No place like Homs
You know things are going bad when the King of Saudi Arabia feels he can openly criticise you. Despite reigning over one of the most brutal, fundamentalist and repressive countries on earth, King...
View ArticleIreland: The slave capital of Europe
On first glance this title may appear to be a bit extreme. Especially for those of you with the fantastical view of Ireland as a green lush country over-populated with mystical little leprechaun’s,...
View ArticleBut words will never hurt me..?
Australia’s asylum seeker debate and mandatory detention policy are two ugly white stains on our national image, having festered for over a decade. They have consistently been on the receiving end of...
View ArticleThe Virtue of Intolerance
I’m an intolerant person. I do not like tolerant ideologies, values or people who push tolerance as a virtue. I am not ashamed for being this way. I will not apologise for this. I believe if people...
View ArticleSuburban War in the Olympic Village
In an effort to make the javelin throw more interesting this year, the Olympic committee have approved some eyebrow-raising amendments. Rather then using the conventional javelin, athletes will...
View ArticleInnocence, insults and idiots
Sam Bacile’s film, Innocence of Muslims, which should have disappeared into a black hole of irrelevance and nothingness, sharing space with Larry Crowne, Pearl Harbour and Sex & the City 2, has...
View ArticleIslamisbad
Across the Islamic world troubles abound. In Pakistan a 14 year old Muslim girl is shot in the head because the Taliban does not agree with her views on female education. In Mali and Syria Muslims...
View ArticleIndian Millionare Advertises for a ‘Slim, Childless, Meat-Eating’ New Wife.
I’m all for getting what you want, and being open and honest in going about doing so, but I’m always intrigued by different cultures and classes interpretation of this. Only last week saw an Indian...
View ArticleMalala Yousafzai, Teenager Shot by Taliban, Addresses the UN
The world was saddened when the news broke that Taliban in Pakistan had opened fire on a schoolbus and shot Malala Yousafzai in the head and neck. She was only 14 at the time. For those of who who do...
View ArticleIreland: The slave capital of Europe
On first glance this title may appear to be a bit extreme. Especially for those of you with the fantastical view of Ireland as a green lush country over-populated with mystical little leprechaun’s,...
View ArticleBut words will never hurt me..?
Australia’s asylum seeker debate and mandatory detention policy are two ugly white stains on our national image, having festered for over a decade. They have consistently been on the receiving end of...
View ArticleThe Virtue of Intolerance
I’m an intolerant person. I do not like tolerant ideologies, values or people who push tolerance as a virtue. I am not ashamed for being this way. I will not apologise for this. I believe if people...
View ArticleWhen Yelling “Racist” Actually Means “Shut Up Heretic!”
I was having a debate with an ex-Labor staffer the other day, and I wondered how the intellectual decline of this country has come as we descend into a nation of tribes. I also observed Marcia...
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