Contradictions. Don't you just love them. In true style i am now going to prove why i hate them , which will then be contraditary to my last statement.
Two days ago in the Independent, Mark Steele wrote about how the USA is funding political parties in South America, whom they support. In countries where 'the wrong guy' in Americas opionion is elected (democratically) they have forced regime change or invaded (1957), or tried to legally force a parliamentary change-why...because the opposition usually wants to stop the unfair trade with Anerica! So...America's reason? To try and spread 'democracy'. Hmmmmm
A few pages later, a picture of the Thames Water building being cleaned (hosed down), days after they issued a hosepipe ban for the whole Thames area...funny isn't it...
I watched the Constant Gardener the other day. Although of course fiction, the stories are even worse in real life. Medical companies, designing drugs to sustain and give life....killing people by the thousands. You see what i'm getting at?
As MPs airmile records are released, you may be surprised (or not) to discover that one of the main culrpits was the minister who recently set out the Government's policy on reducing emmissions from air travel.
Next week the PM will pass law meaning that in future he can intervene in the legal process and pass laws that are not in keeping with the law. The most famous person who passed a similar law...Hitler! Yes Tony Blair now has more power over his country than US president and seems to be taking the Hitler route-power seeking in a democracy-that doesn't fit
In the US, abortion has just been banned in one state. Yet they refuse a rise in tax, to help pay for all the extra babies who will now be born, some needing extreme treatment.
I could go on and on. So there we have it, the two sides of humanity. With one hand we help, with the other we hinder. Is it true that as humans we all fit into that cateogry? Are we all contradictary people? If not, what makes us different.
Thought for the Day: Have you read my blog???
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I try to think of something intelligent and thoughtful to write but I cant. All I can say is that life is full of hypocrisy... its one of the things in life I hate the most. BUT do not lose faith in humanity, or hope... its what keeps me going, is my belief that all people, at base, are good... and if that is true, it means the things we do aren't pointless. Or something. Very badly articulated, and I'm sure you've no idea what I mean, but nevermind! xx
I read an interesting piece in today's Guardian on the relative structures of church and state in the US. It was quite interesting.
Effectively, the thrust of the piece was that the institutionalisation of the CoE led to an increasing moderation and secularisation; removing it's impact and dampening down its effect, its role led towards bureaucratic management than religious fervour.
As a contrast, in the US instead of protecting the state from the church, the enshrined principle of separation of the two instead protected the church from the state and thus allowed it to grow in influence.
Relevant, no, not at all. But curious in its own way and I wanted to share it with you, especially considering you touched on abortion, which by way of tenuous links is loosely connected with this point. So there we go.
hmmm no it is interesting. Garrr stupid americans. Well especially the Christian right who don't seem to realise that they are all infact stupid and incapable of reason and judgement
Wow...you don't change timmy!
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