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The riddle of authority

by jmarshallroberts on October 22, 2008

Don’t listen to the media.  Don’t listen to your parents. Don’t listen to the government.  And sure as hell don’t listen to me.   Why not?  Because none of us has any authority apart from that which you grant us.  Have we earned it?  That’s the real question.
Where does authority come from? Can it be argued for [...]

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Humor is no laughing matter

by jmarshallroberts on October 14, 2008

I’m hopelessly addicted to intense conversations. Nothing pleases me more than discussing explosive, uncomfortable topics.. What can I say? It’s my hobby. I love it–sex, religion, politics, incest, potty training, animal husbandry. Great topics! Keep’em coming.
But for some strange reason others often find these conversations irksome. Seems they’d rather keep it safe and polite. They’d rather [...]

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Why is the media so depressing?

by jmarshallroberts on October 7, 2008

he people who create our mass media are just like us. They not villains, and they are consciously trying to make our world a dumber place…yes, even the people at FOX news (I know that may be hard to swallow, but it’s true). So why then are our airwaves perpetually filled with anxiety provoking messages [...]

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How to teach a pig to sing

by jmarshallroberts on June 21, 2008

My father is a boisterous southern gentleman filled with funny truisms about the harsh realities life.  One of his favorites has always been “You can’t teach a pig to sing…you’ll only frustrate yourself and the pig.”    By this he means, of course, that you will never be able to communicate with certain types of people, no matter [...]

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