Category: Invective
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Partisan Intransigence and Political True Belief
The last few days I have spoken with a number of people about Donald Trump, almost all of them supporters. What surprises me is their refusal to admit the man's negatives. Their partisanship blinds them. And then there is the naive belief that, if elected, Trump will accomplish what he says he will. Given his…
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The A. P. A. Statement on Bullying and Harrassment
The American Philosophical Association has issued a statement that condemns bullying and harrassment. Who could disagree? But the following paragraph needs a little more work: Abusive speech directed at philosophers is not limited to responses by the public to published op-eds. A look at some of the anonymous philosophy blogs also reveals a host of…
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Jerking Toward Social Collapse
Thanks to 'progressives,' our 'progress' toward social and cultural collapse seems not be proceeding at a constant speed, but to be accelerating. But perhaps a better metaphor from the lexicon of physics is jerking. After all, our 'progress' is jerkwad-driven. No need to name names. You know who they are. From your college physics you…
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Invective
Michael Medved uncorked a good one yesterday when he referred to the ACLU as the American Criminal Liars Union. That's pretty harsh, but then the ACLU has shown itself on numerous occasions to be a contemptible bunch of leftist shysters. What justifies the use of invective? The fact that we are in a war. Why…
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Reason with Liberals?
One cannot reason with those who are permanently in a state of self-colonoscopy.
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Friday Cat Blogging! Is Your Cat Racist?
Did you know that "Tom and Jerry" is now deemed racist? Yikes! Is there any limit to liberal-left foolishness? Here are three more recent examples. Andrea Tantaros of Fox News attacked for using the perfectly acceptable phrase 'witch doctor.' Australian opera company bans Carmen for smoking. Swing sets banned in two school districts in Washington…
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Dennis Miller on Obama
Last night on The O'Reilly Factor, the sharpest comedian out there uncorked the following: He makes Narcissus look like he invented self-effacement. In battling the Left, it is not enough to have facts, logic, and moral decency on one's side; one must turn their own Alinsky tactics against them by the use of mockery, derision,…