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ELECTION DAY
The day for change is in 9 days. Election Day, the day for all of us to vote out an ignorant, racist, lying, corrupt and sexual predator as the scum that has occupied the White House for the last 4 years, and along with him rid the nation of his cohorts, who excuse his behavior as not being the indications of a want to be dictator. It is the day, us, those who believe in respect, decency, acceptance, justice, ethics, accountability, and compassion, have been waiting for since that corrupt, lying traitor was elected in 2016. The day when we tell white supremacists, and the rest of that scum that supports the current resident in the White House, that we believe in fairness.
By Pedro A. Idarraga5 years ago in The Swamp
My Opinion On Why Some People Like Guns
Let me reiterate that this is my opinion about this phenomenon, an idea based on my observations of philosophies held by players in the criminal underworld about violence and the need for it. I can neither claim to have a complete explanation of why some people like guns, nor to have verified my beliefs about it.
By Peyton J. Dracco5 years ago in The Swamp
Voting with Reason: The Profound Work of the Ayn Rand Institute’s Push for Principles and Rights
How do you view the world? Do you see it as a glass half empty? Half full? Isn’t it true that for a glass to have water in the first place it must be filled half way and you can’t, by logic, empty a glass halfway with water? This is an example of a common misconception about philosophy. While it is demonstrably true about the glass always being half-full, there is so much more to ideas than thought experiments, and mind games, and seemingly impossible scenarios.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in The Swamp
America Is Nationalizing
At the time of this writing, the Coronavirus Disease 2019, shortened to COVID-19 is exacerbating the rise of nationalism. Advanced and emerging-market economies are taking advantage of the pandemic to implement protectionist policies that reject multilateral institutions or cooperation.
By ffffffffgsffffffffffffffffffffffhhhtwtyrqtrefgftttthwh6hw5 years ago in The Swamp
Look Good. Feel Good. Make a Contribution.
Television viewers tend to mired in stories of disease, conflict, hatred, violence, oppression, and stagnation. This is just the type of environment that causes unknown heroes to rise from obscurity, their stories becoming a central part of our ongoing social discourse.
By Samir M Goradia5 years ago in The Swamp
Foundation for Fairly Evaluating Status
They say that diplomacy is war by other means. When individuals, groups, or nations each have different notions about their relative self-worth, and cannot arrive at an agreement, the dispute tends to be resolved by force.
By Samir M Goradia5 years ago in The Swamp
Covid comes home to roost
Back in August I started writing about the situation surrounding Covid 19 and never finished. I wrote: The country has been creaking to life for over a month now but is still far from normal. Here in Manchester we've had new restrictions in place for a couple of weeks meaning two households aren't allowed to come together either at home or in a public building. Some venues are only just opening – theatres for example – but are doing so with all manner of precautions and restrictions in place. We ate at a restaurant for the first time the week before last – Croma our regular haunt – which was nice but again a weird experience. The staff, many of which we know, were all in masks; we weren't supposed to be with someone who wasn't in our household so we said that our guest was a lodger; and tables had been removed. We'd been to a pub a couple of weeks before that.
By Richard Douglas5 years ago in The Swamp
