"On Thursday evening, as the news broke that conservative author Dinesh D'Souza had been indicted by the feds for allegedly making illegal campaign donations to an unnamed 2012 Senate candidate (widely presumed to be Wendy Long, a long-shot Republican who was crushed by incumbent Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in New York), liberal commentators had trouble hiding their glee—or, what I called on Twitter, Dineshenfreude. After all, for years D'Souza has been a right-wing bad boy spouting the most noxious criticism of the left and being rewarded for his exploits. More recently, he was the fellow who derived the odious theory that President Barack Obama could only be understood if viewed as the secret keeper of the flame of Kenyan anti-colonialism—a notion that Newt Gingrich giddily embraced and promoted. D'Souza's movie, 2016: Obama's America, contends that Obama, driven by the remnants of this anti-colonial rage inherited from his father, had a covert second-term plan to weaken and impoverish the United States of America. It depicts Obama as anti-American, anti-Western, and anti-white."
-David Corn, "Mother Jones"
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/01/dinesh-dsouza-indictment-dartmouth-outed-gay-classmates
Great word, David Corn!
I find myself so immersed in dineshenfreude right now that I need to pee. It can't be good to feel so good about that little Indian weasel getting nailed for sleaze; I'm sure it will affect the disposition of my immortal soul... wait... I'm an atheist, so who cares? That smug greasy snake-oil-peddling hatemonger had it coming.
Here's a joke: What's the best way to "take out" Dinesh D'Souza?
You pick up Reince Priebus by the ankles and club him to death with him.
I'll be here all week.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Happy Freakin' Holidays, Goddammit!
And so this is Christmas...
Hope all of you are looking forward to a better New Year
(Insert additional platitudes here)
Hey, if we satanic demonic hateful fuckwad liberals are at war with it, we're not very good at war. It's eating the calendar alive.
Another year of Fox News Libel against us, another year of right-wing Christians convinced that we're the evil ones, all while they're doing all the hating.
Another year of Obamaphobia on the right.
HE'S STILL BLACK!!!
Yes, the gift of Christianity is self-righteousness and Pride. How nice.
Hey, whatever... we will all go back to our lives, secure in the knowledge that a sub-culture of shallow idiots will still hate us with all their hearts and souls for the crime of not wanting the whole world to stay the same forever.
On the right the leaders will continue to fill the minds of the shallow with hatred and fear, because without that it all would crumble and they might realize that we're just fucking human beings, too.
Can't have that, now can we?
Oh well... have a happy!
To my Christian brethren out there, be careful what you wish for. After all, without us to hate you might realize that you've been played for fools by desperate, evil men who only seek power over you to get your vote and your money.
I'd love to see you realize that. That would be so sweet. The expression on your faces would be priceless.
Ahh, I can dream, can't I?
Hope all of you are looking forward to a better New Year
(Insert additional platitudes here)
Hey, if we satanic demonic hateful fuckwad liberals are at war with it, we're not very good at war. It's eating the calendar alive.
Another year of Fox News Libel against us, another year of right-wing Christians convinced that we're the evil ones, all while they're doing all the hating.
Another year of Obamaphobia on the right.
HE'S STILL BLACK!!!
Yes, the gift of Christianity is self-righteousness and Pride. How nice.
Hey, whatever... we will all go back to our lives, secure in the knowledge that a sub-culture of shallow idiots will still hate us with all their hearts and souls for the crime of not wanting the whole world to stay the same forever.
On the right the leaders will continue to fill the minds of the shallow with hatred and fear, because without that it all would crumble and they might realize that we're just fucking human beings, too.
Can't have that, now can we?
Oh well... have a happy!
To my Christian brethren out there, be careful what you wish for. After all, without us to hate you might realize that you've been played for fools by desperate, evil men who only seek power over you to get your vote and your money.
I'd love to see you realize that. That would be so sweet. The expression on your faces would be priceless.
Ahh, I can dream, can't I?
Thursday, December 12, 2013
The Ring of Truth
I love Pope Francis. Yes, I know, I'm the one that always raves against religion in general and Christianity in particular, but I love this man. He may have his flaws, and I'm sure that he does, but he is one man that has a lot of things right where other religious people have it wrong, and he's not afraid to tell them.
It's about humility. It's about serving others, not yourself. It's about love.
Newsflash! It's not the easy path.
So here's one thing that the new Pope said recently that I *wish* that I'd thought of saying years ago to some of the Christians that have visited here in years past, or just out there in the world in general. I wish I'd thought of posting it to message boards and News Blogs and such.
