The left, especially the feminist wing, enjoys demonising masculinity. For many academics in the Arts, it is their career, enabling them to get tax payer funded grants, and to write papers vilifying men, again on tax payers’ money, especially the men they vilify. This is known as digging one’s own grave.
  https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/16/prageru-breaks-down-why-the-left-demonizes-masculinity/ 
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-kxdyJs6y8

     The above video by a pretty young lass puts the case that “toxic masculinity” is not solved by eliminating masculinity, but by producing better masculinity. Aggression and competition cannot be eradicated from men, without destroying them, and the quest for egalitarianism has led to numerous social problems, such as the flight of the father from homes, with children ultimately facing increased risks of depression and unemployment. The take home message is one dear to us, that we need more and better masculinity, not less. Along the same lines, we also need women to be real women too.

     With South Africa moving to steal the land of white farmers, the rest of the West is doing nothing. Well, no, not exactly, for Britain has come out and backed South Africa’s actions.
  https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-19/britain-backing-south-africas-land-confiscations-white-farmers 
  https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/19/exclusive-british-govt-back-land-reforms-aimed-dispossessing-south-africas-white-minority/

“Theresa May’s government appears to be backing the Soviet-style policy of “land expropriation without compensation” aimed at dispossessing South Africa’s white farmers. Breitbart London has seen a letter written by Harriet Baldwin MP, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), to Sir Paul Beresford MP, who enquired what the government’s stance on the policy was on behalf of a concerned constituent. “The British government understands the need for land reform in South Africa”, Baldwinasserted, adding that they “welcomed” promises from President Cyril Ramaphosa that “the process of land [re]distribution would be orderly within South African laws” and be carried out “without negatively affecting economic growth, agricultural production and food security”. In a follow-up email to the constituent from the Africa Department (Central and Southern) of the FCO, also seen by Breitbart London and confirmed as “reflect[ing] Government policy on this issue” by the FCO newsdesk, the department confirms Theresa May is satisfied with having been told that “[the] process would be taken forward on a multi-party basis, through Parliament, and… within the bounds of the Constitution and carefully designed so as to avoid damaging food security or deterring investment”.

     Another example of how diversity is working in Australia, to produce … sheer magic, splendour … I need to dry the tears of joy from my eyes …
  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-18/islamic-leader-accused-of-land-clearing-claims-exempt-from-law/10133930

“A religious leader accused of illegal land clearing on a rural property used for religious prayer has claimed a Western Sydney council is infringing on his group’s religious freedoms by pursuing him over the allegations. Hawkesbury City Council has launched civil action against Dr Mustapha Kara-Ali and Diaa Kara-Ali in the Land and Environment Court, alleging they carried out illegal land clearing, earthworks and built gates, fences and driveways without seeking any of the relevant development approvals at a property in Colo, in Sydney’s north west. Mustapha Kara-Ali, a former member of then Prime Minister John Howard’s Muslim Community Reference Group and past postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, is the Imam of religious guild Diwan Al Dawla. A letter he wrote to a council staff member, filed in the court documents, says the members of the guild live “separated from secular lifestyles to pursue a religious mode of worship and an ascetic lifestyle under an oath of self-sacrifice and dedication to the purposes of Diwan Al Dawla”.

     Articles are appearing arguing a point that I have expressed for some time that China is already in war mode. The Pentagon has claimed recently that China is training bomber pilots to hit the US, something that the Chinese have denied, but it only stands to reason that they would be prepared. What does one expect from a super power aiming to be number one and rule the world: throw kisses?
  https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/08/17/pentagon-china-likely-training-bomber-pilots-to-hit-american-targets/

     The CIA, whom we can trust with the family silver, they are so rock solid, just ask old Don Trump, have said that we are already in a cold war:
  http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/top-cia-expert-china-is-waging-a-quiet-cold-war-against-the-us_07232018

