Dear Dr. Tyson,
I've read your article titled "If I were president", where you state the problem with politics isn't with the electorate, but with the people who elect them. While I agree with this statement I would like to take things a bit further - I'll begin by quoting you. During an interview on Bill Maher's show you made an observation regarding the backgrounds of the current senators and congressmen that asked; "What profession do all of these people have in common? Law, Law, Law, Businessman, Law, Law". I would also like to include a quote from Albert Einstein " We can not solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them".
Your observation combined with Einstein's insights identify a serious and troubling issue that has been allowed to...
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Lettre ouverte aux responsables de la page Facebook "Partage info police". (https://www.facebook.com/PartageInfopolice/?fref=ts)
Page Facebook en soutien aux policiers.
Je vous écris afin de vous faire part de mon indignation.J'ai été choqué de découvrir dans le fil des commentaires de votre page facebook, des propos antisémites et raciste (anti chinois). J'ai cru bien faire en voulant vous le signaler en vous demandant de faire le menage tout en indiquant avoir fait le nécessaire de mon côté pour signaler ces faits en déposant une plainte en ligne sur les sites de la police nationale et de la Licra ainsi qu'à une association de défense juive.
La réponse que vous m'avez envoyé en retour m'a encore plus choqué, voici vos propos, je cite (fautes incluses) :
"vous avez une drôle...
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Dear Hillary,
No, I will not be referring to you as Mrs. Clinton. I refuse to do so because I am personally offended by your choice to stay married to your husband.
I am 17, Hillary, and I have never been more affected by something than the letter I read that was written by the victim of Brock Turner. Surely you know who Brock Turner is. He is a young man from Stanford University who was convicted of brutally raping an unconscious woman. He probed unsanitary objects into her body, along with his own male parts. Does this sound familiar? Does this sound like someone else you know? To me, it seems oddly familiar to a man you know well. Maybe your own spouse?
William Jefferson Clinton, your "faithful" husband, was the 42nd president of the greatest country in the world. At the...
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Dear Madam Secretary,
Almost 40 years ago I came to America escaping persecution and hard life in
the former Soviet Union. For the last 30 years I've been a proud naturalized patriotic American. In fact, I think that some people who immigrated to the US in their adult years (especially those from the socialist countries, as I was) might be more patriotic than some people born in the US, because we have the opportunity to compare two worlds, and we don't take anything for granted.
I've been following political events, both domestic and international, but I have never spoke or wrote a letter to any politician. I am 70-years old retired IT professional. I am an independent voter, never belonged to any party and have no intention to do it in the future. But at the present time...
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OPEN LETTER TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
OK, it’s time for all Republicans to have a “Coming to Jesus” moment and realize just how close Hillary is to being elected and what that will mean for the destruction of the Country as we know it. Obama said he will “fundamentally change” this country and he has. Hillary will complete that task with the type of judges she has boldly stated she will appoint to the Supreme Court and her “path to citizenship” for illegals.
So, all you Republican leaders, pundits, elected office holders (past and current) and everyday people who have decided NOT to support our nominee, I strongly ask you to reconsider, as the consequences are just to grave for the future of our nation. Not like in past elections, where four years later maybe we could change...
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"Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime."
This proverb is often attributed to the Bible but most scholars say it is from the Chinese. It is actually a secular proverb about alleviating poverty.
I am going to use this to describe how I see Democrats and Republicans.
As I see it, Democrats want you to line up for a fish everyday so you are dependent on them for how you live everyday. They want to tax everyone over poverty level to death in order to keep all people depending on them for the roof over their heads, healthcare and jobs when we can find them.
On the other hand, Republicans want to hand you a fishing rod and tackle, show you how to fish; allowing you to feed your family. They want the American people to...
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Dear Mr. President,
Corruption cannot end in Nigeria in the next 100 years and if it will end, it won't be the under this government of PMB, no matter what.
[b]Is this corruption fight motivated by a desire to protect the people OR to protect Buhari and his government?[/b]
Anti Corruption activities are the functions of the system and relevant authorities, not the presidency.
The best the president can do is to strengthen the Anti corruption systems and agencies, make them more effective and more independent of all and even the presidency.
When anti corruption agencies become dependent on the presidency, taking 90% of orders from the presidency, their purposes are defeated.
Anti corruption war becomes anti opposition war. The intention of the presidency becomes irrelevant...
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I have been writing letters in my head this entire political season. I have also been posting things on my Facebook feed, in protest to some of the horrible things that are being said and done out there. But today....today, I hit my limit. Today my newsfeed highlight was "GOP Congressman on Clinton: 'A lady needs to be told when she is being nasty'. And I am done. And I am speaking out. Hopefully on a large network.
There are so many different places you can start with this election, but let's start with the comment at hand. To be specific, when Donald Trump called Hilary Clinton a "nasty woman", she was not talking about anything nasty at all. She was discussing taxes. And raising taxes on people making over $250K. She referenced that Donald Trump would also have to pay more...
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If dead people have been voting for years, why doesn't that mean the elections are rigged?
In school when you vote for student council, would it be okay for past students to come back and vote? No, it isn't.
If that isn't okay then why is it okay for the dead to vote? Last time I checked, they can't communicate very effectively with us so how do we know if they are still Democrat, Republican or Independent? I would think they would like to vote correctly and for the party they choose.
With advanced technology you would think our government would be able to "purge" the system of dead voters. But how can they do this when they can't quit sending Social Security checks to the dead, distinguish if a name is masculine or feminine (I have had two female friends be sent...
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Dear America,
You were supposed to be everyone’s dream. You promised us freedom, to not look behind my shoulder and want to stay home hoping I will be safe for the day. Equality, to have everyone look at each other the same way. To be loved, to feel like you’re needed and wanted and not be alone.
But it’s not there. You’re full of hate. You broke your promise.
It all started in 7th grade. When I started to learn about your history in Mrs. B’s class. That you hated my people and put them through slavery in the worse way. You discriminated and segregated us for your own selfish wants. That you wanted us gone and to never exist. You still do. Your people made you evil America. You’re caught in a past you’re not willing to let go.
In that same year, when my body started to grow into...
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