The train is going to be delayed. This of course means that it is impossible to connect to working wifi. Everything is all connected. When a butterfly flaps its wings…. It’s a feeling of melancholy with which Angers is left. The town sleeps, the town wakes, people go about their business, meet friends, sit outsideContinue reading “From Angers to Orleans”
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The train from Dresden to Berlin, Monday 9th May
The German railway system is resting on a reputation which was tarnished long ago. It is a terrible service. Long delays, cancellations, unexplained stops in the middle of nowhere. It has been like this for years. One never looks forward to travelling by train in this country. There is always a sense of gloom andContinue reading “The train from Dresden to Berlin, Monday 9th May”
Military-Industrial Complex
The sea is full of bombs, submarines with nuclear missiles, warships, aircraft carriers. Bulk carriers transporting metal ores and chemicals which will be turned into machine guns and phosphorus grenades. Containers full of parts which can be assembled into mortars and guns for firing live ammunition at peaceful protests. Around $3 trillion was spent onContinue reading “Military-Industrial Complex”
Commodity Fetishism 