I may have spent too much time outside the small town where I was raised. I may have traveled a bit too extensively and witnessed a few too many hardships, heroes, and unexpected acts of kindness from stranger to stranger. I say this because, very recently, the thought crossed my mind that if I had never stumbled out and tripped about (physically, not on drugs, you loon) like I have in the world, I might be a completely different person.… [Read more]
I can’t help being fascinated by the Trayvon Martin case – by the way the events are unfolding and the ways in which narratives are being constructed and white supremacy is being exposed. It’s interesting to hear the many “takes” on the situation, including the following gems of cognition:
Ron Paul represents the extreme right libertine section of the Republican Party. Even the Tea Party movement appears moderate in comparison to the movements that represent this section.
This section is not exactly homogenous as one would think and it would help to take a quick look at the composition of these lunatics.
The following ideologies are the ones that deserve (*sic*) a special mention:
(1) Religious zealots such as Christian Identity: who among other things believe that non-Caucasian people have no souls.… [Read more]
