Author Archives: stutteringsteps

BREXIT, BREXIT & MORE BREXIT.

Posted on January 16, 2019 by stutteringsteps

I guess that most people following the news media in the UK will consider that the process of Brexit (Britain’s exit from the European Union) is an unbelievably confused and confusing botch up. Media observers around the world also seem … Continue reading →

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BUSINESS AS USUAL.

Posted on November 29, 2018 by stutteringsteps

Recent events, again reveal that for the capitalist elite, business considerations, come before all else. Profit and revenue streams are exposed as the twin real-world Gods worshipped by the capitalist class. It is the single-minded pursuit of profit which can … Continue reading →

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WRECKING BALL POLITICS.

Posted on November 15, 2018 by stutteringsteps

A wrecking ball is an extremely blunt instrument used in the demolition trade to demolish crumbling and outmoded buildings. It is less destructive than the explosive charges used to bring down tall buildings, but like that method it also smashes … Continue reading →

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WAYS OF THINKING (Part 3)

Posted on October 24, 2018 by stutteringsteps

Thinking and language. It is obvious that thinking precedes language and that thinking does not entirely depend upon language. New born babies do not have language skills, which they have yet to acquire, but anyone bringing up children from birth … Continue reading →

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WAYS OF THINKING (Part 2)

Posted on October 8, 2018 by stutteringsteps

Dialectics. In ‘Ways of Thinking (Part 1)’, dialectics was described as a system of thinking, which unlike dualism, asks much more searching questions and does so over a number of stages, before coming to any conclusions. Even then the method … Continue reading →

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WAYS OF THINKING.(Part 1.)

Posted on September 17, 2018 by stutteringsteps

In a previous article entitled ‘The dangers of Dualism’, I pointed out the pitfalls of being drawn into dualistic ways of thinking. However, that article only touched on an alternative and more thorough way of thinking. This article, and one … Continue reading →

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EVERYBODY KNOWS.

Posted on August 29, 2018 by stutteringsteps

Everybody knows the dice are loaded. Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed. Everybody knows the war is over. Everybody knows the good guys lost. Everybody knows the fight is fixed. The poor stay poor the rich get rich. That’s how … Continue reading →

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AN APOLOGY TO ROBERT FISK.

Posted on August 21, 2018 by stutteringsteps

After finally finishing the book ‘The Great War for Civilisation’ by Robert Fisk I decided it needed reviewing on this blog. For even though it was published in 2005, its content is still valuable in understanding the situation we find … Continue reading →

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CAPITALISM AND DEMOCRACY.

Posted on June 11, 2018 by stutteringsteps

[Democracy: “…a situation in which everyone is treated equally”. A process: .”..relating to or… available to the broad masses of the people.” Websters Dictionary] Democracy under Capitalism. Much play is made by the political class (and many other pro-capitalists) concerning … Continue reading →

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR KARL!

Posted on May 13, 2018 by stutteringsteps

This month, two hundred years ago, (actually on 5 May 1818), Karl Marx was born. And as is usual on any date connected with Marx, a spate of articles by so-called ‘experts’ appeared in periodicals and papers assessing Marx’s contribution … Continue reading →

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