. . .GLOBAL DISORDER

« Don’t Change it if it ain’t broken » Mick Jagger.

Kamila Shamsie’s brilliant essay on the theme of ‘Disorder’ in this w/end FT, with an illustration by Jonathan Kavanagh, shows where and why we are there today.

Prior to the Bush & Blair blunder in Iraq and the Arab Spring, the entire region was in a state of stability and order. Albeit with a murderous reign of terror.

The overthrow of the Dictators has brought confusion, disruption, breakdown in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Egypt, Libya. . . a conflagration that invariably follows the overthrow of repressive regimes and their Tsars.

And beyond, millions of refugees fleeing murder and mayhem, flooding Europe’s capacity and willingness to provide succor and shelter.

The unleashing of the dogs of war with devastating terrorist attacks in our cities, in Africa and more to come.

World media is doing publicity for the triumphant terror organisations, with no doubt a powerful recruitment of wannabe jihadists throughout the world, including our own neighborhoods.

Politician’s are braying « IT’S WAR »- the ultimate disordering order. To boost their popularity.

We the citizens are now numbed out by the hourly reports of atrocities.

« Each move is dictated by the previous one – that is the meaning of order » Tom Stoppard, « Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead » 

The same applies to the ‘new order’ of Disorder – we must expect a step by step logic into more and deeper disorder.

To bring us, perhaps, to believing « better the world of dictatorship than the world of disorder »

Now that we know what and why the disorder, our leaders must know how to use that knowledge to broker a strong and stable peace.

TO FIND THE LIGHT AND LEAD THE WORLD OUT OF DARKNESS.

 

 

 

« I THINK THEREFORE I AM. »

André Glucksmann started life as a militant Marxist-Maoist and the darling of the left.

Horrified by Mao’s reign of terror, Stalin’s mass murders and Jewish pogroms Glucksmann, who was jewish, deserted the ultra-left.

True to Churchill’s witty truism:

« If you’re not communist at 20 you have no heart. If you are at 30 you have no brain. »

France’s  powerful extreme left*, caviar gauche », was appalled and branded Glucksmann a traitor. Accusing him of being a pro-American lackey.

*Remember Prime Minister Jospin was a Trotskyist.

Glucksmann retorted in 1991 – « First you think. If it corresponds with the Left then you are Left, if Right then you are of the Right. But the idea of thinking Left or Right is a sin against the spirit and an illusion. »

That is what made André Glucksmann a true intellectual and philosopher.

GLUCKSMANN – FRANCE’S TRULY GREAT FREE THINKER.

RIPPLE EFFECT

Witness to 9/11 NYC a parallel ‘ripple effect’ is to be apprehended – socially, economically, politically, plus specific to France:
1)  Frequentation of major retail, cultural, entertainment, transport  venues… suffers sharp decline.
2) Tourism greatly reduced.
3) Job losses in Department Stores, Restaurants, Hotels, Airport Retail
4) Consequent hardship for affected employees, including even taxi drivers, unable to pay mortgages/rental.
5) Festive season suffers major loss of custom.
6) Traumatized, bereaved families unable to work.
7) Profiling of ‘suspect’ citizens heightened.
8) Social tensions – fear and suspicion of fellow citizens.
9) Political backlash as windfall to extreme right.
10) Syndrome of fear affecting our values and way of life.

Strong political leadership is vital to guide us to a new serenity.

TO EACH OF US MAKE A BETTER WORLD FOR ALL.

1st Qtr 2015: 3492 EMERGENCY PATIENTS TREATED.

To help improve health-care at Dawn Leppan’s 1000 HILLS Community Helpers KwaZulu Centre, our association Zen4Zulu installed a 2 bedroom, 60m2 cottage with bathroom and kitchen, above photo, in December 2014 to lodge and feed volunteer doctors.

We serve the 1000 Hills Valley whose 31000 souls – 70% are estimated to be affected or infected by HIV/TB.

The resultant 80 emergences a day are in desperate need of life-saving care. But a doctor day costing approx €200 has become unaffordable.

Thus the Zen Cottage has, in financial terms, PAID for itself in the 1st 3 months of this year.

CHARITY AS A SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT IN HEALTH

And more importantly has made and will continue to make a huge difference to the Valley’s health-care.

If you, dear reader, are a doctor or a special needs carer wish to spend a working holiday in this idyllic Valley, to make a real difference to young lives – please contact us at http://www.Zen4Zulu.org, +33 680 582 030.

HELP ZEN4ZULU BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE.

AMERICAN CIVIL INJUSTICE – « DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO ».

A 16 year old boy arrested for stealing a backpack spends 3 years in RIKERS ISLAND prison without trial.

He is savagely beaten by guards and inmates.

Finally he is judged innocent and released.

Last week, scarred and traumatized Kalief committed suicide.

40% of inmates in America’s prisons are black. 25%+ of all African-American men will spend time in prison.

Yet America HOWLS with righteous rage at human rights abuses elsewhere in the world.

See Gillian Tett’s column in the FT Weekend.

LORETTA LYNCH – A MASSIVE HOUSE-CLEANING IS A MUST.

‘QUAKE ON SACRED MOUNT KINABALU AFTER TOURIST PRANK.

9 tourists strip provokes outrage among villagers who believe this profanity enraged the God of the sacred mountain in Sabah, Malaysia with devastating earthquake of 6°, killing 18.

The 3 naughty girls bared their breasts at zero temperature – with nipple popping effect. 6 boys stripped to their slips with the likely opposite effect.

To add insult to injury the kids ignored to their guide’s remontrances yelling obscenities such as: « Dominiknickers », « Go Blatter yourself », « Dom does it ‘cos he Kahn ». . .

Result, arrested with or without bras, 3 days in the nick, fines of £860 per breast, extradition, mom & dad real mad.

I am the last person to criticize these kids, having skied in a state of undress & inebriation, with a famous brit celebrity who shares my first name, down Verbier’s piste noire, to the general amusement & applause of the Swiss monitors & assembled skiing audience.

But, the rule « WHEN IN ROME DO AS THE ROMANS DO » should be printed on every holiday-maker’s ‘plane ticket. What goes for St Tropez is too, too trop when behaviour dis-respects local sensibilities, superstition and tenets.

Watch this space:

DAILY MIRROR SPECIAL EDITION PAGE 3 BARES ALL.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WEEK MAKES

Nasty Nigel emerges from behind the red-faced, ale-swilling, letter-box grinning facade as « snarling, thin-skinned, aggressive. » His not so faithful entourage accuse him of the cult of personality – as if we didn’t know!

M.A.D. Mutually Assured Destruction

Lib Dems – totally irrelevant, no comment needed.

Black Hole

Labour – a massive partouze with everyone rushing to throw their knickers into the electoral ring. Absence of candidates with stature,  experience & sex appeal. The scene is set for the return  of…

David Milliband as saviour.

The never-ending Tory, here commenceth the new ONE NATION chapter. Devolution of powers to the cities. Devolution of power to Gorgeous George he’s on his way to 10 Downing Street.

Ossie Osborne for 2020?

SNP, the Clash is on stage. Nicola Sturgeon spunky leader of Scotland the brave. Will she stay or will she go?

 Double Trouble

A WEEK IS A LONG, LONG TIME IN POLITICS.