I am part of a tribe. Several tribes in fact. I am part of the Inner West Tribe, the Sydney Tribe, the New South Wales Tribe, the Australian Tribe. Even the World Tribe. All these “tribes” are defined by the lump of land we occupy. The thing is, the bigger the lump of land, the […]
Archives for January, 2016
Around Easter of 1946, my parents, and another couple by the name of Peggy and John Jones in Brixton UK, celebrated in a “matrimonial” manner. About nine months later, on 8 January 1947, I was born. One David Robert Jones were born on the same day. That was all we would ever have in common. […]
An interesting question was posed to me a few months back. “If all men are created equal, are borders moral?” If we are all equal regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, religion etc. why should we have countries? Why should only my ‘tribe’ inhabit a piece of land defined by lines on a map? I confess, I […]