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I do not think that I have ever heard such meme confusion in my life which contributed so disruptively to clear understanding of the obvious nature of violence.
On Sunday’s CNN Newsroom, Don Johnson (the anchor) (black and out-gay) had on two other folks who – for whatever reason – seemed to embrace some…
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Almost always, the lethal conflicts that divide us arise from the often tangled roots of these foundational mental memes.
In the “creases” and “folds” of “America’s” Weltanschauung, hidden tendencies are encouraged and perspectives exist that are downright nasty. These mental viruses (memes), these shades that…
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The U.S. must drop its false sense of superiority and exceptionalism born of racism and imperialism.
Tracheal intubation is when a plastic tube is stuck down your “trachea (windpipe) to maintain an open airway or to serve as a conduit through which…
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We cling to false assumptions - prejudices - that help us maintain illusion.
My friends, you should batten down the hatches. This country - and I do mean the country - has worked itself into a massively destructive national…
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Western culture fails us as it failed Alexander Hamilton in that it does not place enough emphasis on the long term consequences of our immediate decisions and behaviors.
Because Alexander Hamilton is the architect of our miserable, oppressive financial system, I hold significant animosity towards him. I abhor this founder of our nation! My…
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On March 14, Rachel Maddow interviewed on her show (The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC) a person with the sweetest spirit that I have encountered in a long time! Many folks on the left refuse to admit that there is such a thing as spirit even when it causes them to fall silent and awe struck.…
On March 14, Rachel Maddow interviewed on her show (The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC) a person with the sweetest spirit that I have encountered in a…
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Allegory is a fictional story composition device that uses characters and other story phenomena to stand in for real concepts and historical people. Allegories broaden these associations and comparisons through the story lines and, thereby, make subtle and not so subtle comments and judgments about the real historical thing. For thousands of years, humans have…
Allegory is a fictional story composition device that uses characters and other story phenomena to stand in for real concepts and historical people. Allegories broaden these…
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Com�ndate’ Hugo Rafael Ch�vez Fr�as was a black man. Born July 28, 1954, his family was Amerindian, Afro-Venezuelan, and European Spanish. The proportions do not matter because they mirror the proportions of most black people on the North and South American continents; he was a black man. He never disavowed his black heritage even when…
Com�ndate’ Hugo Rafael Ch�vez Fr�as was a black man. Born July 28, 1954, his family was Amerindian, Afro-Venezuelan, and European Spanish. The proportions do not matter…
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The Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) television series is one of the most popular series on television today. CSI New York with the President’s college buddy, Hill Harper, playing one of the characters is one of the spinoffs that have helped greatly to garner this popularity. Audiences’ sense of justice achieved in the criminal justice world…
The Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) television series is one of the most popular series on television today. CSI New York with the President’s college buddy, Hill…
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It is possible to be too radical! A person’s and/or a group’s sign of being too radical can best be delineated by their commitment to having and stockpiling guns and other weapons. Wherever a person or a group stands on a point of “political space” – right, left, up, down, transcendent (I don’t believe in…
It is possible to be too radical! A person’s and/or a group’s sign of being too radical can best be delineated by their commitment to having…
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