People sometimes call me judgemental. Don’t Judge… I say it is part of my job to be judgemental. It is my job to take limited data and make some assumptions based on my worldview beliefs. I am well aware that I am judged on my opinions, what I say, how I act, how I dress,ContinueContinue reading “Shades of Grey: People Sometimes Call Me Judgemental”
Tag Archives: democracy
My Last General Election
I am stating here categorically that I was *not* arrested the last time I voted during a general election. It was May 2010. I was hot. I’d spent a day at school making people think – I was just going to continue doing it for a little while longer. Some say we all wear masks anywayContinueContinue reading “My Last General Election”
Be Prepared!
The Menace from the East is coming. Be on your guard – They can turn up anywhere and in any form. They have infiltrated our peaceful society to spread their Message of Hate from the Axis of Evil. We must Drive Them Out. How can we even have let Them into our Great Allied Forces?ContinueContinue reading “Be Prepared!”
Iran 2
Facilities have been discovered in Iran for enriching uranium and plutonium.Iran: that undemocratic country; that economically protectionist country; that shelter for terrorists – it must be brought to heel.What’s the West going to do to deal with this potential threat to global stability?Is there going to be a Pre-emptive Interventionist Strategic Strike (PISS) leading toContinueContinue reading “Iran 2”
Iran
Sometimes the news just seems to ram a particular story down one’s throat.Perhaps I only see what I want to see……or ‘they’ want me to see what ‘they’ see…The situation in Iran provides a contrast to the recent operation of democracy during the European Elections here.I just thought I’d pose some questions/ ideas/ issues I’dContinueContinue reading “Iran”
Voting in a (so-called) Democracy (Part Two)
This post is part two of two (or three depending on how much sleep the author feels like getting) of the author’s experiences and opinions of voting during the European Elections of June 2009. The first part of this post was actually written at the same time as part one – it was just gettingContinueContinue reading “Voting in a (so-called) Democracy (Part Two)”
Voting in a (so-called) Democracy (Part One)
This post is part one of two (or three depending on how much sleep the author feels like getting) explaining opinions on democracy and experiences of voting during the European Elections of June 2009. —————————- 1) Democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. – Sir Winston ChurchillContinueContinue reading “Voting in a (so-called) Democracy (Part One)”
James D'Souza 