Category: Leftism and Political Correctness
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Merry Scroogemas!
In this season especially we ought to find a kind word to say about the much maligned Ebeneezer Scrooge. Here's mine: Without Scrooge, the sexually prolific Cratchit wouldn't have a job and be able to support his brood! This thought is developed by Michael Levin in In Defense of Scrooge. And is there not something…
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A Diversity Paradox for Immigration Expansionists
Liberals love 'diversity' even at the expense of such obvious goods as unity, assimilation, and comity. So it is something of a paradox that their refusal to take seriously the enforcement of immigration laws has led to a most undiverse stream of immigrants. "While espousing a fervent belief in diversity, immigrant advocates and their allies…
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They Pay So Much for So Little
Update (11/27): I am told the sign is a fake. I suspected as much. Fake or not it makes an important point. The point being that (i) the Left has done much to destroy the universities, and (ii) government programs, e.g., federally insured loan programs, have done much to cause an education bubble. The cost…
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The Policy of Stealing from the Productive
Stealing as Policy, from the Iron Curtain to Robert Byrd.
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The Link Between Postmodernism and the Left
From Thomas Nagel's essay, "The Sleep of Reason" in Concealment and Exposure (Oxford 2002), p.174 (emphasis added): . . . I think there is a more direct link between postmodernism and the traditional ideas of the Left. The explanation of all ostensibly rational forms of thought in terms of social influences is a generalization of…
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The Brain-Dead Left
Here, by James Taranto. And while we are on the brain theme:
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Does a Full-Time Homemaker Swap Her Mind for a Mop?
Dennis Prager's latest column. It put me in mind of Lydia McGrew.
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Better Green Than Dead
The greens are the new reds.
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Anti-PC Haiku
Writing 'they' for 'he'They sacrifice grammarTo the god of PeeCee.
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Lakoff Deconstructed
Here.
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Another Silly Expression: ‘Junk Food’
There is no such thing as junk food. Food is food. When I go backpacking, I eat crud I would never eat at home, stuff loaded with fat, salt, and sugar. Dinner might consist of couscous with ‘Vienna’ sausages. If you are an American you know what the latter are: morsels of mystery meat laden…
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The Manifesto of the Modern Protester
I found the following in the archives of my first weblog. The hyperlink has long been dead. The author is Nicholas Antongiavanni. Curiously timely in light of the antics of the 'Occupy Wall Street' crowd. This may be only an excerpt. I cannot find the original document. 1. No ill is so trivial that it can be…
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Silly Expression: ‘The Government is Us’
Liberal talk show host Thom Hartmann made this idiotic remark on a C-Span panel once. I wonder if Hartman has ever had an encounter with an arrogant cop who has overstepped the bounds of his legitimate authority. Has he ever been audited by the IRS? I recommend the latter experience for its educational value. One…
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Conformity for Diversity’s Sake
This excellent article exposes some of the contradictions into which progressives fall.
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Critical Thinking and the Status Quo
Critical thinking is not necessarily opposed to the status quo. To criticize is not to oppose, but to sift, to assess, to assay, to evaluate, to separate the true from the false. A critical thinker may well end up supporting the existing state of things in this or that respect. It is a fallacy of…