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.
What gives with all the hatred for gay people coming from conservatives, even as the rest of country is beginning to get over long-held prejudices? Part of it is just straight-up protectiveness of heterosexual privilege . . .
It’s common for conservatives to suggest that accepting homosexuality means accepting pedophilia, because they see both as outrageous perversions instead of making the distinction between non-consensual and consensual behavior . . .
The hostility toward sex for pleasure hasn’t prevented men in red states from becoming the biggest consumers of porn.
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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?
Michael Parenti, Ph.D., (born 1933)
Political Scientist, Historian, Author, Lecturer, and Culture Critic
Conservatives are fond of telling us what a wonderful, happy, prosperous nation this is. The only thing that matches their love of country is the remarkable indifference they show toward the people who live in it.
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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Clinton Richard Dawkins, Ph.D., (born 26 March 1941)
Ethologist, Evolutionary Biologist, Author, and Outspoken Atheist
The mere fact that you can ask a question in the English language doesn’t make it a question that deserves an answer.
Always Question Authority 