"You are a flaw in the pattern, Winston. You are a stain that must be wiped out. Did I note tell you just now that we are different from the persecutors of the past? We are not content with negative obedience, nor even with the most abject submission. When finally you surrender to us, it… Continue reading A Quick Lesson from 1984
Tag: Black Lives Matter
Rethinking the Unrest
Something to think about with all the chaos and civil unrest happening right now. Those who are pulling down statues believe as strongly and passionately about their cause as you do about keeping those statues to remember history. They believe in their cause as much - and possibly more - than you do about evangelizing… Continue reading Rethinking the Unrest
A Proper Policing Initiative
With all the protests, slogans, and riots concerning police brutality after the death of George Floyd, have you seen any actual plan to reform our policing? We see calls to defund and/or dismantle departments, but no significant reform plan has been put out. I actually wrote this for one of my criminal justice courses in… Continue reading A Proper Policing Initiative
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