The final argument for atheists - God has no birth certificate
The Latin root for Birth Certificate - Certificati De Caucasian
The Latin root for Birth Certificate - Certificati De Caucasian
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Ayn Rand and the Republicans
And now the extreme right idolizes Ayn Rand?
Well yes she did support laissez-faire capitalism.
And she did support ethical egotism - do what is right for you. The mantra of the Republican wealthy elite.
And her philosophical construct - Objectivism - did create a heavy atmosphere of intellectual repressiveness.
But my goodness - she was staunchly pro-choice.
She was an avowed atheist.
And whereas she strongly disapproved of welfare - she gladly accepted Medicare in her fight against lung cancer.
My guess is that the extreme right have not made it all the way through her books, do not know much about the author, and really have only a superficial understanding of her philosophy.
They just love her libertarian bent and the selfishness and greed they think it justifies.
Well yes she did support laissez-faire capitalism.
And she did support ethical egotism - do what is right for you. The mantra of the Republican wealthy elite.
And her philosophical construct - Objectivism - did create a heavy atmosphere of intellectual repressiveness.
But my goodness - she was staunchly pro-choice.
She was an avowed atheist.
And whereas she strongly disapproved of welfare - she gladly accepted Medicare in her fight against lung cancer.
My guess is that the extreme right have not made it all the way through her books, do not know much about the author, and really have only a superficial understanding of her philosophy.
They just love her libertarian bent and the selfishness and greed they think it justifies.
Friday, April 22, 2011
The 'Cause' Man
Rantings of an immature narcissist
Grandiose delusions of literary fame
Drama unbecoming a grown man
Our global humanity is insane in its cruelty, and dehumanizing societal 'norms'.
Millions of children starve, despite we having the means to feed them.
Millions die violent deaths, despite we having the means to stop it.
Millions suffer, while denied even hope, in a world of incredible wealth.
So much of all human suffering - unnecessary.
The world used to be big enough to ignore that - a successful strategy to conserve energy and mental health.
Gone.
If our collective humanity is not cause enough for you to act then simply realize how small and interdependent the world has become - everything that happens globally happens to you.
Our destructive capacity expands exponentially along with technological growth, while our individual world spheres remain oh so close to our noses.
This is unsustainable.
As never before, the future of each of us depends on the good of all, worldwide.
We change or we perish.
There's a good reason to write.
Grandiose delusions of literary fame
Drama unbecoming a grown man
Our global humanity is insane in its cruelty, and dehumanizing societal 'norms'.
Millions of children starve, despite we having the means to feed them.
Millions die violent deaths, despite we having the means to stop it.
Millions suffer, while denied even hope, in a world of incredible wealth.
So much of all human suffering - unnecessary.
The world used to be big enough to ignore that - a successful strategy to conserve energy and mental health.
Gone.
If our collective humanity is not cause enough for you to act then simply realize how small and interdependent the world has become - everything that happens globally happens to you.
Our destructive capacity expands exponentially along with technological growth, while our individual world spheres remain oh so close to our noses.
This is unsustainable.
As never before, the future of each of us depends on the good of all, worldwide.
We change or we perish.
There's a good reason to write.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
"It'll Never Work" Eeyore The Gloomy Donkey
There is no justice - shouldn't stop us from promoting it.
Our individual voices - nothing. Shouldn’t stop us from speaking out.
There will never be a perfect world - shouldn't stop us from making the effort.
Practiced indifference, smug self assurance that we can do nothing and shouldn't bother?
That to bother is overly dramatic and immature?
Might as well just lie down and die.
Our individual voices - nothing. Shouldn’t stop us from speaking out.
There will never be a perfect world - shouldn't stop us from making the effort.
Practiced indifference, smug self assurance that we can do nothing and shouldn't bother?
That to bother is overly dramatic and immature?
Might as well just lie down and die.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Women in Combat - Careful For What You Wish
I listened to a well meaning group of women debate on OPB the other day,
'Should Women in the Military be Allowed in Combat?'
The arguments pro and con were very rationale, well thought out, intelligent, civilized.
But since when is combat rationale, civilized, intelligent?
If it were me Id take any excuse I could to avoid the murder, mayhem, and insanity of modern combat.
Combat, war, is insane. To be avoided at all costs. A last, last resort. Or so it should be.
But we haven't really needed last resorts - haven't needed to give up our humanity and fight in a war in a desperate effort to protect ourselves since WWII. Every 'war' since then not even declared.
We send people into combat these days not to protect as a last resort, but instead as part of stunted, unimaginative, geopolitical strategy. It's no longer the last resort. To paraphrase a quote by Andrew J. Bacevich, 'We have a very large military hammer and world politics is more and more our nail'.
As Einstein has said, "You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war". And as he said further, "To my mind, to kill in war is not a whit better than to commit ordinary murder."
For the men put into this position by the call of modern manipulative governments - the price to pay can be devastating. At least in WWII they understood there was little other choice.
My advice to women. Leave this particular 'equal rights' issue alone.
Instead, push for advancement of women into the geopolitical policy making process and hope that you can do better.
'Should Women in the Military be Allowed in Combat?'
The arguments pro and con were very rationale, well thought out, intelligent, civilized.
But since when is combat rationale, civilized, intelligent?
If it were me Id take any excuse I could to avoid the murder, mayhem, and insanity of modern combat.
Combat, war, is insane. To be avoided at all costs. A last, last resort. Or so it should be.
But we haven't really needed last resorts - haven't needed to give up our humanity and fight in a war in a desperate effort to protect ourselves since WWII. Every 'war' since then not even declared.
We send people into combat these days not to protect as a last resort, but instead as part of stunted, unimaginative, geopolitical strategy. It's no longer the last resort. To paraphrase a quote by Andrew J. Bacevich, 'We have a very large military hammer and world politics is more and more our nail'.
As Einstein has said, "You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war". And as he said further, "To my mind, to kill in war is not a whit better than to commit ordinary murder."
For the men put into this position by the call of modern manipulative governments - the price to pay can be devastating. At least in WWII they understood there was little other choice.
My advice to women. Leave this particular 'equal rights' issue alone.
Instead, push for advancement of women into the geopolitical policy making process and hope that you can do better.
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