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Further Things to Prove My Insanity: Thoughts on BBC TV Series “Noughts and Crosses”

31 Tuesday Mar 2020

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Recently the BBC aired a TV series called “Noughts and Crosses.” It was what I call a historical “what if” based on the premise that instead of Europeans conquering and colonizing Africa, 700 years ago, Africa conquered and colonized Europe. What we know as Great Britain is now a colony called Albion which is governed by a black minority government but is still a colony of Africa. Because Africans, (known as crosses), govern, whites, (called noughts), are second class citizens in what they see as their own country; discriminated against, hounded by the police and denied equal opportunity. As a result, there are revolutionary white groups in Albion plotting the overthrow of the black minority government.

Overall, “Noughts and Crosses” wasn’t a bad series. However, it did get my mind wondering over the other changes in history had this actually had happened. Being American born, my first thought was that in this case, the Africans discovered America. This would have meant that Africans took Europeans by force and shipped them over to America to work as slaves. There is no mention of this in the story. Saying for one instant, similar historical timelines remained, this would have meant that African colonists in American would have revolted against their mother country instead of Great Britain. Once independent, would this version of the US had the North/South division over the issue of slavery and would there have been a civil war? I know this has nothing to do with the main plot of the series but it did set my mind to wondering. Here’s one for my Australian readers: If Africans landed in Australia, how would they have treated the aboriginal people? Would they have embraced them as brothers or subjugated them? Here’s another point, would there have been two world wars in the 20th Century? Quite possible but the scope of those wars would have been a lot different. This is how my weird brain works.

Reading one review of the series, I don’t normally agree with what writers in The Sun newspaper say but this one had a point. The series would have been much more effective and hard hitting had it been created thirty years ago during the Apartheid in South Africa because that is what the series was trying to reflect. Apartheid has for the most part, been consigned to history and I don’t think many young people today fully grasp the historical importance of that time. Unfortunately, while the series reflects, one had to remember that time to fully understand it because the series doesn’t put it forward.

One point where I don’t agree with the Sun critic is because the story revolves around a white man and a black woman who have fallen in love with one another, he rightfully states that in modern day Britain, a black and white couple would not be arrested for holding hands in public. But he forgets that thirty-five years ago, in South Africa, an interracial couple would have been arrested for doing such an ‘atrocious’ act. But that’s the case with The Sun. They are so obsessed with calling out the left’s obsession with racism, that they too miss the point at times.

History aside, one point from the series which I found hard to believe is that people refer to the mother country simply as Africa. This purports that the entire African continent banded together as one country and went north and conquered Europe. I can’t see this happening. What I think would have happened is that the nations of Africa would have competed with each-other for land grabs in Europe. Like in America three hundred years ago, there would have been conflicts between those nations over the land with the possibility of one or two nations establishing dominance. A likely outcome of that would have been outcries of injustice from African nations against the ones that had major colonies in Europe to give them their independence and quite possibly, Albion would have faced the objection from most of the world over its Apartheid practices the way South Africa did.

I know all of this is speculation from my insane mind but that TV series did give me a lot to think about.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Song Lyric Quote: Twisted Sister- The Price

29 Sunday Mar 2020

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Time seems to have frozen

But the mind can’t be fooled.

As the days past I’ve discovered

Destiny just can’t be ruled.

Hard times, oh, hard times

For the the price yes the price

I thought I knew

Because it’s a price you gotta pay

And all the games we gotta play

Makes me wonder if it’s worth it to carry on

Cause it’s a game we gotta lose

And it’s a life we gotta choose

And the price is our own life until it’s done.

Maybe the Mormons Have the Right Idea

23 Monday Mar 2020

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Watching the news and seeing film images of people coming out of supermarkets with shopping carts stuffed full of packs of toilet paper has me thinking to back when I was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or most commonly called, Mormons. For those not familiar with the faith, Mormons are encouraged to store up to a year’s worth of food and supplies, just in case emergencies like the current CV19 virus happens. It’s not a case of hoarding, they simply buy maybe an extra can of food here or a roll of toilet paper there and storing it away. It’s not survivalist or anything like that and with the current crisis, it makes good sense.

