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The Speakeasy
Conservatives are the new counterculture. Or are we? Either way, I like it. Do you know what I love about us? Many things, but my absolute favorite is how we come out swinging when we’re backed into a corner. You can take comfort knowing that when your fundamental rights get trampled on ~ like freedom of speech ~ we’ll buck.
By Miss Charlotte6 years ago in The Swamp
Political Pandemics
Vast swathes of humans becoming infected by a micro-organism such as a virus is what we call “a pandemic”, and it is important to notice that it shares a very strong parallel with pandemics of a political nature, which are ideological movements or “Revolutions”, in a word.
By James Sirois6 years ago in The Swamp
Masks or Evil
I am out raged! The mandates of wearing masks around the country is out of control. I stand in the position that it should be one’s personal choice as to whether or not they wear a mask in public. I, however, am asthmatic and will NOT wear a mask. To be honest, I do not care what your choice is, nor will I condemn you for it. My real problem is, why are the people more concerned about whether or not your wearing a mask as to the fact over 800,000 children per year go missing according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. First of all, that is approximately 2,000 children per day and 115 children are abducted by a stranger. Pedophilia is coming forth in the media, but no one seems to be paying attention. Evil is lurking for our children, but yet, we seemed to be more concerned about a mask.
By Heather Cash6 years ago in The Swamp
Ghislaine Maxwell, Sarah Kellen, Madonna, and Rosie O'Donnell - This Picture is Worth About 1000 Words.
On a background of a red flag with yellow stars, Ghislaine Maxwell and Sarah Kellen are captured by photographer Patrick McMullen at an extremely exclusive event in New York. The photograph will be used again and again on articles all over the globe covering Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and their gang of child trafficking pedophile helpers and enablers. But how much do you know about a photo that you’ve seen over and over? Let me provide you with a little context to understand what you are actually looking at.
By Johnny Vedmore6 years ago in The Swamp
Resolving political grievances
Resolving “political” grievances. Historic grievances should not control future policy. We appear to be in a period of political negativity. All the media is focused on protests about historical grievances, supposed wrongs when judged by modern moral view points. These historical wrongs range from, events and decision made hundreds of years ago, to miscalculations and wrong decisions made during the early stages of the present world wide coronavirus epidemic.
By Peter Rose6 years ago in The Swamp
Atiku Abubakar and Reno Omokri kick against FG's decision to cancel WASSCE
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and former presidential media aide, Reno Omokri, have kicked against the Federal government's decision to cancel the West African Senior School Certificate Examination WASSCE for this year.
By Purity Ezenwa6 years ago in The Swamp
The Black Panther Party... It's Complicated
Many citizens of the United States have no idea of the legacy of the Black Panther Party or the contributions they made to society. Many believe that the Black Panther Party was a militant group that was also primarily a gang, that’s a lie. It was a social group designed for the protection and elevation of mostly Black citizens, but was open to everyone. They, and their history, is well… complicated.
By Glenda Davis6 years ago in The Swamp
The Physical Impossibility of Pain Black Americans Experience in the Mind of a White Person
I think back to art history class and learning about the controversial artist, Damien Hirst. During this protest, one of Hirst's famous compositions came to mind: "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living." I believe people should interpret artwork in their own way, and to me, this art piece meant knowing the experience of death because we're still alive. We have no concept of what it's like being dead. No idea about the afterlife, if we are a spirit, if we still have thoughts. During this protest, I had another profound moment, much like when I first saw Hirst's shark. How I will never feel the pain, Black Americans experience.
By Danielle Young 6 years ago in The Swamp
The New Civil Rights Era
In the immortal words of Dr.Martin Luther King, "Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere." We live in a time, where police brutality is ever-present in our communities. Most people are wondering if they will ever feel safe in their community again and if their children will survive. We cannot demonized officers and we should advocate for their education because knowledge is power and accountability. However, the news shows a constant reminder that minorities are not entirely free when the enforcement of the law is unjust. When the people of the community cannot hold accountable fellow officers for unjust acts, this is a weakness in democracy. The point of a democracy is everybody contributed, everybody matters, and everybody has rights. We must work together or we will fail. Too many countless victims from incidents that required less force. What do we do in a crisis like this? Where do we turn in what seems like a race war? "Be the peace you want in the world," proclaimed Gandhi. The protest must be peaceful as activists must foster new legislation with those that hear the people's demands. We have to use the tools and foundations of the Civil Rights Era resisting weapons and rioting. If there's one thing that prevents justice then it is rioting because it causes a force against bringing peace, we must understand and fix the justice system. We have to denounce racial profiling. We cannot judge someone based on the color of their skin and what others did who are apart of that race. If we are to win this new Civil Rights then we must fight all "ism" dividing us. We must stand up for the poor who doesn't have housing and healthcare. We must stand up for women, who received their rights a hundred years before and now maybe force to have children without consent. We must fight for all to choose who they love and to be what they desire to be because it is every one of our birthrights. We can make it possible to live in a world, where we will be fully and duly protected from hate. Hate should never be lifted, never given a place in society otherwise it will evoke chaos. For decades, oppression has been instilled into our communities and now it must be confronted by justice. You can break the chains of bondage,you can tell someone they are free, and you can proclaimed liberty but if their minds are bound and they are given no tools of that liberty then they are bound and not free. It is time that we free everybody living in peace with one another. Love is the greatest weapon for peace and proof of that love is hope in each other that this nation can be a better place. All this plays into the bigger picture, a better democracy, and hope for the future. We must show the children how to survive, not teaching them ignorance and blind obedience but civility and nobleness. In the fulfillment of Dr.King's dream, we must take the evil in this world which robs us of life and turn it into good that gives everlasting peace. One day police officers will be looked again as heroes and heroines. One day all children will be allowed to live freely and equally. One day people will remember to love always and never hate but it's going to take all of us to win this fight, every last ounce of strength and we shall overcome.
By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous6 years ago in The Swamp
