Tag: Myth

Israel October 21, 2023

The Myth of Israel’s ‘Most Moral Army’ – CounterPunch.org

Palestinian victims, by contrast, remain nameless; and they tend to be presented as mere numbers rather than flesh and blood human beings whose lives also deserve to be grieved. This, too, helps to perpetuate the myth of the Israeli military as moral.

Ultimately, then, it is not only that those who deploy the weapons of the strong are considered more ethical because they kill innocent people from a distance, but also because the colonial legal discourse constructs the people they kill as “human animals”, “collateral damage”, or as a statistic.

So long as the dead are dehumanised in this way and, consequently, presented as unworthy of being grieved, the death drive will continue unabated. This, I fear, is a recipe for genocidal retribution.

As Israel ordered 1.1 million Palestinians – many of whom are the children and grandchildren of refugees – to leave their homes in northern Gaza ahead of

Source: The Myth of Israel’s ‘Most Moral Army’ – CounterPunch.org

Whitlam December 5, 2022

Gough Whitlam’s enthusiasm for reform has left a lasting legacy

The Whitlam Government’s economic performance was certainly not perfect, but it deserves a better reputation than it has, writes John Hawkins.

Source: Gough Whitlam’s enthusiasm for reform has left a lasting legacy

America's Shame December 5, 2021

As Iran Negotiates on Nuclear Deal, Americans Wrongly believe it has a Bomb — and that Israel Doesn’t!

How the Fuck is this possible in 2021?

“more Americans think Iran possesses nuclear weapons than think Israel does. While Israel has been known to possess nuclear weapons for decades (without officially acknowledging it) and Iran is not known to have ever possessed any, the American public perception presumes a different reality: 60.5%, including 70.6% of Republicans and 52.6% of Democrats, say Iran possesses nuclear weapons — compared to 51.7% who say Israel does, including 51.7% of Republicans and 51.9% of Democrats. More Americans think Iran possesses nuclear weapons than think Israel does.”

Source: As Iran Negotiates on Nuclear Deal, Americans Wrongly believe it has a Bomb — and that Israel Doesn’t!

Israel April 19, 2021

What ties the U.S. and Israel together? Our arrogant, doomed mythology of exceptionalism | Salon.com

Source: What ties the U.S. and Israel together? Our arrogant, doomed mythology of exceptionalism | Salon.com

Stock Market January 29, 2021

The Redditors Have Revealed A Myth About The Stock Market | HuffPost Australia

“The real work of determining what kind of world we want to live in is the proper subject of democracy, not high finance. The Redditors have made this clear to the world, and for that they should be celebrated rather than condemned.”
The Redditors Have Revealed A Myth About The Stock Market | HuffPost Australia

Australia's Shame October 1, 2020

A ‘Fair Go’ is now a Myth – » The Australian Independent Media Network

So many issues in recent times, many of them pre-COVID-19, have highlighted how the Australia, which we tried to project to the world in 2000 as a Dinky Di paradise is dead, buried and cremated.(Thank you, Tony Abbott, for the quote! You certainly helped the rot set in!)
A ‘Fair Go’ is now a Myth – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Informed Comment, Uncategorized November 25, 2019

Informed Comment- Robert Reich Voter Fraud

Scott Morrison, Uncategorized September 13, 2019

The Christian wolf in sheep’s clothing – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Any fool can manufacture a narrative, in fact, whole societies have manufactured consent through media ownership while vilifying those who would point out the facts to challenge them. Cruelty, victim blame, and vilification become the norms shrouded in fascicle smiley hypocrisy.

Unless, as a species, we learn the scientific facts … we are lost to this type of cruel and vile self-justification for evil. The Christian wolf in sheep’s clothing. A compulsive lying coat of thorns disguised as many colours. The smiling assassin.

Mark my words, Morrison is truly dangerous because he believes his own lies.

via The Christian wolf in sheep’s clothing – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Informed Comment, Uncategorized August 9, 2019

The Myth of the Rugged Individual | The Smirking Chimp

via The Myth of the Rugged Individual | The Smirking Chimp

Australian Media, Conservative Media, Corporate Media, Government by Media, Media Bias, Media Control, Murdochian Myth, Uncategorized February 8, 2019February 8, 2019

Old Dog Thoughts- Murdochian Myths

Andrew Bolt’s Blog,8/2/19; Climate Change Planet Earth NASA,NOAA the past120,000 years; Trump’s SOTU and Polling Data;

Informed Comment January 15, 2019

Australia and the overpopulation myth

For many activists, it might be unwitting but objectively, the overpopulation, anti-people scare campaign sends xenophobic and racist messages.

As the noted socialist scholar David Harvey says,

“Whenever a theory of overpopulation seizes hold in a society dominated by an elite, then the non-elite invariably experience some form of political, economic, and social repression.”