tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55927189951274562982024-03-14T09:21:26.258+00:00Paradigms DiscordG Tacticushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177721034334034142noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592718995127456298.post-72782177147726724302012-01-24T12:59:00.006+00:002012-01-25T15:03:43.709+00:00HS2 - The Sensible Alternative<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know this is not a new idea but would not the money be far better invested in providing a circular rail link that mirrors the M25? </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That way people who need to get to other parts of the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city> area can do so without having to travel into the city centre, go across town and over burden the already creaking tube system. It would be a great way to finally link the major airports together in a sensible and highly accessible fashion. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If there were car park ports and bus links at strategic stations; this would benefit both the environment & create a huge amount of jobs. Not to mention help transform <st1:city w:st="on">London</st1:city> and indeed the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> into a leading country with realistic approach to city transport and a reasonable alternative to road congestion (especially the M25 which is a mobile parking lot in rush hours). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This would also benefit links to <st1:city w:st="on">Birmingham</st1:city> and <st1:city w:st="on">Manchester</st1:city> as again people would not have to travel across <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city> to get to where they need to.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city> itself that is the 'log jam' and HS2 will not solve the problems. This idea would go a long way to doing so and would benefit a far larger majority of people than the 'less than 1%' with the HS2 white elephant. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It would be nice for governments to think long term just for once.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span><br />
</div>G Tacticushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177721034334034142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592718995127456298.post-65757441494968106262012-01-09T14:06:00.002+00:002012-01-25T14:57:03.529+00:00Protests - Why Bother?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Is there any point in protests?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Over the last few years people have been protesting in the streets and going on strike for any number of reasons. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Austerity measures, illegal wars, pensions, corrupt MPs and governments, job cuts and bankers getting away with ruining the world economy and making ordinary people pay for it are just to name a few. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Has all this protesting done anything to change the situation? Sadly the answer is NO.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In this modern era protesting is a waste of time. Sure you might feel good and that you may achieve something but you are just kidding yourselves. Governments use these protests against you, ignore them or even encourage them to deflect from the real problems going on i.e. themselves.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you want to change things then there are only 2 ways you can do this:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1) Use the law to prosecute. In which case you will have to have infinite resources, big enough lawyers on your side and hope the press aren't gagged or bought off.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2) Revolt. Take life into your own hands. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Revolutions aren't always about blood (though some do result in it); they are a natural way of telling the current system that it unsustainable and needs to change and adapt. Try a new model; the old one no longer fits the bill. Throughout history revolutions have happened time and time again, hence the name. They help to move the system along it's course of evolution and stop it from stagnation.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Those that tell you revolutions are not the answer and try to threaten you are usually the ones who stand to lose the most when they occur.<o:p></o:p></span></div>G Tacticushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177721034334034142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592718995127456298.post-71577676264434541892011-07-09T12:07:00.002+01:002012-01-25T14:57:48.886+00:00The Death Penalty<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sadly we live in a time where the death penalty for murder is considered barbarous. It is argued that it is not a deterrent but judicial murder, it has made those who sanction it as bad as, if not worse than, those they pass sentence upon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And what if we got it wrong, execute the wrong person?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Views like this have been espoused by gutless governments frightened of responsibility, or by people unable to face up to hard facts. A hanged murderer will never kill again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The death penalty is a response to a crime, not a crime in itself. Yes, on very rare extreme occassions you may in error put innocents to death. However, their number would not be a fraction of one percent of those innocents killed by murderers allowed back into society by softer regimes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is all rather simple really, and the urge to understand and rehabilitate such criminals is merely the product of cowardice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are laws; if you break them, then there are penalties. No excuses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Be tough on the causes of crime: criminals.</span></div>G Tacticushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177721034334034142noreply@blogger.com0