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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Will Fight For America
On Tuesday the 11th of August, the final word of Joe Biden came out. He has chosen Kamala Harris to be his Vice President if he'll be elected. That was not really a surprise to me. I knew deep down that Joe Biden would choose Kamala Harris. America need her more than ever to give the Black people a voice. These events that happened this year, are essential to grow as a nation.
By Agnes Laurens5 years ago in The Swamp
The Fashion World
We know the name “Chanel” very well, mainly for its beautiful little black dresses and perfumes. It’s a name that’s been around for a long time (well, as long as I can remember), and like Christian Dior, “Chanel” symbolizes ‘chic’ in every sense of the word. But who was Coco Chanel? And how did her company become a worldwide and household name?
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff5 years ago in The Swamp
When the truth comes out
This year has been a world wind ! From the weather and seasons not matching up , to the deaths and the illnesses that we have experiences and seen first hand . To the light that was shined on many people this past year and how they really feel about people like me. I am a melting pot of cultures and I’ve always been proud of that. Latina,Black and Asian as well as Native American. I carry in my blood the stories of many colorful cultures and traditions. I was raised to be proud!
By Blanca Rodriguez5 years ago in The Swamp
HUG - Humanity United Globally
The year 2020 will go down in history as the year of trials and tribulations. It was filled with droughts, floods, famines, mass human displacement, the rise of facism and the corruption of our leaders, NOT-TO-MENTION a global pandemic that has killed millions of men and women.
By James Hatcher5 years ago in The Swamp
The time of active resistance has come
This country has seen its share of controversy over the past few years. From BLM and Antifa to armed police in the streets defending public buildings to the attempted erasure of our history, the streets of America has been overrun with elements of all types. Enter Covid-19 and we have the makings of an all-out hellish landscape in the good ole USA. But what has happened to quell these feelings and actions? Nothing! That's right, nothing! In fact, it has gotten worse in the past few months and weeks, and even days. So what's the answer? Who knows? What we do know is this, life is about to become a whole lot harder. This doesn't come from any place of animosity due to electoral outcomes, it comes rather from a place of history and a knowledge of history. You see throughout recorded history certain things have happened that have triggered events that have changed the course of history. The death of Julius Ceasar, the crucifixion of Christ, The American Revolution, the Civil War, the assassinations of Lincoln, the Arch Duke Ferdinand, and JFK. The killing of Martin Luther King Jr. and the eventuality of the passage of the civil rights movement in this country. All of these things had consequences, some good and some bad, but all consequences.
By Bradley Perry5 years ago in The Swamp
What is Capitalism? Legalized Theft.
Capitalism is an economic system centered around not only the private ownership, control, and operation of industrial means of production (the factories, farms, and other manufacturers of food, clothing, and all the products and services we use every day), but also the deliberate redistribution of a vast, overwhelming majority of global wealth into the pockets of those same private owners of the means of production.
By Johnny Ringo5 years ago in The Swamp
What is True Alienation in Capitalism?
One of the hardest things to deal with when one first realizes the harm, the damage, the evil that capitalism embodies, promotes and waves away, is the social alienation. It is alienating to be a socialist, and this shouldn't be the case. Because the people we love, the liberals, centrists, and right wingers among our friends and families, whether they know it or not, there is a disconnect that goes on between us and them. And that disconnect comes from their inability or unwillingness to understand that capitalism is killing all of us. It's lonely sometimes to be a socialist, because it feels like being awake when everyone else is asleep.
By Johnny Ringo5 years ago in The Swamp
Race, Gender or the Economy?
TOGETHER! WE all went through the last couple of days, none of US knowing what way things would go. WE are people going through the same thing at the same time. Whatever society wants to call it, a PANDEMIC, EPIDEMIC, VIRUS, PLAGUE, BIBLE PROPHECY. Whatever you want to label it WE are dealing with it TOGETHER.
By Toni Cunningham5 years ago in The Swamp
"Together on Eagle's Wings"
“Together on Eagle’s Wings” Joe Biden, President Elect - USA If I were to say; “my heart is broken”, you would know what I meant and your “heart may reach out to me” in sympathy. “I’m in pieces!” You’d get a pretty good idea that something had happened that had truly upset me and I was having difficulty coping with it and that perhaps you could help to “put me back together again”. Of course, I’d “bottle up my feelings”, which might suggest that at some point in the future all my feelings will explode into a “complete mess”. Everyday speech is littered with metaphors. It’s not just poets that use them. We use them in almost everything we say so that we can better express and communicate meaning more clearly.
By Charles Leon5 years ago in The Swamp
