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Sandals and socks until I die Feb 4, 2016

Sandals and Socks until I die.   It is no secret that I have a fondness for sandals and socks. I have found that over time the combination is both convenient and comfortable that offers a utility which the trendier ‘thongs/flip flops’ happen to lack. The utility of such attire however has taken on an almost socially unique condemnation, affording the wearer a weirdo status. I have often found it interesting that such a supreme and everlasting item of footwear is the subject of such sour and unwarranted attacks. When I first started to wear sandals it was simply for...

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Benefits of the combat sports Jan 31, 2016

    From the blood soaked sands of the Antiquity to the brilliantly illuminated stadiums of Pay Per View broadcasts, society and the individual has had a yearning to see athletes compete under the banner of sanctioned and controlled warfare. We all have a curiosity whether perverse or informed to look at two warriors test one another with reckless abandon as they attempt to best their foe for honour, prize, freedom, national pride or merely for entertainment. The Combat Sports have barely changed over time, the bare essentials remain the same. Two athletes, the mob, an arena, an official and...

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‘Justifiable’ democide Jan 30, 2016

  ‘Justifiable’ Democide In war we are told, bad things happen. And found within these bad and unfortunate events innocent civilians will die and suffer. The apparent narrative is that the ‘good’ guys, so those usually aligned with the Anglo American sphere, will always do what is in the best interest for the innocent people of the world and any who suffer in this pursuit were sacrifices needed in order to defeat evil. The very notion that a lesser of two, three or twenty evils is calculable and so easily validated is dis-respective and ultimately problematic. Whether a State or...

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Terrorists under the bed Jan 29, 2016

  Terrorism has been a word overused and misused by many, especially in more recent times. The nature of politically motivated violence is always terrifying and to suffer it in a most savage and bloody way would lead the victims to conclude that those inciting it are in fact ‘terrorists’. But like most language in the new age of political speak it has its own form of definition and terror usually relates to non-state actors who attack for any reason other than material profit. But even then, in some cases outright criminals are labelled as terrorists and some mass killers...

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Just another crISIS Jan 29, 2016

Just another crISIS   written in 2014. It is hard not to feel disgust and anger at a group like ISIS as it fights its uncivil war across Syria and Iraq with such a murderous disregard for human life. Such an organisation unfortunately is not a new occurrence and radical groups or individuals performing menacing and terrifying acts against other human beings is as old as time itself. Violent wings of an ideological group, however related or co-ordinated to the main body, is also something that is not new. Yet why is it that time and time again we in...

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Justice Jan 29, 2016

    Justice Justice is not an abstract, it is not subjective and it should never be considered a tool for the mighty. It is an amoral morality, a neutral positive and a righteous objective which serves no one or nothing other than the self interest of its very own existence. Although it may be robbed and corrupted in name it is neither derided or devalued by this misappropriation or misunderstanding of what it is or should be. It simply exists outside of any and every system and is neither cosmic nor terrestrial. Humanity seeks it apparently but all too...

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Lest we truly forget Jan 28, 2016

  Lest we truly forget… A sincere look at the ANZACs, their legacy and how to truly honour their memory The ANZAC spirit is something which permeates with pride throughout our culture. We look to the past with a degree of admiration, respect and awe as we recall our ancestors, those none to distant and to those further back in time. Even before the original ANCACs of the First World War, Australia and New Zealand had forged a martial pride. Our two young nations seemed to brilliantly burn on the world stage in its bloodiest conflicts with an honourable star...

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The taking of Germany’s womanhood Jan 28, 2016

As the new year reigns in we see much of the same from previous years. The ever present fear mongering from within the comfort of one’s own nation at the expense of apparently ‘invading’ others. The reasons to curb immigration and multiculturalism has a great many dot points on its near endless list of checks against foreigners. One has always been the apparent misogynistic backwardness that Oriental cultural groups seem to hold in regards to their womenfolk. The recent rape of two women in Germany and the numerous sexual assaults around the same time, all from recently arriving Syrian nationals,...

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The Failure of your self preservation Jan 28, 2016

  The failure of your self preservation delusions, deceptions and dangers of self defence industry In the most purist sense the ability to defend ones self from violent and deadly attack is perhaps the most important act that one could under take. Whether it is in promoting good health so that ones immune system can fight back an infection or if it is in the throes of fending of another person who seeks to end your life in the most primitive of ways. It seems quite logical and rationale that this should be so important and yet despite the many...

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