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Much public discourse devolves into purity tests that hew to a two-party political system—you're either all-in, or you're out. Thomas Chatterton Williams's (@thomaschattwill) first column for us explores the usefulness of political incoherence.https://t.co/xyce4uOqVd
— Harper's Magazine (@Harpers) January 16, 2020
The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024
Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019
Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023
Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds
Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.
Actions to take:
- Avoid the area;
- Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;
- Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and
- If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.
By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023
A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.
All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO
BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W
Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023
[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]
You don’t get it.
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.
Imperialism for me but not for thee?
It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.
Could we have a war in South America?!?
"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy
The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.
McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”
Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf
By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down
"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023
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Comments
Thomas Chatterton Williams reminds us that blacks identify as Conservative. The Democratic Party is identified as being Liberal. Black women identify affordable housing as their major issue. Black men identify affordable health care as their most important issue. Neither issue is a major focus of the Republican Party. Blacks overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.
When GW Bush ran an anti-Gay rights campaign, at best he received 16% of the black votes in some states. Williams accurately says that blacks are Conservative, but less than 20% vote with Republicans in national campaigns.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-11-07-0411070383-story.html
Larry Hogan, the poster boy for the moderate Republican, only received 27% of black voters in his race for Governor.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/five-myths-about-black-voters/2019/12/06/89195a7c-1788-11ea-8406-df3c54b3253e_story.html
Blacks prefer the public option, similar to the Biden plan and something not associated with the Republicans.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/27/politics/medicare-for-all-vs-public-option-black-democrats/index.html
Blacks are Conservative. Blacks are the most reliable segment of voters in the Democratic Party. Blacks supported Obama, Hillary, and now Biden. Blacks are pragmatic voters. The Republican platform offers nothing that appeals to blacks.
by rmrd0000 on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 7:41pm
Just as there were Obama to Trump white voters there were Obama to no voters among blacks. You think we should work to get out the Obama to no black voters but do nothing to get the Obama to Trump white voters. Your plan might be enough to win the presidency but it won't get us the senate
by ocean-kat on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:12pm
Williams noted that blacks are Conservative. I noted that the major concerns of black voters align more with the Democratic Party. Blacks voting for the Democratic Party makes sense. Even without the racial bias perception of the GOP, there is little incentive to vote for Republicans,
Democrats are appealing to everyone by explaining their healthcare plans, etc. The midterms and 2019 election results suggest the Democratic Party is reaching out.
Edit to add:
More blacks supported Republicans in the past
Here is the 1956 Republican platform
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/oct/28/facebook-posts/viral-meme-says-1956-republican-platform-was-prett/
Eisenhower received about 40% of the black vote
https://www.npr.org/2016/08/25/491389942/when-african-american-voters-shifted-away-from-the-gop
Blacks have not changed, current Republicans are insane.
by rmrd0000 on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 7:48am
What you are talking about has nothing to do with this article.
All you are revealing is that you haven't read the article, or are incapable of understanding it, and furthermore have a grudge against him judged by a single point you read somewhere
But in the meta sense, he is talking about discourse behavior like yours. Including what you are doing to him here. You have once again shown yourself to be a good example, where everything and everybody is reduced to politically manichean sides, us vs. them (and with you it is myopically on single issue as well) and one can only be on one side or the other and it applies to everything.
Excerpts:
by artappraiser on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 10:53pm
I focused on his statement about blacks being Conservative. I read the article. I read his books. Williams was trying to incoherent-splain his incoherence
From the beginning of the article
Edit to add:
The Haslett article points out that Williams desire is to rescue the black community so that blacks can be respected. He attempts to deflect by pointing out her Marxism.
From the article.
by rmrd0000 on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 8:10am
What responsibility do whites have in this proposal? It seems that blacks have to take the first steps
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/11/20/magazine/donald-trumps-america-iowa-race.html
From an interview in the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/15/thomas-chatterton-williams-race-books-interview
by rmrd0000 on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 10:53am
Meanwhile "culture" just means "identity"
https://m.huffpost.com/us/feature/culture-shifters
by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 2:43am
OMG, ugh, that's the worst yet I've seen, kumbaya dejasvus allover again! Decor as well as the content! Disney-fied! Where's a good sarcastic GenX slacker when you need one?
by artappraiser on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 3:45am
Managing news content on minor blog sites for free?
by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 3:55am
Heard tell HuffPost doesn't pay much more, so there's that.
by artappraiser on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 4:04am
Cool - I'll take that to bed tonight. (along with my mobile)
by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 4:10am
When it comes to reaching post-racial, the plans always seem to begin with blacks taking the first step. Let's get rid of race and everything will be great. Whites have to do nothing.
Blacks see a world where race has impact and have no reason to think that whites will be fair.
Some diseases impact certain races more than others. Some races receive a lower level of health care despite equal income when it comes to treating the same disease. Pointing out the differences requires identifying race.
