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Re: wtf is wrong with the right?
« Reply #8610 on: May 10, 2026, 12:57:48 PM »
"Now that Chief Justice John Roberts has completed his decadeslong effort to undo the most successful civil rights legislation in American history, a simple question remains: Why? Is he a racist? What would lead a privileged graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School to dedicate so much of his life’s work to rolling back the victories of the Civil Rights Movement?

Maybe it’s as simple as this: Roberts was raised in the 1960s amid lily-white affluence in a tiny Indiana beach town where property deeds long forbade selling homes to Black or Jewish people. As a kid, he spent little time around Black people. From childhood to adulthood, he never lived anywhere, or close to anyone, who compelled him to feel empathy for the reality that experiencing freedom, like voting, wasn’t as easy for some Americans as it was for him. The chief justice has seemingly worn blinders for life."

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/john-roberts-whites-only-supreme-court-callais.html

Not a bad read. A little long but the gist is clear in the first few paragraphs..
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Re: wtf is wrong with the right?
« Reply #8611 on: May 10, 2026, 04:35:18 PM »
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Re: wtf is wrong with the right?
« Reply #8612 on: May 11, 2026, 09:56:37 AM »
Quote from: illiniray on May 10, 2026, 12:57:48 PM
"Now that Chief Justice John Roberts has completed his decadeslong effort to undo the most successful civil rights legislation in American history, a simple question remains: Why? Is he a racist? What would lead a privileged graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School to dedicate so much of his life’s work to rolling back the victories of the Civil Rights Movement?

Maybe it’s as simple as this: Roberts was raised in the 1960s amid lily-white affluence in a tiny Indiana beach town where property deeds long forbade selling homes to Black or Jewish people. As a kid, he spent little time around Black people. From childhood to adulthood, he never lived anywhere, or close to anyone, who compelled him to feel empathy for the reality that experiencing freedom, like voting, wasn’t as easy for some Americans as it was for him. The chief justice has seemingly worn blinders for life."

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/john-roberts-whites-only-supreme-court-callais.html

..... the gist is clear in the first few paragraphs..
Yep. Clear. It's the race card.

The authors don't actually say that Roberts is a racist, they write to allow the reader to conclude that maybe Roberts is a racist.

If Roberts is a racist then the Court can then be viewed as an illegitimate Court and Daley's advocacy that the Democrats should pack the Court when the opportunity arises is strengthened.

Lisa Graves, the co-author ? From the Wiki: Lisa Graves is a progressive activist.
Occupations Nonprofit executive, political activist"

Here's another one for you written on the following day. Ari Berman chimes in ......

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/john-roberts-voting-rights-act-destruction-legacy-history-video/


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Re: wtf is wrong with the right?
« Reply #8613 on: May 11, 2026, 06:44:41 PM »
Quote from: Somewhere in Mn on May 11, 2026, 09:56:37 AM
Yep. Clear. It's the race card.

It's quite a bit more nuanced than that. I do understand that not everyone gets nuance. But the civil rights acts was largely about race.
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Re: wtf is wrong with the right?
« Reply #8614 on: May 12, 2026, 12:10:11 AM »
Quote from: Somewhere in Mn on May 11, 2026, 09:56:37 AM
Yep. Clear. It's the race card.

The authors don't actually say that Roberts is a racist, they write to allow the reader to conclude that maybe Roberts is a racist.

If Roberts is a racist then the Court can then be viewed as an illegitimate Court and Daley's advocacy that the Democrats should pack the Court when the opportunity arises is strengthened.

Lisa Graves, the co-author ? From the Wiki: Lisa Graves is a progressive activist.
Occupations Nonprofit executive, political activist"

Here's another one for you written on the following day. Ari Berman chimes in ......

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/john-roberts-voting-rights-act-destruction-legacy-history-video/

That's a nice article and video from Mother Jones. However, unlike the Slate article, it doesn't go into Justice Roberts' motivation.

It's not an overt racism, more of a pernicious racism.

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Pernicious racism is a deeply entrenched, systemic, and often subtle form of discrimination that permeates societal structures, inflicting profound harm on marginalized groups. Unlike overt bigotry, this pervasive form of racism is embedded in institutions—such as criminal justice, education, and health care—and continues to produce significant racial disparities in wealth, life expectancy, and social status, often justified through structural inequality

Key Aspects of Pernicious Racism

*Systemic and Structural: It is not merely individual prejudice but is built into institutional codes, such as AI facial recognition software and healthcare disparities.

*Long-lasting Impact: It manifests through historical legacies of colonialism, slavery, and segregation, impacting wealth and health disparities.

*Mental and Physical Health Damage: Studies from the American Psychological Association indicate that racist incidents can cause trauma, anxiety, and depression similar to PTSD.

