politicians
Reviews of the politicians kissing babies and running governments around the world; applaud and criticize the decisions they make and their implications.
Tsar Putin
In the 1990s, the Russian Federation was in the depths of a disparaging identity crisis. The Soviet Union, a massive continental geopolitical behemoth that had lasted for around seven decades, collapsed, and in 1992, a new Russian Federation rose from its ashes. The fall of the Warsaw Pact and Iron Curtain contributed to its fall but crumbling internal and external blunders also had defining roles to play. The failed war against Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989 and the Perestroika and Glasnost reforms paved the way to internal and international destruction of Soviet influence. A strong number of people still remember the so-called glory days of the Soviet Union. It was all they've ever known at the time. One of them was undoubtedly Vladimir Putin.
By Kevin Tennert3 years ago in The Swamp
The Great Revelation of The Pandemic: Catastrophic Leadership.
In last week's British newspapers, The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson is quoted to have said: " let the bodies pile high in their thousands, as opposed to having a third lock down". This is despite suffering from the illness and coming very close to death himself.
By Adebayo Adeniran3 years ago in The Swamp
Fallacious Reasoning
In order to understand what a fallacy is, one must also understand the difference between validity and truth. A fact can be true or false, but only an argument can be valid or invalid. Fallacies have to do with false arguments, not false facts. Likewise, one can tell a lie without committing a fallacy, although it is also possible to do both at the same time.
By John Welford3 years ago in The Swamp
Check Your Pockets for Scandal
Calvin Chase shook his head as he crept away from the crowd listening to the presentations. U.S. Senator Gerald “Jerry” Stevens’ speech had been his motivation to bolt. He knew that he would, by nature and by occupation, disagree with every word the senator said, but today’s comments at the chamber of commerce’s annual political soiree were beyond bearable.
By Craig W. Turner3 years ago in The Swamp
David Lloyd George: The Great Dynamic Force or The Great Scoundrel of British Politics?
David Lloyd George was born in Manchester on the 17th of January 1863, Manchester. He was brought up from the age of three months in rural wales. His father, William George, who worked as a teacher in Liverpool, moved back to Wales on account of his ill health, passed on in June 1864. This led his mother to move to her brother's, who worked as a shoemaker.
By Adebayo Adeniran3 years ago in The Swamp
Genuine Unity
I have heard a lot of republicans complaining about President Biden abandoning his calls previous calls for unity. I get it. I too want the elected officials of this country to work together. The difference being, I want them to unify and govern in the best interest of the people. Mitch McConnell has spent the past several years in control of the Senate. During that time, he has a crystal clear record of opposing unity or compromise. He even went so far as to publicly brag about how he would block everything not proposed by his own caucus. This is not unity, nor is this unique to only McConnell. The Republican Party has spent the last 40 years striving to ensure the government worked only for the wealthy and not the people. The legislative maneuver being demonized by the Republicans as it is used by the Democrats to move Covid relief legislation forward is the exact same method used in 2017 by McConnell to pass massive tax breaks for the wealthy elites. I am not a fan of the procedure, no matter who uses it. Still, if it is going to be used, I would much prefer it be used to help people who actually need help instead of helping somebody buy a third or fourth mansion. The simple fact is that the Republicans who are now whining about the lack of unity have had years to show a desire to work together. Instead, they showed the America they desire is one where a man's worth is based solely on his bank account. If they cared about unity and the people of this country, why did they spend so long collectively denying the threat of Covid? They delayed providing information to the public. When they finally did, it was only after giving them a chance to sell off stocks before the economy was hit. Legislation aimed at helping the public as a whole first had to be modified to protect the corporations. As the pandemic continued to destroy lives, McConnell chose to let relief packages sit and die on his desk rather than work with unity for the average American. As if this wasn’t immoral enough, the Republican Party decided to use the pandemic to sow seeds of doubt in the months leading up to the November election. Those seeds were then watered with countless lies about the results leading to an all-out attack on democracy. I have no problem lumping them all together in this. Even though not all of them pushed the lies aimed at destroying our country, those that still refuse to condemn such actions are no better. So, yes, I want unity. Please, show us some unity. That means starting from what should be an obvious common desire; to improve and move this country forward. Sadly, even that is hard to see from far too many on the right. Yet they whine about unity. When the Republican Party remembers that it is supposed to put the well being of the people first, then there can be unity. The past several decades have shown them acting like spoiled children. So, for now, let them sit in time out and think about their behavior. When they are ready to act like grown-ups dedicated to the protection and progress of the entire United States of America, there will be plenty of room for unity.
By David L Bishop3 years ago in The Swamp
Just saying “I condemn the violence” isn’t condemning violence.
In the aftermath of the January 6th Capitol riots there was bipartisan agreement that the violence was bad. That same day Republicans went ahead with their objections to the election results--the same objections to reality that fueled the riots to begin with. While in public Trump’s sycophants howled that the election had been stolen, when they came before court, they didn’t actually have any evidence that it was, because of course, the election wasn’t stolen. I’ve already written about how these riots were a result of a failed constitution. Here I want to look at how we are failing to take the riots seriously.
By Buck Hardcastle3 years ago in The Swamp
Electoral Politics are so 2020
If you’ve seen it once you’ve seen it a million times. Bernie Sanders, sitting at the inauguration, dressed in a casual parka and giant mittens. The only politician there who looked both the most comfortable and anxious to leave. No worries Bernie, bored constituents stuck at home because of the virus are ready to teleport you across movies, major pop culture events, and beyond. This, the meme that has spawned a million ice cold feminist takes, is yet another meme-fication of politicians that I desperately hoped we could leave in the year that brought us a pandemic.
By Andie Ngeleka3 years ago in The Swamp
Kamala Harris and her blended family show Americans that we all can get along
Vice President Kamala Harris and her blended family are showing Americans that it is possible to get along in spite of differences. Harris is part Jamaican and Southern Asian/ Indian. She is a Christian Baptist who is viewed as an African American. Her husband Douglas Emhoff is Jewish and the new VP gets along really well with her stepchildren Cole and Ella who were named for jazz legends Cole Porter and Ella Fitzgerald. The children love her and call her Momala and this is exceptional as many children and their step parents do not get along.
By Cheryl E Preston3 years ago in The Swamp