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  1984 Redux -- The unfine Art of U.S. Doublethink posted by Mike Malloy via jean, 2014-05-31 07:10:24
In yet another example of the prescience of George Orwell, the US House recently approved the latest version of doublethink. It is named the USA Freedom Act. This newest destruction of the right to privacy allows domestic intelligence agencies to continue sucking up all the available meta-data in a region, city, state or several states, using the same court order. (full story)
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 Full Snowden Interview on NBC [Pulled by Agencies] posted by effie, 2014-05-31 00:07:45
Prior to viewing this mass media stunt, within the context of the privately owned AMERICAN mass media, try not to be an open mouthed CONSUMER of 'news' (propaganda) products tailored for specific purposes; think your way through this soft media event and try to see behind the fictions, misrepresentations and outright deceptions that are being offered to the 'open mouthed' global masses. (full story)
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 Tony Abbott Prepares new Assault on Vulnerable But Ignores Corporate Tax Avoiders posted by stan, 2014-05-30 11:09:47
The link below has all the heartless and cowardly details of Abbott’s next phase in his attack on the most vulnerable in society, but I would rather spend time on Abbott’s strategies for selling his unjustified austerity policies to the public. (full story)
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 New ‘Move-On’ Laws Effectively End Democracy in Oz posted by judd, 2014-05-30 01:17:58
Real democracies are characterised by participation, in other words real democracy is social process/evolution and that form of government allows for legitimate protest or dissent if the people consider any issue worthy of opposition -- usually if that issue threatens the democratic process or hard won rights and freedoms. Freedom of expression and free speech should be integral to all democracies and any threat to these fundamental democratic rights must be viewed with the utmost suspicion. (full story)
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 Narrowed Options -- Either we learn to cooperate and live together or we Will surely die together posted by fay, 2014-05-28 23:58:51
Humans pride themselves on their achievements and cite their superior intelligence as the reason and yet simple, self-evident Truths escape humanity's grasp. The TITLE is plain fact today and yet instead of focusing on co-operation and sustainability, humans are racing to extinction with the world's most technologically advanced nation leading the way. (full story)
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 Westfield Mega-Shopping Centre Empire pays only 10% Tax posted by Heath Aston via shirl, 2014-05-28 12:43:56
While lying Abbott screams 'debt' to impose an AUSTERITY economy on Oz, the mainstream media finally begins to publish facts about TAX AVOIDING large corporations that starve government of revenue. (full story)
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 IMF: Global Banks Addicted to Short Term Speculation posted by staff report via cocran, 2014-05-28 08:50:20
It seems some pundits were right, if we are too soft on the big banks they would continue to pursue bad habits which caused the global economic crisis of 2008. (full story)
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No U.S. Citizen Safe “Throughout the World” posted by Felicity Arbuthnot via sal, 2014-05-28 02:03:11
After the [illegal] attack on Iraq a frequently heard comment from those with no interest in foreign affairs or much, from activists, journalists and political observers of all hues, was: “Soon no American or British citizen will be safe anywhere on earth, for decades to come.” It was repeated after Libya, at every sabre rattling at Iran. Throughout the meddling, funding and support for terrorists in Syria the phrase has resurfaced, as again after US Under Secretary Victoria Nuland boasted of her government’s $5 billion illegal coup in Ukraine. Guantanamo, renditions, secret prisons and US drone strikes are also cited. Abu Ghraib and other atrocities are unforgotten. (full story)
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 The Ruination of a Nation from Within posted by sonny, 2014-05-27 12:44:14
By abusing its privileged position of printing the world’s default currency, the greenback, which is now as worthless as monopoly money, America created the circumstances for its own demise. (full story)
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The Critical Prerequisite posted by stacey, 2014-05-27 00:50:59
To illustrate the point I would use the simple and logical analogy of building a ‘house’ -- a favourite among Masons. It is profoundly clear that before a house can be built a foundation is required something sturdy and enduring to support the structure. A strong foundation that is able to support the larger structure is prerequisite to building ANYTHING. Therefore, reason dictates that prior to any social revolution THE critical prerequisite is a strong foundation upon which reform is able to anchor itself, take root, grow and flourish. (full story)
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Refuge posted by shae via don, 2014-05-26 13:51:30
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Irresistible posted by top, 2014-05-25 01:38:04
'Fear not for I am with you always, even until the end of time.' A scribe recently penned this sentence; it immediately becomes recognisable as a composite 'Christian' phrase attributed to social and political REFORMER Jesus of Nazareth -- no absurd magic or fantasy is required to understand the reality of his very practical message, reject perverse values, 'money, position and power' and embrace each other in Love as brothers and sisters and cooperate/share everything that the good earth has provided for our needs, simple! No one owns what has been given (to all) freely.
Well there it is again! (full story)
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 Could a New Populist Movement Fight Off Oligarchy? posted by ernie, 2014-05-24 13:45:52
A title (above) on one of the alternative news blogs caught my eye but sadly it also carried the response to the question it raised. (full story)
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 Oz PM Tony Abbott Commits Political Suicide posted by chloe, 2014-05-22 00:41:11
The huge irony here is that it was Abbott that helped Oz citizens adopt a ZERO TOLERANCE attitude to dishonest, lying politicians -- his CONSTANT attacks on predecessor, JuLIAR ‘carbon tax, ignore the people’ Gillard, clearly made a deep cultural impression; how HE imagined that Australians would tolerate HIS LYING and DECEPTION, which exceeds Gillard’s by the order of 10, is beyond rational comprehension; however, conservatives are known to play American style bulldozer politics, just do it and worry about consequences later. Well, that tactic, which only works on mindless morons and AMERICANS does not cut it in Oz, as is clearly evident today. (full story)
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 The Abbott Betrayal Worst in Oz Political History posted by dulcie, 2014-05-21 03:23:01
The sheer number of shameless lies and broken pre-election promises made by the current PM Tony Abbott, not only define him as a reprehensible sell-out LIAR, scoundrel and undisguised servant of big business and the elite Plutocracy (Rinehart, Murdoch and Packer) but also as a betrayer of traditional Australian culture and values and a traitor of democratic principles -- majority representation! (full story)
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