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Of Heroes and Hype: Mass Murder and the Absurdity of the ‘More Guns’ Crowd

dearmisterecho wrote in ontd_political Dec 16, 2012 13:55

By Tim Wise ( Read more... )

opinion piece, important issues, guns, nra, tim wise, connecticut, gun control

Of Republican Race Cards and White Denial

magus_69 wrote in ontd_political Aug 31, 2012 02:34

Of Republican Race Cards and White Denial ( Read more... )

republican national committee/convention, former presidents, republican party, race / racism, rush limbaugh, rick santorum, tim wise, republicans

Racism, Bigotry and the Death of Respectable Conservatism

romp wrote in ontd_political Aug 25, 2012 22:25

For the most part, I’ve tried to be restrained ( Read more... )

race / racism, usa, tim wise, barack obama

Of Children and Inkblots: Trayvon Martin and the Psychopathology of Whiteness

homasse wrote in ontd_political May 22, 2012 00:09

Of Children and Inkblots: Trayvon Martin and the Psychopathology of Whiteness

Write this down if you need to.

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Memorize it.

Trayvon Martin is not an inkblot, the meaning of which is yours to interpret.He is not a walking ( Read more... )

race / racism, opinion piece, white people, tim wise, racial profiling

Playing the Friendship Card: White Lies, White Denial and the Reality of Racism

homasse wrote in ontd_political Apr 11, 2012 08:16

Playing the Friendship Card: White Lies, White Denial and the Reality of RacismI swear, if I hear one more transparently racist person insist they aren’t racist because they have black friends, I am going to shoot them. But not because I’m violent. I’m not violent. And this I know because I have friends who are pacifists ( Read more... )

race / racism, white people, tim wise

Of Broken Clocks, Presidential Candidates, and the Confusion of Certain White Liberals

romp wrote in ontd_political Jan 12, 2012 23:38

Attention to all self-proclaimed liberals and progressives ( Read more... )

ron paul, tim wise

“Why Can’t They Just Say Stop It?” Reflections on Terror and the Cycle of Indifference

homasse wrote in ontd_political Sep 12, 2011 10:42

“Why Can’t They Just Say Stop It?” Reflections on Terror and the Cycle of IndifferenceI knew it was a conversation that at some point I would have to indulge; and last night, amid commemorative news coverage of the events of September 11, 2001, it became apparent that the time had come ( Read more... )

opinion piece, tim wise, 9/11

We Twisted King’s Dream, So We Live With His Nightmare

magus_69 wrote in ontd_political Jan 26, 2011 00:23

by Tim Wise ( Read more... )

tim wise, martin luther king jr.

Opinion: Stop Sanitizing MLK's Message

magus_69 wrote in ontd_political Jan 18, 2011 05:00

Tim Wise ( Read more... )

michelle obama, tim wise, martin luther king jr., welfare

Paranoia as Prelude: Conspiracism and the Cost of Political Rage

homasse wrote in ontd_political Jan 11, 2011 00:34

Paranoia as Prelude: Conspiracism and the Cost of Political RageUnlike some, I will not attempt to make murderer and would-be political assassin Jared Loughner, a poster-boy for the Tea Party. As it turns out, such a feat would do Mr. Loughner an injustice, ascribing to him a level of sane, if yet disturbing philosophical coherence that he ( Read more... )

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