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Paul Revere The Real Story

March 29, 2023 Silas

Does the name Paul Revere ring any bells? This figure from history was made large by Henry Longfellow in a celebrated poem about the American revolution. Written a century after…

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Stupid People Are The Bread & Butter Of Badness

March 26, 2023 Silas

I could have said ‘of Evil’, but hell, I didn’t want to get all religious sounding. Stupid people are the bread and butter of badness because they feed its appetite…

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Are You One Of The Unlucky 500 000 in Australia?

March 18, 2023 Silas

Did you know that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) sets the optimum level of unemployment at around 5%? Are you one of the unlucky 500 000 in Australia? These…

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Bankers & Business Don’t Like Governments Giving Handouts

March 15, 2023 Silas

Have you noticed that after the helping hand extended by governments during the global pandemic that the market is clawing that financial aid back with extra helpings of interest? Inflation…

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Is It Time For Price Controls?

March 8, 2023 Silas

The market does not work for consumers during times of crisis, as we have seen in the current high inflationary period. Is it time for price controls? If we want…

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Fairness To The Superannuation System

March 3, 2023 Silas

It strikes me as extraordinary that as soon as the Albanese government does something to restore some fairness to the superannuation system by reducing the tax breaks for multi-millionaires –…

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Is Telling Lies The Remit of The News?

March 1, 2023 Silas

Fox News knowingly spread lies about the 2020 US election being rigged. Is telling lies, the remit of the News? Can you call yourself a News station and deliberately peddle…

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Out Of My Control

February 26, 2023 Silas

I recently wrote a book about Stoicism and immediately I find myself under pressure from a situation, seemingly, out of my control. I am a humble renter living in an…

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I Am For Us

February 9, 2023 Silas

I am for us, the human beings. I am for the compassionate heart of humankind. I am not for the illusive delusion of invisible supernatural entities. I am not for…

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Religion: What Is It Good For?

January 30, 2023 Silas

This is an article for those who may have been indoctrinated by religious belief and yet, remain unsure of its veracity. Religion: What is it good for? The prevalence of…

Episode 12: The Politics of Grievance - Robert Sudha Hamilton's Podcast

America is the great democratic experiment. Although, this is getting on for some 250 years now. This nation is in the grip of the politics of grievance. Partisan politics in America is more about hating the other side than particularly loving the side you are voting for. Americans have been encouraged to focus their attention upon their grievances via decades of negative campaigning and attack ads. Demonizing ‘the other’ is the favoured political pastime in the 21C. Identity politics and social values are the main game these days. Economic issues are now seen through this ideological filter.Murdoch, Fox & Stirring Grievance In AmericaRupert Murdoch and his Fox News are merchants of toxic polarization. This network is spewing out lies and fake news 24/7. Every presentation is top heavy in anti-woke content and a right wing bias. Regular viewers are sucked into a spin cycle of libertarian anti-government GOP grievance stoking. Old white men upset at their changing worlds, where heaven forbid minorities are now getting a say. OMG the sky is going to fall in. In this partisan realm complaints about there being too many coloured faces on TV and LGBTQIA folk making too much noise are legion. Uppity women talking about sexual harassment and such like make their viewer’s blood boil – which is the whole idea for Fox. Getting their audience riled up keeps eyeballs on them and advertising rates going up for their revenue.Popularizing Poisonous Issues For Political GainThe politics of grievance is all about popularizing these causes for the benefit of candidates and the party. The party promoting these grievances doesn’t need positive policies. They just bang on about how the other side is to blame for the problem.

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14 Nov

Being Stoic: What is it? Death appears on the horizon and no longer seems so far away. The Stoics of the ancient world were very concerned about how one died.

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12 Nov

Donald Trump as demagogue, and there were plenty of these in the ancient world revving up the demos for their own benefit. Trump has become the presumed champion of the white working class American.

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Midas Word @midasword ·

11 Nov

52% of white female voters supported Donald Trump and this is a damning indictment on these women, in my view. Voting for a confirmed sexual predator, misogynist, racist, and supporter of the state removing the reproductive freedoms of women is appalling.