A nearly impossible electoral vote map, for one thing. In 2012, with better candidates, the GOP ticket won only 1 more state than in 2008 — Indiana, a deep-red state Obama carried in 2008 because of voters’ disgust with Bush, whose electoral votes were a gimme for the GOP in 2012. In[...]
Posts Tagged ‘bigotry’
Origins of Christian Antisemtism .. a visit to FaceBook
This post from FaceBook really ticked me off. The history of anti-Semitism arising from Pauline Christianity and the claim that Jesus came to override and replace Judaism is very deep. You can read about it in any book on the history of anti-Semitism. It would be a more positive act if you ask y[...]
September 23rd, 2014 - 8:27 am § in China
CHINA: Free Speech?
“He wanted me to stay in a land that has freedom,” “ Ilham Tohti has been sentenced to life imprisonment and confiscation of all of his possession for writing about the rights of the Uigar people of western China. Mr. Tohti is known as a moderate voice,a Communist Party member[...]
September 8th, 2014 - 11:54 am § in Religion
Fox vs. Reza Aslan!
I Believe You Have Never Disclosed That You Are A Muslim Reza Aslan is one of my favorite thinkers. His previous book on Mohamed is a key to understanding that religion and his new book on Jesus should stimulate a lot of people to think about the origins of Christianity. Sadly, Reza seems to be [...]
Bad Jews, Silly Antisemites
Jewish Directed Iran Sanctions Backfire ALSO Watch On Vimeo! HERE![...]
June 24th, 2014 - 3:47 am § in Uncategorized
Who is White? Bigotry and Discrimination at a Traditionally Black College
“A white professor is accusing Alabama State University, an Historically Black College, of discriminating against him and his partner after they blew the whistle on racial preferences at the school.” from website “Black like Moi” An ASU diversity officer, “Why did we ha[...]
June 2nd, 2014 - 12:12 pm § in Politics
Egypt: Blaming the Jew
Egypt – Court Calls Morsi Supporters ‘Jewish Demons’ Today 09:05 AM Egypt – After Egyptian courts sentenced dozens of supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi to death and sentenced hundreds to life , the court defended its verdict by calling the men “demons” [...]
UW Study Shows Positive Basis for Discrimination
Forget hostility, favouritism leads to most discrimination Submitted by Jamie Williamson on Tue, 05/20/2014 – 08:51 Washington, May 20 : In what could expand the definition of discrimination, scholars have found that most discrimination is not caused by intention to harm people different from [...]
May 10th, 2014 - 4:08 am § in Misc.
Confederate Memorial Day: South Carolina
Happy Confederate Memorial Day .. in the state where two weeks ago the white Republican leadership of the SC government refused to honor its own son, a descendent of a Confederate soldiers, who wrote the first court decision integrating this state and where the same state appointed a man whose [...]
April 29th, 2014 - 1:40 pm § in Uncategorized
Daddy Warbucks and Racism
HomeClippers Owner Donald Sterling to Girl Friend — Don’t Bring Black People to My Games … Including Magic Johnson Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/26/donald-sterling-clippers-owner-black-people-racist-audio-magic-johnson/#ixzz301kL36Pz Funny we hear so much about rednecks. [...]