If you could meet a historical figure, who would it be and why? I want to go see Ridley Scott’s Napoleon played by Joaquin Phoenix. Even though the History Legends YouTube channel gave it a bad review, I still want to check it out. Napoleon was never my favourite historical figure because he was a … Continue reading Meeting Napoleon
The world must accept and learn to live with the State of Israel. If it doesn’t, we are all in big doodoo. And yes, that is my professional opinion. Not to dilly dally, but I do not think the adage “The Arabs have the oil, but the Jews have the matches” is accurate. My gut feeling tells me that the world is a block of cinders, and the Jews have the atomic fire. I do not think toying with the Jewish incarnation of Prometheus is wise. Do you?
Do you trust your instincts? It’s the only thing one can trust with one’s life. When you first meet someone, the first 10 seconds are crucial for deciding the box you will put them in. Anything after that, any second guess are your blasted brain trying to rationalize your changing the designation arbitrarily to fit … Continue reading On instincts
If you believe in the No pain, no gain adage, then you must make a choice. Do you want to live a life free from pain? If so, you chose the yoke of Comfort. If you want to retain agency in your life, then you have chosen wisely. You chose Painful Freedom.
Moral hypocrisy is a fixture of the human species. We are naturally born hypocrites. The whole lot of us. And we keep making the same mistake of assuming that Justice can be achieved Peacefully. Justice is not an act of Peace but of War. Justice is all about making War on Injustice.
We live in an age of chaos. So far chaos has been contained and controlled in a sandbox by the world powers. But playing with chaos is a risky proposition. One slip of hand and the bets are off. If you want to know more, step right in.
Walls are not how you keep safe. A wall is only good for exercising your enemy or for providing them with ample opportunities for target practice. Defensive battles do not win wars.
Many Freedom Fighters are Terrorists. Not all Terrorists are Freedom Fighters. If you want to find out the conclusion of this syllogism, step right in, folks.
What happened in Israel on October 7, 2023, is not unexpected. In fact, the State of Israel was created in 1948 exactly for this exact reason. To prevent any future acts of genocide from state or private actors that might finish what the European and Russian pogroms and Nazi genocide started.
If you care about the world around you, stop lying to yourself and others. Life has a way of paying you back if you don’t. Everything happening today is on us. The good and the bad. So next time you feel like screaming at the insanity around you, don’t. You might as well point at your own self and own it. If you ever lied, you are part of the problem. We are all part of the Problem.
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