Federal judge blocks Florida restrictive voting law

[Ripster42]

joy, the white hood is here to tell us an obviously racist bit of legislation isn't really racist, and it should totally be upheld. all while coping and seething over a punished sex pest.

I don't believe you. He faced no punishment, nor even an investigation that went beyond asking his friends if they remember the guy raping anyone.

[xanzul]

Which, frankly, is a problem. Not limited to the judiciary.

If you're trying to pass or supporting racist legislation or policies, it's because you, personally, are racist. And you need to be called out as such, openly, publicly. Every time someone addresses you, it should include a condemnation of your racism. And so on with any other form of bigotry expressed.

We've gone way too far down this rabbit hole of trying to separate racist legislation from racist people, and lost sight of the fact that there isn't actually any meaningful divide. If you're just trying to get by and support your party as your party passes racist voter suppression laws, no amount of "but I have a black friend" bullshit will ever erase the fact that you're a racist and have made that fact publicly clear through your support.

Because, historically, we had a word for Germans in the '30s who just kept their heads down and did their jobs and felt obliged to report their neighbours for breaking the law (say, for being/hiding Jews, for speaking against the Fuhrer, etc).

That word is "Nazi". That's what being a Nazi was. Supporting that regime and its actions, rather than resisting it. You didn't have to be an SS officer or a death-camp administrator; the average citizen or soldier was a fuckin' Nazi, by virtue of going along.

My whole life has basically fallen apart over the past year and I ended up homeless and for some insane reason I decided to be homeless in Georgia. I literally got to see systemic racism in action on a daily basis. I would see black homeless people bullied and harassed endlessly and cops would leave me alone because I was a white man. People in rural Georgia don't even try to hide the racism and that was shocking to me because even in the worst bits of Virginia at least people hid their hatred a little better. Wasn't really planning to stick around long but I have fallen in love with the state and its history and the amazing people who live here who are trying to keep it blue. It has become a home to me when I needed one most and the bullshit the GQP is constantly pulling with marginalizing the black vote just enrages me. I am not far from Florida so what is happening there hits really close to home especially the "dont say gay" bullshit. All the GQP has is hate and fear.

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To say nothing of Kavanaugh being rammed through without any investigation as to his debts or previous conduct. Or Amy COVID Barret being rammed through just before an election.

Sartre put it best regarding right wing reactionaries and their obviously bad faith arguments:

The funny thing is only reason Christians even tolerate Israel is because of the bible and its role in the end times. Some of the worst antisemetic shit I hear comes from Christians.

[Elegiac]

Speaking of Florida...

Guess what, girlies? It's Malicious Compliance Monday!

Dear Florida parent/caretaker:

The Florida house of Representatives has recently ruled that “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students.”

To be in accordance with this policy, I will no longer be referring to your student with gendered pronouns. All students will be referred to as “The” or “them.” I will no longer use a gendered title such as “Mr.” or “Mrs.” or make any references to my husband/wife in the classroom. From now on I will be using the non-gendered title “Mx.”

Furthermore, I will be removing all books or instruction which refer to a person being a “mother,” “Father,” “husband” or “wife” as these are gender identities that also may allude to sexual orientation. Needless to say, all books which refer to a character as “he” or “She” will also be removed from the classroom. If you have any concerns about this policy, please feel free to contact your local congressperson.

Thank you, Mx. XXXXXXXXXX

[Poopymonster]

Speaking of Florida...

Guess what, girlies? It's Malicious Compliance Monday!

Good stuff. In another thread that talked about this I mentioned I was waiting for something like this to happen.