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 Ignorance is Slavery Not Bliss posted by nano, 2015-09-01 00:49:28
The only hope a slave has of a ‘good life’ is to have a benign master that appreciates that slaves are a valuable and dangerous asset to be treated well in order to maintain work performance and to mitigate any inclination to rebel. But what happens when slaves are abundant or in over supply? Slaves become expendable, which eliminates the need for care and humane treatment, they become little more than disposable commodities to be treated with contempt by their masters. (full story)
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  Abbott Fails His Six Month Probation posted by cyd, 2015-08-31 10:35:24
It seems that conservative politicians share the mass media memory wipe of the broader community, I seem to recall that after the Liberal leadership spill Abbott had six months to prove that he was a capable leader; well, the local media is full of Abbott’s ‘capable’ catastrophes as leader since the spill, one imbecilic scandal after another and to think that conservatives hoped that this leopard would change his spots, in your conservative dreams. (full story)
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Welcome To The Free Trade Wars posted by Pepe Escobar via juan, 2015-08-31 03:00:16
China continues to grow at a not too shabby 7%. And yet, because of the yuan devaluation and the sharp drop in the stock market, in most Western capitals the narrative switched to Armageddon descended over an economic model that generated, over the years, six-fold growth in Chinese GDP. (full story)
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Matrix Of Control posted by joe contra via mike, 2015-08-30 09:38:28
What is society really like? We think, we know our neighborhood, friends, if we really have any, and definitely we know or at least we think we know something about our close relatives as well as extended family mostly through the personal experiences of our lives but also through the narratives that are proliferated among our family members about the society at large and ourselves within this society. (full story)
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Europe in Free Fall posted by The Saker via shaz, 2015-08-30 09:17:18
Europe is in free fall. Nobody can doubt that any more. In fact, the EU is simultaneously suffering from several severe problems and any one of these could potentially become catastrophic. Let’s look at them one by one. (full story)
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 Minister RESPONSIBLE for Border Force, LIES through his teeth like his boss Tony Abbott posted by darcy, 2015-08-30 00:33:16
Socially detested PM Tony Abbott, who lied his way into office, has shown the way for his entire party, Peter Dutton the ex-detective minister responsible for the Nazi mentality of HIS new, armed, black uniformed, Border ‘Force’ says that he received advice from Border Force officers regarding randomly checking the public for their visas/papers but didn’t read it, tell Australia another one you gutless, lying hound, your party’s DISHONEST ‘form’ is a matter of pub and social discourse, notwithstanding that the minister and his leader are duty-bound to take full responsibility! (full story)
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 The Global Plague posted by dave, 2015-08-29 10:45:38
And it’s devastating. What other era in modern history has seen such apathetic compliance to the most draconian intrusions on privacy, the erosion of liberties and rights which our forefathers fought and died to attain and preserve, all forfeited with cowardly, reckless abandon by modern generations – what the fuck in wrong with you people? (full story)
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 Abbott criticises protest of police state Border 'Force' tactics posted by jake, 2015-08-28 22:48:45
In possibly the most disconnected of Abbott's statements he took aim at true blue Australians that are fully justified in demonstrating against police state tactics. Disconnected dunce Abbott actually said people should be "ashamed" of protecting Australia's freedoms and unique culture. Well, you've heard it from the horse's mouth and it becomes obvious where Abbott stands, clearly against Australian culture. (full story)
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"Jesus Was Black" Reveals Newly Found Manuscript posted by Bob Flanagan via jude, 2015-08-28 11:49:52
A team of archeologists from the University of Tel Aviv have uncovered a collection of ancient scrolls in the West Bank region, near the Qumran Caves, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were originally uncovered in 1947, and which promise to shed a new light on the life and physical appearance of Jesus Christ. (full story)
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 Abbott’s Australian Border Force Fiasco posted by dan, 2015-08-28 10:35:01
One hardly knows where to begin with the outrage that was to be perpetrated against the Australian public. It begins with the re-branding (a meaningless corporate trick) of the customs and immigration services to the “Australian Border Force,” note the last word of this re-branding. The new ‘force’ has been invested with new powers of course, carrying guns for instance, and new dark uniforms reminiscent of Nazi Germany’s SS – what’s a few wasted millions of taxpayer funds when political tricks and gimmicks may help Abbott gain some popularity and support? But it couldn’t have been more disastrous for DISCONNECTED, DISHONEST, incompetent imbecile, Abbott. (full story)
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‘Islamic State’ Pretext for Western Intervention in Libya posted by Ramzy Baroud via stan, 2015-08-28 00:16:42
The is no question that NATO created the current debacle in Libya. So now destructive western forces are looking for an excuse to intervene again -- of course with the same horrific outcomes to be sure. (full story)
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 Conspiracy Fact posted by jess, 2015-08-27 09:32:04
It doesn’t take a genius to determine that North Africa and the Middle East since American and NATO military interventions are theatres of immeasurable human tragedy today. Prior to the illegal interventions based on lies and various other transparent pretexts, those regions were relatively stable. Today, however, chaos and horror reigns with millions dead and millions more displaced by the destabilising influence of American military interventionism, which amounts to mass murder and the assassination of leaders that refuse to comply with its wishes. (full story)
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 Newcastle Divests -- coal is bad posted by Lauren McCauley via dulcie, 2015-08-27 01:55:12
Newcastle, Australia—home to the world's largest coal export port—on Tuesday joined the growing divestment movement after voting to pull its holdings from the country's biggest banks if they continue to fund fossil fuel projects. (full story)
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China's Economic 'Miracle' - Exploitation by Western Corporate Elite posted by kuang, 2015-08-27 01:03:49
"Things must change in order to stay the same." China has returned to its imperial elitist structure of hyper-wealth for the few and slavery for the masses. Highly informative video below. (full story)
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 It’s About Trust posted by darcy, 2015-08-26 11:16:39
Indeed, today, worldwide almost no-one trusts their governments and political leaders, why? Simply due to the FACT that politicians everywhere are a pack of self-interested liars and scoundrels that engage in anything but representing the people and serving the national interest. They lack vision, a coherent narrative and real policies other than what is prescribed/dictated by elite corporate and banker interests -- and who do these institutions represent, themselves of course, so democracy – majority rule -- has become a farce, a pathetic joke everywhere. Is this situation sustainable? You can bet your life it isn’t! (full story)
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