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Unity, Tolerance & Acceptance
Unity, Tolerance and Acceptance sound as though they should go hand in hand. Unity essentially meaning oneness in harmony or togetherness in terms of humanity. In order to create unity you need to first achieve tolerance and acceptance towards others who are unlike you. Whether that is in opinions, politics, physical attributes , culinary tastes, hobbies or passions. The list of possible agreeing or disagreeing goes on and on. The issue we're facing today it seems, is that people have stopped looking for ways to unify rather desperately seeking more ways to divide.
By Ship Wreck5 years ago in The Swamp
How and why I unintentionally voted for a woman...
3FEB2021; 2145, WED Being that it's Black History Month, and considering the many sacrifices that were made so that people who have my dark complexion and whatnot can vote, I figure what better time to finally write and submit this post that's been sitting in my drafts since right around Election Day in November. I only had the title, subtitle, and featured image selected, but I digress.
By Nefarious Darrius5 years ago in The Swamp
Intellect With a Drawl
The Real Intelligence Level of the Southern United States All over the United States of America, people have a false understanding of the intelligence level that exist within those who live there. Of course, this is not the only misconception that people have when thinking of or referring to the southern part of this amazing country. However; many of the misunderstandings and false assumptions can be brought back down to this one aspect of how these states are viewed by the rest of the population. In truth, the southern United States is home to a collective of vastly intelligent people. It is far from the redneck and hillbilly stereotype that is often spread across the world.
By Timothy A Rowland5 years ago in The Swamp
Civil War: As you like it...
Well, I almost want to say I told you so. So I will. I TOLD YOU SO! I said in my first political article here, It's Time To Tell The Truth - It's Too Late For America that we're in the middle of a cold civil war that was only going to heat up. I complained about politicians who don't pay attention and don't take things seriously. But nooooooooooooo. Did anyone listen? Not a dad blame soul, I fear. The only thing that surprised me about the siege of the Capitol building in Washington was that it was the Capitol building. When I originally wrote, It's Time To Tell The Truth, it was more than a month before the election. In the sequel, Donald J. Trump: Putin's Agent In Place, I describe a scenario much like the siege of the Capitol building except that it's a massive take-over of the White House to ensure that Trump didn't get kicked out on the 20th. The fact that the FBI has supposedly heard real life scuttle butt about this just indicates how good I am at seeing the potential of these incidents far in advance. So let's go there now, shall we?
By Marshall Barnes5 years ago in The Swamp
From a Pan-African socialist to Pan-African nationalist
31JAN2021; 2155, SUN Considering that Black History Month officially kicks off in the next couple hours or so, I figure what better time than now to reflect on some of my more radical ideals and such; as well as some arguably legitimate grievances. According to the ancient West African philosophy of Sankofa, looking back into the past is one of the best, and only, ways to shape our futures with posterity (subsequent generations) in mind.
By Nefarious Darrius5 years ago in The Swamp
When Does a Person (or Anything Else) Become Irredeemable?
In the age of “cancel culture,” which is sometimes silly and sometimes a powerful tool for separating bad actors from their means, we continue to butt up against a deeper underlying question: When does a person become irredeemable? I would extend this to include social organizations as well.
By Martin Vidal5 years ago in The Swamp
Rebuild the Federal Government
As an improvising musician, I use each mistake made as an opportunity to create something new. I believe the damage done to the federal bureaucracy by Trump and his incompetent appointees can be turned into a general overhaul of federal government procedures and systems. The disruptions of each agency should be turned into a reform of each agency.
By Steven M Ono5 years ago in The Swamp
Collapse in America
Recently, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists just released the time on the Doomsday clock which reads, “It is 100 Seconds to Midnight,” right now in 2021. This theoretical visualization of the existential threat to society and the world is intended to urge action and encourage safety and prevention. Will this generation see Doomsday? Are we safe? This report aims to take an objective look, all around, at the current challenges we face today by examining history and research.
By Amanda Spradlin5 years ago in The Swamp
The time to step up and protect the country is here
For the last four years, we have heard all the rhetoric from the left and the right about how evil President Trump is. They have taken broad and extreme measures to limit him and his supporters from being able to live their lives and do their jobs. Never before in American history have we seen one party treating another party's supporters as terrorists, and actually suggest they be treated as such! From former politicians to current politicians and all the political pundits, on both sides of the aisles, it has never been clearer what is in store for this country, and it should scare every single person in the country! The level of vitreal is astonishing in the country at the current time in history. If we as a nation and a population don't get together now and keep our republic in place, it won't be here four years from now, and we will never get it back!
By Bradley Perry5 years ago in The Swamp
Race to the Bottom
On Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 I made a dramatic vow on my long-since-deleted Facebook page to use the written word as a tool to unseat the newly-elected president of the United States. It was understood that my voice would be a small, relatively insignificant one but I was certain to my core that Donald J. Trump posed an imminent, existential threat to the American way of life; to our institutions, to our accepted norms and to our democracy. I purchased a web domain with the intention of promoting a grass-roots movement against the president. My goals were as follows:
By Jonathan Brown5 years ago in The Swamp
Invite For Open Rebellion
In the years following the Great Society pushed through by LBJ no longer is there a common denominator that bridges the ever widening crevasses that keep pulling this nation apart. The storm clouds of open rebellion have already been formed. Formed not only by governmental policies that have totally disregarded the welfare of the majority of citizens but from the previous four years of an incompetent Administration. Now, the United States is faced with the tempests of open rebellion.
By Dr. Williams5 years ago in The Swamp
They Wanna Put US in Chains⛓
At this moment I find myself searching for words. I am frustrated, I am in a state of numbness, I am borderline rebellious. I remember the stories from my grandma, and em. They’d constantly speak of the two sided tracks. I remember it like it was yesterday, their teaching of the hypocrisy, the double standard, the two faced, self righteous soul of America 🇺🇸. That commentary was always met with jeers. It was thrown to the backs of our minds with the rest of the thoughts we deemed effects of tired old black people who just couldn’t get over the past. But now looking back the question running through my mind is, was it that grandma and em couldn’t get over the past, or was it that the past was still breathing in the now? I think 🤔 its safe to say this question has basically answered itself, which returns me to my initial state of shock.
By Erik DeSean Barrett5 years ago in The Swamp
