re: #159 Hecuba’s daughter

My brother threw out the “The Civil Was was over 150 years ago” comment a couple weeks ago, to pretend that today’s problems are somehow unrelated to our past and to ignore the century+ of legal discrimination that followed. Although he denies watching Fox, his main source of information is from various RW sources, including Newt Gingrich’s newsletter. A vast majority of white people voted for Trump and Roy Moore — including educated people — a sad commentary on their ethics and morals.

I’m luckier than you in that my siblings are of the “Don’t call them out, ignore them, you’re the problem for confronting them” variety. Particularly when it comes to our extended family, who are poster children for white resentment.

It’s particularly irritating with my sister, who’s a goddamn history teacher. She’s knows the background on all of this and where it’s lead us in the past, yet she constantly downplays this behavior.

I’m also glad my folks never got sucked into that Fox News/talk radio vortex. My mom probably wouldn’t have bought into it, but my father would have been a nightmare to deal with.