Stand with Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan -- with democracy and civilization against tyranny and barbarism
posted by Infidel753 at 5:47 PM
Individualist, pro-technology, pro-democracy, anti-religion. I speak only for myself and not for any ideology, movement, or party. It has been my great good fortune to live my whole life free of "spirituality" of any kind. I believe that evidence and reason are the keys to understanding reality; that technology rather than ideology or politics has been the great liberator of humanity; and that in the long run, human intelligence is the most powerful force in the universe.
God doesn't exist
Evolution happened
Global warming is real
Homosexuality is normal
Aging is a curable disease
The election was not stolen
Everything "spiritual" is a lie
US out of UN, UN out of US
Free speech is for everybody
Humans do not have "souls"
Men can't become women
Fetuses are not persons
Words are not violence
Taiwan is a nation
Pluto is a planet
6 Comments:
Great review. I read a review of the book a couple of years ago that convinced me to not read it. Now this review confirms my decision to not see the movie.
Thank you for saving me from wasting a couple of hours. Instead, I'll watch another blizzard blow into Boston and bury what's left of the city.
I have lots of pinot noir and chocolate. I'm fine. Bring it on Neptune! You son-of-a-beyoootch!
A well written review, but may I suggest that you can say everything you need to say about Fifty Shades of Grey in two words:
"Who cares?"
Shaw: Chacun à son goût.
Green: Who cares? Fifty or a hundred million people do; like it or not, it's a major cultural phenomenon. Not everything important is political. In fact, most important things are not political.
Of concern to the BDSM community is the flood of newbies who have no clue of consent run into predators. Rape is easy to hide in a veil non consensual consent.
Connie
Connie: I think Kaveh covers that point pretty well in his post. And lots of things could be used to facilitate or disguise crime.
PS: I should mention that I haven't seen the movie or read the book, and don't plan to -- it doesn't sound like my kind of thing. But calls for boycotts tend to rub me the wrong way, and efforts to blame problems like violence or abuse on books or movies even more so. Kaveh covers the necessary points well.
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