When a Religion Gets a (deserved) Bad Rap
Norse mythology is one of those things that schools in the US love to teach. It fits in nicely in a narrative, specifically the march from a polytheistic to monotheistic …
Tag: civilization is the problem
Antifa, Thy Name is… wait… haven’t we used this title before?
Alternately titled: Cthluhu ate my anarchist. This is a reflection of actual, real life conversations I have had with the current set of people who are happy with the government …
The Battle For Portland (not a joke)
Joys. I get to start this out with an understanding that I’m wrong. Again. I’ve been presenting Portland and Columbus as test cases for a larger rollout. Something that people …
For Once, Be Uncivil
Just yesterday someone used this line–“well, we’ll just have to agree to disagree”–when trying very hard to support that because they had covid and were just fine that it was …
Payback, Mr. Columbus, is the Only Riches We Offer
Fourteen hundred and ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Three ships filled with greed and pain; He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain. He sailed by night; And sailed by …
Hostage Situation
I get it. I finally get it. Bear with me. Folks talk about re-opening the economy and argue, efficiently, how the chances of people dying are low. People also lay …
The “Dependent” Conspiracy
This rant courtesy of a post that (in summary went): OMG! Are they expecting the ‘rona to keep us inside OUR WHOLE LIVES?!? We NEED to get back to work …
Re: the Fate of a Few Statues
or, alternatively “But what about the history!” Apparently, some activists are done waiting for their various governmental agencies to figure out what to do with overtly racist / colonialist monuments …
Blood in the Water
There is a man in a white house that sits on a drained swamp. He sits like a toad and he spits poison into the air, hitting as many people …
Why They Won’t Don the Mask
The interesting part about deep-diving into subjects is that sometimes you stumble across patterns that are obvious in hindsight but you are blind to until you get the material in …