The white racism meme which inspires riots in the US and is claiming lives is related to the ridiculous outrages which power jihadism. No truth behind the rhetoric, but endless urban myths. Boko Haram is jihadist and they have just claimed credit for killing 120 in blowing up a mosque in Nigeria. The target seems to have been Nigerias most senior Muslim cleric, and it yet again illustrates the greatest threat to any Muslim is a jihadist. But Jihadists threaten others too. Sirhan Sirhan was a PLO terrorist who killed Bobby Kennedy for Kennedys alleged support of Israel. Interestingly, Democrats demonstrably dont support Israel now but do support the PLO. The BDS movement support jihadism too, and Facebook accept their terrorist memes, one particular one being a picture of holocaust survivors being photoshopped to portray them as Palestinians. In Australia the white racism meme is expressed under the myth of the stolen generation. There have been tragic consequences with that, too. A corrupt, unreformed ALP have won the Victorian election. There is now an opportunity for the Victorian Liberals to find real leadership with vision. All things being fair a competent Liberal government will always lose to a corrupt ALP, because of the partisan press. So the Libs have to be better than competent. They need a leader who has a conservative vision. Not someone who falls for populism, as with AGW hysteria, or the white racism meme, or with suppression of free speech, but one who is compassionate, fair and a believer in the benefits of small government and prosperity. Napthine only had a year, but he seems too old and too compromised, having failed to challenge the corrupt institutions which support ALP power. Liberal party infighting alleged the eve of Victorias election over the issue of medicare co payments. It isnt the Liberals or Nationals at fault on the issue. The chief problem is Palmer secured a blocking vote and has opposed good legislation for his own reasons. So that most of the independents have almost the same voting record as the ALP. Advice is given to Libs to threaten the public with ALP government by an early election they could lose like Victoria. The threat is appealing for those outside government keen to see action. But Palmer and PUP are imploding and there is promise for the future by sticking to their guns. If an early election is not called, then the ALP are frozen from power, and reliant on Greens and independents to support them, which they wont, always. Boat turned back from Sri Lanka, but one of 37 goes to Nauru. Sarah Hanson-Young claims 36 were arrested back in Sri Lanka. In her fantasy world, they were better off compassionately drowned. Poet Ben Pobjie attack the government from the ABC after failing to justify his offensive tweet on Phil Hughes. Martin Flanagan defends the ABC from the AGE, claiming that the ABC is not partisan, like he is. Two more quit Clive Palmers PUP, these two from Northern Territory. Phil Hughes is compared to Victor Trumper, the best Austraian batsman before Bradman. It would be a formidable team which had openers of Trumper and Hughes, followed by Archie Jackson at first drop. Clarkes tears for Hughes. Very different than Kim Hughes resignation. Clarke is a man of substance, an aggressive, capable batsman and leader, and a great leader. Historical perspective on this day In 561, King Chlothar I died at Compiègne. The Merovingian dynasty was continued by his four sons — Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I — who divided the Frankish Kingdom. In 800, Charlemagne arrived at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III. In 1394, the Korean king Yi Seong-gye, founder of the Joseon dynasty, moved the capital from Kaesŏng to Hanyang, today known as Seoul. In 1549, the papal conclave of 1549–50 begins. In 1612, the Battle of Swally took place, which loosened the Portuguese Empires hold on India. In 1729, Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi. In 1776, American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, came to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements. In 1777, San Jose, California, was founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California. In 1781, the crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance. In 1783, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck New Jersey. In 1830, November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russias rule in Poland began. In 1847, the Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour. Also, Whitman massacre: Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others were killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War. In 1850, the treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austria, which will take over the leadership of the German Confederation. In 1864, American Indian Wars: Sand Creek massacre – Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory. Also, American Civil War: Battle of Spring Hill – A Confederate advance into Tennessee missed an opportunity to crush the Union Army. General John Bell Hood was angered, which led to the Battle of Franklin. In 1872, American Indian Wars: The Modoc War began with the Battle of Lost River. In 1877, Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph for the first time. In 1885, end of Third Anglo-Burmese War, and end of Burmese monarchy In 1890, the Meiji Constitution went into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convened. In 1893, the Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University, was founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing dynasty China, after his memorial to the throne was approved by the Qing Government. In 1899, FC Barcelona Association football club was founded. In 1902, the Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0, at the Pittsburgh Coliseum, to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league. In 1929, U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd led the first expedition to fly over the South Pole. In 1943, World War II: The second session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ), held to