voting

Postmortems of voting woes, disenfranchisement, and how countries around the world elect government officials.

Calling Moscow - 30
This conversation happened on August 11, as news of the Trump campaign having been hacked and the Ukrainian forces advancing into Russia’s Kursk region caught up with the media.
By Lana V Lynxabout a year ago in The Swamp
Bipartisan Power to the People: How Republicans for Harris Will Secure Our Future
I am bone-weary of weirdos and power-mongers ruining my country. A new coalition, “Republicans for Harris” launched, featuring important Republican pundits in impressive numbers, according to MSNBC. Did you ever in your life think you would see such an organization??
By Maryan Pelland2 years ago in The Swamp
"We Live In An Adventurous World of Us vs Them". Content Warning.
I wrote this on a whim After five days at home with Covid. It seems my friends & family, who have gone to the dictatorship side.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 2 years ago in The Swamp
Dear America 2024….. Content Warning.
Dear friends, colleague, families, & acquaintances—— please listen carefully… if you haven’t read my other writings, I suggets that you should read those two before you’re reading this——-
By Meghan LeVaughn 2 years ago in The Swamp
Dear Future President
It's time for another political article because as I surf through Twitter and Youtube I'm seeing post after post about Trump and Kamala. Oy ve and a half. Look what America has been reduced to: Trump, the felon who causes insurrections or Kamala, the brain dead druggie who can't complete an actual real sentence. We are so doomed. Still, if I could vote, I'd give my vote to the felon. At least I can understand him when he speaks.
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman2 years ago in The Swamp
Why American Voters Should Choose Kamala Harris Over Donald Trump
As the 2024 presidential election looms, Americans confront a pivotal choice: support Kamala Harris, the sitting Vice President, or former President Donald Trump. Here are ten compelling reasons why Kamala Harris is the superior candidate for the presidency, especially as she aims to become the first female president of the United States.
By David Snam2 years ago in The Swamp
"Vice President Kamala Harris for President 2024 IN AMERICA!". Content Warning.
I support Vice President Kamala Harris for President 2024 IN AMERICA! I researched on Bing co-pilot for this story that I revised with my input to focus on VP Harris accomplishments. I am a Californian. I think Vice President Kamala Harris is an intelligent woman and has accomplished so many positive ideas to make America a free country supporting Democracy.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 2 years ago in The Swamp
Necropolitics
It’s 2024. It's been twenty years since I was in high school. It's been twenty-one years since the invasion of Iraq, and 23 years since the September 11, 2001 attacks.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in The Swamp
Idolatry in U.S. Politics
I'm going to put this out there: Is a person who was shot at and missed a hero? From what I have always known a hero is someone who is courageous and/or possesses noble qualities. Such as a person who saves another person's life. A person that will go to any length to help the less fortunate so that they may have a better quality of life. The hero is someone who goes into action to save someone or help someone. Simply dodging a bullet is not a heroic action.
By Rick Henry Christopher 2 years ago in The Swamp
No, You Should Actually Vote
It’s hard to find words to describe how it has felt living through the last 25 or so years of American politics. The best I can do is “soul-numbing.” It’s been overwhelming, disappointing and often scary. It feels like we’re constantly on the precipice of losing a lot, and it’s difficult to tell how much of that is fear mongering or not. In addition, it feels like the ultra-rich and extremists are in control. When you’re beaten over the head with negativity and given bad options, it seems easier to fall into apathy and refuse to participate.
By Tina H2 years ago in The Swamp
Spring Cleaning
I've been feeling very angry the last few weeks—a noticeable increase from the "angry" of the last several months. My frustration has mounted to volcanic proportions so that I (at the time of starting this piece) have spent three days crying at the slightest inconvenience, screaming in my car, and throwing my fists at inanimate objects, hands shaking from clenching so tight. This isn't necessarily uncharacteristic of me, but it has been uncommon since I found my proper medication nearly ten years ago. What is it that has my therapized and medicated cool demeanor on such an edge these days? It might be easier to ask what doesn't, but I'll do my best to explain everything clearly.
By kp2 years ago in The Swamp
The Possibility of a Self-Implosion of the Immigrant Chaos in the US
There is a possibility that the chaos caused by immigrants in the United States could self-impplode. The SAVE Act and its implications are discussed. ( The SAVE Act, a proposed law that mandates only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections, has generated considerable debate and controversy.)
By Estalontech2 years ago in The Swamp