A response to well-intentioned Democrats
In his recent article “My Vote Belongs to the Oppressed,” Dan Krzykowski wrote that
My vote belongs to the oppressed. I will look to them, and I will follow. I will not demand a perfect candidate, platform, strategy or message. I will look to the oppressed. When I see 94 percent of black women voters behind a candidate or party, I will amplify their voices.
Anyone who makes a different choice can count themselves among the oppressors.
My husband and I are black voters who left the Democratic Party. …
Ted Cruz’ Dixiecrat ramblings are half-truths
Senator Ted Cruz recently defended his party’s racism by essentially saying, Well, Democrats are racist, too!
His evidence: Dixiecrats, the keepers of Jim Crow. But the Dixiecrats largely left the Democrats to become Republicans.
Here’s why that happened.
1. Republicans and Democrats after the Civil War
Stalling Trump’s cabinet is the strategic — and moral — thing to do.
I’ll cut to the chase — it seems possible that our President stole the election with the help of Russia.
Here’s the evidence:
- His top adviser calls himself a Leninist
- He has connections with Russia and defends its leader
- Russia hacked the DNC with the purpose of helping Trump win the election
- His whole crew is shady
Of course, none of this is proven or conclusive. Which is why I say it’s possible.
What’s unquestionable is that Trump’s executive overreach is so extreme that it mirrors the governance of totalitarian leaders.
His attacks on the media, the judiciary and anyone…
Allison WB
Armchair anthropologist, history teacher, history student
