Trump is and always was a racist. The difference now is that he is totally disinhibited in showing his true self to the world. Disinhibition is one of the signs of dementia. This and other signs lead me to conclude that Trump is more than crazy, he is clinically demented. And for the record, I am a physician, and I have a geriatric psychiatrist friend who has been pointing out the manifestations of his dementia practically since the day he took office.
Great column. The big question is how to replace racial resentment with consciousness of genuine class grievances. Racism is so deeply ingrained in personal identity that it will be very difficult to eradicate.
As investigative journalist Robert Parry has pointed out repeatedly, the "Washington Post's" editorial pages have been taken over by neoconservatives. Everything that is published there on a foreign policy matter must be understood in that context.
The mere fact that Lindsey Graham and other Repubican leaders are hesitant to call this atrocity an act of racism speaks volumes about the base of their party, whom they do not wish to offend. "Anti-Christian" is the last thing that was on Roof's mind.
One should expect no less from Netanyahu and the Right, both in Israel and the U.S. Their modus operandi is to create fear and hate for a rival or imagined enemy, for this is the source of the power that they hold over an ill-informed, gullible public. Look back through history, and you will see similar behavior by virtually all despots and tyrants. Their promise to a frightened populace is always "I will protect you."
Holy crap! There is a gigantic assumption in Juan's theory that the perpetrators are members of al-Qaeda or ISIS or that they were acting under orders from said groups. No doubt they are in sympathy with jihadists, but that does not not mean that they conspired with them in a plot to increase recruitment. Ultimately, the impact may be the same, but how about waiting for more facts to come in before jumping to such conclusions?
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We shall see what background information on the presumed bomber reveals. Will anyone be surprised if he ascribed to white nationalist views?
Trump is and always was a racist. The difference now is that he is totally disinhibited in showing his true self to the world. Disinhibition is one of the signs of dementia. This and other signs lead me to conclude that Trump is more than crazy, he is clinically demented. And for the record, I am a physician, and I have a geriatric psychiatrist friend who has been pointing out the manifestations of his dementia practically since the day he took office.
Great column. The big question is how to replace racial resentment with consciousness of genuine class grievances. Racism is so deeply ingrained in personal identity that it will be very difficult to eradicate.
The great American brain drain begins.
@Tom in AZ. For the record, NBC is now owned by Comcast, not GE.
As investigative journalist Robert Parry has pointed out repeatedly, the "Washington Post's" editorial pages have been taken over by neoconservatives. Everything that is published there on a foreign policy matter must be understood in that context.
The mere fact that Lindsey Graham and other Repubican leaders are hesitant to call this atrocity an act of racism speaks volumes about the base of their party, whom they do not wish to offend. "Anti-Christian" is the last thing that was on Roof's mind.
One should expect no less from Netanyahu and the Right, both in Israel and the U.S. Their modus operandi is to create fear and hate for a rival or imagined enemy, for this is the source of the power that they hold over an ill-informed, gullible public. Look back through history, and you will see similar behavior by virtually all despots and tyrants. Their promise to a frightened populace is always "I will protect you."
Holy crap! There is a gigantic assumption in Juan's theory that the perpetrators are members of al-Qaeda or ISIS or that they were acting under orders from said groups. No doubt they are in sympathy with jihadists, but that does not not mean that they conspired with them in a plot to increase recruitment. Ultimately, the impact may be the same, but how about waiting for more facts to come in before jumping to such conclusions?