I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply. Ellen had more than a relevant point. Why was I so defensive about our debased government? Why jump headlong int… - L.K. Samuels

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) is considered a ‘hereditary monarchy’ that is racist, fascist, and manages to manifest a cult following. After the death of Kim Il-sung, founder of communist North Korea, his son Kim Jong-il inherited the throne in 1994. On December 17, 2011, Kim Jong-il died; within a few weeks, his son [[Kim Jong-un |

Money and generous benefits can easily alter a person’s political outlook. Ideology follows the money.

In 2017 a movement emerged to demand the removal of all Confederate statues and monuments across the South, which many contend symbolize the evils of slavery, racism and white supremacy. Good enough, but something was forgotten. Ironically, where was the outcry to sweep away the Confederate perpetrators who established, financed and fought to preserve those iron shackles of slavery? Where was the demand to depose the political party that has been synonymous with such racist, antiquated views for so long—the Democratic Party? Why aren’t the Democrats included in this noble campaign to consign race-based subjugation to the dustbin of history? This is the real atrocity: toppling the statues of racists, but not those who built them.