Vote early, vote often #actvotes
There I said it. Vote early, vote often. Make Canberra great again. Exercise your democratic right. Keep the bastards honest. Slogans. Politicians are pretty good with slogans. We could have a slogan...
View ArticlePresident Trump
O.M.G. The hidden support base of uneducated white americans flocked to their man. The NYT has this exit poll graphic which shows Trump gaining 14% in those who identify as white with no college...
View ArticleThe Elites #donaldspeak
Trump has arrived in no small part because ordinary people are apparently fed up with the elites running the show. But before we buy into this narrative, I want to know who are these elites that...
View ArticleProtecting the status quo
I can’t help feeling the term “post-factual world” calls out for examination. While it does describe the new age of transitory facts or even “fake news” the problems seem massively far reaching. For...
View ArticleWhat Paradox?
Recently the New Yorker has caught my attention with a series of short and concise essays broadly around the Donald’s ascent. In that vein, the recent article about Silicon Valley and “fake news”...
View ArticleDemocracy on life support
Quartz today had this tidbit about the declining interest in democracy. It’s a sobering read, especially with the rise of strongman politics. Analysis is a bit fraught with danger but surely a couple...
View ArticleSolidarity
This appeared in Overland and it’s a definite call to arms but one I think lacks in the area of basic premises. Firstly, I have no argument with the actions of solidarity. Yes they are critically...
View ArticleAdani is a con
There is no good reason why any Government should consider helping a coal miner to make a profit. Such actions are a form of corporate welfare where the people end up paying for a few to make a profit....
View ArticleDamn Trump.
The first week has been something else. Outrageous to some perhaps but a few ideas have popped into the left side of my brain. First the shocking idea that Trump is actually doing some of the things he...
View ArticleFavourite sons
This needs to be noted by somebody because the local rag is pretty deeply wedded to the local status quo so here goes. The local NRL team (who originally came from Queanbeyan btw) have been the...
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