The hot new trend in GOP circles -- banning books -- is a reminder that reactionaries never give up. They never abandon any tactic or target. Every time the rest of us think "well, that's settled" we're eventually proven wrong. popular.info/p/the-war-on-l…
For instance, outside the swamps, most people think the battle over gay marriage is basically done. The reactionaries have moved on, right? They're off being cruel to trans people now.
My prediction: nope. If reactionaries get enough power, it will come back. They never quit.
My prediction: nope. If reactionaries get enough power, it will come back. They never quit.
When your worldview is based on hierarchy & rigid categories, the very existence of difference feels like a threat, whether it materially intersects with your life or not. They know all those gay people are out marrying one another & on some level it will always chafe.
A lot of people think that the basic structure of the modern US state, as established in the early 20th century, is secure. After all it's been in place almost 100 years! But nope. Reactionaries are *still* working to go back to pre-Lochner days. Always will.
If there's one lesson of recent US politics (well, the entire history of US politics) it's that no advance -- in democracy, decency, tolerance, compassion -- is ever secure. There's no plateau or finish line. Every advance is being actively defended, or actively eroded.
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