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An American Problem
I’m thinking about it like this. What actions can we take that will stop the next school/church shooting? What actions can we take that will stop a school/church shooting ten years from now?
#EtTu
The #metoo news articles have died down a bit. Is it fading from the national consciousness? I’ve never agreed with the idea that sexual assault and harrassment is all about power and not sex. metoomovement
OMYR: We Have Different Stories
Old Man Young rants about: Protests (Trigger warning); Alienation; This is long but I was determined to finish an entry. I’m not going to judge anyone because of what they don’t say online. None of us can keep up with and process all the bulls— that we’re hosed down with every day. Commenting on and…
OMYR: The War on Women
First, let’s get a few things out of the way. I am not a nice guy. For a few reasons. In recent years, I haven’t heard the word “nice” used to describe a person as a compliment — not a man, at least. “Nice” is the word that precedes a phrase starting with the conjunction “but”.…
OMYR: Symbols Over Substance
Colin Kaepernick’s refusing to stand for the national anthem. Is that upsetting? Is it offensive to you? SYMBOLISM It amazes me that his quiet protest, which only came to light recently so that he had to explain himself, is imploding heads. It’s such a shallow form of patriotism that can’t accommodate dissent. It’s a patina…
#AllLivesMatter and Black on Black Crime as a Semantic Weapon
#AllLivesMatter Anyone who forcefully says #AllLivesMatter says it only as a sardonic, hostile response to #BlackLivesMatter. Invariably, in the same conversation they try to convince me (or themselves) how someone deserved to die without due process of law, which suggests that they don’t really believe that all lives matter. “#AllLivesMatter. I hope if you ever need the…
