Written by awneitsch on November 22, 2021
Harrison Bergeron – Kurt Vonnegut
Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesIsn’t equality all anybody everybody ever screamed and killed and died for? Any equality. Any equality at all. Human history is riddled with injustice and inequality. Not everyone was born the same as everybody else. Not everyone was raised, educated, and nurtured in the same ways as everybody else. Some were stronger, faster, smarter or
Written by awneitsch on November 16, 2021
Halloween II – Christmas 0
Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesI get Christmas. I sort of grew up with it. When I was older, I came across a picture from the 60’s showing a decorated Christmas tree in what turned out to be the house I was born into. My older brothers were in the picture seemingly happy and looking at the tree, and especially
Written by awneitsch on October 29, 2021
The Truth About Tyranny
Mutterings And Murmurs . Poly Tics . Social Studies“The welfare or humanity is always the alibi of tyrants” – Albert Camus Brownstone » Articles » The Truth About Tyranny The Truth About Tyranny By Jeffrey A. Tucker October 16, 2021 Economics, History, Philosophy, Public Health, Society 8 minute read SHARE | PRINT | EMAIL In the simple model of tyranny
Written by awneitsch on October 29, 2021
Up The Chute You Go!
Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesAnyone who has ever experienced the smells and sounds of a mid 60’s livestock and meat processing plant should try to re-experience the experience while reading this. Think about how freaked your mother got when the wind changed direction after she had just hung out the laundry to dry. These days, and for as long
Written by awneitsch on October 24, 2021
The Eight Signs Of The Apocalypse
Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesThe seven signs of the apocalypse, depicted in the Book of Revelations in the Bible, include the arrival of the Antichrist, war, famine, plague, judgment, chaos, and silence or rebirth. The world was supposed to end several times over the years after words became print became gospel became predictions. The sky has been falling during
Written by awneitsch on October 20, 2021
BRACE, BRACE, BRACE YOURSELF FOR IMPACT!
Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesBRACE, BRACE, BRACE, HEADS DOWN, STAY DOWN! Can you imagine being on a plane taking a trip to somewhere anywhere to get away from your life in a post nation state and the monsters that are trying to control or end it and you’re feeling daring like always to only pay half attention to the
Written by awneitsch on October 15, 2021
SAFE
Mutterings And Murmurs“SAFEISM IS THE NEW IDEOLOGY – THE STATE WILL MAKE YOU BE SAFE EVEN IF IT KILLS YOU” – HOWARD IF I HEAR SOMEONE SAY TO ME ONE MORE TIME, JUST ONCE MORE, “BE SAFE” OR ANY VARIATION THEREOF, I SWEAR THAT I WILL PUNCH THEM IN THE FACE, THROAT, OR KIDNEYS, MASKED OR NOT.
Written by awneitsch on October 13, 2021
Dear George,
Mutterings And Murmurs . Poly Tics . Social StudiesThis article is reproduced in it’s entirety from a Nov. 26,2014 piece that was published in ‘Open Culture’, a free cultural and educational web media provider. There is a video of George Orwell’s last interview available, however ironically, on Youtube. Anyone able to read and understand beyond the nouveau cliche of 1984 can surely see
Written by awneitsch on October 4, 2021
POLITICAL SCIENTIST – RYAN ADAMS
Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesNO GUARANTEES NONE OF US ASKED TO BE BORN. WHEN WE WERE OLD OR SENTIENT ENOUGH TO BE AFRAID, GOOD AND LOVING PARENTS SAID THINGS LIKE : ‘THERE, THERE, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT.’ ‘SEE? NOTHING UNDER THE BED.’ ‘THERE’S NOBODY IN THE CLOSET.’ ‘HE’S A FRIENDLY DOG.’ ‘NICE KITTY.’ WE WERE SMALL. THE
Written by awneitsch on October 4, 2021
THE EMPATHY/SYMPATHY DICHOTOMY…
Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesEMPATHY – THE ACTION OF UNDERSTANDING, BEING AWARE OF, BEING SENSITIVE TO, AND VICARIOUSLY EXPERIENCING THE THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS, AND FEELINGS OF OTHERS. SYMPATHY – A FEELING OF PITY OR SORROW FOR THE DISTRESS OF ANOTHER. MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OR FEELING BETWEEN PEOPLE. AGREEMENT WITH OR SUPPORT OF AN OPINION OR POSITION. AT FIRST GLANCE, THESE TWO