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Reflections from the eight decade on culture, politics and the human condition

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Author: WJJH

I am a lifelong observer of the world’s contradictions — a traveller through politics, culture, and personal experience. I began writing this blog in 2003, during the Iraq war, to express concern about the course of international events. Over time, these reflections have expanded into broader meditations on truth, freedom, and the human condition. I write not to persuade, but to offer a quiet counterweight in a noisy world.
  • Culture

Baudelaire’s Parisian Poetic Exploration

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on July 13, 2024November 10, 2025
  • Politics & Society

A Call for Courage: The DNC’s Dilemma with Joe Biden’s Re-Election Bid

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on July 11, 2024May 22, 2025
  • European Union

Looking in the Mirror: Angela Merkel, Our Humanity, and the Refugees

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on July 6, 2024May 22, 2025
  • Politics & Society

The Thin Line: Democracy, Fascism, and the Silent Majority in The Netherlands

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on July 2, 2024November 9, 2025
  • Politics & Society

The Amazing Journey of Joe Biden in Public Life is Coming to an End

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 30, 2024May 8, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

My Favourite Historical Dinner Guest

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 20, 2024May 22, 2025
  • Pax Americana

Is the Policy of Regime Change in the Best Interest of the U.S.?

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 17, 2024May 22, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

A Silver Napkin Ring

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 15, 2024October 15, 2025
  • Politics & Society

From Wilders to ‘Milders’: The Normalization of the Extreme-Right in Dutch Politics

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on May 28, 2024May 15, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

Zen Time in the Twilight Zone

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on May 11, 2024August 2, 2025
  • Politics & Society

Margraten: A Legacy of Sacrifice

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on May 4, 2024November 10, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

Social Media: The Theatre of the Absurd

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on April 20, 2024October 15, 2025

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Summary: Reflections from the eighth decade — on life, culture, and the state of the world. This blog offers quiet observations, drawn from a lifetime of watching, questioning, and remembering. The sun lowers, but still gives light.

Quote of the week: From Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) writer, activist, and noble prize winner and most relevant to the meaning of this quote, a holocaust survivor.

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