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Understanding Men's Rights Activists and Their Lingo
Men's Rights Activists (MRA) think that they're taking arms against a world that's changing for the worse but, in reality, they're dragging their feet in the face of much-needed progressive evolution. Rather than representing a marginalized group on the edge of oppression, MRAs are actually the ones doing the oppressing and benefiting from a system rigged in their favor.
By Ben Kharakh8 years ago in The Swamp
Love > Hate
Dr. Martin Luther King jr. the icon went through an immense amount of racism while keeping a nonviolent mind. Yes, we all know, but it is how he managed to push through and be an activist. To have love—that is what many forget to calculate; how Dr. King felt and expressed his passion in helping those around him and even the ones abroad who are just as oppressed as he.
By Isabella S8 years ago in The Swamp
Love in the Time of POTUS 45 . Top Story - April 2018.
I’m drinking champagne alone in the Broadway Bar on the night of the Women’s March on Washington. I just left the Orpheum, where the Literary Death Match poets and readers declared hopes for daughters and tribute to mothers—and you could feel as much in the audience as on the streets of Downtown LA tonight that we’re all still flying high, giddy with celebration even though we know there’s a long four years ahead. But we’re not ready to let hope fade yet—people are still carrying their signs, and they’re wearing their homemade pussy hats, and I still haven’t changed my clothes.
By Jaz Persing8 years ago in The Swamp
Pennies, Memories, or Wastes of Space?
Controversially, governments around the world are slowly eliminating their lower-value coins. Examples of such countries that are in the process of disposing of their coins, or have already done so, include Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Finland, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, And Great Britain. A country that will perhaps be placed onto this list will be the United States of America eliminating production of their pennies and other virtually worthless coins.
By Benjamin Pla8 years ago in The Swamp
Free Speech In 2018
I am a strong believer in someone's right to free speech. I think people should be able to voice their opinion and make jokes about anything they want. I do believe there is definitely a time and place to say certain things; however, censorship is becoming too much in this day and age and this is what I will be discussing in this latest post.
By Mason Palmer8 years ago in The Swamp
My Experience in the National School Walkout
Even though most online writers are adults, I'm one of the few teenage online writers. Yeah, I know. I'm just a high school student who usually writes about movies and theories. But every once in a while, I write a political article, and today, it's time for another politics article.
By Jonathan Sim8 years ago in The Swamp
White Supremacist Lingo and Conspiracy Theories
Of a rally that saw an act of white supremacist terrorism our President, Homeopathic Hitler, said, “You also had some very fine people on both sides." Considering that The Worst of Us has had advisors like Sebastian Gorka, Stephen Miller, Sam Nunberg, and Stephen Bannon, who've all expressed openly bigoted views, it's no surprise that Orange Julius struggles to condemn bigots: he invited them into his campaign and administration. Knowing white supremacist lingo and conspiracy theories, then, will allow you better understand Trump and his hate stew milieu.
By Ben Kharakh8 years ago in The Swamp
Symbols and Cracking the Code of Hate in America
There are many “secret” codes of hate along with symbols in America. These are used to show other members they are a part of certain hate groups, without alerting the public. You can find these easy enough on the internet, as well as social media sites. 88, 1488, and HH are just some of these codes, but what do they mean? I will be discussing these and giving the meanings behind them as well as discussing symbols of hate in this essay.
By James Howell8 years ago in The Swamp
Racism: The Anxiety of Black Men in America
Blue Magic is a soul singing group from Philadelphia, PA, and they are known for their hit singles “Slideshow,” “Stop to Start,” “Chasing Rainbows,” “Love Has Found its Way to Me,” and “Spell,” during the soulful 1970s.
By Darryl C. Richie8 years ago in The Swamp
Review of 'The Americans' 6.5
The common denominator in last night’s episode 6.5 of The Americans, another perfectly powerful episode, was...sex. It not only was the subject of the delightfully drunken conversation between Claudia, Elizabeth, and Paige. Sex also motivated two major developments in the story. First, Elizabeth sleeps with Philip as prelude to persuading him to set up Kimmy to be jailed in Bulgaria. And then Philip in turn sleeps with Kimmy to convince her to leave Greece to meet him, so that Elizabeth’s plan to get Kimny in a Bulgarian jail as a way of getting leverage on her CIA father can happen.
By Paul Levinson8 years ago in The Swamp
