Due to their racist, imperialist, homophobic past, all of these have to go. A Devil's Curmudgeon. We Must Erase EVERYTHING “Problematic” to Achieve Social Justice. Like all bullies, continually giving in to the Cancel Culture inquisitors does nothing to satisfy their lust for power. On the contrary, the more they get away with, the greater …
The shocking intolerance of the left. “Tolerance” is, supposedly, one of the supreme virtues of modern society. But what does it mean, exactly? Oxford defines “tolerance” as “the willingness to accept or tolerate someone or something, especially opinions or behavior that you may not agree with, or people who are not like you”. Merriam-Webster, the …
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The introduction of new communications technologies have almost always been heralded with almost absurd optimism. When television was introduced, for instance, it was predicted that this new technology would lead to a new golden age of education and information. Instead, audiences almost immediately flocked to light entertainment and, ultimately, Keeping up with the Kardashians. Similar …
Recently, Australia’s newspapers took the unprecedented collective action of publishing their front pages entirely redacted. This, they say, is a united call for greater media freedom following a sustained attack on the rights of journalists to hold governments to account and report the truth to the Australian public. Are the nation’s newspapers really taking such …
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It’s a sad irony of modern history that the free speech movement was birthed and then murdered by the left. In fact, the slow killing of free speech started when the movement had scarcely seen out its first decade. If you could pinpoint the moment the left turned against free speech, I would nominate the …
One of the touted benefits of Twitter is that it allows you to “find out what people REALLY think”. As many people have found out, that’s not always such a positive. In a culture ruled by the iron fist of political correctness, just as it was in the Soviet Union, saying what you really think …
Their voice has been digitally altered for their protection. https://youtu.be/YKiQJLNLIdM Clarification: According to The Financial Times, the extradition bill in question – provisions added to Hong Kong’s previous Fugitive Offender Ordinance – “if approved, would allow extradition of people not only to China but to any jurisdiction in the world with which Hong Kong has …
When Australia passed same-sex marriage legislation, the government has also acceded to calls to protect religious freedoms. Former Howard government minister Philip Ruddock was appointed to chair the Religious Freedom Review. As the review prepares its final report, senior government members have called for a religious freedom bill. Many Christians in Australia are concerned about …
This one covers both Australian and New Zealand law, so it's handy for those of us on both sides of the Tasman. In a series of notorious recent incidents, British police have embarked on a sinister campaign of coercing social media users, from intimidating “visits” to being arrested and dragged off to the lockup. A …
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Another old one. The Sydney “Festival of Dangerous Ideas” was celebrated as a platform to spout such dangerous, “offensive, obnoxious, fearsome, dangerously stupid” ideas as “Israel is an Apartheid State”, “Genital Cutting is Normal”, or even that “Honour Killings are Justified”. One thing that was immediately obvious was that FODI’s roster was heavily weighted to …
