OK, about a half-dozen posts ago, I said I was writing a more detailed post about America's status as a Christian Nation. Then real life smacked me upside the head, and long, involved posts got put on hold for a while. Finally, here we are.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS NOT A FUCKING CHRISTIAN NATION*. [...]
A true genius, in my book. A man who had his head on straight, and his priorities well sorted. The world needs more people like George Carlin: People who are willing to tell it like it is, other people's sacred cows be damned.
Take some time to watch some of his stand-up routines, and make a [...]
… if public schools taught anything resembling history—Or, American Exceptionalism is a crock of shit.
American schools are shit at teaching anything resembling an in-depth study of history. Of course, to a certain extent, any nation's schools are going to teach history from their own bias and perspective, but after meeting an talking with people of [...]
If you're of the mind that Bush winning the 2000 election at the hands of a right-wing dominated Supreme Court was no coincidence, here's a sobering take on the upcoming election:
So yeah, if all you fucking short-sighted bullshit pseudo-feminist Clinton-zombies are totally willing to risk losing Roe v. Wade, see same-sex marriage get constitutionally banned, [...]
"It is important to remember that 'bisexual,' 'lesbian,' 'gay,' 'transgender,' and 'heterosexual' are labels created by a homophobic, biphobic, heterosexist society to separate and alienate us from each other. We are all unique and don’t fit into distinct categories." ~Duke University Center for LGBT Life Bisexuality FAQ
In the US, if you're not straighter than [...]
So yeah, if I'd been paying attention, I would have renewed my passport last summer. As of August 2007, all US passports have RFID chips embedded in them. For those of you not in the know, RFID tags are how libraries know when you walk out with an un-checked out book, how pet ID [...]
