Tag Archives: Europe

Stalin Clapping Test For The 21st Century

Posted on July 21, 2020 by The Political Hat

     Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn recounted in “The Gulag Archipelago” of an audience applauding Josef Stalin who kept on applauding for over ten minutes to the point where some people’s hands started bleeding, until one brave person became the first to stop and … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Kill The Crazy: Dutch Dementia Death; Not Killing As Discrimination; Homicide Training As Medicine

Posted on May 21, 2020 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: Crazy Gideon hardest hit.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – No Cis-Normative Appellations: Stickers Of Oppression; International Pronouns Day; Y’all Woke

Posted on May 7, 2020 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: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but using wrong pronouns … Continue reading →

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Hungary Poised to Reject Transgenderism

Posted on May 6, 2020 by The Political Hat

     The European Union is all in on transgendersim and is willing to redefine words to a degree that Ingsoc would never dare. That transgenderism is, at best, an exercise in sympathetic magic or an exercise in pseudo-Lysenkoism, has not stopped … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Woke Wars: No Male Artists; Protected Vegan Beliefs; No LGBT Right To Your Kid

Posted on April 23, 2020 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: Mother Government may I or may I not?      First, a little … Continue reading →

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The So-Called Explicit Guarantee To Free Healthcare

Posted on March 30, 2020 by The Political Hat

     One of the things that many foreigners, as well as some Americans, belittle the United States about is that there is no “free” socialized healthcare that the people have an explicit “guarantee” to, and further belittle the idea that ultimately … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: European Unity?

Posted on March 6, 2020 by The Political Hat

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      Now that the United Kingdom has escaped the European Union, ‘twould be interesting to look back to over … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Defense Against Rapists: Song And Dance?

Posted on March 2, 2020 by The Political Hat

     What is apparently the most effective way to stop a rapist in Finland? If you guessed a gun, a mace, or a kick to the crotch, you’d be wrong according to the city of Oulu, Finland. What is, then, this … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Always Say Die: Belgian Courts Say “Close Enough”; Protection Become Barriers To Homicide; Forced To Kill In Canada

Posted on February 27, 2020 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: When you’re gonna die, the state will make you die.      First, … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Pushing Back Against The Transgender Agenda: Banning Transgender Surgery For Juveniles; Quitting Over Violence Against Actual Women; An Honest Voice

Posted on February 6, 2020 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: Standing up and saying “No”.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying … Continue reading →

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