Random Politics & Religion #00

Don't look now but we are surely lacking a gay fascism topic.

TLDR: Homophobic right wing Republicans are evil.

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/05/14/gay-fascism-blooms-full-flower-south-carolina-academic-community.html


The fine for daring to practice academic freedom in the state of South Carolina has just been levied. And unlike fines for polluters and financial industry crooks, this punitive money action is accompanied by a significant punishment.

Regular visitors to Politicus know the back story. A couple of South Carolina colleges offer incoming freshmen the chance to academically learn, first-hand, that unlike the Republican perception of homosexuals, the population of gays and lesbians does not consist of monsters and child-stalkers, anymore than the population as a whole. The plan of the University of South Carolina Upstate and College of Charleston was to have incoming students read a book on each campus, “Out Loud: The Best of Rainbow Radio” on the USC Upstate campus and “Fun Home” at Charleston, the latter hugely praised by the nation’s literary critics back in 2006. Students would then talk about the books and meet a few real-live members of the LGBT community and chat with them face-to-face about their experiences as a repressed minority. There was even a multi-day gay-themed symposium called Bodies of Knowledge on the schedule. The symposium has been around since 2007.

The right-wing immediately started waving their own good book in the air. Their elected homophobic state legislators went to work in earnest. And since election season (the primaries are June 10th) was fast approaching, these snooty academic liberals were going to be the perfect vote-grabbing foil and were going to pay the price while the politicians collected their prize at the ballot box.

As a consequence of relentless pressures, the University of South Carolina Upstate has just announced $450,000 in cuts and “changes” to save money. Their prime target was the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, though the money saved by their action was miniscule. As of July 1, the Center is closed forever or at least until the fascist legislators retire permanently from the General Assembly. It gets even more Mussolini-esque. The legislature that was preparing to pull $17,000 in funding for a “gay” book to be read by those incoming freshmen I mentioned, is now mandating (but I thought Republicans hated mandates) that the money be spent to “teach” the U.S. Constitution, ironically something that’s been done in every college history class forever, plus the Declaration of Independence, also a staple of every history class and the Federalist Papers, 85 delightfully controversial essays written by the really big names present at our countries founding and also bound to be taught and hotly discussed in any and all higher education history classes, not to mention subsequent law school classes.

Methinks the underlying scheme here is to encourage right-wing profs to give much extra classroom attention to the Federalist Society under the guise of the federalist papers. The Federalist Society is an august group of radicals that included the likes of late Robert Bork and features four of the still kicking current right-wing Supreme Court justices as members.

Of one thing you can be certain. South Carolina’s higher education institutions have been forewarned by the political power structure to adhere to Republican Party-line propaganda in all historical matters, brainwash your students and keep out the gays. If you don’t follow these warnings, we’ll essentially defund your school and you’re on your own. There’s no other way to interpret these most recent actions.

Caught squarely in the middle, Upstate’s relatively new Chancellor, Dr. Tom Moore. He said the cuts are needed due to “increasing costs and declining state support.” Moore, in an extremely disingenuous statement, said closing the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies is not in response to external pressure (ROTFLMAO)!!!

Two state senators, Lee Bright and Michael Fair, sadly within spitting distance of my domicile, insisted that the ‘Bodies of Knowledge’ symposium was pure indoctrination designed to recruit gays on campus. Yes, Virginia, there are legislators who are that clueless. I went to both days of the symposium, and if it were any comfort to this pair, I’d say 95% of the audience was already gay and frankly, the gathering was mostly an excuse to feel accepted in the hateful setting that identifies itself as South Carolina.

What’s puzzling is that while the brick and mortar facility that housed the Women and Gender Studies Center is being closed, the course work will still supposedly continue. It was, after all, housed in the College of Arts and Sciences and included an office and a lounge area. So, on one level, it’s closing doesn’t amount to a hill of beans fiscally. It was just a vehicle to transport a message of hate of the school’s gay population and by extension, women in general. A university spokesperson was quoted in the local paper as saying there are no plans to use that space in a different way, telling the press that, in fact, “We hope to expand course offerings and closing the center will allow the director to return to the classroom and teach on a full-time basis.” Double-talk? Triple-talk? Pure you know what?

The chancellor said closing the center will actually strengthen interdisciplinary minors like women’s and gender studies. Let’s cut to the chase here. The message is, none of that LGBT stuff at USC Upstate. No more Bodies of Knowledge. Nothing about Women and Gender Studies will touch on anything to do with lesbians. Here’s the headline: USC UPSTATE CAVES TO HOMOPHOBES – WE DON”T WANT THE GAY OR LESBIAN COMMUNITY WITHIN A THOUSAND MILES OF OUR CAMPUS or if they are, they’d better find the most hidden of closets to hide in. I’m Tom Moore, PhD and I make a boatload of money (around $200,000) and I’m not risking it for a lifestyle that the locals hate. Ergo: I’ve cast my lot with the bible-thumping gay-bashers!

A rare reasonable response came from Democratic (of course) state Senator, Brad Hutto. Hutto is highly respected as a man of integrity and is running against bought and paid for, U.S. Senator, Lindsey Graham who has a war chest in excess of seven million big ones. Hutto talked about the Republicans obsession with sexuality and homosexuality and opined, “Until we get over it, we’ll continue to invite upon ourselves publicity that is unmerited.” I agree with the part about getting over it. I couldn’t disagree more with the suggestion that the publicity is unmerited. These are fascist actions and have no place in a democratic (as in democracy) legislative body, ever.

