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Written by Sid Davis
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 Millions of potential voters, especially younger ones, respect Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s Libertarian ideals. It’s easy to understand why. He has the aura of a political outsider, and the mainstream press has declined to discuss exactly what Libertarianism is, beyond some vague whitewash involving the word “liberty.” All would-be Libertarians would be well-served to take a few moments and think about what they are being asked to accept—not liberty, but tyranny in liberty’s clothing.
Ron Paul tries to sell the idea that there is one firm definition of the word “liberty.” But liberty for one person is tyranny for another. To understand this conflict, consider an example regarding Paul’s stance against civil rights. Imagine that Libertarianism becomes the law of the land. Once that law is passed it becomes the mandate of the state to enforce it. Let’s say there is a restaurant, and the owner doesn’t want to serve a certain type of person. Let’s say green people. And let’s say the restaurant has a sign that makes this clear. No green people. As a Libertarian, that is now the restaurant owner’s right, and that right is backed by the power of the state.
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Written by Jamal Bell
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 Simply put, beef is all part of the game when it comes to Hip Hop. In an arena where everyone is competing to be the best, battles are bound to come around. The high-profile beef going on at the moment involves two artists that I assumed would get along. This time around, veteran rapper Common and newcomer Drake are on opposite sides of the ring. I'm sure the two rappers have had previous beefs with other artists but I never expected the two to be beefing with each other. I say this because Common is tagged as a "conscious" rapper who raps about politics and empowering the people and Drake is relatively new to the game and doesn't exactly fit the mold of a hardcore or gangster rapper. |
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Written by Kwesi McDavid-Arno
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 Black people suffer from a societal depression. This depression has been caused by the over 400 years of slavery and oppression. ABWS – Angry Black Women Syndrome one of the plagues of Black culture that are a result of this depression. Red Tails the new George Lucas film has sadly fallen victim to this societal depression. The movie has received numerous criticisms over the internet for not featuring any Black women. In reality, Red Tails is a simple, war film that depicts the struggles, achievements and most of all the brotherly bonds that form amongst the famous WWII African American fighter pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Lucas does a tremendous job capturing the brotherly bonds that exist amongst Black men, and the also important bonds that formed that men form Black and White fighting together for survival.
In my opinion Red Tails was a fabulous movie and George Lucas did a fabulous job. It was basically Star Wars with Black people and I loved it, it was a happy movie, it was a movie of victory not one of depressing defeat. No it was not Glory, but as Black people don’t always need to be reminded of the tortuous ways of Slavery and the Jim Crow South. Although the movie was not a documentary, and not designed to be totally accurate – the battle scenes were damn good and most importantly the military accomplishments displayed in the movie were 100 percent accurate.
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Written by Doran Miller-Rosenberg
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 Since PIPA and SOPA were introduced in May and October of 2011 respectively, the polarizing snowball of the bills has engulfed internet culture and political debate. In the middle of a grueling campaign season, SOPA and PIPA were able to briefly yet completely eclipse the Republican race, the shortcomings of Obama and an incredibly lackluster economy.
The reasons for this are complex, but one thing is certain: the internet is just about the only thing America has in common. When it comes to war, the economy or politics America is as fractured as its ever been, but more people rely on the internet today in a way that borders on addiction than have ever congregated over other media sources. The instantaneity of gratification trumps all else, as Congress quickly learned in January of 2012.
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