. I hope Reagan's cellmate in Hell is... well, his worst nightmare.
Ned, your "gracias" reminds me that rarely are their comments here that acknowledge the importance of the Hispanic vote in the upcoming election. They are a massive voting block and taken for granted by the Democrats for the most part.
The WH under convicted felon Donald Trump (CFDT) bragged that Melania knew 5 languages. Well, she knows 5 languages about like I do -- which is to understand important words like taco, lasagne, filet mignon and gracias.
Is HCR's newsletter easily translated into Spanish or other languages?
I believe that it is, but I haven't read about it recently. It could also be that these are read in Spanish on one of the YouTube channels.
I have a friend (recent college graduate who was one of the scholarship recipients of the tuba ensemble as he pursued a degree in music) who is Hispanic, and has been working to translate some of the published pedagogy of Arnold Jacobs into Spanish.
There are reports of the G.O.P. making in-roads into the Spanish-speaking community. Hopefully, President Biden will state plainly that the support these citizens is not taken for granted, that we are bi-lingual country and the richer for it.
Hispanics are around 20% of the US population, their numbers quadrupling in the past 40 years. That voting block can make a huge difference in an election. I hope the Democrats pay as much attention to wooing the Hispanics as the Party of Trump.
Amen to that, Gary,
Ned-DonтАЩt be ashamed. We all have been living the American ways for centuries and it involves ongoing racism that most of us donтАЩt really understand. ThatтАЩs why education and forums like HCRтАЩs are so important.
Thank you, Gina, for your gracious comment. Of repeated thanks may sound hackneyed, yet my grateful heart prevents them from becoming trite.