*Interpersonal and Subtle: It includes everyday microaggressions and "cultural justifications" that normalize, racial hierarchy and white superiority.

Global Phenomenon: The United Nations describes it as a pervasive "evil" existing in all regions.

The pernicious racist is unaware he or she is racist. Pernicious racists don't even recognize that systemic racism exists. They believe we have a color blind society since overt forms of racism are largely history. They say things like:

My ancestors didn't own slaves, didn't benefit from slavery.

I let my children play with black children.

I have lots of black friends.

I don't see color, I only see people.

So and so is very articulate for a black person, doesn't talk like black, is pretty for a black girl.

All lives matter


Speaking louder to someone with an Asian accent, as if they are hard of hearing.

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Re: wtf is wrong with the right?
« Reply #8615 on: May 12, 2026, 06:05:12 AM »
And you know that the motivation driving Roberts is his pernicious racism.

The article by Daley and Graves appears to have accomplished it's objective.
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Re: wtf is wrong with the right?
« Reply #8616 on: May 12, 2026, 09:23:26 AM »
Quote from: Somewhere in Mn on May 12, 2026, 06:05:12 AM
And you know that the motivation driving Roberts is his pernicious racism.

The article by Daley and Graves appears to have accomplished it's objective.

Oh, I didn't need to read that article to know what's up. I just thought it did a fairly decent job of explaining the problem without getting too boring.Did you see the word pernicious in the article? 

You will know them by their deeds

Another aspect of pernicious racism is the belief that any contemplation of race by the government, even if it's to promote diversity or to remedy past discrimination, is unconstitutional "reverse racism". Roberts has promoted this sort of view for decades.
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Re: wtf is wrong with the right?
« Reply #8617 on: May 12, 2026, 09:42:14 AM »
Quote from: illiniray on May 12, 2026, 09:23:26 AM
Oh, I didn't need to read that article to know what's up. I just thought it did a fairly decent job of explaining the problem without getting too boring.Did you see the word pernicious in the article? 

You will know them by their deeds

Another aspect of pernicious racism is the belief that any contemplation of race by the government, even if it's to promote diversity or to remedy past discrimination, is unconstitutional "reverse racism". Roberts has promoted this sort of view for decades.
I saw the use of the word pernicious in your reply.

Go ahead tho. Do what Daley and Graves wouldn't do, put it in black and white that the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court is a racist.
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Re: wtf is wrong with the right?
« Reply #8618 on: May 12, 2026, 10:21:52 AM »
Quote from: Somewhere in Mn on May 12, 2026, 06:05:12 AM
And you know that the motivation driving Roberts is his pernicious racism.

The article by Daley and Graves appears to have accomplished it's objective.

Playing devil’s advocate, what would be his possible motivations?
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Re: wtf is wrong with the right?
« Reply #8619 on: May 12, 2026, 10:25:10 AM »
Roberts is a racist in the same vein Progressives are Hamas supporters. They all claim they aren't, but their words and deeds prove otherwise
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« Reply #8620 on: May 12, 2026, 11:47:32 AM »
Quote from: Reacher on May 12, 2026, 10:21:52 AM
Playing devil’s advocate, what would be his possible motivations?
Maybe he missed the part in the Voting Rights Act that says voters should be divided on the basis of their race.
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« Reply #8621 on: May 12, 2026, 12:45:41 PM »
Quote from: Reacher on May 12, 2026, 10:21:52 AM
Playing devil’s advocate, what would be his possible motivations?

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« Reply #8622 on: May 12, 2026, 01:40:45 PM »
Quote from: Somewhere in Mn on May 12, 2026, 11:47:32 AM
Maybe he missed the part in the Voting Rights Act that says voters should be divided on the basis of their race.

But he saw the part in the Constitution that says voters should be divided by partisan politics.
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« Reply #8623 on: May 12, 2026, 02:12:41 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on May 12, 2026, 01:40:45 PM
But he saw the part in the Constitution that says voters should be divided by partisan politics.
So now the SCOTUS opinion in the Louisiana case showed Roberts to be a partisan politician instead of a racist Chief Justice ?
That was a quick change from a case that began as a racial gerrymandering case.

How about just calling the Chief Justice a racist partisan hack. That should about cover it, amIright?

Where is the dividing voters by race part in the Voting Rights Act ?
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Re: wtf is wrong with the right?
« Reply #8624 on: May 12, 2026, 02:14:56 PM »
Quote from: Somewhere in Mn on May 12, 2026, 02:12:41 PM
So now the SCOTUS opinion in the Louisiana case showed Roberts to be a partisan politician instead of a racist Chief Justice ?
That was a quick change from a case that began as a racial gerrymandering case.

How about just calling the Chief Justice a racist partisan hack. That should about cover it, amIright ?

Considering the Alabama map was deliberately differentiated in the opinion, until yesterday, sure.
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