• RT @Gorify: Now. I've gone & done it. There's a clean spot in the studio. I'll have to clean the whole thing now. // Ripley FTW!!! #
• RT @AtheistinWA: RT @samiahurst RT Getting a count of atheists on twitter by hashtag! If you're an atheist, RT this whole message #atheist #
• RT @Liam_Fox: Y R ppl fighting furiously for the right to pay ridiculous $ for services often denied. Fight 4 YOUR rights, not the Ins Co's. #
• I need a twin. Who is as good at CSS/design as I am at coding. And likes design as much as I disdain it. #
• @1945suicide only if a cute blonde asks if you want to come her room with her in reply to 1945suicide #
• CSS makes me feel "stabbity". Just draw the dam pixels where I TELL you to, stop fucking 2ND GUESSING ME!!! #
• RT @lgbtlife: LGBT friendly endorsements for King County primary election #lgbt http://bit.ly/U1wVf #
• @AtheistHitSquad any literate person with access to the contmporary canon of research has no excuse for being ignorant. in reply to AtheistHitSquad #
• RT @lgbtlife: Campaign to win official apology for Alan Turing #lgbt http://bit.ly/sK0zf #
• RT @AtheistHitSquad What proof do you have that what you preach is true? // proof = objective, observable and reproducible #
• *notes that pagan music is so much more listenable than xian music. Rockin out to Amon Amarth right now. #
• RT @WTFonthestreet @abortioneers 2000-07, health insur. industry profits rose from $2.4B to $12.7B while # of uninsured rose from 38M to 46M #
• @cherokee_autumn http://gallery.brainycat.com in reply to cherokee_autumn #
• @cherokee_autumn or at least better ratings! in reply to cherokee_autumn #
• What .us politics has provided the lexicon so far: "shovel ready", "death panel", "empathy" and "bluedog". Patterns? Discuss. #
• 2 hours of working on CSS for a new site and what do I have? A colorscheme for anchor elements. #
• Hey father-figure guy: how many times are you going to pick that toy up after your kidlet tosses it on the floor? #happytobekidless #
• @dreamindemon giving the kid an edumication in the classics, I see :) in reply to dreamindemon #
• @reneerico #protip: twitter is a public forum cc: @cherokee_autumn cc: the rest of the world #
• RT @lgbtlife: Lost hope, Yes we can't. Freedom and Liberty, not for all. #lgbt http://bit.ly/3JrGlP // I could say "I told you so"... #
• @cherokee_autumn you rock too sweetheart :) in reply to cherokee_autumn #
• @TBMassacre's "I Think We're Alone Now" cover for the EPIC 80's nostalgia/synthgoth/talented/gorgeous/canadian chick WIN!!! #
• Wow, #Trueblood shows up on TV and suddenly all my tweeps fall silent. Am I the only person that isn't into the series? #
• @AtheistHitSquad I knew there was a reason I liked you ;) in reply to AtheistHitSquad #
• @AtheistHitSquad EXACTLY :) in reply to AtheistHitSquad #
• RT @bear54: Reading: http://twitthis.com/4b79rh // crucial info!! Read & RT! #
• RT @RadioDentata: Conn Marriott Hotel said the rape was woman's fault! < never staying at that chain again - FAIL! #marriott fail #
• RT @cherokee_autumn: Was "Raising Arizona" in the 80's? // "we released ourselves on our own recognizance" #
• RT @Paul2eD: Woman feeds bears; ; bear eats woman http://bit.ly/x2grP // gods will or natural selection? #
• @teebalicious is that a red velevet kilt?!? WANT!!! in reply to teebalicious #
• RT @Liam_Fox: There is no option for Americans but the public option. All else is Ins. Co. appeasement. #hcr #tcot #p2 #reform #
• RT @blogdiva: When we voted 4 #Obama we voted 4 #publicoption. CALL THE WHITE HOUSE MONDAY 9AM: 202-456-1111 #healthcare #
• RT @existentist: RT @Stranahan: Repeat after me - I'm an American and I support Single Payer. #
• @teebalicious oh. Well, I still want a red velvet kilt dammit. I wonder if utilikilts could get it together b4 the @SkinnyPuppy show... in reply to teebalicious #
• Dammit, drinking iced tea all day is coming back to bite me in the ass vis-a-vis I need to be @ work @ 6am tomorrow #
• I oculd bust out the lappy and work on the site, but that would guarantee no sleep at all tonight. ADD + internet + caffeinetired = bad #
• RT @feminismtoday: Tech Support for Your Body: Planned Parenthood Online Chats and Text Messaging Programs #feminism http://bit.ly/2wy5V #

