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Crisis Mode
Due to foreseen events, the world has become a meaner, more hostile place. Trumpism has given credibility to the madness. The lust for power and wealth by men have always given way to the anguish so many suffer. And too many suffer still. The words of Thomas Jefferson have no place in the America we see today. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, well, it is suffice to say they have all been taken away. They have been replaced by an oligarchy rule. An oligarchy rule that has tarnished the respectability and shattered the credibility that was our birthright when our founding fathers first penned the Constitution.
Dr. WilliamsPublished 6 years ago in The SwampRepublicans Are Now Completely Immoral
In the 9th grade, I took great delight in pissing off my sociology teacher. He was a WW2 veteran, had literally marched on Auschwitz, was an evangelical Christian, and deeply conservative. In classroom “discussions,” I used to quote anarchists from Camus to Sid Vicious just to infuriate the man. One day, as I argued the benefits of anarchy, he became enraged like I’d never seen him. He pounded his fists on my desk and leaned in close enough that spittle flew into my face. His eyes gleamed, and he savored what he said next with the delight of a wonderful fantasy. He said, “If there were no law, Mr. Bulley, I would shoot you.” He cocked his head to the side, considering his options, then continued, “I would use a high-powered rifle with a scope, a 30.06 and I would wait on the hill behind your house and when you stepped outside, smiling, confident, cocky, you would never see it coming. You would never realize you were dead until your own chest burst apart and your front door was littered with gore.” He grinned, I think because he finally shook me. “That, sir, is why we must have law.”
David BulleyPublished 6 years ago in The SwampKanye Is Right: Slavery Was (and Still Is) a Choice
I've seen a lot of outrage recently. A lot of hate mixed with joke telling, name calling, and meme making. I'm reading long, curse laden, and often grammatically incorrect rants every single time I'm stupid enough to log onto social media. Kanye West, a man no stranger to pissing off large sections of Earth's population, is back at it again with the controversy (Damn Kanye!). This time though, instead of white people obsessed with Taylor Swift or South Park, he's been busy earning himself a reputation as an Uncle Tom by those once considered his faithful followers.
Aubrey KatePublished 6 years ago in The SwampThe Starbucks Boycott
Apparently, two people arrested for trespassing at a Starbucks location is worthy of national news, Good Morning America appearances, and a call for a boycott of our overpriced, trendy corporate coffee house. The reason? The men arrested were black.
Brian DollardPublished 6 years ago in The SwampSyria: Dust, Rubble, and Mirrors
Not for the first time, the Middle East is in turmoil. Once again, outside forces are stirring up trouble and trying to obscure the truth behind the plumes of acrid black smoke billowing from the bombed out buildings.
Michael BlairPublished 6 years ago in The SwampHow I Immediately Determine 'Blackness' Upon Meeting Individuals
[Redacted], Darrius 6 February 2018 AFA-1010 How I Immediately Determine “Blackness” Upon Meeting Individuals I do not attempt to. I honestly could not care less whether or not someone is Black, or of African descent. To reference Steve Biko’s brief talk on Black Consciousness in 1971, “The term black is not necessarily all-inclusive.” To reference a similar statement made by Brother Malcolm in his infamous 1964 speech, “The Ballot or The Bullet”:
Nefarious DarriusPublished 6 years ago in The SwampBritish Values
According to an article in yesterday's Daily Telegraph, an organisation called Education Scotland has recommended that Scottish teachers no longer refer to the concept of Fundamental British Values for fear that they might cause offence, to quote from the article: "...the concept of British values can cause offence and could play into the hands of groups who seek to assert that there is an inherent conflict between being British and being Muslim..." I have had thoughts fermenting in my hindbrain for a while on these values, so, I thought that I would use this article as a means of exploring and extending these thoughts.
Aaron JonesPublished 6 years ago in The SwampBrainwashed
We the people! How many times have we heard this phrase? Yet our Democracy is anything but. In truth, the United States is nothing more than a fascist state. We would be wise to remember that fascism operates a corporate state under the guise of a democracy. Fascism is nothing more than Corporatism, the merger of state and corporate power.
Dr. WilliamsPublished 6 years ago in The SwampGovernment Corruption
The United States government was originally created to protect the citizens of the still growing nation. The Constitution was created in order to regulate what the government was allowed to do and not allowed to do. Today, the United States government is corrupt. The lives of the citizens are constantly being intruded on, and the government is not necessary for the good of the individual.
Faith McCunePublished 6 years ago in The SwampTelevision: Is It a Force for Good, Politically?
Television: Is It a "Force" for Good Politically? I know that not every person in the world has a television, but a very large proportion of the population sees televisions programs several times a week. In most “materially developed” countries, the average person watches TV for several hours every day. This average tends to be increased due to the aged and infirm viewing for more hours than active working adults. Often, the motivation for watching is boredom and weariness. Just sitting in front of the TV takes less effort than finding and reading a book. Much of the printed media is devoted to telling people about television and the people who earn a living from it. Television has become the dominant media form in most materially-developed nations, but is this a good thing? The internet challenges this dominance by its availability to so many inputs and because it offers a semblance of interaction between viewer and the input provider. The money made from TV advertising enables those proving programs to distort the “market” in such things as sports and entertainment. They are able to pay far higher fees to sports clubs and to individual actors as compared to smaller clubs and theatres who rely on ticket sales only.
Peter RosePublished 6 years ago in The SwampWhy Gun Control Is a Fraud
One of my best friends taught me how to load a shotgun about a month back. He placed the giant, heavy firearm in my hands and guided me through each step, placing my fingers on the safety, the trigger, and the belt. Once he walked me through the motions a few times, he stepped back and let me try it myself. I placed the bullet into the shotgun and cocked it. Each time I did it correctly, he would smile at me and say, "Now, you have a loaded firearm."
something wildePublished 6 years ago in The SwampSpanish Accusation!
Just when I thought the SNP had scraped the bottom of the very last barrel, imagine my shock when I discovered they had found another barrel.
Michael BlairPublished 6 years ago in The Swamp