tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60896789014614789422024-09-12T23:21:49.787-07:00Various observations and thoughts with an emphasis on reason and respect.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13170443185985300241noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089678901461478942.post-86232452257750062962016-03-14T03:18:00.001-07:002016-03-14T03:30:18.216-07:00

I don't advocate single provider healthcare, just single payer. So instead of a group of for profit entities whose entire purpose is to hold the funds used to pay for medical treatment, we have a nonprofit entity that does the same job. I'm not arguing that healthcare is a right, because that's a silly argument. Of course it's a right. Whether we articulate that point of view or not, if someone

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Though I'm being specific, this can apply to almost any negative bias "-ism" you can think of. First off, I want everybody to understand one thing. In fact, if you don't understand anything else, understand this. Racism isn't personal. It's not personal when it happens to you, it's not personal when you notice it happening to someone else, it's not personal when you hear a friend, acquaintance,

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I'm late to the party because the movie, Man of Steel, came out last summer. A bunch of people have already written about this, so why am I writing about this now? I just watched it again, and I decided to put out there what has bothered me about the live action depictions of Superman. Maybe some fans will read and agree, maybe not but what the hell? Before I start, I should first say that

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Whenever I hear discussion about the minimum wage, I generally hear the same arguments. Those for raising it, tend to argue that one cannot live on minimum wage, and those opposed, tend to argue that people in certain occupations, being unskilled, should not earn a professional level wage, and if the minimum wage were raised, it would lead to increased joblessness, as employers would now have an

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I don't think we really have a gun problem in the United States, though overall, we are more armed than any other developed nation. We have more guns per capita than any other nation, and we are no. 2 in per capita gun homicides (Mexico is #1). These kinds of figures would suggest that gun control may solve the problem of gun violence. It certainly should be part of the discussion, but will that

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One of my friends (real friends, that is) posted this on his facebook status.I am an UN-APOLOGETIC AMERICAN!! I pledge allegiance to the flag of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands, one nation under GOD, indivisible, with LIBERTY and JUSTICE for all!! I grew up reciting this every morning in school. We no longer do that for...fear...of OFFENDING SOMEONE!!

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I suppose the term "modern" may not apply, since negative campaigning, and character assassination have been going on between politicians since... well since there have been politics. I am troubled, however, by the current level of fear mongering from the right, and the left not doing anything to stem the tide. What I want is a good honest debate between the conservative and the progressive

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I recently read a book by an American social scientist working in Canada. I was frankly shocked by what I read, but many things that have been going on around the world and here in  the States, are explained by this book. I believe that everyone from all political stripes should read it. It's free, it isn't terribly long, it is written for the layman, so we all can understand what's in it

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This week on "The View" there was a discussion concerning a study conducted by NOAA scientists describing how natural laws may have played a role in the Exodus story of the Red Sea parting. Sherri Shepherd, a panelist on the show, was visibly upset by the encroachment of science on her faith. This discussion lead her to explain, briefly, her belief system which does not include things like

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