Tiki Nazis march against white genocide, mosquitoes: Today in Tweets Early Edition

@Axe

Hey.

“White people have always used econ to excuse their racism. Slavery, manifest destiny, the know nothings, the red scares, etc etc. “This shit” started in 1615, not 2015. This is just the most recent, ugly permutation”

You’re right. I actually never put those things together. My two braincells have now made a connection between themselves!

“My thing tho, why is it so important to you that we accept your economic anxiety narrative?”

Let me go have a think on the above, and I’ll come back to this?

@WWTH

“Republican voters aren’t actually against banks. They may have some small slight awareness that the financial industry screws them over, but every time they oppose any small attempt to regulate them. It’s communism according to them. If they had a problem with Dems being in bed with banks, they wouldn’t vote for Repubs who get exponentially more funding from that industry.”

“Republican voters” are not a hive mind.

If you want to generalize about the devout Republican, I’d say they’re split on banks in the faarrr right, but pretty much all devout Repubs view individual rich people as paternal figures who’s economic fortunes influence their own. Anything that hurts the rich, hurts their own economic interests.

In other words…

@Schild

“I suspect that the core argument is “we should worry about ~economic anxiety~ because calling them racists and bigots just shuts down the conversation.””

It’s not about calling them out on their racism/sexism/ect., but about ONLY focusing on their racism/sexism/etc and shutting down the conversation about economic anxiety.

I hear @Valentine’s voice in my uncle’s voice. His family is from Ukraine, they immigrated in the late 1800’s. Ohmigosh, i want pierogi, they make fantastic homemade ones and they are delicious. Absolutely swimming in butter, too, but well. That’s how they’re done.

@mrex, it sounds like a lightbulb might have just turned on for you. Go have a think! It took me a long time to grapple with my own racism, and I still do. Don’t be afraid of embarrassment. I’m glad your financial situation’s stable and healthier now.

@Axe,

@WWTH

The push back against shaming Donald Trump’s voters isn’t because people are afraid it won’t work. They’re afraid that it will.

I want this embroidered on a pillow <3

@mrex

“Republican voters” are not a hive mind.

Republican voters put white supremacy first. All of them. Every single last one. The Republican party is the party of white supremacy, and has been since Nixon. White supremacy is all they have to offer, it is the basis for their every policy position. Yes, even the bit about taxes. So yes, I categorically condemn all Republicans. They are white supremacists, every one. So are people who make excuses for them.

@Scildfreja

It took me a long time to grapple with my own racism, and I still do.

This is true for me as well. It is something I have to look at daily, and I doubt I will ever be fully free of it – but I’m aware of it and working to negate its influence every day.

Racism and sexism is free. Doesn’t cost these bigots one fucking thin dime.

Excusing them because of “economic anxiety”, especially when it’s framed as “white economic anxiety” just revolts me on so many levels.

@Scildfreya,

I am so glad you told me that was a pierogi. I had no clue what that was at first, and my mind…wandered.

@Peevee

Racism and sexism is free. Doesn’t cost these bigots one fucking thin dime.

That’s not actually true; it’s been hamstringing the national economy since forever. This has been masked at various periods by rapacious overexploitation of formerly abundant natural resources, but those are running out now. White supremacy is why we have to pay out of pocket for health care, that costs us a fortune. It’s why there’s point of use fees for every government service. It’s why we have to own cars to get anywhere, at often ruinous expense. It is, in fact, at the bottom of literally every single shitty economic move this country has ever made, and boy howdy the costs of that shit in dollars and cents adds up fast. Trouble is, white supremacists are willing to live under a bridge eating pigeons roasted on coathangers, as long as black people haven’t got a bridge or a pigeon. (not my line, I forget where I saw it)

@Valentine, I hope you can come visit too! If by ship you will likely come to Halifax, which is a gorgeous city and brimming over with fun. A very nice place to spend a week.

Our military is over there for something called UNIFIER. According to that page, we’ve been sending about $700M since 2014 to help with the problems you are having there. Non-lethal military equipment, explosives disposal stuff, a mobile field hospital, training teams, etc.

I know a lot of people who have whined that we shouldn’t be spending money to help other countries, but as far as I’m concerned it’s money well spent!

Dali,

I mean it does not cost any particular individual a fucking dime to have these fucking views.

@Dalillama
The quotes from the right to work supporters. The attitudes about non-whites could be transplanted right to modern attitudes among racists. The economic fear people have it wrong and I would argue backwards. The racism and misogyny are more fundamental problem than economics in terms of fucked up reasoning and pervasiveness of social damage.

@Peevee
Fair point, simply holding white supremacist views requires no monetary buy in.

@Brony

The attitudes about non-whites could be transplanted right to modern attitudes among racists.

Yup, and equally well to the 19th or even 18th century as well.

The racism and the misogyny were more important than the economics I mean.

They cause pretty much all of the economic problems, yes.

And I’m sure there are more bits to remember that we are trying to coherently pull out.

On how racism and misogyny are tied to economic fuckery? I could write a fucking book. Lemme know if you want more examples.