It's so simple, and so obvious, that I truly think that it might actually get through to some of them.
The exact quote is this:
"If one has the answers to all the questions, that is the proof that God is not with him"
I am stunned by the brilliance of that sentence.
I only wish that it might get through to some of them. To some of those who call themselves Christians and yet somehow have lost their way, have stumbled, have become blinded to the best part of the message.
Can you not hear the ring of truth in it? Are ye deaf as well as blind?
"If one has the answers to all the questions, that is the proof that God is not with him"
It's about humility. It's about serving others, not yourself. It's about love.
Newsflash! It's not the easy path.
So here's one thing that the new Pope said recently that I *wish* that I'd thought of saying years ago to some of the Christians that have visited here in years past, or just out there in the world in general. I wish I'd thought of posting it to message boards and News Blogs and such.
It's so simple, and so obvious, that I truly think that it might actually get through to some of them.
The exact quote is this:
"If one has the answers to all the questions, that is the proof that God is not with him"
I am stunned by the brilliance of that sentence.
I only wish that it might get through to some of them. To some of those who call themselves Christians and yet somehow have lost their way, have stumbled, have become blinded to the best part of the message.
Can you not hear the ring of truth in it? Are ye deaf as well as blind?
"If one has the answers to all the questions, that is the proof that God is not with him"
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Hello.
Hello everybody, or whoever is left out there that still 'tunes in' every now and then.
It's been a lot of fun, and you apparently can live in the past, can't you?
My interests lie elsewhere, but some of them are still here.
It's been a good run, so why stop it now.? I love you all, so why say goodbye.?
Brian.
It's been a lot of fun, and you apparently can live in the past, can't you?
My interests lie elsewhere, but some of them are still here.
It's been a good run, so why stop it now.? I love you all, so why say goodbye.?
Brian.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Goodbye.
Goodby everybody, or whoever is left out there that still 'tunes in' every now and then.
It's been a lot of fun, but you can't live in the past, can you?
My interests lie elsewhere, and I have limited time now anyhow.
It's been a good run. I love you all.
Brian.
It's been a lot of fun, but you can't live in the past, can you?
My interests lie elsewhere, and I have limited time now anyhow.
It's been a good run. I love you all.
Brian.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Today's Infuriating Story
Today's Infuriating Story:
Right-wing Christian: Liberals are the real theocrats because they want to help the poor
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/16/right-wing-christian-liberals-are-the-real-theocrats-because-they-want-to-help-the-poor/
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What The Fuck?
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Excerpts:
“What is that saying?” Perkins said. “Is that saying then that the government has a responsibility to care for the poor? That’s not what the Scripture says.”
He said The Bible makes clear that individual Christians were expected to care for the needy, but not the government.
“As Christians, we’re responsible for the policies of this government because it’s us,” Perkins said.
Another Family Research Council official said last month that there was “nothing more Christian” than cutting millions of food stamp recipients off of public assistance.
Perkins said Jesus never asked the Roman government occupying Israel during his lifetime to help care for the poor using tax money, which he’d instructed his followers to willingly give up.
“He never said to Rome, to the Romans, ‘Hey, you guys need to make sure that you’re taking out of one person’s pocket to put into another,’” Perkins said.
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-Yes, of course, Jesus totally approved of the Romans and the way they treated the poor. Tacit approval. Of course it was. Of course he did. Why, if he had had a chance to change it, to somehow make the Roman government more loving to the poor, perhaps even eliminating starvation in the whole area, he would have totally passed on it. Not his job. Doesn't relate. Very different. Apples and oranges.
They will go to any lengths to deny what they have allowed themselves to become, which is nothing less than their own worst fear. They, more than anyone else, are the "Anti-Christ."
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Here's my list of the Modern Right-Wing Christian Sacraments...
-Egotism
-Authoritarianism
-Deception (including self-deception)
-False Pride/Hubris
-Projection
-Hatred
-Fear
-Judgmentalism
-Schadenfreude
-Anti-Intellectualism
-Love of Money (Mammon)
-Hypocrisy
-Detachment from Reality
-Contempt for the less fortunate
I bet we can think of a few more, too.
Right-wing Christian: Liberals are the real theocrats because they want to help the poor
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/16/right-wing-christian-liberals-are-the-real-theocrats-because-they-want-to-help-the-poor/
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What The Fuck?
