For the past year I keep hearing this word “Socialist” being flung around like a 10lb bag of crap. On the “conservative” channels it seems this is an extremely dirty word and akin to calling someones mother a so on and so forth. In the political blogs there is always some comment or other about…… Continue reading We’re All Socialists
Tag: capitalism
Posts mostly about the excesses of capitalism.
Issues of the Day
Once again the urge to write has been slowly and steadily building over the course of these past few weeks as I read the headlines. After reading today’s newspaper this urge has finally bubbled over and if I do not write to release frustrations and disbeliefs I feel that my health might suffer. Each of…… Continue reading Issues of the Day
The Credit Crisis
After reading the headline in the BBC today “Recession fears drag shares lower” I had to post. The word “recession” is equal to the word “terrorist” in causing fear/anxiety but unlike “terrorist” is a word the politicians are afraid to actually say. If you look back at how many times the president and everyone else…… Continue reading The Credit Crisis
The Coconut Example – Services in America
Thus we come to my Coconut example which describes the anxiety I feel being back in the USA after living in Vietnam for two years. It also is a decent stab at an explanation of why I clearly prefer life in SE Asia over life here.
Shakedown in America
Now that my Movabletype is back up and running, I can finally start posting with some regularity again. As you may have already guessed, the main theme of my posts are simply the experiences, learning and how mentality and ideas evolve over time for someone who lives in different countries and is exposed to extremely…… Continue reading Shakedown in America
Saigon Stories – Thoughts of the day – Communism and Capitalism
When I was a kid, there were times when explanations were given that just didn’t make much sense. At that time I simply thought I was not smart enough to understand. However, as I have gotten older and traveled, I’ve found that many adults have an answer but really do not have a good understanding…… Continue reading Saigon Stories – Thoughts of the day – Communism and Capitalism
Words
I learned this word in the United States of America. When I asked what Communism was, every single definition I received was that communism was basically a bad idea and something to be feared. If I asked the reason for the Vietnam war, it was simply “To stop communism” as though communism was some 10000…… Continue reading Words
The Meanings of Words – What is Colonialism, Communism
The two words I’m thinking of at the moment are Colony and Communism. As many of you know I have lived abroad for four years and what really keeps me motivated is the amount of learning I acquire.