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MRDArous Aphorisms: The Third Salvo

None leave this world unblemished – to try is to self-deny. Pro-bomberventionists: “You can kill all the civilians you want, just not with those.” For some, objectification may serve as something of a shield from the animosity they would accrue … Continue reading

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Somnambulists for (Self)-Censorship — Cameron’s Trojan Tactic?

Whilst knocking out the previous infernal episode, it came to my attention that Cammy intends his fibre-optic filters to encompass more than just the childhood-corroding porn feared by the Mumsnet morons. According to Duncan Geere at Wired, the paternalist PM … Continue reading

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Duty: Mencken Delivers the Deathblow!

First printed in the Smart Set, May 1919, p. 51. Reprinted in A Second Mencken Chrestomathy, 1994, p. 351. Some of the loosest thinking in ethics has duty for its theme. Practically all writers on the subject agree that the … Continue reading

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Off-Colour Remarks

Last fortnight yielded something of a surprise: black MP Diane Abbott being dragged across the airwaves for a racial faux pas. Given the recent emphasis on white wrongdoings (Emma West, the Stephen Lawrence trial), plus the downplay of violence perpetrated … Continue reading

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The Fabric(ation) of “Innocence”

The last eight days have been orgasmic for the UK moralfag contingent. Why? Well, beyond the de facto banning of Human Centipede II… Newspapers, Mothers Against Everything groups, and assorted Question Time panellists gave a resounding “hurrah” to a looming … Continue reading

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Halal & Hypocrisy VI: Poppycock!

So, thanks to some annoyed opinions on Tuesday’s The Wright Stuff, and e-mailed invective on Wednesday’s Metro letters page, I found out about the £50 fine given to Emdadur Choudhury for his Armistice Day poppy-burning… …and, then, I got a … Continue reading

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Queer Man’s Burden

I met with the sight of this letter whilst browsing through last Wednesday’s Metro: My, my! Where do I fucking start? Curtis’ letter unwittingly illustrates the type of mentality that places The Cause TM far above and beyond the people … Continue reading

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Touch of the Paedophile! You are Already (Brain-)Dead… (or “How to Make Your Little Boy Feel Special: Complete with Instructions.”)

When I first heard about Amazon selling Phillip Ray Greaves II’s e-book The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover’s Code of Conduct back in November, I nearly pissed myself with laughter: immediately, the (alternate) title quote from an … Continue reading

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Morale Panic?

More fun and hijinks on The Wright Stuff, earlier, with Matthew and co. discussing the Army’s misgivings regarding a new Jimmy McGovern drama being screened later on. The reason: it depicts bullying amongst the ranks and, as such, stands a … Continue reading

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The Inconvenient Truth…or a Convenient Preference?

The hard fist of morality treats the noble nature of egoism altogether without compassion. You start back in fright before others, because you think you see beside them the ghost of right…. Another would simply ask thus: Do I will … Continue reading

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