Some races with equal levels of education receive lower salaries despite pledges from corporations to adhere to equal pay for equal work. Why would blacks trust a race neutral system?
There is currently a debate about the lack of qualified black coaches in the NFL being offered head coaching jobs despite the Rooney rule.
Black actors are routinely overlooked for major awards. Why would color-blindness change the situation. At least the race- based NAACP Image awards, etc. provide an outlet.
William's argues that blacks need to take the first steps. If Barack Obama was followed by Donald Trump, why is it on black people to make the first move?
by rmrd0000 on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 5:52pm
You know the Color Purple didn't get any awards, but everyone know it was a great fucking movie. We all know Hollywoodiis full of douchebags, but blacks are going to sit around waiting for affirmation by douchebags? Just fucking do your shit. This Spike Lee "everybody gotta take off from school to go see Malcolm X" thing sucks. Just let people do what they want to do - knock their socks off but if their socks aren't knocked off, try harder. Look at Prince. Nobody worked harder than him. Did he need to go begging for Grammys, for an audience? Fuck that, he just played. And danced. And performed. How did Monty Python make Holy Grail? Begging musicians for cash - much how Spike Lee made several films. That's half of Sundance. Yeah, it'd be great for a tenth of the money for all these stupid superhero flicks rained down on something better, but people are idiots and that's the crappy taste they have, especially kids. So deal with it. Life sucks, but we get by.
by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 6:19pm
We are in agreement that major awards organizations overlook art made by black artists. If race is no longer to be considered, the NAACP Image Awards would be considered unnecessary. We are part of the human race, therefore awards that focus on race are blocked. I prefer the current system where, when minority artists can be recognized by members of their racial group. JLo can be ignored by the Oscars, but recognized by Latino award organizations
Similarly black activists can point out to the NFL is not hiring qualified black coaches to head NFL teams. Williams argues that we need to get over race. Blacks are supposed to take the first step.
The current system notices race and their are organizations and activists who can press majority organizations to realize racial disparities. In a system where race magically goes away, I don't see things improving.
by rmrd0000 on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 9:29pm
You always speak of blacks and whites as if they are two coherent groups but they're not. Any group of people with certain policy ideas needs to make the first moves. To succeed they need to convinces a sufficient number of others to support them. Every advance made for blacks were made by whites who supported them. Just as the right to vote for women was made by white men. Simply because white men had the power to act. Women made the first moves and convinced enough of the men with power to share it.
I and those who share my policy ideas are and have been making moves for years but have been unable to convinced enough whites and blacks to join us. I'd love to have black support but it hasn't been forth coming. In fact they are now supporting the worse democratic candidate in my life time. The only reason Biden is still in the race is because of over whelming support of black people. Mostly based on a purely political decision by Obama to choose a safe white male to make it easier for older white people to vote for him. All that tells me is that large numbers of black people can be just as stupid and self destructive as large numbers of white people are.
by ocean-kat on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 10:24pm
I posted about this poll. There are different worldviews
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/black-americans-deeply-pessimistic-about-country-under-president-who-more-than-8-in-10-describe-as-a-racist-post-ipsos-poll-finds/2020/01/16/134b705c-37de-11ea-bb7b-265f4554af6d_story.html
Comments in the article
This is not about me. This is normal commentary in the black community.
by rmrd0000 on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 10:47pm
Your huge cut and paste have nothing to do with my comment. In this case my comment never mentioned Trump and has nothing to do with him. You never have a conversation or a debate. You just use people as a hook to attach your propaganda onto.
by ocean-kat on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 11:26pm
The really ironic thing about that is your comment was just starting to get it back to what Williams was writing about in the first place, before this thread got hijacked into being about race for the umpteenth time--which is what interested me in it. On how we are stuck in this binary/Manichean system which sometimes is very backward and doesn't even make any sense anymore in this new world, why can't we open our eyes and see where there are much different coalitions that could be made. I.E., that a prejudiced Bannonite nationalist can also be interested in doing something about global warming....
by artappraiser on Sat, 01/18/2020 - 6:03am
But when you mention the word "blacks", rmrd like a genie will appear.
by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 01/18/2020 - 12:32pm
Williams is arguing about race.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/15/thomas-chatterton-williams-race-books-interview
by rmrd0000 on Sat, 01/18/2020 - 2:35pm
The poll is about the views of a majority of blacks. It is about how they feel bout the United States at this point in time.
by rmrd0000 on Sat, 01/18/2020 - 2:36pm
Commentary from the poll.
Different views of the world
by rmrd0000 on Sat, 01/18/2020 - 3:07pm
Thank you ocean-kat
Stacey Abrams from the Washington Monthly
The lived experiences of blacks has obviously been diff et then that of many whites. We are not on the same page. You call them stupid while begging for white votes. Good luck with that platform.
by rmrd0000 on Sat, 01/18/2020 - 4:02pm
fuck you rmrd
by ocean-kat on Sat, 01/18/2020 - 4:07pm