Thought is a dialogue with one’s inner self. Those who think ask questions, questions those in authority do not want asked. They remember who we are, where we come from, and where we should go. They remain eternally skeptical and distrustful of power. [Moreover], they know that this moral independence is the only protection from the radical evil that results from collective unconsciousness. The capacity to think is the only bulwark against any centralized authority that seeks to impose mindless obedience. The truly educated make their own wills serve the higher call of justice, empathy, and reason.
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Article: Losing Faith In Obama’s Pledge To End Taxpayer-Funded Employment Discrimination
“‘This initiative has been a failure on all counts, and it ought to be shut down, not expanded,’ Rev. Lynn told the Associated Press at the time of Obama’s speech.”
Article: Gay Couple Asked to Reverse Shirt at Dollywood
“‘That’s what we found so offensive — that he said it was a family park,’ Tipton said. ‘Families come in a wide range of definitions these days and we were with our family.'”
Quote: Voltaire
Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd and bloody religion that has ever infected the world.
Article: PFAW Report: The Right Wing Playbook on Anti-Muslim Extremism
“The report lays out how the Right Wing is using a set of specific strategies to stir up destructive fears, and as a result are putting our fundamental tradition of equality and justice at risk.”
Article: FFRF Sues Over Gov. Perry’s Prayer Rally
“[…] Perry’s open invitation as governor to “fellow Americans” to join him and other “praying people” in ‘asking God’s forgiveness, wisdom and provision for our state and nation. There is hope for America. It lies in heaven, and we will find it on our knees.'”
Aphorism: On the Illusion of Free Choice
By Madison S. Hughes (07.26.2011)
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To the banal masses there is a choice between the left and the right; however, the cerebral few recognize the true choice has always been, and will always be, between the haves and the have-nots.
Article: American Right Wing Declares Selves the Real Victims of Norway Terrorist
“Ranging from the predictable — crying that their diatribes played no role in Breivik’s ideology — to the bizarre — accusing the Labour Party of Norway of executing their own in a false-flag operation — the American right wing is grasping at straws attempting to distance itself from Christian Dominionist terrorist Anders Behring Breivik.”
Article: Pat Buchanan: Norwegian Right-Wing Terrorist ‘Breivik May Be Right’
“Today, in a World Net Daily op-ed, failed presidential candidate and conservative pundit Pat Buchanan offers an example of the ethnic bigotry and racial insensitivity that has come to define him.”
Article: The Kind of People Who Elect Michele Bachmann
“You would think that Christians, who claim to have the moral high ground in everything, would recognize that driving kids to suicide is not ethical behavior. Unfortunately not; it’s part of their agenda.”