Category: Serious Commentary
Suicide May Be Rational, But it is NEVER Reasonable
Suicide may be the ‘rational’ thing to do. It may be ‘expedient.’ It may be perfectly in accordance with worldly wisdom, and perfectly in line with worldly morality. But worldly wisdom and worldly morality are incomplete for a reason.
The Living Death of Theresa May: How Long Can London’s Most Notorious Political Zombie Cling On?
George Osborne notoriously (some would say renownedly!) compared Theresa May to a ‘dead woman walking.’ But it’s worse. It’s far, far worse. People are even comparing her to Anthony Eden, often considered the worst PM in UK history; although Tony…
The Benefits of Applying for a Pardon
There are times when people commit crimes that have cause great impact in their lives in future. When you are convicted of a crime, your life is negatively affected in so many ways. However, with good representation, you can successfully…
Brexit Britain is Easy Fodder for Satirists: but They Should Learn from 18th-Century Masters How to do it Properly Artwork courtesy of Richard LIttler (scarfolk.blogspot.com) Adam J Smith, York St John University If you thought satire was dead in the…
Broadcasting Rules are Killing Political Satire – Thank Heavens for the Internet Jonathan Pie/YouTube Allaina Kilby, University of Nottingham Political journalists, especially during elections, should provide balanced news coverage of parties and scrutinise each parties’ political agendas to help properly…
Three Things We Can all Learn From People Who Don’t Use Smartphones or Social Media ‘Someone likes me.’ Shutterstock. Rowland Atkinson, University of Sheffield and Mariann Hardey, Durham University Many of us spend hours every day tethered to our devices,…
#Revolution: How the Humble Hashtag Changed World Politics Changing the times. Shutterstock Joanna Rozpedowski, Durham University From fashion trends to global events, the hashtag (#) has become the conspicuous symbol of the Twittersphere. What only a decade ago denoted a…
History of Halloween
Halloween is celebrated on October 31st every year in several countries where people wear strange outfits to drive away ghosts. It was in the eighteenth century that Pope Gregory III proposed 1st of November to honour all saints. The evening…
Power and the Abuse of Language: A Rant by Rashad the Cackler
[The homeless old man, Rashad the Cackler is back with another rant. Enjoy as he spills his guts to passersby on a big city street corner.] *** We’ve got these democratic, capitalistic societies we’re so proud of. That’s how we…
From Fake News to Fake Profiles: Beware Feeble Imitations! (4-Chan & Reddit Fake Accounts of Wallace Runnymede)
I have just found out that I have been paid the ‘compliment’ of being impersonated online on 4-chan and Reddit. I am contacting the moderators of Reddit, to try and get the fake account closed down. Fortunately, there are some…
To ‘Kowtow’ – An Unfortunate New Habit Imported From China
kow·tow ˌkouˈtou/ verb 1. Act in an excessively subservient manner. “She didn’t have to kowtow to a boss.” Synonyms: Grovel to, be obsequious to, be servile to, be sycophantic to, fawn over/on, cringe to, bow and scrape to, toady to, truckle to, abase oneself before, humble oneself to. 2. HISTORICAL Kneel and…
Are Autistic People Harassers, Supremacists & Dog-Whistlers?
After a recent update, some more intel for the Public Intelligence Register of Autistics Against Hate. The high-level hate continues, but hopefully everyone can work together to make that change!
We Do Not Have Any Rights Left!
For all art and criticism, a little dash of narcissism is necessary. But here, there lies a terrible temptation. Art and criticism are driven between the gap between me and The Outside.
The End of Euthanasia? New Public Intelligence Register Tracks Death Threats & Potentially Defamatory Abuse
The militant autism lobby are notorious for sending death threats and potentially defamatory abuse to autistic people, as well as autism parents. So, the Autistics Against Hate project, previously limited to just a Twitter account alone, is now providing a…
New Medium Journal: Tyler’s Army!
I’m back on Medium! I’m running two journals currently… Enjoy! Give ’em a follow, and please do share anything that catches your eye! Libertarian Third Camp: Preliminary Notes By analogy with the Socialist Third Camp, the Libertarian Third Camp will…
What Kind of Immigration System Will We Have Post-Brexit? Ask Newsthump!
