To me this is an iconic photo – one that teared me up to be honest – of French President Emmanuel Macron hugging a protester in Beirut/Lebanon – despite the pandemic & the mask – during his recent visit after the tragic explosion that threatens the country. However what this […]
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An incredible report by Eric Campbell ABC News focusing on the Polish version of the nationalist (or more accurately the alt-right extremist) challenge sweeping across Europe. For me it is absolutely shocking to see that how religious extremism that began infecting the Middle East since the early 60’s (then more […]
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Democracy in this day-and-age in the west is facing challenges of survival as a governance model. One of the main reasons I believe that we are in the spot in history is the we continue to focus on the details of politics rather than the big picture that establishes better […]
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A very interesting analysis by Michael Smerconish of CNN talking about American radio show host and far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones; and here is one of his rants to get some context going. While I agree with Michael on his views about Alex Jones, he seems to be missing a […]
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A brilliant clip I came across today and thought to share here by a British journalist George Monbiot about Neoliberalism as a political philosophy and it’s manifestation in terms of government policy as well as on globalisation. BREXIT and Trump argues George – and I do so agree – are […]
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Here’s an interesting interview by Tucker Carlson of Fox News – someone who looks confused at the best of times – with a Rutger Carlson a Dutch historian and author of books on history, philosophy and economics. The clips speaks for itself but the driving point here is how media […]
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Let me begin by saying that I am no politician and I am definitely no expert on the internal politics of France. That said I have to admit I am a big admirer of President Emmanuel Macron ever since he appeared to capture the imagination of the French people – and […]
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On Fox news the U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina shared his thoughts on the sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh saying; “What am I supposed to do, go ahead and ruin this guy’s life based on an accusation?” “I’m just being honest. Unless there’s something more, no, I’m not […]
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It’s truly incredible to see how politics is now being used to distort history either through Selective Facts or better yet Creative Facts. You’d be forgiven to think this only happens in places like the Middle East and it has and continues to happen to this day. What is mind […]
Read More Now some may have read and/or watched the recent tweet by “Covfefe” bragging about the success of his administration’s response during hurricane Maria that hit Puerto Rico in 2017. Forget about the fact he’s his usual lying self and you’ll see/hear plenty of commentary on this tweet’s content. What really […]
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