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It might really be the case that, sometimes, the best approach to take in trying to improve something, is to begin with the 'negative hypothesis.'   So, if your objective is to make, let us say, men, more considerate towards women and treat them as their equal, if not their betters.  Then, try beginning with the hypothesis that 'most men are misogynists, even though many might not be aware of their misogynistic nature.'  Similarly, if you want to encourage ordinary people to take more care of their local environment.   Then consider working with the hypothesis that, most people are really dirty and do not give a damn about keeping their environment clean and tidy. When we see someone tossing  plastic bags, a cigarette butts,  empty lager cans or soft drinks bottles onto the street, or over the edge of the road.  We might, however briefly, accommodate the thought the 'I bet he/she would not do that to their own home.'  Well, yes, chances are t

A multi-ethnic and multi-cultural community of the condemned, if you wish. Having taken in the ethnic and cultural mosaic which confronted him, and which is, indeed, the norm for visits to this particular prison.  The man, who himself was at least twice the young mother's age, returned to pondering her probably journey.  Which has taken her and her two children to what he knew, or felt he knew, would be a poignant meeting with probably the children's father.  As the man had another look down onto the road leading to the prison, from his elevated position, he noticed that it was a  nice bright winter's mid-afternoon.  Not a cold day. The man wondered how much better it might have been for this young family.  Had they had been able to have gone to spend the day sighting, or walking in a nice park.   Probably with the little girl feeding the ducks, if there were any in a nearby pond.  Or, he wondered, they might even have gone to do something even more

'The world of the unfortunate people who have been fated to be imprisoned, and their families, is not a world which has much in common with the 'outside world or other world.'  The 'normal world' if you like. Which is why you might struggle to understand how 'the normal world.'  Could have become so degenerate and morally and philosophically bankrupt, as to legitimise, maintain, and 'normalise' the mass incarceration of humans as an acceptable form of punishment.' The man stood on the elevated entrance to the enclosure, leading to building housing the second stage of the processing procedure which, once successfully completed.   Would confirm the he and his companions were safe to see the person they were visiting.  Thereby enabling them to spend, hopefully as enjoyably as possibly,  the designated two hour visit. Considering the more paranoia-generating, if normalised circumstances in which prison visits can occur.  But

Of course, before they can do so, they still have to stop the fighting, the butchery, and the destruction, which is still taking place.  In places such as Idleb and in Afrin. In the latter, with the so-called Syrian Democratic Force, selling their services to the Turkish Government, in its battle against the Syrian Kurds of the YPG. All this killing and destruction, and for what? Was it because the 'pseudo' and 'fake' and 'sponsored' revolutionary elites wanted to bring the people 'freedom' and 'democracy'?  If so, who would argue that such objectives worth the catastrophe which it has wrought? Clearly, the only people who would argue that it was worth it, would be the most demented of the combatants and their supporters.  The people who are too delusional or fearful of the responsibility they have, for having contributed to the catastrophe, if they were to be honest, and accept that they had been wrong.   Especially as many

Very much a paradoxical situation, which is similar to that of the 'dog and bone analogy.'    With  the dog crossing a bridge with a bone in its mouth, and, looking into the water beneath it, and seeing what appeared to be a much bigger bone.  Being carried by what it thought was another dog. The dog, in its greed and rashness, jumped into the water to snatch what it thought was the better bone.  However, upon opening its mouth to grab the bigger bone, it lost hold of the real bone it had.   Loosing it in the process, as both the shadow bone and the shadow dog holding it, also disappeared. So, also, has oftentimes been the result of the bloody and elusive  quest of the 'fake', 'sponsored', and 'pseudo' 'revolutionaries' for the 'ephemeral bone of democracy or democratic system of government.'  When we look at Syria, we see the Syrian people loosing a great deal. In some cases and for some Syrians, everything, in thi

We should, nay, we must all be transparent and accountable, goes the now popular acclaim.  Whether we are individuals or organisations, holding positions of power and authority, society, or ordinary people. Society now demands that we be transparent and accountable in how we carry out our duties and responsibilities.  Accountability demands to know whether we are doing what we are supposed or claim to be doing, and how we are doing it.  Let us see, demands the transparency monitor,  how you are exercising your power.  Let us see if you are doing it corruptly and/or incompetently. So that society can put you into the stock of public opprobrium.  And even in prison, or, in the worse case scenario, deprive you of life itself. This, then, is what society demands, especially of our politicians, our civil servants and powerful business people.  Of the ruling elite, who have assumed power over us.  Why?  Well, because experience has thought people to be at best, wary of the

Of having to start all over again, but this time from a much worse position than before.   As  'their battle for 'democracy' leaves, in its wake, great destruction.   Robbing the country of the invaluable lives of thousands, of its health, expertise, skills and other human and natural resources in its wake.  Even if they do not have their newly acquired foreign masters. Probably in the guise of the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and others.   Visibly directing or controlling their daily to day lives, say, as the Isrealis do to the Palestinians.  Their presence will not be far away. Unless these and other organs of the world's economy has given up on them, having decided that they do not have any economic value. This is the fate which the 'pseudo', 'fake' and 'sponsored' 'revolutionaries' risk condemning their people and countries to having to suffer.  Often times, not because of