Watch as academic and author Reza Aslan suffers through the provincial probing of yet another witless FOX News anchor who can’t seem to wrap her mind around the fact that people can be knowledgable about beliefs and views to which they don’t prescribe. Not everyone has the pleasure of being conservative.
So in case you’ve been too caught up in the trials and travails of Carlos Danger, a quick recap on actual news: Russia has some pretty terrible anti-gay politics going on right now. The latest: Vladimir Putin’s virulently anti-gay airline service. (Yes, this is satire. Yes, it’s great.)
Want to curtail fights about welfare? About “entitlement programs”, poverty and abortion? Support family planning services! Starting in the 1970s, Mechai Viravaidya combatted all of the above just by educating about and distributing contraception…and Thailand has seen incredible success.
Rights are just an idea–much like Mother Goose.
They get his name wrong, they poke fun at his accent, they only find themselves capable of talking about his clothing…and Russell Brand lets them have it. It’s almost painful to watch.
