Observations on the human condition
This article was written for the Idler bi-monthly magazine but didn’t make the cut for the next issue although they’ve promised to publish an edited version on their letters page. An edit will inevitably miss some important facets of the full article; hence it is published here. I’ve been idling for a dozen years or … Read more
Gaza is an example of our global problem The first casualty of war is truth and this applies to Gaza and Ukraine as much as any other conflict. I’ve neither been asked to explain what’s happening in Gaza, nor, hitherto, have I had the time or head space to attempt to do so in an … Read more
Those who’ve followed the work of Critical Thinking and this blog are probably aware that fundamental change is underway. The many perspectives we’ve explored all point in the same direction: the old order is collapsing and new structures are emerging. One of the biggest obstacles faced by individuals attempting to embrace these changes are their … Read more
The Critical Thinking project that started in 2012, set out to answer this question and arrived at answers within the first five years of its work. Hierarchy and Political Economy – Birkbeck Presentation 2016 (video 51 minutes 28 seconds)Presentation of Critical Thinking’s analysis, pointing to three fundamental flaws in the global political economy.The analysis was … Read more
I was asked to comment on the recent developments in Scottish and UK politics. Politics is theatre, a distraction, like most everything else that is put in front of us in both mainstream and alternative media, provoking excitement and consternation – fear – all round. We manifest what we focus on which is why our … Read more
Ciaran sent me a book that is transformational. It extends, consolidates and simplifies everything that I’ve learned to date. We manifest what we visualise, i.e. we create our own physical reality through what we focus on. If we focus on fear, then what we fear will manifest itself. If we focus on love then what … Read more
Mark sent the following in an email within the last few days which comes from Eckhard Tolle’s, The Power of Now: Pg 149 The Power of Now “ Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs? “ 2000 years ago , Marcus Aurelius … Read more
I was asked to join the Spotlight programme last night to discuss Europe’s economic crisis. Spotlight: EUROPE ECONOMIC WOE (video 21minutes 23 seconds)Discussion of the inflationary and economic crisis unfolding across Europe with Esha Krishnaswamy and Clive Menzies In my contribution, I talk about people awakening to reality. By implication, I was talking about the … Read more
Shabbir shared this on Telegram The Capital of the Multipolar World: A Moscow DiaryIn Moscow you feel no crisis. No effects of sanctions. No unemployment. No homeless people in the streets. Minimal inflation. To which I responded with the following: Excellent insights into the real time situation and motivation of the Russian and many other … Read more
For reasons I will explain in the future, I’ve been “out of the loop” for the last month but recently returned to the fray. These two interviews went out live on Press TV in the last few days. Spotlight – Europe Anti-Immigrant Approach (video 28 minutes 13 seconds)also on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/s22iT2F6FtkU/ Spotlight – US banking … Read more