politics

Politics does not dictate our collective cultural mindset as much as it simply reflects it; We've got to look in the mirror sometimes, and we've got one.

Why the 2018 Elections Will Change Nothing
Democrats or Republicans? The whole of American politics boils down to this question. While one can debate the relevance of politics and policy repeatedly question people about their positions on certain policies, but there will ultimately be only two people for whom they can vote. The question of party, unfortunately is as irrelevant as the third-party candidates that like to think they can win in elections for major political posts. The question becomes would you like this slightly different but altogether unchanged version of government or the other part of this binary system of government?
By Thomas Sebacher8 years ago in The Swamp
Segregation Is a Choice in the Modern World
Segregation is something people do to themselves deliberately these days. People stick to their ethnic group. What I want to know about this is, why? People come to the United States in search of a better life, but they do not mix with the average people.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in The Swamp
Are We Really
I would like to open by first thanking all those who read this article. We must come to terms with the state of our Nation and ask ourselves is our nation truly going in the direction of what makes us great? In order to answer that question, I think we have to go to the very root of what truly makes America great to begin with. What is it that sets America apart from every other country? Let us take a long look at Our American History and let that be a guide to what sets us apart and why we are great to begin with.
By SHAWN HENNING8 years ago in The Swamp
Europe and the Nationalist Gambit
The state of European politics is in disarray. The political chaos in Italy highlights a swift shift to the right. The main driver behind the rightward departure is immigration, or more honestly the ethnic implications of immigration.
By Nathaniel Purtell8 years ago in The Swamp
The Democrats: A Party at War With Itself
Click for AUDIO VERSION. Contrary to popular opinion, no, I do not believe all Democrats are evil. I have known a lot of them over the years, engaged in meaningful arguments with them, and have enjoyed their company. Over the years I have discovered the party has a Jekyll and Hyde personality with moderates representing Dr. Jekyll and Progressives representing Mr. Hyde. It is this latter group I have a problem with and consider a genuine threat to our nation. As to the others, I see them as honest, hard-working citizens interested in fairness, equality, and the American way of life. Progressives want to change it all.
By Tim Bryce8 years ago in The Swamp
The Problem With Statistics
The popular media presentation of statistics can be misleading. How can politicians be expected to come up with the right answers when the information they are given is not honest?
By Peter Rose8 years ago in The Swamp
Roseanne Barr's Racist Tweet Will Help Donald Trump Win in 2020 and Here's How!
An African American man named Gregory Vaughn Hill was shot and killed four years ago after playing his music loudly in his own garage. While Progressives will want you to believe that’s all there is to the story and the man getting shot was proof of racism by cops and Republicans, that’s simply not the case at all. In fact, not even the jury’s decision in the man’s wrongful death lawsuit case wasn’t racist.
By Hawkeye Honnicut8 years ago in The Swamp
Stuck in the Middle
Politics. It's everywhere. Nobody likes it, yet everyone talks about it. Now more than ever it seems. Social media, news channels, billboards, shirts, everything bares the motos and names of politicians, political organizations, and activist groups. With so many voices, it makes it easier to be heard in groups. Of course, in the U.S. the most prominent groups are political parties. Democrats vs Republicans. Liberals vs Conservatives. But where does that leave those in the middle?
By Lorraine Woiak8 years ago in The Swamp
The Smoke and Mirrors of the Democrats
Click for AUDIO VERSION. The Democrats are desperate. Regardless of what the mainstream media says, they are losing ground to the Republicans going into the 2018 midterm elections. We have discussed how the MEDIA twists the facts in their favor and the steps taken by the Democrats to change VOTING regulations, both of which hit below-the-belt. This desperation hints at the power struggle going on within the party itself with the progressive's trying to retain control. If they lose in November, they'll likely lose in 2020 and forfeit control of the party.
By Tim Bryce8 years ago in The Swamp
Fake Votes
Click for AUDIO VERSION. There is an old axiom in poker which says, "When your opponent is sitting there holding all the aces, there is only one thing left to do: kick over the table." In other words, if you know you cannot possibly win, it is time to change the rules of the game. Coincidentally, this is the philosophy of progressive Democrats as we approach the 2018 midterm elections, particularly as it applies to voting.
By Tim Bryce8 years ago in The Swamp
Neoliberalism and Minimal State Intervention
It is suggested that we are currently living in the "age of Neoliberalism," a political concept drawing on the traditional ideas of economic liberalism, believing that states ought to intervene as little as possible in the economy, allowing individuals (including corporations) to participate freely in the self-regulating market. There is an abundance of critical literature on Neoliberalism, most of which exhibits the incoherence of the claims of those economists who favour a limited state. I will be drawing on a number of these criticisms to demonstrate why the pursuit of neoliberalism as a set of political and economic principles by a given government is neither economically nor politically beneficial to the vast majority.
By Katie Kenyon8 years ago in The Swamp
The Rising Power of the Turkish Kurds
In a country of almost 80 million, any Presidential candidate would be stupid to ignore 20 percent of their people. But that is what has happened to the Kurds in Turkey for decades. The Kurdish population, long ignored and marginalised by the political establishment, is now beginning to rise in importance. With Presidential and Parliamentary elections only six weeks away political organisations that have a long history of opposing or ignoring Kurdish rights and issues are suddenly finding themselves in need of their votes. What has changed? What would cause such a deeply nationalist country, led by an almost authoritarian President, to suddenly consider these people a viable support base.
By Jack Holton8 years ago in The Swamp