The Thinking ‘Kat: When Bears and Meerkats Agree
One of my favourite people to follow on Twitter is The Bear. It is abundantly clear that this bear has claws, and many a hard-right conservative who has attempted to cross him has discovered...
Category: Politics and Society
The Thinking ‘Kat: The Role of Government
Of late, I have been having a lengthy exchange with Tom, of Citizen Tom, on matters pertaining to taxes, the morality of taxes, the role of government. Tom has some peculiar beliefs about what...
Meerkat Debates: Meerkat Musings versus Silence of Mind – Public or Private Healthcare, the Challenge
Welcome to the in what I think is best suited to a five-rounds each debate, on the topic of whether or not public healthcare services (think of the NHS in the UK) are better...
The Meerkat Responds: Those Poor Billionaires
Time for something a little bit different. Recently, Tom of Citizen Tom and I had a brief debate about Donald Trump’s self-described Big Beautiful Bill, over at Insanity Bytes. Rather than clog up a...
The Thinking ‘Kat: The 4th of July
Today marks the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, when the embryonic United States of America openly rebelled against the rule and whim of monarchs. Nearly two and a half centuries later, what...
The Thinking ‘Kat: A World on Fire
I woke up this morning to the news that the US has bombed nuclear facilities in Iran. This comes several days after Israel launched a surprise attack of their own, firing missiles at Iranian...
The Thinking ‘Kat: A Kingly Tale
Irony is an overused term these days, but sometimes it’s perfect. One such demonstration of irony can be found in Donald Trump’s birthday parade, which wasted millions of taxpayer dollars for a meagre, poorly-attended...
Meerkat Prompts: Logical Fallacies
Anyone who has ever debated anything with anyone else online (or for that matter, face-to-face) should be aware of logical fallacies. There are many different kind of fallacies, and they are employed to conceal,...
The Thinking ‘Kat: How Different Communities Respond (Content Warning)
Not for the first time, I am drawn to the words – and wisdom – of Soatok, of Dhole Moments. His latest post, ‘Furries Need to Learn that Sunlight is the Best Disinfectant‘, is...
The Thinking ‘Kat: The Persecution Game
I recently posted about a terrible crime, one that is clearly motivated by homophobia. As predictably as the day will follow the night, a religious fanatic, homophobe, and general troll responded. The gist of...
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