Even though yesterday was the Eurovision final, Ireland did not take part in the Eurovision, along with Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Iceland. This makes Ireland only one of five countries that took the step of refusing to participate in the Eurovision, and only one of three that refused to broadcast it, along with Span … Continue reading The Eurovision Boycott Isn’t Enough, But It’s Still Worth Something
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Is It Time To Just Accept That Humanity Is Awful?
If anyone knows even a small bit about writing conventions, you'll probably notice, quite readily, that this title is an obvious example of Betteridge's Law Of Headlines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines "Any headline (or in this case, blogpost title) that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." Hell, my last blogpost followed Betteridge's … Continue reading Is It Time To Just Accept That Humanity Is Awful?
Phase Three: Amnesia
In this blogpost, I talked about the reaction of world leaders, powerful people and famous people, to the genocide in Gaza, in terms of "phases": https://autismneurodiversity.com/2025/08/04/we-should-still-all-be-screaming/ Phase One: For the first approximately year and a half of the genocide, just keep deploying what I call the "Big Three" excuses, over, and over, and over, and … Continue reading Phase Three: Amnesia
The Media Is Telling You That You Are Worthless
So, something came on my radar over the last few days, which made me lose even more hope for this year called 2026. How can things seem so bad only 23 days in? And this is something I'd have preferred to ignore, and I was going to ignore it, for the sake of my health … Continue reading The Media Is Telling You That You Are Worthless
I’ve Never Been Happier To Be Proven Wrong In My Life
I made a statement on this blog recently with a high level of certainty, I felt there was virtually no chance I would be proved wrong. And in less than 12 hours, I WAS proved wrong. And it's the happiest I've been in a long time. The statement I made is in my previous blogpost: … Continue reading I’ve Never Been Happier To Be Proven Wrong In My Life
“Do They Know It’s Christmas”, A Misinformed, Condescending Depiction Of Africa
On December 1984, or in the year 1 BMB (before my birth), a single was released with the aim of raising money for the famine in Ethiopia. The public face of this single was The King Of Fair Weather Humanitarianism, Bob Geldof. I talked here about how it took him the better part of two … Continue reading “Do They Know It’s Christmas”, A Misinformed, Condescending Depiction Of Africa
How Long Will The Silence Continue?
I recently saw a video that absolutely broke my heart. In tears, Sudanese American mother Daad Khojali talks about how, no matter how brutal, no matter how evil what happens in Sudan is, very few people come to the protests. Daad is talking in the aftermath of an emergency protest for Sudan, when the RSF … Continue reading How Long Will The Silence Continue?
Humanity Is At A Crossroads
There's a part of me that hates arguing that if we allow the genocide in Gaza to continue, humanity as a whole is at stake. Because, I just wish the suffering, and deaths, of the people of Palestine was enough by itself to convince everyone that this horrific mass slaughter needs to stop. One day, … Continue reading Humanity Is At A Crossroads
Blood Seen From Space, The Horror In Sudan Continues
Ever learn something, and you don't know how you'll think of anything else, for the rest of the day, for the next few months, or even that you might find yourself reflecting on it time and time again, for the rest of your life? For me it's this, the mass slaughter that is happening in … Continue reading Blood Seen From Space, The Horror In Sudan Continues
A Ceasefire Has Been Declared. So Why Still Protest?
A question that is being asked of the pro-Palestine movement over the last few days is, now that a ceasefire has been declared, why do we still protest for Palestine? Isn't our job done? Can't we now find something else to do with our time? I'm going to try and answer that question, but in … Continue reading A Ceasefire Has Been Declared. So Why Still Protest?
Ponderings Of An Autist 