In previous posts I have tries to expose the toxicity that is wokism. Wokism is a multi-fascited ideology that essentially boils down to a power grab, or for the philosophically literate among us, a 'will-to-power.' I have written quite a bit about the ideology behind 'Woke' and what drives it, and why it is toxic.... Continue Reading →
You’re Not Great, So Reset this…
Let us pray.... Dear unelected World Economic Forum, Which art in La La Land, Unholy is your name; Your ideology can naff off Your delusional notions too, Of a fourth industrial revolution - YAWN! Tower of Babel hullaballoo! Give us this day our daily whatever you think we need, And increase your sins, By sinning... Continue Reading →
Exposing Woke Traits
Below is a guest post from a friend who has exposed the multiple traits characterised by those who have willingly or unwittingly bought into the ideology of what is now called Wokism. Woke culture is a much used term these days and for good reason. It derives from the neo-Marxist left of the political spectrum... Continue Reading →
Storm Centres of History: Beirut and the West Bank
BBC Radio Devon – Pause for Thought: Storm Centres During the Pause for Thought recently, I’ve been talking about 7 places I have been to: Storm-centres of history. Today, we will go to Beirut and the West Bank. One of my most important objects is a large iron key. I bought it from a Palestinian Christian... Continue Reading →
Theology Question: #5 ‘Why do Christians talk about being servants when it doesn’t seem very inspiring to do so?’
To my mind there is no way to conceive of God in a Christian sense without conceiving of ourselves as servants. ‘Even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’ Since Kant, ‘individuals’ want ‘autonomy’, self-lordship. Since Nietzsche, we want... Continue Reading →
The Myth of the Myth of Palestine
It is, if I may be frank, quite pathetic that the spurious charge of a myth should so perpetuate itself. In fact, it is nothing other than Girardian scapegoating on an industrial scale. If you can convince a person or group that another person or group is somehow less than deserving, less human, less, just... Continue Reading →