People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. – attributed to George Orwell, Winston Churchill etc, and likely to have some basis in Orwell’s comment about Rudyard Kipling: “He sees clearly that men can only be highly civilized while other men, inevitably less … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Rough Men and taking a stand
Tag: Christianity
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – War on Religion
The culture wars have been revived yet again by the Romney campaign. Unable to get people to stop asking him for his tax records, and pointing out he has no economic plan other than Bush policies taking to extremes, Romney has returned to the usual attempts to create wedge issues between Americans, right out of … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – War on Religion
What the Boss Likes – New Frontiers
Curiosity has landed! And another step on the “new frontier” has been taken. WOOT! We’re also still taking steps on the new frontier that John Kennedy spoke of back in July 1960. Why is this on my mind? I watched “Justice League: New Frontier” yesterday. It starts with the paranoia of the 50s and ends … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – New Frontiers
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Critical thinking, the lack of it and the usual result on the theistic mind
I’ll admit it was nice when I still was sure that some magical being that is omnipotent and omniscient agrees with whatever you decide it does. You can claim anything for this god and be sure that it has your back. If something happens that wasn’t what you wanted, you just convince yourself that this … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Critical thinking, the lack of it and the usual result on the theistic mind
What the Boss Likes – SCOTUS decision on health care
Oh my, what *will* the GOP/TP do when Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion and didn't obey their will? He was joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan. Thank you all for doing what's right for the country. Unsuprisingly, Justices Anthony Kennedy, Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas were … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – SCOTUS decision on health care
What the Boss likes – George Takei, Kraft and General Mills
Many years ago, I had the great pleasure and honor to meet and have dinner with George Takei. This was at college when I was helping pick speakers to come in. He had been at my college before, back when I was then in junior high and since I got the chance, and me being … Continue reading What the Boss likes – George Takei, Kraft and General Mills
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Pennsylvania legislators tell the truth….inadvertently
In a prior post, I discussed the voter ID law and how it would impact those who would tend not to vote for the Republicans/Tea Party. And now we know that the Republicans meant it that way by their own words. House Majority Leader Mike Turzai - R, Allegheny County has forgotten his talking points … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Pennsylvania legislators tell the truth….inadvertently
What the Boss Likes – Poison in the Water
By Cuttlefish, author of the great blog "The Digital Cuttlefish" http://freethoughtblogs.com/cuttlefish/2012/06/18/poison-in-the-water There was poison in the water And it wasn’t fit to drink; So we got ourselves together And we had a little think… We were told to “just ignore it” We were told “it’s not so bad” We were told that sanitation Was a … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Poison in the Water
Not so polite dinner conversation – It’s on the interwebs so it must be true! – Christian ads claiming to have the “truth”
If you’ve frequented various blogs, especially and ironically the freethought blogs it seems, you will have seen an ad that claims that there are 6 reasons to believe in God at a website called everystudent.com. Being bored, I followed that link and found that the author Marilyn Adamson does indeed give six claims on why she thinks people … Continue reading Not so polite dinner conversation – It’s on the interwebs so it must be true! – Christian ads claiming to have the “truth”
Not so polite dinner conversation – When all you have are lies
If you tell a lie and tell it intentionally and repeatedly, what does that say about you? Lies are generally held to be detrimental to society and the people who tell them; stories about this being part and parcel of our fables and myths. We have “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” as being one of … Continue reading Not so polite dinner conversation – When all you have are lies
Club Schadenfreude 