Dyer: Philippines drama first step in long journey Gwynne Dyer — Mar 23, 2025 Everybody has heard the saying: “The mills of justice grind slowly, but they grind exceeding fine”. The saying is a promise that all crimes will eventually be punished – but it is a lie. Most crimes everywhere always have gone … Continue reading Dyer: On Philippines Ex-President Duterte’s Arrest for Mass Murders
It was just a suitcase. Well-used, medium size, dun-colored, nondescript. Sitting upright on the porch, not far from the low railing, out of sight of the sidewalk. Why was it so unnerving? And what’s it got to do with America 2025? We’ll get to 2025 presently. First, consider the location: 1315 Lapsley Street on … Continue reading Dread: Confronting a key tool of Authoritarian Rule
A year ago last Saturday, the Friends Meeting I’m part of took a big step, for us: we rented a booth at the Alamance Pride Festival, held in a large park in downtown Burlington NC. Outwardly, our booth was not particularly eye-catching. Amid the fluttering of a thousand floating rainbows, the yellow table banner we … Continue reading The Shadow at the Pride Festival
Gaza death toll nears 40,000 — who cares? Gwynne Dyer — 29 Jul, 2024 Many people around the world are calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and its huge toll of civilian casualties. But Gwynne Dyer argues that this chorus does not include the handful of key actors in the bloody drama. The … Continue reading Dyer: Gaza Civilian Deaths: Who Really Cares?
I wish it wasn’t time to write this post. But it is: Quakers are quitting on QUIT. QUIT is — or rather was — the Quaker Initiative to end Torture. It began in the spring of 2005, with a call by Friend John Calvi, just as the international scope, the vast evil plus the flagrant … Continue reading Quakers Quitting on QUIT: Torture Wins, this time. And maybe next time, too.