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Continue reading →: The cult of the personality
Some political movements thrive on figureheads to give them a sense of identity. Those who have survived the struggle for power sometimes relish the adoration of their followers. When I worked in the former Yugoslavia for a travel company, Tito, the partisan hero and president, was worshipped. Yugoslavia and its…
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Continue reading →: Freedom of speech
There is a worrying trend in state control of communications and laws that forbid critical comments of a country’s leader. There are laws in the UK that restrict what can be said if the words used incite racial hatred or encourage the illegal overthrow of the government or monarchy. But…
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Continue reading →: Celebrity Traitors
Celebrity Traitors is addictive television viewing. Claudia Winkleman hosts this game of deception in which Faithfuls are pitted against anonymous Traitors and vote to banish those they think are Traitors. The finale saw one remaining Traitor, Kenny, who had managed to stay under the radar until the final vote to…
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Continue reading →: Hanging up washing
I have blogged about a diverse range of topics, so it should come as no surprise that I am writing about the mundane task of trying to get clothes dry. The climate in Belfast is shaped by the proximity of mountains and the sea, that gives us plenty of rainy…
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Continue reading →: Autocratic leaders
Donald Trump is often seen to favour autocratic leaders such as China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu. Making deals, starting wars, and setting tariffs has been Trump’s foreign policy strategy. His deal with Putin to lift sanctions and get diesel supplies in return won’t solve the…
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Continue reading →: Kanvas mid-term election
Religion will play a part in elections in Kanvas. The Democrats have a candidate for the Senate, Adam Hamilton, a pastor who founded one of the largest churches in the state. The Republican incumbent, Roger Marshall, may suffer because of dwindling support for Donald Trump. The Democrats haven’t had a…
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Continue reading →: Dental decay
In the corner of my mouth on the lower jaw, I have a throbbing ache brought on by dental decay. A week or two ago, I had some dental work done to try and secure the right molar that was loosened by the decay at its root. The antibiotics cleared…
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Continue reading →: Klimt’s The Kiss
Our poetry class was asked by our teacher to choose one image each and then prompted to make various observations about them. Students had to write 5 questions about some other student’s image. David posed these questions for me: Who are the couple? What is the painting made from? Are…
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Continue reading →: A good night’s sleep
We have been putting up with a double size mattress on our new king-size bed for too long. Today, a new king-size mattress will be delivered by Bensons for Beds. I can’t wait. We spent quite a bit of money to make sure that we got a quality product that…
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