I've Changed My Mind - November 2023
I've changed my mind. About a great many things. Mainly thanks to Covid and the stupid response to it. I came to realise my shift in opinions last time that I completed a "political compass" quiz. Over the last (probably) 10 years or so, I check in with an online "political compass" which not only gives you a graphic indication of where you sit politically, it's a good device to get you thinking about your own principles and prejudices rather than just policy of the day. (There are a few available online. Try this one yourself HERE .) When I last checked in, I found that a lot of my answers were different from previous tests. This got me thinking about what has changed for me and how I might be thinking about some things a bit differently. Following is a list of those things. It is by no means complete and not in any particular order. United Nations. From the most noble of beginnings, the United Nations was born out of WWII with the intent to prevent war...