In my essay The Right to Disagree at Urban Scoop I’d re-coined (having used it on my old blog) the term “Thought Splinters” which I define as short memes or questions (e.g., in a discussion) that – if they have an effect – are not meant to immediately convince someone of something, but rather be nagging little things that sooner or later fester intellectually and, hopefully, require addressing by conscious thought and research.
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Holocaust
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
It is with heavy hearts and a sense of great loss that we, Persian-Americans, descendants of Cyrus the Great, honor the memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
Slip-Sliding Towards Hell with a Good Conscience
I keep hammering on this, but we must grasp that the Left truly believes themselves to be made from finer clay. Better, smarter, more noble, with only the purest of intentions:
Facebook’s Search Algorithm Pushes Holocaust Denial
Facebook has an algorithm for suggesting content that may interest users. It actively promotes Holocaust denial pages. That is the finding of The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), a UK-based counter-extremist organization, published in the Sunday Guardian newspaper.
The War to Destroy Christianity in America
In the aftermath of the Holocaust, many well-intentioned people around the world wondered how it could have happened. And the question for our time is could something like it ever happen again?