Politics

Politics is about how we govern ourselves, and how we make changes to that.

We are living in challenging times, with what we thought were comfortable times behind us as the democracies we have taken for granted are being undermined by those who would seek to exploit us. The real issue ahead of us is what do we really want our societies to be like, and what are we prepared to do about it. Our peace and the state of the earth depend upon us collectively making better decisions than those that got us here.

So, while I am banging on about politics on this subsite, the Being you subsite deals with how we as individuals can grow and learn. The Science and technology subsite covers how we look at the universe and how technology affects us.

To the people of Palestine

I am sorry you are the ones whose suffering
is revealing those who stand with psychopaths.

May your humanity shine through
despite those who seek to extinguish it in you.
From the river to the sea
build a land where all are free.

While the genocide of Palestinians is in the news, it is not the only one. Until all are free, we are not truly free, because those who suppress and kill will not stop at their current victims unless we stop them. It is folly to think we are so privileged we cannot also become their victims. Violence and suffering is the drug of choice for some, and we cannot ever let them pretend that it is justified. Creating long-term suffering, and then using the violence by the suppressed in escaping from the suffering to justify further suffering is the path of psychopathy, and we must close that path.

What might interest you are:

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Politics: We have a lot going on in the world right now, trying to maintain ourselves while rapidly destroying the ability of the earth to keep us alive.
Middle East: The troubles in the Middle East encapsulates all the issues humanity has had to deal with.
Challenges △: There are many challenges to peace to societies and the world as a whole.
At the precipice: We are seeing that the social systems that we evolved are not serving the general wellbeing of people. What had led us here?
Democracy under seige: Around the world, democracies are under challenge by right-wing reactionary forces fed by funding from wealthy individuals who want to expand their privilege.
Dark triads damage society △: Societies have always had those we have been told to look up to because they were supposedly worthy of being in charge, but they are not!
Business: Business has evolved from just being one person's vocation, to rivaling nations, so how do we make sure that that genie is still the servant.
People-centred politics: The terms right-wing and left-wing have so permeated our political discourse that they have blinded us to the right political perspective to have for people to thrive.
Public health △: One of the duties of a democratic government is to protect the health of its citizens, but is often hijacked by economic interests.
Building the future: There is much that needs to change to mitigate against climate change, but we must build more people-centred societies to make it a reality.
Good government: Democratic government means that people decide who they want as their representatives, and hopefully how those representatives govern the country, but how do we guarantee that?
Australian politics △: The Australian people have started turning their backs on right-wing propaganda, but are they ready to chart their own way.
Education: Education is our attempts to prepare ourselves for liv‌ing in the world. That can lead to conformity or freedom, but usually somewhere in between.
Entertainment: Entertainment has provided us with distractions from the problems of the world, but are its various forms just helping to create them instead.