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Dealing with Fear in Our Time
No matter what side you are on, or where you live, there is a permeating sense of dread and fear. It has gripped whole nations and populations. There are protests for many things going on at the same time. Listen to any protester on any side. Their words may be different and their topics divisive, but at the core of their beliefs, their concerns, is an enveloping sense of terror and fear.
By Amanda Clark6 years ago in The Swamp
Dear Donald Trump
Dear Donald Trump, I admit that I did not vote for you and have never liked you. Since you became the President of the United States, my President, I have hoped for you and wished you well. I did not wish for you to fail to prove that you are an idiot. I did not hope for you to commit a blunder so that you would be laughed out of the White House. Unfortunately, you still did those things. What is worse, you did those things in a way only a narcissistic, pathological liar could have.
By Amanda Clark6 years ago in The Swamp
3rd May 2020 - World Press Freedom Day
Before reading any further just return to the graph at the header. It shows over 5 years where a country has been ranked by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in terms of press freedom against other countries A green bar shows improvement year on year and a red bar shows deterioration. Hold that image and read on.
By Alan Russell6 years ago in The Swamp
What is a Paladin?
When you hear the word paladin a certain vision comes to mind; a knight in burnished armor, standing tall on a field of challenge and awaiting his opponent. Perhaps he's astride a white charger, getting ready to do battle with the forces of evil. The word itself tends to refer to champions of honor, duty, and whose inherent goodness is displayed in their acts...
By Neal Litherland6 years ago in The Swamp
'Covid' Ops: Lies, damned lies and statistics
I find the level of deception being perpetrated by the UK government despicable. Following the latest ONS (Office for National Statistics) figures the mainstream media has been putting out all sorts of stories suggesting the number of deaths so far could be higher than those in the actual statistics, but in fact if you look at the topic logically you’d quickly see the reverse is probably so.
By Steve Harrison6 years ago in The Swamp
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor’s New Clothes Hail King Trump ‘”The Emperor's New Clothes" (Danish: Kejserens nye klæder) is a short tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, about two weavers who promise an emperor a new suit of clothes that they say is invisible to those who are unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent – while in reality, they make no clothes at all, making everyone believe the clothes are invisible to them. When the emperor parades before his subjects in his new "clothes", no one dares to say that they do not see any suit of clothes on him for fear that they will be seen as stupid. Finally a child cries out, "But he isn't wearing anything at all!"’
By Ian McKenzie6 years ago in The Swamp











