Entries by Richard Parker

Rhetoric, Persuasion, and the Holocaust

Contending With the Holocaust as a Tool of Extortion and Manipulation So-called Holocaust revisionism is gaining some currency in certain circles among the dissident right. This is exhibited on various platforms and certain nooks and crannies of the Internet. Statements by mixed martial artist and podcaster Jake Shields evidence this trend, particularly the appearance of Germar […]

Katy Perry’s Horrible Music Cannot Be Turned Off: The Terrible, Degenerate Music Other People Listen to Matters

Author’s note: The caption “Entartete Musik” featured on this and other images means “degenerate music.” This along with greater condemnations of degenerate art were a prominent platform position of a certain political movement in the past. Some readers may recognize the stylized lettering from a certain progpaganda poster as well. The cultural milieu any individual […]

Rejecting Forgiveness: Denouncing The Christian Rhetoric of Erika Kirk and Others

Author’s note: this essay is extremely critical with what is at least accepted as sound Christian theology by a critical mass of those who believe in that religion. Instances imploring unconditional forgiveness, as set forth in this piece, should offend anyone’s moral compass. I have attempted to exercise as much restraint in the language used as […]

Big Fan: A Study of Sportsball Worship

An Analysis and Review of The 2009 Film Big Fan Meet Paul Aufiero, a little man in a little box. AUTHOR’S NOTE: there are SPOILERS in this review pertaining to the first thirty to forty minutes of this film. As another NFL season will be upon us shortly, this review and analysis of Big Fan (2009) seems timely.  […]