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Tag Archives: Brexit
Trump lands on Greenland, offers to trade for Puerto Rico and 3 golf courses
Maybe Trump thinks world domination is like Monopoly or Ticket to Ride. He wants to buy Greenland? BUY Greenland? In 2019. The colonialist mentality just doesn’t end, does it? Does President Trump know that nearly 90% of Greenland’s population is … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Leadership
Tagged Brexit, Chagos Islands, colonies, colonizers, Greenland, respect, rich and powerful, sovereignty, Trump, UK, US
21 Comments
Peace on earth, goodwill towards all: wouldn’t that be nice!
It’s the Christmas season. Whether you lean more towards spiritual traditions or secular ones – or both – it’s the time when songs and greeting cards ring out with heartwarming messages of Peace, Joy, Love, and Goodwill towards all. Hmm. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Just wondering, Odds and Ends
Tagged Brexit, Christmas, despair, Goodwill to all, hope, joy, Leonard Cohen, light, love, peace, Trump
18 Comments
Losing my innocence at 70
For the first 70 years of my life, starting in the immediate aftermath of World War II, I really did believe that the world was progressing towards a common goal, one of peace and prosperity for all. Not just for … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Leadership
Tagged age of innoncence, Brexit, compassion, decency, enlightment, happiness, history, human rights, leadership, racism, Trump, Whig history
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