opinion
Opinion pieces from the left, right, and everyone in between.
America the Beautiful
I love America. I was born here. Raised here. And I intend to live out the rest of my life here. These days in America, love-of-country often gets conflated into accusations of racist nationalism. I don’t agree with that. Not all patriotic sentiments are tainted with racism or geo-narcissism. (I might’ve just invented that term, so if you know any good trademark attorneys please have them contact me.)
The Bottom of the Ninth
Something has worked in the past, until - well, it unexpectedly no longer does, and what we have learned from the past turns out to be at best irrelevant or false, at worst viciously misleading. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Not a Karen
Yeah, I'm not calling them Karens anymore. I know too many decent people named Karen to lump them all together like that, even (gasp!) a Republican or two. The same goes for the term Republican, honestly; just because the GOP as a party has gone off the rails entirely doesn't mean individual people who still identify as Republicans are awful humans.
Jenn KirklandPublished 3 years ago in The SwampHello, President Biden
Dear President Biden: I am just a concerned citizen and would just like to wish you a lot of luck in your new position as The President of the United States. Hate to say this about myself, but I am not a voter in political elections. I am one of those apathic people that just goes out everyday and does there jobs whatever that may be.
Mark GrahamPublished 3 years ago in The SwampObservations Pt. 4
Observations and Thoughts on Current Events Is it just me, or does it seem that Democratic controlled cities / states are the ones with the worst rioting and looting?
Evelyn TurnerPublished 3 years ago in The SwampObservations Pt 7
My thoughts on defunding the police Points to ponder…. Ok, there is a tropical storm in the gulf – radar shows all sorts of rain over the southern states….. So why then is every video I see of those areas for the protests showing sunshine only????
Evelyn TurnerPublished 3 years ago in The SwampDads, daughters, and derringers
24JAN2021; 0705, SUN "If I could rule the world, everyone would have a gun/In the ghetto of course, when giddy-upping on their horse..."- Wyclef Jean of The Fugees back in '96. Switching gears from the debate on the merits of "free money", I'm all but immediately reminded of the adage, "Free men own firearms; not slaves."
Nefarious DarriusPublished 3 years ago in The SwampThe Life of a 13-Year-Old: How I See Politics
Hi, guys! Maridiana here! Hope y'all enjoy this! But PLEASE remember that this is all just my PERSONAL opinion! All of my comments are really just my own. And, yes. I do find politics interesting. Don't judge me. So, with that out of the way, LET'S BEGIN!
Maridiana SparrowPublished 3 years ago in The SwampThe Hypocrisy of judging history
The hypocrisy of judging history Retrospectively applying moral judgment is potentially dangerous There does seem to be a trend towards trying to obliterate truth about “history;” attempts are made to punish descendants- many generations later- for events that were perfectly legal in the period in which they were committed. There are also attempts to delete the truth about these historic events, the prevailing knowledge and opinions of the period in which the events occurred, from the base knowledge of future generations.
Peter RosePublished 3 years ago in The SwampWoke? Wake me the F#%! Up.
Dear Liberals, I have a small request. Can your foot soldiers stop using my small Appalachian town as an easy target for your drive-by virtue signaling?
Breanna LesliePublished 3 years ago in The SwampA Dividing Line
A dividing line What you are about to read is not a political post, it is however an analysis of sorts in terms of psychology. So we just happened to make it through four years of a very turbulent political climate. Racism, Xenophobia and nationalism were the key words that framed our national’s political climate. However the strange situation is that no matter how many horrible things that the president did there were still those who would follow his every word to such a degree that they would end up drinking bleach. However, as mentioned above, this is not a political post, instead it’s an analysis or a critique if you will. How did we get into such a situation where an individual who said things so shocking become so beloved? Now I’m sure there are numerous articles about the psychology of this situation everywhere but it does not reduce climate that we were living in what so ever. It was like a strange episode of the Twilight Zone, a so called millionaire reality TV show host wants to become president so he can make the nation right, instead he creates his own reality and his own facts which thousands of individuals defend. These individuals do not live the United States that everyone else lives in, they live in a sub country within the United States. These individuals still think that the previous president is still their president while they wave their flags along side their confederate flags. There is something strange and surreal about the fact that these individuals truly think that he could make the country into something greater. Meanwhile, this president cut ties with the WHO, denied the current pandemic, and he was against everything and anything that would benefit the conservation of the planet. There is something really sad and strange about the fact that there are individuals who will still praise this former president despite his two impeachments and his disgusting “locker room talk.” I’m not here to point a finger; I’m here to ask how did we get to that place? How did we have an individual with failing businesses end up running our country? It really makes a person wonder what brings us to such a position. Sure the current president has had his little babbles here or there but he’s really just your run of the mill politician. It’s a surreal situation, indeed. I wonder what they will say about him in history books and I wonder what he’s doing now and what he’s thinking about. Is this what we get for having a celebrity run as a president? We did have Ronald Regan, was he no better? Was this just something else entirely? It’s like those who believe that the earth is flat; there is no convincing them that it is not. Some people do not think that we ever landed on the moon. I read somewhere that there is a thing called information bias, where if someone believes something strong enough then there is no convincing him or her otherwise. I’m not sure if I got that definition correct but I just think the whole thing is kind of strange in general. I liked the guy for a split second but it went from a fun novelty to a terrible nightmare before my very eyes. I just cannot get over how could something like that end up occurring in the first place. It is like watching a terrible movie or TV show knowing that it took a lot of people and energy and finances to make that movie a reality. I don’t know maybe they all know something that I don’t know, or maybe it’s the other way around.
Why the Worst Thing You Can Say Right Now Is, “Don’t Talk to Me if You Voted for Trump.”
My friend Nancy held an extraordinary series of events this summer. I did not realize how extraordinary they were until I watched the recent violence at the Capitol and realized how deeply divided this country really has become.
Maeya LilyPublished 3 years ago in The Swamp