Category Archives: Philosophy

Forgiveness

The time for forgiveness has goneGales howl across mountain peaksTrees are bundled to the groundAnimals crushed and left to dieNo-one cares The time for forgiveness has goneFires rage devouring housesSparks a thousand feet highAnd drones admire the sightA wonderful spectacle … Continue reading

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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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