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Satan, Twerking, and The Fight for the Soul of America
Lil Nas X' latest song is the new theater in the pointless Culture Wars for the so-called "soul of America". And while it is fun to mock those fundamentalists who rally against its supposed "Satanism", we should also remember that their offense is real, and that they are acting in accordance to their beliefs. The issue is that we shouldn't care.
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“But What Was France Wearing?” Victim-Blaming and Religious Terrorism
How well-intentioned efforts in favor of immigrant communities end up working in favor of religious totalitarianism
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Cardi B, Moral Panics, and Censorship
Inexplicably, fighting over Cardi B's new song "WAP" is the hill that many people have decided to die on, with some defending it...
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Why Offensive Speech is Important
In an attempt to protect disenfranchised communities, many are calling for suppressing certain types of speech. As the argument goes, "offensive" or "racist" speech...
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The Low Bar for Extremism: How I Ended Up On Twitter Block Lists
What do Richard Dawkins, the FBI, Donald Trump and us have in common?
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Charlottesville as an Excuse for Censorship
The murder of Heather Heyer at an American “white pride” even in Charlottesville sent shivers down the spine of many who, witnessing the horrendous...
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ANTIFAS Cancel Marduk… And Some Crazy Stuff
First of all, thank you very much for the overwhelming support that we got on our piece about the ANTIFA and BLM attack against...
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The BLM Boycott of Marduk
If you haven't watched our video on this topic, please do so. You can find all the references and sources for that video in...
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How ANTIFA ̶A̶l̶m̶o̶s̶t̶ Killed a Festival
Antifa unfairly targeted a small Norwegian festival... and killed it.
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It Has Come to This: In Defense of Religious Speech
In the words of the late Christopher Hitchens, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Scientology, Buddhism, are all “versions of the same untruth;” different versions of the...
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The Dark Side of Business: An Interview with Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex
Scott Ian Lewis on the dangerous state of live music, comics, and Necromanteum
“The songs you love, but not played well” – An Interview with Devin Townsend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RPb_jsnY2I
Get Ready for Wacken 2023
Get ready to unleash your metal power because Wacken Open Air is back with a bang for its 2023 edition! Mark your calendars for...