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I will not go quietly into the night!
Category: Political comment
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shun (shn) tr.v. shunned, shun·ning, shuns To avoid deliberately; keep away from. eschew (ɪsˈtʃuː) vb 1. (tr) to keep clear of or abstain from (something disliked, injurious, etc); shun; avoid os·tra·cize (str-sz) tr.v. os·tra·cized, os·tra·ciz·ing, os·tra·ciz·es 1. To exclude from a group. See Synonyms at blackball. 2. To banish by ostracism, as in ancient Greece…
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Circumcision… Why the controversy? Circumcision was common but not all encompassing among ancient Semitic peoples. The reasons for it are not known with solidity. Many think it began as a religious rite or rite of passage for boys into adulthood. In ancient times it was also thought to aid cleanliness. The first medical doctor to…
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Crude and rude people seem to be the majority among humans. Some even value their crude-rude behavior above all other behavior saying things like “ I value brute honesty no matter how hurtful and scathing.” Honesty, it is true, is valuable in the daily dealings of human beings. If you buy a product you want…
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Feminism is male hatred. Many feminists deny this, yet, since every single basis for feminism has been proven a lie and feminism continues it can only have one goal: Supremacy. The intention is to form a matriarchal government. For the radical feminists to do this it will take some time. It is in progress, however,…
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Atheism: (from thefreedictionary.com) 1. Disbelief in or denial of the existence of God or gods. 2. The doctrine that there is no God or gods. Although I disagree with #2 above, that is, that there is any doctrine involved in atheism, the other is the essence of the meaning that I observe. There is no…
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“Shaming tactics.” This phrase is familiar to many Men’s Rights Activists. It conjures up the histrionic behavior of female detractors who refuse to argue their points with logic. Yet women are not the only ones guilty of using shaming tactics against men. Male gynocentrists use them, too. (Male gynocentrists are males who place females at…
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Feminism was predicated on two lies. One lie is that there was a patriarchy, a male dominated hierarchy determined to oppress women. Two, that any man actively oppressed women. Women held public office even before they had the vote. A patriarchy would not have allowed that. Women gained the vote. A patriarchy would not have…
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Now here’s a post that might rile some friends. I must however address this lest someone make some flawed assumptions. Many assume that to be an atheist (I made this error) one must support feminism. Well, I did at first, it seemed reasonable at the time. Then along comes Barbara G. Walker who asserts that…
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Now that the Republican party has established itself as the party of Christianity what freedom loving American can possibly support the GOP? Whether the Republican party is using Christianity or whether Christianity has taken over the Republican party is unimportant. The GOP has become the champion of far-right Christian views. As stated in the article,…
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If there is some atheist or agnostic or even a humanist left in the United States that is not aware of the traitorous actions of the GOP it would have to be because, like fundamentalist Christians, they live their lives with their heads firmly planted in the ground. As the GOP right-wingers work to make…
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