BlogHide Resteemstheoceanicstate (47)in politics • 2 days agoHow Lack of Transparency Births Conspiracy TheoriesI like myself a good conspiracy theory. I have many of my own. However, the government always seems to get mad whenever they are brought up. It is silly that they do, because I would argue that…theoceanicstate (47)in politics • 5 days agoNeoliberal Consensus in CrisisIn the First World, incumbent politicians seem to enjoy an advantage. First World people like our stability. If a politician is doing a good job (or even a bad one) we will typically allow them to…theoceanicstate (47)in syria • 10 days agoThe Syrian FallAfter twelve years of fighting and seemingly stabilization, the Ba’athist Assad government of Syria fell over the course of a week and a half. Depending on who you are, you may be celebrating or…theoceanicstate (47)in trump • last monthThe Triumph of TrumpWell, it happened, everybody. Donald Trump won the 2024 United States Presidential election. Not only did he win it with 312 electoral votes, he also won the popular vote as well. Something that…theoceanicstate (47)in iran • 4 months agoThe Coming Hot WarFor those of you who have been tuned out over the events of the past couple weeks, I will give you a refresher on something that is quite important. There have been multiple instances where we have…theoceanicstate (47)in politics • 5 months agoNationalism vs LiberalismI would like to make my political position quite clear. I am neither a liberal nor a conservative. Neither of those political positions have what it takes to get America or other Western nations out…theoceanicstate (47)in politics • 5 months agoAn Assessment of Kamala HarrisSo it finally happened. Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 Presidential Race, leaving his campaign to Vice President Kamala Harris. If you remember, Harris ran once before in 2019, and lost after…theoceanicstate (47)in politics • 6 months agoThe Future of the PresidencySo debate night came and went, and while I was a bit skeptical of Trump accepting the challenge, it turned out to pay off big for him. While I think that Trump could have done better in several…theoceanicstate (47)in trump • 6 months agoDebate Night 2024Well, today will be the day of the first US Presidential debate, with Former President Donald Trump going up against current President Joe Biden. Biden has been at Camp David for a week to prepare…theoceanicstate (47)in politics • 6 months agoNew Selzer PollNew Selzer poll dropped. In my view it means one of two things: Biden’s best case scenario is that this is just an indication of state consolidation and means nothing for the surrounding rust belt…theoceanicstate (47)in politics • 6 months agoThe British Conservatives Deserve to LoseBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced last month that snap elections will be held on July 4th, 2024. Sunak himself is from the Conservative Party, which currently has a 346 seat majority in…theoceanicstate (47)in news • 7 months agoThe Madness of Assisted SuicideA couple months ago, a 29-year-old Dutch woman named Zoraya ter Beek went viral for her effort to seek state assisted suicide. Her reasoning being that she was very depressed and there was no…theoceanicstate (47)in politics • 7 months agoMichelle Wu's Bad IdeaThere is nothing that annoys the heck out of me more than people whose ideology trumps their commitment to ensuring continuing civilization. As a leader, the continuation of civilization must be…theoceanicstate (47)in politics • 7 months agoPresident Nayib Bukeletheoceanicstate (47)in government • 7 months agoGood Riddance, George FloydWe have entered the fourth anniversary of the death of George Floyd. You know who he is. The guy who was just doing nothing criminal at all until a policeman kneeled on his neck for no reason. Yeah…theoceanicstate (47)in politics • 7 months agoThe Problem of National Apathytheoceanicstate (47)in iran • 7 months agoThe Death of the Iranian PresidentYesterday, in a development that nobody expected, the President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, died in a helicopter crash. He was not the only high-profile Iranian politician aboard, Foreign Minister…theoceanicstate (47)in war • 7 months agoThe US Does Not Understand Existential ConflictThe past two years have seen the opening of many conflicts. Whether it be the Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine or the Israeli-Gaza War, the US continues to believe that it can solve…theoceanicstate (47)in politics • 7 months agoThe Flaws of Left-Wing "Libertarianism" and AnarchismI am of the opinion that nothing can do more to dissolve everything that man has done to progress socially and technologically than the mainstream libertarian left wing of the modern age. Now, of…theoceanicstate (47)in politics • 7 months agoThe Hubris of Western LiberalismLiberals in the West are facing a very dangerous epidemic. This isn’t something like Covid or Bird Flu, no, this is much more dangerous. The epidemic in question is excessive hubris. Let me be…