Dying Democracy

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  1. Jessie L Watson profile image67
    Jessie L Watsonposted 5 years ago

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    There has been increasing momentum of polarity happening in the U.S. punctuated by violence, confusion and corruption. Are we beginning to hear the death throes of Western culture?

    1. GA Anderson profile image91
      GA Andersonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Greetings Jessie, Your statement would be as valid as a description of 1866 as it is for 2017. So, are you just hearing the echoes of those death throes?

      GA

      1. ptosis profile image68
        ptosisposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Russian
        authorities had been cultivating and supporting US Republican
        presidential candidate, Donald TRUMP for at least 5 years. Source
        asserted that the TRUMP operation was both supported and directed by
        Russian President Vladimir PUTIN.

        Speaking separately in lune 2016, Source [the
        former top level Russian intelligence officer) asserted that
        unorthodox behavior in Russia over the years had provided the
        authorities there with enough embarrassing material on the now
        Republican presidential candidate to be able to blackmail him if they so
        wished

        https://www.documentcloud.org/documents … tions.html

        Denied but never discredited.

        1. GA Anderson profile image91
          GA Andersonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          Nor proven.

          GA

          1. ptosis profile image68
            ptosisposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            . Preponderance of the evidence, also known as balance of probabilities does not mean 100% proven. proof only really exists in math. In the real world almost nothing can be truly proven,

            1. GA Anderson profile image91
              GA Andersonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

              Wouldn't 'preponderance of speculation' be more accurate ptosis?

              GA

              1. ptosis profile image68
                ptosisposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                That would be your prerogative.

                If readily believe Russia was grooming HRC and then she lies about it by saying, "“no reason to think the Secretary was a target of this spy ring.”

                and yet need a math theorem level of proof for Trump - simply shows bias.

                http://thehill.com/policy/national-secu … to-hillary

                "A day after the arrests of the sleeper ring, another event captured the FBI’s attention.

                Thousands of miles away in Russia, former President Clinton collected a $500,000 check for giving a 90-minute speech to Renaissance Capital, a Kremlin-connected bank, then scored a meeting with Putin himself."

      2. Jessie L Watson profile image67
        Jessie L Watsonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Good point, GA.
        I suppose it would it would be foolish to think of now as an isolated problem instead of a recurring truth about our nature. But I wouldn't confine my statement about polarity to the context of the Civil War.

        1. GA Anderson profile image91
          GA Andersonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          I wouldn't confine the thought to that period either Jessie. That just seemed the example that I think most folks would have understood as the point being made.

          We could probably go back as early as 1804 when the power and influence of political parties - which our Founders warned against, first surfaced.

          I don't think it is foolish to consider today's divide as you did, every generation perceives events in the context of their time. It is not easy to first consider the historical context of an event that is affecting your life, before reacting to that event's effects. Kinda of like almost every presidential election being declared "the most important election of our lifetime"  by one party or the other.

          GA

          1. Jessie L Watson profile image67
            Jessie L Watsonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            I appreciate you not invalidating my position.

            I have underwent an enormous political renaissance since Sanders was railroaded by the DNC. I was a young liberal out to make the world a better place. Since then I've seen the monster of extreme ideology begin rear its ugly head. I've been treated poorly by my peers in the University setting. I was admittedly in the dark about Capitalism and the function of government. Over the last year, I've saturated with myself in the study of Philosophy, Communism, Fascism and American History. Now I find myself on the Right side of the tracks but only in a compensatory way to uphold what I believe to be classic liberal values.

            I'm not even sure what I'm looking at today, in terms of the state of the union...I only concern myself with the truth which I find to be increasingly difficult to pin down.

            1. Kathryn L Hill profile image78
              Kathryn L Hillposted 5 years agoin reply to this

              " I've been treated poorly by my peers in the University setting."
              How so?

    2. Kathryn L Hill profile image78
      Kathryn L Hillposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      No. Democracy equals freedom. Our form of democracy is in the form of an extended republic. Do you think people will willingly give up freedom? Maybe the ones who equate work with slavery rather than freedom. roll

      1. ptosis profile image68
        ptosisposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        "'Democracy' does not mean freedom." -- Mark Da Cunha

        "The issue here is liberty, and democracy is far from a synonym for that." -- Perry de Havilland

      2. Kathryn L Hill profile image78
        Kathryn L Hillposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        The people will always figure out how to attain freedom. If they give up a little, they will suffer. They will always figure out how to get it back …. eventually … after much suffering, wars, slavery, tyranny, death and a lack of food, health, privacy and independence.

