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Madam Lambie says, Lay off!

Madam Lambie says, Lay off!

“When no limit to political authority is acknowledged, the people’s leaders, in a popular government, are not defenders of freedom, but aspiring tyrants.” – Jean Jacques Rousseau. Lets give her a credit. She says she just couldn’t vote for the Govs neoliberalisation of Education. Said, no matter what, she has to support equal opportunity education. She’s urged us also to lay off Sharkey, she’s had to put up with a whole lot of thuggery from the neoLibNats in the Holy…

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Pull Ya Heads Out, Girls and Boys.

Pull Ya Heads Out, Girls and Boys.

“Tyranny usurps the place of equality, which is the soul of liberty, and destroys the public courage.” – Thomas Gordon. How is it that we’ve permitted such claptrap as this apparent ‘right not to be offended’ to become a virtue in our lucky country? Don’t tell me that this is one of the progressive ideas that make our country so lucky? Surely not. The right not to be offended by what, honesty, sincerity, truth? How is it that such a…

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The Hastie Puddin’ Club’s Show.

The Hastie Puddin’ Club’s Show.

Its all about defence. Self defence and who has the right to it … It appears that not everyone does. A weeks ago I was scrambling to write something about Pauline’s sudden defence of the ‘little’ man’s right not to be punished for their desires – their beliefs that they too should participate in the fruits of Draco’s wars – and today, overwhelmed by the smog of deceit once again its obvious that not only is our government not yet…

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Take Away not Sorrow, for it Feeds the Soul.

Take Away not Sorrow, for it Feeds the Soul.

Just to think that it wasn’t so very long ago that we could drink unclean water, unconsecrated water more correctly. Its true that only 100 years ago that water, although perhaps unclean, wasn’t full of the contaminants of progress; our plastic, insecticides, herbicides, our cast off wire and flaking chrome, our coal dust and heavy metal tailings and our dead and dying. Back then we had no need to see water as a basic human right. Back then we only…

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Who’s been Whispering in Your Ear, Ita?

Who’s been Whispering in Your Ear, Ita?

Censorship is a greater crime than the thing being censored can ever be deemed to be. And when the censorship is aimed at the public by a government that professes Democracy, and it is coerced upon the public broadcaster, then it is a transgression of the public’s right to know! Yes, its true, this is all dependent on the version of Democracy we profess. But I’m assuming that that version does not have a ‘k’ in it. “Those journalists who…

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The Puffed Up Woman.

The Puffed Up Woman.

Why MDMA? Cause we don’t like alcohol! We don’t do Ice and we don’t do heroin. We like to relax and have fun and we like to do so peacefully … And, we like to feel well the next morning. Thats not to say that on occasions we don’t overdo it, thats not to say, that on occasions, even the best of us don’t get ripped off and buy bad drugs, but … We don’t like the registered violence that…

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On the Excess Force Required for Contemporary Public Safety,

On the Excess Force Required for Contemporary Public Safety,

… Or, the apparent necessity of coercion in the speeding up of evolution. “When was the last time you had a small antechinus that completely changed your day?” she said. “Its been a long time since I’ve seen an antechinus.” I replied, “Surely there are none around here?” “Huh … ?” “Oh, you mean an anti-climax?” “Huh … No, I mean an act-of-kindness!” “Oh …” Such a large gap between the thoughts of young children and those of blind old…

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An Education Fit for Kings.

An Education Fit for Kings.

Ah ha! I see His Disgrace has published his reading wishes .. hope its not mandatory reading. Anyway he says that Bible History is on top of his list. I’m assuming that he’s yet to read any .. because I’m not so sure he’s going to like what he finds. Though, its been fudged up for a few centuries already, no matter, a bit more fudging can never go astray. Eh King? Nudge nudge wink wink. I doubt whether he’s…

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Seducing the Intellectuals.

Seducing the Intellectuals.

“A man can do you no greater injustice than tell lies. For in a political system based on speeches, how can it be safely administered if the speeches are not true?” – Demosthenes. Well here comes that slope they’ve been warning us about, ‘senior’ neoLibNats say it’s time to get serious and protect our democracy by gaolling and starving young dissenters … Of course, The Greens have seized on this suggestion, slamming it as undemocratic and “entirely inappropriate,” Young Bob…

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Inside the Minds of Wanton Deceit, or, the Miracles of Outcome Theory.

Inside the Minds of Wanton Deceit, or, the Miracles of Outcome Theory.

Science is not correct, the King’s Men say. It’s partisan, all hog wash. The King’s Country Men say their children are being corrupted by this thing called Science .. say its a communist plot. Its a load of old cowshit and they’ve – the chosen ones – decided they’ve had enough of it to last, at least, for their lifetimes and they’ve now created another expensive and divinely hand picked committee of their experts to pull it all apart for…

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