Headline stolen from this article, because I don’t know how to improve on it. (HT: Sullivan) So far, drone strikes have been used to kill two US citzens (that we know of): Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and his sixteen year old son. The fact that Obama has claimed the power to kill US citizens without [...]
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CIA Drones Kill Large Groups Without Knowing Who They Are
Posted by Chris Hallquist on November 8, 2011
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When to vote for nincompoops
Posted by Chris Hallquist on August 19, 2011
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The current Republican primary campaign has me thinking about an old Eliezer Yudkowsky post, Stop Voting for Nincompoops, which cites a scene from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy about people who hate the lizards who rule them, but keep voting for them, “Because if they don’t vote for a lizard, the wrong lizard might [...]
Against “feminism”
Posted by Chris Hallquist on July 8, 2011
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Luke Muehlhauser tells a story: I remember the day I first heard the word “feminism.” I was pretty old; maybe 13. I asked, “Mom, what does feminism mean?” My mom said something like, “It’s the view that women should have the same rights as men do.” I looked at her, perplexed. “They have a word [...]
Impeach Obama, part II
Posted by Chris Hallquist on May 18, 2011
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Two weeks ago, on orders from President Obama, the U.S. military tried to kill Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S. citizen has has been accused of, but never tried for, being involved in planning terrorist attacks. The firs thing to notice about this is that what Obama is doing is obviously illegal. I recommend that anyone who [...]
Impeach Obama
Posted by Chris Hallquist on May 7, 2011
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We just came this close to the first time in history a U.S. president had a U.S. citizen killed, without trial, by robot drone. If you aren’t frightened by the prospect of reaching that particular historical milestone, when will you be frightened? We need to do something to stop this shit now. (More on this [...]