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5 March 2023
- 22:4222:42, 5 March 2023 diff hist +496 N Mother Created page with "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the term "mother" meant something. Or so the story goes. Few people, today, are sure what that meaning may have been. There is a rumor that an endangered species of humans, called Christians, have a concept of "mother" that is connected in some mysterious way with another concept they call "Church." When the curator of the World Museum of Natural History was queried as to what this might be, however, its response was "I dunno...." current
- 22:4122:41, 5 March 2023 diff hist +482 N Moral Relativism Created page with "A forbidden term. In the antiquated sense, moral relativism is the belief that morality is in the eye of the beholder. This makes it a tad difficult to explain why it is immoral to impose one's morality on someone else. It also makes it a tad inconvenient for governments (or, more generally, social elites), which are in the business of imposing some morality on everyone, or different moralities on different constituencies, whichever is more politically convenient or nec..." current
- 22:4022:40, 5 March 2023 diff hist +2,106 N Monarchy Created page with "A monarchy is a government led by a monarch (usually a king or a queen). Monarchies vary according to the degree to which tradition or constitution exert a limitation on the power of the monarch, and whether there are or are not other governmental bodies representing specific civil groups, such as nobility, clergy, intelligentsia, the military class or common people. The actual title of the monarch may vary, as well, with some monarchies ruled by tsars or Caesars, some b..." current
- 22:4022:40, 5 March 2023 diff hist +446 N Misogynist Created page with "Someone who fails to promote the social innovations of female life mandated by the progressive movement. This definition supersedes that of Merriam-Webster, which is "one who hates women." This definition is too specific and too difficult to apply in most political contexts. In particular, it is too closely connected to its Greek roots. The new definition can be applied at will in new circumstances, as defined by the progressive leadership." current
- 22:3822:38, 5 March 2023 diff hist +48 N Minor Attracted Persons Created page with "A nicer sounding term that replaces "pedophile"." current
- 22:3722:37, 5 March 2023 diff hist +402 N Marriage Created page with "Although there are a variety of classical definitions of marriage, depending upon the seriousness with which the union is regarded (for example, some consider it to be a contract, while others consider it to be a covenant), there is no clear-cut definition of marriage, nor even an irreducible common denominator, acceptable to all the disparate elements of the post-modern coalition. Sorry about that." current
- 22:3622:36, 5 March 2023 diff hist +2,600 N Manel Created page with "An all-male panel at an academic conference or colloquium, or on a TV quiz, news or talk show, or any other public venue where women are known to have an opinion but are conspicuously absent from a featured panel discussion. See [https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/manel Manel]. Not to be confused with the Indie-pop band of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manel ''Wikipedia'']. Not to be confused with the Catalan form of the name [https://en.wiktio..." current
- 22:3422:34, 5 March 2023 diff hist +2,548 N Libertarian Created page with "Libertarians, in the intent of the word (if there is such a thing) are people who believe that the power of government should be minimized in order to maximize human freedom. In other words, today's libertarians used to be called liberals years ago, before liberals discovered that the benefits of big government outweigh the disadvantages. Some people are confused by the meaning of the word "libertarian" because so many libertines who want the power of government to..." current
- 22:3222:32, 5 March 2023 diff hist +648 N Liberal Created page with "The term "liberal" means different things to different people. Some folks who are classical progressives (i.e., in the mold of Margaret Sanger, as Hillary Clinton once described herself) and who might prefer not to emphasize their belief in eugenics might call themselves "liberal". Just as a libertine might call him or her self "libertarian" (perhaps not knowing the meaning of the term), a classical progressive might call him or her self "liberal". ''Wikipedia'' (still..." current
- 22:3122:31, 5 March 2023 diff hist +222 N Let's go Brandon Created page with "Wikipedia has a fairly accurate summary of the inception and use of the expression "Let's go Brandon". For an amusing example of the use of "Let's go Brandon", see [https://fb.watch/9O8uisTevy/ Mike Rowe's Facebook post]." current
- 22:3022:30, 5 March 2023 diff hist +1,812 N Legal Realism Created page with "The preferred term for "legal instrumentalism," which is forbidden to be used. Legal realism is the philosophy that the law, and, more specifically, its interpretation, must serve (i.e., be instrumental to the cause of) human progress. As such, it is thought to be malleable in an organic sense, provided it is reposed in capable hands. In that sense, it doesn't actually matter what the incipient principles of a legal framework are, as long as they can be properly shaped..." current
- 22:2822:28, 5 March 2023 diff hist +18 N Left-Wing Created page with "See Right-Wing" current
- 22:2722:27, 5 March 2023 diff hist +2,499 N Language Games Created page with "The idea of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language-game language games], in the abstract, originated from early 20th century philosopher [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Wittgenstein Ludwig Wittgenstein]. He presented a model of human discourse within a given culture (understood in the broadest sense), noting that some players have more influence on the use and development of a language than others. As such, he regarded them as competent game players. From his pers..." current
