Posts

From brothers to enemies, how long will this royal feud last?

Image
I s interpersonal conflict more common in people who started off very close?The most extreme version of inter personal conflict can result in violence, a shocking statistic shows that 24.8% of murder victims are killed by someone related to them. Obviously very few interpersonal conflicts result in such extreme o utcomes but even small conflicts like bickering with your sibling can have a big effect on your life. Sibling rivalry is a typical example of interpersonal conflict, but why do siblings feel such need to be in competition? “As human beings we’re oriented towards comparison” says Shawn D Whitehead. It seems that because siblings grow up together and are in the same environment/household for a long period of their life, it is inevitable that there will be some kind of competition. Siblings seem to be able to find anything to fight about, hobbies, academia, who's the favourite child or even more extreme things like how much responsibility each should carry. One recent example

Israel-Palestine: The reasons behind the rubble

Image
Palestinians search through the rubble in Gaza following a bombing.   This conflict’s been dragging along for a long time now- over 100 years. Whose land is it? Whose land was it? Who can live there now? For Isrealis and Palestinians, the answer to that question is very different. It’s a poisoned chalice to get involved in, as many who tried to help has found out. Like one, hate the other. A middle ground doesn’t seem to exist. And although religion isn’t directly the cause of the conflict, it is yet another separation barrier. And this conflict has been influenced by what went on elsewhere- the Holocaust and Jewish immigration to Israel as a result of persecution to give a couple of examples. But seeing the rubble of decimated buildings, seeing the families torn apart by this conflict, seeing the hate it fosters for a group of people(on both sides), one is tempted to ask: What’s it all for? This conflict, and others that have gotten violent, have (naturally) negatively shaped our per

The battle for America: An analysis of the 2020 election

Image
Near the end of 2020 the US witnessed one of the tightest elections ever. When Donald Trump ran for president for his second consecutive term nobody believed he would become reelected but as the votes started to pile up in his favour people began to worry for the fate of their country. The US election consists of 2 main parties: the “Democrats'' and the “Republicans”. The democrats are typically more on the liberal side whereas the republicans have a tendency to lean in the direction of being conservative. During the US election that took place in  November of 2020 Joe Biden became the representative for the democrats and Donald Trump for the republicans.  Donald Trump’s main argument as to why he should be elected was that during his previous term as president there were lower unemployment rates, good stock market performance. He tried to use this to prove that he had created a healthy economy. He also promised to tighten immigration regulations, and build a wall along the Mex

Stop the boats: The government's latest catastrophe policy, made famous by a football show

Image
The chaos and confusion surrounding Match of the Day has brought attention to a few important topics, among them free speech, impartiality and the new Illegal Migration Bill Small boat crossings have been rising sharply over recent years. It has taken the meltdown of the world's most famous sports programme for us to be more aware of it, so what exactly are the government's new set of laws aiming to 'stop the boats' coming across the English channel? More or less, this is how it goes: In early March the UK's home secretary announced the new plan for illegal arrivals into the UK; a law that would allow them to be immediately detained and deported either back to where they came from, or to the UK government's idea of a 'safe' country. She specifically referenced Rwanda, with whom there is already a much-maligned agreement to deport immigrants to while they wait for their asylum claims or if their claims fail- although luckily no one has been sent there yet

Andrew Tate: his arrests and "cult"

Image
Andrew Tate. A man who originally came to people's attention online when clips of him talking about his controversial and often misogynistic views went viral. Today we will be talking about his club or "cult" and his arrests.  THE WAR ROOM The War Room is a club founded by Andrew Tate and his brother. The club is made for men to excel in their lives and businesses. However, many things on the website have been taken down over a six months period. What is he hiding? WHAT IS THE WAR ROOM? The War Room is a costly club, where to go to, you have to pay roughly $5,000 USD. Once you’re in, you learn about how to strengthen your business and most, if not all, of Tate’s ideals. As proudly proclaimed on the website, "The War Room is the greatest global network which exists on planet earth.  The War Room is a global organization with members, bases and influence in over 70 countries. Our network contains a varied expertise which allows us to exert influence globally.  Every me

Two years, two days and too similar?

Image
The recent riot against Brazil's government may seem like a carbon copy of USA's Jan 6th 'storm the capitol' incident. However, they are not as alike as you might think           On the 6th of January 2021, angry Trump supporters attacked the US capitol after the defeated former president called the election rigged against him. Two years and two days later, in Brasilia, supporters of the Brazilian former president, Jair Bolsonaro, raided Brazil’s Congress building, Supreme Court, and presidential palace, the country’s three main government buildings and US capitol equivalent. Similar to Trump, Bolsonaro is right-wing and had lost the election by the time of the respective riot.  On paper, the general timelines of these two events are very similar, almost spookily so. Both ex-presidents refused to admit defeat, spreading false rumours that the elections were rigged. And they were both very active on social media, promoting or influencing (in one way or another) the resen

Is Andrew Tate really that bad?

Image
Who is this insanely popular figure, and where has he come from? Andrew Tate made his rise to fame far before current day. In 2016 he retired from kickboxing after winning four IKSA world championships and at one point was ranked second best in the world. Only in recent months has he made an extreme resurgence into social media and now mainstream news, so fast and so huge it’s almost unbelievable. But how..? Andrew and his close brother Tristan Tate run an online university called “Hustlers University” or “HU” for short. This university teaches new entrepreneurs “18 modern wealth creation methods” to get rich, enlisting multiple different professors - all successful business men and women - to teach lessons on their field of expertise, the Tate's even have classes themselves.  One of the methods of modern wealth creation they teach on is affiliate marketing - where you are given an affiliate link to a product or brand, and each sale that you make through that link, you get a percen