February 2012
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Women's Strike Force - TRUST WOMEN #p2
OUTRAGE. That is the only thing I feel at this moment while state after state tries to pass laws that control the bodies and sexuality of women. Here’s a novel idea - TRUST WOMEN! New laws that restrict access to abortions are NOT the solution. They only imply that women cannot be trusted!! Nothing is that simple. The decision made by an individual woman to terminate a pregnancy is a...
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I Am Tired of Being a Feminist #p2 →
And you can add to that: anti-racist, pro-gay/lesbian rights, etc.
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Women shouldn't be allowed to speak about birth... →
At least that’s what Rep. Darrell Issa (R) believes. WTF?
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Stop the fear-mongering! #p2 →
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Do You Have Freedom or Free Will? #p2
“Free will is not totally free. It is radically constrained by the frames and metaphors shaping your brain and limiting how you see the world. Those frames get there, to a remarkable extent, through repetition in the media.”
—George Lakoff
TURN OFF THE TV AND READ. I recommend Whose Freedom?: The Battle Over America’s Most Important Ideas by George Lakoff.
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I HATE THE SYSTEM #p2
It has been almost a year since I wrote this but my feelings remain unchanged.
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I hate the system that tells us we must all compete for what are basic human necessities.
I hate the system that makes it easy for men to ignore sexism, whites to ignore racism and heterosexuals to deny people equal rights.
I hate all of the distractions that make the aforementioned...
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Real Men Wear Pink - or whatever the hell they... →
I’d like to add that hegemonic masculinity not only impacts the lives of men, but also the lives of women.
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Money, Money, Money. #p2
“Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless.” If people forgot themselves “in the sole faculty of making money.”
—Thomas Jefferson
“Love your neighbor as yourself, and your country more than yourself”
—Thomas Jefferson
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Repulsive Progressive Hypocrisy #P2 →
Thank goodness for Glenn Greenwald. He seems to be the ONLY person talking about this.
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In Honor of the Socialist Bowl (I mean Super Bowl)... →
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Our Superficial Lives #p2
Young professionals move around so many times, usually for school and then work, that they rarely develop a strong sense of community. Friends are spread out all over the country (or even world). This has led to both superficial relationships (via facebook, twitter, etc) and increasing amounts of depression among young adults. There is just something magical and irreplaceable about spending...
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January 2012
1 post
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In Honor of MLK...
My favorite quotes:
“I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a “thing-oriented” society to a “person-oriented” society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the...
December 2011
2 posts
Rob Delaney: My least favorite people (at this... →
robdelaney:
My least favorite people (at this second) are people who feel Obama “let them down” or “didn’t deliver on his promise.” Guys, “HOPE” was a one syllable slogan, a logo even, to get a corporate backed, big D Democrat elected in a cash contest. People like you are THE SAME THING as the “undecided”…
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Why I'm Not Married
By Lisa Wade
http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/12/19/why-im-not-married/
I’m not married because I don’t want or need the state’s approval of my relationship and I certainly don’t want it interfering if we decide to part.
I’m not married because the history of marriage is ugly and anti-woman; because I don’t like the common meanings of the words “wife” and “husband”; and because...
November 2011
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Why I Love Sweet Guys
I don’t love the rebel.
I don’t lust after the bad boy.
I don’t want to be with the tough guy.
I love sweet men.
I love kind men, generous men, thoughtful men.
Murder.
Rape.
Abuse.
Greed.
Lust.
Privilege.
Racism.
Sexism.
Homophobia.
With so many men at the heart of darkness,
I need constant reminders that the good guys exist.
That there are sweet guys.
Magnanimous, caring...
August 2011
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FAMILY VALUES #P2
Progressives MUST start talking about their values. Here’s an example.
FAMILY VALUES: Family values are extremely important particularly concerning the raising of children. Children must grow up in strong, supportive, loving homes. Children become responsible, self-disciplined and self-reliant through being cared for, respected, and caring for others both in their family and community....
Call Verizon in SUPPORT OF THE UNIONS!! →
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It's Our VALUES Stupid! #P2
We must start talking about our values and stop talking about issues. It’s not that issues aren’t important, but VALUES must come first. What do environmental protection, civil rights, abortion rights, gun control, gay rights and public education all have in common??
THE ETHIC OF CARING!! Empathy, Responsibility, Justice, Freedom and Liberty belong in the new language of Liberals! Progressives...
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Destroy the Economy! #p2
Wow. So, the Republicans didn’t destroy the economy. And that’s supposed to be the “balance” that the Democrats got; otherwise they got nothing - ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. What is going on? So, the Republicans get more and more sinister as they find extreme tactics to hold us all hostage in order to get their way starting with no extension of unemployment benefits unless the...
July 2011
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Where is our humanity? #P2
“Big Money. No Humanity.” This message was painted into the sidewalk in Columbus, OH.
And it makes you ask, where is our humanity? Even if we know about all the pain, poverty, suffering, and discrimination experienced by others, do we care?
Do we really care when a black baby dies from malnutrition?
Do we really care when Mexican kids kill each other?
Do we really care when the...
June 2011
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Fiscally Responsible?
So, old people, poor people, and the disabled have to sacrifice but Republicans WILL NOT take away subsidies for corporate jets and WILL NOT save billions by closing corporate loopholes and going after tax evaders. Seriously? Republican Eric Cantor’s office said, ” the corporate jet loophole that he [the President] was talking about only amounts to about TWO BILLION”
What? It...
