As I have brought up in my last post, there are seven pillars for society. Every news story you hear (true or not) effects one or more of those pillars. When the influence of politics becomes corrupted or unbalanced that is when the pillars weaken. Again, I am not here...
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Where Does the Pendulum Swing
I read an article today. It discussed the Pillars of Society and how they are being controlled by a certain political group of people (conservative or liberal in ideology. I will not say which). He believed that if these pillars were controlled by that group of people, it could...
Political Correctness Strikes Again – Episode Whatever
It is time for my political rant today. So a perused Twitter and found the following article: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/12/28/steve-martin-deletes-twitter-tribute-to-carrie-fisher-after-backlash.html I follow Steve Martin. I look forward to his Tweets (are you suppose to capitalize “Tweets”?). I do not sit and stare at Twitter (I actually have a job), so...
The Wonder of “Ze”
I was at lunch decided to wander through Twitter and look for some interesting articles. That is when I found this article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4021894/Oxford-University-says-students-use-gender-neutral-ze-place-he.html Now, first thing that must remain clear: I really don’t care about the whole gender thing. I really think there are far more important things to...
The Rise of the Snowflake
We are interviewing for two new people for an open job. The interview process involved a panel of current employees who would listen and question the candidate. Well, we did do it this way. That is, until Human Resources said we needed to stop using panels during the interview...
We Never Learn: An Argument Against Marijuana Legalization
The election is finally over and it is time to become critical about what had happened. I am not going to talk about the presidential election. We are hearing quite enough about that one and I do not need to beat a dead horse. But there is a few...
What an Exciting Night!
I love election nights. It is the only night where I can stare at a news network (or a few networks) for an entire night. Throw in Twitter and messaging with some friends and it is a regular party. Yesterday, I ended up going to a movie with my...
Freedom of Conscience vs. Integration: What America Can Learn from the Swiss
The issue took place in Switzerland. A 15-year-old Muslim high school student was offered to shake the hand of his teacher, a woman. The student refused and he was suspended until he shook her hand. The family of the student filed a lawsuit stating that it was against their...
Hey, Italy Doesn’t Have Any Personal Responsibility Either!
This week a woman, Tizana Cantone, committed suicide after her ex-boyfriend posted a sex video online. The video went viral and Cantone became a focus of derision and online bullying. At first look, this looks like revenge porn by an spurned ex-boyfriend. But, reading the actual story, brings up...
The Death of Democracy
The political landscape in the United States is in shambles. We have two political candidates for president that no one in the country is particularly thrilled about. Our economy is falling apart, the nanny-state like that of Europe appears to be growing, and our rights seem to disappearing like...