The post Describing Humanity first appeared on Dissident Voice.
Dissident Voice
Biological Devil-ution Rather than Religious Deities Fighting over the Heavens
“Devil-ution,” a function of evolutionary biology explains human unrest much better than notions of deities fighting over the heavens. Religious wars have never relented. Self-anointed demigods have plagued human history, pretending that faith-based blood lines...
Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission Finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza
Yet another blistering addition to the ghoulish accounts of cruelty regarding the ongoing actions of Israel in Gaza made its appearance on September 16. It came in the form of a report by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the...
“90% of Nicaraguans Feel Spied Upon” – True, or Fake News?
The “spied upon” headline from El Pais is unequivocal. The story, in the newspaper’s English-language edition, says that Nicaraguans live in “a climate of permanent surveillance” in which they distrust even their neighbors. Further, apparently harmless community...
Spreading My Ashes in the Twisting River
You may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for – Billy Joel, “You May Be Right” They say a stitch in time saves nine. They say it is always good to be prepared. They say Preparation-H is good for hemorrhoids. They say that Benjamin...
Kirkwashing: Right Sanitizing Charlie Kirk’s Legacy
In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s murder, right-wing politicians, Christian evangelical leaders, podcasters, and conservative media outlets are casting him as a martyr for free speech, for truth, and for Christian values. President Donald Trump called Kirk “a martyr...
The Real Culprit?
“Max Blumenthal Reports: Charlie Kirk and the Israel Lobby!” Max Blumenthal (with Anya Parampil) investigates recent claims that Charlie Kirk, the high-profile conservative commentator and founder of TPUSA, had begun pushing back against pro-Israel influence—and as...
Inadequate Responses Leading to Calculated Atrocities
As the tragedy facing the Palestinians unfolds to an ultimate tragedy, we become aware of the true nature of the catastrophe, exhibiting unique elements that ponder our minds and disrupt our lives. (1) It is more than genocide. Can there be anything more than...
Suspending Courses, Washing Delicates, and Baking: A University Justifies Harming Staff and Students
These people are a charming, lynch worthy bunch. In claiming they are short of cash, the managerial dunderheads at the University of Technology Sydney thought it prudent to throw A$4.8 million at the tax consultants KPMG to design what it calls the Operational...
Thinking Beyond the Bars: How Higher Education Helped Me Develop Confidence in Myself and Rediscover My Humanity
Ambitious young people are told that a college degree is necessary to launch a successful career. For me — a “lifer” taking courses from my cell in a state prison — higher education isn’t about job preparation but rediscovering my humanity, about learning to think...
It’s a Bitch
As I walked into a Fort Worth Post office the other day, I passed a young redneck wearing a patently ignorant t-shirt. Not just ordinarily stupid, run-of-the-mill cretinous or incredibly ignorant. But extraordinarily ignorant—if not full-blown delusional. The wearer...
A DSA Chapter Struggles With Zionism
At its August 2025 biennial convention in Chicago, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) adopted a powerful resolution, “For a Fighting Anti-Zionist DSA“. The resolution, which the 1200 delegates passed by 56 to 44 percent, has been recognized as a significant...