Problems are Problematic

Halifax's Chronicle Herald is apologising profusely for reporting that a refugee boy choked a little girl with a chain while yelling, "Muslims rule the world."  The prostrate newspaper admits that using the word "brutality" in association with a definable cultural group is "problematic"--at least to a totalitarian ideology that depends on the endemic equivocation between unfair discrimination and the sort of discrimination necessary for logical discernment.

Interior Minister Requested Word "Rape" Be "Cancelled" In Police Reports

Officials in Germany invited mass immigration from dysfunctional regions without consulting the populace, refused a request from the chief of police for more officers in anticipation of New Year's in Cologne, then actively worked to cover up the migrant riot that resulted.  Only the social media that Angela Merkel has been working to censor revealed the story, almost a week after the police reported it was an uneventful night.

Everything's Fine

The chief of the Norwegian Army has said that Europe must be prepared to fight to defend its values. The chief of the Swedish Army has ordered his troops to prepare for war in Europe within a few years.  The chief of the Swiss Army has told citizens to arm themselves.  Now a Swiss member of parliament has compared it to the situation before the Great War.  But it's fine.  Everything's fine.

Problems of Racial Segregation

All peoples tend to prefer to live amongst their own kind, but it's the responsibility of white people to move to diverse neighbourhoods, for the sake of integration, peace, justice, and all that is good.

Terrorism in Miniatures

First they came for the video games, and I did not speak out--for I did not play video games.  Then they came for the movies, and I did not speak out--for I did not watch movies.  Then they came for the tabletop board games--and there was no one left to speak for me.

Prisoners Get More Fresh Air Than Children

It's vitally important for the physical and mental health of prison inmates to get time outdoors.  For this reason there is no question about enforcing their right to see the sun.  It is therefore disturbing to consider that the average child, already imprisoned in school for much of the time, has less time outside on the average day than the average prisoner.

Eisenhower Eats

Ike's great-granddaughter recommends a diet not far removed from Cathar or Vedic practice to facilitate contact with sky beings.

This could prompt us to reflect deeply on the mysterious resonances between religious revelations spanning the centuries, or perhaps to enjoy an amusing piece of fluffy journalism with a condescending smirk on our smug faces.