Buying and selling the lie
Lets be honest. We all lie. Even if it’s only to ourselves. Nobody’s perfect. Lying is part of being human. It isn’t a nice part but it’s a human frailty…
Division by design
The politics of division are as old as politics itself. Variations of the divide and conquer model have been used by Julius Caesar, Napoleon and the British Empire. The concept…
Late in the Third Wet Sail Flying
Its getting late in the third quarter. My second wind kicked in a while back. There’s a feeling that I’ve weathered the storm. Not a moment too soon, it has…
All dogma is dangerous – religious or otherwise
I was educated in a catholic school and subjected to catholic dogma constantly. Fortunately at that time there was sufficient other influences in my life to allow me to gain…
Brave browser makes the world of difference
I’ve switched to using the Brave browser and I’m impressed. It won’t surprise anybody to learn that I have serious issues with Google and their apparent disregard for privacy. I’ve…
Victimhood – a cultivated state of mind
According to the Cambridge dictionary victimhood is: the condition of having been hurt, damaged, or made to suffer, especially when you want people to feel sorry for you because of this or use it as an excuse for something https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/victimhood It’s an easy trap to…
Why I believe Trump will win in November
Just three days before the 2016 US election I told a fellow ALP member, “I believe Trump will win.” He looked at me incredulously. “What about the polls?” I shrugged…
Does the media cycle kill stories deliberately?
Have you noticed how the media cycle never follows through on a story? Is that deliberate or is just the news cycle? Or haven’t you noticed? Have you become absorbed…
Philanthropy can be a trojan horse
At first glance, philanthropy appears to be a noble practice. It often is. Particularly when done at a local level. Philanthropy becomes dangerous when it is used to gain control…