- 22:2622:26, 5 March 2023 diff hist +57 N Kleptocracy Created page with "Government by kleptomaniacs who operate on a broad scale." current
- 22:2522:25, 5 March 2023 diff hist +161 N Kakistocracy Created page with "Rule by the morally and intellectually clueless. Kakistocracy is the preferred method of government of most of the world's nations and multinational-collectives." current
- 22:2322:23, 5 March 2023 diff hist +833 N Kafkaesque Created page with "Any legislative or socially, economically, educationally or journalistically prescriptive scheme that is dissonant with respect to the progressive movement's latest programs. This definition is admittedly provisional, since it cannot be assured of covering all the important criteria of the moment. Nevertheless, it supersedes the definition in Merriam-Webster, which is "of, relating to, or suggestive of Franz Kafka or his writings; especially : having a nightmarishly com..." current
- 22:2222:22, 5 March 2023 diff hist +2,021 N Judeo-Christian Created page with "If you really don't know what this term refers to, I can recommend the article on Wikipedia: [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judeo-Christian Judeo-Christian]. If you already have a sense of what this term means, you may also be aware of the drift in public discourse toward substitution of the term [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrahamic_religions Abrahamic] for Judeo-Christian. Let's face it, the lowest common denominator between the various branches of Judaism and..." current
- 22:1922:19, 5 March 2023 diff hist +316 N Catholic expert Created page with "A Catholic expert is anyone with credentials from a recognized Catholic institution of higher learning who happens to agree with the journalist who has consulted him or her on a topic of current interest. The most prized Catholic expert is a Jesuit priest or an erudite-sounding nun with a long list of degrees." current
- 22:1722:17, 5 March 2023 diff hist +4,958 N Jesuit Created page with "The term Jesuit used to signify a member of the order of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Jesus Society of Jesus], as founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_of_Loyola St. Ignatius of Loyola]. Today, although many Jesuits' Catholic identity may appropriately be considered in doubt, Jesuit priests of the post-modern progressive mold are in the front of many journalistic rolodexes (and their PDA/smartphone counterparts) as "Catholic experts." In..." current
- 22:1622:16, 5 March 2023 diff hist +3,827 N Isonomia Created page with "Wikipedia has a fine trace of the usage of the term isonomia. In essence, isonomy, or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isonomia isonomia], means "equality before the law", or, to use a traditional term "equal justice." This is a term that is not readily found in common usage, even though there are a number of crude approximations of the meaning in common postmodern usage. These approximations tend to be confused with notions of economic, social and political equality, amon..." current
- 22:1422:14, 5 March 2023 diff hist +1,383 N Islamophobia Created page with "The word Islamophobia, in spite of its etymological pedigree (which is very thin compared to that for homophobia), broadly denotes any failure of total, evangelically supportive approval of what would classically be referred to as a [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia Sharia] lifestyle. In political or social discourse, use of the term tends to be most effective when the user genuinely (or, at any rate, convincingly) feels aggrieved or morally outraged because of som..." current
- 22:1322:13, 5 March 2023 diff hist +322 N Intersectionality Created page with "The application of Venn Diagram logic to Identity Politics. According to the theory, the more subgroups of oppressed people one belongs to or identifies with, the more points scored in the great battle for compassion, recognition, votes, political favors, etc., as long as one does not espouse conservative principles." current
- 22:0922:09, 5 March 2023 diff hist +2,261 N Independent Created page with "The term Independent (with a capital "I") refers to a question of party affiliation, not, as some suppose, a question of emotional or intellectual independence. Indeed, many, if not most, members of the grouping known as "Independent" are anything but independent thinkers. Since it's sexy to say "I'm an Independent," lot's of people who normally vote Democratic call themselves Independent. These people are actually "liberals," but the term "liberal" isn't sexy...." current
- 22:0722:07, 5 March 2023 diff hist +966 N Identity Politics Created page with "A paradoxical approach to forming coalitions in a political party or movement. The basic idea is that many people belong to or identify with a particular minority group that has suffered injustice or even oppression in the past, and that all such people can benefit by combining into a powerful political coalition. The difficulty naturally arises, however, that people who see themselves as victims tend to regard other people with jealousy. As long as everyone can agree o..." current
- 22:0622:06, 5 March 2023 diff hist +377 N Husband Created page with "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_and_Steve Adam and Steve] got married. As bridesmaids, they chose Bob and Ted. The groomsmen were Carol and Alice. When it was all over, Adam and Steve flipped each other to see who would be declared the husband and who the wife so that there would be no confusion when one or the other passed away and the survivor began to collect benefits." current
