Tag Archives: Social Justice

Reasonable Measures Do Not Justify Abuse of Power

Posted on April 15, 2020 by The Political Hat

     The Coronavirus seems to have brought out the worst in many people, and the best in others. Sadly for some, this has become a manichean stance where some believe that the coronavirus is no big deal and the consequences of … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Killing Medicine: Mandatory Killing of the Mentally Ill; Wither Medical Conscience; Euthanasia via Organ Harvesting

Posted on April 9, 2020 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Death peddlers gonna peddle death.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – That’s Racist! Free Speech, Parents, & Intellectual Diversity

Posted on April 2, 2020 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Hitler!!1! You’re all Hitler!!1!      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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Decline And Fall Of Western Civilization In One Half-Minute Video Clip

Posted on March 24, 2020 by The Political Hat

     Beyond the statistics, recriminations, and talking heads on T.V., there are clear reminders that maybe, juuust maybe, we are living in the decline of civilization, and not in its continued ascendance. Naked lady, rat in mouth, running through the streets … Continue reading →

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Who Teaches The Teachers?

Posted on March 17, 2020 by The Political Hat

     Children at younger and younger ages are taught the bigoted and hateful ways of wokeness. But whence does it come? One does not need a Stonecutter-level conspirasy. There are plenty of non-profit think tanks and “charitable” organizations that not only … Continue reading →

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Double Standard For Bodily Autonomy

Posted on March 10, 2020 by The Political Hat

     Adults, ages 18—20, are not considered mature enough to control their bodies when it comes to tobacco or alcohol, or to defend the same via firearms. The argument goes that even though we trust these pseudo-adults with the right to … Continue reading →

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All The Cops Are Criminals, All The Sinners Saints

Posted on March 9, 2020 by The Political Hat

     For some time now the value of citizenship, and the pride that goes therewith, has been increasingly diminished, with the push for non–citizen voting, non-citizen lawyers, and non-citizen juries. But eliminating the difference between citizens and non-citizens isn’t the goal; … Continue reading →

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All The News That’s Fit For Justin Trudeau

Posted on March 4, 2020 by The Political Hat

     We are often told that the lack of a 1st Amendment countries doesn’t endanger “freedom of speech” or “freedom of the press” in democratic nations because the “will of the people” would only ban “hate speech” and “fake news”, and … Continue reading →

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Reproductive Freedom vs. Reproductive Justice

Posted on February 25, 2020 by The Political Hat

     While opponents of abortion consider it to be legalized in utero homicide, a collapse of morals, and/or a tool of eugenics, its supports use such gushingly positive terminology as protecting “bodily autonomy”, being about “women’s rights”, or quite often as … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Extremism

Posted on February 7, 2020 by The Political Hat

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      Extremism can be either good or bad, and either portrayed as either bad or good. But extremism isn’t … Continue reading →

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