So, is this how it must be? I’m thinking that we get Anonymous when the structures of your democratic institutions are corrupted and ineffective. When the voice of the people is lost in the swirl of corporate dollars and lobbying, we get Anonymous. When the elites believe that they are
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Dead Wild Roses: The Internet Blackout – nothing but Hyperbole and a PR Stunt according to the MPAA
Watch, gentle readers, what happens when elite interests are not given priority. The outcry, the wailing and gnashing of teeth, the injustice of it all. The MPAA CEO Chris Dodd called out the irresponsible websites – Wikipedia, Reddit etc on their egregious behaviour: “A so-called “blackout” is yet another gimmick,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Socialism that Works in America
What! Socialism in America? Say it isn’t so. Better start the protests now. Filed under: Humour, Politics Tagged: Bill Maher, Socailsim, Superbowl, USA
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Take your Daughter to Work Day
And I thought teaching was a tough gig. Poor Gary. Filed under: Humour Tagged: Humour, Robot Chicken, Star Wars, Take your daughter to work day
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Illusion of Choice – George Carlin
Wading through politics in North America one can get the idea that we have a lot of choice when it comes to running our countries and determining our social policies. It takes the brilliant thoughts of a late comedian to crystallize what our societies have become. Agree or disagree, Carlin’s
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Classical Music Interlude – Bach, Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639, Orgelbüchlein
The Orgelbüchlein (“Little Organ Book”) was written by Johann Sebastian Bach during the period of 1708–1714, while he was court organist at the ducal court in Weimar. It was planned as a set of 164 chorale preludes (smaller-scale compositions based on chorale melodies) spanning the liturgical year; however, Bach
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Keeping the Sex Class on its Beauty Toes – with Fotoshop by Adobé
That whole thing where we make women try to meet impossible standards of beauty is totally just feminist jaw-waggling. Oh wait a second… Filed under: Feminism Tagged: Feminism, Fotoshop by Adobé, Sex Class follies
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: On American Societiy – George Carlin
Like the present John Stewart, George Carlin because he was not in power could make the radically anti-establishment pronouncements he so often did with minimal consequences. He was a comedian after all and no one listens to comedians… More people need to listen and act on the ideas of our
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Stompn’ Mudholes – Or how to beat transgendered people
The binary view of gender is a regressive patriarchal notion that needs to be abolished and the sooner the better. The gender binary hurts women and men as people are shoehorned into roles that they are not suited for and then judged as being deficient by society according to
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The worst thing you’ll read all day…
[TW FOR RAPE CULTURE AND GENERAL DOUCHEBAGGERY] Once again an idiotic college student has brought shame on his fraternity, his school, and possibly the entire Greek system by doing something that confirms every misogynistic frat guy stereotype. Today we received a copy of a an email purportedly written by a
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Amazingly Racist Shit you Find on the Internet: Camera Lucida
Homemade Canadian Fail Incoming. Some people who express racist sentiments just don’t know any better, their peer groups are racist and the sentiments are a shared group meme that is still wrong but at least understandable. The educated though, should just fucking know better. This half-wit bring the supernovae like
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Religious Disservice – Christian Hatred and Bigotry on Display:Jessica Ahlquist
Why can’t we just get along? A chilling refrain heard from a mild mannered christians to atheists. I mean really if we just leave each other alone everything will be great right? Perhaps we should ask Jessica Ahlquist about just getting along and coexisting peacefully. Ms.Ahlquist has had her
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Theramin Trees – ‘there are no gods’ – Unknowable Conceptions of God
The home run of the series. Theramin Trees examines and shows why belief in god(s) is unreasonable, and how rationally, he has become an atheist. Enjoy! Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: The unknown, theramin trees, There are no Gods, unknown unknowns
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Theramin Trees – ‘there are no gods’ Part 2. – Concepts for Gods
Part two of the series examines conceptions of the divine that, when looked at logically do not make sense and can then reasonably be ruled out. Filed under: Education, Religion Tagged: theramin trees, There are no Gods
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Theramin Trees – ‘there are no gods’ – A Three Part Tryptych
Theramin Trees a youtube author made a series of videos in response to the following questions. This three-part series looks at: 1. What I believed when I was a theist 2. Concepts for gods I affirmatively believe do not exist 3. Concepts for god I believe to be unknowable The
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Access to Abortion under Siege in the US – The Guttmacher Institute’s Depressing Overview
The pace is accelerating at which a woman’s right to choose is being taken away from her. The US is going crazy, one state at a time, the Guttmacher Institute documents the slide into insanity. “January 5, 2012 By almost any measure, issues related to reproductive health and rights at
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Philosophical Reflection – Wouldn’t that be nice in North America?
The lack of reflection in North American society reflects in our policies and economic choices. Countries that have experienced the ripsaw of neo-liberal capitalism (essentially the unbalanced “free-market” reforms that we impose on other countries to savage their people and exploit their resources) are contemplating life after the free marketers
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Just Dab Your Ant with Hormones and *Poof* husky He-Ants!
“Canadian researchers have discovered they can induce supersoldier ants — whose bodies react to stress by expanding in size with huge oblong heads and giant vicious jaws — in the Pheidole ant species. The findings are significant because they show there is dormant genetic potential that can be invoked by
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice – WLC for the “lulz”.
I’ve always found WLC’s arguments to be a bit frothy, and unnecessarily wordy, perhaps even straying into the realm of prolix. The Disservice today focuses on the reasons why prominent atheists and other intellectuals are wary of, or outright refuse to ‘debate’ WLC and his ilk. Filed under: Religion Tagged:
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Hey Brazil, Women are not Incubators.
Behold, the fetus fetish. Unfortunately, the torrent of burning stupid never stops (the republican primary debates are ample evidence), not even for the new year. Brazil has just passed a piece of legislation making compulsory to register if you happen to be pregnant. How nice. Winnowing away of the rights
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