After I wrote my last blog “Fixing the Hole”, I decided it was a good title for my collection of ‘political’ blogs/rants.
This is the AI summary of that collection:
This collection of blogs comments on the political, moral, and social turbulence since the mid‑2010s, with a recurring theme of Western societies drifting toward authoritarianism and right‑wing populism.
A broad, reflective analysis of contemporary socio-political, economic, and cultural issues from a conservative and somewhat sceptical viewpoint, spanning topics such as consumerism, political leadership, identity politics, global conflicts, and societal values.
It interweaves historical references, personal opinions, and current events to critique modern Western democracies, governance, and cultural trends.
The tone is reflective, sardonic, and often sharply critical of political hypocrisy, media virtue‑signalling, and the erosion of democratic ideals.
There is a mix of intellectual cynicism and dark humour, using historical parallels and vivid metaphors to highlight the absurdities of modern politics.
This is a collection of some of my blogs published on sillysocksonfriday.com from 2016 to May 2026.
They are mostly commentaries on what was happening socio-politically in the world, many of which relate to the rise and reign of US President Donald Trump.
There is also a certain amount of acid comment on the rise of woke values and their impact on Western civilisation.
I became acutely conscious of the fact that I wrote in the context of a white person of European extract and that this informed my knowledge, values and loyalties.
It has become apparent to me that the hegemony of western civilisation and values and influence is rapidly waning.
In its way this chronicles stages of its demise as it became more apparent.
I do not believe it can be stopped.
As I compiled and edited this bundle of blogs, I realised that it is too late to fix the hole where the rain came in.
Trump is just the inevitable wild dog which emerged from the forest to feast on the corpses of the American Empire and western civilisation as a whole.
The 4th Industrial Revolution is going to have the same impact on the world as the first and there will be much pain, particularly for the peasants, again.
The reign of the corporate robber barons will supplant that of the robber bankers who pulled Empires strings since at least the Middle Centuries.
They will likely be absorbed into the corporates and challenge leadership there.
Europe and Israel will be abandoned to the hordes from the Middle East, Africa and South East Asia.
Adapt or die, be brave, fortify your villages, talk to each other.
Now you don’t need to buy the book – I regret Amazon’s charges have increased somewhat.
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