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Witchcraft And The Politics Of Panic

Posted on October 7, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Online “witches”, typically of the Tumblr variety, have been a source of mockery by your humble author for some time now. We’ve had “Tumblr Witches” declare war on Donald Trump, Capitalist Patriarchy, opposition to “Transgender Women” in women’s bathrooms, Gentrification, … Continue reading →

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The New Right Is The Old Left

Posted on September 23, 2024 by The Political Hat

     “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” seems to be the route to political success now sought be the new ascendant Right.   ‘Twould seem that “fighting like the Left” does means adopting many of their positions, if not the … Continue reading →

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Welcoming Wolves Into The Flock

Posted on September 17, 2024 by The Political Hat

     The Republican Party has been rather welcoming to overly enthusiastic converts to the party, being so starved for love and validation that any and all are celebrated and raised on a pedestal.      This happened recently when a Democratic state Senator … Continue reading →

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The Mostly Peaceful Political Trap

Posted on August 28, 2024 by The Political Hat

     “Owning the Libs”, particularly online, has become the primary weapon of political warfare, particularly with the chronically online. What was once high meme culture and sophisticated in its own faux-juvenile way has devolved into sick burns where political success is … Continue reading →

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Glaciers Are Politicians Too

Posted on August 27, 2024 by The Political Hat

     There is a certain obsession with the “Nature Rights” crowd with making objects morally equivalent to humans. They’ve done this with lagoons, lakes, moons, swamps, rivers, and mountains.   Now, not only are glaciers like people too, they can even … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Lesser Children Of Gaia: “More Than Human” Rights; Wyoming City Approves Rights For Nature; School of Sustainability

Posted on August 22, 2024 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: Sorry, you’re just not as important as some random rock.      First, … Continue reading →

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The True Nature Of The Uniparty: Grift

Posted on August 6, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Many people, particularly on the Right, talk about the “Uniparty”, which is some true elite that rules over the people. There is an underlying and unifying connection between Democrats and Republicans: The quest for filthy lucre.      Sen. Mark Kelly (D—AZ), … Continue reading →

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Populism Isn’t Democracy, It’s Ochlocracy

Posted on May 21, 2024 by The Political Hat

     One of the great achievements, and integral elements of America as a civic nation (and formerly the Anglosphere more widely), was the keystone concept of liberty under law—an ordered liberty ordered not by either a ruling elite or some Rousseau-esque … Continue reading →

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The Rise Of Trans-Speciesism

Posted on April 29, 2024 by The Political Hat

     There was a time when people who believed that they were an animal like a deer, both in real life as well as that hellhole known an Tumblr, were considered crazy. Comparisons between such people and those who claim to … Continue reading →

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Identifying As A Robot: From Playing Pretend To Valid Gender

Posted on January 22, 2024 by The Political Hat

     Remember the insanity that was that hellhole called Tumblr? Back then you have people identifying as “galaxygender”, a trans-dimensional space princess, an agender pansexual wtfromantic/nebularomantic Gaelic Polytheist “woodland spirit”, a translucent glow creature, a demi-mogairomantic demi-pansexual magigender otherkin, an arovauge … Continue reading →

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