tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post449969874460840237..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Dale KuehneAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-45570760618410002132016-05-13T17:53:13.247-04:002016-05-13T17:53:13.247-04:00A few months ago, there was Rachel Dolezal, that w...A few months ago, there was Rachel Dolezal, that white woman who had been passing herself off as black, claiming a similar act of self-definition when outed. Interestingly, that doesn't seem to have gone over well. I think perhaps that she didn't put in enough suffering.<br /><br />I wonder what identity quirk will present itself next? "Other-kin," who feel they have the souls of various animals? Asexuals demanding to be referred to as "it"? People with body dysmorphia, I think it's called, some of whom demand to be relieved of their excess hands and legs?Earl Wajenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972213104063301125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-58488771643257386082016-05-12T21:20:03.867-04:002016-05-12T21:20:03.867-04:00"At the heart of liberty is the right to defi..."At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life" Kennedy/O'Connor/Souter Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (29 June 1992)<br /><br />That didn't come out of nowhere either--this denial that you need to conform yourself to some reality has been percolating behind the scenes for some time.<br /><br />I know people who are convinced that advance of technology will solve problems of any description--curing the criminal, uploading your mind to a computer to avoid death--anything you can think of, we'll find a way. I wonder how much our real technological advances coupled with sci-fi and hype contribute to the attitude.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.com