        Unless they are turned into automatons.

      3. Jessie L Watson profile image67
        Jessie L Watsonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        We become either slaves, tyrants, or we negotiate. If we decide to negotiate then people actually have to negotiate instead of tearing each other to pieces whilst jockeying for dominance. You might say negotiation is one of the hallmarks of a democracy. But I believe its much more than that. We have to retain certain values and attitudes. I'm not just some young paranoid person claiming the sky is falling. I know very well what happens when entire nations lose sight of the truth. We can't find the truth if we don't negotiate. I see much of the opposite happening.

        1. Kathryn L Hill profile image78
          Kathryn L Hillposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          … negotiating for the sake of what? Sometimes, its not a good idea to negotiate. Sometimes its a good idea to just say, "No."

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      promisemposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      We are seeing a shift toward wealth and political power concentrated in the hands of fewer and fewer people.

      Oddly enough, it's one thing that Russia and the U.S. have in common.They just go about it in different ways.

      So yes, democracy is declining while authoritarianism and an extremist form of republics are increasing.

      1. GA Anderson profile image91
        GA Andersonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        promisem, In keeping with the context of the OP, I think your lead statement could also be just as applicably referred to the mid-nineteenth century situation.

        As for the rest of your comment - I think a dose of optimism would do wonders. When political events of the day have you feeling the most pessimistic, go outside and watch the sunset, followed by the moon rise. Then get up early the next day and watch the sunrise.

        That has happened in the U.S. since our first elections, and we have survived through to today's elections . We will survive tomorrow's too.***

        *** Now don't blow-up on me bud, although I do think it good advice, that last thought was intended as a bit of a humorous jab. Imagine how dull our political conversations would be without your perspective. ;-)

        GA

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          promisemposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          Yes, I agree with your first sentence. But that doesn't negate the fact that it's happening now.

          I don't agree with your next sentences. The situation today is much more complex and risky -- we didn't have nukes in the 19th century -- than it is today.

          As far as the sun and moon, I also love my wife, my children, my dogs and much more in life. I just don't love today's politics or some dangerously ignorant voters.

          GA, on your final point, you seriously misunderstand me. I don't blow up at people who have a different opinion than mine. I get upset at people who attack me personally when I simply ask a question. See my response to your comment on the Niger thread.

          Thank you at least for saying my contributions aren't dull.

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      ahorsebackposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      What you mistake for 'death by polarity' is actually  your lack of understanding and comprehension of the  face and personality of the american political system and the operation of it FROM THE BEGINNING days   of America .    The American congress was made up of polarizing and opposing  political ideals then and continues as such today .

      So many people just need to actually read a American history book .

      1. ptosis profile image68
        ptosisposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Some people need to tone down their snotty smugness in their posts.

  2. Kathryn L Hill profile image78
    Kathryn L Hillposted 5 years ago

    NO power is a very good power when someone is trying to scam you. Discernment is a good skill to develop. Clearly seeing the true intentions of someone is required before one agrees to negotiate with him or her. "Lets create a Nation where you give us your money and we will redistribute it fairly. You can trust us! Sure you c@n!!!! We are really good guys! See our halos???? And we NEVER-EVER take them off!!!"   roll

    halo 1
    a disk or circle of light shown surrounding or above the head of a saint or holy person to represent their holiness.

  3. ptosis profile image68
    ptosisposted 5 years ago

    Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) delivered a scathing speech about President Trump from the floor of the Senate on Tuesday, as he officially announced that he will not run for reelection in 2018.

    see it here:
    http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/35 … oor-speech

    “We must never regard as normal the regular and casual undermining of our democratic norms and ideals,” Flake said. "We must never meekly accept the daily sundering of our country, the personal attacks, the threats against principles, freedoms and institution, the flagrant disregard for truth and decency, the reckless provocations — most often for the pettiest and most personal reasons, reasons having nothing to whatsoever to do with the fortunes of the people that we have been elected to serve."

