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Thoughts on Constitutional Monarchies
New essay in The Fortnightly Review.
Posted in Essays, Politics, Uncategorised
Tagged Constitutional monarchy, Coronation, King Charles 111, Rama Dynasty
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Poetry of Protest
Anthony Howell says: UPDATE – Unfortunately I have come down with a really horrible flu, so I have had to cancel my reading tonight. But please go and support the other readers on my behalf. I am glad … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Politics, Uncategorized, war
Tagged Anthony Howell, Exile Lit Cafe, protest poetry
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TIGER TOPIA – for Julian Assange
x Marry your lover too soon after your husband has passed away And you could die of tiger fright. They have these unfathomable eyes. Their lean stripes, imagine them. How they slide between Poles. Shaman-masked, marked with ancient writing. x … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Politics, Thailand, war, Whistleblower Lit
Tagged Julian Assange, political prisoners, Thailand, tiger
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Conflict with the Eyes Closed
Posted in art, Politics, Uncategorized, war
Tagged conflict, Globalists versus a shared world., Naga and Garuda, Siam, Thailand, war
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As they say, guys, Don’t Poke the Bear!
Detail from the mural in what might be termed the cloisters of the Wat of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok. Created 200 years ago, roughly. It was and indeed is a Royal commission which has been restored at least once … Continue reading
Posted in art, Politics, Thailand
Tagged art and politics, Bangkok, Mural at the Emerald Buddha temple, Russia, Thailand
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Rainbow Revolutionary
x With far more roofs than are needed, Golden eaves, bewildering embellishments, Porticos held up by pillars sprouting ardent Angels offering busts and candles, architraves And window-frames accompanied by legends, Threshold stairways flanked by snakes Disgorging snakes disgorging tiger-headed demons, … Continue reading
ACCORDING TO PLINY
The dragon, ever at war with the elephant, Is itself of so enormous a size, As easily to overwhelm the elephant, Seize it in its clutches and encircle Its legs in its coils. x The contest is equally Fatal to … Continue reading
Posted in art, Poetry, Politics, Thailand, war
Tagged Annonetheelephant, dragons and elephants, Pliny, superpower warfare
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How Different Countries View War
Andrei Martyanov (SmoothieX12 on Youtube) cites the movie Come and See when he explains in the second part of a post called Economics of Military Industrial Complexes in Russia and US how the Russians conceive of war and how the … Continue reading
Romance at the Demo
It’s warm but not quite hot. Under the blue, in our anoraks, We are lining up to surround Westminster Bringing with us our hands. Yai, my friend from Thailand, Only a year or two younger than I am, takes a … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Politics, Uncategorized, Whistleblower Lit
Tagged demonstrations, Julian Assange, romance, Whistleblowers
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Two Versions of Truth
Here is Patrick Lancaster reporting and here is the BBC Within hours of each other, covering the same event. The door to door voting is for convenience and safety, not for intimidation. Why is the BBC so partial? The news … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged BBC, Bias in reporting, Patrick Lancaster, referendum, Russia, Ukraine
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