I’ve made a profession for nearly 50 years of writing about goofs like the newly hatched Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, and still my jaw drops at the shit they pull as naturally as putting on their socks in the morning. The latest from this perfidious practitioner of poltroonery? An email “tip line” for parents to report teachers and educational administrators for “divisive practices” and instances when their children were “not being respected” in school. What might a “divisive practice” consist of? Well, if you listened to Youngkin when he was running for office, that would be teaching children about slavery or racism or the Holocaust or even diversity, subjects which might make them feel “anxious” or “uncomfortable” because they are part of the white race.
His practice populism GOP elite style is just par for the course for many politicians of both parties. But, it is creation of a Stasi right here in the good old US of A which is both chilling and right in line with the Texas Vigilantes and DeSantis's pending election patrols. All of this funded by taxpayer dollars to advance clearly fascist means to an end. All of this brought to you not just by Younkin, Abbot and DeSantis but by the modern day GOP.
Come election time we are going to hear a lot of man and woman on the street interviews claiming "all these politicians are just alike, they all tell you what you want to hear and then do what they want." Well, in this case it is the men and women elected by only one party which are not so quietly implementing the instruments of a fascist dictatorship one state at a time. Ironically (?) it is the party which at its rallies waves a lot of Stars ad Stripes, plays a lot of "Proud to be an American and claims it is the other party who would take away your freedoms and Constitutional rights. So, my question is simple.. How dumb and distracted do you have to be to believe all of that BS? Oh, I know we are not supposed to "demean" the Trump base by belittling them but when it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck..................!
It's two-faced chuckleheads like Youngkin that are driving so many teachers out of the profession and contributing to the crisis in American public education.
There is a social system in this country, and it has existed since its' founding. The Constitution, the Declaration of Independence were written for, and by white men. They do not mention women, blacks or other people of color.
The social system has been in place since then and perpetuated by the inheritors of same for 300 years and the last thing they're ever going to do is let poor people have anything better than scraps of education, or living.
The aforesaid poor people (who are also many colors) are bamboozled every time by these people because they're told the lie that "Your children can be President!" without asking why the same kinds of people are always elected..with few exceptions. (This is slowly changing, but keep your eyes on the gerrymandering).
Money enforces this caste system and those who work under it are forced to vote to keep it in place because they have us by the balls, literally.
This is the American dream. You have to be asleep to believe it. (George Carlin was right.)
No wonder the rest of the world laughs at us for being the fools who willingly keep ourselves in chains because we don't see the lies standing right in front of us.
It's kept people like Youngkin and others in power for 300 years, and it'll continue to do so until we dismantle to structure that they live in with money they stole from the rest of us to build it with.
It has been a very long time since I have been surprised by this kind of crap. I think this should be reprinted and sent to every household in Virginia. That could probably be done for much less than the Democrats spend on one of their useless mailings begging for money.
Great job calling out Youngkin. What the hell was (some of) the Virginia electorate thinking (or not!) when they voted for him. And awesome alliteration.....
Let’s be clear: these restrictions are not for Johnny and Janie, they’re for the parents of Johnny and Janie. The (mostly) white members of this racist tribe don’t want their children learning anti-racist material. God forbid that parents should have to learn something about their own racism from their children’s school lessons.
Hypocrisy abounds! What frightens me most is that there are sufficient numbers of people who vote for these clowns. Why? Making sure that our children are not allowed to be uncomfortable will stifle critical thinking and only serve to raise the next generation of lemmings. Part of the GOP long game?
Outrageous! I am laughing as I read this because it’s so Outrageous that all I can do is laugh. I am the parent of two teenagers. I am very careful with my actions because I know I am shaping two people who will be adults within the next few years. Nothing is more important to me than that. No amount of money or power could ever sway me. He clearly has all the money he could ever need so that says everything about his lack of character. Absolutely Despicable.
This from David Corn's excellent newsletter This Land, in a post headed "The Snowflakization of the Right":
"For years, conservatives have claimed liberals are weaklings. Soft on defense. Soft on crime. In recent times, they have particularly mocked college campuses where students have called for “safe spaces” and for attention to be paid to microaggressions and triggering topics, and they have cited all this as a sign that lefties are unable to deal with the hard realities of life. But tables turn—and hypocrisies rise from the muck of disinformation and bad-faith politics. Soft on defense? The Republicans accepted—some even aided and abetted—Vladimir Putin’s attack on the 2016 election. Soft on crime? They have downplayed or disregarded a violent assault on hundreds of law enforcement officers at the US Capitol. And when it comes to safe spaces, they are now going so far as to create laws to protect their constituents from ideas they might find unsettling."
I'm glad to see we share an ardent affection for alliterations.
