It may be small comfort as we watch Donald Trump try to cheat and bully his way to a second term, but a recent study of his demagogic predecessor, Senator Joseph McCarthy, offers one. In Louis Menand’s review of the book by Larry Tye, appropriately titled Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy, Menand points up elements of McCarthy’s behavior that describes Trump’s as well: the constant lying, the disdain for opponents, the “lazy, ignorant, and unprepared” approach to politics, the bombast and conspiracy mongering.
Browsing: Opinions
Dear Editor,
Then again, on August 14, 2020, Mr. Inch issued his third message: a different topic on a different canvas. Instead of using high-tech, state of the art tools, and materials i.e., pencils, pens, pastels, paints and crayons of various colors and hues, he chose to use low-tech, simple English grammar. And once again his audience was Inmate-Offenders.
For the record, let’s reflect on the following everyday Black experiences: 1) denied equal opportunities, 2) subjected to job quotas, 3) first fired last hired, 4) told to stop looking for hand-outs, 5) bad schools, 6) labeled welfare queens, 7) police brutality substituted for lynchings, 8) suppressed voting rights, 9) denied equal justice/mass incarceration, 10) stopped and frisked for being Black, 11) more likely to be executed rather than issued a traffic citation, 12) animals more protected by Endangered Species Act than Blacks by the U.S. Constitution, and the list goes on and on!
Time For Some Good Trouble
On August 24, 2020, Ratu Janesh posted the following comment on Facebook: “Black people could be in power today if we were not filled with hatred, jealousy, and envy for one another.” Not true. Power is not about feelings. Whites are filled with hatred, envy, and jealousy for one another, yet have all the power.
The worst football team in the History of the USA!
The Key to Motivating Young Voters?
After the Republican Convention, President Trump has cut into Biden’s lead, and it appears that our president is a man of character. Trump supporters made it appear that he was working for all Americans and that there are thousands of Black men who believe he is the best candidate for our community. The president made it appear that he was working for the soul of America, and he was a huge supporter of voting.
My fury with Trump over his approach towards service men and women is not rooted in jingoism. Anyone having read any of my columns is aware of my consistent critiques of US foreign policy generally, and US military adventurism in particular. But, like many of you, I have had friends and relatives (including my father) serve in the military.