Logical Conclusions
If you extend and idea to its logical end and find something you don’t like is that idea then flawed?
For example an extreme deep-ecology standpoint would argue for the preservation of HIV/AIDS as the virus is living and therefore holds and inherent value. Obviously this is a crock of shit and to promote […]

‘what are your thoughts on Chavez… does this make you happy there is hope. or sad that your doomsday prophecy is lessy doomy?’
An interesting question. I believe that Marx once commented on the fact that the existence of trade unions – while being the emancipating agent – actually prolonged capitalism because they reduced the […]

“This aggressive agenda is now in place and one important reason to recognise the ‘disproportionate power’ of the American Empire is to aid the development of a political resistance and a proper alternative. The movement that is needed can only be effective if it is global; and if it understands that the neo-liberal legs […]

I saw some graffiti on the train on my way into work this morning. As I believe the graffiti should be a corner stone of any good political campaign I thought I’d share it with the world. It read:
Macho is gay! Cadet is too… Full on

The Age has reported that a long running legal battle came to an end yesterday (http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/19/1092889279005.html?oneclick=true).
The Wilderness Society (or its members acting on behalf of the Wilderness Society) have been somewhat successful in suing the CFMEU. This is indeed a sad day for the Global Justice Movement and the left as a whole.
Basically there […]

Ya Busta!
She. Has no military rank, no uniform, no weapon. Only she knows she is a Zapatista. Much like the Zapatistas, she has no face or name. She struggles for democracy, liberty, and justice, just like the Zapatista. She is part of what the EZLN calls “civil society” - a people […]

The book Darkness at Noon is probably my favourite book. The main character is being persecuted under the regime he was instrumental in establishing. He is the sort of leader I’ve come to romanticise in the old left who rule the country by day and engage in deep philosophical issues by night.
His dieing […]

Well the internet is down at work, at least the ADSL connection is down thanks to Telstra being SHIT and having to resort to an Optus dial-up connection (I can’t help but feel there is a certain irony here). So I am debilitated in terms of what sort of work I can do and […]

Go on - try something new
A few months back Germaine Greer wrote White Fella Jump Up.
The most significant (and somewhat repetitive) criticism of the essay was that it simply wasn’t practical.
This is perhaps the most significant hurdle faced today. Change requires thinking outside the square and (most) people just are unwilling or aren’t imaginative […]

I find this fascinating:
http://www2.coca-cola.com/contactus/myths_rumors/index.html.
Further proof that Americans have no sense of irony.