The Big Questions of the early 21st Century (or 2023/24 to be more exact!) by Alfred N.Muggins, Reporter, Distant Observer, and Civilian Adjudicator!

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By David Kirtley

Mon, 29 Jan 2024

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25/1/24

Do the Israelis still recognize the white flag of surrender, or truce?
Does Donald Trump still believe in Democracy or would he be a Tyrant, (as in the fine traditions of Ancient Greece) next time, if he won the next Presidential Election?
Has Liz Truss ever studied A Level Economics?
Can ex Prime Minister Boris (Johnson) actually walk on water?
What would it take for the UK government (or indeed the Americans themselves?) to do some air strikes for the benefit and protection of the Palestinian population of Gaza, due to be starved by their Israeli guardians? (or indeed for the benefit or protection of the Palestinians of the West Bank and East Jerusalem?)
Would Palestine need to have one of its oil tankers attacked by Israel before they might consider a defensive strike?
What tribe of humanitarians (sorry for the typo, I meant humans!) does Benjamin Netanyahoo belong to?
Perhaps Benjamin Netanyahoo can actually walk on water, thanks to the Americans’ support? Is this actually so?
Will Vladimir Adolph Putin ever stop coveting other people’s land?
And, further to the last question, is this one of the 10 Commandments? : ‘Thou shalt not covet other people’s land’?

NB. We still do not have the answers to all of these questions, but there are many who are beginning to guess for themselves!

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Few of us thought 2023 and

Permalink Submitted by David Kirtley on Mon, 2024-01-29 22:59

Few of us thought 2023 and 2024 would bring such an extreme set of circumstances and news stories in our journey towards a world in progress and maturity. Instead we find ourselves back in the Old Testament and the European Colonial Period, and getting sucked into wars not of our making (although we could have tried harder to prevent them!), potentially on the wrong side! What shame! and most people(??) don't even agree with what our governments are saying or doing. It seems that Democracy is not necessarily the controller of our puppet strings, but hidden powers behind the thrones, (with lots of money?).

Anyway Alfred Muggins tries to lighten our sadness by, typically, making a joke of it, and asking some very pertinent questions

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I don't know the answer to

Permalink Submitted by marandina on Wed, 2024-01-31 09:45

I don't know the answer to those questions other than that number 3 is a resounding 'no'. Good to see rogue reporter Alfred Muggins back and asking the questions where others fear to tread.

I am glad you agree with

Permalink Submitted by David Kirtley on Sun, 2024-02-04 23:52

I am glad you agree with Alfred on the answer to number 3 Marandina! Thankfully there's not much chance then of Liz Truss (so aptly named!) getting anywhere back near the seat of power! Some of the other questions are even more problematic though! Alfred wants to put some of them to Joe Biden (and even to Rishi Sunak), that nice caring man in the White House, who we all thought we could trust to carry out sensible foreign policy, but instead seems to be willing to start WW3 with the Iranians and their various local allies in the middle east, on behalf of the Fascistic Occupiers of the West Bank and the Flatteners of Gaza. All Alfred can say is no wonder people are getting angry in the middle east!

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Love the 1-10 (Q?) points Dave

Permalink Submitted by Kris on Fri, 2024-02-02 12:56

As a Poli-Sci grad... I would love to use that in a open debate forum... well done*

(4sure provoking a smok'n hot discourse in these times)

Thanks for your comment Kris.

Permalink Submitted by David Kirtley on Mon, 2024-02-05 00:00

Thanks for your comment Kris. Alfred would actually love it if the Political Scientists, or perhaps even Question Time, would take on board some of these questions for debate, or indeed anyone everywhere! There are certainly a lot of emotive and interesting issues to debate at the moment. The problem could be that some of those in positions of power and importance may not be listening to these discussions!