    1. GA Anderson profile image91
      GA Andersonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I hope you don't mind that I steal this to give its own thread ptosis.

      GA

      1. ptosis profile image68
        ptosisposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Go for it, I'm already onto the next fiasco:
        Congress to Public: F U!

        Senate Votes to Kill Rule Allowing Class-Action Suits Against Banks

        yup that's correct, so when Wells Fargo opens up accounts in your name without telling you and then charges you fees. - well - okeey dokey then -

        or when Equixfax profits from security breaches that help sell their credit watch services - well can I have some grease with that shaft job, once again?!

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    ahorsebackposted 5 years ago

    Pretty hard to argue the point I'm making though ,  not many Americans , especially younger ones , know their history today , perhaps they are too attuned to the re-writing of it to suit their needs for P.C.  today .

    1. Kathryn L Hill profile image78
      Kathryn L Hillposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      …  no one knows their history.  well maybe, except for those who lived through it and the history teachers of olden-days … I remember one knowledgeable history teacher in the late sixties … the others were so interesting, I do not remember a thing I learned. One was a WW I and II buff and I could've cared less … in high school. Recently, I found out that Stalin was involved with Hitler in WWII. and that Hitler made many blunders related to Russia based on personality flaws. Like Math teachers, History teachers need to find a way to stimulate and enthuse their students ... be more interesting and somehow relevant to the reality of human nature.

      PS Welcome back, ahorseback.

      1. Kathryn L Hill profile image78
        Kathryn L Hillposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        There is a word in the last sentence of this article which seems to be relevant to your point.
        http://www.theamericanconservative.com/ … nt-page-1/
        palimpsest
        a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain.

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        ahorsebackposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Thank you Kathryn ......,What many fail to learn is as  any true history buff knows ,  that our History is written in many forms ,--just as it is learned --.  Not by one hated class in H.S. , not by one author's  attempt at  one  volume or  one source . Not by unattended U.S. history 101 in college .

        They too will learn ,All our U.S. history can not be conveniently re-written for the benefit of our newest P.C. culture.

        1. wilderness profile image96
          wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          "They too will learn ,All our U.S. history can not be conveniently re-written for the benefit of our newest P.C. culture."

          Of course it can - we already see it happening.  All it takes is a concerted, long time, effort and a few decades.  A great way to begin is with textbooks for our kids - book printers in Texas can give some great, specific, pointers here.

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            ahorsebackposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Yes , my friend ,  if one is  young , immature , idealistic ,  One can be trained to accept the newly  introduced re-writing of our history , We can only hope that through  aging , wisdom , continued self education , public or private that one might gain the ability to "see through ' the  present liberal  indoctrination's .

    2. ptosis profile image68
      ptosisposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Rewriting history? That’s how history is written in the first place

      Historical negationism, illegitimate historical revisionism may use techniques inadmissible in proper historical discourse, such as presenting known forged documents as genuine; inventing ingenious but implausible reasons for distrusting genuine documents; attributing conclusions to books and sources that report the opposite; manipulating statistical series to support the given point of view; and deliberately mis-translating texts.

      Like Bretibart with Bannon in charge:
      https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/maga … annon.html

      Maher and Alex are sitting in one of those weirdly dislocated sitting areas that you find on talk shows and in upscale trailer parks, and after some prefatory glad-handing, they get into Breitbart’s gossamer-thin coverage of the Russia investigations.

      ‘‘You do ignore stories, would you not agree to that?’’ Maher asks.

      ‘‘On purpose,’’ Alex replies.

      ‘‘Do you agree that Russia did meddle and try to fix this election?’’

      ‘‘Russia absolutely was trying to interfere,’’ Alex says.

      Lee Stranahan, who has quit the site and now works for the Russian state-backed media organization Sputnik, posts a YouTube clip of his own. Under the headline ‘‘TRAITOR IN CHIEF,’’ he denounces Alex for acknowledging the Russian hack; then he starts a campaign for Alex to be fired, sends an open letter to Breitbart’s co-founder and chief executive, Larry Solov, and tells a reporter at The Daily Caller that Breitbart is coming undone not only because Alex is ‘‘standoffish,’’ ‘‘arrogant’’ and ‘‘smug’’ but also — and here’s the kill shot in right-wing media — because he ‘‘does not get basic narratives.’’

