03-01-2022, 10:45 AM
"We pagans rarely persecute Christians. We believe there are many gods so accept another man’s religion as his own affair, while Christians, who perversely insist that there is only one god, think it is their duty to kill, maim, enslave, or revile anyone who disagrees. They tell me this is for our own good."
Bernard Cornwell, The flame bearer.
“The way of life can be free & beautiful, but we have lost the way. Greed has poisoned men’s souls – has barricaded the world with hate – has goose-stepped us into misery & bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical; our cleverness, hard & unkind. We think too much & feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness & gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent & all will be lost.” Charlie Chaplin, The great dictator.
" The sexual, physical & emotional violence meted out to women on a daily basis shocks & angers me.(Oh wait a minute – women are not supposed to be angry!) People have sometimes commented that women are violent too. Yes, a few are, but there doesn’t seem to be the need for a chain of refuges the length & breadth of New Zealand for men to escape from dangerous women.
In her essay on rape culture, “The longest war” Rebecca Solnit (Men explain things to me & other essays, Granta 2014) asks when the hundreds of attacks on women all over the world will be recognized not as isolated incidents but as a pattern. “Violence doesn’t have a race, class, religion, or a nationality, but it does have a gender.”
Carole Beu, passion play, Stroppy old women, compiled by Wendyl Nissen & Paul Little
“Those who govern want us to compete & become like the rest of the world & are selling our produce & manufacturing to those willing to work for a pittance, while those who are in command can demand rewards…… The gap between rich & poor has so widened survival for many has become their biggest concern. There is now child poverty in a country that we from Europe chose as the ideal place to raise a family."
Ans Westra, Blunderland, Stroppy old women Compiled by Wendyl Nissen & Paul Little
Bernard Cornwell, The flame bearer.
“The way of life can be free & beautiful, but we have lost the way. Greed has poisoned men’s souls – has barricaded the world with hate – has goose-stepped us into misery & bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical; our cleverness, hard & unkind. We think too much & feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness & gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent & all will be lost.” Charlie Chaplin, The great dictator.
" The sexual, physical & emotional violence meted out to women on a daily basis shocks & angers me.(Oh wait a minute – women are not supposed to be angry!) People have sometimes commented that women are violent too. Yes, a few are, but there doesn’t seem to be the need for a chain of refuges the length & breadth of New Zealand for men to escape from dangerous women.
In her essay on rape culture, “The longest war” Rebecca Solnit (Men explain things to me & other essays, Granta 2014) asks when the hundreds of attacks on women all over the world will be recognized not as isolated incidents but as a pattern. “Violence doesn’t have a race, class, religion, or a nationality, but it does have a gender.”
Carole Beu, passion play, Stroppy old women, compiled by Wendyl Nissen & Paul Little
“Those who govern want us to compete & become like the rest of the world & are selling our produce & manufacturing to those willing to work for a pittance, while those who are in command can demand rewards…… The gap between rich & poor has so widened survival for many has become their biggest concern. There is now child poverty in a country that we from Europe chose as the ideal place to raise a family."
Ans Westra, Blunderland, Stroppy old women Compiled by Wendyl Nissen & Paul Little
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)