Category: 2024

Some days I am too sad to write, others I am too exasperated to do so, and others yet I am too mad! Today I am all three, because the world has gone quite sadly berserk! It is almost an unbelievable nightmare, and very dangerous! However, it seems that the Masks which Political, Military and Corporate Leaders have been wearing for decades are melting away and exposing the Truth more than at any other time as many have been talking and writing about. That’s good!

Ron Paul, speaking at the Libertarian Conference (you can listen to it on C-Span) said two things that I totally agree with: “The Empire is Dead” and (paraphrasing): “the US has engaged in so many coups over the past decades, the latest one being in Ukraine.” Honest! True! How come he knows this and the Administration has an opposite version? How come the guys at the Quincy Institute, The Intercept, Truthout, Chris Hedges, Jeffrey Sachs, Jonathan Cook etc. etc. know this and the Administration is so very Delusional persevering in selling us these war-mongering, hypocritical bills of rotten goods that go back to Vietnam?? How Is It Even Possible?

Moreover, the Wars in Ukraine and Palestine have finally revealed so much that some people were unaware of, or uninterested in knowing. Why? Because people are generally busy simply trying to survive, taking care of their families, going to their jobs, coping with whatever issues they, or theirs, are going through and living within their cocoons. Somehow though, and mostly due to our Interconnectedness these high tech days, it has become almost impossible to look away from The World.

As an example: the image of the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations shredding the UN Charter was Pathetically Hilarious! This article by Jeffrey Sachs is worth reading! The Ambassador believes that the World has developed Collective Amnesia and that it has forgotten that Israel has Never, Ever abided by Any UN Resolution! To the contrary, and together with the Members of the Colonist Enterprise (US and Europe) Israel has always turned the tables on Palestinians for being the “No” Party!! Moreover, any Institution, Organization, or Government, or Media Outlet that criticizes Israel will be trashed by Israel and its Choir, proving that our World Order, International Law, UN Charter and all those adjunct organizations are becoming obsolete, one-sided and racist. If they work for the Colonist Enterprise then we deem them Important, if the same criteria do not work for that Racist Enterprise then we deem them Invalid! Case in Point: how Quick they were to refer Vladimir Putin to the ICC (International Criminal Court) and how Quicker they were to get Outraged at Benjamin Netanyahu’s referral to that same court. Mondoweiss nailed it! How Quick they were to condemn Russia for calling Navalny a Traitor, and how Quicker they were to call Assange (whom I also refer to in the next paragraph) a Traitor! Why, and Who decides? Double standards and Hypocrisy all around the Globe and to the Moon and Back! How Is It Even Possible?

Our Government is quick to condemn Any Whistleblowers exposing US malfeasance such as John Kiriakou, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden and Julian Assange (amongst others) who has been languishing in a terrible British jail for years for exposing US torture and other criminal techniques employed by our Military and Contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq. However, Whistleblowers exposing Israel’s same behavior towards Palestinian Prisoners – many of whom are Innocent, or Children – elicits not a squeak of a condemnation from Genocide Joe, or Worthless Blinken! How Is It Even Possible?

The US and the UK are now echoing each other’s pathetic words and political proclamations, with most European Nations reluctantly going along. EXCEPT for Ireland, Spain and Norway who have decided to recognize a Palestinian State. The Israeli Government is Fuming! Of course! This proves their Intent of having Never, Ever facilitating Peace, or recognizing the Two State Solution. Will this go on? For how long? How Is It Even Possible?

They say that when the Merciless, Criminal, Ruthless White European Colonists pulled their armies out of Colonized Nations and “Granted” them Independence that the Era of Colonialism was over? Not so! Not for a day! Other than most of the African Continent still undergoing Colonialism and the ravishing of their resources, there are Islands, Protectorates and tiny Nations all over the World that are still under occupation!! The latest problems being in New Caledonia. Why is France still there? Plying its military power? Is that acceptable? How Is It Even Possible?

Every time I hear Ordinary People opining on C-Span about Inflation and Taxes and then listening to the mostly good-for-nothing-and-no-one Hearings that our Politicians are busying themselves with I get more and more disgusted. As one friend told me: “I pay taxes on my wages, and then I pay taxes every time I buy, or use any service. Actually, I pay a tax every time I turn around and as the corporations pass the increase in their taxes on to us, never paying anything due to their voodoo economics, and, as every shortfall in any budget of any state or county adds to my taxes.” Yes,  whether it’s Inflation, or More and More Taxes it does not hurt Any Politician one iota, but it sure as hell hurts all of us! Read this to be even more disgusted with Corporate Power. How Is It Even Possible?

And How Is It Even Possible that the United States of America, the Exceptional Nation has only Two Mediocre (and I’m being Gentle!) Candidates running for President? There are Sooo Many Terrific Humans  out there who are truly Decent, Honest, Moral and Ethical and Very Capable of running our country? Why are we settling for more Hypocrisy, Chaos, War-mongering and Corporatism? And are we truly a Democracy, or, as the Reality dictates an Oligarchy on its way to Dictatorship? It is Painful to Witness this, especially when we Fear that our Politics are taking this country Down rather than Pulling it Up? When there is so much that is terrific about this country? There is so much potential that it can offer why then are we in the miserable state that we are in? Unfortunately, our Political, Military and Corporate Leaders do not encourage the nation to thrive. To the contrary, they seem to be engineering its downward spiral. Shameful and Infuriating! Don’t Worry, some tell me, it’ll all work out. Will it? When?

