Australia is considered a tolerant multi-cultural nation. There will always be those who are less tolerant, and who are not happy with the range of outcomes necessitated by a multi-cultural society. The Internet gives these people an avenue to spread their view of the universe, and quite often the message is more than a little confused. Here’s an email received…
The unexpected and unintended consequences of the Global Financial Crisis continue to reverberate around the world. Trust and faith are diminished, and inidividuals are rebelling against the coercive powers of institutions and states. The website Wikileaks has brought one aspect of anarchy to the forefront of thinking globally. Questions of the rights and wrongs of individuals, states and institutions are…
Sometimes it is difficult to be a passive observer of the hidden webs of power and control within society. If we take the time, those strings that come out of the sky to determine the movements of people through their day, become starkly highlighted. Sometimes you just want to yell at people, to ask how they could possibly not see…