His practice populism GOP elite style is just par for the course for many politicians of both parties. But, it is creation of a Stasi right here in the good old US of A which is both chilling and right in line with the Texas Vigilantes and DeSantis's pending election patrols. All of this funded by taxpayer dollars to advance clearly fascist means to an end. All of this brought to you not just by Younkin, Abbot and DeSantis but by the modern day GOP.
Come election time we are going to hear a lot of man and woman on the street interviews claiming "all these politicians are just alike, they all tell you what you want to hear and then do what they want." Well, in this case it is the men and women elected by only one party which are not so quietly implementing the instruments of a fascist dictatorship one state at a time. Ironically (?) it is the party which at its rallies waves a lot of Stars ad Stripes, plays a lot of "Proud to be an American and claims it is the other party who would take away your freedoms and Constitutional rights. So, my question is simple.. How dumb and distracted do you have to be to believe all of that BS? Oh, I know we are not supposed to "demean" the Trump base by belittling them but when it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck..................!
It's two-faced chuckleheads like Youngkin that are driving so many teachers out of the profession and contributing to the crisis in American public education.
There is a social system in this country, and it has existed since its' founding. The Constitution, the Declaration of Independence were written for, and by white men. They do not mention women, blacks or other people of color.
The social system has been in place since then and perpetuated by the inheritors of same for 300 years and the last thing they're ever going to do is let poor people have anything better than scraps of education, or living.
The aforesaid poor people (who are also many colors) are bamboozled every time by these people because they're told the lie that "Your children can be President!" without asking why the same kinds of people are always elected..with few exceptions. (This is slowly changing, but keep your eyes on the gerrymandering).
Money enforces this caste system and those who work under it are forced to vote to keep it in place because they have us by the balls, literally.
This is the American dream. You have to be asleep to believe it. (George Carlin was right.)
No wonder the rest of the world laughs at us for being the fools who willingly keep ourselves in chains because we don't see the lies standing right in front of us.
It's kept people like Youngkin and others in power for 300 years, and it'll continue to do so until we dismantle to structure that they live in with money they stole from the rest of us to build it with.
Love your connecting the dots.
It has been a very long time since I have been surprised by this kind of crap. I think this should be reprinted and sent to every household in Virginia. That could probably be done for much less than the Democrats spend on one of their useless mailings begging for money.
Great job calling out Youngkin. What the hell was (some of) the Virginia electorate thinking (or not!) when they voted for him. And awesome alliteration.....
Let’s be clear: these restrictions are not for Johnny and Janie, they’re for the parents of Johnny and Janie. The (mostly) white members of this racist tribe don’t want their children learning anti-racist material. God forbid that parents should have to learn something about their own racism from their children’s school lessons.
Hypocrisy abounds! What frightens me most is that there are sufficient numbers of people who vote for these clowns. Why? Making sure that our children are not allowed to be uncomfortable will stifle critical thinking and only serve to raise the next generation of lemmings. Part of the GOP long game?
Excellent ! Send to Richmond and D.C. and NYT newspapers "Letters to Editor"
Every Virginian needs to read this so I shared it Thank you my friend!♥️
Outrageous! I am laughing as I read this because it’s so Outrageous that all I can do is laugh. I am the parent of two teenagers. I am very careful with my actions because I know I am shaping two people who will be adults within the next few years. Nothing is more important to me than that. No amount of money or power could ever sway me. He clearly has all the money he could ever need so that says everything about his lack of character. Absolutely Despicable.
"poltroonery" I'll be 74 on Feb. 1st. I'll just say you're never too old to learn a new word. Every
Synonyms for the word is true too. cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, gutlessness, pusillanimity, spinelessness
It's not just Youngkin who fits that discription. You could include 99.9% of todays Republican party as well.
This from David Corn's excellent newsletter This Land, in a post headed "The Snowflakization of the Right":
"For years, conservatives have claimed liberals are weaklings. Soft on defense. Soft on crime. In recent times, they have particularly mocked college campuses where students have called for “safe spaces” and for attention to be paid to microaggressions and triggering topics, and they have cited all this as a sign that lefties are unable to deal with the hard realities of life. But tables turn—and hypocrisies rise from the muck of disinformation and bad-faith politics. Soft on defense? The Republicans accepted—some even aided and abetted—Vladimir Putin’s attack on the 2016 election. Soft on crime? They have downplayed or disregarded a violent assault on hundreds of law enforcement officers at the US Capitol. And when it comes to safe spaces, they are now going so far as to create laws to protect their constituents from ideas they might find unsettling."
I'm glad to see we share an ardent affection for alliterations.
The hypocrisy is utterly astounding. But then again, right up the Repub’s alley!
As always you nailed it, a perfidious practitioner of poltroonery, perfect! 👌
I'll see your perfidious practitioner of poltroonery and raise you Ted Agnew's nattering nabobs of negativism!