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My dad and grandma reacting to this picture:
(They didn’t see that I was filming)
if someday we go to prison for downloading music…
i hope they split us by music genre
I’d be in like 15 different cells
The Wrong Kind of Centrist
If you’re reading this post, you’ve undoubtedly watched or read last night’s State of the Union address, so I’ll spare you unnecessary regurgitation.
What I cannot leave unmentioned is a big fat THANK YOU to President Obama for helping rid my remaining idealism at a young age. Why do I want to say thanks? Here’s a brief list:
Thank you for reminding me that the Bill of Rights is just a piece of paper. After all, the people who wrote this document were racist slave owners so anything they wrote must be discounted. This includes such traditions as due process and freedom of expression.
Thank you for making it abundantly clear that neither major party gives a rat’s ass about openness and accountability. It takes a liberal elected in the same year Pelosi promised to “clean up the swamp” to properly entrench a callous disregard for public accountability in our nation. Americans have had scant reason to trust Washington since Watergate. You’ve destroyed that remaining trust. Well done.
Thank you for incorporating the worst of both parties. After being given the Nobel Peace prize for the heroic act of being elected President, you have proceeded to display every bit of the blood lust of your predecessor.
You inherited the mantle of neoconservatism from Bush and have proved yourself even better than he at “granting” freedom to people. Even better, you subtly use populism to your advantage while quietly working to break fundraising records. Your hypocrisy knows few bounds.
Finally, thank you for reminding me why our Constitution so explicitly constrains the power of the executive. No man should have the power to detain U.S. citizens indefinitely. No man should be capable of making life or death decisions for U.S. citizens on his own. No man should be allowed to attach signing statements dictating how he will or will not interpret the laws enacted by the Congress.
So, thank you President Obama. After voting for you as an alternative to big government neoconservatism, you’ve showed me why any vote for a mainstream Democratic or Republican candidate is a vote against liberty. Thanks for opening my eyes.
Reblog if you’re against the idea of going to war with Iran.
Our generation talks a lot about how evil war is, but we just sit back and let it happen. Can we please unite for a common cause here? The media is already feeding us propaganda to put Americans in the mood for war. The GOP candidates (aside from Ron Paul) are foaming at the mouth for the opportunity to attack Iran, and Obama’s sanctions on the country are already considered an act of war, according to international law.
Young people put an end to Vietnam. In the future, will our generation be remembered as the one that made a difference, or the one that turned a blind eye to the crimes that men in business suits commanded our men in uniform to commit?
That Word. (I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means.) [Tumblr Edition]
- Ad Hominem:
What you seem to think: The ad hominem fallacy encompasses baseless attacks on character. I’ve provided a lot of evidence about how my judgment of the opponent is true. I’ve committed no fallacy.
What it is: Ad hominem fallacy occurs when there is an attempt to link the validity of a premise to a characteristics of the opponent. The ad hominem fallacy doesn’t become less of a fallacy because the personal attack was true.
- Bigot:
What you seem to think: I can use this as a go to attack against an oppressive white person that doesn’t recognize they are being oppressive by ignoring privilege.
What it is: A bigot is compromised of two things. A prejudice or hatred, and an intolerance of any differing opinions. Prejudice has never been the exclusive providence of privilege.
- Racist:
What you seem to think: Someone that disagrees that there is still legal or social racial oppression, or disagrees with specific methods used to bring about racial equality.
What is it: A racist believes that one race is inherently better than another. A person being correct or incorrect in his assertions about current state of equality or how to get there from here are immaterial in determining if they are racist.
- Tone Argument:
What you seem to think: Someone tells me that by calling someone a “douche fuck” or a “shit waffle” I’ve invalidated my argument in the debate. That’s tone argument and it’s unfair because you have no right to police my right to be angry and speak with emotion.
What it is: Tone Argument is telling someone they are not allowed to express certain emotions in their writing and still have their writing and opinions considered valid. When it’s used it’s just as poor of an argument as the ad hominem attack. It’s important to remember however that pointing out another person’s ad hominem is not tone argument.
- Troll:
What you seem to think: Every person that disagrees with my world view, submits an alternate stand point to my ask box, or directly reblogs me with a contradicting opinion.
What it is: A troll is someone posting off topic or deliberately vile arguments that they may or may not really believe, exclusively for the kicks they get out of seeing your blood pressure rise. Disagreement alone doesn’t make a troll.
That’s just your opinion, troll bigot.
Do I have any followers in the south?
My band is playing in Tallahassee today, Cornelius, NC tomorrow and Richmond, VA the next day.
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