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What's Wrong With Black Men?
This question is usually asked in articles written by black females. The reality in the answer is far deeper and is often times overlooked in general conversations and in the general dialog in the black community. When this subject is spoken on in a lot of articles written by black females it is usually written very passionately with “surface facts”(Surface facts are facts that can be obviously seen and can be proven and often times stand alone). When a black male is writing on this very same subject we have to pull history, psychology, and even refer to shifts in societal norms to further explain what is going with black men. The issues with black men are not of any type of epidemic proportion or anything like that, but more of systemic and societal changes.
By A.J. Jones6 years ago in The Swamp
Terrorist Financing and Resourcing
Corruption Feeds Terrorism Sarah Chayes detailed that corruption drives the young and disaffected youth into the waiting arms of the Taliban. Corruption, as a driver and a facilitator of terrorism, is not limited to Afghanistan and can be seen world-wide, particularly in Africa, several parts of Asia, the former USSR and Latin America. The opening of markets through globalisation, and the subsequent relative ease in which corrupt state officials can immediately wire stolen money, has led to populations being disaffected with their leaders and institutions.
By Chris Bryant6 years ago in The Swamp
My Thoughts on Canada's Banning of Assault Rifles
On May 1, 2020, the Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau had announced the banning of 1500 different types of assault rifles. This was the reaction of the gruesome mass killing in Nova Scotia on April 18, 2020. The shooter of this atrocious act had used an assault rifle to carry out his heinous act.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in The Swamp
The future- will political ideals matter?
The future- Will political ideals matter? This current – April 2020- pandemic is throwing up interesting questions about the future. It also shows how interconnected we all are on this overcrowded planet. Not just interconnected one nation to another, which enabled the virus to spread world wide in such a short time but also how our individual lives have become so dependent on so many other people. Interconnection is different from interdependent. It is not good for any group, or nation, to depend entirely on another, for its basics of food, shelter or defense. Dependency can become slavery so very easily. The mantras of the 1970's about small is beautiful and how to strive for self sufficiency, have been buried under the commercial needs of gigantic global companies. We have personal access to mass world wide communication but the question has to be; has this empowered us or made us reliant on advertising funded platforms? The greater part of the funding for social media comes from global commercial enterprises.
By Peter Rose6 years ago in The Swamp
Jonathan and The Emperor
I relate to you the story of Jonathan and the Emperor. Indeed the Emperor exalted himself in the land and made his people into different groups. The Emperor killed all the newborn baby boys and let the girls live on every other year. Indeed he was from amongst the evil ones. Surely one day the Emperor will be overthrown and the same people he oppressed would inherit the land. The Emperor feared such an uprising and that is why he killed all the baby boys every other year in order to control the population of slaves he had. Then one day a baby boy, named Jonathan, was born during the year the Emperor had ordered to kill all the newborn baby boys. The mother feared for her child, then immediately she began to feed her child. The soldiers did not hear the child crying and walk past her house. The mother then decided to put her baby in a basket and throw the basket into the sea hoping that her baby would live on and be brought back to her. The basket ends up at the palace of the Emperor and the Emperor’s wife picks up the child. The Emperor’s wife brings the child to her husband and says he is the coolness of my eyes, can we keep him and adopt him as our own? The Emperor looks at the child and a love for the child fills his heart and his face changes. They decide to keep the baby. The baby then cries because he is hungry. They bring all the wet nurses but the child refuses to drink the milk. The sister of the child was following her brother and suggests should I take you to some house that will take care of the child. They agreed and the girl takes her brother to her own home without anyone noticing. The mother is then reunited with her child. The heart of the mother of the child now becomes calm and relieved. Years later when the child is mature he is given wisdom and strength. He uses his wisdom and strength to help his people who are enslaved by the emperor in a time when the guards are not looking at him. Then one day Jonathan sees two men fighting, one from his nation and another from his enemy. The one from his nation called out to him and said O Jonathan come and help me. Jonathan goes over punches the one from his enemy and he dies with that punch. Jonathan realizes what he has done and feels remorseful of his evil deed. The next morning Jonathan enters the city in a