I have heard is said, quite often, that history is written by the winners. Generally speaking, it is done by people who are trying to represent a more balanced view of history. Most often, they are trying to represent the...
Category - Racist/Racial Issues
It seems that it is necessary to explain Black Lives Matter one more time. Some people just do not get it. Some people probably will never get it. Mores the pity. Black Lives Matter is a movement whereby people are saying...
I have not posted in some time as I have been decompressing from my rather single-minded focus on the travesty of Donald Trump for such a long time. As I write this, it is December 6, 2020 and although he is still in the White...
I wish I had the bully pulpit and the means to start this: Why don’t ALL of the religious entities in America (Churches, Synagogues, Mosques, or whatever) pick a day and march. March in favor of BLACK LIVES...
First off, I am totally and completely in favor and sympathy with the Black Lives Matter protests, both in Portland and nationwide. I live quite near downtown Portland so I have a front-row seat to the news coverage of this...
Something got to me today. I was accused by someone as being filled with hatred. I did not get it and I still do not get it. I was going to show the actual dialogue of the Facebook conversation that lead to this accusation but...
Note: the nexus of this write-up is based upon a speech by Barack Obama who touched on some of the same issues that I am writing about. As he was living and facing some of the problems written about it was obvious that he...
In response to the Black Lives Matters movement, I have seen some really, really dumbass remarks, T-shirts, and postings on Facebook. Such things as “Deplorable Lives Matter” and a Policeman with “My Life...
I watch those jackasses prancing around touting White Power and racist remarks all of the time. Sadly they are being supported by at least a lack of condemnation by the White House. Whether they wear their Klan robes or...
Over the last weekend Trump retweeted two videos. One was of a pro-Trump asshole (proven by the Trump placards in the front of his golf cart) screaming at the camera “White Power, White Power” over and over again. ...