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• RT @justiceandcare: Parents charged in child abuse of 2 week old http://bit.ly/qJbyu @ddjaded @rottenappledd #
• RT @MyrnaTheMinx: 1.4 million dollars spent by insurance lobby every day to lobby against health care reform #nn09 #
• @Zombiephile I did! I sat through the whole DVD. I still haven't gotten an award for that feat of endurance, though in reply to Zombiephile #
• @dknj727 if its any consolation, I'm not jealous of you ;) in reply to dknj727 #
• @Zombiephile I'm on Dr Manhattan's side: pragmatic dialecticalism. Plus, I wish I could clone my presence like that. in reply to Zombiephile #
• RT @MyrnaTheMinx: ... becoming a parent is the most radicalizing process in terms of politics // yeah, I don't know any kidless radicals #
• Spambot? @jonisloan sent me a link to an insurance site that rendered an error but had 24hr helpline? WTF? R they that desperate? #
• RT @bear54: 70% of Americans think women should take husband's last name. // we hyphenated both our names together. #
• I am such a music whore. My 16GB card in my BB is filled with podcasts and mp3 - and I can't figure out how to make room for my new CDs #
• RT @teebalicious: Go to http://www.soundclick.com/djteebalicious and d/l my marriage equality anthem "Love for Love" free! #
• #inaperfectworld @wordpress would use the smarty template engine #
• @EBMRadio Cat Rapes Dog FTW!!!!! :) in reply to EBMRadio #
• @Monicks even better, real people all over the twitterverse think you're adorable :) in reply to Monicks #
• RT @EBMRadio: @brainycat *high five* // "I WANNA WEAR MOOSEHAIR UNDERWEAR!" #
• CDs I ripped today: Distorted Memory - Burning Heaven, Lacuna Coil - Karmacode, Dawn of Ashes - The Crypt Injection, (more) #
• And I also ripped Neikka RPM - The Rise of the 13th Serpent. Now I have to rm music from my BB to make room or them :( #
• RT @Monicks: Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.—H. G. Wells #atheism #religion #atheist // come to the dark side, we have cookies! #
• Neikka RPM "The Rise of the 13th Serpent" is 100% EARGASM!!! Love this rolling, thunderous bass with the ethereal vocals on top. #

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I updated wordpress for the (latest) critical security update. I can't find anywhere at wordpress.org to download a patch. So, I downloaded the whole 2MB tarball so I could update... three files, only one of which has new code. Here's what svn shows after merging 2.8.4 into 2.8.3:

U    wp-login.php
U    wp-includes/version.php
U    readme.html

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• @AtheistinWA unfortunately, a lot of people are held hostage to their corporate IT policies. I work for a corp that has us locked to IE6 in reply to AtheistinWA #
• "Confused and ashamed, I think that explains the visceral reaction the religious have toward Atheists." http://bit.ly/2Thn7 #
• "Unfortunately facts often take second place to the perceived leading of God." http://bit.ly/6AwXB #
• "The cognitive dissonance that occurs when one accepts some forms of religion is what eventually..." http://bit.ly/bLNpv #
• "The main culprit is any sort of dogma; where pre-conceived ideas are deliberately NOT updated by new data." http://bit.ly/yLghu #
• "...must also be predisposed to ‘filtration’ and ‘modification’ of dissonant cognitions for extremist positions...." http://bit.ly/AAeY0 #
• #Underworld 4?!?! WTF?!?! The first three weren't shitty enough? #
• RT @AtheistinWA: I've just realised I'm being very snarky today >:-I // welcome to the world I live in every day :) #
• @AtheistinWA anything by Gregory Bateson or Stephen Jay Gould in reply to AtheistinWA #
• RT @BitterOldPunk: the punk scene got bogged down on "selling out", all the Ramones were trying to do for 20 years was make a hit record. #
• RT @NARAL: We need your help! Learn the truth about abortion in #healthcare reform & please RT: http://bit.ly/44MQ1 #hcr #hc09 #p2 #fem2 #
• RT @rationalbehavio: RT @justmy2_cents: Q: When do you know Sarah Palin is thinking? A: No way to tell, it's never happened before. #
• #GOPnightmares black gay muslim terrorst foreign doctors are taking your money to perform abortions on your euthanised grandmother #GOPlies #
• @sexyarmpit NIN "Pretty Hate Machine" in reply to sexyarmpit #
• RT @Gorify: Gross, furthurest eyeball popper http://bit.ly/MJGYH #
• @dknj727 "in the future, everyone will be famous for 1 gigabyte" - me in reply to dknj727 #
• @seattlegeekly #youknowyoureageekwhen you keep track of your pc's b which OS is installed in reply to seattlegeekly #
• I came home from work and promptly fell asleep on the couch. Hours later, I've migrated to the bed. Missed wii bowling Ater Cafe #
• RT @Monicks: Mom allegedly poisoned baby to get dad's attention http://tr.im/wrb0 @DistortedView #dvdaily #news @ddjaded @rottenappledd #
• @ubertwiter Bold AppV 4.6.0.167 "set permissions" does nothing. In mediaplayer/mp3, "send to ubertwitter"opens timeline but no injection #

