By Eric Le Roy
Content 18+ I remember working in a pub in Crawley, near Gatwick airport in London. Many years ago. I was by then probably in my early 30s. Yet, as they say, ‘everybody gets old, but you can stay immature forever.’ That would have been me back then.
I had lived in Bath during the 1970s, returned to the US to do a Master’s degree … Read the rest
By Eric LeRoy
Content 18+ I have always wondered why some people make a powerful impression on us and others don’t. Of course the effect can vary from person to person, and that’s a good thing: for example, it would be a real mess if every man fell in love with the same woman – to the exclusion of all others.
Just imagine it: the longed-for Wench-Princess-Nymphette standing on the … Read the rest
By Eric Le Roy
Content 18+ The gray days turn now to early darkness – light-swallowing afternoons that have me leaving the apartment with my dogs when it is still daylight and returning 30 minutes later to sudden winds and the pitch black of precocious night. These afternoons end quicker than friendships when talking about places like Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Palestine. Believe me, I know.
In the morning, … Read the rest
Content 18+ Eric, your critique on my previous post is sharp and direct. While you raise discomforting truths, I believe they point to only part of the picture. You argue that war is not the irrational malfunction of human society but rather a deeply calculated, coldly rational endeavor. You’re right—on a superficial level, war has always served clear purposes: power, resources, dominance. But herein lies the flaw in your argument. … Read the rest
Content 18+ In times of war, when the very fabric of civilization seems to unravel, we are left with questions that challenge the foundation of our existence. These are not merely questions of politics or strategy, but of human nature itself, questions that force us to examine our role in the intricate web of cause and effect that governs society.
War, in its most raw form, is not just a … Read the rest
