Winding up this blog

For personal reasons, this blog will likely be on hold for the next few months ... or longer ... in fact, permanently, so I can focus of other life demands and personal needs (and my main blog). 

Others are doing far better in this area than I as it is: my leaving will allow a little more attention to them, although my readership may not be noticed by them 😊 

And I thank all those who have read this blog over the years: that has been appreciated, and I hope of some value.

 

Remember: we need to be more human being rather than human doing, and all misgendering is an act of active transphobia/transmisia that puts trans+ lives at risk & accept that all insistence on the use of “trans” as a descriptor comes with commensurate use of “cis” as a descriptor to prevent “othering”.
Copyright © Kayleen White 2016-2024     NO AI   I do not consent to any machine learning aka Artificial Intelligence (AI), generative AI, large language model, machine learning, chatbot, or other automated analysis, generative process, or replication program to reproduce, mimic, remix, summarise, or otherwise  replicate any part of this post or other posts on this blog via any means. Typo’s may be inserrted deliberately to demonstrate this is not an AI product.     Otherwise, fair and reasonable use is accepted under Creative Commons 4.0 on an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike basis   https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/    

On the anniversary of the Voice referendum ... [Note: Content Warning - links to reports on oppression/bigotry/hate, violence/abuse. Reader discretion is advised]

Note: CONTENT WARNING - some of this content is about upsetting, disturbing or triggering events & attitudes. Seek competent help - including professional - if you need it. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that linked articles may contains names and/or images of deceased people. READER CAUTION IS RECOMMENDED! For anyone distressed by anything in this post, or for any other reason considering seeking support, resources are available in Australia here, here, and here. In other nations, you will have to do an Internet search using terms such as “mental health support - <your nation>” (which, for instance, may lead to this, this, and this, in the USA, or this, this, and this, in France [biased towards English-language - my apologies]), or perhaps try https://www.befrienders.org/. 

 

It has been a year since the disastrous outcome from the Voice referendum, and quite a bit is being written which is worth considering: 

“It Wasn’t Political; It Was Personal”   https://www.clothingthegaps.com.au/blogs/blogs/it-wasnt-political-it-was-personal   “Blood, Sweat, and Tears: The Fight for Yes One Year On”         and   “A Collection of your Referendum Stories”   https://www.clothingthegaps.com.au/blogs/blogs/a-collection-of-your-referendum-stories      and   “It’s still yes”   https://www.clothingthegaps.com.au/blogs/blogs/its-still-yes      

“Indigenous voice champions mark referendum anniversary with rallying cry for unity in Australia”   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/14/indigneous-voice-to-parliament-referendum-anniversary-advocates-call-for-unity   “Australia ‘still can’t have the hard conversations’, Pat Anderson tells online audience, who commit to stay true to Uluru”      

“I don’t want to revisit the time and the fallout of the voice referendum. But we cannot maintain the status quo”   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/13/i-dont-want-to-revisit-the-time-and-the-fallout-of-the-voice-referendum-but-we-cannot-maintain-the-status-quo   “The agendas of truth-telling and treaty cannot be allowed to fall by the wayside in the failure of the voice to get up”     

 

In addition, the following are some past articles I have written on this and related topics: 

• “The NEED to keep ("unconscious") bigotry OUT of governance”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-need-to-keep-unconscious-bigots-out.html   

• “Indigenous matters: ALL Australian businesses need to learn best practice from Indigenous businesses, and a heart breaking analysis of the Referendum”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/12/indigenous-matters-all-australian.html      

• “From the news on: First People/Indigenous matters”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/10/from-news-on-first-peopleindigenous.html      

• “What next after the Voice? [Content Warning - strong emotion, language]”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/10/what-next-after-voice-content-warning.html      

• “On The Voice and the fallout from the result”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/10/on-voice-and-fallout-from-result.html      

• “A brief reflection before beginning the week of silence”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/10/a-brief-reflection-before-beginning.html      

• “More on “From the news: on the Voice [Note: Content Warning - links to reports on bigotry/hate, violence. Reader discretion is advised]””   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/10/more-on-from-news-on-voice-note-content.html      

• “From the news: on the Voice [Note: Content Warning - links to reports on bigotry/hate, violence. Reader discretion is advised]”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/10/from-news-on-voice-note-content-warning.html      

• “From the news: on the Voice”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/09/from-news-on-voice.html      

