Far out, far away, far from what, exactly? Have you ever wondered what someone meant when they said, ‘…the far right’, or, ‘the woke extremists’, or the like? I used to. I got to thinking about dichotomies and the huge failure of logic when black and white thinking is adopted. And this happens much tooContinue reading “Far Out!”
Category Archives: Politopical
Australia
Founding premise for this article: No one is responsible for another’s thoughts, actions or feelings unless coercion and duress are applied. Is that ok? I know this is a vital step in analysis of social commentary because I apply secular values: rational thinking, evidence, and objectivity. I have been following an Indigenous feed on InstagramContinue reading “Australia”
Demise or Thrive?
Secularism evolved not as a goal, but as a consequence, of centuries of murder and betrayal and Christian violence. Separating church from state was critical in the development of Western culture, the West is merely the consequence of the British Empire. Faith gradually became a personal matter which is why speaking of religion was, forContinue reading “Demise or Thrive?”
Protection
The giant clamat the bottom of the oceannot looking outsidesunlight filtered through depths of water The giant clamignoring the universepacked snuggly insidesafe and sound But! Something wriggles alongflowing with colourssinewy and swiftflowing with the currents and sunlight The giant clam,how should he act?whatever he thinksno action can be taken Nothing apart from what he hasContinue reading “Protection”
Harmful Ideas
I’m curious as to how we define right and wrong, and good and bad. I’ve been coalescing on this idea of biology being the foundation of our moral, social, interpersonal and religious definitions of good and bad and what is ‘evil’… and I believe I’ve spotted a missing cog. I cannot understand how women andContinue reading “Harmful Ideas”
💕Teasing people I love and being teased by them💕
Litmus Test
A single, decisive indicator which reveals the true nature of a phenomenon. Can a gay man reasonably expect to survive unscathed in a particular country? Yes = administration of law and society is secular i.e. impartial and unbiased No = do no business with that country as secular values have not evolved. Biased, duplicitous andContinue reading “Litmus Test”
Woke
Identity politics replaces neutrality and universality with morality based on ethnic identity and emotive volatility. Identity politics has created new taboos, heresies, and rituals of exclusivity. Identity politics limits freedom of expression, neutral governance and reasoned disagreement. Identity politics ensures activists may silence any objection or criticism. 😱 So what is the difference between aContinue reading “Woke”
Silly, SILLY me!
I just had someone tell me that secular values are recent and fleeting, and that we will soon all be back under Christian jurisprudence. That is, unless, of course, we fail to protect ourselves from the current and more immediate forms of totalitarianism in our midst. I simply assumed that everyone knew what secularism isContinue reading “Silly, SILLY me!”
Freedom
We have had a lot of this for decades in the West and most western countries extend this to guests and visitors as the default position. But what does ‘freedom’ mean and how do we know what its limits are? And how do we defend it? Even though our freedom in Australia was just shotContinue reading “Freedom”
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