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Neglect and Vulnerability:
In the bustling metropolis of New York, thousands of individuals seek solace and support in residential treatment programs, battling addiction and behavioural health issues. But behind closed doors, a dark reality unfolds: one of vulnerability, neglect, and heartache.
By Zeeshan May3 years ago in The Swamp
A Talk About Pure Free Market Capitalism
One of the biggest things we constantly hear about is Pure Free Market Capitalism. I thought I would take some time and talk about it. It is believed by mostly conservatives in every country that if Capitalists were free and not weighed down by taxes or regulations or even fees that eventually the world would be a far better place. Resources being used through the direction of the Capitalists would be developed to their fullest potential in the pursuit of maximizing profits. Capitalists would be able through seeking return on investments to improve the overall quality of life. As Capitalists move to fill various niches in order to earn a profit there will be those who answer the various environmental issues as well. In the end the nation will be prosperous and all will benefit greatly enjoying the effects of trickledown.
By V. H. Eberle3 years ago in The Swamp
Who dictates the strategy to control the board on Earth?
In the summer of 2021 landmark meetings allegedly took place between representatives of an “Earth Alliance” – consisting of officials of nation states and executives of corporate giants – and emissaries of the Galactic Federation Of Worlds, an organisation that has been overseeing the Earth’s development into a “space-fairing” civilisation for millennia, since before the “Annunaki” began genetically engineering a slave race on our planet to work the gold mines they’d established as part of their efforts to repair the atmosphere on their home world, Nibiru.
By Steve Harrison3 years ago in The Swamp
We are losing our ability to love
There is no doubt that we are living through a massive attack on personal liberty. For many, this reversal from granting rights to taking away rights signifies the end of democracy as we know it and possibly the start of a sort of fascism. For others, this marks a return to normal, where rights are mostly for the mainstream and where those who are different need to keep their differences private and not expect to exercise then publicly at will.
By G. A. Botero3 years ago in The Swamp
The New Nuclear Race.
The term “Nuclear Race” has a different meaning today than it had in the past. During the Cold War, the nature of international relations was shaped by geopolitics. That meant that the major powers of the world strived to obtain political control of as much geographical area as possible. A significant tool for this objective was nuclear deterrence. Both global power centers i.e., USA and the Soviets used their arsenal of nuclear weapons to implicitly threaten other states into compliance. Therefore, the basis for power lay in weaponized nuclear capabilities.
By Hamza Shaikh3 years ago in The Swamp
Isolation, Neglect, and Apathy in Society
I haven't wanted to leave the house lately. I think about reclusive personalities that I've read about (like Emily Dickinson) and seen in movies (like Helen Hudson played by Sigourney Weaver in Copycat) and I wonder if my attitude is "normal" or "crazy" or "typical" considering what everybody has seen and heard this past decade. I don't believe that isolation is a "normal" human behavior or that it is good for us, yet it seems to me that the whole construct of the city (not saying that rural areas are any better) is set up to promote isolation, neglect, and apathy. I find it distressing as I approach my elder years having already qualified for retirment a bit early, knowing that the "good times" or "glory days" of my past are extinct. The young people today have a totally different attitude and outlook on what fun is, what success is, and what family is. The old values have been replaced by new technology, new ideology, and new ethics. Sociology was supposed to teach me and citizens how to get along with others in various settings, but even with my age, experience, and education, I'm discovering over and over again that there is no way to learn what Sociology promised to teach. It makes me refer to a character in the movie "Shawshank Redemption" ---- Brooks. He had been "institutionalized" meaning after he received his life sentence to prison, he never considered that he would be set free. So when they released him as a very old man, and he saw the world again after all those years away from it, it was not only shocking, but too "fast" and too "different" for him to adapt to. This is happening to me and others, not because we don't know what adapting is and not because we are lazy or unable to try something new, but simply because the skills required (like cell phones, apps, gps, etcetera) are not created with elders in mind. These new modern inventions were created soley for the next generation --- those who have perfect vision, perfect hearing, and perfect health. So the rest of us who have survived the "wars" of life and have any disabilities not only have to endure the civilization with our handicaps, but we also have to tolerate the fact that the younger and healthier folks get additional benefits simply because technology is on their side, invented for them, not for the elders who need help more than they do.
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman3 years ago in The Swamp
