Jul 4, 2020There is no surviving child abuse for some people.I ugly cried as I read this piece by Wil Wheaton — “No child deserves to be treated the way the man who was my father treated me.” So much of Wheaton’s experience resonated with my own experiences with child abuse. The two issues I still struggle with today are…Abuse4 min readAbuse4 min read
Jun 1, 2020Peaceful Revolution Made ImpossibleThose who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. JFK’s statement here was not a threat. It was a warning. Malcolm X gave the same warning. Malcolm X and JFK are talking about societies of inequality where having money and power equals being able to…Revolution1 min readRevolution1 min read
May 31, 2020Property vs. LifeHoward Zinn argues that a distinction ought to be made between physical violence and property damage and the two ought not be morally equated. …Property Damage3 min readProperty Damage3 min read
Apr 7, 2020US State Department Designates White Supremacist Organization as “Global Terrorists” — Spoiler: It’s a Shell GameNathan Sales, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, announced April 6, 2020 that the US State Department has designated the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorism” group. RIM is based in Russia and has conducted paramilitary style training for white supremacists in Europe. “These designations are unprecedented,” Sales said…White Supremacy4 min readWhite Supremacy4 min read
Feb 29, 2020Emotional Arrogance Under the Guise of “Emotional Maturity”Do an internet search of the terms “emotional security” and see what you find. Much of the folk wisdom on the internet about “emotional maturity” replicates and perpetuates an ableist ideology that treats people who have experienced childhood trauma as if they are psychologically and emotionally stunted — psychologically and…Emotions5 min readEmotions5 min read
Feb 18, 2020The Autonomous and Rational Chicken? Kantian Nonhuman Animal EthicsImmanuel Kant (1724–1804) was a German ethicist whose ethical theory started with the assumed premise that we are, as humans, autonomous and rational. Because we are autonomous and rational we are ends-in-ourselves — we are due respect. We have a moral duty to treat every human as an end-in-themselves. His…Non Human Animals7 min readNon Human Animals7 min read
Aug 15, 2019We need to have a serious discussion about free speech…Trump’s proposed executive order to allow the FCC to regulate content on the internet and penalize social media websites for moderating content on their websites is problematic. It seeks to remove the current legal protections social media websites have for moderating the content that appears on their sites. The aim…Free Speech4 min readFree Speech4 min read
Aug 10, 2019Freedom of Speech or Psychological Violence? A Contextual Case Against DegradationBy the end of this article, I am going to present a claim that goes against a cherished socio-political ideal, namely the idea of unrestricted free speech. I am going to claim that jokes and musical lyrics that glorify and/or encourage violence by socio-politically dominant group members against women of…Freedom Of Speech7 min readFreedom Of Speech7 min read
