The Week's Recommended Reading on Substack:
writes “there are other forms of fascist violence, that can be enacted through the state, which might seem less apparent - at least, if you don’t belong to the marginalized groups that are being targeted. Then, it’s easy to not see it.” writes that “Brands should be honest about this stuff, but I understand why they can’t and instead pretend to have some deep commitment to LGBTQ equality when they’d just as soon have us all purged from society if it helped their bottom lines.” writes that “for a segment of far-right Christians my name and my work has become an avatar of all that is wrong with the modern pursuit of racial justice.”Memorial Day Special Discount: Receive a 35% discount on both monthly and annual paid subscriptions - forever.
writes that “Musk is absolutely stewing in Right Wing radicalization. His experience on the platform and apparently out in the world, where he rubs elbows with everyone from Alex Jones to Tucker Carlson, is an active and ceaseless soak in that toxic milieu. Over time, it goes from being eye-rollingly crazy to just an accepted and unquestioned stance.” writes that “if your political opponents are in the mud and they live and breathe the mud and the mud has unfortunately been a valuable weapon in elevating them to positions of power, you cannot in good conscience simply pretend that the muck doesn’t exist.”writes “My purpose here is not just to look back at what happened, but ask myself as I reflect on the nation’s predicaments and possibilities whether I’m getting the balance right between hope and alarm.”Comments
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