Philosophy
Maybe I'm a stupid and deluded idealist, but I don't believe that life has to be a zero-sum game in which we all have to compete or fail. While there are elements about healthy competition which are worthy of honor and respect, it can also be taken too far, especially when one side rigs the game in its favor and then pays a bunch of assholes to perpetuate the myth of its 'earned' entitlements and to vilify those they have exploited and cheated.
Makes you wonder how they can say those things with a straight face...
- Malala Yousafzai
Brought up in a society in which girls have been systematically denied education, but simultaneously raised by a father who understands the power of an education to liberate, empower and inspire people, Malala Yousafzai made a public stand against the...
- Children's Television Chop Shop - This Week With George Snuffleupagus
Romney wants to fire Big Bird, and conservatives seem to agree that we spend way too much money on things like the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and NPR. And while reigning in excessive spending is generally a good idea, do programs that educate...
- Faith/off - Easter Vs Passover
And so it was that three days after his crucifixion, Jesus sent the Easter bunny to lay some chocolate eggs for kids to find, get high on sugary sweets, and eventually get tooth decay that would drive stock prices up for the Tooth Fairy's corporate...
- Gop Derp
Apart from Mitt Romney (whose success seems predicated on his opponents predictably putting their foots in their own mouths), one Republican who must be thrilled about the lack of intelligence and eloquence among the current GOP candidates is George...
- World Of Class Warfare
I have all kinds of philosophical problems with conservatism and the corruption of the GOP (and I'm increasingly finding it difficult to defend libertarianism with a straight face too, or anyone whose "philosophy" has been basically dictated by children's...
Philosophy
Slumdogs vs Millionaires
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Makes you wonder how they can say those things with a straight face...
- Malala Yousafzai
Brought up in a society in which girls have been systematically denied education, but simultaneously raised by a father who understands the power of an education to liberate, empower and inspire people, Malala Yousafzai made a public stand against the...
- Children's Television Chop Shop - This Week With George Snuffleupagus
Romney wants to fire Big Bird, and conservatives seem to agree that we spend way too much money on things like the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and NPR. And while reigning in excessive spending is generally a good idea, do programs that educate...
- Faith/off - Easter Vs Passover
And so it was that three days after his crucifixion, Jesus sent the Easter bunny to lay some chocolate eggs for kids to find, get high on sugary sweets, and eventually get tooth decay that would drive stock prices up for the Tooth Fairy's corporate...
- Gop Derp
Apart from Mitt Romney (whose success seems predicated on his opponents predictably putting their foots in their own mouths), one Republican who must be thrilled about the lack of intelligence and eloquence among the current GOP candidates is George...
- World Of Class Warfare
I have all kinds of philosophical problems with conservatism and the corruption of the GOP (and I'm increasingly finding it difficult to defend libertarianism with a straight face too, or anyone whose "philosophy" has been basically dictated by children's...