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A blog by Leon Oudejans
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Choices and priorities

The west’s shameful silence on Gaza (FT)

Intro LO: Am I ashamed of my silence on Gaza?? No. I'm not willing to make a choice between two parties that are both guilty. It might be tempting to view the sequence in time as relevant (eg, 2023, 1947/1948 (UN), or even 1855 BC). In my view, It's not. It might also be tempting to view the severity of the fighting as relevant. In my view, it's not. It might be...

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Do human options leave us a/no choice?

Recently, I was kind of invited to visit a friend. I viewed that "invitation" as an option; not as my commitment. Later, I was called and reminded of that invitation. I told that I had viewed it as an option. My friend told me that I was right about the invitation being an option (rather than a commitment) but added her/his disappointment. With hindsight, I wondered...

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Done with USA

Since a few weeks, a new feeling has come over me. I have had trouble finding its "name". Its feeling is about the opposite of the fear of missing out (FOMO). The joy of missing out (JOMO) is misleading. I've dubbed my feeling as "done with USA". The less I hear, read or see about Trump's America, the better. I can afford my feelings because I do not live there. I...

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USA: Europa moet kiezen tussen Amerika en China !?

Afgelopen dinsdag las ik een vreemd AD artikel: "Gelekt document onthult ultiem doel handelsoorlog Trump: ‘EU dwingen te kiezen tussen VS en China’. Ik heb moeite om dit te geloven omdat de vraag uit Europa vooral gaat om de levering van Amerikaanse (financiële) diensten, alsmede om Chinese goederen. De oorzaak is vrij simpel: kwaliteit versus kwantiteit. Amerika...

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Allergies (2)

About a month ago, I assumed that I suffered from food poisoning. I failed to understand its rather late timing. About week later, I ate my favourite cashew nuts - again. The next day, my bowel and stomach symptoms reappeared. Last weekend, I enjoyed an Indian lamb curry. The menu claimed it contained cashew nuts but I didn’t notice them (eg, crushed nuts). The next...

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”This is not what we voted for”

“Billionaire hedge fund investor Bill Ackman, who endorsed President Trump last year, is offering a stark warning about the risks of the White House’s tariff plans, arguing they could cause the economy to collapse while hurting Trump supporters the most.” (the Hill, 7 April 2025) Seriously?? We did not know ?!?! His phrase is a reminder of the German saying: wir...

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