November 2016 - The Critical Mind — The Critical Mind
Really? 11.29.16 – Fundamentalism Is a Cancer in America.
A good Christian. This election has shown so many self-declared Christians to be completely devoid of any Christian spirit. Luckily, there are still Christians in America who act according to Jesus’ precepts. Take Colby Martin. He was a young star of the conservative evangelical church. And like many, he studied the Bible. However, he came to realize that […]
Louisiana GOPer sexts 17 year-old-boy. “I’m not gay” – so claims Mike Yenni, Parish President of Jefferson Parish, LA. Which raises the question: Why was he sexting a teen boy? Why did he kiss him in a mall bathroom? And why buy him underwear as a gift? Now his wife, Michelle Swanner, has announced – after praying […]
Could America Embrace Fascism?
The anti-Trump folks fall into two camps. The ones who draw comparisons to Nazi Germany. And the others who think that – as awful as Trump is – he is not capable of dragging the country to fascism. So let us ask: Is America poised, like Germany in 1933, to usher in totalitarianism? Are the two […]
The Sanctimony of the Third Party Voter.
Many huffy lefties voted for a third party candidate. They told themselves they were traveling the moral high road. What will they do in four years, if they still don’t like the Democratic candidate? Throw away their vote again – and reelect Donald Trump? These sanctimonious gits think that their protest vote says something good about […]
Do You Want To Be President? Work on Your Charisma.
If you consider the presidential elections since 1980, is there a common theme among the winners? Obviously, they have had different levels of ability. Their politics and policies vary. And their commitment to the truth differs from candidate to candidate. So what does that leave? Let’s consider 2016. Americans elected a thin-skinned, vindictive, ill-informed, incurious, incompetent, misogynist […]
Trump Lies to His Voters. They Couldn’t Care Less
Trump rose to the pinnacle by promising many things. Yet, even before he’s taken the oath, he showed his policies were often just so much smoke.Trump said he would ‘drain the swamp’ yet he’s hiring swamp monsters. He said he would be a unifying President, but he has turned to notorious racist Steve Bannon as his chief policy […]
How to Talk to a Conservative – a Primer.
“Deregulation is a transfer of power from the trodden to the treading. It is unsurprising that all conservative parties claim to hate big government.” ― George Monbiot It is hard to have an intelligent conversation with a conservative. After all, he usually believes that man was made from dust – and woman from his rib. […]
November 2016 - The Critical Mind — The Critical Mind
Really? 11.29.16 – Fundamentalism Is a Cancer in America.
A good Christian. This election has shown so many self-declared Christians to be completely devoid of any Christian spirit. Luckily, there are still Christians in America who act according to Jesus’ precepts. Take Colby Martin. He was a young star of the conservative evangelical church. And like many, he studied the Bible. However, he came to realize that […]
Louisiana GOPer sexts 17 year-old-boy. “I’m not gay” – so claims Mike Yenni, Parish President of Jefferson Parish, LA. Which raises the question: Why was he sexting a teen boy? Why did he kiss him in a mall bathroom? And why buy him underwear as a gift? Now his wife, Michelle Swanner, has announced – after praying […]
Could America Embrace Fascism?
The anti-Trump folks fall into two camps. The ones who draw comparisons to Nazi Germany. And the others who think that – as awful as Trump is – he is not capable of dragging the country to fascism. So let us ask: Is America poised, like Germany in 1933, to usher in totalitarianism? Are the two […]
The Sanctimony of the Third Party Voter.
Many huffy lefties voted for a third party candidate. They told themselves they were traveling the moral high road. What will they do in four years, if they still don’t like the Democratic
 candidate? Throw away their vote again – and reelect Donald Trump? These sanctimonious gits think that their protest vote says something good about […]
Do You Want To Be President? Work on Your Charisma.
If you consider the presidential elections since 1980, is there a common theme among the winners? Obviously, they have had different levels of ability. Their politics and policies vary. And their commitment to the truth differs from candidate to candidate. So what does that leave? Let’s consider 2016. Americans elected a thin-skinned, vindictive, ill-informed, incurious, incompetent, misogynist […]
Trump Lies to His Voters. They Couldn’t Care Less
Trump rose to the pinnacle by promising many things. Yet, even before he’s taken the oath, he showed his policies were often just so much smoke.Trump said he would ‘drain the swamp’ yet he’s hiring swamp monsters. He said he would be a unifying President, but he has turned to notorious racist Steve Bannon as his chief policy […]
How to Talk to a Conservative – a Primer.
“Deregulation is a transfer of power from the trodden to the treading. It is unsurprising that all conservative parties claim to hate big government.” ― George Monbiot It is hard to have an intelligent conversation with a conservative. After all, he usually believes that man was made from dust – and woman from his rib. […]