Category: Politics and Society
Sympathy and empathy are two qualities that I sometimes fear are becoming increasingly absent from the human condition. To have sympathy is to have ‘feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune’. To...
We’re into December, which means now Christmas can officially start! Woohoo! Well, I don’t know if I am that excited just yet, but we’ll see how we go as the month wears on. The...
I popped this into an upcoming Meerkat Muse, as it reflects a direct and rather entertaining moment that happened when bringing my daughter home the other day, but the subject is too good to...
It’s hardly a secret that Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is pro right-wing. What is not necessarily as widely known is that he, or someone on his...
Loiter on Twitter long enough, and you will soon find examples of how it has become a cesspit. Today’s example comes from misogyny, and specifically the fear of educated women. I cannot speak to...
Owing in no small part to the unwarranted and thoroughly disproportionate coverage they get from Britain’s mainstream media, Nigel Farage’s Reform Party is doing well in the polls. Quite why such a small party...
Yesterday two men boarded a train at Peterborough, about an hour north of London. Shortly after getting on, they began to attack passengers with knives. Nine people were hospitalised, and as of the time...
We’re back! As we move through mid-October, we also move nearer to the awakening of her. More on that in a mo! The Persistent Caller As a general rule, I do not answer calls...
Recently, there has been a wave of protests against Donald Trump’s apparent drive toward authoritarianism. Across the USA, Americans have made it clear that they do not accept Trump’s ideals or policies. These protests...
Time for a Meerkat Reblog, albeit Meerkat Musings can be most unfriendly to WordPress’s reblog function! With that in mind, I am instead linking to yet another excellent post from my friend Bruce Gerencser....
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