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The Stigma Of Leni Riefenstahl

There have been many innovative movie directors and producers over the last hundred years or so. Some of them, like Roman Polanski and Harvey Weinstein, have a negative connotation to them. There was another one long ago...
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Mental Institutions, Toned Down Versions of Re-Education Camps?

Mental institutions, psych wards, asylums, mental health hospitals. These places go by many names but they all are the same. Historically these places were notorious for mistreating it’s patients, treating them in a...
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Globalism: What the World Needs, But Isn't Ready For...The Ramblings of a Thoughtful 16 Year Old

Imagine a world without extremism. Extremism of any sort. A world without communism, without nazism, without people fighting over opinions, without unnecessary shouting from people who disagree with you, and without name...
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Should Coleen Nolan Get the Sack for Bullying Kim Woodward Live on Daytime TV?

https://www.youtube.com/embed/JNQ_25fHihk So if you don't know Loose Woman is a day time panel show it's basically like The View but worse. It's meant to be all about women and women coming together and discussing...
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Does Feminism Remove Women's Agency/ Infantilize Them?

So this was originally going to be a question, but my description was too long so I'm just moving it here, but I'm interested in hearing y'alls opinions. It's still a question, not an assertion of my position. I'm...
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Was the Holocaust Because of Jews in Russia?

So we know the Holocaust in Germany happened roughly Jan 30, 1933 – May 8, 1945. We've all read about it, but the reasons always seem very vague. A Holocaust survivor I heard speak in college talked about racial hatred,...
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Charles Manson- How The Hell Does Someone Like That Blend In Until There's An Incident?

I'll just start off by saying Charles Manson was one creepy-ass motherfucker. He did have some admirable achievements, though. For example, he originally wanted to be a rock singer. He even had a few studio recordings,...
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Stop bleating about how things are "social constructs," as though that somehow matters.

...because technically, everything is a "social construct." This shouldn't take too long. So something I've noticed, while listening to people who are trying to make a point but failing, is that intense criticism of...
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Why I Think White People Suffer the Most From Racism in the Modern World

I've been wanting to make a myTake for a while and now I finally have something to talk about - everybody's favourite subject, racism! Before we start however, let's define what racism actually is. A lot of people seem to...
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Why Chicago isn't as Dangerous as People Like to Say it is

So As someone who lives in Chicago, a city that seems to have this reputation as the "Murder capital of the US". I find that its reputation is largely undeserved This rep popped up from a combination of Chicago's history...
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3 Differences Between Feminists and Feminazis

Many people confuse feminists and feminazis. They believe they are the same thing, however the two in fact are very different. Many feminazis, call themselves feminists which drives people away from feminism. 1) Feminists...
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11 of My Favorite Protest Songs

21 Guns by Green Day https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mke9EHMQMYI Glad To Be Gay by Tom Robinson band https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ojnv3fegkfM Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/EM4vblG6BVQ Alright by...
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Does Money buy happiness?

Money. Greenbacks. Benjamin's. It is what makes the world go around, it is what economies thrive on, and can make or break an economy So Which brings me to my TGIF Friday Mytake...
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Should it matter what role an actor takes on?

I’m sure it isn’t news to anyone that Hollywood is under the microscope a bit these days: whether we’re looking at new sex scandals or abuse reports, some controversy surrounding Tweets, or actors being told that they...
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Facebook Friends vs. Real Friends vs. Misc. Who do you trust?

Since the time of social media, you got two kinds of friends. Facebook Friends and Real Friends. Now you got your facebook friends who you know. Drinking buddies, family, friends from high school, and people who you...
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Is this really how you want to die?

Those of us in the healthcare have all seen horrible, awful things that scar us and we have difficulty talking about these things. My first code was a 97 year old woman who was massively bleeding out of her head. She was...
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Why You Need To Stop Explaining Yourself to Others and How To Stop It

It is really pitiful to see people always justifying themselves to others. Sometimes, it does get annoying and I think it should be stopped. Whatever your reasons maybe for explaining yourselves to others, whether it be...
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Free Speech is a Human Right: Both the Left and the Right Agree and Denounce the Digital Purge Taking Place!

Recently a man named Alex Jones was deplatformed from iTunes, Youtube, Facebook, Spotify, whithin 12 hours! LinkedIn, MailChimp (e-mail service), Disqus, Twitter and several others followed suit. When I say...
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The Trade Offer of the Century: Tolerance for Morality

When people think of tolerance it usually comes in the form of gay pride or the war of black and blue. Is this really what this beautiful compromise has come to in these days of gray? How long are we going to let these...
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Stop Blaming Goth Kids! (rant)

Okay, so I've noticed that people are/have been blaming goths for a lot of shit they're not doing and stereotyping them VERY unfairly. As a goth, I felt I needed to address this. This will be a more serious MyTake than...
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