Helen Zille, this is my invitation to you, please accept

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I’ve sent another invitation to DA boss, Helen Zille. Long-term readers may recall that Zille previously threatened to sue me. After I suggested that discussion was the better option and emailed her a list of corruption topics, she refused to meet. Despite that, and having met me twice before, it’s odd that she pretended not to know me. If I’m the conspiracy theorist she claims I am, then why would she not, point-by-point, clearly refute the evidence. If she wanted to discredit me, all she has to do is prove … Read the full article…

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Wicked Mike’s 13 Best Albums 2020

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Before the corruption of politics drowned me, I was a music lover. The associated websites may be dead but not the emotions in me. Consequently, I was pleased to trade emails with the lead singer of Deity’s Muse regarding our favourite albums of 2020. That become this blog. Most heavy music was unimpressive this year. It felt too similar to what has been before, not as the warmth of an old friend but as boredom. Rage no longer sounds genuine. Even clever playing felt contrived. Considering covid, its an irony… … Read the full article…

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Wicked Mike’s Best Documentaries 2020

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These are the best international documentaries 2020 ranked. There are over 70 of them. Although the majority are English, foreign language truth-telling dominates the top spots. Below my summary are their trailers. The best documentary educates and makes a difference. ‘Collective’ gets the #1 position because it kept building and revealing, and then changed the dirty Romanian government. Corruption is the greatest challenge of our times, so this is an important lesson in that our silence can result in our death… or a change in our politicians. As power consolidates … Read the full article…

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Sex, little girls, pretty women and Netflix

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As a newcomer to Netflix, I was addicted yesterday. I watched until my eyes bled tears into the morning. I found it to be fantastic entertainment but unfortunately also a metaphor for our society’s explicit and implicit sexualisation of underage girls. Life, for many, is going to work and returning to watch Netflix (which is ironically both the escape from work and avoidance of the dissatisfied lives worked for). It’s understandable that people are hypnotised. My takeaway spaghetti thought concerns sexuality, nature versus exploitation. Thoughts on movie thumbnails and a French … Read the full article…

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By-election results show the decline of Helen Zille’s empire

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Helen Zille is trying to spin the Democratic Alliance’s dismal Super Wednesday by-election results. No “consolidating” by the DA will work. Nationally, the DA lost 9 seats and gained 2, so down 7. Against expectations, the ANC lost 2 and gained 6, so up 4. Zille’s situation worsens. In the Western Cape, the only province she rules, we’re witnessing the decline of her empire. For example, she’ll likely take back control of Knysna but plummeted 25% in its richest ward.  Helen Zille blamed biased Media with, “We have to face … Read the full article…

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