A closing note; $200,000 is apparently the going rate for political acquiescence in the South Carolina academic community.

Not really until you know the players.

Netanyahu urges Jews to move to Israel after Copenhagen attacks

You know who's responsible for the attack in Copenhagen the Jews !

Methinks the writer of the gay fascism story was asleep in English. Methinks!

This part of the story is a classic:

The right-wing immediately started waving their own good book in the air. Their elected homophobic state legislators went to work in earnest. And since election season (the primaries are June 10th) was fast approaching, these snooty academic liberals were going to be the perfect vote-grabbing foil and were going to pay the price while the politicians collected their prize at the ballot box.

I attest to being a former snooty academic liberal. I spent years in right wing homophobic rehab !


Here is my girlfriend I met her at a Phish concert:

You know your absolutely 100% percent right and i have to agree

with you. I have been saying this since i started researching our

two party monarchy and posting in politics about why our founding

fathers warned against them. Because they do not represent

EVERYONE. When you mentioned the spoils of Majority ruled

democracy which is the type of government we have now which

silently overthrew our Constitutional Republic. This is what

majority ruled does it divides and rewards different groups.

A Constitutional Republic represents ALL and Divides NONE rewards

are given to ALL and not a select few.

These parties ( Republicans and Democrats) wish to divide us like

livestock in a farm.

They should be abolished and barred from public office, and charged

with war crimes for crimes against humanity, and treason for

violating our constitutional right by breaking oath. God bless you

All A Better America is on the Horizon never lose faith.

Oh look, the flower-head is trying.

It always brings a tear in my eyes when a flower-head is learning how to walk.

BTW, any bets on if anik is flower-head's sock puppet?

The government is suppressing my right to write this sentence !

Those evil republicans hate FFXIAH. They have long been supporters of FFXIV.

They probably killed Jimmy Hoffa too !

Human farming, sounds fun.

Was with you til that line of nonsense.

Oh look, the next Benghazi

How Jon Stewart turned lies into comedy and brainwashed a generation

Didn't even make it passed the title did you? Typical. It is as well read as you are on all of your beliefs I'm sure.

Iran former vice president jailed for corruption

I admire Irans take on corruption. Because when the people regain control of the United States of America. Theres going to be a lot of former representatives going to trial.

A act of Justice that is in dire need and a prime message to those who fled America that caused financial turmoil in our country is quoted below. You will not escape the American peoples Justice.

"In May last year, Iran executed billionaire businessman Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, convicted of being at the heart of a $2.6 billion state bank scam. It was the largest fraud case since the Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution."

lol, no I read the rant, and yes it's a rant, not an article.

Also: there you go again confuse knowledge with belief.

Kyle Smith loses any and all credibility when he calls "The Daily Show" a real news show.

That should be the cue to stop taking his rant seriously after that. Then he goes on to call a comedian, a journalist - and an irresponsible and unprofessional one at that.

Comedy often uses real life situations, and or makes fun of how something is presented. Usually asking "WTF IS THIS ***!?"

Sounds to me, this particular "journalist" (Kyle Smith) is rather jealous of what success is really like.

And grossly ignores that Liberals and Conservatives, supporters and naysayers alike, have found reasons to love and hate the presented material. Then again, Jon Stewart didn't just go after Fox News like Kyle thinks he did. He's gone after liberals, libertarians, and pretty much any "in the news" political and social figure who's said or done something stupid.

That's why we're laughing at how you can believe this ***, Amand. Now, please do try and keep up with the big boy conversations.

Shhh, you can't lay on reality like that, it disrupts the delusion and can manifest negatively upon the afflicted.

Strange thing to say, coming from you, who provides nothing but belief, like flower-head.

Your whole rant rides on the premise that everyone knows its a facts I don't like show and doesn't favor democrat views.. Have you been to America?

Holy ***, Lordgrim finally posts an article from a semi-reputable news source.

He still doesn't understand the situation or anything really, because of this:


Newsflash Flower-head: You still haven't named any laws broken or any harm created to the American people. How can there be justice if nobody was harmed and everyone benefited from the "accused" actions?

Even the accuser has benefited from the Federal Reserve, although, being the flower-head that he is, doesn't understand the benefit.

He seems to like the youtube as well..

Sorry to tell you this Jet, but high school test scores doesn't show intelligence. Especially in your case.

Actually, the whole "rant" rides on the idea that this journalist should have shown due diligence in his... "reporting" of what The Daily Show is, and what it's about. Of course, there's also the fact that while he accuses Jon Stewart of using blips, blurbs, and sound bites, he does the same thing - Oh the sad, unintentional irony. But of course, it doesn't favor the "Democrat views" (which you'd know if you've been watching for the past 15 years) as it insults the absolute stupidity on both sides.

Calling "The Daily Show" as a news broadcast show is the same thing as calling Rush Limbaugh as the same thing....

I think people would "get" Rush Limbaugh more if he advertised himself as a comedian.

Watched it when I was young and naive, the older I got the worse the show became. Does not surprise me you watched it for 15 years.

Its sad that people pay any attention to rush or jon..