2020 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
We are reminded once again that politeness is child’s play.
QOTD 0
Hugh Marlowe, in the voice of Ellery Queen:
(Warning: The link opens the radio episode entitled “The Three Frogs” at mysteryshows.com.)
Facebook Frolics, Jerks and Knees Dept. 0
In a thoughtful and well-reasoned editorial, my local rag unloaded on a local frolicker, one who is on a school board and has a political presence and who habitually spreads tommyrot and bilge.
Here’s a telling snippet from their editorial (emphasis added):
I commend the entire piece to your attention.
Path to Pariah 0
Seth takes stock of where we are in these viral times.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Awaken strangers politely.
The victim also said he saw two males across the pond after he was shot, one of them holding a “AR-15” rifle.
(snip)
The suspects fled the scene in an unknown direction and did not offer the victim any assistance.
For some fool reason (as my Daddy would have said), the report goes on to say that the fellow who was dozing in the chair was wearing camouflage, as if that is in any way relevant to anything.
Karen Karenlike 0
Karen knocks herself off the air.
Afterthought:
What I find most troubling about this sort of conduct is the gratuitous mean for the sake of mean of it all.
Cruelty must bring these sorts some type of pleasurable release.
In this, she also got released from her radio show.
Not with a (Big) Bang, but with a Whimper 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear is not sanguine.
“B-B-But No Other Explanation Makes Sense” 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, David Ludden explores recent research as to the varied reasons why some persons adhere to conspiracy theories that are plainly absurd in the light of pesky things like “facts,” “knowledge,” and “logic.” Here’s one element he cites; follow the link for the full discussion.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
At the Orlando Sentinel, Ediberto Roman and Joshua Killingsworth remind us not to forget about Donald Trump’s Republican Family Values.
Tripping on the Guilting 0
Bill Nemitz reports on what happened when, on a lark, he signed up for the “Team Trump” mailing list. It was not quite what he expected. A snippet:
What I expected was a window into the messaging being deployed by the Trumps to propel the president to a second term – increasingly unlikely as that appears to be. What I got was a guilt trip, day after day, for not doing as I’m told.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Advocate for your political views in a polite manner.
