Given Stories

An off topic discussion on 4chan on one anon’s sale of his childhood Pokemon games results in the following gem on modern media: This is something I’ve talked about before and will be reiterating here. The worst part of people valuing franchises like Pokémon isn’t so much the games themselves. It’s that people are increasingly … More Given Stories

On Weimarisation

An essay on the process through which Democracy descends into Tyranny, otherwise colloquially known as Weimarisation: Every history student knows that the Weimar Republic preceded the Nazi Era in Germany. Fewer understand that the process of historical decline goes through certain predictable stages, one of which is characterised by the Weimar Republic and its infamous … More On Weimarisation

Thoughts on “White Privilege Training” and “Critical Race Theory”

A very insightful treatise on Critical Race Theory and the racial based shaming that comes riding on its coat tails from Daniel Concannon, a public education employee who formerly worked in the Manchester school district in the state of NH.  This is an issue that this man was willing to resign from his job to … More Thoughts on “White Privilege Training” and “Critical Race Theory”

“Not Like That”

Despite how corporations always harp about the importance of leadership and teamwork, there are certain sorts of leadership and teamwork they’ll stomp out like a rhino stomps out a fire: The woman’s facial expression in the third panel is the best.