If you have not checked out Captain Awkward, I command you to do so now. CA is a great place to learn about the difficulties people encounter in life and how to deal with them/help others deal with them. From the Darth Vader is tricksy Hobbit thread I gleaned
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Dead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday PSA – This Is My Body
Ah, the forced birth lobby has finally pissed off enough women to start the inevitable slapdown of their deplorable, retrograde fundamentally anti-woman position. Let’s keep this video in the “abortion” feed for a long time, in light of that goal, I encourage everyone to share and repost this clip
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: To This Day – Shane Koyczan
I see this in the classroom and I do my best to prevent it. Uphill battle yes, worth it, yes. A word poem with pictures – listen, watch and learn. Filed under: Arts, Education Tagged: Bullying, Shane Koyczan, Word Poem
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Quote of the Day – Carlin on Poltics.
“Forget the politicians. The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice … you don’t. You have no choice. You have owners. They own you. They own everything. They own all the important land. They own, and control the corporations. They’ve long since
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Pardoxical Capitalism
Filed under: Education, Politics Tagged: Absurd, Capitalist Contradictions, Infographic
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: At the End of Capitalism’s Rope – BENJAMIN J. GEORGE
I suggest you go to Counterpunch and read the whole article, but here we see the benefit of Marx’s analysis of capitalism. “In Stack’s “manifesto”, he quotes Karl Marx. Ironically, Marx is useful here. Explaining how human labor-power is objectified in commodities, which then become realized as social relations once
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – Religious Loopyness in Pakistan – Let’s Ban Valentine’s Day!
Stop behaving as if you have feelings, because religion! Considering the amount of revenue generated on Valentine’s Day (I’m looking at you 9.99 roses that mysteriously appreciate to 29.99) it can be safely said that Valentine’s Day will never be banned in North America. However, in societies that still give
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Subnormality – Floor Plan
Do scroll around and see what your mind is made of. 🙂 Filed under: Arts Tagged: Floor plan, Subnormality
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Internet Wisdom from Cracked.com?
Most of the articles on Cracked.com make you into a crazed euphoria seeking serial clicking monkey. Not necessarily a bad permutation, but almost always a drain on the productive use of ones time. However, I really enjoyed this article on the misconception we hold about what will make us happy
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Countering the Modal Ontological Argument
Philosophy is has been described as the root of all bullshite, and it is a fact that BS can baffle brains. The religiously orientated, faced with an ever increasing secular reality, can and will grasp at all straws in order to make their ooga-booga based reality seem reasonable and not
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Quote of the Day – Gail Dines on Government.
What would you suggest as a metric for determining the quality of governance? Gail Dines has a simple suggestion (taken from a counterpunch article on contrasting styles of governing): ” […] a government that has demonstrated a capacity to work for the people rather than just corporate interests, and
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Cool Hard Logic – The Mayan Apocalypse
I’m not sure what it is with a British accent that makes a smack-down so much more viscerally satisfying, but whatever it is; it works. This video dismantles the tomfoolery surrounding the end of the world ballyhoo that was making the rounds in late 2012. Filed under: Media, Science Tagged:
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Edmonton’s New Arena Stupidity – Keeping the Rubber Disk-Chasers Happy!
Edmonton’s Upcoming Fiscal Black Hole Edmonton needs a new hockey arena about as much as an elephant needs that desperately sexy pair of high heels. Before breaking metaphorical language any further, lets look at the price tag for this boondoggle in waiting. Thanks to the Edmonton Journal for the
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Happy Family Day – Alternate Universe Star Wars Style!
What if Anakin had made the right decision in one of the many poorly scripted moments from the prequels that shall not be mentioned. Less dramatic, but a nice thought none the less. Happy Family Day fellow Alberta dwellers. 🙂 Filed under: Housekeeping Tagged: Anakin not being Broody Mcstupid-head, Family
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – Biblical Slavery
NonStampCollector enlightens us with the special case of slavery in the bible. Feel the moral goodness flow. A great place to start if you need encouragement to stop drinking the religious Kool-aid. From the video description – Whether you’re a believer or non-believer, when confronting bible slavery, don’t let anyone
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Subnormality – The Bullied
It has been too long since I featured a comic from Subnormality here on DWR. Filed under: Arts Tagged: Subnormality, The Bullied
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Musical Interlude – Brahms Symphony No.3 Poco Allegretto
Music and music history? Could things get any more “awesomer” here on the Friday Interlude? 🙂 Filed under: Music Tagged: Brahms, The DWR Friday Musical Interlude
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Don’t Be *THAT* Person On the Freeway
We see you, and just look what you did! Filed under: Education Tagged: Driving, Helpful Hints, Traffic
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The War on Men – For the Lolz
And the nominee for Ministry of Truth goes to, you guessed it Fox News. The bullshite truly runs free on this fetid gem of an article featured on Faux News. Yes, the War has come home. The War on MEN is ON!!!!11!1!!! This article ranks highly on the coveted
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Your Fat is Profitable – US Food Industry Battles Against Regulations
As long as someone is making money it is win, right? I think the trick is going to be finding a way to make vegetables cheaper than a McBurger. Then watch out people, the next vegetable uprising shall being! Filed under: Education Tagged: Food Industry, Profit over People, Regulations
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