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Excerpts:
“What is that saying?” Perkins said. “Is that saying then that the government has a responsibility to care for the poor? That’s not what the Scripture says.”
He said The Bible makes clear that individual Christians were expected to care for the needy, but not the government.
“As Christians, we’re responsible for the policies of this government because it’s us,” Perkins said.
Another Family Research Council official said last month that there was “nothing more Christian” than cutting millions of food stamp recipients off of public assistance.
Perkins said Jesus never asked the Roman government occupying Israel during his lifetime to help care for the poor using tax money, which he’d instructed his followers to willingly give up.
“He never said to Rome, to the Romans, ‘Hey, you guys need to make sure that you’re taking out of one person’s pocket to put into another,’” Perkins said.
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-Yes, of course, Jesus totally approved of the Romans and the way they treated the poor. Tacit approval. Of course it was. Of course he did. Why, if he had had a chance to change it, to somehow make the Roman government more loving to the poor, perhaps even eliminating starvation in the whole area, he would have totally passed on it. Not his job. Doesn't relate. Very different. Apples and oranges.
They will go to any lengths to deny what they have allowed themselves to become, which is nothing less than their own worst fear. They, more than anyone else, are the "Anti-Christ."
----------------------
Here's my list of the Modern Right-Wing Christian Sacraments...
-Egotism
-Authoritarianism
-Deception (including self-deception)
-False Pride/Hubris
-Projection
-Hatred
-Fear
-Judgmentalism
-Schadenfreude
-Anti-Intellectualism
-Love of Money (Mammon)
-Hypocrisy
-Detachment from Reality
-Contempt for the less fortunate
I bet we can think of a few more, too.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Just ranting a bit, 'scuse me...
It would seem that the republican facade is cracking a tiny bit. It still might not stave off the debt ceiling debacle, but it's something. The problem seems to be rather obvious; that the far right Tea Party ideologues control Congress, and as long as the "centrist" (as if!) Republicans allow themselves to be intimidated by that unsavory crowd, we will continue to slide toward financial oblivion and finally, into it.
Somehow, for some reason, I have little hope. And I actually think that as bad a it assuredly would be to slide past that deadline, it might be the only thing that might wake this country up at least a little. A good, hard slap across the ego.
It would be fitting that the "American Exceptionalism" crowd, the people that insist that we're NUMBER ONE in everything, were held responsible for our ultimate fall from grace down to the point where we are forced to realize the depth of our egotistical folly.
It would be *worth it* to get rid of this cancer.
I want to watch them burn, watch their ship go down, watch them reel in the collision of their denial of reality, with actual uncaring reality. Is that how I should feel? Not sure. I don't like to hate anything, but is it truly wrong to hate hatred itself? I suppose that it must be, that all hatred, no matter how seemingly noble, begets more hatred in one form or another. However that abstract knowledge doesn't seem to lessen the amount of bile that rises in my throat whenever I think of what they are, and what they wish to do to the country. Their egotism nauseates me.
It all comes back to religion, of course. Where it does not corrupt directly, it softens the soil for the planing of future behavior patterns that all lead once again back to belief. It makes people *pliable* and weak minded.
It is truly a kind of informational virus that propagates itself in a most prolific manner. A kind of emotional Ebola.
Oh, and I laugh at the hopeful sots that actually believed that twenty (or whatever number) of congressional republicans would vote for a clean C.R. Shame one them for being such gullible fools. What a fumbling bunch of idiots. Saps. Those GOP scoundrels always say whatever they feel that is in their best interests with whomever they happen to be talking to. Might as well believe Charles Manson saying "Oh, don't worry if you let me out, I'll be good..."
Somehow, for some reason, I have little hope. And I actually think that as bad a it assuredly would be to slide past that deadline, it might be the only thing that might wake this country up at least a little. A good, hard slap across the ego.
It would be fitting that the "American Exceptionalism" crowd, the people that insist that we're NUMBER ONE in everything, were held responsible for our ultimate fall from grace down to the point where we are forced to realize the depth of our egotistical folly.
It would be *worth it* to get rid of this cancer.
I want to watch them burn, watch their ship go down, watch them reel in the collision of their denial of reality, with actual uncaring reality. Is that how I should feel? Not sure. I don't like to hate anything, but is it truly wrong to hate hatred itself? I suppose that it must be, that all hatred, no matter how seemingly noble, begets more hatred in one form or another. However that abstract knowledge doesn't seem to lessen the amount of bile that rises in my throat whenever I think of what they are, and what they wish to do to the country. Their egotism nauseates me.
