Never Let Them Take Our Dignity
Dignity. I’ve noticed that many things in American society are geared toward taking away people’s dignity to keep them in line. Want help from a social program these days? That will require jumping through many hoops. Want a job? Be sure to remain cheerful and compliant. Maybe it’s just that I’ve read both Bright-Sided: How [...]
The Larger Problem Behind Child Slavery and Halloween Candy
I recently came upon an article on good.is about candies one can buy for Halloween that don’t use child slavery. Apparently, child slaves made my Halloween candy, so I should stop buying it. The articles are well intentioned. No one with a soul wants to support child slavery. I find myself wondering if fruity Halloween [...]
Who is to Blame When Democracy Fails: Why It’s Not the People.
In recent years, we’ve resorted to trying to make voting cool because we can’t get people out and voting. “Vote or die.” “Rock the Vote.” It’s become a real ad campaign. Everything that people might possibly vote in is compared to a presidential election these days, e.g., “X people voted for American Idol, while only [...]
Distractions: Illusions of Choice
“Now all of these voices And all of these noises With all their illusions of choices They’ve come to my door With one dozen roses.” -The Wallflowers, “Invisible City” This song came on the other day, and it got me thinking. The idea is not originally mine, obviously, many others have posed the idea of [...]
