February 2011
2 posts
A ticket out of hell
I’ve spent years trying to understand why: 1. Right wingers hold the world view they do 2. Why poor people so frequently vote against their own self interest.
The answer, I conclude simplistically, lies in the aspiration that all (mostly) of us have: to be wealthy, and to stay that way. Even me. Probably you - to some degree at least.
Of course, it’s a values thing. My values are superior...
'Just' a bloody dreamer
No ‘Just’ about it.
I am a bloody dreamer, and proud of it. In fact I had a dream last night that the Greens (my employers) got 20% in the General Elections on the 26th November. Which is a pipe dream given they got close to 7% 3 years ago.
I don’t dream that often, so I pay attention when I do. Of course, this is ‘just’ my subconscious putting on an epic production...