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You Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Badges
Posted on December 2, 2018 1 Comment
In which I finally understood why I wanted to wear my work badge outside of work all that time…
Truth, Justice, and the American Way
Posted on December 25, 2017
You know what really confuses me about the hyper-conservative people in political discussions? I get really confused when they say that something is “un-American.” Then, when I ask them what “American” is, they have a hard time going beyond catchwords and catchphrases like “democracy” and “rule of law.” Of course, they are usually also usings […]
Trying Not to Be a One-Issue Voter
Posted on August 29, 2017
When I first moved to Pennsylvania from Texas, a lot of the people I met up here were surprised to find out that I was a Republican. Several of them told me that they were surprised because I was Hispanic and, in their experience, people of color were not Republicans. Although I tried to tell […]
Just curious…
Posted on August 19, 2017 1 Comment
Have you ever noticed how many people start off arguments with “Just curious…?” or “I’m just asking questions!” This is known as “Just Asking Questions,” a way to derail a conversation, especially if you know you’re on the losing side of an argument. For example, this… Both are from the same author. The first is […]
What Do I Tell My Child?
Posted on July 29, 2017
The podcast This American Life had a very interesting episode the other day. It was called “Fear and Loathing in Homer and Rockville.” The podcast dealt with the topic of immigration when immigration had nothing to do with the problem perceived by the subjects of the podcast. Or, rather, immigration was seen as the cause of […]
What the heck happened to you?
Posted on May 28, 2017 3 Comments
First, a warning. Some of the videos below, and my transcriptions of what is said in those videos, contain racist, ignorant, and insensitive comments. Best to leave the videos for some time when you’re wearing your headphones or at home away from children. Don’t judge me, but I was playing on the XBox the other […]
Of numbers and proportions
Posted on July 11, 2016 4 Comments
Last week, after the events in Dallas, Texas, where 5 police officers were shot dead, the Chief of Police in El Paso, Texas, decided to make a statement. Unfortunately, he decided to label the “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) movement as a hate group. This is unfortunate because we’re at a point in history where there […]
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