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A nice compilation of gaffs from Tuesday’s political circus.

I’ve been a longtime reader of War Nerd, and his latest column about the U.S. Navy pitted against Iranian speedboats is simply fantastic:

Of course the Navy won’t ever stage a test like that. It’d be like asking Benny Hinn to walk on water. You’re not supposed to put your god to the test, and Navy brass really do think they’re God. Something about all that “tradition” and bullshit etiquette on “the bridge” goes to their heads. You’re supposed to trust them. And give them all your money so they can pretend it’s still 1880 and the dreadnought rules the waves. Besides, Navy officers were always “gentlemen,” and there’s nothing as totally useless as a gentleman.

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As ignorant as this guy’s views may be, eventually someone’s going to try it…

via Paleo-Future

A revelatory documentary exposing the parallels between historical slavery and today’s exploitation of sugar harvesters…

According to Edward Griffith of the year 1969, all sensitivity training is a liberal communistic plot designed to turn the baby boomers into one big hedonistic cuddle puddle, whereupon the Bad Guys will step in to take over the world. Moral Panic!

A side-splitting documentary on politically driven insanity: past federal and military attempts to walk through walls, and kill goats with a stare.

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Shallow thinkers often associate anarchy with unbridled chaos. In reality it requires a greater amount of self responsibility than the current feudal-industrial system, thereby promoting a more peaceful culture. Explore these and other abandoned political ideas in this short interview with Chomsky.