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Redefining Success #P2
Advertising is BRAINWASHING and it is everywhere. You may “think” you’re immune to it, but companies don’t spend billions on something that “maybe works on some people” It works on YOU. Yes YOU. Do you watch sports? Do you have a favorite team? Then it works on you! Do you shop at some store because their clothes are cool? Then it works on you? Do you...
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Profits over People - AGAIN....
When will the government get tough with corporations? How many people have to die because of mine-safety violations (or polluted air or water or both)? Republicans continue to fight for less regulation when what we really need is MORE.
http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2011/06/28/msha-to-families-ubb-mine-kept-2-sets-of-books/
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What does it mean to be PROGRESSIVE?
It’s about empathy, nurturance, and caring for your friends, family, community, state, nation and fellow global citizens:
Love, empathy, and nurturance are primary, and children become responsible, self-disciplined and self-reliant through being cared for, respected, and caring for others, both in their family and in their community. Support and protection are part of nurturance, and they...
Please Get Over It!
First, read Sex at Dawn by Ryan and Jetha. Then, get over it. Both men and women are VERY sexual beings and monogamy is virtually impossible for anyone. Why are we even trying? That is not to say that a person can’t LOVE someone and want to commit to them, but don’t we already know that love is not sex and sex is not love!? What Weiner did is not unusual or different from most...
May 2011
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REJECT CONFORMITY!!
We need to reject the idea of conspicuous consumption and move beyond the ideology of individualism. We must realize that individualism, ironically, breeds CONFORMITY and holds us to a rigid standard of what is considered “successful” based on a notion of what material goods we have been able to acquire and how must status (or lack thereof) our job gives us. No where do we measure...
We MUST Hold Wall Street Criminals Accountable!! →
“We humans, in a fit of adolescent hubris, have sought to liberate ourselves from...”
– David Korten (via azspot)
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What happened to us?
Do you recognize the United States anymore? What happened to us? Do only blood, conflict, death and destruction unite us anymore? We have so few manufacturing jobs left in this country so we can’t really be proud of the things we make. Can anyone take pride in the fact that Mubarak used weapons we made against the people of Egypt? We’re the ones selling the “weapons of mass...
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On this day, I think we need to remember these...
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction. The chain reaction of evil – hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars – must be broken or we shall be plunged into the darkness of annihilation.
—MLK
April 2011
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We are all...
We are all racist.
We are all sexist.
We are all homophobic.
We are all selfish and sometimes greedy.
We are all privileged (some of us more a LOT more than others).
But, it’s what you do about those things that really matters.
Dr. Martin Luther King said the most important question you can ask yourself is…
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO HELP OTHERS?
March 2011
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Trust Women!
I am PRO-LIFE and I don’t know a single liberal/progressive/democrat who isn’t. My pro-life stance calls on me to work to limit abortions via ending poverty, by working for universal health care for all citizens, and through teaching about comprehensive sex-education. My pro-life stance calls on me to demand that birth-control be covered by insurance companies and that we work to end...
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The Funny Thing About Capitalism...
Why is it that the minute someone criticizes capitalism and the MYTH of a “free” market, conservatives can only resort to name call by either saying:
1. You’re un-American.
2. You’re a socialist or a communist (as if those are the same things and the only option).
3. You’re lazy and don’t want to work for a living..
Capitalism, as it was originally...
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I HATE THE SYSTEM
I hate the system that tells us we must all compete for what are basic human necessities.
I hate the system that makes it easy for men to ignore sexism, whites to ignore racism and heterosexuals to deny people equal rights.
I hate all of the distractions that make the aforementioned ignorance possible.
I hate the system that creates vast amounts of wealth and poverty.
I hate the system that...
February 2011
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The Anxious Class
The “middle class” as we know it has officially disappeared. We are now the ANXIOUS class - worried about losing our home; worried about losing our jobs; worried about how we’re going to send our kids to college; worried about how we’re going to be able to afford gas and groceries as prices go up and up. Corporations (modern Robber Barons) keep people in DEBT and in FEAR,...
November 2010
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Glenn Thrush should be fired...
and stop reading Politico. Glenn Thrush’s reporting of the delayed meeting with the White House was beyond partisan. This is not journalism. This is propaganda for the republican party. Thank you Rachel Maddow for pointing out their LIES. I am disgusted by Politico’s supposed “reporting” on this and that other websites and news organizations are picking it up....
June 2010
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The racism in all of us.
The new recent Arizona law has stirred yet another round of debates about racism. I read comment after comment beneath news articles to see what “anonymous” people will say concerning the immigration debate. After reading an article about the teenage boy recently killed on the border by a border patrol agent, I was particularly disturbed by a few of the comments that said he got what...
How do they get to be that way? - Roger Ebert's... →
Great piece about the racist attack on the Prescott, AZ mural.
April 2010
3 posts
Court Favors Comcast in F.C.C. ‘Net Neutrality’... →
A sad day for Net Neutrality and for an open free internet.
Confederate History Month??? - Yes, it's here.... →
Post-Hutaree: How Glenn Beck and Fox News spread... →
A must read!
March 2010
5 posts
What's the matter with white people? →
Joan Walsh tackles why so many working class whites are opposed to health care reform even though many of them will benefit from it.