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Racist GOP/TP, Sigh

05/10/2011
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Racist GOP/TP, Sigh

This video made the rounds today. Personally, I think it says everything in under 2 minutes. (Of course, I'll have plenty to say, anyway.) Just watch it, if you have not seen it. It's absolutely brilliant. I know this was technically "edited." That doesn't change the fact that the very...

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We Are The 99%

01/10/2011
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First, I want to send my deepest apologies to anyone that frequents this site for my absence. I have been extremely busy and have not had a lot of time to update or write anything new. I started a few things but I never finished them. In the meantime, a lot...

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The Poor Are Lazy

28/08/2011
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The poor are lazy. The wealthy are virtuous. If anyone did not know, Florida enacted a measure this year that would drug test welfare recipients. Florida governor signs welfare drug-screen measure. Saying it is "unfair for Florida taxpayers to subsidize drug addiction," Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday signed legislation requiring...

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Police Shoot Unarmed Man, Again

20/08/2011
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I ran across another article of a police officer shooting an unarmed man. It was in Georgia. Sadly, this is not really "news" anymore. It is more of a regular occurrence. The point of this entry is not to rail against police, though. On August 11, 2011, BART (Bay Area Rapid...

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A Call To Arms

15/08/2011
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A Call To Arms

We begin today with a short journey in Chinese literature and history. In 1922, a book was published by Lǔ Xùn (鲁迅) entitled 呐喊 (Nahan), or A Call To Arms. In the preface, Xun discusses a story of an event that happened to him while studying medicine in Japan. He was presented with a...

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