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The Future Isn’t This
Yes, the world breathed a sigh of relief when Alabama actually failed to elect a serial pedophile to the United States Senate. But the world was right to be concerned that Alabama might do exactly that. They had every reason … Continue reading
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Tagged alabama, doug jones, lies, racism, roy moore, sanders, white working class
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The Point Is Being Missed. Seriously
The news seems to have something new about Roy Moore every day. We’ve heard that when he was in his 30s, he was very anxious to get a number of young girls (the youngest being 14) to touch his naughties. … Continue reading
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Tagged alabama, baptist church, child abuse, christianity, evangelism, fundamentalism, quiverfull, roy moore
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The Failure of “Flea Economics”
If you’re old like me, you’ll remember when this was a thing. The “thing” being the Berlin Wall, which was built around the western part of the City of Berlin. Berlin sat entirely in the Communist GDR (East Germany), but … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, failure, flea economy, taxation
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Yes, He Will Walk Away
I’m seeing it all over the social media. People insisting that Trump is “too proud” or “too stubborn” to ever resign the Presidency. And to this, I just shake my head and say, “really?” Have these people actually studied the … Continue reading
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Tagged bob corker, jeff flake, john mccain, putin, republicans, russia, trump
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Shutting Down the Press. What Could Go Wrong?
It pains me that so many people parroting the stupid “fake news” refrain of the Orange Thrush don’t understand how that usually turns out. Hitler is often the first tyrant we think of when we think of campaigns against … Continue reading
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Tagged cnn, donald trump, fake news, lies, lugenpresse, mainstream media, media, nyt, truthout, xinhua
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What Price Honor?
We like to think that our Armed Forces officials, past and present, will always be honorable people. Today, we saw conclusive proof that this is far from always being the case. I watched a man with an honorable service … Continue reading
The Death of Patriotism
What should Patriotism logically be? I think it should mean a desire to see your neighbors do well, whoever they are. To see the children of your community fed, educated, and able to dream about reaching ever-higher. To want your … Continue reading
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Tagged conservatives, hypocrisy, john mccain, lies, misogyny, patriotism, racism, trump
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When Will Someone Finally Ask?
Puerto Ricans are starving to death, and dying of diseases left eradicating in the western world long ago. The death toll from wildfires in California is climbing. US soldiers are getting shot to death in faraway places. And we never … Continue reading
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Tagged california, incompetence, puerto rico, putin, racism, secession, trump
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Mr. Christ, Have You Met Dunning and Kruger?
There’s a pretty good chance you’re already familiar with what has been termed the “Dunning Kruger Effect.” But for any who may not be, I’d like to outline it, as the concept is what I want to talk about today. … Continue reading
Posted in Blessed Ignorance, Rants
Tagged dunning-kruger effect, ignorance, religion, republicans, trump
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