I'm always ready to share an article from James O'Neill. He is one of very few fellow Australians to make any sense of today's world. In this article he speaks of the fruitless attempts at empire building by Western interests of the past and the present. Fruitless because they never achieve any lasting presence or... Continue Reading →
Acknowledging A Helping Hand
I recently talked about the current attempted historical revisionism undertaken by the West, chiefly America, over that nation's inflated view of its own importance to the outcome of World War 2. While the proposition that America 'won the war' is entirely false, the story would not be complete without some recognition of its contribution to... Continue Reading →
One Step Closer…
A different 4th July event. The Not Fucking Around Coalition (NFAC), an all-black militia - you've heard of them, right? No? I wonder why? - Calls Out The Klu Klux Klan in a march to Stone Mountain Park, Georgia, the birthplace of the KKK and where stands a monument to three Confederate leaders of the... Continue Reading →
Generation COVID
“In the past four weeks, did you think you would be better off dead, or wish you were dead?” This is a question posed to Australian youngsters recently as part of an investigation into the effects of a global pandemic on those who are just now trying to pull together the threads of a life... Continue Reading →
“USA – Most Aggressive Military Power in the World”
An enlightening denouement (clarification) of the role of the US in Europe, particularly in Germany. If only the German government could muster even 10% of the intellect demonstrated by this personable member of their current political class. Why aren't there more women in politics? She is not alone either. A former German Chancellor also recently... Continue Reading →
I Think This Is What Is Called An ‘Omnibus Edition’
So many good posts on the Titanic Lifeboat Academy today. Posts that will get your heart thumping and cause empowering chemicals to surge around your arterial system. Whether you can agree with them or not, they will provide food for thought and just may incline your personal views in a totally different direction to that... Continue Reading →
Kunstler’s ‘History Lesson’ Is No Lesson At All
I have to speak out about this. Kunstler's latest blog post - 'History Lesson', is no lesson at all. It is difficult to promote or rescue a hypothesis when the very first statement of that explanation is an obvious falsehood. Kunstler says "Let me take you back to the mid-20th century. America had just fought... Continue Reading →
Gradualism’ vs ‘Catastrophism’ – A Layman’s Perspective – Part 2 of at least 2
This is a work in progress. In fact at an early stage of progress. I have only posted it in this condition to act as a driver to the personal impetus I must find in order to make any success of the project. I will update this post as I go, and when complete or... Continue Reading →
Something to Ponder
I've said recently that I find nothing much of importance in current events. The issues that matter are not generally up for discussion. Trivial things like pandemics, elections and trade, occupy the global mind and of course the perennial East/West war which thankfully has so far been restricted to words and thoughtless, bad-tempered, perhaps even... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 