They’re moving in on the old liberals within the neoLibs New Party. It’s an old trick .. butter em up and give em un-winnable positions within the Party Hierarchy or a sinicure. It’s been said that, “the first person that mentions Hitler loses the argument”. Old fashioned cover up thinking .. (and I’m trying to win an argument). While its probable that the neoLibs New Guard don’t exactly worship the man, their political machinations pay homage to his methods. Time…
I remember marching up Manly Beach .. sometime in the late 1970s .. we could do that then without the supervision of a department of State Security – no listening devices or phone cameras being waved in our faces for the future benefits of a government fear campaign – the particular occasion I’m remembering was a grand community march to have the North Head Sewage outlets removed. We didn’t achieve that but the government did come to the party and…
An unconscionable inducement to fear is surely not a value becoming of an Australian. It could be considered to be bullying .. hell, it could be considered to be terrorism. What makes it worse is that it is our publically paid for, and supposedly democratically elected, government that is producing this unconscionable fear and division amongst the People of Australia. As I think we all agree, government is at the very best .. the very best – a necessary evil….
While we’re talking terminology & since our promotion, and love affair, with technology so increases that most important entity Profit – which is perhaps our greatest love – and since this technology makes it so much more productive to make a buck with much less bang .. don’t you think its time to rename unemployment & homelessness? As technology increases profit, and the use of technology to make profit equates, naturally, to unemployment which in this New Australia equates to…
The king says he’s going to ‘debate seriously’ whether he’s going to enforce another draconian edict upon the country – for our own good, of course. Such a simple statement brings up so many delicious questions and so much interesting thought amongst those not yet cowed in their thought. In the first place, it’s doubtful that the king would know what serious debate is. I mean, whose he going to debate it with? Certainly not us, the people he’s supposed…
Whats is this? I read this morning that some of the PC Greens are raving about an anarchist segment of their party of purity ‘enforcing’ ideals on others. No. Can’t be. Anarchism doesn’t allow for the forcing of ideas, views, conscience. That sounds like Fascism, divine right liberalism. Sounds like Pistol Pete and his new king! We really should stop all this ignorance and this corruption of terminology … Ever thought about going back to the history books, darlings? I…
Ha! So Billy Boy’s going to go it alone and force the minority neoLibNat government into acting in the best interests of the People of Australia. Fat chance, I say. Now why not ask the People of Australia – via some sort of online plebicite … I’ll set it up, easy – whether we want one. We need one for sure. Judging by the rubbish, misinformation and obfuscation we get from these fools who believe they’re ruling – ruining –…
Corporativism, Neo-liberalism and Australia in the 21stC – just paradise .. aint it? I’ve been caught by the corporate month. I thought I had that all sorted … 28 days. That old fella up at Vittoria was right, were fucking about with the time too much. No wonder we’re all so confused. Gives one a whole new view of the world having to rely on the moon to tell the time. A few dark clouded nights and .. well, you…
A branch secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia and president of the NT Trades & Labour Council, Thomas Mayor, part of the Uluru convention, has been touring the country to help build support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart. “We’ve just had this amazing moment [with the Uluru statement], we’ve been pushing it, and we’re going to get sent to the back of the bus to wait for a republic that does nothing to empower our people,” he said….
Always as I near home this question comes to me. It’s a question of course that I’ve thought much on over the years. It’s a question to which I’ve also given an answer on numerous occasions. A most unsatisfactory answer, I must construe, from the fact that … Well, here I am at home again and now it appears that this is the only question not covered in pink fluff that everyone awaits … Why to forgive but not to…