I personally rate Russia's values very highly as a moderate traditionalist, though I choose not to hold to any overtly religious tradition, while also not condemning anyone else's right to do so. Adherence to any religious tradition demands a righteous acceptance of at least one among many particular traditional doctrines, but cannot claim exclusivity to... Continue Reading →
Australia’s Fatal Decision
Australia's government position on the geo-political spectrum has always been laughable. Harking back to mid-century (last century) thinking, based on an old boys network in a world that long ago realised that 'old boys' clubs never really worked for good outcomes and always ended up fighting wars for no good reason. Australia's position has developed... Continue Reading →
Istanbul, Done & Dusted. Statements Being Prepared. How do you diplomatically say ‘Nothing Happened’?
Well, well. So it is over. Beginning approximately 3-4 hours after the third re-schedule due to Ukie bickering, and cannot possibly have lasted much more than three hours. Just enough time for greetings and introductions. That pretty much speaks for what was achieved, but I guess we should wait for official word. So, expect for... Continue Reading →
When Was the Last West Funded Road Built to Aid Another Country to Economic Prosperity?
And this is just one, the most recent, of many projects by China as economic assistance to other nations. 'China-funded road inaugurated for economic boom in Cambodia' - Xinhua - April 13, 2025 Just another example of China assisting neighbouring countries to economic prosperity. This is real cooperation, real help, and it brings the world... Continue Reading →
The United States of (a Small Part of) America Has to be Known as the Most Despicable, Unfriendly, Inept, Hypocritical, Self-Deluded and Vehemently Aggressive Nation on Earth
...and that is just a beginning of the endless Crime Sheet that could be put together to illustrate their unworthiness to remain among the community of nations. Nations which care about the future of that community. Is that too harsh an assessment? Would therefore a banishment and ostracisation also be too harsh? I don't think... Continue Reading →
Those who claimed to be ‘Goodies’ revealed to have been the ‘Baddies’. Which means those known as the ‘Baddies’, all along were the ‘Goodies’.
That's how my own thinking has been on this, at least more concretely so since 2015, I should say. And in recent years it has turned most definitely in that direction. How much cleaner the air is beginning to seem, now that we all know where the rotten stink is coming from. Time to get... Continue Reading →
Where Do Westerners Get Off From Thinking They Are Somehow ‘Special’ or Even Worth Listening To
That 'Bus Stop' they should have got off at was somewhere back in the early years of the century. They missed it (due to misplaced orgies of self-congratulation) and so are condemned to ride all the way to the dumpster at the end of the road. Ha-Ha! Greenland's parliament reminds Trump that island not for... Continue Reading →
Quality Writing Explains: Democracy, the west, the Global South, and Africa
I don't read Journal NEO very often these days, not because of the quality of the articles to be found there, but more to do with the timing. Quality of course does not come with haste, but what I am interested in these days is 'hot' news (mostly), published, preferably, the same day it happens.... Continue Reading →
The Poles Have Shifted
It's a sad and lonely place now in the west. Only trouble and strife seem to be showing any signs of regular activity. And not a single thing appears to be going right, or even 'going' at all. Even in the west's most active industry, the military conflict department, where warehouses and arsenals sit empty... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 