Apologies to my non-Bulgarian friends.
Особено ми е драго, когато мили сънародници, чучнали се удобно в България, САЩ, или която и да е част на планетата, коментират пренебрежително теми, които въобще не са им ясни. Без значение дали са десни, леви или средни. Десните обаче са царе - подкрепят Брекзит, възхваляват Джонсън, възхищават се на Тръмп, иронизират Мария Спирова и пишат как "заплашвала" да се прибере в България, но иначе не подкрепят БСП и ГЕГБ и мразят комунизма. Ако ги пита човек, отсичат че "левичарството" било "чист комунизъм', сякаш това са единствените възможни опции... Те не просто коментират и анализират - те знаят! Пък Тръмп щял да получи втори мандат, пък Макрон "за щастие нямало да го изберат пак", пък Шотландия щяла да остане в Обединеното кралство, пък как Великобритания щяла да се стабилизира след излизането от ЕС (нека забележим колко категорични са, че все някога ще излязат, макар това да е все още под въпрос, поне в известна степен)... Абе яяяяяаааа! Мирно, стой, строй се, преброй се!
Питам се колко от коментиращите живеят във Великобритания и са наясно с нещата? Колко дори от живеещите тук са наясно? Яко ли е, че заради "52 на 48" сега всички тук сърбаме попарата вече четвърта поредна година? Яко ли е, че с европейските граждани тук се отнасят като с измет; че бяхме "граждани от никъде", бяхме прередиопашка, третирали сме Великобритания като "част от своята държава", пък не трябвало; че ни приписват вини, каквито нямаме (нищо, че сме 3 на 66 милиона - виновни сме и за жилищната криза, и за кризата в здравната система, и за увеличаването на престъпността, и за увеличаването броя на бездомните, и за топенето на ледниците... Още малко и за глада в Сомалия ще отговаряме!); че ни НАЛАГАТ да се молим да останем в домовете си и да пребиваваме "законно"? И не, скъпи приятели, това не включва само попълване на формуляр, а драговолно предоставяне на всички лични данни (не просто лични, а поверителни, които могат да подлежат на такива чудовищни злоупотреби, че майка плаче!) на Хоум Офиса и даване картбланш да се разпорежда с тях както си иска и да ги предоставя на когото си иска! Пък съдени ли сме, пък лицев скан, пък ДНК проба не щат ли?... Яко ли е да трябва да ДОКАЗВАШ правото си да пребиваваш в страната, където работиш и живееш необезпокоявано вече Х години, стига от Хоум Офиса любезно да ти дадат разрешение??? (Особено се умилявам, когато българи във Великобритания милеят за излизане... е, обикновено са тези, които да успели вече да си вземат британско гражданство!). Ама иначе данъците си ги искат и си ги взИмат - за тях "разрешение" не ни трябва.
Много е яко да коментираш и разбираш от позицията на наблюдател, седейки си удобничко на стола пред комп-а, пиейки някаква течност и хрупайки някакви субстанции (примерно), стига само коментираната тема да не те засяга...ами ако ти се тресне на врата? Ясно е, че мнението е като главата (пардон - гъзОт), всеки си го има, не сме всички по калъп, но малко съобразяване не е излишно... Съобразяване с факта, че Великобритания, САЩ или която и да е държава, не е просто териториялна единица, която да си запишем в тефтерче и да анализираме - там живеят хора, на които не просто им е "писнало от Брекзит" (или друг подобен наболял проблем), а им е на главата с цялата си тежест, която, апропо, никак не е малка.
Не вярвам в новогодишните обещания - смятам че човек трябва да се опитва да се усъвършенства, подобрява и доразвива целогодишно и ежеминутно, а не просто да се цепи с гръмки фрази на произволна дата от календара... Но никак не е зле всички (не изключвам и себе си) да сме малко по-добри едни към други, както на Коледа...или поне да се опитаме.
Благодаря на всички, които имаха търпението да прочетат това!
вторник, декември 24, 2019
неделя, декември 22, 2019
Solidarity
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This is probably not the most cheerful pre-festive post to publish, but on the other hand it's exactly now, amidst all the Christmas shopping, preparations and spending ridiculous amounts of money we don't have on stuff we don't need to impress people we don't even like that it's probably best to remind ourselves of what the true meaning of Christmas is all about (friendship, harmony, love, peace, kindness, compassion, right?... Or that's not the case anymore?).
