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Silencing Of The Drum Death Knell For ABC As Alternative Media Voice

12 December 2023 1 yr

The sudden axing of the ABC’s current affairs programme The Drum is the final nail in the coffin for a progressive national broadcaster. More than a decade of Coalition sniping and undermining of the ABC has denuded it. Silencing of The Drum death knell for […]

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by Clio

18 March 2025 3 hrs

Young Men Let A Lot Of People Down

Young men let a lot of people down. This is not to disparage youth, rather it is a fact of life. The getting of wisdom is no low hanging fruit. In a high-performance industry, like AFL football, the expectations of the media and therefore the fans are unrealistic. This niche media is jam packed with ex-footballers who have become talking heads as a second career. These relentless and loud voices demanding perfection are an unhealthy fourth estate in the sporting celebrity sphere. The AFL footy media are high voltage opinion makers in an increasingly crowded space. Mega paying professionalism has turned a game into an elite sporting contest, where young gods are supposed to strut their stuff. It seems, there is no room for failure of any kind, whether temporary or casual or not. Young Indigenous men are banked upon by clubs and supporters to deliver unceasing success in their football endeavours. Any deviation from this pathway is more than frowned upon. Being paid the big bucks should always be more than enough to deliver exceptional results, in the minds of the media and the fans. We all get passionate about our footy.

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by Clio

11 March 2025 1 week

Turnbull Exposes How Gutless The ABC Has Become

Former PM Malcolm Turnbull exposes how gutless the ABC has become in an interview with a breakfast announcer. In response to questions about his criticism of US President Donald Trump Turnbull hit back at the ABC.

Culture Fresh Politics

by Clio

9 March 2025 1 week

Serial Grand Final Flops

I hope the Swan’s players watch some Fox Footy on Kayo because you have to see a slide of the Brisbane Lions grinning whilst holding the AFL 2024 Premiership Cup. This image comes on every time you turn on this channel. Not that I begrudge Brisbane their well deserved triumph. Indeed, I really like Lion’s coach Chris Fagan and think he deserves a grand final victory. However, it is the manner of the Sydney Swans defeat that growls in my guts, especially on the back of the 2022 similar debacle. The Swans are rightly considered serial grand final flops.

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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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Midas Word @midasword ·

15 Feb

Trump’s America is the enemy. The enemy of those who believe in law and order. The enemy of those who value democracy. The enemy of those who oppose white supremacists, sexual offenders

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13 Feb

It is estimated that a third of the 4 000 training and certification businesses in Australia are crooked and issuing false certificates for fast bucks. Why is this happening?

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12 Feb

Many of these American multinational corporations don’t pay their fair share of taxes anywhere they operate. Apple, Google Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft

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Midas Word @midasword ·

11 Feb

The overarching message being taught to our kids is that bullying is alive and well at the very top level of human interrelations. The ugly Americans have control of the house.