By Matthew Hayward  Gaslighting or projection? When someone or a group of people are called a fascist, barred from public speech, struck off ballots, forced off social media, or intimidated at venues like school board meetings, it's worth asking some questions. It's not about intellectual disagreement but about using names like right-wing extremist, bootlicker, and fascist. Fascinatingly, those who use "fascist" seem to mirror fascist qualities themselves, seeking to silence, debate, and descent. This misuse of "fascism" veers away from its true meaning, turning political dialogue into a battleground of labels rather than a forum for real discussion. In a similar vein, terms like equality and inclusiveness, while noble in intent, are often co-opted in a way that paradoxically fosters exclusion and uniformity of thought. Proponents of these ideals sometimes manifest an intolerance for dissenting viewpoints, ironically contradicting the ethos of inclusivity a...

 By Matthew Hayward In the world of tomorrow, the concept of gender was a distant memory. The government had long ago declared that gender was a social construct and that it was unfair to categorize individuals based on their biology. Society had evolved into a utopia where individuals were not judged based on their gender but on their merits. But this utopia had a dark side. The government had become the ultimate authority, controlling every aspect of people's lives. They enforced their laws through surveillance, censorship, and cancel culture. Citizens who failed to conform to the government's ideals were ostracized, their lives ruined by a single mistake. The younger generation, born into this world, had embraced the government's ideals with fervor. They quickly called out anyone who disobeyed the government's strict rules. Social media had become a battleground where people fought to prove their loyalty to the government. One day, a controversy erupted when a biolog...