Holding the US Government to Ransom?
The insecurity of credit enables us to borrow more than we need and need more than we can borrow. The economic system needs credit to keep functioning. Power politics is about winning. When will the bottom line become ethics and values? I am waiting still, I am still waiting.
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/oct/08/republicans-obamacare-shutdown-debt-ceiling-explainer… Continue reading
Is the Myanmar Government Deeply Listening?
Dear friends,
As Elders, sometimes our most important task is to listen. The act of listening is fundamental to peacebuilding, to ethical and inclusive leadership. Strong and stable societies are built on the understanding that everyone has the right to be listened to – and to be heard.
The Elders heard from many diverse… Continue reading
US Shutdown Former Australian PM Asks How is it Different from Blocking Supply in 1975?
When investigating the US Shutdown I was not lost on the similarity to the constitutional crisis in 1975 known as the Whitlam Dismissal. It seems I am not the only one seeing the similarities here in Australia. This blog will drill down as I write and there are some revelations to my… Continue reading
US Shutdown a Tea Party or Coup d’etat?
Interestingly sedition comes to mind.
Wikipedia defines coup d’etat as – A coup d’état (/ˌkuːdeɪˈtɑː/; plural: coups d’état), also known as a coup, a putsch, or an overthrow, is the sudden deposition of a government,[1][2][3][4] usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to… Continue reading
Gr8 or G8?
Gr8 or G8?
Inner conflict or global common sense?
Profits or prophets?
Unitary power or unity as the flower?
National sovereignty or universal declarations?
What of human rights?
The right to be humane?
When all are germane,
A scarlet red letter or love letter?
Decides self-interest or best interest as the final arbiters,
For… Continue reading
Is Julian Assange a Highly Optimistic Fool?
It is funny I just had this feeling come to me to find out about Julian Assange and blow me down if I don’t discover he is a fool. Well, given I am a fool, that’s good news.
Here is the latest information about Julian Assange. Perhaps the truth sets him and all… Continue reading