tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post6976682665731412714..comments2024-03-28T12:01:31.049-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Nazis and Ku Klux Klan and Aryan Brotherhood, Oh, My!Jim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-49974956298401809492017-08-24T08:31:35.717-04:002017-08-24T08:31:35.717-04:00KM, I worry that it's more than a step backwar...KM, I worry that it's more than a step backward. We're facing major signs of an attempt at authoritarian rule.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-34842552660191662192017-08-24T07:32:04.872-04:002017-08-24T07:32:04.872-04:00After several major steps forward in civil rights ...After several major steps forward in civil rights for all, we seem to have taken a huge step backward. I'm afraid this is the nature of human progress. I can only hope this setback is a sign to those of us who care that we need to redouble our efforts. It's a long campaign, not a few incidents, and we can't relax our vigilance.<br />KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-79578963221891613482017-08-21T21:18:03.984-04:002017-08-21T21:18:03.984-04:00Kait, I'm less worried about the total eclipse...Kait, I'm less worried about the total eclipse of the sun than I am about the total eclipse of decency and patriotism shown by this administration and the fools and racists it enables and emboldens. If you want to see something threatening, google the VICE reporter who embedded himself with Nazis and white supremacists. Terrifying footage as these people say they need genocide against Jews and people of color to make the world safe for their white babies. That's darn near an exact quote.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-76069814937893725202017-08-21T20:54:39.663-04:002017-08-21T20:54:39.663-04:00Perfect day to post this, Linda. A total eclipse o...Perfect day to post this, Linda. A total eclipse of the sun seems to be threatening. <br /><br />Like you, it is heartening to me to read of the cross-section involved and of the number of young people. Keep up the good fight.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-41551662945185820862017-08-21T14:58:16.688-04:002017-08-21T14:58:16.688-04:00Gloria, I agree with you that DJT has given these ...Gloria, I agree with you that DJT has given these reprobates permission to move into the mainstream--something many in this country are fighting against. One reason I wanted to repost this was to remind us that they were always there among us, but there was a time when they didn't feel emboldened to come out openly in public. Also, I wanted to point out the closeness of their hateful spew to the Tea Party rhetoric already in the public arena. Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-67351075946237415622017-08-21T13:27:16.252-04:002017-08-21T13:27:16.252-04:00Linda, I totally go along with everything you said...Linda, I totally go along with everything you said. I think Donald Trump instigated most of this hatred, not that it wasn't already there, but he made it seem as an okay way to think. I still remember how he ridiculed people like the reporter with a handicap and the Gold Star parents, and women. I certainly wasn't a Ted Cruze fan, but how dare Trump say the things he did about his wife! And then calling the immigrants all rapists and murderers. It seems like every time he opens his mouth or tweets something totally inappropriate comes out. He has changed the opinion of so many other countries about our country. I wonder if we can ever have the admiration or support of other countries again. I could write pages and pages about the things he has done wrong and my opinions but it's time to stop now.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-82194674052614253452017-08-21T12:36:04.664-04:002017-08-21T12:36:04.664-04:00Warren and Margaret, thanks, but I think it's ...Warren and Margaret, thanks, but I think it's what every thinking person would do. Look at that satisfying turnout of peaceful demonstrators in Boston.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-18560017902959994742017-08-21T12:33:44.268-04:002017-08-21T12:33:44.268-04:00Some WWII vets I know (quite elderly but still ver...Some WWII vets I know (quite elderly but still very feisty) have told me, "I fought Nazis once. I can do it again if it comes to that."Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-71996638174586255192017-08-21T12:31:44.935-04:002017-08-21T12:31:44.935-04:00Grace, I think you're absolutely right.Grace, I think you're absolutely right.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-71861276988090379422017-08-21T11:57:29.177-04:002017-08-21T11:57:29.177-04:00There's plenty of hatred around here, as well ...There's plenty of hatred around here, as well as baffled bewilderment about health care. Lead the charge, Linda!Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-30170868137187244252017-08-21T10:33:24.033-04:002017-08-21T10:33:24.033-04:00Thanks, Linda for standing up for all of us.Thanks, Linda for standing up for all of us.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-38196308447009576552017-08-21T10:24:27.448-04:002017-08-21T10:24:27.448-04:00I saw a photo the other day of WWII American soldi...I saw a photo the other day of WWII American soldiers holding a Nazi flag they captured when they helped free prisoners from a concentration camp. How has it happened that now some Americans embrace that symbol? It beggars belief.<br />Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-89690682498839111472017-08-21T10:01:56.761-04:002017-08-21T10:01:56.761-04:00It seems to me that people drawn to hate groups ar...It seems to me that people drawn to hate groups are looking for someone to blame for their lack of success and are totally lacking in empathy. Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.com