The situation for our friend Claudia Karl is still far from perfect and there's still enough time for most of us to try and help at least a little, as much as possible, as this case is clearly unjust and obviously political.
I saw the "problematic" post that led to the ridiculous charge against Claudia and I can absolutely confirm there's nothing even remotely resembling a threatening, menacing, obscene or in any other way unacceptable about that statement. First of all, bearing in mind Mrs Karl isn't a native speaker of English, there's a linguistic ambiguity about the sentence that should not be neglected. The way I see it, the way I regard it, the message clearly suggested the recipient (who by the way might happen to be anybody, as the Prime minister clearly isn't the only person by the name "Boris") would take forever to deport anyone ("before you deport me, you'd be dead" = "it would take you an eternity" and certainly doesn't strike me as a "threatening message"). Let's not forget not all of us are native speakers of English and I don't think that's a reason for anyone to jump onto hasty conclusions.
That being said, even if we are to assume or suggest that the post recipient is indeed the Prime minister (which I very much doubt), in light of the fact Mr Johnson himself was not so long ago making open references about "dying in a ditch", in my humble opinion suggesting (hypothetically) to "get that sorted" and regarding a statement of the sort as an open threat seems laughable, to say the very least.
Considering Brexit preparations are now in full swing and there have been numerous implications about "illegal immigrants" potentially getting deported (not one or two of those having been made by the Prime minister himself) it's a small wonder a lot of people have been triggered by a mere mention of deportation, especially anyone whose family and friends have in the past been the target of numerous xenophobic attacks that have sadly led to a mere "No further action".
Anybody who's had an even superficial look at our friend's FB posts and comments can confirm 1000% Claudia's never ever posted anything even remotely resembling a threat to anybody, even if they're the lowest of the low. She respects people and knows the price of human life, having been on the receiving end of quite a few threats and xenophobic attacks herself, as well as her family. All of Mrs Karl's posts and comments have always been humorous, funny, witty, sarcastic, sometimes a touch "rude" (despite still quite polite and delicate compared to quite a few statements made by acting politicians, including the Prime minister in particular), but never hostile.
I've never ever doubted any of Claudia's messages could even remotely had the potential of being threatening or menacing, as any of the great number of people reading all of her posts (and having a good laugh at them) would confirm.
That, among other things, should in my opinion be enough of a reason for the CPS to, if not withdraw the charge against Mrs Karl, then at least consider her post as a joking or light-hearted statement, perhaps with a certain lack of judgement, but by no means threatening or anything of the sort. There is, in my humble opinion, quite a significant number of grave problems going on in the country to spend state funding and taxpayers' money on social media posts.
And last but not least - how come Nigel Farage's knife comments were left with no further action taken, to mention one sole example? I would like to suggest the Crown Prosecution Service has demonstrated a double standard against British residents, but of course I'm not doing that. But I can't help thinking it.
This is probably not the most cheerful pre-festive post to publish, but on the other hand it's exactly now, amidst all the Christmas shopping, preparations and spending ridiculous amounts of money we don't have on stuff we don't need to impress people we don't even like that it's probably best to remind ourselves of what the true meaning of Christmas is all about (friendship, harmony, love, peace, kindness, compassion, right?... Or that's not the case anymore?).
The situation for our friend Claudia Karl is still far from perfect and there's still enough time for most of us to try and help at least a little, as much as possible, as this case is clearly unjust and obviously political.
I saw the "problematic" post that led to the ridiculous charge against Claudia and I can absolutely confirm there's nothing even remotely resembling a threatening, menacing, obscene or in any other way unacceptable about that statement. First of all, bearing in mind Mrs Karl isn't a native speaker of English, there's a linguistic ambiguity about the sentence that should not be neglected. The way I see it, the way I regard it, the message clearly suggested the recipient (who by the way might happen to be anybody, as the Prime minister clearly isn't the only person by the name "Boris") would take forever to deport anyone ("before you deport me, you'd be dead" = "it would take you an eternity" and certainly doesn't strike me as a "threatening message"). Let's not forget not all of us are native speakers of English and I don't think that's a reason for anyone to jump onto hasty conclusions.
