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My Substack Corner: Germany, a State of Inconsistency……
Merz accuses Putin of war crimes (really??) by Fidelito A nation high on industry low on values Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: France may recognise Palestinian state within months – but what about realities on the ground “within months”
France may recognise Palestinian state within months – but what about realities on the ground by Fidelito Is this really rocket science?? Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: GAZA (A Regional Conflict About Occupation (NOT Religion) Becomes a Universal Challenge on International Justice, Human Rights/Values & Free Speech)
GAZA: A Regional Conflict About Occupation (NOT Religion) Becomes a Universal Challenge on International Justice, Human Rights/Values & Free Speech by Fidelito A formula to correct or a virus to spread Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Marine Le Pen talks Martin Luther King!?
Marine Le Pen talks Martin Luther King!? by Fidelito A couple of points of order…. Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: BREXIT & Trump – The fascination with the “Mirage” effect
BREXIT & Trump – The fascination with the “Mirage” effect by Fidelito Lesson 1 – Benefits Coming Down the Pike (écoute et répète) Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Marine Le Pen banned from running for office
Marine Le Pen banned from running for office by Fidelito What does it mean for democracy? Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Turkey Deserves Better Than Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Turkey Deserves Better Than Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Trump says Ukraine-Russia peace talks looking at ‘dividing up certain assets’ (commentary)
Trump says Ukraine-Russia peace talks looking at ‘dividing up certain assets’ (commentary) by Fidelito When a rule based world is reversed to a colonial style power grab & filing the void Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: German Violent Suppression of Pro Palestinian Activism/Demonstrations
German Violent Suppression of Pro Palestinian Activism/Demonstrations by Fidelito Welcome to Germany – Don’t forget we also have the oktober”fist” coming up Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: European Far-Right Parties Coordinating & Seeking Opportunities to Flip Europe
European Far-Right Parties Coordinating & Seeking Opportunities to Flip Europe by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Ignorant/Arrogant American Politicians Driving the U.S. to the ground
When Lindsey Graham Speaks You Always Kinda Wish He Didn’t by Fidelito Ignorant/Arrogant American Politicians Driving the U.S. to the ground Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Establishing some context (Inside Emmanuel Macron’s failed one-man diplomacy missions)
Macron to Meet Trump – Is this Really Wise? (comment) by Fidelito Inside Emmanuel Macron’s failed one-man diplomacy missions Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Elon Musk’s assault on US government prompts muted Republican disquiet
Where there is no Rules-based Nation what hope is there for a Rules-based World? by Fidelito Elon Musk’s assault on US government prompts muted Republican disquiet Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: An alliance cannot be both “meaningful” and “meaningless” at the same time.
Macron’s Call for EU Meeting: A Crash Course or an Opportunity for Decisiveness by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: The BREXIT Moment Celebrated by Trump Grovelling
The BREXIT Moment Celebrated by Trump Grovelling by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Bridging the Gap on a path towards Real Political Reform
Bridging the Gap on a path towards Real Political Reform by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: A New U.S-China Rapprochement (While the EU decides which way to GO!)
A New U.S-China Rapprochement by Fidelito While the EU decides which way to GO! Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: What it means to be “British”
What it means to be “British” by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Political Meddling (an Own-Goal Proposition) – Comment on Bloomberg Article (Trump Stalks Germany’s Postwar Politics)
Political Meddling (an Own-Goal Proposition) by Fidelito Comment on Bloomberg Article (Trump Stalks Germany’s Postwar Politics) Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Regime Maintenance, Stagnated Western Policies & a Wildcard
Regime Maintenance, Stagnated Western Policies & a Wildcard by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: New Year in Gaza 2025
New Year in Gaza 2025 by Fidelito Spare a thought for those who ain’t celebrating and the volunteers trying to make do with minimal resources as air strikes continue. Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: A Conversation about Stopping the Small Boats
A conversation about stopping the small boats by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: Trump, the most WANTED president in history preparing his most WANTED acquisitions for 2024 – 28
Trump, the most WANTED president in history preparing his most WANTED acquisitions for 2024-28 by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: The AfD Strategy in a Nutshell – Reliance on the Unreliable
The AfD Strategy in a Nutshell – Reliance on the Unreliable by Fidelito Reactionary policies focused on short-term solutions but causing long-term traps, vulnerabilities and damage. Read on Substack
Read More My Substack Corner: The Media Fix
The Media Fix by Fidelito State Restrictions on Journalists Coming into the Occupied Territories, Matched By Social Media Restrictions of News Going Out of the Occupied Territories Read on Substack In Layman’s Terms
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GAZA – You could know this if you wanted, but it’s up to you….