- 22:0422:04, 5 March 2023 diff hist +3,008 N Human Rights Created page with "According to the old definition, human rights are endowed by God to his human creations as a consequence of his human creations sharing in his image and likeness. It entailed the rights of acting in conformity with one's conscience and pursuing such goods as happiness/good fortune and eternal salvation, whatever THAT means! This definition is clearly outdated, however, since not all human cultures sprang from the traditions of the Hebrew scriptures (in particular, the T..." current
- 22:0322:03, 5 March 2023 diff hist +330 N Hinge of History Created page with "An alternate, and academically updated name for the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius. It expresses the idea that inexorable changes in demographics and education guarantee that every progressive cause célèbre will soon triumph in the public square. Of course, that assumes that the collapse of civilization doesn't happen first." current
- 22:0222:02, 5 March 2023 diff hist +1,245 N Homophobia Created page with "The word homophobia, in spite of its etymological pedigree, broadly denotes any failure of total, evangelically supportive approval of what would classically be referred to as an unchaste lifestyle. In political or social discourse, use of the term tends to be most effective when the user genuinely (or, at any rate, convincingly) feels aggrieved or morally outraged because of some real or imagined slight. There is no requirement that the object of the homophobia epithet..." current
- 22:0122:01, 5 March 2023 diff hist +567 N Heterosexism Created page with "Heterosexism is the corollary face of the term homophobia. In its widest application, heterosexism is the mindset imputed to anyone who regards heterosexuality as in any sense normative for human populations. More specifically, heterosexism is ascribed to anyone who prefers adopting couples to be heterosexual or regards homosexuals, as such, as inappropriate role models, or the homosexual lifestyle as an inappropriate path for generic character building. Heterosexis..." current
- 21:5921:59, 5 March 2023 diff hist +2,907 N Hermeneutic of Suspicion Created page with "In reviewing this definition, I realized I needed to express it in terms that postmodern people could understand. So, here goes... The hermeneutics of suspicion is the perspective that today's woke people have toward the scriptures and towards other foundational elements of pre-postmodern society. Okay, now that I've said that, I can perhaps explain what it is to people who are not yet woke. The expression ''hermeneutics of suspicion'' can be traced to [https://en.m.w..." current
- 21:5821:58, 5 March 2023 diff hist +410 N Grift Created page with "Grift is actually an old (in postmodern terms) word. It's usage, however, has reemerged in the past few years and is now quite popular. It is used as a noun (and, in that case, equates to "graft") or a verb. In the latter case, according to Dictionary.com, it can be used as a transitive or as an intransitive verb. Wiktionary classifies it as a slang term. I have yet to see it used as a transitive verb." current
- 21:5721:57, 5 March 2023 diff hist +418 N Grand Old Party Created page with "The term, "Grand Old Party," or, simply "GOP," is a kind of nickname for the Republican Party. It is intended to express a certain affection, and belief in the age, pedigree and viability of the party. History, it may be said, has yet to rule on the suitability of this expression. Nevertheless, its use is clearly consistent with the general tendency of "grade inflation" within the contemporary, post-modern culture." current
- 21:5521:55, 5 March 2023 diff hist +629 N Government Created page with "A civil institution, tasked (in theory) with representing the interests of the people in establishing good order supporting economic and social interaction. In a society where people cannot agree on what constitutes "good order" or "the interests of the people," the reins of government tend to be dominated by two main interest groups, which can be distinguished according to who they benefit and why. See, for example, Republican and Democrat. See also bureaucrac..." current
- 21:5421:54, 5 March 2023 diff hist +10,258 N Good Created page with "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the term "good" had something to do with virtue, and, even, dare I say it, holiness. Good, like the term realist, has a classical, a modern, and a post-modern definition. Jesus declared that only God is "good." Classical philosophers found such definitions too rigorous, however, and they proposed a variety of alternate definitions. Thus, we have the followers of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicurus Epicurus], who belie..." current
- 21:5221:52, 5 March 2023 diff hist +2,706 N Globalism Created page with "One of the more intriguing words in use, today. The first thing to note is that the connotations attaching to the term today are not reflected in the dictionary definitions. For example: : Dictionary.com defines globalism as "the attitude or policy of placing the interests of the entire world above those of individual nations." : Merriam-Webster.com defines globalism as "a national policy of treating the whole world as a proper sphere for political influence." The Mer..." current
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- 21:2921:29, 5 March 2023 diff hist +4,245 N Female priesthood Created page with "Female priesthood, as currently conceived in mainline monotheistic religions, is a cultural and historical aberration. There is a fascinating article in Wikipedia on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordination_of_women ordination of women] which, if the reader is patient and thorough in reading and "drilling down" to source articles, clearly demonstrates the following points of interest to this issue: : Not every instance of ordained priesthood covered in the article is ac..." current
