“You’ve gotta respect everyone’s beliefs." No, you don’t. That’s
what gets us in trouble. Look, you have to acknowledge everyone’s
beliefs, and then you have to reserve the right to go: "That is fucking
stupid. Are you kidding me?" I acknowledge that you believe that, that’s
great, but I’m not going to respect it. I have an uncle that believes
he saw Sasquatch. We do not believe him, nor do we respect him!”
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"But you used to write about politics..." Yeah. At one time I did, yeah. Here in Blogger, back to 2012. You can find all those passionate, researched entries by searching on "politics" in the search field. In my Diaryland blog ,
I have essays from the 2000, 2004 and 2008 elections--that is to say,
from the Hanging Chad to the Provisional Ballot to (sweet relief) YES WE
CAN! I don't have any entries from 2020 to July 2025 …
A Short Primer for the Spiritually Conflicted If your thousands-of-years-old religion's definition of "decency" requires you hold hands in fellowship with others so you can hate better, as a group, then you will definitely encounter a great many problems navigating 21st century America. If you have been casting about for guidance out of the God quagmire, this primer is for you. D espite mankind's tendency towards marginalizing …
"God gives us our rights, not government." -Janine Turner, actress, Tuesday August 28, 2012, addressing the RNC
My initial reaction to some second-rate actress making such an outrageous declaration was, "Oh for the love of fuck. The chick from Northern Exposure? Seriously?" As is our wont these days, that's just what I posted on Facebook.
An old friend and staunch conservative from small-town Connecticut replied to my po…
"I hope (chicken place)
will make gazillions of dollars. This is a still free country and people
will vote with their money." (August 2, 2012, Facebook, Author Withheld)
I will never craft a response to the "chicken thing" that could surpass the wisdom and clarity of Wayne Self's July 30th essay in his "Self's Fulfilling Prophecies" blog. [ Update: blog change ]. Like Mr. Self, I too acknowledge the absurdity…
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