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.
Kemi Badenoch: On Northern Ireland Riots.
Kemi Badenoch is not the first female leader of the Tories, but she is the first woman of African descent to lead the party. Kemi is married to a white British man and has children. She is firmly on the right of the party, and her policies and stance on many things reflect that. Right-wing politics, at one time, was the happy hunting ground (to use a Native American term) of white males and sometimes females, in the shape of Maggie Thatcher. However, the right in the UK has become more inclusive, it would appear. Regardless of your race, anyone can be right-wing as long as you wrap yourself in the Union flag, espouse British values, are anti-socialist, and are anti-illegal migration.
By Nicholas Bishop5 months ago in The Swamp
Tit for Tat: Iran and The US.
It seems Iran and the US, despite alleged ongoing peace talks, which Iran has apparently suspended due to US military action, the cycle of tit-for-tat strikes carries on. After an Apache helicopter was allegedly and, according to Trump, shot down over the Strait of Hormuz, the US, as Trump said would happen, attacked targets in Iran. Explosions were heard on Qeshm Island, Bandar Abbas, and an alleged projectile landed in Sirik. All these attacks near one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
By Nicholas Bishop5 months ago in The Swamp
The Outrage Economy
It is ironic how similar the structures are on both sides. ActBlue and WinRed may serve opposite political teams, but they operate within the same kind of incentive system: turn moral outrage into money, lists, mobilization, and political power.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast5 months ago in The Swamp
JD Vance Intervenes.
The murder of an English young man, Henry Nowak, at the hands of a Sikh youth bore all the hallmarks of the death of George Floyd. Nowak lay dying on the floor and said, as Floyd did, "I can't breathe". Police handcuffed him as his Sikh attacker accused him of being racist, and Nowak bled out. At first, the police didn't believe him that the Sikh had stabbed him with a ceremonial blade known as a Kirpan. Sikhs are allowed to carry these holy blades as it is part of the 5 Ks of what it is to be a Sikh. However, other communities cannot understandably carry blades under British law, but Sikhs, because of their faith, can. For me, if blades are part of someone's faith, then they should be retained for ceremonial services or events only.
By Nicholas Bishop5 months ago in The Swamp
Mojtaba Khamnei: The Invisible Ayatollah Speaks.
Iran has had three ayatollahs to date. One was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, or IRI: Ruhollah Khomeini. Then, when the old ayatollah died in 1989 following a bitter and devastating war with Saddam's Iraq, Ali Khamenei followed. Khamenei remained the Supreme Leader until he and other political and military leaders were obliterated from the face of the Earth by an American and Israeli attack that started this whole unnecessary war. Iran did not collapse, however, as MOSSAD advised the Americans. The Iranians elected a new ayatollah, the very son of the one they had slain, Mojtaba Khamenei.
By Nicholas Bishop5 months ago in The Swamp
That great Bible scholar, Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Depends
How did scripture interpretation become a field in which the views of untrained anybodys are regarded as more reliable than the insights offered by well-educated professionally-trained scripture scholars? Billy Graham had only an undergraduate degree in religious studies—kind of thin. Many denominations require a master of divinity degree and ordination before putting a stamp of approval on someone entitled to preach and practice ministry. Franklin Graham, in contrast, has no formal theological training at all. Just saying.
By David Albert Farmer 5 months ago in The Swamp
Zack Polanski: Open to Andy Burnham Pact.
Zack Polanski, a firebrand leader of the Green Party who has moved the party to the far left, has said he is open to a pact with the Labour Party. Only if Sir Keir Starmer is no longer the Leader and Prime Minister. First, Andy Burnham ( Polanski has expressed a willingness to work with him if he becomes leader and prime minister), who is still the current Mayor of Greater Manchester, will have to contest the seat of Makerfield. And if he is elected to parliament can join the race to challenge Sir Keir Starmer's leadership of the Labour Party.
By Nicholas Bishop5 months ago in The Swamp
WW3 Coming Soon
WW3 Coming Soon The fear of a Third World War has returned to global discussions because of rising political tensions, military conflicts, economic rivalry, and growing mistrust between powerful nations. Many people wonder whether humanity is moving toward another devastating global conflict similar to World War I and World War II. While there are many causes of international tension, experts believe one major reason could again lead the world into great wars: the struggle for global power and dominance.
By Wings of Time 5 months ago in The Swamp
US Hits Iranian Minelayers, and Iran Targets US Airbase.
What do you believe, and who do you believe, about the current situation between the US and Iran? There are rumours of a draft peace deal from the Iranian side. This deal includes the stipulations that the US will withdraw its military from the region and lift the blockade on Iranian ports. However, the US has refuted this, it is a "total fabrication". Then there's the ongoing ceasefire, extremely shaky but still holding, or is it? The US struck Iranian minelayers from the air. The US justified this attack by saying these minelaying boats and the mines they were laying were a clear and present danger to US forces. The Iranians said the US action was a blatant "violation" of the ceasefire. Iran said, "The enemy (the US) should know that aggression will be answered in kind". And Iran struck back at a US airbase in a nearby Gulf country, like Qatar, which hosts a very large US military base, indeed. I'm not saying it was Qatar; it could have been the UAE, but certainly, if true, a US military facility in an Arab Gulf country.
By Nicholas Bishop5 months ago in The Swamp
all the POLLUTED People
When Charlie Kirk was killed, many people (including North Americans) of all races laughed and celebrated and threatened, attacked, and provoked other people (namely right-wingers and those associated with the political Right in North America).
By ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR5 months ago in The Swamp
A Non-MAGAt Pledge of Allegiance
I An Actually-American Pledge of Allegiance I pledge allegiance only to God who is Life Source/Life Force. I believe entirely in the absolute separation of synagogue/church/mosque and state. Thus, I will never allow the nation to become an object of worship.
By David Albert Farmer 5 months ago in The Swamp
