Woke is an interesting term. Prior to the modern conservative obsession with it, the word had a definition that made sense. Woke was a slang term for people that understood the systematic historical oppression of racial inequality. They woke up and saw the racial injustice. That was all it was. I don’t love the term,… Continue reading Woke
Author: Rou
The Way We Were
Progressives are nearly always right. Conservatives are nearly always wrong. It’s built into the language of politics. Progressives want progress. Progress heavily implies improvement. In political terms that improvement is across a large swath of the population. They do not currently ‘have’. Conservatives don’t want progress. They want to conserve what they have because it’s… Continue reading The Way We Were
ACAB
I’ve been saying for a while that All Cops Are Bastards. This isn’t something I came to quickly. As a teen, I believed most were good, but there were bad apples. The last decade has brought me around on that to the position that there aren’t one or two bad apples, but rather one or… Continue reading ACAB
What I want to say, but can’t
Your team has actively hindered troubleshooting this problem for a long time. The obvious goal here is to get an exclusion by claiming that the product doesn’t work. I’ve seen better acts over the course of my career, so this one is easy to see through. So let’s recap it. 2 years ago, during initial… Continue reading What I want to say, but can’t
Religious Exceptionalism
A big chunk of country is suddenly in the middle of a religious revolution. They’re tossing out their old god and replacing them with a new one. Down with Christ. In with Vaccine-hate. Many sane organizations are requiring employees to be vaccinated. Now, virtually everyone in the US is vaccinated against something. Most people had… Continue reading Religious Exceptionalism
Just the Pits
So you’re speeding down the highway. Behind you, you see flashing lights. Ah crap. Here comes a ticket. So, you need to pull over. But you’re on a bridge and there isn’t a lot of space on the side. So, you slow down, move to the right and put your hazard lights on. The plan… Continue reading Just the Pits
Time Served
Normally, when I write, I lay ground work and construct a backstory to bring everyone into the same reference. Not going to do that here. I don’t think I need to. Racist (ex-)cop, and convicted murderer Derek Chauvin is up for sentencing. The State is asking for 30 years. Sentencing guidelines give a max of… Continue reading Time Served
Fresh Fruit
In soviet Russia, it was hard to find fresh fruit. There are plenty of places on the planet today where you can’t even get bad fruit. Western societies have often forgotten what it’s like to pick through a store and try to find a rare vegetable or piece of fruit. I mean, 24×7, 365 I… Continue reading Fresh Fruit
King For A Day
Growing up, I remember my mother warning me that things are more complicated than they seem. Just because I think I know the best thing to do doesn’t mean it would actually work in practice. it was an interesting thing for a teenager who thought he knew everything. I have found myself thinking back to… Continue reading King For A Day
Beastly
There is science to be done! Improvements to the way the world works! Lives to save! Naturally, religion stands in the way. As it always does. As it must in order to be relevant. The latest issue of ‘Why Religion Sucks’ comes to us from nutbars who claim that COVID-19 vaccines are the mark of… Continue reading Beastly