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• @AtheistinWA unfortunately, a lot of people are held hostage to their corporate IT policies. I work for a corp that has us locked to IE6 in reply to AtheistinWA #
• "Confused and ashamed, I think that explains the visceral reaction the religious have toward Atheists." http://bit.ly/2Thn7 #
• "Unfortunately facts often take second place to the perceived leading of God." http://bit.ly/6AwXB #
• "The cognitive dissonance that occurs when one accepts some forms of religion is what eventually..." http://bit.ly/bLNpv #
• "The main culprit is any sort of dogma; where pre-conceived ideas are deliberately NOT updated by new data." http://bit.ly/yLghu #
• "...must also be predisposed to ‘filtration’ and ‘modification’ of dissonant cognitions for extremist positions...." http://bit.ly/AAeY0 #
• #Underworld 4?!?! WTF?!?! The first three weren't shitty enough? #
• RT @AtheistinWA: I've just realised I'm being very snarky today >:-I // welcome to the world I live in every day :) #
• @AtheistinWA anything by Gregory Bateson or Stephen Jay Gould in reply to AtheistinWA #
• RT @BitterOldPunk: the punk scene got bogged down on "selling out", all the Ramones were trying to do for 20 years was make a hit record. #
• RT @NARAL: We need your help! Learn the truth about abortion in #healthcare reform & please RT: http://bit.ly/44MQ1 #hcr #hc09 #p2 #fem2 #
• RT @rationalbehavio: RT @justmy2_cents: Q: When do you know Sarah Palin is thinking? A: No way to tell, it's never happened before. #
• #GOPnightmares black gay muslim terrorst foreign doctors are taking your money to perform abortions on your euthanised grandmother #GOPlies #
• @sexyarmpit NIN "Pretty Hate Machine" in reply to sexyarmpit #
• RT @Gorify: Gross, furthurest eyeball popper http://bit.ly/MJGYH #
• @dknj727 "in the future, everyone will be famous for 1 gigabyte" - me in reply to dknj727 #
• @seattlegeekly #youknowyoureageekwhen you keep track of your pc's b which OS is installed in reply to seattlegeekly #
• I came home from work and promptly fell asleep on the couch. Hours later, I've migrated to the bed. Missed wii bowling Ater Cafe #
• RT @Monicks: Mom allegedly poisoned baby to get dad's attention http://tr.im/wrb0 @DistortedView #dvdaily #news @ddjaded @rottenappledd #
• @ubertwiter Bold AppV 4.6.0.167 "set permissions" does nothing. In mediaplayer/mp3, "send to ubertwitter"opens timeline but no injection #

