Tag Archives: Kyriarchy

On Equality

Posted on December 6, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Equality. It seems like such a simple word—one that in all hypotheticality would be easy to define. However, it means different things to different people, and that difference in definition can, and has been, exploited by those who know the … Continue reading →

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The Enwokening of White People

Posted on December 5, 2016 by The Political Hat

     With the alienation of the vast majority of White people from the Democrat party, some on the Left are trying out how to get White voters back. John McWhorter tries to do this—not by acknowledging that playing identity politics results … Continue reading →

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Segregation as Social Justice at UC Berkeley

Posted on November 21, 2016 by The Political Hat

     In the long tradition of segregationist such as George Wallace, Social Justice Warriors at the University of California, Berkeley have demanded segregated “safe spaces” for students of color as well as “queer” students. And to get their point across, they … Continue reading →

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Star Chamber at Columbia University

Posted on November 16, 2016 by The Political Hat

     If anyone knows how to run a secret kangaroo court, it’s Columbia University. “Columbia University is making it harder for students to hold it accountable for how the Ivy League school runs ‘gender-based misconduct’ proceedings. “It has previously banned students … Continue reading →

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Triangle of Oppression

Posted on November 14, 2016 by The Political Hat

     A professor of geology at Brooklyn College was almost fired without ever being told the reason why, let alone by whom. What for? Free speech and triangles, but mostly triangles. “I teach geology at Brooklyn College, part of the City … Continue reading →

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Science and Racism, or Why Witches Throwing Magical Lightning Bolts Don’t Exist

Posted on October 19, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Just as Feminists consider science to by Sexist and a plot of The Patriarchy, it is claimed that Science is Racist and a tool of oppression wielded by the White oppressor. The solution that is proffered is to “decolonize” science … Continue reading →

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Science and Sexism, or Why Feminist Science Isn’t

Posted on October 17, 2016 by The Political Hat

     It is a trope and cliché, abet accurate ones, that the so-called “social sciences” in Academica reject objective reality and substitute “social constructs” with the clear implication that: “[T] here are female ‘ways of knowing’ that differ from male ways … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academia: Purging the Unfaithful; Purging H8rz; Purging Academic Study

Posted on October 13, 2016 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 the little Eichmanns…      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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The Hugo Awards Ought To Go Psycho

Posted on October 12, 2016 by The Political Hat

     This past Summer I attended, on two consecutive weekends, both the WorldCon in Kansas City, which hosts the Hugo Awards, and thereafter a Heavy Metal festival in Las Vegas known as Psycho Vegas. In terms of entertainment and “Social Justice” … Continue reading →

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The Virtue of Politically Correct Bullying

Posted on October 10, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The worldview of the broader Left is in many ways a religious one. It is a faith of ultimate good and ultimate evil. ‘Tis a manichean world view where the ultimate evil is the miasmic conspiracy of “Kyriarchy” and innocent … Continue reading →

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