Category Archives: politics

The Populist Xenophobia/Racism Trap

Posted on September 8, 2019 by admin

Xenophobia/Racism the Fear of the Other Racism is one form of Xenophobia. Like with many human conditions Xenophobia / Racism is not black and white but appears on a scale. Located on the most extreme end is the Holocaust – … Continue reading →

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At war with China ?

Posted on February 18, 2019 by admin

What do I know about China I remember an excellent BBC documentary series about China’s and its rich history and culture over thousands of years with the recent period of communism being only a very thin veneer. I still have … Continue reading →

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OMG : What did I do ?

Posted on December 25, 2018 by admin

This week I celebrate the second birthday of my first born grandson. This is the reason to wonder what world he will live in if he reaches my age. This is for you OMG. The end of the century Near … Continue reading →

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American Democracy on Notice

Posted on October 16, 2018 by admin

US mid-term elections In a few weeks American voters have a last chance to assert that they still care about their republic and democracy. The signs are not good. The sad story of the American republic, political system, democracy being … Continue reading →

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Free Speech and its Abuse

Posted on August 18, 2018 by admin

The raging Free Speech debate Over the last few weeks New Zealand got obsessed with the issue of “Free Speech”. It was triggered by some obnoxious Canadian alt-right racists. Nobody outside the far-right scene had ever heard of them before. … Continue reading →

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Will the Arms Industry allow it ?

Posted on June 17, 2018 by admin

Perception is everything Has the Trump / Kim summit in Singapore changed anything ? Yes and No. Trump is still and even more so the embarrassing crazy buffoon and as such rich fodder for US comedians. They just have to … Continue reading →

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How Bizarre

Posted on June 14, 2018 by admin

Don’t get me wrong. The Singapore summit between Trump and Kim was a very good thing. You only have to look back over the last year. North Korea conducted nuclear and intercontinental missile tests. The US considered pre-emptive military strikes. … Continue reading →

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Why waste time discovering the truth ?

Posted on May 24, 2018 by admin

The West (USA) wants War Or is it just the arms industry ? Or are Donald and Trump and Theresa May engaging in threatening war talk just to distract from their domestic problems ? American demand of it’s NATO allies … Continue reading →

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The Cossacks are still dancing

Posted on March 19, 2018 by admin

Dancing Cossacks’ History “The National Party’s 1975 ‘dancing Cossacks’ advertisement is the most  infamous piece of election advertising in New Zealand’s political history. National was trying to turn voters against the Labour government by suggesting that the latter’s recently introduced compulsory … Continue reading →

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Lead by a Brain Amputee

Posted on March 6, 2018 by admin

No cigar for guessing who we are talking about. How could we be the only ones not talking about Him ? Humans are Social Animals We humans are an advanced kind of social animal. After millennia of evolution we are … Continue reading →

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