Category: Slavery
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First & Foremost, Slavery Was Stolen Labor
If I steal your car, I’ve stolen something you bought using money you made from the sweat of your brow. If I enslave you, I cut out the middle man as it were. I don’t have to steal your car to get what was yours, I steal your labor directly. It’s more efficient. More ruthless.…
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Necessary Trouble
Courage is a mysterious thing. You can’t buy it. If you have it, you can’t save it till you need it. You have to rely on the fact that your courage will be there — and that there will be enough of it — at the moment you really, really need it. Maybe, as with…
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Donald Trump Has Never Been Legitimate POTUS Which Means NOTHING HE’S DONE Is Legitimate Either
I don’t know about you, but I look forward to the Rule Of Law’s return. It won’t sit well with any Republicans — they won’t even recognize it. But it’s returning and when it’s back in its rightful place — we’re going to treat it like the jewel that it is. The first thing the…
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If You Arm People As Part Of Their Job, You’re Inviting Them To Shoot People
I’ve spent the bulk of my career in show biz. I’ve run TV shows. Written & produced feature films. I’ve cast thousands of actors. After hiring them, I wardrobed those actors. It’s amazing what happens when an actor goes into their trailer, takes off their street clothes and dons the outer layer of a person…
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It’s Time To Admit It — Europeans & European Culture Are BULLIES
There are protests now all over the world in support of Black Lives Matter and their mission to end police violence. That’s remarkable if you think about it. Three months ago, Black Lives Matter couldn’t, um, “get arrested”. What’s even more remarkable? The protests happening outside America aren’t just protesting what happened to George Floyd…
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In A Way, The Rule Of Law Is “Do Unto Others” With Teeth
The genius of our Constitution for all its failings — and it’s got some serious failings (it gave all the political power to white men and we’re still dealing with slavery ffs) — is its establishment of the Rule Of Law as its organizing principle. The bottom line for law-making isn’t the whim of some…
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Dear Conservatives — Your Problem Is: No One (Except YOU) Wants To Conserve What YOU Want To Conserve
Want to know what a conservative wants? Look no further than their name: “CONSERVATIVE”. Conservatives want to “conserve“. Now — ask the next logical question — “WHAT do conservatives want to CONSERVE?” Do conservatives want to conserve the future? Of course not — you can’t conserve what doesn’t exist. Do conservatives want to conserve the…
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The Difference Between Bullshit & Horse Shit — And, Yes, There IS A Difference…
I think of “now” as A Golden Age Of Bullshit. And we are the mountaineers bravely climbing Bullshit’s highest peak — the Trump White House. Humanity has invented and lived through countless Ages of Nonsense, Lies, Rubbish & Self-Delusion. Pick a religion. Add a little dogma. Bam! You have bullshit on your hands now. The…
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It’s Time To Play “BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT”
Hi there, ladies ‘n germs — I’m your host Chuck Todd (excuse me while I roll my eyes thoughtfully as if I was physically capable of having thoughts) — — And welcome to another installment of “Benefit Of The Doubt — the game show where we give the benefit of the doubt to folks who…