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Humanity Is Not Primarily Interested In Truth Or Factuality

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There are rare exceptions, of course. Humanity is not primarily interested in truth or factuality. How do I know this? The evidence is there for all to see. Most of us prefer to read fiction over non-fiction. It is the same for viewing video/film, with documentaries trailing far behind made up stuff in popularity. In truth, what we call biography/memoir is largely fiction as well. Escapism is what most of us seek from our reading and watching stuff on screens. Many would say to this, I live in the real world and don’t need to be inundated with it in my free time. I hear you. The global success of the Harry Potter books and movies are a testament to this fact. The Christian bible purports to be the biggest seller in the printed books category but, again, I can tell you, as someone who has studied it academically, it is mostly fictional in content. This is why it has been popular, with content including unsubstantiated miracles and historical exaggerations and inventions. Telling a good story was the most important factor for historians and those selling religion in ancient times.Continue Reading

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Under Trump The South Rides Again

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Much of what President Donald Trump is doing is not new in United States’ terms. Indeed, you can categorise it as another chapter in the South vs North civil war. Remember what flags flew in the hands of the January 6 violent protesters as they broke into the Capitol. The stars and bars were proudly displayed numerous times on that day. Under Trump the South rides again. Armed militia claiming to be patriots smashed up property and bashed in the heads of police protecting Congress. The Trump revisionism of that day cannot truly hide the scars and deaths incurred on that rebellious occasion. Presidential pardons cannot rewrite history, no matter the lies and bluster.Continue Reading

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Trump: Is There Anyone Less Deserving Of A Peace Prize?

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Donald Trump picks up a second-hand Nobel Peace Prize and shamelessly exhibits it. Meanwhile, after illegally invading Venezuela for its oil and backing Netanyahu’s genocide in Gaza the very old white guy rambles incoherently about something or other. Trump: Is there anyone less deserving of a peace prize? He must be the most unpopular and despised human being on earth right now. The Trump regime is accelerating the demise of the dollar dominance in the global economy. Gold and silver are going through the roof, which is a sure indicator that investor anxiety is at a peak. Nations are getting ready for war.Continue Reading

Why Are Labor Governments So Gutless?

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The collapse of the Adelaide Writer’s Festival brings into stark relief the cowardly actions of governments and public boards in Australia in the face of Zionist threats. Pro-Israel influencers in the legal sphere are running censorship campaigns to control who has a voice in Australian cultural life. South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas is the latest leader to kow tow to Zionist pressure in having Palestinian Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah removed from the Adelaide Writer’s Festival lineup for 2026. This has resulted in 4 board members resigning and hundreds of writers pulling out of the biggest writer’s festival in Australia. Why are Labor governments so gutless?Continue Reading

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Christianity, for those unaware of its roots, is a franchise extension of Judaism; as is Islam by the way. The same cast of characters in many places turn up at the heart of these stories. Yes, Christianity is a franchise extension of Judaism. And they are stories, folks, because I spent many years studying ancient history and the actual evidence for much of their claims is slight to none. Collective narratives, however, can be mighty powerful things. Judaism predates Christianity by some 1500 years, so that story was very well established within its geographical region. It makes logical sense when you are inventing something new, like Christianity, to establish credibility by tacking it onto a well known backstory like the Jewish faith.Continue Reading

Dutton Was The Most Unpopular Lib Leader Ever

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A survey was released recently, which indicated that Peter Dutton was the most unpopular Lib leader ever. The results of the last federal election told us that pretty darn clearly, anyway. Australia was forced to stick with Albo, after the insane energy policies put forward by the Coalition under the auspices of Dutton’s leadership. Nuclear power, which would take hundreds of billions of dollars and decades to ever come to fruition. Plus, it would never complement renewable energy by the very nature of the way it works. You cannot just switch on and off nuclear power stations when you need them – they don’t operate like that. This batshit crazy idea of Dutton’s sunk his and the LNP’s credibility when it cane to energy and the economy.Continue Reading

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Chris Hedges Cancelled By National Press Club

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Australia lacks a progressive media platform and is overrun with right wing Murdoch lackeys calling the shots. Visiting US journalist Chris Hedges cancelled by National Press Club over fears of him challenging the pro-Zionist narrative about Gaza. There is a lack of media diversity downunder in a sector largely controlled by News Corp and Nine Fairfax. Hedges, a longtime and well respected journalist, who was a former Middle East correspondent, had been confirmed to speak at the Press Club in October. His sudden cancellation conveys the unhealthy influence that the Zionist lobby has in this country.Continue Reading

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Does Australia Want To Be A Vassal State?

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Does Australia want to be a vassal state of the United States of America? The AUKUS submarine deal puts us in that invidious position. The Trump regime is rapidly taking the US down paths that modern Australia does not agree with. Donald Trump is a racist and white supremacist. Trump is a convicted felon and has spent decades doing dodgy deals with nefarious groups and individuals. The administration of Donald Trump is behaving in ways that are anathema to what we in Australia expect of our governments and leaders. The depicting of China as the bogeyman of the geopolitical world is an American invention. The US is frightened of a level playing field, economically and militarily. We, in Australia, need to ask ourselves who and what is the real evil in today’s world.Continue Reading

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Israel Killing Palestinian Children Enmasse

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Israel is a worsening problem for Palestinians and the world. This festering boil in the Middle East has reached a critical stage. The inhumanity of the Netanyahu regime toward Gazans continues unabated. Israel killing Palestinian children enmasse. Starving women, men and children to death, following killing more than 60, 000 Palestinians by bombing the shit out of Gaza is beyond the pale. Hamas may have started this latest conflict but killing so many innocent people is unacceptable. What we are witnessing is the racism of the world writ large, where Arab life is considered less important than our own. America backing the Netanyahu led Israel throughout this conflict is testament to this.Continue Reading

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The fact that private property has been damaged and graffiti daubed on walls in a couple of Australian cities means these are law and order issues. Australia does not have an antisemitism problem on this basis. Talk about political manipulation and overreach. We have police forces capable of adequately dealing with these relative few instances of criminal damage. Most Australians know that there is a protest movement engaged in drawing attention to the genocide being committed by Israeli forces in Gaza, where more than 50, 000 Palestinians have been killed by the IDF. Passions are high among the Australian Arab population and younger Aussies more generally – this is understandable in light of what is going on.Continue Reading