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Random Notes - Idle ThoughtsEnd of an era — Midget Farrelly dead at 71
Midget Farrelly dead ar 71
Cultural relativism an unnecessary cross to bear — Jennifer Oriel, The Australian
“..Pope Francis appears unable or unwilling to grasp the connection between political Islam, anti-Christian oppression and jihadism. In a press conference, a journalist asked why he hadn’t referred to Islamic terrorism or fundamentalism when speaking about the jihadist killing of Hamel. In his reply, the Pope indulged in base cultural relativism by comparing the system of transnational jihadism with individual instances of domestic violence..”
A Very Clever Observation.
Bill, having replaced as opposition leader a once hugely popular and successful leader of the ALP, faced PM Mal at the next election. He lost, but magnificently narrowed the two-party preferred margin to 0.8 per cent. That election was in 1980, of course. In 2016 that...
Counterfeit Heroes — Quadrant
“..The most common type is the Medal Cheat, who awards himself decorations for service and, inevitably, for bravery. Recently, the Australian Government has taken an active interest in prosecuting this sad genre of wannabe warrior..”
Race Gender: The Risk Of Idetity Politcs — Paul Kelly
“..A powerful movement with deep cultural roots, it testifies to the revolution within leftist and progressive politics since the failure of Soviet communism and the supplementation of class consciousness with identity based on race, sex, gender and ethnicity. This is fused by historic grievance suffered by such identities and their contemporary demand for redress..”
Random Note #163,841 — Bill Leak — Amanda Meade
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words so it seems to me that The Guardians media correspondent Amanda Meade is being disingenuous in asking Bill Leak "what he was trying to say" with his cut through cartoon of last Thursday. It's either that or our elites...
What Thinking Australians Are Thinking
Bill Leak should be incarcerated — that’s twice this week he has depicted the truth. We can’t have that; it sets a terrible example. Geoff Rutherford, Clayfield, Qld What is disturbing is not Bill Leak’s cartoon, it is the sanctimony and confected outrage from the...
Random note #163,705 — World Vision aid cut over Hamas rort
This shouldn't come as any surprise to anyone except the naive God botherers like Tim Costello and the usual array of moral narcissists who like to be SEEN to be doing good rather than actually doing good. The question the world should be asking is this. When you...
Bill Leak cartoon: What Are You Tweeting About — Bill Leak
“…The cartoon I drew for yesterday’s paper was inspired by indigenous men and people who, without regard for their personal safety, feel compelled to tell the truth whether it incites the CTAD sufferers to attack them en masse or not…”
Erratic, egocentric, divisive: Turnbull not suited to leadership — Maurice Newman
“..Politicians baulk at any financial restraint unless it is “fair”, painless and targeted at the rich. This is preposterous. Tinkering is no longer an option. Nothing short of urgent, serious, structural reform will save our children’s future. What is missing is political leadership and political will..”