Justice
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Do it for no other reason
I spent a lot of time on YouTube watching documentaries about the lives of poor US communities and I was shocked to see how the richest country in the world regularly treated its marginalised people. They basically abandon them to charity. The theme that runs through each is the prideful nature of the inhabitants of… Continue reading
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Road raging
We, in our naivety, believe that each of us is part of a collective, I’ve referred to this as the herd in past posts. That view is not incorrect in my opinion, but it is also not completely true. I’m going to support it and challenge it at the same time. It’s not a secret… Continue reading
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Dissecting the Tommy mind
I decided to do an experiment on my intellect this weekend, I would expose myself to the rhetoric of what is portrayed as the far right wing. I know what I mean by the term right wing, I am in no doubt about what I see this term to represent, but that may change as… Continue reading
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Deliberate Abstract
When a circus is in town they put up posters, you could see and know it was a circus flyer from the back of a galloping horse as you passed, you’d likely even catch the venue and date. Yet when you see a planning application stapled to a telegraph pole, that fucker couldn’t be harder… Continue reading
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A distinct lack of options
We visit a lot of historical sites, it’s our thing to be curious about why things have turned out as they are, and history provides a great perspective in understanding ideology and structure. I’ve said in previous posts that I think belief underpins ideology, but what of the situations that these ideologies create that affect… Continue reading
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The boss’s son effect
A long time ago a co-worker told me “there’s no asshole like the boss’s son”, though I cannot remember now who I am quoting. What he was saying was that the boss made the business what it is now, it’s success is their success. The boss’s children, if they have become involved in the business,… Continue reading
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Keep people as pets?
People are not property, or are they? A person cannot own another person, but they can control another person through processes of coercion or manipulation. In every situation, your choice to participate is based on a negotiation in the form of an offer that meets your wish, a manipulation that meets some need, or in… Continue reading
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Was this always a tactic?
Ok, so I’m not saying I believe this is going on, but I do wonder, and I do like to speculate. The case is a prominent musical icon who is enjoying a rather purple patch in her career right now. One where it might be almost impossible to avoid her in media. I remember this… Continue reading
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Wrongly aimed sympathy
A farming lad or lass, she grows up in the countryside surrounded by nature, the job is hers for life if she wants it and is willing to work hard, the house to live in is free. Her parents will build a bungalow on the land somewhere, no planning permission required just building regs, and… Continue reading
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A distinction of wrongs
Today I return to a fascinating and oft misunderstood facet of human freedom, the argument against having our words restrained before we say them. Wallace, not the guy with the dog, has been in the news and we’re all making judgements as usual on what he is accused of. At the point of writing this… Continue reading
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