<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:17:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hl-w192e2/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Broken System, A Broken People]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since I was born, my mum had instilled the fear of Islamic extremists in me. Now, I've seen it with my own eyes though, I have experienced persecution in my place of work and school. For real ...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@thereeyorfamily/a-broken-system-a-broken</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@thereeyorfamily/a-broken-system-a-broken</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thereeyorfamily]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:41:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYwdyys54vAJLAoMq4cdop3kBctHRSPnF7RzszjkERpaT/image-1763724308710.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why citizens ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good day, amazing people of the Hive Blockchain. Welcome back to my blog. It is another edition in the #hivelearners community. I am so delighted to participate in this week's prompt as just a citizen.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hl-exclusive/@cindynancy/why-citizens--ayi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hl-exclusive/@cindynancy/why-citizens--ayi</guid><category><![CDATA[hl-exclusive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cindynancy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 03:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC6cVkxqv8kz4A9SqCsPDh6NxKzx6FRMgkd4x5vXEsQjDgKKozv6TBnRR7kBFsEY5PomrrnF7jPXiAkPw8zVXtKD79FugLEVmuhMeKLgCWb8KikrzRRF4a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ripple Effects of Bad Leadership on the Citizens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Everyone, It's a very painful experience whenever we the citizens of the country feels the negative effects of every bad decisions our leader takes or make, I'm quite sure this is not just peculiar]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@oluwadrey/the-ripple-effects-of-bad-leadership-on-the-citizens</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@oluwadrey/the-ripple-effects-of-bad-leadership-on-the-citizens</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oluwadrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 03:20:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4RBAKYWtsJ3GcHvujktfS9xR3mGtZe7KeSEw9Am9GZBpKoUXfFqqPSvYNKnDm9NQ9RQSHu7gEqouehB8PuHR44VyqgyKfjNoWwVfur36xeyjhnB5cA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Matter Who It Hurts: The Injustice of Penalizing Citizens for the Decisions of Their Leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello friends, how are you? We live in a world where choices made by leaders can completely affect your life. History gives us countless examples of decisions made, whether wrongly or intentionally, causing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@coyotelation/no-matter-who-it-hurts-the-injustice-of-penalizing-citizens-for-the-decisions-of-their-leaders-llq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@coyotelation/no-matter-who-it-hurts-the-injustice-of-penalizing-citizens-for-the-decisions-of-their-leaders-llq</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coyotelation]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:47:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHE8CE7Zjs3wHgewe6uaaXGuPmWMeb5Y1EzxL7ja15AHmUuaVsYP8CmhZwZd4ysvVZYU3MqEvdnh16Us1DxhRhknt3PtDkCqKgAw3S851ZU4jGGrnxVU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Same Bag  [EN/ES]]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a commonly used phrase that says everyone tends to be lumped together in the same bag, referring to how because of some people's mistakes, everyone usually pays the consequences. This is very true,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@ladyaryastark/in-the-same-bag-en</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@ladyaryastark/in-the-same-bag-en</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ladyaryastark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:54:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmW836CSALqZ8bpPPA6fL3XEeB2vVFGLuLHqzn5EbRUy1q/1763668458343.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Scrutiny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source A lot has been happening in my country recently, from President Trump threatening invasion in favor of the Christians against Muslims to increased banditry in the north. So far, a brigadier general]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@bipolar95/public-scrutiny</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@bipolar95/public-scrutiny</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bipolar95]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:53:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmeasyG1Tt9L9pTcfdrr7krdmb4RGQToBkjtjKA21eKH9n/sebastian_pociecha_tc9dhzkx_ca_unsplash.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citizen are innocent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Country is always important, for almost everyone loves their country very much. Because of patriotism, we don't want to leave our country. No country can be considered perfect and provide all the facilities.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@intishar/citizen-are-innocent-4fz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@intishar/citizen-are-innocent-4fz</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[intishar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:46:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2z9F8sayRpwConx4qLBB4fD95o9WqciacYHd1xCK82cb3pTi5xduGN6GSQicKT4zoBqVu8GBmcSYAZ6oH8EZLJaF6UgyP7jqy2JJzJS9qG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are just victims not villains ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This question I know certainly will be in every citizen's heart: why should we be made to pay for the decisions of our leaders? Especially the way our fellow Africans and foreigners react to international]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@coolbabe88/we-are-just-victims-not-villains</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@coolbabe88/we-are-just-victims-not-villains</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coolbabe88]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:43:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPL6mwznpqQmaHofUwrmtQcAxq82mWFd4T2SyCxpg5KEVqf7WNFAG5oRqUoQsKHBB2gk9kKC1BwpN15ScrJRTwDTcKE4VyNfkCMBnuGd1P6E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Elephants Fight, We Bleed]]></title><description><![CDATA[We live in an unfortunate and inhuman reality right now, an unfair system. Everything reminds me of the saying, When the elephants fight the grass suffers. We all know the elephant fits very well for the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@zain-ab001/when-the-elephants-fight-we</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@zain-ab001/when-the-elephants-fight-we</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zain-ab001]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:13:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmTQKZLzd2AvztJatEj2ftxPyUaYYBwtFL5ip7CLoYMA6g/1763673153727.