From the history of a Japanese soldier, comes insight into Americans today In the Spring of 1974, 2nd Lt. Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese army made world headlines when he emerged from the Philippine jungle after a thirty-year ordeal. Hunted in turn by American troops, the Philippine army and police, hostile islanders, and eventually successive … Continue reading No Surrender: Some Whites Still Believe US Civil War Wasn’t Lost
I am growing very tired of Americans calling violent coups unprecedented in their country. Hello 1868? Hello 1870? Hello 1873 and 1874? Hello 1876? Hello 1886? Hello 1889? Hello 1894? Hello 1898? Hello 1919? Hello 1921? Hello 1923? Hello 1933? Hello 1954? Ring any bells yet, or is there a feeling of denial? Read this … Continue reading The US Coup Was 2016
Update January 2021: “Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause” “The Lost Cause” is the odd phrasing of white nationalists who believe they should still be allowed to continue their mission of slavery and genocide in America, yet don’t want to say so obviously. The Cult of … Continue reading Support for Trump is the KKK’s Lost Cause
There’s a line “do not obey” within the famous Curtis Mayfield song “Move On Up” (from his 1970 debut album Curtis). Take nothing less than the supreme best Do not obey for most people say ’cause you can pass the test So what we have to do is move on up and keep on wishing … Continue reading The History Behind Curtis Mayfield’s “Move On Up”