Author Archives: Trippy Traveller

Prostitution in Thailand

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Trippy Traveller

Anyone who has spent even the smallest amount of time in Thailand will have noticed that it is a country with a prostitution problem. All countries, even those with the most sanctimonious records, have the skin trade. Many of these … Continue reading →

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Politics of Abortion

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Trippy Traveller

The right of a woman to seek an abortion for an unwanted pregnancy is pregnant with politics. In 1973 the ground breaking case of Roe vs. Wade in the USA legalized abortion in federal law. 5 States in America including … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Food

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Trippy Traveller

Food is nourishment for all living things and yet when it comes to our food we generally discount the notion that we are not the only animals with expectations of nourishment and sustenance. The food chain contains the ultimate political … Continue reading →

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Oil, Politics and the Arab Spring

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Trippy Traveller

Oil is the resource that produces the most politics. It breeds ugly and two-faced things called foreign policy and covert operations. It is oil that starts wars often under the guise of religion or democracy. The 2005 film Syriana captures … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy on Wikipedia

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Trippy Traveller

While reading about the Thai Junta crack down of the media just after the coup d’état on September 19th 2006 on Wikipedia I tried to follow to links from the article. The first was to the website of www.19sep.org – … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Sustainability

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Trippy Traveller

Sustainability is a concept that everyone can understand? it means being able to continue some action for an indefinite time. There is no net loss thus there is no danger of running out of a resource and causing a cessation. … Continue reading →

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The Left and National Security

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Trippy Traveller

In the battleground of American Politics as well as British politics the left wing party is often characterized as being too compassionate; as being soft on national security. This is a stereotype foisted on the left by right wing politicians … Continue reading →

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