We live in a socialist society. Everybody knows that. Hell, even the Americans have a messy and tangled system of social aid. We are socialists, and the most damaging myth we function on is that we are a free market capitalist economy. This may be seen as a convenient excuse for those with the education,…
Month: November 2024
Social Commentary
What’s Wrong with the Left?
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John F. Kennedy’s, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country,” seems a long time ago. I doubt if it would play well to today’s audience. We live in a world of increasing cynicism, and right-wing politicians are ahead of the wave, while the Left…
FUN STUFF
Meet Leo
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We have a new member of the family, at least until May. Leo comes to us from our friends the Gilgans, whose vagabond lifestyle takes them again to Indonesia for the winter. This suits us very well, because we were having a tough time finding a good forever dog to lift our spirits through the…
Election Watch
The Man Who Cannot Lose
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Donald Trump is probably going to lose the election. “Ah,” you say. “But the polls say it’s a neck-and-neck race.” Not precisely true. Most of the information we have doesn’t come from the polling companies. It’s filtered through people who slant it the way that suits them. The polls give Harris the edge, but the…