Tag: Why?

Israel

Why are so many women and children being killed in Gaza and Lebanon?

It seems the Israeli leadership, the Zionists and Prime Minister Netanyahu will not be satisfied until the Biblical promise of the land belonging to the descendants of Abraham is realised, and the land cleansed of those who are not identified as such… and the identification is one of belief, a religious creed, that of Judaism. In effect, using the same argument the Nazis had for eliminating people who did not conform to their definition of what a good German looked like.

But why are there so many women and children killed in these conflicts?

Could it be that each child killed cannot grow up to become the enemy?

And could it be that by killing women and children cannot be born to grow up to become the enemy?

Why are so many women and children being killed in Gaza and Lebanon?

Australia

Why I am voting ‘Yes’ – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The federal legislative and administrative history regarding the treatment of First Nations in Australia has still been unsatisfactory since 1967. That is why we have an average life expectancy for non-First Nations exceeding the life expectancy of First Nations in the case of males by 8.6 years and females by 7.8 years. #TheVoice is a positive step forward to cure the CC and socioeconomic disadvantages First Nations face. A legislative voice alone can be easily torn down by the vicissitudes of either opportunistic or knee jerk politics. The former Howard Government Indigenous Affairs Minister Amanda Vanstone has admitted it was a mistake to have abolished the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (‘ATSIC’) in its entirety (source The Australian). Notwithstanding any internal administrative problems with ATSIC, it was delivering regional solutions for First Nations disadvantage. The tearing down of ATSIC sufficiently illustrates the inadequacy of there being only a legislative voice.

When I read the data about life expectancy alone, I know there is a federal legislative and administrative problem

#TheVoice is a positive step forward for Australia, and #TheVoice unifies us a nation. #TheVoice is a small step for non-First Nations Australians, but it is a major step for the hearts of First Nations.

8.6. That is why I am voting #Yes.

 

Source: Why I am voting ‘Yes’ – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Russia

If Putin is about to fall, why do 82 per cent of Russians support him?

Vladimir Putin is doubling down on Putinism at home.

The Kremlin has been running an aggressive propaganda campaign to justify its actions to its citizens.Now, Russia is sinking deeper into the quagmire of Putinism, and there are few signs that the population is resisting the path the president is leading them down.

Polling by the Russian independent pollster Levada Centre revealed that, in July, approval of Putin amongst Russians stood at 82 per cent. Three-quarters of those surveyed said they supported the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine.

Source: If Putin is about to fall, why do 82 per cent of Russians support him?

Climate

Floods in Victoria are uncommon. Here’s why they’re happening now – and how they compare to the past

 

Why doesn’t Victoria have as many floods?

Victoria’s claim to fame in disasters is that it’s the most bushfire-prone region in the world (followed by California and Greece).

Fire risk also comes from climate. Victoria’s temperate climate means dry summers and less rain than its northern counterparts – around 520 millimetres of rain a year falls on average in Melbourne, compared to 1175mm a year in Sydney and 1149mm in Brisbane. Up north, rain tends to fall intensely, whereas Victoria’s rain tends to fall more as drizzle.

What’s different this time? September was wetter and colder than usual in Victoria, which meant the ground was already saturated in many areas. Colder weather means less water evaporates. Together, that made the state primed for floods.

For a flood to happen, you need a high rate of run-off, where rain hits saturated soils and flows overland rather than sinking in, as well as intense rains in a short period.

Rain has fallen across almost all of Australia’s mainland in the last two weeks. Our rain events are usually regional – not national like this.

Source: Floods in Victoria are uncommon. Here’s why they’re happening now – and how they compare to the past

ATO

CUBIC Corporation in action Down Under – » The Australian Independent Media Network

 

Australians should ask why this profitable company has paid no company tax here since at least 2013.

In the first months of the new government in Canberra, the age of legalized tax avoidance must cease. New ground rules are absolutely necessary to ensure that old practices are not continued in the 2022-23 financial year at a time when welfare agencies are issuing tents and temporary shelters to keep families off the streets and out of parked cars on these late winter nights.

Source: CUBIC Corporation in action Down Under – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Donald Trump

Trump Stole Secret Government Documents. The Big Question Is Why. – Mother Jones

We know what Donald Trump did: He absconded from the White House with classified and top secret documents that belonged to the US government; he mishandled these highly sensitive records in his Mar-a-Largo lair (see this photo); he resisted the efforts of the government to retrieve these records; he employed a legal team that falsely certified that all classified material had been returned; and his actions prompted the Justice Department to investigate whether he and his crew obstructed justice or violated other federal laws, including the Espionage Act.

The big question is why?

