humanity
Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of politicians, legislators, activists, women in politics and the everyday voter.
How the Decline Of America Is Ruining Our Mental Health
It’s not easy being an American for many of us in 2022. There has been a trend toward our country reverting backward in time, in so many negative ways. As we become more divided, angry, and confrontational, it takes its toll on our mental health.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer4 years ago in The Swamp
Story of How People Lived in Ukraine
The New Yorker, which has a centuries-old tradition, has been emphasizing the genre of storytelling since its inception in the fast-paced modern age. Nowadays, no one reads a story, this weekly milestone is far from this misconception, the work of veteran storytellers from all over the world is still there; But it also searches for new, multi-lingual storytellers who, for whatever reason, are constantly on the prowl. Not only are these stories read, but they can go viral and make a new writer a celebrity, as was proven three years ago. Therefore, the readers who are checking the latest stories of each of its issues coming up in the coming week are also scattered in every volume.
By Yogesh Sawant4 years ago in The Swamp
When Countries Are Diseased And People In Power Deny You The Medicine
Yesterday (May 25th, 2022) was my birthday, but it was just another dark day for humanity. A day that doesn’t need to be celebrated at all and the dark memories of which are now permanently part of the collective human psyche.
By James Ssekamatte4 years ago in The Swamp
What to do about the self-exalted oppressed [Medium.com censored me]
[Medium.com censored my months-old account. I suspect it is because my posts had a conservative lean. I don’t know what to do with my posts, so I might as well repurpose them here. Tell me what you think.]
By Johan Sigg4 years ago in The Swamp
The Not so Common Sense View of the Uvalde Shootings
According to popular belief, there is this phenomenon we like to call common sense. This thing called common sense is supposed to help guide us in our everyday decision-making, from mundane acts in the privacy of our homes to public acts that may affect complete strangers. Generally, common sense reminds us to keep our hands out of fires or to not drive our cars where people are walking.
By Lucas Díaz-Medina4 years ago in The Swamp
Is Freedom of Speech Dying?
The history of freedom of speech in the west seemingly begins properly in the radical enlightenment movement in which we see a huge interest in the idea of full freedom of expression. In comparison to Voltaire and other more moderate enlightenment philosophers, the radical enlightenment focuses on ‘the entire truth of what is known to men should be expressed so as to be accessible and available to all.’ Israel, J.I. (2011). The argument is that this is a very extreme form of freedom of speech which seems to have a disregard for consequence, which is against of what freedom of speech actually stands for and J.I Israel argues in the chapter. Moderate enlightenment however, seeks to understand the rights and responsibilities on both sides of freedom of speech, but for its moderate nature is still at risk of leading towards censorship. The challenge is to meet the line between the moderate and the radical in order to respect the ideas, seek to facilitate the ideas with platform and critique those ideas without censorship. In the modern day, many have analysed how the idea of freedom of speech is moving backwards in which freedom of speech is becoming censored to the point where entire arguments have been shut down from Internet services and critical accounts on social media have been suspended with the people themselves being ‘cancelled’ in a culture which promotes this behaviour.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in The Swamp
Americans Are Sick and Tired of "Thoughts and Prayers"
It's been a while since I've written a story on Vocal. I thought I'd talk about something that continues to infuriate me and probably it does for you as well. I'm seething in anger and Americans are tired of what I'm about to discuss. You're probably aware of the recent shooting that occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which is west of San Antonio, where 21 people were killed (19 children and two teachers). It's the deadliest school shooting in Texas history.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 4 years ago in The Swamp
The Queen Will Not Stand Down
Queen Elizabeth ll of England, United Kingdom is said to be the longest reigning monarch. She has been on the throne since was twenty-five years old and inherited after the death of her father and has recently celebrated her ninety-sixth birthday. Britain also recently celebrated her golden jubilee and for being on the throne for seventy-six years becoming the longest reigning monarch.
By Aisha Mohammad4 years ago in The Swamp
The world never forget, except us
May 9, 2022, as the old saying goes, the playing field is even for all classes of people during election as everyone is given the chance to choose the leaders they want. The presidential election was not the ordinary choose the lesser evil race. This is the head to head battle of a widow vice president and the dictator's son.
By Hermione Hope 4 years ago in The Swamp
