Tag: Vikings

• A Culture Of Greed

  America is a great human idea locked in a boss battle with the worst human instincts. A truly free society where everyone has an equal shot at happiness vs a culture of greed. That’s the battleground. We’ve always been a lab experiment of a country. On the one hand, we’re a great idea. On the…

  A L Katz

  May 5, 2023

  American Exceptionalism, Corruption, Culture

  American Exceptionalism, Blank canvas, Christopher Columbus, Culture, Free society, French Enlightenment, Greed, Secret Sauce, Slavery, Stolen Labor, Vikings

• Fascism Won’t Conquer America Because Diversity Won’t Let It

  The Republican Party’s big secret is out. They’ve foresworn conservatism for outright fascism. America’s political balance needs conservatives – and I say that as a progressive. Opposition isn’t a bad thing. It keeps everyone honest. And progressives, whether they accept it or not, need a conservative counterweight. But, we definitely don’t need the brown shirt…

  A L Katz

  September 29, 2022

  American Exceptionalism, American News Media, Branding, Corruption, Republicanism, The Nature of Evil, Trump

  Blank Slate, Diversity, Fascism, Huns, Nuremberg, Pilgrims, Right Wing Money, Tribalism, Vikings, Virginia Company, Visigoths

• Why Is American Christianity So Effin’ Crazy?

  Lordy, I hope that’s not a revelation (or a whole Book of Revelation): American Christianity is effin’ crazy. Over the course of its history, Christianity has twisted a simple message – “Do unto others” – into the justification for murdering non-adherents (especially Jews). Talk about transubstantiation! The amount of carnage committed in the Prince of…

  A L Katz

  June 5, 2022

  Atheism, Corruption, Culture, Magical Thinking, Racism, Religion, Slavery, Spirituality, The Nature of Evil

  Catholic Church, Christianity, Do Unto Others, L Ron Hubbard, Manifest destiny, Mormonism, Paul The Apostle, Prince of Peace, Proselytization, Road to Damascus, Scientology, Vikings

• America Is Only Just Realizing It Has A “White Audacity” Problem

  The Kyle Rittenhouse verdict — in every way — points to how completely off kilter America is. “Self defense” now means you can provoke others to violence by threatening them with your gun but it’s their problem because their fists scared you into shooting them. Somehow hands grabbing a gun defensively equals bringing a gun…

  A L Katz

  November 20, 2021

  Corruption, Culture, Racism, Republicanism, Slavery, Trump

  Ahmaud Arbery, All Men Are Created Equal, Audacity, Dr Seuss, Kenosha, Kyle Rittenhouse, Level Playing Field, Manifest destiny, Sneetches, The Big Lie, Verdict, Vikings