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Open Thread – Weekend 26 Aug 2023
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Getting them young / telling it like it is.
One of the effects of the left’s long march through the institutions is the almost universal capture of young minds. Generally speaking, at least until the financial reality of life arrives – job, spouse, children and a mortgage – there they will remain. Consequently, the young and the left do not depict a normal distribution…
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Economic miracle in Rwanda
This is a remarkable story of economic success in Rwanda, three decades on from the genocidal Hutu-Tutsi conflict. Rwanda has become a rising nation. GDP per capita has nearly 8x’d while annual growth rates are often above 5%. It has formed a pro-business reputation, with relatively less taxes, regulations and corruption. Rwanda is ranked 38th…
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The concept of “crowding out” and the dangers of untrammeled government spending (of OPM)
Here we go, Cats, a return to the long overdue examination and discussion of matters economic. This will be the first of a semi-regular series of posts on key economic concepts that politicians, bureaucrats, academics and the braindead lamestream meeja (with some notable exceptions) are either unaware of, or incapable of comprehending. As someone who…
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Open Thread – Tues 22 Aug 2023
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Democracy in its death throes
The second amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Important here to understand the thinking. If the government has an army, then it’s important that people have the power…
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Open Thread – Weekend 19 Aug 2023
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Open Thread – Thurs 17 Aug 2023
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makarrata: is it really better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick?
Along with the proposed referendum for an aboriginal voice, the word ‘makarrata’ – a Yolngu word – has become a noticeable feature in the proposed three stage process of reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous Australia. But as with the voice, confusion surrounds the notion of makarrata. What it is and how it will work, should…
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Re-tribalizing Australia
Update: 14/8 @ 3pm. The agenda of The Racist Voice is now clear. It is about re-tribalizing Australia to approximate the time when bitterly antagonistic tribes roamed across the sparsely populated country. That was sustainable when there were some hundreds of thousands of hunter-gatherers. It will be interesting to see how it pans out with…