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• @AtheistinWA unfortunately, a lot of people are held hostage to their corporate IT policies. I work for a corp that has us locked to IE6 in reply to AtheistinWA #
• "Confused and ashamed, I think that explains the visceral reaction the religious have toward Atheists." http://bit.ly/2Thn7 #
• "Unfortunately facts often take second place to the perceived leading of God." http://bit.ly/6AwXB #
• "The cognitive dissonance that occurs when one accepts some forms of religion is what eventually..." http://bit.ly/bLNpv #
• "The main culprit is any sort of dogma; where pre-conceived ideas are deliberately NOT updated by new data." http://bit.ly/yLghu #
• "...must also be predisposed to ‘filtration’ and ‘modification’ of dissonant cognitions for extremist positions...." http://bit.ly/AAeY0 #
• #Underworld 4?!?! WTF?!?! The first three weren't shitty enough? #
• RT @AtheistinWA: I've just realised I'm being very snarky today >:-I // welcome to the world I live in every day :) #
• @AtheistinWA anything by Gregory Bateson or Stephen Jay Gould in reply to AtheistinWA #
• RT @BitterOldPunk: the punk scene got bogged down on "selling out", all the Ramones were trying to do for 20 years was make a hit record. #
• RT @NARAL: We need your help! Learn the truth about abortion in #healthcare reform & please RT: http://bit.ly/44MQ1 #hcr #hc09 #p2 #fem2 #
• RT @rationalbehavio: RT @justmy2_cents: Q: When do you know Sarah Palin is thinking? A: No way to tell, it's never happened before. #
• #GOPnightmares black gay muslim terrorst foreign doctors are taking your money to perform abortions on your euthanised grandmother #GOPlies #
• @sexyarmpit NIN "Pretty Hate Machine" in reply to sexyarmpit #
• RT @Gorify: Gross, furthurest eyeball popper http://bit.ly/MJGYH #
• @dknj727 "in the future, everyone will be famous for 1 gigabyte" - me in reply to dknj727 #
• @seattlegeekly #youknowyoureageekwhen you keep track of your pc's b which OS is installed in reply to seattlegeekly #
• I came home from work and promptly fell asleep on the couch. Hours later, I've migrated to the bed. Missed wii bowling Ater Cafe #
• RT @Monicks: Mom allegedly poisoned baby to get dad's attention http://tr.im/wrb0 @DistortedView #dvdaily #news @ddjaded @rottenappledd #
• @ubertwiter Bold AppV 4.6.0.167 "set permissions" does nothing. In mediaplayer/mp3, "send to ubertwitter"opens timeline but no injection #

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• @Monicks dangit woman, I didn't drink last night or stay up for 2.5 days, and I'm tired and grumpy. What's your secret? in reply to Monicks #
• RT @isabigot: Brian Kilmeade is a bigot. http://tinyurl.com/nvge4h // how does this guy tie his shoes, let alone get a career? #
• RT @bbcworld: A youth ...admits killing his parents and twin brothers .... http://tinyurl.com/kwqwpm @dreamindemon @ddjaded @rottenappledd #
• Dear IT Dept: I don't mean to do your job for you(again) but it is 08/2009 and its time to upgrade from IE6 in the default build. Kthxbye #
• RT @ManTips: 15 sex tips for men ... from women ... http://bit.ly/kTvMp // link returns an http 500 - ironical? #
• Search Query FTW!!! Someone found my blog w/ "humanity's days are numbered" #
• How many handsets have 240x400 display? I get an inordinate number of searches @ my gallery site for those http://bit.ly/GBdq5 #
• @Monicks appreciate the gesture for what it meant for her in reply to Monicks #
• #svn is the cure for a whole night's sleep #
• @emuhg a prescient welcome to my hometown :) in reply to emuhg #
• RT @lgbtlife: Boy hit with homophobic slurs from teachers #lgbt http://bit.ly/P6mCW // the teachers didn't pay the fine & are still working #
• RT @Gorify: Nostalgia is overrated, in life and in #horror. Give me something new! // YES PLZ!! #
• RT @AtheistHitSquad: Kansas Classrooms: http://bit.ly/1KSee4 // everyday I'm glad I got 2k miles away from there #KS_sucks #gowestyoungman #
• @emuhg I grew up in KC - I feel your pain! I LOVE it here and would only move to goto .ca, .au or .uk :) What's PAX? in reply to emuhg #
• RT @sexyarmpit: Superhero theme songs should remain static in all incarnations of a character. Y/N ??? // No #
• @Gorify welcome to the no-FB underground :) in reply to Gorify #
• @Gorify during the initial outbreak, shoot to #zombies kill. If there's enough infrastructure left after containment, research a cure in reply to Gorify #
• RT @existentist: I'm Boycotting Whole Foods Until CEO John Mackey Retracts His Extremist Statements http://bit.ly/3accF (via @AlterNet) #
• @MetropolisRec FTW!!! I got my order today. They subbed OOS w/ the 1 @TBMassacre single I don't have & the 1 @officialP9 I misplaced :) #
• RT @DHradio: #sillyQ What are the worst three consecutive words to hear right after sex? // I have herpes #
• RT @DHradio: #sillyQ What are the worst three consecutive words to hear right after sex? // you're my first #
• RT @DHradio: #sillyQ What are the worst three consecutive words to hear right after sex? // Daddys home already? #
• RT @DHradio: #sillyQ What are the worst three consecutive words to hear right after sex? // you owe me #
• RT @DHradio: #sillyQ What are the worst three consecutive words to hear right after sex? // you already started? #
• Place I hate most? The fucking mall. The place I am now? The fucking mall. #
• RT @srslainey: Nothing gets a dude to hang up faster than "OMG I have to poop soooooooo bad." // except for rule #34 #
• RT @TheDarlaShow: Question TwiTTerVille: What's your opinion on the "Healthcare Plan?" // doesn't go far enough vs. insurance industry #
• RT @DanVerg It's sad to see when people think so little ... of humanity ... // we weren't born sinners or need redemption from our nature #
• RT @TheDarlaShow: Question TwiTTerVille: Do you think the recession is ruining your sex life? // its ruining my porn consumption #
• @cherokee_autumn thanks sweetie :) in reply to cherokee_autumn #
• @TheDarlaShow its a type of love, not necessarily the same as r/l but who says all love is the same anyway? in reply to TheDarlaShow #
• @TheDarlaShow I know its possible, its happened despite me redlining my charm-o-meter in reply to TheDarlaShow #
• RT @TheDarlaShow: Question TwiTTerVille: What's your best move in bed? Cunningulus, and the skillful manipulation of the intensity thereof #
• @AtheistinWA I never felt any reason to need a god, and I was exposed to the hypocrisy of religion while growing up in reply to AtheistinWA #
• @TheDarlaShow all the women I hang out with like MM action in reply to TheDarlaShow #
• @TheDarlaShow YES!! in reply to TheDarlaShow #
• @TheDarlaShow iconoclastic in reply to TheDarlaShow #
• RT @Monicks: The finality of death is the coldest truth one must face. Religion makes the perfect distraction. #atheism #religion #atheist #
• RT @BD_News: 'Poltergeist' Remake Arriving Thanksgiving Weekend 2010 | http://bit.ly/gmghx // will an original movie ever get made? #
• @cherokee_autumn in turn, I Loved Rob Zombie's Halloween. H2 is in post production I believe in reply to cherokee_autumn #
• I just sat all the way through Watchmen. I feel like I deserve some kind of award. #
• @teebalicious yeah, it would be cheesy if it were shorter. I didn't groove on the soundtrack at all though, it made the flick seem longer in reply to teebalicious #