If you choose to watch this clip and trace previous clips about this man’s story on YouTube to get the full context you cannot (or at least should not) come out of this without reaching 2 specific conclusions; How inspiring (though “inspiring” is truly an understatement for someone in his […]
Read More U.S. Presidential Election Result Dissected (highly recommended)
A brilliant analysis (highly recommended) that begins to scratch the surface in explaining the U.S Presidential election results from a historical context as well as understanding the challenge in dealing with what I’d call “Realities of Disinformation” that have the capacity to uproot well established democratic governance models from the […]
Read More An Uncomfortable German Coalition reflective of an Uncomfortable EU Alliance Thats Likely to Get Worse
What a timing for all this! An uncomfortable coalition seems to not only define current state of German governance that’s supposed to project stability as an influential anchor for the EU, but it also seems to reflect the state of on an increasingly uncomfortable EU alliance where values and priorities […]
Read More Consulting Corporations: More of an Asset or a Liability?
A very interesting report that raises more questions than answers about global consulting firms and the industry they represent. Here are a couple of questions that I have just as an example and get the conversation going; Could one of the reasons they are so popular particularly with their appeal […]
Read More Charting the Economic Course with Mohamed El-Erian
Very interesting presentation; The complete reversal of the core principles of “The Washington Consensus” & a Globalisation vision that’s been replaced by one of fragmentation due in part to complex geopolitical challenges/choices we face in this day and age.
Read More Jews of Egypt: Stories Worth Telling
Wonderful stories providing a human dimension/context to a dynamic/multicultural/multi-religious society that lived in complete harmony, flourished economically and integrated seamlessly on so many levels. A model that may well be repeatable if only there is will to keep politics out of the equation and let the human context take […]
Read More Political Pollution: The Story of the Coconut
A simple story about the coconut; thick from the outside but soft/tender from the inside. If you don’t know what the heck I’m talking about, well you just need to contextualise the comment to get a feel of where I’m going with this! Once you know please tell me cause […]
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GAZA – Sloppy “Short-Termism”Should be Tossed Out the Window
History in my opinion has always been about one of 2 options we take; Learn/Face up/Resolve Watch/Turn away/Ignore If we are genuinely keen on developing as a global community in an interconnected global landscape we need to have a razor sharp/far reaching vision (as opposed to a blurred one) […]
Read More GAZA – A Conflict of Fiction & Realties
What we see here in my opinion is by no means a unique case of journalistic bias but a constant/consistent pattern in the media. I do not have a problem with left or right leaning coverage of events and politics in general; this is part and parcel of democratic […]
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State of the “Union” Concept: Hey, what’s happening?
It’s becoming clear to me (sadly) that the EU as a promising concept as it was, founded mainly on values is being transformed into a convenient transactional business arrangement. To be member of the club you may need to from time to time and when pushed hard show your “values” […]
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Hilarious Jon Stewart Talks AI!
Absolutely Hilarious – Jon Stewart explains the difference between AI and people who’re just missing the basic “I” but have plenty of “A”; well, that’s my take but you can watch the rest! 🙂
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“Sensibly” Talking BREXIT After the Fact!?