     Pauline Hanson has called for Australians to be given a vote on our immigration intake. With good reason according to this story from the Daily Mail in the UK. "Muslim Imam Shaikh Mohammad Tawhidi has warned that an independent state within Australia is the agenda of radicals, according to an upcoming interview on Today Tonight. The Muslim leader, who has openly spoken out against ISIS and extremists,is interviewed on Seven'sToday Tonight and claimed radicals would 'create a country within your country'. The agenda is to create a country within your country, 'Imam Tawhidi told Today Tonight.” Perhaps the realities of living with a Moslem State within Australia might wake a few sleepy Aussies sufficiently to support her lone brave voice.
  David Smith, Inverell, NSW

     My apologies if I am wrong, but I think that the leading critic of radical Islam, Robert Spencer, is Jewish, and the heroic Pam Gellner definitely is. Not that it matters; they do excellent work and tackle issues few others are doing.  But, even so, both of these brave journalists find themselves constantly vilified by the “racist” tag from the radical Left, who are ever eager to defend anything that is even vaguely multicultural. I understand too, that both get numerous death threats. Now the attacks have gone beyond the slur and the death threat, to a direct financial attack:
  https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/15/mastercard-forces-patreon-to-kick-off-jihad-watchs-robert-spencer/

“Mastercard has reportedly forced funding platform Patreon to kick conservative author and “Jihad Watch” owner Robert Spencer off its site. “My name is April and I’m on the Trust & Safety team here at Patreon. I’ve been notified by Mastercard that we must remove your account from Patreon, effective immediately,” wrote Patreon in an email to Spencer. “Mastercard has a stricter set of rules and regulations than Patreon, and they reserve the right to not offer their services to accounts of their choosing. This is in line with their terms of service, which means it’s something we have to comply by.” “I have paid out your remaining creator balance of $475.22 to you via direct deposit,” the company continued. “I’m sorry for the inconvenience and frustration this might cause.” Yes, I bet you are “sorry.”
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2018/08/whats-going-in-canada-another-politician-being-persecuted-for-racism-for-challenging-extreme-liberal-multiculturalism
https://gellerreport.com/2018/08/criticize-islam-government.html/

     I have written previously about how the Pope’s present rejection of the death penalty should be acceptable to many, who are otherwise critical of his stance on immigration. But, the death penalty issue is controversial and there has been debates about the morality and theology of this for hundreds of years, with the best Christian minds being divided. It is foolish to deny this, as one Christian I spoke to did (there is no Christian case for the death penalty he said, and it just shows your prejudice!). This controversy continues to the present day:
  https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/16/catholic-scholars-call-on-cardinals-to-correct-pope-francis-on-death-penalty/

“A group of 75 Catholic scholars have written an open letter to the cardinals of the Church asking them to intervene to put an end to the “scandal” of Pope Francis’ recent teaching against the death penalty. On August 2, the Vatican press office announced that Pope Francis had amended the Catechism of the Catholic Church regarding capital punishment, declaring it “inadmissible” and saying the Church “works with determination for its abolition worldwide.” In their letter published on August 15 in the journal First Things, the scholars—who include professors of philosophy, theology, law, and history from Catholic institutions around the world—state that God’s Word and the universal magisterium of the Catholic Church have always taught that “criminals may lawfully be put to death by the civil power when this is necessary to preserve just order in civil society.”

     I have come to believe that sugar is a drug, something that alters human behaviour, perhaps as dangerous as alcohol, if you are listening James Reed. The evidence for this continues to grow:
  https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-08-18-devastating-effects-of-sugar-our-brains-rewards-center.html

“Researchers unveil another alarming negative effect of eating too many foods high in fats and carbohydrates. In a study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, it was revealed that the reward center of the brain started to value and want more foods that contain high amounts of fat and carbohydrates, such as processed foods, than foods containing fat or carbs alone. This study supports the idea that such foods take over the body’s innate signals in regulating food consumption. A team of researchers from Germany, Switzerland, and Canada observed that foods that contain both fats and carbohydrates appear to signal their potential caloric loads to the brain through distinct mechanisms. The study participants accurately estimated calories from fat but were very poor at estimating calories from carbohydrates.”

