Punish the Poor

By: mlgoodell (Diary)  |  April 20th at 03:59 PM  | 

http://www.mlgoodell.webs.com Tavis Smiley, a host on the as yet still-funded PBS, recently called the 2011 Budget agreement an immoral document. If he had been referring to the last Congress’ blatant abdication of duty in failing, for crass political purposes, to even propose a 2011 budget, he would have been right. Unfortunately, he was referring to the attempt to inject some fiscal sanity into the federal | Read More »

Tolerance is Easy

By: mlgoodell (Diary)  |  January 12th at 05:08 PM  | 

http://www.mlgoodell.webs.com It is a truism of Western culture that tolerance is hard. Tolerance leads to ostracism and death. Tolerance means braving the assaults of heartless corporate CEO’s and oppressive right wing Christians; to celebrate diversity, to have the courage to proclaim, “I’m no better than you are,” is to run afoul of the gatekeepers of societal regimentation. It is easier to follow the path trod | Read More »