A funny story from the satire outlet Newsthump humorously portrays Jeremy Corbyn in terms of a common British trope: the ‘angry old man’ who doesn’t like ‘foreigners,’ is overly critical of immigration, and is very defensive about the economic interests…
Random Thoughts (XIV): Fundies, Agitators & Toxic Males!
Not All Faiths are Equal Yes, you judged rightly: I am indeed a man of peace. And I can see much good in many faiths. And it’s precisely from this spirit, that I simply cannot accept moral equivalence between all…
WTF?! Sacha Baron-Cohen’s Psychologist Cousin Makes HORRENDOUS Autism Gaffe! Please share!
What’s the worst Godwin fail you’ve heard all year? There’s a lot of it about, but I am quite sure you’ll all have no trouble agreeing that the story that’s about to follow is one of the worst you’ve heard…
Invitation to Freedom! The Souverainist International Will Destroy the Old World Order!
National sovereignty is not the past, it is the future! Join the Souverainist International, the future of our world! The Souverainist International will restore national sovereignty for ALL!
Victimhood is Mighty! The Autistic Dark Web Confronts the Bitter Orthodoxies of Disability & Mental Health
One of the most unintentionally hilarious things about the current postmodernist consensus is the bizarre notion that there is something incredibly edgy, provocative and radical about the moronic SJW boilerplate du jour. TERF-punching misogynists consider themselves to be an oppressed…
Bitterness Isn’t Working: The Decline of Radical Autism & the Rise of the Autistic Dark Web
In the 1960s, two major civilisational value shifts occurred in Western countries. Postmodernist intellectuals shifted our traditional political and moral values away from objectivism, towards subjectivism. This means that the truth is all about what you feel, rather than having…
How Long Before Ireland Builds Gas Chambers for the Disabled?
Surprisingly enough, there’s the odd person out there would say I am rarely found speechless about sensitive and contentious issues. I was not exactly surprised by the Irish Holocaust vote to conduct the mass extermination of ‘dysgenics’ and ‘Untermenschen,’ but…
Incel Culture & Neurodiversity: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
I recently moved towards a dialogue on Twitter; and while I knew debates over Neurodiversity were pretty ugly things, even I was shocked at the bizarre distortions of my calls for autistic males to reject victimhood; whether out of malice,…
Love, Loss & Inner Freedom: Three Beautiful Meditations
SOUL EXPERIMENT If you’re on the edge of a volcano, you can see the steaming and the bubbles, and you suddenly realize you’re being held by the collar… What will you do? Scream at them to let you go?
Do Not Become What You Fear: Vote No / Save the 8th Must Not Surrender the Moral High Ground!
Let’s not forget: the need to keep the moral high ground is not the same as the fact of being morally superior. We mustn’t respond to bad ideas or ideals with hatred or condemnation for the person. We have to…
Liberty Snippets #2
#1 Washington’s ‘Crimes for Humanity’ One day, the truth must be widely accepted: the Balkans war was a very vicious, brutal, bloody war where all sides committed atrocities.
Liberty Snippets #1: What’s Wrong With Being Divisive?
I’ve decided to tidy up my liberty journal on Medium.com. I’m going to be putting are a few shorter, less detailed pieces here. Please note that UniLib is not affiliated with Glossy News; UniLib is a non-sectarian journal, but it…
Centrist ‘Tolerance’ Has its Limitations… ?! Surely Not!
The first time a sentry sees a barbarian marauding towards him with fangs bared, he shoots him dead on sight. At your first glance of a bad faith interlocutor, you should act likewise; but with the arms of the spirit,…
Official Truth & Real Truth: What Lies Behind the Government’s Spin on Mass Atrocities
Just a couple of brief musings of mine! Previously published on Medium.com. Not my most amazingly detailed or rigorous work; for that, you’d be better to look elsewhere… Ha!
George Takei: Islamophobia vs Anti-Muslim Bigotry vs ‘The Muslim Community’
A while back, George Takei signed a petition called: Stand Up for Muslims in the U.S However, this petition has a clear metropolitan bias.
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