Good Day, Dear Readers! It is great to see you as always! The weather is looking better from my window! It’s not so cold! I hope that you are well and keeping warm! In this update, I would like to address some issues that have been brought up by Richard Ayres. Here’s his text: - “I am not a Troll but a retired lecturer who has been through the same thing as you but came out of it with a satisfying job by my own efforts. You risk alienating your support by displaying a breath-taking arrogance, the very thing of which you accuse your persecutors. Petty name-calling and ranting will achieve nothing. You are definitely NOT the mega-brain you think you are, and as I posted earlier your writings are disturbingly similar to mine just before I had a nervous breakdown. I seriously wish you well this NOT a criticism just an observation, tempting as it may be to lash out and use abusive language, at the end of the day, to the trolls it just confirms their suspicions and to the rest it just shows a lack of vocabulary. You have achieved much _build on it with style. WISHING YOU A MUCH MUCH BETTER NEW YEAR- I'M SURE YOU WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN. P.S. Sticks and stones may break our bones but words can never us.” MENTALLY BREAKING THINGS DOWN Richard Ayres’ commentary is pretty fair, I’d say… But, as with a lot of critics, Ayres has not understood the context of my writings. Let’s take the opening sentence... "I am not a Troll but a retired lecturer who has been through the same thing as you but came out of it with a satisfying job by my own efforts." Is it possible that Ayres and I went through the exact same thing as me? Maybe! But there are no details provided. Did a work coax stop him/you from doing the necessary preparation to satisfy a job role? That’s what happened to me. My original work coax went to great efforts to stop me from creating an online portfolio, which was paramount to me as a Graphics & Multimedia Designer. In my experiences with these pesky work coax’s, they have got in my way. They think they know better when they do not. I have been unfairly profiled based on race and age. The consensus is: He’s “black” and over 40, his chances are minimal at best, so, we are going to insist that he does menial jobs. Let me know if this has been your experience, Richard! The work coax’s have been trying to thwart my own efforts, but I am not having it. I am standing up for who I am. If people want to think that this is arrogant then so be it, which brings me to… "You risk alienating your support by displaying a breath-taking arrogance, the very thing of which you accuse your persecutors. Petty name-calling and ranting will achieve nothing. You are definitely NOT the mega-brain you think you are, and as I posted earlier your writings are disturbingly similar to mine just before I had a nervous breakdown." “Breathtaking arrogance,” eh? I do not see how I am being arrogant other than in standing up for myself, who I am, and what I know. Again, there are no details that show me being arrogant. NONE! And… About this “petty name-calling...” What I have been doing throughout my updates is to describe the characters that I have encountered at my former Jobcentre Plus. I don’t think this is too difficult of a concept to grasp. Let me give you some examples: - Tricky Vicky – This character is as slippery as a bar of soap, she thinks she’s clever and constantly looks for an opportunity to impose a sanction or sanctions. Tricky Vicky feels safe in the knowledge that her colleagues will back her treachery thus getting away with gross misconduct. Well, with me, that’s not going to happen! Malfunctioning Malcolm – This character repeats whatever he has been programmed to repeat. This person is unable to use his own initiative, can’t think for himself – he’s become an automaton. Don’t waste your time speaking with this character… Go straight to management! You know what? Here’s something I have prepared earlier: Terminologies 01 https://www.change.org/p/theresa-may-mp-cease-welfare-assistance-sanctions/u/18968348 Terminologies 02 https://www.change.org/p/theresa-may-mp-cease-welfare-assistance-sanctions/u/18978254 So, this idea that I am indulging in “petty name-calling” is definitely misunderstood. My character observation shows me that these DWP workers have been instructed to deal with the Jobcentre Plus clientele in a very distinctive way. Some people who are, at this very minute, experiencing the same character types will be able to get around them by reading my updates. UP NEXT… NERVOUS BREAKDOWN & RANTING, MEGA-BRAIN… So, we have understood that I have not been indulging in “petty name-calling” as accused. Have I been ranting??? Yes, I would imagine so… It seems that to “rant” is now being equated to a mental/nervous breakdown of sorts. I think