Author: chasingjokerswild

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/us/black-man-killed-alabama-mall-shooting.html?fbclid=IwAR33LCVSANgR9nisauapw5mqFCuQqP8aFSVUASU1mf1IkVS8foIx6nt6kRA I want to take a break from my article on the debate surrounding the idea of a 'Living Wage' to discuss this meme up top and this article underneath as they relate to each other. The meme on top is an example of a false dichotomy. It employs unrelated topics used for propaganda in … Continue reading ‘SWIFT’S RECIPE FOR PEASANT STEW:’ False Dichotomies in Propagandistic Memes →

​_ Perhaps the reader has seen this meme floating around Facebook. I would like to discuss the economic and sociological underpinnings of this meme, as well as existential issues of how Americans value the meaning of a life based on a person’s income. The title of this blog is in reference to a famous essay … Continue reading ‘Swift’s Recipe for Peasant Stew:’ Online Discussions on Economics (Part 1) →

https://wwmt.com/news/nation-world/police11-year-old-arrested-for-not-standing-for-pledge-of-allegiance?fbclid=IwAR3IP18OsExT94ngDkkIaB_AZxkeZm9-C_DgNi8fBcHY_-awqs8UB3tZhnY This is an example of how authoritarianism in grade school fails to prepare kids for college discourse. The substitute lost control of the situation. He attempted to publically strong arm a kid into displaying a level of patriotism the child expressed they did not feel. The administration felt a need to show authority by … Continue reading Grade School Forced Displays of Patriotism Produces University Forced Liberalism →

IMPOSSIBLE SENSE OUT OF MADNESS by Chasing Jokers Wild The eTaxi app buzzed again. Ron didn’t know how to shut it off. It was 8 o’clock at night and he had been chasing call after call for days. ‘They’ seemed to be demanding he make certain sacrifices. On the TV was Trump. Trump was making … Continue reading Impossible Sense Out of Madness →

I had to come to accept the fact that I am bipolar and it is more than merely the result of alcohol or other addictions. They did not help, but I remember screaming out the train in Germany. I was not being serious, but I get it. I was manic. I see elements in my … Continue reading Acceptance →

We should build some smart fencing on the Mexican and Canadian border, honestly. I also agree with Trump in the general sense that we should pull out of Syria, albeit maybe we have strategic differences. It's funny watching the Dems go pro-war now, and I honestly think the best way to get a sincere discussion … Continue reading “Make Liberals Think Again” →

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"At this point I should make it clear that while I have tried in these last few minutes to give a voice to the voiceless in Vietnam and to understand the arguments of those who are called "enemy," I am as deeply concerned about our own troops there as anything else. For it occurs to … Continue reading 60% off MLK Super Sales →

Chapter 1 Max woke up, blinked his eyes and looked around. For a moment he was disoriented, but quickly saw the familiar sites of his dad's living room. It was barely recognizable with all the empty pizza boxes and beer bottles... or something? It wasn't a large living room. He lived in an apartment with … Continue reading BLOOMING BLOSSOMS →

SIX YEARS AGO Franko was an interesting kid. He was born to a 13 year old girl, and she was now 24. They lived in an apartment complex behind a golf course with some woods separating the course from the complex. His mom was white. He was half black, but he didn't know his dad. … Continue reading PROFESSOR OF CLASS CLOWNS →