Another sign of the times. A Tory councillor in England made a joke at a public gathering which led to a summons by police who lectured him about homophobia and appropriate humour. What kind of a joke would warrant police intervention?
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The Fitzgibbon sideshow has taken the focus off the real war raging between the Taliban and Australians in Afghanistan. Last night was Earth Hour - the hour when people and organizations are encouraged turn off as much electrical equipment & lights. It is a promotion to help remind us about global warming and of our need to reduce our carbon emissions Katie Dunlop has contributed an article on IPV (Intimate Partner Violence) to the Melbourne Age . It could hardly be worse. She uses false statistics and a filtered version of reality to argue that murderous violence against women is the social norm. What does it mean to be a good person? Lawrence Auster argues that conservatives recognise a good higher than man and can therefore treat this good as real and worthy even if men can’t always live up to its standards. Liberals see nothing higher than man and so, if individuals or a society claim to hold to a moral good but don’t live up to it, assume that the traditional good itself is fake - that it is a lie to be discarded. I have to say, Twisty, that I’m a little disappointed. You have long been the most interesting of feminists as you are so fearless in drawing out the logic of liberal politics It’s easy to envisage a brave new world of healthcare, where your genetic makeup can be interpreted in minutiae, and therapy developed that is fine-tuned to your specific needs. The genetic information would be supplemented with reference to detailed ancestral information - for those with extensive enough family trees Family First Senator Steve Fielding has had a big month, and he’s loved all the attention from the Government, and the media. What should Australia’s national identity be? Matthew Albert and Samah Hadid believe they have the answer. Kasey Edwards is thirty something and going through an existential crisis . She no longer finds her career fulfilling and she is looking for something more meaningful to commit to. What about motherhood and family? |
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