Trump Stole Secret Government Documents. The Big Question Is Why. – Mother Jones
Cuba

Hunger as a Weapon: How Biden’s Inaction Is Aggravating Cuba’s Food Crisis | The Smirking Chimp

There is no excuse for delay. No long, drawn out policy review is needed to recognize that there is a food crisis in Cuba due in part to U.S. policies, and that helping alleviate it is a moral obligation—an extension of the responsibility to protect. Moreover, these are actions Biden promised he would take during the presidential campaign. Every day he delays is another day that Cubans go hungry.

Source: Hunger as a Weapon: How Biden’s Inaction Is Aggravating Cuba’s Food Crisis | The Smirking Chimp

Opinion

Ye Olde Opinion Vendor | The Smirking Chimp

(Disclaimer: This blog is written without monetary compensation. It is usually written in haste, and though I proofread, that too is often done in haste. Typos get overlooked. There is no editor to see what I sometimes don’t see until after I press “send.” Bear with me. Or don’t. I don’t have to write these things, and you surely don’t have to read them. We’re all volunteers here. Why any of us does what we do can be a mystery even to ourselves, but it’s just weird that those of you keep returning to read my stuff though it’s clear you don’t like my opinions or the way I express them. But we’re all pilgrims on this path. If, however, you are among those who actually agree or like something or other I write, please share it with people you might know who might be interested, or maybe even need to hear an opinion that differs from their own. I ask this because I was just released from Facebook jail after doing 30 days of hard time, ratted out by sneaky people in the sneakiest of way, accusing me of “hate” and “bullying” until our Facebook overseers decided I needed to be punished. Again. Given the snitches, and the apparent inability of Facebook cops to understand either hatred or b

Source: Ye Olde Opinion Vendor | The Smirking Chimp

Trump, Uncategorized

Donald Trump is a loser. Why is the Republican Party sticking with him? – NZ Herald
CPAC attendees pose for a photo next to a statue of Donald Trump. Photo / AP

The Trump record Let’s examine the Trump record.

Donald Trump is a loser. Why is the Republican Party sticking with him? – NZ Herald
Uncategorized

How Does Donald Trump Keep Getting Away With It? | The Nation

Trump Baseball Bat

People know the start of the Frederick Douglass quote “Power concedes nothing without a demand.” But most forget how the passage ends: “The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”

How does Trump keep getting away with it? Because we let him.

via How Does Donald Trump Keep Getting Away With It? | The Nation

Class War

Why do the Super-Rich hate the Poor & Workers so Much?

As Trump deliberately crashes Obamacare and deprives millions of health insurance

Source: Why do the Super-Rich hate the Poor & Workers so Much?

FBI

Donald Trump’s Story About Why He Fired FBI Director James Comey Is Already Falling Apart

Trump never complained that Comey was too hard on Hillary Clinton until he needed a reason to fire him.

Source: Donald Trump’s Story About Why He Fired FBI Director James Comey Is Already Falling Apart

Syria

Aleppo Before The War: A Poignant Look Back At A Once-Thriving Metropolis | Huffington Post

The city is unrecognizable after half a decade of conflict.

Source: Aleppo Before The War: A Poignant Look Back At A Once-Thriving Metropolis | Huffington Post

Australia's Shame

An LNP Refugee Backflip, is it even possible? – » The Australian Independent Media Network

In light of the so-called “Nauru files” questions are naturally being asked. However the questions being asked by decent minded people of conscious are decidedly different from the ones being asked by the government and our immigration minister Peter Dutton. While those of us who would prefer our nation didn’t behave like a sub-branch of…

Source: An LNP Refugee Backflip, is it even possible? – » The Australian Independent Media Network

France

Nice attack brings a difficult question into sharp focus: why France?

France has a long history of protest and terror attacks from a range of different groups.

Source: Nice attack brings a difficult question into sharp focus: why France?

Gun Deaths USA

San Bernardino: Why the US cannot stop the slaughter

Another mass shooting in the US, and the gun control debate remains bogged down by posturing and distractions.

Source: San Bernardino: Why the US cannot stop the slaughter

Syria

US to send ‘fewer than 50’ special ops forces to Syria – Your Middle East

President Barack Obama has authorized the first sustained deployment of US special forces to Syria, officials said Friday, easing his long-standing refusal to put

Source: US to send ‘fewer than 50’ special ops forces to Syria – Your Middle East

Peter Dutton

Peter Dutton details medical care provided to Somali refugee in Australia

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has provided a detailed breakdown of the medical consultations provided to a Somali refugee who pleaded to come to Australia for an abortion but was deported amid claims she changed her mind.

Source: Peter Dutton details medical care provided to Somali refugee in Australia

Charlie Hebdo

Juan Cole: Why al-Qaida Attacked Charlie Hebdo Satirists in Paris – Juan Cole – Truthdig

 

Juan Cole: Why al-Qaida Attacked Charlie Hebdo Satirists in Paris – Juan Cole – Truthdig.