First of all, I need to splutter indignantly about Boris Johnson, who seems to act as though he were still a person of importance in the country. This has been sparked by this article, where he explains why we should not ban selling arms to Israel.
“If the west continues to crumble – and especially if Britain and the US crumble – then the Israelis will be prevented from getting into Rafah. They will be prevented from achieving their objective: of finishing Hamas as a military force in Gaza.”
He added: “Is that really what you want, all you legal experts who say that Israel’s actions now necessitate an arms embargo? Do you want to hand victory to a bunch of murderers and rapists? We are being asked to shun the Israelis, to mount a total moral repudiation of Israel – when that country has only recently suffered the biggest and most horrifying massacre of Jewish people since world war two.”
Please note that he does not mention the numbers of Palestinians (mostly women and children) killed since then.
Okay, he was writing in the Daily Mail but it was then quoted in the Guardian. Yes, I know that nobody forces you to read either of them but the fact is that he is being given media space!
Does he just have the confidence that people who have been to schools like Eton acquire? Or was he a bully at school? Here’s a link to an article about how bullies grow up to do well and earn more as adults.
Here’s another thing from the above-mentioned article about Johnson and his opinions:
“Alicia Kearns, the Conservative chair of the foreign affairs select committee, has been more forthright, stating that it was “devastating” that it had taken six months and the deaths of western aid workers for Israel to change their approach to supplying international humanitarian aid”.”
Now, when exactly did Israel “change their approach to supplying international humanitarian aid”? I don’t recall seeing anything about that!
Right! That’s the serious stuff over and done with.
While there is a part of me that understands the thrill of owning soething that once belonged to one of your heroes, I am still amazed to find out what people are prepared to pay for such things. Here’s the latest example I’ve come across:
“The shorts worn by Muhammed Ali during his famous “Thrilla in Manila” fight in 1975 are set to smash auction records at Sotheby’s in New York next week.
The white satin Everlast trunks, which Ali signed with a black Sharpie pen, have attracted bids of €3.8m (£3m) in an online auction that closes on 12 April. That is set to make them the most expensive item of Ali memorabilia sold at auction, and experts at Sotheby’s said they expect bids to increase to as much as $6m.”
Wow! Some people have more money than sense - but possibly a big bump of (usually false or misdirected) sentimentality. The attraction of possessing “holy” relics continues but nowadays it’s not a bit of the “true cross” but usually an item of clothing worn by a famous person.
I’ve often walked through museums and thought how nice it might be to handle some of the items and maybe take them home with you. Well, here’s an article about someone who did just that with a Rodin sculpture. Granted he was a young art student and he did take it back and confess his crime. Imagine if he’d kept it for ever!
Life goes on. Stay safe and well, everyone!
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