-Image courtesy of Pixabay Dear Friends, Apologies for being a bit slow to post anything this week. We are about to have the election of a lifetime, possibly of all of our lifetimes. It will certainly determine Australia’s future and our fate as a nation along with the other species with which we share it, so forgive me if I’m a bit distracted until after the 21. st Meanwhile, I see that the Philippines are likewise in the process of having elections. So many young people are keen to have a Marcos family member back. This is really depressing, because it means that they don’t know their history. Nor is it the only country where the art of forgetting has taken place. Other countries such as Hungary and Brazil also seem to have forgotten the many struggles for democracy their people have endured. In the USA, attempts are under way to reverse the right of women to decide if they will bear a child or not. This too is a step back into darkness and misery. H...
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