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.
Climate Change
When the World Bank recently stated that Climate Change is a real imminent threat to the peace of the world really should be a wake up call to all those Republican climate change deniers. Heaven forbid we should shutter the fact that oil profits could suffer. But, like Scrooge himself stated if the multitudes suffer and die so-be-it and decrease the surplus population is the mindset of too many of the powers that be. The real scary thought though is that global warming if left unchecked today with all the scientific evidence to back up the fact the earth is getting warmer will thrust the world into a much harsher reality within the next decade.
By Dr. Williams6 years ago in The Swamp
White Parents Force Suspension of 'White Studies' High School Course
This world is white no longer, and it will never be white again. — James Baldwin, Notes of a Native Son, 1955 In an attempt to deny the existence of systemic or institutional racism, white parents of students at a high school in Wisconsin’s Delavan-Darien School District have successfully had “American Diversity,” a course on the subject, banned from the curriculum. The parents object to the teaching that “minorities” have been (and continue to be) oppressed by white people.
By HERBERT DYER6 years ago in The Swamp
This is a Warning from the Future
Italy woke up on Sunday morning to find out the whole country was in the future, already. During the night, the government published the most drastic actions yet taken by a western democracy to try and stop the spread of the new coronavirus. All Western countries are observing closely, worried soon they have to follow Italy's measures.
By Anton Black6 years ago in The Swamp
"Accurate Labels"
"Accurate Labels" are everything. - March 6th, 2020 I am not a fan of politics or laws or lawmaking, but I do care about the future and health of myself and my loved ones. Working in the Food and Beverage industry, this new proposed law peaked my interest.
By Johnathon Lee6 years ago in The Swamp
Decade of Violence and Threats Revealed in Court Battle
A court in Britain revealed that Dubai's ruler orchestrated the abduction of two daughters, then intimidated one of his many wives when she started questioning his treatment of them, according to documents released on Thursday by British court.
By Anton Black6 years ago in The Swamp
Its Just LGBT
It started out as a slur towards those deemed not normal or wrong. Now it’s being reclaimed by those it would be targeted to. It’s commonly added to the acronym LGBT. It’s so common it is used in the title of a popular tv show by popular streaming service.
By Ananda Curtis6 years ago in The Swamp
Dear whoever is listening.
Recently whilst working the delivery at my job I’ve gotten into listening to podcasts on many different subjects like crime and politics. One of those podcasts was ‘The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it’ with climate scientist Katherine Hayhoe. This podcast made me stop in my tracks for many reasons. Beginning her talk Hayhoe believes that we as a species see global warming as a constant now - much like the sun rises and sets every day we see it as a natural part of our lives. She walked me through the data. Did you know that almost 70% of people in the U.S agree that our climate is changing and that change will ultimately have an effect on future generations? However only 60% of those Americans believe that the United States will be effected by global warming and furthermore only 40% of them believe that they personally will be effected by global warming. What’s even more alarming is that Hayhoe discussed the history of global warming. It has been over 150 years since climate scientists discovered that we were adding a layer to the ozone layer. It’s been 50 years since a president of the United States was informed that climate change was going to be a serious threat to the world, and that truthfully those who have contributed the least to the problem are bearing the brunt of the impacts. If this is true then why is the fear of global warming just become news recently? Did they truly believe it wouldn’t be a problem? But the thing that really stuck with me that Hayhoe says is that climate change isn’t an issue that’s rooted in science, we know the science exists, but in political alignment. This idea that climate change is a radical liberal issue. This idea that we know global warming exists but we choose to do nothing about it.
By Grace Lynch6 years ago in The Swamp
Reason First: How Many Mass Murderers Are Black Males?
Comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director Chris Rock suggested in August of 2019 that most if not all mass shootings deal with a white shooter. This racist and sexist statement even had a terrible joke attached to it. “Betty White!” (I bet that he’s white) which scorched its way through social media sites and news agencies alike. The deceased shooter in the Molson Coors Beverage Company in Milwaukee ought to go to serve that males of color can commit egregious crimes like mass murder, too.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in The Swamp
its just a theory
I have a few opinions I like opinions I like to share, even to argue about that tend to be unpalatable to some. It just I like a good conspiracy theory, even a bad one sometimes. I am sure we all see a spouse appealing for details about their missing other half and think I bet they killed them. That's a basic conspiracy theory, your being told they are appealing for the safe return of someone, you are choosing to not believe them and consider an opposite answer.
By ASHLEY SMITH6 years ago in The Swamp
The EPITOME of Rape Culture, The Trauma of the Rising Sun flag – and why it should be BANNED at the 2020 Olympics
The flag of the rising sun is a flag that was used by the Imperial Army of Japan during and before World War II. Many pacific countries have complicated opinions about the flag. This is because wherever the flag went atrocity, sorrow, and death followed swiftly, mostly as a package deal. After the endless carnage, the flag would be posted up around the fallen kingdom in high places, banning the one belonging to the country, a symbol of dominance, nationalistic pride, and triumph. This flag had spread throughout Pacific Eurasia, including but not limited to Korea, China, the Philippines, and Vietnam. In the eyes of Imperial Japan the people they invaded were treated as beings less than human – playthings, literal objects of pleasure, bullet catchers, slaves. Worthy only of use and death, the usual when it comes to war crimes. The only problem is that this flag, a symbol of atrocity, is still flown today.
By Snookeronidjon6 years ago in The Swamp
Abortion and The Argument from Personhood
Legality In America 38 states class a foetus as a person in criminal and tort cases and attach additional penalties to cases where a mother and her unborn child are injured. 29 states do not have a minimum gestation time and confer personhood status regardless of the foetuses stage in development. In theses states if you punch a woman that’s one week pregnant in the gut and kill the foetus additional charges can still be filed.
By Floran Bailey6 years ago in The Swamp
