“If it happened once, it can happen again.” – Primo Levi Not all wisdom is feel-good candy. Harsh truths can be the most important truths. The quote in the graphic […]
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Tag: Bigotry
Understand that Nazis were not Monsters
Philosopher Stanley Cavell is correct: we must understand that Nazis were not monsters. Ridiculous you say? Yes and no. We must first understand what evil is. Hear me out. “To […]
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Stan Lee on Bigotry
Stan Lee on Bigotry Well said, Stan, better than most people with highfalutin degrees. God bless.
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Guy Fawkes: A Terrorist, Not A Hero
Guy Fawkes: Terrorist This is the face of a terrorist. Old New I chuckle when I see clowns with their comic book masks because they don’t understand who Guy Fawkes […]
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Dear Ignorant DJ: STOP Playing “Sweet Home Alabama”
My wife and I were at a recent street festival in Prague, Czech Republic. A DJ was playing standard mainstream music for the masses when suddenly the distinctive opening riff […]
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“Straight Pride?” Ummm… What?
A news article today mentioned that there was some sort of march and rally called “Straight Pride” in Boston. It wasn’t published in The Onion, so it must be true, […]
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The Memeocene: Memes and Humanity’s New Epoch
As human population and technology grows, there is increasing talk that we have entered a new epoch—the anthropocene or epoch of humans. The idea behind the appellation is to […]
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What Lurks Behind Conspiracy Theories?
. Some people, despite all proof to the contrary, believe the moon landings were faked. How can we understand this? They aren’t all asylum inmates wearing tin foil hats in […]
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The Most Dangerous Idea: “You Do Not Have Free Will”
Two Videos Tell Us About Facebook and the World
Video One: On 15 March 2019, a right-wing bigot posted a video of his massacre of 50 innocents in Christchurch, New Zealand. Video Two: On 15 March 2019, a proud […]
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