controversies

It seems every time one racially-charged incident ends, a gender or religious controversy takes its place; Ruminate on the issues dividing our nation and world.

Yes, Congress Really is a Bunch of Old, Rich, White, Christian, Hetero, Misaligned Men
» KEY POINTS Congress does not reflect the American people in the most fundamental and even superficial ways. Political alignment, gender/sexuality, race, religion, age, earnings, net worth, and education of Congresspeople do not even come close to the electorate. There is no amount of law, policy, redistricting, quota filling, or any other method that can change the current situation.
By J.P. Prag3 years ago in The Swamp
China's Police Deploy High-Tech Tools to Crush Covid Protests
China’s police have been using high-tech tools to crush the Covid protests. The public security bureau has installed facial recognition systems at train stations and airports, and this allows them to spot people who are wanted by the authorities.
By Ada3 years ago in The Swamp
Twitter is Allowing A General To Threaten a Sovereign Nation In The Name of Free Speech
This first series of unprovoked tweet came on 3 October 2022. It was followed up by a series of odd tweets from the account of General Kainerugaba. Muhoozi Kainerugaba is the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni who's retained power over the country for 36 year.
By IwriteMywrongs3 years ago in The Swamp
African Americans and Racism in America
In today’s world, racism is experienced daily by people who are labeled as inferior by society based on the colour of their skin. Various organizations actively contribute to communities in the fight against racism and there is a significant value in why it is so important to do so. As well, it is important for us to understand the depths and the obstacles of racism and how it affects certain populations. African Americans living in the United States undergo an immense amount of racism. The injustices towards this group of people, based on their skin color, has created consequences that have become detrimental to their well being.
By Andria T3 years ago in The Swamp
Winner Takes All is a Losers System
» KEY POINTS An elected official in the House of Representatives or the Senate cannot cover the will of all their constituents. Their only concern is getting just enough votes to beat their opponents, not actually being the voice of many different people in Congress. Only by eliminating the "winner takes all" system of elections can every person have their views raised in the federal government.
By J.P. Prag3 years ago in The Swamp
I’m Not Thankful To Be An American. Top Story - November 2022.
Well, it’s Thanksgiving Weekend 2022. A day of family, friends, food, and thankfulness. I have a lot to be thankful for. I’m thankful for many things this year. One of the new ones for me is being thankful for being a writer. I couldn’t say the same last Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for the opportunity to write so many blogs and to make so many wonderful friends. It’s been awesome to have a voice these past 11 months.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer3 years ago in The Swamp
Men Are Too Emotional To Own Guns
Mass shootings are one of the biggest problems we seem to face in our country. 99% or more of them come at the hands of men. Perhaps men are too emotional as a gender to be allowed to own guns.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer3 years ago in The Swamp
Ghana's Anti-Gay Bill Will Jail Me For Not Wearing a Dress, Using My Vibrator & I'm Not Even Gay
Accra, the capital city of Ghana is filled with several thousand street children, according to 2019 statistics there are some 90 to 100,000 street children living in Ghana. Many living in the streets to escape sexual abuse, physical abuse, poverty and violence in their homes.
By IwriteMywrongs3 years ago in The Swamp
Why Did Twitter Unblock ex-President Trump?
Twitter has unlocked ex-President Donald Trump's account, which has been suspended since early 2021. The profile of the US politician was again available on the platform on the evening of November 19, 2022 - with the previous tweet of January 8, 2021, at the top.
By Ghani Mengal3 years ago in The Swamp
Congress: An Intentional Giant Mess from the Start. Top Story - November 2022.
» KEY POINTS The House of Representatives is supposed to be the “Legislature of the People” and the Senate the “Legislature of the Land”. Neither are doing the job as intended. How did we get to this point and why is there no cure? No adjustment to legislative rules is going to fix a fundamentally broken system. We must Constitutionally overhaul how the Legislative Branch is set up in its entirety.
By J.P. Prag3 years ago in The Swamp
Kenya's President Ruto & His Dopey DP's Government Looking Like Trump & Pence Nightmare
In August 2022, William Ruto won the Kenya election, after some outcry of cheating and hacking by his rival Railia Odinga. Ruto was declared the winner by the Supreme Court of Kenya. However there was no further explanation into the 2 different figures on voting ballets, or the claims of unofficial polling stations.
By IwriteMywrongs3 years ago in The Swamp
The Importance of Impartial Juries
I hope most Americans don’t learn about the US Constitution, and its Amendments, the way I did. My crash course in understanding my rights as an American citizen began when I was indicted for the first time in July of 2019. For the next 30 months, I struggled to reconcile what I understood my rights to be and the oppressive machine that is America’s criminal justice system.
By Julia Keleher3 years ago in The Swamp