- 21:2821:28, 5 March 2023 diff hist +3,660 N Gender Equality Created page with "The idea behind gender equality in the post-modern era is that all genders are equal in all respects. What does "equal" mean, you ask? Given the evident differences among genders (in pre-post-modern times, one would have said "between genders") the term "equal" is clearly problematic. Are apples and oranges equal? Yet gender equality is a prerequisite concept for equal justice under the law in the eyes of progressives. In practice, this leads to many distortions...." current
- 21:2621:26, 5 March 2023 diff hist +2,465 N Gender Created page with "More than any other term in the English language, the term "gender" is notoriously difficult to define. Once upon a time, the term "gender" was a kind of generic term applied to the classification of male vs. female. In many languages, however, gender came to be applied to inanimate objects with no discernible connection with sexual function or orientation. As if this were not confusing enough, a consensus built within polite society to agree to label a man "female," o..." current
- 21:2321:23, 5 March 2023 diff hist +1,338 N Freedom Created page with "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the term "freedom" referred to a capacity to pursue the good without interference from tyrants. Nowadays, paleos refer to this as "freedom for" to distinguish it from "freedom from." What's confusing about all of this is the use of the term "good." Like the term realist, the term good has a classical, a modern and a post-modern definition. The impact of this is to give the term "freedom" three definitions. We h..." current
- 21:1921:19, 5 March 2023 diff hist +1,000 N Free Thinker Created page with "The term free thinker is an artifact of modern thought, and is prototypically defined (at least in precursor form) by the thought of Rene Descartes, who believed that everything should be questioned, even belief in God, and should only be accepted on the basis of logic and reason. Descartes, rather conveniently, was able to invent all sorts of reasons to justify his Christianity. Others, of a more skeptical bent, who followed him, such as Voltaire and Nietzsche, found su..." current
- 21:0521:05, 5 March 2023 diff hist +4,245 N Female Priesthood Created page with "Female priesthood, as currently conceived in mainline monotheistic religions, is a cultural and historical aberration. There is a fascinating article in Wikipedia on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordination_of_women ordination of women] which, if the reader is patient and thorough in reading and "drilling down" to source articles, clearly demonstrates the following points of interest to this issue: : Not every instance of ordained priesthood covered in the article is ac..." current
- 21:0321:03, 5 March 2023 diff hist +493 N Father Created page with "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the term "father" meant something. Or so the story goes. Few people, today, are sure what that meaning may have been. There is a rumor that an endangered species of humans, called Christians, have a concept of "father" that is connected in some mysterious way with another concept they call "God." When the curator of the World Museum of Natural History was queried as to what this might be, however, its response was "I dunno. Yo..." current
- 21:0221:02, 5 March 2023 diff hist +2,622 N Family Created page with "The post-modern world has determined that the classical definition of what constitutes a "family" (comprising a father, mother and one or more offspring - with an "extended family" covering more than two generations) is hopelessly out of date and utterly unworkable. It isn't simply that, in an age of a declining institution of marriage, less than half of "families" satisfy that definition, the whole idea that a father and mother have any kind of special rela..." current
- 21:0121:01, 5 March 2023 diff hist +1,100 N Entitlement Created page with "Entitlement can refer to a legal code (or clause), a social contract or a legally or socially sanctioned expectation. It can also refer to a narcissistic frame of mind aided and abetted by a culture, that indeed largely defines a culture. It can refer to something as trivial as a gratuity "earned" by a faithful patron of the corner pizza parlor, as large as a retirement pension or as comprehensive and ephemeral as "happiness" or even "eternal salvation." The late note..." current
- 20:5720:57, 5 March 2023 diff hist +4,728 N Elites Created page with "Every society is stratified in some manner. The simplest definition of elites is the people who occupy the highest stratum, and who have the greatest and deepest influence on the shape of society and of events. Of course, that's a fairly bookish definition, and it is probably of no help in identifying who the world's elites, in fact, are. If we think in terms of movie scenes, if we assume the dominance of Western nations and if we assume that "money talks", we can per..." current
- 20:5620:56, 5 March 2023 diff hist +447 N Economic Stimulus Package Created page with "In the words of the early 21st century American President, Barack Obama, an economic stimulus package is a spending package. It follows from this (and the law of verbal association) that any spending package qualifies as an economic stimulus package. Clearly, any spending package induces some economic stimulus. Since it would be undemocratic to consider the ratio of stimulus to spending to be a matter of any importance, we will not do so here." current
- 20:5420:54, 5 March 2023 diff hist +926 N Doublespeak Created page with "(For a detailed historical analysis of the term, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublespeak ''Wikipedia's'' article on Doublespeak].) Doublespeak is a term used to label any politically-motivated abuse of language. Unfortunately, "abuse of language" is often not recognized when it exists and often imagined when it doesn't. This wiki is dedicated, in large measure, to exposing and lampooning such semantic chicanery. While early use of doublespeak could reasonably b..." current