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Why is the Amazon burning?
To understand why the Amazon has been set on fire by arsonists hoping to make more money, we need to talk about the election of Jair Bolsonaro. There are many reasons not to like Bolsonaro. A former member of the … Continue reading
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#TakeAKnee or #TakeASeat
A Reasonable, Non-Violent Protest, Grounded in American Freedoms and Rights “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than … Continue reading
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Bill Nye, Ken Ham, and How We Can Debate Better
Originally posted on Hythlodaeus Sayeth:
For anyone who has been sleeping under a rock, Ken Ham and Bill Nye the Science gathered for what could be a rehash of popular stereo-types. About a year ago, I wrote a piece on…
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Alone But Not Alone and The Christian Imagination of History
Recently the indie Christian film Alone But Not Alone made some waves when it was nominated for an Oscar for best song, a number sung by Joni Eareckson Tada. This was controversial because it was such an obscure film that … Continue reading
PDF: Everyone Calls Themselves an Ally…
Originally posted on Warrior Publications:
Everyone Calls Themselves An Ally, Until It’s Time To Do Some Real Ally Shit. A new zine from Ancestral Pride, based in Nuu-chah-nulth territory on the west coast of Vancouver Island. To download the PDF…
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The moral responsibility of Settlers: What kind of society do we want to live in?
Photo: Ossie Michelin Earlier today a large force of heavily armed RCMP officers descended on an anti-fracking blockade organized by members of the Elsipogtog Nation in New Brunswick, Canada. The blockade has been in place to protest shale gas exploration and … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, colonialism, Elsipogtog, fracking, North America, The United States, Western Culture
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Cloud Atlas and the most Fundamental Tension in Human History
Every great story has to have a source of tension. Without tension, a “story” is nothing more than the description of scenery. Recently I watched and thoroughly enjoyed Clout Atlas. The reason I fell in love with this movie is … Continue reading
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Tagged Cloud Atlas, exploitation, politics, tension
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“Check your Privilege!”: Bidding penguins to fly.
“Check your privilege!” Recently on Twitter I have seen a lot of people saying, “Check your privilege” to others. Some believe asking someone to check their privilege is just an ad hominem/Marxist fallacy. I do not agree. At the same time, I think … Continue reading
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Tagged check your privilege, introspection, privilege, Twitter
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Dear AG Conservative
Dear AG_Conservative, Our little Twitter exchange (above) left me unable to tease out my point within the confines of Twitter, so I wrote you a short post. My initial reply was something to the effect of “The … Continue reading
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Philip Seymour Hoffman, Addiction and Mental Health
Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead of an apparent drug overdose last Sunday. After having been clean for many years, Hoffman relapsed in 2012 and entered residential rehab in June of 2013. Despite this effort his struggles with addiction continued … Continue reading →