I have a lovely 1919 poster printed by the U.S. government to raise funds for the Liberty Loan at the end of World War I. It shows a modern woman as Liberty stretching out her arm and holding a wreath over a long list of names from various immigrant groups while proclaiming, "Americans All!" Why do we as a people seem to have forgotten t…
I have a lovely 1919 poster printed by the U.S. government to raise funds for the Liberty Loan at the end of World War I. It shows a modern woman as Liberty stretching out her arm and holding a wreath over a long list of names from various immigrant groups while proclaiming, "Americans All!" Why do we as a people seem to have forgotten that spirit?
What too many Trump supporters seem to have forgotten--if they ever knew--was the warning by Pastor Niemöller that hate doesn't stop with one group. If Trump's wannabee Brown Shirts ever gain power (and the "official" ones already have far too much, as in that horrible mistake called the DHS) there is no reason why the pogroms will stop with just one religious or ethnic minority. After all, America's problems won't go away just because of more persecution. It is quite the opposite as countries which have driven out their productive minorities discovered. (Think Spain in 1492 with its Jews or France in 1685 with the Huguenots.)
Trump's has already indirectly attacked Chinese-Americans over a virus they had nothing to do with, and his record on African-Americans is horrid. Pandering for the votes of that population, or of Latinos is really disgusting, but when you have no morals it is easy. Those who vote for this man, no matter what groups they may belong to, should remember that his one consistency is betraying every single person who ever supported him.
Don’t forget what he thinks of women, he is a world class misogynist. He’s taken away our rights to our own bodies, and if he has a chance, will even take away our right to vote.
Doc I agree with you but what flummoxes me is that way too many blacks, especially males, have sided with Trump or at least are going to sit out the election and Hispanics have seemed to go over to Trump. Perhaps it is because of the LGBT issue, Blacks and Hispanics are more religious and conservative (culturally) than whites, also tend to misogyny, not that they hate women, but have a need to control them, more so than whites.
Maybe I'm stereotyping or something, but I have notice that cultures where the female coddles the male when young, the male grows up to be a <Mamma's boy, but otherwise disrespects the female. I've noticed it cross cultural.
Yes, so true. I was raised by a single mother, who played the role of father and mother, and I grew up respecting women.
I joined the service at 17, wrote home from Basic Training that Basic was a breeze, because I was raised by the toughest top sergeant there ever was. She certainly didn't coddle me.
I have a lovely 1919 poster printed by the U.S. government to raise funds for the Liberty Loan at the end of World War I. It shows a modern woman as Liberty stretching out her arm and holding a wreath over a long list of names from various immigrant groups while proclaiming, "Americans All!" Why do we as a people seem to have forgotten that spirit?
What too many Trump supporters seem to have forgotten--if they ever knew--was the warning by Pastor Niemöller that hate doesn't stop with one group. If Trump's wannabee Brown Shirts ever gain power (and the "official" ones already have far too much, as in that horrible mistake called the DHS) there is no reason why the pogroms will stop with just one religious or ethnic minority. After all, America's problems won't go away just because of more persecution. It is quite the opposite as countries which have driven out their productive minorities discovered. (Think Spain in 1492 with its Jews or France in 1685 with the Huguenots.)
Trump's has already indirectly attacked Chinese-Americans over a virus they had nothing to do with, and his record on African-Americans is horrid. Pandering for the votes of that population, or of Latinos is really disgusting, but when you have no morals it is easy. Those who vote for this man, no matter what groups they may belong to, should remember that his one consistency is betraying every single person who ever supported him.
Trump scapegoats immigrants just like Hitler scapegoated Jews.
Don’t forget what he thinks of women, he is a world class misogynist. He’s taken away our rights to our own bodies, and if he has a chance, will even take away our right to vote.
Doc I agree with you but what flummoxes me is that way too many blacks, especially males, have sided with Trump or at least are going to sit out the election and Hispanics have seemed to go over to Trump. Perhaps it is because of the LGBT issue, Blacks and Hispanics are more religious and conservative (culturally) than whites, also tend to misogyny, not that they hate women, but have a need to control them, more so than whites.
Maybe I'm stereotyping or something, but I have notice that cultures where the female coddles the male when young, the male grows up to be a <Mamma's boy, but otherwise disrespects the female. I've noticed it cross cultural.
When the father disrespects the mother, the male children will disrespect their wives and girlfriends later in life.
Yes, so true. I was raised by a single mother, who played the role of father and mother, and I grew up respecting women.
I joined the service at 17, wrote home from Basic Training that Basic was a breeze, because I was raised by the toughest top sergeant there ever was. She certainly didn't coddle me.