United States of America

Goodbye Señor Bush, Hello Ambiguous Future

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As an eleven year old, I wasn't much into politics. I had a faint grasp that Clinton got into trouble over something with a lady (not his wife), that we had bombed someplace far away (which my family watched on the news... in night vision), and that Bush beat Gore after some confusion in Florida. Yes, George W.  Read More »

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The Fall of the American Empire

Everybody is talking about how the United States of America are past their prime. The Empire is in decline. The military debacles of Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated that superior technology and tactical prowess count for little on the modern battlefield.  Read More »

The Military-Industrial Complex: It's Real!

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The "Military-Industrial Complex". It characterizes one of the most influential (and terrifying) undercurrents of power in the United States government, and conceptualizes the fusion of government and military business.  Read More »

Change.gov: Your Administration?

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I know that I just posted something new, but something ELSE has just come up that ties in very nicely to what I was saying!  Read More »

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Desensitizing Death

It's considered educational. It's considered a fascinating experience. Some may even consider it art. But there's no consideration to this little fact...

It's a display of dead bodies.  Read More »

Unveiling a Generally Unknow Situation

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Born in America, I was taught from kindergarten to high school, through my teachers and the books we read in their classes, that America stand for liberty, freedom, human rights. A phrase that has come into general conversation, "the pursuit of happiness" was born with the will smith film "Pursuit of Happyness" that was extremely successful in the box office.  Read More »

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