To The Australian          Jennifer Oriel sensibly remarks that, as election time approaches, "the government needs to present a united front" ("Turnbull should go to future-proof his Liberals", 20/8); but how can this be done? A fundamental premise that still remains true is that the Coalition must function as a genuine, whole-hearted compromise between the Centre and the Right, as John Howard has never wearied of saying. Perhaps we need a new, comprehensive statement from the Coalition parliamentarians as a whole as to what are the main issues to be contested at the election and where they stand on these.  Five points in that statement could be as follows.

     (1) The holding of a referendum on the republic proposal only if there is clearly majority popular will for that. (2) The holding of a referendum on indigenous constitutional recognition only if there is clear public support for such. (3) An impartial and even-handed approach to the administration of any referendum. (4) Firm effort to widen the range of free speech while safeguarding the welfare of minorities. (5) Firm defence of Australian sovereignty and independence in the face of UNO and internationalist pressures. (6) An immigration policy that takes account of the wishes of all Australians and the ecology and climate of the continent. In summary: the defence of traditional Australia combined with wise flexibility and alteration at a slow pace. Let the ALP and the Greens then be seen as fools rushing in where angels fear to tread.
  Nigel Jackson, Belgrave, Vic

To The Age          Jewel Topsfield's otherwise comprehensive discussion of Giselle ("Truly, madly", 18/8) omits two important matters. First of these is Adolphe Adam's inspired music which unmistakably endorses the love relationship between Albrecht and Giselle. Second is the fact that Albrecht, as well as Giselle, is seen as a victim of a world insensitive to the need to honour true love. He is a hero, not a cad. Maina Gielgud is right to emphasise the holy nature of this ballet. It is not merely that it has "connotations of forgiveness and redemption" but that it presents and celebrates as sacred the experience of true, romantic love. Such love is not self-indulgence but a step towards heaven and a heightening of human nature.
  Nigel Jackson, Belgrave, Vic

     Conservatives are naturally law and order folk, believing in the rule of law, and trying to do the right thing. But, at least for the US, it has been argued that we, the people, are all “criminals,” breaking laws that people do not even know about, as argued by US attorney Harvey Silvergate in his book, Three Felonies a Day (2009).
  https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-18/have-you-committed-your-three-felonies-today
  https://lfb.org/three-felonies-a-day-reviewed-by-wendy-mcelroy/ 
https://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent/dp/1594035229

“If you are an average American, then you are a repeat felon. In his stunning book, Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent (2009), civil-liberties attorney Harvey A. Silverglate estimates that the average person unknowingly breaks at least three criminal laws each and every day. Federal statutes and regulations have become so voluminous and vague that over-reaching prosecutors can target anyone at any time. They may think you are guilty, they could want leverage to force your co-operation, they may be vengeful, or they could be building their own careers; the motives are secondary. What’s primary is the clout and, in this, the federal bureaucracy of the United States now rivals the Soviet Union at the zenith of its power. Even if you are ultimately proven innocent, the ‘vindication’ will come after years of abusive prosecution during which your assets will be frozen, your family interrogated and, perhaps, threatened, your reputation smeared, your life left in shambles.”

     Advances in artificial intelligence, and biology are coming together to give military spin offs, as expected. On the horizon are super soldiers, just like Captain America, and even super dogs:
  https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-18/us-government-developing-real-life-supersoldier-wonder-dog-new-research-program

“According to documents from the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), the “primary emphasis of the USSOCOM Biomedical, Human Performance, and Canine Research Program is to identify and develop techniques… for early intervention in life-threatening injuries, prolonged field care, human performance optimization, and canine medicine/performance. The project will allocate $15 million on bio-enhancement studies which could result in soldiers with “enhanced physiological performance” that require a fraction of a normal night’s sleep, as well along with other “human performance optimization,” according to documents from the Defense Department.

     The Deep State is deeply concerned, in fact it is working itself up into quite a “deep state,” about problem child Austria, which has been very naughty:

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/austrias-far-right-government-ordered-a-raid-on-its-own-intelligence-service-now-allies-are-freezing-the-country-out/2018/08/17/d20090fc-9985-11e8-b55e-5002300ef004_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.96bcf3c876c1

     With Big Tech censorship running out of control, as the emperors of the cyber-universe drink their power, Trump has made the first squeaks against this, hinting that he may at last be getting off his butt on this threat to the West and fundamental freedoms:
  https://www.rt.com/usa/436282-trump-censorship-social-media/

“US President Donald Trump has spoken out about censorship against conservatives on social media, saying it is a “very dangerous thing” and calling for everyone to be allowed to participate in the online conversation.
“Social media is totally discriminating against Republican/conservative voices. Speaking loudly and clearly for the Trump administration, we won’t let that happen. They are closing down the opinions of many people on the RIGHT, while at the same time doing nothing to others,” Trump wrote.

