Tag: bigotry
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I Want To Fight Ted Cruz
One of the great sacrifices that comes from living way up here in the USA, miles away from Texas and the heart of the confederacy, is that we don’t enjoy timely access to the broad range of news pertaining to Ted “Tough as Texas” Cruz. Indeed, we barely hear tales of fabled adventures at all,…
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Don’t Be Sheep
…Be this guy. I didn’t come up with this. It’s from a meme, and it is one of the best. More timely now than ever.
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There Can Be Only One–My First Meme
Choose your flag. Choose your cliche. Choose your side. There can be only one. Either you’re in, or you’re out.You’re either for us, or against us. Don’t like it? Get out.
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Audra Burns Gubna Pence
Speaks for itself. http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/audra_mcdonald_just_slammed_indiana_gov_mike_pence_with_the_most_amazing_tweets
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Indiana State Codifies Hate
In a shocking (to civilized human beings) development, Indiana Governor Mike Pence flourished his burning cross ballpoint pen and signed Senate Bill 101, the ” Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” a so-called “religious freedom” law which forbids state or local governments from “substantially burdening a person’s ability to exercise their religion–unless the government can show it…
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In Retrospect: Some Thoughts on MLK
I had decided to sit out Martin Luther King Day on the blogging front, and I was not missed. People with greater eloquence, in grander forums than this, did a much better job of eulogizing and celebrating this great man, than I could ever do. Several times during the day, my thoughts turned to Dr.…
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God Bless America? Sometimes You Gotta Wonder
This disgusting tale needs no editorial comment from me. WWJD indeed. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27312180/family-lakewood-church-refuses-funeral-service-because-woman?source=infinite http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/01/13/colorado-church-denies-funeral-for-lesbian-woman/21709363/
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An American, Too
I found this interesting sign during a recent google adventure, and it led to some interesting research. Frank Tanaka immigrated to the USA in 1903, when he was 16 years old. Twenty-nine years of hard work later he opened a popular Japanese restaurant in Salem, Oregon and became a respected businessman. His story, told on…
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Best Damn Quotes #7 Hannah Harrington
“I hate organized religion. I hate that people use it to justify their crappy, bigoted beliefs.” ― Hannah Harrington, Saving June
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Best Damn Quotes #6 Lord Byron
“Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves.” ― Lord George Gordon Byron
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