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Red state authoritarianism gone wild: Texas teen jailed for missing school

By Jymn, on May 26th, 2012

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This is what the US would be like with the new far-right Tea Party Republican party in charge. Canada under Harper is not that far off, either.

Red state authoritarianism, when combined with barely-veiled racism, is the new black (emphasis mine).

A Houston-area teenager has been jailed and fined for missing school by a judge who . . . → Read More: Red state authoritarianism gone wild: Texas teen jailed for missing school

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Some of My Worst Fears Are Starting to Materialize

By ck, on May 6th, 2011

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I always knew something like this would happen sooner or later. 

Looks like we’re on our way to criminalized dissent.

Thanks, Fern Hill,  one of the good people at Dammit Janet who gets that Stevie Spiteful is anything but mainstream, for your good work and research, as usual.

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New shiny object: the word “barbaric”

By Orwell's Bastard, on March 16th, 2011

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Oh dear. Justin Trudeau seems to have made a boo-boo – er, gotten tangled up in the semantic weeds (Cue the Jesus Facepalm).

Watch as the Conservative Attack ParrotsTM crank up the squawking and the national conversation gets sidetracked into a giant foofaraw about honour killings.

How convenient. Another chance to spout off about cultural relativism, blow . . . → Read More: New shiny object: the word “barbaric”

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