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My Presidential Campaign part Infinite
Before I start, I realize I have no chance of winning since you need to be in the pockets of mega donors. It is true I did not get the best grades in college and had to repeat a few classes since science is very difficult. Psychology and Abnormal Psychology were easy. They do not compare to the major sciences such as Biology (my major), chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering and many more. I have stated before that if your major has the word studies in it then it is not a real major and I still stand by that but I need to clarify something: if the class you are taking has the word studies in it then that is fine and if that contradicts anything I said before then what I say now stands.
By Ferrari King5 years ago in The Swamp
The Myth Of Meritocracy
Written by: TJ Hyland - January 10, 2021 I want to talk about the Meritocracy that we live in, how it's related to our belief in a higher power, and why it's such a pervasive concept and a sham. Meritocracy is a social system where success and status depend on the individual's talents, abilities, and effort. It's supposed to be a system where elevation happens because of personal merit. If you can't explain why something is without referring to omniscience, that thing doesn't exist. Omniscient creators as a concept was created by those who sought to consolidate power, and rules from a higher power were the excuses they used to explain away the injustice that others feel when they are suffering in poverty. A higher power is the ultimate appeal to authority that can never be surpassed. An omniscient magical all-powerful ruler is like that argument we had as kids where we cry out, times 1 million, times 1 trillion, "times infinity!" because nothing tops infinity.
By SNROCINUTAF5 years ago in The Swamp
Refusing to accept democracy
Refusing to accept democracy Is this the death of democracy? The refusing to accept democratic decisions is going to destroy democracy itself. From Brexit to Trump. From Corbyn and Momentum to reclaim the streets, from Black lives matter to extinction rebellion. Protests and demonstration against a democratically arrived at decision, are gaining strength and power. This will end in the destruction of democracy itself. Why would anyone want a democratically arrived at result when this result will lead to bloodshed, violence and destruction? What will emerge is a fascist dictatorship; because the leader will promise an end to the protests, riots and the arrogant chicanery of the “establishment” such as that which tried so hard to prevent Brexit.
By Peter Rose5 years ago in The Swamp
Why Are The Republicans Trying to Blame Antifa(Again)?
We all know what happened on January 6th. I don't feel like I need to lay it all out for you for the billionth time. But I definitely want to, so... On January 6th, the day after Georgia's special election and the day of Congress' certification of Joe Biden's presidential win, hundreds or thousands of Donald Trump's supporters gathered in Washington DC to protest Trump's loss. The Capitol police opened the doors for the protesters, and they quickly rioted and invaded the Capitol Building. Congress evacuated to safety, but the insurrectionists broke into their offices, their gathering spaces, and went wild. At least five died, including two cops, and on that day, maybe 13 arrests were made, although a few more were made in the following days.
By Hunter Wilson5 years ago in The Swamp
It’s a Dangerous Precedent to Ban a Dangerous President
As you know, on Wednesday 6 January, a mob of pro-Trump supporters invaded the US Capitol building in Washington DC, angry about the alleged (and highly contested) "election fraud" as Congress moved to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the November ‘20 election. [1]
By Jamie Jackson5 years ago in The Swamp
The Conservative Contradiction
There are very few people in Western capitalist societies, I would allege, that would disagree with a simple observation: Orwellian allusions are the great cliché of our times. At present, it is conservatives who retread those familiar steps to the well of '1984' and 'Animal Farm', bucket scraping violently against the gravel bottom as they reach that exhausted font. The storming of the Capitol in the United States has provoked many consequences for the purveyors of conservative thought; by virtue of their relative ascendance in political life, those same consequences have, unfortunately, a filtered effect on the rest of us. But there is one outcome which has filled the mouths and minds of talking heads across the globe: the President of the United States has been permanently banned from Twitter.
By Reagan Scott Ward5 years ago in The Swamp
