Are today’s crises so archetypal – To explain why the right’s suicidal?Scare-mongering, fascist polemics,Not the “deep state,” feed epidemics. Unspeakable to call foes “vermin,”An echo of the very worst German.Inciters who talk “blood purity” Delight in racial hostility. Who but authoritarian hatersAlign with violent agitators?Any Trump “insurrectionist act”Erupts into vengeful attack. Contort each federal bureauInto Trump’s twisted […]
Posts Tagged ‘diverge’
US and Israel diverge over post-war Gaza occupation
November 11th, 2023 Awake Goy
Israel’s war in Gaza is raising questions over how the coastal enclave should be managed once the fighting is over, exposing a growing divide between U.S. and Israeli officials on the issue. Several U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, have said Israel should not occupy Gaza and the strip must be run by… […]
GOP leaders diverge on Trump, putting party in limbo
April 16th, 2021 Awake Goy
One by one, the Republican leaders of Congress have made the trip to Mar-a-Lago to see Donald Trump Kevin McCarthy visited after the deadly Jan 6 Capitol insurrection, counting on the former president’s help to win back control of the House in 2022. The chair of the Senate Republican campaign committee, Rick Scott, stopped by […]