Prudence in an Age of Lies IF YOU'RE a regular visitor to this site, you will already be aware of my contempt for the mainstream media. And if you're new here―first of all, welcome―feel free to click on 'Media Manipulation' under 'Tags' in the sidebar and you'll be presented with a series of my essays …
Why There Can Be No Peace WORLD PEACE is repeatedly put forth as desirable ― and yet, wars perpetuate. In reality, peace is no more than a lauded end-state whose true function is to remain unattainable. Decade after decade, conflicts roll on around the globe. The flags may differ, but the outcomes remain the same: …
A Post COVID-19 Autopsy 'Fill them with news that they can’t breathe.They will feel like they are drowning in information, but they will think they are intelligent.' - Ray Bradbury IN EARLY 2020, the word pandemic became an everyday term — repeated in headlines, political speeches, and on endless, real-time news feeds. The world was …
TWENTY YEARS AGO, on July 7th, 2005, a series of coordinated bombings struck London’s transport system during the morning rush hour, killing 52 people and injuring more than 700. Within hours, the public was told the attacks were carried out by four British-born Muslim men acting independently, radicalised by extremism and driven to murder. But …
WE live in an age of unprecedented connectivity—and yet, perversely, it is one of detachment and isolation. Every day, we’re bombarded with headlines, pop-ups and perpetual newsfeeds - all of them screaming fear, division, and outrage. Mainstream media outlets, once considered to be trusted pillars of information, have become echo chambers of dread, broadcasting tightly …
For thousands of years ruling minorities have maintained control over huge populations by employing a tactic known as 'divide and rule'. Through the divide and rule strategy, vastly-outnumbered controlling 'elites' have used nationalism, race, religion, gender and other distinctions to segregate populations, provoke discord and create in-fighting among deliberately-engineered factions. Its success may be measured …
As I was about to publish my previous offering - Rubicon Crossed (No Return), the following article by Martin Geddes appeared in my email inbox. The grim yet vital information it contains renders it an ideal postscript to my own earlier post. The horror that pervades life right now is almost indescribable. Trusted medical and …
Here I return to the subject covered in my April offering entitled Powerful Illusions in which I discussed the need for us to adopt critical thought if we are to counter the onslaught of widespread fake news. In my earlier post I included the following quotation from Polish-American diplomat and political scientist, Zbigniew Brzezinski: Shortly …
If you’ve previously read my posts ‘The Nazification of Britain’ and ‘Powerful Illusions’, you will have already realised that I have long held doubts about the veracity of the whole ‘con-vid’ burlesque - a 24/7/365 mummer-show that continues to run ad-nauseam. My own understanding and interpretations of events are not really relevant to the issues …
When I was growing up I knew to be quiet when in the lounge while the news was on TV. At six in the evening and later for the news at ten I kept my mouth zippered so Dad could hear of the day’s events. My parents also received the Daily Mirror newspaper, satisfying my …
RAVEN MOON 