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Under Trump The South Rides Again

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

Time To Get Serious About Gun Laws

Gun laws are not strenuous enough in Australia. It is time to get serious about gun laws. You get folk comparing Australia with America, as if that is enough. The United States is woefully inadequate when it comes to gun laws and the safety of its citizenry. Firearms are incredibly dangerous devices making killing people easy. The onus should be on gun owners to constantly prove their fitness to hold their gun licenses. It should not be a set and forget thing. I suggest that all gun owners should have to complete constant online training and courses every 3 months. Failure to do so would see their licenses cancelled and their guns removed.Continue Reading

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Armed Extremism In The Aussie Bush

Dezi Freeman, it seems, changed his name to signify his ‘freedom’, as a ‘free-man’. Sovereign Citizens claim that they do not abide by the laws of the land in Australia. They fly the red maritime flag to show their difference and in an attempt to justify their beliefs by obscure laws of the sea. Armed extremism in the Aussie bush has reared its ugly and violent head again. Wieambilla and, now, Porepunkah will go down in the annals of cop killing events in Oz. These deranged individuals are not heroes, and their cold-blooded murderous actions are not admirable in any way.Continue Reading