Great stuff; talking sensibly about BREXIT after the fact! I guess the question of timing would be the first thing that comes to mind. But beyond this small technical issue the one thing we truly need is an honest conversation about the pro’s/con’s of BREXIT not just economically on but […]
Read More GAZA – The IDF’s Precision Tactics Continue to Impress
The IDF’s tactical/precision strikes continue to impress; now its time yet again for the review of their popular procedural guide “The IDF excuse cookbook”. What is happening in GAZA is NOT a war in any sense of the term if we’re honest about it away from all political biases; that’s […]
Read More War in Ukraine? How are the Sanctions Going? Oh OK, Call Me Later!
French Pres. Macron said this week that the war in Ukraine is “existential” for France and Europe. The West can only gain the upper hand if it truly believes this—and acts on that belief. My take: pic.twitter.com/Ml1nF2Snds — Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) March 17, 2024 The sanctions policy to deal with […]
Read More UK Politics One-0-One; Why was Diane Abbott rejected at PMQs?
When racism is at the heart of a government led by someone of a migrant background; when governments by-design allow unelected financial minutemen/power-brokers to in-effect rule from the sideline without accountability; when rules of common decency are constantly ignored by the speaker of the house you may conclude that this […]
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Theresa May Stands Down in Next General Election – Another Unelected Leader Fades Away
While I do respect Theresa May as an honourable politician I’ve always had problems with unelected leaders crashing at No. 10 without public scrutiny, selection and debate. This archaic system must change and the “British Democracy” as Sir Humphrey Appleby once called it must finally evolve even if it means […]
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Sunak Warns ‘Democracy A Target’ – I Do So Agree, But You’re Part of the Problem
For the first time ever I do so agree with Rishi Sunak; Democracy is indeed a target. It is a target; When people have no direct say in selecting/removing their leaders When narrow ideologies/lobbyists drive the national/international agenda When an archaic governance model continues to be a drag on political/institutional […]
Read More Israel Faces Mounting Pressure to Investigate Gaza Food aid Deaths – Hang On, Who’s Investigates Who?
Here’s my take; Calling on Israel to investigate this incident and many many others as party in an ongoing/bloody conflict and with its dismal human rights track record is wilful whitewash of these western powers who just want a way to clean their hands of these atrocities. But then I […]
Read More Democracy & Authoritarianism: Hey West, please stay out of East, but you can do tourism though!
Is comment really necessary? Un commentaire est-il vraiment nécessaire ?
Read More Democracy & Authoritarianism: Is the West heading East?
Is the West heading East? Is that the ultimate solution to its challenges or is it merely a sloppy/ignorant solution to exaggerated failures promoted by extremist ideologies for purely political purposes. The kind of failures that in reality point to 1 fundamental/real failure; the lack of fully comprehending the real/undistorted […]
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Alexei Navalny – The Death (likely Murder) of a Hero
Truly devastating news on so many levels though not entirely unexpected. He’s been a true inspiration for so many who continue to struggle for democracy and freedom within Russia and far beyond. Deepest condolences to Russia and may his memory only serves to strengthen the determination for permanent political/social change; […]
Read More GAZA – The Mideast “Merry Go Round”
And just for good measure in a layman’s attempt to connect the dots below is a link to a somewhat relevant post to the above old clip Related Post GAZA – The Economics of Warfare & the Military Industrial Complex – A Footnote that’s Really the Keynote? [L’économie de la […]
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GAZA – The Economics of Warfare & the Military Industrial Complex – A Footnote that’s Really the Keynote? [L’économie de la guerre et le complexe militaro-industriel – Une note de bas qui est vraiment note dominante?]
It is by far the worst kept secret; specifically the cost of war and the winners/losers in such transactions. The difference here of course is that loss for many transcends the monetary value to one costs actual lives. So when Mr. Blinken casually suggests that this is proposition is a […]
Read More GAZA – Israeli Democracy 101: Fighting Terrorism by stripping Palestinian men and children – what new techniques for Christmas? (No comments)
#middleeasttensions #procheorient
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