politics
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A life or not a life?
Let me first point out that I am not sure what a strong or weak argument constitutes for this issue aside from what I may find compelling from an emotional point of view. It may be a hard conversation to be involved in, not because of experience but because of a lack of it. Although… Continue reading
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Luck egalitarianism
Introduction Egalitarianism is the idea that there can be made fairness, not the idea that there is fairness. “Life is not fair” a statement that may come from parent to child when explaining why they must put up with a situation just because that’s the way it is. In this essay I will focus on… Continue reading
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Throw-away society
A report on the throw-away nature of society. Consumer Society – A society that fulfils its desires for goods and services through purchasing items that are essentials and luxuries, the quality of items may be defined by the affluence of the purchaser, the effective nature of marketing techniques used, a need to project affinity with… Continue reading
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The just
Jus ad bella, jus in bellum – the justice of war and the justice in war. Whether first the action that is going to war is justifiable and secondly whether the actions taken during war are justifiable. Often these are confused, persons believe that if you can justify the act of war you by implication… Continue reading
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The Corporation Dinner
Good Evening Sir and Madam, I Will Be Your Waiter This Evening… I get paid 19k2 a year, it is not a lot, for this 19k2 I am expected to be a technical expert, a problem solver, a specialist with the ability to analyse, research, understand and react to difficult technical problems. Just to be… Continue reading
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It is about belief
As politicians, the media and apologist try to convince us that this isn’t about faith, ask yourself this: how could it not be about faith? How does a person get to committing an atrocity of this nature by any other means? I’m a leftist, as such I tend to accept folks for what they are,… Continue reading
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Pride undeserved
How do they sleep at night?, we often hear this statement, usually when describing dictators or murderers or those that have harmed a child. I wonder should we extend this measure of questioning the humanity of an individual or a group into other areas, particularly into political ideologues and the manifestations of their policies? Let… Continue reading
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The others confusion effect
I have a theory and it goes a little something like this….. People mostly think that they have an authentic self – this is a challengeable concept though. We can first ask as to where we find this authentic person? Is it in their own head space, the mind self, or is it in reality,… Continue reading
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That’s Fine
We witness interactions between persons all the time, every minute of every day, but we do not see them for what they are. We understand the words but conversation is about more than mere words. I find myself listening more and more to not what is said, as if it is written on paper and… Continue reading
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Missing Hitch
So here I am in 2015 and the greatest thing I could hope for, have hoped for, has happened, a democratic socialist has been elected to the position of leader of the Labour Party. Attacked from all sides during his campaign and continuing to be attacked from within and by the press after his (landslide)… Continue reading
