The Great Silence of The Human Lambs

If there was ever a worst-case scenario of climate crisis acceleration and descent into an apocalyptic world, look no further than current reality.  That scenario is playing right now.  Humanity is a sinking ship under mutiny: all sailors are fighting with each other to become captain, literally as they die.  The direction this civilisation has … Continue reading The Great Silence of The Human Lambs

When Politics Dies

Trump is what happens to a country when it stops caring about politics and outsources democracy to corporate investors. I’ve lived 12 years in the US.  Whenever I attempted to start a political conversation with an American, I would be interrupted by “OMG did you see that show on TV last night? It was hilarious”. … Continue reading When Politics Dies

Why The Democrats Were Always Set To Lose

The problem with the Democratic Party is that it became consumed with defining itself as the opposite of Trump, rather than carving its own identity.  Usually when someone defines themselves based on someone else, it means that they’ve got nothing to say. And in this case, it also meant that they had something to hide.  … Continue reading Why The Democrats Were Always Set To Lose

The Great Illusion of Freedom. Surely This Must Be a Democracy?

We are paying a hefty price for having confused capitalism with democracy.  This is most typically true in the West, where unregulated markets and an infinite choice of products have created this perfect optical illusion of freedom.  But free markets and an infinity of products facilitate neither free speech nor free ideas.  Free ideas are … Continue reading The Great Illusion of Freedom. Surely This Must Be a Democracy?

Systemic Terrorism and The Illusion of Democracy

The most effective way to undermine a democracy today is to purchase it and force each citizen to buy a share in it.  In one step you have seized power and eliminated all potential opposition.  This is not a new political system. Rather, it is the end of politics altogether. Power today has been transferred … Continue reading Systemic Terrorism and The Illusion of Democracy