Several folks have asked whether I am aware that I misspelled one of the words, crumudgeon, in the title of my blog. I am aware that the correct spelling is curmudgeon, but believe it or not youngcurmudgeon was already in use. I liked the title and figured I'd just spell it the way I think it should be spelled and then write a humorous piece explaining how/why I'm right. Stay tuned for said humor.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Take a good look: This is the right




Not everyone whose political beliefs fall somewhere on the right side of the spectrum are racist, ignorant, violent people. But unless and until the smart, sane, and humane folks on the right stand up and speak out, this is the face of their movement. The pictures here come from a collection of similar beauties. Please take a look at these horrifying pictures from the DC this weekend and pass them on.

And do not think for a moment that this will simply go away. Ignoring hate and violence has NEVER resulted in it disappearing.

Special thanks to Tim Wise for the heads-up on these pics. And more broadly, thanks to Tim for being an articulate, intelligent voice trying to draw attention to dire state of affairs related to our collective social consciousness, or more appropriately the lack thereof.

And check out Tim's latest appearance on CNN yesterday. Reacting to this segment and the several others Tim has done recently, today Lou Dobbs called Tim a "self-loathing creep." Responding to this comment, one that he takes as a compliment, Tim said, "Once again, to say that a white person condemning white racism is 'self-loathing' is like saying the very essence of being white is to BE a racist: that loving oneself as a white person requires endorsing white racism. Wow, Lou apparently doesn't think very much of white people...ironic, dontcha' think."

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