Tag Archives: Europe

The Latest Idea from U.K. Police: Disarming Victims of Domestic Violence

Posted on June 18, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Between a victim of domestic violence and the perpetrator of domestic violence, whom would benefit more from the victim being disarmed in future encounters. If you said that the perpetrator would, congratulations for having a modicum of common sense; if … Continue reading →

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The Christchurch Ball and Gag

Posted on June 11, 2019 by The Political Hat

     The Prime Minister, whose party holds dictatorial control over Middle Earth New Zealand, is doubling down on authoritarianism by pushing the “Christchurch Call” on governments and tech giants to censor “violent” and other “hateful” speech.      The entire “call” can be … Continue reading →

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The Normalization of HIV

Posted on June 10, 2019 by The Political Hat

     Back in the 1970’s, the band KISS added samples of their own blood to ink that was to be used in KISS comic books. This was considered awesome by fans of KISS because it was like buying part of the … Continue reading →

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Stopping Spoon-related Violence in the U.K.

Posted on June 5, 2019 by The Political Hat

     The British Police, who are already a laughing stock of the civilized world by prioritizing the threat of mis-gendering or sex-slave rings, are not only dealing with the threat of the private ownership of pointy objects or… whisks… but now, … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: What Have We Learned from the Failure of British Socialism?

Posted on May 24, 2019 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”.      With Britain having just voted in a European Parliament election despite supposedly being scheduled to have left the … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Irish Problem

Posted on May 17, 2019 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”.      With the question of Brexit being the single most important topic for the U.K. during this month’s elections … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Enoch Powell and the British Crisis

Posted on May 10, 2019 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”.      With elections in the U.K., including recent council elections and upcoming (and unexpected) elections for the European Parliament, … Continue reading →

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Assault With A Deadly Whisk?

Posted on May 7, 2019 by The Political Hat

     The U.K. has gone paranoid about anything that could be used as a weapon, from knives and screwdrivers, to, now… whisks. When will seafood forks be labeled as WMDs by the british gov? pic.twitter.com/b2c0PEuVXM — Question Most Things (@QuestionMThings) May … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Gender Madness: Coerced Speech; Illegal Speech; “Family Violence” Speech

Posted on May 2, 2019 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: Say the magic words, or else!      First, a little censorship:      Carrying … Continue reading →

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NHS Not Down With Down’s Syndrome

Posted on April 30, 2019 by The Political Hat

     We are, unfortunately, familiar with the U.K.’s National Health Servie (NHS) and their “Liverpool Care Pathway” that involves intentionally starving/dehydrating patients, including babies, to death. Sadly, it seems starvation in the NHS is far more endemic than that: A man … Continue reading →

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