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In what kind of world do we wish to live

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 & Humanity

A Changed Mind: On What Issue did I Change my Mind

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 30, 2025July 30, 2025
  • European Union

Summit of Subservience: Europe’s Strategic Surrender

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 27, 2025November 9, 2025
  • Opinion Pieces

Ukraine: Between Power and Principle

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 18, 2025November 10, 2025
Prism
  • Culture & Humanity

What Remains When All Else Fades

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 12, 2025August 2, 2025
  • Middle East

Israel: A European Reflection

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 9, 2025November 10, 2025
Cordon Sanitaire – Geert Wilders – The runaway
  • Politics & Society

Morning in The Netherlands

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 4, 2025August 2, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

Books That Left Their Mark

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 3, 2025October 12, 2025
  • Opinion Pieces

The Drums of War

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 3, 2025August 4, 2025
Ovid banished from Rome
  • Daily Prompt Letters

OVID: “It is convenient there should be Gods”

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on May 30, 2025August 25, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

An Octogenarian’s Farewell to a Lost Friend

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on May 24, 2025July 28, 2025
  • Culture & Humanity

A Farewell in Silence: Mahler’s Ninth in Amsterdam

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on May 23, 2025June 12, 2025
  • Opinion Pieces

The Weed in the Garden:  On Rob Riemen and the Return of Fascism

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on May 19, 2025August 18, 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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