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Random Notes - Idle ThoughtsThird world beckons as Weatherill plays the fool — Nick Cater — The Australian
When governments are capable of errors of judgment on this scale it’s little wonder the public has grown weary of experts. We should not be surprised at this distrust of politicians who outsource vital decisions to mediocrities and act on sentiment rather than evidence.
The Tolerant Leftie
Random Note #205,633 Bill Shorten’s phony concern over political donations
And what about the unions, Bill? Where do they fit into your scheme when it comes to donations whether it be in cold hard cash, man power or office facilities?
Greens urge Government to address ‘shameful’ Indigenous incarceration issue
Instead of targeting Indigenous incarnation how about targeting the behaviour that leads to the incarceration in the first place (ie) Indigenous crime. Don’t do the crime and you wont do the time
BBC Tries And Fails To Ambush Milo Yiannopoulos
Milo bashes up and eviscerates the BBC and cuts them off at the knees and in what he says he is 100% correct about the standard and the quality of "journalism" and particularly the "gotcha" and "have you stopped beating your wife" type of questioning or rather...
And more. Here’s the Chief thug, bully, fascist, brownshirt organiser, justifying and defending the indefensible in a studio interview..
And more. Here's the chief thug, bully, fascist, brownshirt organiser justifying and defending the indefensible in a studio interview..
Organizer of UC Berkeley riots Yvette Felarca on camera instigating and assaulting a man who is simply exercising his 1st amendment rights.
The nasty, vindictive left. If intimidation and boycotts don't work flick the switch to violence to shut down alternative views and free speech. These are the jackbooted, brown shirt fascists of the 21st century. Hitler would be proud. (Notice the Police standing...
Bill Shorten: High Flying Fake Or The Workers Friend — The Australian
While secretary of the AWU’s Victorian branch, before taking on the union’s national secretary position as well to generate a national profile, Shorten was introduced to transport magnate Lindsay Fox by then ACTU secretary Bill Kelty, a Fox mate. Shorten had few members in transport but Fox liked to size up union up-and-comers. Shorten built buddy relations with members of the rich Smorgon steel family, an industry where he did have members. He also got to know retail giant Solomon Lew.
European mix of hope and despair transcends populism — Frank Furedi — The Australian
During the course of talking to people in the region of Pas-de-Calais, I am struck by the number of times I am told “that this is a France I do not recognise” and “I wish that there was a party I could believe in”. Their words convey a message within which bitterness and frustration coexist with excitement and hope. In parts of Europe, particularly in France and Hungary, the language of bitterness and frustration often overwhelms the language of hope.
Behold SA and Be Scared, Very Scared — Quadrant
The Renewal Energy Target (RET) scheme is a splendid example of a policy cancer that, if not checked, will continue to inflict substantial economic damage. The green vision of the perfect, Gaia-friendly electricity-distribution system was introduced during the Howard government with the modest target of a mere 2% contribution from renewables. Since then the target has grown tenfold at the federal level while the states have gone much further, with the talk now of seeing renewables contribute as much as 50% by 2030. The consequences have been dire.