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Extremism Thrives on Rejection and the Fear of Being Forgotten
When I think about what anchored me down to my former beliefs, I realized that it wasn't only because I was a broken, vulnerable person running on learned behavior, it was because I wanted to be a part of something bigger. I thought I found home in the Alt-Right. A place where I can make history for my people to finally flourish and take back what I thought was ours. At the time, I didn’t really value myself and I knew that the world wasn’t going to remember me as an individual. So in order to be what I thought was important, I wanted to do anything in my power for my people and the movement in order for us to be back on top. I wanted to be a part of something "great" and familiar because I felt like the rest of society was constantly shitting on me for being white, for coming from a conservative background, for being different. I was constantly without fail treated like the enemy.
By Mardoll Gatsby7 years ago in The Swamp
1968: The Presidential Race and the Democratic National Convention
The numerous events that led to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in 1968 were both challenging and heartbreaking. The assassination of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, the peak of the Vietnam War, and Lyndon B. Johnson’s withdrawal from running for re-election all shaped not only the year 1968, but the all-important race for the presidency as well. With the height of protesting the Vietnam War, the Democratic National Convention turned violent, on the inside and out, when police officers patrolling the convention started beating protesters in the streets on national television.
By Shandi Pace7 years ago in The Swamp
Them Furious Days
At 3:39 AM of November 28, 2018, Harry Leslie Smith died. He was 95.He spent his twilight years in turning to writing and championing public services such as the NHS to see that the generations of his children and his grandchildren wouldn't live in the same squalid conditions that he had. Harry was born in 1923, so coming of age into the Great Depression, he has spoken at length of the horrors of pauper's pits and workhouses, horrors that would befall his own family. He started his first job at the age of 10, delivering coal. Harry referred to British life at this point a "barbarous time."
By C. Raymond Martin7 years ago in The Swamp
Here Is Why Many Minority Communities Are in Financially Troubling Situations
Let’s begin by asking, why do minority communities lack the financial training and understanding that many other communities seem to possess? Where is the disconnect? Over my lifetime, I have seen many minority people grow up in poverty and remained there.
By Chris Ricks7 years ago in The Swamp
What's Wrong with Voter ID Laws
Voter ID laws sound reasonable on the surface. We should want to protect our democracy, which means guaranteeing one vote per citizen. Since most people already have a state-issued driver’s license, what’s the big deal about asking everyone to show some identification before they vote?
By Robert Wells7 years ago in The Swamp
10 Things You Didn't Know About John McCain
Republican senator and war hero John McCain was one of the last few politicians who became respected by both Democrats and Republicans alike. He was a man who finally spoke out against the corruption going on around Capitol Hill, when most other Republicans refused to.
By Riley Raul Reese7 years ago in The Swamp
What Would It Take to Impeach Donald Trump?
Like many left-leaning people, I experienced some pretty extreme emotions when Donald J. Trump was elected President of the United States on November 8, 2016. I still remember where I was that night, and the moment I first realized that the election wasn't turning out how I expected or hoped. In the year and a half since his inauguration, President Donald Trump appears to have made more enemies than friends as the corruption and malicious intentions behind his policies have come to light.
By Joseph D. N. Kendrick7 years ago in The Swamp
What Does Trump's Fuel Economy Mean for the Environment?
Donald Trump recently set out a plan to roll back on the fuel economy standards that the Obama administration previously put into place to make emissions standards stricter, and, in turn, decrease greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Trump’s fuel economy is a more lenient approach which will take apart the clean air act, dismantle environmental groups’ efforts nationwide, and cause public health to plummet. Overall, this change of legislation is going to take our nation backwards in many ways and cause havoc on the environment which is already in major distress. Here are the specific ways in which fuel economy standards will fall and the environment will suffer from Trump’s policy change.
By Morgan E. Westling7 years ago in The Swamp
10 Best Female Political Writers You Should Follow
Politics, for the most part, seems to be a "guys' only" club. Our senators and representatives are mostly male. Politics reporters, too, also seem to be mostly male. Even the talking heads on television are majority-male.
By Mackenzie Z. Kennedy7 years ago in The Swamp
