Aphorism: On the Ridicule of Religious Belief

By Madison S. Hughes (10.03.2011)

One has no choice but to ridicule religious belief.

The character House in the television medical drama of the same name once said, “If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people.” That is profoundly insightful. Any attempt to address religious belief with reason and logic to a believer will leave one with the same frustrations Sisyphus must feel.

In sum, address the rational with reason, and the irrational with ridicule.

The Occupy Wall Street Library

This is a picture of the Liberal revolutionary movement
Occupy Wall Street Library.

Has anyone ever seen a picture of a Conservative reactionary movement
Tea Party Protest Library?

I didn’t think so. Why is that?

The Mass Media’s Disgraceful Coverage of Occupy Wall Street

For those who believe we have a right/left divide in the mass media, coverage by FOX News and The New York Times must shatter all such delusions.  Let’s be clear on this.  Both conservative and “liberal” media outlets are playing for the same team . . . 

In fact, it is up to the intellectuals and educated class to stand up for the poor and fight power, because people working fifteen hours a day at minimum wage do not have the time and resources to stand up for themselves and speak out against a cruel system that has destroyed their lives . . .

Before I started following politics two years ago, I never imagined that FOX News could be as evil as critics say it is.  It’s worse.  It truly is Nazi-style propaganda. Their coverage of the mass arrests that occurred at Union Square Saturday illustrates this perfectly.
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