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Opinion pieces from the left, right, and everyone in between.
We Are ONE Race In ONE Fight So Stop Fighting And Stand United
Has it truly come down to this you may ask? Is the world really full of racism? Some say there used to be slaves back in the day while some say that there still are some slaves! Why you may ask? What causes this kind of behavior in people? Some people say it’s just how “they” are! Acting as though it is all the blame of the color on ones skin but how is that even possible? How can one human being stand against another human being just because their skin is darker? How can one human being say the rest are not like you because of skin color? Does any of what you say make sense you may wonder? This might help you to decide.
By Alex Marie Wolf5 years ago in The Swamp
US Election: GOP remains divided
United States: President-elect Joe Biden views President Donald J Trump’s refusal to concede the 2020 Presidential Election as “an embarrassment” to the American people. All the major American television networks eventually called the election for Biden. Trump has not been able to stomach the result.
By Shain Thomas5 years ago in The Swamp
70+ Days of Turmoil
During Barack Obama’s term as President, a chain email went out reporting about his appointment of “czars”. Now, Presidents before him had done the same thing. You see, “czar” is just a term: “a person appointed by government to advise on and coordinate policy in a particular area.” All US presidents make appointments of people to various positions in their administration. What caused controversy was the use of the word “czars” to describe these appointments.
By Chantal Spurgeon5 years ago in The Swamp
Freedom of Choice Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Choice Freedom of Speech A while back there was a popular song called "My Place In The World" that was lighting up the air waves. It meant a lot to me to hear it, as many songs do, because it was an expression of how I, too, was feeling. I felt displaced. I didn't know where I belonged. I didn't know what was acceptable or unacceptable in other people’s worlds. We’d do some of the same things. We all knew what common sense was when we talked about things, yet, things were different. It seemed everything was unacceptable where I was concerned whether it was good or bad. Like darned if you do darned if you don’t. So making any sense of it all was very difficult for me. I decided since I was going to be accused of everything fictitious 24/7 that I would delve into the past and get to the root of the problem. It seems a child was born with a heart of gold and everyone knew it but her. Oh there were all kinds of plans being made being made behind her back and linen dresses for her to wear always, and she found herself more and more convinced that fate had charted her course from the beginning. Maybe she would be the one to break the mold and make it through where so many before her had failed. Or at least bring the next one on this journey a little bit closer to the prize. She always believes leave the world a better place than how you found it. If you do anything, do it for the betterment of the species. So as history also teaches, we record things in writing as a chronology of what life was like for us on the planet. So there are a lot of the reasons why I write books. For one thing, I don’t feel like I can’t. It just feels like destiny’s calling and there’s nothing I can do but write. It wasn’t that there weren’t chances for me in my life. I soon found that we’re doomed from the start with tyranny at the head. My instincts just always led me in other directions. In school they say the difference between animals and humans is that human beings have the ability to think. That’s true. Human beings also have instincts. Never having been the type to go along with the crowd living the “if all your friends jump off a cliff would you? syndrome although in college I might have been crowd-associated, I found that I was always better off sticking with what I know. I guess today I feel that I do know a little about where I belong. I'll be doing the same things I'm always doing, trying to earn a living and trying to live an honest life, walking through the toils and snares fighting the good fight for what I believe. I don't really tell you to believe what I believe. That's a choice. I am in much appreciation of our country, the people who work tirelessly to insure that our basic freedoms and democracy are preserved against all and sometimes seemingly insurmountable odds, and for the people who continue to fight and serve and protect. I am always talking about the armed forces and the first responders, our public servants, all the people within a government that make it click. And I am always hoping to be talking in favor when I do talk. I guess politics gets in the way and I don't say all the things I really should say. Freedom of speech, freedom of choice, the right to the pursuit of happiness are all ingrained in our heritage as American people. Ok the very same people who go to the podium and say that they defended people’s right to say what they say but at the same time denounced it, are, I believe, the very same people who on a daily basis are denying people their right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. So to color yourself as a politician but when you are denying people of their basic rights how effective then, are you? I don't tell the truth to bring you guys down, I tell the truth because you are more tyrannical than anything else when you do that and that's why every one left England in the first place. Shuffling backwards doesn’t make me feel good about anything. The history books speak for their self. It's a new day. I agree. As some singers would say, it's daybreak, if you want to believe. I believe to be happy for today because it’s today and for no other reason. So, I'm not so scared anymore. I see responsible leadership at the helm, so I will rest here with my next pursuit, my niche, my place in the world. Your friend, or not, Kathy Williams.
By Kathy Williams5 years ago in The Swamp
My Thoughts About the 2020 Election
On Saturday November 7, numerous news outlets projected that former Vice President Joe Biden won the 2020 Election by defeating incumbent President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States. He won over 74 million votes, which is a new record for the most votes, more any other president. Biden is also the oldest to win the presidency at the age of 77. He will be 78 years old when he’ll be inaugurated on January 20, 2021. In 1972, Biden was the sixth youngest senator in American history to be elected to the U.S. Senate at 29 years old. Former California Senator Kamala Harris also made history by being the first woman and the first woman of color to be chosen as Vice President.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 5 years ago in The Swamp
The Last Four Years
I am not normally someone who openly talks politics. I do read a lot about it, I study bills and what the Senate and Congress do and I do my best to stay a well-informed citizen of the country I live in. However, the last four years have been the hardest and strangest of my life and it started on November 4th, 2016,
By Mae McCreery5 years ago in The Swamp
When the truth comes out
This year has been a world wind ! From the weather and seasons not matching up , to the deaths and the illnesses that we have experiences and seen first hand . To the light that was shined on many people this past year and how they really feel about people like me. I am a melting pot of cultures and I’ve always been proud of that. Latina,Black and Asian as well as Native American. I carry in my blood the stories of many colorful cultures and traditions. I was raised to be proud!
By Blanca Rodriguez5 years ago in The Swamp
HUG - Humanity United Globally
The year 2020 will go down in history as the year of trials and tribulations. It was filled with droughts, floods, famines, mass human displacement, the rise of facism and the corruption of our leaders, NOT-TO-MENTION a global pandemic that has killed millions of men and women.
By James Hatcher5 years ago in The Swamp
Why Biden's Win is About More Than the American Presidency
For many of us, watching the actions of Trump over the last four years has brought on a wide variety of emotions; fear, confusion, amusement, incredulity and sometimes just downright anger.
By Clara Elizabeth Hamilton Orr Burns5 years ago in The Swamp
The day democracy died
Every four years, we get to vote and choose the path of this great nation. from the white house to the house and senate to the local and state level, it is all propagated on the premise that we will actually get to have our voices heard. There is always rhetoric, and that rhetoric is always the same, seemingly. However, this time for possibly the first in my 40-year history on this earth, one side has actively and openly cheated and gotten away with it. One side is happy and the other is visibly and understandably upset, as is the case after every single election. Every candidate seems to promise things they know they can't possibly get done, but they promise it regardless and we believe it.
By Bradley Perry5 years ago in The Swamp
We Have Work To Do
A big sigh of relief has swept over the nation today as Joe Biden is declared the next president of the United States. A tyrant had been running the show for the past for years and America finally decided to kick him off center stage. There is hope for the first time in what seems like forever! It seems like, for the first time in so long, we can finally again live up to our name, the land of the free.
By Chronically Meg5 years ago in The Swamp
