Category Archives: Politics

Tolerating the Intolerable

Posted on February 14, 2021 by JC

It should hardly need pointing out that our leaders are not benevolent and kind people who want the best for us. They definitely want us to believe this but it pretty obviously isn’t the case. They can be quite ruthless … Continue reading →

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Gamers Rose Up

Posted on January 31, 2021 by JC

This is a fast moving story and not one I’m directly involved in but I wanted to make some brief commentary on it. If you want an excellent, concise background to the whole story then Louis Rossmann has a video … Continue reading →

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Australia Belongs to Us

Posted on January 26, 2021 by JC

The above video was produced by the Australia Day Council which appears to be a government funded organisation. The Federal Government in Australia has apparently been led by “conservatives” since 2013 and yet the above video was produced with them … Continue reading →

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The Prelude to Tyranny

Posted on December 29, 2020 by JC

I’ve been reading Plato’s Republic and I was struck by this passage in Part IX. Plato argues that democracy rises out of oligarchy which leads eventually to tyranny. This doesn’t quite fit wit what we are living through today which … Continue reading →

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Pauline Hanson was right

Posted on December 28, 2020 by JC

Back in 1996, I was in middle school and as is to be expected, not well-informed where politics and society were concerned. John Howard was the Prime Minister and he would remain so until 2007. Regardless of your politics, he … Continue reading →

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Turn Off and Unsubscribe

Posted on November 16, 2020 by JC

It was not uncommon to hear from my elders growing up that television could rot your brain and you shouldn’t watch it too much. Quite a bit has changed since then but they weren’t wrong then and the sentiment if … Continue reading →

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The Results of the Election

Posted on November 10, 2020 by JC

As I write there are questions surrounding the outcome of the election which could go on for many weeks if not into next year. I was going to hold off writing because of this but I did say this: Speaking … Continue reading →

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The Trumpslide Cometh – I know, I even bought the t-shirt!

Posted on November 2, 2020 by JC

As I write, the mainstream polls seem to be “tightening” or adjusting to reality and I want to make it clear before election day that I think the polls were always wrong. Trump is going to win a massive and … Continue reading →

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Civilians aren’t Combatants

Posted on October 24, 2020 by JC

Edward Feser had written a response to a recent article by George Weigel trying to justify the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima in the Catholic Herald. It is well worth reading though you could take or leave the article he … Continue reading →

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I’m still with Trump

Posted on October 11, 2020 by JC

It has been three years since I have dedicated a post to the subject of Donald Trump and with the election fast approaching, it is time I discussed the man again. The news of late is that both he and … Continue reading →

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