Thomas Wictor

Posts Tagged ‘Animal Farm’

And you thought the lies about Israel were bad…

It’s a dangerous time in our history. It appears that almost everyone can be bought. The lies about Israel told during Operation Protective Edge were just the beginning. As far as I can tell, everything being reported about Yemen is untrue. My guess is that journalists and members of “human rights” organizations have been bought…

 

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The flocking hefters of the anti-Israel movement

George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a furious warning about what happens when political leaders become corrupt and the public decides to scoop out its brains and fling them against the wall. I read the book only once; that was enough. Orwell was one of the greatest thinkers in human history. What’s hideously ironic—and extremely funny…

 

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Thinking is hard

If there’s anyone who understands how tough life can be, it’s this guy. The one writing this post. I perfectly understand your desire to maintain an even strain. Thinking is hard. It forces you to make decisions that you feel will violate your personal codes of conduct. Well, there’s your problem. Adopting rigid, arbitrary standards…

 

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The problem with politics

I never discuss politics publicly. Unfortunately, everything in American culture is now politicized, so my statements are viewed as political even when they’re not. That’s the problem with politics. Too many people personalize their political views, so having a different opinion from them is seen as a repudiation of their entire being. But facts don’t…

 

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