Monthly Archives: January 2018

A Drugged And Docile Populace: A Sci-Fi Dystopia; A Woke Utopia

Posted on January 31, 2018 by The Political Hat

     It is a common trope in Science Fiction, and other works, for dystopian governments to enforce their power by forcibly drugging a populous to make it more docile and malable.      Now it is being seriously proposed in order to get … Continue reading →

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Euthanasia Is Built On A Lie

Posted on January 29, 2018 by The Political Hat

     A slippery slope isn’t a fallacy when it happens over and over again, despite promises to the contrary. Oh, it is claimed that just because the promise for euthanasia to only be used on the terminally ill in excruciating pain … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (January 28th 2018)

Posted on January 28, 2018 by The Political Hat

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What Makes A Conservative?

Posted on January 26, 2018 by The Political Hat

     What is conservatism, and what makes a conservative? There are many different descriptions, from Burke and Stephens to Kirk and Meyer. This task is complicated by the fact that conservativism, in the Anglo-American vein, is not a proscriptive ideology, but … Continue reading →

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Queering of White Supremacy

Posted on January 25, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The usual trope of intersectionality would dictate that “Whiteness” and “Heteronormativity” are partners in oppression. However, some would seem to disagree…      Somewhere in the bowels of hell, Ernst Röhm is nodding in slightly confused approval. Tweet

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Tech’s Convenient Double Standard of Employee Behavior

Posted on January 24, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Remember Josh Olin, a member of the software developer community who was purged from Turtle Rock Studios for the outrageous act of simply to suggesting that other people have a right to believe in doubleplusungood things?      Based on that incident, … Continue reading →

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Chicago and the Blue Helmets

Posted on January 22, 2018 by The Political Hat

     A member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners had opined that in order to solve the anti-gun city of Chicago’s disturbingly high murder rate is to bring in United Nations peacekeepers to stop the “genocide”, going so far as … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (January 21st, 2018)

Posted on January 21, 2018 by The Political Hat

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An Absolute Nonsense

Posted on January 19, 2018 by The Political Hat

     In an attempt to deny “absolute truth”, a rather silly post by rather evangelical atheists managed to provide a list of non-sequiturs and patent ridiculousness. #atheist #gods #truth pic.twitter.com/t3LGUdSsLM — Atheists of America (@AtheistsAmerica) January 1, 2018      This means one … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Jail for the Mind: Policing Speech; Policing Equity; Policing Privilege

Posted on January 18, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Time for a poster of Rita Hayworth…      First, a little bit … Continue reading →

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