Atticus Fox

19 Things You Should Know About Covid19 (That Your Government is Keeping From You)

I thought now would be a good time to summarise what we have learnt since those frightening days from early 2020 when we were told that 1 in 100 of us were going to die: 1. The Government official death figure is highly inflated This is because the Government is including in the figures anyoneContinue reading “19 Things You Should Know About Covid19 (That Your Government is Keeping From You)”

Take Your Pick: Big Government or Society

People used to look out for their neighbours. People did favours for each other. People protected the vulnerable within their communities. Communities were small and close-knit. Then the Government introduced The Welfare State which destroyed that culture of looking out for your friends and neighbours. People now look to the Government to look after them.Continue reading “Take Your Pick: Big Government or Society”

Lefty Hypocrisy

The Left is riddled with hypocrisy. Their views are entirely subjective, based as they are on the context of the political ideologies of those involved. It is often the case that the subjective ‘truth’ that is the foundation of Leftist ideology conflicts with objective truth. When such conflicts occur, Leftist hypocrisy is readily exposed inContinue reading “Lefty Hypocrisy”

I’m a Theorist in Search of a Conspiracy

The Western response to Covid19 has been bewildering to everyone of a rational disposition: lockdowns; mask mandates; social distancing; ever-changing rules on when and where you can meet people (that sometimes depend on the time of day); creation of ‘social bubbles’; no-fly mandates; vaccination coercion; Government sponsored propaganda; Claims of protecting the vulnerable (even thoughContinue reading “I’m a Theorist in Search of a Conspiracy”

Lockdowns: Freedom or Safety, You Decide

Lockdowns have made me realise there are 2 types of people: advocates for freedom and advocates for safety. I have been a lockdown sceptic since about May 2020. At one point last year I posted on Social Media Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote about freedom: “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a littleContinue reading “Lockdowns: Freedom or Safety, You Decide”

Corporations are Undermining Democracy

Governments working hand-in-hand with Corporations is never a good idea. Both of these structures have a lot of power. In a well-functioning capitalist economy, each structure would be antagonistic to the other. Problems arise if the objectives of these functions start aligning with each other. Such alignment is not going to be healthy for democracy.Continue reading “Corporations are Undermining Democracy”

‘If (2018 version)’ With Thanks to Kipling

In July 2018, students at the University of Manchester painted over a mural of a poem by Rudyard Kipling, arguing that the writer “dehumanised people of colour”. Kipling’s poem was replaced by a poem by the civil rights activist Maya Angelou. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/jul/19/manchester-university-students-paint-over-rudyard-kipling-mural In response, I wrote my own 2018 version of ‘If’ to reflect the difficultiesContinue reading “‘If (2018 version)’ With Thanks to Kipling”

Covid19: The Perfect Storm

‘A Perfect Storm’ describes a situation whereby a number of seemingly unrelated factors came into alignment to cause an awful situation that no one could have predicted. The sinking of the Titanic is the classic example. Stock market crashes provide many other examples where many, often quite slow moving forces create an unstable environment thatContinue reading “Covid19: The Perfect Storm”