I am in awe every time I see the power of the people manifested in demonstrations as it has been for the past few days with the protestors of the New York Post.
Longtime political cartoonist Sean Delonas drew a picture that was published in the Post this Wednesday. Many feel this cartoon played on the racist history of Blacks being compared to primates.* Read More »
The image is a famous one. The image of 'Tiananmen Square' that comes to mind for most people is usually just one: the image of one man standing boldly in front of a line of tanks. Who was he? What was his fate? Was there a point in what he did? Read More »
The great thing about this country is the freedom we have. We have the freedom to choose our religion, the freedom of speech, and many other rights. And what I like most is our right to protest.
But why should we have to protest in this country? Shouldn’t we get what we need without having to become active? Read More »
I'm a senior in high school, and for the past year I've served as the president of my school's Amnesty International chapter, a human rights club. The club is best characterized as liberal, though there was once a day and age when supporting human rights was an apolitical cause that everyone could advocate. Point being, in my position in this club, I have a lot of self-righteously indignant liberal students nagging me to host constant rallies at my school to protest various human rights abuses.
My problem with all of this? The act of protesting is pointless and ultimately selfish. Read More »
Right now, I’m sitting at a computer in school with a silence armband (made of blue duct tape) on my arm to signify my support of gay rights. With my vow of verbal abstinence, my silence is supposed to say in a loud, clear voice, “I oppose opposition.” I wonder how effective it really is. Am I helping make an impact on society? Read More »
If you have been watching the news recently, you must know that people around the world have been boycotting the Olympics, or protesting against the Olympics. There are many reasons as to why people are taking these actions, and I am one of them. The reason I have decided to boycott this year's Olympics is Burma (now called Myanmar). Read More »
I'm an animal rights activist and about as hardcore vegan as they come. I put animal rights before everything; it is my number one priority. But being an animal rights activist does not mean that one must endorse all animal rights organizations, just as being a human rights activist does not mean that one endorses all human rights organizations. Read More »
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Chicago- March 19th 2008 Read More »
