A Change got to Come.

" Capitalism is against things we say we believe in - democracy, freedom of choice, fairness. It is not about any of those things now. It is about protecting the wealthy and legalizing greed. "  "You can't regulate child labour. You can't regulate slavery. Some things are just wrong."  "You never get rid of crazy people. They have been around for thousands of years, they'll continue to be around, they'll continue to do horrible things." 

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"I think there are few things more patriotic than taking the time to make your country a better place."  "I say stupid white men are always the problem. That's never going to change." Michael Moore.  "If you see what's right and fail to act on it, you lack courage." Confusius.                                                                                                                                         Early in the morning when I feed my big feral family, Jane's kitten, baby Lizy, is always one of the first ones to greet me and demand her bit of "salami". One morning she wasn't there and nowhere to be seen. I feared she may have suddenly passed away. Cats tend to hide when they feel that their end is near. When I opened the entrance door to attend to the visitors to my Cats' Table, I had a pleasant surprise. There she stood, my lovely little treasure, we were both absolutely happy to see each other. It is getting pretty hot, the climate change is taking its toll. In many countries the beaches are losing sand, but nowhere as rapidly as in North Africa, approximately 7 cm in a year. Not so in Tunisia, there it's 50 to 70 cm, absolute record. Unfortunately many citizens still don't understand the importance of environmental protection, they lack this awareness and "saw at the branch they are sitting on." Lately kids like frozen fruit juice in a small plastic bag. The remains they drop wherever they happen to be, a lot in front of my house, attracting ants. Persons with this type of behaviour Germans call "environmental pigs." Time to wake up and it is up to all of us. Yet bad habits die hard. All those motorbikes, kids riding extrem loud motorbikes fueled with bad stinking petrol, just for fun..... Netherlands banned New Year fireworks, here they are constantly used (on a smaller scale) at various functions, e. g. yesterday once more one of those extreme loud street wedding celebrations. Bad for our blood pressure, my heart beats like mad, and it frightens animals. Tunisians seem to love having it loud, either meanwhile immune (a bit deaf?) or just unaware of the negative effect on human and animal health. You don't see many bikes on the street, they are out of fashion, cars appear to be a must, offten families possess /hire more than one. Comparing (within my limits) Tunisian youngsters on holiday here, coming from France and Germany and subjected to the environmental restrictions there, I found that those from Germany are better educated - or is it just that some Tunisians living in France enjoy "the freedom" of doing here what is there absolutely forbidden (extremely expensive fines, even for simply dropping cigarettes stubs). It is not sufficient to have good laws and regulations to protect the environment and avoid pollution, you also  need folks who monitor this and ensure that violations are punished appropriately. - Mr. Trump invited for a mini African summit the heads of states from Mauritania, Liberia, Senegal, Gabon and Guinea-Bissau. Since Liberia was founded by in America freed slaves originating from Africa, English became the official language most widely spoken. Thus spoken by Liberians a long time before Mr. Trump's family even learned a word of English! Big surprise, Donald Trump advised the president (mend to be a compliment?) of  Liberia that he speaks excellent English and inquired where did he learn it. Wow, in Liberia.... President Trump pressures African presidents to accept irregular migrants deported from the US. Hopefully they'll refuse. Donald Trump doesn't like his brother-in-spirit, Bolsenaro, being taken to court in Brasil (for trying to overthrow the goverment) and threatens Brasil with 50 % tarifs. Lula da Silva replied: "We don't need to trade with the US (mainly coffee and orange juice), a total lack of respect and tact, a behaviour Trump adopts with everyone, and I am not obligated to accept this disrespectful behaviour between heads of states." Bravo, I'd wish the EU and others would have the same " strong backbone" instead of collectively bowing to the presently most powerful man in the world. It is forgetting your own power that makes him so powerful and Trump isn't even good for the US unless you are extremely rich..... Important state officials, experts, lost their jobs over night, to save money....... Being asked if this could be the reason why so many (more than 200) died following the last flooding, the president replied that only a person with a bad character would ask him such a question. Human Rights Monitor EURO Med, has called for the US president, Donald Trump to face criminal prosecution for complicity in gonicide, for support of the GHF aid distrubution mechanism in Gaza. Since GHF began operating in May 27 the number of those purposely killed amount to 805, missing are 42 and 5,252 have been wounded. The system is a viscous death trap. Needless to say, many victims are children. Did those GHF members with an army background feel threatened by those half-starved kids? The minitoring group says

that testimony from the field indicated the involvement of private US security contractors and Israelian soldiers in the attacks on aid seekers. Some Israelian soldiers stated that they were ordered to shoot. One Israelian government member, I think it was Mr. Katz, openly asked, why provide aid, we want Palestians to starve to death  or die of thirst. Trump's administration provided "an umbrella of comprehensive military, financial, political, and diplomatic support" for the war in Gaza. Even wanting some water to survive appears to be crime, recently 8 were targeted and killed, 6 were children. The medical staff death toll amounts to 1,588. Brave army! 130 NGOs are calling for UN to take over the distribution of humanitarian aid. High time to act before there is no one left requiring any aid. Why this boarderless hate? We need actions not words (Herr Merz declared that he doesn't agree with what's going on in Gaza, hasn't done so for weeks.....) . Have we lost all civilization, even animals show more empathy, I have seen this!