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.
Defund The Police and Its Conversation Non-Starter Problem
I have seen enough of Facebook from my friends and family, people I care about and respect, to know that the term, “defund the police” is a really poor term for the actual argument being made. It allows a knee jerk dismissive reaction from a lot of people. It allows the counter-argument to found itself on, "You hate all police officers and want lawlessness and anarchy." It invites reaction to the argument without understanding the argument and it ends the conversation.
By Camille Brand Henderson5 years ago in The Swamp
Everyone's A Racist
The other night I was talking on the phone with my brother, a news reporter, when he asked if I wanted to hear something interesting. Me being me, I of course said yes, and he proceeded to tell me of a government agency that was only accepting job applications from female minorities. When confronted about this and asked how that wouldn't be a violation of federal guidelines against job discrimination, they said that they were just collecting the information of female minorities who might be interested in the job, and that at a later date they would be opening the same data collection to other individuals who do not fit into that criteria, and then after that stage they would be opening actual job applications to interested parties. If any of that was hard to follow, it basically boils down to the fact that job discrimination is going on (albeit in the favor of perceived minorities), and that no matter who applies and when, the company is definitely going to hire a female minority because by opening applications to those individuals first they are clearly stating that that is the sort of individual they want for the position.
By Zane Larkin5 years ago in The Swamp
The Grass Is Green, Politicians Lie and Voters Don't Fact-check
If you repeat a lie often enough it becomes truth (not to everyone but to many people). A good example of this is the "stolen" 2020 USA election lie. When it comes down to truth in politics, substituting the word "truth" for "politics" has a great deal of certainty in it. It has long been known that when politics enters the room through one door, truth leaves through another. And, personal truths, on many levels, go hand in hand with corruption.
By Michael Trigg5 years ago in The Swamp
Case that Decided the Road to Justice in India
In year 2018, Supreme Court of India lifted up the ban on entry of women during the age group of 10–50 years of age in Sabrimala Temple Premises. The case popularly known as Sabrimala Case, but in legal terms it’s Indian Young Lawyers’ Association V/s State of Kerala Case whose verdict came in year 2018 on side of petitioners.
By Rahul Yadav5 years ago in The Swamp
How Florida Failed Its Citizens When They Needed Their State The Most
"We The American People"... Simply saying the phrase to yourself out loud is enough to ignite a tiny flame of pride within you. We're as tough as they come and you can bet your ass that we don't have a problem letting anyone know it. Hard work, commitment, taking full advantage of the freedom that we possess to pursue our dreams in life; to me that's literally what it means to be a citizen of the greatest country on earth. We know how to stand strong come hell or high water, we've been forced to prove that fact on several dozen occasions already. However, once in a blue moon a situation comes along that presents circumstances so difficult, that even people as tough as us Americans need help to make it through.
By Carlos Guerra5 years ago in The Swamp
Bad Times for Blue-Tickers
Two things, right up front: As someone who dares to question certain commanded wisdom concerning the COVID-19 epidemic, let me just say this: I believe in the virus, I’ve gotten my first shot (that’s all my hapless Canadian government can supply at this time), and, what’s more, I am a survivor.
By Grant Patterson5 years ago in The Swamp
A GOOD JUMP SHOT ISN’T RACIST – HAVING YOUR THROAT CHOKED HELPS FOCUS THE DIFFERENCE
...because his grabbing me by the throat for using the N-word made a difference the last thirty-five years. Now, “that word” was used in a sing-song style lots of close friends did in late 1970’s college, and I did it right after one of our team’s best players used it while talking to him, so getting clutched by the throat surprised me hugely.
By Glenn Shorkey5 years ago in The Swamp
Belarus isolation deepens as flights avoid it's airspace
Belarus isolation deepened Tuesday as commercial planes avoided its airspace the European Union worked up new sanctions and a senior UN official said he was concerned for the welfare of an opposition journalist arrested in Minsk after his plane was diverted there apparently on the orders of the country's longtime strongman.
By Manish Kumar shaw5 years ago in The Swamp
"Idealogy: Propagandist And Spin Doctors without scruples"
D“Ideology: Propagandist And Spin Doctors Without Scruples” The notion of the spin doctors and propagandists seems to be tasting somehow alike, but actually, there is this idea that the spin doctors has something to do with democracy and propagandist with Communism. How true that is, I don’t really know. Both seems to be serving one and the same Chairman to me.
By Philip Ebuluofor5 years ago in The Swamp
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
Since the colonial era, Brazil has been a regional power of South America. With plenty of natural resources and immense land size for agricultural production, it isn't a surprise to see how Brazil earned this title. But in recent years, Brazil became a poster child of absolute recklessness. Corruption and economic crimes spread across the country like a tidal wave. To understand how this came to pass, we must take a look at Brazil's recent history.
By Kevin Tennert5 years ago in The Swamp
