Some kids were watching this video game YouTuber. "As you can see, I themed everything red, white, and blue. For Memorial Day." Hmm. Funny how those colors work for many holidays: The Fourth, Christmas, New Year's. "It's a great day for partying and drinking!" The guy laughed. Then he sobered. "Actually, that's more for the …
Tag: Liberty
What Good is Liberty?
A friend and I were hiking up behind my place. "Can I ask you a really offensive question? I feel we are good enough friends now, but I don't want you to take it wrong" "Sure!" I mentally prepare myself for some helpful criticism that might sting. Or maybe she was going to ask me …
Liberty Regaled
" . . . it belied, or at least undermined, the whole disestablishmentarian cachet of your vaunted non-existence."~ Something written to me after a flippant remark of mine These words ruled 2020. I felt called out as a hypocrite. Part of me wished to scream, "But I'm not vaunting anything. I'm searching!" A deeper park …
#FakeNews Is a Myth, Change My Mind: Statistics and Other Cop-Outs
It's been common to say that those whom we disagree with are spreaders of lies. Especially when it comes to matters of social justice and politics. In the States, there is this fiery line between Fox News and CNN with little space for no-man's land. And then those who try to make space are often …
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Legalized Dreams And Other Violations
For the typical American, ages sixteen to eighteen are the transition years—the years where we leave the freedom of childhood to embrace the responsibilities of adulthood. We leave our playful dreams and accept society's expectations, to choose a university that will offer some degree of "approved" value. We forget the liberties of the American Dream …
Remember Why We Left
Siblings and I, pushing even our shadows into a future we wish to live in It's time to take a break from talking of family heritage, and write a little on current affairs ... At first, I laughed. It's not that I never believed what was happening ... I just never expected the paranoia to actually become so organized. …
The Girl Who Doesn't Exist 