Employees see themselves as enlightened about diversity but are members of a race-based employee group. I’m such an oddball that Amazon is incapable of pigeonholing me when it recommends books to buy. Netflix has the same problem when it recommends movies. Amazon’s logarithms can’t seem to fathom from my extensive book-buying history that I don’t […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/amazon.jpg340507Craig J. Cantonihttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2022-02-13 01:50:572022-02-11 07:32:32Cognitive Dissonance at Amazon
They’re so out of touch that they don’t see the irony in the name “Washington Commanders.” Our commanders in Washington, D.C., have named their football team after themselves. “Washington Commanders” is a perfect choice, given how they command the rest of the nation in what has become a de facto command-and-control economy and political system. Other […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/napoleon-lookalike.jpg358480Craig J. Cantonihttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2022-02-06 02:00:302022-02-03 07:23:16A Perfect Name for Washington’s Football Team
Judging by media coverage, there are only right-wing extremists. Groucho Marx said that he didn’t want to be a member of any club that would have him. To paraphrase the comedian, I don’t want to be a member of any political tribe that would have me, especially not the control freaks who want to remake […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/seattle-riots.jpg408612Craig J. Cantonihttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2022-01-15 02:00:542022-01-13 12:36:26Some Timely Satire: No Left-Wing Extremists in the US
Yesteryear’s radical chic morphed into today’s wokeness and virtue signaling. Fifty-two years ago New York Magazine published “Radical Chic: That Party at Lenny’s,” by Tom Wolfe. With his outstanding satirical talent and observational skills, Wolfe described the bizarre scene at a cocktail party at a 13-room penthouse duplex on Park Avenue, the home of Felicia and […]
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We wouldn’t put up with it in the physical world but put up with it in the virtual world. The media have been full of stories and commentaries about such tech giants as Facebook and Google, regarding their impact on society and control of advertising dollars. I have my own story about them. My story […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/cyber-stalk.jpg339509Craig J. Cantonihttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCraig J. Cantoni2021-11-07 00:55:242021-11-06 06:54:15Stalked by Facebook and Google Creeps
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was formed in 1913 by the B’nai B’rith to combat anti-Semitism. It is now a standalone organization that has apparently solved the problem of Jew-hatred in the world. They have taken on the mission to stop hate on Halloween by providing guidance about costumes. The ADL recently released a statement regarding their […]
https://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/kids-in-costume.jpg326525Bruce Bialoskyhttps://thepricklypear.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBruce Bialosky2021-11-02 01:00:242021-11-01 07:48:56ADL Solving Hate on Halloween
The entire nation of Sweden seems to have disappeared. So far as we can tell, no scientific investigation into the disappearance of Sweden has been conducted. In fact, it is among scientists that Sweden seems to have pulled off an amazing vanishing act. Politicians around the world also have lost complete contact with the country. […]
We would not for one moment diminish the seriousness of the debacle Biden has made of his “withdrawal” from Afghanistan. When a great superpower is this badly managed, history suggests ugly and terrible things will follow. It is said that nature abhors a vacuum and that has always been the case in foreign policy. Weakness […]
“Environment, Social and Governance” is a confusing mouthful of terms, but it’s the driving force behind making American businesses compliant to the left-wing agenda. As Justin Danhof, Esq., recently noted, it’s a “wildly important topic that’s not talked about enough.” Justin — who until recently was Director of the National Center’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) […]
Consumers’ Research, a consumer advocacy group, launched a series of advertisements Thursday calling out Coca-Cola’s “woke hypocrisy” for its reported defense of China and alleged health concerns associated with its sugary drinks. Part of the campaign is a video advertisement satirizing a Coca-Cola commercial, which is set to music with lyrics like “Just drink Coke, […]
Cognitive Dissonance at Amazon
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Satire/by Craig J. CantoniEmployees see themselves as enlightened about diversity but are members of a race-based employee group. I’m such an oddball that Amazon is incapable of pigeonholing me when it recommends books to buy. Netflix has the same problem when it recommends movies. Amazon’s logarithms can’t seem to fathom from my extensive book-buying history that I don’t […]
A Perfect Name for Washington’s Football Team
/in Culture War, Featured, Politics, Satire/by Craig J. CantoniThey’re so out of touch that they don’t see the irony in the name “Washington Commanders.” Our commanders in Washington, D.C., have named their football team after themselves. “Washington Commanders” is a perfect choice, given how they command the rest of the nation in what has become a de facto command-and-control economy and political system. Other […]
Some Timely Satire: No Left-Wing Extremists in the US
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Politics, Satire/by Craig J. CantoniJudging by media coverage, there are only right-wing extremists. Groucho Marx said that he didn’t want to be a member of any club that would have him. To paraphrase the comedian, I don’t want to be a member of any political tribe that would have me, especially not the control freaks who want to remake […]
Radical Chic 52 Years Later
/in Culture War, Liberty, Politics, Satire/by Craig J. CantoniYesteryear’s radical chic morphed into today’s wokeness and virtue signaling. Fifty-two years ago New York Magazine published “Radical Chic: That Party at Lenny’s,” by Tom Wolfe. With his outstanding satirical talent and observational skills, Wolfe described the bizarre scene at a cocktail party at a 13-room penthouse duplex on Park Avenue, the home of Felicia and […]
Stalked by Facebook and Google Creeps
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Politics, Satire/by Craig J. CantoniWe wouldn’t put up with it in the physical world but put up with it in the virtual world. The media have been full of stories and commentaries about such tech giants as Facebook and Google, regarding their impact on society and control of advertising dollars. I have my own story about them. My story […]
ADL Solving Hate on Halloween
/in Culture War, Satire/by Bruce BialoskyThe Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was formed in 1913 by the B’nai B’rith to combat anti-Semitism. It is now a standalone organization that has apparently solved the problem of Jew-hatred in the world. They have taken on the mission to stop hate on Halloween by providing guidance about costumes. The ADL recently released a statement regarding their […]
Sweden Has Disappeared
/in Culture War, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Satire/by Neland NobelThe entire nation of Sweden seems to have disappeared. So far as we can tell, no scientific investigation into the disappearance of Sweden has been conducted. In fact, it is among scientists that Sweden seems to have pulled off an amazing vanishing act. Politicians around the world also have lost complete contact with the country. […]
Behold: Diversity in Failure
/in Culture War, Featured, National Security, Politics, Satire/by Neland NobelWe would not for one moment diminish the seriousness of the debacle Biden has made of his “withdrawal” from Afghanistan. When a great superpower is this badly managed, history suggests ugly and terrible things will follow. It is said that nature abhors a vacuum and that has always been the case in foreign policy. Weakness […]
The Future Of Woke Investing
/in Culture War, Economy, Liberty, Satire/by David Almasi“Environment, Social and Governance” is a confusing mouthful of terms, but it’s the driving force behind making American businesses compliant to the left-wing agenda. As Justin Danhof, Esq., recently noted, it’s a “wildly important topic that’s not talked about enough.” Justin — who until recently was Director of the National Center’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) […]
‘Woka-Cola’: Ad Trolls Coke for Defending China, Giving Americans Diabetes
/in Culture War, Featured, Liberty, Satire/by Jennie TaerConsumers’ Research, a consumer advocacy group, launched a series of advertisements Thursday calling out Coca-Cola’s “woke hypocrisy” for its reported defense of China and alleged health concerns associated with its sugary drinks. Part of the campaign is a video advertisement satirizing a Coca-Cola commercial, which is set to music with lyrics like “Just drink Coke, […]