….apparently the USA is more than a deviant society. The greatest and most powerful country the world has ever known, get up to all sorts when the bedroom door is shut! But then again which society does not have deviants running around? Hence the moral force of religion which is primarily there to codify how […]
Religion
Road Map For Egypt
As a rabid democrat and pragmatic humanist it is strange siding with a military junta that has just taken over from the democratically elected President. But in this case it needed to be done because President Morsi was not protecting the minorities within his country. I maybe bias in that I believe religion should be […]
Mohamed Morsi As A Poker Player
As thousands of people head for Tahrir Square it is clear that Mohamed Morsi is in a crisis of his own making. As the first fairly elected leader of Egypt he should be looking to be the father of a democratic nation, instead he has 24 hours to quell the disquiet of the people and resist […]
Bashar al-Assad As A Poker Player
The idea of a left wing government has a dynastic element always seemed like a wrong idea. Clearly there are more to the dynamics than meets the eye but hereditary rule is surely the one thing progressives are against? Anyway, Bashar al-Assad is a beneficiary of this abomination of an idea and it clearly shows. He […]
Too Much Religion
I need a rest from religious bigotry! Everywhere I go religion impinges on my life. Why cant they keep their faith to themselves and leave me out of it? The simple thing to do is believe what you want and do good things but shut up and keep it out of everyday life. People have different […]