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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.
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

On Challenges

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 2, 2026February 10, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

New Year Greeting – 2026 – A Modest Toast

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 31, 2025December 31, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

On Stepping Back

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 28, 2025
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Brexit: A Fata Morgana Revisited

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 19, 2025
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

My Differences of Appreciation with D66

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 16, 2025January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

My Favorite Cartoon? Olivier B. Bommel — If You Know What I Mean

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 14, 2025
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Europe’s Eastern Ambitions and Dutch Realities

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 12, 2025
  • The Fables of Power

📖 Epilogue: The Curtain Falls🎭

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 9, 2025December 9, 2025
  • The Fables of Power

📖The Prophet of the Corridors of Power ✡️

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 8, 2025
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

A Morning After Reading Le Monde: Europe’s Hidden Divide

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 7, 2025December 7, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

🎄 Christmas Greeting 2025 — The Silent Path

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 7, 2025December 28, 2025
  • Power, Order, and the World

Europe, America, and the End of Illusions

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 6, 2025January 8, 2026

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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 Johan Huizinga "Civilization is not a matter of strength or wealth, but of balance, restraint and form." used in "Walking Among Memory: The Dutch Golden Age and Its Limits."

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