Voting without representation is un-American. Southern states and Texas seek to impose a sideways Jim Crow on their black and Latino residents. While not denying non-Anglos access to ballot boxes, the good ol’ boys seek to diminish black and Latino focus and voices in legislatures.
But first let us credit the foul being who’s instigated this revival. Donald Trump. In his dishonor let’s rename it “Don Crow.” Continue reading Don Crow
It’s been disheartening watching Donald Trump ruin the United States. Made even more so by seeing MAGA’s almost rapturous acquiescence and support of his vile acts against the nation.
At least initially. Before his degradation started affecting the deplorables. As much as the scab is making vast numbers of Americans suffer and fret, there is enjoyment to be derived from increasingly discomforted MAGAs coming to the realization they too are in the manure pile. Continue reading Morning Correspondence
Anyone who’s articulate, can hold his or hers debating knew right off the bat once American society succumbed to political correctness, going way overboard by making “trigger words” valid knew our nation would plunge into a semantic sump. Continue reading Stop Your Sobbing
Notice a lot of Latinos for Trump are silent these days. Or maybe they’re hiding. If so, a damned smart move. Continue reading It’s Their Fight
What’s possibly the best word in the German language?
Schadenfreude.
Venomously translated it means “taking pleasure in another’s misfortune.”
And while there’s plenty of that available now, over the next three years there will be more. Much more. Continue reading Sunset on the Susceptible
For any Americans knowledgeable of our nation’s history, the first quarter of the 21st century begs again asking the same questions raised in 1917 and 1941: Why should black Americans (as well as other non-Anglos and women) bother serving in our nation’s armed forces? Why should we defend the United States? Continue reading Why Should We Fight?
This last post of 2024 could be an homage to John Dos Passos. The early Dos Passos. Before life soured him rightward into becoming a reactionary. Until then, let’s consider him a “lost generation” writer alongside Ernest Hemingway. As did Hemingway, Dos Passos also reported from Spain during its 1936-39 Civil War. There’s where the pair diverged. Before the war, Dos Passos had established solid progressive cred with his 1925 novel Manhattan Transfer. He followed that with his USA trilogy (titles published in 1930, 1932, 1936, respectively) comprised of The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money. Throughout his USA fiction, he dropped in biographical elements and reportage. No need for fiction in 2024. Just real life that should sicken conscientious Americans. What follows has been plucked from a month of Slow Boat Media social media observations and commentary. It is who we’ve allowed ourselves to become. Continue reading Random December