I wrote this poem-cum-rant some years back having been somewhat insultingly condescended to by a well-meaning but profoundly insensitive Christian when talking about my depression, an illness I have fought unstintingly since childhood. Since then I have been in many disputes with evangelical and 'born-again' Christians who cannot understand how anybody could disagree with their … Continue reading A Sermon Against Sermonisers
Author: rasnell46
I Live In A Library…
…and an art-gallery too.No, I do not live in the kind of building which is usually designated in this way. I live in a one-bedroom flat on the fifth floor of a council-owned tower-block.But on the other hand, I have somehow managed to find space for some thousands of books - I'm not sure how … Continue reading I Live In A Library…
When God Plays His Fiddle…
When God plays his fiddleWe dance to his tune,From noon till midnight,From midnight till noon. When God plays his fiddleThe music he playsWill make the world danceto the end of its days. When God plays his fiddleWith its bitter sweet-tone,We all dance together,We all dance alone. When God plays his fiddle,We both laugh and weep;We … Continue reading When God Plays His Fiddle…
I’m Done With Politics (At Least For A While)…
I'm done with politics (at least for a while).Like so many others I'm desperately angry at what's happening in the world, and I have been doing what little I can -and it has been I admit very little -to contribute to the various debates which are raging around the world today.However it has become plain … Continue reading I’m Done With Politics (At Least For A While)…
RESISTANCE
I heard a voice in the darknessof another sleepless night;whether it was whispering or shoutingI could not tell,and nor could I tell where it came from: 'If you claim the right to kill usbecause we stand in the way of your ambitions,then we claim the rightto to stand in your way,even if we are killed.If … Continue reading RESISTANCE
HONESTY IN POLITICS
1.How can any-one tell the truthWhen no-one knows what the truth is?How can any-one sort out the liesWhen no-one knows who lying? 2.Truth is a housewith scaffolding round it;the windows need glazing,the door needs its flap. Lies are pigeonsperching on the roof,staining the tileswith their stinking crap. 3.So how can you possibly do what's right,when … Continue reading HONESTY IN POLITICS
THINK
(a poem about Boris Johnson, written during the first lockdown in 2020 when we were learning the hard way just what kind of Prime Minister Johnson was going to be).Boris Johnson would have us thinkHis government is on the brinkOf doing great wonders; there will be a ceaseTo trouble, to strife, there will be peaceAnd … Continue reading THINK
A HASBARIST IN FULL FLOW
Here is a comment made on Facebook in response to my open letter Keir Starmer, and the exchange that resulted from it. It is as classic a piece of Hasbarist gaslighting as I have yet come across.My friend comes across as a rational man putting forward a halfway rational answer.It is an answer, however, which … Continue reading A HASBARIST IN FULL FLOW
OPEN LETTER TO SIR KEIR STARMER
(This is a copy of a letter I intend to send to Sir Keir Starmer. I do not expect it to have any effect on its own; but this is the only kind of action I am in a position to make before the next election. I hope that enough others with the vote are … Continue reading OPEN LETTER TO SIR KEIR STARMER
ANSWERING ISRAEL: LIST OF WEBSITES UPDATE
(Please save this list to your computer, and share it too. It may prove to be very useful either when informing people of the issues relating to the Israel/Palestine situation or when debating those issues with Israel's supporters.) Israel and its followers, such as the Labour Party leadership in the UK, wish us to believe … Continue reading ANSWERING ISRAEL: LIST OF WEBSITES UPDATE
The Ethical Watchman 