Like most Irish people, I'm a monolingual English speaker. That's broadly how it is across the country. Within Europe, Ireland is a weird outlier in that way. Before I developed severe travel anxiety, I visited Germany, France, Portugal, Hungary, Poland, Iceland, Italy and Norway, and there, people who speak both their native language and English … Continue reading How I Went From Hating The Irish Language To Wishing I Was Able To Speak It.
Category: Politics
An Update From Germany Regarding Their Government’s Complicity in the Palestinian Genocide
Hi all, a good friend of mine, who lives in Germany, has sent an anonymous letter (it has to be anonymous because of the situation in Germany) about Germany's shameful complicity in the Gazan genocide. What follows is the text of that letter. Dear Colm, This letter is somewhat long overdue. Here is another update … Continue reading An Update From Germany Regarding Their Government’s Complicity in the Palestinian Genocide
We Should STILL All Be Screaming.
I was looking back on when I wrote some of my blogposts, and I realized it's been close to a year since I wrote this: https://autismneurodiversity.com/2024/08/25/why-arent-we-all-screaming/ And I entertained the idea of waiting until the 25th of this month to write this, but I thought, writer's block being what it is, better not risk it, … Continue reading We Should STILL All Be Screaming.
Should We Take Action To Save This Drowning Man?
Good afternoon, I’m Completely Empty BBC Presenter, coming to you live from the seaside village of Stokesly-Upon-Tyne-Berry-South-Livercastle. And today the show is a little bit different, but I hope you’ll enjoy it. Let me explain. An argument between two locals has erupted, which resulted in one pushing the other into the water. The man who … Continue reading Should We Take Action To Save This Drowning Man?
Should We Lift A Finger To Help The People Of Gaza?
Good evening, I'm Completely Empty BBC Presenter. And you'll be glad to know, I've been subjected to enhanced conditioning, so I won't go off and become an insane leftist like the previous Completely Empty BBC Presenter. The question we're discussing today is, should we lift a finger to help the people of Gaza? To argue … Continue reading Should We Lift A Finger To Help The People Of Gaza?
Does Israel Have A Right To Defend Itself From Imaginary Things?
Good Evening, I'm Completely Empty BBC Presenter. And we're here to have a very exciting talk today, the talk of our times, the talk of every time, perhaps the talk of from the big bang to the eventual heat death of the universe. We will be asking the question, "Does Israel have a right to … Continue reading Does Israel Have A Right To Defend Itself From Imaginary Things?
Should Humanity Itself Be Made A Proscribed Organization?
Good Evening, I'm Completely Empty BBC Presenter. Recently, the British Government made the decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group. Now, some may be thinking, that's a bit extreme. But I've got news for those extremists who think that's too extreme. Through modern technology, we've managed to figure out what Osama Bin Laden … Continue reading Should Humanity Itself Be Made A Proscribed Organization?
Finding Hope Along the Cork Harbour Greenway
https://imgur.com/mjbkwq1 Black Tailed Godwits I feel for the last few years hope is something that's been in short supply. The horrific genocide in Palestine, the re-election of Trump, the seemingly unstoppable climate change catastrophe, well, it could be stopped if the powers that be wanted to, but they won't, and the fact that an unbelievable … Continue reading Finding Hope Along the Cork Harbour Greenway
Do You Condemn Nat Turner?
Hello, I’m Completely Empty BBC Presenter. And by BBC I mean British Bookreading Corporation, because this is the 19th century. As we all know, there was a completely unprovoked and unconscionable attack that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in the United States last week. The white population there had the decency and kindness to … Continue reading Do You Condemn Nat Turner?
Should Oxygen Be Considered Anti-Semitic?
Good afternoon, I’m Completely Empty BBC Presenter. The question of our time, should oxygen be considered anti-Semitic? To argue that it should be, we have Suzanne Candlecuddle, from The Center For The Advancement Of Israel’s Interests Above Humanity’s Interests, and to argue it shouldn’t be considered anti-Semitic, we have some leftist troublemaker with some sort … Continue reading Should Oxygen Be Considered Anti-Semitic?