Tag Archives: Occupy

The Modern Red Guards

Posted on November 18, 2015 by The Political Hat

     During China’s “Cultural Revolution”, students were organized into a paramilitary social movement to be the vanguard to destroy the old way of thinking and institute a more socially just ideology.      In an equally obvious attempt at astroturfing, organized groups at … Continue reading →

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The Mexican War Propagandized as the “North American Invasion”

Posted on October 25, 2013 by The Political Hat

     High school educational material from Brown University’s “Choices” program, which included required reading about Mexico, is little more than anti-American propaganda.      “Bookworm,” of Bookworm Room blog, shares with us a selection from his kids homework assignment.  Aside from blaming America, … Continue reading →

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Class Warfare 2: Electric Boogaloo

Posted on August 16, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The Progressive left loves to crouch their terminology in Marxist terms, of a parasitic class with their Bourgeois running-dogs who exploits the Proletarian.  Hence, the existence of the Occupy movement who shriek that they are the “99%” and condeming the … Continue reading →

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The Manichean Meta-Narrative

Posted on August 9, 2013 by The Political Hat

     As has been mentioned before, “It doesn’t matter how logical or sane an idea is.  If people don’t understand the narrative it embodies, the whole human experience as it were, then people won’t connect.”  If one wins the narrative, that … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Pencils

Posted on August 3, 2013 by The Political Hat

     If you need an example of the damage that the modern day publik skewl system does to children, look no further than the humble pencil, and the two very different tales about it.      Various commentators over at the Ace of … Continue reading →

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It Is In Our Nature

Posted on July 31, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The nature of man, and antithetical beliefs there regarding, are at the heart of the differences between the Progressives and those stand athwart their march in history and yell, “Stop.”      The Progressives’ view can be discerned from their intellectual ancestors … Continue reading →

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Whence Springs a “Movement”

Posted on June 29, 2013 by The Political Hat

     How does a leader create a movement?  An interesting video shows how a lone “dancing guy,” who initially comes across as weird or eccentric, is able to get everyone else to join in and thus normalize that weirdness until it … Continue reading →

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News of the Week for May 5th, 2013

Posted on May 5, 2013 by The Political Hat

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The History of Political Correctness

Posted on April 22, 2013 by The Political Hat

     A brief introductory history to “political correctness,” “cultural marxism,” “critical theory,” and the Frankfurt School.      Hat Tip: Dave Blount over at Moonbattery. Tweet

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Obama’s Totalitarian Freedom

Posted on April 8, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Obama has expressed his frustration with the 2nd Amendment and those who oppose the anti-civil liberties bills being passed and proposed across the country.  He asks why “we” can’t pass gun control legislation when: “Well, the government is us. These … Continue reading →

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