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We find ourselves unable to recognise the truth of a situation and respond wisely to it. Some settle for multiple perspectives or cannot make up their rather than inquire into a major issue and engage with others for change. We hear with alarming frequency different views. People say there are: Continue reading
A word, such as anger, gains its meaning through agreement and through the circumstances of its application. A word does not possess an inherent meaning.
For example, I hate you can express an intense dislike, a rage against another or against a group of people. Continue reading
BACKGROUND
I first heard songs of 22-year-old Bob Dylan on BBC Radio in 1963. At that time, music critics described his voice as having a nasal twang.
The lyrics of several of the songs he penned captured my imagination. Outside of folk music, most songs focussed on personal relationships. Continue reading
Updated 17 January 2021
Last Wednesday evening ( 6 January 2021), I clicked on the CNN channel giving unbroken news coverage to the protests at Capitol Hill, which had the unqualified support of President Trump. For the next hour, I watched the drama unfold and then switched off the TV. Tens of thousands of Trump supporters stayed outside the government building while a few hundred enraged supporters stormed into the corridors and centres of power.
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We need a revolution
Various activists court arrest
More and more arrests
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