Why Winston? It's not my real name, but its been my nom de guerre for quite some time in different blog posts. Winston is the character from George Orwell's 1984 that gets caught for having unapproved sex and other things and it brutally interrogated, broken and finally learns he loves big brother as the executioner's bullet pierces his skull. Winston is also Winston Churchill a playful sort that could be very creative, but who could certainly stir up quite a bit of trouble while stepping on big toes. So, Winston is a good pen name to use when you may stir up some trouble and do not want the repercussions to boomerang on you. Perhaps an unwelcome series of IRS audits, getting fired from a job, put on the airlines don't fly list and things of that nature. Of course the authorities can always track you down if you've gone too far, but the typical corporate bozo would have some trouble.
Is Winston a liberal democrat? Hell no! Winston is a realist, neither Republican nor Democrat; more Libertarian, but a realist about power, human nature and the nature of government. Good old Winston Churchill flip-flopped his party several times and thankfully he did. Blindly following some creed or ideology is a religious exercise best used when our brain is not working too diligently.
What does Winston have to say? He has plenty of things to scream about. Politics, corporate culture, world affairs. Winston has been a long student of history: Roman, Greek, and European not just the American flag waving stuff they give in school as though history began when America was discovered. I have interest in other cultures too. China has a very exciting history, Mezoamerica has some real funky stuff. Of course I live in the USA and primarily that is influenced by western culture, but when dealing with other cultures we can never assume they are "like us".
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