Politics As (un) Usual | A Twelvemonth of Self Love

Trumped or Clintoned?

Eva Lisle — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 21:52:15 +0000

Let’s forget the fact that being trumped leaves me feeling overpowered and being clintoned sounds like I’ve been gutted. Am I the only one who thinks our election year has turned into some kind of weird reality show titled “The Emperor Has No Sense”? Just like the favorite children’s story from Hans Christian Andersen, “The Emperor’s New Clothes” our Emperor candidates are letting it all hang…

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The Referendum

Eva Lisle — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 00:18:07 +0000

I am amazed at just how much I am feeling the result of the Referendum in the UK on whether to remain in the EU or not. I feel like I was the subject of the Referendum: yes/no, stay/go, be happy/be devastated. We knew the likely outcome when we went to bed last night and woke up this morning well into a day that was described many English friends as “a black day for Britain”.

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Politics As (un) Usual

Eva Lisle — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 00:39:56 +0000

“Allowing non-citizen’s to vote??! What?! Did I hear that right?” I was certain I misread a news feed but, sadly, it was true. There is a growing push in some quarters to legalize voting for non-citizens in the USA. Apparently it has already begun in California while I was busy preparing for a our daughter’s wedding last fall. I had promised myself to stay well away from the politics of the…

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