In My First Experience with Racism, I discussed the day I first became aware of racism.
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My First Experience with Racism
As I said on my About Me page, I was raised in the small town of Winchester, Massachusetts. Winchester is a small, very white town. As a young child, I never thought about race.
Slavery and Secession
The Confederacy formally withdrew from the United States of America through the ordinances of secession. The ordinances of secession were short, formal documents that announced the intention of each of the 11 Confederate states to leave the union. Four states: Georgia; Mississippi; South Carolina; and Texas,, also published a declaration of causes document explaining their… Continue reading Slavery and Secession
Trump’s Racist Supporters
The verdict for this episode is: if you still support Donald Trump, you are a racist. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Racists_rally.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:04 — 5.1MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts
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Symbols of the Confederacy in America
The Southern Poverty Law Center released a report called: Whose Heritage? Public Symbols of the Confederacy.
Can People of Color be Racist?
Recently, I was denied membership in a Facebook group because I said I believe people of color can be racist.
I Got Paratransit
In I Signed up for Paratransit, I described how paratransit is a service offered by local public transit that provides people with disabilities shared ride services within the transit system’s boundaries at a discounted rate.
What is the Roll of Government?
I’m not going to say much here, because I want to leave the question very open to interpretation.
What is the Biggest Problem Facing America?
There are several polls that try and tell us what issues matter most to the American public. Many pundits try and tell us what matters to us.
Should the Democrats Nominate Pro-Life candidates?
This article in The Nation made me think about the idea of the Democratic Party nominating so-called pro-life candidates for office in places where a pro-choice candidate has little chance of success.