• “From the news: on the Voice and First Peoples matters”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/09/from-news-on-voice-and-first-peoples.html      

• “More positive news about the Voice”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/09/more-positive-news-about-voice.html      

• “White supremacists reach new lows”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/09/white-supremacists-reach-new-lows.html      

• “From recent news on First People’s issues [Content Warning - discrimination]”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/09/from-recent-news-on-first-peoples-issues.html      

• “A follow up to “The savagery of white supremacism in Australia”: Effects [Content Warning - racism, white supremacism]”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-follow-up-to-savagery-of-white.html      

• “The savagery of white supremacism in Australia [Content Warning - racism, white supremacism]”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-savagery-of-white-supremacism-in.html      

• “Some links and thoughts on The Voice referendum, systemic racism in Queensland, and colonialism”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/07/some-links-and-thoughts-on-voice.html      

• “Hate, hypocrisy and lies in the “no” campaign against the Voice”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/07/hate-hypocrisy-and-lies-in-no-campaign.html      

• “What happens if the Voice referendum doesn’t get up?”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2023/06/what-happens-if-voice-referendum-doesnt.html      
  

 

 

Assumptions / basis 

In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following: 

• this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header;

Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:

• there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”; 
  
• I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
  

 

 

If they are of any use or interest, the activism information links from my former news posts are available in this post.  

If you appreciated this post, please consider promoting it - there are some links below. 

Note that, as with my main blog [see here], I am cutting back on aspects of my posts.

Remember: we need to be more human being rather than human doing, and all misgendering is an act of active transphobia/transmisia that puts trans+ lives at risk & accept that all insistence on the use of “trans” as a descriptor comes with commensurate use of “cis” as a descriptor to prevent “othering”.
Copyright © Kayleen White 2016-2024     NO AI   I do not consent to any machine learning aka Artificial Intelligence (AI), generative AI, large language model, machine learning, chatbot, or other automated analysis, generative process, or replication program to reproduce, mimic, remix, summarise, or otherwise  replicate any part of this post or other posts on this blog via any means. Typo’s may be inserrted deliberately to demonstrate this is not an AI product.     Otherwise, fair and reasonable use is accepted under Creative Commons 4.0 on an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike basis   https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/  

 

On better (or less bad) management, and the need for better world leadership

One of the many arguments I lost during my day work career, was pointing out the dangers of compelling people to change passwords frequently. 

After many years of activism from many people - including experts, someone in officialdom is FINALLY listening .... 

See: 

“Rejoice! The charade of having to change our passwords every few months is coming to an end”   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/09/charade-change-passwords-cyberattacks   “The US government is finally admitting there’s no need – instead, to fend off cyber-attacks we need passwords that are long but memorable”     

That it has taken so long is an indication of the flawed capabilities of people in management - and in professions, such as the electrical engineer who not only refused to concede that people bought solar panels to save the planet, not money, but threatened me (which management refused to act on) for pointing that out. 

That denialistic fervour is a good lead in to the other article I wish to post about, which is the first of two MeidasTouch Network videos reporting on   “The World Mental Health Coalition's major conference 'THE MORE DANGEROUS STATE OF THE WORLD AND THE NEED FOR FIT LEADERSHIP' with Dr Bandy Lee and 17 experts”, which includes a particular focus on Trump.   

See: 

“World Doctors Take LAST MINUTE ACTION against Trump”   https://youtu.be/vr55vKYj57c     

 

 

PS - see also: 

“From the Storm to the Stormtroopers”   https://snyder.substack.com/p/from-the-storm-to-the-stormtroopers   “The Fascist Logic of Climate Lying”      and   “A first reaction to Timothy Snyder’s new book “On Freedom””   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-first-reaction-to-timothy-snyders-new.html     

“The Axis of Tyranny in America and Russia”   https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-axis-of-tyranny-in-america-and   “Trump and Putin are stronger allies than we even knew. This is bad news for Ukraine if Trump wins the election, and bad news for American democracy.”     