state of fear and caution. Then he bumps into the same guy who asked for his help the previous day. Jonathan offers to help but this time he will be smart and he will hold back the guard trying to be beat him. The man who asked for his help thought Jonathan was coming over to kill him and saved himself by saying wait Jonathan stop are you coming to kill me like you killed someone yesterday…yesterday. There is silence everywhere and Jonathan goes into hiding. The guards make a plan to kill Jonathan. Then a friend of Jonathan’s from amongst the guards advise Jonathan to run away because the guards are trying to kill him. Jonathan takes heed of his friend’s warning and runs away. After some time Jonathan reaches a well of water and sees two girls tugging at their sheep. Jonathan goes up to the two girls and says what is your problem? The two girls respond we will not feed our sheep until the men leave the wells. Jonathan takes the sheep from the girls and offers to feed the sheep for them. Jonathan returns the sheep to the girls and goes back under the shade without expecting any thank you. The girls go back to their father who realizes that they returned early. Their father asked why they are so early. The girls reply that a man helped them feed the sheep. The father asks one of the girls to go and get the man so he can thank him. As Jonathan is resting under a tree one of the girls comes to him walking with shyness saying my father invites you and wants to thank you for the good you have done. Jonathan meets with the girl’s father and tells him everything that happened to him. The girl calls the father and tells him to hire Jonathan. Then the father says to Jonathan I like to marry one of my two girls to you in condition that you serve me for eight to ten years. Jonathan agrees. After eight or ten years Jonathan gathers a group of men and decides to go back to the Emperor to face him and free his own people who are enslaved. After some battles Jonathan and his men are victorious and they inherit the land from the Emperor. Jonathan and his people are finally free from the clutches of the Emperor.
By Muhammad Abdullah6 years ago in The Swamp
'Covid' Ops: Forum for a corporate coup?
Mention the word conspiracy in relation to the current “Covid-19” pandemic and the biggest difficulty people have in coming to terms with the possibility it could be true is the sheer scale of the operation… how could so many countries be party to such a plot?
By Steve Harrison6 years ago in The Swamp
Family Immigration Visa - Family Sponsored Immigration
You can apply for a family immigration visa if a relative of yours, who is an U.S. citizen, or U.S. lawful permanent resident, files a petition with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in order to sponsor your application for a green card, which will allow you to become a US permanent resident.
By mamun rahman6 years ago in The Swamp
Republicans Need Racism
Donald Trump has ordered meat packing plants in the United States to continue operating despite multiple cases of Covid-19 among employees and a failure of employers to test them all. Because employees in the plants are predominantly Hispanic, this move fits well into Trump's war on Hispanics.
By William Turner6 years ago in The Swamp
Bad Day? Blame Trump!
If this article is not read, I believe I have the perfect reason. Is it a lack of readers? No. More rather, it is because of our current sitting president, Donald Trump! After all, Trump is to blame for everything regarding the Coronavirus. Despite the fact that China is the real culprit behind the virus, let us instead blame Trump because...why not?
By Halden Mile6 years ago in The Swamp
Clean & Sanitary Water
IWSH is the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene foundation. The foundation focuses on health, prosperity, and to help provide a better world with clean and sanitary water globally. IWSH beliefs along with CAWST, WE and the United Nations Goal 6 all have one goal in common and that is to help create a better world. With the help of these other organizations it brings in a larger skilled workforce to design and build the much-needed water and sanitation systems. These three organizations have broader connections globally which allows for larger opportunities for them to accomplish their goals. This will be a new change since IWSH mainly has worked with the USA, India, Nepal, South Africa, and Indonesia in the past.
By Christine W6 years ago in The Swamp
Is it time to abolish the Eurozone?
For quite an incomprehensible reason, there exists a deeply-rooted, almost untouchable idea that the Eurozone is an indispensable monetary union without which Europe would be unimaginably less prosperous, more unstable and divided. Any time when someone attempts to suggest that the Euro is not beneficial to certain European nations and that in fact it brings about a variety of disadvantages and limitations, the response is one of disbelief and perception of the anti-Euro position as outrageously reactionary and even somehow revolting. Fully prepared to undergo such a reaction again, I will outline the arguments against the Eurozone in its current state, for the mere reason that I believe that it is doing too much damage to be ignored and dismissed as a ‘populist’ excuse for ‘greater and more complicated problems’.
By Victor Arutyunov6 years ago in The Swamp