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Before I carry on, let me dispel one myth some of the anti-Mormon faiths tout about the church. While Mormons may store needed supplies, they are in no way told to store any ammunition, let alone a year’s supply. I could joke that’s why I was excommunicated, I didn’t store one single round of ammo! It wasn’t the case.

Think about it, maybe the Mormons do have something here. If people would store a little canned food or toilet paper or hand wash, maybe there wouldn’t have been all of this greedy panic bulk buying we are seeing people do at the moment. I mean, how bad is it when two women start fighting (physically from accounts) in a supermarket over toilet paper?

While I am no longer a member of the faith, I think a little of that has still rubbed off on me. When this current crisis hit, there was enough food in our freezers and cupboards that we didn’t have to panic buy. It also helps that my wife is a little OCD about toilet paper and hand wash so we always have plenty on hand. I honestly think that there weren’t many Mormons who needed to panic buy because they had a lot of what they needed already at hand. In fact, my local ward is already putting together packages to help those who are less fortunate. That dispels another myth. The Mormons aren’t just storing food for themselves, they are also doing it to help others and charity is something that has been severely lacking these past few weeks! Maybe they have the right idea.

To buy He Was Weird, go to: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Was-Weird-Publisher-Generation-Publishing/dp/B00SLVHRFG/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3JE19VQ6YIXAH&keywords=michael+d+lefevre&qid=1584967749&s=books&sprefix=michael+d+%2Cstripbooks%2C153&sr=1-3&swrs=4E6516110C360A67CB196F657D26F98D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Song Lyric Quote: Hear ‘N’ Aid- Stars

22 Sunday Mar 2020

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We can be strong we are fire and stone

And we all wanna touch a rainbow

But singers and songs will never change it alone

We are calling you, calling you

We’re the beating of the heart

The beginning we’re the start

Forever we will shine, yeah!

We’re stars!

Cities of Pilgrimage

17 Tuesday Mar 2020

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I figured that with all the negative news surrounding the coronavirus, I would do a more light-hearted post this week. Many religions have a city which a particular religion is centered on and followers of that faith make a pilgrimage to it at least once in their lifetime. Here are some of them.

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Catholics go to Rome

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Followers of the Jewish and some Christian faiths go to Jerusalem

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Muslims journey to Mecca once in their lifetime. 

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Many Mormons go to Salt Lake City

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And stoners go to Amsterdam! 

Ha! I hope you enjoyed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Song Lyrics Quote: Yngwie Malmsteen- As Above So Below

16 Monday Mar 2020

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There’s a hole in the sky

But don’t tell me why because I don’t know

There’s a long way to go and the future will show

Where the road is leading me.

I will never die because I will fly

To the other side.

Song Lyric Quote: Black Sabbath- Damaged Soul

12 Thursday Mar 2020

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I don’t mind dying cause I’m already dead.

Pray not for the living, I’ll live in your head.

Dying is easy, it’s living that’s hard.

I’m losing the battle between Satan and God.

I’ve Been Where Harry Was

10 Tuesday Mar 2020

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If you read last week’s post about what happened to a service user I work with called Harry, let me just bring you up to speed. Harry is doing fine since the attack on him last week and the company has bought him a new water bottle. As for me, while no one has thrown any compliments my way on the matter, (I wasn’t seeking any), no one has said that I did anything wrong. This is good because I felt I did do everything right when Harry was attacked.


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Harry’s experience took me back to more than thirty years ago when I had an experience with the police. You can read about it in further detail in my post, “The Police Don’t Understand Asperger’s.” Actually, I can’t say if the police handled Harry’s incident correctly or not. However, even though I explained to the police why Harry wanted me to phone them, they still insisted in talking to him. I also worry that they might have been too heavy in the questions as this would have sent him into overload. When they rang me back after speaking to him, they did say that the phone went dead. This could have been down to the satellite or Harry simply hanging up because he was getting overloaded. When I explained Harry’s Asperger’s to them, the police did seem genuinely understanding.

