humanity
Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of politicians, legislators, activists, women in politics and the everyday voter.
Is This How The World Works, Or Am I Just Crazy?
I just went downstairs this evening, into the walk-in basement I live in, and was greeted by the war news on TV. The housemates were huddled together on the couch, listening to the reporter’s narrative of the explosions that occurred in Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, which resulted in the deaths of over 100 Ukrainian civilians. Everyone around me had been commenting on this issue for weeks now, yet their opinions all sound the same:
By Shalin Thomas4 years ago in The Swamp
Bourgnew's Political Declaration
Our nation will be a nation that will be one of creed and many faiths. A nation that will embrace humanity and not divide for meaningless disputes. We believe in freedoms, we believe in hope, and we believe in loyalty. We were founded on principles that are rooted in the goodwill of humanity. We were founded on unity and humanity. Our nation will forever live in its values guided by its innate principles. We will refuse discord and dissension. We will refuse division and divisiveness. Equality and equity are evident in the truest democracy. No one is above the law in the purest republic. We hope for a nation that is conscious of its duty to humanity, a nation that is conscious of its gifts, and a nation that defends its rights. We seek not to invade others' will or create an empire. We seek not to violate rights and freedoms but to avail ourselves in the grace of unity, humanity, freedom, and liberty, and to do so perpetually. We seek the participation of every able citizen to choose the path of their nation, to choose the destiny of their nation, and to choose to follow without constraint.
By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous4 years ago in The Swamp
On The Fence: Abortion
The Begining: The first time I heard about the idea of abortion was in high school. I can't remember for the life of me which course it was in, but it was sometime during the transition from grade 11 to grade 12. The whole discussion was not even entirely pro-choice-centric. But amazing about China's one-child policy, and how that had led to many prospective parents 'choosing' to get a sex-selection abortion. Undeniably, I was not very impressed with the idea of abortion.
By onthefence4 years ago in The Swamp
How the Decline Of America Is Ruining Our Mental Health
It’s not easy being an American for many of us in 2022. There has been a trend toward our country reverting backward in time, in so many negative ways. As we become more divided, angry, and confrontational, it takes its toll on our mental health.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer4 years ago in The Swamp
Story of How People Lived in Ukraine
The New Yorker, which has a centuries-old tradition, has been emphasizing the genre of storytelling since its inception in the fast-paced modern age. Nowadays, no one reads a story, this weekly milestone is far from this misconception, the work of veteran storytellers from all over the world is still there; But it also searches for new, multi-lingual storytellers who, for whatever reason, are constantly on the prowl. Not only are these stories read, but they can go viral and make a new writer a celebrity, as was proven three years ago. Therefore, the readers who are checking the latest stories of each of its issues coming up in the coming week are also scattered in every volume.
By Yogesh Sawant4 years ago in The Swamp
When Countries Are Diseased And People In Power Deny You The Medicine
Yesterday (May 25th, 2022) was my birthday, but it was just another dark day for humanity. A day that doesn’t need to be celebrated at all and the dark memories of which are now permanently part of the collective human psyche.
By James Ssekamatte4 years ago in The Swamp
What to do about the self-exalted oppressed [Medium.com censored me]
[Medium.com censored my months-old account. I suspect it is because my posts had a conservative lean. I don’t know what to do with my posts, so I might as well repurpose them here. Tell me what you think.]
By Johan Sigg4 years ago in The Swamp
The Not so Common Sense View of the Uvalde Shootings
According to popular belief, there is this phenomenon we like to call common sense. This thing called common sense is supposed to help guide us in our everyday decision-making, from mundane acts in the privacy of our homes to public acts that may affect complete strangers. Generally, common sense reminds us to keep our hands out of fires or to not drive our cars where people are walking.
By Lucas Díaz-Medina4 years ago in The Swamp
Is Freedom of Speech Dying?
The history of freedom of speech in the west seemingly begins properly in the radical enlightenment movement in which we see a huge interest in the idea of full freedom of expression. In comparison to Voltaire and other more moderate enlightenment philosophers, the radical enlightenment focuses on ‘the entire truth of what is known to men should be expressed so as to be accessible and available to all.’ Israel, J.I. (2011). The argument is that this is a very extreme form of freedom of speech which seems to have a disregard for consequence, which is against of what freedom of speech actually stands for and J.I Israel argues in the chapter. Moderate enlightenment however, seeks to understand the rights and responsibilities on both sides of freedom of speech, but for its moderate nature is still at risk of leading towards censorship. The challenge is to meet the line between the moderate and the radical in order to respect the ideas, seek to facilitate the ideas with platform and critique those ideas without censorship. In the modern day, many have analysed how the idea of freedom of speech is moving backwards in which freedom of speech is becoming censored to the point where entire arguments have been shut down from Internet services and critical accounts on social media have been suspended with the people themselves being ‘cancelled’ in a culture which promotes this behaviour.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in The Swamp
Americans Are Sick and Tired of "Thoughts and Prayers"
It's been a while since I've written a story on Vocal. I thought I'd talk about something that continues to infuriate me and probably it does for you as well. I'm seething in anger and Americans are tired of what I'm about to discuss. You're probably aware of the recent shooting that occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which is west of San Antonio, where 21 people were killed (19 children and two teachers). It's the deadliest school shooting in Texas history.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 4 years ago in The Swamp
