Faith in humanity- am I right to have it?
It’s been an interesting week, Is the tide turning? Yes and no.
On the 12th April, my interview with John le Bon on Bonversations was published. It was a very interesting conversation about my life in Africa. We covered the tide of authoritarianism that is swamping the world, biased media, and much more. You can listen to it on Podbean here. I have been a guest on a number of other podcasts recently, you can find them all on the Podcast Appearances tab.
Surprisingly, given their record over the last three years, the mainstream media are publishing some anti-the-covid-narrative type stories. A few months ago they would have branded them as heresy or “conspiracy theories”. Are they seeing the light? Preparing their defenses against the backlash that is coming? Switching from running with the hare to hunting with the hounds?
Two cases in point. According to this article by Alex Berenson, (who is not mainstream media), the FDA is no longer pushing multiple jabs. The Guardian reported that a coroner in the UK found that a young doctor’s death was caused by the AstraZeneca jab. But in typical obfuscatory fashion, stressed that it was a rare side effect and the manufacturer was not to blame.
That’s as ridiculous as a father saying the house was set on fire by his son smoking in the bedroom but the boy was not to blame.
A Trace of Common Sense
Something that piqued my contrarian mind was this paragraph in an article by Theodore Dalrymple in this yesterday’s edition of Taki’s Magazine titled “Gone Mental”
“In many respects young people today are immensely privileged by comparison with their forebears, though they are too ignorant to know it and their teachers are too ignorant to teach it.”
Theodore Dalrymple
If you are as concerned as I am about the blatant spread of wokeism that is threatening our education systems, our society, the sanity, and the health of our children, then you will enjoy the article.
Living in Africa for most of my life, I saw the hardships that hundreds of thousands of black African kids and their parents overcome to get even a basic education. Many children walk miles to school, often barefoot, in rain or sunshine. They share desks (if they are lucky enough). Work in the fields after school, and study by candlelight or oil lamp at night. That’s why I find it hard to have any sympathy for a small minority of whining humans who are confused about whether they are male or female, and who feel offended by anyone having the audacity to express a different opinion.
Faith In Humanity
The highlights of my week are the two or three interviews co-host Kathleen Beauvais and I do with guests on The Yakking Show and my church attendance on Sunday.
We interview guests who are successful in their fields, most of them are entrepreneurs, business owners, professional coaches, and consultants. Without exception, all are positive and inspiring, no negativity, no whining, no complaining, no excuses. All freely give tips and ideas to help our business audience make progress in their businesses and their lives.
On Monday this week, we interviewed a woman who was seriously injured in a car accident. She spent 18 months in bed recovering. She has had numerous surgeries, is confined to a wheelchair, and facing more surgery very soon. Now she spends her time helping other women with chronic illnesses or disabilities start businesses they can run from home. A shining example of someone who refused to be a victim and is using her experience to help others. Her name is Nancy and her episode will be published at the end of May. Her example is another reason why I still have faith in humanity. It is why I have little patience with those who are trying to emasculate men, condemn white people, pervert children and stop women in sports from competing on level playing fields.
I wrote a post about this week’s guests in The Yakking Show Blog here. The website is easy to navigate, all episodes can be found by clicking the audio or video tabs on the home page.
The Lighter Side
I am fortunate to have found a church that operates as a church should, one that stayed open during the lockdown despite serious intimidation and persecution. A church with a congregation that has grown by almost 700% by taking a stand against authoritarianism. A case of triumph over adversity. Over the same period, most traditional, denominational churches closed for varying periods and saw declining attendance.
In addition to the spiritual benefit of Christian worship, being able to meet and talk with positive, like-minded people of all ages after the service restores my faith that there is hope for humanity.
Communicating with positive people with a shared faith in humanity – that’s why I see a lighter side to the darkness that is threatening our world.
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