Monthly Archives: July 2008

Before you accuse

Posted on 31 July 2008 by dlhitzeman

Here is something for any activists, leftists, progressives, or socialists who might come across this weblog or post to consider. None of the following terms:

Jihadi

Jihadist

Mujahideen

Muslim

Shi’a

Shiite

Sunni

Et cetera…

refer to race. […] Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Rhetoric, Society, Writing | 2 Comments

Apologizing for someone else’s actions

Posted on 29 July 2008 by dlhitzeman

Today, the House voted to issue a formal apology to American blacks for the wrongs committed against them by slavery and segregation. […] Continue reading →

Posted in Government, History, Nations, Politics, Society, United States, World Watch | 1 Comment

I had the misfortune of being involved in a conversation recently involving a particularly politically liberal professor and some students who are probably too young to have a real political persuasion beyond “yeah, what she said”. The basic topic of this conversation was how bad Fox News was, as proven by the documentary OutFoxed, because it is a “Republican propaganda machine” that “needs to have something done about it”. […] Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Nations, Politics, Society, United States, World Watch | 1 Comment

Carbon emitting kids

Posted on 27 July 2008 by dlhitzeman

Who didn’t see this coming: a pair of doctors in Britain want Brits to limit themselves to just two children because each additional child helps contribute to global warming. […] Continue reading →