The unspoken words invisibly inscribed on the tombstones of famous or notorious political leaders, whose earthly decisions and actions (or inactions) have positively or negatively impacted millions of people when they were the head of state (or even after they had relinquished power).
A leaked document entitled “Politicians’ Epitaphs” from the secret department of a NATO member state has the following printed:
Here lies Vladimir V. Putin with promises of peace—waiting to be canonized by the Orthodox Church.
Here lies Donald J. Trump with no more lies—hoping to be a future Dalai Lama or Pope.
Here lies Kim Jong-un, on transit to join his dad and grandad—in Hades.
Here lies Robert G. Mugabe on reclaimed white land—still in purgatory.
Here lies Harry Lee Kuan Yew—as long as the whites rule the “fine” city.
Here lies Vladimir V. Putin with promises of peace—waiting to be canonized by the Orthodox Church.
Here lies Donald J. Trump with no more lies—hoping to be a future Dalai Lama or Pope.
Here lies Kim Jong-un, on transit to join his dad and grandad—in Hades.
Here lies Robert G. Mugabe on reclaimed white land—still in purgatory.
Here lies Harry Lee Kuan Yew—as long as the whites rule the “fine” city.
by Covido April 23, 2022
When radical Islamists and jihadists have taken advantage of the lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic to mobilize themselves in carrying out terrorist attacks against “infidels” and politicians who speak out against those try to impose their extremist ideology on others.
In many African and Asian countries that have been infiltrated by extremists and jihadists, locals are more frightened of Covid-🥷🏿 than Covid-19.
by Covido November 22, 2020
When South Korea’s initial success in mitigating infection via effective tracking and selective quarantining without having strict lockdowns later took a blow when cult church leaders lied to the authorities about their members, suspected to be potential vectors of the virus.
South Korea’s approach to containing Covid-🇰🇷 has so far been mixed, with their vaccination exercise only started recently, compared to other Asian countries.
by Covido April 07, 2021
When the Communist Party of China (CCP) is toying with the idea of limiting the number of hours students could spend on their school math homework every day, much to the relief of millions of math-anxious students and their parents, so that the time could be better spent on non-academic pursuits, or on familiarizing themselves with Xi’s socialist writings.
Unlike the CCP’s dreaded crackdown of its domestic gaming industry, such as prohibiting minors from playing video games Monday through Thursday and limiting their play to one hour on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, its rumored math homework crackdown is being anticipated by both students and parents.
by Covido August 29, 2022
Short for “Dodo Math.” Dated math topics, questions, or heuristics that may still interest some curious or eccentric recreational mathematicians or math educators, who in turn might share their “new knowledge” with a geeky or gray-haired audience keen to learn about the mathematics of yesteryear.
Square rooting and finding logarithms with a slide rule and on an abacus are two 🦤 🔢 lessons popular among symbol-minded senior citizens.
by Covido December 30, 2022
When Argentina imposed the “millionaires’ tax” on its wealthiest citizens, which numbers around 12,000, to help pay for medical supplies and relief for businesses impacted by Covid-19.
Taxing the rich further, which the Opposition called “confiscatory” seems to be a first step for Argentinians to recover from Covid-🇦🇷, as the money raised from the “one-off” levy would also help the poor and fund scholarships.
by Covido January 30, 2021
When decision makers from Ministry of Education’s around the world continually fail to walk their talk in raising the quantitative literacy of their citizens—lots of BS promises to make themselves sound keen to improve the numeracy rate of the population without implementing oft-painful or unpopular concrete steps to achieving their goal.
Blah-blah-blah math talks among politicians or publishers are cheap or music to the ears, but hardly ever translate into actions, because keeping their jobs or being profitable prevents them from rocking the mathematical boat.
by Covido November 21, 2021