Knowing what we now know, only a fool could think they could get away with denying the obvious. Indeed, today's Republican Party is a 'Ship of Fools', fooling themselves, mostly. Cherry picking history does not work anymore; willful ignorance eventually needs to confront reality; an angry defiance admits defeat. The Republican Party has been reduced to throwing a tantrum.
One must remember that VA and all those states beneath the Mason-Dixon line do not think they lost the Civil War, and the blacks were never freed. Why should they change the teaching of slavery when they never stopped believing in it? Just because some court said that segregation is bad, does that mean they have to stop thinking that way? (insert extreme sarcasm) My lord, the next thing those darn judges will do is give women the right to vote!
The South will never be convinced that they lost the Civil War, because that would mean they were believers in a lie for over 200 years.
OK, but "the South" is nowhere near as monolithic or as isolated from the rest of the country as it used to be (and one might question whether it ever was). Last I looked it still had the highest concentration of African Americans in the country, and a substantial percentage of other people of color and immigrants of color in some states. Compare what Virginia's elected officials were saying in the 1950s and what they're saying (and looking like) now. Georgia is part of "the South," and look what's been happening there in the last 10 years or so: the organizing model developed by Stacey Abrams and others is now a model for Democrats, liberals, and progressives in other states. Moral of story: "the South" isn't monolithic or static either, and for many USians it's "us," not "them."
I dearly hope that what we're seeing is an extinction burst -- you know, like the tantrum a little kid throws in the supermarket when s/he can't get a candy bar? These people are exposing their ignorance in astonishing ways. Could federal funding be used to institute history classes for elected officials? An intensive on the Constitution would also be good.
It’s time the Federal government close all those military bases that replicate services—especially the bases like Fort Sam, which exists largely for the Repug retirees—move the training to Fort Hood where the larger troop population is. San Antonio already the Air Force major medical center at Lackland. And why keep all those other, tiny bases scattered in the area? It’s easy to find costly replication serving states like Texas. . . Do Rep. Elise Stefanik’s constituents deserve to have Fort Drum ? Is it to train special forces on skis? How useful is that? Shut down half the stateside bases and save us all money that lines the pockets of Repugs.
I never knew that the reason my high school, Baker, in Columbus, GA, was integrated for the 1964-65 academic year because the school, full of Ft. Benning dependents,, was getting impact funds from the US Govt. It was a Great Society move that rattled the Deep South, littered with military bases due to old time Congressional power. Heady times in the the middle of the Vietnam buildup.
What matters is that by the 1970's society was integrating and overt bigotry fails to get traction today. The fact that Mr. Truscott can report the past enables us to define the future. The next generation will be among the most aware and having developed a way of thinking that defeats the trolls and political crazies. The republicans violate a basic human trait, to be reasonable. Thugs ruled the south, but not so much anymore. Things will improve and maybe not fast enough. Senator Byrd changed because he had to and many whites might harbor racist fantasy but they dare not act because just in 1864/65 they will be torched and defeated.
During my "Exile Behind The Zion Curtain" period in Utah (1977-1993) I got to work on several projects focusing on polygamy, a subject many Mormon Church members would prefer to deny the existence of.
On one documentary, we interviewed an authority on the subject (He'd grown up in a polygamous household.) who shared this pithy little poem with us:
"As I was going up the stair,
I met a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today.
Oh how I wish he'd go away."
Our producer made the wise choice of ending the program with it.
Knowing what we now know, only a fool could think they could get away with denying the obvious. Indeed, today's Republican Party is a 'Ship of Fools', fooling themselves, mostly. Cherry picking history does not work anymore; willful ignorance eventually needs to confront reality; an angry defiance admits defeat. The Republican Party has been reduced to throwing a tantrum.
Morons with guns...yikes!!!
