The Political Ramblings of an art school dropout
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Hey white feminists, just a friendly reminder that it was WHITE MEN who taught patriarchy to black men.
So let’s start targeting the RIGHT fucking group of people.
Like can we do that.
Please.
It’s true, black men have no autonomy and are…
Domingo, 13 de enero de 2013
Hace unos años se publicó mi primera guía de campo que abarcaba las principales aves de México. Este artículo constituye una actualización sobre las más de 300 especies de aves comparten el país con nosotros. Algunas han vivido aquí desde hace mucho tiempo y otras…
So I’ve been on some lefty mailing list (the “Real Majority Project”) I signed up for at a discussion of the fighting in Gaza at my school a few months ago. Mostly it’s been OK stuff. But then today they sent a bunch of Xmas links including this:
Yesterday, I woke up to the news of renewed conflict in southern Israel and Gaza. A family of Israeli civilians, killed by rocket fire in their own home. Sirens going off in Tel Aviv and, now, Jerusalem. Airstrikes in Gaza. 15 Palestinian civilians dead and dozens more injured, among them, children. All I can do is sit here, miles away from the Middle East, and ask myself, why? What does anyone on either side have to gain from this? How many more innocent people have to die before politicians realize the futility of perpetuating this conflict as a way to gain political legitimacy? Does Netanyahu not realize that repeating the mistakes of 2008 will do absolutely nothing to weaken Hamas or to stop rocket attacks in Israel? Does Haniyeh not realize that continued attacks on Israel have only strengthened the Gaza blockade? Are politicians really that blind?
Amidst the insanity, I see Facebook friends on both sides of the conflict posting chain statuses and image macros, clicking “share” without thinking twice. Defending one side without thinking of civilian deaths on the other. I am shocked to see otherwise intelligent people suspend their ability to think critically and fall prey to the trappings of emotionalism, political propaganda and groupthink. Defending the actions of states and governments as if they were cheering on a football team without wondering if there is, perhaps, another way. Personally, I have made a decision to stay out of it, and hope that cooler heads will prevail. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who have died, and with the people of Gaza and Israel.
isn’t it ironic to hear a pro-Putin Kremlin mouthpiece such as “Russia Today” rush to the defense of Julian Assange, championing transparency, access to information and human rights? Consider this. If Assange had leaked Kremlin documents we can be sure that Putin would have had him hunted down and killed. Fucking hypocrites
A Syrian government fighter jet bombed a residential neighborhood, killing more than 40 civilians and wounding at least 100 others in the town of Azaz, including many women and children, Human Rights Watch said today after visiting the town. In the attack on August 15, 2012, at least two bombs destroyed an entire block of houses in the al-Hara al-Kablie neighborhood of Azaz, in Syria’s northern Aleppo province.
Human Rights Watch investigated the site of the bombing two hours after the attack and interviewed witnesses, victims, medical personnel, and relatives of those killed.
Read more after the jump.
(via huffingtonpost)
Perhaps you might consider moving to Haiti. Not only would you be able to dodge socialist doctors, but you might be able to avoid medical professionals altogether: The country only has 25 physicians per 100,000 people. While access to clean water may be a bit spotty, this is more than made up for by the short life expectancy and the absence of Barack Obamas. Pack your swimsuit!
But maybe Haiti is still a little too close to our socialist empire for comfort. (Dear God, what if America’s newfound brand of Marxist, fascist dictatorship were to spread?!) Don’t worry, because the majority of the continent of Africa is far away from both Obamacare — and any sort of care whatsoever. In fact, for you diehard libertarians who hate having your government provide things, there aren’t many places better-suited for you than Liberia. Not only will the Liberian government not provide you with health care, but it will also fail to provide for just about every other basic human need. It’s no coincidence that the country’s motto is, “The love of liberty brought us here,” because nothing represents the anti-Obamacare brand of liberty than a very high risk of catching a serious infectious disease and a low likelihood of finding the resources to treat it. As a bonus for you fans of the Second Amendment who feel that it’s necessary to have a gun on you at all times, you’re going to love this beautiful land where that’s probably a pretty good idea.
(Source: huffingtonpost)
I wish Americans were more worried the outflow of weapons into Mexico than they are with the inflow of workers into the US. Just a thought.
