It’s Not Much, But It’s a Start

There’s so much to be done, but it’s better to start somewhere than to be so overwhelmed that we don’t ever join the fight at all

Justin Harlan
Aug 26, 2017 · 3 min read

Hey, my name is Justin, aka thepaintedman. Most folks who know me on the the Internet know me as the founder/editor-in-chief of The Farsighted, a writer for Cinapse, or from one of the sites I used to write or edit for like the now-defunct The Grindhouse Channel, the great Philadelphia based music site Rock on Philly, or the old fun holiday season site Yuletide Blog. My site, The Farsighted, is my biggest focus, along with working on the podcasts we host — I personally do a podcast called Grindhouse Messiah a few times each month and the flagship podcast The Farsighted every now and again (but I hope to make that more regular again soon).

By way of introduction, I want to highlight what this new venture is and what we’ll be doing. This new blog is going to profile people and groups that are actively fighting against equality and freedom. These people may be overt racists, neo-Nazis, boneheads (racist skinheads), and others of that ilk OR they may be the more covert people and groups who operate with a suit, tie, and briefcase to lobby for unjust laws and blocking of progressive legislation.

This is not something based in politics, it’s based in common human decency and a belief that people should all be treated equally. If you are reading this and thinking that I must be some “libtard” or whatever you like to brand the other crazy liberals and progressives, you may be right. However, I ask that you try to tune in and give me a chance. What I’m working on here is not necessarily going to change the world and surely isn’t nearly enoguh to be an example of me doing my part. It’s merely a start… an attempt to educate and be educated in learning who is out there working to do literal harm to people because of their race, religion, gender, or sexuality.

And, in closing, I will make no qualms about my concerns with our current president — as I’m sure you can see from banner I chose for the blog (pictured again here). He is truly enemy #1 right now, for anyone who wishes to see the advancement of equality, love, and basic human rights. Filling a government through appointing known racists, white nationalists, and politicians with extensive records of egregious offenses against any and all non-white, non-male, and non-straight persons is nothing short of attempting to enact hatred as policy.


Email farsightedblog@gmail.com if you’d like to become part of this project or support it in anyway. And, don’t hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns, as well.

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Justin Harlan

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founder of farsightedblog.com, managing editor for rockonphilly.com, former editor-in-chief for thegrindhousechannel.com (RIP), writer for cinapse.co, etc.

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