corruption
A prime locale to talk bribery, suspect campaign funding, and all other instances of political corruption. The shadier, the better.
Donald Trump Indicted on Criminal Charges
It should come as no surprise to almost anyone with an average to high IQ that Donald Trump is in deep fucking shit. Only the segment of society with a double-digit IQ of varying degrees would debate how serious things are looking for Trump. Or deny that he’s done anything worth prosecuting.
Jason ProvencioPublished 2 years ago in The SwampThe Great Betrayal
It was a crushing day on so many levels. It started with great expectations of a hope-filled future and ended with a devastating slap in the face. The worst of it was realizing how naïve I really had been. I felt so conned and deceived. I pride myself on being discerning, so it was a devastating revelation.
Bonita L PetersonPublished 2 years ago in The SwampWhy Do We Always Cancel The Wrong People?
I have a lot of regrets in my life. I am a former alcoholic who lived with many undiagnosed issues for the first thirty years of my life. I never did anything truly abhorrent, but there were plenty of friends and partners I treated like absolute shit.
Alex Mell-TaylorPublished 2 years ago in The SwampIronically the Pandemic May Have Save Us
Ironically enough the pandemic may have saved us from Donald Trump serving an eight year term. There is a reasonable case to be made that with the economy doing well in 2019, the support of his huge base at the time and Biden running against him, Trump could have pulled it off.
I’ve Never Been Raided By the FBI, But Donald Trump Has
You know what’s funny about dishonest, shitty human beings? They tend to have brushes with the law. Numerous ones dating back some 50 years. They have had many court cases and legal decisions that have been leveled against them. They’re almost always in the news for not-so-good reasons. One of my least favorite human beings (if you can call him that) of them all had his home in Mar-a-Lago raided today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Jason ProvencioPublished 2 years ago in The SwampWhat Can Be Done To Resist The Abuse Of Political Power?
This essay was written and entered into the 2022 Hubert Butler Essay Prize. Due to competition T&C, it could not be published until now but was written back in May 2022. Developments since then obviously could not have been foreseen.
Conor MatthewsPublished 2 years ago in The SwampWhy China's Belt and Road Initiative is not Exactly as it Seems.
In the last four decades, China has seen unprecedented growth in economics, education, and overall quality of life. This growth was a shock to most of the world because it contrasted with the isolated agrarian society China had been living under for centuries after its peak during the Qing period when Chinese territory reached its greatest extent and the political atmosphere of the nation was relatively stable.
Ethan CohenPublished 2 years ago in The SwampLetter to a local, corrupt pol
25JUN2022; 1818, SAT- Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. Dear Representative Steny Hoyer, As a combat Vet that's a constituent of yours, I'm obligated to inform you that your four decade plus career exemplifies what's wrong with this seemingly Godforsaken nation. Take a seat and a headache reliever now; word to the wise.
Nefarious DarriusPublished 2 years ago in The SwampHypocrisies of The Party View
In a world of designated echo chambers, that decide your views based on left or right, sometimes an issue comes along that shows how flawed their thinking is. I used to try to make sense of what I would see in videos or on social media from these types, but I realized that there’s no point in trying to make sense of the senseless. The non-stop finger-pointing and blaming from both sides does amazing things for the leaders of the party. Knowing that at any moment, they can release a story that will spark debate, and the same ones on the same team will have the same views. Every once in a while a heated topic comes up and shows in reality their views hold no weight, and they don’t believe in what they’re saying.
Kevin VianiPublished 2 years ago in The SwampThe root of all compromise
The global economy a matrix of manufactured needs and wants. A system driven by the blind ambitions of men and used to control nations, governments, and militaries. This same force now probably more than any time in history has sabotaged our humanity and made us morally bankrupted without a real reason to exist, because if the extreme consumption of natural Resources is the foundation that supports pursuits of happiness. Then by the very nature of this position we have allowed those ambitious minds with new ideas to manipulate us all into global self-destruction...…the very fact that most of us have or are willing to compromise on any level for the sake of our own survival proves a critical point. Since money is a need and not a want calling it an evil does not make any logical sense, but if any one called it the root of all compromise , a light would shine on our vulnerabilities. A light would shine on a our diabolical codependences
Deon HudsonPublished 2 years ago in The SwampA Moment of Silence
On May 24, 2022, twenty-one people in a small town near El Paso, Texas, lost their lives. Of these, nineteen were elementary school children—too young, one would assume, to have done anything which would have warranted such a violent death.
Zane LarkinPublished 2 years ago in The SwampCorruption and governance have an impact on delivery.
Corruption, according to the World Bank Group, is a major obstacle to achieving its dual goals of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030 and increasing shared prosperity for the poorest 40% of people in developing nations.
Paramjeet kaurPublished 2 years ago in The Swamp