Tag Archives: DOOM

Quick Takes – Leviathan: Amish Prisoners; Authoritarian Eurocrats; Outlawed Straws

Posted on February 8, 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: “All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the … Continue reading →

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#MeToo Movement vs. Victorian Art

Posted on February 7, 2018 by The Political Hat

     John William Waterhouse is considered a master of the Pre-Raphaelite school, a reformist art style the thrived during the Victorian era. Waterhouse’s ” Hylas and the Nymphs” has not been found to be #Problematic. ” The work usually hangs in … Continue reading →

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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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Free Healthcare Is Neither Free Nor Healthcare

Posted on January 17, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Inalienable rights are termed “negative rights” because to exist, there is only a “negative duty” of others to not infringe them; “positive rights” require that others be compelled to provide a “positive duty”, potentially against their will. The former is … Continue reading →

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Canada Channels Monty Python

Posted on January 10, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The end of one’s life ought to be surrounded by one’s loved ones, when one decides to die… at least that is the shtick pushed by Grim Reaper loving Left…      Death is allegedly supposed to be dignified and bereft of … Continue reading →

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The Socialist Dictatorship of Venezuela Does What Socialist Dictatorships Do

Posted on January 8, 2018 by The Political Hat

     …repress and self-destruct, of course.      Dropping any last pretense that Venezuela cared about the “will of the people” or an semblance of a functioning democracy, opposition parties have been banned. “Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro announced Sunday that leading opposition parties … Continue reading →

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When Transgender Rights and Socialized Healthcare Combine

Posted on January 3, 2018 by The Political Hat

     …the results are as sad as you’d think they’d be. “A devastated young transgender woman says she has been left ‘disfigured and feeling like a freak’ following two botched gender reassignment operations. “Kia, 26, from Wales, says she was forced … Continue reading →

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Not-So-Christian Church Celebrates Mohammad as Prophet

Posted on January 2, 2018 by The Political Hat

     All Saints Church in Kingston-upon-Thames, a part of the established Church of England has decided to celebrate Mohammed as Prophet… and also some guy named Jesus. “[N]ote how this event is “Marking the birthday of Prophet Mohammed”, but not looking … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Emasculation: Of Male Privilege; Of Male Pronouns; Of Masculinity Itself

Posted on December 28, 2017 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: Boys not allowed!!1!      First, a little bit of mood music:      Carrying … Continue reading →

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