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An Appreciation of Illegals
I believe that the idea in American politics about illegal / undocumented immigrants is wrong on both sides of the aisle, and it took putting myself into that situation to see how it really is.
Shawn HarveyPublished 3 years ago in The SwampDOMESTIC TERRORISTS RAID U.S. CAPITAL
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Mae McCreeryPublished 3 years ago in The SwampMy Fellow Americans
A little bit about me Before you read this, please note that I’m not a political person. I’m not a person that gets worked up very often either. I’ve always had a live and let live approach to life, something that this country has always allowed me to have. But lately, I find myself absolutely disgusted with this country, it’s leaders and unfortunately it’s people.
Alistair KingsleyPublished 3 years ago in The SwampWe Need A Future Without COVID-19
People are dying everyday. I wish we lived in a world where no one died. COVID-19 has caused a lot of stress and I'm afraid it might even get bigger or mutate into a deadlier strain. I wish I was not a brutally pessimistic person. I believe that we, as a human-race, are far more capable of leading a more beautiful and safer life than what we're doing now.
Rajaroy Joseph AlphonsePublished 3 years ago in The Swamp8 Reasons January 6th was a Constitutional Failure.
While rioters were still in the Capitol building on January 6th, seeking to stop the results of an election process they disliked, people were rushing to proclaim "This is not who we are!" Well, sorry, but I think it might be exactly who we are--it’s just the latest example in the Trump era of saying the quiet part loud. This part of Trump’s appeal, he says the things he’s not supposed to--not because he’s a truth teller but because he’s shameless. He made the conservative movement realize that they didn’t have to pretend to love their fellow citizens, they could be shameless too. When those Trump supporters disliked losing, they weren’t going to be quiet about it out of respect for democratic norms, they made sure the whole world heard their displeasure.
Buck HardcastlePublished 3 years ago in The SwampPolice excessive use of force
The year was 2013 and I was a Social Work student at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, On. I was also working as a personal support worker for a local homecare company Bayshore.
Matthew DeBrouwerPublished 3 years ago in The SwampTrump lied- the election was not stolen
I had no idea that just 2 weeks away from the presidential inauguration this issue would still need to be addressed, yet here we are. The 2020 election was not rigged. Donald Trump knew he was going to lose so he made up this lie during the summer. He continued to repeat over and over and over until it was down in the souls of his followers. I recall my grandmother telling me as a child to never let anyone else furnish my brains. Trump supporters allowed a man who had lied every day of his time in office to convince them that a lie was true. He told them to stop the certification of Joe Biden as president and now 5 people are dead. Ignorant Americans, many who were critical of BLM acted like animals and committed federal crimes.
Cheryl E PrestonPublished 3 years ago in The SwampTrump tries to circumvent Twitter ban, teases new social media platform
Donald Trump was permanently banned from Twitter on Friday after years of cultivating his online persona through the popular social media site.
Chris AgeePublished 3 years ago in The SwampHOW TO KILL A DEMOCRACY IN FIVE EASY STEPS
HOW TO KILL A DEMOCRACY: FIVE EASY STEPS If you were a doctor, and American Democracy was the patient, what would you conclude about the patient’s prognosis, after the shocking events of this week? Would you conclude that the patient, seemingly near death, had been killed by an acute injury, or a chronic illness?
Grant PattersonPublished 3 years ago in The SwampTrump supporters wanted to murder Mike Pence by hanging him
Jake Tapper just announced on CNN that some of the people involved in the attack on the White House desired to take the life of Bice President Mike Pence. This just shows how crazed and out of control these fanatical Trumpsters are. The Vice President has been loyal to his boss these past 4 years and remained silent through a lot of the drama that was caused by number 45. The reason some of those in the mob wanted the Bice President to die is because they believe he turned his back on Donald Trump. This stems from the fact that the Presidents dent ordered Mike Pence to find a way to overturn the election results but Pence would not.
Cheryl E PrestonPublished 3 years ago in The Swamp4 Forgotten Queens of the Arab World
Few are the women who truly ruled in the history of the Arab and Arabized world, from Morocco to Oman. But those who did it did so with extreme grace and a sharp political genius, often outsmarting even the canniest male contenders. Yet, very rare are the books that tell their stories and celebrate their successes.
ElMehdi ElAzharyPublished 3 years ago in The SwampThe Chasm in Our Democracy Part 2; My Thoughts about January 6, 2021
“People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.” James Baldwin I saw these people yesterday. Hundreds of them.