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.
To What Standard Do We Hold Muslims in Our Society?
At 5 pm on March 24th, 2019, the Islamic Society of Frederick held a vigil for the 50+ victims of a white supremacist shooter who targeted multiple masjids (what we know as mosques) in Christchurch, New Zealand. The death toll could have been worse if this man’s co-conspirators had been successful in detonating a number of homemade IEDs. Thankfully they failed to detonate, but the death toll was still unacceptable. One life taken by a hate-filled white supremacist monster, whether because of the victim’s religion or their ethnicity, is unacceptable.
By Johnny Ringo6 years ago in The Swamp
Saudi Arabia and the US: Dirty Money?
An examination of Xiemen Ltd., a company based in Canada, may shed light on further foreign influence on American foreign policy from Saudi or Emirati donors to the Trump campaign. In a May 21, 2018 Associated Press article written by Desmond Butler and Tom LoBianco entitled “The Princes, the President, and the Fame Seekers”, Xiemen is stated to be connected to UAE-influenced legislation pushed through the US congress to declare Qatar, once an ally of the US in the Middle East, a state sponsor of terror. A second article by the same authors in the Lebanese Daily Star details that Xiemen Investments acted as a go-between for a $25 million investment into the Donald Trump campaign.
By Johnny Ringo6 years ago in The Swamp
American Police Brutality and its Impact on Society
One of the reasons I completed my studies in law enforcement is to empower citizens to protect themselves against any who violate or abuse the law for their own benefit. But first I have to explain legal details that the average American doesn’t always know or understand. The justification for my analysis here is based in both law and philosophy. You have to remember that police are regular citizens, just like you. They’re not legally distinct from citizens, they are merely citizens who have entered into public employment with their local, state, or federal authorities. They’re not military, even if formerly so. There’s a common saying, “once a soldier, always a soldier”. Maybe in mentality, but not legally. Soldiers are legally distinct from civilians, police are not. This difference is key, but even this legal distinction is temporary and conditional upon active duty service. Once the service is over, the distinction is gone.
By Johnny Ringo6 years ago in The Swamp
All Lives Matter is divisive racism?
“Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance.” ― Albert Maysles The framing of the name of the movement, and it’s insistence to speak to every single racist issue that has ever been an issue, from 1776 to 2020, makes it easy to dismiss the issue of police brutality altogether. And so black bodies, white bodies, latino and all other types of bodies continue to pile up, while the political movement claiming to work toward that end, continuously fails to force the people in power to wrestle with the issue. BLM continues to make it easy to deflect it by the obvious favoritism it pays to one marginalized community in the sea of hundreds of marginalized communities, ones that don’t have a twitter hashtag to unite around.
By Garrett Beylerian6 years ago in The Swamp
Feature Story Assignment
• Target Publication My target publication is the Oregonian, a local newspaper here in Oregon. It has a Mission Statement that covers three points of great importance to the paper. The three points it discusses are “Oregon’s Leading News Source,” “Serving Our Communities,” and “Embracing the Future.” The Oregonian has been serving their community “for more than 160 years.” The Oregonian is a defining source that also aids businesses, “reach their ideal customers through a robust mix of digital advertising, search marketing, SEO, social media strategy and other services.” In terms of “Embracing the Future,” the Oregonian is keeping their media up-to-date with the changing technologies to appeal to their readers. They are found online via OregonLive.com.
By W.S. Klass6 years ago in The Swamp
Reverse Racism is Not a Real Term
Reverse Racism’s True Meaning (If It Were a Real Term) I’ll confess, right from the start of this, that the most difficult part of writing this post, is going to be trying to meet the word count required for the platform. Why? That’s easy. It actually doesn’t take very many words to state the simple and obvious truth. The term, “reverse racism” is not an actual term and is a fictional excuse created by the victimhood mentality.
By Timothy A Rowland6 years ago in The Swamp
Another open letter
Dear Ms. America, Rumor has it that you can do no wrong and that you are the envy of the world. Fun fact: You are morbidly obese and an inmate running the asylum, to reference the latest project by the iconic Hip Hop duo Run The Jewels (2020).
By Nefarious Darrius6 years ago in The Swamp
Racism in Utah: “Racism in Utah. Its Roots and Impact.”
Introduction: "Utah is a Beautiful State. There are a lot of Great people that live here. There are also some that are just plain bad. I will try to explain the history of black people in Utah and the Mormon Church. Understand, the Church itself has changed greatly and openly condemns racism. Yet, there are those that can’t let go of the past or their prejudices.
By Paul Drockton6 years ago in The Swamp
The Week That Could Have Changed Irish History, But Didn't.
In a tumultuous week in Irish politics, Hozier, among others, criticised the Irish Government on Twitter in the days following the controversial vote which inadvertently ‘seals’ the archives detailing the abuse suffered by Women and Children “tantamount to human trafficking” at the hands of the Catholic Church and The State. The Bill which brought an end to the Commission Investigation has left a nation with whiplash, and as we try to pick up the pieces of what happened - it is probably easiest to start at the beginning.
By Sorcha Murphy 6 years ago in The Swamp
When The Oppressed Want To Become The Oppressor.
Being oppressed, no matter what demographic you fall within, is a dehumanizing experience. Like all traumas, we all process things differently. For some of us, when we experience being oppressed, we actively do everything within our power to stop it from happening to others. Because we understand what it does to you negatively as a person, we would never inflict that on another and actively engage in destroying systems of oppression. However, there are some of us that choose to take a different path; the path of actually wanting to become the oppressor.
By Whitney Smart6 years ago in The Swamp
Let's Continue This Conversation
I posted this on one of my social media channels on August twenty-nine of this year, and the reception it received was as expected during that time of evident political turmoil in North America. However, the momentum of such a significant movement seems to be lessening substantially.
By Peyton J. Dracco6 years ago in The Swamp
