WHY BOTHER ?

There is so much comment on the World Wide Webb that is critical of the current American President and, by extension, the United States in general, that it is impossible to make additional comment of one’s own. According to the statistics on my blog, in the last 7 days there have been 2651  views in the Americas, of which 1890 were in Brazil; and in the far east there have been 706 views, of which 603 have been in Vietnam. It is difficult, from the available stats, to distinguish just which postings they are looking at, but since this is a recent phenomenon, I assume they are looking at the more current entries, but perhaps not. Herewith list of stats:

The fact is that these figures are actually quite low when you consider the hundreds of thousands who watch YouTube entries from MeidasTouch, The Young Turks, Jack Cocchiarella, Brian Tyler Cohen, Occupy Democrats, The Daily Show etc.. on a daily basis. Indeed, my figures are extremely low and I suspect that the odd fan in South America may have looked at a variety of postings within the last week, which would mean that the actual number of people reading the stuff would be significantly lower than the 1890. So one has to ask oneself, why bother? I can’t even begin to compare my writing to the flapping of a butterfly’s wings in the Amazon causing a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. Indeed it doesn’t even get off the ground. It would have been nice though. 

So I ask myself again, why bother? I suppose I do it to let off a bit of steam and keep the brain reasonably active in the face of aging disintegration. I am extremely grateful to the friends who have graciously made kind and encouraging comments about my musings, as well as putting up with my sending annoying  emails about the postings. I do apologise if I have caused any nuisance. In any event, should any reader wish to, they can always log on to: https://fbuffnstuff.blogspot.com/   now and again. 

As to the current state of affairs, the insanity of the middle east and middle Europe continues. Mr Trump continues to cheat on his golf courses, which he loves to promote. His ridiculous claims as peacemaker, continue to be publicised. His  relationships with Netanyahu and Putin are clear evidence of his hypocrisy. He would rather support dictatorial power than any kind of democracy or simple humanity. The sham of his repeated statements about too many people dying as against his continued actual support of the killers, rather than shutting them down, is despicable. They will not stop. Given what has been going on, any action taken by the IDF or the Israeli Prime Minister is like a recruitment drive for Hamas. They are not defeating Hamas, they are creating converts. The terror and horror they are visiting on Palestinians in Gaza will come back to haunt them in the future. Many young survivors who have witnessed their parents and siblings dying beside them will not forget. They too will be murmuring ‘never again’. That is the legacy, the tragedy and shame of the power hungry, both past and present, who  prowl the globe.