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Southern Culture on the Skids
We all know now that a week ago Dylann Roof went into a predominantly black church in South Carolina and murdered nine people. He flat-out told them his reason for doing so (they were black), he had a manifesto and … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged post-racial_america, yet_another_mass_shooting
Let the Bums Count Their Blessings, While They Count the Money
Yesterday the United Kingdom decided to do the same thing we’ve been doing for some time over here: elect a bunch of nationalistic, greedy, ignorant, hateful racists into power. No, UKIP didn’t win, but the Conservatives did, and let’s face … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged class_warfare
If You’re So Smart, Why Don’t You Have Your Own Plane?
Last week a story was making the rounds about two airline passengers who got thrown off a plane following a heated dispute about seat reclining. Seat reclining on airplanes is one of those taboo subjects you should not bring up … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged air_travel, class_warfare
You Can’t Declare War on Women, We’re ALREADY at War with Them
We started out Memorial Day with the latest mass-shooting by a legally-armed lone-nut. What set this case aside from the others was the alleged trigger and target for Elliot Rodger: he was a “nice guy” who was furious that women … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged gender, mass_murder, terrorism
Newsweek Examines Conspiracy Theories, For a Change
Remember Newsweek? It used to be a news magazine, but they magazined so poorly that they were just a website until recently. They’re back in print, and here’s the latest cover: (I’d like to point out that the JPG artifacts … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged conspiracy_theories
Rasputin and the NSA
I used to know a guy we’ll call “Rasputin”. That wasn’t his real name, but his real name was similarly odd and mystical. A different former friend of mine (and yes, I’m aware how many of those have stacked up) … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged culture_of_fear, mystical_wizards, stand_your_ground, the_past
Took Me Far Too Long to Realize This
The government shutdown doesn’t have a goal. It is the goal.
Remember When This was Just a Thinly Veiled Metaphor and Not a Literal Depiction of a Political Situation?
Do I even need to add any text to it?
Posted in Politics
Tagged bus_off_a_cliff, homemade_comics
