The common lie shown by many far-right extremists is that progressive people collectively are blamed for many of the problems in American society from social issues to the economy. Let's look at history to refute that pernicious lie. When deindustrialization existed to benefit a limited number of multinational corporations without real alternatives, that was done by the far right. When tax policy made massive tax cuts for the super wealthy, that was a conservative policy. When cuts to welfare existed massively and the War on Drugs spread, these actions are far right actions not progressive ones (as it is nothing progressive about sending nonviolent drug offenders to prison for more time in some cases than rapists or assaulters of people). Even the Welfare Reform Act was supported by conservatives too. The Iraq War was supported by neo-conservatives, and the massive push to censor anti-racism books in schools is a far-right invention. The push to glorify police brutality, to whitewash real American history, and to whitewash the January 6th terrorist insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are far right deeds. The far right wants to blame the black community for all crime in America, but they ignore that crime is not a racial deal. Crime is wrong and evil, and crimes has harmed tons of people. Not to mention that black people have spoken out against crime for a long time. The movement to promote voter suppression laws in Texas, Florida, and across America is done by the far right, not progressives either. Redlining, gentrification, and the hatred of reparations for black Americans are far right conservatives' ideals not progressive views. Therefore, we have to look at history for real. To blame progressives for everything is not only ahistorical, but it's a lie. Extremists omit that the Constitution in Article I, Section 8 is clear that Congress has the right to make laws to spend money to build up the general welfare of American society. They omit that we certainly need the federal government to protect our environment, to protect our civil rights including our civil liberties, to regulate the economy justly, and to ensure equality plus justice for all.
Breaking news is that on TN school board banned the book of Maus which is about the Holocaust. This censorship is not only anti-Semitic but evil. Yesterday was the day of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today, we always have the right to condemn bigotry and intolerance. We must know about the Holocaust as it harmed many people of every color, especially Jewish people. Six million Jewish people were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. We have seen the growth of anti-Semitism worldwide. It's one thing to have a political view. That is fine. Yet, it is wrong to blame a whole race of people for everything evil in the world. Anti-Semitism is not a legitimate political view. It's hatred. Banning legitimate books that teaches people about the evils of the Holocaust is unjustified and appalling. What's really profane is to prevent future generation of people from learning about the Holocaust. January 27, 1945 was the date when the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated by the Red Army. Many of my late ancestors were WWII veterans and one of my ancestors was a member of Normandy (who helped to liberate Jewish people and other victims of Nazi tyranny). The relative who was involved in Normandy was a man named Leslie Goffigon Jr. So, this day is personal to me and other human beings.
Governor Glenn Youngkin of Virginia have always shown his colors. He is a Trump acolyte. He acted slick with his rhetoric and behavior. He was sworn in as Governor on January 15, 2022. There was a lot of pomp, and he talked about his views on many issues. He wants to cut so many taxes, that his policies to get money away from K-12 education investments and the roads. The truth is that not all taxes are evil. Many taxes are needed to build up society, despite what far right people say. He wants to ban teaching on "inherently divisive concepts," which is code for Youngkin not waning teachers to teach about the real history of America (which included divisive topics, racism, slavery, etc.). He supports the Heritage Foundation policy adviser Angela Sailor as the new director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The Heritage Foundation is a far-right think thank that hates affirmative action, social justice, and resistance against police brutality. Critical Race Theory is not taught in schools, but this governor signed an executive order to ban it from being taught in public schools. Youngkin wants a police officer stationed at every school which is impossible to do. He talks about on environmental causes in some cases. He worked for the Carlyle Group for 3 decades.
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