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The Problem With the Feminist Stance on Immigration
The Feminist Movement's stance on the immigration crisis that is plaguing the United States is to keep the children with their parents. This sounds great! I think everyone can agree that children should be with their parents. However, for a movement that claims all these numbers about women's abuse and sexual assault. Why would they support a decision that puts children in a position where these horrible things can happen? Why are they unwilling to compromise on the matter?
By Caroline Brown8 years ago in The Swamp
Washington DC's Hypocrisy
There seems to be a disconnect in Washington D.C. and the rest of the country. Of course Hollywood is just as disconnected, but there is a clear double standard between "them" and "us." From the way they treat women, to the way they think they know what is better for us, to the way they expect we don't realize what they do behind closed doors in the deal making arena that is politics. They treat the average American citizen as a personal bank and like puppets, here to do what ever they deem necessary to make them happy. We can most clearly see this in the way the immigration topic is being handled, right now.
By Bradley Perry8 years ago in The Swamp
If You Say in Public That You “Don’t Trust the Media” You Are a Special Kind of Stupid
Every once in awhile I run into a man at a party who brags that he carries his tire iron under the driver’s seat of his car (always a man) just in case of trouble. Knowing nothing else about this person than this one statement, I can safely assume that they are cowardly and a douchebag and cruel. Perhaps in other aspects of their life they are somewhat normal, but this statement gives them away. The same is true of people who claim to “not trust the media.” Particularly, if they say it in a way that is meant to come off as sage, and worldly. When a person says that, I, and many others, understand deep down that the speaker is a very special kind of stupid.
By David Bulley8 years ago in The Swamp
The Extreme Double Standards of Hollywood and Washington
We have seen an onslaught of insults, hurled by both sides of the aisle, in the recent months. There is definitely a double standard in Hollywood and the media, and Washington. More specifically, comedians and the people who seem to think they set the moral standards for the rest of the country, and the world. With the recent on-air insult hurled by Samantha Bee, and the Tweet by Rosanne, we have seen the clear double standard that exists in the media, Hollywood, and Washington. While there was pandering on both sides, I think it is clear to see who wins in the end. There will be direct quotes in this article, so be warned, there is foul language ahead, but I feel it necessary to get the point across. There is no ill will and no hatred implied, so get over it!
By Bradley Perry8 years ago in The Swamp
If You Are Not Multi-Lingual, Shut Your Mouth
Picking on bilingual people for speaking their own language is racist and silly. Hey evil racists, se habla español jerks, and I’m fluent from high school Spanish, my easy A. You see, you people thrive on hating minorities. Native Americans are also bullied for speaking their language in public since they are truly the ones who were here first when the United States was a mere colony. Don’t shame bilingual people into speaking in English, losers. You do not speak another language, at all, period. So who is ignorant and who is not?
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in The Swamp
Thoughts from an Oreo #1
Thoughts from an Oreo Pt. 1 Oreo. Half and half. Zebra. I've heard it all. It doesn't take long for people to notice that you're mixed before the floodgates open. The comments about my hair. The questions about what race my parents belong to. And let's not forget the confusion about which ethnicity I should check off whenever I fill out my paperwork.
By Hannah Walker8 years ago in The Swamp
Morality Vs. Legality
In America, our laws are often based off of Christianity. Thou shall not kill, thou shall not steal, and the like. While we know these are wrong to do because they affect a person or property that is not ours, some of these laws fall into a gray area of doing what is right vs. what is legal.
By James Howell8 years ago in The Swamp
Don't Move To The United States and Get Cliquish
People new to the United States do not understand the culture. Sure, our culture is what makes people suicidal, but that is another topic. We need to build a more supportive culture in general. People feel like nobody is willing to connect with them sometimes. Getting into cliques based on ethnicity is what the new immigrants do because they are scared to death. Not mixing amongst people is what can destroy a person socially. Learning English is necessary when moving to another continent altogether. The New World uses English as it’s the main language. But we are a melting pot or perhaps a salad.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in The Swamp
Remembering Cable Street
In the current political climate, with the rise of the authoritarian right-wing in its current visible form, we should do well to remember the resistance to the previous forms of right-wing authoritarianism and the birth of anti-fascist movements out of the Second World War and beforehand. Perhaps the greatest of popular mobilizations against fascism was the Battle of Cable Street. It originated out of a march of the British Union of Fascists, a march which would cut through the heart of a Jewish neighborhood, and an armed clash with the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) and a planned effort by 86 organizations to stop the march of the Fascist Union. The first attempts to end the march were peaceful, a petition signed by 100,000 people, and other such attempts. When this did not end the march, a member of the CPGB would organize a blockade of the fascist march through popular organization.
By Thomas Sebacher8 years ago in The Swamp
Adaptability Is Key to Democratic Survival
Adaptability and intellectual flexibility are keys to survival. The only real advantage humans have over other species from planet Earth is the adaptability that they have. The ability to accept and cope with changing conditions, their ability to adjust to fresh challenges.
By Peter Rose8 years ago in The Swamp
