Pro Liberi

I know that advanced physics is a very complicated subject. I’m also aware that I’m not even an amateur when it comes to black holes and the physics involved, I’m merely an interested fiddler. I do however, understand the basic physical principles behind many things.

For example, I understand about planets being formed because [...]

If you put a woman on a pedestal and try to protect her from the rat race, you are a male chauvinist. If you stay home and do the housework, you are a pansy.

If you work too hard, there is never any time for her. If you don’t work enough, you are a [...]

We have all heard the phrase ‘If you are young and not a Socialist you have no heart and if you are old and not a Conservative you have no brains’.

My take on that is that you are young and have no money you want some and feel others in your situation deserve [...]

In the past I have said that Socialism doesn’t work because we are not like ants and we are inherently selfish.   Socialism requires the drones to sacrifice something of themselves in some way so the whole colony benefits.   Ants will all sacrifice their lives for the colony.

Now it appears that those willing to [...]

Technology is a double edged sword. Stalin would have loved the database and analysis technology available today and it’s got to the stage where even the most docile among us is aware of what is going on and feeling a glimmer of concern.

The latest bit of legislation, the Internet addresses being recorded, although [...]

Civilisation, the thin veneer of morality which covers all of us, is very fragile. When everything is going well it makes us follow the rules and gives us guidance on what is right or wrong. We know what is the right thing to do and so we tend to follow our morals then we [...]