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June 24, 2018

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Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich.

June 23, 2018

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Corporatocracy

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There is a quote often erroneously attributed to Benito Mussolini or Giovanni Gentile which states “Fascism should more properly be called corporatism since it is the merger of state and…

June 18, 2018

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It remains, as ever, an axiom of conventional wisdom that the use of propaganda as a means of social and ideological control is distinctive of totalitarian regimes. Yet the most minimal exercise of common sense would suggest a different view: that propaganda is likely to play at least as important a part in democratic societies (where the existing distribution of power and privilege is vulnerable to quite limited changes in popular opinion) as in authoritarian societies (where it is not). It is arguable that the success of business propaganda in persuading us, for so long, that we are free from propaganda is one of the most significant propaganda achievements of the twentieth century.

Alex Carey

June 18, 2018

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IPA moles run the Liberal Party

By admin | Australian Politics, Society | 12 Comments

At a national level, the coordinating body of the Liberal Party is the Federal Council. It comprises 14 delegates from each state and the Australian Capital Territory. These include the…

June 11, 2018

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Here's an easy way to figure out if you're in a cult: If you're wondering whether you're in a cult, the answer is yes.

Stephen Colbert

June 11, 2018

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The only thing that differentiates a cult from a religion is the number of adherents. They are all about control, mostly of women, and all are malevolent.

John Laurie

June 9, 2018

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The truth is that male religious leaders have had – and still have – an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter. Their continuing choice provides the foundation or justification for much of the pervasive persecution and abuse of women throughout the world.

Jimmy Carter

June 7, 2018

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The twentieth century has been characterised by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy.

Alex Carey

June 5, 2018

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Buzzword buffoonery

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There is a very interesting piece in this month’s Monthly, by Don Watson. It is entitled ‘A Pack of Bankers’ and in part relates many of the depredations against average…

May 30, 2018

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The entitlement of Barnaby Joyce

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As I related some months ago, Barnaby Joyce’s horizontal peccadillo was not the problem, it was the continuous rorting of the system1. At the time, he demanded that people respect…

Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich.

Corporatocracy

IPA moles run the Liberal Party

Here's an easy way to figure out if you're in a cult: If you're wondering whether you're in a cult, the answer is yes.

The only thing that differentiates a cult from a religion is the number of adherents. They are all about control, mostly of women, and all are malevolent.

The twentieth century has been characterised by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy.

Buzzword buffoonery

The entitlement of Barnaby Joyce

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