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Is Trump Hitler Jr?
I recently came across some into information connecting Trump with the same principles of Hitler The word is demagoguery...
By Sustainable Scott5 years ago in The Swamp
Is the divisive culture in the US arming our adversaries?
Dear Fellow Americans, As I sit here in my apartment room across from the beautiful and sunny campus of Coastal Carolina, and I sit and began to think, what has led a country founded on the idea of unity, peace, strength can be so divided and broken. I also sit and think about how this looks to the rest of the world. How does someone in the United Kingdom see this? How does someone living in the Russian Federation see this? How does someone in Hong Kong see this?
By Cameron Hawkins5 years ago in The Swamp
Continued Riots Will Destroy the Black Lives Matter Movement (and Democrats' Chances)
What is necessarily true when someone says a thing is "mostly peaceful?" That it is somewhat violent. Mass destruction in a civil society should never be tolerated, and Democratic politicians' overwhelming silence on the violence witnessed in recent months is complicity.
By Jay Sibbs5 years ago in The Swamp
Top 10 ways the little guy takes it up the ass
Please note this is just my opinion and I will mention topics not mentioned in the attached video. I will describe the ways the little guy takes it up the ass in this world. This list is in no way exhaustive.
By Ferrari King5 years ago in The Swamp
The Corona Virus
During the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic, which killed over 50 million worldwide, the only ones required to quarantine were those who were afflicted. Due to the current covid-19 virus, which is no more lethal than a strain of the common flu, the current implementation of isolation and social distancing on a global scale is the first of its kind in the history of man. Why?
By Jim Andre5 years ago in The Swamp
What is wrong with our world?
Before starting with this subject, I wanna ask you to read this in a critical way. I want you to think about our society, about our own attitude and about the future that expects us if nothing changes. This is not about conspiracies, instead it's about human nature and the problems that most people usually prefer to ignore.
By NB5 years ago in The Swamp
My Two Cents for the Bank
Political discussion was once a much smaller topic. Debated over water coolers at work and during ads of sports games, the topic was widely ignored by the vast public. Whether for the better or worse, it seems as if everyone is involved in politics in some way. This change was most apparent when a friend of mine started getting political on social media. Though it was mostly just memes he found funny, it was strange. This friend would openly sigh if anyone mentioned politics. Hell, he knew so little that I had to explain who Republicans and Democrats were so he could finish a project in high school.
By Kellen Pifer5 years ago in The Swamp
Equality Without Anarchy
Equality without anarchy; can it exist? Think about something; even if you're too young to remember (as I am), undoubtedly you can at least imagine this. The last time that a race-related issue was raised and people turned to violence and destruction to make a point… it sent military tanks rolling up the city streets of Augusta and Harlem, GA.
By Timothy A Rowland5 years ago in The Swamp
Freedom: Is It a Mere Slogan?
All of this stuff about Trump, symbolism, cops, monuments, rioting, and so on, has me thinking about freedom. What the hell is it anyway? In assessing freedom, I will address the nature of authority, the exaggerated scandals of monuments and Founding Father-shaming, and a host of other things (but, thankfully, I DO NOT discuss facemasks in this particular piece, other than to say right here that, in my view, it's more of a medical/scientific concern about limiting the spread of a potentially deadly virus).
By Wade Wainio5 years ago in The Swamp
Future Primitive
In advance, I apologize for my rant, but better out than in. I have thought about this for many sleepless nights as I pace the night dealing with bad nights. You know those nights, where the past creeps up and fills the landscape with bad things that you thought you had gotten over, but never can. In my pacing, I went over all the intel I learned, or was entrusted to me, and see a future with a landscape painted with stupidity, and blood. I see many factions, and many endgames in play, and since I am nobody, my ability to stop it all is limited to my turf, and here I shall stand,mentor those awake, and aware, and fight.
By R. Herne Steelegrave5 years ago in The Swamp
Why Progressives should support Biden
Moderate Democrats are one of the biggest obstacles in the path of a Progressive America. Historical support of big money, PAC’s, and corporate donors allow influences into the Party that are antithetical to a collective focused government. The Biden/Harris ticket promises more of the same. VP Biden has actively worked with lobbyist groups for decades, and Senator Harris’ current campaign shows donations from Kaiser Permanente, AT&T, Walt Disney, and others on OpenSecrets.org. It would be foolish to believe that this new potential Administration will do more for Progressives than previously elected Democrats. Biden/Harris will be a continuation of Clintonian policies, just as the Obama administration was, and our dreams of a shared collective will continue to remain unfulfilled.
By Nicholas Dark5 years ago in The Swamp
Report on Day 2 of 2020 Republican National Convention
I didn't watch much of the First Night of the 2020 Republican National Convention on Monday. I made up for that by watching just about all of the Second Night of the convention last night. Here's what I saw and heard: lies.
By Paul Levinson5 years ago in The Swamp