tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post1427154878990182781..comments2024-03-28T11:30:46.101-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: What a Week That WasOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-14483536061668252742021-01-13T22:53:19.702-05:002021-01-13T22:53:19.702-05:00These are very treacherous times, Kathy. Thankfull...These are very treacherous times, Kathy. Thankfully, there will soon be leaders in authority who recognize that. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-61178603442831082302021-01-11T22:32:37.918-05:002021-01-11T22:32:37.918-05:00Well, humor works for a lot of things. But people ...Well, humor works for a lot of things. But people are dead, congress members and journalists terrified. (They were gunning for CNN reporters, I gather.) And there is more violence planned in state capitols.<br /><br />I could laugh about the guy with horns and furs. But he's in Qanon, which believes that Democrats are Satanist pedophiles. And they're white supremacists. And there was another guy in furs who is the son of an Orthodox Jewish judge.<br /><br />How does anyone Jewish mix in with a dangerous bunch who are anti-Semitic? There were T-shirt and sign slogans that promoted the Holocaust.<br /><br />So does the lure of white supremacy and attacking congress members and journalists outweigh the horrors of WWII? <br /><br />And woe be on to any Black person who ventured in? That mob chased a Black Capitol police officer and who knows what they would have done to him?<br /><br />This is a dangerous coalition with neo-Nazis and white supremacists. A guy with assault weapons threatened to kill Nancy Pelosi. <br /><br />So I'm not laughing. I want to see justice and prevention of more of the same.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-73691046602216418822021-01-10T08:39:07.696-05:002021-01-10T08:39:07.696-05:00Of course there is no humor to be found in what ha...Of course there is no humor to be found in what happened on Wednesday, Kathy. At least not among the sane. HOWEVER, if humor works as a tool toward eliminating the influence of those responsible, I'm all for it.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-36944306960612362012021-01-10T03:39:44.363-05:002021-01-10T03:39:44.363-05:00I agree. So many murders by Klansmen, Emmett Till...I agree. So many murders by Klansmen, Emmett Till, among the victims, in 1955, setting off the historic Civil Rights Movement. And many others, Medgar Evers, Dr. King, Viola Liuzzo after the Selma march. It isn't humorous to me what happened in D.C., as I wrote below. The Confederacy has re-emerged boldly with various allies, like neo-Nazis and ultraright groups. People were really endangered in the Capitol. I'm more worried about the human lives than the building, which can always be repaired. Also, as Don Lemon said so well on CNN, "it's not their house. Enslaved people built it."<br />I hope this set back anyone who voted for this megalomaniac white supremacist, and they think about what they did. There were rich people in that mob and middle-class people. Some women flew in on a private jet. We'll see what happens with the perpetrators and why the Capitol police let people into the Capitol and why the National Guard troops took hours to arrive.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-78273936120297237692021-01-10T03:32:34.627-05:002021-01-10T03:32:34.627-05:00I found no humor in what happened in Washington on...I found no humor in what happened in Washington on Wednesday. Although some of those guys looked ridiculous, many were dangerous, armed and looking to destroy and kill. They were gunning for Nancy Pelosi, other Congress members and Senators and did injure some journalists. They even threatened to kill the VP. There was a noose and gallows outside. People up in the gallery, especially Black congress members or journalists, were worried about lynching. And where was the National Guard? Leaders of the House and Senate called the DofD looking for troops. It took hours. <br />Few were arrested, and those who arrested were mostly charged with violating the curfew. Only after an outcry arose from congress members, senators, the public and the media did the investigations of who broke in, destroyed, threatened and harmed people occur.<br />Those people, crazed as some seemed, thought they had impunity. Many told camera people their names. I hope they all have to serve time. <br />There were neo-Nazis and white supremacists there. Guns, bombs and molotov cocktails were around. I am not laughing. I am wondering what this bunch of thugs will do next and who will stop them.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-82156548526846871682021-01-09T23:06:44.026-05:002021-01-09T23:06:44.026-05:00Sis, I'm not saying Kennedy's technique wi...Sis, I'm not saying Kennedy's technique wiped out the KKK. just that it helped diminish KKK's widespread influence. In fact, today the KKK is still very much alive just west of where you're living! It, like many extremist groups provides tinder waiting for the right spark to set it afire. What I'm saying is, steps must be taken to deny any burning tinder access to a ready supply of fuel to add to the fire. That requires a multifaceted approach.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-21465343755002264822021-01-09T19:46:20.928-05:002021-01-09T19:46:20.928-05:00Bro, I am sure that you say is true, BUT:
In 1964 ...Bro, I am sure that you say is true, BUT:<br />In 1964 in Neshoba, Mississippi the KKK murdered three young men who were trying to register Black voters. And in 1981, the KKK lynched Michael Donald in Mobile, Alabama. To name just two. Okay. In 1948, Kennedy made people laugh. But not everybody laughed.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-85152514483234374002021-01-09T19:34:43.260-05:002021-01-09T19:34:43.260-05:00Thank you for that, EvKa!
