Category: Serious Commentary
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)
NB: For various reasons, I have distanced myself from the Autistic Dark Web (which I have not been involved with for some time), and I give my reasons here. I respect some specific insights from various individuals involved with that…
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?
NB: The intended public intelligence register never went ahead, on account of my health problems. Secondly, for various reasons, I have distanced myself from the Autistic Dark Web (which I have not been involved with for some time), and I…
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
NB: On account of health problems, I never went ahead with the register planned here. And for various reasons, I have distanced myself from the Autistic Dark Web (which I have not been involved with for some time), and I…
Old Third Camp Essay… Moving on!
Libertarian Third Camp: Preliminary Notes By analogy with the Socialist Third Camp, the Libertarian Third Camp will avoid ‘pragmatic’ compromises with neoconservatives, homeless humanitarians and bourgeois cosmopolitans (First Campers). The pragmatist temptation is always there for libertarians, and it must…
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…