I am not even going to waste any words bitching about the ALP #nospill today. What a wankfest for very, very little gain. An excellent use of Harmony Day, u guise.
(cut because it gets a bit tmi now)
21 Thursday Mar 2013
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inI am not even going to waste any words bitching about the ALP #nospill today. What a wankfest for very, very little gain. An excellent use of Harmony Day, u guise.
(cut because it gets a bit tmi now)
03 Tuesday Jun 2008
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in UncategorizedPerhaps I should clarify. I’m sick of the people who belong to religions, not necessarily the religions themselves.
Humans are stupid creatures who will pick petty fights amongst themselves for no reason at all. Religion turns people into sheep, no matter which one it is. I’m tired of it all. I want out.
I’ve always been a bit individualistic like that, I think. I don’t like being told what to believe, and I can’t stand to be around people who refuse to question their faith, or refuse to rock the boat. It’s not on. Use your fucking minds. God, Netjer, whatever, gave you a bright fucking mind and as much free will as you can cope with. Why must you give it all away and let someone else dictate what you believe?
18 Thursday Oct 2007
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Now, I realise the economy is indeed Very Important™ and should not be toyed with, but in this boom time of ours, I fear we’ve forgotten the other side of the economic coin: humanity itself.
Now, I’m not saying countries shouldn’t wish to develop their own economies and become better off. I just think we’ve lost sight of all those social aspects of life in the race to become hideously wealthy.
Think about it.
The main issues of the campaign are job- or money-related. We’ve got WorkChoices to contend with, flame wars about union bosses, Rudd and Howard trying to convince us they know how to run the economy best… The issues of health and education are less prominent. All the talk of hospitals seems to be tied in with their funding. Education is all about preparing you for working life. The Government’s handing out tax cuts to just about everyone.
It’s all about money and work.
Is this what we’ve become? Is this really all that matters to us anymore? What happened to community? What happened to people caring about the society we live in and the people themselves? When did we become so fucking selfish? Continue reading
08 Monday Oct 2007
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I applaud SBS’s “Democracy” season. Damn good idea. I will make sure to watch the one on Liberia this week. It’s a pity though that despite SBS’s efforts, the audience that needs to see these programs won’t be tuning in, either through disinterest, bad reception, no reception or maybe they just don’t like SBS.
After their show about democracy in Japan (which I didn’t watch, in spite of wanting to — The War and Peep Show were calling too loudly), they showed part three of the Decadence series, which is on democracy.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen all six episodes in a row, but I have seen some of them. The democracy episode raises some damn good points about democracy and dissent in this country. Continue reading
01 Monday Oct 2007
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Chaser fans are curious, wonderful, infuriating creatures. I both love them and hate them.
The success of The War has brought a whole new contingent of fans to the fore, some of whom deserve to be shot more than anything. Some also deserve my undying love, but that’s another story.
My observations of said Chaser fans spans from livejournal to myspace to facebook to the Chaser site and other smaller assorted places. They tend to fall into distinct categories, despite their protestations otherwise. Any references to ‘the forum’ relate solely to the Chaser forum found at their website. Continue reading
29 Saturday Sep 2007
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Yes, I’ve been reading again. Dangerous activity, I know, but I do it all the same. This time, I’ve been reading God Under Howard by Marion Maddox. I’m almost finished and it’s a fascinatingly disturbing read.
Now, whilst I’m not opposed to religion itself per se, I do object to religion being used to manipulate people and attain such power and influence that they can distort our democratic society into hatred and racism.
I will not tolerate a theocracy, no matter which religion is behind it. Continue reading
26 Thursday Jul 2007
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in UncategorizedI’ve just finished Affluenza by Clive Hamilton and Richard Denniss, and it’s a fascinating read. I recommend you read it. It made me realise what it was I want to aim for in life. Although it’s mostly about Australian society, I still think non-Aussies can garner something from it.
I had a pretty good life growing up. I never went without, my parents haven’t split up, hell, they even job-shared when we were kids so they could spend equal time with us. I went to a private high school, even got to university, and am about to finish a science degree.
To put it in perspective, these things are not universal. Every kid in the world does not get access to schooling. Some kids don’t have parents. A lot of kids are going hungry. I live in a politically stable country that has never had a civil war. I have freedoms a lot of people don’t. I have a damn good life compared to what some have. Continue reading
13 Friday Jul 2007
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in UncategorizedI’m the first to admit I’m not much of an extremist when it comes to the issue of global warming. I believe we’ve done some sort of damage to the Earth by the very act of living on it. It’s impossible not to impact the Earth somehow by our activities.
I believe that there is some warming going on, but I’m not convinced it’s as bad as environmentalists are preaching about. There’s too much politicising and extremism going on — from both sides — that’s getting in the way of the actual facts coming to light. I suppose this is why I’m still mostly a fence-sitter.
Yes, that controversial documentary screened tonight in Australia, with half an hour less content, mind, and a decent discussion on the issues afterwards that meant I had a whole hour of solid Tony Jones pervage, but that’s another matter entirely. Continue reading
22 Friday Jun 2007
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I’m unashamedly left-wing, I think I always will be. I’m old enough to remember Hawke and Keating before Howard came in. So when I look back on Labor over the Howard years, there’s something missing.
Now, I’m not going to turn this into a ‘what’s wrong with Labor’ piece, because other people have done it far more elegantly and intelligently than I could. And I’m not Paul Keating. XD
No, this is not about that.