Veterans are forced to navigate personalities and bureaucracy to get medical care while being treated as idiots by VA staff.
Category: Social Justice Issues
Believe them
When your gut says “get the fuck out,” listen to it. Ain’t nothin’ good gonna come from taking that crap.
Binary thinking: language limitation or choice?
Those who speak more than one language may be more open-minded than mono-linguistic folks. Does English encourage binary thinking? Does this play a role in inequality?
“Bad Sex” and Rape Culture
Rape is not sex, it’s not even “bad sex.” Rape is about dominance, control, and violence. The nuances of rape culture and victim-blaming are so deeply embedded in our culture that we often don’t recognize them
Veterans: The final sacrifice is our dignity at the hands of the VA
Being kind to sick people – regardless of whether you think their sickness is legitimate or not – is your job. Helping them find solutions is your job. Helping to relieve suffering is your job. If you are a doctor or nurse or technician in the health sciences and have a bad attitude, please get the fuck out.
A word on Veterans and “free” healthcare
Veterans don’t receive free healthcare, they earned it. They deserve better than what they are getting from the VA.
Pushing back
Push back, my lovelies. Be brave. The time is always upon us.
Why Money Bail Systems are Unfair
This is just a quick post for those interested in knowing why our current cash bail system in the U.S. is problematic with links to many resources.
Legislating Morality
Laws are only effective if people agree to follow them. Take for instance the ordinances that exist across the country regarding traffic laws. Staying to the right of the solid white and yellow lines, stopping at traffic lights, driving within posted speed limits, yielding right of way to pedestrians, and so on, are laws that…