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      1. Jessie L Watson profile image67
        Jessie L Watsonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        It's been a pleasure reading everyone's responses.

  5. ptosis profile image68
    ptosisposted 5 years ago

    What is Democracy? Is it a form of government based on a set of ideals or wallpapered thuggery?

    The founders of the United States were heavily influenced that under natural law, all people have the right to life, liberty, and estate. (which in reality was not extended to blacks nor women)

    Explain how this very sick girl is a threat to U.S.A.?

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    Why are CPD wasting resources on this? Can anybody explain why? What bothers me the most was she was on a ambulance .
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/us/g … ation.html


    " ... the agents had at first tried to persuade the family to agree to have the girl transferred to a Mexican hospital, pressing the family to sign a voluntary departure form for her ... immigration agents had taken her to a facility in San Antonio where migrant children who arrive alone in the United States from Central America are usually held, even though her parents, who both lack legal status, live 150 miles away in Laredo."

    Arresting medically helpless children - it that liberty of life? What sort of morally empty corrupted maggot would think that these actions are correct?

    If disabled and sick child is returned to Mexico without her parents,  - does that mean that only citizens of the US can expect rights that are universally recognized?

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    1. wilderness profile image96
      wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      "The founders of the United States were heavily influenced that under natural law, all people have the right to life, liberty, and estate."

      Where do you get the idea that nature gives all people the "right to life, liberty, and estate."?  Natural laws cannot be violated (think of defying the law of gravity here, and floating into the sky without any force being used), but this so-called "right" is violated every day!  It cannot be any form of natural law at all - the only "natural law" even approaching this is "eat or be eaten".

      As far as the "Universal declaration of human rights", it's just as unreasonable.  That a portion of humanity decided to speak for ALL peoples is ridiculous on the face of it - that they have "granted" rights that they then cannot and do not provide is even more so.  If the UN truly has given all peoples the rights listed in their fine speeches and documents then they must provide them, not just make speeches that that's what they would LIKE to see for all.

      1. ptosis profile image68
        ptosisposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        What about the kid?

        I wonder why:
        The kid is arrested right after emergency surgery but yet the parents aren't?

        Can you give a reason why not all three weren't arrested?
        Or, why none of them be arrested?

        Why just the sick little girl?
        Why? Seems to be so psy ops on  the parents by the CPD because it doesn't make sense.

        1. wilderness profile image96
          wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          "Where do you get the idea that nature gives all people the "right to life, liberty, and estate."?  Answer that and you may find the answer to the rest of your questions.

          1. ptosis profile image68
            ptosisposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Old one horse trick eh?

            1. wilderness profile image96
              wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

              ??  Although I have almost no knowledge of this matter, the fact remains that she does NOT have an innate right to anything you said nature has given her; if she did nature would have supplied her with treatment.  Nor does she appear to have a right, from either nature or any person, to be in the US or use it's facilities for her own benefit.

              Does that explain why she was arrested?

              1. ptosis profile image68
                ptosisposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                No, it does not explain why she was arrested and yet her parents were not.

                All I got from your answer is that you do not believe in innate rights. I think your position is natural and legal rights are two types of rights.

                I do not understand why CPD wanted a little girl with emergency surgery on a transport ambulance to be diverted to a Mexican hospital and then arrested her after surgery - meanwhile her parents were not arrested also.

                Personally I think arresting a little girl with serious medical problems and then transferred to a holding facility when parents are right there is ... odd. Strangely unneeded brutality.

                There is a distinction between Improper Entry v. Unlawful Presence
                http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2014/0 … sence.html

                "Both improper entry and unlawful presence should be avoided by any immigrant to the United States, but an illegal alien cannot be criminally charged or incarcerated simply for being undocumented."

                _____
                This one example show that it is not the best use of limited of resources. Instead of concentrating on  arresting gang members and sex offenders, why concentrate on the little girl?

                1. wilderness profile image96
                  wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                  Is it your stance, then, that whether or not to enforce laws mandated by Congress is to be left up to the cop on the beat?  Our cops (whether city cops, ICE, FBI etc.) are the moral judges, determining which laws shall be enforce and which shall not?

