by Carl Howard | Jan 9, 2015 | Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, History, Race, Resources, Food and Environment
In 2008, there were over 1 million feral camels spread out over much of Australia’s desert interior, apparently with a population set to double every 8-9 years. Camels are obviously not native to Australia but are thriving in the deserts. Due to the camels using up...
by Carl Howard | Dec 22, 2014 | Biases and Fallacies, Society
In Homer the Heretic, Homer Simpson falls asleep on the couch with a lit cigar in his mouth while smugly saying to himself “everyone is stupid except me”. Of course, it’s meant to be an illustration of his hubris. The cigar drops out of his mouth setting the Simpsons’...
by Carl Howard | Dec 17, 2014 | Atheism and Religion, Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, History, Race
With such a tragedy hitting Sydney never has the expression opinions are like assholes –- everyone has one been more apt. Some of that talk has been racism and xenophobia (but not in my social media feeds, yay living in a bubble!) which should of course be condemned....
by Carl Howard | Dec 15, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, History, Resources, Food and Environment
[Spoiler for Django Unchained] The climax of the movie is when Django comes back to the house for a final showdown. One sequence is just classic love-him-or-loathe-him Tarantino: Django is at the top of the stairs explaining how he will take revenge on the white...
by Carl Howard | Dec 7, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Blog Topics, Ethics, History, Race, Resources, Food and Environment
Australia is now a proper rogue state, deserving universal condemnation not tourist dollars If you’re outside Australia, you’ve probably seen our Prime Minister Tony Abbott made fun of on international news (or US satirical tv). These included his promise to...
by Carl Howard | Dec 2, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, Feminism and LGBT, Philosophy, Sex
NOTE: This post is an analogy between different kinds of discrimination. While I normally avoid these, I thought it was necessary here as I’ll explain below. Still, take it for what it is, a limited and necessarily-flawed analogy. A man and a woman hook up. The next...
