Gay Marriage, AIDS and Politics

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Wednesday June 22, 2005 · 10:20 AM PDT

2005/06/22 · 10:20

Yesterday in Cheers and Jeers, there was a little debate over a NYT Magazine story concerning gay rights. BiPM responded to some criticism by stating that perhaps he was too close to the issue. I responded to him that no, he wasn't - I'd read the issue the same way, and, since I'm not gay, I figured I had little bias on the issue.

But. This morning I was thinking it over, and getting more and more angry about the issue, and I realized that I do have my own biases when it comes to equal rights. Because, that's what we're talking about here people: equal rights. If I have a right, then so should you, so should my neighbor, his cousin, her sister and everyone else, including Joe Schmoe. Because the denial of those rights has caused death, and those deaths have affected my life more than I will ever comprehend. More on the flip.... Read More

Machiavelli Smacks Down Bushco

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Monday June 13, 2005 · 2:00 PM PDT

2005/06/13 · 14:00

The modern realist might well regard Nicolo Machiavelli as his patron saint. On the surface of things, it's easy to see why. In "The Prince," Machiavelli writes that a leader must be cruel, unmerciful and violent in order to maintain control over his principalities and newly conquered lands. However, Machiavelli is careful to point out the specific ways in which a prince must use these devices in order to succeed. He states that "...it is necessary for a ruler, if he wants to hold on to power, to learn how not to be good, and to know when it is and when it is not necessary to use this knowledge." Taken out of context, it's easy to see how a realist or neo-con might use Machiavelli's words to justify the American-led invasion of Iraq. However, any realists or neo-con who quotes Machiavelli in the context of supporting the war on Iraq has either not read Machiavelli's "The Prince," or has not understood it. More on the flip. Read More

why i don't carpool

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Monday April 18, 2005 · 3:32 PM PDT

2005/04/18 · 15:32

Someone recently stated that we're idiots to waste gas driving 2 hours a day to and from work by ourselves. I wanted to respond to that person, but my response grew so long that I feared it would be read as hijacking someone else's diary, so I'm posting this instead. Here is my own personal quandary: Read More

Grappling with Groceries

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Friday November 19, 2004 · 1:43 PM PST

2004/11/19 · 13:43

This is a abbreivated version of this article. Further analysis can be found at www.buyblue.org and www.resistanceusa.com. Read More

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