"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent" - Thomas Jefferson It is kind of a dull grey day here which is very much the way I am feeling right now with a tinge of anger. I try not to write from the perspective of anger but … Continue reading Forgetting How Tyranny Grows
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Systemic Bullying
"One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered" - Michael J Fox February 28 is "Pink Shirt Day", that one day a year when the emphasis is put on the issue of bullying. One of my issues with this is the strong focus … Continue reading Systemic Bullying
Stuck in the Middle…
"Most 'Monty Python' fans are, of course, baby-boomers, who have long been a nostalgic lot and are growing more so as they totter towards old age" - Terry Teachout There is an old adage that goes "being in the right place at the right time" which applies to individual or a whole generations. From a generational … Continue reading Stuck in the Middle…