determine the post-war ordering of the country, concluded in Jajce in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1944, the first surgery (on a human) to correct blue baby syndrome was performed by Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. Also, World War II: Albania was liberated by partisan forces. In 1945, the Federal Peoples Republic of Yugoslavia was declared. In 1946, the All Indonesia Centre of Labour Organizations (SOBSI) was founded in Jakarta. In 1947, Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approved a plan for the partition of Palestine. Also, First Indochina War: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam. In 1950, Korean War: North Korean and Chinese troops force United Nations forces to retreat from North Korea. In 1952, Korean War: U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfilled a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what could be done to end the conflict. In 1961, Project Mercury: Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission – Enos, a chimpanzee, was launched into space. The spacecraft orbited the Earth twice and splashed down off the coast of Puerto Rico. In 1963, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson established the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Also, Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashed shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, killing all 118 people on board. In 1965, the Canadian Space Agency launched the satellite Alouette 2. In 1967, Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announced his resignation. In 1972, Atari announced the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game. In 1975, Graham Hill and Tony Brise, along with three other members of the Embassy Hill F1 team, were killed when their plane crashed at Arkley golf course, England, in thick fog. In 1987, Korean Air Flight 858 exploded over the Thai–Burmese border, killing 115. In 1990, Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council passed two resolutions to restore international peace and security if Iraq did not withdraw its forces from Kuwait and free all foreign hostages by January 15, 1991. In 2007, the Armed Forces of the Philippines laid siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes staged a mutiny. Also, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurred off the northern coast of Martinique. This affected the Eastern Caribbean as far north as Puerto Rico and as far south as Trinidad. In 2009, Maurice Clemmons shot and killed four police officers inside a coffee shop in Lakewood, Washington. In 2013, LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470 crashed in Namibia, killing 33 people. 2013 Were Abbott to decide to not implement Gonski or spend the money, no school would be worse off. No program that has to run would be chopped. The only difference would be some teachers would have to do what they are already paid to do. It is telling that many unionists fear the resulting fall in standards. Foreign investment is good. There may be exceptions where something is not in the national interest. Hockey correctly found one. Ten years of turkeys calling out rude names to President Bush, but they forgive Obama. Is it wrong to ask the gay community to denounce the bigots exploiting their issues? Even Gareth Evans recognises what the ALP are doing across issues is wrong. Australian business has improved investment by 3.6% in the September quarter .. thank you Mr Abbott. It is time to release Jonathon Pollard. Release him now, and begin working on a substantial package of compensation. Below, there is an evil meme comparing the holocaust with atrocities against Native Americans. In Australia, a myth of a stolen generation has resulted in harm against indigenous peoples. Failure to recognise the holocaust is another monstrous wrong. What is it that activists are demanding? Strehlows accounts of Journey to Horseshoe Bend is not an account that legitimates continued abuse of Aboriginal peoples. Are activists demanding more government intervention in native American peoples? === This column welcomes feedback and criticism. The column is not made up but based on the days events and articles which are then placed in the feed. So they may not have an apparent cohesion they would have had were they made up. === For twenty two years I have been responsibly addressing an issue, and I cannot carry on. I am petitioning the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to remedy my distress. I leave it up to him if he chooses to address the issue. Regardless of your opinion of conservative government, the issue is pressing. Please sign my petition at https://change.org/en-AU/petitions/tony-abbott-remedy-the-persecution-of-dd-ball Or the US President at https://change.org/p/barack-obama-change-this-injustice# or https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/change-injustice-faced-david-daniel-ball-after-he-reported-bungled-pedophile-investigation-and/b8mxPWtJ or wh.gov/ilXYR Douglas Sutherland-Bruce via David Daniel Ball Mr Ball, I will not sign your petition as it will do no good, but I will share your message and ask as many of friends who read it, to share it also. Let us see if we cannot use the power of the internet to spread the word of these infamous killings. As a father and a former soldier, I cannot, could not, justify ignoring this appalling action by the perpetrators, whoever they may; I thank you Douglas. You are wrong about the petition. Signing it is as worthless and meaningless an act as voting. A stand up guy would know that. - ed Lorraine Allen Hider I signed the petition ages ago David, with pleasure, nobody knows what its like until theyve been there. Keep heart David take care. I have begun a bulletin board (theconservativevoice.freeforums.net) which will allow greater latitude for members to post and interact. It is not subject to FB policy and so greater range is allowed in posts. Also there are private members rooms in which nothing is censored, except abuse. All welcome, registration is free.
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