Monthly Archives: August 2017

Guns & Christ (White American Icons at the New York State Fair 2017)

Posted on August 30, 2017 by zjb

Year after year, the t-shirt and t-shirt decal (?) stands consistently (there are only a few of them) reflect the most rancid side of the New York State Fair, or I’m sure of any state fair. No doubt a signal … Continue reading →

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Brown Cow & Human Hand (New York State Fair 2017)

Posted on August 28, 2017 by zjb

Check out the “rhizome” established by the animal hide, machine, and human hand. Here across the hairs along the ridge of the back, to get that show sheen on the cows requires very careful razor work. Intent and gentle on … Continue reading →

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Social Worlds (New York State Fair 2017)

Posted on August 28, 2017 by zjb

The New York State Fair is an index to some of the different social worlds I habituate during the course of the year, commuting back and forth between New York and Syracuse. Back again to the New York State Fair, … Continue reading →

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St John the Divine Fashion Shoot

Posted on August 23, 2017 by zjb

This little scene was so silly. I stopped and gave it a look on a walk past the Cathedral between point A and point B.  

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Not Just As Bad (Nazis Israel Leftists)

Posted on August 22, 2017 by zjb

Have none of it or get help. There are deranged people out there in the current climate of this Trump moment making off-the-wall comparisons. Are Israel and Zionism “just as bad” as white supremacist alt-right ethno-fascism? Are radical left wing … Continue reading →

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Antifas (A Tentative Liberal Response)

Posted on August 18, 2017 by zjb

Going out on a limb from which I will pull back depending on the actual range and scope of this kind of resistance (who gets targeted) and what one means by violence (standing the line, physical disruption, throwing fists or … Continue reading →

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(Trump) Neo-Nazi Face

Posted on August 17, 2017 by zjb

(stunning image by Matthieu Bourel)

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No Moral Equivalence (Nazis & Anti-Zionism)

Posted on August 17, 2017 by zjb

Jews used to know better about Nazis and the bright red line they represent, that Nazis are the exception that proves every rule, that you don’t associate with and actually shun people who associate with Nazis. Not anymore. The clear … Continue reading →

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March for Racial Justice (Yom Kippur Statement)

Posted on August 16, 2017 by zjb

On the taking steps to fix the scheduling of the March for Racial Justice this year on Yom Kippur, the organizers have released this statement, remarkable in many respects relating to the spirit of Yom Kippur and to alliance building … Continue reading →

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(Charlottesville) Radical White Terror (Vice)

Posted on August 16, 2017 by zjb

His base, President Trump calls them “good people,” the neo-Nazi, neo-Confederate white supremacist race terrorists who put Trump and the GOP in control of the government. With a special animus for Jews, their platform is now the White House. Here’s … Continue reading →

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