                  As for the parents - you do understand they were not at the hospital, but hundreds of miles away?  That there is no indication ICE even knows where they are, except perhaps a city?  That they may be arrested any day?

                  1. ptosis profile image68
                    ptosisposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                    I understood that she was escorted in the ambulance by a family member

                    "Rosamaria’s cousin, Aurora Cantu, a United States citizen who was riding with her in the ambulance and accompanied her to the hospital, told Rosamaria’s mother and others working on the case that the agents had at first tried to persuade the family to agree to have the girl transferred to a Mexican hospital, pressing the family to sign a voluntary departure form for her." - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/us/g … ation.html

                    Using the The Nuremberg Defense does not negate the unconscionable and unspeakably cruel actions of the CPD agents involved. She was taken to a shelter against her primary care physician's orders.   Arresting a post-surgical disabled child against doctor's orders is disgustingly abhorrent.

                    Castro, D-San Antonio, said “[The Department of Homeland Security] claims to be prioritizing its apprehensions, but Rosa Maria is not a threat to anyone’s safety. We ask that she be released to her family.”


                    It wasn't: "hundreds of miles away", you're trying to depict the parents as if the child was abandoned. Shame on you. You know perfectly well that Hernandez was transported to the hospital by ambulance 150 miles away from where her parents were.

                    You're a liar when you take something and twist it to portray that her parents are unfit to be her guardians. Shame on you.

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    ahorsebackposted 5 years ago

    Liberal   , ' free --health-- care--for --all  'advocates can throw all the pictures from the net into the fray that they wish ,  every illegal invalid , every illegal sick child , every disabled  illegal immigrant as they so wish ...... Anything at all to portray those who would repeal the economically  failing A.C.A . ....as devils in republican clothes . 

    Remember ,.......... "Republicans are going to push grandma over the cliff "
    Bottom line is that  these abuses and abusers are still , by  law , considered illegal immigrants .  Even to the point where free services [ paid for by others ]  is simply and knowingly exploited  for political  purposes .

    It doesn't even matter that no one -NO ONE - goes without  health care provisions in the US .whether  one can pay for it or not . Anyone who knows a poorer , for whatever reason ,  American  citizen  knows that .

    Recipients of free health care in America ;
    -  Welfare  recipients
    -  Poorer Elderly
    -  Lower income
    -  S.S.I. recipients

    But hey , nothing stops the politics ?

    1. wilderness profile image96
      wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I need to make some radical changes: I fit 3 of those categories for free health care, but believe me when I say my health care is NOT free.

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        ahorsebackposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Well perhaps I do too but  my point though is that no one goes without health care here , we all know that . Yet  there are many who claim that we're all going to die without an approved single payer system . Whoever eventually pays for that .  Too bad for the illegal immigrant  , 
        Is she being arrested for  stealing health care ?
        For crossing the border ?
        For her parents having crossed the border ?     

        No she's been arrested to make a political point , simply by the influences of one or the other party . Yeaaa , ........another supreme court sideshow .

        1. wilderness profile image96
          wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          Personally, I see her arrest, and that of other DACA kids, as a push by Trump to get congress to amend the law.  This girl specifically was never targeted for that purpose, but WAS caught up in the politics going on.

          Most of us recognize a desperate need for immigration law reform, but congress has done nothing for years or decades.  No one will push them to do what they need to do...until Trump appeared and said "No, I won't ignore the laws Congress passed: I will enforce them as every president has sworn to do".  Hopefully it will be enough to convince at least some of our "leaders" to address the problem.  Illegals have been made brownie points by one side or the other for far too long - it's long past time to end it.

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            ahorsebackposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Many do not understand that Trump is an excellent poker player in politics , I believe he will fool a lot  of people of both parties , ie. immigration reform , tax reform , trade reform , etc.   Most of us want the "wall "  but more than any simple structure wall , we want reform and accountability in politics , in existing law and in congress.

            Term limits next perhaps ?

            1. wilderness profile image96
              wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

              Perhaps.  Term limits would not only benefit the country greatly, but likely help Trump as well.  Which means, to me, that it is not unlikely he would get behind the idea and push.

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    ahorsebackposted 5 years ago

    We have talked term limits for forty years and then some , If Trump accomplished that alone , Imagine ........just imagine .

 
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