Dear Readers
Having savored a break from blogging over the festive season, my contemplative mind is blooming like a flower in spring. Here we go:
11 Points to ponder on
1.Chronic fanaticism is often a hereditary mentality embedded in cultures where it is accepted as the norm.
2.George Orwell said: “When I sit down to write a book, I do not say to myself, ‘I am going to produce a work of art.’ I write it because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, and my initial concern is to get a hearing.”
3.“You would have to be a fool to want power.” Smart, reasonable people seek honest, constructive influence not power.
4.Dictators are primitive thinkers, quite frankly – stupid.
5.Diplomatic doublespeak equals nonsense.
6.To travel, in body and mind is the antidote to brainwash.
7. Being accused of lying often indicates that you are speaking the truth, predominantly on a political level. You know you have done the right thing when people blame you for their own wrongdoing.
8.Theoretical historians who have never set foot into the real world, let alone a battlefield, give advice and cast predictions on modern warfare.
9.Out of touch Politicians who seriously lack ‘real life experience’ and general education, make law and diplomatic efforts on issues they know nothing about.
10. Dilutional legal experts condemn the victims of atrocities for defending themselves while the perpetrators walk free to re-offend.
11. Only cowards take hostages.