this mentally ill stigma that has been attached to “ranting” is unfair. First of all, ranting can be very cathartic. It is good to be able to verbally wretch, and yes, sometimes one can get carried away with expressing sheer frustration at whatever (one is frustrated with). In my case, I have been trying my best to get on in the Universal Credit system, but when you are faced with a Tricky Vicky and/or a Malfunctioning Malcolm, there is not much of a chance to discharge the negativity after the encounter. You are watching these so-called work coaches destroy your potential and there’s not much you can do about as you get threatened with having your claim for Universal Credit terminated if you do not do as told by these pathologically stupid inept people. I would like to think that my some of my updates are controlled rants. I think people need to understand my frustrations. I hold up my hand to being a ranter at times! I enjoy a good rant! Reaching out stops me from feeling that I am isolated. I would also imagine that some of my rants can let others who are having a similar experience to know that they too are not alone! As for having a “nervous breakdown...” I don’t think so… Again, I think it is healthy to let some things out… I have known people with some serious mental conditions like Bipolar, and Borderline Personality Disorder, I have seen up close how that looks when a person is having an episodic moment and it is very disturbing, to say the least. Yes, my experiences with the DWP/Universal Credit/Jobcentre/Work Coach have seen me go through bouts of mental anguish but I can’t say that I have had a nervous/mental breakdown. I have felt oppressed and low, but I won’t let these parasitic bottom-dwellers make me lose sight of who I am. I can’t say that I have been anywhere close to having a nervous and/or mental breakdown. Not that there would be any shame if I were to have a breakdown. But, again, words have been taken out of context until the meaning is lost. We can all break down in tears, anger, frustration, desperate laughter – of the type that makes one look mad, and so on. We are human. We are not machines. If you like, you could say that my petition and updates are one protracted meltdown… Still, if it helps others like me then it is all good! I can tell you that my mind is sound and that I will continue to come at those who have wronged and continue to wrong me. As for… “You are definitely NOT the mega-brain you think you are...” What can I say to that??? I have already stated in another update that I am not particularly clever. However, I have managed to win ALL my tribunals on my own! Okay, okay… I simply pointed out the inconsistencies of the respondents – the DWP, and I won! Again, so many people accept their sanction or sanctions. They do not fight back! It’s funny, some people can’t understand the context of my updates but can, somehow, know what I am thinking. Gosh! If I had a “mega-brain,” I would have done something with it already! I would have solved hunger and poverty in the world! I would have eliminated the need for money! Honestly, I am just a guy who is fighting an unjust system. If I had been able to create my online portfolio, and gotten a job as a result, I would have never have thought to create this petition. As it happened, I was prevented from doing what was necessary to be job ready. I received illegal sanctions because I was trying to help myself. If I had this “mega-brain” I would have foreseen the foul deeds as exacted by these work coax’s and avoided them. I never wanted this! TRIUMPH OF THE WILL My way out of this Universal Credit quagmire is through self-employment… I have a year to prove myself! This is like Logan’s Run or the Hunger Games. I am up to the challenge! If you want to help me, please make a donation here: -www.gofundme.com/Veganergize The proceeds will go towards packaging my Vegan based food products, and on marketing materials. Thank you so much for the donations received and for donations to come! Thank you also for your support! I fight on! I refuse to be a victim of the lies the DWP have told regarding my experiences and against thousands of others! I am not going to bend my back so that these pathological liars can ride me like a donkey! Forget it! If you think that this is arrogance then forget you too! Everyone should stand up for his/herself! Also, we should be helping those who have difficulties standing! This experience shows me, more than anything, humility. If I had a 9 – 5, earning good money, I’d probably be of this mentality, “If I can find work then what’s his problem? Lazy bastard! It’s no wonder that the government is being harsh to those who don’t want to work...” People thinking like that could not be more wrong! You think you know, but you don't know - until maybe now! Blue :) xxx