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all purpose spiritual materialism

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Dave

Spiritual themes have often been the occasion for the goriest and most violent scenes in movies. It seems that intrinsically good subjects like liberty, chivalry and honor seem to be the best pretexts for really pouring it on. Think of … Continue reading →

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panning for the wild

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Dave

Fantasy as the idealization of desire. Permeating liberalism and enlightenment thinking has always been a racist undertone, the collander, the sieve, of secularism that disposes of the chaff into a compost heap. The thinking that brought forth romanticism as corrupted … Continue reading →

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segregated bus

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Dave

Convoke the Committee for Un-American Activities. Revoke the Civil Rights Act. Was Obama’s crime to be on a white’s only bus? Or, you would think he was reveling with Neal Cassady and Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters on their … Continue reading →