     Thanks to my older brother John, in worse health than me, who emailed me about this story that people in the “more civilised eastern states” (as John describes us), may not have heard about. Today, I will let the story speak for itself.
  https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/australias-most-racist-college-st-marks-college-in-adelaide-under-fire-for-offensive-costumes/news-story/3371b2b56162c0c07c7aa3b3d418f80e

“Happy Hanukkah from Auschwitz!!” reads the image caption. The photo, taken at an event organised and hosted at the elite St Mark’s residential college, features two recent students from the University of Adelaide wearing striped concentration camp-style pyjamas, caricature hook noses and a yellow Star of David pinned on their chests. The students are also depicted wearing mock shackles with prisoner identification numbers marked on their inner arms, simulating those tattooed on Jewish concentration camp victims during the Holocaust. Other photos, also taken at St Mark’s College — and unearthed as part of a news.com.au investigation into university college culture — feature a student dressed as Adolf Hitler and others doing the Nazi salute. The images are not from one party. They’re from a number of similar events hosted at the college year after year. Students who attended this year’s Orientation week in February say a whole table of students attended an evening event dressed as Adolf Hitler. “There were about 10 people, all boys, who came dressed wearing swastika armbands and moustaches,” says a student who wished not to be named, fearing reprisals. “There was basically free licence to choose whatever costume you want. I can’t believe that others could stand by and not step in. It baffles me.”

     Debt debt, everywhere, and not a drop to drink. Simply replacing the word “water” by “debt” produced a sentence which may well describe the fate of nations, as they drown in debt, but the people die from “thirst”:
  http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/the-looming-economic-collapse-the-250-trillion-dollar-worldwide-debt-crisis_08152018

“As governments raise taxes to cope with their unending spending habits, people are increasingly being forced to supplement their own income with loans. And according to most financial experts, this debt problem is so big that it will usher in a global economic collapse of epic proportions. According to the Institute of International Finance’s latest Global Debt Monitor, the amount of debt held in the world rose by the biggest amount in two years during the first quarter of 2018. It grew by $8 trillion to hit a new all-time high of $247 trillion, up from $238 trillion as of December 31, 2017.  And that’s up by $30 trillion from the end of 2016. Global debt is staggering to the point most of it will never be repaid and as governments continue their spending sprees and the debts keep mounting, the future of the economy looks bleak. There is more than enough economic data out there to show there could be an economic collapse and stock market crash in 2018. Bill Gross stated in 2017 that “our highly levered financial system is like a truckload of nitroglycerin on a bumpy road”. One wrong move and the whole thing could blow sky high, wrote the Epic Economist. Once this bubble pops, it will fling the globe into a financial crisis of epic proportions never before seen.”

     Did he say it? Did he really say it?
  https://www.rt.com/news/436006-australia-muslims-final-solution/

“Senator Fraser Anning of the right-wing Katter's Australian Party (KAP) found himself in hot water over his inflammatory anti-Muslim maiden speech he delivered in the parliament. Claiming that Muslim Australians are unable to integrate, he said adherents of Islam “do not work and live on welfare,” and bring the threat of terrorism. Fanning fears of Muslim immigrants “stealing jobs” and “sympathizing with Islamic State [IS, formerly ISIS],” Anning offered: “The final solution to the immigration problem is, of course, a popular vote. We don't need a plebiscite to cut immigration numbers; we just need a government that is willing to institute a sustainable population policy.” The words used by Anning usually refer to the Nazi policy of genocide carried out against the Jews during the Holocaust. At that time, ensuring the “final solution” (Endlosung) of the so-called “Jewish question” was the backbone of the Third Reich’s actions on occupied lands. Unsurprisingly, local politicians produced a range of angry statements lambasting Anning’s language. “Australia is the most successful multicultural society in the world built on a foundation of mutual respect. We reject and condemn racism in any form,” Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Twitter. Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Alan Tudge, said Senator Anning's comments did not reflect the views of the Government or the views “of fair-minded Australians.” The country “will always maintain a non-discriminatory immigration program,” he tweeted.