“WHY? #WHY2040”   https://youtu.be/DBuj4oKy79o   which is part of the   Bulletproof Dreams Exhibition https://www.youtube.com/@bproofdreams   and is VERY powerful     

and 

“Revealed: University of Sydney spent millions more on consultants than repaying wages of casual staff | Australian universities | The Guardian”   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/10/revealed-university-of-sydney-spent-millions-more-on-consultants-than-repaying-wages-of-casual-staff   “Greens say revelations a ‘damning indictment’ that speak to a ‘broken governance culture’ at prestigious universities”   The consultants were   “for calculating and administering liability for wage underpayments and a review of its systems than it has paid out to staff”     

 

 

Assumptions / basis 

In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following: 

• this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header;

Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:

• there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”; 
  
• I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
  

 

 

If they are of any use or interest, the activism information links from my former news posts are available in this post.  

If you appreciated this post, please consider promoting it - there are some links below. 

Note that, as with my main blog [see here], I am cutting back on aspects of my posts.

Remember: we need to be more human being rather than human doing, and all misgendering is an act of active transphobia/transmisia that puts trans+ lives at risk & accept that all insistence on the use of “trans” as a descriptor comes with commensurate use of “cis” as a descriptor to prevent “othering”.
Copyright © Kayleen White 2016-2024     NO AI   I do not consent to any machine learning aka Artificial Intelligence (AI), generative AI, large language model, machine learning, chatbot, or other automated analysis, generative process, or replication program to reproduce, mimic, remix, summarise, or otherwise  replicate any part of this post or other posts on this blog via any means. Typo’s may be inserrted deliberately to demonstrate this is not an AI product.     Otherwise, fair and reasonable use is accepted under Creative Commons 4.0 on an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike basis   https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/  

 

On autocracy and poverty

This should be noted: 

“Autocracy and Poverty”   https://snyder.substack.com/p/autocracy-and-poverty     

Poverty has always been a policy choice. 

 

 

Assumptions / basis 

In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following: 

• this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header;

Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:

• there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”; 
  
• I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
  

 

 

If they are of any use or interest, the activism information links from my former news posts are available in this post.  

If you appreciated this post, please consider promoting it - there are some links below. 

Note that, as with my main blog [see here], I am cutting back on aspects of my posts.

Remember: we need to be more human being rather than human doing, and all misgendering is an act of active transphobia/transmisia that puts trans+ lives at risk & accept that all insistence on the use of “trans” as a descriptor comes with commensurate use of “cis” as a descriptor to prevent “othering”.
Copyright © Kayleen White 2016-2024     NO AI   I do not consent to any machine learning aka Artificial Intelligence (AI), generative AI, large language model, machine learning, chatbot, or other automated analysis, generative process, or replication program to reproduce, mimic, remix, summarise, or otherwise  replicate any part of this post or other posts on this blog via any means. Typo’s may be inserrted deliberately to demonstrate this is not an AI product.     Otherwise, fair and reasonable use is accepted under Creative Commons 4.0 on an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike basis   https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/  

 

On justice and human rights

This is concerning: 

“Man who zip-tied three young Indigenous children found guilty of assault, receives spent conviction”   https://nit.com.au/05-10-2024/14079/man-who-zip-tied-three-young-indigenous-children-found-guilty-of-assault      

“Spent conviction”   https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spent_conviction&oldid=1211234749#Australia     

In better news, the following is an example of properly holding people to account through the justice systems of the world: 

“Alex Jones's Entire Empire Is Being Sold Off ft. Liz Dye”   https://youtu.be/yizjldUT9kc     

I have decided to expand this to include a few links on other human rights issues more generally. 

• “The Gaza Crisis and the End of Human Rights: The Failure of International Law”   https://www.juancole.com/2024/10/crisis-failure-international.html      
• “WHY? #WHY2040”   https://youtu.be/DBuj4oKy79o   which is part of the   Bulletproof Dreams Exhibition https://www.youtube.com/@bproofdreams   and is VERY powerful     
  
• “Super-powered nukes: Aussie funds and weapons of mass destruction”   https://youtu.be/BioSh9YAsJ0   That these companies think funding (illegal!) nuclear weapons is acceptable, let alone ethical (!) is staggering beyond all belief   I am glad I am with Cruelty Free Super ... The discussion on the risks of nuclear war and the contemptible minimisation attitude of some super companies (“we only do this a little bit”) are well worth listening to     
  

On politics/policy choices: 

• “On autocracy and poverty”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/10/on-autocracy-and-poverty.html   (From Timothy Snyder)      
• “On better (or less bad) management, and the need for better world leadership”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/10/on-better-or-less-bad-management-and.html     

And on hate:

• “Far-right extremist Jacob Hersant becomes first Victorian found guilty of performing Nazi salute”   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/08/jacob-hersant-nazi-salute-charges-victoria-ntwnfb   “Twenty-five-year-old pleaded not guilty to performing gesture about six days after state outlawed it”   A custodial sentence is being sought, which I consider appropriate - especially given this person’s statement that they would continue to use it, and that he was proud to be a n_zi ...      
  

