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I am not a subject. I am a citizen
I never considered the distinction between those two nouns until I read Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945, by Richard Overy. In laying out every detail leading to and encompassing World War II, Overy tells us that the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Fascism, Government, Human rights, Jan 6, political campaigns, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, The Facts of Life, The god problem, Trumpism, voting and voting rights, War on women
Tagged "Blood and Ruins, American citizenship, democracy, despots, Einsatzgruppen, Erich Fromm, Escape From Freedom, Hitler, Hungary, MAGA, Pico della Mirandola, Richard Overy, strongmen, subjects and citizens, the Talmud, Third Reich, Thomas Jefferson, World War II
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Serious mishegas. No, really
I am not of the opinion that people are getting crazier. But, from Harper’s Weekly Review: A South Korean man rammed his car into a grocery store after being refused a plastic bag. “I did the worst thing out of … Continue reading
Posted in Mishegas, The Facts of Life, The god problem
Tagged Harper's Weekly Review
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Git yer religious news here! Git yer religious news here!
Well, not here. Actually from Harper’s Weekly Review: A church in Jacksonville, Florida, was forcing parishioners to sign an anti-LGBTQ+ statement to remain in the congregation, and Pope Francis said that homosexuality was a sin but not a crime. In … Continue reading
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Tagged homosexuality, LGBTQ, Pope Francis, pornography in church, St Paul's Free Lutheran Church
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