During My Lifetime so many things have changed, and so much remains the stubborn old same! These past two weeks I looked at a very few of those changes from My Perspective. Here goes!

During My Lifetime I wore a Mini Skirt, a Midi and a Maxi depending on what was au courant at the time. Fashion is one of the things that has changed almost with every season. I remember, though, how my Mother and Aunts used to dress up in their Suits, Little Hats, Gloves and Dainty Purses when we were all taking a Plane Trip in the early Fifties! At that time, too, Passengers were treated with the Utmost Respect! Nowadays, most of us, especially Economy Class, are shepherded like cattle onto those planes, and squeezed into seats that we barely fit in while paying exorbitant amounts for such dismal service! Quite Offensive! Also, Nowadays People travel in Shorts, Jeans, T-shirts and Sneakers, or Flip-Flops! We have gone During My Lifetime from clothing that was Stylish, Chic, Tasteful and Well-put-together to Cheap, Tasteless and Shoddily made! In some cases Slutty, if you ask me! Tsk! Tsk!

Also During My Lifetime our Food has gone from being Healthy, Natural and Organic to Industrial Manufacturing, Production, Warehousing and Ripening of Fruits and Vegetables with artificial lighting rather than sunlight rendering them tasteless and odorless, while the pre-packaged foods are filled with all sorts of Toxic Substances in order to enhance the taste, to provide longer shelf life, to freeze well and to make Humongous Profits for the Industrial Food Manufacturers while increasing the Seriously Adverse Effects of these products on the World’s Mental, Emotional and Physical Health! This is Irresponsible, to say the least! I read this article and guiltily realized that we were having tilapia for dinner that evening! Though we try to use Organic Everything, occasionally we bypass our own rules! This article, amongst others that have been published, decided it for me once and for all. Organic! No Exceptions!

As for the World’s Climate, During My Lifetime it has gone from slowly getting harmful to becoming the Life Threatening Situation that it is in at Present, and the Global South, which contributed the Least to our distressed climate, will pay the Biggest Price and Suffer the Most for that! It is already happening!

Moreover, our World Population was around Two and Half Billion Humans in 1950 and is around Eight Billion Humans in 2024. This is an Increase of Five and a Half Billion During My Lifetime! This is staggering!

According to Forbes Magazine there are 2781 Billionaires in the World who are worth 14.2 Trillion Dollars. There are 800 in the United States Oligarchy, 473 in China, 117 in Russia (and we still call these two countries Communists?), 200 in India and the rest all over the world. Also, there are 59.4 Million Millionaires from all different nationalities going from the Richest to the Poorest Nations. Check them out here.

Let me ask you: how then can we not provide adequate and minimum housing, health insurance, education, food and clothing for ALL the World’s Humans? I am NOT saying that we should eliminate Rich People. There will always be economic strata in the world: rich, middle class and poor with all their variations. But it would be hard to convince me that we cannot provide MOST Humans with the Minimum Required for a Dignified Existence. Greedy and Unconscionable!

Also During My Lifetime and going from World War One to the Present, there has been a constant barrage of Wars all over the World that have been much more Lethal than any during the preceding centuries. The reason, of course, is that we have been able to manufacture Military Instruments of War that are more advanced than they had ever been and, therefore, much more Lethal. From Nuclear Bombs to IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) there is a whole range of arms at our disposal. There are also Incredible Profits by Nations and Arms Dealers – some Legal, some Illegal – made from trading in this weaponry This, too, is staggering!

President Macron was speaking at a European Union Economic Event and saying, amongst other topics, that the US and China threaten the European Economy. Having just finished re-reading MindSet, a book by John Naisbitt who wrote the Brilliant Megatrends and Megatrends 2000, I remembered a joke he mentioned and that I am herewith paraphrasing: An exasperated NATO Secretary General asked God when that organization’s capabilities will improve. And God answered: maybe with the next Secretary General’s tenure. Then another European Official asked God: when might Europe have an effective Foreign Policy, after which there was a looooong pause and then God said: Not in my lifetime! I thought this was simply hilarious! I say that because from My Perspective not Europe and not the United States seem to have any effective Foreign Policy other than Colonialism, Hegemony, Arrogance, Militarism and Dominance!

Simply listening to Genocide Joe and Worthless Blinken who are beyond any doubt complicit with Israel – especially during this War of Vengeance on the Palestinian People – and the rest of the Politicians in the United States from the Left and the Right twisting themselves into pretzels over this anti-semitism business without differentiating between anti-Israeli Government Policies and hate speech is inane and nauseating! Even Jewish Holocaust Scholars and Jewish Historians, are themselves saying that conflating the two is unacceptable, with some of them going so far as to say that what Israel is doing is Genocide! So, too, do Supporters like: Jewish Voice For Peace, Not In My Name, Rabbis for Ceasefire and so many other Jewish Humans! And, it is obnoxious that the Beautiful Young University Protestors are being Used for Political Ends by Slimy Opportunistic Politicians who are themselves disgraceful and disgusting! What a despicable spectacle they put on! That we are Allowed to criticize and bitch about Any Government or Leader, but not about Israel is definitely the Ultimate Discrimination! Sadly, and I’m sorry to say that things are getting worse by the day! To put it all In Perspective: ALL our outdated and racist international organizations, all the world’s governments, systems, methodology, rules and regulations are sorely in need of a serious and drastic overhaul from the top down, because knee-jerk reactions, bandaids and wars have not, and will not, solve the myriad problems. This can only be achieved by national, as well as international negotiations, cooperation and compromise from all the world leaders! Thinking of this made me laugh and repeat God’s words: Not In MyLifetime!