One must remember that VA and all those states beneath the Mason-Dixon line do not think they lost the Civil War, and the blacks were never freed. Why should they change the teaching of slavery when they never stopped believing in it? Just because some court said that segregation is bad, does that mean they have to stop thinking that way? (insert extreme sarcasm) My lord, the next thing those darn judges will do is give women the right to vote!
The South will never be convinced that they lost the Civil War, because that would mean they were believers in a lie for over 200 years.
God doesn't lie to the believers, you know..
OK, but "the South" is nowhere near as monolithic or as isolated from the rest of the country as it used to be (and one might question whether it ever was). Last I looked it still had the highest concentration of African Americans in the country, and a substantial percentage of other people of color and immigrants of color in some states. Compare what Virginia's elected officials were saying in the 1950s and what they're saying (and looking like) now. Georgia is part of "the South," and look what's been happening there in the last 10 years or so: the organizing model developed by Stacey Abrams and others is now a model for Democrats, liberals, and progressives in other states. Moral of story: "the South" isn't monolithic or static either, and for many USians it's "us," not "them."
I dearly hope that what we're seeing is an extinction burst -- you know, like the tantrum a little kid throws in the supermarket when s/he can't get a candy bar? These people are exposing their ignorance in astonishing ways. Could federal funding be used to institute history classes for elected officials? An intensive on the Constitution would also be good.
It’s time the Federal government close all those military bases that replicate services—especially the bases like Fort Sam, which exists largely for the Repug retirees—move the training to Fort Hood where the larger troop population is. San Antonio already the Air Force major medical center at Lackland. And why keep all those other, tiny bases scattered in the area? It’s easy to find costly replication serving states like Texas. . . Do Rep. Elise Stefanik’s constituents deserve to have Fort Drum ? Is it to train special forces on skis? How useful is that? Shut down half the stateside bases and save us all money that lines the pockets of Repugs.
My Dad summed up the system
when an anti-war priest replaced an old timer in Massachusetts in the early 70's.
Said the Colonel, "There goes the Boston Navy Yard!"
The history of unnecessary bases is tied to politicians with power.
How sad and horrifying. Education is the key that unlocks every door. How can such stupidity be a virtue.
WHITEwash seems to be an appropriate term to apply...deplorable!
My gawd what a horrifying thought of a whole mindless horde of white children holding a collective racist outlook!
Their parents are the 74,000,000 that voted for Trump.
Indeed.
Obviously they had no critical reasoning skills to pass down.
Likely no good genes passed either.
trump truly does love the poorly educated. Not for compassionate reasons
Nothing is as pathetic as a Republican lying to himself
Moron Fest 2021 rolls on unabated!
I never knew that the reason my high school, Baker, in Columbus, GA, was integrated for the 1964-65 academic year because the school, full of Ft. Benning dependents,, was getting impact funds from the US Govt. It was a Great Society move that rattled the Deep South, littered with military bases due to old time Congressional power. Heady times in the the middle of the Vietnam buildup.
What matters is that by the 1970's society was integrating and overt bigotry fails to get traction today. The fact that Mr. Truscott can report the past enables us to define the future. The next generation will be among the most aware and having developed a way of thinking that defeats the trolls and political crazies. The republicans violate a basic human trait, to be reasonable. Thugs ruled the south, but not so much anymore. Things will improve and maybe not fast enough. Senator Byrd changed because he had to and many whites might harbor racist fantasy but they dare not act because just in 1864/65 they will be torched and defeated.
During my "Exile Behind The Zion Curtain" period in Utah (1977-1993) I got to work on several projects focusing on polygamy, a subject many Mormon Church members would prefer to deny the existence of.
On one documentary, we interviewed an authority on the subject (He'd grown up in a polygamous household.) who shared this pithy little poem with us:
"As I was going up the stair,
I met a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today.
Oh how I wish he'd go away."
Our producer made the wise choice of ending the program with it.
Just saw John Banner in 36 Hours on TCM.
THE Red scare lives daily for the Fox fed morons...my favorite retort is " You don't even know what Communism is" which has never been challenged.