Disambiguation
by Harry J R Driscoll
Contained within these pages is a journey through the phases, from muddied disillusionment to psychological freedom. In the right hands, this book is a manual for change. Its dual aim is to release and inspire. It challenges the norm and offers an alternative, whilst exploring the limits within which life exists.
Chapters
It could be lunacy, or it could just be the most important book ever to be penned.
Chapter 1
Economy
Chapter 1
Economy
"Money never made man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has the more he wants"
David Alfred Doudney, 'Old Jonathan's' Jottings, 1869
Chapter 2
Environment
Chapter 2
Environment
"When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to brath the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can't eat money"
Alanis Obomsawin, Who is the Chairman of This Meeting?, 1972
Chapter 3
Health
Chapter 3
Health
"All things are poison, and nothing is without poison; only the dose permits something not to be poisonous"
Paracelsus, Unknown
Chapter 4
Business, Industry & Work
Chapter 4
Business, Industry & Work
"First comes to school, then comes the job; wife and two kids and a family car; we're all falling in line; and waiting to die"
RX Bandits, Mastering the List, 2003
Chapter 5
Politics
Chapter 5
Politics
"There is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there?"
David Alfred Doudney, 'Old Jonathan's' Jottings, 1869
Chapter 6
Education
Chapter 6
Education
"Education is a system of imposed ignorance"
Noam Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, 1992
Chapter 7
Immigration, Defence & Foreign Policy
Chapter 7
Immigration, Defence & Foreign Policy
"If we don't end war, war will end us"
John Cabal (Fiction), H.G. Wells, Things to Come, 1936
Chapter 8
Crime, Punishment & the Law
Chapter 8
Crime, Punishment & the Law
"To go wrong in ones own way is better than to go right in someone else's"
Razumikhin (Fiction), Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment, 1866
Chapter 9
Science, Technology & Progress
Chapter 9
Science, Technology & Progress
"Humans learned that what they could touch, smell, see and hear is less than one millionth of reality"
Incubus, New Skin, 2001
Chapter 10
Energy
Chapter 10
Energy
"If only we could heal ourselves; we wouldn't need to be hooked up to these machines"
Alexisonfire, Accidents, 2004
Chapter 11
Transport
Chapter 11
Transport
"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race"
Attributed to H.G Wells (but unsourced)
Chapter 12
Food, Agriculture & Animal Welfare
Chapter 12
Food, Agriculture & Animal Welfare
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated"
Attributed to Mahatma Ghandi (but not varified)
Chapter 13
Sport
Chapter 13
Sport
"If you're bored then you're probably boring"
RX Bandits, It's Only Another Parsec, 2009
Chapter 14
The Arts
Chapter 14
The Arts
"I wonder if you'll ever hear this song on your stereo"
Neck Deep, December, 2015
Chapter 15
Religion & Equality
Chapter 15
Religion & Equality
"Jesus didn't die for my sins. I will die for my own"
Knife Crimes (RIP), Heathen Reign, 2010
Chapter 16
Relationships & Society
Chapter 16
Relationships & Society
"Life's a bitch. Til you marry one. You have a kid or two. Then you carry on"
N-Dubz, Living for the Moment, 2010
Chapter 17
Media
Chapter 17
Media
"I want to read good news; but nothing good is happening"
Something Corporate, Good News, 2002
Chapter 18
Celebrity & the Monarchy
Chapter 18
Celebrity & the Monarchy
"There is a fist pressing against, anyone who thinks something compelling"
Incubus, Out From Under, 1999
Chapter 19
Letters & Allies
Chapter 19
Letters & Allies
"It can't rain all the time"
Anonymous graffiti under A31 road bridge, Canford, Dorset
About the author
"As a man, I'm flesh and blood. I can be ignored. I can be destroyed. But as a symbol - as a symbol I can be incorruptible. I can be everlasting". Bruce Wayne. Batman Begins (2005).
Harry J R Driscoll is a man but he aspires to be a symbol.
