THOUGHTS, MUSES AND RANTS OF JAH

  Did you ever wonder what the face of hate in America looks like? Just might be your neighbor. Mugshots have been released of those who are supposedly members of Patriot Front and were pulled out of the back of a U-Haul truck one block from the Pride in the Park events.  All were arrested for Criminal Conspiracy and have since bailed out of jail.  None of them are local to North Idaho except one being from Spokane, Washington. Where are they from? •• Dylan Carter Corio lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming •• Kieran Padraig Morris lives in Haslet, Texas. •• Thomas Ryan Rousseau lives in Grape Vine, Texas. •• Derek Joseph Smith lives in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. •• Dakota Ray Tabler lives in West Valley, Utah. •• Steven Derrick Tucker lives in Lexington, Alabama. •• Robert Benhamijn Whitted lives in Conroe, Texas. •• Josiah Daniel Buster live in Watauga, Texas •• Brandon Mitchel Haney lives in Kaysville, Utah. •• James Michael Johnson lives in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. •• James Ju...

Is hate, fueled by fear, real or imagined? Homophobia Islamophobia Antisemitism Racism Metathesiophobia Xenophobia Misogyny  That reads like a list of traits of today’s Republican. Nothing positive, everything negative. Fear of this, fear of that. Blame them. Now children are afraid to attend school out fear of being killed and/or the trauma of seeing their friends murdered.  Our country has always been progressive, like humans for the most part always were, making progress. Technological progress. Educational progress. “Evidence from individual scholars, academic institutions, and international organizations shows dramatic improvements in human well-being throughout much of the world. In recent decades, these improvements have been especially striking in developing countries.” Today, Republicans seem to be against progress. At the same time, they seem to be for nothing other than personal greed and power. It is a conundrum I confess to not understanding. It is as if they have...