controversies
It seems every time one racially-charged incident ends, a gender or religious controversy takes its place; Ruminate on the issues dividing our nation and world.
True Crime: Held Hostage during COVID
Is society ready to come back from the trenches of a two-year COVID outbreak? How are people so comfortable going out not knowing when or if this thing is actually over? How did the government come up with a vaccine that prevents humanity from contracting the virus so quickly? So many unanswered questions but tired of sitting around waiting to see when this nightmare will be over is difficult.
By Carla SofiiLove Garcia 5 years ago in The Swamp
Was Dr. Aruna Khilanani Right In Tarring Every White Person With The Same Brush on The Subject Matter of Race And Racism?
In an audio speech that has now gone viral across the world, we hear Dr. Aruna Khilanani, an eminent forensic psychiatrist and psychoanalyst talk about her fantasy in killing any white person, who stood in her way and not feeling guilty or apologetic about it in any way, shape or form.
By Adebayo Adeniran5 years ago in The Swamp
Defund The Police and Its Conversation Non-Starter Problem
I have seen enough of Facebook from my friends and family, people I care about and respect, to know that the term, “defund the police” is a really poor term for the actual argument being made. It allows a knee jerk dismissive reaction from a lot of people. It allows the counter-argument to found itself on, "You hate all police officers and want lawlessness and anarchy." It invites reaction to the argument without understanding the argument and it ends the conversation.
By Camille Brand Henderson5 years ago in The Swamp
Everyone's A Racist
The other night I was talking on the phone with my brother, a news reporter, when he asked if I wanted to hear something interesting. Me being me, I of course said yes, and he proceeded to tell me of a government agency that was only accepting job applications from female minorities. When confronted about this and asked how that wouldn't be a violation of federal guidelines against job discrimination, they said that they were just collecting the information of female minorities who might be interested in the job, and that at a later date they would be opening the same data collection to other individuals who do not fit into that criteria, and then after that stage they would be opening actual job applications to interested parties. If any of that was hard to follow, it basically boils down to the fact that job discrimination is going on (albeit in the favor of perceived minorities), and that no matter who applies and when, the company is definitely going to hire a female minority because by opening applications to those individuals first they are clearly stating that that is the sort of individual they want for the position.
By Zane Larkin5 years ago in The Swamp
The Grass Is Green, Politicians Lie and Voters Don't Fact-check
If you repeat a lie often enough it becomes truth (not to everyone but to many people). A good example of this is the "stolen" 2020 USA election lie. When it comes down to truth in politics, substituting the word "truth" for "politics" has a great deal of certainty in it. It has long been known that when politics enters the room through one door, truth leaves through another. And, personal truths, on many levels, go hand in hand with corruption.
By Michael Trigg5 years ago in The Swamp
Case that Decided the Road to Justice in India
In year 2018, Supreme Court of India lifted up the ban on entry of women during the age group of 10–50 years of age in Sabrimala Temple Premises. The case popularly known as Sabrimala Case, but in legal terms it’s Indian Young Lawyers’ Association V/s State of Kerala Case whose verdict came in year 2018 on side of petitioners.
By Rahul Yadav5 years ago in The Swamp
How Florida Failed Its Citizens When They Needed Their State The Most
"We The American People"... Simply saying the phrase to yourself out loud is enough to ignite a tiny flame of pride within you. We're as tough as they come and you can bet your ass that we don't have a problem letting anyone know it. Hard work, commitment, taking full advantage of the freedom that we possess to pursue our dreams in life; to me that's literally what it means to be a citizen of the greatest country on earth. We know how to stand strong come hell or high water, we've been forced to prove that fact on several dozen occasions already. However, once in a blue moon a situation comes along that presents circumstances so difficult, that even people as tough as us Americans need help to make it through.
By Carlos Guerra5 years ago in The Swamp
Bad Times for Blue-Tickers
Two things, right up front: As someone who dares to question certain commanded wisdom concerning the COVID-19 epidemic, let me just say this: I believe in the virus, I’ve gotten my first shot (that’s all my hapless Canadian government can supply at this time), and, what’s more, I am a survivor.
By Grant Patterson5 years ago in The Swamp