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• RT @lwdgrfx: RT @Plushe: RT @rationalbehavio: #FoxNewsallowed to lie, distort news according to a court ruling http://bit.ly/Yxchl #p2 #
• #zombiehaiku If I'm infected / Please destroy my dead brain / I'd do it for you #
• RT @Monicks: "The Good Girls Always Like The Bad Boys (PIC)" http://bit.ly/Klzeb #
• #geekbaiting My IBM T30 / #slackware can beat up your #macbook / #OSX #
• Great Pic! RT @genitorturers: Checking out a new pic our friend @LITHIUM_PICNIC just posted http://twitpic.com/dn47h #
• @Monicks good thing I'm a bad boy... Have bit o' Sailor Jerry's rum for me, I got on the wagon a few months ago and haven't had drop since in reply to Monicks #
• @Monicks good girl! in reply to Monicks #
• #tweets are pointless and twitter is slightly less addictive than videopoker that pays out in crack #
• I'm listening to @chromeskinjesus podcast "The Razorblade Dancefloor" #83. If you like industrial, subscribe now! #
• Dear @ubertwitter I will pay cash for no ads and saved searches #
• @TheRealNobody HAHAHAHAH!! Truly! in reply to TheRealNobody #
• #inaperfectworld @wordpress would release patches for the .x releases #WaitingOnSvnMerge #
• #inaperfectworld this coffeeshop would serve teriyaki #
• Hello Rain! Glad you're back! #
• @Monicks are you in 206 or 425 area codes? in reply to Monicks #
• @clockworkblack I hail from a wee suburb of Canada called Seattle, and you? in reply to clockworkblack #
• @Monicks glad you're being safe :) in reply to Monicks #
• @Zombiephile dam the timing. I'm about to head to bed. I'm pretty handy with @wordpress, what's the problem? in reply to Zombiephile #

