This guy’s pretty funny and insightful on the GOP and Obama. The real must-see bit starts at 2:34 when he explains how to figure out the GOP’s views on any issue: Your Thoughts?
Daily Hilarity: The Amazing Atheist On Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize
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Why Do Torture And Increased Police Authority Increasingly Appeal To Americans?
The Economist has a chart on views on torture which reports a disquietingly high amount of tolerance among Americans for the practice: OPINIONS on whether the use of torture should be prohibited appear to vary widely around the world. According to opinion polls conducted early in 2008 respondents in western European democracies such as Britain [...]
Filed Under: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, George W. Bush, Moral Psychology, Philosophical Ethics, Psychology, Racism, Religious Extremism, Torture Tagged With: 5th Amendment, 9/11, American Psychology, Authoritarianism, China, Courage, Dick Cheney, Fascism, John Yoo Memos, Justin Barrett, Military Service, Police State, Tea Parties, Terrorism, The Patriot Act 2 Comments
Fascism + Racism
Analyzing the despicable e-mail from Boston police officer Justin Barrett that contained these true colors: Your defense of Gates while he is on the phone while being confronted [INDEED] with a police officer is assuming he has rights when considered a suspect. He is a suspect and always will be a suspect. His first priority [...]
Filed Under: Andrew Sullivan, News Discussion, Racism, Theocracy Tagged With: Dick Cheney, Fascism, Henry Louis Gates, Justin Barrett, Police State 4 Comments
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