In light of the recent media hubbub around Nick Sandmann, who in case you don’t know, is the young man with the smarmy smile in the picture featured to the right, I can’t help but be reminded of the little picture below. It describes perfectly the way the media has acted on the whole ordeal. … More How the media can manipulate our perceptions
In light of the recent government shutdown in the US and the drama that surrounds it, one cannot help but wonder, how did we get here? How is it that our congress and government in general can’t seem to get anything done? Even looking at local city governments in larger cities and how they act, … More Beaver Transcript: On Bureaucracy
“If you’ve got nothing to hide, you’ve got nothing to fear” – A common soundbite that one often hears out of those who champion for increased surveillance in the name of crime prevention, whatever crimes they may be. One anon offers a succinct rebuttal to this attitude, one that is wise to keep in mind: … More “If you got nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear” – anon disputes why this is BS
This is a little comic drawn back on May of 2009. It’s been almost 10 years since it came out, and it’s still just as relevant to our society today, if not more so, as it was 10 years ago. Had I cared more, I’d be very alarmed, but as I am, it’s just worryingly … More Amusing ourselves to death – a little comic from 2009
Temple of Zagan 