Author: hens teeth

First they came for

First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out– because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out– because I was not a socialist; Then they came for the trade...

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Kakistocracy

(from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.)Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. ETYMOLOGY: Greek kakistos, worst, superlative of kakos, bad; see...

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Conversation with a war supporter

We were waiting for a High School club meeting to end. We talked about the weather, and not enough sleep, and our kids’ plans for college. When she mentioned another child considering the military so that he could pay for...

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