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.
Diversify or Darken your campus, what's the difference?
Someone famous and important and most likely white once said, 'A crowd is the main place you can simultaneously be surrounded by people and yet, feel utterly alone.' I hate using quotes to spread a point, but sometimes another person's words are just better than your own and you have a less likely chance of sticking your foot in your mouth in front of your peers. By no means am I a master communicator either, so quotes are the way to go. As a black, low-income student at my predominantly white university, feeling alone in a large crowd is one of the struggles we have to deal with in our educational system.
By SaMya Overall 6 years ago in The Swamp
Cancel Culture
Why is the cancel culture so scary? The first amendment allows for freedom of speech and religion. The first amendment guarantees you the right to have an opinion, even if it differs from others. Now, the cancel culture wants to do away with it. The first amendment is backed up by the second amendment which allows you to keep and bear arms, which shall not be infringed. Again, what part of shall not be infringed do politicians and the gun grabbers not understand.
By Lawrence Edward Hinchee6 years ago in The Swamp
Cancel Culture and the intellectual right
In the Plot Against America (an HBO series) a fictional retelling of history sees Charles Lindberg elected as president, instead of Franklin D. Roosevelt. In truth, Lindberg was part of the infamous America First movement of the 1940s. America First felt American intervention in a European war (World War 2) was a bad idea, and the U.S. was best to invest in domestic policy. Charles Lindberg was a famous populist, a US Postal airmail pilot turned celebrity by completing the first trans-Atlantic flight. In reality, Lindberg never ran for president, but his America First ideals had seeped into mainstream society as the debate abounded whether or not America should enter World War 2. In the series, the Lindberg presidency isn’t overtly anti-Jew, but the sentiment that American men shouldn’t die liberating European Jews leads to a racist outpouring in America.
By Jeremy Gosnell6 years ago in The Swamp
10 Years of the Civil War in Syria.
The Syrian conflict started 10 years ago in March 2011. Before the conflict began many Syrians were not happy with rising unemployment, corruption, and a lack of political freedom under president Bashar al-Assad who had succeeded his father.
By DEEPAK SETHI6 years ago in The Swamp
Evil spirits from the pillbox
After Ayao has chosen a t-shirt with colorful prints, white pants, and fake kappa sandals, he pulls a comb through his short curls, distorting his face in pain. Quickly, the 16-year-old fishes two white Tramadol tablets out of his trouser pocket and put them in his mouth. “If I take this, I can do anything,” he says. “Nothing seems impossible.” Then Ayao, who has a different name, leaves his parents’ simple house on the outskirts of Lomé, Togo’s capital, to go to work. With a motorbike rickshaw, he delivers drinking water to shops.
By AddictiveWritings6 years ago in The Swamp
NOT IN MY NAME
Unless you’ve been in a vegetative state during the last few years you understand that this is an intensely charged period in our history. There is an ongoing evolution of awareness unfolding in our society. As the winds of fortune have shifted, so too has the sense of urgency to deal with the formidable and pressing matters at hand. The issues we face are many, but one of the biggest ones is the fomentation of derision and polarization along political, cultural and racial lines. To say that the United States is in a state of crisis is to woefully understate the situation. We are fucked.
By Steve McManus6 years ago in The Swamp
Let’s cancel everything to torment conservative snowflakes.
I recently walked into the middle of an animated conversation about how Dr. Seuss was being canceled which was horrible because the speakers all loved Dr. Seuss (the speakers all being middle aged adults). At the time I had no idea what they were talking about, but I immediately sensed that it was all bullshit.
By Buck Hardcastle6 years ago in The Swamp
Texas Lifted the Mask Mandate
The motto for the state of Texas is, "Don't Mess With Texas". Though that motto was derived from a need to stop littering on highways, people attribute it to anything and everything these days. In 2021, Texas has proven that there is no need for anyone to "mess with Texas". Our government is capable of doing all the messing with Texas we can handle. Today Abbott lifted the ban on masks.
By Dana Saunders6 years ago in The Swamp
