Some Random Thoughts.
Some Random Thoughts.

Some Random Thoughts.

Bri'ish guy gives you some ponderous, semi-half-educated thoughts that popped into his head.gif


ONE-SIDED REPARATIONS: If it were Ever the Other way Round...

3 Mar 2025 10 minute read 6 comments YouveBeenGreeked

There's often a large call in many western countries today for reparations to be paid to... well, vague, non-western countries I guess because of actions committed by our ancestors. The narrative seems to be that European and American history is brim...

ATTENTION, FLAT EARTHERS: This is What You Need

25 Feb 2025 3 minute read 1 comment YouveBeenGreeked

I remember many years ago on Facebook (tells you how long ago it was that I was actively using Facebook as a teen) I joined a Flat-Earth group for fun. I didn't ever believe the Earth to be flat - because, y'know, I have a semi-functioning brain - bu...

OUR IMPERIAL PAST: What Have the British Ever Done for US?!

2 Feb 2025 7 minute read 0 comments YouveBeenGreeked

APART from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health... what have the Romans ever done for us?   For me, the two empires / states in world history that stand out as the m...

OPPORTUNITY AND OUTCOME: The Two Equalities

29 Jan 2025 4 minute read 0 comments YouveBeenGreeked

Everyone wants equality. At least, people who aren't complete dick-weeds want equality: to be able to live in a society where people aren't judged or unjustly acted upon for unrelated and/or immutable characteristics - seems like a fair definition to...

THE ENLIGHTENMENT: Why Freedom of Speech Matters

29 Jan 2025 5 minute read 4 comments YouveBeenGreeked

I have way too many thoughts in a day, often about random nonsense, so I thought it best to just get them out of my cluttered brain and onto paper... or a screen, rather, and see if people care to comment on them or not. Because sometimes, mate, bore...