Tag: Totalitarians
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Irish Catholicism will seem tame in comparison
“Ireland’s far-left government is in the midst of passing some of the most extreme legislation on so-called hate speech that the Western world has ever seen. The Criminal Justice Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences bill would prosecute what even leftist politician Paul Murphy called “thought crimes.” Should the bill become law, which seems likely,…
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You raise the blade, you make the change
You rearrange me till I’m sane The thing about mental illness is that it can get steadily worse if it’s not confronted and dealt with. Not always, some people just stay in the same state, but it’s true for enough people that cures are constantly being looked for. Most of the time nowadays that means…
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You Say Tomato (I Say Tōmato)
Unfortunately we can’t just call the whole thing off. The “thing” being the war waged on speech that allows some people to get away with saying stuff that others get punished for. It’s part of the free speech fight but given that one side doesn’t give a damn about that anymore – “Free speech has…