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Why School Shootings Happen
Gun control only works to disarm law abiding citizens, as police, military, and criminals all will still have access to the latest and greatest in the firearms world. Needing gun control to curb school shootings is an overly emotional response created due to pity and fear. Guns are an easy scapegoat, but really, are they to blame? Are knives to blame in stabbings?In my opinion, school shootings are caused by a number of things, none of which have to do with the number of guns readily available to disgruntled children.
By Regular Person8 years ago in The Swamp
Taking Offense
Taking Offense. There is a great deal of media and social media attention given to complaints by somebody taking offense at some remark or action by others. To any rational person who is not directly involved, the offended person often appears to be getting agitated over very little. In our modern world where gratuitous abuse can be heaped on another anonymously, without any responsibility for accuracy or let alone good manners, it is really hard for any sensible appraisal of the reality to be made.
By Peter Rose8 years ago in The Swamp
World War 3 and How to Stop It: We Are Not Superior, We Are the Same!
Let’s get this straight! There are Palestinian children being jailed in Israel, Europe is more unstable than any time in the past 70 years, Russian spies are being poisoned with nerve agent in Salisbury, and children in Yemen are being murdered, without hesitation or regret, by an evil Saudi regime.
By Johnny Vedmore8 years ago in The Swamp
Is America Trying to Mask the Real Problem by Using Gun Control?
Is America trying to mask the real problem by using gun control? Should we really be focusing on gun control or should we focus more on mental illness? That is the question that a lot of people right now are asking; especially in light of the most current situations here in America. The first thing that we should look at is, “What is the 2nd amendment”? Well the 2nd amendment is part of the bill of rights, which states “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” And the 2nd amendment was adopted on December 15th, 1791; but why is everyone so concerned with it right now?
By Karina Layman8 years ago in The Swamp
The War on Drugs: It's Time to Surrender
Ask an average republican what he or she believes are the most pressing issues facing the United States today. Chances are, you wouldn’t hear about our excess military spending or the fact that we dwarf the rest of the world in the categories of both mass incarceration and mass shootings. What you may hear, however, is that the United States has a drug problem and that the only inevitable solution to this problem—the only way the United States can finally defeat those wishing to pump their own bodies full of harmful substances they’ve used their own money to obtain—is to crack down even harder on drug users and imprison more people, helping to contribute to the mass incarceration issue mentioned earlier. An average democrat would likely have a different opinion on the most pressing issues facing the country, but would most likely still support the “War on Drugs” to an extent, maybe going as far as to say that recreational marijuana should be legalized nationwide while maintaining that “harder” substances should remain illicit. While I tend to side more with the democrats on this issue, I disagree with both of these stances, because I fundamentally disagree with their premise.
By Hannah Smart8 years ago in The Swamp
Deluded Nation
From the moment they first stepped foot on these grounds, they stole the liberties, tears, and identities of others. When wanting what was best for their families, they tore families apart. Yet, they sailed mountainous waves from their motherland to advocate more liberty among civilians for the greater good — to create peace — back when it all began. They drained us down to the last penny and drop of sweat they could get from us, but they could have empathized with all of us. They should have empathized with all of us. It’s funny. They don’t see it.
By 2pacabra .8 years ago in The Swamp
F4J Target 'CBeebies' Katy Ashworth
Fathers’ Rights Group, Fathers 4 Justice, have announced that they have cancelled their planned protest calling for the BBC to suspend CBeebies presenter Katy Ashworth because she has now agreed to allow contact between her 4-year-old son and his father.
By Clare Scanlan8 years ago in The Swamp
Relationships and the Law
Relationships and the Law: There is a vast difference between allowing people to come together and forcing them to. One of the basic laws of physics—Newtonian version at least—says that to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Legislation to force racial unity and integration will result in opposition. Having rules and an ambience that allows integration gradually over time will succeed naturally.
By Peter Rose8 years ago in The Swamp
The Plight of My Generation
Seventeen people lost their lives last month in a tragic, heartbreaking school shooting. There are no words I can type on my smartphone to do that justice. There is no way I can relate to it, either. I’m just being honest; I have never faced such a tragedy in my own life and I won’t offend the survivors by even attempting to relate.
By Kimberly Alcorn8 years ago in The Swamp
