18 December 2020

I am a Terran

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  I am a Terran, a citizen of Earth; the whole world is my home and all its people, human and nonhuman, whether organic or synthetic, are my...
05 December 2020

The American bourgeois socialist origins of ‘national socialism’

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Schoolchildren in Florida, September 1915 National socialism is more American than apple pie, and not just because that quintessential desse...
28 November 2020

On the Aught

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In Somerset Maughm’s The Razor’s Edge , protagonist Larry Darrell says, “A God that can be understood is no God”. So, if there is Somethin...
07 November 2020

A note about Susan B. Anthony and accusations of racism against her

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Much of the accusations against lifelong activist Susan B. Anthony derives from following quote attributed to her: “I  will cut off  this ri...

On the Electoral College

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Out of 60 U.S. presidential elections, the winner has gotten a majority in the Electoral College without a majority of the popular vote elev...
01 November 2020

Cleopatra was not black

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Cleopatra VII Thea Philopater of Egypt was not black.   Contemporary frescoes depict her with pale skin and auburn hair.     Aside from Pt...

On Matoaka, the woman once nicknamed Pocahantas

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Born around 1596, Pocahantas was not named Pocahantas.   At birth, she was called Amonute, and as a child nicknamed Pocahantas which means “...
23 September 2020

Not-Psalm 23

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The Lord is not my shepherd For I am not a sheep I’ll find my own damned green pastures And still waters, fuck you very much Bugger th...
17 September 2020

The Meaning of Life, Updated

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  THE MEANING OF LIFE The original of this was based on four pieces I did for podcasts of Left Ungagged, which in turn were based on previou...