RATIONAL RESISTANCE
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Biden is the clear choice when it comes to compassionate and decent leadership. In a battle of heart, mind, and character Joe Biden wins by a landslide. We n...
What’s The Deal With Trump Followers?
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Five years ago when Donald Trump road that escalator and announced his candidacy, everyone including most people who are now Trump-for-lifers, believed it was a stunt, and he was clearly unqualifie...August 13, 2014
I’m still trying to figure out why the police in Ferguson, Missouri feel the need to show such force. And it’s scenes like the one in the above AP photo that got me thinking about The Hunger Games.
August 13, 2014
Internet access in 2014 is not a luxury, it is a necessity. It is a prerequisite for education. It is a prerequisite for commerce. It is a prerequisite for participation in modern society, which means it is imperative that every American have fast and affordable access to the internet. So why not democratize our internet access? After all, the internet started as a government initiative, it’s hardly a radical idea to make public such a vital service.
August 13, 2014
There are some who say we should have no restrictions on guns because there might come a day when the people must rise up and lead an armed rebellion against a tyrannical government.
August 13, 2014
As we have come to expect, we can turn to the wise words of Russell Brand to make sense of a senseless act. In his article on The Guardian, Brand asks, “Is it melancholy to think that a world that Robin Williams can’t live in must be broken?”
August 12, 2014
In the 13 years since the events of 9/11, police departments across America, from large cities to small towns, are increasingly resembling military personnel in Iraq, not the friendly neighborhood police force they should be. I mean, what the hell are small town police forces doing with MRAP (Mine-resistant ambush protected) vehicles anyway? Yes, they’ve got ’em. While we were busy worrying about our personal finances and holding on to our jobs, the police slogan “to protect and serve” was beaten over the head and dragged through the streets until it resembled something more like “to harm and harass.” And the constitutional rights of citizens and journalists are in jeopardy when the police decide they need to use force, which it seems is happening with greater frequency. Police departments are using violent force in response to events and protests, force that is not justified or equal to the facts on the ground. Is this really the land of the free? Or is this just a continuation of a shared experience of minorities in this country, since it’s founding, that now knows no racial border? Are white guys like me simply waking up to a reality that has long existed in this country for racial minorities? But even if that is true, I still feel as if something has shifted for the worse when we decided as a country to militarize our police forces in the aftermath of 9/11.
August 12, 2014
Conservatives are hung up on big government, saying government doesn’t work, government can never work. But in a segment from a while back, Rachel Maddow clarified this jaundiced attitude when she said, “Government = Bad is not a solution to our problems.” It’s much more productive knowing what you are for, instead of waging a negative campaign in search of the next thing to be against. “Government = Bad” is not a political philosophy, it’s just the unthinking hyperbole of a regressive political curmudgeon, uninterested in solving problems.
August 11, 2014
The economy is doing well for those who are already wealthy, but the average worker sees very little of it. Salary increases, when they happen, don’t keep up with inflation. President Obama refers to this as an economic problem. Others call it the new economic norm.
August 11, 2014
Do you think the early revolutionaries who declared independence from the British Empire are examples of American heroes? Most Americans probably think so, or at least think positively when reflecting on the early struggle for freedom in the thirteen colonies.
August 11, 2014
To ascertain if a person is intolerant, you must first understand that human rights come before beliefs. If my intolerance towards your beliefs is in defense of a human right, then the only intolerance that matters in this scenario is yours.
August 11, 2014
Recent world events make me think about if there will ever be a time when human beings realize that war and violence never solve problems. Oh, I know what you are thinking, there goes Mr. Liberal and his utopian thinking. But even if you think that, it still doesn’t mean I’m wrong. There has never been a time when the “opposition” has changed their minds because of the use of force. So unless you are prepared to kill everyone you consider an opponent, including their children, which of course is an untenable position to hold, then war and violence never solves any problems. It’s amazing in 2014 how we still think this is a workable solution to anything.