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The State Withdraws: The volunteers move in.
We're often told by the left that we require the overwhelming state to provide nearly every public service in society on these fair shores. We simply can not live without the Government - it is impossible and every retreat of that state, in all its mighty glory, will automatically equal yet another child in poverty.
By Tom Guyton-Day6 years ago in The Swamp
Can you be a Christian and a Liberal?
Being a christian liberal is like being a conservative atheist. It's almost an oxymoron... Liberals get the stigma from conservatives that they're dangerous because they don't have a higher power to look up to. In fact, some conservatives even view fellow conservatives who are atheist as an attack from the left.
By Gareth Seagull6 years ago in The Swamp
Crumbling Walls
I have come across a recurring theme in cinema and music over the past few years that has really changed the way that I view authoritarian systems. The most recent viewing that drew this thought process from the back of my skull is the anime adaptation of the manga 'Attack on Titan'.
By Michael Grube6 years ago in The Swamp
I am anti-Socialist/Communist
I have been asked many times, (More times than I care to count) given my current financial circumstances, why I am so Anti-Socialist/Communist. Well the answer is simple, because I love freedom. I want the freedom to choose for myself what I will do, if I want to become rich I can. If I want to stay the way I am, that is my choice as well. If I choose to believe there is a God, or if I choose to believe there isn't, I am free to do that. If I choose to speak on anything, I may do so without the fear of being attacked. You see under a Constitutional Free Market/Capitalist system, I have that freedom. I have the freedom to fail or succeed, if I have the skills and determination to succeed. But if don't have them, then I will fail. In a Free Market/Capitalist system it's all on me, fail or succeed, it's all on me.
By Charles Goodson6 years ago in The Swamp
My Thoughts on Canada's Banning of Assault Rifles
On May 1, 2020, the Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau had announced the banning of 1500 different types of assault rifles. This was the reaction of the gruesome mass killing in Nova Scotia on April 18, 2020. The shooter of this atrocious act had used an assault rifle to carry out his heinous act.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in The Swamp
The future- will political ideals matter?
The future- Will political ideals matter? This current – April 2020- pandemic is throwing up interesting questions about the future. It also shows how interconnected we all are on this overcrowded planet. Not just interconnected one nation to another, which enabled the virus to spread world wide in such a short time but also how our individual lives have become so dependent on so many other people. Interconnection is different from interdependent. It is not good for any group, or nation, to depend entirely on another, for its basics of food, shelter or defense. Dependency can become slavery so very easily. The mantras of the 1970's about small is beautiful and how to strive for self sufficiency, have been buried under the commercial needs of gigantic global companies. We have personal access to mass world wide communication but the question has to be; has this empowered us or made us reliant on advertising funded platforms? The greater part of the funding for social media comes from global commercial enterprises.
By Peter Rose6 years ago in The Swamp
The (dis)United States of Europe
A fast paced entrance of a huge number of immigrants is not something to take lightly or appeal to tolerance as the only way to cope. Yes, tolerance is good. But the issue here is why have so many people decided suddenly to come to Europe? To me, there's something there that we don't know about. And it is dangerous for both the immigrants and the countries that they come to.
By Maritsa Solares6 years ago in The Swamp
What’s This All About
Let me first introduce myself, Tamara Robinson, I’m a single parent, writer, truck driver, mechanic, computer and cellphone geek, entrepreneur, African American, bisexual, spiritual, crazy ass, democratic, liberal, amongst other things. In my writings, this being my first here on Vocal, I will cover many topics and we will have many discussions on pressing topics and as well as touch on things of a more relaxed nature. I am both a poet and storyteller. I can entertain and inform you. Please visit often and even if you don’t read my work, read someone’s. Everyone has a story that relates to the life of someone else’s. We as a people must revisit the teachings, places, and things that made us who we are today, as we can’t always revisit the people.
By Tamara Robinson6 years ago in The Swamp
Old vs. New: Where We've Been and Where We're Going
In order to understand the movements and ideas of our age (such as they are), it is vital to not only consider where we stand today. Though it is necessary to grasp that "the world" is now different from that of a hundred years ago, we should also examine the currents of thought which preceded our own. While many flawed ideas existed in the past, let's not deny that some decidedly "new" ideas may be flawed as well — or, of course, that we have flawed approaches to otherwise good ideas. After all, people have an amazing ability to make even a great idea look like the worst of all time. Thankfully, though, it is not necessary to be a "perfect" person or even to always sound rational, in order to be basically good. At a certain point, being good should also include being good enough.
By Wade Wainio6 years ago in The Swamp
The Cusp of World War III
World War 3 can be prevented. Yes, I'm going to flat out say this. The future is something that can always be changed. Sure, the virus coming out of China forcing everybody on this planet into quarantine is something vile. World War 3 could turn into an explosive situation since the Chinese blame the US military for spreading the virus while America in its perpetual racism blames The Chinese. First of all how stupid is that? A virus will kill without hesitation. That is simply what viruses do. Viruses enjoy making people ill.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez6 years ago in The Swamp
