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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.

Sam Harris: Interview With Cenk Uygur

Source:The New Democrat What I respect about Sam Harris’s atheism is that he’s the real thing. He doesn’t say Christianity is horrible and should be put down, especially when radical fundamentalists are in the news doing horrible things. But then … Continue reading

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The Carol Burnet Show: Dinner and a Movie

. The New Democrat Alan Alda playing Captain Cliche on The Carol Burnett Show. The man who probably watches too much TV and too many movies and unable to think for himself. Doesn’t sound that unfamiliar to the faddists who … Continue reading

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What About Larry: Video: Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio: Kevin Spacey’s Impressions: Smart Answers to Stupid Questions

. This post was originally posted at FRS Citizen Journal on Blogger People have asked me what’s my style of humor, my sense of humor and how I come up with lines and so-forth. I’m not saying I’m a professional … Continue reading

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Lain Lucey: Same Time, Next Year (1978) Starring Alan Alda & Ellen Burstyn

Source:Lain Lucey– from the opening scene in Same Time Next Year. Source:The New Democrat “SAME TIME NEXT YEAR ( MOVIE ) (1978) MARVIN HAMLISCH MUSICAL INTERLUDES,.. ALAN ALDA ELLEN BURSTYN” From Lain Lucey Same Time Next Year might be the best … Continue reading

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Chris Early: The Best of J.R. Ewing

. Source:The Daily Journal The J.R. Ewing character played by Larry Hagman is one of my favorite characters of all time on TV. Because he was so real, didn’t try to be the nicest guy in the World and wasn’t … Continue reading

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Gary McGillvray: The Best of Sarcastic Dorothy

Source:The Daily Journal I was never a huge fan NBC’s Golden Girls, a sitcom about senior single women sharing a house together. But I did love the Dorothy character played by Bea Arthur because she reminded of my maternal grandmother. … Continue reading

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Salon Magazine: Michael Burstein: ‘We Need a New Constitution’

Source:The New Democrat  Michael Burstein’s amendments, or even new United States Constitution was not as radical or social democratic as I was expecting. I perhaps was expecting to see proposals that would move America away from its federalist tradition and … Continue reading

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TruthDig: Sonali Kolhatkar: ‘The Rise of the New Liberal Islamaphobia’

Source:The New Democrat  Sonali Kolhatkar column in TruthDig just illustrates my point about the political correctness movement on the far-left in America when it comes to Islam. In their little world its acceptable to bash the Christian-Right. But when you … Continue reading

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History Channel: Jim Jones: Paradise Lost, the Mass Murders in Jonestown

Source:The Daily Journal I’ve blogged about this before, but the People’s Temple in the most positive sense and what its legacy is, is a collection of lost souls. Who for whatever reason or reasons weren’t making it in mainstream America … Continue reading

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Jas Bains: Catherine Bach- The Real and Only Daisy Duke From the Dukes of Hazzard

Source:Jas Bains– Tom Wopat, as Luke Duke and Catherine Bach as Daisy Duke, from The Dukes of Hazzard. Source:The New Democrat  “One Daisy Duke Video to rule them all! Awesome collection of Daisy Duke ( Catherine Bach ) clips compiled … Continue reading

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