I apologise for covering Trump again, but this guy is having a serious impact on the world, not just America. I feel so sorry for all of my American friends, even those who voted for the idiot. He isn’t just destabilizing USA he has the potential to destabilise the world. His behaviour is impacting … [Read more...]
Garry’s reading from around the world this week:
From the New York Times: But in trying to destroy the administrative state — in trying to make government small enough to “drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub” — conservatives left the country vulnerable to a deadly disease that has undermined that project and galvanized its … [Read more...]
Addressing the virus, an article by Bill Gates:
This was an interesting article in the Washington Post written by Bill Gates, who has had considerable experience with pandemics through the Gates Foundation. If you look at his list of three actions to take NZ has really got two correct and the third is beyond a small country like NZ. Or is it? … [Read more...]
We even made it onto the front page of the Washington Post this week:
We beat ourselves up for all sorts of things but the leadership in this country, both political and bureaucratic, has been world class. This week it was recognised written about and printed on the front page of the Washington Post. Here’s the article: … [Read more...]
A message from the Secretary general of the United Nations about ceasing all wars
Our world faces a common enemy: COVID-19. The virus does not care about nationality or ethnicity, faction or faith. It attacks all, relentlessly.Meanwhile, armed conflict rages on around the world.The most vulnerable — women and children, people with disabilities, the marginalized and the displaced … [Read more...]
A note from Eileen Hennessy:
I received this epistle from Eileen Hennessy who is an attendee at the Tuesday Club when they come to NZ each year. From the porch of a little wood house in the Tennessee, America- countryside. Met by an early am birdsong. I opened your letter and read David’s poem. How fitting after a night … [Read more...]
Letter from America
Our annual visitor from USA, Mark Hostetler, and class are not coming this year: I received this note from Mark this week: Hello Garry. Unfortunately, because of the coronavirus pandemic, my University has cancelled the study abroad class and we will not be coming over this year. We are … [Read more...]
Trump Non-Leadership
About the opposite to leadership at the time of this international crisis is that of Donald Trump. If you haven’t seen this piece then do watch it. A journalist asked a patsy question which if he had answered it properly would have given the President a chance to look like a leader. Instead he was … [Read more...]
The world needs Trump out of office:
I read about USA every day. Why? Because the world needs America to be rid of the person who promised to “drain the swamp” but instead filled it with worse people instead. The rot, promoted by the current resident of the White House, needs to be purged. He has re-defined the swamp. I suspect … [Read more...]
Terry Waite Visiting Christchurch
Terry Waite, envoy of the Archbishop of Canterbury and negotiator for the liberation of Western hostages in Beirut, in 1987. He was himself abducted a few days later. ... During the protracted Lebanese civil war, 108 foreigners were kidnapped by groups affiliated with Hizbollah. Recent Article … [Read more...]
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