More on clean feed opposition 24 Nov 2008 At last the MSM seem to be picking it up. A Perth newsmagazine has reported it unfavourably (although are Xenophon and Fielding really waiting for the results, given they are major motivators of the idea?), and an online opinion site suggests that the ultimate source of this stupidity is Clive Hamilton and the Australia Institute, a reactionary “think tank”, back in 2003. And a NSW Parliamentary Library report has challenged Conroy’s claim, previously challenged by Greens Senator Scott Ludlum, that this is something already in place in various other countries. The report is available online [PDF]. Censorship Internet filtering Politics Technology
Australian stuff Unbelievers aren’t quite human, part 2 29 Nov 2010 Cardinal Fang, exemplar of all that is moral, has declared that people without faith have ”nothing beyond the constructs they confect to cover the abyss”, and “people without religion… are frightened by the future”. “”Australian society will become increasingly coarse and uncaring … if Christian principles are excluded from public… Read More
Politics Is evangelicalism the walking dead? 14 Oct 200918 Sep 2017 An essay in Christian Science Monitor today suggests that within 20 years, the evangelical movement will be dead. I think it is wrong for several reason, but first, what it is right about: It is true that by tying their religious movement to a particular political philosophy, they would be… Read More
Humor Vote now! 4 Nov 2008 At the time of writing the vote was evenly split four ways between A Moose, Immanuel Kant, Saul Kripke, and any Four Dimensionalist. Beat the tie now by voting. [Hat tip to Leiter] Read More
“a NSW Parliamentary Library report” Apropos of nothing in particular, I initially misread this as “a NSFW Parliamentary Library report”.
“a NSW Parliamentary Library report” Apropos of nothing in particular, I initially misread this as “a NSFW Parliamentary Library report”.
Your statement that Xenophon is a major motivator of the idea is particularly disturbing, as in the past I’ve always respected Xenophon (that is, compared to most politicians) and I wouldn’t have expected him to go in for something like this. So for the sake of good decision-making at the next election I would like to be more informed about his role in the filtering debate, whereas the details of Fielding’s role in it are not so important because he’s always been nuts. (What motivates me to comment right now, btw, is the fact that I’ve just linked to your coverage of this issue.)
Your statement that Xenophon is a major motivator of the idea is particularly disturbing, as in the past I’ve always respected Xenophon (that is, compared to most politicians) and I wouldn’t have expected him to go in for something like this. So for the sake of good decision-making at the next election I would like to be more informed about his role in the filtering debate, whereas the details of Fielding’s role in it are not so important because he’s always been nuts. (What motivates me to comment right now, btw, is the fact that I’ve just linked to your coverage of this issue.)