I feel prompted to write again on this subject following the claim that that there is another variant on the loose, given the name Omicrom, following the apparently silent disappearance of Delta. The mainstream narrative is that Covid-19 is an international threat to life. This was stated as early back as February 2020 when the … Continue reading Covid-19: Something is not adding up!
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Stupid is as Stupid Does
There is a simple honesty about the above statement. Another way of putting it is that stupidity always reveals itself, because it does. Facebook can be stupid too.
Us, Them, and Vaccine Passports
It seems that prejudice is latent in the human condition and any excuse will do to exercise it.
Responses to The Sham of Virtue Signalling Post
I got three comments to this blog post, although only one was made on this website, and, as it agreed with the points made, I will respond only to those that did not agree. https://petercwhitaker.wordpress.com/2021/07/04/the-sham-of-virtue-signalling/ Reply number one: I think that's a simplistic analysis. Most people feel powerless and unable to voice or create change. … Continue reading Responses to The Sham of Virtue Signalling Post
The Sham of Virtue Signalling
Virtue signalling requires little thought, no self-discipline, and can mask a serious deficit of knowledge in the subject concerned.
The Art of Satire
Subtlety can hide honesty, satire drags it into the light. Pompous ideas are revealed it for what they are
At last, a campaign against prejudice that I can fully support!
I have asked previously why we do not have a campaign that is aimed at prejudice in general, not just specific examples, such as racism. All forms of discrimination have their roots in the human disposition to prejudice.
Buying a Car as a Measure of Social Inclusion
Buying a replacement car is as normal to most people as it should be, but it takes on a whole different aspect when undertaken by someone disabled like me.
Without contraries is no progression
You cannot have a debate if everyone agrees; that would be a consensus.
Peter C Whitaker 