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• RT @bbcworld: A 20yo & 16yo ...guilty of murdering a father-of-5... http://tinyurl.com/l3rl7e @ddjaded @flamingfoxdd @rottenappledd #
• RT @ClinicEscort: RT @KS_NOW Defend Choice! Stand up to Operation Rescue! Come to Nebraska or Make a Donation! http://bit.ly/2NNCDW #
• RT @NASA: One of the Mars rovers found something on the Red Planet. Check it out at: http://www.nasa.gov/rovers #
• @RottenAppleDD HA! I've been all over the emotional landscape since I sobered up 8mos ago in reply to RottenAppleDD #
• RT @NARAL: New video on #healthcare lies and the lying liars who tell them: http://bit.ly/S2TcF Pass it on! #hc09 #p2 #fem2 #prochoice #
• RT @arthurtaubo: If you talked to people the way advertising talked to people…http://tinyurl.com/l6vs93 #
• @BibleAlsoSays maybe they'll pray in dollars ;) in reply to BibleAlsoSays #
• RT @bbcworld: World leaders express anger and disappointment ... Aung San Suu .. http://tinyurl.com/m3k8tb // and continue to do NOTHING #
• @emuhg #ladygaga would be easier to look at if she did in reply to emuhg #
• RT @industrialgirl: Fuck YEAH!!!! Skinny Puppy 11/4 Showbox Sodo! // Fuckin' HELL YEAH!! #
• RT @industrialgirl: Fuck YEAH!!!! Skinny Puppy 11/4 Showbox Sodo! // I got my tix :) #
• @swearbot : suck on my sweaty, hairy balls and call me "daddy" #
• @roseknows I rename those "ZZZ_IGNORE[A,B,..] in reply to roseknows #

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Being exposed to numerous sources of leftist memes, I find myself exposed to an inordinate number or links to a seeming never ending stream of asshatery from Fox News. The leftists decry the blatant bias and utterly ridiculous shenagigans that pass for journalism, get all self rightous about how The Media is shaping the debate to the right, and go then go on about our business until the next clip arrives.

Why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we give this much attention to them? Why does every rational voter in the US know what a "birther" is? What if "death panels" meant Taliban-esque tribunals resulting in some poor schmuck getting decapitated? What if saying "...I read in the bible..." was as uncouth as farting during Larry King Live?

As long as eyeballs keep paying attention to the assinine antics of the left and their propoganda machine, they'll keep spewing out their sexist, racist, homophobic garbage. Each of us, in our daily lives, needs to treat people that far off of center with the same derision for any other willfully crazy person. There is no rational debate to engage them with; the facts have been published, the rest of the world has moved on. Anyone still stuck with their delusions needs to be treated as delusional. Ginger@large said everything that needs to be said about that.

I want to ask how do we move past the reactionary sense of futility and dismay, and make OUR voice the new center. We know our policies have a better cost benefit ratio for all but the richest. Where do we make that argument? How do we take our ideas out of the coffeeshops, and farmer's markets, nightclubs and daycares and put them on tv and in the papers? The right has done a fantastic job of convincing working class people that what's good for the bourgoise is good for us. They enlisted god, patriotism and stoked up the fear of the Other.

Even as an atheist, I see the value of supporting moderate and progressive churches. Not all theists are anti-choice homophobes. We must encourage them to enter the debate, even (gasp) relying on them to provide a counterbalance to the radicals. People need to know they can get their feelgood pie-in-the-sky fix without resorting to apocalyptic visions of an imminent rapture being brought on by encroaching numbers of unbelieving infidels single mindedly trying to destroy their world.

We need to call out the "moderate" media when they don't present the leftist viewpoint. To hell with Fox, but even CNN needs to hear a united voice from the public that we are sick of having the discussion being dominated by personalities that do not reflect the real world. Public tv is a battleground we MUST take the fight to, as well. Is a boycott a good tactic? The problem is, most of ARE boycotting those media, and that's why they've been able to shift rightward. The only people left watching are the people without the means to educate themselves via other mediums.

We need to stop the incursion into our schools by the reactionary right. We need to demand that our children have access to accurate, modern information about the world around us. They need accurate, unbiased information about history, science, mathmematics and especially their bodies and minds. It's hard enough growing up and dealing with puberty without the weight of politically motivated, religious guilt and misinformation.

Most importantly, we need to stand up and call out inanity when we see it. They'll say, "Everyone knows that" when you challenge their beliefs with established facts. Press them. Probe them until you make them admit their real intentions: to maintain a world of inequality and indifference to human suffering. Back them into intellectual corners from which they can only babble incoherent, disjointed "talking points" they picked up from Fox, then point them out for the unsustainable conjecture they are.

We can take back the national dialog. One asshat at a time.

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