     The big anti-Trump issue at this present insane news cycle is whether Trump in his whole life said the N word. You know, the word that Black rap gangs freely say. If Trump even thought it, well, that is beyond the pale, so to speak. No matter that the libtards can freely call the president and his daughter anything they like. Here for your interest are all the relevant articles about this.
  https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/15/nolte-media-omarosa-hypocrisy-dog-c**t/ 
  https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/14/cbs-news-suggests-n-word-tape-exists-omits-aides-statement-that-it-does-not/
  https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/14/sarah-sanders-i-cant-guarantee-there-is-no-tape-of-trump-using-n-word/
  https://www.thecut.com/2018/08/omarosa-tapes-explained.html 
  https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-15/black-americans-view-omarosa-two-bit-opportunist-racial-sellout-ego-driven-hustler

     Part of the present troubles for Trump come from him employing a Black women who was a troublesome contestant on Trump’s reality TV show, the apprentice. Why Trump would employ someone who was always a loose cannon can only be explained by Trump’s general inadequacy. But, that is all which we have to work with today, rusty and faulty tools, if not fools. Australia has an even worst situation.

     A halal tax? Before reading this material I did not even know what it was, let alone expected that I was paying one, almost every time I chomped my choppers. It just goes to show how ignorant and uniformed I am, but at least I am learning:
  https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/halal-maleny-dairies-facebook-post-on-halal-certification-sparks-customer-backlash/news-story/58b60bf88ca9c0bb874f2a7e143c510a 
  http://pickeringpost.com/story/halal-scam-supported-by-the-courier-mail/4058

“A QUEENSLAND dairy company has sparked a heated online debate after announcing on its Facebook page that it will not seek Halal certification for its products. The posting by Maleny Dairies has triggered more than 24,000 Likes, with some praising the business and others accusing it of promoting xenophobia. “We do not wish to increase the costs of our products to cover the expense of Halal certification. We prefer to make sure our local farmers receive a fair and sustainable price for their milk,’’ the post states. Maleny Dairies owner Ross Hopper said he simply got tired of answering the same question about possible certification of products for Muslim customers. “We’re not here to bash other people,’’ he said. Supporters of the move thanked the business for “being true to Australia’’ and “loyal to our country’’. But critics said the move could inflame ethnic tensions and was also absurd, since milk is already considered Halal, or allowed by Islamic culture. “Well done Maleny for feeling the need to highlight this fact and create an outlet for the Islamophobes and the un-Australians to out themselves,’’ one woman posted. Mr Hopper said he did not regret the posting but the decision had created more work for his business because a number of offensive comments had to be deleted.”

     The big anti-Trump issue at this present insane news cycle is whether Trump in his whole life said the N word. You know, the word that Black rap gangs freely say. If Trump even thought it, well, that is beyond the pale, so to speak. No matter that the libtards can freely call the president and his daughter anything they like. Here for your interest are all the relevant articles about this.
  https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/15/nolte-media-omarosa-hypocrisy-dog-c**t/ 
  https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/14/cbs-news-suggests-n-word-tape-exists-omits-aides-statement-that-it-does-not/
  https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/14/sarah-sanders-i-cant-guarantee-there-is-no-tape-of-trump-using-n-word/
  https://www.thecut.com/2018/08/omarosa-tapes-explained.html 
  https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-15/black-americans-view-omarosa-two-bit-opportunist-racial-sellout-ego-driven-hustler

     Part of the present troubles for Trump come from him employing a Black women who was a troublesome contestant on Trump’s reality TV show, the apprentice. Why Trump would employ someone who was always a loose cannon can only be explained by Trump’s general inadequacy. But, that is all which we have to work with today, rusty and faulty tools, if not fools. Australia has an even worst situation.