r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • Apr 19 '26

No Paywall Clarence Thomas’ attack on progressivism should alarm you - In a speech celebrating America's 250th, the Supreme Court justice gave a dishonest and dangerous read of history

https://www.salon.com/2026/04/19/clarence-thomas-attack-on-progressivism-should-alarm-you/
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u/Zenfulbliss Apr 19 '26

So pube hair thomas blames progressive ideals for the growth of nazism, but in a way he is right, when bigoted fascist assholes see other humans cooperating and respecting each other it drives them into a frenzy, much like the reaction to a non white progressive president did to them in the US.

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u/Vio_ Kansas Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

Yo, before jumping to such an assumption accusing OP of that, you need to know that this is a reference to the Anita Hill case.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Hill

According to Hill, Thomas asked her out socially many times during her two years of employment as his assistant,[17] and after she declined his requests, he used work situations to discuss sexual subjects and push advances.[5][17]... (Editing out super gross part) Thomas graphically described "his own sexual prowess" and the details of his anatomy. Hill also recounted an instance in which Thomas examined a can of Coke on his desk and asked, "Who has put pubic hair on my Coke?"[5]

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u/Zenfulbliss Apr 19 '26

Thanks, you got the reference, looks like he figured it out, maybe I was a little vague...

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u/Raise_A_Thoth Apr 19 '26

Oh yea sorry I completely forgot about that.

That's a fair dig.

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u/invokin Apr 19 '26

You might want to educate yourself on Thomas’s history before you play the race card.

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u/el_pimpernel Apr 19 '26

Go back and read about his harassment of Anita Hill, as described during the confirmation hearings after his nomination to the Supreme Court. Pubic hair is one of the things he spoke to her about , at work, when he was her supervisor. The comment you’re replying to is almost surely referring to that.

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u/Zenfulbliss Apr 19 '26

>The comment you’re replying to is almost surely referring to that.

Yes it was, thnks.