"When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called 'the People's Stick'"
Category: Social Commentary
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It has been a rainy day today so I’ve spent my time at home relaxing, recovering, watching some videos and catching up on the news all while trying not to get too anxious about the world. For lunch/dinner tonight I had some chicken, steamed carrots with garlic butter and some fresh bread which was satisfying.…
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Work today was ok but it wasn’t exactly smooth sailing with a sore throat but one small blessing is the fact that I still had some fisherman’s friend sore throat lozenges – like Kurols Mentholated Pastilles, it has a strong menthol hit to them which does a good job dealing with a sore throat. I’ll…
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I had an enjoyable dinner tonight – a nice balance of fresh vegetables and meat made the meal satisfying but not to the point of feeling too full. It is the one thing that I do these days when I have a dinner delivered is making sure that the meal is balanced rather than refined…
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Work today was so-so and I finished it up with an 11.6km walk tonight along with some free weights when I got home (on top of the ones I had done during my breaks while working from home). I’m looking forward to getting the week over and done with but on a good side I…
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The day has been pretty good so far – the weather is nice with the temperature not too hot or cold which will make going for a walk after work a whole lot more enjoyable. I’ve been working my way through he speech that Marco Rubio gave at the Munich Security Conference and once I’ve…
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Getting back to work on Wednesday after having a harrowing couple of days of wind, rain, more wind and more rain. I’ve had a look on the Metlink website to see whether the trains have been delayed or cancelled due to damage to the track and/or overhead power lines. It appears that everything is working…
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After getting through Sunday night and all of Monday, I thought there was a meeting but then I realised the meeting wasn’t until 2 March but I guess it wasn’t all bad because I double checked before heading to the venue. For lunch I had some pumpkin soup along with some fresh garlic bread and…
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Nothing quite annoys me more than the refrain from far to many Americans of “I didn’t vote for that” given that it is exactly what they voted for – signs saying ‘mass deportations now’ didn’t give you a hint on what the Trump platform was all about? when I hear this nonsense of “this is…
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The simple litmus test I have for whether a politician and their party is worth considering is whether their entire campaign is centred around culture wars rather than real policies that actually address the material conditions of the working class. With the election in New Zealand scheduled for November this year the usual culture war…
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I had a good walk tonight of 11.6km and the weather was good – warm but not hot when compared to the walk down to the bakery when I picked up a late lunch. I’ve got my laptop bag and swipe card all organised as well as lunch too because last week I forgot all…
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