Journalism is in crisis and so is democracy
One of the great eyeopeners of the current Covid 19 “crisis” for those of us who still care is the absolute lack of integrity of corporate mainstream media in all Western countries. There seems to be a determination to shape and mould the news to fit a narrative, regardless of …
Did Australia Spy On The Trump Campaign
One of the very interesting and largely ignored aspects of the entire Trump collusion delusion farce is the insistence by George Papadopoulos that Alexander Downer and by extension Australia were actively involved in spying on the Trump campaign. Most Legacy media journalists refuse to investigate Papadopoulos’ claims. That’s a red …
When faith meets political correctness
Amidst all the hand-wringing finger pointing and allegations of media bias in relation to the Australian federal election result there has been little analysis of what may be a sleeper issue in our society. During the election campaign a prominent Rugby Union player, Israel Folau had his player contract cancelled …
Julian Assange Should Be an Election Issue
At the time of writing, there is genuine fear circulating among Assange supporters. Ecuador have been making noises about handing Assange over to the UK (ostensibly for a bail violation but in reality to extradite him to the US). There has been a unified response from supporters on both the …
Does the CIA influence Australian Media?
The CIA Coup in Australia The Cia influence Goverments around the world. John Pilger has made a convincing case that the CIA successfully launched a soft coup against the Whitlam labour Government in 1975. It did so with a great deal of help from the Murdoch media who actively …
Why Political Correctness Has Lost Me.
“If we do not believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we do not believe in it at all.” Noam Chomsky In the past 12 months I adherents of political correctness have labelled me at various times as misogynistic, homophobic, communist, Islamaphobic, Anti- Semitic, racist, anti- establishment, …
Hello America my old friend
It’s time we talked about the Disunited States of America G’day America – it’s me one of your bastard children from the colonies. Despite not being legitimate, I grew up loving you – all those movies with John Wayne, Audie Murphy and Gary Cooper teaching me about the history you …
Pious politicians make me puke
Piousness is a party political free zone. I guess from what I’ve observed of the USA and the UK it also appears to know no borders. Do politicians actually believe in the religions that they so wholeheartedly embrace before the television cameras? Maybe I read the wrong bits of the …