Category Archives: State / Politics

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Aussies bringing a msg of peace, goodwill… denial and stupidity

Recently, two Aussies have been caught doing their level best to change the world, one stupid public appearance at a time. First, accountant Simon Patkin. To the bemusement of a few security guards protecting a local McDonald’s restaurant from the … Continue reading

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Mr. Irving Goes to Jail

Gentleman, scholar and Nazi apologist David Irving has finally been granted his wish for political martyrdom, an Austrian court on Monday sentencing him to three years in jail for denying the Holocaust. Bizarrely, The Guardian reports that “Irving had pleaded … Continue reading

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My name is Suebdoo2! How do you do?

Today’s edition of The Australian contains an article stating that Sue Bateman, One Nation Party (ONP) candidate in the upcoming (March 11, 2006) Victoria Park state by-election in Western Australia, denies that she is a white supremacist and frequenter of … Continue reading

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Mate, this ideology wouldn’t go “voom” if you put four million volts through it!

‘Communism bad, capitalism good’ is an old joke. Here’s another: “What’s the difference between capitalism and communism?” “I don’t know, what is the difference between capitalism and communism?” “Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Communism is the reverse.” … Continue reading

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“A congaline of suckholes” for Kerry

Peter McGregor If John Howard, Kim Beazley and co. are to give Kerry Packer a send-off, why shouldn’t we hold our own anti-state, anti-capitalist “dis-memorial” at the same time? After all, it’s us, the taxpayers, who are paying for Packer’s … Continue reading

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Seven years bad luck

Today’s Age contains an interesting editorial on the subject of the Federal Government’s proposal to alter the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill to make lawful the monitoring of citizen’s private communications without i) their knowledge or consent and ii) a magistrate … Continue reading

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Against Terror, Against the State

While foolish humans in the US Government (as well as “Government officials from… Canada, Australia and England and executives from Microsoft, Cisco, Verisign and others”) have been “working from basement offices at the Secret Services headquarters in downtown Washington” in … Continue reading

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Suspended Sentence

SUSPENDED SENTENCE… Read the paper – humdrum Henley Regatta – page one Eat die – ho hum Page three – big bum Giving a lunatic a loaded gun He walks – others run Thirty dead – no fun Foreigners feature … Continue reading

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Freedom of speech in Australia

Unlike the United States of America, Australia has no Constitutional guarantees to ‘free speech’ a la the First Amendment: Amendment I – Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression. Ratified December 15, 1791. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of … Continue reading

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“To make shame more shameful still by making it public”

Today’s edition of The Age contains a report on Ciaron O’Reilly’s interrogation by ASIO. Says Ciaron: “I guess my best protection is to be as loud about it as possible… That is why I am saying this has happened to … Continue reading

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