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It has become an article of faith that a country has the right to defend itself. Many hold to this view as if it carried an unshakeable and irrefutable truth.

Countries worldwide use the slogan. We heard it again daily from Israel’s Prime Minister and then from US President Biden – “Israel has a right to defend itself.”

This specific statement means the nation state has the right to wage war on another country.

Is this the only way for a country to defend itself? …

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Why do some of our precious performing artists, singers, dancers and actors, have to go through so much suffering?

Business, Science Critiques / Christopher / May 11, 2021

Gwyneth Paltrow, who won an Oscar in 1998 as best actress of the year, said this month (May 2021) she had gone “totally off the rails” during the pandemic drinking whisky to get through quarantine.

“I was drinking seven nights a week and making pasta and eating bread,” she told the press. …

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Those who are vaccinated and those who decline a vaccination need to unite

Articles, Business, Science Critiques / Christopher / May 4, 2021

I support vaccinations but there seems to be a growing intolerance of those of us who decline the jab and a similar intolerance to those who opt for the jab.

The vaccinated majority and the unvaccinated minority need to join together to tackle the sickness in the way of life that led to the growing spread of pandemics of which Covid-19 and its variant/mutations are the latest and most virulent expression so far. …

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The Buddha on War. To mark Full Moon of May 2021. Day marks Buddha’s Enlightenment.

Zoom Retreat. India Time Zone. Suffering and its Resolution. Friday June 18 to Wednesday 23 June, 2021. With Christopher (UK) and Suchitra (India).

Does a country have the right to defend itself? A Reflection

Why do some of our precious performing artists, singers, dancers and actors, have to go through so much suffering?

Those who are vaccinated and those who decline a vaccination need to unite