Today’s news has me feeling rattled. It appears further violence perpetrated by white nationalists in this country is unavoidable. Yes, the perps of Wednesday’s insurrection are being found and arrested, but white nationalists see the Capitol rampage as a victory, and expect to recruit from it. Further, the government is seeded with some of these right-wing nut jobs who are capable of sabotage from within, and not all of them can be fired on the change of administration. An astounding number of our fellow citizens seems to think overthrowing a free and fair election is completely in accord with the Constitution. Reversing this situation would require eradicating hate radio, Fox News, and other fascistic news sources. The Supreme Court is stacked 6-3 with conservatives, and evening the electoral playing field requires overturning majority conservative decisions such as Citizens United, Shelby County, gerrymandering decisions, and more. With the Court as it is currently packed, it will take more than a generation.
I know Biden, a real President, and Kamala Harris, a real Vice President, will be entering their terms shortly, and Democrats have control of both Houses of Congress, but the challenges, particularly the prospect for further right-wing violence, seem so grim, I’m thinking I would do better to go into hiding for a decade or so.
Talk me down.
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Top Comments (January 10, 2021):
From twingrace:
For sheer appreciation of the role that Stacey Abrams is playing in saving our country, MessagingMatters had divine inspiration for this comment. in Mark Sumner's front page diary Social Media is Taking Out the Trash - Four Years Too Late.
From Youffraita:
dweb8231 posts a terrific summary of Drumpf's financial position, in Hank Z’ recommended post on the topic.
From indyada:
Here's a worthy thread in today's Sunday Pundit Round-up: In brief, by Chitown Kev. Denise Oliver Velez kicks it off discussing a disturbing interview with a Black Capitol Police officer. pelagicray then wrote a lengthy explanation of how the Capitol Police function (or should). Leading to additional thoughts about how some of what we saw is treasonous. pelagicray then follows this up with a great example and definition of how what happened on Jan 6 was treasonous and does not require an act of war to be charged as such.
From Denise Oliver Velez:
From Denise Oliver Velez’s front page post this morning on HBCU marching bands:
This comment from Arfeeto in my diary about HBCU marching band trombones, tells a lovely story about a child’s eye view of his dad practicing.
And MindMatter discussed the impact of a generation of trombonists dying off on school band programs.
Fineline71 wrote a fascinating history of Cleopas Johnson Jr and the Marching Wolverines of Morris Brown (featured in the film Drumline)
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