Glastongog

Geopolitical and historical thoughts of Palden Jenkins of Glastonbury, England
on war and peace, the Middle East, the future and world affairs

09 May 2008

Introduction


This geopolitical and conflict-transformation blog has largely been focused on the Middle East, but it has now moved into a more global phase, with a new tranche of articles I've been writing recently for The Bangladesh Today International in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The most recent posts come first - look at previous posts on the right to see earlier entries. Or print out this page to read the most recent articles on paper.

Here's a quote from Alexander Solzhenitsyn:

Dwell on the past and you'll lose an eye. Forget the past and you'll lose both eyes.

Thanks for being here, and I hope you get something beneficial from these articles - Palden

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3 Comments:

  • At 02:19, Blogger djbarney said…

    Palden Jenkins,

    I have come full circle !

    I listened to one of your speeches in
    the late 90's, and then for some reason
    ended up looking at America. I made
    friends on this blog...

    http://fshod.blogspot.com

    I find your writing extraordinary and it
    can only be produced by someone who has
    'been there'. It makes my writing seem
    clumsy and niave..but, of course I do
    have much to offer.

    > makes us seek change as long as nothing
    > really changes.

    I've seen this trap in so many activists,
    and myself.

    While the Zapatistas have changed their
    approach from trying to wring change
    out of the government..to doing those
    changes themselves...I see some who
    "want a revolution" endlessley posting
    links to "what is wrong" but never
    really taking the actions to change
    things. I'm sometimes guilty of this
    myself, of course...

    Goodluck Palden ! :-)

    DJBarney

     
  • At 16:32, Blogger A Kokkinou said…

    I think that what Palden is silently urging us to do is at some point make a decision and collectively make our move as a whole. Then we will be able to show our true strength and bring about the changes we so earnestly long for.It won't be easy. (perhaps like labor pains) But the new world that we yearn for will spring forth.

     
  • At 22:22, Blogger Quail said…

    Interesting quote. In school we're told "we study history so that as a society we can learn from our mistakes". To a class full of students, this statement only appealed to a few, like myself.

    Keep writing, I'll keep visiting!
    cheers
    Shauna

     

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