• “The ‘huge disadvantage’ women behind femtech phenomenon face”   https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/08/the-huge-disadvantage-women-behind-femtech-phenomenon-face   “Despite growing demand for female health solutions, businesses are coming up against entrenched prejudice”      
  

 

 

Assumptions / basis 

In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following: 

• this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header;

Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:

• there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”; 
  
• I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
  

 

 

If they are of any use or interest, the activism information links from my former news posts are available in this post.  

If you appreciated this post, please consider promoting it - there are some links below. 

Note that, as with my main blog [see here], I am cutting back on aspects of my posts.

Remember: we need to be more human being rather than human doing, and all misgendering is an act of active transphobia/transmisia that puts trans+ lives at risk & accept that all insistence on the use of “trans” as a descriptor comes with commensurate use of “cis” as a descriptor to prevent “othering”.
Copyright © Kayleen White 2016-2024     NO AI   I do not consent to any machine learning aka Artificial Intelligence (AI), generative AI, large language model, machine learning, chatbot, or other automated analysis, generative process, or replication program to reproduce, mimic, remix, summarise, or otherwise  replicate any part of this post or other posts on this blog via any means. Typo’s may be inserrted deliberately to demonstrate this is not an AI product.     Otherwise, fair and reasonable use is accepted under Creative Commons 4.0 on an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike basis   https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/  

 

Staggering allegations about Trump

Having ended my previous post with a news article on the differences between Australia and the USA, and why we are less likely to go down their extreme path, there are some articles about what is happening there which should be read and considered, in my opinion. 

The first two are about the failures of the USA’s mainstream media: 

“The mainstream media has failed us after 7 October | Peter Beinart | The Guardian”   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/07/mainstream-media-israel-denies-palestinian-freedom   “Not only did they mostly ignore Israel’s denial of Palestinian freedom, but also the contradictions in Israel’s military strategy”      and   “It's time to name names...”   https://activistwitch.substack.com/p/its-time-to-name-names     

The next is one that is so big I am still thinking about it. 

“Donald Trump’s H_t l_erian  logic is no mistake”   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/07/donald-trumps-h_t l_rian-logic-is-no-mistake   “The former president claims to have never read M__n K_m p f . But his use of blood and soil rhetoric is deliberate”     

Trump’s fascist leanings are well known, so that is nothing new (including the statements he has made admiring that utter despot) and, sadly, is not shocking. 

What is new - to me, at any rate - are the alleged family links to H_t l_rian  ideology, and the evidence of direct contact with those writings. 

“The Trump and Christ families, with the exception of Friedrich and Elisabeth Trump, remained in Kallstadt. Many of them served in the N_zi army. Some were members of the N_zi party. Two of these relatives of Donald Trump are now known to have fought and died for Hitler. It appears that they were involved in the early stage of the Holocaust. (A certified professional genealogist distinguished in the field discovered these Trump N_zi soldiers through their research, but prefers to remain anonymous to avoid retribution.)   ...   Trump designates his blood as superior and the blood of those he chooses to demonize as inferior.   ...   Trump claims he has not read Mein Kampf. His first wife, Ivana Trump, said he “reads a book of Hitler’s collected speeches, My New Order, which he keeps in a cabinet by his bed” ”  

The article has some very striking points about Trump’s attitudes, including his noxious view that his own blood can, in effect, purify others ... 

The article is a must read, in my opinion.

 

 

Assumptions / basis 

In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following: 

• this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header;

Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:

• there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”; 
  
• I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
  

 

 

If they are of any use or interest, the activism information links from my former news posts are available in this post.  

If you appreciated this post, please consider promoting it - there are some links below. 

Note that, as with my main blog [see here], I am cutting back on aspects of my posts.

Remember: we need to be more human being rather than human doing, and all misgendering is an act of active transphobia/transmisia that puts trans+ lives at risk & accept that all insistence on the use of “trans” as a descriptor comes with commensurate use of “cis” as a descriptor to prevent “othering”.

