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If “Christians” really wanted to prevent abortions, they’d encourage the use of birth control and condoms; things proven effective in reducing abortions, unlike “abstinence-only” education. But that’s the key, it’s not about abortion, it’s about punishing women for having sex and controlling women’s agency as
So Prince is dead. And with the current media-driven hysteria being the boogeyman (boogeypersons?) of transgenders in bathrooms, the overlap and juxtaposition this, and of people mourning his loss, creates a sort of absurd, but beautiful music.
Lots of calls for more gun control this week. I find it all bitterly hilarious given what’s behind it all. The root of the argument against armed citizens is the cynical view that the balance of people are bad, untrustworthy with liberty, and that the
The difference between peasants and free men is that peasants are only allowed to bear arms in the service of their betters. The bulk of feudal peasants led lives that, for the time, were safe and comfortable; as long as they served the nobility well
You know, if the President just came right out and said “yeah, that stuff about chemical weapons and humanitarian aid was all BS; we’re interested in deposing Assad in order to ensure Russia doesn’t have a monopoly on oil sales to Europe”, I’m pretty sure
Because people can’t be trusted to run their own lives and make the best decisions for society we need a Government, which is made up of people. Anyone else see the flaw in this logic, or does being elected somehow make you a better
This is from a speech Robert Heinlein gave in 1973 to the United States Naval Academy. I’ve picked it up where he gets to the heart of the subject he wanted to impress upon the midshipmen; the fundamentals of morality and why patriotism is a
Continue readingThe Pragmatics of Patriotism – Robert Heinlein
Ni Hao, Google? This post on Webmaster World dealing with the recent shenanigans around Google’s Chinese venture, caught my eye. So I’m reposting it here: What have we got so far? Google: PR smokescreens from MV telling the main stream media that they do this
An old friend of mine is currently living in the Islamic Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. While keeping up with the goings-on in her life over there, I’ve gotten a clear sense that she’s growing progressively more frustrated with how things are done in a country
Continue readingChurch and State; Random Thoughts of the January 7th
Like many people inextricably plugged-in to the Internet, I’ve been following the (hopefully) historic events in Iran over the past several days with a combination of horror and hope. Will we get to see the birth of a new, true democracy in the Middle East,