Good evening Richard - it's past midnight here in the UK. I meant to have an early night but a South Korean series grabbed my attention and now, your response to what I wrote has really warmed the cockles of my heart!

As it's you, your appreciation means a lot.

Yes, 'tis I who thought of the term 'Eurokelptocene'. This critique of the term 'Anthropocene ' is something that was brewing for some time too

: )

I deeply admire Mandela, thinking of the injustice of his 27 years in prison is enough to make me weep...

I think he had hope and faith in those who iprionsed him and the global fraternity of elites representing white rule, which was betrayed.

I was in South Africa in 1993 and saw its my own eyes the conference hall tables groaning under masses of expensive food, while outside on the pavement, an old woman (do I need to say she was a Balck African) was trying to sell trinkets.

So some Black.Indian/coloured people slid into the shoes of the white oppressors. Bribed by who knows which corporate powers, they have not done much to change the lives of the majority.