RationalWiki:What is going on in the blogosphere?/August 2017

August 2017
Charlie Hebdo, now that it mocked non-Muslims/white America, lost its sanctified(/s) status as a "symbol of free speech". (written by Glenn Greenwald) "It's now time to start referring to Trump as what he clearly is. And by that, I mean someone who panders to racists and appears determined to maintain a system that grants whites huge entitlements. And that system is known as white supremacy." In Europe, "hate speech law" is often used to suppress and punish left-leaning viewpoints. Anti-abortion campaign an abuse of free speech. Why people believe in conspiracy theories – and how to change their minds. Possible evidence that all those Confederate memorials really are meant to intimidate and demoralize African-Americans: The only memorial to CSA Major General William Mahone of Virginia, who helped form an integrated political party in Virginia in the 1870s, is located within the US National Monument at a battlefield where he helped Robert E. Lee secure a victory. Bannon may be more dangerous outside the WH than in it. This was a better week than you think for the United States. "...today, it was where a small band of 50 Nazis had to be escorted to safety through a crowd of 40,000 Bostonians who’d had enough of their shit." Doxxing White Supremacists Is Making Them Terrified. Historians Question Trump’s Comments on Confederate Monuments. The Charlottesville Nazis Are Learning That Actions Have Consequences. New generation of white nationalist groups are sprawling. Among them are: Vanguard America (Neo Nazi), Identity Evropa (identitarian), League of the South (southerners), and Proud Boys (militia). What some experts think about the memo from Google employee James Damore for which he got fired Conservatives pointing at "those awful homophobic Muslims" need to look again, as Western Muslims show strong decline in homophobia The far-right vlogger and InfoWars contributor known as "Peter Sweden" is identified as Norwegian-born British national Peter Imanuelsen by the Swedish Nazi watchdog Expo. Murkier still, Imanuelsen is connected to a scandal-ridden Norwegian company owing the over 7 million SEK in dodged taxes.