Thank you for that, EvKa!<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-58808984791623440142021-01-09T19:33:38.393-05:002021-01-09T19:33:38.393-05:00It's a living. :)It's a living. :)<br /> Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-87079273655112400192021-01-09T19:19:35.033-05:002021-01-09T19:19:35.033-05:00Sorry about that, Tim, I keep telling my membershi...Sorry about that, Tim, I keep telling my membership chair to get her homonyms straight. :) WE MISS YOU. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-32085299669548065812021-01-09T18:54:41.624-05:002021-01-09T18:54:41.624-05:00Sis, I'm obviously aware of what legal efforts...Sis, I'm obviously aware of what legal efforts it took to bring down the KKK, but I also recalled reading somewhere about humor having helped bring it down by humor discouraging recruitment. Your comment made me do a Google search and voila look what I found. It whether or not it's accurate I can't attest to, but at least my memory is still working. Here it is...<br /><br />[W]hen a young writer and activist named Stetson Kennedy decided to expose the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan, he looked to a certain superhero for inspiration.<br /><br />In the post-World War II era, the Klan experienced a huge resurgence. Its membership was skyrocketing, and its political influence was increasing, so Kennedy went undercover to infiltrate the group. By regularly attending meetings, he became privy to the organization's secrets. But when he took the information to local authorities, they had little interest in using it. The Klan had become so powerful and intimidating that police were hesitant to build a case against them.<br /><br />Struggling to make use of his findings, Kennedy approached the writers of the Superman radio serial. It was perfect timing. With the war over and the Nazis no longer a threat, the producers were looking for a new villain for Superman to fight. The KKK was a great fit for the role.<br /><br />IN A 16-EPISODE SERIES TITLED "CLAN OF THE FIERY CROSS," THE WRITERS PITTED THE MAN OF STEEL AGAINST THE MEN IN WHITE HOODS.<br /><br />As the storyline progressed, the shows exposed many of the KKK's most guarded secrets. By revealing everything from code words to rituals, the program completely stripped the Klan of its mystique. Within two weeks of the broadcast, KKK recruitment was down to zero. And by 1948, people were showing up to Klan rallies just to mock them.<br /><br />https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/23157/how-superman-defeated-ku-klux-klan<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-41036677437196898102021-01-09T13:37:22.952-05:002021-01-09T13:37:22.952-05:00Are there any openings in your fan club yet? Every...Are there any openings in your fan club yet? Every time I try to join, I gat an AT FULL CAPACITY message.Timothy Hallinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551263887774445511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-78049685082532509172021-01-09T13:25:26.106-05:002021-01-09T13:25:26.106-05:00Well, Bro, we are almost always on the same page, ...Well, Bro, we are almost always on the same page, and I do agree with and admire much of what you say here. But I have to correct the record on one point. It was not humor that brought down the KKK. I wish such a transformation were possible using such a weapon. If it were, Charlie Chaplain's The Great Dictator would have done away with megalomania once and for all. In the case of the KKK, its demise was brought about by the Southern Poverty Law Center and their civil lawsuits. The first big one was Brown vs The Invisible Empire, KKK in 1980. Then, it was still almost certain that, even in that rare instance of criminal charges being brought against lynchers, KKK goons got acquitted in Southern courts. SPLC, led by the great Morris Dees, saw the power of civil suits in such an arena. They began suing the KKK for damages on behalf of the families of the dead. They eventually bankrupted the KKK. In the case I cite here, their first bid victory, the family of the KKK's victim wound up owning the KKK's real estate and bank accounts.<br /><br />These days, one of the things the Center does is keep data bases on white supremacist and other hate groups--like those disgusting thugs who desecrated the temple of our democracy. Lots of people I know laughed at Trump when he became a candidate. They were right. He is absurd. But not everyone laughed.<br />splcenter.org has a donate button!<br />Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-50836865342376434062021-01-09T13:19:25.171-05:002021-01-09T13:19:25.171-05:00Interestingly, in searching for the source of your...Interestingly, in searching for the source of your Number 1 quote, I came upon this page:<br />https://tovarischivanov.livejournal.com/1669.html<br />which claims FDR said something very similar about himself at the time of his first inauguration.Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-74199457294715586302021-01-09T06:50:31.091-05:002021-01-09T06:50:31.091-05:00Such bad luck about the book release being forced ...Such bad luck about the book release being forced off the front page, Jeff. But it'll hold its own!<br />Thanks for the thoughts. I must go back through these "pair" years...Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.com