Rise Against Bigotry

November 2016

#YesYourPresident

Nov 13, 2016 - Comments: 0

Rallying cry, or just plain crying?

A rash of hashtags have begun showing up on Twitter denouncing President-Elect Trump, the most popular being #NotMyPresident. The tweeters claim they are using this as a rallying cry to show that they do not support Trump and (for some) even the election process. Meanwhile, others say this is just another example of the Liberal tantrum over losing the election.

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Brexit: Ripping or Racist?

Nov 13, 2016 - Comments: 0

Maybe just reckless.

Many are claiming that the success of the Brexit referendum was due to the growing sentiments of racism and Islamaphobia. Since estimates of immigrants into Britain are triple the projections, it's easy to draw this correlation. The Brexit was many things. Reckless? Perhaps. But racism? No. The truth is that immigration concerns were just one piece of a much larger puzzle. Economics, politics, and policy are equally important reasons that Brexit is occurring. Let's take a trip back in time...

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Profiling Isn't Racism

Nov 13, 2016 - Comments: 0

Not only is it not racism...

Enough with the belief that profiling is "racism". So many media outlets want to demonize profiling as some type of American prejudice against anyone who isn't blonde with blue eyes. Plain and simple: profiling is not racism. It may be a form of stereotyping but it isn't a form of prejudice. So what's the difference?

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Seceding isn't the Answer

Nov 12, 2016 - Comments: 0

Even if it were possible.

With the elections over, a devastating loss didn't just bring bitterness and anger in the Democratic party, it dawned a new (but not original) idea that maybe certain States would be better off on their own -- most notably California. This idea of secession has been given steam by the success of Brexit. In fact, California even hash-tagged their cause on Twitter as #Calexit.