DONALD TRUMP IS A RACIST. YOU'RE REALIZING THAT NOW?

The following was first published on 10/3/2016, about a month before the election. Naturally, it does not include any commentary on the BOGUS RESULTS THAT GAVE HIM THE WHITE HOUSE.

Monday, October 3, 2016

FEATURE ARTICLES. MESSAGE TO ALL PROGRESSIVES: DON'T YOU SEE IT, EVEN NOW? PART 2.

Progressives who continue to think that Donald Trumps Lack of:
-  Maturity.
-  Ability.
-  Integrity.
-  Emotional Stability.
etc...
and Highlighting These Traits on Talk Shows, are making a Crucial, and possibly Fatal Error, when it comes to defeating him at the polls. It is the same mistake that his Republican Party Foes made during the Republican Presidential Primary, and it results from Misunderstanding the Source of his Support, and the Degree to which they are willing to bring out the Vote for him, NO MATTER WHAT.

What does this Mean? It is not the "Revolution" that first the Tea Party, Then the Republican Party, And Finally Most Republican Party Presidential Candidates, Talked About. The Economic and Social Victories earned by the Obama Administration, (with the Incalculable Aid and Support of Progressive Politicians, Organizations, Activists, and Voters.) pretty much took the wind out of those claims.

No, Hard Core Trump Supporters go far beyond the Republican Party "Revolution." To them, Hate, Prejudice, Xenophobia, Racism,and Religious Zealotry are not Abstract Concepts to be studied, but Tangible and Useful Tactics to Influence Fanatics of every Stripe, and scare more Rational Potential Voters.

What is Rule #1- What Donald Trump has Done or Said, or will Do or Say, MEANS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AS LONG AS HE TOES THE EXTREMIST LINE.

Date- 10/3/2016.

AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION: “Mentoring the Mentors” Workshop Toolkit.

Dear DAVID, I am pleased to announce the APA’s new “Mentoring the Mentors” Workshop Toolkit. The toolkit is a resource funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that guides philosophy departments and organizations in hosting their own “Mentoring the Mentors” workshop. The workshop is a training program for mentors of undergraduate students from underrepresented groups in philosophy. The workshop provides resources and discussion for graduate students and faculty members who find themselves in the position of mentor but want more guidance and understanding of the unique challenges that underrepresented students in philosophy face. The workshop toolkit is adaptable to the needs of the host department or organization, and includes a sample schedule, tips on how to build a workshop and invite panelists, discussion scenarios, lists of resources, and much more. The “Mentoring the Mentors” Workshop Toolkit is available on the APA’s Diversity Institute Resources page, along with other useful links and documents related to diversity institutes. For questions related to the workshop toolkit and past or future iterations of the “Mentoring the Mentors” workshop, please contact me at lucypawliczek@apaonline.org. Sincerely, Lucy Pawliczek Program Assistant

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ROSE AND ELIZA. BETO O'ROURKE.

David, I was recently given documents showing that both Amy and I are descended from people who owned slaves. Along with other possessions listed in their property log were two human beings, Rose and Eliza. A paternal great-great-great grandfather of mine, Andrew Cowan Jasper, owned these two women in the 1850s. There are also records showing that a maternal great-great-great grandfather, Frederick Williams, most likely owned slaves in the 1860s (“most likely,” because we are not certain that the Frederick Williams who is my ancestor and the Frederick Williams who owned slaves are the same person, but there’s enough circumstantial data to lead me to conclude that it’s likely). Records also showed that Amy had an ancestor who owned slaves and another who was a member of the Confederate Army. Something that we’ve been thinking about and talking about in town hall meetings and out on the campaign — the legacy of slavery in the United States — now has a much more personal connection. Ownership of other human beings conferred advantages not just to Andrew Jasper and Frederick Williams, but to Jasper’s and Williams’ descendants as well. They were able to build wealth on the backs and off the sweat of others, wealth that they would then be able to pass down to their children and their children’s children. In some way, and in some form, that advantage would pass through to me and my children. That those enslaved Americans owned by my ancestors were denied their freedom, denied the ability to amass wealth, denied full civil rights in America after slavery also had long term repercussions for them and their descendants. The way that fortune was passed through the generations from Andrew to me, misfortune was passed through the generations from Rose and Eliza to their descendants who are alive today. Rose and Eliza were denied their freedom and the benefits that their labor produced; they and their children were then denied their civil rights after the end of Reconstruction; and their descendants endured open terrorism, economic exclusion and racism in the form of Jim Crow, lynchings, convict leasing, voter suppression, red lining, predatory lending, and mass incarceration. Everything their descendants have accomplished in their lives is despite having all of these odds stacked against them. In the aggregate, slavery, its legacy and the ensuing forms of institutionalized racism have produced an America with stark differences in opportunities and outcomes, depending on race. For example, there is 10 times the wealth in white American than there is in black America. Black men are six times more likely to be incarcerated than white men. The disparity in infant mortality between black families and white families is greater today than it was in 1850. Whether it’s the economy, healthcare, education, criminal justice or even in the inherent biases revealed by technology, there really are two Americas. I benefit from a system that my ancestors built to favor themselves at the expense of others. That only increases the urgency I feel to help change this country so that it works for those who have been locked-out of — or locked-up in — this system. As a person, as a candidate for the office of the Presidency, I will do everything I can to deliver on this responsibility. In addition to making significant changes to education policy (immediately address $23 billion in underfunding for minority-majority public schools), economic policy (ensuring equal pay, deploying capital to minority- and women-owned businesses, $25 billion in government procurement to these same businesses), healthcare (universal healthcare and home health visits to women of color to reverse trend in maternal and infant mortality) and criminal justice (police accountability, ending the drug war, and expunging arrest records for nonviolent drug crimes), I will continue to support reparations, beginning with an important national conversation on slavery and racial injustice. We all need to know our own story as it relates to the national story, much as I am learning mine. It is only then, I believe, that we can take the necessary steps to repair the damage done and stop visiting this injustice on the generations that follow ours. - Beto   Paid for by Beto for America

Gerrymandering. Marshall Cohen Political Director Democratic Governors Association.

DAVID, last week the Supreme Court ruled in favor of partisan gerrymandering. It was a shocking blow which makes it easier for Republicans to disenfranchise voters. But the GOP’s partisan gerrymandering isn’t simply unfair, it’s a tactic used to systematically silence millions of voters and lock Democrats out of office nationwide. We cannot let them succeed. That’s why our Unrig the Map program is leading the charge to fight back. But we urgently need your help to get to 50,000 signatures. Will you join me and add your name to end partisan gerrymandering?

The Washington Post reports that the court’s 5-to-4 decision “brings new urgency to [the] Democratic fight to win state seats.” That’s absolutely right. With the 2020 census right around the corner, Democratic governors are now the strongest line of defense against Republican gerrymandering. SIGN ON: We need 237 signatures from 02771 to end partisan gerrymandering!

As the Political Director at the DGA, I work day in and day out to make sure our campaigns are prepared to take on their Republican opponents and have the resources they need to win. Last cycle, we won SEVEN redistricting targets with our Unrig the Map program! Now we’re launching an all-out offensive to elect strong Democrats and flip five key states from red to blue ahead of the census and redistricting in 2021. If we can win these races and secure fair maps, Democrats can deal a crushing blow to Trump’s agenda. But everything depends on what we do right now. Please, speak out before it’s too late: Add your name to put a stop to partisan gerrymandering!

Thank you for taking action on this critical issue. Marshall Cohen Political Director Democratic Governors Association