Author Archives: Derik Schneider

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About Derik Schneider

I use a picture of John F. Kennedy as my profile pic on social media for as a very good reason: I'm a center-right, John F. Kennedy, Liberal Democrat. The real Liberals who believe in the defense of liberal democracy and the fight against authoritarianism, left-wing or right-wing. But I blog a lot about the Far-Left (or new-left, if you prefer) because I'm very interested in socialism and communism, as well as center-left progressivism, which is the real progressivism.

Say No To Democide: Free Speech or Offensive Speech: Should We Let Haters Speak?

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat To put to bluntly, if you don’t like free speech, you’re probably not a fan of liberal democracy and sure as hell not America as well. The First Amendment, is not something you can mess with simply … Continue reading →

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The Young Turks: The Panel: ‘Al Gore, Breathable Booze & Shade Balls’

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Daily Review Al Gore for president? Why, would be my question about that. A simple one word question about that. “Vote for Al Gore for president, again and I”ll do”, what exactly? Al Gore, the man who lost the … Continue reading →

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The Young Turks: Ana Kasparian & Cenk Uygur: ‘Jerry Seinfeld Caught By The Sensitivity Police’

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Derik Schneider

“Apparently, the bar for racial insensitivity has now been lowered so much that one can be branded with the scarlet “R” for insisting that racial and gender identity issues should be irrelevant in certain circumstances. Merely asserting that merit, and … Continue reading →

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Timothy Taylor: States as The Laboratories of Democracy: An Historical Note

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source: The New Democrat I guess one of the advantages of living in a country of three-hundred and fifteen-million people that has fifty states, is that it gives you this great opportunity to see what works and what doesn’t. And … Continue reading →

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Oxford Union: Jeremy Corbyn: Socialism Does Work

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat Wow! My first opportunity to blog about Jeremy Corbyn, who may end up being the next Leader of the Opposition in Britain next month. I’m really only interested in democratic socialism when it comes to socialism. Marxism, … Continue reading →

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The Washington Monthly: Opinion: Martin Longman: White House Heroin Initiative is a Start

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Derik Schneider

The Washington Monthly: Opinion: Martin Longman: White House Heroin Initiative is a Start This is really something that we should’ve been doing since the so-called War on Drugs started in 1971. But then had we of done that, then maybe … Continue reading →

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Public Domain Footage: Columbia University (1964)

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:Public Domain Footage– U.S. Senate candidate Robert F. Kennedy, speaking at Columba University in 1964. Source:The New Democrat “Robert F. Kennedy speech at Columbia University 1964 – RFK speaking” From Public Domain Footage Robert F. Kennedy, running for U.S. Senate in … Continue reading →

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TIME: Charlotte Alter: Sex Buyers: Why Cops Across the U.S. Target Men Who Buy Prostitutes

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat I guess what Cook County, Illinois is doing by arresting johns, that is men who pay prostitutes for sex, is better than arresting both johns and the prostitutes. And getting the prostitutes off the streets and giving … Continue reading →

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Ray Red Spider: ‘Why Vote Bernie?’

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:Ray Red Spider– U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (Democratic Socialist, Socialist Republic of Vermont) “Sen. Bernie Sanders holds a Senate hearing on health care systems around the world.” Source:Bernie Sanders– (Democratic Socialist, Socialist Republic of Vermont) From Senator Bernie Sanders I saw … Continue reading →

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Salon: Scott Timberg: ‘Stop The Hand-Wringing Over Campus PC Culture’

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat Scott Timberg, in his column in Salon, which might be the Federal Chief of the Political Correctness Police, wrote the best piece I’ve seen from a New-Left generally pro-political correctness publication about PC. He basically said, “yeah … Continue reading →

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