Eject! Eject! Eject! Blog

MadMonk · #1 (**permalink**) 09-07-2005, 03:14 PM

This guy always has some good reads IMHO, although I'm sure some here would disagree. I don't agree 100% wth everything he writes but its a close 90%. Anyway, check it out but, be forwarned, his essays can be rather lengthy so be prepared to set aside some time to read a while.
Here's his latest essay Tribes (R-rated language alert on this particular essay)

http://www.ejectejecteject.com/

Karried · #2 (**permalink**) 09-07-2005, 05:59 PM

Wow, that was really powerful.

Makes you think... thanks for sharing.

MadMonk · #3 (**permalink**) 11-07-2006, 03:02 PM

FYI, Bill Whittle has released another of his great essays.
Seeing the Unseen Pt 1

Here's a tidbit:

Quote:

We live in a sea of information, an Information Age: and yet, it has been almost half a millennia since mankind has been so unwilling or unable to use critical thinking to separate the intellectual wheat from so…much…chaff! Critical Thinking -- the ability to analyze data, determine it’s usefulness and fidelity, to learn how to asses reliability, question methodology, weigh expertise and all the rest – is in shockingly short supply these days. It’s not just a shame; it’s an epidemic, it is a fatal metastasizing disease in a democracy where information is used by the public to make the decisions that steer the ship of state. For the ability to think critically allows us to see the unseen; to find the truth behind the falsehood, as well as the falsehood behind the truth.

Today, it seems that legions of people – growing legions – are falling victims to ideas and beliefs that on the face of it are patently false…things that are so clearly and obviously nuts that you really have to wonder what deep, mighty engine of emotional need could possibly drive a brain so deep into a hole. Seriously now, there are millions and millions of people on this planet who will torture logic and reason to mind-bending extremes in order to believe monumentally ridiculous “theories” … theories drawn from an emotional need so warped and debased that you are catapulted beyond anger and disbelief directly into pathos and the desire to call 911 before these people hurt themselves.

So perhaps we could take a walk through Fantasy Island armed only with a shotgun of logic and a few fact-filled shells and see what intellectual tumors we may safely blow into atoms. Time is short! So let’s start with the easy stuff and work our way up to the Lord God King Mack-Daddy falsehood of our age.

Some of the topics covered:

Chickenhawks
War of the Bumper Stickers
No Blood for Oil!
Coexist!
End U.S. Imperialism Now!
You Can not Simultaneously Prevent and Prepare for War – Albert Einstein
Give Peace a Chance
War is Not the Answer
Bush Lied People Died
You cannot just count the hits and not record the misses
Support the Troops – Bring Them Home Now!

That's a lot of topics. It's a long read so set aside some time.

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