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Ghana's Human Rights Violations 2022: Ghanians Angry at Report While Some are Fighting for Human Rights
Monday, 17 April 2023 The United States Department of State has released it's human rights report for 2022. As always Ghanians are screaming foul and racism, even though these are serious human rights violations. Truthful human rights issues.
By IwriteMywrongs3 years ago in The Swamp
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
On the day after the Grand National, Britain’s biggest horse race, one of the more sensationalist Sunday newspapers ran the banner headline NATIONAL DISGRACE, accompanied by a photo of horses competing in the race. What this excitable organ views as a disgrace is not the fact that three perfectly healthy young horses were killed at the Aintree meeting this year, but rather the disgrace lies upon the shoulders of those who would like to see the annual carnage stopped. There were 118 arrests made at the course, as animal rights activists, a vegan mob, as one newspaper put it, tried unsuccessfully to halt the race.
By Joe Young3 years ago in The Swamp
Making laws that have the opposite effect from that which is claimed to be the intended one.
Making laws that have opposite effect to that which is claimed to be the intended one. How attitude changes when the law is changed to force people to a way of thought
By Peter Rose3 years ago in The Swamp
Louisville Shooting: An Analysis of America's Continuing Gun Violence Epidemic
On Monday, April 10, 2023, the United States of America was once again gripped by the horror of another mass shooting. This time, it was the city of Louisville, Kentucky that was rocked by the sound of gunfire, leaving six people dead and eight injured. As the nation mourns yet another tragedy, it is time to examine the root causes of this continuing epidemic of gun violence and seek solutions to end it.
By Muhammad Hamza3 years ago in The Swamp
ON the theoretical impossibility of Scottish Indepedence
In 1785 French mathematician Nicolas Condorcet discovered problems in the theory of voting when the voters had more than two alternatives. In his examination of various voting systems he discarded the first past the post system if there were more then two alternatives, because the least popular alternative might win even if it would lose in a series of pairwise elections.
By Axel P Kulit3 years ago in The Swamp
Fears Mount over Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament
January 20th (Chicago, IL) – Perhaps for the first time since 2010 and reversing the nearly continuous downward spiral that began in 1995, the Doomsday Clock to nuclear disaster may be ticking backwards.
By J.P. Prag3 years ago in The Swamp
"Inside FIFA's Football Parallel Universe: Rampant, Systemic and deep-rooted corruption"
FIFA, the international governing body of football, has created a parallel universe that exists beyond national borders and transcends cultural differences. This universe is built around the global game of football, which has become the most popular sport in the world, with an estimated 3.5 billion fans worldwide.
By Muhammad Hamza3 years ago in The Swamp
Letter to the president...
7APR2023; 1846, FRI– Maryland, USA Peace and blessings to one and all on this Good Friday. "Thank you for coming to my Ted talk".
By Nefarious Darrius3 years ago in The Swamp
What's It Like In A Homeless Shelter
This is day four, in a homeless shelter for me, and apparently I have the face of a innocent woman with Bambi eyes. The staff is unprofessional completely right down to almost cruel. When I was verbally assaulted by a staff member yesterday, my adrenaline, was helping me survive.
By Emily Radford(Rising Phoenix)3 years ago in The Swamp
Native Americans React to New Presidential Order
January 20th (Tahlequah, OK) – It has taken the entire history of the United States of America, but at long last a President has unequivocally apologized out loud to the indigenous people of these lands. The explicit apology follows much earlier ones to native Hawai’ians for overthrowing their kingdom, Black people for slavery, Japanese Americans for unjustly imprisoning them in internment camps during World War II, and others. Despite a resolution passed by Congress and signed by then-President Barack Obama in December 2009, no public declaration had ever been made before. According to Robert Longley of ThoughtCo (Longley, Robert. "U.S. Apology to Native Americans." ThoughtCo, Dec. 15, 2020, thoughtco.com /the-us-apologized-to-native-americans-3974561.):
By J.P. Prag3 years ago in The Swamp
“Anti-Woke” - the New Code for Anti-Blackness
Whenever I read the article of a so-called “anti-woke” person, I pick up on the overwhelmingly negative, mean-spirited, and yes, anti-Black energy coming from the writer. This is not surprising, given that the term “anti-woke” – for the most part – is simply a cover for anti-Blackness. Those who describe themselves as “anti-woke” tend to couch their distaste for “wokeness” in terms of a general dislike of left-wing causes; but make no mistake, the anti-woke brigade’s primary obsession is an aversion to racial justice.
By Clare Xanthos3 years ago in The Swamp
Calling Marianne Williamson' Kooky' Reeks of Sexism
In March of 2023, spiritual leftist and failed 2020 presidential democratic nominee Marianne Williamson announced her bid for the presidency. Almost immediately, commentators began attacking, not her policies, but her kookiness. "Let the Cranks Run," Jack Shafer argued in Politico, a picture of Williamson on the thumbnail. "If I had a, what's it called? A little globe here, a crystal ball," Biden's press secretary mocked when asked about her bid, "Then I can tell you…. If I could feel her aura. I just don't have anything to share on that."
By Alex Mell-Taylor3 years ago in The Swamp