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Category Archives: Politics
Somewhere Along the Line, He forgot He was Talking About Real People
So another Republican running for Senate has come out in favor of rape. This makes the fourth or fifth in the last couple of months. But where the other assholes were defending rape on the grounds that chics, what are … Continue reading
Posted in Culture War, Politics, The Election That Will Never End
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Tell It To The Chair
Over at Salon, Andrew O’Hehir looks into the Right’s disastrous relationship with pop culture: [...] It’s almost more a question of affect or tone or presentation than it is of substance. Conservative-oriented, family-friendly movies like “Won’t Back Down” or the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture War, Politics
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Back To The Moon!
I’ve recently discovered a fantastic magazine called Jacobin, which is unreservedly Left leaning and offers a nice, refreshing alternative voice to the wishy washy liberal middle-of-the-roadism you find in a lot of other “Lefty” sites. Over on the Jacobin Blog, … Continue reading
Posted in 2nd Great Depression, Capitalism is a Whore, Politics, Retro-future
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Future Tense
Over at io9, Charlie Jane asks, The overwhelming emotion among our political classes and pundits appears to be bitterness, laced with weary fake-outrage. There’s been almost no attempt at even feigning optimism. No “Morning in America.” Hardly any sign of … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Election That Will Never End, The Future!!, The Great White Freakout
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Politics, But Not As Usual
I’ve mostly given up writing about politics, because it’s boring to keep saying, “Gee those dumb politicians are dumb!” over and over. But lately, I’ve witnessed an entirely new level of mendacious and dishonest idiocy perpetuated in the name of … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Election That Will Never End
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The Colonial Offspring Theory of International Relations
I was reminded me of an observation I had recently, that the colonial offspring of Great Britain are like poorly raised children. You have Canada, the good natured quiet child, who grew up to be a productive member of society, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, That from a long way off look like flies
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Want to Save the World? Raise Taxes
Stephen King wants to pay more taxes: If you want to pay more, pay more, they said. Tired of hearing about it, they said. Tough shit for you guys, because I’m not tired of talking about it. I’ve known rich … Continue reading
Posted in 2nd Great Depression, Capitalism is a Whore, Politics, Writers
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Happy Punch A Capitalist in The Face Day!
Today is May Day, and while I offer a laurel and hardy handshake to all my Anarchist, Socialist and Pagan friends today,* this year I’d like to also say something to all you Capitalist swine out there who nearly broke … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Rant, Time to Pick a Hobo Name
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Taking off the Gloves
About fucking time: President Obama’s fruitless three-year search for compromise with the Republicans ended in a thunderclap of a speech on Tuesday, as he denounced the party and its presidential candidates for cruelty and extremism. He accused his opponents of imposing on … Continue reading
The Truth Is In Here, Too
Remember the X-Files? At the end of every episode, there was the production card, that little bit of surrealism that identifies the show as being created by a particular production company, in this case, Chris Carter’s Ten thirteen productions. I … Continue reading
Posted in News, Politics, That from a long way off look like flies
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