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A Plethora of Perceptions
Continuation of the human species requires a diligent awareness of the problems that can affect humanity’s existence. The only way that we can bring awareness to our problems as a species is through a conscious effort of compiling and organizing these problems. As the HCRC, we have endeavored upon this task of building a version of this humanity’s problem repository. A repository of this nature would be comprehensive and allow not only an awareness of the problems themselves yet help begin a baseline understanding of how the problem came to be, as well as what solutions we may ponder to begin solving said problem. This can seem great and its use as a tool to positively progress our global human civilization is ideal, to say the least. One can easily shift perspectives and zoom out to see that are potential problems that could arise from the creation, governance, and enforcement of a repository of this nature that dictates which problems take precedence and which do not. Hence the importance of analyzing these pitfalls before the humanity’s problem repository, which is intended to be a tool, becomes a cumbersome problem within itself.
By Jeff McCarty6 years ago in The Swamp
Obama's Immigration Speech.
Every country in the world experiences immigration, but The United States of America experiences the highest rates of immigrants. Even though this country was built on the backs of slaves and immigrants, citizens “ fears “ that immigrants would come and take resources from them. Illegal immigrants help to contribute to the economy of this country taking jobs that citizens find degrading. Obama’s immigration speech clarifies how the new immigration reform would help the Border Patrol, how it would help those immigrants that contribute to this country, and how this new reform does not apply to people who might come to this country in the future.
By Veronica E6 years ago in The Swamp
Oh, The Humanity
Ronald Reagan was the very first president I helped elect into office. Twice. Much to the chagrin of my Minnesota DFL (Democratic Farm Labor) relations, and my died-in-the-wool Liberal, Communist grandfather, I was the family’s token black sheep; the young turk Conservative. Call me the “Alex Keaton” of my family, the tie-wearing, church-going, Reagan revolutionary. For me, Conservatism was the political manifesto of God, and as a bible thumping, ministry-bound seminarian, I laced my speech and actions with the finer points of Reaganomics, and lauded the presidential pink-slipping of striking air traffic controllers. The 1980s was most definitely the Age of Conservatism, with its military build-up that bolstered the Reagan version of Roosevelt’s “walk softly but carry a big stick” philosophy, and the unfettered growth of corporate America, who proved to me over and over again that greed – in it’s proper perspective – was indeed good.
By Scotty Roberts6 years ago in The Swamp
Hawaiʻi is not a State
Fergerstrom 2 According to the United States of America, Hawaiʻi is known as the 50th state. Evidence has been brought to light recently proving that Hawaiʻi is not part of the U.S. as well as the acts previous to the declaration were in fact illegal. First, I will go over the first acts of treason done by U.S. citizens in the independent state of Hawaiʻi. I will then go over the second act of treason; the overthrow of the Constitutional Monarchy in 1893 and what the United States attempted to do to make right for the Hawaiian Kingdom. Finally, I will go over International Law and the final acts of the United States.
By Kiana Fergerstrom6 years ago in The Swamp
Adolescent Arrest Syndrome Rears Its Little Head
As the days get longer and the times tougher it has become apparent that Donald Trump is sinking faster and faster into the swamp. His ignorance and selfishness have become more and more glaring, indisputable. To correct this daft, puerile behavior is difficult. We all experienced similar situations in dealing with our children when they were going through those difficult years between the ages of six and eleven.
By Barry Blake6 years ago in The Swamp
Too Wee, Too Poor, Too Stupid
The main arguments articulated against the case for Scottish independence tend to follow three broad themes: that Scotland is too wee; that Scotland is too poor and that Scotland is too stupid. Although unionists (usually) take care not to be so offensive and brutal when making the case against independence as to say such things outright, if you analyse the substance of their arguments, the essence of them are quite clear.
By Graham Kelly6 years ago in The Swamp
Privileges of Existence- Part 2
Each human being is consistently striving to find their true self through the course of their existence. As the HCRC, we define the discovery of this true self as a human being who has found a way to live their life in which it brings them internal happiness and peace. This can occur both consciously and subconsciously, no matter who you are though this search occurs at some point through the course of your existence. Some human beings find their true selves both earlier and easier than others. This can be for a variety of reasons. Whether you are born into a life that supports your true self or you faced adversity that revealed who that true self is, you may be one of the lucky human beings who has had the opportunity to find their true selves. Other human beings may not have had the chance for these variables to line up and to find that true self yet, as long as we are existing within our physical form though, we still have an opportunity to find our true self. As the HCRC, we believe that finding your true self is crucial to each member of the human species contributing their best towards the global human civilization. Establishing the privileges of existence for all human beings is the catalyst that can heighten our ability as human beings to find our true selves.
By Jeff McCarty6 years ago in The Swamp
Three variables of problem prioritization
As human beings, there are numerous things to do and minimal time to do it. What gets done now and what should get done later is a question we consistently ask ourselves as we decide which actions to take in our day to day lives. Consciously and subconsciously we organize the actions we take in a sequential order that is to our pleasing as an individual human being. While it is common that unforeseen circumstances can always alter the sequence in which our actions may end up unfolding, most human beings tend to realign themselves to the initial sequence they set out before the unforeseen circumstance had occurred. As human beings, we must utilize this ability to prioritize the actions we take as individuals and expand its use to how we solve the problems that will affect our existence as the human species.
By Jeff McCarty6 years ago in The Swamp