Copyright © Kayleen White 2016-2024     NO AI   I do not consent to any machine learning aka Artificial Intelligence (AI), generative AI, large language model, machine learning, chatbot, or other automated analysis, generative process, or replication program to reproduce, mimic, remix, summarise, or otherwise  replicate any part of this post or other posts on this blog via any means. Typo’s may be inserrted deliberately to demonstrate this is not an AI product.     Otherwise, fair and reasonable use is accepted under Creative Commons 4.0 on an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike basis   https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/  

 

Concerns about conservatives in Australia

Further to my post   “On Peter Dutton   [Note: Content Warning - links to reports on, and discussion of, bigotry/hate. Reader discretion is advised]”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/09/on-peter-dutton-note-content-warning.html   ,   the following news articles raise some unflattering concerns about the limited or lacking compassion/empathy and/or perspective and/or attitudes of main conservative party in Australia:

“‘Shows how small he is’: Dutton’s refusal to support 7 October motion condemned by Labor and crossbench”   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/08/shows-how-small-he-is-duttons-refusal-to-support-7-october-motion-condemned-by-labor-and-crossbench   “Zoe Daniel votes for motion condemning Hamas attacks and mourning Palestinians killed, saying the ‘pain of more than one group can coexist’”      

This also raises concerns about the NSW branch of that party regarding human rights and, in my opinion, given the vital importance of dissent including the right to protest, democracy:

“NSW premier says police should be able to ban pro-Palestine protests because they are too expensive”   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/08/chris-minns-nsw-premier-police-pro-palestine-protests-cancel-power-ntwnfb   “Critics of Chris Minns say singling out protests as a financial burden ‘completely flies in the face of government obligations under human rights laws’”     

The following raises concerns about their supporters - concerns which need to be taken into account politically, as it is these voters that the conservatives want the approval of: 

“Jeers for Albanese and cheers for Dutton as leaders join Jewish communities to mark 7 October atrocities”   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/07/melbourne-sydney-australian-vigils-7-october-ntwnfb      

“Across the west, the right is rebranding itself as champions of the common folk. Will it work in Australia?”   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2024/oct/08/liberal-party-rebrand-peter-dutton-election   “With little prospect of winning back the swathe of inner-city seats seized by the teals in 2022, Peter Dutton is not about to die wondering   ...   Despite its battler bluster, the Coalition remains the preferred party of the well-off, and it’s lineball between the majors on those who enjoy some level of financial security; it is where people are struggling that the coverage of the major parties breaks down.   ...   So, before we start catastrophising about the Trump-ification of Australian politics, it is worth noting the differences between our systems. Whereas in America the two parties’ hold on power is absolute, in Australia these smaller groupings on the left, along with the ongoing institutional influence of the union movement, makes a full ideological eclipse less likely.”     

PS - see also: 

“Guardian Essential poll: more than half of Australians approve of Albanese government’s response to Israel-Gaza war | Essential poll | The Guardian”   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/08/albanese-government-israel-gaza-war-response-guardian-essential-poll   “30% of respondents said the government’s response had been “too supportive of Israel” while 14% said the government’s response had been “too harsh on Israel”.   Younger voters were more likely than older voters to view the government’s response as too supportive of Israel – reflecting a generational divide that has also shown up in polling in other western countries.”     

See also: 

• “A first reaction to Timothy Snyder’s new book “On Freedom””   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-first-reaction-to-timothy-snyders-new.html    (note the emphasis of focusing on building a positive, rather than eliminating [or reacting to, as I am doing in this post] a negative)     
  

• “On democracy”   https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/09/on-democracy.html      

• “Post No. 2,891 - On resisting progressive change”   https://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2024/10/post-no-2891-on-resisting-progressive.html      
  

 

 

Assumptions / basis 

In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following: 

• this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header;

Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:

• there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”; 
  
• I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
  

 

 

If they are of any use or interest, the activism information links from my former news posts are available in this post.  

If you appreciated this post, please consider promoting it - there are some links below. 

Note that, as with my main blog [see here], I am cutting back on aspects of my posts.

Remember: we need to be more human being rather than human doing, and all misgendering is an act of active transphobia/transmisia that puts trans+ lives at risk & accept that all insistence on the use of “trans” as a descriptor comes with commensurate use of “cis” as a descriptor to prevent “othering”.
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