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Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. by George Orwell.
Be one a human being who aspires to learn the art of living—cause in the end, I think that’s what the arts are really about—how to learn the art of living, which has to do with courage, which has to do love, which has to do with justice, which has to do with leaving the world a better place than you found it. So for me, art is so inseparable from politics. by Cornel West (via timmyp10)

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Previously, common wisdom among Republicans was that anyone could defeat Mr Obama… [Now] they need a Republican challenger with “credibility” and “endurance”. by

Brad Norington, ‘Romney Dons Mantle of Last Man Standing’ in The Weekend Australian, February 4-5 2012, p. 12.

I love watching Republicans squirm.

stfuconservatives:

unknowablewoman:

I don’t particularly care to rehash all of the garbage he spewed on Twitter yesterday, but I wanted to briefly showcase some of the most disturbing messages that Tumblr politics tag editor Alexander Ryking posted on a public forum last night. I just have one question: is this mature, professional behavior? Is this the type of person you want curating your tag content, Tumblr? Reblog if your answer is a resounding NO.
In order, here’s just what we’ve got in the screencap—he says similar things on his personal Tumblr all the time, but I thought it was important to point out that his troubled behavior is now spilling over to other media:
calling women morons, feminazis and cunts
equating the denial of “misandry” (a concept that is overwhelmingly rejected by everyone who understands gender politics) to denying scientific consensus
stating that women who dislike him must have “daddy issues” 
again with the “daddy issues” thing, which IMO is the most grossly sexist part of this entire tirade
equating women to dogs
telling feminists to go die
This isn’t about removing him from the position of editor because of political disagreements; after all, Ryking isn’t a conservative! This is about baseless personal attacks against women specifically (although non-women who disagree with him about “feminazis” have incurred his wrath as well) and for no reason other than they identify as feminists. I cannot stress enough that these attacks take place in an internet culture where being an outspoken, visible woman online will routinely earn you death threats, sexual harassment, and acts of intimidation. Here we have someone completely oblivious to the way his words contribute to that atmosphere, and yet we’re supposed to trust him to edit the official politics tag? How can we believe that this man’s raging misogyny doesn’t spill over into that? It’s absolutely unacceptable.

I’ve always had him written off since he thought an appropriate argument was to tell my wife to kill herself. -Joe

stfuconservatives:

unknowablewoman:

I don’t particularly care to rehash all of the garbage he spewed on Twitter yesterday, but I wanted to briefly showcase some of the most disturbing messages that Tumblr politics tag editor Alexander Ryking posted on a public forum last night. I just have one question: is this mature, professional behavior? Is this the type of person you want curating your tag content, Tumblr? Reblog if your answer is a resounding NO.

In order, here’s just what we’ve got in the screencap—he says similar things on his personal Tumblr all the time, but I thought it was important to point out that his troubled behavior is now spilling over to other media:

  • calling women morons, feminazis and cunts
  • equating the denial of “misandry” (a concept that is overwhelmingly rejected by everyone who understands gender politics) to denying scientific consensus
  • stating that women who dislike him must have “daddy issues” 
  • again with the “daddy issues” thing, which IMO is the most grossly sexist part of this entire tirade
  • equating women to dogs
  • telling feminists to go die

This isn’t about removing him from the position of editor because of political disagreements; after all, Ryking isn’t a conservative! This is about baseless personal attacks against women specifically (although non-women who disagree with him about “feminazis” have incurred his wrath as well) and for no reason other than they identify as feminists. I cannot stress enough that these attacks take place in an internet culture where being an outspoken, visible woman online will routinely earn you death threats, sexual harassment, and acts of intimidation. Here we have someone completely oblivious to the way his words contribute to that atmosphere, and yet we’re supposed to trust him to edit the official politics tag? How can we believe that this man’s raging misogyny doesn’t spill over into that? It’s absolutely unacceptable.

I’ve always had him written off since he thought an appropriate argument was to tell my wife to kill herself. -Joe

(via stfuconservatives)

#unacceptable rhetoric from a Tumblr editor #Tumblr editor #politics

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#George Orwell #Politics #propaganda #lies #truth #quotes #political language
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Edit: Gahh!!!! I just looked at this and it is all kinds of wrong! If Obama LOSES the election the world will end!!! Lose! The absolute horror of another Republican president is too much for it to take.

Ahh, that’s better… I really need to read these things more slowly, eh?

(via theintentionalife)

#Uganda #Kony 2012 #Kony #scam #oil #9gag #9gag.com #I see what you did there #Obama #politics #rage comics #Africa #white man's burden #colonialism
This didn’t get any notes last time I posted it, but let’s see what happens when I tag it as Mitt Romney…
*evil laugh*
#MittRomney #Don’tMakeALiarOutOfMe

This didn’t get any notes last time I posted it, but let’s see what happens when I tag it as Mitt Romney…

*evil laugh*

#MittRomney #Don’tMakeALiarOutOfMe

#Mitt Romney #GOP #Republican Party #politics #arrogance #exploitation #GOP primaries #presidential primaries #election #politicians #LOL #funny #truth
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