Perhaps the deepest unfairness about trauma and recovery involves treating others as one has not been treated. I have met a few people who are essentially good with very clear moral awareness yet are plagued with the unfairness of their circumstances. Victims of trauma are deeply familiar with injustice. Based on my limited training, itContinue reading “Paradoxically, Trauma“
Category Archives: Politopical
Total Recall: Utter Perfection
No, not that new shite that came out in the current millennium, which was as interesting as anything else made by yanks for the box office – the 1990 movie with Arnie, Rachel and Shaz! Every time Ironside gets ejected into the Martian atmosphere and his eyes and tongue start bulging out of the make-upContinue reading “Total Recall: Utter Perfection”
Feminism and Democracy are Anti-Consumerism
Long, long ago, in a far away place, women began receiving education. For a very long time, only some men who were wealthy enough to also have the spare time, received an education about the world we live in. Very few women, such as Queen Elizabeth the First, and Catherine the Great, were also privyContinue reading “Feminism and Democracy are Anti-Consumerism”
You Deserve It!
Since returning to Australia, the phrase ‘You deserve it’ has often passed my ears, yet I’m not sure what it is meant to convey. I’ve often been the recipient of this when stating how I have addressed my needs in terms of somewhere more suitable to study or dealing more effectively with stressful situations. TheContinue reading “You Deserve It!”
One-Trick Pony
As the self-aggrandising consumerist society continues blundering through its first tangible threat since its inception in the early 1900s, a swath of individuals throughout societies around the globe are scrambling to attach themselves to any source of revenue. Some are better positioned than others, but multitudes of people are dependent upon the the economic policesContinue reading “One-Trick Pony”
Culture vs Society
Black lives matter? All lives matter. The gross injustices and institutionalised racism in TUSA is the most broadcast example of this version of inhumanity, yet it certainly is neither rare nor unique. The culture of the American States is grounded in exploitation of one racially identifying group by another, something which grew out of BritishContinue reading “Culture vs Society”
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Corona
18 March 2020 I’m fascinated by the impact this viral pandemic is having on societies the world over. The daily activities of hundreds of millions of people is being affected, and any habit which pertains to unhygienic behaviour is being socially altered. In cultures where physical touch forms part of daily greetings, viral spread isContinue reading “Corona”
Thoughts on Australia
As a continent, Australia is moving north toward the equator at almost seven centimetres a year. Already a huge desert, it may come as no surprise whatsoever that this country is only getting hotter and drier. That doesn’t take a lot of deep thought to grasp. Rising global temperatures are also no complex thing toContinue reading “Thoughts on Australia”
Thoughts on Brexit
As anyone who watched Yes, Minister in the late 70’s and early 80’s, Britain should never have joined the EU. The political, psychological and cultural landscape of England is simply not consciously capable of such an endeavour. Rather than being joined in harmony with its closest neighbours, England has actually gone to the extreme positionContinue reading “Thoughts on Brexit”
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