The Problem with Rush Limbaugh: Idiocy in America

So I recently discovered this video on Youtube, a nice clip of Rush Limbaugh, (a conservative talk-show host from California), talking about his views on Global Warming. It just goes to show you how inaccurate you can be in the media and still gain a large following.



At the start of the video, Limbaugh talks about how a well-known climatologist, Roy Spencer, had sent him a note about the temperature readings in Siberia. Here's the problem though. Individual temperature readings are weather readings, not climate readings. There's a large difference between the weather and the climate. The climate is the average of all of the individual weather readings taken in an area. One day of readings does not determine a Global Warming Phenomenon, or lack thereof.
He then proceeds to talk about cold air patterns moving through Alaska and across the Midwest, another example of weather and not climate. Limbaugh is the perfect example of a speaker who believes in the ideology of "if i say it enough, it's true." There are many more factual errors in multiple clips from his show, but it just goes to show how anyone, Anarchist or otherwise, must strive to see through the bigotry and posturing and develop their own unique opinion. Thanks for reading and be watching for my post on the science of global warming, The Real Inconvenient Truth.

On the Subject of Anarchism

So it's come to my attention that anarchism is greatly misrepresented these days, especially with CNN dominating the news, so Anarchist's in general have been getting a lot of bad publicity. Due to the media's influence, Anarchist has basically become another word for terrorist. This suits governments in general just fine, as Anarchists tend to cause people to think and begin questioning the role the government plays in their lives. But make no mistake. Under no circumstances can you equate political Anarchists with terrorists, as Anarchists generally don't advocate the use of force to solve their problems.

This is the first in a series of posts on the general subject of Anarchism. Through this blog, I hope to dispel common myths about Anarchism, outline various Anarchist principles, and hopefully inspire other Anarchists to think outside the box and break away from the monotonous thinking of the mass media.

Now, know what you're probably thinking. Isn't a blog a form of mass media? My response to that is simply this. If you can't beat them, join them. It's time someone gave Anarchism a chance to speak. So this first post will debunk common myths about Anarchism.

5 Common Anarchist Myths

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   Anarchism advocates survival of the fittest

This is the number one thing I hear when I tell people I'm a political anarchist. Saying that Anarchism is survival of the fittest is a half-truth. Anarchism does not specifically advocate survival of the fittest. It advocates a free market, in which the number one problems with society, slackers, are forced to work for their own profit or live a life of toil. If you work in a free market, you can survive and go on to become very profitable, both to yourself and society as a whole.

2. Anarchists are actually Communists

This is the most ridiculous myth I've ever heard. Apparently, some idiots confused anarchism and communism and managed to equate the two. Anarchism and Communism are two entirely difference ideologies, and while there are Anarchists who support Socialist policies, Individualist Anarchists, of which I am one, usually despise Communism and all it stands for.

3. The Anarchist Symbol is a Satanic Reference

The capital A surrounded by a circle is by far the most used symbol for Anarchism. Some, however, say that the Anarchy symbol is a reference to Satanic cults. This is simply not true. The anarchy symbol is actually a monogram, derived from the letters A and O. The A is derived from the first letter of Anarchy, while the O is derived from Order. Together, they stand for Anarchy is Order, the Anarchist motto, and the first line of a quote by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, a socialist- anarchist in the 1800's.

4. Anarchists support Violence

Anarchists abhor violence because it violates another individuals rights. One of the base principals of anarchism is that you cannot get what you want by exploiting an individuals rights, be it by violence or theft.

5. Anarchists are actually terrorists

Anarchists are by no means terrorists in any way, shape, or form. Anarchists do not support violence, guerrilla warfare, or violent revolutions of any form, but instead believe in changing the government by winning public support.

Well this was the first of my On the Subject of Anarchism posts. I hope you enjoyed it, and stay tuned for the continuation of the series.