Open Thread 24-30 April | 29 comments (29 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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there is a whole species of libertarian that regards racism as a lesser sin than protesting against racism.

Bill Maher has issues with this as well. He's a funny guy when he's skewering the pomposities of the governing classes, but entirely blind to his privilege and seems to believe that kicking down as well as up is an antidote to accusations of hypocrisy.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Apr 28th, 2017 at 04:34:05 PM EST
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While our system is rotten at its root because it comforts the comfortable and afflicts the afflicted, folks like Maher don't get that it's no solution to afflict the comfortable if you still afflict the afflicted.

by rifek on Tue May 2nd, 2017 at 06:04:05 PM EST
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Open Thread 24-30 April | 29 comments (29 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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