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The lure of the past
Two decades ago the world stood in awe at the dissolution of the Soviet system and the collapse of the Berlin Wall, a symbol of Soviet repression of people. Once the first block was removed, the wall was taken down very quickly block by block by people disillusioned by a system built on fear and […]
World without boundaries
“Globalization and the global community are words used to address a phenomenon causing the breakdown of geographical boundaries among the nation states of the world……….
Beyond faith, belief
One of the misconceptions of many has been that all you need is faith to get by in the world; faith in a god, churches, governments, institutions, etc. They will provide. But all faith is based on belief in a “truth” that can be understood.
Life and value – a personal view
It is amazing how people put so much emphasis on their monetary material wealth to amplify their importance, as if it meant something. In the scheme of life does it really matter how much you have? It appears in today’s world that is all that matters. Whether one works hard, studies hard and is diligent […]
Imbalance, even in tragedy
In all aspects of modern society imbalance appears to be the norm in a world where visibility and sensationalism are the attraction, yet attention span and memory have a very short timeline. In a rush to diminish or discard many of the inequities built into creating one of the most progressive eras in human history […]
A government out of touch
In crafting its disastrous budget targeted at the poor and lower middle class, the members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Government appear to be oblivious about what is happening in the world around them and unaware, even after a lengthy consultation process, of the true state of their own province. This province has an aging […]
A societal disconnect
There has been much focus on the wide gap between the rich and the poor, with very good reason. But that in itself is only symptomatic of a greater malaise evident in the developed countries of the world.
Rebalancing society
In January, high in the Swiss Alps in the town of Davos, a meeting was held to discuss the state of the world. Attending were the elites of business, governments, academia and civil society, along with various high-profile celebrities. The people, most at risk in the world were not invited, nor could they afford the […]
A year on the edge
(Picture – Gambian Children) As this year slowly edges towards its end, the starkness of how far the world has shifted from a centre of balance is unnerving. The world appears to be teetering on the brink (“the limit or point beyond which something begins to happen”).
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