Category archives: politics
In Isolation
This, I love. In Pandemic 2, the plucky island nation of Madagascar (plucky, and also riven by political conflict) closes its borders as soon as a pandemic is declared, isolating the island completely from outside contamination and ensuring its survival.… continue reading »
The Puppies of War
Lind writes in the Fourth Generation War Manual of the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Marine Corps: Much of what Marines now face in Fourth Generation wars is simply war as it was fought before the rise of the state and… continue reading »
Up for grabs
My dislike of U2 operates on a number of levels. Like many entertainers with a political interest, they fail to realise that you can’t speak truth to power when you are yourself one of the powerful. The meaningless kerfuffle about… continue reading »
For Iran
There’s a firestorm in the blog teacup around Iran at the moment. Anything beyond the basic expression of solidarity with the protestors would be futile and presumptuous, and the most insightful thing that I’ve read relating to the protests was… continue reading »
Like swatting flies (update)
When somebody acts on their beliefs, you may disagree with those beliefs, the actions that result from those beliefs or both; but at the very least, their actions reveal their convictions more honestly than their words. So when somebody shoots… continue reading »
Like swatting flies
If rational debate is an airplane, then religious discussion on the web is a flock of birds right in your jet engine. This is partly the nature of religion and partly the nature of the web, and my general rule… continue reading »
Now lie in your linguistic bed
New Kosova Report carries an opinion piece entitled God has stopped speaking Serbian. It’s a polemic against Serbs not learning Albanian, disguised as concern for the future of Serbs in Kosova. Thus, If before Serbs did not really have to… continue reading »