I have this weird thing where I actually really love crowds, so if I was in Sochi right now I would be all up in the Olympic excitement. And of course as a Canadian I’m particularly excited to be a winner in something sporty, even if my association with winning is only via my citizenship.
That being said, I’m going to have to pull a Debbie Downer here and remind everyone of all the crap that has happened in Russia as a direct result of the Olympics.
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Tagged beaten, civil society, Corruption, crackdowns, environmental destruction, forced eviction, Human Rights Watch, human trafficking, lgbt, media, migrant workers, Olympics, press, Pussy Riot, rights violations, Russia, Sochi, social justice, stray dogs poisoned, Vice, whipped
It’s one of the few holidays we get in the US, and seeing as how the nation’s executive office is as much a part of our cultural identity as it is part of our politics, it’d be remiss if we didn’t cover the topic. Below are some of the most interesting topics about the men who’ve lived in the oval office and how they’re affecting culture even to this day.
George Washington
The Image: Heroic freedom-fighter who bled liberty and could speak to bald eagles.
The Reality: Slave-owner, who was apparently abusive enough that many of his slaves tried to escape to freedom. Also a pretty bad general, in the greater scope of things, having lost the majority of battles in his military career.
The Implications: The idea that our founding fathers were somehow demigods of democracy and equality is shoved down our throats at most every opportunity, and as a result we’ve got a culture that constantly asks “What would the founders have wanted?” whenever any big social debate breaks out. Rather than deal with the problem as-is, both sides of the aisle try to appeal to the interpretations of men who owned slaves. For all the good they did do, I’m not sure I’m going to care too much for their opinion on property rights (or immigration, seeing as how they were huge racists). Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Affair, America, bad, Bay of Pigs, civil rights, Corruption, democracy, Emancipation, Executive Order 9066, FDR, founding fathers, General, George Washington, German Immigrants, Gilded Age, Hercules, heritage, Honest Abe, Internment Camps, Japanese, JFK, John F Kennedy, Johnson, Kinzua Dam, legacy, McKinley, Native American, president, Presidents' Day, quote, racism, racist, seneca, slave, slave-owner, slavery, US, USA, Vietnam
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