Tag Archives: Gaza

Why the latest Israel and Hamas conflict has convinced me to quit Twitter for good

Posted on 31/10/2023 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Malcolm X’s famous quote is roughly sixty years old, but even he would be astonished by social media’s corrosiveness on political discourse. The nasty, polarised response online to this new round of Israeli-Palestine hostility has clarified that all media platforms … Continue reading →

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A Poem About Nothing/Scenes From A Popular Culture

Posted on 07/08/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

You know, I’m trying to write But try as I might, it’s all shite Instead, I’ll consign some time, While I’m still in my prime On a poem about nothing Or of nothing, about something But I can’t think of … Continue reading →

Posted in Crap Poetry Corner | Tagged Andy Warhol, Clyde River, Crap Poetry Corner, Fat bastards, Gaza, Gluttony, Heinz, Hypocrisy, Mediocre Existentialism, My worst one yet?, Popular culture, Shit Tattoos, Skinny Jeans, Syria, Twitter, Vanity | Leave a comment

The bombing of Gaza must stop, but so should the pornographication of the victims.

Posted on 29/07/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

When it comes to Israel indiscriminately killing Palestinian civilians in Gaza, there are times when doing nothing is more constructive than doing something. I’ll preface this article by saying that my knowledge of the tension and conflicts that have occurred … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, BNP, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Nazism, Palestine, Pornographication of victims, Protesting, Twitter, UKIP, Zionism | Leave a comment