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Questions we should all be asking about the Ukraine war

There are questions we urgently need to ask about the Russia–Ukraine war. Questions which are important for all of us, because this war holds in it the seeds of our future, whether for good or bad. How we respond to the war as individuals and as nations depends on the answers we give, so I urge you to think in depth about your responses. I don’t offer answers of my
Donald J. Trump - one wicked mother f***er
News Culture

The humble achievements of Donald J. Trump

The New World I’ll begin with a blunt statement: from a moral perspective, in the few short years between 2015 and 2021, the world was transformed. As a consequence of this transformation we now occupy a new world: a world where ethics and morality have been hollowed out, where integrity, honesty and intelligence are devalued, a world where the overload of information, opinion and belief leaves us disorientated and confused.
Small acts of resistance
Featured Politics Short Conversation Society

Small Acts of Resistance – A Users Guide

Is it time? Peaceful protest suppressed. Brutal policing encouraged. A divisive Home Secretary. A deceitful PM. An increasingly sham democracy.   Tell me, is it time to rebel?   A Resistance Library Here are 67 small acts of resistance from @EthicalRenewal on Twitter, documented by the Ethical Renewal collective alongside followers and friends. Any selection may be suitable to your personal circumstances, or none at all. @EthicalRenewal are anti-authoritarian pacifists,
Our society is sick but here's the cure
Mind Plague News Politics

ANTIVIRAL SOFTWARE FOR THE MIND

The attack You are under attack. We all are. This isn’t conspiracy theory. It’s plain common sense. Why else would political parties and corporations spend tens of millions on political and commercial advertising? Why else would the PR industry exist? It’s an extended brain hack – and the brain they’re hacking into is yours.   Universality Advertising, the news media, social and political commentators, television celebrities, influencers, politicians – they’re
Featured Environment Science Short Conversation

A short conversation about what governments must do to tackle climate change

  Question What would you think of a government which allows its own people to die? I’m asking as friend.   Judgement “A government which allows its own people to die?” You ponder for a moment. “I’m not exactly sure… They’d be negligent, wouldn’t they? And immoral? And definitely dangerous!”   It looks to me as if we’re thinking along the same lines… Negligent, yes. Immoral, definitely. And dangerous… Yes,
Ambushed by alternatives
Mind Plague News Politics Society

Mind Plague 8: The Alternatives Ambush

We’re fighting an asymmetric comms war against the 1% – a war which, if lost, jeopardises not only society as we know it but also the biological world which sustains us. Dangerous Globe are featuring a series of articles by Luke Andreski, looking at the weapons needed to fight this war. Luke began by discussing weapons of defence – a shield of values, a wall of truth – and now
The Truth Grenade - Luke Andreski
Mind Plague News Socialism

Mind Plague 7: The Truth Grenade

We are fighting an asymmetric comms war – a war which, if lost, jeopardises not only our society but the biological world on which all life depends. Dangerous Globe is featuring a series of ‘short conversations’ by Luke Andreski, looking at the weapons needed to win this war. Luke began by looking at weapons of defence – a shield of values, a wall of truth – and now turns his
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Mind Plague 6: Kate’s Garrotte

We are fighting an asymmetric comms war – a war which, if lost, jeopardises not only the fabric of our society but the eco-systems on which all complex life depend. Dangerous Globe is featuring a series of ‘short conversations’ by Luke Andreski, looking at the weapons we need if we are to win this war. Luke began the series by looking at weapons of defence: a shield of values, a
Mind Plague Politics

Mind Plague 5: Chaplin’s Stiletto

In the early decades of the 21st Century humanity faces a pandemic of lies, jeopardising the fabric of our society and the environment on which we depend. Dangerous Globe is featuring a series of ‘short conversations’ by Luke Andreski, looking at the weapons we need if we are to overcome our disinformation pandemic. Having looked at weapons of defence, Luke now turns his attention to weapons of attack.   The