Author: Maryscott OConnor

Gay Marriage in California

Crossposted from MY LEFT WING I hope I live to see the day when the exclusions of gays from the federal, state and societal benefits and responsibilities of marriage will seem as foreign, repugnant and indefensible as did the...

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The American Stain

Crossposted from MY LEFT WING Punishment in a forced labor camp Georgia — 1930s Determined to bring to a blessed end my three day journey into the painful miasma explored by Douglas A. Blackmon in his extraordinary Slavery...

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Faux Outrage: A Brief Observation

crossposted from MY LEFT WING I’ll be brief: Here’s another thing that drives me up the wall: When one side rears its ugly head and demands that the other side, for instance, “DENOUNCE that supporter of...

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