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Escape Goats and Sacrificial Lambs
Yes, I know it's "scapegoat". But ever since I heard an acquaintance mention escape goats in passing, I have been waiting to use the phrase. It is appropriate to the subject at hand, I promise.
By Rebecca Hansen5 years ago in The Swamp
Save the Earth! Don't Give Birth!
Let me start off by saying that the fate of the earth should not fall into the hands of individuals. The majority of pollution and environmental harm is done by just a handful of large corporations that need to be regulated, and fast. But many people are still looking for ways to reduce their personal carbon footprint, and do their part to try to save the earth. People go to all kinds of lengths to do their part, from carpooling, to living completely waste free. Some people get really serious about it, giving up many daily conveniences that are just a part of life to many. But there is one big thing that we can do as individuals to help save the environment. Not have kids.
By Abby Ramsay5 years ago in The Swamp
Our Government’s Ultimate Hypocrisies
Please, allow me the latitude to ask a few quick questions to start this series off with a few issues that deeply resonate with me.
By Heath Roach5 years ago in The Swamp
Biden-Harris
Written By: Yna Dran - February 20, 2021 Of all the posts I made over the last four years about the dangers of Trump, I couldn't help but look back wondering, how close to reality did I get? An insurrection was at our doorstep. Looking back on my worst fears, the events of January 6, 2021 was always a possibility on my mind, but just how close was I? Too accurate I'm afraid. I was way too close to reality. When history looks back on the very real threat that Donald Trump posed to the structure of the United States government, it will not look back fondly. It will remember the terror that stood seconds away from the first United States dictatorship.
By SNROCINUTAF5 years ago in The Swamp
And We all Fall Down
It is always the cinematic aftermath of societal collapse you see in the movies, tv, and literature. You know those 'ones'. You probably saw a fair share in theaters, or on your big screen smart televisions.
By M. K. Dockery 5 years ago in The Swamp
Why There Will Never Be a 'Good' Politician
Chapter 1: Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Free Will Segment I: Introduction In his book The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli wrote, “How we live is so different from how we ought to live that he who studies what ought to be done rather than what is done will learn the way to his downfall rather than to his preservation.” This quotation underpins Machiavelli’s political theory and, in principle, the quintessence of his magnum opus.
By Saugat Menon5 years ago in The Swamp
Covid
Government Warning: Stay home. Only one person should leave the household for supplies. Do not touch stray dogs. Stay 6 feet apart. –London, 1665.
By William Barlow5 years ago in The Swamp
Pro Life
So you say that you are a proud member of the Pro-Life movement. When I hear somebody make that statement, I often have to use all of my self-control to not laugh. Before I go further, I will state that I absolutely believe there are people in this country who value life. It’s just that they all tend to be members of the Democratic Party and do not use the term pro-life. Of course, there is no way I can know everybody in the country, so I can’t say for certain that there aren’t Republican Party members who are genuinely pro-life. Then again, I also can’t say for certain that bigfoot doesn’t exist or that aliens don’t live among us. To me, it is very simple to see which side of the aisle actually cares about life and which side does not. If only laws regarding honest labeling applied to movements as well as food products.
By David L Bishop5 years ago in The Swamp
Tryna "twerk a movement..."
19FEB2021; 2205, FRI Dear Famo, First and foremost, sincerest condolences regarding your fellow Texans that are now the dearly departed thx to sheer incompetence on account of their gov't. I'm dreading the all but inevitable time of having to explain such odious obtuseness, and asinine absurdity to my daughters someday soon.
By Nefarious Darrius5 years ago in The Swamp
The Cages We Built
The media can dress up the situation to sound as humane and as it wants but there is no denying that right now our country looks like an uncontrolled child of Nazi Germany.
By Stephanie Keesee5 years ago in The Swamp
Sleepless Ramblings
It's a cold Tuesday night and I can't sleep. Partially because the T.V. and light are on, but largely those facts just mask the racing in my head. Not manic racing more like stressed out cataloguing racing. I watched TV all day and responded to emails. I have money woes because I am American and not the Jeff Bezos variety. Naturally I worry about my kids and the state of the universe, and my husband snoring.
By Kelly Morris5 years ago in The Swamp
In Search of Unity, Freedom, and a Equality to Form a Greater America
We hear it being said often in recent months, even the last few years. "The country has never been more divided". There is plenty of blame cast around. The "far right" conservatives blame Obama. The "far left" Liberals blame Trump. The centrists are either content with letting it ride or they blame both sides. Government is seen as the enemy to nearly all sides. Of course, there are the ever present elites. Which elites depends on where your political ideology falls.
By Tom Stasio5 years ago in The Swamp