It is a Grim World (Grunwald) When Violence is Defended
I couldn’t sleep and got up to write something on my blog to find this issue of US Time Senior Correspondent Mike Grunwald making news in respect of a Tweet expressing his desire to write a defence of a drone strike on Australian, Julian Assange. I then discuss an Australian Chris Lane a… Continue reading
Obama Dreams of a Peace Built on Freedom and Dignity
I just listened to President Obama’s acceptance speech and could feel the power of love and unity permeating his words. I recall some cynical media commentary saying ‘where is the hope?’ you only had to listen to his words to feel his optimism and calling as President. These are the times for real leaders to… Continue reading
US Republicans Awaken! Economist Adam Smith Was A Moral Philospher
After the election of Obama I heard some commentary which suggested the Republican agenda had been rejected by the majority of voters. It was suggested that they had not kept pace with changing demographics.
The Republican conservative perspective has traditionally been framed as an adherence to the free market economics extracted from the philosophy of… Continue reading
Gandhi: The Corruption of Human Virtues
http://www.edwardagyeman.com/2011/09/ghandis-7-dangers-to-human-virtue.html
Gandhi’s 7 Dangers To Human Virtue
1. Wealth without work
2. Pleasure without conscience
3. Knowledge without character
4. Business without ethics
5. Science without humanity
6. Religion without sacrifice
7. Politics without principle
Colin Powell Endorses Obama in a Climate of Real Change
I wouldn’t normally be interested in campaign advertisements, but as usual, I found this by chance and was not lost on the significance. I did mention Colin Powell (former Secretary of State) in one of my blogs and the fact that he left the Bush Administration. My inner feeling was that he was… Continue reading
Charter of REAL HOPES for World Peace
I wrote this quite a few years ago, just found it by chance, or was it? I no longer believe in coincidence anymore.
CHARTER OF REAL HOPES FOR WORLD PEACE
This universal charter is an instrument to navigate uncharted waters appearing as a Bermuda Triangle,
for the climate has changed – the… Continue reading