Tag Archives: DOOM

Quick Takes – Genderless Education: Genderless Research; Genderless Bathrooms; Genderless Students

Posted on December 7, 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: Academic Eunuchs      First, a little bit of mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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The Sinicization of Neocolonialism

Posted on December 6, 2017 by The Political Hat

     With the rush to “decolonize” Africa starting from the abandonment by France, Belgium, and the United Kingdom, to the aftershock of the Carnation Revolution, and onto the beginning of de facto one party dictatorship of the ANC in South Africa, … Continue reading →

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The New Feudalism of the Enlightened Technocratic Overlords

Posted on December 5, 2017 by The Political Hat

     A hallmark of Fascism is a disgust with both the individual ipso individual and for democracy. This hallmark is shared and enthusiastically endorsed by the New Republic in an article that celebrates an enlightened technocratic elite.      Ah, the elite that … Continue reading →

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Venezuela’s Socialist “Success Story”: Where Some… Are More Equal Than Others

Posted on December 4, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Venezuela slips ever more easily into the typical “success” story of all socialist regimes: Where the Nomenklatura live in opulence, and the great unwashed masses who are supposed to be the masters of their socialist utopia enjoy the lack of … Continue reading →

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The Communist Beacon

Posted on November 27, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Shot: The meaning of October 1917. It was a beacon to the rest of humanity, no matter how short lived. https://t.co/ULuWCE76Ht — Paul Mason (@paulmasonnews) October 30, 2017      Chaser:

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Totalitarian Pronouns

Posted on November 20, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Once upon a time, pronouns like “he” and “her” once referred to individuals identifiable as “men” and “women” based on (unusually) obvious and objective criteria, much in the same way a person can point at a tree and know it … Continue reading →

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Middle Earth’s New Prime Minister

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Guest Poster

     The following message transmitted via a Silmaril… The incoming Labour Prime Minister of Middle Earth New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, already known for her pro-civil rights stances for the poor and oppressed Orcs, is a welcome replacement as an ally for … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Opposing Social Unjust Institutions: Food, Fighting, and Faith

Posted on October 26, 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: All within social justice, nothing outside social justice, nothing against social … Continue reading →

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Modern Venezuela: Electoral Shenanigans, Bitcoin, and Hookers.

Posted on October 24, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Not wanting to look like a second-rate dictator, Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has declared his minions to have won an overwhelming victory in regional elections. Of course, that isn’t enough, and now Maduro wants to do-over previous elections that didn’t … Continue reading →

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The Transing of Health

Posted on October 20, 2017 by The Political Hat

     A group of lunatics called the Edinburgh Action for Trans Health decided to post a “Trans Health Manifest” on, of course, Tumblr. “Following the centuries-long repression of trans lives at the hands of the state, the next stage in the … Continue reading →

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