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The American Nightmare
“It seems that many Americans covet the easy road to the Dream and in the process undercut the core values that established the Dream in the first place” (Warshauer). Due to the lack of respect for the morals on which the American Dream is founded, it is impossible to achieve. The notion of economic and social success is an illusion which has denied the reality of American life for the greater majority of Americans. Moreover, the United States’ economy is experiencing the worst crisis since the Great Depression, and it is directly correlated with the public opinion of the American Dream. A sense of entitlement is causing a decline in work effort while creating an inability to be satisfied with what one has already obtained. Americans are too slothful and unmotivated to apply themselves fully to succeeding. These factors contribute to the newfound impossibility of the American Dream.
By Ollyvir Reagan8 years ago in The Swamp
Controversial Freedoms
By the time most American students enter high school, they have been acquainted with the Constitution of this country and more specifically the First Amendment. The amendment that protects the American peoples’ right to free speech, protects press/media, and protects the freedom of worship and religion. Because these freedoms and protections have been in our Constitution since the foundation of our country, they seem required for any functioning democracy. However, this is not always the case, while these freedoms and protections help a democracy survive and succeed, they are not required for democracy to work. European nations are perfect examples of this, the two most notable examples are in England and in France. England passed strong “anti-slander laws” approved by their parliament in 2013, which says anybody who hurts someone through publication/general publicity, can be charged under this law. In France, all conspicuous religious symbols in public are banned, including the Hijab and the burka, which are instrumental to the Muslim faith.
By Jonah Yannis8 years ago in The Swamp
What Does Our Future Hold?
Humanity is at its peak of development. We live in the age of advancement, whether it's space travel, cancer treatment, or virtual reality. With such an exponential growth of wealth and technologies, one must wonder, what does our future hold?
By Patrick Wilson8 years ago in The Swamp
Reasons Why Martial Artists Shouldn't Support Trump
I have been a practitioner of the martial arts for twenty+ years. My very first exposure to what would later become a lifelong passion was the pilot episode of the short-live program called The Master starring Lee Van Cleef and the famous Sho Kosugi. For those of you unfamiliar with the show, the central plot was that of a war veteran named John Peter McAllister who stayed in Japan at the end of the war and became the first westerner initiated into the ways of the ninja. He later learns that he has a daughter in the United States and leaves the ninja clan to find her. As you can imagine, this didn’t go over to well with the clan so they send Okasa (Sho Kosugi) after him. Along the way, McAllister meets up with Max Keller, a young man with a strong sense of justice and a good heart but leaps before he thinks. McAllister takes on the young Max as an apprentice and together they search for the Master’s daughter while solving a new problem each week. Think Knight Rider, only with ninja instead of a talking car.
By Jason Bowles8 years ago in The Swamp
Propaganda: Better With or Without It?
“Propaganda is indifferent to truth and truthfulness, knowledge and understanding; it is a form of strategic communication that uses any means to accomplish its ends.” (Walter Cunningham). Humanity, always going forward to the future, living in the world of present and looking in the old window of history, can track the evolution of propaganda and its transformation into various types of mass media for many different purposes. This form of information has emotional impact that attempts to shape perceptions, influencing the attitude of a population and manipulating cognitions always toward some political, ideological, or commercial causes.
By Gregory Swetly8 years ago in The Swamp
Government Economic Forecasting, Mythology, or Science?
As a retired estimating and costing engineer, I see so much reliance based on estimates that cannot possibly have a shred of accuracy; by accuracy I mean the engineering estimators allowance of + or – 2%. One quote I saw today is, unfortunately, true: the economic forecasting from British bureaucrats makes astrology look a science.
By Peter Rose8 years ago in The Swamp
The Possible Secret Behind the Book 'Fire and Fury'
Michael Wolff is the author of an explosive new book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. In this book, he describes the inner workings of the White House with main quotes from Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon. This book has brought about peoples' questioning of Trump's mental state and the capacity for his presidency.
By Otis Colon8 years ago in The Swamp
The Big Takeaways From Trump's State of the Union
President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address was being touted early on as a message of unity and bipartisanship. There were a few moments that President Trump received bipartisan ovations for Americans who had given their all and for his message about the strength of this great country.
By Lawrence Lease8 years ago in The Swamp
Goodbye Scotland: Westminster Coup Against Holyrood Exposed?
The Ferret checked Nicola Sturgeon’s claim of a Brexit power grab in July 2017 and said they were half true. While respecting the impartiality and quality of their fact check and the information they had at the time, it seems to have been over trusting of the Westminster government.
By Axel P Kulit8 years ago in The Swamp
