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Tag Archives: Politics
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For the record, OneOldCop never completely agreed with those who believed a successful business person would automatically be a good choice for President of the United States. The idea that a Ross Perot, a Donald Trump, a Bill Gates or … Continue reading
Posted in Civility, Daily Life, Ethics, Leadership, Political Extremes, Politics
Tagged current-events, fake news, Politics, president, President Trump, twitter war
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Simplistically Speaking
If only the woes of the world could be solved with a meme! It would be grand if one could post a meme, a symbol or a photo-shopped miracle cloud formation that would magically inspire people to see the error … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Ethics, Leadership, Politics, Uncategorized, Verbal Communication
Tagged alternative facts, communication, perspective, Politics, relativism, society, truth
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Of Protests and Courage
A recent social media dialogue concerning violent protests around the country caught OneOldCop’s attention. The individual’s post starting the dialogue implied the protestors seemed to have too much time on their hands. A more liberal, possibly leftist, acquaintance of his … Continue reading
Posted in Civility, Daily Life, Political Extremes, Politics
Tagged anarchy, current-events, police, Politics, protesters, protestors, protests, riots
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Jokers and Clowns Abound
The bulk of this piece was originally published as “Stuck in the Middle” in 2012. It is being posted again in honor of several prominent, and long serving, politicians who would be vying for joker and clown of the year … Continue reading
Posted in Civility, Daily Life, Leadership, Manners, Political Extremes, Politics
Tagged current-events, persecution, political satire, Politics, president
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Jesus Was A Refugee
OneOldcop has a bit of a problem when it comes to mixing politics and religion. Part of the problem is the fact Christianity and politics were very closely aligned centuries ago, and the relationship was not one of which a … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Daily Life, Family Vaules, National Defense, Political Extremes, Politics
Tagged charity, christ, christianity, current-events, Islamist, jesus, Muslim, Politics, refugees
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Of Memes and Reputations
Oh, the wonderful world of memes! These little snippets of commentary have taken social media by storm, seemingly propagating at a rate that would shame the most fecund rabbits one can imagine. The latest one to catch OneOldCop’s attention is … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Political Extremes, Politics, social media, Vietnam
Tagged current-events, LBJ, political satire, Politics, president, smothers brothers, Trump, Vietnam
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Of Cops and Push-ups
Social media posts and news stories about police officers are a dime a dozen these days. They range from stories and comments about alleged police misconduct to feel good stories about cops saving the day or making someone’s day. Regardless … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Law Enforcement, Police, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged law enforcement, police, police discretion, Politics, street justice
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Faded Glory … Faded Vision?
Old Glory has flown proudly over the United States, in one form or another, since thirteen colonies joined together to form a republic. From that point forward, it has been the symbol of freedom and courage for much of the … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, National Defense, Patriotism, Politics, Public Education
Tagged patriotism, Politics, president, Second Amendment, welfare
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In Light of the Times
The world today is a target rich environment for a writer. OneOldCop can spend time on the treadmill or stationary bike watching the morning shows and have twenty ideas about hot topics by the time workout is over. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Posted in Civility, Daily Life, Leadership, Morality, Police, Uncategorized
Tagged current-events, election 2016, Politics, president
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Defanged and Despised?
OneOldCop is not surprised with the level of distrust and animosity being shown toward police officers today. As noted in “Of Chaos and Politics” this is nothing new. Over the last few decades, police officers have watched animosity toward and … Continue reading
Posted in Civility, Daily Life, Law Enforcement, Morality, Police
Tagged anger and fear., current-events, federal police, law enforcement, police, Politics, terrorists
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