The Democrats (and a large chunk of moderates, apparently) believed Obama could save us from the problems of the Bush years. The more libertarian wing of the Republican party looks to Ron Paul. So many people labor under the delusion that who is president really matters worth a damn regarding the fundamental course of US [...]
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2 comments  Email This Post |  Trackback URL |  Print This Post Thanks to Michael Iafrate, at Catholic Anarchy, for pointing me to this quote from Dorothy Day: “The word anarchist is deliberately and repeatedly used in order to awaken our readers to the necessity of combating the ‘all-encroaching state,’ as our Bishops have termed it, and to shock serious students into looking into the possibility [...] Eric Boehlert of Media matters has written a very insightful column about the way the media persists in misusing the word “populism” to describe the popular right-wing anger against Obama and his policies. Whereas populism properly refers to a “political philosophy supporting the rights and power of the people in their struggle against [...] Tags: campaigns, McCain, media, Obama, politics, teabaggers |
Leave a comment Email This Post | Trackback URL | Print This Post It used to be “Armistice Day,” a celebration of the end of a major war and the hope of peace. Now it’s “Veterans’ Day” and it serves to glorify war and solidify the inscribing of people into the culture of militarization. As is my custom on various of the holidays that serve as “feast days” for [...] In “Women Need Rights, Not Rescue,” Yifat Susskind offers an incisive critique of Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s article in a recent issue of the New York Times Magazine. The very title of the issue, “Saving the World’s Women,” is an up-front red light, which at least this one article confirms. From Susskind’s article: Women‘s rights [...] Tags: aid, equality, feminism, liberation, NGOs, NYT, paternalism, politics |
Leave a comment Email This Post | Trackback URL | Print This Post Halden Doerge writes, after remarking on the conservative furor over Obama’s speech: . . . from a theological perspective it only further points out how conservatism in America is decidedly anti-Christian. Fundamental to the Christian political vision is Jeremiah’s appeal to “seek the peace of the city where God has sent you into exile.” Christians are [...] In my last post in this series, I went through a brief argument in favor of the belief, held by the church of the New Testament, that Jesus is to be identified as the incarnation of God, which is something different than manifestations of gods in other ancient writings. There’s a lot more that could [...] I don’t believe the United States is necessarily evil. I do believe that the violence inherent to the concept of a nation-state also applies to the US, and that the mythology of America, the benevolent land of freedom, exporter of democracy, and chosen nation of God needs to be deconstructed and shown for the satanic [...] Tags: arts, beliefs, ecology, economics, eschatology, military, pacifism, politics |
6 comments Email This Post | Trackback URL | Print This Post CNN.com printed a story today about Robin Beaton, a woman who was denied coverage for breast cancer treatment under a “pre-existing condition” clause for having been treated for acne. Meanwhile, it has come out that CNN has refused to run an ad critical of the health insurance industry. The cited reason is that the ad [...] Tags: CNN, follow-up, health care, msm, politics |
Leave a comment Email This Post | Trackback URL | Print This Post On the CBS Evening News last night (Mon. August 3), there was a report on the “teabagger” protests that have been shutting down town hall-style meetings where Democrat congress-people and Obama administration officials have been present. In the report, they gave the impression that this is a largely grassroots affair, even spontaneous. I’ve heard various [...] |
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