Peter Rose
Bio
Collections of "my" vocal essays with additions, are available as printed books ASIN 197680615 and 1980878536 also some fictional works and some e books available at Amazon;-
amazon.com/author/healthandfunpeterrose
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Stories (329/0)
The destruction of justice in democracies
The destruction of justice in democracies . Legal abuse of natural justice. In any democracy the politicians consider themselves “law makers,” they like to believe they make the rules and laws that govern the people. Though the party system, if any particular group of politicians win a majority; they form the government. They then fool themselves into believing they run the country and make the rules everyone has to follow. In just about every democratic nation, on any day of the week, evidence can be found: if searched for, that this is a fallacy. Politicians tend to think in grand sweeping gestures, the big picture, great overall intentions.
By Peter Rose4 years ago in The Swamp
Britain and racism
Britain and racism--- The politics behind claims of racism. There are many claims that British people are “racist,” that is it is claimed that they discriminate against people of darker skin or non Christian religions. Such generalised claims have to be treated with caution. There are around 70 million people in Britain and it is estimated that 15% were either born out side of Britain or born in Britain to parents who came from overseas. To blanket claim that all these are racist is not sustainable. We have government ministers who come into this 15% estimate. They were voted into power by democratic majority votes and so all those who voted for them can not be classed as racist.
By Peter Rose4 years ago in The Swamp
Tax in all its forms
Tax in all its forms. The total collected from citizens is staggering February 2020 Local authorities are due to publish budgets for coming years and already the Face Book activists are screaming “cuts.” At same time some are also complaining about local tax increases. According to some this is the fault of a Tory government.
By Peter Rose4 years ago in The Swamp
The politics of material wealth
The politics of material wealth. Political ideology has been replaced by material possession. While most democratic nations have a party political system and while in most of these nations, one party is often perceived as being for the wealthy while another is for the poor; these distinctions are no longer valid. With the small number of tragic and horrible exceptions, the terms poor and wealthy are now more relative than absolute. There is not mass starvation in western democracies. There are those with far more wealth than the average but even that average have more material possessions and a greater level of materialistic living standard than all but a very few had 100 years ago. Is this an improvement? The answer must be a positive yes, since real starvation and abhorrent levels of deprivation have been largely eradicated, in modern western democracies.
By Peter Rose4 years ago in The Swamp
What do adverts tell us about society
What do adverts tell us about society? Has politics been taken over by the advertising industry? A casual glance at any form of advertising, from the web to P.O.S displays; from “sophisticated “ features in the press, (that look like news items,) to cereal packets. You can see that the key words are: --- quick, easy, simple, no effort required, instant, ready, just heat, half price, two for one, automated, new, latest. improved, celebrity endorsed; and in food stuffs, Spicy, salty, caramelised.
By Peter Rose4 years ago in The Swamp
Diet and health
Diet and Health are we really what we eat? There is so much media attention focused on human diets, or rather; so much professional media time given to the money making subject of diets and food. But what is the reality? There are billions of humans on this planet and although they are almost all so very similar, they are also individuals. It is impossible for anyone to know what is the best diet for everyone of these billions of individuals. To do so would mean knowing what age there were, what health issues they have, what exercise they did, what their occupation was and the workings of their individual metabolism. They would also need to know hour by hour, what medication was ingested and what level of stress the individual was under. They would need to know if any allergy was present and what food stuff they were raised on.
By Peter Rose4 years ago in Longevity
The politics of statistics
The politics of statistics. Headline numbers can mislead voters. The media is so very fond of headlines that grab attention but do not provide very accurate information. Unless you can find the definitions used and the basis for the figures publicised, you can not have any validation of the truth of what is being proclaimed. Finding the definitions and actual numbers used, is not easy. Just as in those advertisements for cosmetics, which are fond of saying X% of women think this product will improve their appearance, while the tiny print at the bottom of the screen says something like 20 out of 75 people surveyed. Even this does not tell the real truth, what age were these 75 people? what was their appearance like to start with? did they undergo controlled tests with scientific measurement of the results? or did they just agree with some one saying they look better? 75 out of a world wide potential number of customers, several billion, is not statistically relevant at all.
By Peter Rose4 years ago in The Swamp
The politics of doing nothing.
The politics of doing nothing Sometimes doing nothing is the right thing. We live in a period of time when constant activity is the norm. Doing nothing is not acceptable; but it has not always been like this. The ancients in China had a philosophy, enshrined in the Tao Te Ching; that contained the statement that all things can be achieved by non action. This classic work has been translated from ancient Chinese, to modern Chinese and then to European languages and so may have lost the ancient meaning. ( ancient Chinese had several meanings for each “symbol” like most other nations at the time language was spoken and not often written) It is possible that non action should be interpreted as not acting in in a way that is not in tune with and part of the natural way. Farmers and gardeners know that impatience is counter productive. It is no good sowing seeds in mid winter; you have to do nothing ( about sowing seed --but you can prepare the ground in some climates) until the spring.
By Peter Rose4 years ago in The Swamp
Politics and personalities
Politics and personalities. Does the personality of a politician decide if they are fit to govern? Personality definition; the sum total of all the behavioural and mental characteristics by means of which an individual is recognised as being unique.--- an alternative definition is -- a remarkable person but this is usually used within the context of they are a personality, rather than; their personality is such and such. It should be noticed that the definition is non judgmental.
By Peter Rose4 years ago in The Swamp
Political intention needs good administration
Political intention needs good administration Intention is no good unless administered properly. Dictionary definition of administration; to manage or direct, it can also mean to manage or control. Other meanings use the word to describe the “body” of people who administer an organisation.
By Peter Rose4 years ago in The Swamp