politics
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“I think I speak for everyone when I say…. (Statement)”
This is a dreadful thing to come out with, if such utterances were countries, this one would be North Korea! In this short intro we see contained the will to preposition as definitively wrong, before objection, without dialectic, anyone who might have gone on to examine what then is inserted after. Often it’s something I,… Continue reading
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Nothing changes if you go too far, or not far enough.
George Floyd might not have been the best guy, that doesn’t excuse what happened to him, or what happens to many persons from his community, and far too often. The police that harmed him felt justified in what they were doing, it was not a mistake, it’s likely a behaviour they’ve displayed before. If it’s… Continue reading
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Judgement
One problem is percentages, another is totals, but the major fault is the human inability to judge what is fair. I sat in a large gathering of co-workers a few years ago where the boss gave everyone a 1% pay rise, the people in the room thought that was fair. In truth the boss gave… Continue reading
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War Volunteerism
(written at the very start of the conflict, but not posted) Uk civilians on the radio phone-in shows talking about going to Ukraine to participate. I think they mean well for sure but without previous experience and training may be volunteering to become a casualty, a logistical burden, and possibly a threat to the very… Continue reading
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The problem with winning…
The Hunt for Red October is a film about how a submarine captain decides to act when he realises that one side, his side, may have just gained a massive tactical advantage in the standoff between the superpowers by developing a stealth weapon. To restore the balance, and therefore the relative ongoing peace that has… Continue reading
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Batman (capitalism) is the Problem, not the Solution..
The problem in the west can be reduced to batman, bear with me…Batman is no hero, he’s a privileged-by-birth man of vast inherited wealth who grants to himself the dictatorial right to define moral justice within a society where, the lawful, but not moral, actions of his class have caused, with impunity, a historical mass… Continue reading
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I’m better than liberals
Every other advert on TV is for some childrens, adult, or animal charity that needs my, and your, cash URGENTLY!. Cancer care, donkeys, cats, dogs, orphans, fresh water, eye care, cleft palette, the list is endless… What the fuck is/was all that tax we pay/paid used for? Funding illegal war, bailing out reckless banks, MPs… Continue reading
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This Virus Exposes Rot
The difference between how our UK NHS and the US insurance based healthcare systems will cope with this crisis may produce important and alarming data. I suspect it will show how private medicine is insufficient when everyone else’s state of health is a consideration (epidemic, pandemic, everyone etc), and we’ll see the US lower and… Continue reading
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Recognising the right to identify
An old friend phoned last night, he reminded me of something I had been thinking about a long time ago when I lived in my home country. I am from a place where prejudice permeates every conversation and every interaction, my country has effectively got two simultaneously active and opposing cultural identities, the Irish and… Continue reading
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All is political
This is a bold claim, it is hard to imagine that all are actors in a political drama all of the time or consciously so. We can look at the importance of defining politics – how much influence it has to everyday life, analyse surveys and debate on influence and empowerment, discuss interaction with and membership… Continue reading
