A definition– American exceptionalism is an ideology holding the United States as unique among nations in positive or negative connotations, with respect to its ideas of democracy and personal freedom. By that definition the United States (America is two continents) can be exceptionally good or exceptionally bad. Here’s an example from the same Wikipedia article …
Tag: ek Politics
May 08 2018
More Stupid
Sanctions won’t hurt. All the other parties will ignore them (even if you have hopes for the Europeans, the Russians and Chinese will not participate). Military action is useless. Even proponents like Bolton admit it could only delay development of a nuclear device for 5 years. 0 < 10 as TMC puts it. Not only …
May 07 2018
About Those War Crimes
The United States commits War Crimes. To this day. Our air strikes against and ground force presence in Syria, for example, are an instance of Aggressive War. “To initiate a war of aggression, therefore, is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it …
May 07 2018
He’s Always Been This Way
Look, I know people. I know people who know Rudy. He’s always been this way. A horrible human being who cheated on his wife and positioned the emergency command center for New York City specifically so he could cheat on his wife there. It was subsequently destroyed in the 9/11 attack because it was too …
May 06 2018
Watch Stormy
See what I did there? Stephen Colbert calls his segments “Stormy Watch” and I switched it around. Ok, look- the important thing about my jokes is that they amuse me. Massey Energy Company Therapy Billy Dee The Electric Twitter Machine Foreplay Weekend Update The Winner of the Peter Cushing Look-A-Like Contest Social Media NBA Playoffs …
May 03 2018
Hucklebaby
The New York Times and the rest of the D.C. media practice a strange kind of feminism An upgaded sincerity algorithm Bad Acid Flashbacks
May 02 2018
This is the NFL
As I pointed out almost a month ago the NFL and it’s Owners are a collection of pimps trafficking their Cheerleaders as Sex Workers. Not that there’s anything wrong with Sex Work if that’s what you choose to do. Redskins Cheerleaders Describe a Trip to Costa Rica That Crossed a Line By JULIET MACUR, The …
May 02 2018
About those questions.
While originally presented as a product of the Special Counsel’s Office by The New York Times there’s pretty general agreement now that the 49 (or 48, reports still vary) questions are instead the notes of Jay Sekulow and other members of Trump’s legal team following a meeting with Robert Mueller in March. This is kind …
May 01 2018
Allez le Barricades!
The Internationale Arise ye workers from your slumbers Arise ye prisoners of want For reason in revolt now thunders And at last ends the age of cant. Away with all your superstitions Servile masses arise, arise We’ll change henceforth the old tradition And spurn the dust to win the prize. So comrades, come rally And …
May 01 2018
Loyalty Day
(O)bserved on May 1 in the United States. It is a day set aside for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom. The holiday was first observed in 1921, during the First Red Scare. It was originally called “Americanization Day,” and it was intended …
Apr 30 2018
Why I Use LGBT
Each letter speaks to a specific sexual orientation or identification. Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. “Q” means “Queer”. Now I myself am “Queer” in the sense of being unusual or eccentric but I have no exotic fantasies of erotic activity beyond that required to satisfy the desires of my partner. “Are you through yet?” I mean, …
Apr 30 2018
Gonzo Journalism
In the War Against Rebellion And Slavery there were at least 360,000 Union dead. Those who died in defense of Rebellion And Slavery go unremarked by me, as they justly should for their treason. Knowing the cost, should we have not had this war? Should we have been content that people be enslaved, beaten, and …