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@oliverqatthewatchtower
Site Update 3/26/2019
I started this blog in 2012 with the intention of talking about politics and social issues. I wrote something consistently between March and December of 2012. Then I took a break to focus on school, and among other things my job.
Between the end of 2013 and sometime in 2015 I wrote very irregularly, primarily because I had also co-run another blog with a peer of mine talking about similar thingsâŠ
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#releasethememo, an article to share
#Releasethememo is re-branding of old news. This is a piece that I submitted on Medium, but goes on to explain how this twitter trend is really just re-branding news that we learned in April 2017. Thereâs so a discussion on rules of evidence, and why liberals need to protect the rule of law.
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Going 'Nuclear' Would 'Level' the Senate
Going âNuclearâ Would âLevelâ the Senate
I thoroughly disagree with the idea that Senate Republicanâs should use the âNuclear Optionâ. I disagreed with it when then Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid did it in 2013 after he became too fed up with Republican obstructionism against Obama appointees, primarily for appeals-courts nominees. Reid was narrow, and only applied this to those nominees, thus leaving untouched Supreme CourtâŠ
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Liberty and Power: Medium Post #1
Liberty and Power: Medium Post #1
In an endeavor to expand my base of readers, and to experience other platforms, I have decided to post a thought piece on the nature of democracy in protecting liberty. Itâs a brief five minute read that you can check out over at Medium. For your benefit, Iâll summarize here: States will infringe upon, and regulate your rights for more often in scope and frequency than the federal government.âŠ
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Did Bernie Sanders Vote to Deregulate Wall Street?
Did Bernie Sanders Vote to Deregulate Wall Street?
So the democratic debate between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton took place last night in South Carolina. OâMalley showed up too, but letâs be honest, he stands no chance. My own opinion concerning OâMalley is that he should have bowed out. Considering the majority of his supporters favor Sanders over Hillary, heâs doing both himself, and Sanders a disservice by staying in for as long as heâŠ
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Obama, Guns, & Conservatives: A Response, Pt. 1
Obama, Guns, & Conservatives: A Response, Pt. 1
In my personal spare time, I do the somewhat unthinkable â I peruse the Tumblrsphere. A dangerous endeavor sometimes, even to my own personal liberal leanings. I mostly re-blog other peopleâs posts (much like everyone else). Other times, I seek out political and philosophical posts to see âwhatâs up.â I decided to look up what Tumblr had to say about gun control. I found the usual. But I alsoâŠ
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Water on Mars!
Officials and principle researchers involved with the HiRISE, and Curiosity have announced today that there is flowing liquid water on Mars. Itâs a bit more complicated than simply looking at physical, obvious streams. It would seem that once upon a time, Mars was covered by a huge ocean â sizable in comparison to two thirds of the oceans on Earth. But, as scientists stated, something happened,âŠ
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BREAKING: John Boehner Will Resign in October
BREAKING: John Boehner Will Resign in October
Yes, you read that title correctly â John Boehner will be resigning at the end of October. For me, it was a shock, whereas for others, not so much. There have been rumors as of late about a possible overthrow by the Freedom Caucus, run by very powerful, extreme right leaning individuals. That being said, Boehnerâs announcement really shouldnât by any surprise for a number of reasons, nor shouldâŠ
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The Rightness of Kim Davis
The Rightness of Kim Davis
By now, youâve probably heard all about Kim Davis. And if youâre even remotely right leaning, Libertarian, and Republican, iâm sure youâve done your due diligence in making sure that youâre up to date on the âup and up,â and now believe that Kim Davis is somehow comparable to Rosa Parks, or Martin Luther King Jr. Itâs really unfortunate that genuine martyrs of the legal, social, political, andâŠ
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Concerning a New Study on Video Games and Sexism
Concerning a New Study on Video Games and Sexism
A new study was recently published by the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking published an article titled Sexist Games=Sexist Gamers? A Longitudinal Study on the Relationship Between Video Game Use and Sexist Attitudes (Breuer, et al., 2015). The abstract is the only bit that I can access at this time, and which I will quote below (emphasis added):
From the oversexualizedâŠ
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A Note on Socialism (Addendum to a Previous Post)
A Note on Socialism (Addendum to a Previous Post)
Back in December of 2013, I wrote a lengthy (20 page) post concerning Socialism and Communism, A Rebuttal: Socialism, Communism, and Arrogance. The substance of that post was aimed at pointing out the differences between Socialism and Communism, in context of history. In my post, I laid out the reasons why I tend to think that communismhas never existed. In critiquing an argument made by anotherâŠ
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Video Games: A Note on Objectification
Video Games: A Note on Objectification
I recently read a post titled Game Gals, posted by The Jones Rant. In it, the author discusses the notion of objectification in video games. In sum, he suggests that 1) Itâs not bad to objectify video game characters, 2) 1 is true because allvideo game characters are meant to be acted upon. As always, I encourage you to read the article prior to reading this, as thereâs a lot of context that IâŠ
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In Defense of Anita Sarkeesian, Pt. 2: Tropes vs Women
In Defense of Anita Sarkeesian, Pt. 2: Tropes vs Women
Iâve watched far too many videos concerning Sarkeesianâs YouTube channel, Feminist Frequency, most in particular her Kickstarter series, Tropes vs. Women. Many of her more vocal critics are men, most infamously, YouTube personalities such as Mr. Repzion, Thunderf00t, The Amazing Atheist, Alpha Omega Sin, arbitor365, MundaneMatt, the list seriously continues. Just between the first two, thereâs 36âŠ
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In Defense of Anita Sarkeesian, Pt. 1: A Response to Lucien Maverick, and a Lesson on Feminism
In Defense of Anita Sarkeesian, Pt. 1: A Response to Lucien Maverick, and a Lesson on Feminism
I recently came across Lucien Maverickâs Blog, particularly his post titled Your âFeminismâ is Against Women (A response to Anita Sarkeesian). The thing about Maverickâs posts, though, is that this isnât the first time heâs written about Sarkeesian and feminism, and this is definitely not the first time heâs written about this material in the manner that he does. This will be the first part of aâŠ
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A Note on Morality, and Moral Facts
A Note on Morality, and Moral Facts
Iâve been reading a lot about morality, ethics, and whether or not thereâs a universal moral code. Another way of stating this, I have been delving deep into the philosophical approaches concerning morality, most specifically, moral realism, skepticism, nihilism, and existentialism. While I have always been interested in philosophy, especially moral philosophy and ethics, this new spark ofâŠ
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On Dreadlocks and Cultural Appropriation
On Dreadlocks and Cultural Appropriation
I recently came across an exchange on Tumblr concerning dreadlocks, and it went something like this:
dieterhaley asked misandry-mermaid:
Hey, I was just wondering what you and your followers think about white people with dreadlocks. Growing freeform dreads has been a really spiritual experience for me, so I feel conflicted when someone on Tumblr tells me itâs cultural appropriation.
to whichâŠ
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Male carers who can prove they are acting in their partnersâ interests would escape punishment under âcoercive controlâ legislation
