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Random Notes - Idle ThoughtsThe Religion Of Islam Is In Need Of Change — Mark Latham
“..Let me pass on an inconvenient truth from my 18 years in elected office in southwest Sydney (1987-2005). Invariably, when southern European and Asian constituents came to see me they wanted to either establish new businesses or expand existing enterprises. I grew to admire their strong work ethic. Conversely, the emphasis among Middle Eastern Muslims was on accessing welfare payments and government grants. The extraordinary level of welfare dependency in such places as Lakemba, Punchbowl and Merrylands is further evidence of this phenomenon..”
The Next Big Environmental Scare — Powerlines blog
Are you ready for this? The next big scare from the climate catastrophists…
“…It’s been a parlour game for a while to decide what apocalyptic scare environmental doom mongers would come up with once climate change settles down into a normal problem..”
Is Hillary Clinton Losing the 2016 Election — American Thinker
The depth of public outrage has been the consistent misunderstanding of all pundits trying to explain the current election. Why is the public so mad? Why do people seem to love Trump so much? Those charged with telling us the truth – journalists, the federal government, politicians, academia, Hollywood, and the Church – do not.
Farage: Clinton is in for a big shock
https://youtu.be/a8rPsbGMSSM Farage makes the telling point at about the 1 minute mark in his comparison with Clinton's "Deplorables" and what David Cameron said about the Brexit supporters. And look what happened there. As Farage said, people are sick of being...
Random Note #185,942 — Labor And The Greens Are Just Not Plugged In To This Democracy Thing And They’ll Pay At The Ballot Box
“..they are crafting and handing to the Coalition the weapon with which they will be bludgeoned at the next election. That is, not allowing the people to express their view on such a bedrock social issue at the ballot box..”
Is the music about to stop? — UN fears third leg of the global financial crisis – with prospect of epic debt defaults — The Telegraph
Alarm bells have been ringing over the explosion of corporate debt levels in emerging economies, which now exceed $25 trillion. Damaging deflationary spirals cannot be ruled out,” said the annual report of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Colleges turn to coloring books to de-stress students — The College Fix
"..In the age of safe spaces and trigger warnings comes another new trend to the college repertoire: coloring books. This fall, campuses nationwide are offering coloring books to students to help them de-stress. At American University on Monday, its counseling center...
News from The Peoples Republic Of Victoria — In the pantheon of excuses, this has got to be up there with “the dog ate my home work”
“..Students in Victoria will be the first in the nation to be able to blame bullying or discrimination as a result of homophobia or transphobia for poor secondary school results, qualifying them for special consideration when applying for university..”
Is this the Australia we grew up in? — Printer bans book against gay marriage
"...Yesterday, the publisher, Connor Court, was notified by the printer, McPherson's, in writing: "Due to the subject matter and content of your book, unfortunately I have been instructed by senior management not to proceed with printing this title."...
There’s No Room For Child Marriage In Australia
Arranged marriages are, by definition, marriage unions that don’t take account of the wishes of the people who are to be married. That is why they are “arranged”.
“..Child marriages were common in 7th century Arabia and the practice was adopted by the Koran. But why has it been allowed to continue in 21st century western countries like Australia?
It is one thing to arrange a marriage between people who are legally old enough to get married — that is, who are at least 18 years of age..”