This is not an AI blog. No form of software, other than ‘pages’ or ‘word’ has been used to create the text. The errors that have escaped ‘grammar and spell check’, as well as the sentiment and opinions, have been mine alone. Those sentiments and opinions are admittedly prejudiced from a particular point of view. I accept that, in some instances, I may hold unreasonable preconceived judgements and convictions about certain matters. Nonetheless, I try to be fair minded and open to a variety of views. I attempt to be rational, pragmatic and empathic, although my quota of empathy is limited. Indeed, my empathy is not at all as developed as it should be, and certainly not in the class of the concerned person envisaged by Adam Smith; although, his profound study of empathy, that underlines his philosophy, perhaps presents an ideal that is the fully rounded individual he conceived. Were we all able to live by his theory of moral sentiments, the world would be a much better place.
In addition, despite my hearing loss and need for hearing aids, as well as changes in vision and need for eye glasses, I am still able to hear and understand speech and take in what I can actually see with my own eyes. Unless images have been digitally or otherwise altered I tend to believe what I actually see and hear as fact. I cannot therefore put fanciful interpretations on what I actually see and hear with my own eyes and ears.. One can of course look at an image and make up a story about what the image might represent and how the situation might appear from another angle. But that is just conjecture. It is more difficult to do that with recorded images of an event taken from various points of view. To pretend that what one is actually seeing and hearing is not actually happening is being in denial. To not only deny the event, and to invent an entire scenario about the event that millions of people around the world have witnessed, could indicate that one has lost all reason, is demented, is being fanciful, or is being devious and attempting to persuade others not to believe their own senses.
What I find impossible to deny is the transformation of the United States of America from a republic into a bizarro world fantasy land. Its government is now a television reality show of the worst kind. Unfortunately the rest of the world looks on as a Goggle Box audience. This is not good.
The irony of Mr Trump threatening the government of Iran for killing protestors, whilst doing the exact same thing in the United States proper, is blatant. There has never been a more hypocritical psychotic individual than Mr Trump in the office of President of the United States. His cupidity and venality are without parallel. The chaos that he engenders may well engulf the entire world. The willingness of his acolytes to embrace denials, deceit and disruption is singular and unnatural, given the realities we have all seen and heard in the last year, and in particular this first month of January 2026. The number of Fox News pundits and Republican Senators and Congress persons who are trying to gaslight the American public is terrifying.
I am sorry that I cannot be more upbeat. I look around for joy and happiness. Fortunately it can only be found amongst one’s nearest and dearest. The support one gets is astonishing, particularly as one grows older. Oddly, having more to do with the NHS, as a result of that aging process, has increased my appreciation of humanity. The kindness, caring and sympathy shown by the personnel I have come across at Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospitals is without equal. In addition the NHS staff come from all over the world. It is like a United Nations Health Service based solely in the UK. What can be better than that?
There is a short speech from Michign Senator Elissa Slotkin which gives me some hope that all is not lost in the United States:
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