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 Are political parties the problem not the solution? 27 Mar 2014 I am slightly active in the political party that I am a member of, but it worries me that maybe it is the very existence of political parties as formal structures that is the problem in modern politics in democracies. Here is a brief argument why: If you have a… Read More
Education Dibs and dobs 28 Oct 2008 One of the downsides to being old is that your favourite teachers die. I learned most of what I know about the Empiricists, in particular John Locke, from a book by C. B. Martin, who passed away recently. Hat tip to Leiter. I didn’t know he spent so much time… Read More
Politics Paine on national churches 5 Apr 2010 All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. [Thomas Paine; Writings of Thomas Paine, volume 4, Age of Reason, chapter 1] This is sometimes misquoted as “All churches… 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.)