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Posts made in June, 2010

Holocaust: Reinventing a word to make it seem smaller

Posted by on Jun 29, 2010 in Links, News, Rants | 1 comment

This is getting sick. The Holocaust was a horrific atrocity and watershed event in human history. The meaning of the word is being distorted and demeaned in political rhetoric and casual comparisons. Over the last few years, U.S. political discourse has been saturated with opponents accusing each other of Nazi-like policies or behavior. Most recently, it was California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown who likened the attack ads of Meg Whitman, his Republican opponent in the race for governor, to the...

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A woman’s last name

Posted by on Jun 29, 2010 in Essays, Images, Personal | 5 comments

A woman’s last name

What’s in a name? What’s in your name? Firstly, its what identifies you as you. What ever that is. I, like many teenagers, had issues. I suffer from anxiety and depression on a mild scale. During my teenage years, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I was a deeply dark and depressing wreck. My family was (and still is) largely opposed to any sort of psychological help. It may have caused more issues, but that’s another story. I wasn’t quite suicidal but glamorized...

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Religiousil

Posted by on Jun 14, 2010 in Videos | 0 comments

Lately, I’ve been going through a mountain of stress that I will speak more about at a later date. Silly videos help. SHARE...

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‘Atheist Comedy’ featuring David Cross on ABC

Posted by on Jun 14, 2010 in Links, Videos | 0 comments

Though this is a bit old, I recently stumbled across this ABC interview with Dan Harris discussing the humor in not believing with David Cross. Embedding is disabled, so view this clip here. SHARE MORE

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