Is the world interested in the human race – or do we have an inflated idea of our own importance?
Tag: Tokenism
My Mind Is Greater Than My Mouth
Imagine a world where human beings could not talk. Maybe your mind immediately entered the world of Triffids and suddenly the entire human race cannot see? Maybe you began to worry about how you would watch television or listen to the radio? Maybe your faith in the ability of Facebook and the Internet to save mankind was suddenly kindled anew?…
Secular Government and Elections in Australia
Where are the soldiers of the Fourth Estate when you really need them? For those unaware of the happenings in the Centre of the Civilised Universe, there is an election campaign currently under way here in Australia. And the specifics of this particular election are generating an awful lot of material for the next 10 years of stand-up comedy sketches.…
Climate Change, stupidity and ridiculous argument
Apparently there remain people unconvinced about the reality of ‘climate change’. Apparently, they are stupid, ignorant, Republican or old, uneducated, uninformed and quite possibly uncouth. They have a title, graciously bestowed on them by the patronising ‘Believers’ in climate change – “Denialists”. Yes, it seems that refusal to accept whatever is meant by the term ‘climate change’ now delegates an…
The absurdity of representational government
Yesterday the temperature here in Perth reached 36.4°C. Vividly clear blue skies, a hot breeze and a scorching sun combined to create one of those magical ‘pre-summer’ summer days. Today, the sky is a hazy mix of light blue and wishy washy off-white, two dimensional clouds. The breeze is cool and the interplay between full sun and shadowed cloud cover…