Category Archives: Deconstruction

Long live the mob!

Posted on January 12, 2015 by johnrachel

Free speech is curtailed by governmental action, not by individuals acting sometimes imprudently or illegally. The right to free speech is not absolute and is rightfully and hopefully judiciously curtailed by legal instruments enforced by the state, hate speech being the best example of properly restricted expressions which do not deserve the protection of constitutional imprimatur. Continue reading →

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Self-Loathing

Posted on December 11, 2014 by johnrachel

I’ve never understood self-loathing. I just know it when I see it. Continue reading →

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U.S. Promoting An Agricultural Revolution!

Posted on November 27, 2014 by johnrachel

We’re creating an economic boom in Afghanistan! It’s part of our unique and aggressive approach to job creation. Promote heroin production, then hire people to fight the war on drugs. It’s also a shot in the arm for morticians and gravediggers, who get to take care of all of the victims of overdoses. Is this ingenious or what?!! Continue reading →

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Creativity: Writing Poetry

Posted on November 26, 2014 by johnrachel

Here is the definitive, step-by-step guide for writing poetry. This comes from someone who, much to his utter astonishment, has actually had poems published. Continue reading →

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Ten Commandments For The New American Century

Posted on October 29, 2014 by johnrachel

I got these without consulting a burning bush, or even having to leave the comfort of my home. People like rules. So here is fresh set of commandments, a divine path for putting America on the straight and true. Continue reading →

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Bye-Bye Miss American Pie

Posted on October 24, 2014 by johnrachel

I love pie charts! They are so deliciously informative. A good pie chart makes data so digestible! What’s your piece of the American pie? Are you one of the 400 aristocrats who own more wealth than the bottom 150 million people in America? Probably not, unless you’re reading this on your yacht or private jet. Continue reading →

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Rod Serling Is Alive!

Posted on September 21, 2014 by johnrachel

Rod Serling is alive and well! With the Twilight Zone, he was just getting warmed up. Look around! His new high concept reality TV show is our reality. “Picture if you will . . .” Continue reading →

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Conscious . . . Conscience . . .

Posted on September 16, 2014 by johnrachel

Question of the day: How do we deal with people who are fully conscious, basically stable and mentally sound, have a conscience, but who ignore what that conscience is saying to them? Continue reading →

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The Bully Pulpit vs. American Idol

Posted on September 8, 2014 by johnrachel

When presidential elections are run as beauty pageants, or talent contest spectacles like American Idol, we can’t expect real leadership. We can only expect a president who struts and works the audience, plays the judges, gives crowd-pleasing performances, and soaks up the all the love he can get. We certainly can’t expect thoughtful, principled stands on the vital issues, responding to the greater needs of the country and serving the general welfare of the public. Continue reading →

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Proof! Putin Fighting in the Ukraine!

Posted on September 1, 2014 by johnrachel

To say Russia is a player in the ongoing conflict in the Ukraine is a vast understatement. The fact is PUTIN IS ACTUALLY IN THE UKRAINE LEADING THE FIGHT!! Continue reading →

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