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Category Archives: Putting the “Civil” Back in Civilization
A Tip You Can Use…
So, there’s a Pandemic on, in case you forgot with all the current insanity. There’s a pandemic on and most places in the US have opened back up, hoping our corporate feudal masters will get the V-shaped recovery they so … Continue reading
The Part of the Conversation…
The world seems to be on fire right now. I have been trying to find a way to process it, to turn it into some kind of positive action. I like to imagine many of you have been making the … Continue reading
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Tagged black lives matter, in the news, Kentucky, Life, Media, Minnesota, news, peaceful protesters, peaceful protests, personal, police brutality, protests, race, race relations, racist police, riot cops, riots, tear gas, the conversatoin, unnecessary use of force, Washington D.C.
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May Day Safety…
So, I live in Tennessee, one of the many states “opening back up” today. And this is bullshit. But some fekkin’ idjits in government have decided the best way for the economy to get going again, is to force poor … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism Sucks, politics, Putting the "Civil" Back in Civilization, Uncategorized
Tagged 99%, Covid19, economics, economy, general strike, health, humanity, in the news, International Worker's day, Life, May Day, news, organize, politics, rant, rants, unioin, we are the 99%, Work
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Apocalypse Now-ish…
APOCALYPSE – a Greek word meaning revelation of things unknown. First off, calm down. Seriously. Calm. The Fuck. Down. (And wash your damn hands!) Second: This is not the end. and louder for those in the back: THIS. IS. NOT. … Continue reading
American Virtues…
So, we just had a big holiday celebration, here in The States. It was the 4TH OF MOTHER-FUCKIN’ JULY! And that’s the sum total of the amount I could get worked up about it – all caps, 5 words – … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th of July, America, American values, Independence day, Life
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The Price We Pay…
I am a 40-year-old, white, heterosexual man. (Also, cis gendered, but I’m not terribly fond of that appellation, as it smacks of non-scientific taxonomy. But alas, here we are.) I am beginning to grow accustomed to the possibility that the … Continue reading
PCBC: Argument – the Wrap Party…
So, what’s left to say about arguments and how to have them? Well, a shitload more than I’m willing to post about here, at least for the present. For this, the last post in this series, I am not going … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, Argument, Argumentation, humanity, learning, Life, logic, reason, search for truth
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PCBC: Argumentation – Pt, what is it, 4? Yeah, sure, Pt. 4. Why not?…
And now for the moment you’ve all been waiting for… … (and waiting much too long for. BTW, sorry about that) … Logical Fallacies First off, what the hell is a Logical Fallacy? Glad you asked. A … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, Argument, humanity, learning, Life, logic, politics, public discourse
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Putting the Civil Back in Civilization: Argument – Pt III
When not to Argue, or, Sometimes it’s just fucking pointless. This is a big thing. Which is why I’m shoe-horning it in before a long discussion about fallacies. In pt I of this series I made mention of when argument … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, Argument, facts, humanity, learning, Life, politics
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