Social Issues (Page 2)

America is living through pubescent hell. (article)

The changes happen over the course of years until, one day, we notice a difference in our very makeup.

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A red-eyed businessman with steam coming out of his ears.

A Deeper Look (article)

Foreign governments, bots, trolls, scammers, and paid actors are attempting and, in some cases, succeeding in undermining our country by further dividing us.

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My Transgender Agenda (a poem)

In light of recent events, I thought I’d come clean and share… My Trans Agenda.

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American flag waving in the wind at sunset or sunrise

Can this end, please? (article)

I guess I want America to live up to its potential.

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A lonely woman sits alone in the back row of an empty movie theater. The orange/red seats are illuminated, from above, by a yellow light.

What it feels like (a poem)

Surrounded by people, blind to the tension. This patchwork relationship, this marriage of convenience, is falling apart.

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Close up of the face of a woman who lies in bed her head is hidden under the covers

Today, I realized. (thoughts)

Just when I think I’m at a point where I’m okay and can finally start moving forward, someone casually or incendiarily hurls those three words, burning me to the core.

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A black and white photo of people, fists raised, protesting in front of the White House, Washington, DC. Taken May 30th, 2020, at a Black Lives Matter rally.

We have all known the narcissistic bully on the playground. For those of us who have lived long enough to see how those stories pan out, we have seen the pain, fear, and self-doubt that many of those bullies were dealing with under the surface.

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