My experience nearly thirty-five years ago when I had money stolen from my bedroom came back around inside my head. My first thought was the fact that when Harry got home, he sat down and ate his Sunday dinner and he was more worried about his broken water bottle than his physical or emotional well being. In my case, my mother insisted she phone the police and I too sat down and ate dinner right after. Also, I remember I had to see my girlfriend about something so I quickly drove to where she worked to have a brief chat and then came back to speak to the attending officer. That was how my Asperger’s mind works similar to Harry’s. However, when interviewed by detectives a few weeks later, the police used all of these things to come up what the false supposition that my money wasn’t stolen and I took it to buy drugs. Their conclusion was that the fact that my mind was also preoccupied with these other things, that my money couldn’t have been stolen. Anyone who has any knowledge of Asperger’s will certainly know that that is how the Asperger’s mind can work. Anyway, I’m certainly glad the police in the UK are a bit more open minded and what happened to me didn’t happen to Harry.

To buy He Was Weird, go to: https://www.amazon.co.uk/He-Was-Weird-Michael-Lefevre/dp/1909740942/ref=sr_1_1?crid=211PYUEKF8GWS&keywords=michael+d+lefevre&qid=1583870801&s=books&sprefix=michael+d+l%2Cstripbooks%2C156&sr=1-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Song Lyrics Quote: Hair of the Dog- You Are the One

08 Sunday Mar 2020

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I can’t eat, I can’t sleep

You’re inside of me so deep

Can’t you see what you’re doing to me?

What you’re doing to me.

You are the one who makes me crazy

You are the one, who’s got me high

You are the one, I don’t mean maybe

Baby, you’re the one!

I Did Good, I Hope

03 Tuesday Mar 2020

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The other day, a service user I work with at my job, (we’ll call him Harry), phoned me at his house very upset because he’d been attacked while out on his own. I inquired to see if he was all right physically, which he was. The assailant had merely driven past Harry on his bike and pushed him on the shoulder. It was enough to send Harry forward breaking his water bottle. When I suggested to Harry that he call the police, he asked me to, which I did.

Not only did I phone the police, I phoned my supervisor on call and explained to both what happened. The police asked for Harry’s mobile number which I gave and they did briefly talk to Harry. My supervisor went to where Harry was and picked him up and brought him back home. By the time he got back to the house, Harry was much calmer and was more worried about his broken water bottle than the trauma he had just suffered. Eventually, the police did phone me back and said they would speak to Harry in due course and gave me an incident number to refer to. When all that was over, I did write an incident report on what had happened and had my colleague who was relieving me read it too. As far as I know, I did everything right.

In spite of me thinking of doing everything right, there is this anxiety tugging at the back of my mind saying that I must have made a mistake somewhere. It comes from half a life time of people thinking I was a total screw up and using every little mistake against me. Sometimes, even when a bunch of people said I did something well, there was someone to say I didn’t and that all those other people were wrong. The thing was that often times, I would believe that person. In this case, what happened the other day is now known at the top levels of the organization and while no one has told me I did anything wrong, part of me is still waiting for someone from the organization to tell me I did.

Mulling it over in my mind, I still can’t think of anything I might have done differently or better but that doesn’t keep those anxieties totally at bay. After all, my mother was a great Monday morning quarterback or Sunday morning football (soccer) manager. Always asking why didn’t I do this or that and that I didn’t think. That contributed to these feelings quite a bit, as did school, especially in the town where my experiences influenced the writing of my book. Therefore, I am hoping that with the passage of time, that no news will be good news because as far as I know, I did everything according to procedure. At least Harry seemed to think so.

Shameless book plug: In “He Was Weird,” this would often happen to Mark. Even when he did something right, he would be told it was wrong, especially by one teacher.

To buy He Was Weird, go to: https://www.amazon.co.uk/He-Was-Weird-Michael-Lefevre/dp/1909740942/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PGBY281WA0P0&keywords=michael+d+lefevre&qid=1583264359&s=books&sprefix=michael+d+l%2Cstripbooks%2C151&sr=1-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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