That being said, even if we are to assume or suggest that the post recipient is indeed the Prime minister (which I very much doubt), in light of the fact Mr Johnson himself was not so long ago making open references about "dying in a ditch", in my humble opinion suggesting (hypothetically) to "get that sorted" and regarding a statement of the sort as an open threat seems laughable, to say the very least.
Considering Brexit preparations are now in full swing and there have been numerous implications about "illegal immigrants" potentially getting deported (not one or two of those having been made by the Prime minister himself) it's a small wonder a lot of people have been triggered by a mere mention of deportation, especially anyone whose family and friends have in the past been the target of numerous xenophobic attacks that have sadly led to a mere "No further action".
Anybody who's had an even superficial look at our friend's FB posts and comments can confirm 1000% Claudia's never ever posted anything even remotely resembling a threat to anybody, even if they're the lowest of the low. She respects people and knows the price of human life, having been on the receiving end of quite a few threats and xenophobic attacks herself, as well as her family. All of Mrs Karl's posts and comments have always been humorous, funny, witty, sarcastic, sometimes a touch "rude" (despite still quite polite and delicate compared to quite a few statements made by acting politicians, including the Prime minister in particular), but never hostile.
I've never ever doubted any of Claudia's messages could even remotely had the potential of being threatening or menacing, as any of the great number of people reading all of her posts (and having a good laugh at them) would confirm.
That, among other things, should in my opinion be enough of a reason for the CPS to, if not withdraw the charge against Mrs Karl, then at least consider her post as a joking or light-hearted statement, perhaps with a certain lack of judgement, but by no means threatening or anything of the sort. There is, in my humble opinion, quite a significant number of grave problems going on in the country to spend state funding and taxpayers' money on social media posts.
And last but not least - how come Nigel Farage's knife comments were left with no further action taken, to mention one sole example? I would like to suggest the Crown Prosecution Service has demonstrated a double standard against British residents, but of course I'm not doing that. But I can't help thinking it.
понеделник, септември 23, 2019
On Climate change
On climate change in general. I don't want to talk unprepared and in a light-hearted manner on subjects I'm not competent enough. All I know is that: a) it's pretty obvious that climate change (warming or cooling in different regions, respectively) is a fact; and b) it's the reasons behind it that are largely unclear and which there's no consensus upon even in scientific circles. Some radical activists (e.g. Greta and co.) are blaming it all on human activity (which I'm generally not likely to disagree with, but I'm not in favour of blaming citizens for using petrol vehicles or taking a flight once a year for their holiday rather than corporations whose carbon footprint per year by far exceeds mine over a whole lifetime); others think it's a factor, but not the only factor; still others claim the cyclical climate changes are brought about by the Earth's shifting away from its axis - i.e. that it's a natural process that's got very little to do with human activity; and yet others suggest the causes are combined.
As for Miss Thunberg in particular... Back when I was 13 at a certain point I decided I wanted to create a time machine to save the life of someone who mattered to me. I figured out to do so I needed some grasp in physics and I even started reading, yay - wasn't easy in itself! Soon enough I realized that I should first finish school, then university, later on probably start a job in the Science Academy, probably then in NASA...and then, perhaps, possibly, working alongside people as competent as myself and even more so - I might actually achieve this great cause...or simply realize that my generation won't live up to it, but at least I'd have tried!
But not attending school is NOT the way. A lot of people do just that, in fact the majority of the planet's population are illiterate, but doing so over some supposedly supreme cause doesn't make it any better. That's what I think.
As for the time machine?... In the end I figured out life is stupid and pointless and the dead are better off staying as they are :).
As for Miss Thunberg in particular... Back when I was 13 at a certain point I decided I wanted to create a time machine to save the life of someone who mattered to me. I figured out to do so I needed some grasp in physics and I even started reading, yay - wasn't easy in itself! Soon enough I realized that I should first finish school, then university, later on probably start a job in the Science Academy, probably then in NASA...and then, perhaps, possibly, working alongside people as competent as myself and even more so - I might actually achieve this great cause...or simply realize that my generation won't live up to it, but at least I'd have tried!
But not attending school is NOT the way. A lot of people do just that, in fact the majority of the planet's population are illiterate, but doing so over some supposedly supreme cause doesn't make it any better. That's what I think.
As for the time machine?... In the end I figured out life is stupid and pointless and the dead are better off staying as they are :).
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