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capitalism won't save you from capitalism
Think about your average problem in life- maybe your boiler is broken and you have to shower in cold water until you can afford to get it fixed. Maybe as hard as you're grinding you still can't afford one months rent so you're staying in an abusive home. Maybe you have fallen into a deep depression because of the pressure you feel to exist in school or work. Maybe your friend got locked up recently. Maybe your father left when you were little. Maybe even, your girlfriends parents don't like you because you're an artist. What if I told you all these things have been ingeniously bred for hundreds of years through capitalism, colonialism, imperialism? Is that hard for you to believe? You may be suffering from capitalism stockholm syndrome.
By earth2wiki5 years ago in The Swamp
The Mysterious Case of Angels In the Civil War
One of the bloodiest battles in American history rocked the world in the year 1862 when Union soldiers camped out along the Tennessee River were ambushed by 40,000 Confederate soldiers, resulting in more than 2,300 deaths in total. Making it the darkest battle in the American Civil war until Gettysburg took its place.
By Shelby Yarchin5 years ago in The Swamp
Pacifistic Activism in a Non-Pacifist Country
The past several decades in the U.S. have been characterized by great racial tensions that have come to a boiling point in 2020. Amidst a global pandemic, a defining presidential election, and a rise in social media influence among Gen Z, the transgressions of our nation are in full view for the world to see. And just like in the 1960s, activists today are faced with the issue of whether they will choose to be a pacifist in their fight against oppression or seek justice and equality by any means necessary. In this debate, people are often driven by their morals in their decision making, but is pacifism a viable means of fighting against systemic oppression in a nation where our greatest achievements have been solved through violent means?
By C.R. Hughes5 years ago in The Swamp
5 Reasons Why People Become Conspiracy Theorists
Behind every comment ever made, however ridiculous, dangerous, harmful or hurtful, I always try to remember there's a person - and they may have strong reasons for saying something which, on the surface, I think is stupid.
By Mark Campbell5 years ago in The Swamp
The Smoking Gun In Electoral Spinning
Madison, Wisconsin is known in some places as the most liberal of American Heartland colleges. And somehow, over the years, its reputation has gone from idealist to anti-American.
By Samir M Goradia5 years ago in The Swamp
Interests and Bullets: Mossad Killed Al Qaeda Leader al-Masri for the US in Tehran
The New York Times broke with the story, revealing the killing of Abu Muhammad al-Masri, the second most highly ranked leader in Al Qaeda. According to the NYT, Israel carried out this targeted killing for, upon the request of, the United States of America. Both countries had interests in killing him. But here are some unintuitive things worthy of consideration.
By Shahaf Rabi5 years ago in The Swamp
Riches To Rags
Yes, there is a homeless problem in America. Get over it. Many of us are privileged beings who will never experience sleeping in a tent under a busy freeway.
By Maya5 years ago in The Swamp
THE ONE THING THAT DRIVES DONALD TRUMP!
Of all that Donald Trump is being accused of by his critics and other analysts, the one thing that drives the man is the crushing desire to be an emperor! Unlike his father before him. Donald Trump sees in himself the modern incarnation of a dynasty where he will be the flag bearer. And what better place to be such a monarch than the United States of America!
By Archiebald Thornton5 years ago in The Swamp
The State of Our Union!
Hello Everyone, My name is Dennis Vandusen-Torres and I am a 2024 Presidential Hopeful. I have no political experience and I do not have any political backing. But what I do have is a new Plan for America, one that the current leaders in Washington don't want. I have a plan that refuses to sweep the issues that plague this nation under the rug and together if We The People stand united we can fight these issues head-on!
By Dmagick Torres5 years ago in The Swamp
Think COVID-19 is Bad? Getting Sick in the US is Worse
Imagine you wake up one day and everything is gone. I mean everything — most of your belongings, your pets, your family, your job, your income, your freedom, your mobility, and your independence.
By Diana Price5 years ago in The Swamp
Why I Do Not Trust Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins
Since 2008, Jenkins has implemented the 287(g) section of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) of 1996. IIRIRA gives law enforcement the ability, in cooperation with the DOJ Attorney General and INS, to detain suspected illegal immigrants and deport them. Jenkins has removed 1400 people from Frederick County. But by his own admission and numbers, only 100 of the 1400 were suspected members of MS-13. If it is true that these were gang members, then perhaps Jenkins was correct to deport them. But what about the other 1300?
By Johnny Ringo5 years ago in The Swamp
Racism in the Frederick County Public School System? An Interview With Local Black Leaders
On March 18th, 2019, a meeting was held at Dublin Roasters Coffee for Standing Up for Racial Justice. SURJ Frederick was established following the inauguration of President Trump, who has been widely criticized for racist comments and policies. SURJ focuses on combating white supremacy, and pushing for racial justice.
By Johnny Ringo5 years ago in The Swamp