Category Archives: Philosophy

One for Suella Braverman

Posted on September 28, 2023 by odeboyz
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The Michael Parkinson-Muhammad Ali Interview, 1971 (an extract)

Posted on September 28, 2023 by odeboyz

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

Posted on September 7, 2023 by odeboyz

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

Posted on August 21, 2023 by odeboyz

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

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How Wars Are Won

Posted on August 17, 2023 by odeboyz

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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American Mass Shootings: Entertainment for Psychopaths?

Posted on July 17, 2023 by odeboyz

“Mass Shooting Tracker: four or more persons shot in one incident, at one location, at roughly the same time.”1 The invasion of Ukraine began on February 24th 2022. In the USA, on that day, there were two mass shootings with … Continue reading →

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The Importance of the Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658

Posted on July 10, 2023 by odeboyz

The transition of power in monarchies is brutally simple: The king is dead, Long live the king. After Charles the First’s execution, Charles his son, became king1. Power remained with parliament and the army as he was a fugitive in … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Aldous Huxley ~ Brave New World (1933)

Posted on June 19, 2023 by odeboyz

“….only pleasure has worth or value…” J S Mill Hedonism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)   Many years ago, a few friends and I wrote a list of five books, which must be read to satisfy the claim of being ‘well read’. … Continue reading →

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Aldous Huxley’s Wisdom

Posted on May 29, 2023 by odeboyz

“In Brave New World people were controlled by pleasure.” If you haven’t read it it is a ‘Must Read’

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Are Whole Life Sentences Inhumane?

Posted on May 11, 2023 by odeboyz

…..when a judge passes a ‘whole life order’. This sentence means that the offender must spend the rest of their life in prison.1 Malcolm Green received a whole life order in 1989 because, it was decided that he would likely … Continue reading →

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