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A forced reality ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, I welcome you to my blog. ‎ ‎Are we supposed to suffer because of our leader's decisions, whether we knew what prompted it or not? ‎Well, this is a very interesting topic to speak on. It]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@jennyzee1/a-forced-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@jennyzee1/a-forced-reality</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jennyzee1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:35:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHiutyN2ExiUWaDrKSbcHvxvPWgC4eXrC2zQQG5WMHqm99wZgYTc9MRx6PM16JqCPbPVFBSLSbzGS488a7toHD8XF1VQuT1HX6cGBDXV5XCt3tcaYd4a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The IQ Drop: Why Comfortable Citizens Let Corruption Win]]></title><description><![CDATA[image using Ai. Most of the time we suffer because of someone's else actions just because we are living in a country and have elected some clown to run that country. No one suffers more than the citizens]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@idksamad78699/the-iq-drop-why-comfortable-citizens-let-corruption-win-2wx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@idksamad78699/the-iq-drop-why-comfortable-citizens-let-corruption-win-2wx</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[idksamad78699]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:56:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZK4EwqeDmirqaxeVLtbqHwzByvriktTWyugSsGhV9GQz2SZVru7zdwrTdWAz63Ury1ySMv7Zt14VUJb3QJpVNSCH8t9kE7WZFNqCUPFUzKrFRQE85jdWB118?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Price Of Bad Leadership.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, I do wonder how it is that those without power are the ones who get punished. When a decision is being taken and it goes south, the citizens of that country are the ones at the receiving end. Just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@marsdave/the-price-of-bad-leadership</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@marsdave/the-price-of-bad-leadership</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marsdave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:52:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3ba2VJAE1ZhN2oVhekeqoshg9DUnSyUd2Cnt4YtUMpZp3sQSRSACwHNfndgqb4oVhA5K48NTVLT18nGNgRRgPGQz5JYftsPLsN4VtARtpnwQgS1DApM693K2mTV7pDShHg4CL9RiAFjU6TgXpG6bx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who decides, and who bears the consequences?]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOURCE Topic Introduction Friends, when any wrong decision is taken by the government in any country. So, not only the government but also the general public of the country, its celebrities and every person]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@nexo0702/who-decides-and-who-bears-the-consequences-13k</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@nexo0702/who-decides-and-who-bears-the-consequences-13k</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nexo0702]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:18:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUjnokTeFehwqz1uAPeZQhPadiKo8hRSFV4ZgYQegVToxNMpdYo86R3groPfZBHRD4inTwFxQhYcQJ1HACH4mgjfXoNifEQUPYQ2xQaddfz2EvpHsCELYP71w6r1X8pRFZ1H8BJPssACf4G1bx74N5Mio8yqxjtSS8qt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A thought that needs to mature before making a decision that affects the population. [ENG/ESP]]]></title><description><![CDATA[ENGLISH Hello everyone, your favorite little incubus cat here! You'll learn a bit about my thoughts on cities during a war, but I hope one never comes because I don't want it to happen without first getting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@misticogama/a-thought-that-needs-to-mature-before-making-a-decision-that-affects-the-population-engesp-4xi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@misticogama/a-thought-that-needs-to-mature-before-making-a-decision-that-affects-the-population-engesp-4xi</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[misticogama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:09:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYJfbBHnbc7Nmc8rMFCAt9hdyFzcM6mUzQxJEc6YuaGiW/separador_mistico_.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citizens and the harsh results of leadership ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The question of this prompt, which goes, “Should citizens of a country be made to suffer from the negative outcome of the decisions of their leaders?”, is a very serious one because whether the citizens]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@kingsleyy/citizens-and-the-harsh-results-of-leadership--hko</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@kingsleyy/citizens-and-the-harsh-results-of-leadership--hko</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kingsleyy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:00:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4Pvz7LJVgc1Y8Dr68VKxqQHhW8NaDQdprB8eqK163pk29W22Gk7BrFLyS1y2McYsxpFepMBfC7dH3DkTtHsgeSZBFkY4p24JKKCs3Q8yHY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs & ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ᴅɪʟᴇᴍᴍᴀ]]></title><description><![CDATA[‎ ‎There is this general perspective of what makes someone a citizen or should I say, the kind of thinking expected of a citizen of a country, it is the sense of nationality. Being a citizen of a country]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@emrysjobber/s-and-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@emrysjobber/s-and-s</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emrysjobber]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:17:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmfXZ5TVHzgZKLjwxkPMttCFedPQAebppQTa3qSLcZTGk7/1763654489444.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Suffer For Other's Crime? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This prompt seems to be taking directly to my country because this is exactly what we are facing currently. Nigeria is seen as one of the most corrupt countries in the world and this is not because every]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@emreal/why-suffer-for-other-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@emreal/why-suffer-for-other-s</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emreal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:52:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmX2NvWGJthTZDePA5JTFbuXStKo7VQE3Z2L6BnjyLEg7R/1763650098263.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Leadership, A Trauma To Citizen’s Well-Being]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source The problem with leadership is that it generally affects its environment and the people there in, whereby good leadership improves and motivates and bad leadership becomes the opposite. Takes for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@sunshine29/bad-leadership-a-trauma-to-citizens-well-being</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@sunshine29/bad-leadership-a-trauma-to-citizens-well-being</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunshine29]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:19:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBfRQP1c6GPX2VRDwHvmWp3kZDcfe9s5LhpqT5cxVZboDPyJ3Mtq4KnLogvDZ6Ce1rPfAeCh3bBWZG1D7eBvVcKB1DvBhgasmJ3srNDC1G61usV1mJebQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poor nation have to suffer ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Everyone!!! I hope so you all are fine and happy 😀 We live in the world where each country is ruled by specific person called prime minister of the country and Alas!!! when I listen the voice of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@les90/poor-nation-have-to-suffer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@les90/poor-nation-have-to-suffer</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[les90]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:32:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmQ6NYCcjKGqfTyVsfX2pUsmL6bsPf1d6u3jNqBMpbDUhA/1763645461936.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citizens Have A Duty!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Omo… It’s not today that we’ve been hearing tales of people getting backlash over things that their governments have done. 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