My friend Bruce Gerencser has put together a detailed examination of the problem of gun violence, and some interesting thoughts on what to do about it. It’s worth a read. https://brucegerencser.net/2023/02/another-day-another-school-massacre-2/
Dear Pro-lifers, You no doubt believe that when you oppose abortions, you are preserving life. Preserving life is not dishonourable, but in your rush to ban abortion, have you considered the impact upon quality of life? Have you stopped to think about the pressures and strains that you would place upon the would-be mother? The […]
Um, I don’t quite know how to even approach this. By definition, writing about what I don’t remember is… tricky. I don’t remember my first steps. I don’t remember much about my time at infant school or junior school. I have pockets of memories, including one from a playgroup near home, an image of being […]
One of the interesting things about this prompt, is that the site suggests flat earth theory is losing traction. Maybe it is, but it remains a bizarrely popular idea, despite mountains of evidence that debunks the idea. I’ve written, quite extensively, about this subject, on more than one occasion (each link to a different post). […]
Following on from parts one and two, we have part three of this particular debate/discussion with Citizen Tom, who issued his latest post here. I’ll confess to needing to clarify what we’re meant to be debating, because I am no longer sure, so before I begin to examine his post in detail, I’ll put up […]
Following on from this post of mine, which was a response to Citizen Tom’s post here, Tom has made a couple more posts on the subject, here and here. It is the final post that is of particular interest to me. I left a comment, and Tom responded. My comment is below (minus the link): […]
There are a number of possible scenarios here, and the site itself suggests looking at how we respond to disasters, but I want to take a more nuanced view. I want to look at how our behaviour changes, in accordance with who we are with, and where we are with them. As a broad example, […]
There are numerous stereotypes out there. Assumptions and ignorance about groups of people continue to run riot through our society, even now, in 2023. It’s absurd, it’s a joke, but it is also reality for millions of people, around the world. If you check out the WordPress tag on homophobia, then you’ll see that the […]
Recently, the fundie that I have had the misfortune of sparring with more than once posted an attack on the idea of rights. Over the past few decades, there have been groups of people demanding their rights. They came to the knowledge that they have rights because many countries, not just America, provide rights in […]
Well, firstly, I’m gonna switch this to ‘Prime Minister Campaign’, on the grounds of being from Britain, but I’m sure the general gist will be similar. Regular readers of this blog (or the Coalition of the Brave site) will be quite aware of my outspoken views on politics, and will have quite-rightly identified me as […]
Breached the 70K mark on my wip! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
This is just sheer absolute, exquisite beauty.
I have eaten too much pizza.
I don't think it's up to you to decide what's best for women, nor whether or not men can find them attractive...
In recent days I have been having a ‘back and forth’ with Citizen Tom on the subject of education. Tom believes that education should be in private hands, which he believes would therefore be subject to the whim and will of parents. He does not like what state education teaches, and considers it to immoral. […]
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