Category Archives: Philosophy

Yes! That’s me

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Selected Quotes from the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill 12th December 2023

James Cleverly (minister) I am confident, and indeed the conversations I have had with the Government’s legal advisers reinforce my belief, that the actions we are taking, while novel and very much pushing at the edge of the envelope, are … Continue reading

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COP28: And Greta said what?

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Chris Rock on Gun Control

The gun lobby always says, well, people need the right to protect their property. Every mass shooting is done by a guy who lives with his mother. I honestly believe you should have to have a mortgage to buy a … Continue reading

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Blaise Pascal: On belief in God

“If I believe in God and life after death and you do not, and if there is no God, we both lose when we die. However, if there is a God, you still lose and I gain everything.”

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One for Suella Braverman

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The Michael Parkinson-Muhammad Ali Interview, 1971 (an extract)

And I always asked my mother, I said, ‘Momma, how come is everything white?’ I said, ‘Why is Jesus white with blond hair and blue eyes? Why is the Lord’s supper all white men? Angels are white, the Pope, Mary, … Continue reading

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The Tragedy of the West Bank Conflict

It’s internationally accepted that Israeli sponsored settlements in the West Bank are illegal. Israel have, nonetheless, made them a central policy for their coalition government. Settler townships only exist because of this political commitment. The full panoply of surveillance drones … Continue reading

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Bertrand Russell on War

Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country.

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How Wars Are Won

Conventional war is more-or-less equal armies slugging it out. The paradigm is the First World War. This ended when Germany was outnumbered with the entry of the USA. The European Second World War ended with Germany outnumbered once more. Japan … Continue reading

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