It is not the virus vs the economy. That ridiculous idea has guided the USA and UK into the most unnecessary deaths. Italy was hit without any real precedent except China who controlled the virus after trying to suppress information at first, they locked down severely and halted its inexorable exponential climb up graphs. Italy …
Category: Politics
Why Voting Matters
Do not listen to the poison. Donald Trump seeks to undermine your voice, sideline you as he flushes your part of the US economy away for the sole benefit of the very rich, pretending it will all be wonderful again if only you do not vote for the Democrats. How hollow the promise from the …
“They’re dying … it is what it is”
What is the difference between an Elephant and a Swan? Is this something that Trump think's he has aced, on his dementia test? Yes, he can point at an elephant but in his Axios interview with Jonathan Swan, he demonstrated that he is prepared to filter statistics to tell a story to show how good …
Desperate Measures Trump
Donald Trump is taking desperate measures to 'fire up the base', from using Covid-19 Briefings as a political platform, illegally invading states with federal troops - basically declaring a civil war against the constitutional protections, and trying to convince people that he has 'mental acuity' by passing a dementia screening test with 'flying colors', to …
Beyond Belief
In badly affected US Southern States students have been holding Coronavirus Parties with a cash prize for the first person to test positive for the virus. These grim 'parties' invite or are hosted by a person who has tested positive. Why? Apparently due to ideas that the virus is fake, a conspiracy, a plot or …
Presidential Election 2020 Predictions
The odds that Donald J. Trump will win the November election is no longer a certainty. In trying to predict the winner in November there are factors that are influential and factors that were influential. Influential Factors affecting predictions Covid-19 affects the 2020 Presidential Election Appeal to the baseBlack Lives MatterCovid-19 infections rateDeaths of Americans …
All Life Matters
Evolving Better Government Photo by Julian Wan on Unsplash BLM is completely correct. It has demonstrated how important political issues are hijacked by those who oppose it. BLM is an important, vital political message - minorities are vitally important. But the real issue we face as a species, all humanity is how we live inside …
American Leadership
America has inappropriate leadership. Photo by Aaron Kittredge on Pexels.com Enough has been said and written about the personalities involved. President Trump, Mitch McConnell and the dishonest Senate who could not follow through on removing the impeached Trump. The Democrats who appear to fail to rise to the challenge of opposition and have nominated, again, …
Prejudice and Influence
No 10 defends the activities of Dominic Cummings, a right-wing promoter of extreme Brexit and source of this Government's most extreme ideas at the Science guidance body Sage, where two members have complained that Cummings has been more than an observer but has directed the course of discussion to suit his own pet theories. Hence, …
The Danger of Polarisation
The middle ground offers the least amount of danger, overall. Total lockdown has to be temporary. It is analogous to repairing a car, you have to turn the engine off. But to drive the car, you have to have a running motor. Too rapid or even total exposure would overwhelm our health systems, fill hospitals …