Plinky asked, “Where do you fall on the political spectrum?” That depends on where you’re standing. In Europe, I’d be considered conservative, apparently. In the U.S., I’m progressive, so I’m considered a flaming liberal. I agree with the libertarians on some issues, like gun control (it means hitting what you aim at). I also think that […]
The Hateful Tea Party, Its True Origins, and President Obama’s Accomplishments
I was challenged in comments on a friend’s Facebook wall yesterday “provide us with a specific example of Tea Party hate ful (sic) speach and some thing good that President Obama has done for our country.” The commenters there also claimed that “THE TEA PARTY HAS NO REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS” and seemed to be under […]
WTF? Georgia Senate Threatens to Secede!
Georgia Senate threatens dismantling of USA They really did, by a vote of 43–1. On April 1, but it wasn’t an April Fool’s joke. The resolution goes on to endorse the theory that states have the right to abridge constitutional freedoms of religion, press and speech. According to the resolution, it is up to the states […]
GAH! Facebook request
If you have a Facebook account AND an understanding of the fact that “pro-choice” doesn’t mean, “Ohmigod! Lock up anybody who doesn’t want to have an abortion! Force everyone to provide them! Spend ALL the government’s money on them!” would you pretty please help me try to get through to an old friend? Yes, I’m […]
Another Homegrown Terrorist, This Time in Tennessee
Police: Man Shot Churchgoers Over Liberal Views Knoxville, Tennessee—An unemployed man accused of opening fire with a shotgun and killing two people at a Unitarian church apparently targeted the congregation out of hatred for its support of liberal social policies, police said Monday. That makes a lot of sense. This whackjob is unhappy because he lost […]
TotD: Controlling the Public
Wag the Dog, anyone? There have always existed three ways of keeping the people loving and loyal. One is to leave them alone, to trust them and not to interfere. This plan, however, has very seldom been practised, because the politicians regard the public as a cow to be milked, and something must be done […]
They WANT to be repressed!
Somebody help me, please! I’m awash in a sea of stupidity. My humanities classmates are full of ideas like: “it isn’t really that big of a deal unless you have something to hide”—“it” being government surveillance. “…they won’t target you or really care about what you are doing unless you are doing something wrong”—tell that to […]
David Mamet and Political Views
There’s an essay over at The Village Voice that you want to read before it goes away: “Why I Am No Longer a ‘Brain-Dead Liberal’ ” by David Mamet Here’s a brief excerpt. This is, to me, the synthesis of this worldview with which I now found myself disenchanted: that everything is always wrong. But in my […]
Red/Blue, Strict/Nurturing Families, and Inherited vs. Negotiated Commitments
I know that I read Red Family, Blue Family: Making sense of the values issue by Doug Muder several years ago. I clearly remember posting a link to it in Suzette Haden Elgin’s blog and having her pick it up and pass it on enthusiastically. A friend posted a link to it again this week, […]