Category Archives: Progressives

You can’t have “Anti-Gay” Bullying if Everyone is Gay!

Posted on April 25, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Under the guise of “anti-bullying,” thirteen and fourteen year old girls have been bullied and forced to ask for a “Lesbian Kiss.” “During the workshop for girls, the 13 and 14-year-olds were told to ask one another for a lesbian … Continue reading →

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The Myth of “Privilege”

Posted on April 24, 2013 by The Political Hat

     While the Boston Marathon terrorist attack brought out the best in most people, it brought out the worst from some of the more abrasive minions of the Progressive left.  The basis for this hatred and petty bitterness?  “White Privilege.”      A … Continue reading →

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Big Brother is Watching… Your Trash

Posted on April 23, 2013 by The Political Hat

     A recent puff piece in the Atlantic praises San Fransisco’s trash inspectors, whose job it is to monitor and record what you throw in the trash and how you sort your trash: “The early-morning cart monitors are armed with clipboards, … Continue reading →

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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.

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War of Words

Posted on April 18, 2013 by The Political Hat

     William Jacobson over at Legal Insurrection has a recent post on how “language is destiny, and we have lost the language.” Indeed, defining the terms that we use can be 90% of the battle over not only politics, but the … Continue reading →

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Kermit Gosnell: Evil Incarnate

Posted on April 17, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Kermit Gosnell was a Philidelphia area abortionist who is on trial for mueder.  He is not only responsible for killing one of the women who came in for an abortion, but also for delivering babies alive and then killing the … Continue reading →

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From Education to Indoctrination

Posted on April 16, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The Progressive left have played the long game to power, and they are entering the final phase of taking control: The indoctrination of America’s children.  They are confident enough such that they can be open and honest about believing that … Continue reading →

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Nevada 2nd Amendment Update (Apr. 14th, 2013)

Posted on April 14, 2013 by The Political Hat

     An update on firearms related bills going through the legislature:      The bad bills: AB234 and SB396 were not passed out of their committees, and because of this: “[p]ursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.”  This does … Continue reading →

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Leviathan’s Children

Posted on April 12, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The Progressive left have a collectivist view of society where that “everything within the state; nothing outside the state; nothing against the state.”  Nowhere is that more clear than their view towards people’s children.  The state becomes the substitute parent … Continue reading →

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An Intellectual Monoculture Dedicated Above All to Identity Politics

Posted on April 11, 2013 by The Political Hat

Bowdoin: A Case Study of The Failure of Higher Education      A recent address given by Barry Mills, the President of Bowdoin (a small liberal arts college).  Therein he addresses an encounter with a fellow golfer who was critical of the … Continue reading →

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