Tag Archives: polemic takedowns

“Deranged” Is Right

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Silverwynde

This is so truthful it hurts. Heard around the house: Prime: Do you really want that character in your kid’s line? Me: Who? Prime: Tarn! Me (confused): Huh…? Prime: The leader of the DJD?! Me (still confused): …ooooookay… Prime: THIS … Continue reading →

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Eff Your Feelings, Trumpflake

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Silverwynde

This went somewhat viral on Facebook a little bit ago; it’s such a festering pile of stupid that I just had to do a takedown. So buckle in, guys; it’s about to get bumpy in here. (As always, if this … Continue reading →

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Half the Problem

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Silverwynde

Talivangelicals in a nutshell. Since it’s been a while, I’m going to do a little takedown. I found this piece via Love Joy Feminism on Patheos. It was written by Thomas Wheatley and entitled Want to end abortion? Hold men … Continue reading →

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Truth in Advertising

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Silverwynde

“We like hurting people.” It was a sign outside a church. One that, the parishioners thought would be warm and welcoming but one that stated a cold, hard, bitter truth. “We like hurting people.” Most people would think that this … Continue reading →

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Seven Degrees of BS

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Silverwynde

I found this article on a Facebook group that I follow and it was so bad that it was bad. This was one of those articles that didn’t just ask for a takedown, it was begging for one. Again, if … Continue reading →

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Unthawed

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Silverwynde

I found this little word salad whilst perusing the blogs at Patheos Nonreligious; the post taking this one down didn’t directly link to Tim Bayly’s original post in question. Before you ask: no, there will be no link to the … Continue reading →

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Brain Farts From the Edge of the Solar System

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Silverwynde

I found this on Patheos pagan a while ago: Thoughtcrimes: What Witches Can Learn from Milo’s Dangerous. It’s an older article but I thought it was more than worthy of a takedown. Now, I won’t be quoting the whole article. I’m … Continue reading →

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Open Mouth, Insert Backside: Benham Edition

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Silverwynde

It seems that the Benham Brothers felt the need to open their yaps about the latest school shooting. The op-ed in question appeared on WND, so no, I refuse to link to it. I feel dirty enough giving them my one, lonely … Continue reading →

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Saints and Sinners

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Silverwynde

By now, everyone has heard about Billy Graham. My memories of him are colored by the many crusades that he hosted; since I lived in NC as a child, mention of a Billy Graham crusade meant a week’s worth of terrible prime … Continue reading →

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11 Things That Should Make You Run Like Hell

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Silverwynde

I found this hot, steaming pile at the Friendly Atheist: called 11 THINGS EVERY REAL CONSERVATIVE SHOULD ASK ON A FIRST DATE–yes, the all caps title really is a thing–by Kurt Schlichter, it’s a study in WTF?. No, I will not link to the … Continue reading →

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