It all comes back to religion, of course. Where it does not corrupt directly, it softens the soil for the planing of future behavior patterns that all lead once again back to belief. It makes people *pliable* and weak minded.
It is truly a kind of informational virus that propagates itself in a most prolific manner. A kind of emotional Ebola.
Oh, and I laugh at the hopeful sots that actually believed that twenty (or whatever number) of congressional republicans would vote for a clean C.R. Shame one them for being such gullible fools. What a fumbling bunch of idiots. Saps. Those GOP scoundrels always say whatever they feel that is in their best interests with whomever they happen to be talking to. Might as well believe Charles Manson saying "Oh, don't worry if you let me out, I'll be good..."
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Continuation...
More comments on the previous post "The Lord's Prayer"
Talking about duality and emotional-intuitive mind versus intellectual-logical mind.
My ying just went yang. Did you hear it?
Talking about duality and emotional-intuitive mind versus intellectual-logical mind.
My ying just went yang. Did you hear it?
Thursday, August 29, 2013
The Lords Prayer Condemns Most Christians To Hell
The Lord's Prayer
(traditional)
Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
The power, and the glory,
For ever and ever.
Amen.
Hello my droogies!
I was contemplating The Lord's Prayer for some reason, not even sure why exactly, when I noticed a clause in it that literally condemns most of today's Christians to eternal torment.
It's in these two lines:
"And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us."
As we forgive them that trespass against us?
Let that sink in a minute.
This establishes an equivalency between Christians being able to forgive their enemies, and said Christians getting into Heaven!
Do today's Christians (or yesterday's Christians, for that matter) generally tend to forgive those that trespass against them?
Well, the very Forgiveness of The Lord depends on whether they do or not!
I don't know why I've never seen this before.
What is the Forgiveness of The Lord? What does that mean?
Not damning them to hell, that's what it means!
So those Christians that actually forgive the people that hurt them or insult them are the ones that get to go to Heaven.
Those that don't, don't!
Let's see now, the entire Tea Party?
Damned for all time.
Pat Robertson?
Damned.
Anti-Gay Christians?
Hellbound, the lot of them.
Logically, there's no way out of it.
Forgiveness of your enemies = Your own eventual forgiveness after you die.
This is no easy path, but hey, Jesus never said that it was. I mean, shit, you have to find it in your heart to forgive Bin Ladin.
Holy Fucking Shit, that's a LOT of damned Christians!
A few of them will make it, the ones that walk the Jesus walk. The rest, roast.
Too bad the latter dominate the airwaves, and get all the press.
Almost makes me wish their silly fairy tale was real. Imagine the looks on their faces when they realize what disqualified them for Paradise?
(Now I'm indulging in Good, Old-Fashioned Christian Schadenfreude!)
(traditional)
Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
The power, and the glory,
For ever and ever.
Amen.
Hello my droogies!
I was contemplating The Lord's Prayer for some reason, not even sure why exactly, when I noticed a clause in it that literally condemns most of today's Christians to eternal torment.
It's in these two lines:
"And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us."
As we forgive them that trespass against us?
Let that sink in a minute.
This establishes an equivalency between Christians being able to forgive their enemies, and said Christians getting into Heaven!
Do today's Christians (or yesterday's Christians, for that matter) generally tend to forgive those that trespass against them?
Well, the very Forgiveness of The Lord depends on whether they do or not!
I don't know why I've never seen this before.
What is the Forgiveness of The Lord? What does that mean?
Not damning them to hell, that's what it means!
So those Christians that actually forgive the people that hurt them or insult them are the ones that get to go to Heaven.
Those that don't, don't!
Let's see now, the entire Tea Party?
Damned for all time.
Pat Robertson?
Damned.
Anti-Gay Christians?
Hellbound, the lot of them.
Logically, there's no way out of it.
Forgiveness of your enemies = Your own eventual forgiveness after you die.
This is no easy path, but hey, Jesus never said that it was. I mean, shit, you have to find it in your heart to forgive Bin Ladin.
Holy Fucking Shit, that's a LOT of damned Christians!
A few of them will make it, the ones that walk the Jesus walk. The rest, roast.
Too bad the latter dominate the airwaves, and get all the press.
Almost makes me wish their silly fairy tale was real. Imagine the looks on their faces when they realize what disqualified them for Paradise?
(Now I'm indulging in Good, Old-Fashioned Christian Schadenfreude!)
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