Let’s take a look together at three current scenarios to help understand why, in the apparent woke environment the world finds itself in, we listen and regurgitate propaganda, particularly on social media. And why we don’t think for ourselves and search out the true facts. Let’s start with Prince Andrew’s notorious 2019 car-crash interview. Click… Read More The Reasons Why We Believe Propaganda Rather Than Facts
Let’s compare attitudes of rugby players towards their opponents in order to develop this question further. This image is of a lunch after the referee has blown the final whistle and both rugby teams retire to eat, drink, and chat together. Those of my readers who have read my book, The True Story of the… Read More Do you think Thais are Xenophobic or just Patriotic?
This week, China warned Taiwan that it would impose a no-fly zone near the disputed Senkaku Islands north of Taiwan for three days beginning on Sunday. (The islands, which China calls the Diaoyu Islands, are administered by Japan.) But within hours of the news going public, Beijing changed course and reduced that period to a… Read More China Backing Down over Taiwan
A wasted day visiting 2 banks and a car repair shop. Having spent 6 hours today sorting out what could and should have been resolved by three simple telephone calls, as one would expect to be able to do in the West, I have at least crystallised my thoughts about WHY these frustrations happen regularly… Read More A Frustrating Day in Thailand